The space field is the source of wealth. This is the consensus of all imperial nobles.

Every aristocratic family, even some wealthy businessmen, has their own space field. Space converters are not difficult to make. As long as you invest enough raw materials and funds, anyone can get it. This kind of thing is equivalent to buying a private plane in the era of the earth. National laws allow individuals to own it, but you must also have enough money to purchase, as well as daily maintenance of machinery, maintain the salary of the entire flight personnel, etc.

The space field is the secret of the nobles. No one will disclose how much space field they have, and it is even more impossible to publish relevant information on the space size, geology, population, civilization and other related information within the existing field. According to the law, all spaces must be registered with the Vatican and the Imperial Civil Affairs Headquarters, and the Empire will regularly send supervisors to inspect. Space holders must pay materials and taxes on time to continue to have the right to occupy and develop space. Of course, in terms of confidentiality of information, the Empire and the Vatican have indeed achieved impeccable strictness. It is precisely because of this convincing confidentiality system that close connections and balances between the nobles and the Empire can be maintained.

"I have never believed that there is something like "luck" in the world. However, that young man named Su Hao gave me the most vivid example."

Duke Ma Wen smiled and exclaimed: "Although the space coordinates are confidential, the number of use of the space converter can be found. He used the imperial contribution point to exchange for a normal signal converter from the "Iron Warriors" Legion. Under normal circumstances, if there is no special technology enhancement, the number of explorations of the space converter is about five times. Su Hao only exchanged one before and after, and he has the current space field. Haha, I have to admit that the goddess of luck is indeed very favorable to him, which is enviable."

The duke's words immediately resonated with Wang Hejun and others. Marquis Solius and Count Thomas also nodded frequently and sighed constantly.

Space exploration is quite dangerous. This is equivalent to exploring any number arranged infinitely in ten, hundred, thousand, etc. starting from the number "l". The high-speed energy generated space gate. No matter what coordinates are locked, you cannot know what kind of world is behind the space gate. Maybe it is a violent space turbulence like a hurricane, or a small piece of gravel floating irregularly in the infinite void. You must enter the space gate yourself and see the world completely shrouded in darkness, or only a little bit of faint light can you truly understand what despair and fear are.

This statement is not suspicious of exaggeration. The space field is a strange world, and coordinates that no one has explored mean that the information is blank. Even if a useless spatial coordinate has been explored, out of hostility and oppositional mentality, the explorer will not publish the relevant information, but pretend to be ignorant, watch a bad guy continue to step into it and taste the same bitter fruit himself.

This practice is a bit like I accidentally fell into the manhole, and I fell to my head and bleeding. After climbing up through all my hardships, I did not set a conscious mind next to the manhole, but instead hid aside, gloating and waiting for others to fall in, and the same result was the one I suffered.

"I have always been fascinated by the space field. Since I was young, I have been exploring the world outside this world for tens of thousands of times."

Duke Marvin raised his head, his eyes seemed to penetrate the roof, and he saw the sky outside: "Every time I explored, it costs a lot of manpower, materials, and money. Most of the coordinates of the space are traps. Either a dark world of nothingness, or they are immediately torn into pieces by the turbulent energy flow when they enter. There is even worse situation, no one can know where the coordinates behind the space door are located in the strange world? Cliffs, deep seas, magma, and even the nests of unknown monsters. Those who I trust most,

I encountered the incident of falling down from a height of 100 meters and falling to death. My uncle was very lucky to find a space area that seemed to be of development value. When he returned happily and led the second echelon into it, he found that huge human-eating beasts were everywhere. Only two minions survived after being seriously injured. My uncle was eaten and swallowed by the monsters. No one knew what species those monsters were? Their skin was harder than the power armor, and they could not be broken by laser or chainsaw sword."

The Duke's words immediately resonated.

"Yes, I have encountered a terrible space where poisonous gas is everywhere. The poisonous gas has a strong corrosion effect and has a penetration effect on metals and high-energy polyester. Although the exploration team I sent over there was equipped with breathing devices, it was still irresistible. Fortunately, a loyal servant rushed into the space door and brought back the news from there. I did not continue to waste resources in that terrifying coordinate."

"My situation is not much better. I spent at least millions of gold coins in exploring the space field, and I consumed countless personnel and materials. Many people could not come back when they entered, and the space converter was replaced again and again due to the loss. This kind of thing is simply gambling, and the hit rate is amazingly low."

