Resurrection Empire-Chapter 1097 - 427: Nothing Special, Pressure from the High Nobility

Ren Zhong leaned back against the sofa, his upper torso tilted eight degrees backward from the vertical axis, his neck slightly raised, and his eyes half-closed, looking toward the passage from which the sound of wind was coming.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Accompanied by the continuous sound of wind, nine middle-aged men and women dressed in the characteristic noble robes of the Mechanical Empire appeared simultaneously on hoverboards, right in front of Ren Zhong, behind the tea table.

The strong wind brought by their rapid flight swept towards Ren Zhong, dispersing the white mist floating above the teacup before him.

Ren Zhong looked at these people expressionlessly, with a hint of subtle disdain in his eyes.

Their robes had more or less some creases, and their hair was somewhat messy and unkempt, slightly disheveled.

Obviously, they came in a great hurry, neglecting etiquette.

Ren Zhong thought this was a good start. The title of Imperial Apostle was indeed intimidating.

Ying Feng and the others across the way also completed their visual inspection of Ren Zhong in a very short time.

The first thing they noticed was Ren Zhong's exquisite red robe, and the shield-shaped clasps on his shoulders.

The surfaces of the two glittering clasps were engraved with relief patterns, respectively a precise gear structure and an integrated circuit board structure.

Within the Mechanical Empire, these two clasps have another name, which is epaulets.

The patterns on the epaulets represent the origin and lineage of the noble's family heritage.

Empire nobles usually only wear robes with epaulets in important social situations. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The nine people did not recognize Ren Zhong's epaulets, but they could infer from the gear and integrated circuit board structures that Ren Zhong was undoubtedly from an ancient High Rank noble family.

Combined with the deep red robe Ren Zhong wore and the special etiquette of the "High Rank nobility" revealed in his gestures, the nine people's hearts were without any doubts.

This shade of deep red is not something any ordinary noble can use casually; it's a serious offense. So, he is indeed a significant figure.

"Very pleased to meet you, honorable Apostle sir."

Following Ying Feng's lead, the other eight did the same action, saying the same words.

Only then did Ren Zhong nod slightly, slowly standing up, speaking in a casual tone: "Tracer staff, I'm also pleased to meet you. Due to a malfunction in your 'network', you cannot verify my identity. I had no choice but to create this traditional outfit to meet you. But I'm glad you also wore robes, showing adequate respect for me."

As he spoke, Ren Zhong's face continued to raise slightly backward, his eyes slanting slightly.

Ren Zhong's simple two sentences contained two hidden meanings.

In Earth's ancient times, there was once a period when people needed to wear symbols representing family origins, such as insignias and top-hat feathers, on themselves to flaunt their identity. Otherwise, even an emperor traveling in fine clothes at night might end up in a burlap sack.

By the twenty-first century, the situation had changed. With society rapidly advancing into high informatization, true top figures in the social pyramid no longer needed these external items to show their identity. Just a face was enough to garner attention wherever they went.

Yet, in the technologically even more advanced Mechanical Empire, things displayed a dual nature.

Firstly, within the Mechanical Empire, due to the extremely advanced auxiliary intelligence, pervasive in people's everyday life, when strangers interacted, no introduction was needed. The powerful auxiliary intelligence would perform face recognition immediately and then provide information.

But the Empire was ultimately too vast, with too many remote regions, and an overly large population. Occasionally, there would be colonies with less smooth communication. At this time, people in the Empire when connecting would instead revert to the custom of using external items such as epaulets and robes to show identity, to avoid having important figures fall into the hands of those with no insight.

Ren Zhong's deep red robe and epaulets inscribed with the family insignia played this role.

However, the two symbolic items on Ren Zhong are not invulnerable.

Neither the material of the robe itself nor the metal used to make the epaulets are products of the Empire, and a little analysis would expose flaws.

Thus, Ren Zhong simply chose to reveal this himself upfront, blocking the other party's line of questioning. At the same time, within these words, Ren Zhong also hinted at hidden information, indicating that he had encountered some unexpected setbacks during his journey on Source Star, even losing the traditional clothes representing family identity.