Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"I heard that rebels appeared and many space stations were captured."

"Yes, they are the clones. They were all reported on the news."

10 o'clock in the morning

Two men in suits and round hats were sitting in a cafe on a busy commercial street in Star City. They were drinking morning tea. There was an endless stream of pedestrians on the street.

All the buildings are regular, only 7-story metal buildings, with many colorful paintings on the exterior walls. There is a large black panel on the roof of each building.

These are solar power panels. Because the moon rotates once every month, these solar power panels cover the entire city. With the continuous trial and error improvements of a large number of scientists, it now only takes ten days of light to power a building like this. The seven-story building covering an area of ​​200 square meters can meet the electricity needs for 20 days.

The streets are all made of metal, and the means of transportation are flying cars or motorcycles suspended in the sky. The cars are flying higher up, and the motorcycles are a little lower. Everything looks very orderly.

The entire Star City has a population of about 2 million and has a complete business system. Everyone lives a good life. Most people work very leisurely because food, drink and everything they need for life are free every month. Just spend the money you earn.

According to the law, each citizen can have three clones to work for him at the same time. 30% of the value produced by the clones needs to be turned over to the state as tax, 20% as the maintenance cost of the clones, and 20% as facilities. 20% of maintenance costs go into reserves, and only 10% of the proceeds go to citizens.

The 20% that enters the reserve will be allocated in various aspects according to the situation. Many people actually know well that the majority of it has been taken away by some large capital groups and founders of the empire. They just get a piece of it. Just a little profit.

However, the residents of the entire Tianji Space Country have a very high quality in terms of entertainment and life. Although there are occasionally some objections, most of the time, these voices are only a few.

"But why haven't the Imperial Army started to clean up those clones?"

"Maybe they are hiding."

The chat between the two men caught the attention of a reporter at the next table, who immediately asked.

"Gentlemen, where did you hear this news?"

"It was broadcast on District 9 News Channel this morning."

The reporter immediately took out the tablet computer with a serious look and started searching on the Internet. It was obvious that this news had been blocked. He had been wandering around the city for a while and passed through three major districts. , but these two men were the only ones talking about the clone rebellion.

The reporter's name was Victor, a reporter from Star Truth Media. He smiled slightly and asked the two men in detail when they saw it. The two men still remembered the time, it should be 8 o'clock in the morning. when.

But now Victor searched for news about the clone rebellion and couldn't find any news, so he was sure that the empire should have used its power to suppress the matter, and where the source of the news was, Victor was very interested.

If you go directly to the 9th District News Channel and ask, you won't be able to find out anything. Victor got a tip on this matter last night. He is an informant in the army who regularly provides some news materials. It is basically true, but the key point is. It was who provided the clue about what Channel 9 reported.

As long as they find the person who provided the clues and interview them, Truth Media will gain a lot of popularity, and their salary will increase a lot.

Victor was hesitant now. Such a good opportunity to make a fortune would not work if it was not reported. Although there was a certain degree of risk, it was obvious that the benefits outweighed the risks.

Victor continued to ask, and after a while he left the coffee shop. He could only look around for places where people gathered and listen to what everyone was talking about.

However, after wandering around for lunch, Victor did not hear any useful information. There was still no news on the Internet about the clone rebellion seizing the space station.

In the entire Starry Sky City, as long as the founders are not involved, there will be no problem. Even if it involves some matters involving the merchant army, there will be no problem. Victor was thinking about what to do next. At this moment, a No. 1 car A group of army security vehicles slowly descended. When Victor was confused, he saw several people from the Star Air Force coming out and walking directly towards him.

"Mr. Victor, because you are suspected of serious economic crimes, please come back with us to assist in the investigation."

Victor immediately took out the phone and asked to contact a lawyer. He probably knew what was going on. He would have a secret conversation with the informant in the military every time, and then Victor would give the money and get it to the military. Some of the exposed secrets are then published.

Several times the army spent money to get things done, but this time it seemed a little difficult. Victor got into the car honestly. He looked around with some fear, but soon Victor realized that something was wrong, because The place they went to was not the security management station, but directly towards the station of the First Army.

Victor didn't say anything. He knew that the matter was not simple. He had done this kind of thing many times, but he had never been taken directly to the military department. It seemed that economic crimes were just an excuse to take him there. That’s all.

Soon the car stopped in front of a facility. This facility was not the main facility but was hidden behind the main facility. Victor was taken in, but he was not handcuffed.

Victor was taken to a room, and he seemed to understand as soon as he entered. The person sitting in the room was Ina, the secretary of General Nicholas of the First Army.

"Do you know why I came to you?"

Victor nodded.

He knew very well what Ina wanted to do.

"You can just say what you say, Ina-sama. As long as I can help you, please feel free to ask."

There was a clicking sound, and a bag of Starry Sky Coins was placed on the table. Victor swallowed a gulp, and the sound should be Starry Sky Coins. He hurriedly opened it and was stunned. It turned out to be Gold Star Coins, which are the most valuable in the empire. It is unbelievable that there is a bag full of currency.

One gold star coin can be exchanged for 1,000 blue star coins and 10,000 red star coins. Although I don't know how many there are here, it can definitely buy a 200-square-meter apartment in a busy area.

Seeing so much money, Victor lost his excitement and felt scared instead.

"Lord Ina, giving me so much money is probably not a small matter."

