The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

2327: King of the Dawn (Part )
"I beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and become king!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the air on the entire Dawn planet almost froze. Everyone held their breath and looked at Tang Xiao, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and sitting on the throne in the sky built by a drone in mid-air.

Waiting for the supreme ruler's response...

Tang Xiao sat upright in mid-air, but a warm smile suddenly appeared on his face. Then, he stood up and said slowly: "I remember... 24 years ago, when we woke up from a long hibernation, I was the manager of the refugee ship that had been drifting for who knows how many years."

He walked forward slowly, and as he walked, more drones flew towards him steadily, supporting his steps and allowing him to walk in the air as if it were flat ground.

Tang Xiao opened his hands and said softly: "When I first heard the title of manager, I didn't feel any excitement because I could become the manager of 60 people. On the contrary, I just felt a heavy burden on my shoulders. I accepted this position with an extremely pious heart... Yes, manager. It is me who is responsible for you, for all of you, instead of all of you being responsible for me. A manager is a responsibility, not a power."

He brought his outstretched hands back to his chest and clenched them. "Until now, the Principality of Dawn has a population of 24 trillion. You also call me the Grand Duke of Dawn. But for me, I am still that administrator... I am still the administrator who had dreams in my heart, responsibilities in my hands, and thought about the future years ago. That's right, my heart has never changed."

He lowered his head and looked down at the people below him, looking down like a king, but his words were extremely humble, "What I hope for is still how to lead everyone to go further. Lead everyone to build their own homes, resist foreign enemies, reproduce and expand. I am still that passionate young man, and I have never changed. So..."

Tang Xiao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "Forget it. I don't want the Grand Duke appointed by the Galactic Empire. Just let me go back to being the administrator."

It sounds like everything is going smoothly.

Among the crowd, some people who had been awakened since the mothership period and became members of the Fourth Civilization, many of them bowed their heads and sobbed. Only they knew how difficult it was for Tang Xiao to lead them from a refugee ship with 24 people to a huge country with a population of 60 trillion over the past years.

"My Lord!" Two voices, one male and one female, were heard from the crowd of senior officials.

Only the current Prime Minister of the Principality of Dawn, Daphne Clement, came out. She was also one of the first people to be awakened. The other person was Graham, the village chief of the first colony. Just as Tang Xiao expected him back then, he went from village chief to mayor, from mayor to planetary governor, and finally to star district governor.

These two people are also the veterans who have witnessed the development of the Fourth Civilization from a small village to its present day.

They walked out of the crowd, walked side by side, boarded the drone and flew into the air, stopped below where Tang Xiao was, and then both knelt down.

"My Lord... We will never forget the passion and enthusiasm you showed when you led a pioneer team of 100 people to land on the Dawn Planet. Even more, we will never forget that we defeated countless enemies, overcame countless difficulties, went through countless hardships, and finally came to this day! The village of 100 people has now become a big family of trillion people! All this is thanks to my Lord!" Daphne Clement said loudly.

"…If it weren't for you, we would have already fallen apart amidst countless dangers such as pirate attacks, foreign invasions, economic crises, etc.! Only your wise and decisive decisions time and time again have enabled us to grow and develop. We have experienced countless crises, each of which was enough to wipe us out, but under your leadership, we made it through! We became stronger…" The elderly Graham trembled a little.

Tang Xiao hurried over, gently helped him up, and patted his shoulder.

"The expectations of 1.2 trillion people are beyond the capacity of the Grand Duke to bear. Only by ascending the throne can I be worthy of your achievements." Graham said, his emotions filled with tears.

Although there is some acting involved, looking back on these 24 legendary years, how can Graham, as a witness, not feel extremely excited? The live broadcast drone in the sky cleverly displayed Graham's emotional changes and expressions vividly in front of everyone.

"We beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and be king!" Officials and generals at all levels in the audience stepped forward, knelt on their knees, and shouted in unison.

Thousands of people knelt and shouted in unison, and with the help of the public address system, the whole venue was filled with joy.

However, Tang Xiao still shook his head firmly, "It is my responsibility to lead everyone to move forward. I don't want the empty title of the throne. All along, there has always been a huge crisis that has troubled all of us - survival. Yes, we just want to live, live with dignity! But there are many people who want us to kneel down, want us to be slaves, and want us to become their vassals. And I always believe that dignity is no longer in the hands of others, but in our own hands!"

He shook his fist vigorously and said in a deep voice: "I hope everyone can live with dignity. This is my goal. Before this small hope is achieved, I will not ask for my own false reputation."

Then he shook his head firmly and said, "Don't mention this matter again. I won't agree to it."

He turned around, took Adele Wulan's hand, and with the other hand held Tang Xing and Tang Yun, and prepared to walk off the stage.

However, after taking a few steps, he saw millions of people kneeling down. The movement of millions of people was like thunder and lightning...

"I beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and become king!!"

"I beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and become king!!"

"I beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and become king!!"

Countless different voices shouted the same words. Although they were uneven, they eventually converged and resounded through the sky! The sky above the entire Liming City was reverberating with this deafening shout.

"I beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and become king!!"

"I beg you, my Lord, to ascend the throne and become king!!"

Tang Xiao stopped, sighed, and turned around. The drone faithfully displayed his conflicting feelings at the moment in front of everyone.

All I saw was that in the huge city square, millions of people were kneeling on the ground, cheering like thunder and the sea, with a magnificent momentum.

At this moment, Edel Wulan also brought Tang Xing and Tang Yun to kneel down and said softly: "My Lord, I beg you to ascend the throne and become the king!!"

"Father!" Tang Yun's eyes lit up as he stared at his father. (End of this chapter)