"But you have to admit that once you find a space with development value, your efforts will be rewarded. It is equivalent to a private territory of your own, and you will be in whatever you want there. Whether you plant high-priced crops or dig ore in the most primitive way, the law of the empire cannot restrain you. Think about it, that is a world of your own. There, you are the king."

Duke Marvin did not participate in this discussion. With his natural majesty and momentum, he asked: "Sorus, you are known for being rich among the nobles. Tell me, how many space areas do you have with development value?"

This kind of questioning is quite rude, and even among the nobles who are most familiar with each other, it is often a taboo topic. However, Marquis Solius obviously did not think that Marvin was coveting his wealth. He thought about it, raised his left hand and stretched out his five fingers.

"Five. But the area is very small. The largest one is only about 3,000 square kilometers. I spent a lot of effort to build a replicant breeding base there. I managed it for decades, and it was not until six years ago that I really started to make profits. It used to be a volcanic area with a high ore content. I have been trying to transform the soil there, and for the moment, the results are still OK."

The old duke smiled and turned his gaze to Wang Hejun who was sitting on the other side: "What about you?"

Wang Hejun instinctively wanted to refuse the answer, but the old man in black behind Duke Ma Wen stared at him with a cold look. He couldn't help but chill, so he reluctantly replied slowly: "I have three."

Duke Marvin's problem did not end: "How is the profit?"

“My luck is really bad when it comes to space exploration.”

The resentment on Wang Hejun's face gradually turned gloomy. He picked up the goblet placed on the coffee table, drank a large sip of red wine, and his voice became quiet: "I have lost many people, including my relatives and my most trusted subordinates. I know that such things always come with risks, and there are too many unpredictable unknown factors. However, when I watched them walk into the space door one by one, they never came back. That kind of loss and despair was like a dark creature biting its heart hard."

Speaking of this, Wang Hejun raised his head and stared at Marquis Solius sitting on the sofa opposite, his eyes slightly red: "My space field is not as big as yours. The smallest one is actually a rock floating between the void, which may be the size of twenty square kilometers."

Marquis Solius seemed very sensitive to such things: "The rocks floating in the void? Why, are they all ores?"

“Is white quality iron ore”

Wang Hejun nodded slowly: "It is very dangerous to mine ore there, and hundreds of people have died in front and behind. However, compared to the benefits obtained, life is quite cost-effective."

Before Duke Marvin asked, Count Thomas had already spoken out: "I have two space fields, not large in size, and the main resource is wood. There are forests everywhere, maybe it has not existed for a long time, only insects and beasts, and naturally there are no intelligent creatures."

Thomas's words aroused Duke Marvin's feelings: "Yes, intelligent life, this is probably the result that every space explorer wants the most. This means that there is no need to reproduce a second life within the space, no need to establish a huge sperm cold storage and replicant breeding base. The space field with civilization is very precious, and even the dark world wants to get them."

This sentence is not unfounded. In fact, the dark world also has a large number of space fields. Most of their food sources are produced by space. Unlike the human empire's concept of the development of the space field, the dark world regards valuable space fields as farms. If there are a large number of indigenous people in the area, they will hunt them in large quantities and also keep them in captivity. As for those space fields that can be cultivated, a large number of human prisoners of war from the main world will be brought in, allowing them to farm and develop confidently within the space field, and then regularly harvest sufficient meat.

"I know Valam, who is a very smart and decisive young man."

Duke Marvin said slowly in his usual calm tone: "According to the information released before the Clement family was destroyed, the space domain of HC993 is an extremely huge plane world. Just the part that Valam had explored in it is more than 500,000 square kilometers. This does not include other parts of that world. According to the information of the Clement family, this is just the kingdom where Valam was at that time. If it were the entire space world, the total area might exceed this number by hundreds of times."

The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became depressing and dull. The other three people present received the information posted by the Clement family on the public network that day. Although Dai Xiaolou ordered people to erase the information afterwards and temporarily supervised such information in the name of the "Iron Warriors" Legion, it still could not be completely eliminated. Although the information existed on the public network for a short time, some people still intercepted it in time and knew it.

The reason why Wang Hejun and others became the invitations to Duke Ma Wen was because they intercepted the information and knew about it. For the sake of interests, Solius became the first partner selected by Duke Ma Wen. Wang Hejun could guess some of the next actions of Duke Ma Wen. But he understood that the gap in strength between him and the Duke was too big. Therefore, the best choice at present is to rely on Ma Wen and carry out collective actions on the huge space field.

