From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

Chapter 174 Jonathan’s aftermath

When Jonathan, in the name of the family head, ordered the private soldiers deployed near the family's exclusive area to take down the disguised mobile troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and rush to the manor for support.

Although the number of rapid mobile troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs controlling the manor area is not too small, they also have mechanical units including heavy power armor and HCP.

But the private soldiers of the Irons family took out more HCPs, as well as main battle tanks and heavy multi-legged tanks as fire support.

And with a "You dare to touch my master!" ’ After rushing over with a posture.

These soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' rapid mobile unit still chose to lay down their weapons.

After all, the cost of main battle tanks is relatively low compared to HCP, so the major nobles have deployed many of them in their hometowns.

Moreover, the Irons family’s main battle tank still uses the relatively new T-89 ‘Revenant’.

The diamond-shaped turret is equipped with an electromagnetic reconnection cannon.

Although this type of main battle tank is currently used in the battle sequence of the Star Dragon Empire's regular army, it is basically used as a surface defense force on the planet and an auxiliary unit in the brigade-level armored combat team.

But for the noble private soldiers, it is completely enough.

After the number is piled up like now, if the electromagnetic reconnection cannon is used to focus the fire on the HCP, the latter will not be able to bear it even if the deflection field is turned on.

What's more, the mobile troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are inside the encirclement, and there is no depth of defense at all.

When you are surrounded by enemies from both sides, it is normal to lay down your weapons and surrender.

We are all members of the Empire, there is no need to fight to the death.

"No matter what you say about the stroke among the high-level people in the empire, Mr. Amber, I still want to thank you for rescuing Isabel and risking your life to save me and my family."

After temporarily imprisoning Balot, Billwater, and the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and issuing a week-long curfew to the entire planet.

Jonathan Irons took Amber for a private conversation.

"These are all things I should do. Your Majesty, Miss Isabel's business is my business."

Amber responded with a smile, not paying any attention to the twitching corners of the earl's eyes.

"So your relationship with your little girl?"

"Steel comradeship, my lord."

"That's all?"

Jonathan's face was filled with 'disbelief', and his old father's intuition convinced him that the guy in front of him was definitely closely related to his daughter.

"Of course not." Amber gave a rare twist and scratched her head in embarrassment.

"Miss Isabel is also a shareholder of our company."

Regarding this matter, Amber had no intention of hiding it from Jonathan.

After all, he is Isabel's father, so theoretically it is only a matter of time before he knows this.

"Company? Shareholders?"

Looking at Jonathan who was full of doubts, Amber gave the earl a brief summary of Atlas's situation.

"Even Ms. Yuge invested in Mr. Amber. It seems that I still underestimated you."

Earl Jonathan leaned back on the chair. Originally, he wanted to chat with Amber alone because he wanted to know more about the young man and ask about him and Isabel.

As a result, after chatting, I found that I seemed to understand Amber less and less.

But since even Ellenita has invested in Amber, it means that he has indeed gained the approval of the female elf.

When it comes to investment, this female elf has always been known for her sharp vision.

"I can understand mining companies. After all, the market is in urgent demand and profit margins are guaranteed."

Earl Jonathan looked into Amber's eyes seriously, paused and continued:

"However, it seems that Mr. Amber is also a thoughtful person when it comes to setting up a private military company at this juncture."

"Wherever I go, just to make ends meet."

"Based on the strength and knowledge you have shown, I believe Mr. Amber is not just a trivial person, but everyone has their own secrets, and I don't intend to ask about them."

Hearing this, Amber also breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, there were some things that were not suitable to be discussed in detail with the count, and he had not yet had time to compile this part of the story.

But Earl Jonathan's next words were beyond Amber's expectation.

"I have always admired Ms. Yuge in terms of investment. There is no problem in following her footsteps. Our family happens to have some spare funds now, so I plan to invest in your company."

"ah?"

Amber really didn't expect that this conversation would eventually lead to investment. He never thought about it at the beginning.

"Well, that's it, Lord Earl, our company is not listed yet, and the shareholding structure is relatively fixed."

"How many shares does Mr. Amber hold?"

"54.5%."

"15 million Imperial Golden Dragons, in exchange for 4.5% of your shares, what do you think?"

As soon as Jonathan opened his mouth, he had the demeanor of a 'boy giving away money'.

"Well, Lord Earl, you are not just taking advantage of me."

Amber didn't hide anything when she spoke. After all, this deal was indeed a bit deceptive.

You can publish a book called "Three Sentences, Let the Count of the Empire Give Me 15 Million".

Not to mention that the other party is Isabel's father. If this guy finds out, she may be torn to pieces at night.

