Chapter 69： not alone

Getting older not only increases the experience of life, the experience of doing things, the accumulation of knowledge and the effort to nourish the qi, but also the thickness of the skin and the degree of shamelessness. Lean's own experience aside, it's just the old people he has met in his life, the lovely and kind grandma, the knowledgeable and enterprising Master Mike... These positive characters almost made him forget that in the world There are also hideous old men. Not everyone will become peaceful as they age, some people will become more hateful, such as this man named Casey Dalton, who really does not deserve the surname Dalton.

In Lane's budding tricks, the relatives who didn't dare to take a breath were a little confused. The child's cries were filled with meaningless murmurings from his mother, perhaps scolding, perhaps comforting. Very, very small, I didn't dare let Ryan hear it at all. Clan Uncle Casey Dalton slowly reacted, turning from a quail to a cuckoo with a raised neck, looking at Ryan up and down on the basis of his identity as an elder, "Who are you?"

Ryan introduced himself with a smile, "Ryan Smith, Auston and I are a legal husband and wife, and this is my home. Is it too shameless for you to use my home to lay eggs."

"You!" Casey Dalton blushed, not ashamed that his purpose had been revealed, but the anger that Auston was married, and he raised his arm tremblingly at Ryan, because of anger and a good plan The panic of impending failure made him tremble.

"Auston and I are about to have children of our own, so don't bother everyone." Ryan's eyes swept 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, Auston and I will sponsor and provide room for growth, if we don't perform well..." He raised the corners of his mouth, and the temperature of his eyes gradually cooled down. , "I'll let you know what are the 100 ways to remove social waste, don't disgrace our family, shame the Dalton family, don't collude with outsiders to dig your own corners, don't think that someone else gave three melons and two dates. It is a great favor, while enjoying the high income provided by the family fund every year, while hiding at home and scolding the mother, the scolding is too little. Ha!"

Under Ryan's powerful aura, no one else could say a word. He had commanded thousands of troops and fought with old politicians in parliament, but he was just a group of people who didn't know themselves well and jumped after being slapped a few times. The clown who came out was not worth his extra effort. I don't know when Yuan Chu came in and quietly stood aside. When Ryan reached 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 and people. The picture of the connection, the clear voice came out without reservation.

"While that person is over forty and hasn't married yet, you can act now, don't forget about adoption."

"You don't need to remind me, I will do this. Are you sure that O... won't get married any time soon?"

"Of course, if you don't worry about it, I will play tricks and prevent him from fitting in successfully."

"That's good." In the holographic projection, Casey, who was wearing a mask and a peaked cap, nodded with satisfaction, "I took a risk by challenging the authority of the patriarch."

"I know, 500,000 star coins will be credited to your account."

"Be clean."

"do not worry."

"..."

"..."

Ryan also watched this video for the first time, and he pondered deeply. He glanced at Yuan Chu and felt a little helpless. What did Yuan Chu do on the Star Network? Such a private picture must have been obtained by infiltrating the Imperial Security Information Base.

The Imperial Security Department has installed a lot of surveillance cameras in Eve City, and they are located in various corners. A large number of videos are managed by artificial intelligence. People in their departments do not necessarily know how many videos are there and what is in the videos. This is more than 700 years ago. The product left over from the war is the achievement after the reorganization of the Imperial Intelligence Service.

The original yellow eyes flickered, and they acted very calmly.

Ryan lightly tapped the armrest, and said lightly as the old man Kathy Dalton was restless and his face changed suddenly: "According to the ancestor's instruction, whoever colludes with outsiders to seize their own property, they themselves and their descendants have no right to enjoy the family fund. The proceeds of the association will be returned to the family from the property inherited from the clan. Let me see..."

The original work was reliable, and other relatives did not let it go while investigating Beavis Dalton. Now everyone's information has just been sent to Ryan's personal terminal. He opened a personal terminal and started to check. The weak family Doyle The Dun family has a total of 122 collateral families. At first glance, it sounds like a large number. More than 100 people can play mahjong to make dozens of tables, but compared with other families that have been inherited from 700 years ago, it is too small. Too few, there are more than 10,000 people in the Gustav family alone.

Not everyone in the Dalton family sees such a thing as the family. There are not a few people who use the funds given by the family to start their own businesses and strive to become stronger. There are also many people who serve in the army. . There are good and bad, people are so complicated, there are just a handful of bad people sitting in the small reception room, and the bad people are like leeks, cut one stubble and grow again, which is extremely annoying.

"Property in Casey Dalton's name..."

