Tales of Soldier - Chapter 119

[Chapter 119 (Part 2)]

Tang Long didn’t realize what a crime it was for the retainers to wait for the head of the family. Instead, he said in the tone of receiving a person who asked to see him: “Okay, come in.”

The nanny-like star No. 2 immediately reminded Tang Long: “Be careful, don’t get carried away, you are already a retainer of the Tang family, and if you offend the master family now, if you don’t say that you can’t take the Tang family, you will even be executed by the Tang family. When the communication with the head of the family is connected, you must immediately explain why you are so late to answer the communication. And take off the sunglasses to show courtesy.” Tang Long nodded and took off the sunglasses when he heard this, and began to organize his clothes, then With a respectful look on his face, he waited for the communication to be connected.

Tang Nawen’s image appeared in front of Tang Long, Tang Long immediately bent down and said in a sincere and fearful manner, “I’m really sorry, my subordinates have kept you waiting for a long time because they are busy counting the results, Lord Patriarch.”

Tang Nawen, who was originally cold-faced, couldn’t help but be stunned when he heard Tang Long’s words: “Lord Patriarch?” Then he remembered something and smiled: “Hehe, you are my immediate retainer, you should call me the lord.”

“It’s the lord, thank the lord for teaching.” Tang Long replied respectfully.

Seeing Tang Long’s respectful performance, Tang Nawen’s unpleasantness that Tang Long made him wait for a few minutes also disappeared, and he smiled: “Okay, the people below will be responsible for cleaning the battlefield, you will come back immediately for the post-war meeting. , and confirm your identity at the same time.” After speaking, Tang Nawen stared at Tang Long closely, and to be honest, he did not believe that Tang Long, a major of the Wanluo Federation, would have such a terrifying spaceship, ready to watch Tang Long listen. How will you react when you confirm your identity? But he was immediately disappointed, because there was only a serious and respectful expression on Tang Long’s face.

“It’s the lord, the subordinates will go immediately.” Tang Long replied respectfully.

“Well, someone will come to greet you after entering the planet.” The disappointed Donaven turned off the communication after saying this.

“Haha, it’s really troublesome to have a master.” Tang Long said with a sigh of relief when he saw that the image of Donnawen had disappeared.

Yuna, who carefully studied the family system data collected by Tang Long relying on No. 2 Star Zero, said to Tang Long: “Sir, since the main family is stronger than the retainers, and the main purpose of the main family is to concentrate all power in the hands, so the main family is stronger. The family is eager for the retainer to make mistakes, so that the master family can justifiably take back the retainer’s fief and power, so please pay more attention in the future, so as not to be caught by the master family.”

“Don’t worry, who am I? I will never be caught by the Tang family and hurt my feet.” Tang Long, who was half lying on the command chair, said arrogantly.

Yuna shook her head and said, “Sir, the Tang family’s family rules stipulate that if you are late for a meeting once, your meritorious deeds will be reduced by half, and if you are late twice, you will be executed or expelled from the house.”

Hearing this, Tang Long jumped up and shouted: “What?! There is such a perverted family rule? No, hurry up! Target Zhongzhou Xing, I’m going to a meeting!” As Tang Long’s words fell, the Meteor made a roar , flew to Zhongzhou Star with a whoosh.

According to the instructions of the Tang family navigator, Tang Long’s Meteor, like other warships, stopped in the orbit of Zhongzhou Star. Then, with Yuna and Sally in federal military uniforms, they entered Zhongzhou Star in a landing craft.

Just stopped at the space port, a young man wearing a black canvas military uniform, long military boots, and a blue dragon pattern embroidered on his arm appeared in front of Tang Long.

“The head of the Tang family is directly under the retainers, and the family member Tang Zhong has seen adults.” This young man named Tang Zhong saluted Tang Long and reported his rank and name. Of course, when he saw Yuna and Sally, his eyes showed an astonishing look, but he quickly retreated, and then continued without waiting for Tang Long to speak: “Xiaguan is instructed by the head of the family to welcome the adults to the Council Hall, please Come with me.” He turned around and left.

