dtnovels Chapter 213: My People
Chapter 213: My People
"Miss Linghu, what will it take for you to let them go?"
"So?" Linghu Ying hadn't expected Zhou Yuan to ask such a question. "Are you asking me to make demands?"
"Yes."
"Alright. I have three conditions. First, your fleet must be under my control and management; this is non-negotiable."
Huo Jing No. 1 gave Zhou Yuan No. 1 a look, meaning not to agree, but Zhou Yuan No. 1 pretended not to notice.
"What about the other conditions?"
"My second condition is that I want you to teach me consciousness downloading, storage, transplantation, and cloning techniques."
"Hmm, and the last one?"
"The last condition," Linghu Ying paused, a glint of light in her eyes, and a blush rising on her face, "is that the two of us must get together. Of course, I won't mind that you have those three, and I hope those three won't mind me either."
Pan Na No. 1, Chu Xiaolu No. 1, and Huo Jing No. 1 exchanged glances, then looked at Zhou Yuan No. 1, whose brows were furrowed, as if he was carefully considering something.
Xiao Mei knew that Linghu Ying was deeply infatuated with Zhou Yuan, and even though what was in front of her was a clone of Zhou Yuan, she was still impatient. Linghu Ying was now almost fifty years old, and the longer time went on, the slimmer her chances of meeting the real Zhou Yuan became. Although this was a clone of Zhou Yuan, it had many similarities with the real Zhou Yuan in appearance, demeanor, and thoughts.
“Okay. I promise you.” Zhou Yuan No. 1 raised his head and met Linghu Ying’s expectant gaze without hesitation. Linghu Ying’s eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn’t help but wipe them with her hand.
The three members of Panna remained silent. In terms of the cloning system, Zhou Yuan was like an emperor in this Time Fleet No. 1, and he made all the decisions.
"What about Thomas and the others?" Linghu Ying was still somewhat unclear. She knew that Thomas was the commander-in-chief of the fleet in the Earth Empire. Although this was a clone fleet, she didn't know who had the most power.
“Miss Linghu, rest assured, I am in charge of this fleet. If you are not comfortable with that, I can have Thomas come over as well.”
"Oh, really?" Linghu Ying was skeptical. "Zhou Yuan, then have Thomas and all the others come over. Anyway, you've already agreed to my three conditions."
"So you'll release the humans of this world? What will you say to your brother?"
"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with my brother, you don't need to worry about him."
"Okay, I need communication equipment to contact Thomas and the others."
Linghu Ying hesitated for a moment, thinking that if Zhou Yuan ordered Thomas to attack or make things difficult for her fleet, wouldn't that be a bad thing?
"Xiao Mei, do you have any good ideas?" Linghu Ying turned to ask Xiao Mei beside her.
Xiao Mei knew what Linghu Ying was thinking. "Miss, my suggestion is to record Zhou Yuan's audio and video and send the video over."
"Alright, let's do it that way. But I'm sorry to have made the four of you suffer."
Linghu Ying waved, and a man in uniform jogged over. Linghu Ying whispered something in his ear for two minutes, and the man nodded repeatedly before starting to rummage around at the front desk of the conference room.
Huo Jing noticed that the camera in the corner opposite the conference room started to rotate. She knew that all the cameras in the conference room had been activated and were ready to record and synthesize a holographic video.
"Zhou Yuan, we're ready. This venue is currently undergoing holographic video recording. Give the order, but I'm warning you, don't try anything funny. This is a recording, not real-time communication."
Zhou Yuan No. 1 began issuing his so-called orders. The gist was that Thomas No. 1 and all other clones should abandon their warships, and that the Linghu Fleet would send someone to pick them up.
Thomas One and the other clones were by nature obedient to Zhou Yuan One's orders. Although they felt it was inappropriate, they were helpless when they saw Zhou Yuan One and the other three becoming hostages in effect.
Linghu Ying dispatched a thousand warships to the Time Fleet No. 1, which had already appeared ahead. One hundred warships were controlled by Linghu Ying's people, and a thousand clones were gathered and escorted to a warship. This warship quickly returned to its flagship.
Linghu Ying received this kilogram of clones at the flagship. Most of these clones were scientists. Linghu Ying knew the importance of scientists, so the thousand clones were not mistreated; on the contrary, they were treated with great hospitality.
When Zhou Yuan No. 1 addressed the thousand clones, he simply said that he wanted to cooperate with Linghu Ying and the others to create a better future.
Zhou Yuan No. 1's one hundred warships, along with Linghu Ying's nearly five thousand warships, hovered closely together in the skies above the Southern Hemisphere. The four crew members on Zhou Yuan No. 1 in the Northern Hemisphere could hardly bear to look.
On a night in the Southern Hemisphere, the fleet held a wild party, with all the crew members enthusiastically celebrating the union of Miss Linghu and Zhou Yuan No. 1.
