Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1339 - 507: Wu Moyou’s Utopia (Part 2)

After the others were taken away, Xiao Xingyue curiously asked, "Why not just let him handle it directly and instead take such a roundabout route?"

Ren Zhong laughed and said, "Being forced to do something and choosing to do something for survival are fundamentally different. Alright, during the next leg of the journey, there will be no surprises. Implement the shift model, fleet full speed ahead, and strive to reach the Storm Base as soon as possible. We don’t have much time left."

Two months later, the Armed Merchant Fleet split into two routes.

One route had five hundred warships, led by Ren Zhong himself. The majority of elite forces were on these five hundred warships, continuing to advance towards the Storm Base.

The other route had one thousand five hundred warships, led by Zheng Tian, turning to attack the most likely hiding place of the Fang Pirates.

It was only at this point that Wu Moyou realized that the Source Star Merchant Fleet hadn’t carried any goods at all; it was purely running empty ships. This meant Ren Zhong had been planning a double-cross from the beginning, destined for the Storm Pirates to walk right into the trap.

Wu Moyou, who had become a lackey for Ou Youning, repeatedly lamented his bad luck.

Ou Youning, however, laughed heartily and said, "You’re not unlucky. The boss knew from the start that your Storm Pirates had design flaws in this raid warship. To achieve 0.2 times the speed of light, you must endure higher energy consumption, so among all the major pirate groups, you loved stockpiling nuclear fusion materials. What we’re after is your inventory. Our entire route plan and timing were aimed at you from the start."

"This...ah, it’s nothing." Wu Moyou scratched his head, "I’m lucky to have this chance to support the Earl. The Empire has an old saying, every cloud has a silver lining."

Ou Youning sized him up and, oddly, saw a reflection of himself in this person, "You’re quite optimistic."

"Of course, ever since my convoy was intercepted by Kali Claudie, my fate has never been under my own control. If I didn’t have this optimistic knack, I might not have survived till today."

Ou Youning detected a hint of desolation in his tone and shook his head. Young Master Ou decided to offer him some pointers to prevent him from angering the boss in the future, "Our way of doing things is fundamentally different, whether compared to pirates or the Nanxiang Marquis. If you truly want to join us, I suggest you take a look at these items."

After speaking, Ou Youning sent over some case studies left by the Moral Review Committee via his wrist watch to Wu Moyou. Actually, Ou Youning had previously received an examination report about Wu Moyou from Xiao Xingyue. Xiao Xingyue stated in the comments that although Wu Moyou played the role of a scheming military advisor specializing in shady tactics within the Storm Pirates, he occasionally performed good deeds and wasn’t entirely evil. In light of this, Ou Youning decided to lend him a hand, which wouldn’t be breaking any rules.

Later, alone in his cell, Wu Moyou couldn’t help but tremble all over after reading the materials.

He was so excited he couldn’t contain himself. Although the forces he joined had fallen apart, disappearing entirely, he suddenly felt that this might truly be his opportunity. Even just uncovering a corner of the iceberg that is the Source Star Marquis brought great enlightenment to Wu Moyou. He felt he had never encountered an earl like this in his life. Even tracing back ten thousand years through the history of the Nanxiang Star Cluster’s history, no high-ranking noble ever paid the price for harming civilians.

Wu Moyou once thought this might simply be Ren Zhong’s way to eliminate dissent. But before the Storm Pirates attempted anything, they had also probed the specifics of the Source Star Marquis’s forces. Previously, many had defected from the Source Star Fleet, pledging allegiance to the nine Viscount families with close ties, many of whom lived off selling intelligence from the Source Star Fleet. There was concrete evidence that, even though Ren Zhong ordered the massacre of Augustus family members, he never indiscriminately eradicated them and only judged them according to reason and evidence. Those who hadn’t violated the fundamental rules of the Augustus family were still alive, following the Source Star Fleet back to the Nanxiang Star Cluster, and even freely coming and going.

"I thought he was merely an Earl with some means, mostly relying on luck, but now I realize everyone was so wrong. Even obtaining the highest authority of a civilization, he still maintains strict self-discipline, insists on operating within the rules he created, never casually altering rules based on personal preferences, and uses his authority to defend the authority of the rules. Such a lord, if not cut short, is destined for greatness. My family joined him, though it may appear they’re serving as hostages, but as long as they actively integrate and adhere to these rules like Ren Zhong’s other citizens, they’ll only live better. Perhaps in this process, some unruly and ignorant juniors might attempt to challenge the rules and face consequences, but this is the unavoidable growing pain, in the long run, it’s a good thing."