Merit Book·Xinghai

The streets are covered with silver and white, and the weather is extremely cold. If someone pours a basin of water outside, it will freeze into solid ice before it hits the ground.Speeding cars shuttled back and forth, and occasionally one or two pedestrians could be seen passing by the side of the road tightly wrapped, leaving a series of deep footprints behind them.

However, there is an automatic constant temperature system indoors, and the open-air balcony is actually covered by a bubble-like protective layer, making the interior as warm as spring.Alpha also installed a Landia suspension system at the bottom of his body, and he was floating around the house at this time, placing pots of flowers on the balcony to bask in the sun, and watering the flowers meticulously.Rong Yuan, who was originally sitting on the balcony reading a book, was surrounded by all kinds of flowers, and the flowers were like brocade, which made everyone in them look lively.

Rong Yuan looked at Alpha helplessly.After the robot finished watering the flowers, it turned to clean up. At the same time, it played a melodious piano music, without noticing that the owner actually didn't like the feeling of being surrounded by the fragrance of flowers.

Pea rubbed her eyes and got out of Rong Yuan's pocket, seeing the many flowers around her that could fill her whole body, she showed real joy on her little face.It sits on Rong Yuan's shoulders, holding its chin in both hands and admiring it earnestly, exuding the emotion called "happiness" all over its body.

Rong Yuan smiled, closed the book, tapped the bracelet twice, put it on the table, a light curtain appeared in the air, and a well-dressed beauty was speaking in it:

"...A few days ago, the imperial government and some enthusiastic people from the society went to inspect the Barbina project located on the five-star emperor's satellite. The spaceship Yongbing that His Majesty was riding on suddenly exploded when it was about to land. In the Dadar Plain, the wreckage is still burning. The five-star Imperial Guard, the three-star Imperial Guard, and the Imperial Capital have all dispatched teams to search and rescue with all their strength..."

"It is reported that in this accident, Her Majesty Serinda survived and is currently receiving treatment. The number of casualties on the spaceship has not yet been counted. The dead who have been confirmed so far are: Admiral Wen Wola of the Empire, Wenke Star Consul Fei Aldin, Klenkling, Chairman of Min Arroqua Enterprises...the royal steward Lance..."

"This explosion is very likely to be the result of hostile forces targeting Her Majesty Serinda's ascension to the throne. General Leopold, the spokesman of the empire, said that the empire will investigate to the end and will not tolerate it... For those who died in this accident, General Leopold expressed his deep condolences... General Leopold announced that the empire will enter a state of emergency, and some star fields will prohibit the passage of spaceships... Close the border... The imperial capital and the thirteen satellites have entered a state of high emergency. Passage will be restricted, some areas will be closed, and all forces that can be mobilized will be mobilized to conduct a comprehensive search..."

In the light curtain, General Leopold's expression was sad and angry when he spoke, full of determination to carry out the revenge to the end.The scene of the burning spaceship appeared repeatedly, and photos and influential materials of the deceased also appeared on the screen one after another.

The explosion of the Yong Bing can be said to have shocked the whole country. In the past two days, the headlines of the news are all about this incident, even in the Star Network.Especially in the list of the dead that is increasing every day, each name represents a well-known figure in the empire. It is not an exaggeration to say that the death of these people has directly changed the political and economic structure of Landia.

Because the imperial capital has entered a state of full alert, most of the speeding cars on the street belong to the army, and ordinary people have to reduce the number of times they go out.Many people were praying and mourning for the dead. In this atmosphere, Rong Yuan's flower shop was also temporarily closed, but it was a rare leisure time in these days.

But to Rong Yuan, this big event that shocked the entire Star Alliance was not as important as the fact that the spreading flowers around restricted his space for movement.

Wan Dou listened for a while, then suddenly turned her head and asked, "Are they acting? Rong Yuan."

"Well, that's right."

"why?"

