Chapter 42 – Ye Tian
Ye Tian walked in front while Ye Heng was behind as the two entered the study.
Ye Tian was not as articulate or as good at using words as his second brother was and he is not interested in honing that particular skill. According to Ye Mu, when Ye Heng’s father decided to enter politics, the whole family breathed a sigh of relief. With only one person interested in occupying the throne then the relationships between brothers become more comfortable.
However, after achieving success in the military, Ye Xuan, the patriarch of the Ye family, also knew the pain of not being studious enough, he also understood that he had been born in an era of war. It was currently an era of hard-earned peace and if he brought his attitude on the battlefield into their lives then they would’ve been chased as pirates or scum.
Therefore, Ye Xuan was still very serious about the education of future generations. Whether they want to enter the military or other prestigious schools or colleges, every single one must complete their basic education and some more.
Therefore, under this kind of education, although Ye Tian is also a soldier, he is a well-behaved one who has adapted to the age of peace and knows the law. As for Ye Hao. there was no need to mention that with his excellent mind, he has never left the throne in the first place since he started school.
This made Madam Ye very emotional. In the last stages of her life, she was able to see her grandchildren flourish and become firsts in their very own fields. She was a bit proud, knowing that it was also his and her husband’s genes playing a role in it.
The Ye family’s studies are fully functional and not quite the same as the Earth’s age. However, there are quite a few ancient books that they could use but all of them are coated with a layer of protective film. Not to mention the wind and rain, even an aurora bomb couldn’t hurt this ancient book. Of course, this value is also somewhat of a leverage to get the children to study at the main house.
Before their sons and daughters got married, the Ye family’s house had a study room for each person. This configuration is a complete indication of the eagerness of Ye Xuan to cultivate the whole family.
It was only later on that these study rooms gained more functions as the children grew into adults.
Ye Tian took Ye Heng to his old study room before he got married- the furnishing was very much in style with Ye Tian. Despite being a study room, there was barely any smell of books or papers but the smell of cold weapons was ever-present. Ye Tian was a big fan of cold weapons and inside the room, there was a huge collection of it.
Ye Tian sat in the chair in the middle, and Ye Heng sat on his side.
Ye Tian is very fond of Ye Heng. Although Ye Heng has not practiced under him, Ye Heng’s actions and abilities are all things he’d watched closely. There was appreciation but there was also a kind of sympathy- as if he was seeing a younger, less jaded him.
Although it was a little regrettable that his son Ye Jin cannot compare with Ye Heng, he is open-minded and doesn’t mind that much. As long as he thinks that Ye Heng is also his nephew, he already feels very pleased.
Because of this, he has always been very concerned about Ye Heng’s affairs so when Ye Heng got promoted to the military position of Major General. Ye Tian once told him not to be too anxious and he will help him to pay attention to any promising territories.
Ye Heng did not say much about this so Ye Tian did not care, Ye Hao was barely a layman in the military so Ye Tian would be the go-to of Ye Heng when it came to military matters. However, he did not expect Ye Heng to actually make his own claim of territory and he applied for the ownership of the land privately. It was also a remote star field.
At this time, he called Ye Heng to come over as he wanted to discuss this matter with with.
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Ye Heng did not speak, he just listened quietly.
Ye Tian is not a man of many words but he must say something when it concerns his own life-related events at this time, “Even if these concerns are removed, what about your people? After you choose your won territory, it will become your fiefdom, this will be the source of your food, money, and people. The population density of the 9871-Star Domain is extremely low, and the technology level of the single level-3 resource star in that territory is not high. In this case, aren’t you afraid that the technology in your hand won’t be able to catch up? Without resources, people, no high-end mechs and starships, how will you develop? How will you improve?”
To be honest, Ye Tian’s words are all heartfelt. He is really worried, thinking about Ye Heng’s future prospects.
The Federation’s territory is extremely wide, and they are still exploring, not to mention the entire universe, they have just started exploring the vast Milky Way and so far, they have only explored a corner. Due to its vastness, this mode of giving out territories to its generals and higher-ranking soldiers was made but it was also a last resort.
