Chapter 1327.
The atmosphere inside the Imperial Study Room was grave to the extreme.
The Holy Light Emperor coldly gazed at the Investigative Bureau Director who was kneeling on the ground and said, “You do deserve to die.”
He waved his hand, and the side door on the right side of the study opened, and three sturdy and formidable royal guards fishtailed into the room.
Each of them carried a large box in their hands.
The guards placed the three boxes in front of Director Chen and lifted the lids at the same time.
Inside was clearly full of lavender crystals.
Underworld crystals!
The heads of the three major bureaus present immediately recognized the origin of these crystals and were astonished in their hearts.
Only to hear the Holy Light Emperor say indifferently, “These three boxes are the spoils of war that Major Wang Chen submitted to the task force at the Tampas Star Space Fortress three days ago, and there are a total of thirteen thousand, seven hundred and sixty-five Plutonian Crystals inside.”
“After expert appraisal, all of the Plutonic Crystals have been condensed for no more than nine months, and the newest was still ten days ago.”
“Chen Bangzhi, do you know what this means?”
Director Chen Bangzhi Chen felt like his entire body had fallen into an ice cave, instantly cooling from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
There was no doubt that all of these Plutonium Crystals were the proceeds of Wang Chen’s decimation on Planet Tempus.
And he was alone.
Projecting from past battle examples, more than 10,000 Underworld Crystals meant that Wang Dust had decimated at least 40,000 to 50,000, or even more than 100,000 Underworld Races, otherwise it would be impossible to condense so many energy crystals.
These three boxes in front of him were worth more than ten billion star dollars!
But how was this possible?
Chen Bangzhi really couldn’t believe that a person could decimate tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of powerful Phantoms on the planet Tampax, where high-tech weaponry could not be used.
Earlier, when he agreed to Wan Yaokun’s request and ordered his men to bring Wang Chuan to the Investigation Bureau headquarters for questioning, he never dreamed that Wang Chuan still held such a big card in his hand!
Most importantly, with so many of the Underworld Race swept away, the Empire’s rebuilding of Tampax would become much smoother, and the cost of casualties and costs to be paid would be greatly reduced.
It was not too much to say that Wang Duan’s credit lies with the empire!
The more Chen Bangzhi thought about it, the more scared he became, and he couldn’t help but knock his head heavily on the floor once again, “I deserve to die for my sins!”
He knew very well that any sophistry and cries for mercy at this time would only increase His Majesty the Emperor’s ill feelings, and the original three shares of guilt might have to be increased to five or seven.
“On account of the fact that you have been diligent and conscientious all these years, go back and ask for your resignation yourself.”
Emperor Sacred Light waved his hand in disinterest, “To give you one last piece of decency.”
Chen Bangzhi was instantly overjoyed and kowtowed, “Sinful minister kowtow to the holy grace!”
Merely losing his black hat was already the best outcome for him, it was impossible to ask for more.
The Holy Light Emperor didn’t pay any more attention to him and said in a deep voice, “Pass on my decree, Wang Dust and the State have done great work, advance to the position of Baron of the Empire, add the title of Glory, and reward the Royal Starlight!”
The people present all had their heartstrings trembling as they listened.
Wang Dust had made a great achievement, and being promoted to Baron was nothing, and even a bit low.
Because the Empire has always emphasized military service.
But the significance of the honorary title is completely different!
From a certain point of view, the status of the Imperial Baron of Glory in the aristocratic system, in no way inferior to the dukes and marquises of the great nobles, with the power to enter the Imperial Palace to face the Holy Spirit.
But this reward, also highlights the imperial means of the Holy Light Emperor.
By only giving a baron, Wang Dust was motivated to continue to work his way up the ladder, and by adding the title of Glory, he had the qualifications to establish a great noble family.
However, Wang Dust was originally just an orphan of the war dead, without any background, how easy it would be to establish a noble family.
Knowing that the empire’s aristocratic system has been established for a hundred years, a solid balance has long been formed, and a newly risen glorious aristocrat is bound to be ostracized and suppressed by countless people.
In such a situation, Wang Dust could only rely closely on the Holy Light Emperor who appreciated him!
In comparison, a Royal Starlight super cruise ship was nothing.
Although this space cruise ship, which was specially customized for the royal family, cost more than ten billion star dollars and had countless additions of the latest technology.
Chen Bangzhi and the others realized that Emperor Sacred Light’s regard for Wang Chen was far beyond their imagination!
Emperor Sacred Light was obviously satisfied with the look they were showing at the moment and said, “The matter of the Wan Hai Group should be investigated properly, it must be investigated thoroughly, in addition there is also the attention to try to avoid causing social unrest.”
“Some people should be arrested, should be arrested, can’t wrongly accuse a good person, also can’t let a bad person go!”
The two Directors who did not remove their hats were all aghast in their hearts.
Emperor Sacred Light didn’t mention a single word about the murderer who created the bloodshed, but asked them to investigate the Wan Hai Group thoroughly, his intentions couldn’t be more obvious.
They exchanged a look and instantly reached a tacit understanding.
This time, it had to satisfy His Majesty!
After the heads of the three major bureaus left, Emperor Sacred Light leaned back in his soft chair and quietly pondered for a long time.
He opened the safe underneath his desk and took out a thirty centimeter long horn from it.
This horn was black and purple in color, glowing with a metallic-like luster, and weighed more than seventy kilograms, so even as an A-class Battle Occupant, Holy Light Emperor was a bit hard-pressed to hold it in his hand.
If one looked closely, one could find countless strange patterns on the surface of the horns, revealing an ancient, mysterious, and reckless atmosphere.
This was a dragon horn of the Underworld Dragon!
As the most powerful combat unit of the Underworld Race, the Underworld Dragon was the most hated enemy of the foreign races in the Imperial Army, countless battleships crashed because of it, and countless warriors paid for it with their blood and lives.
After the Spectral Dragon died in battle, there was a probability that it would drop a dragon horn, which was this item in the hands of the Holy Light Emperor.
However, the war between the Empire and the Underworld Race had lasted for hundreds of years, and tens of thousands of Underworld Dragons had been killed, but there were only a mere two horns that had been captured.
One was in the Empire’s Supreme Academy of Science, and one was in the Holy Light Research Institute, for analysis and research.
Its value was immeasurable!
This third Underworld Dragon Horn, on the other hand, was specially taken out by Wang Dust as a gift to be offered to His Majesty the Emperor when he surrendered the three large boxes of Underworld Crystals.
“You say, is it possible that this matter of the Ten Thousand Seas Mansion was done by Wang Dust?”
As soon as the Holy Light Emperor’s words fell, the Chief of Guards, who had been erected at the edge of the corner behind him and was as silent and firm as a statue, immediately replied, “According to the information obtained so far, Baron Wang Dust was at the Bureau of Investigation’s headquarters to receive inquiries at the time of the incident.”
“The straight line distance between the Bureau of Investigation headquarters and the Wanhai Building is thirty-seven point five three kilometers.”
Although both buildings were in the core area of the Imperial Capital, the distance really wasn’t that close.
No matter how strong Wang Dust’s combat power was, would he still be able to create the Wan Hai Mansion bloodbath dozens of kilometers away?
Holy Light Emperor was dumbfounded.
Did the truth matter?
Not really!