Linghu Ying, who had preserved her virginity for decades, gave it to the clone of the man she was infatuated with. That night, thirsting for more, she unleashed her desires, losing herself in a series of orgasms. Zhou Yuan No. 1 was also very effective, constantly giving Linghu Ying a rollercoaster of sensations. The two of them made love until 2 a.m. before Linghu Ying finally fell into a deep sleep.
Zhou Yuan No. 1 looked at Linghu Ying sleeping soundly beside him. Although she was almost fifty years old, she was very well-maintained. If it weren't for the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, she would look only thirty. Zhou Yuan No. 1 thought hard about his past with Linghu Ying, and the more he thought about it, the more interesting it became.
He woke Linghu Ying, who was already exhausted, but under Zhou Yuan's constant teasing and caresses, she couldn't help but have another round of pleasure with him. The two finally fell asleep, exhausted.
Nourished by the sweet dew, Linghu Ying seemed like a completely different person the next morning; she was radiant and in an exceptionally good mood. Upon seeing Panna and her two companions, Linghu Ying greeted them warmly.
"That's amazing. No wonder the three of you like following him."
"You're not going to hog it every day, are you?"
"Don't worry, we'll all be sisters from now on. How could I be so selfish? Besides, he'll get tired of me, his old lady, eventually."
Seeing that the three were silent, Linghu Ying asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"You're right, we all get old," Huo Jing No. 1 replied quietly.
"Don't we have conscious transplantation and cloning technology? At worst, we can just get a new body. I really want to get a new body for myself."
"You probably don't know this, do you? Our clones only have a maximum of two hundred years of consciousness. Even if we clone, it's only two hundred years. After two hundred years, our brains, including the brains of clones, will die directly."
"Huh?!" Linghu Ying stared blankly at Huo Jing No. 1, this was the first time she had heard of this. "Then I'll wait another ten years or so before cloning, wouldn't that mean I can live for another ten years?" Linghu Ying had originally planned to clone herself immediately so she could have a younger body, but after hearing what Huo Jing No. 1 said, she hesitated. Deep down, Linghu Ying had resolved a knot in her heart: she hoped to use the cloned body to find the real Zhou Yuan.
"Why isn't Big Brother here for dinner yet?" Chu Xiaolu No. 1 clapped her hands anxiously, feeling hungry.
"Uncle, you probably exerted yourself too much last night," Panna No. 1 said with a smile, looking at Linghu Ying.
Linghu Ying chimed in, "Sisters, let's eat first and let him rest a bit more. He still has to fight tonight." Linghu Ying also smiled at Panna No. 1.
Just as the four were about to have their meal, Zhou Yuan No. 1 arrived, and it was noticeable that he had heavy bags under his eyes.
"What are you four laughing at?"
"Uncle, it's nothing. Let's eat, we're starving."
The five of them were like a family, eating and chatting together.
"Linghu, what are your plans next?"
"This Earth needs repair. I want to rebuild this planet. As for the humans on this planet, I will treat them as my people."
"Hmm, that's good."
"But the people here probably harbor resentment towards us. How can I eliminate their hatred?"
Linghu Ying glanced at Zhou Yuan No. 1, and their eyes met. Zhou Yuan No. 1 understood what she meant.
"Can I do it?" For the first time, Zhou Yuan No. 1 doubted himself.
"Uncle, let's give it a try. Only the four of us are familiar with this world. Let's go find Xingquete and the others."
"OK then."
In the afternoon, led by Zhou Yuan and his three crew members, Linghu Ying inspected the knowledge imparted by the clonal scientists to their own people. Linghu Ying was forced to modify some warships to facilitate scientific experiments. Linghu Ying maintained strict control over all clonals, keeping them confined within her fleet and preventing them from approaching her warships. If the clonal scientists needed equipment, Linghu Ying would send her own people to retrieve it, remaining wary of them.
Earth has welcomed a new master. Linghu Ying's fleet has begun redeploying satellites in Earth's orbit, and infrastructure construction has begun in the Southern Hemisphere.
In the severely affected Northern Hemisphere, perhaps noticing the absence of warships in the sky, many people emerged from underground and basements. Looking at the ravaged landscape, many were filled with mixed emotions. These people sought suitable shelter and began to salvage their dilapidated homes and rebuild their communities. Fortunately, under Linghu Ying's orders, the infrastructure had been fully restored to normal.
With the help of interstellar special forces, Zhou Yuan No. 1 and his three crew members began searching for Xing Quite, the former chairman of the planetary empire, Liao Huizi of the Science Committee, Academician Du, and Academician Qin.
Speaker Xingkuite and a group of officials were rescued, but Liao Huizi, Academician Du, Academician Qin and others were nowhere to be found.
"You traitor!" When an elderly official recognized the four people from Zhou Yuan No. 1, he was filled with rage and cursed them.
With a "whoosh," the elderly official was immediately shot at by the special forces leader. The intense laser beam directly carbonized him, turning him into ashes.
This violent approach did indeed have a deterrent effect. Xingkuite and the others obediently followed behind several special forces soldiers and were escorted to a warship anchored near the Capitol Building. The warship soon arrived at the fleet base over the southern hemisphere of Earth.