Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 171 Scratches
Duan Mingyuan finally met the legendary First King late that night.

Although he had heard that the First King was already a dying man and needed to rely on instruments to maintain his life, when they actually met, he found that his imagination was still too conservative.

Duan Mingyuan thought he would see an old man sitting on an iron throne, but when Yi Wuyang led him into the inner hall, what appeared before him was a brain immersed in a petri dish.

The portraits hanging on the walls and the valuable objects on the cabinets remind people that the person living here is a distinguished person.

This is the First King, the strongest man of an era.

Yi Wuyang stepped back, leaving the space for the two of them.

“That’s one of the treaties with the company.”

There was a sound coming from the instrument next to the culture dish. The brain floating in the nutrient solution sensed Duan Mingyuan's arrival and took the initiative to break the silence. At the end, it added, "For research."

"In the end, it seems that the one who is most like you is the Third Prince."

Duan Mingyuan commented.

It seems that in the court, "having the demeanor of a young first king" is the highest praise their successors can receive.

"Yi Wuyang said you were looking for me."

The First King did not seem to want to talk more about the topic of succession, and signaled Duan Mingyuan to state his purpose.

"I have read about your deeds in Yunhai Academy. There is a question that the person who wrote the biography did not explain. The troops from all sides have gathered and are preparing for the final general attack. Why did you suddenly surrender?"

Before the decisive battle, the commander-in-chief suddenly changed sides and was the first to order his troops to give up resistance. As a result, the morale of the coalition forces was immediately lost, and the only part of the troops that were unwilling to surrender and continued to resist were quickly wiped out.

The person who wrote the biography was still brooding over this until his death. He vividly described the grand scene after the coalition forces assembled and their determination to drive the aliens out of their homes. Decades later, the writer could still recall every detail of the time and believed that it was the sudden defection of the First King that led to the complete failure of the war.

He died with hatred in his heart, and until his death he could not understand why the first king surrendered.

Because even though he was betrayed and hunted down, he still didn't believe that the First King was a coward who was afraid of death.

However, in the publicity outside the academy, it was one of the wisest decisions in the first king's life. He gave up meaningless internal friction and sacrifice and accepted the help of the company, which led to the prosperity that lasted for hundreds of years.

This is the content in the high school history textbook and is also a compulsory question in the major examination. Compared with the unparalleled sword-wielding skills, the textbook promotes more the great achievements of the first king after he unified the dynasty.

People are more willing to believe such history because their lives have indeed undergone tremendous changes over the past few hundred years.

"Because being weak is the greatest sin."

After a long silence, the brain in the petri dish said this.

It seems that the first king's own views were contrary to what was written in history textbooks. He did not think that the following hundreds of years were glorious.

"You had a divination before the war."

Duan Mingyuan thought of Yi Wuyang's existence and made a reasonable guess.

The art of Yin and Yang has long been known as the art of emperors. In every era, there is only one successor of the art of Yin and Yang, and most of them hold high positions.

When the Third Prince decided to launch the rebellion, Yi Wuyang also read his fortune for him, which showed a very bad sign of a high risk of death.

"The flagship they brought was equipped with a weapon that, when fully operational, could instantly destroy the surface of a planet and indiscriminately annihilate all life on it. A planet directly hit by the weapon would become a dead star."

This was the scene shown to him by the successor of the Yin-Yang technique.

When he pointed the sword in his hand towards "Heaven", his fate was already sealed. This was the cause and effect of that era. With the end of that era, the First King hid this secret in his heart. No one knew what he had seen on the night before the war.

"They also brought their flagship this time," Duan Mingyuan said.

"Is it?"

The First King simply responded indifferently. He was not surprised by this result. He had spent hundreds of years here, but the shadow looming above his head had never gone away.

He had lived much longer than the director of the Cosmic Relations Coordination Department, but the company itself was like a precision-operated instrument. No matter which part of it was replaced, its essence would not change.

"Don't waste the opportunity that Yingtian created for you. If it's just the loss of a princess and a maid, the company won't investigate further."

From a game-playing perspective, although the scene was somewhat tragic, it was still within an acceptable range for both parties.

The company eliminated the third prince and his cronies, and from then on there was no more unstable factors in the court. As a price, they lost a section chief of a moderately important position.

"Are you trying to persuade me?"

"If you come and mess things up, the nature of the matter will be different."

For the company, this fight for the throne is just a fun game. The same thing happens every day on the planets under its jurisdiction.

The longer you live, the more you know, and the stronger your sense of powerlessness becomes.

There was no need for the director of the cosmic coordination department to show up in person to run a fun game, let alone to hover the company's flagship over the court.

"These are all directed at you."

The First King knew that if Duan Mingyuan insisted on going down this path to the end, he would inevitably face the choices he had made.

Perhaps the person in front of him is stronger than he was in the past, and perhaps he can defeat "Nagaji", but the company still has many tricks up its sleeve.

They always have countless back-ups, which is why the company's rule in various galaxies has never been shaken.

"When a new king ascends the throne, it means you will die."

“This is a relief.”

Sometimes the First King even suspected that letting him exist here in this way for hundreds of years was part of the company's bad taste, and now, the director of the Universe Coordination Department finally got tired of it.

"In this case, your sword will be useless."

"If you want it, take it."

"Thank you, I will use it properly."

The sword of the First King is a priceless treasure in this world. It was once a symbol of an era. In the biography I read about Duan Mingyuan, I have mentioned this rare weapon many times and couldn't let it go.

The author also mentioned that in order to fight against "Nagaeda", the first king prepared a trump card.

It was a sword that would terrify heaven and earth, but because the First King suddenly gave up resistance, no one in this world had ever seen its sharpness.

"You're going to use it?"

"It's all here."

Duan Mingyuan said, "It would be a shame if no one had ever seen such an amazing and extraordinary skill."

(End of this chapter)