From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 174 Jonathan’s aftermath
When Jonathan, in the name of the family head, ordered the private soldiers deployed near the family's exclusive area to take down the disguised mobile troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and rush to the manor for support.

Although the number of rapid mobile troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs controlling the manor area is not too small, they also have mechanical units including heavy power armor and HCP.

But the private soldiers of the Irons family took out more HCPs, as well as main battle tanks and heavy multi-legged tanks as fire support.

And with a "You dare to touch my master!" 'After rushing over with a gesture.

These soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' rapid mobile unit chose to lay down their weapons.

After all, the cost of main battle tanks is relatively low compared to HCP, so the major nobles have deployed many of them in their hometowns.

Moreover, the Irons family's main battle tank still uses the relatively new T-89 'Revenant'.

The diamond-shaped turret is equipped with an electromagnetic reconnection cannon.

Although this type of main battle tank is currently used in the battle sequence of the Star Dragon Empire's regular army, it is basically used as a surface defense force on the planet and an auxiliary unit in the brigade-level armored combat team.

But for the noble private soldiers, it is completely enough.

After the number is piled up like now, if the electromagnetic reconnection cannon is used to focus the fire on the HCP, the latter will not be able to bear it even if the deflection field is turned on.

What's more, the mobile troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are inside the encirclement, and there is no depth of defense at all.

When you are surrounded by enemies from both sides, it is normal to lay down your weapons and surrender.

We are all members of the Empire, there is no need to fight to the death.

"No matter what your reputation is among the high-level people in the empire, Mr. Amber, I still want to thank you for rescuing Isabel and risking your life to save me and my family."

After temporarily imprisoning Balot, Billwater, and the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and issuing a week-long curfew to the entire planet.

Jonathan Irons took Amber for a private conversation.

"These are all things I should do. Your Majesty, Miss Isabel's business is my business."

Amber responded with a smile, not paying attention to the Earl's twitching eyes.

"So your relationship with your little girl?"

"Steel comradeship, my lord."

"That's all?"

Jonathan's face was filled with 'disbelief'. His old father's intuition convinced him that the guy in front of him was definitely closely related to his daughter.

"Of course not." Amber gave a rare twist and scratched her head in embarrassment.

"Miss Isabel is also a shareholder of our company."

Amber had no intention of hiding this from Jonathan.

After all, he is Isabel's father, and theoretically it is only a matter of time before he knows this.

"Company? Shareholders?"

Looking at Jonathan who was full of doubts, Amber gave the earl a brief summary of Atlas's situation.

"Even Ms. Yuge invested in Mr. Amber. It seems that I still underestimated you."

Earl Jonathan leaned back in his chair. Originally, he wanted to chat with Amber alone because he wanted to know more about the young man and ask about him and Isabel.

As a result, after chatting, I found that I seemed to understand Amber less and less.

But since even Ellenita has invested in Amber, it means that he has indeed gained the approval of the female elf.

When it comes to investment, this female elf has always been known for her sharp vision.

"I can understand mining companies. After all, the market is in urgent demand and profit margins are guaranteed."

Earl Jonathan looked into Amber's eyes seriously, paused and continued:
"However, it seems that Mr. Amber is also a thoughtful person when it comes to setting up a private military company at this juncture."

"Wherever I go, just to make ends meet."

"Based on the strength and knowledge you have shown, I believe Mr. Amber is not just a trivial person, but everyone has their own secrets, and I don't intend to ask about them."

Hearing this, Amber also breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, there were some things that were not suitable to be discussed in detail with the count, and he had not yet had time to compile this part of the story.

But Earl Jonathan's next words were beyond Amber's expectation.

"I have always admired Ms. Yuge in terms of investment. There is no problem in following her footsteps. Our family happens to have some spare funds now, so I plan to invest in your company."

"what?"

Amber really didn't expect that this conversation would eventually lead to investment. He never thought about it at the beginning.

"Well, that's it, Lord Earl, our company is not listed yet, and the shareholding structure is relatively fixed."

"How many shares does Mr. Amber hold?"

"54.5%."

"1500 million Imperial Golden Dragons, in exchange for 4.5% of your shares, what do you think?"

When Jonathan opened his mouth, he had the demeanor of a 'lucky boy'.

"Um, Lord Earl, are you just taking advantage of me?"

Amber didn't hide anything when she spoke. After all, this deal was indeed a bit deceptive.

You can publish a book called "Three Sentences, Let the Earl of the Empire Give Me 1500 Million".
Not to mention that the other party is Isabel's father. If this guy finds out, she may be torn to pieces at night.

"Actually, I don't care about these 4.5% shares. If I don't want to go through the process, I even plan to transfer the money to you directly."

"No, what are you trying to do?" "What are you trying to do? Of course, you want Isa to have a good home."

