Chapter 1402: Chapter 528: Struggle

Grune hasn’t reached a dead end yet; he still has a real last gamble.

Next, he plans to seek refuge with distant relatives in the Shattered Star Ring, then bide his time quietly, waiting for Earl Red Blade to reveal a flaw in his complacency, and then deal a decisive blow.

Meanwhile, on the Red Blade Star, the court case has just concluded, and the Red Peak Consortium has rapidly taken over the Southern Nine Star System, declaring that Red Blade Star has completely broken Nanxiang Marquis’ blockade and turned the tables to become the new master of the Southern Nine Star System.

The celebration and exuberance of billions on Red Blade Star need not be elaborated upon, yet there are still many matters awaiting detailed clarification.

The people are also very curious about to whom Ren Zhong will award the title of Viscount Nan Jiu.

But these are just idle discussions for those below; those truly at the core of power in the Red Blade Clan care little for noble titles but rather focus on real significant events.

For instance, the Shattered Star Ring’s Expeditionary Army has finally stepped into the spotlight from the shadows, which is certainly good news. From now on, material trade between the Shattered Star Ring, Red Blade Star, and other systems controlled by the Red Peak Consortium will no longer be restrained, eradicating the need for stealth.

This can not only help the Red Blade Clan rapidly expand its power and develop its economy but also allow those Shattered Star Ring imperial castaways to re-enter the Empire’s system under Earl Red Blade’s protection, visibly improving their quality of life and environment. Past gravitational disasters, once harbingers of annihilation, are no longer a threat.

Moreover, the Expeditionary Army, through technological means, identified and exposed the covert agents of Nanxiang’s Earldom who had been secretly manipulating the genetic evolution of pirate civilians.

The identities of these agents are not hard to guess—hospitals, clinics, medical institutions, chain pharmacies within the Shattered Star Ring...

Practically counting one as one, expelling them all would be excessive, but leaving one in ten would surely let some slip through the cracks.

Thanks to the abundant talent pool and vast knowledge reserve of Red Blade Star, such a major upheaval surprisingly caused almost no disturbances, and the healthcare environment for the lower-tier pirates not only did not deteriorate but rather rapidly advanced into a moderately well-off society.

On the surface, it seems entirely beneficial, yet this matter also has negative implications.

This lies in openly announcing that Earl Ren Zhong has meddled with the Shattered Star Ring affair, already controlling a full quarter of its territory.

On the surface, it appears that Ren Zhong is summoning the outland clans and contributing to the Empire’s development; however, everyone knows he’s essentially seizing resources from Liu An.

At the same time, the sheer presence of the Expeditionary Army leaves the pirates in the other three-fourths of the region on high alert.

Who wouldn’t fear a ferocious tiger lying beside their bed?

Moreover, these significant forces all essentially stand as Nanxiang’s Earldom’s wings.

The smaller forces, like lower bricks in a Pyramid, are vassals of these many large forces.

Both sides naturally stand as enemies, having already had a confrontation orchestrated by Nanxiang’s Earldom, though restrained, since not everyone gave their all. The Alliance Army of pirates ultimately suffered a complete defeat because the oldest and relatively independent Five Elder Clan in the Shattered Star Ring did not take sides.

Time continues to flow, and all still seems calm, but everyone knows that lurking beneath this tranquility is a continuous surge of undercurrents.

The longer the peace lasts, the more astonishing the inevitable eruption will be.

Finally, the long-absent Earl Red Blade Ren Zhong announced new measures, abruptly shattering this fragile balance.

Using the viscount position in hand first, he conferred Xiao Xingyue, currently succeeding Zheng Tian and overseeing administrative work in the Shattered Star Ring, as an Empire Viscount and further announced his personal visit to the Shattered Star Ring to commence major infrastructure projects.

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