Dark Star Field [Interstellar]

The young master, who had never formally dealt with family affairs, actually wanted to hold a family meeting.

As soon as the news spread, everyone in the Xue family talked about it.

Due to the closure of Xue's mansion, the venue of the meeting was changed to a temporary conference hall, not far from the collective apartment where the candidate sages lived together.

When they heard about this place, many people couldn't help but speculate in their hearts: choosing this kind of place for a meeting seems like a hasty decision.Eight out of ten, the Eldest Young Master is at a loss for what to do with the mess of the Xue family, and plans to formally hand over the authority of the patriarch to the elders.It's no wonder, after all, he is a spoiled young man who has never experienced anything.Power is something that can turn clouds and rain in the hands of others, but in his hands, it is just a piece of hot potato.

The next day, when the scheduled time was approaching, Xue Yelai was the only person in the crude conference hall.

Xue Yelai was not in a hurry at all, sitting in a chair with his feet crossed and flipping through a book leisurely, as if he came here just to read.

Bai Yang sat at the door, guarding the sign-in floating screen.The avatar of each participant is arranged on the screen, and the identity is automatically confirmed by facial scanning.

The first to arrive were some low-level stewards in charge of chores.These people are far away from the center of power. No matter who the head of the Xue family is, it doesn't have much influence on them, and they don't care.Xue Yelai invited them to sit down very politely, served tea and water, and chatted with them.

A group of middle-level butlers came one after another, representing their respective patriarchs.The Xue family is a huge concept, internally divided into many small families, in charge of affairs in various fields.In terms of seniority, Xue Yelai should call those little patriarchs uncles or uncles.The stewards they send should also be treated with the same courtesy.

Today, however, the situation is different.Xue Yelai didn't say hello to any of them, even though some of them were very familiar to him since childhood.

After a while, the first heavyweight figure slowly appeared.

The Great Elder was wearing a robe and holding a book in the shape of a parchment in his hand.Basically, this is a cane-like prop that represents the wisdom and compassion of a sage.He nodded to Xue Yelai and sat on the first seat in front of him.Next to him, the two seats that should have been filled by the other two elders remained vacant.

Xue Yelai was not surprised at the arrival of the Great Elder.Yesterday, when he notified other people of the meeting, he used emails, but when he notified the Great Elder, he directly used the video call.The call was very short, and he didn't even say a single extra word.But the Great Elder will definitely recognize what is the background behind him, and he will definitely understand what he is implying.

The Great Elder didn't want others to see that he knew in advance, so he came late, but he was not late for a long time, giving Xue Ye enough face.

Xue Yelai glanced sideways out of the open window.In the distance, there were a few shadows looking around, and when they saw the Great Elder appearing, they immediately shrank behind the tree and disappeared.

"Let's start the meeting." Xue Yelai signaled to the First Elder.

The Great Elder opened the book with the parchment cover and read a routine opening statement:

"...Galaxy above, may the glory of the empire last forever in the universe, and may the happiness of the family extend to future generations."

When they read the last sentence, everyone raised their right hands with family tattoos, facing the patriarch, and made a gesture of oath.

In this short moment, Xue Yelai suddenly felt a strange dizziness - it was pride mixed with sadness.He couldn't help imagining another scene: 100 years ago, when the empire and the family were in crisis, every member of the Xue family gathered under the city with a devout heart, and pledged their allegiance to their country in the name of gods.In that moment, all barriers are gone, all differences are eliminated.

Is it possible to reproduce such a scene?

This imagination engulfed him like a vortex, but it receded after only a moment.

Just after completing this simple opening ceremony, another group of people walked in at the door.They were led by a burly sage who walked with obvious arrogance.When he passed in front of Xue Yelai, several pairs of eyes in the venue quietly showed the look of ready to watch the show.Everyone knows that Xue Hong, the second elder's son, is a difficult character.

Xue Yelai quietly looked at this flamboyant guy.When the other party was about to sit down in the second chair above him, he said, "That's the second elder's seat. I don't think you are qualified to sit there instead of your father."

"Oh?" Xue Hong seemed to have heard a joke, "Before you say this, should Young Master Xue change his seat first? The place where you are sitting seems to be the position of the patriarch. But where is our patriarch now? ?”

He made an exaggerated gesture of looking far away, facing the direction where the Tower of Blood was located.

Xue Yelai quickly and unobtrusively scanned the audience, keeping everyone's tiny expressions in mind.

"I convened this meeting today to announce this matter publicly. I have officially taken over the position of patriarch." Xue Yelai's tone was calm, without the slightest personal emotion.

"So, you are still the acting patriarch." Xue Hong smiled contemptuously, "Of course the meeting held by the acting patriarch only needs to be attended by the acting elder."

"Didn't you understand what I just said? I am not an agent, but a formal takeover with full power and responsibility. So, if your father has also officially handed over the power and responsibility to you, you can sit there. Otherwise, please stand in the corner and listen, there is no seat for you in this conference room, and there is no room for you to speak."

"..." Xue Hong's expression was slightly distorted, as if he was about to blurt out "shame your face".But after all, it is in public, so I can't be too outrageous, so I turned around and raised my hand: "This kind of time-wasting meeting should not have come in the first place. Let's go!" As he said, he led the group of entourage Go away angrily.

Xue Yelai did not comment on this, but turned his eyes back to the faces of the other people present, and looked at their expressions one by one, as if asking: Is there anyone else who wants to leave?

There was a kind of calmness in his eyes that didn't match the current situation, which was rather unpredictable.No one moved on, everyone seemed to be bewilderedly waiting for something.

At this time, the people who had just gone out suddenly backed away from the door.

Those seated near the door were shocked to find that there were several military policemen in uniform standing outside at some point.A handsome young man with a gentle smile stood in the middle of the porch impartially.

"The Royal Gendarmerie?"

"Why are they here?"

There was a low-pitched exclamation from all around, and it quickly fell silent again.

For the Royal Gendarmerie, most sages have an almost instinctive resistance and fear.

While both the Guards of the Sages and the Royal Gendarmerie were responsible for royal security, the former was administered by the Senate and the latter directly under the Emperor.Because of this, although the rank of the Royal Gendarmerie is not high, it naturally has a subtle advantage over the sages.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Xue Ruheng's tone was respectful, and he bowed slightly to the venue, "I have no intention of disturbing the progress of the meeting, I'm just here as a member of the family to observe. Please continue, don't pay attention to me."

Xue Hong's face was a little ugly.No wonder Xue Yelai looked so confident. He thought it was just a bluff, but he didn't expect the other party to keep such a trick secretly.What the gendarmerie hears is equivalent to what the emperor heard.

Turning his mind again, he suddenly thought of something more - as a royal military policeman, Xue Ruheng would never obey Xue Yelai without permission.Therefore, for this guy to appear here, he must have been ordered by the emperor.

That is to say... Xue Yelai has the support of the emperor.

There was a little cold sweat on Xue Hong's back.He couldn't guess how much the emperor supported Xue Yelai, but even if it was only a little bit, it should not be underestimated.

Thinking of this, he slowly retreated back into the meeting room, restrained most of his previous arrogance, and figured out how to get down to this level.