Walk alone in the abyss

Boss Yang obviously thought too much.

Her Royal Highness Princess Ren was picked up directly, and did not enter the special ship of the noble court at all.

Prince Gehali was helped away, and when he was about to leave, he looked at Daphne and Yang Ming with a sinister look.

But Yang Ming didn't have the slightest worry about it.

He believed that Daphne would take care of this guy.

A woman like Daphne, after deciding to attack Gehali, would never give Gehali a chance to stand up.

In fact, in front of so many people in the empire, Yang Ming threw Gehali to the ground, Gehali was already about to be abandoned by the royal family.

Therefore, for Daphne who stood up from behind, Yang Ming not only did not gain more favor, but also became a little more bored in his heart, reminding himself to stay away from this poisonous thorny Jasmine.

Boredom is boredom, now Daphne is qualified to cooperate with him.

The noble court was obviously very hesitant, because Yang Ming had been broadcasting the live broadcast all the time, and their random actions would be magnified as the persecution of the heroes of the empire.

Fortunately, after Princess Daphne was taken away, Yang Ming shut down the live broadcast.

There were no heroic speeches, no inspiring words, and certainly no blatant attempts to stir up national sentiment.

In the end, Yang Ming just left a close-up of a smiling face, but after the smile, there were tired eyes with bloodshot eyes.

The screenshot of the last screen of the live broadcast was quickly circulated on the Internet throughout the empire.

Almost as soon as Yang Ming turned off the live broadcast, an extremely powerful force appeared on the entire network of the empire.

Law was kicked out of the Dixing network;

The server farms used by the CIA outside the country suffered a backlash attack almost within a few seconds, and a large number of server farms went offline directly, causing huge losses.

The investment of other foreign forces is less than that of the CIA, and the losses are relatively small.

These forces in the Milky Way clearly felt the changes in the empire's network world during those few minutes.

The usual imperial network is full of loopholes, all data is almost transparent, the design is old, the security level is low, and the unified network requires a lot of money to maintain the operation of the entire network.

But at the moment when that force swept across the entire network of the empire, almost all the loopholes were subverted and became a security barrier they could not understand. Under the originally transparent data, a powerful and uncapturable data flow appeared. The entire unified network is like a whole, all the administrative stars of the empire are incorporated into the same structure, and each structural unit is providing support for the overall structure.

Impeccable.

Can't match.

Most powerful countries know that this is the situation after the empire activated the imperial guard system.

A powerful empire is only truly complete when this system is awakened.

Levi Sherman's legacy is equally daunting tens of thousands of years later.

...

legal thinking space.

Lily sat quietly in front of the matrix formed by the projection screen, the corners of his mouth slightly pursed.

After being kicked out a few times by Li, she was almost used to it, and the initial nervousness was gone.

Now, Li has the same doubts as her boss—is Li's activation too slow?

When this public opinion spread to the entire network, it should have met the triggering conditions of the rationale. This kind of public opinion event that is concerned by the whole people, discussed by the whole people, and aimed at the imperial power and the privileges of the nobility is a major event that can shake the foundation of imperial rule.

However, the current situation is much better than they expected, and almost all goals have been exceeded.

Lu was not in a hurry, but just waited quietly. With the mastermind of the Dongfeng, she could monitor Yang Ming's situation in real time. As long as Yang Ming was safe, other situations were secondary.

Her thinking space has been upgraded, and Dark Star's 'moat' system is impregnable.

About half an hour later, Li regained access to the entire network of the empire. She immediately entered the network of the outer star field and found several abnormalities.

The most obvious anomaly is the way Emperor Wei systematically handles this public opinion.

Repression.

direct repression.

Roughly delete posts, ban comments, criticize comments, and issue warning messages to posters.

She suppressed the mobs in the empire's online world, and by mobilizing the real military and police systems, she sent millions of warning letters and hundreds of millions of warning messages to the door.