Ryan read it out one by one, and with the voice coming out of the holographic projection, the old man Casey's face turned blue and white, he obviously hid very well, the meeting place was in a remote small bar, and he also made a disguise , how can there be video data? How come many properties under the names of wives and daughters-in-law have also been revealed?

"These properties are far beyond your purchasing power. Who gave them to you? Gustav, Bromfield, Li's family, or someone else?" Ryan smiled lightly and looked at the pale Casey, "It seems, Without the help of this family, you still have a good life. Well, we will take it back according to the will of the ancestors, tsk tsk, any family surnamed Dalton has a subsidy of 3,500 star coins a month, can still be in A stake in a family business is not a small amount.”

If you work hard, you can have a good life in the high-consumption capital. The premise is that the standard for a family of four is that if there are too many children, Ryan will withdraw his idea of ​​a "good life".

"No, no, no..." Kathy Dalton's face was sullen, her thin hands grabbed the armrest of the sofa and sunk deeply into it, "You don't have this right."

"I have." Ryan emphasized again, "Auston and I are a legal husband and wife, and I have the right and obligation to maintain the stability of the family."

beep beep-

Reminders came one after another from Casey's personal terminal. He looked down and looked at him with a moment of dazedness on his face. After the dazedness, he became decadent, and his whole body was instantly swept away on the sofa. Sitting close, Beavis glanced at his personal terminal and found several lawyers' notices notifying his uncle that the property he inherited from the Dalton family had been repossessed, including but not only the city where they now live. The 300-square-meter flat in the center, the three facades of Adam City, two planting stars in the Red Coral Star Region, and so on. In addition, each family member surnamed Dalton lost the protection of the foundation, and could not get subsidies after the separation, and the shares invested in the family property were frozen...

Beavis looked at Ryan in horror, the man just took care of the clan uncle's family in a matter of seconds. With such means, is Smith a big hidden family? Where did Ryan Smith come from? He is fortunate that he brought his daughter here today not for the sake of everything from his family, but to pray for his nephew to help. Nana wants to go to an art school and wants to learn from a great professor. A family recommendation is the fastest and best way. s help.

Otherwise, Beavis, who has done something wrong, is ashamed to enter the gate of his house.

"Do you have any thoughts?" Ryan smiled and looked at the crowd. "I have some interesting videos here. If you want to watch them, I can post them all. Some of you are quite smart and didn't agree to each other's. Request, but wait and see... Hehe, do you think we are fools! Say, who are you in contact with."

"I, I don't know." The mother holding the bear child was no longer arrogant at the beginning, and looked at Ryan shiveringly, "I don't know where they came from, as long as they can adopt their son to General Ao... You can get 50 million star coins."

Ryan nodded lightly and looked at the others. Those people were obedient and said one by one, but none of them had any useful information. The other party is meticulous in their work, and the people who use them have simple backgrounds and no connection after the original investigation. This method is very similar to the Gustav family. If it is impossible for others, they will not leave any clues. Ryan had a scruple in his heart, stood up and nodded at everyone, "Remember, colluding with outsiders will lose everything you enjoy that belongs to the surname Dalton. He is your lesson. By the way, educate your children well. , if you let it out and disgrace the Dalton family, I will make you completely shameless, the kind that hurt your flesh. Also, I ask you, who is Auston?"

"Sweep..." The bear boy who was scribbling on the wall was still thinking of rushing to answer, and his mother covered his mouth, but it was still not worrying. The bear boy was unconvinced and bit his mother's hand with the wrong force. , the blood flowed out in an instant.

Ryan asked again, "Who is Auston Dalton?"

"Patriarch."

"General."

"big hero."

"Our asylum."

The sparse voices came one after another, and Ryan was not very satisfied, "What did you say?"

"Auston Dalton is our patriarch!"

"The great general admired by the world!"

"It provides us with shelter and is our support."

"It is to defeat the Zerg, and it is the hero of all mankind."

Lane was satisfied now, and looked at the children kindly, but said to their parents, "I will send people to check from time to time to ask the children what they think of the family. If I am not satisfied, I will not beat people. I know more than a thousand ways to get wounds, and I can teach you slowly."

Everyone was silent, looking at Ryan as if looking at the devil.

Devil Ryan also said, "I want to convey what I mean well, and it applies to all clansmen. Well, let's disband it. The family is not living well. There are too many wastes to be raised, so I won't invite you to dinner."

Everyone was eager, Sayazi ran as if there were beasts behind him. Ryan will not let them panic and disturb them to Auston, and has arranged housework 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 the Beavis and their daughters who wanted something else. Ryan didn't look at the Beavis and his daughter for the time being, but paced to Casey's side. Looking down at the eldest person in the clan, "Your family has a lot of idiots. Your brother picked a problem three years ago and was dealt with by Auston, and you started again, the whole Dalton family. Are all the back bones growing in your house?"