"Well... think about it, [On the viewing platform of the Holy Light Ceremony held by the imperial family, dozens of important figures were all assassinated by mysterious people, and the royal butler committed suicide in fear of crime. Instead of pursuing the mysterious killer, the empire began to track down the dead His assets and crimes], and [In an unfortunate accident, many important figures were killed, and Her Majesty, who survived, launched an investigation and counterattack in deep grief], which of the two statements is more acceptable to the public?" The corner of Rong Yuan's mouth With a slight smile, he said softly.

"Of course it's the latter." Pea said without thinking, then paused for a moment, and asked again: "So, this is called [for the overall situation], right?"

Rong Yuan said: "Yes, yes."

Pea thought for a long time, then said sullenly, "I don't like this."

It jumped onto the table, fiddled with the bracelet twice, and the picture in the light curtain changed to a place full of blood. A man said calmly:

"In 3384 of the Imperial Calendar, in order to occupy the Red Rock Mine Star, Evelyn and Rendall secretly released the white virus on the Red Rock Mine Star. One year later, most people on the Mine Star were infected with a fatality rate as high as 70.00%. white eye disease, and no fetus could be born safely during this year. Evelyn instructed the imperial testing agency to prove that the mineral resources mined from the red rock mine star carry natural viruses, and everyone who comes into contact with them will be infected, forcing The empire abandoned the red rock mine star, and the residents on the mine star were also forced to relocate to a nearby transformed planet that is not very suitable for habitation."

"Later, Rendal only arranged for people to treat the sick residents symbolically. In order to avoid paying high treatment fees, he sent people to replace an injection. Not only did it have no therapeutic effect, but it would trigger the virus to kill in a short period of time. Sex. This action caused the original population of 300 million on Chiyan Mine to drop to only 170 million after two years. Survivors once reported this incident, suspecting that there was something wrong with the medicine for treatment, but the empire sent to investigate , is also ours, and in the end we can only let it go."

"In 3388 Imperial Calendar, in order to solve the backlog of products on the planet and relieve the ruling pressure caused by the dissatisfaction of the people on the planet against him, Fielding ordered Fogg to carry out several attacks secretly, provoking and The war of the Kesha Federation..."

"In 3393 of the Imperial Calendar, Wenvor went to destroy the Ash Group of Star Thieves rampant on the Lake route, and slaughtered 20 innocent people of the wandering race...The Ash Group is actually a force secretly controlled by Kren Klin. He used this Star Thief The regiment, sent competitors to hell several times, and then grabbed a lot of benefits..."

"In 3340 of the Imperial Calendar, the organization began to promote the Treaty of Ramibuchu, also known as the United Nations Treaty of Great Powers. The 27 major countries of the Star Alliance formed an alliance to increase voting rights within the alliance, strengthen political and economic exchanges between countries, and exempt Tariffs, free trade of goods, joint development of the Dark Star Field, etc... The intention of the alliance treaty is good, and it is not harmful to the empire, but there are three items in it, which are problematic."

"The content of Article No. 12 is that the allied countries share criminal databases and carry out interstellar cooperation in combating crimes, including extradition, recovery of property obtained by crime, judicial cooperation, law enforcement cooperation, etc. Allied countries cannot cover up or conceal other Criminals of the country. If a criminal of a major crime escapes, the nearest ally is obliged to send troops to assist in the arrest-this is no problem on the surface, but only a few of us know that the pursuit of criminals is only temporary. When it matures, this one will become an excuse for us to invade other planets."

"Article No. 19 requires that the allies need to reach a consensus in decision-making in important areas, and adopt the principle of a specific majority system when implementing a common foreign and security policy. In short, with the energy of our 27 countries, and attached to this The weak forces of 27 countries, if we can reach an agreement, will be able to manipulate the direction of the Star Alliance to a large extent in the future, and then be able to control most of the star fields of the Milky Way.”

