Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1354 - 512: Undercurrents Surging (2)

Of course, regardless of how outsiders comment, no matter how complicated the views of others within the Viscount Nan Jiu Mansion are, all surging undercurrents dissipated after the Southern Duke’s guard fleet arrived over South Nine b.

Grue Augustus swiftly completed the consolidation of forces within the Viscount Mansion, brutally slaughtering the usurping factions that had gradually emerged while he was away as a hostage in the past two years. Under the witness of mainstream media in the Nanxiang Star Cluster, he signed a deeper, newly strategized cooperation agreement with Nanxiang’s Earldom.

When the Southern Duke’s guard fleet returned, it deliberately passed over Red Blade Star, nearly pressing into the outer orbit of the Red Blade Star.

Even from the ground, anyone could slightly raise their head and see the vast fleet tearing through like a splendid galaxy in the sky.

This was Nanxiang’s Earldom demonstrating its power, even affecting the normal scientific research work on Red Blade Star, temporarily obstructing the energy supply team’s return journey from the South Nine Star.

Internally, while the sentiment on Red Blade Star was intense, no one rashly approached Ren Zhong, demanding to deploy an armed fleet to disrupt the formation of the Southern Duke’s guard fleet, urging these relentless flies to leave quickly.

The reason is simple; long before the Viscount Nan Jiu returned, Ren Zhong had already analyzed this possibility with Huo Donghua, Ou Youning, Zheng Tian, and others.

Ren Zhong’s original words were, "Small impatience in everything leads to chaos in big plans. Currently, the power disparity between Red Blade Star and the Southern Duke is significant; even a mere merchant fleet from the other side could cost us our lives. Instead of futilely baring our teeth, it’s better to focus on strengthening our power, advancing our plans step by step. Maybe some in the Nanxiang Star Cluster are laughing at me, the Earl Red Blade, but so what? Laughing now doesn’t mean anything; laughing last is truly heroic."

Ren Zhong’s words reassured many high-ranking individuals on Red Blade Star.

Not only that, Zheng Tian seized the brief chaos after the Southern Duke’s guard fleet passed through to send out the last batch of improved armed fleets from Red Blade Star, discreetly hiding them in the outer asteroid belt of the Southern Nine Star System.

Ou Youning took advantage of the opportunity to embark on a trip, having face-to-face talks with Di Baolun to finalize a deep cooperation plan. Before returning to Red Blade Star, he visited South Nine d, meeting many barons who resented Grue Augustus’s tumultuous actions, as well as several wealthy merchants.

These people were once Grue’s base, but after their daughters and grandchildren returned as white bones, their positions inevitably shifted.

Originally, these forces planned to endure humiliation for survival, reluctantly accepting the situation, but with the promising Earl presenting a sincere attitude and a clear plan, they had no reason to avoid contact.

Even if in the future Earl Red Blade may not be a match for the Southern Duke, once Earl Red Blade passes the review to become a true Earl, with the help of these insiders, dealing with the Viscount family would be no challenge.

Therefore, the evident undercurrents within the Southern Nine Star System have vanished, but deeper undercurrents have not subsided; rather, they have become increasingly tumultuous.

Finally, after two years, as the first transport fleet of the Viscount Nan Jiu sailed out of the port into the fold jump subspace channel under public attention, it formally declared the conclusion of the Southern Duke’s complete blockade over Viscount Nan Jiu.

Grue Augustus used his unconventional methods to bring the Augustus family back to the interstellar stage of the Nanxiang Star Cluster, in a way that’s both disgraceful yet secretly admired.

Next, changes began to occur.

Openly, the situation for Red Blade Star did not improve with the easing of blockades and sanctions; instead, it became even worse. Even the legal extraction activities for the inexhaustible Constant Star Wind resources faced severe disruptions.

The Viscount Nan Jiu’s mining fleets often caused various "accidents," mainly collisions, with Red Blade Star’s mining fleets in the vast space. Alternatively, the Viscount Nan Jiu’s mining fleets would suddenly open large-scale capture nets, blocking in front of Red Blade Star’s fleets. When questioned by Red Blade Star, the Viscount Mansion claimed they were testing new equipment, unable to fully control it, refusing to retract the nets, forcing Red Blade Star’s fleets to fold their capture nets and change resource collection sites. Soon after, the Viscount’s "research mining teams" would follow, imitating their actions. Red Blade Star’s fleets could only retreat repeatedly, ending up at the very top of the Southern Nine Star before the Viscount’s fleets finally settled down. Though the harassment ceased, the longer transportation distances seriously lowered the overall efficiency of Red Blade Star’s mining teams by over 30%, resulting in substantial losses.