Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1311 - 497: The Unfriendly Visitors (3)

The reason they were able to remotely control the Tracker Spaceship from the outside was, of course, because both the Super Network Node and Tracker No. 154332, this Imperial spaceship, were originally jointly owned by the Nine Families.

They already held the highest-level authority.

Of course, if Sun Ai decided to make a move, she could have kept these people outside the door.

But Ren Zhong could not expose the fact that the Super Network Node on Source Star had already been swapped out like a fake prince taking the crown, so he could only let it happen.

After this group entered, they first harshly berated the security personnel who tried to stop them, then even used the "permissions" granted by the Super Network Node to forcibly seize control of the security team’s weapons, and headed straight for the Throne Hall, broadcasting top-level notices to all members of the Source Star Fleet along the way to proclaim their arrival.

When they arrived, the first thing they noticed was that there was only a single new throne left in this hall, and Ju Qingmeng was seated high above on that throne.

The other core members of the fleet were split into two ranks to either side, their expressions grave, fully braced for confrontation.

Ju Qingmeng was currently propping her cheek with one hand, eyes half-closed as if dozing.

Grue Augustus raised his hand and pointed at Ju Qingmeng, who sat high above. "In front of an Imperial Baron, who allowed you to sit while greeting me?"

Ju Qingmeng finally slowly opened her eyes and continued to look down at him. "I never received any docking clearance, and you never went through identity verification. I don’t even know who you people are, so why should I greet you? And who exactly are you?"

Grune froze for a second, then immediately realized she was playing dumb on purpose.

When he boarded the Tracker, both the Super Network Node and the ship had verified his identity; there was no way they hadn’t reported it to the fleet’s acting commander.

This woman was clearly giving him a slap in the face.

Grune stepped forward, making as if to mount the steps to the throne dais, and said, "You’ve got some nerve. Get down. The throne should be occupied by the one with the highest title. I am hereditary Baron Grue Augustus, and these few are all Life Peers. It’s not your place..."

Ju Qingmeng lifted her hand, and Shi Lin, who stood behind her, suddenly strode forward. A creaking sound rang out as Shi Lin’s body swelled several sizes in an instant, switching into the combat mode of an Armored Soldier.

In theory, the other smart devices on the ship would all be restricted by the Super Network Node, but the Strength of Shi Lin, this Armored Soldier, belonged entirely to himself.

Over the years, after merging Bai Feng’s Mistletoe ability, Shi Lin had already reached the peak of the super-tier Armored Soldiers. Within the Strength system of the Mechanical Empire, he was definitely among the elites and absolutely not to be underestimated.

Feeling the overwhelming killing intent rushing at them, Grune and the others all stiffened. They hadn’t expected this woman temporarily taking over the fleet from Ren Zhong to be so aggressive—he had already announced his identity, yet she still refused to give him the slightest face.

Under Shi Lin’s almost tangible aura of murderous intent, Grune quietly took a step back and stopped pressing forward.

He was a noble; it wasn’t worth it to butt heads with a lowly tool.

He also knew that Armored Soldiers had strange temperaments. When they went berserk, they’d recognize no kin—and he just might actually dare to kill a Baron like himself.

After backing down and realizing he’d lost the clash of momentum, Grune could only try to salvage the situation with some formal lines. "A mere commoner dares to be so insolent. Seems that upstart Earl Ren Zhong never taught you proper manners..."

Ju Qingmeng waved her hand lazily. "I am indeed a commoner, but in my capacity as the Countess, am I not qualified to speak down to you from on high?"

The black-haired, black-eyed woman behind Grune burst into loud laughter at that, pointing at Ju Qingmeng as she laughed. "You really know how to flatter yourself. I’ve never heard of any Imperial Earl taking a commoner woman as his wife. At best, you’re just a breeding tool."

Ju Qingmeng turned her head to glance at this woman, then turned back to look at Gao Ya, the former CEO of Purple Crystal Mining, standing to the side.

Gao Ya lowered her head slightly in shame.

Judging from her facial features, that woman should belong to the same bloodline as the Gao Clan that held the mining industry on Source Star, yet here she was making such a disgraceful scene.

Just then, the three-dimensional projection behind the Throne Hall lit up, and Ren Zhong’s face appeared on the display.

Even though this was only a projection, everyone present could still see that his face was like still water, as if suppressing his anger.

"Ju Qingmeng is, of course, my first wife. You should at least show some basic respect to me, this Earl, and to my wife. Even if my position is not yet solid, I’m not some random cur you can just ride over at will. You provoked me first, and even if I give the order to have you killed right now, at most I’d just lose a little battle credit. You’d better get that clear. Whatever you want to do, as long as it’s within the Empire’s laws, I can’t be bothered to interfere. But anything extra—you’d best rein it in."

After speaking, Ren Zhong didn’t waste any more words and disconnected the call.

Grune and the others all changed color.

Before they came here, the elders of their clans had told them they could be as arrogant and unrestrained as they liked. Ren Zhong wasn’t around, and they were dealing with commoners, so they needed to seize the initiative and dominate the scene.

They hadn’t expected Ren Zhong to directly threaten their lives.

They were scared.