Interstellar leader

"Please keep your voice down, I'm not dead yet." Li Qing frowned lightly and said lightly.

His injury was not serious. The bullet avoided the subclavian vein and passed through the adjacent muscle tissue, but there were bones there, which could not be avoided, causing a comminuted fracture.

He is not as relaxed as he looks at all, in fact, his eyes are black with pain now.

The annual drama ended in silence.The Duke accompanied Li Qing into the ambulance, leaving the nobles in the entire conference hall staring wide-eyed, scared out of their wits.

It was a thrilling day when all the rightful heirs to the empire nearly died here.

"Aren't you going to deal with that mess?" Li Qing was lying on the hospital bed, and the doctor next to him was manipulating the robot to treat his wound.

The Duke ignored him, turned to the doctor and asked, "Is he seriously injured?"

The temperature in the ward was moderate, but fine beads of sweat appeared on the doctor's forehead.Under the close attention of the Duke, oh no, now His Majesty the Emperor, he dared not make any mistakes.

At the same time, he was also a little curious about who this man was, worthy of His Majesty leaving behind a lot of things to stay by his side——Different from the previous emperor, as we all know, Christopher I definitely did not have any habit of cutting sleeves. This naturally cannot be his lover.If it weren't for the fact that he looked so different, the doctor would have suspected that Li Qing was Windesa's long-lost brother.

"Return to Your Majesty, he is lucky, the injury is relatively minor. With proper treatment, he should be able to leave the hospital within a week."

Of course Li Qing wasn't seriously injured, he had expected that Elvis must have a self-defense weapon on him.Playing such a risk-taking act is just to dispel the last trace of doubt in Chris's heart.

"That's good." Windsa nodded.

At this time, David knocked on the door and came in. He knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please order."

"Take care of Isaac and keep him safe," Windesha ordered.

"Of order." David's voice remained unmoved, as cold as a machine.Li Qing thought, perhaps this is the quality that an excellent bodyguard should possess.

"Isaac, I'm leaving first, and I'll see you the next day." Windesha said in an almost gentle tone.

"Okay, okay, Chris, go to business - the interests of the pile of nobles are like a ball of wool caught by a cat. I'm fine with this injury. If you want me to help, send it through the safety network , After all, I still have one hand that can use the optical brain." Li Qing waved his hand, he was really not used to this scary man suddenly wanting to act brotherly love with him.

The poor doctor trembled again with fright at Li Qing's tone of voice.Now he suspects that Li Qing is His Majesty's long-lost brother.

David was sitting beside him like a wooden statue, and Li Qing couldn't contact Jorge and Adelaide.After the effects of the anesthesia wore off, bursts of itching came from the wound, Li Qing said that he had to play with the optical brain to divert his attention.

So Li Qing happily invaded the private optical brains of the nobles, especially Elvis and Adolf.While tapping the keyboard quickly, he exclaimed in an exaggerated tone: "Wow, Earl Hyde has more than three illegitimate children, he has a dozen! You are amazing, bro!"

"Hey, Earl Silas really has one hundred and one dogs, and his sister has 132. There are a total of 233 dogs in his family, a good number."

"Viscount Ace's wife got involved with his maid... 666, of course Viscount Ace chose to forgive her!"

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David: "..." This is definitely not the computer expert I know.

A week later was Chris' enthronement ceremony. Although Li Qing's injuries had not fully recovered due to his genetic level of a-, he was still wrapped in biological gauze and left the hospital.

Different from the three inner and outer three layers of gauze on the earth, which wraps the patient like a mummy, the interstellar era is only a thin organic membrane with drug molecules attached to it.You can't tell when you put on the clothes, it's just that the arms are a little weirdly stiff.

Li Qing walked into the main hall of the imperial palace, the center of the empire, the playground of power.Even though he had never been there before, everything around him gave him a sense of familiarity. This kind of experience was very wonderful, as if walking in a real dream.

This palace was built in the era of the Pan-Galaxy Empire, and has been perfected by the Windsor family for generations, becoming a miracle in the history of architecture.

The silver-white main body constitutes a magnificent dome, and soft light tubes are inlaid between the delicate and delicate lines. When it is lit, it looks like a shining river passing through the palace.The white marble floor has been specially treated, with beautiful blue fluorescent lights shining between the cut gaps.There are many reliefs on the surrounding walls, all of which are natural images, which are tacitly intertwined with the lines of the lights, forming a magnificent historical picture.

Images of emperors of past dynasties are hung on pillars that are as delicate as works of art.Elvis will not be hung on it, he is marked "dead at one year old" on Windsor's family tree.Clone people will never be recognized.

The hall is elliptical, and Li Qing visually inspected it, and now he is standing at one of the focal points.From here, a ladder appeared, leaving a section of passage in the center, the steps were much narrower, for people to walk; the huge steps with a drop of half a meter on the side were when the emperor summoned noble officials, and asked them to rank according to their status For seats.

Li Qing kept going up the stairs under the gaze of a group of officials.