Earl Jonathan's tone was full of an old father's concern for his daughter.

"After this incident, I understand that the party struggle in the empire has entered its most intense stage. Even if I want to stay out of it like before, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

Moreover, your and Isabel's identities are still too sensitive in the empire. Both the regent and our respected princess will try to take advantage of you.

So I don’t want you to stay within the empire. It’s too dangerous.

I also recognize your ability. I think you do have the potential to make a name for yourself.

Based on the above circumstances, instead of letting you stay in the empire and worry all day long, it is better for you to make Atlas bigger and stronger in the Thousand Stars Empire, so that I can rest assured. "

After Jonathan said these words, Amber also understood what the old father was thinking.

Just seeing that the empire might be in chaos, he quickly sent his precious daughter out of this increasingly dangerous whirlpool, and also paid a sum of 1500 million for living expenses.

The strength Amber has shown so far also makes him believe that it will be safer to keep Isabel with Amber.

However, as the old saying goes, 'no reward comes without reward', so Amber was still a little unsure about receiving 1500 million from someone so suddenly.

Just when he was a little confused, he heard Count Jonathan add another sentence.

"Haha, actually Mr. Amber doesn't have to worry too much. These 1500 million Imperial Golden Dragons are equivalent to selling a favor to you, a psyker. If our Irons family encounters any difficulties again in the future, I hope you can Help again."

"make a deal!"

Upon hearing this, Amber said without hesitation.

That night, in addition to negotiating the investment of 1500 million Imperial Golden Dragons.

Jonathan directly executed Balot and Billwater according to the "Basic Law of the Star Dragon Empire Nobles", which gave the nobility the power of self-defense and trial.

Then, in the name of the Irons family, the incident was made public, and the cause and consequences were specially presented to the emperor, the regent, and the princess.

A week after the incident, the reaction from the Prince Regent was the same as Amber had guessed at the time.

There was absolutely no way to clean up the matter. A minister of the Empire's Ministry of Internal Affairs led his troops to the Irons family's fiefdom without going through any formalities, and even put members of the Irons family under house arrest.

This belongs to someone who thinks his life is too long, so he washes the floor.

Therefore, Norton II issued a statement expressing complete ignorance and sympathy for the Irons family's experience. At the same time, he expressed support for the Irons family to severely punish these perpetrators in accordance with imperial laws.

The Princess Party, on the other hand, took this opportunity to launch a new round of verbal and written criticism against the Regent Party.

As for the emperor who had been bedridden for a long time, Amber even wondered if he had not seen the news at all.

However, his current chief chamberlain still passed on his instructions to the outside world.

While the emperor expressed his anger at the occurrence of this incident, he also agreed with the Irons family to handle the matter on their own in accordance with the "Star Dragon Empire Noble Basic Law".

To be honest, Amber felt that His Majesty the Emperor's words only further revealed that his control over the empire was at a dangerous edge.

No department can give orders, and they just talk about false and empty words.

"What's going on with this country? I'm thinking about it."

"Amber, what are you talking about?"

Isabel, who was standing on the balcony, watching the fireworks in the distance of the manor, rubbed Amber's cheek.

Today is New Year's Eve. Amber, who originally planned to leave a few days ago, stayed because of Isabel's persuasion.

"It's okay. I'm talking nonsense. Has Ellenita been contacted?"

"We got in touch and she told us to have a good rest and pick us up in a few days."

"Okay, you have finished handling the matters at home, and you are indeed going back to the company. I guess there are still a lot of things to deal with over there."

Amber sighed, hugged Isabel tighter in her arms, and then whispered in her ear:

"After this incident, I feel that the chaos caused by party strife within the empire may be accelerating again."

"Oh, it's rare to see you worried about the future of the empire."

"You're wrong. I'm not worried about what the future of the empire will be like. I'm worried about the chaos happening too quickly. Atlas's strength hasn't grown and it won't be able to get more benefits out of this chaos."

"As expected of you."

Isabelle turned around and cupped Amber's cheek.

"Don't think about these things today, let's go out and set off fireworks~"

She still didn't want to waste the rare rest time.

"Set off fireworks is no fun, I'll show you something more interesting."

Amber shook her head and showed a malicious smile.

"what?"

"New Year's Eve Cannon~"

As Isabel screamed, Amber picked her up on her shoulders and walked back into the room.

　I believe everyone has noticed that the second volume currently does not have much description of the battlefield, mainly because the original arrangement of the second volume was for the protagonist to start developing strength, farming, etc., and then wait for the internal conflicts within the empire to ferment.
　　After all, I want the protagonist's strength to grow, and it seems to be operable, not a plot where the fleet is full with just a few clicks on the panel.

　　If you like watching the fighting part, you can keep it up. The third volume is big do, special do, big fight, special fight!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)