The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 759 The Conflict Between Two Sides (Part 2)

Springer clearly understood what had brought him his current identity, status, and power, and he also saw through the core of the power struggle in the central star sector—it was not just a simple power struggle or distribution of interests, but a power struggle between the common people and the aristocratic families.

Their origins destined them to stand on the same side as the various aristocratic families.

However, the struggle for interests is never that simple. Commoners and aristocratic families are not clearly divided into two sides. There are always some forces with ambiguous stances standing in the middle, watching and observing. They may not make their move until the very last moment.

—Including Ji Yunshan's family.

But Sprinkling is different. Along with the Slimpg family behind him, they are destined to stick to one side and advance or retreat together.

Therefore, as a direct descendant of the Slimpger family, he had to make his position clear without any ambiguity.

He will not, and cannot, have any intention of getting close to any of the common people.

"Ugh"

Jiang Hui and the other two were unaware of what had happened behind the scenes and had already left the eye of the storm.

However, that little incident at the end really stirred up some bad emotions in her. The atmosphere between the two of them was not good throughout the journey. One of them was in a really bad mood, and the other remained silent.

After boarding the starship that Hillman's family had come to pick them up and entering the reception room at the back, Jiang Hui glanced at the person who was clearly distracted, cleared his throat, and brought up another topic: "Worried about that kid Hillman?"

Clarence did not refute, but instead nodded slowly, frowning as he said, "The Ji family, Spreglin, Rhodes, Caprari, and the Central and Western royal families are all aristocratic families of the Western Frontier Royal Nobles. They are all of the same blood and roots. Although the Hillman family is also powerful, they do not have a clear advantage in this Xunyue Star."

"What were those just now?" Jiang Hui asked, somewhat surprised.

She has been close friends with several people for many years. They are like-minded friends and fellow travelers who have weathered storms together on the same path. Over the years, they have talked about almost everything except family secrets, and naturally, they have discussed the current situation quite a bit.

As Springer thought, the current situation in the central sector is chaotic, and it is not just a conflict between a certain family or a certain force. It involves the military and the political world. In essence, it can be described as a conflict of interests between two classes.

Since the Cloud Conference at the beginning of the Ninth Star Era, the powerful clans that had been divided among various factions for more than two star eras have begun to waver. Although they have not collapsed, they have indeed become slightly turbulent.

The previously suppressed commoners began to rise up, taking a share of the interests that originally belonged to the aristocratic families. Naturally, this aroused the dissatisfaction of the various aristocratic families. They were used to being high and mighty and could not stand seeing people of lower birth stepping on them. They were also instinctively unwilling to see potential stakeholders taking away their share of the pie.

As it turns out, no matter what kind of privileged class it is, it can never withstand the power of the masses. After years of suppression, the common people were severely oppressed, and given the opportunity, they developed more and more vigorously.

This protracted war, lasting half a star era, involved numerous factions and produced many heroes. The legendary Marshal Zhou was one of them; he rose to power by supporting the common people, and thus faced considerable suppression from various sides in past political struggles.

That's a long story. In short, the struggle between the two sides has intensified in recent years, with both open and covert battles causing numerous incidents, and it's unclear when it will end. The Hillman family is a neutral aristocratic family; they're not exactly populist, but they're not extremist either. Their power lies primarily in the business world. Their raw material business is deeply entrenched throughout the intergalactic realm, meeting the needs of various parties, allowing them to thrive in all directions and generally avoiding involvement in conflicts.

However, the struggles between the younger generation are different from those between families; they are on another level. Apart from the family power behind them, it is more about the alliance of interests and the direction of the trend.

Otherwise, even a powerful family like the Clarences wouldn't have been unable to tolerate the atmosphere of the secondary schools in the Central Star Sector and would have come to Star 732. Even the Hillman family was not comfortable with their youngest son growing up in such a mixed environment in the Central Star Sector.

Therefore, Clarence's concerns about Hillman are not surprising.

"Don't overthink it. They have no direct conflict of interest with Hillman. Unless they're stupid, they won't think of going after Hillman." Although Jiang Hui was also a little worried about that hothead, the guy's family background was a natural guarantee. No matter which faction he stood on, his family was still one of the largest material suppliers in the interstellar space. He figured that no matter which side they were on, they would still need materials.

Clarence shook his head. He wasn't worried about that.

They were thinking about someone's easygoing nature. The two of them looked at each other and suddenly realized that what they had just said was not a problem at all. That guy himself was the biggest problem.

But what else could be done? People don't grow up overnight; everyone has their own path to walk. It's impossible for someone to accompany you throughout your life as you grow up; there's always a process. This was probably what Hillman's grandfather thought as well, which is why he insisted on sending him to St. Pulte for schooling.

"Ugh"

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It was already late at night at a certain outpost in the inner galaxy.

Aaron had just finished a call with his son. The fact that the kid had arrived at St. Pulte on time to register had already been informed to his parents by the fleet's entourage, but since the parents had many personal matters to attend to that evening, and tomorrow was the start of orientation, they only gave him a slight reprimand. Aaron could only suppress his anger and wait for the other person to return to give him a proper scolding.

Frank was also there and overheard his son's conversation with his grandson. However, he didn't interfere in his son's education; he simply played the role of a background character, ultimately acting as the good cop to comfort the dejected Silman.

Once the man was seated, the elder slowly said, "Aaron, there's no need to be too anxious. Just teach him slowly."

"Father, you've been saying this for ten years now. This kid knows this, which is why he always pretends to comply but doesn't listen, and he still hasn't learned his lesson. I really beg you, please stop undermining me. If this kid isn't properly disciplined, he'll become the first useless descendant of the Hillman family." The young man rubbed his temples, somewhat helpless at his father's schadenfreude.

"Oh? I don't like hearing that. What's wrong with El? I think he's the most spirited one among you. Don't teach him your empty rhetoric. He'll grow up slowly like this." Frank remained noncommittal, flicked the letter in his hand, and then gently placed it on the table.

Aaron glanced at it; the jeweled paperweight covered most of the message, with only a corner peeking out from the edge revealing that it was an invitation to "something".

"here we go."

(End of this chapter)