Li Yao sighed in his heart.
The real situation of all levels of the empire was really different from what he had imagined before coming to the center of the star sea.
At that time, he had foolishly expected that the true human empire would be one where "the common people live in dire straits, hate those in power to the core, and all cherish the cultivators of the previous dynasty.
As long as he can raise his arms, there will definitely be a gathering of followers." !
The reality is too complicated.
The cultivators in the empire are mixed, and it is difficult to tell the true from the false.
Even General Lei Chenghu, a soldier of the empire who is a little better in the smoky atmosphere and mud and rocks, has a very limited understanding of the path of cultivation.
Big misunderstanding.
"Just two things can give you a rough idea of General Lei Chenghu's character."
Li Linghai said, "First, General Lei Chenghu's eldest son also serves in the military, and he once used the starships of the Thunder Fleet to do some smuggling of supplies.
"Actually, this kind of thing is extremely normal.
Most of the empire's fleets were originally private soldiers of nobles and warlords.
No matter how they are used, it is a matter of course.
"What's more, after General Lei Chenghu lost all his money, severed all ties with all the forces in his hometown, and came to the front line, he became a Piaoping without a foundation.
The only thing he owned was this fleet.
“It may be possible to maintain the normal operation of the fleet just by relying on the materials allocated by the Senate, but what about the resources needed for my own cultivation?
"So, almost all fleets at that time, especially the deep space fleets with the ability to span the vast world and gallop into the depths of the star sea, were more or less running their own 'business', which was a battle group, a transport caravan, and a privateer fleet. a mixture of.
“This is an open secret, even the Senate can only turn a blind eye.
"After General Lei Chenghu found out that his eldest son was using the fleet for personal gain, he actually made the matter public and selflessly sent his eldest son to a military court to sentence him to death in accordance with the imperial military laws of a thousand years ago. !
"Later, the frightened Senate intervened and implemented an 'amnesty' for his eldest son, thus saving his eldest son's life.
But from then on, his eldest son was burdened with an eternal stain, and he would never see it again.
He was not promoted to the top decision-making level of 'Thunder Fleet'.
"The Thunder Fleet is a super elite that General Lei Chenghu has worked hard for hundreds of years.
It is the most powerful armed force in the empire besides the private soldiers of the four elector princes.
To be so harsh on the eldest son is definitely not an act, it is true.
Selfless and without any ambition.”
Li Yao slowly exhaled a breath.
The noble character of General Lei Chenghu is really... extremely rare even among cultivators, not to mention immortal cultivators.
At least, many of the military leaders of the Starry Star Federation have inextricable connections with the political and business circles.
Although they are not ready to use the federal fleet for smuggling, they will never go as far as General Lei Chenghu.
"The second thing is that General Lei Chenghu's second son was originally a mid-level immortal cultivator in the elixir formation stage.
If he wants to reach the all-important 'golden elixir' realm, he will naturally need to consume a lot of resources."
Li Linghai continued, "He knew his father's temper and did not dare to make trouble in private, but he honestly reported it to the senior management of the fleet.
"For ordinary nobles and warlords, if their own flesh and blood want to attack the realm of golden elixir, they will naturally spend all their resources on it, and even use far more than ten times the resources of the humble family to protect them, increase the probability of success, and reduce The risk of going too far.
“No matter how ‘just, honest, and selfless’, we should at least allocate just the right resources according to the standards set by the Black Star Emperor in the past, right?
"After all, reaching the Golden Core realm, even if you are a first-rate master, will be beneficial to both the Thunder Fleet and the entire empire.
"But General Lei Chenghu withheld the resource application report of his own flesh and blood and refused to approve it.
He was not even willing to give his youngest son a 'golden elixir activation potion', and even ordered him repeatedly and repeatedly not to attack the golden elixir!"
Li Yao was stunned: "Why?"
"General Lei said that he knows best about the son he gave birth to.
His youngest son has mediocre talents, average qualifications, and extremely poor foundation.
He is not the material for cultivation at all.
He was destined to be a 'original person'."
Li Linghai explained, "In the end, the family secretly spent a lot of resources to cleanse the marrow and cut the menstruation of the young son, reborn him, and constantly stimulated the spiritual roots without telling him.
In the end, they relied on astronomical numbers of crystals and heavenly materials and earthly treasures to save the young son."
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The cultivation level of the 'Elixir Formation Stage' was accumulated abruptly.
"Although the younger son has become an immortal cultivator in the Danjie stage, considering so many wasted resources, it is a serious waste.
If these resources are not consumed on his younger son, but allocated to the 'right people', for example A person who comes from a poor class but has great cultivation potential may have been cultivated for ten Dan-Jie stages or even one Nascent Soul stage.
