The banquet in the palace has entered the lights-out stage.
Yang Ming and Daphne were naturally not surprised by this kind of scene.
The old emperor seemed to have something to talk to Yang Ming, so Daphne offered to go to the side hall to rest and took away several maids from the Tentacle Organization.
The old emperor turned slightly sideways, and the floating sofa flew close to Yang Ming.
Boss Yang immediately took the initiative to move forward and listened attentively.
"How confident are you about this insect infestation?"
The old emperor suddenly asked this question, and Yang Ming was a little confused.
How sure is he?
What can he do? Kill the big queen?
Yang Ming did not believe that his own strength could directly have any impact on an insect tide of this level. His value to the empire should be to call on the people to cooperate with the government and to educate the public about the dangers of insect tides.
Unless you use him as bait to lure away the queen.
Yang Ming is not stupid, how could he make himself the queen's primary target?
"Your Majesty, which aspect are you referring to?"
"In various aspects," the old emperor drew a circle with his finger, "You know Hanton, many people think that as long as you take action, you can deal with the big queen who is said to be on the verge of ascending the dimension."
"That's a rumor, or a deliberate attempt to flatter me in front of you."
Yang Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head:
"There is actually very little I can do. If you really want to say it, I can be regarded as a consultant.
"I can sense every move of the Zerg and predict in advance which area they will attack. In addition, I also have to try to avoid the Queen's sight, otherwise some unpredictable problems may occur."
The old emperor became interested: "Unpredictable?"
Yang Ming said: "She may be very excited when she sees me."
The old emperor understood instantly.
He was very familiar with this kind of thing.
The old emperor murmured: "That big queen also has a good figure, but her body is a little too big, right Hanton?"
Yang Ming almost couldn't help but glare at this old villain.
Is the emperor of the empire so harsh?
"Your Majesty," Yang Ming decided to change the subject, "You told me back then that you wanted me to do the hard work... Do you still want to do the hard work now?"
The old emperor laughed: "Don't worry, my dear knight of the guard."
Yang Ming muttered: "You took away all my badges."
"You brought it back yourself, and you haven't officially apologized to me yet."
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I shouldn't have verbally abused you because of coercion."
"That's right," the old emperor laughed, and his eyes became much calmer. "The top priority now is to fight against this insect wave. I will give you an appointment later, and you will become my knight, representing
I'm going to deal with the negative effects of this insect wave."
Yang Ming leaned back.
He somewhat understood why the old emperor suddenly changed his attitude and cared for him so much.
Good guy, I want to use his hand to fight against the insect tide, and then the emperor will leave his name in the history books and become 'the most powerful emperor in the history of the empire when facing the insect plague'.
Isn't this what the old emperor wants now?
"Your Majesty," Yang Ming whispered, "I dare to ask for a little more fame from you. I want to represent you and participate in the preparations to fight against the insect tide."
"Of course there is no problem with that. Can you answer me now, how sure are you?"
"I am fully confident that humans can defeat the Zerg," Yang Ming said after a pause, "the only difference is the price we pay."
The old emperor nodded, lowering his head in deep thought.
Yang Ming was not in a hurry and just waited nearby. After about a few minutes, the old emperor waved to the maid next to him, and the maid brought a crystal ball.
There is a modular Emperor Star Medal hidden in the crystal ball.
"This is for you," the old emperor whispered, "the Royal Knight Commander's Badge. Only one can exist in an era, and it is usually only awarded to hereditary dukes. If you can minimize the damage caused by the insect tide to the empire this time,
I will give you a charter allowing you to become an honorary duke and a hereditary earl, and your and Daphne’s descendants can enjoy the treatment of imperial royal children.”
Yang Ming looked up at the old emperor.
At this moment, Yang Ming didn't know what to say.
Director Ino is very 'high-end' and directly drew a lot of cakes for him. On the surface, he said that he would treat his home planet well, but in fact he just wanted to treat his home star as his home star 'in case he can pass the test'.
dog leash.
Although this old emperor seems a bit "not very smart", at least he will not draw an empty cake directly. Before asking you to do things, he will clearly list the benefits that can be given to you later, and give you some real power in advance.
If Yang Ming did not have the backing of the Dark Star-Luofeng system, he would now have to consider whether he could help the old emperor truly complete the reform of the empire and regain power.
Of course, he has this backing and his own plan.
"Don't you want to accept it?" The old emperor laughed, "Do you know how many people in the military department want this medal?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty," Yang Ming's eyes flashed, "I will do my best to help your people get through this crisis."
