Xia Lian once again communicated with Alaya in his mind.

[Can I re-implement this engine?]

[The engine itself can be reproduced repeatedly, but the key to the problem is that there are only four Nibelungs as engine controllers.

They are not objects that can be repeatedly manufactured, but living beings.

If you repeatedly manifest them into this world, some logical errors will occur.】

[That is to say, only four can be manifested.] Xia Lian murmured softly.

[If you can crack the technology of this engine, it is not impossible to copy. 】

Xia Lian nodded silently, and soon he returned to the new summer palace. After dinner, he returned to his room.

Tomorrow morning, she would have to get up at about four o'clock to get ready, so Xia Lian didn't plan to sleep tonight. She let Mercury brew a can of black tea and prepared to sit on the balcony for a few hours to enjoy the night view.

At this moment, the entire Sun City already had a festive atmosphere, with colorful strips and virtual banners hanging everywhere, and the emblem of the Helios family and the projection of Xialian began to be projected on some virtual projection screens.

The media started building momentum for him three days ago, and there is a fixed channel telling stories about his deeds 24 hours a day.

The bombing of Bahram Star occupies the main space. In addition, a documentary made of Xia Lian's childhood videos will be released.

The people in the palace and all the people he has come into contact with will take turns to go to various news channels and interview channels. The core is to brag about themselves, and will also show some childhood images that have never been shown before.

If he is playing with dogs, it means he has empathy and knows how to care for animals. If he is skateboarding, it means he has good sports skills.

Even the fact that he fights with his classmates shows that he has a bloody spirit and has even practiced martial arts since he was a child.

All in all, you can brag as much as you want.

His father also went through this process in the past, or in other words, this process started when Xia Lian was a child. Since he was a child, he has been exposed to the public and often participated in various ceremonies with his father.

Although being born into a noble family is a blessing, there are also some troubles. Privacy is an issue.

Xia Lian silently picked up the black tea on one side and took a sip. Then, he frowned slightly.

He lowered his head and looked at Mercury.

"lighter."

"Yeah~" Mercury responded softly.

Don't think wrongly, I'm just giving Xia Lian a massage.

Yeah, massage.

Xia Lian slowly leaned back on the armchair comfortably, enjoying the cool breeze and overlooking his great country.

Enjoying the feeling of being served by others, I can only say that it is no wonder that so many people in ancient times liked to be emperors and faint kings.

The feeling of waking up to hold the power of the world and lying drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman is indeed intoxicating.

"Ding Dong"

There was a ringing sound at the bedroom door, and Xia Lian frowned and looked at the door.

Then, use as to open the peephole of the door.

Elder Zong and Teresa stood at the door.

"What's the matter?" Xia Lian asked.

"Elder Zong has something to ask you," Teresa replied.

"Oh, wait a moment." Xia Lianda said.

Then, he slowly closed his eyes. A few minutes later, Mercury stood up and stood beside Xia Lian, his throat moving slightly.

He replied, "You can come in."

The door was opened by Xia Lian, and the crouched figure walked out from behind the door, walked to the balcony, and sat down on the chair on the side of Xia Lian, also overlooking the Sun City.

"What do you want from me, Mr. Zong?" Xia Lian asked.

Mr. Zong was silent for a moment and said.

"I'm here to apologize to you."

Xia Lian raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"At the Supreme Council, I voted in favor of electing Xia Lu as regent."

Xia Lian's eyebrows stretched and he smiled, "I can understand your position."

Mr. Zong looked into the distance with deep eyes, his voice was tired and old.

"I was the one who forced your grandfather into the official position at the beginning. That was also the thing I regretted the most in my life.

However, it's not that he regrets what he did.

That child I watched grow up.

He is actually much better than your father. He is smart, sharp, and has a sharp eye for everything.

But this is not his ambition. He wants to become an interstellar explorer and explore a wider universe.

But I blocked his ideal and forcibly locked him in the position he didn't want to sit at.

Then, in order to retaliate against me, he started to indulge in lust, started squandering money, and ignored any government affairs.

He originally thought that I would pull him down from his official position and let him find freedom..."

"But you didn't." Xia Lian said.

Mr. Zong sighed, "I thought he would always understand the responsibilities on his shoulders and understand my expectations for him.

But I didn't expect...

Early one morning, he committed suicide.

Died in the model spaceship I built for him when he was young...

In his hand, he holds a star map."

Zong Lao's tone was very low.

"I thought I would leave before him."

Zong Lao took a deep, trembling breath.

"Sometimes I imagine that in another world, he would be riding that spaceship, holding a star map, exploring the unknown, and doing everything he wanted to do.

But fate is like this, and there are no ifs in this world.

After your father's body was escorted back, I felt that maybe inheriting that position was not a good thing.

That position also represents heavy responsibility and shackles.

But since you are willing to take on this responsibility, I won’t say anything more.”

Shuiyin silently poured a cup of black tea for Mr. Zong.

"Starting from your grandfather, I will tell you a story before taking over. Tomorrow is your succession ceremony, and I will continue to carry out this tradition."

Elder Zong pondered for a moment and said.

"That's the story of the first Grand Duke.

He lives in a garbage mountain on a remote resource planet under the control of the old Federation.

The people living there have no concept of a country. The entire planet is controlled by a "company".

They control the planet's education, medical care, military industry, and even law enforcement.

They have the same power as the state, but compared to the state, they only focus on interests.

There were only two classes in that place, one was the corporate elite, and the other was ordinary people.

The company's powerful cloning technology and low-level intelligence technology outside of artificial intelligence control laws are enough to cover all mid- to low-end industries.

Xia Lian, do you know what is more terrifying than working a low-end job and receiving a meager salary?"

Elder Zong looked at Xia Lian.

"It makes no sense.

All jobs have been replaced by cheaper low-level artificial intelligence and human clones.

The labor force of the people at the bottom has become meaningless, and the group of ordinary people has been completely swept into the garbage dump, becoming worse than dust.

If you want to do a serious job, you must study, but only the elite can afford the high tuition fees.

Classes are completely locked down and there is no possibility for people to escape.

People without jobs are desperate.

Women can only sell their bodies, while men can only wander on the edge of crime, joining gangs, robbery, drug dealing, human trafficking, and murder. As long as they can survive, they will do it.

And some people who had the opportunity boarded spaceships and became interstellar pirates.

And in the end, these people will die in the hands of law enforcers under the control of the company to demonstrate the justice of the law."

Xia Lian remained silent. The meaning of human beings was completely denied. This was the final stage of capitalism as envisioned by many scholars at the time.
To be continued...