Zhou Lin

In the twenty-third century of this universe, no one takes the so-called royal titles seriously. Even if someone wants to name their child "Prince" or "Your Majesty", that's okay.

The reason why a title has special meaning is not because of the words that make it up, but because of the power, wealth, social status or strength behind it...

When the words "Prince" and "Baylor" were mentioned in the Qing Dynasty, what came to people's minds and the feelings in their hearts were completely different from when they were mentioned in New China.

In the same way, on a planet where the federal system has been implemented for more than a hundred years, words such as "princess", "prince" and "count" are bound to be less valued than "director", "director" or even "director".

Naturally, Sakaki and Solid didn't take the name "Prince Morimiya Masakochi" very seriously. Even if they were asked to call Masako "Your Majesty the Queen," they wouldn't mind because it didn't mean anything.

Masako herself understands this.

In fact, she hates the name...

If there is anyone in the world who cares about this so-called orthodox title of the royal family, it is Masako's father.

This man named "Takamiya Renjin" claims to be "Emperor Gotoyama" and even has a reign title; even though he is now terminally ill and lies on the hospital bed every day relying on instruments to maintain his life, as long as his consciousness is still clear , I'm afraid he will never give up these things that look like jokes to others.

The sense of superiority that humans can get from blood is actually very strong, because wealth and power can be acquired through acquired efforts, and strength and knowledge can also be accumulated through exercise and learning, but the sense of superiority from blood does not require any cost. And it can last a lifetime.

This is why...regional/racial discrimination can never be completely eradicated. The most that can be done is to use social pressure and rules to curb their number and behavior.

This is why... the rulers of the ancient feudal dynasties, whether they came to power through inheritance or not, would make up some stories about their pure blood or being descended from the gods.

Chong Gong Lianren is undoubtedly this kind of person. Compared with the foundation he has built in his life, he cares more about his own bloodline and the inheritance of his "royal tradition".

Unfortunately, he was unlucky. When he was twenty-two years old, he was diagnosed with infertility, and there was no treatment plan. This was a fatal blow to a person who valued bloodline inheritance.

But he did not give up. He chose to actively search for solutions while waiting... for the advancement of technology.

He even signed an agreement with a medical institution. If there is still no way to cure his infertility in the world before he is forty-five years old, he is going to throw himself into a freezer and freeze him until he is 45 years old. I'll unfreeze it when there is a way.

Perhaps fate was playing a trick on this man. When he was forty-four years old, he got the news that there was a laboratory assistant who was still a university student in Yingzhifu who invented a new method for his disease. A specific drug, and that drug has obtained good data in animal experiments.

However, just when Chonggong Lianren was igniting hope and was about to contact the university where the young man was studying, another piece of news poured cold water on him - the teaching assistant was accused of secretly performing human body surgery without telling the ethics committee. He was wanted for conducting experiments and his whereabouts are currently unknown.

How could Chonggong Lianren give up this only life-saving straw for this reason? Fortunately... the federal government at that time was already corrupt enough. Through various connections and a little money, Lian Ren successfully obtained the experimental data left by the assistant teacher and the laboratory samples seized by the police.

Later, Lian Ren paid a lot of money to hire a group of the world's top medical authorities to help him study the formula left by the young man.

But... it's not going well.

According to the exact words of an authority: "Although what I say may be inappropriate, I must admit that the wanted criminal who invented this formula has talents that all of us here combined cannot match."

When a scholar who no longer needs to prove himself says this, it means that he has completely surrendered academically.

Of course, there is nothing that can be done about it; Tony Stark can build an Ark reactor the size of a fist in a cave, but a large group of scientists at his contemporaries can only build an Ark reactor with water in the laboratory. The effect of a tank as big as that of a small tank is not as good as that of a small tank.

Lian Ren also understood that even if these people were allowed to continue researching, they might not be able to make the formula more perfect and safe, and he didn't have that much time to waste.

So, Lian Ren directly used the original formula left by the assistant teacher...

He found a total of five pregnant women, and only one successfully conceived; nine months later, Masako was born.

Those were the happiest days in Lian Ren's life. He loved his daughter like the apple of his eye and wished to protect her in a sterile environment for fear that she would be harmed in the slightest.

What he didn't expect was that the joke played on her by fate was not over yet, but the joke was just delayed for a longer time.

Sixteen years later, both Lian Ren and Masako gradually realized a problem: Masako's appearance had not changed much in the past few years, because she was in adolescence, and the gap between her and her peers was getting bigger almost every year. Visible speed pulls away.

The vague uneasiness slowly turned into real worry and fear.

When she was eighteen years old, it was already very clear that her daughter's appearance remained around thirteen years old. Although she had to undergo detailed body examinations several times every year since she was born... there was no sign that this would happen. thing.

Even after the symptoms were clear, doctors could not give a practical explanation or solution. They only speculated that she had some kind of "undetectable congenital chromosomal abnormality."

This year, Lian Ren was almost sixty-four years old. At this time, he had no possibility of leaving any descendants.

It was from this year that he became paranoid... He hoped that Masako could be like him and use all means to leave descendants during his lifetime.

But Masako is not the same as her father. Not to mention that her body is not ready for childbirth at all. The pressure she has endured in her short life has also made her hate her so-called "royal blood". She She even felt that this was a curse that followed her family, and it would be best to end it in her generation.

The conflict between father and daughter gradually deepened until Lian Ren was seventy-five years old when a sudden illness left him in a state where he could do nothing except think and speak (he could not eat, could only infuse, and could not excrete). without consciousness), it comes to an end.

After that, Masako became the actual controller and operator of the Shenwu Association.