Officers of high enough ranking would have their own fiefdoms so the quality of what territory they chose must be good but the Federation wouldn’t give them too high-quality ones. These officers would be assigned as generals of their territory wherein they have their own units, they’ll develop the star fields while maintaining its defense and achieve a self-sufficient supply and demand model.
The existence of the federal regime serves as a deterrence to evil thoughts as they are the ones who have their hands on humanity’s high-end technologies and starship information. The life span of human beings has not made great progress as after a hundred years, it was still impossible to escape death. The scientific and technological information accumulated over thousands of years and even tens of thousands of years is a result of humanity’s continuous improvement.
Since the formation of the new federal structure, the territories have been divided- the president has control of over 30% while the remaining 70% are distributed among the Grand Marshals of the Senate, the commanding army, and among the top ten families.
Despite this, through complex methods, the Federation still held power over almost all the divided territory due to the cutting-edge technology they had in hand.
An ordinary general can lead its army to develop a remote star field. Without the support of science and technology provided by the Federation, even if the star field had been developed for thousands of years, it would still not dare to have any disagreement with the Federation. In the face of the huge disparity in power, a galaxy-class main battleship can easily destroy a fleet of warships of unnecessary ranks, no matter what territory the general holds, they must bow.
Their combat power is definitely not a match to what the Federation has.
The only way to continue to upgrade their military prowess and acquire a more powerful starship is to continue to develop the land, increase its combat power, and have huge resources and exchange them for higher technical support.
This kind of management model is essentially an alliance. Those above and those below are distinct, kind of like the shape of the pyramid wherein the strength gap of each layer is extremely different. The gap between the two can be described by a simple metaphor- where you compare a nuclear bomb with a pistol, no matter how extraordinary the first-class pistol is, in front of a nuclear bomb, it is still nothing.
Under such circumstances, it is not a gap that individual ability can reverse. It all depends on the overall strength of a team!
Therefore, when the star of tomorrow, Ye Heng, chose such a barren star field as a land- it was simply a future of self-destruction, insufficient resources, insufficient warships, and where the overall strength of the army could not be improved due to the lack of resources.
Ye Heng might not know much about these things but he always has his own ideas.
Ye Tian looked at Ye Heng’s look, sighed, and said, “I know that you have a grand vision since you are still young, and you are a capable child. It’s just that, it’s really not as simple as you think. When you choose that kind of star field then you won’t have any prospects at all, but you will be made so busy for your entire lifetime, are you willing?”
“Your dad has been careful all his life, and I have always seen his teachings in your actions so I understand your concerns as well.” He paused and said, “Even in your generation, our Ye family is indeed too powerful. I understand the implications of this power in the current political climate, but you can’t just make fun of your own future.”
When it came to this, Ye Heng finally said, “Uncle, Ye Heng can choose for his own.”
With just this sentence, Ye Tian’s thousand words were blocked.
Ye Tian opened his mouth and finally sighed again, “Okay kid, just remember that I am here for you.”
Ye Heng looked at Ye Tian calmly, and then he sighed deeply as he whispered “With regards to uncle’s heart, all of us children know of it.”
Ye Tian fixed his eyes on Ye Heng- Ye Heng looked unchanged, and his exquisite appearance was like a layer of frost, although he was within reach, it made people feel as if he was even more impenetrable.
At this point, there is no meaning to continue speaking. Ye Tian simply told him, ” Okay, okay, you have your own ideas so I won’t object to them anymore. If you face any obstacles then just call for uncle.”
Ye Heng respectfully replied, “Thank you for your concerns, uncle.”
Ye Tian waved his hand and Ye Heng went out of the study alone.
Looking at the back of Ye Heng as he left, Ye Tian squinted his eyes slightly. He is indeed still a child, he was still young, but the waters of the city were so deep, was Ye Heng’s decision a good thing or a bad thing?
In the living room, Ye Huai was beside Ye Heng’s father. Although Ye Huai does not participate in the army and his ability is not outstanding, but he has a good character and loves to talk.
The Ye family is not a big one but it is one that gets along well. All the parents paid particular attention to how their children were raised.