Seeing Tang Zhong’s appearance, Tang Long couldn’t help but muttered to Yuna: “Why is a small family member so dragged?” Yuna shook her head and didn’t say a word, but because Tang Long couldn’t wear sunglasses to see the owner of the house, he instead hid in The No. 2 star in the miniature earplugs in Tang Long’s ear immediately said in a voice that only Tang Long could hear: “This Tang Zhong is the son of Sister Tang Nawen, and he is very attractive to outsiders because of his status as the fourth heir.”

Tang Long hummed a few times and asked Xingling No. 2 with the vibration of his throat: “Sister of the master? Didn’t you say that the Tang family only has two brothers, Tangnawen and Tangnawu?”

No. 2 Xingling replied immediately: “Actually, the third generation of the Tang family has three sisters in addition to the two brothers, and Tang Nawen has two daughters in addition to two sons, but these family systems are all patriarchal over women. Yes, women have no status in the Tang family, so the outside world only knows about the men of the Tang family.”

Tang Long pouted his lips and muttered: “Cut! There is still such a preference for sons and daughters in this era.” Speaking of this, Tang Long suddenly asked in confusion: “Ah, so, Tang Zhong’s status should be Very bad, if you don’t see him, even if he is a relative of the Tang family’s head, is he still a servant? Then how can he qualify as the fourth heir?”

“Because his mother married her husband, Tang Zhong is considered to be a member of the Tang family in the Tang family tree, so he is qualified as the fourth heir. However, the qualification of the heir has nothing to do with his rank, the Tang family stipulates Every child of the Tang family who is 18 years old must start as a family soldier. When the patriarch abdicates, the child with the most meritorious deeds will take over the position of the patriarch. It is not bad for Tang Zhong to become a family member at the age of 19.” He knows everything No. 2 Star Zero said carefully to Tang Long.

While Tang Long was muttering, a group of people had come to the outside of the cosmos port. Tang Long was stunned when he saw the bright and large floating car parked on the side of the road, because his father had used this kind of car and bought it from the used car market for only a few thousand federal dollars. Get a brand new one. However, it only took a while to throw it away, because this kind of floating car was a product that Wanluo Federation eliminated more than ten years ago, and it has very few functions. Wouldn’t the Tang family be so poor that they would use a floating car of several thousand dollars to greet guests?

Tang Zhong, who had been standing beside the car door expressionlessly, saw the surprised expression on Tang Long’s face, and of course knew what Tang Long was surprised, so there was a hint of embarrassment on his face, and he said a little uncomfortable: “Because the family Most of the tax money is used for military equipment, so there is not a lot of investment in other areas.” After speaking, he made a gesture to Tang Long to get in the car.

Tang Long hurriedly nodded and took Yuna and Sally to the floating car, while No. 2 Star Zero analyzed in Tang Long’s ear: “Tang Zhong would feel shy because the car’s level is too low, it shows that he has vanity, it can be said that He’s a man who cares about vanity and prides himself on his noble blood. If you want to attack him, you can start from these two aspects.”

Tang Long nodded secretly, and at the same time thought proudly: “With the help of Computer Sister, I’m afraid I can’t handle the Tang family? Hey, Zhongzhou Xing, you are mine now!”

Tang Zhong, who was sitting opposite Tang Long, secretly looked at Tang Long, who was sandwiched between two beauties, and thought to himself, “What, he became a general at such a young age? And he actually called Tang Long, who is equivalent to a family symbol. Name? I wonder if my uncle will let him change his name? Well, I heard that he was the person who made the most contributions in this battle. Can he have this ability based on his appearance? Unfortunately, my fief is a small village, and I have no funds to buy it. Battleship, otherwise I, who owns the battleship, will definitely be able to make such a feat! I don’t know how big a fief he can get? According to his merits, there are probably several cities, right?”

Tang Long saw that there were almost no high-rise buildings outside the window, and there were few pedestrians on the street. He couldn’t help but wonder what the star of Zhongzhou relies on as its main source of income. Tang Long, who was used to asking questions when he had any questions, immediately moved to Tang Zhong’s side, patted Tang Zhong’s shoulder and asked Tang Zhong very familiarly: “I said brother, what income do we rely on to maintain this planet? It’s housing, as if there are no malls or factories.”