Only ten minutes later, Casey looked even older, and he smiled bleakly, "Why can you be a general, a commander, a hero, but we can only be ordinary people. James Dalton failed to command back then, It hurt Emperor Qin Feng, why should we have to bear the bitter consequences of this fault in the end, and there is no way to turn around."

Ryan didn't know about the past, but he could guess, "Because James got back on his feet through hard work, and your ancestors didn't work hard and only blamed others. Since you said you wouldn't give you a chance, well, there are three people in your family this year. If you are over 20, you don’t need to think about employment. All of them join the army. This is the foundation of the Dalton family. Even Auston has grown from a soldier to where it is today. As long as they are willing to work hard, they will not be promoted. In other words, for the sake of military merit, besieging pirates and fighting against the Zerg, Hao Erlang will throw his blood for the country!"

Kathy shivered, "No, they're still young."

"It's not too young, Auston has already won the championship of the whole army competition at this age." Ryan was honored. "Of course, it's okay to not join the army, but you will never get the property that was taken away."

Casey's lips trembled, and there was a fierce struggle in his 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 around and walked out. If the Beavis and his daughter are smart, come along.

Beavis is a weak character and can't be the master at all, but his daughter is not bad, she is soft and strong, and dragged her father to follow behind Ryan. Ryan received them in another reception room and learned what they wanted. Afterwards, he gladly agreed to help. Beavis looked at Ryan in disbelief, and dared not ask questions.

"Promising family members, we won't ignore them." Ryan took the initiative to give the answer, and he was still curious, "How did you recognize Auston at the mother and baby shop that day?"

Beavis said at a loss: "I, I'm a painter, I'm good at drawing figures, and I have some understanding of people's physical movements. As long as they get along for a few days, I can recognize people by the way they walk when they meet again."

Ryan knew that this skill was not only a result of drawing practice, but also a talent, and it was a pity that it was only used in drawing.

After sending off the Beavis and his daughter, and getting the best relatives in half an hour, Ryan stood up and stretched. When he put his arms down, he saw Auston and said helplessly, "I don't want to disturb you."

"You send those documents to the lawyer, and the lawyer can execute it only with my signature." Auston stood at the door and didn't go inside. He stretched out his hand towards Ryan, "Let's go, it's time to eat."

Ryan took a few quick steps to grab Auston's hand and didn't make him wait for long. He said in praise, "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 it would not be as neat and tidy as Ryan.

Ryan is modest, "It's mainly the original strength."

"Well." Auston was a little worried, "Is it dangerous for them to go deep into every corner of the star network?"

"In the beginning, there will be proportions." Ryan thought about 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 placed an order at the core of the original - absolutely can not endanger human beings. It is fundamentally safe. Not long ago, it was ostensibly restricting the Internet access rights of the original and code-named zero, but in fact, he issued an order, which aggravated and supplemented this point.

On the way to the restaurant, the two talked about their relatives again. Human desires are endless. After suppressing the desires of a group of clansmen, new problems have arisen. Not everyone in the clan is strictly self-disciplined. , The code of self-denial and life, no matter how many external constraints, there is no inner self-adherence, always walking on a shaking seesaw.

"Other clans bully my own clan, and coerce and lure the other clan." Auston pursed his lips. He couldn't keep all the clansmen in one place, and outsiders would always find a gap.

Dalton has few family members and occupies a high position in the military. He has been run by generations of people. His authority in the military has deep roots and has long been feared by outsiders. The conspiracy against Auston has only the beginning and will not end. Iron bones deal with everything, fight alone and go forward bravely, and now he is no longer alone on this road of confrontation, with Ryan walking side by side with him.

Peering on the road will never go hand in hand with loneliness. They will have children in the future, and children will have children. They will move forward together with the will of the Dalton family and, of course, Qin Feng Anderson's proposition.

Ryan, who brought back a lot of blueprints, devoted himself to the research. A room was reserved for him in the house. The room that originally only had a writing desk and a few bookshelves became more and more full, and there were many things that Ryan brought back from the research institute. Different from the simple study layout at the beginning, Ryan now has a huge design drawing light screen. When Oston saw his design, he placed an order to buy a drawing board that incorporates the latest technology to facilitate his drawing.

