Getting older not only increases the experience of life, the experience of doing things, the accumulation of knowledge and the effort to nourish one's spirit, but also increases the thickness of the skin and the degree of shamelessness. Leaving Ryan's own experience aside, it's just the old people he met in this life, such as a lovely and kind grandmother, and a knowledgeable and progressive Master Macia... These positive characters almost made him forget that there are also people in the world A hideous old man, not everyone will become peaceful as they grow older, and some people will become more hateful, such as this person named Casey Dalton, who really does not deserve the surname Dalton.
In Ryan's new tricks, the relatives who did not dare to take a breath were a little confused, and the child's cries were his mother's repeated meaningless murmurs, perhaps cursing or comforting, the voice It was so small that Ryan didn't dare to hear it. Uncle Kathy Dalton slowly came to his senses. He changed from a quail to a cuckoo with his neck raised. Relying on his status as an elder, he looked up and down at Ryan, "Who are you?"
Ryan introduced himself with a smile, "Lyan Smith, Alston and I are a legal couple, and this is my home. You want to use my home to lay eggs, isn't it too shameless?"
"You!" Kathy Dalton blushed, it wasn't the shame that his purpose had been exposed, but the anger that Auston was married, he raised his arm and pointed at Ryan tremblingly, because of anger and a good plan The panic of impending failure made him tremble.
"Auston and I are about to have our own child, so we don't need to bother you." Ryan glanced across the audience, admiring the shocked, disappointed, and distorted faces with great pleasure, "The children of each family Let’s take it back. If we perform well in the future and contribute to the family, Oston and I will provide funding and provide space for growth. If the performance is not good..." He raised the corners of his mouth, and the temperature in his eyes cooled down little by little. "I will let you know what is called a hundred ways to remove social garbage, don't embarrass our family, shame the Dalton family, don't collude with outsiders to dig the corners of your own house, don't think that others give three melons and two dates are heaven Great favor, while enjoying the high income provided by the family fund every year, while hiding at home scolding mother, scolding too little. Heh!"
Under Ryan's strong aura, others can't say a word. He has commanded thousands of troops and fought with old politicians in the parliament. The clown who came out was not worth his extra effort. I don't know when Yuanchu came in and stood quietly on the sidelines. When Ryan stretched out his hand to signal, he turned on the projection function, and a holographic projection appeared in the center of the small reception room. Inside was the old man Casey Dalton sneaking around with people. The picture of the joint, the clear voice came out without reservation.
"Because the man is over 40 years old and hasn't married yet, you can act now. Don't forget about the adoption."
"I don't need you to remind me, I will do this. Are you sure... you won't get married in a short time?"
"Of course, if you're worried, I'll play tricks to prevent him from successfully adapting."
"That's good." In the holographic projection, Casey, who was wearing a mask and peaked cap, nodded with satisfaction, "I took the risk of challenging the patriarch's authority."
"I know, 500,000 star coins will be credited to your account."
"The road must be clean."
"do not worry."
"..."
"..."
It was also the first time for Ryan to watch this video, and he calmed down and thought deeply. He glanced at Yuanyuan, and felt a little powerless. What did Yuanyuan do on the star network? Such a private picture must have been obtained by sneaking into the empire's security information database.
The Imperial Security Department has installed many surveillance cameras in Eve City, spread all over the corners, and the massive videos are managed by artificial intelligence. People in the department may not necessarily know how many videos there are and what content is in the videos. This was more than 700 years ago A remnant of the war, a reorganization of Imperial intelligence.
The original yellow eyes flickered, acting very calm.
