Resurrection Empire-Chapter 1032 - 400: Ying Hao’s Plan
Three years can change many things.
During these three years, individuals like Ying Hao, Hugh Augustus, Li Yang, and Gao Ya more or less used cryogenic sleep for time travel, stealing quite a bit of time from the years.
Even Ren Zhong's "mentor" Brown Jonathan intermittently "slept" for nearly two years.
Among all those in high positions, only Ren Zhong was unique in his dedication to using every minute of his life for striving.
His efforts have yielded the deserved rewards.
Now, with the tacit consent of the Mengdu Group and the secret support of four other leading enterprises headed by Source Star Military Industry, under the guise of a census officer but actually through strategic maneuvering, the Ren Corporation successfully took control of the vast majority of towns in the First Continent, becoming an undisputed ruling power there.
Within the First Continent, aside from a very few super-large cities, Ren Zhong has become the actual controller of most cities. Citizens in these cities only enjoy nominal political freedom, but most economic trade demands are under Ren Zhong's control.
Additionally, Ren Zhong has continuously exploited the exchange rate differences between Starfire Coin and Source Star Coin, as well as profits from various industries to accumulate wealth, further expanding military power, showing signs of aggressive militarism.
He no longer buys real estate in various cities but instead consistently purchases a large quantity of mines, including metal minerals, processed Ruined Beast products, various chemical products, and energy batteries.
Under the meticulous management of Ju Qingmeng, Wang Zhaofu, Huo Donghua, and others, Ren Zhong's militaristic ambitions have not led to a deterioration of living standards; instead, there has been comprehensive growth.
Using the Source Star Coin as the measuring unit, the overall value of the Ren Corporation has indeed become the tenth in the Source Star.
Of course, even compared to the weakest Tianlong High-tech, the Ren Corporation still falls short, but it is stronger than any other subordinate enterprise.
Moreover, the Ren Corporation has also formed a massive army of nearly twenty million people, and has recruited many Seventh Level and Eighth Level Professionals to become top-level combat forces.
The strategic concept of "surrounding cities from the countryside" that Ren Zhong once fantasized about has now basically taken shape, only awaiting the final reveal.
His opponents, although somewhat lazy, haven't exactly stood still.
While the Mengdu Group has handed over the First Continent to Ren Zhong, gaining less than twenty million corpses there, they have instead incited conflicts recklessly in the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Continents, creating wars to fish in troubled waters and collect a large number of corpses, and have also formed a huge army of Armored Soldiers. Artificially created Legion Beasts have also been quietly deployed across Source Star.
Indeed, many people have died, and in facing reality, Ren Zhong has also felt strong guilt.
After all, the person who destroyed the "Net" was him, and without the "Net," the Mengdu Group became even more frenzied without any concealment.
But he then reconsidered; if the "Net" still existed, the Association, which was originally plotting to carry out genocide against the Rude People, would also start the war of autonomy as the "Net" was pulled under the urging of Ying Hao, lowering the population and collecting human brains.
Ultimately, Ren Zhong successfully persuaded himself and emerged from this feeling of guilt.
Despite the heavy cost, he believed that at least he still had the ability to reverse the course of events, and when the critical moment arrived, he wouldn't be defenseless.
That day, after waking up again, Ren Zhong suddenly received a notification from Ju Qingmeng.
She said that a mysterious person had come to her office and was waiting there and must have a face-to-face conversation with him.
The mysterious person repeatedly instructed that even in front of Ren Zhong, he shouldn't directly reveal his name, as it might cause significant trouble if any other forces were monitoring his movements.
Ren Zhong went to the office and met this so-called "mysterious person."
The other party first activated a special device, completely shielding the surrounding electromagnetic communications and information flow equipment, before revealing himself.
This "mysterious person" was Ying Hao.
Ren Zhong showed a look of surprise, "Chairman, didn't you say you were going to sleep until next year? Why did you wake up now?"
Ying Hao shook his head, "That was just a façade to mislead the Mengdu Group; I originally planned to wake up now."
Ren Zhong: "What do you mean?"
Ying Hao showed a confident smile, "Thanks to your efforts, the recovery plan has progressed even faster than I initially anticipated. In just three years, we've restored 30% of the network coverage. Communications with other planets have also basically reached the standard; although it's not yet real-time as before, it's sufficient. You've done well."
Ren Zhong nodded, "Thank you, Chairman, for the compliment."
Ying Hao: "Additionally, through three years of covert operations, my Star System Level Main Cannon has also been completed. With the aid of the new ghost particle positioning technology and the rebuilt electromagnetic communication network, this main cannon can accurately target any planet or space station in the Source Star. Even if Source Star has an atmosphere, a single shot could still spread high temperatures capable of killing 30% of the population." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
Ren Zhong's pupils contracted slightly, "Chairman, the purpose of manufacturing this terrible weapon is..."
Ying Hao smiled, "Since you know about my reform plan, why ask such a pointless question? Next, I plan to use this super-scale weapon to negotiate with the frozen Elders, including my ancestors, to demand a reform of the citizen system. All those who only have mouths but contribute nothing to Source Star's civilization should be expelled from the citizen list. At the same time, competitive contests will be held around Source Star to select new elite citizens."
Ren Zhong: "What kind of contests?"
Ying Hao laughed heartily, "There are two types. One is a combat capability assessment; the other is a scientific literacy assessment. Only those who pass the relevant assessments can receive a ticket for the grand migration. You've done very well; I'm planning to entrust you with the position of the overall head of the scientific literacy assessments. You will be perfect for the job."
Ren Zhong acknowledged, "What about those who are eliminated?"
"Those who fail the combat capability assessment will naturally die on the spot. As for those who don't pass the scientific literacy assessment, they will be harvested collectively by newly manufactured Hunters that will be put into large-scale use soon."
Ren Zhong: "Isn't this a bit too cruel?"
Ying Hao shook his head, "No, it's very reasonable. Every time civilization advances, it is inevitably accompanied by population structure optimization. The optimization process inevitably causes pain, but in the long term, this approach can eliminate a large amount of inferior genetic information while preserving high-quality genetic information, which is very worthwhile. Of course, I will fully respect your opinion; if by that time, you want these people to stay, I will agree. Moreover, they will be given appropriate resources during the grand migration. But after we leave, they would basically not be able to re-enter the interstellar era; they will only slowly head towards extinction within the Source Star System. The extinction timeframe might be hundreds, or even thousands, or tens of thousands of years, but essentially, it is no different from all dying at the hands of the Hunters."
Ren Zhong acknowledged, sighing heavily in his heart.
This is Ying Hao's true nature.
He actually saw it very clearly from the beginning, just unwilling to break it down, nor was it necessary.
He thought he would have to face such a Ying Hao in at least a decade, but he miscalculated; this situation has come faster than he imagined.
In fact, behind all of this, he himself played an important role as a catalyst.
Whether it was the recovery plan, the new positioning technology, or the explosive increase in Hunter production capacity, his own shadow was present.
"Of course, before executing this plan, we still need to face a common enemy, the Mengdu Group. My intelligence personnel have already figured out Hugh Augustus's cards and plans, and before we officially act, we must make the Mengdu Group lose its claws. Otherwise, many Armored Soldiers mixed with Alien Genes will sneak through in the combat capability assessment. So, get prepared, because at latest in two months, I will launch ultimate corporate warfare against the Mengdu Group in the name of Source Star Military Industry."
Ying Hao was still confidently talking about his perfect plan.
