Free Web NovelChapter 1364: Chapter 516: Conquering the Golden Hound
After being active continuously for many years, Ren Zhong finally "fell."
Of course, this time he fell voluntarily.
According to Sun Ai’s calculations, to perfectly complete the transformation, Ren Zhong needs to spend forty to sixty years in a state of cryogenic sleep.
Calculating in this way, when he awakens, his hundred-year Earl review period will be nearing its end.
Ren Zhong actually considered delaying the transformation to start after the Earl review concludes.
But Sun Ai told him that there is no time to lose.
As his age continues to grow, the telomeres within his cells will gradually be consumed. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
The longer the remaining telomeres, the higher the probability of successful transformation.
Now the odds are still fifty percent, but every day of delay makes them slightly smaller.
In view of this, Ren Zhong charged forward directly.
Life rarely offers chances for a fight; grasping one can turn a bicycle into a motorbike.
Nowadays, the Red Blade Clan appears calm on the surface, yet secretly seems like a blazing fire cooking oil, developing rapidly. But Ren Zhong’s understanding of the Mechanical Empire and the other three major branches has also deepened day by day; the more he knows, the more he feels that the disparity in strength between the enemy and us is beyond imagination.
Even if the Red Blade Clan is still in the Mechanical Empire’s system, in Ren Zhong’s subconscious, he always sees the power structure of the four human branches as imaginary foes. This might seem a bit arrogant, but it’s an unchangeable fact.
If continually adhering to the Empire’s laws and developing step-by-step in conformity, Ren Zhong believes perhaps the Red Blade Clan could become a prestigious family within the Mechanical Empire, and he himself might have the opportunity to become a Duke.
But that is all.
His ambition is far beyond that. For him, if he truly integrates comfortably into the existing order of the Ancient Disk Galaxy and fails to fundamentally change something, leaving nothing behind, then it would be an utter failure. His life, reincarnated, would have no meaning. All previous efforts and sacrifices, like the Nameless City on Source Star, would be in vain.
Therefore, he must fight once.
Before officially entering sleep, Ren Zhong asked Sun Ai to organize a highly restricted senior meeting.
All attendees were his true confidants.
The most important arrangement he made was for Zheng Tian to ensure the foundation of the expedition team, speaking with a tone of entrusting a legacy.
This means Zheng Tian’s sleep time will significantly reduce in the coming decades.
She might not even wait to reunite with Chen Hanyu.
Zheng Tian did not hesitate and agreed immediately.
After the public meeting ended, Ren Zhong opened point-to-point communication with Zheng Tian. fгeewebnovёl.com
Before connecting, he thought about many things, but when he saw Zheng Tian looking slightly worn, Ren Zhong became momentarily speechless and finally managed to say with difficulty, "You’ve worked hard."
Zheng Tian was straightforward, "I know what you are thinking, Ren Zhong. You feel you owe me, don’t you?"
Ren Zhong agreed without denial, "Indeed. When I initially brought you from Source Star, I actually hoped that you all could stay with me until the end. The existence of cryogenic sleep technology gave me more hope. But facts prove that I was too greedy. Hua Yuelan, Qian Wangshen, Ding Canghai, Wang Qiao, Zhuo Yihang... Even Isu Rock, who grew up during the voyage, couldn’t hold on. Although always saying everyone died for me makes me seem too vain and seems to belittle everyone’s consciousness. But the reasoning I understand, yet it’s hard not to feel regret."
Listening to his telling, Zheng Tian laughed, "Actually, deep down you understand. Many of us didn’t really have high ambitions initially; our pursuits naturally raised by following your footsteps. Talking about consciousness... Cough, cough, although you taught us many principles, it’s all a bit elusive, hard to grasp. Personally, I don’t have the ability to think through such grand logic, thinking also gets me nowhere, so I’ve always been lazy, just working hard to live into the ideal you want to see. Don’t feel sad, these are true words. I think quite a few others are the same."
"But no matter what, I feel knowing you in this life is always our greatest fortune. How about this, I’ll promise you, no matter what, I’ll get into cryogenic sleep timely before death. When Chen Hanyu, Wen Lei, and Yujin arrive at Red Blade Star, they’ll revive me. By then, I’ll at least see everyone one last time. Don’t be deceived by the goddess-like demeanor of Chen Hanyu, but in private, she’s not that proper. She often jokes about me never growing up, and when the time comes, she can glimpse my appearance with white hair, certainly older than her, let’s see how she jokes then."