Ye Xuan had two very good grandchildren one after another- there was no need to say anything about Ye Heng, the youngest major general, but even though Ye Jin is a little worse, he is also excellent. His character was more relaxed and less cautious, more emotional than Ye Heng ever was. And because Ye Haui was the youngest grandson, the two of them were very close to each other, and there were endless words they could share when they gathered together.
Ye Heng didn’t want to participate in their discussions but when he walked past, he inadvertently heard some of their topics- the two men were talking about the new virtual online games… new martial arts style, and so on and so on.
Ye Mu and Mel are accompanied by the old lady. Do not look at Ye Mu who dominates the house when they are at home because out of their house, she is definitely a good wife and mother who listens to her husband, her camouflage level is close to the full level. People say that she is a virtuous and obedient woman, they say that Ye Hao is lucky to have such a good wife.
When Ye Heng came out, Madam Ye called him, and Ye Heng greeted his grandmother, aunt, and mother.
Madam Ye nodded and quickly let him sit down. Mel also smiled at him. Although everyone said that Ye Heng is very good and very talented, in her eyes, no one is better than her son, Ye Jin.
Regardless of what age it was, as long as it was the topic of marriage then all the women of the family were very concerned, especially for someone like Ye Heng, such an excellent and outstanding man, all of his aspects are good, and there were few that were better than him.
Madam Ye is no exception, she pulled Ye Heng and said, “Xiao-Heng, you are not too young so it is time to settle down, you can’t be so naughty like Huaizi. I visited your aunt’s family a few days ago. Her little nephew Mikhael Kalilan, who graduated this year, is twenty-four years old and looks very good, I heard that his personality is also good, you see…”
If Yuan Xi were here, it would definitely be awkward. Humans have been developing for thousands of years since the Earth era. However, Madam Ye’s remarks are really unchanged, but now people are more open and no longer entangled, it doesn’t matter if you like men or women, I’ll find a good man for you either way.
Ye Heng smiled. When the old lady finished, he only answered, “Grandma, I already have someone that I like.”
When he said this, the three women were shocked, and the old lady couldn’t help but ask, “Who is it? Where is it? Why didn’t you bring him back?”
Ye Heng said, “When I decide to then I will inform grandmother first.”
When the old lady heard it, she understood. The two young men are still in the embarrassing stage of young love. The old lady is very close to the trend, even now, she still watches dramas titled, “The First Love of a Beautiful Boy”, “The Secret He and I Share”, “He Loves Him but He Doesn’t” and other annual love dramas. Therefore, at this moment, the old madam was more assured in her heart as he smiled and said, “Then you have to hurry up, you have to be strong and make the first move, you must take the pre-emptive action…”
Seeing that the art of warfare was even being used, Ye Heng had to smile and say, “Okay, grandmother, Ye Heng already knows what to do.”
Ye Heng’s mother struggles to bear with her curiosity- she just heard such explosive news that she cannot keep herself calm but she did contain herself and wait until she had the opportunity to explode.
It was just that when they got home, Ye Heng was already busy due to the current political climate of the planet, and he was also actively avoiding the explosion that would inevitably be his mother.
Instead, Ye Mu researched who the man Ye Heng mentioned- when she found Yuan Xi and found that they even had a child together, Ye Mu truly couldn’t hold on anymore and she wanted to head over straight to Blue Star. She couldn’t wait and did book a flight to head over there, if it weren’t for her husband, there would’ve been bags of welcoming gifts coming with her.
In the distant blue star, Yuan Xi knew nothing about Ye Heng’s reveal of himself.
He was squatting with his sleeves rolled up to prepare for a big fight, vowing to become an expert in cutting and to level up his cooking skills.
His cutting skills are not that difficult to upgrade, Yuan Xi recalled that his previous ten points were earned due to him dealing with the fish and poultry. Because the system pinged too much, he didn’t really look up on it.
This made it easy to handle, he wasn’t willing to kill the animals on the farm so Yuan Xi deliberately asked the long-term workers to buy a box of fresh fish and bring them over, ready to brush his proficiency.
He just didn’t expect that, come noon, Qinghe Farm ushered in a group of uninvited guests.