"Actually, I don't care about these 4.5% shares. If I didn't want to go through the process, I even planned to transfer the money to you directly."

"No, what are you trying to achieve?"

"What are you trying to achieve? Of course, I want Isa to have a good home."

Earl Jonathan's tone was full of the old father's worry for his daughter.

"After this incident, I realized that the party struggle in the empire has entered the most intense stage. Even if I want to stay out of it like before, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

And your and Isabel's identities are still too sensitive in the empire. Whether it is the Regent or our respected Princess, they will want to use you.

So I don't want you to stay in the empire, it's too dangerous.

I also recognize your ability. I think you really have the potential to create a world.

Based on the above circumstances, instead of letting you stay in the empire and worry all day long, it is better to let you make Atlas bigger and stronger in the Thousand Star Empire, so that I can rest assured."

After Jonathan said these words, Amber also understood the old father's thoughts.

It was purely because he saw that the empire might be in chaos, so he quickly sent his precious daughter out of this increasingly dangerous vortex, and then paid a living allowance of 15 million.

Amber's current strength also made him believe that it would be safer to keep Isabel with her.

However, as the old saying goes, "no reward without merit", Amber was still a little unsure about suddenly taking 15 million from others.

Just when he was a little entangled, he heard Earl Jonathan continue to add a sentence.

"Hehe, in fact, Mr. Amber doesn't need to be too entangled. This 15 million imperial gold dragons is equivalent to selling a favor to you, a psychic. If our Ains family encounters any difficulties in the future, I hope you can help us again."

"Deal!"

Hearing this, Amber said without hesitation.

That night, in addition to negotiating the investment of 15 million imperial gold dragons.

According to the "Basic Law of the Star Dragon Empire Nobles", which grants the nobles the power of self-defense and trial, Jonathan directly executed Barlot and Billwater.

Then, in the name of the Ains family, the incident was made public, and the cause and effect were specially presented to the emperor, the regent, and the princess.

A week after the incident, the reaction of the Regent was the same as Amber had guessed at the time.

There was no way to clean up this matter. A minister of the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs showed up in the fiefdom of the Ains family with his troops without any formalities, and even placed members of the Ains family under house arrest.

Who would want to clean up this matter if they wanted to die?

So Norton II issued a statement, saying that he was completely unaware of the incident, and sympathized with the Ains family's experience, and at the same time expressed his support for the Ains family to severely punish the perpetrators according to the imperial law.

The Princess Party took this opportunity to launch a new round of verbal attacks on the Regent Party.

As for the emperor who had been lying in bed for a long time, Amber even doubted whether he had seen the news at all.

However, his current chief eunuch still passed on his oral instructions to the outside world.

While the emperor was angry about the incident, he also agreed that the Ains family should deal with the matter on their own according to the "Basic Law of the Star Dragon Empire Nobility".

To be honest, Amber felt that the emperor's remarks had exposed that his control over the empire had reached a dangerous edge.

He can't command any department, and he just talks a lot of empty words.

"What's wrong with this country? I'm confused."

"Amber, what are you talking about?"

Isabel, who was standing on the balcony and watching the fireworks in the distance of the manor, rubbed Amber's cheek.

Today is New Year's Eve. Amber, who had planned to leave a few days ago, stayed after Isabel's soft and hard persuasion.

"It's okay. Have I contacted Alanita for my nonsense?"

"Yes, she told us to have a good rest and will come to pick us up in a few days."

"Okay, your family affairs have been dealt with, and you have to go back to the company. I guess there are still a lot of things to deal with there."

Amber sighed, hugged Isabel in her arms tighter, and whispered in her ear:

"After this incident, I feel that the chaos caused by party disputes in the empire may accelerate again"

"Oh, it's rare to see you worry about the future of the empire."

"You're wrong, I'm not worried about the future of the empire, I'm worried that the chaos is too fast, Atlas's strength has not grown, and it can't get more benefits in this chaos."

"You are worthy of it."

Isabel turned around and held Amber's cheek.

"Don't think about these things today, let's go out and set off fireworks~"

She didn't want to waste her rare rest time.

"Fireworks are boring, I'll take you to something more interesting."

Amber shook her head and showed a malicious smile.

"What?"

"New Year's Eve Cannon~"

Amid Isabel's screams, Amber carried her on her shoulders and walked back to the room.

I believe everyone has also seen that the second volume currently does not describe much about the battlefield, mainly because the second volume was originally arranged for the protagonist to start developing strength, planting crops, and then wait for the internal conflicts of the empire to ferment.

After all, I want the protagonist's strength to grow, and it still looks operational, not the kind of plot where the fleet is built by clicking a few times on the panel.

If you like watching the fighting part, you can keep it up. The third volume is big do, special do, big fight, special fight!