"Now, the younger son is overestimating his capabilities and wants to reach the realm of golden elixir.
According to his repeated evaluations, the probability of success is extremely low, no more than 5%.
In most cases, it will waste a lot of resources and damage the empire. overall benefit.
“The so-called path to immortality is to break through the outdated and hypocritical ethics of the past, to rationally allocate precious resources to the right people in the most ruthless way, and ultimately promote the rapid progress of the entire civilization.
"In a word, only the strong are qualified to receive resources.
The weak are not worthy at all and should never waste any resources.
"His youngest son is a weakling and a waste.
Not letting him live his life as an 'original human' is already the biggest concession for him as a father.
As the commander of the Thunder Fleet and the general of the True Human Empire, , he will never allow this kind of waste of resources to happen again.
"So, he hopes that his youngest son can completely give up on this idea, safely maintain his cultivation level at the middle level of the pill formation stage, and use this strength to break his body and serve the country with all his loyalty!"
Li Yao was stunned when he heard this: "Huh?"
This General Lei Chenghu is a little too...inhumane, isn't he?
Although "optimal allocation of resources" is indeed the truth for human civilization to continue in the dark universe, this approach is really cruel!
"Don't think that General Lei is just singing high-pitched words and talking big words."
Li Linghai said calmly, "General Lei thinks so, says so, and does so.
"He has guarded the front line for hundreds of years and made countless military exploits.
The Senate has never owed him any merit or resources.
It hopes to win him over with high-ranking officials and generous salaries.
Therefore, whether in the name of the Senate or in the name of the four electors, In the name of the family, there are countless rewards, gifts or all kinds of resources and treasures allocated to him.
"If he keeps all these things, even if he piles them up by cramming, he will be able to pile up his descendants and bloodlines into masters above the level.
"But he only left at most one-tenth for himself and his family, and the remaining nine-tenths were all given to the grassroots officers and soldiers in the frontline theater, to those poor families who came from poor backgrounds and did not have enough resources to stand out in the battle.
Officers and even ordinary soldiers.
"After a hundred years of selfless training, many officers in the various fleets of the expeditionary force on the front line have received favors from General Lei.
Some officers who received favors a hundred years ago and changed their destiny have even climbed into their own fleets.
The prestige of General Lei at the decision-making level is half achieved through fighting, and the other half comes from this.”
Li Yao was moved, and he was stunned for a long time before saying: "So... what happened to General Lei's youngest son?"
"Dead."
Li Linghai said calmly, "Although General Lei has repeatedly ordered his young son not to attack the Golden Core realm, in a world where the jungle prevails and the winner is king, who can resist the temptation to become stronger?
General Lei's youngest son secretly collects resources , took a private risk to pass the level, but ended up going crazy and died.
"It is said that he was not killed on the spot when he went crazy.
If he had thrown away a lot of resources, he might have been rescued.
However, it was General Lei who personally pronounced the death of his younger son.
General Lei said, "Such a person who has high ambitions but low intentions, has no judgment, and is controlled by ambition."
There is no need to waste national resources with thinking waste.
"General Lei said this while looking at his youngest son's face.
Not long after he finished speaking, his youngest son vomited blood and died."
Li Yao broke into a cold sweat when he heard this.
"What kind of immortal cultivator is this?"
he asked again in disbelief.
"A true cultivator of immortality should be like this; a true path to cultivating immortality should be like this!"
Respect and admiration appeared in Li Linghai's eyes again, "If he were not such a noble and selfless person, how could he lead human civilization to break through the dark fog that surrounded him, and how could he dare to boast that the path to immortality must be more advanced than the path to cultivation?
concept?”
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Li Yao didn't want to argue with Li Linghai about this topic, so he pondered for a moment and said: "In short, I have understood that this General Lei Chenghu is indeed a very important person in the military and even the entire empire.
If he can be successfully rescued, he will If we can fully support the reformists, there will be hope for the cause of 'respecting the emperor, fighting against rebellion, and using force to reform'!"
"Yes, General Lei had illusions about the Senate in the past.
We have never dared to have in-depth contact with him, let alone expose our true strength and purpose to him."
Li Linghai narrowed his eyes and said resolutely, "But now, we are desperate.
As the saying goes, 'the arrow is on the string and must be fired.'
No matter what the cost, we must rescue General Lei Chenghu!"
Li Yaodao: "So, where has General Lei been invited to 'assist in the investigation' now?"
Li Linghai glanced at Li Yao with a very strange look and said: "You just broke through the hive prison in the 'Sky City, Manzhushahua'.
“However, the tightness of defense of the Hive Prison is at most among the top five in the entire empire.
"Looking at the entire empire, the most heavily defended prison and the prison with the highest level of criminals is the Divine Power Prison!"