Chapter 422 The Grand Duke of the Empire!

Author: Back to business

Chapter 422 The Grand Duke of the Empire!

"Oh! Where is my hero, the Knight Commander?"

The old emperor's stereoscopic projection, with several suspended projection balls, shuttled between Yang Ming and Daphne's bedroom. The maids and machine guards bowed their heads or knelt down on one knee.

The old emperor was obviously dressed up carefully today, wearing a purple robe with a blue lining, and a top hat inlaid with golden patterns and several types of dangerous precious metals.

Yang Ming had "awakened" at this moment and was lying on the bed with a pale face.

"His Majesty……"

He shouted hoarsely and tried to struggle to sit up, but was falsely 'pressed down' by the projection of the old emperor.

The surrounding projection balls began to snap pictures quickly.

"Hanton, there is no need to salute."

The old emperor used his gentlest tone and said to Yang Ming:

"You are a hero who has saved hundreds of billions of people in the empire, and you are the greatest contributor to the empire. I know that your body is in pain because of your fight against the Queen, and I am suffering all the time.

"How are you?"

"Your Majesty, I'm fine," Yang Ming sighed weakly, "Maybe my combat strength has been somewhat compromised. After my body recovers, the energy it can carry will be reduced by five to ten percent.

"

"You are still invincible, Hanton."

The old emperor said warmly, with a bit of emotion in his eyes, and a little bit of joy that didn't seem to be fake.

"That's the best if you're fine," the old emperor changed the topic, "What reward do you want? Hanton? I can satisfy you. Moreover, we are live broadcasting nationwide, and my promise to you will never be

Invalid."

Yang Ming:……

This old man is also quite treacherous.

Saying "Live broadcast now", and proactively asking what he wanted, he directly stood up Boss Yang.

If Yang Ming, considering his "heroic" persona, talks about power and wealth at this moment, it will easily make the people who are "strict in disciplining others and being lenient in treating themselves" feel disgusted.

Fortunately, Boss Yang is no longer a simple young man on the Kilgrove research ship.

Yang Ming first coughed weakly twice, then slowly sighed and whispered:

"Your Majesty, if I refuse your reward, it will be disrespectful to you.

"But I really don't need anything anymore.

"For the world in this dimension, I have completed my mission as a transformed body of the ancient god. My only wish is that the empire can treat my hometown well.

"In my confrontation with the Great Queen, I saw a whole new world... although I paid a very high price for it.

"Your Majesty, what I need to do now is to recover from my injuries, wait for the opportunity to come, and continue to make myself better. Then, I want to take the genes and honor of our Shermans and go to the high-dimensional world.

, learn from high-dimensional civilization to understand the true meaning of life and the mystery of time and space, continue to fight against the evil Zerg there, and on behalf of the great Sherman Empire and you, conquer more high-dimensional Zerg."

The old emperor looked slightly touched.

He stared at Yang Ming, the look in his eyes was complicated and emotional.

Obviously, there is no content to deal with the current topic in the "speech reserve" prepared by the old emperor.

But fortunately, although the old emperor is old, he has not yet reached the stage of pulling his pants, ahem, and pulling his crotch.

He lamented:

"Hanton, the areas you are involved in are areas that the empire has never touched. I am really proud of you, and I am also very proud that the high-dimensional civilization can always trust the empire and let the imperial soldiers become their warriors.

Heartfelt happiness.

"But these are two different things.

"Before you enter the high-dimensional world, you are still a subject, soldier, subject, and noble of the Sherman Empire. You should be rewarded and receive the full support of the empire.

“Wherever you go from now on, the people there should pave the way for you with flowers, welcome you with cheers, and express the highest respect for you with their respectful eyes and complicated etiquette.

"This has nothing to do with power or wealth.

"This is the respect you deserve."

Yang Ming clicked his tongue softly in his heart, this old emperor really has a skill.

Are you trying to get rid of him with some vain 'honor guard-style reward'?

