Zhang Yuan's attitude is aggressive and sharp, both psychologically and verbally, he has the upper hand.

When he asked this, although there was still a hint of a smile on his face, Chu Muping deeply felt a kind of contempt, and in a trance, a thought of 'am I really useless' in his heart.

For a moment, he felt that he was nothing, not the imperial prince, not the commander of the gray guard, and the person standing opposite him could crush him to powder with a single finger.

The mentality that has just been restored, in the blink of an eye, there are signs of collapse again.

At this moment, my sister's crisp voice sounded again: "Your Excellency Governor, we have come with good intentions, and even if we fail to cooperate, we are still friends who have come to visit. Why are you so aggressive? ”

The appearance of this voice interrupted the illusion in Chu Muping's heart, and he hurriedly pinched his thigh, and a sharp pain hit him, which made him sober up.

"It's dangerous! I heard that the god of war has an overwhelming will, and he can move people's hearts unconsciously. I didn't believe it before, but now I know it's really dangerous. ”

If there is no reminder from his sister, then even if this alliance can be reached, then he will not take any advantage, and then the interests of the two sides will always be at a disadvantage, and he may even be at the mercy of the other party, and it will be difficult to turn over.

He froze and said, "Your Excellency the Governor, I have come with sincerity for mutual benefit, but you are bent on making me a puppet at her mercy. ”

Zhang Yuan's eyes swept over the two brothers and sisters, and laughed: "That's right, it's true that I'm too much." Let's go to the hall and talk. ”

Chu Muping breathed a sigh of relief in his heart: "The guest is as the host is, and it is all up to the governor's arrangement." ”

The three of them walked towards the pure wooden villa in the manor.

On the way, Zhang Yuan glanced at the girl walking beside Chu Muping and asked, "Your Highness, your sister is talented and intelligent, and her temperament is outstanding, especially these eyes, when I saw them for the first time, I almost thought that I had met an old man." ”

"The deceased? Who is it? Chu Muping was a little curious.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "The former governor of Heyue, Ye Liuyan. ”

Chu Muping's expression sank: "Governor Zhang, please also pay attention to your words." Ye Liuyan is a traitor and thief, how can he be compared with her sister?! ”

This time, Chu Mulian surprisingly didn't open her mouth to refute, she was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes, turned around, and hid on the other side of Chu Muping's body.

Zhang Yuan looked at Chu Mulian appreciatively, ignoring Chu Muping's displeasure: "I'm just telling the truth, don't blame Your Highness." ”

Chu Muping was not easy to make trouble, nodded and stopped talking.

The three of them continued to walk forward, and after walking for a while, Chu Muping casually glanced at his sister, and saw that she seemed to be no different from the past, but after careful experience, there were some differences.

He recalled his sister's demeanor when she spoke in the past, and somehow, Zhang Yuan's words appeared in his mind again.

'Looks like Ye Liuyan? How can it be? My sister is only 15 years old, smart and well-behaved...... But the royal children, how can they be simple-minded, is her sister acting like this, is it a disguise or a sincerity? She has been following me to the north and south, with extraordinary knowledge, often with amazing words, on current affairs, always to the point, in order to be far better than me, if she really has Ye Liuyan's ambition...... Once she's weathered, I can't stop it at all...... Chu Muping, what are you thinking? This is your own sister! ’

After that, on the road, Chu Muping's thoughts were mixed, various thoughts ebbed and flowed, and his complexion was also uncertain.

When the three of them arrived at the villa hall and sat down one after another, Chu Muping was still unsettled, until his sister's voice sounded in his ears: "Brother, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Huh? Oh, no, I'm fine. Chu Muping forced a smile, looked up at his sister, and felt that his sister was no different from before, but then, he remembered what happened just now. Just now, under the pressure of Zhang Yuan's momentum, he was difficult to resist, but his sister was at ease, when did his sister have such a ability, why didn't he know?

Now is not the time to think wildly, Chu Muping forcibly suppressed the boiling thoughts in his heart, and said to Zhang Yuan: "Governor Zhang, you just asked, what can I bring you, right?" ”

Zhang Yuan nodded.

Regarding this matter, Chu Muping and his sister had already discussed it, and then said, "Governor Zhang just said several alliance objects. The Aum Empire, the Castle in the Sky, the Apostles of Light, and even the Dark Heavens. It may seem like a lot to choose from, but in reality, you won't choose any of them! ”

"Why?" Zhang Yuan asked with a smile.

"Because these are powerful powers, if you make an alliance with them and are in a weak position, you will fall into great passivity, and you absolutely do not want to be controlled by others."

"Kind of makes sense." Zhang Yuan nodded: "Then what can you give me?" ”

"First of all, you and I are in an alliance, equal and mutually beneficial, if you support me, I will also give you benefits. I am the third prince of the empire, and I am also the commander of the gray-clothed guard, and I have a large amount of confidential information inside and outside the empire, and I can help you block countless hidden arrows. ”

The so-called bright and strong are easy to block, and hidden arrows are difficult to prevent. Thousands of days to prevent thieves is the most labor-intensive thing, if there is Chu Muping's helper, it can indeed block countless troubles for Zhang Yuan.