Ryan tapped the handrail with his fingers, and said calmly amidst the restlessness of the old man Casey Dalton and his complexion suddenly changed: "According to the teachings of the ancestors, whoever colludes with outsiders to seize their own property, he and his descendants have no right to enjoy the family fund." The proceeds from the club will be returned to the family from the property inherited from the family. Let me see... "
It turned out that things were reliable. While investigating Bivis Dalton, other relatives did not let go. Now everyone’s information has just been sent to Ryan’s personal terminal. He opened a personal terminal and started checking. The Dun family has a total of 122 collaterals. At first glance, the number sounds quite large. More than 100 people can form dozens of tables playing mahjong, but compared with other families inherited from seven hundred years ago, it is too few. Too few, there are more than 10,000 people in the direct descendant of the Gustav family alone.
Not everyone in the Dalton family looks at such a little stuff from the family. There are not a few people who use the funds from the family to start their own businesses and strive to become stronger. There are also many people who work in the military. They are all supported by Auston. . There are good and bad people, people are so complicated, and there are only a handful of bad people sitting in the small reception room, and the bad people are like leeks, once you cut a crop, you will grow another crop, it is extremely annoying.
"Kathy Dalton's estate..."
Ryan read it out one by one, and with the voice from the holographic projection, the old man Casey's face turned green and pale. He obviously hid it very well. The meeting place was in a remote small bar, and he even made a disguise , how can there be video data? How come many properties under the names of wives and daughters-in-law have been found out
"These industries have greatly exceeded your purchasing power. Who gave them to you? Gustav, Bromfield, the Li family, or someone else?" Ryan smiled and looked at the pale-faced Casey, "It seems that Without the help of my family, you are still living well. Well, we will take it back according to the legacy of our ancestors. Tsk tsk, the family surnamed Dalton has a subsidy of 3,500 star coins a month. It is not a small amount to invest in a family business."
If you work hard, you can have a good life in the high-consumption capital. The premise is that a family of four is standard. If there are too many children, Ryan will take back his idea of a "good life".
"No, no, no..." Casey Dalton grimaced, his thin hands grabbed the armrest of the sofa and sunk it deeply, "You don't have the right."
"I have." Ryan emphasized again, "Oston and I are a legal couple, and I have the right and obligation to maintain the stability of the clan."
beep beep—
Reminders came one after another from Casey's personal terminal. He looked down, and a moment of bewilderment appeared on his face. After the bewilderment, he became decadent, and his whole body was instantly slumped on the sofa as if his spine had been removed. Bivis, who was sitting close to him, glanced at his personal terminal, and found that there were several lawyer notices informing his uncle that the property inherited from the Dalton family under his name had been withdrawn, including but not only the city where they live now. The 300-square-meter large flat floor in the center, the three facades of Adam City, two planting stars in the Red Coral Starfield, and so on. In addition, each member of the uncle's family surnamed Dalton lost the protection of the foundation. After the separation, they could not receive subsidies, and the shares invested in the family business were frozen...
Bivis looked at Ryan in horror. This man took care of the uncle's family in just a moment. With such means, is Smith some hidden family? Where did Lane Smith come from? He was glad that he brought his daughter here today not for the sake of everything in his family, but just praying for his nephew to help. Nana wants to go to the art college and wants to learn from a great professor. Having a family recommendation is the fastest and best way. s help.
Otherwise, Bivis, who has done something wrong, would be ashamed to enter the gate of his house.
"Do you have any ideas?" Ryan looked at the crowd with a smile. "I have some interesting videos here. If you want to watch them, I can release them all. Some of you are still smarter and didn't promise each other. Ask, but wait and see... Hehe, do you think we are fools! Say, who contacted you."
"I, I don't know." The mother holding the bear child no longer had the arrogance at the beginning, and looked at Ryan tremblingly, "I don't know where they came from, as long as I can adopt my son to General O... Get 50 million star coins."
Ryan nodded slightly, and looked at others. Those people were obedient and said one by one, but there was no useful information. The other party was meticulous in their work, and the people they used were all with simple backgrounds and no connection after the original investigation. This method was very similar to that of the Gustav family. If it was someone else, it would not be possible to leave any clues. Ryan thought about it, stood up and nodded at everyone, "Remember, if you collude with outsiders, you will lose everything you enjoy with the surname Dalton. He is a lesson for you. By the way, educate your children well , If it is released and the Dalton family loses face, I will make you completely ashamed, the kind that hurts the flesh. Also, let me ask you, who is Auston?"