Tang Zhong moved his body away in disgust. After hesitating for a while, he said coldly: “We rely on animal husbandry. This is the capital, so there are houses and no factories. The shopping malls are relatively small, so we can’t see them.”

With a click, Tang Long’s jaw dropped, animal husbandry? Breeding? How could such an ancient industry still exist in an age where food can be synthesized organically? If the people of Zhongzhou Star rely on these incomes, won’t they starve to death?

Knowing that Tang Long, this idiot, doesn’t understand anything, No. 2 star hurriedly said: “What are you surprised? Close your mouth. Let me tell you, the animal husbandry industry is quite a good industry. You must know that the food synthesized by the machine is nutritious. Very good, but the meat quality, texture and taste of these synthetic foods are not comparable to real meat products. A 500-gram piece of prime beef can be sold for tens of thousands of Wulai coins in the capital of the United States of Wulai, which is 10 Millions of rupees, not rich families can’t afford it at all! Now in the universe, there are only poor families who eat synthetic food except those who fly around in space all year round. You forgot your mother’s fried pork. Vegetables, aren’t the materials used are also pigs cultivated by the animal husbandry industry? Also, there are many oceans in the Star Prairie in Zhongzhou, which restricts it to only develop in one direction, so that 90% of his total income is from the animal husbandry industry. ”

Tang Long swallowed his saliva. He didn’t expect that the animal husbandry industry was the main income of Zhongzhou Star, and it was no wonder that they used floating cars that had been eliminated for more than ten years. Since they rely on the animal husbandry industry, commercial export is their lifeblood. As long as they grasp the bloodline of Zhongzhou Star, the people of Zhongzhou Star will not dare to speak up even if they have opinions, right?

Tang Long, who suddenly realized that he could get this planet by pinching the Central State Star Artery, found that the car was parked in front of a huge palace before he even started to think about what to do. Dozens of guards at the gate of the palace originally wanted to come down to check the floating car, but after seeing Tang Zhong coming down, they returned to stand still.

On the gate of the palace supported by 8 pillars with a diameter of one meter and the whole body carved with dragon relief, there are several strange square characters carved. The well-informed No. 2 Xingling immediately explained the few square words to Tang Long: “That is the word of a nation on a planet where humans originated in ancient times, and it means the palace of government. My source code uses this word. consist of.”

Tang Long didn’t pay attention to the huge secret that No. 2 Star Zero said unintentionally at the end, just followed Tang Zhong with the sound of “Oh.” Under the watchful eyes of dozens of guards, he walked in with Yuna and Sari. He entered the gate of the Tang Family Council Hall.

Tang Long originally thought that as soon as he entered the gate, he could see a huge hall, but what he saw was a huge blue light curtain, and there was actually a counter with three armed soldiers standing guard in front of the blue light curtain. But when they saw Tang Zhong walking to the counter and unloading his gun, Tang Long and the others knew what the counter was for, and did so obediently.

Tang Zhong couldn’t help showing a smug smile when he saw Tang Long’s cosmic gun that had become very dirty, and Yuna and Shari’s two pistols produced in 3414 of the cosmic calendar brought from the base warehouse. The pistol is the latest model.

Tang Long, who didn’t know the function of the blue light curtain at first, knew after passing through the light curtain. This light curtain is used for sound insulation. Tang Long looked at this hall, which could accommodate tens of thousands of people, with nearly 10,000 tables in a concave shape, three meters long, one meter wide, and thirty to forty centimeters high. Just above the concave shape are two tables with slightly different heights. At a glance, you can see that the highest table is the head of the house, and the lower table is the deputy head of the house.

Although the appearance of these desks is classical, it is very similar to the wooden desks used in ancient times in the movies, but several buttons and stereo projection lenses on the desks make people know that the functions of these desks are no less than that of modern desks. On the table are china plates with fruit and meat, as well as jugs made of ceramic, with several ceramic wine glasses on the side. Of course, fruit and meat are not the same on all tables, but the closer you are to the owner, the more plentiful the table is. For example, there was only a plate of fruit, a plate of meat and a small pot of wine on the table near the door. What surprised Tang Long more was not these, but that there was no chair here, and all the people were kneeling on a cushion. Seeing this, Tang Long could only helplessly pouted, complaining in his heart that the Tang family’s recovery had gone too far.