In addition, Heyue's biggest opponent at present is Chu Taixin, and with the help of the three princes, it is equivalent to planting a powerful eyeliner next to Chu Taixin, and he can know Chu Taixin's movements at the first time.

Zhang Yuan nodded again: "That's good." Anything else? ”

Chu Muping said again: "I came all the way and saw Governor Zhang building a lot of construction in the province. Space cities, space factories, energy centers, etc., etc., and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, is a great thing, but IMHO, every space building you build uses technology that has been behind for many years. Many of these core technologies, you don't even have them, and you have to pay a lot of money to buy finished products from other empires. Presumably, the Governor spent a lot of money on this, right? ”

This is also the truth, the most advanced technology of the Crimson Empire is all in the hands of the royal family, and it never flows out, in the past, the provinces could still spend money to buy finished products from the royal family, but now, it is obviously impossible for Heyue to do this. Not to mention the others, the super 3D printers in the current Heyue God of War Workshop are all purchased, spending hundreds of billions, and almost all the income from the sale of arms is filled in.

Zhang Yuan didn't think about developing it himself, but these technologies are too much, and they are countless people who have accumulated over hundreds of years, and he wants to reach the same level, spending unimaginable amounts of manpower and material resources, and it is too late in time, so it is better to buy finished products directly from other interstellar empires.

Chu Muping smiled slightly: "If Governor Zhang is willing to help me, then my first gift is a full set of techniques for synthesizing spirit rough stones." Of course, this is not the most advanced technology at the moment, and it has even been outdated for more than 100 years, but it is difficult to get started, is it? ”

Synthetic Spirit Rough ....... Zhang Yuan was very moved, but the expression on his face did not fluctuate, and his fingers lightly tapped on the tabletop, falling into deep thought.

Chu Muping kept staring at him, but he didn't see the mood swings he wanted to see, he was slightly disappointed in his heart, and when he saw that the other party didn't speak, he could only wait patiently.

After about twenty seconds, Zhang Yuan suddenly laughed and turned his head to look at Chu Mulian; "Your Royal Highness, do you have anything else to add?"

Chu Mulian was a little surprised, glanced at his brother, then lowered his head and said: "This matter is my brother's decision, my brother's meaning is my meaning." ”

Zhang Yuan's smile turned thicker: "No, no, Her Royal Highness the princess's performance before impressed me, and I want to hear what you mean now." To be honest, the benefits that your brother said didn't appeal to me much. ”

Chu Muping felt some indescribable displeasure in his heart, but he didn't show it, turned his head to his sister and said, "Sister, since Governor Zhang wants to hear it, then you can talk about it." ”

When Chu Mulian saw his brother's performance, he didn't know what he was thinking, he smiled bitterly in his heart, and could only say: "Governor Zhang, if you are not at ease with our sincerity, I can stay in Bi Mercury forever." If you're not satisfied, then I can guarantee that I will never have any contact with my brother while on Emerald Mercury. ”

Zhang Yuan laughed, turned his head to Chu Muping and said, "Your Highness, if you add this article, then I will be satisfied." ”

Chu Muping looked at his sister.

Chu Mulian nodded at him: "Brother, don't worry, Governor Zhang will never let me be bullied." ”

Chu Muping was originally very reluctant, but today, somehow, he felt strange about his sister in his heart, which was not a jealousy, but a little resistant, as if his achievements were all because of his sister's advice, and he was useless.

So, he nodded in agreement: "That's good." I'm sure Governor Zhang won't let you suffer, right, Governor Zhang? ”

"Naturally not." Zhang Yuan had a smile on his face.

When it came to this, Chu Muping said: "Since Governor Zhang has agreed to help each other with me, I have something to ask for." ”

"Say it."

"My eldest brother, Chu Mutian has an arms chamber under his command, called 'Heavenly Workshop', which has more than a quarter of the share of arms orders in the Behemoth Star Domain of the Aum Empire. This business provides his eldest brother with a huge profit of more than 2 trillion star shields every year, which is also his biggest capital to attract talents. ”

"You want me to ruin his business?" Zhang Yuan said with a smile.

Chu Muping nodded lightly: "Do it quietly, don't leave traces, I won't be involved, and naturally I won't provide you with any news, everything can only rely on you." When this is done, I will provide you with a diagram of the synthesis technology of nebula palladium crystals. I don't think I need to say much about how useful this material is, right? ”

Nebula palladium crystal, a palladium crystal material with extremely outstanding performance, is the best material for berserk engines, and the key core of quantum engines is also needed, if it is on Earth, this thing is a necessary material for warp engines, plus various uses in other places, making Nebula palladium crystals one of the rare universal high-end materials in the interstellar era.

It is a pity that Nebula palladium crystals are extremely difficult to synthesize, and their technology is in the hands of the royal family, and ordinary provinces can only use low-end palladium crystals with ordinary performance, which makes the technologies of the major provinces lag behind the royal family significantly, so Chu Muping's technical drawings are very precious.

Zhang Yuan smiled slightly and raised his hand: "High-five." ”

Chu Muping also raised his hand, the two collided palms, looked at each other and smiled, and the relationship seemed to be much closer.