This seems to be a normal way of dealing with it, but it is actually limited to dealing with online public opinion that has little influence, because a small group of people cannot make too much noise under the empire's system.

But this is obviously a public opinion involving the entire empire, and it clearly has the tendency to catalyze the split between the common people and the nobles. This kind of repressive treatment will definitely have the opposite effect in the long run.

The quasi-revolutionary army preparing for the uprising, as well as the new CIA and other forces outside the country, are now expected to be able to laugh.

After this upgrade, Law is now at the same level as Li in terms of soft power.

The law is convinced that Li has a better solution, including but not limited to a series of appeasement measures.

Daniel didn't do that...

'Li, have you regained your independent thinking? '

Ritsu sat in the thinking space lost in thought.

‘Or, what kind of targeted conspiracy is this? '

Lu couldn't help worrying about her boss. Of course, she knew how much trouble the boss had caused this time. Although the over-the-shoulder fall didn't hurt the body of the wimpy prince, it greatly damaged the majesty of the imperial power.

But she understands why the boss is so 'reckless'.

The boss wants a power that can protect his mother planet, and the empire has become a mountain in front of the boss.

He must climb the mountain, or let the mountain collapse on itself, and time is not on the boss's side.

Lu quietly watched Yang Ming standing in front of the gate of the Lord's Mansion.

Yang Ming was talking to Lieutenant General Thomas.

Lily adjusted the answering volume of Yang Ming's watch, and heard their discussion clearly.

"You're going to stay in the noble court for a while later, Hanton," Thomas said in a low voice, "I know that His Highness has angered you, but you should be more aware of the big picture. You won't get any benefit now, very soon. Deadly reprisals may be forthcoming."

"This is the path I chose, Lieutenant General."

Yang Ming solemnly said:

"Before I took action, I had already thought of various consequences. I hope the military can look at the past and help me protect this planet."

"Don't worry, if they dare to directly attack civilians, they will directly intensify the temporarily subdued conflict."

Thomas sighed, looked at Yang Ming with complicated eyes, and then looked outside the door.

He said: "Handton, you have to know that from the founding of the empire to the present, there have been many heroic figures, some of them are generals, some are brave and fearless soldiers, but the fate of heroes is either to be recruited, or to fall , without exception."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Really?"

"This is the empire," Thomas whispered, "any dust belongs to the royal family, this is the rule of the empire."

"I've read "The Emperor's Biography" more than a dozen times," Yang Ming said in a low voice, "I've actually been thinking about a question recently."

"What?"

"What was Levi Sherman's original ideal."

Lieutenant General Thomas was slightly taken aback.

Yang Ming squinted and smiled, but didn't explain much.

Those who can resonate with the omnic Twilight must have had a certain ideal in their hearts.

The judge of the noble court on the side stepped forward: "Our ship is about to disembark, Earl Hanton... are you sure you want to go back with us? Actually, we can use special regulations to arrest you in your lord's mansion, and then investigate the incident. "

"It's a matter of business," Yang Ming said with a smile, "If I don't go to your place, I'm afraid it will cause even more trouble."

"excuse me."

The judge sighed heavily.

He is not responsible for arresting people, and now he has to bear all the bad reputation.

Revil came over suddenly and whispered: "Two things, idol, I will arrange the main battleship of the private fleet near Saka later, don't worry. In addition, there are many people coming from the surrounding streets, idol you Want to take a look?"

Yang Ming curled his lips slightly, raised his hand and patted Revel's shoulder, without saying a word of thanks.

Just give this little brother some more benefits later.

Many residents of Saka star appeared outside the lord's mansion, and they stood in groups in groups.

The elderly and children are in the rear, and the middle-aged and young men and women are in the front.

They carried weapons, although most of them were metal sticks or even some pots and pans.

They watched the nobles in front of the lord's mansion, and the nobles could only hide in the courtyard, calling the local security team who did not respond to him.