Due to Chris's merciless cleansing in the past few days, a large part of the original nobles are now screaming in prison.Some of the people who participated in the grand ceremony were not aristocrats before. With their considerable wealth or influence, Chris planned to foster them into new aristocrats loyal to him and bring fresh blood to the empire.

These people were not present in the council hall back then, so naturally they had never seen Li Qing, so they carefully lowered their voices to inquire.The old nobles who escaped the purge kept their mouths tight and didn't say a word, which aroused people's curiosity even more.

Finally, he reached the penultimate step, and the throne was quietly placed on the upper step.

He overlooked the entire hall, and the most low-level citizen delegations below could only see heads of different colors, and the bustling was a bit comical.

He looked up again at the empty throne, which was as high as the imperial power itself.The white base, the golden silk thread climbs up, beautiful, lonely and majestic.

Li Qing suddenly understood why people pursue power.Because people are born with a desire for nobility, success, and standing on top of the world.Power will bring these illusions, which is enough for them, but far from enough for Li Qing.

So what if you can command a country, what if you own the wealth of the whole world?People will always die, and a lifetime of 200 years is just a drop in the ocean; the resources on which they depend are too fragile, and an asteroid impact is enough to destroy a planetary biosphere, allowing evolution to reshuffle.

Gold bricks and weeds are all matter, and the body is just the accumulation of various carbon chains, which will disappear in the world one day, and dust will return to dust.The planets are still orbiting, electrons are still flashing around the nucleus like ghosts, and the disintegrated carbon chains enter the body of the next generation of human beings, transforming into new embryos.

Compared with the entire universe, the wealth and power of human beings is just a joke.Li Qing believes that the value of human beings lies in only one point.

They are thinking reeds.

Li Qing leaned on the seat, his eyes were a little empty, as if his soul was not here.He was thinking about Jörg, Adelaide, Er Shao, Ilois, the unscrupulous Mr. Lancelot, his sister, mother and father who had been separated from him for 3000 years, thinking about micro-connection and the universe deep secret.

Half an hour later, Chris came out from the curtain behind the throne. He was wearing a pure white embroidered gold imperial suit, and the back hem drew a perfect arc on the ground. The heels of his boots tapped the ground, making a crisp sound; The blond hair was meticulously groomed, and the beautiful blue eyes scanned the audience. The coldness and majesty revealed made everyone silent.

A beautiful and dignified girl stepped forward, picked up the crown from the tray in David's hand with her beautiful white hands, and put it firmly on Chris's head.He stood up, took the scepter from the girl, and raised it high into the air.

Whether they were genuinely excited or fearful of the emperor's power, everyone cheered.The reporter took advantage of the confusion and started a short interview. Although broadcasting was not allowed, the live cameras faithfully recorded all of this. It was not until the young emperor began to speak that everyone quieted down.

For some it's glory, for others it's the final judgment.

"Ladies and gentlemen, my dear citizens of the Empire, you are welcome.

"First of all, I express my deep regret for the catastrophe of the empire over the past ten years. My dear cousin Elvis was killed by his own parents, and their brains were eroded by the desire for power, so that they even used A man in the place of my cousin, with no regard for the interests of the Empire.

"After discussion in the parliament, the death penalty will be dealt with..."

Then, he began to read the crimes one by one, as well as the names attached to them.This is a death list, covering all the unfortunate nobles of the previous purge.Li Qing was a little numb to hearing, and didn't bother to count how many people died.

After finishing the reading, the emperor scanned the audience, and there was a deathly silence.

"...some outstanding talents, they have made noble contributions to the empire, there is no reason to be buried under treacherous officials and thieves.

"Selina Hasson, an excellent computer expert, rigorous intelligence worker, and a hereditary baron.

"Angela Shaw, a meticulous witness, a brave deception exposer, a genius in biological science research, a hereditary viscount..."

This list is not short, Chris read it for a full 3 minutes, and finally came to the end.

"Isaac Basdar, appointed Minister of Science and Technology of the Empire, named hereditary duke."

The nobles seemed to be frozen, their mouths opened wide, their hands stopped in mid-air, and they didn't know where to throw away the etiquette of applauding after announcing it.The entire empty hall was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling could be heard.

If Basdar's surname wasn't scary enough, the title behind it was enough to make them go crazy.Since the establishment of the empire, there has never been a duke for a foreign surname, and it is still hereditary.If it's just because of the blood of this descendant of the former dynasty, it's fine to keep it secret for fun, but what position did the emperor give him?This is probably one of the most important departments in the entire empire.

Then, their Majesty did something even more astonishing.He stepped off the podium in front of the throne, came to the newly-baked duke, and took out something from his pocket.

Before Li Qing could react, Chris lifted his right hand, and that thing was clasped onto his empty wrist.

"Surprise for you." Chris smiled.

It was a bracelet. The moment it was fastened to the wrist, the gaps at both ends began to close, and it could not be taken off after a few seconds. It was no different from the ones that the Imperials brought up from childhood.

Except it's golden.

It is a symbol of royalty.

The author has something to say: there will be another chapter in a while, really.

ps I know you won't believe it, but Chris is really straight.

Thanks @Xiaoyun for throwing thunder!