Now these nearly 10,000 tables are almost full of people, and the thousands of tables at the concave bottom with only a few dishes on the table are all occupied by one person. On both sides of the concave shape, there were three people sitting on the table with richer dishes, but at a glance, it could be seen that only the one sitting in the middle was the officer, and the people on both sides were the subordinates. Seeing these, Tang Long couldn’t help feeling that he was fortunately not bringing too many people here, because according to the original proposal of the female soldiers, he wanted to bring a mecha company, but he refused to let the owner misunderstand why he wanted to force the palace. .

The entry of Tang Long and others did not attract too many people’s attention, but a few people near the door looked back at Tang Long. However, although Tang Long is not conspicuous, his two subordinates are the focus of many eyes. Feeling this, Tang Long couldn’t help but muttered bitterly: “Am I not handsome? No one looks at me.”

Hearing Tang Long’s words, Yuna and Sally swayed abruptly, while Tang Zhong glanced at Tang Long with your arrogant eyes. As for No. 2 Star Zero, he smiled in Tang Long’s ears: “It’s all men here, who cares if you are handsome or not!” Only now did Tang Long realize that the entire hall, except for the two subordinates beside him, was actually Not a single woman exists.

When Tang Zhong brought Tang Long in, a young man who seemed to be a waiter walked over quickly and said in a low voice, “Lord Tang Zhong, please come to the table, the young man will serve Mr. Tang Long.”

Tang Zhong glanced at the man, nodded, saluted Tang Long, turned around and walked to one of the simple tables, where he found a table and sat down.

The waiter bent over to Tang Long and said, “Lord Tang Long, and these two adults, please come with me.” He led the way ahead.

Tang Long looked around and asked, “Is this table seating according to rank? What rank do I need to participate in such a meeting?”

The waiter turned his head and smiled flatly: “Above Jiading can participate in such a meeting. At the bottom are Jiaqu and Jiading adults, and the family members, family generals, and family elders are all sitting on both sides of this hall. Ah, your seat is right here. Here, please take a seat.” He said, pointing to a table in front of him.

This table is in the second place on the right side of the main hall. Tang Long can feel that when he is standing in this position, all the people in the entire hall are looking at him together. And there is this special look that contains puzzlement, jealousy, anger and hatred, which makes Tang Long notice that the owner of this look is opposite, that is, the third table on the left side of the main hall. The burly middle-aged man shot over. The strange thing is that the two tables above this big man are the same as the one above him. There are two people who vacate the middle position and sit there without looking sideways.

Seeing these, and comparing the empty owner’s seat, Tang Long knew that the three tables were the seats of the family, but why did the big man on the opposite look at me with such eyes? I don’t know him. Confused, Tang Long scratched his head, ready to ask the people beside him. But when I saw the two middle-aged blond people sitting at the first table on the right side, they didn’t look sideways, as if they didn’t ask anything outside the window, so I had to look for the person on the left, but the three people on the left were When he saw himself looking at them, he immediately turned his head to the side.

Just when Tang Long didn’t know what was going on, the waiter came forward and whispered, “The owner asked you to hand over the military card to Xiao, and let Xiao send it over.”

Tang Long knew it was an identity check and didn’t care, he took out his military card and asked, “Why is that big guy looking at me like this? I don’t know him and I didn’t offend him?”

The waiter was stunned for a moment, but after looking left and right, he leaned forward to take the military card and whispered quickly: “The first one on the left of the main hall is where the old man of Tang Zhongpu’s family is, and the first one on the right is Joel. The position of the elder of the Longde family, the second from the left is the position of the elder of the Zhang Yi family. Your position turned out to be the position of the general of the family of Zhang Wu.” After speaking, he left quickly.

Hearing this, Tang Long couldn’t help but nodded suddenly. It turned out that he had robbed others of his position. No wonder they hated him. But I came in fourth place, so I’m not one step closer to my goal? Proudly, Tang Long ignored the gazes of others, motioned Yuna and Sally to sit down, and then sat cross-legged and enjoyed the delicious food on the table.