People are gathering more and more.

They surrounded the entire periphery of the Lord's Mansion and continued to spread towards the rear.

Soon, a ferry boat dropped from the sky and stopped in the middle of the main road in front of the Lord's Mansion. Two teams of Imperial Gendarmerie, which specialized in arresting nobles, tried to get off the aircraft, but there were dense footsteps around them.

The eight military police subconsciously touched the decorative laser guns on their backs, and indifferent faces appeared around them.

No loud, silent confrontation.

This is what Governor Godoy Saka saw when he arrived at the scene.

He knew what this meant, and hurriedly shouted: "Everyone go back! Don't be blocked here!"

The crowd around did not respond. Someone seemed to want to speak, but was stopped by the people around him.

Until Yang Ming said: "I was imprisoned for fighting, everyone, don't worry, there won't be any problems, don't make it as tragic as I will be beheaded soon, I have some background."

The crowd slowly made way for a passage.

Yang Ming walked forward slowly with his hands behind his back, without needing to be greeted by those military policemen, he lowered his head and got into the ferry boat.

Yang Ming casually found a soft seat, crossed his legs, lowered his head and began to browse the Internet.

An old man in a gorgeous robe walked over with his head bowed, and said in a deep voice:

"Mr. Phantom... Please excuse our offense, you don't need to wear shackles, this kind of thing is not valid for you, but can you hand over your communication equipment... Of course, this is a rule, but if you are not satisfied, we We can discuss everything, we only have one request... We are all little nobles who live on wages, and we cannot stand your tossing..."

Yang Ming looked up at the old man.

The old man subconsciously took half a step back, his shoulders shrugged.

Yang Ming nodded with a smile, turned off the network access terminal and gave it to this person, then picked up the watch, tapped it lightly a few times, cleared all the data in the watch, and sent a long-prepared command to Li.

【start to act】.

In Law's thinking space, the goddess stretched her waist, and clones appeared one after another amidst the slight shaking of her body.

half an hour later.

The imperial public opinion that had just calmed down was once again detonated by a piece of news.

[White Ghost is involved in the storm of beating the prince, and the royal family intends to liquidate White Ghost. 】

Although the main shock has passed, aftershocks still exist.

The law will then control the development of the situation, and adopt a long-term strategy of slow cooking for the gap between the common people and the noble class.

As long as the emperor's reasoning is not alarmed, she is a crab in the empire's network, domineering and unscrupulous.

...

two months later.

Emperor Star, Ascension Laboratory.

Director Ino, who had been busy for a long time, took off his goggles a little tiredly, closed the comprehensive protective cover that made him feel a little sticky, sat on the sofa, and quietly closed his eyes to rest.

Faint footsteps came from the side.

Daphne in a white coat walked over with her head bowed and brought a cup of hot tea.

"You have worked hard."

"Huh? Haven't you left yet? Didn't you say there is another performance?"

Director Ino said with a smile.

Daphne showed a sweet smile: "I heard from the assistant that you will conduct a two-day experiment. I was a little worried about your body, so I stayed for a few more days."

Director Ino sighed: "If they are half as caring as you are, it's okay for us old bones to be a little tired."

Daphne chuckled, walked behind Director Ino, and gently squeezed the old man's shoulders.

"Uncle, do I really have no negative effects on my development in the entertainment industry?"

"This is actually a very good thing, don't have any psychological pressure."

Director Ino said:

"At the beginning, a few of us felt that you would have some negative effects by doing this, but we didn't expect the effect to be surprisingly good.

"The royal family has always maintained a long distance from the common people, because this allows them to feel the least sense of oppression and reduces the impact of class conflicts on the imperial system.

"You stood up as the princess of the empire, shared the joy with the people, and established your own idol value, which made the people feel a little more fond and close to the royal family.