"His Majesty……"

Yang Ming said sternly: "I don't want to be special, let alone be separated from the people. My roots are in the Sherman Empire. If I really do what you said, it will definitely make me extremely uncomfortable."

"Oh, Hanton, tell me," the old emperor said with a smile.

His patience was clearly running out.

"What kind of reward do you want?"

"Your Majesty, I don't want a reward."

Yang Ming said seriously:

"If Your Majesty insists on giving me a reward, then please erect two virtual tombstones. One tombstone will record the names of all the victims of natural disasters, and the other will be engraved with the names of the Imperial soldiers who sacrificed their lives heroically to fight against the insect tide.

"Perhaps, I am more conspicuous among them because I have gained more power.

"But actually, I am the same as them."

The old emperor smiled and nodded: "We have the same idea. These two monuments are already being made. I named them, one means sigh, and the other means admiration."

"Then I have nothing else to ask for," Yang Ming closed his eyes and breathed weakly, "Your Majesty, thank you for your kindness."

Daphne stood behind the screen and thought carefully.

This confrontation between two old foxes, one old and one young, gave her... a lot of benefit.

The old emperor continued to laugh:

"Even if you keep declining, Hanton, the empire must make enough gestures to express the people's gratitude to you.

"We are a political system based on every citizen. The reason why we maintain the empire's system is to allow the entire system and such a large territory to operate efficiently. This insect wave is also a test of the major political systems in the galaxy. We are influenced by

The one with the smallest degree of disaster is also the one with the highest disaster relief efficiency after the insect tide. This is our superiority.

“But the basis of all this is that we must be absolutely fair.

"If the reward for you is too light or thin, the people will not agree to it, and I will not agree to it!

"By the way, Hanton, when I connected with you, the military department was discussing to set up an honorary commander position for you..."

Yang Ming opened his eyes and looked a little excited: "This won't work, Your Majesty, this absolutely won't work."

"Oh? Why not?"

The old emperor looked innocent: "I don't know much about military affairs. Are there any rules and regulations?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Yang Ming said sternly, "The Imperial Military has never seen such a young commander. Even if he is an honorary commander, he has broken the rules that have lasted for tens of thousands of years."

The old emperor said with a smile: "Aren't rules meant to be broken? Updating them is also important."

Yang Ming continued:

"Your Majesty, you are right, but the Imperial Military Department is related to all aspects of the military. A commander must not only have merit, but must also have the ability to command thousands of ships, possess various outstanding qualities, and most importantly, the accumulation of time.

"If I break this rule, the impact on the military will be in every aspect.

"The army, national defense, ships and soldiers are the foundation for civilization to stand in the galaxy, and this must not cause chaos.

"To be very realistic, I don't understand command. Your Majesty, I am just a vanguard, and I am willing to continue to be a vanguard."

"That's right," the old emperor nodded, "what you said does need to be considered, but your military merit must be commended. Maybe I can ask them to draw up a promotion plan. For example, you can be promoted to lieutenant general immediately, and

After arriving at a certain point in the future, I will be promoted to general or marshal, what do you think?"

Yang Ming smiled and shook his head, looking at the emperor as if he were looking at the old man next door: "It's fine that you make the decision in everything, but I'm really not suitable for promotion too quickly."

"This is just your military exploits, Hanton."

The old emperor was also a little tired.

How to reward Yang Ming affects many aspects, but for him, this is a good opportunity.

Before and during the insect wave, it had nothing to do with him as the emperor. If he doesn’t show his face now, how will the history books be written in the future? Just write, ‘The great insect wave occurred during the reign of a certain emperor’?

He must play a key role and leave a deep impression on the people.

Therefore, the old emperor continued to be patient and said gently:

"Hanton, please don't refuse next. I have decided to grant you the title of Grand Duke of the Empire."

Boss Yang looked puzzled: "Your Majesty, this..."
To be continued...