"Sweep..." The brat who was scribbling on the wall was still thinking about answering, and his mother covered his mouth, but it was still not worrying. The brat bit his mother's hand unconvinced, with the wrong force. Blood flowed out in an instant.
Ryan asked again, "Who is Auston Dalton?"
"Patriarch."
"General."
"big hero."
"Our asylum."
Sparse voices came one after another, Ryan was not very satisfied, "What did you say?"
"Auston Dalton is our patriarch!"
"A great general admired by the world!"
"Provided us with shelter and is what we rely on."
"It is the victory over the Zerg, and it is the great hero of all mankind."
Ryan was satisfied now, and looked at the children kindly, but said to their parents, "I will send people to spot check from time to time and ask the children what they think of my family. If it makes me dissatisfied, beating them will not I know more than a thousand ways to produce wounds, and I can teach you slowly."
Everyone was as still as a cicada, looking at Ryan as if looking at a devil.
Devil Ryan also said, "My meaning is conveyed well, and it is applicable to all clan members. Well, let's disband now. Our family is having a hard time, and there are too many wastes to raise, so I won't invite you to dinner."
Everyone can't wait for Sa Yazi to run like a beast behind her. Ryan will not let them panic and disturb Auston, and has arranged for housekeeping robot management to ensure that they leave the old house as quickly as possible in a "straight line". Some people left, but some stayed. There was Casey who was slumped on the sofa, and there were Bivis father and daughter who asked for something else. Ryan didn't look at Bivis father and daughter for the time being, but walked to Casey's side, Looking down at the oldest person in the family, "Your family is really full of moths. Your brother picked trouble and was dealt with by Auston three years ago, and you started again. The whole Dalton family Did all the rebellious bones grow in your house?"
In just ten minutes, Casey looked even older, and he smiled bleakly, "Why can you be generals, commanders, and heroes, but we can only be ordinary people. James Dalton failed in command back then, After killing Emperor Qin Feng, why should our team have to bear the bitter fruit of this mistake in the end, and there is no way to turn over again."
Ryan didn't know about the past, but he could guess, "Because James stood up again through hard work, and your ancestors didn't work hard, they would only blame others. Since you said you won't give you a chance, well, your family has three children this year. Everyone who is in their twenties doesn't have to think about their employment. They all join the army. This is the foundation of the Dalton family. Even Auston has come to his current position step by step from a soldier. As long as they work hard, promotion is not an issue. In other words, for the sake of military exploits, siege and kill pirates, and fight against Zerg, Hao Erlang will shed his blood for the country!"
Kathy shivered, "No, they are still young."
"It's not too young. Oston has already won the championship of the whole army at this age." Ryan said proudly. "Of course, it's okay not to join the army, but you won't get the property that was confiscated."
Casey's lips trembled, and there was a fierce struggle in her eyes, "You can't do this, you can't..."
"Hehe, no, I can still say that, and you are not qualified to negotiate with me." Without further ado, Ryan turned and walked out. If Bivis and his daughter are smart, come along.
Bivis is a weak character and can't make decisions at all, but his daughter is not bad, soft and strong, dragging her father to follow behind Ryan, Ryan received them in another reception room, and learned what they wanted Finally, he readily agreed to help. Bivis looked at Ryan in disbelief, not daring to ask doubts with his courage.
"Promising family members, we will not ignore them." Ryan took the initiative to give the answer, and he was still curious, "How did you recognize Auston in the mother and baby store that day?"
Bewis said at a loss: "I, I am a painter after all. I am good at drawing figures, and I have some understanding of people's body movements. As long as I get along with them for a few days, I can recognize people by the way they walk when they meet again."