From time to time, Ryan went to the research institute to discuss with McArena, and sometimes McAryan would come to his home to do research with Ryan. The two families lived in the same urban area, and it was very convenient to travel. Time passed very quickly when I was busy. Looking at the calendar, it turned out that one month had passed. Auston was two months pregnant. The child was very healthy, and all the developmental indicators were within perfect values. The baby room in the house has been remodeled and is being ventilated. The newly purchased incubator will be delivered in half a month, and it will be placed in the baby room at that time. The growth of the child needs a quiet, dim, and simulated womb environment.

Forgetting to eat and sleep to study how to increase the frequency of animal-type biological mecha The last stop is Eve City, the capital star. After the last stop, I will not leave for the time being, and I will stay here for up to half a year.

Connor's explanation to Ryan was that he wanted to feel the atmosphere of the big city, so that he could develop ideas for the next novel. The "Song of the Beacon Fire" in his hand was nearing the end, and the hero Qin Feng Anderson in the book was on his way. One step toward the destined homecoming. Every time I watch Auston's follow-up serial, my eyes are red (the emotions become sensitive after pregnancy), and Ryan feels very uncomfortable. He has to find a sense of presence in front of Auston. The genuine version is here, no need to watch the pirated version. story.

In the afternoon, Auston took a nap on the rocking chair in the study (the rocking chair made of mahogany produced by E69 was sent by my father with the package), Lane was not far from him, reading the materials and jotting 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 revised blueprint has increased from 55.55% to 69.98%, it is still far from the goal of 90%.

In front of him, a 1.8-meter by 0.9-meter light-screen drawing board of a mecha's conception acts as a screensaver. On the blueprint, the silver-white steel beast is shaped like a white lion but has a pair of proud wings, and its limbs and claws are fierce. Powerful, the giant pot opened his mouth in anger, as if a lion's roar broke free from the screen and spread out.

This is the design drawing of the mecha based on the adult form of Daifuku. Ryan also designed this in addition to researching the way to increase the frequency of the nerve center.

I was accidentally seen by Dafu. Recently, Dafu always walks with his chest out and his chin held high. He is so arrogant that he has ruined his pride.

"Huh?" Ryan replied softly when he received the communication.

"Ryan, I'm free. Let's get together with my brothers. You are 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 Fire". I want to chat with you and give me some inspiration."

"Oh."

"The city of Eve is really lively, there are people everywhere, I don't dare to go out without doing a little disguise, I'll be recognized if I'm not careful, the fans are too enthusiastic and terrible, no one is as rational as Fan Luanting ."

"Oh?"

"What are you doing, challenge only one word?"

"Do not."

Connor: "..." His speechlessness was conveyed silently.

Ryan: "Huh?" Why didn't he speak.

Connor: "Oh." Don't want to say.

Ryan: "Uh..." If you don't want to say anything, just hang up?

Connor: "...how about meeting tonight?"

Ryan thought for a while and said, "Okay."

Connor: "If you come out with Auston, we'll go to a quieter tea. If you come out alone, we'll go to the bar. You pick one."

Ryan: "After." It was too messy outside, so Auston was not allowed to go out.

Connor: "Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the Red Mill at eight o'clock in the evening."

Ryan: "Uh." The Red Mill isn't just a bar.

Connor: "I didn't take you to the next door. You need to be nervous. It's alright, let's not talk. Now I'm angry with you. Hang up, see you in the evening."

Lane: "Oh."

The communication was hung up, and the study was calm, but Ryan couldn't read the information for the time being. He stood up quietly, first crept up to Auston, pulled the thin blanket over him, and pushed it away. Go out the door, stand on the balcony and watch the scenery outside to free your brain. He saw that in the bright afternoon sun, the clear lake was sparkling, like scattered gems hidden at the bottom of the lake. In the early morning, black swans, mandarin ducks, and other waterfowl that will swim in the water take a nap in the shadows, and the baa beasts who like the sun are crowded into a group by the lake. If you look closely, there is a long-winged dumpling among them, which is Dafu.

Dafu eats well, rests well, has no natural enemies, and lives comfortably. Although he is like a seven- or eight-year-old boy who dislikes dogs, he chases cats, teases dogs, climbs trees, and does a lot of exercise. The development of the ball does not show the bravery of an adult griffin at all. The baa baa beast chased by it all day has lost its temper. Since it can't defeat the power, it will lie down and let it go. Without the courage to resist, they are at peace with each other. Everyone will no longer have to hear Dafu's excited wailing, and the panicked sounds of the baa beasts fleeing in a hurry. The world finally calms down, only Dafu loses one of the pleasures and is a little disappointed.

be safe...

Ryan chewed on the word, and suddenly the closed window in his mind opened, and the light of inspiration came in.