Jiang Senlin's godmother's blessing ceremony was held on time.
The scale was quite spectacular, with hundreds of civil and military officials, thousands of church representatives from all over the world, and a large number of centenarians, business elites, and military representatives in attendance.
Almost everyone of note on Planet Haar attended.
Jiang Ye remembered seeing an oil painting of Napoleon's coronation when he was a child; the atmosphere was similar.
The ceremony was simple and traditional, involving bathing the infant with holy water, singing blessing songs, awarding honorary titles, and a lot of speeches.
As the child's father, Jiang Ye was also invited to speak.
Someone had already written the speech for him, which was nothing more than platitudes wishing for generations of friendship between Jiang Ye Star and Planet Haar. He just had to read it.
Cen Yemeng was still quite weak, so her speech was short, and she made a brief appearance.
The entire ceremony was broadcast live globally, with believers from all regions gathering in squares or in front of churches to pray and offer blessings.
For the next month, Cen Yemeng and Jiang Senlin recuperated in the hospital.
Both mother and son were in good condition, which made Jiang Ye very relieved.
Besides taking care of his wife and child, he dedicated all his time to following the war in the southern hemisphere of Planet Haar.
Every day, Li Nannan forwarded him a large amount of frontline information for his study.
The scale of the war was even larger than he had anticipated, with the conflict affecting over four hundred cities and involving more than two billion people.
The rebel forces numbered 2.82 million, while the Planet Haar regular army dispatched 3.5 million troops to suppress the rebellion.
The weapons used by both sides were primarily traditional firearms, armored vehicles, and artillery. Even bombers and warships were rare, with over ninety percent of the fighting being direct infantry clashes.
This was partly because many war zones were within cities, and to minimize civilian casualties, weapons with excessive lethality could not be used.
On the other hand, Planet Haar's military technology was poor.
The number of advanced military factories on the entire planet could be counted on one's fingers, and there were almost no weapons research institutes.
Every year, Planet Haar paid hundreds of billions in military expenses to the Galactic Empire's military, and when a major conflict broke out, the military would send troops to assist.
Li Nannan's presence was to observe the war situation and bring troops if the situation got out of control.
Currently, Li Nannan's assessment was, "The war is expected to end within a year, and the overall situation is good, with no need for assistance."
However, the intelligence Jiang Ye saw was shocking.
"The rebels' weapons and ammunition on the outskirts of Dali City are almost depleted, with only a small amount of infantry weapons remaining. Approximately 25,000 people attempted to break through from the main road last night. My unit's armored vehicle convoy happened to be passing the end of the main road, and we opened fire with heavy machine guns and bombarded them with high-explosive shells. The rebels did not retreat; they pushed forward from behind, and I was at the scene. The bodies piled up like mountains, which is not an exaggeration. About five thousand people managed to escape in the chaos and entered the nearby mountains. My unit is currently surrounding the mountains."
"Large numbers of scattered rebels have been discovered in the Longshan area, gathering to rob our supply convoys and looting mountain farmers. These rebels might be the remnants of Ma Nan York's forces, who were defeated a week ago. Every one of them is starving. While robbing the supply trucks, they beat each other and shot each other with pistols. The most savage ones carried away sacks of grain and left the wounded half-dead on the ground. My adjutant went to the scene to investigate, and one rebel begged him, 'Shoot me with your pistol, have you no conscience!' Both of his arms were broken."
"My unit's paratrooper infiltration force discovered small rebel fortifications on the outskirts of Nanlai City. The paratrooper captain threw several grenades into the fortifications, killing many, and then directed his troops to concentrate fire. However, rebels continued to charge out from the fortifications, suggesting there were officers inside driving them forward."
"The important town of Roselinbai has been captured. The rebel garrison there numbered about three thousand, half of whom were forcibly conscripted men, with some temporary soldiers as young as twelve. After a four-hour siege, about two thousand five hundred were killed, and only over two hundred surrendered. The rebel officers had previously brought in all the beautiful women from the town and collected large amounts of wine and meat, feasting in the underground basement of the command post for two consecutive days and nights. When our army stormed the rebel command post, they detonated approximately four hundred and eighty kilograms of explosives in the corner."
"Oka Xi Jefri's troops looted fleeing refugees outside the city, mainly robbing gold, silver, and watches. A little girl cried loudly, and a rebel officer comforted her by giving her two gold watches before continuing to loot others. About twenty elderly people refused to hand over their valuables, were beaten by the rebels, and then escorted to a river bridge, lined up, and executed collectively. Only one sixty-year-old old man, Shan Yougui, jumped into the river from the bridge, swam several kilometers, and managed to reach the shore, reporting the situation to my unit."
Thousands of similar intelligence reports, totaling hundreds of thousands of words, arrived daily.
Jiang Ye read them from morning till night, his mood becoming increasingly heavy.
Since the civil unrest on Planet Haar began, it was estimated that there had been over 470,000 casualties, and the economic losses were astronomical.
Jiang Ye felt a chill run down his spine.
He did not want his own planet to experience such internal conflict one day.
Especially as Jiang Ye Star developed and grew, its population would increase, and if a war were to break out, the bloodshed would inevitably be astonishing.
Currently, the troops of Jiang Ye Star were all under Che Zhen's command, which was definitely risky.
Although Che Zhen was reliable for the time being, people could change over time.
Either he had to keep all the troops under his own control, or he had to appoint trusted confidants.
Thinking this, Jiang Ye suddenly turned his head and looked at the baby crib.
"Honey," Cen Yemeng suddenly said.
"Hmm?" Jiang Ye turned to look at her. "What is it?"
"Your expression just now... was a bit scary," Cen Yemeng said with a worried look. "What were you thinking about?"
"Ah? Was it?" Jiang Ye touched his face. "I was thinking about military matters."
"The southern hemisphere of Planet Haar seems to be fighting fiercely. Yesterday, when you were napping, I watched some news. There were many bodies on the streets," Cen Yemeng frowned.
"Yes, it's very fierce," Jiang Ye nodded. "I was just thinking, when our son grows up, should he lead troops?"
"Lead troops?" Cen Yemeng thought for a moment. "I don't know... Are you thinking of having your son take over your position? But he's just a baby now."
"I'm very conflicted," Jiang Ye rubbed his face. "Leading troops is quite dangerous, and the responsibility on one's shoulders is too heavy. On one hand, I want our son to be happy and carefree. On the other hand, entrusting the army to him is the most suitable choice; only family can be trusted."
"You decide, you are the head of the family. No matter how you arrange it, I will support you," Cen Yemeng looked at him very gently.
"Or I can have a few more children for you, and surely one of them will be willing to take command," Cen Yemeng blinked, lifted the corner of the blanket with her toes, and a blush rose to her face.
"Don't joke, you're still in confinement," Jiang Ye said.
Cen Yemeng's face turned even redder. She retracted the leg that had extended out of the blanket and asked in a voice as quiet as a mosquito's buzz, "Do you want to ask the doctor when you can..."
"I already asked," Jiang Ye smiled.
"When did you ask?" Cen Yemeng was taken aback.
"The day after our son was born."
"You're shameless!" Cen Yemeng lifted the blanket and hid her face in embarrassment.