Ryan understood that this skill is not only a result of drawing practice, but also a result of talent. It is a pity that it is only used in painting.
After sending off the Bivis father and daughter, Ryan stood up and stretched his waist, and when he lowered his arms, he saw Auston and said helplessly, "I don't want to disturb you."
"You send those materials to the lawyer, and the lawyer must get my signature before it can be implemented." Alston stood at the door and did not go inside. He reached out to Ryan, "Let's go, let's eat."
Ryan took a few steps quickly and grabbed Oston's hand without making him wait long, begging for praise and saying, "How about I do this?"
"Very good, better than what I did." It would take a lot of trouble for him to do it, and he wouldn't be as straightforward as Ryan.
Ryan is modest, "It's mainly because of the original power."
"Well." Auston was a little worried, "Isn't it a little dangerous for them to go deep into every corner of the star network?"
"There will be a sense of proportion in the original." Ryan thought a lot when he first made a growth AI. In order to prevent the artificial intelligence that does not distinguish between good and evil from getting out of control, he issued an instruction at the core of the original—absolutely not to harm the fundamentals of human beings. Security, not long ago, on the surface, the Internet access rights of Yuanyuan and code-named zero were restricted, but in fact, another order was issued to aggravate and supplement this point.
On the way to the restaurant, the two talked about their relatives again. People’s desires are endless. After suppressing the desires of a group of people, new problems appeared. Not everyone in the family sticks to strict self-discipline. 1. The code of self-denial and life, no matter how many external constraints there are, without inner self-perseverance, you are always walking on a vacillating seesaw.
"Other families deceived me that there was no one in my family, and threatened and lured the side branches." Alston pursed his lips. He couldn't lock all the clansmen in one place, and outsiders would always find a gap.
Dalton's family is small, and he occupies a high position in the military. He has been in business for several generations. His authority in the military is deeply rooted, and he has long been feared by outsiders. The conspiracy against Auston will only have a beginning and will not end. Iron bones deal with everything, fighting alone and going forward bravely, but now he is no longer alone on this road of confrontation, and Ryan is walking side by side with him.
The road of traveling together will never be tied to loneliness. They will have children in the future, and children will have children, and they will carry forward the will of the Dalton family together. Of course, there is Qin Feng Anderson's proposition.
···
Ryan, who brought back a large number of drawings, devoted himself to the research. A room was specially set up for him in the house. The room that originally only had a writing desk and a few bookshelves became more and more full, and many things that Ryan brought back from the research institute were piled up. Different from the simple study room layout at the beginning, now Ryan has a huge design and drawing light screen. After seeing him doing the design, Auston placed an order and bought a drawing tablet that incorporates the latest technology, which is convenient for him to draw.
From time to time, Ryan goes to the research institute to discuss with Mikea, and sometimes Mikea will come to his home to do research with Ryan. The two families live in the same urban area, so it is very convenient to travel. Time passed very quickly in the midst of being busy. Looking at the calendar, one month has passed. Oston has been pregnant for two months. The child is very healthy, and all developmental indicators are within the perfect value. The nursery at home has been remodeled and is being ventilated. The newly purchased incubator cabin will arrive in half a month, and will be placed in the baby room at that time. The growth of the child needs to be quiet, dark, and simulate the environment in the womb.
Sleeping and forgetting food and sleep was devoted to research on how to increase the frequency of animal-shaped biological mechs. Ryan missed the signing event of his cousin Connor at Capital Star. The last stop is Eve City in Capital Star. After the last stop, he will not leave for the time being, and will stay here for up to half a year.
Connor explained to Ryan that he wanted to feel the atmosphere of a big city so that he could conceive for his next novel. The "Song of the Beacon" in his hand was nearing completion. One step towards the destined return. Every time I watch Auston's serialization, my eyes are red (emotions become sensitive after pregnancy), Ryan feels very uncomfortable, so I have to find a sense of presence in front of Auston, the genuine one is here, no need to watch the pirated one story.