More money means higher risks, and it is given so much at once. Victor is not stupid, Ina just said with a smile.

"Do you know why the report was suddenly stopped early this morning?"

Victor said after thinking for a moment.

"It should be a certain adult who took action directly."

Ina did not answer this question, but directly handed over a tablet crystal computer. Victor looked at it suspiciously, and Ina said.

"There are some reporting materials here. We need you to report some for a while. This deal is very cost-effective."

"Can I see what's inside first?"

Victor asked and Ina laughed.

"You don't have to choose Mr. Victor. You used to make a lot of news that made our entire army uncomfortable through private transactions with people in our First Army. Some of these news are untrue, and you privately The deal underneath”

"I understand, Lady Ina."

Victor put away the heavy bag of money and computers. He really had no choice now. It seemed that the opponent had already grasped the situation.

"I just have one question, if I'm in danger because of these reports"

"You just reported some things truthfully and let the people know the truth. We will naturally protect you."

Victor felt a chill rise up his spine, and he immediately thought that the sky was going to change, and he would be involved in the factional struggle, which Victor was extremely unwilling to do.

"Take me to say hello to your wife and children, and your little lover."

Ina said, Victor felt frightened again, and then he was taken away.

After Victor left, Ina sighed. Now she could only use this dirty method. What Ina handed to Victor was the criminal evidence of some businessmen in the past, as well as some of the things done by some founders. Dirty things, all this is to gain an advantage and directly pave the way for the Queen to clear out these dissidents.

Ina is very clear that a silent storm is coming. Even if the clones do not launch a rebellion, this storm will start sooner or later. The creators of all walks of life are already gearing up. They are fighting for the throne and forcing the queen to choose Decide the next king.

If the Queen hadn't transferred four of the five major armies away from the lunar base a few years ago, leaving only the First Army directly under her confidants, a coup would have occurred in the empire.

Fortunately, the second and third armies are now ready to serve the queen. This makes Ina relieved. This time, the purge must be quick, and a response must be made in a short time to negotiate with the clone front. The person has already passed by, bringing with him some information about the Queen's hostile forces within the empire.

The plan is to use the clone front to clean out these enemies. This is the best way now.

All this was done to avoid war within the empire. Ina had noticed some signs a long time ago. These were collected by the spies of the First Army. The matter of the clone front was just a small problem. The fourth and fifth armies are the big problem.

The two armies are supported by the merchants of Star City and some of the founders, and their strength is far greater than that of the first army. However, now that the balance has begun to tilt towards the queen, Ina can feel relieved.

After a while, Ina left the facility. Not long after she left, Nick came over.

"What are you doing here?"

"it's nothing."

Nick stared at Ina suspiciously, and Ina sighed.

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. This is my advice to you."

Listening to Ina's somewhat cold tone, Nick thought for a moment and then said.

"I always felt we should get rid of the clones that were causing the problem."

Ina did not intend to explain anything to this child. He was still too young and had a long way to go in the future. After taking a few steps, Ina immediately summoned several spies from the First Army.

"You stare at Commander Nek and stare him to death."

The reason why Ina did this was because she was afraid that this young man would do something stupid. After all, he had a good relationship with the young commanders of other army groups.

Soon Ina came to the office. Nicholas had just finished a meeting. Sure enough, he did not let Nick participate. All the participants were the core commanders of the First Army.

"How is it going?"

"We have already found him, Victor from Truth Media."

Nicholas nodded.

"They should be able to arrive at the Clone Front's base today. What do you think they will do?"

"If they're smart enough, they'll want to take advantage of us."

Nicholas nodded. There are many problems on the clone front now. Even if they captured five space stations, it would be very difficult for such a large population to survive without supplies from the empire.

"They should understand the trade-off."

2pm

Helt was lying quietly on the edge of the swimming pool, and Maggie was massaging him.

"It's really good that you can rest for a few days. We can go shopping, watch movies and eat."

Helt nodded happily. He wanted to take a good rest these days, and then take Maggie to meet his family members. After all, the wedding had been decided. Although Helt knew very well that Maggie was He was by his side because of the Queen's arrangement, but it doesn't matter now.

Then Helt got up and put on his clothes, while Maggie started to dress up. He clicked on the news and watched it casually. His life was relaxed now, and the pressure on his body was gone in an instant. However, Helt often thought about it these days. Stukov, he hopes to have a good chat with him.

It's a pity that it's basically impossible now. Everything has already started. Sure enough, a striking news suddenly appeared and was immediately read. It was a report by reporter Victor from Truth Media.

Keya Resource Collection Company once deducted the wages of many workers and killed some leading workers when workers gathered to protest, without causing any accidents.

"Has it started yet!"

Helt smiled. He didn't expect Nikolai to start so quickly. Helt had come into contact with this company many times when he helped deliver some supplies to the clone front. As long as they gave them money, they could do a lot. matter, but they are always staunchly anti-Queen.

This is also the reason why Helt has some cooperation with them. In the past, he was also a staunch anti-queen.

"Okay Hult, let's go out and watch a movie."

Hurt nodded, stood up, and left the room with Maggie.

Immediately after leaving the palace, there was a lively square. Hert remembered that his father often took him here when he was a child.

"Have you remembered the past, Helt?"

"Maggie, what were you like as a child?"

Maggie was a little confused, but then said.

"It's almost the same. After all, we are all nobles."