The Governor's Mansion of the North Wind Star Region is located in the main star system of the North Wind Star Region and is an asteroid.
In the starports orbiting the asteroid, the flagships of various star system lords from the North Wind Star Region are gathered.
As a starship battlecruiser slowly sailed into the starport, almost all the starship captains and galactic lords present were staring at the starship.
Almost everyone recognizes this interstellar warship, especially the emblem on its hull.
Dragon Crest!
T3 Blizzard-class light interstellar battlecruiser.
The man sitting up here is Lord Xiaolong, the youngest marquis of the empire!
It should be noted that there are no more than three people in the North Wind Star Region who hold the title of Marquis, and one of them is this Marquis Xiaolong!
After the T3 Blizzard docked at the Starport berth, nobles kept sending visiting cards, wanting to pay a visit to this Marquis of the Dragon.
But Zhao Chen declined them all, citing being too busy.
It wasn't until the day the Governor's Mansion convened the Starfield Conference that someone finally saw the hatch of the T3 Blizzard open, and a man in a black military overcoat slowly walked down with several female soldiers.
This young man's identity is none other than Marquis Xiaolong!
Escorted by female soldiers, Zhao Chen took the space elevator directly to the location of the Governor's Mansion.
Along the way, many nobles tried to build a relationship with Zhao Chen, but they were all scared off by the sharp gaze of Zhao Chen's female soldiers.
A dozen minutes later, Zhao Chen arrived at the entrance of the Governor's Mansion conference hall.
"Wait for me here," Zhao Chen said.
The female soldier kindly took the military overcoat from Zhao Chen, who then stepped into the conference hall wearing a crisp black military uniform.
Nearly a hundred lords and nobles had already gathered in the conference hall.
Since everyone's seats were assigned in advance, Zhao Chen only needed to go to the seat with his nameplate.
This is a curved conference hall, with a lower center and a higher exterior.
There are fewer seats in the middle and more on the outside.
Zhao Chen was positioned at the very front, and there were three similar positions.
The other two are also marquises from the North Wind Star Region. As for the last one, that would naturally be the position of the Governor of North Wind.
The moment Zhao Chen sat down, he was the center of attention.
In just a few breaths, Zhao Chen felt dozens of gazes sweep over him.
Soon everyone had arrived.
Governor Northwind was also present. He first made some polite remarks, and then went straight to the point, summarizing the Zerg disaster.
First, the noble lords who performed poorly in this Zerg disaster were criticized and reprimanded, and it was announced that several lords would have their titles revoked or demoted, and their original star system territories would be reduced.
The report also highlighted several lords who performed exceptionally well during the Zerg disaster, with special mention given to Zhao Chen, who was a rising star destined for the Imperial Capital Star.
The next segment was a moment of silence for the noble lords and fleet commanders who fought bravely and sacrificed their lives in this Zerg catastrophe.
After all of this is over.
Now comes the last part everyone's been waiting for: who will take over those vacant galaxies?
But to Zhao Chen's surprise, he saw an unexpected name on the list of star systems to be assigned.
Morton Galaxy.
During the Zerg catastrophe, Zhao Chen led the Dragon Legion in a major battle in the Morton system, and it was that battle that made Zhao Chen an Imperial Marquis.
At that time, Earl Morton, the lord of the Morton system, sacrificed himself in the battle to defend the system. His son, Xu Yifan, led the remaining Xu family fleet to join Zhao Chen's Xiaolong Legion to defend the Morton Star Gate.
They held out until reinforcements arrived.
Zhao Chen had a deep impression of the young man named Xu Yifan.
"I hereby declare that the Morton Galaxy and the Eris Galaxy belong to the Marquis of the Northern Wolf," Governor North Wind announced.
Zhao Chen frowned. The Morton Galaxy and the Eris Galaxy both belong to the Xu family, as does the Joble Galaxy.
The former two are of paramount importance to the Xu family, yet they have suddenly been reclassified as the Marquis of the Northern Wolf.
This is so strange.
【Triggered system quest 'The Decline of the Xu Family'】
Task Difficulty: Level B
Task Rewards: 20 Task Points and 10,000 System Points
Mission objective: Help the Xu family preserve the Morton and Eris star systems.
At this moment, Marquis of the North Wolf, who was sitting directly opposite Zhao Chen, stood up and walked towards Governor North Wind in the center with a smile. He was about to receive the token of power symbolizing the Morton Galaxy and the Eris Galaxy from Governor North Wind.
Meanwhile, in the leadership seat at the back, Xu Yifan clenched his fists, lowered his head, his eyes red and swollen, and suppressed his grief and indignation.
I'm sorry... Father, I'm sorry... Yifan is useless; he failed to protect the Xu family's legacy.
"Wait, I have questions about this award."
Just then, a voice suddenly rang out.
This silenced the entire conference hall.
Governor North Wind looked at the young man with suspicion, wondering what he was up to now.
Marquis Beilang glared at the legendary Marquis Xiaolong. What was this guy up to?
"Your Excellency, as far as I know, the original lords of the Morton and Eris star systems, Earl Xu, fought bravely during the Zerg catastrophe and died for his country."
"Why are they now giving away their family's star system to others?" Zhao Chen stood up and asked seriously.
Governor North Wind replied, "This is the opinion of the Xu family heir. He believes that the Xu family has failed to protect its star system territory and is currently incapable of governing three territories simultaneously."
Furthermore, after inheriting the title, he was left with only the title of viscount and should not have three star system territories.
Therefore, he relinquished jurisdiction over these two star systems.
Give up on yourself?
Zhao Chen didn't believe that the guy who swore to protect Morton's Stargate would abandon his family territory.
"Xu Yifan, if you're a man, step forward." Zhao Chen turned to look at the group of lords behind him: "Your father risked his life to protect this star system, and now you're just going to give it up like this?"
I used to admire you for being a man, but if you tell me this is really your thought...
Then I'll look down on you!
"Lord of the Dragon, what exactly do {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} you want?" Marquis of the Northern Wolf asked, his brows furrowed and his anger barely contained.
"I wasn't talking to you." Zhao Chen glanced at Marquis Beilang, then looked at the leader's seat: "Xu Yifan, you don't even have the courage to stand up anymore?"
"Very well, I'll be that Xu family's son, dying in the Battle of Morton Stargate."
After saying that, Zhao Chen prepared to sit down.
If he's such a good-for-nothing, he's not worth Zhao Chen's help.
“Marquis Zhao, I...I’m here.” A trembling, weak voice rang out.
Xu Yifan, with red and swollen eyes, clenched his fists and stood up.