"To be honest, we are now facing more and more difficulties in maintaining the imperial system. The biggest trouble is that the concepts instilled in our hundreds of billions of people by the regimes of the New Federation make the people feel that they have left the imperial system and devoted themselves to the imperial system. In the social environment where big capital and large groups control resources, you can have a better life.

"They don't understand the empire at all, and they don't understand how much effort the empire has put in to maintain the balance between the people and the nobility to ensure that the rights and interests of the people are basically not violated by the nobility."

Daphne asked back: "However, under the imperial system, power is concentrated, and the people are easily bullied by nobles."

"That's true, so this is where our system lags behind," Director Ino laughed, "It is already a miracle that the empire can exist for tens of thousands of years, a miracle that our Sherman family has worked hard to maintain for generations. Daphne, do you know why an empire has to be an empire?"

Daphne shook her head slightly.

"Before the reform of the new calendar of the empire, the contradictions had actually reached the point of irreconcilability."

Director Ino said softly:

"If you look at the history of the empire, the law is like this. Every thousand years or so, the internal class conflicts in the empire will be too intense, and they will have to seek changes.

"Then, there will be either a large-scale external war, or domestic contraction of territory and inclusion of vassal states, or an extreme measure - a controlled revolution."

"A controlled revolution?"

"Yes, we will connive at a group of rebels and let them make trouble, which will cause officials to make different voices, form new factions, and intensify the conflict between the noble class and the civilian class.

"When all the preparations are almost ready, a revolution will break out from the bottom up, further restricting the imperial power, improving the path for civilians to rise, sweeping away some noble families, releasing resources, and bringing society back to stability and balance.

"Then quietly wait for the next intensification of conflicts."

Director Ino paused and said softly:

"The so-called reform of the new calendar has actually happened many times, but at each stage we will modify the Internet data, modify the historical themes, and modify people's perception of real history, and then only tell them that the Sherman Empire already exists. Over tens of thousands of years, the existence of an empire itself is meaningful."

Daphne pursed her lips lightly: "Uncle, can you tell me this?"

"Of course, is there anything wrong?"

Director Ino smiled and said:

"This is the way we rule this empire, and the elites of our Sherman family, adhering to the will of the founding emperor and great ancestor Levi, have been working hard to move forward.

"Do you know why we must maintain the imperial system? Wouldn't it be safer to transform into a hidden family to control all resources like the Güell Alliance?

"Now I can answer you clearly, because the imperial system can concentrate resources to the greatest extent, and can better exploit the peripheral civilians to forcibly raise the civilization level of the core area. Otherwise, where would you have so many resources to support such a large scientific research team? To make so many projects?

"Daphne, you have to remember that our goal is not to enjoy power. Power is the emptiest thing in the world."

"Then what is our goal?"

"Upgrade."

Director Ino looked up at the gray ceiling and said calmly:

"We have Levi Sherman in our blood.

"We followed his will.

"Everything is for dimension improvement.

"If civilization is not enough to upgrade the dimension, then our family, a certain individual in the family, as long as he can complete the upgrade, this family that has struggled for tens of thousands of years will be endowed with real meaning of existence.

"Don't focus on the narrow and flat empire territory, Daphne, you are smart enough, so I hope you can become one of our successors, power is just a middle-level desire of human beings."

Daphne: ...

"alright."

Director Ino raised his hand and patted the white palm on his shoulder, and said warmly:

"A family meeting will be held soon. This meeting will discuss how to deal with the white ghost. You can follow along. Many people in the family are dissatisfied with the white ghost. They don't know the value and significance of the white ghost.

"If someone says that you want to get rid of the white ghost, you just say it - he is a test subject of the Faya people, and he is the hope for the individual to ascend.

"You don't need to ask too much about other things, and you don't need to worry too much about them. You will only know about these things in the future."

"Yes, I know."

Director Ino closed his eyes for a rest, sighed softly, and murmured softly:

"I need stronger super-reformers. It has been a long time since I have been able to collect new experimental data."