166 How an empire was made (390 monthly passes)
One of the advantages of small pets is that they will always eat up all the dishes that others have put on their plates.
Blazing has also mastered this exclusive technique, and usually feeds from one bite to half a plate, depending on his mood.
Later, the little girl also learned to be obedient, and every time she made a mistake, she took the initiative to bring the dish made of bitter gourd to her, and looked at him pitifully while eating.
This time, it's probably been a little longer to feed, Blazing thought casually, and peeled out another one without slowing down the movement of his hand.
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After 4589 came into contact with several legion commanders, she found that she couldn't talk to them at all, and every time she mentioned her graduation trial and the bloody conquest she encountered, these young legion commanders took it for granted.
It seems that the natives are a different kind of creature altogether, rather than humans like the Imperials.
After hitting the reef again, 4589 hurriedly ended the conversation, and depressedly found a small room with a book sign hanging above the arched doorpost, and turned in.
This is also the thoughtfulness of the banquet hosts, and above each small room, a small ornament will be hung, representing a preference, so that the female spirits and legion commanders can carry out the most basic selection.
There are several common trinkets, including books, musical notes, drawing boards, starry whales, and sneakers, which represent reading, music, drawing, traveling, and sports, respectively.
Of course, there are also some unpopular trinkets, almost only one of each, such as a small locker, which represents the collection, and a small dinosaur, which represents archaeology.
Well, what Yuan Wanying entered was the little dinosaur's room, but she used the little dinosaur as food.
After 4589 entered, he subconsciously closed his eyes - the light in this small room was much brighter than the banquet hall outside.
After a few moments, she adjusted to the light in the room, and when she opened her eyes, she could see the layout of the room—bookshelves stretched from floor to ceiling, except for the door.
A step away from the bookshelf, there is a circle of circular sofas that look very soft and comfortable, and on the sofa are a few cute pillows in the shape of small animals, interspersed with two cactus pillows.
In front of the circular sofa is a small bar with a handy snack – no skinning and no oil to get on the pages.
It's interesting to say, the empire has already entered the era of national intelligence, but paper books are still not eliminated, and even some celebrities, when they publish biographies, will be specially specified, limited to paper plate production.
Yuan Wanying's mother really has a heart, this small study is really in line with 4589's heart.
She walked around the bookshelf behind the sofa and soon found a book of interest, "How Empires Are Made."
This is a popular science book for ordinary citizens of the empire and explains how the empire expanded.
The author's writing is very good, and there are many examples in the book, which is also the point that 4589 is most interested in - the author's detailed analysis of why some worlds were destroyed, some worlds were conquered, and some worlds became extraterritorial territories of the empire and enjoyed the treatment of second-class citizens of the empire.
"The empire is indeed as democratic, civilized, and egalitarian as he preached."
"Most of the time, the Imperial Legion did not show the condescension of the conqueror, but gave the other side full respect."
"Although this respect is carried out on the basis of benefiting the empire, if the other party seizes the opportunity, there is no doubt that with the help of the empire, their society will definitely enter a period of rapid development."
"The Empire treats the planets included in the Empire's territory equally, and every Tower of Babel can be connected to the most advanced and cutting-edge technology of the Empire."
"It is no exaggeration to say that perhaps in these planets, after hundreds of millions of years, there will be a glimmer of possibility that a powerful civilization will emerge that surpasses the empire."
"Of course, there is only a slight possibility, the strength of the empire is far beyond what you and I can imagine."
"However, it is regrettable that about ten percent of the planets, in the face of the Imperial Legions, raised their scythes of resistance."
"Article 3 of the Imperial Constitution clearly stipulates that the life of every citizen of the Empire is very precious, and anyone or planet who harms a citizen of the Empire is an enemy of the Empire."
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4589 stared at the final summary of the book, slightly distracted, so to speak, if at the beginning, in the face of the invasion of the Empire, the natives on the primordial hunting star did not resist, would it be a different ending now?
"Ma'am, with all due respect, the book you have in your hand was published five hundred years ago, and many of the things in it are now outdated."
A mature man's voice suddenly sounded in her ears, and 4589 subconsciously looked up, but it was a young legion commander, unlike other legion commanders, he wore a pair of smart glasses, which made him look polite and gentle.
When 4589 was in the academy, she had received a special etiquette education, and knew that at this time, as a young lady, she did not have to get up from the sofa, so she stretched out her right hand to the other party.
The commander of the Mingwen Legion saw the plain white slender hand stretched out in front of him, as if it was as soft as a boneless, raised his eyebrows, and did not recklessly kiss the hand, and nodded friendly: "Hello, my name is Mingwen." ”
As he spoke, he sat down on the sofa, two seats away from the young woman.
4589 was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted - she had just taken off her gloves for the convenience of reading, and in imperial etiquette, it was very rude to kiss a young lady without gloves.
Coupled with the fact that the other party deliberately separated the two positions, which was convenient for communication and would not make her feel oppressive, 4589 suddenly had a great impression of this young Mingwen Legion Commander.
She raised her wrist and shook the small silver medal on her bracelet, "Hello, I'm 4587." ”
This is another common rule in the Empire - when facing the Legion Commander they have just met, the female spirits can only report the last four digits of their Empire number.
Only after getting along for a while and gaining their trust can you learn their names.
This custom is somewhat similar to the customs of some backward and still feudal worlds - it is said that in these worlds, a lady is not allowed to let a man other than his own family know his name.
Their names also have a nice name, called boudoir names, which means the names in the boudoir, and there is a little bit of a hidden meaning.