In the afternoon, Oston lay down on the rocking chair in the study and took a nap (the rocking chair made of E69 mahogany by father was sent along with the package), and Ryan was reading materials not far from him, and wrote down a few notes in the notebook from time to time , the research on the same frequency has fallen into a bottleneck. Although the same frequency of the nerve center designed by his modified drawings has increased from 55.55% to 69.98%, it is still far from the goal of 90%.
In front of him is a 1.8-meter by 0.9-meter light-screen drawing board with a concept drawing of a mech as a screensaver. On the blueprint, a silver-white steel giant is shaped like a white lion but has a pair of proud wings, and its limbs are sharp and claws. Powerfully, the huge pot opened its mouth in anger, as if a lion's roar broke free from the screen and came out.
This is the mecha design drawing based on Daifuku's adult form. Ryan also designed this while studying the way to increase the frequency of the nerve center.
I was accidentally seen by Dafu. Recently, Dafu walks with his chest raised and his chin held high. He is very proud of himself because of his fierce breasts.
"Huh?" Ryan responded softly when he answered the communication.
"Ryan, I'm free. Let's get together, you're going to be a father. I haven't congratulated you yet. My little Ryan has finally grown up."
"Um."
"I've been really busy recently. I've racked my brains for the ending of "Song of the Beacon". I want to chat with you and give me some inspiration."
"Oh."
"Eve City is really lively. There are people everywhere. I dare not go out without putting on some disguise. If I don't pay attention, I will be recognized. The fans are too enthusiastic and scary. No one is as rational as Fan Lunting .”
"Oh?"
"What are you doing, challenge only one word?"
"Do not."
Connor: "..." His speechlessness was conveyed silently.
Ryan: "Huh?" Why didn't you speak.
Connor: "Oh." I don't want to say it.
Ryan: "Uh..." Hang up if you don't want to say it
Connor: "...how about meeting tonight?"
Ryan thought for a while and said, "Okay."
Connor: "If you're out with Alston, we'll go to a quiet tea bar. If you're out alone, we'll go to a bar. You pick one."
Ryan: "Finally." It's too messy outside, and Auston is still not allowed to go out.
Connor: "Okay, at eight o'clock in the evening, I will wait for you at the Red Mill."
Ryan: "Uh." The Red Mill is not just a bar.
Connor: "It's not like I'm taking you to the next door. There's no need to be nervous. It's fine, let's stop talking. I'm angry with you now. Hang up. See you tonight."
Ryan: "Oh."
The communication was hung up, and the study room was quiet, but Ryan couldn't read the information for the time being. He stood up quietly, first tiptoed to Oston's side, pulled the thin blanket covering his body for him, and then pushed him away. The door went out, stood on the balcony and watched the scenery outside to let go of the brain. He saw that under the brilliant afternoon sun, the clear surface of the lake was sparkling, as if there were scattered gems hidden at the bottom of the lake. Black swans, mandarin ducks and other waterfowl that can swim in the early morning hide in the shadows for a nap, and groups of bleating beasts that like the sun huddle together by the lake. If you look carefully, there is a winged dumpling among them, which is Dafu.
Dafu eats well, rests well, has no natural enemies, and lives a comfortable life. Although he chases cats and dogs, climbs trees and houses every day like a little boy of seven or eight years old who hates dogs, and exercises a lot, his figure still inevitably loses weight. The development of the ball does not show the bravery of an adult griffin. The baa-baa beast that was chased by it all day has lost its temper. Since it can't defeat the power, it just lies down and let it go. Without the courage to resist, they live in peace with each other. Everyone no longer has to hear Dafu's excited wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, and the panic-stricken sound of the bleating Beasts fleeing in haste.
safe and sound...
Ryan chewed the word, and suddenly the closed window in his mind opened, and the light of inspiration flooded in.