"There are also three articles No.20, which stipulate the division of responsibilities, distribution of benefits, etc. for exploring the dark star field, especially the newly discovered habitable stars. There are a full [-] pages of follow-up supplementary treaties in this regard in the supplementary clauses. For example, there are What conditions can a species be called a 'human being' with intelligence and basic human rights, how should the natives of the planet be accommodated, protected, and guide their civilization development, etc. But in fact, too detailed regulations mean that the standard is not met Even if some species have high intelligence and the same emotions as humans, they will not be regarded as 'human beings', so they can be legally bought, sold, slaughtered, invaded their land, and put their bodies on the dining table..."

"We know that some species, such as the Neanderthals, have a low IQ and have many of the same physical characteristics and behavioral habits as wild animals, but they only need tens of thousands of years to evolve into true Homo sapiens. However, according to the provisions of the Ramibuchu Treaty, the Neds still belong to 'wild animals' and are not protected."

"The universe may be infinite, but the Milky Way is limited. Most of the space in the Milky Way is occupied by empty darkness. Most of the planets are worthless rocky stars and gaseous stars, which can be used by us humans. There are too few resources. Under the protection of the Interstellar Alliance law, there are still many low-level civilizations that occupy far more resources than they deserve. It is a great waste that limited resources cannot be used more reasonably and efficiently. It's a crime against humanity! That's why we proposed the Ramibuchu Treaty..."

Even under the effect of Veritaserum, the men still justified their actions incessantly. It was not known whether he really thought so, or whether he had been using this reason to justify the actions of himself and others.I have to say that such an argument is still very convincing to others-as long as this "other" is not the species that needs to be sacrificed in their plan.

"Look, he is also [for the overall situation]." Pea pointed at the man and said.

"Sacrificing others for one's own benefit is different from avoiding more sacrifices," Rong Yuan said.

Pea looked up at him, and after a while, said: "But Rong Yuan doesn't like this either, does he?"

Rong Yuan patted its head, but didn't speak.

Pea looked at the man in the light curtain who began to talk about their prison star plan, and said softly: "Actually, I probably understand it too. The past evil deeds of this organization have basically been well covered up, and the victims may have dead, maybe I just feel that my life is bad. If all of them are announced suddenly now, the public’s anger, confusion, and resentment may overwhelm Landia’s rule... At least the trust in Landia’s royal family and justice Their trust will drop to freezing point. In addition, these people are behind all kinds of forces, and the combination is enough to overthrow an empire. Their sudden death itself has already made the situation in many places less stable. If people know What they have done, the consequences will become more uncontrollable."

Pea looked at Rong Yuan, and said: "When Serinda contacted you before, I heard what you said."

"She said that although everything is covered up now, in the subsequent investigation, General Leopold will 'discover' that the attackers were retaliating against someone in the organization, and then 'investigate' their past. What they did, and then selectively and gradually reveal the truth."

"She also said that some things are destined to be buried in the dark. This is not what she wants, but it is a last resort. The two prime ministers and government officials who know the truth believe that this should be done. However, regardless of the victims Whether their grievances can be announced to the world, the empire will compensate them generously, and their families will receive the best care."

"I know what she said may be for the best, and that perhaps even those who have been hurt would be more willing to accept the Empire's compensation than to let the truth be revealed. You agree with her, but—" it His little hand rested lightly on Rong Yuan's hand, and his five fingers landed on the fingertip of Rong Yuan's index finger. The soft weight was like a feather falling on Rong Yuan's heart.

"Rong Yuan, you're not happy." The little man said bluntly, his big eyes were full of undisguised concern.

"There are some injuries that no amount of compensation can make up for; those who have died cannot be undone by any means. Although it may be more important for the living to have a better future, the dead do not even have a word of repentance." , doesn’t even have an explanation for why I encountered such a bad luck, isn’t it too sad?”

"You feel sad for them, and you don't like Serinda's changes." Pea grabbed Rong Yuan's fingers and said seriously: "So, do whatever you want. Rong Yuan, you are the "Book of Merit and Deeds" The contractor is my master, you don't need to worry about anything."