The inside story that Count Thomas knew was obviously not as much as Solius and Wang Hejun. He was shocked by the huge number mentioned by Duke Marvin, and subconsciously repeated to himself: "Five hundred thousand square kilometers? Is this all this true?"

Dai Xiaolou's work on deleting information was very thorough. If it weren't for luck, Count Thomas would not have received the broken piece of information. Despite this, he also knew the coordinates.

Of course, knowing that it is one thing, but really daring to reach out is another.

Duke Marvin smiled and looked at the stunned Thoma, and asked seriously: "What, do you think I'm lying and lying to you?"

"No, no, no"

Earl Toma shook his head repeatedly, his tone so awkward that even he spoke: "I, I just think it's really unimaginable. 500,000 square kilometers, this is simply..."

"This is just the scope that the Clement family has explored at the moment."

Marquis Solius interjected: "Didn't you hear what the Duke said just now? It's very big, and the rest of the world is hundreds of times more than this number.

Earl Thomas' eyes turned red, and he swallowed hard, and heard a "gurgling" sound from his throat.

Duke Ma Wen's face was always smiling, but his voice was full of temptation: "This is a huge fortune, don't you want it?"

Without waiting for the three of them to answer, the Duke continued: "The Iron Warriors Legion has erased the relevant information released by the Clement family. Those who did not get it at that time naturally would not know this secret. I have checked that in addition to us, there are other people who intercepted this information."

Earl Toma couldn't help but ask, "Who are they?"

"Most of them are civilians, and there is a baron."

Solius obviously knew a lot about this matter. He said directly: "We should thank the respected Duke. It is precisely because of his wisdom and decisiveness that the accident was stopped in time and further spread. The more than 300 civilians involved, as well as the baron I just mentioned, have been dealt with. In short, these people can no longer cause disturbance to us, and there is no need to worry about the secret of the HC993 space coordinates being leaked. If this situation really happens... then it can only be one of us."

The gloom on Wang Hejun's face became even worse. Due to Duke Ma Wen's presence, he was really not good at experiencing an attack. He could only snort with dissatisfaction from his nostrils, leaned back and leaned against the sofa with an angry look.

He didn't like this situation of being controlled. Everyone has selfish intentions. Wang Hejun really wanted to get into the space coordinates of HC993. He had already made a corresponding plan. If Marquis Solius had not suddenly sent an invitation letter, Wang Hejun would have started his own plan.

Now it seems that Solius obviously knows more than himself. Is this due to Duke Marvin's instruction? Or was Solius's secret discussion with the Duke earlier? It is unknown. But the facts are clear that Wang Hejun was not the partner of the first phase, but was listed as the third candidate.

"No, I won't say it, I won't do that."

Earl Thomas showed a look of horror on his face. He looked around and suddenly remembered his identity that was too disparate to others. A very bad idea suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Don't, don't kill me. I swear, no word will be revealed. You, you should believe me."

Solius had already said it very clearly that it is impossible for those civilians who received information from the Clement family, as well as a baron, to leak information. Being able to do this means that those people are dead. You can guess such things by just thinking about them with your brain, and Count Thomas naturally thought that he was obviously the target that he must be eliminated next.

"Haha, don't be so scared"

Duke Marvin smiled kindly and said, "This is a big piece of cake. If you swallow it alone, you will only be able to die. We all need partners, and we also need trust between each other."

Marquis Solius nodded and said with a chance: "This is a special gift from the Duke. I originally wanted to eliminate your instability. The Duke wanted to give you a chance. He believed that you were honest and that you would not lie."

These words dissolved the awkward atmosphere. Earl Thomas knew what to do at this time. He immediately rolled off the sofa, threw himself in front of Duke Marvin's wheelchair like a dog, picked up the Duke's shoes regardless of everything, his hands trembled, his eyes were filled with tears, and his body almost leaned to the ground, constantly kissing the tip of the Duke's shoes.

Although this style seems disgusting, it can bring great psychological satisfaction to the flatterer. Even Duke Marvin, a veteran who plays power, is still satisfied by the way of Count Thomas. The smile on his face becomes stronger and stronger. He even stretches out his hand and gently caresses Thomas' head like he treats his favorite pet.

As long as you can live, you can get enough rich benefits, dignity is nothing

Although the behavior of licking the tip of the shoe is shameless, it is much better than being killed and thrown into a cesspool.

If you die, there will be nothing.
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