Chapter 439 - 201 ’Ordinary’ Noble Gathering_2
Under the pale red sky, one could vaguely see the densely packed skyscrapers.
The flickering lights at the top of the buildings formed a red curtain of light, making the already gloomy sky devoid of stars.
The two smaller satellites of this planet were at a distance, appearing as two inconspicuous, dim large stars, as dim as the essence of those skyscrapers.
Viscount Saka introduced the history of the city, narrating the rise and fall of a family.
Yang Ming and Viscount Saka sat on the edge of the steps, their four legs swinging back and forth, and two bottles of alcoholic drinks quickly were reduced to their caps, then held in their hands as if neither wanted to go down to get two more bottles.
"Is this planet called Saka because it was before?" Yang Ming asked with some curiosity.
"It used to be my ancestor’s fief," Viscount Saka replied with a smile, "about two hundred years ago, it was the twenty-fifth in industrial index within the Empire, possessing developed heavy industries, with the thirteenth largest shipyard in the Empire. My great-grandfather was the Earl here."
Yang Ming chose not to pursue the topic further.
The gap between a hereditary Earl with a fief and a down-and-out Viscount with a barren estate was truly vast.
Yet the Viscount next to him felt like talking, lightly sighed, and said slowly,
"It all stemmed from my great-grandfather’s unwillingness to let this planet decline.