On the surface, the Kambukai uses the giant enterprise "Izumo Group" as a cover to open various businesses around the world with the gaming industry as its core; while in the underground world, the Kambukai is recognized as the leader in all gambling circles, Masako He is also a legendary gambler.

Of course, this information...except for the part related to Masako's appearance that she will not grow up, Sakaki and Solid also know the rest.

Only gamblers understand gamblers, and only gamblers can truly defeat gamblers.

Today, Sakaki came here to defeat the "Legend".

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"By the way, since I have bet the entire Shenwuhui, I believe you will also come up with corresponding bets, right?" On the way to the gambling location, Masako threw out this in a leisurely and casual tone. Actually quite an important question.

"Sakura's Mansion." Sakaki replied these three words almost without thinking.

This bet was not decided by him, but was promised by Zilin himself before coming.

"Huh?" Masako paused, "If you tell me a place name, what does it mean?"

"It means that if you win, not only will you not have to agree to our conditions, but also, in the near future, after the reverse cross takes over the federation, Sakura Mansion will be yours." Sakaki replied, "Considering your Family background... I think even your father would be interested in this bet."

"Ha... just wait a minute." As soon as these words came out, Masako couldn't help but sneer, "You mean, you want to use something that doesn't even belong to you to bet against something that I actually control?" She paused. After a pause, "Moreover, to take a step back, according to your statement, it seems that you can still achieve great things without the help of our Shenwu Association?"

"That's right." Unexpectedly, Sakaki responded in a matter-of-fact tone, "So now I am actually giving you a chance. If you are willing to cooperate... we will do things more efficiently. Every effort you put in, The organization will never forget that what you can entrust to you by then... will be more than just a Sakura Mansion; and if you refuse, it will not affect us in achieving our goal, but in that case, we will We can’t guarantee peaceful coexistence with you, and you should be mentally prepared for what will happen if the Shenwu Association blocks our way.”

"Hahaha..." Masako smiled even brighter and continued in a sarcastic tone, "Then according to what you said, this bet is not fair to you... If I win, I don't have to take any risks. I guarantee you will get a Sakura Mansion; even if you lose...at worst, I will join you, and in the future you will be rewarded based on your merits, and all lands will be sealed."

"Yes." Sakaki knew that the other party was speaking sarcastically, but he did not waver at all.

"What is it!" Masako immediately lowered his face when he saw that this boy was so shameless and looked like he was going to fight to the end. "After talking for a long time, this bet is all based on the fact that you will definitely be able to overthrow the Federation in the future. , this kind of pancake-like bet is not acceptable... Trouble!"

When she finished speaking, she simply turned around, as if she no longer planned to continue going to the gambling location.

"Okay, okay, you want something substantial, don't worry... I have it," Sakaki replied.

"Oh?" Masako was already a little impatient, "What is it?"

"I don't know either." Sakaki's answer once again seemed very nonsensical.

Finally, Masako became angry. With a sullen face, she began to walk back. Just when she was about to let the bodyguards following her "see off" the guests, the cell phone in the arms of one of the bodyguards suddenly rang.

This mobile phone is obviously not the personal belongings of the bodyguard. If it were, his job would be ruined just because of the "carrying personal communication equipment during working hours"; this is actually a "direct line phone" that will There is only one person who can activate this phone...

"Miss Masako, this is a call from the master." Two seconds later, the bodyguard came forward respectfully and held the phone in front of Masako with both hands.

By the way, Masako specially asked his subordinates to change the terms "Miss" and "Master". When her father was in power, he strictly required his subordinates to give him various royal gifts in private situations, and used " "His Majesty the Emperor".

This sudden and well-timed call made Masako feel a little strange; Sakaki and Solid looked at each other, tacitly knowing something that they both knew.

Masako took a long time to answer the call, and seemed to have a dispute with her father during the process, but in the end, although she was angry, she still compromised.

"What exactly did you promise him?" After Masako hung up the phone, he turned around and said this to Sakaki and Solid in a questioning manner.

"Didn't I just say, 'I don't know either'," Sakaki replied with a shrug.

Only then did Masako come back to his senses and realize the true meaning of Sakaki's words.

"The people above will not tell us everything..." Solid said at this time, "However, we did know before we came here that someone would negotiate with your father and issue a letter to He has some more 'practical' bargaining chips, after all... As long as he doesn't die for a day, he will still be the 'overlord' of the Shenwu Association."

Masako took a few seconds to calm down. After she calmed down again, she continued: "Since you can do this, do you still need to bet with me?"

"Yes." Sakaki continued, "In the final analysis... after the cooperative relationship is established, you will still be the leader of the Kammukai who will really deal with us." He pretended to be relaxed, "So, it is just a matter of asking your father to nod. On the other hand, it is also necessary to convince yourself."

Before he finished speaking, Solid added: "You don't have to worry about using your father to put pressure on you after we lose, because... no matter we win or lose, the conditions offered to your father will be met. We and him will The transaction is just for him to 'ask you to take this bet'."

"Hmph..." Masako nodded, with a hint of anger and a bit of expectation in his eyebrows, "It seems... you think that as long as I am willing to bet, you will not lose, right?"

"Yes." Sakaki's attitude has always been very arrogant when it comes to gambling.

"You don't even know what I'm going to bet with you, where I'm going to bet, how I'm going to bet, how I'm going to bet...you don't! Know!" Although Masako was more than a head shorter than Sakaki, she still pressed forward with aura and looked up at him. , said one word at a time with a sharp tone, "So you dare to say 'yes'?"

Not only was Sakaki not overwhelmed by this momentum, he also showed a more determined and relaxed expression, and repeated the word: "Yes."