Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1305 - 495: The Power of Culture (3)

"Of course! It has never changed."

"That’s good. You need to assemble a director group. Over the next hundred days, your task is to produce a documentary."

"What documentary?"

Ren Zhong’s expression suddenly turned solemn, "Long Journey."

"What do you mean?"

Ren Zhong spoke slowly, "The title of this documentary will be ’Long Journey.’ I hope that you, the number one journalist of Source Star and possibly the best director, will take charge personally. Starting from the first day we left Source Star, document those people and events that deserve to be remembered one by one. Capture the heroic figures who fought for the welfare of others throughout their lives in this journey in a more intuitive way and etch them into people’s hearts."

"Qian Wangshen, Hua Yuelan, Wang Qiao, Ding Canghai, Isu Rock, Ahmed, Ma Wei’an, Huang Xubo... Whether they fell in battle positions or scientific research positions, or even the ordinary workers who fell at their job posts. There must be many people who left enough shining points in their ordinary lives. Your documentary must capture these shining points and express them through authentic language and visuals."

"I hope this documentary will be captivating and full of ups and downs, and I hope it will have real emotion and sincerity without exaggerating or lying. I also hope the duration can be controlled within twenty-four hours, divided into two parts. The first part talks about the unknown ordinary people, the second part talks about the widely known heroes and their deeds. On the second-to-last day before we leave the Fold Jump channel, I will organize all fleet personnel to watch together."

"This documentary will become the common memory of all Source Star humans and also the cultural symbol for the citizens of South Nine C and me, Ren Zhong, as their Earl. Sacrificing for others and fighting for ideals will become the main theme of our civilization."

"Ultimately, humans are emotional creatures, easily influenced by emotions. I believe that regardless of whether one comes from the wilderness or the Nine Major Groups, as long as their emotions resonate with this documentary, they must be promising potentials. As for those determined to leave us, even if they watch this documentary without any feeling, they will not be particularly focused on studying or working, nor will they have any personal pursuits. In plain words, they are all useless. If they want to go, let them go. I have no intention of keeping everyone, only those who share my vision."

"The nine Viscounts coming to recruit people will ultimately only take away a group of useless ones, helping me complete a new round of selection instead."

"Probability, the most important thing is the word probability."

"Do not underestimate the power of a documentary as a literary art form. Technology constitutes the physical strength of civilization but art is the soul of civilization. What I hope you will do now is help me forge the soul of civilization."

"And you, Xiao Xingyue, once the top Telekinesis Master, the number one journalist of Source Star, head of the secret review department, and head of the legal department, are the undoubtedly the best candidate to accomplish this task."

After Ren Zhong finished, Xiao Xingyue gaped, stunned for a moment.

After a long pause, she nodded heavily, "I will not fail my mission."

"Yes, go ahead, it’s hard work."

Xiao Xingyue looked deeply at Ren Zhong, took a heavy sip of the coffee in her cup, and placed the cup on the table, saying, "The coffee tastes good, I’ll have it again another day. You make it for me. I want this pattern too."

"Sure, no problem."

As Xiao Xingyue walked out a few steps, she turned back, "By the way, should I mention you in the documentary?"

Ren Zhong instinctively shook his head but soon helplessly responded, "I suppose you can’t avoid mentioning me? But keep my part short. Someday I will die, I’d hope after my death, everyone in Source Star’s civilization is like me."

Xiao Xingyue’s body slightly shook, her face suddenly turned pale.

A moment later, she seemed to slowly accept this inevitable objective fact, "Perhaps. You’re right. I’ll be on my way now."

...

As the Source Star Fleet began the enthusiastic preparations for truly integrating into the Star Cluster civilization, the duty report from the immigration settlement director had been sent through formal procedures to Nanxiang Marquis Liu An, the Star Cluster’s Military and Political Officer.

Since he was already awake, Liu An decided to deal with the backlog of documents from the past few years before going back to sleep.

First, he reviewed the settlement report marked as critical by his adjutant. Upon seeing the names South Nine C and Earl Ren Zhong, his initially gloomy face gradually relaxed.

A moment later, joyful laughter echoed in Liu An’s office.

Moments later, Liu An laughed again, feeling especially cheerful.

It was because he saw a proposal jointly submitted by the nine interlinked Viscount families headed by the Augustus family within the Nanxiang Star Cluster.

This proposal still concerns Source Star.

After rapid integration, the Source Star Commerce Company, possessing a thousand Annulus Ships, is quickly assembling at South Nine C.

When the Source Star Fleet arrives at South Nine C, Sosgate Augustus will represent the nine Viscount families to engage with Ren Zhong, in order to return a somewhat scaled Source Star Commerce Company.

But at the same time, according to the permission of the latest amended Imperial Immigration Act, Sosgate will initiate an unrestricted talent recruitment invitation to everyone in the Source Star Fleet.

Yes, the invitation targets everyone in the Source Star Fleet, not limited to the descendants of the nine Viscounts.

Liu An believes that upon seeing the unlucky planet South Nine C, many clever people under Ren Zhong’s command would naturally understand the principle that people move up, water flows down.

"By then, Ren Zhong will surely suffer a heavy loss. Also, I should remind Viscount Nan Jiu. The Super Network Node of Source Star is leased from the Royal Family by the nine families together; it should be demanded back together."

"Ren Zhong, let’s see how you manage now. I will render you powerless during the centennial assessment period."