The old emperor nodded with satisfaction and sighed softly. A trace of emotion appeared on his face with fine wrinkles.
"Sometimes I really envy you, Hanton. You are so young and have so many opportunities. Unlike me, the only lucky thing in my life is that I was selected to become the emperor of the empire. But this can hardly be called luck. Alas
…”
Hard.
Boss Yang's fist became hard.
If beating the emperor hadn't ruined his success in running the empire, he would have given the old guy a hard time today.
…
Royal Knights of the Order of the Knights.
With this medal, one can freely enter and exit most areas of the palace, exercise some of the powers of the imperial power, have the power to temporarily appoint and remove officials below the level of local governor, and can represent the emperor himself in the highest-level military meetings of the Imperial Military Department.
Of course, Yang Ming will not exercise this power easily.
The greatest significance of having this medal on him is that his words and deeds once again represent His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire.
The imperial protection that he had lost back then had come full circle and landed on him again.
However, unlike in the past, Yang Ming no longer has to be subject to this imperial power.
Late at night, in the palace, in the corner of Daphne's bedroom.
Yang Ming and Daphne hugged each other, with the self-leverating crystal ball in front of them, as if they were saying some tender words between sweet lovers.
Daphne asked: "Didn't he mention getting married?"
"No," Yang Ming whispered, "Now his attention is on the insect tide, and now I have to face the insects on his behalf."
"Are you sure?"
Yang Ming laughed: "Sure enough, they are father and daughter, asking the same question. How can I have any confidence? I don't know the exact scale of the insect tide now, but it will definitely be shocking."
Daphne whispered a few times: "I'm afraid that something happens to you, and all the hard work I have put in over the past few years will be in vain, and I will lose more than half of my value."
"Well, I thought you would say some kind words."
"Between us, cooperation and rationality are enough, that's what you said."
Yang Ming curled his lips slightly, sighed slightly, and leaned against the soft bedside, his eyes gradually becoming blurred.
It is now the year 736 of the Imperial New Calendar.
The planet stand-alone version of "Abyss" was launched in the year 753 of the Empire's New Calendar.
This seems to still take a long time to prepare, but according to the information that Yang Ming has now mastered, the game launch time for the multi-planet online trial version of "Abyss" is usually before the stand-alone version, and will not exceed the start of the stand-alone version.
Serving time.
To put it simply, in the more than ten years from now to the year 753 of the New Empire Calendar, Faia's game may start at any time.
The current galaxy environment is completely in line with Faya's game selection background.
First, the Empire and the New Federation each suffered a certain degree of military strength weakening due to the three-year war. The political environment of both countries was somewhat unstable. The other two major powers followed the trend and rose, and a balanced situation among the four camps has emerged.
Second, an insect wave will break out in the next one to three years. This major event will affect the entire galaxy, and it can be used as a trial content in Faaya's game.
These two points are analyzed from the perspective of game content requirements.
From another perspective, for example, the population of the Milky Way has reached a historical low, and it is time for a wave of population replenishment.
Will it start at this time?
Yang Ming kept analyzing in his heart, but felt that he had no clue.
It stands to reason that the conditions for starting have been met now...
"Hanton?"
Daphne asked softly: "Hanton?"
"Um?"
Yang Ming came back to his senses and lowered his head to look at the beauty in his arms.
"Are you distracted?" Daphne's eyes were a little bright.
Yang Ming smiled and patted her shoulder: "Go to sleep, dear, I have a meeting tomorrow."
"Well," Daphne responded softly, "Can I be in your arms... We must be close enough."
"Of course, as long as you are not afraid of cervical spine problems."
"There will be no problem, I promise," Daphne smiled with satisfaction.
She leaned forward, and Yang Ming just lay down on his back, and soon closed his eyes and fell asleep.
After about ten minutes, Daphne had fallen asleep, but Yang Ming opened his eyes and stared at the curtains on the ceiling.
There is a mural behind the curtain. The content of the mural is a key battle on the way to the rise of the empire. The fleet led by Levi Sherman defeated a powerful enemy that was 50% more powerful than them, creating the history of the empire.
An extremely dazzling scene in the book.
The rise of each force is accompanied by the demise of the old force, the loss of a large amount of resources, and the death and injury of human life.
'Am I really ready?'
Yang Ming rested his arm on his head and fell into deep thought.
After the insect wave, a real period of opportunity is likely to appear in front of him. How should he grasp it, and how should Dark Star grasp it.
Moreover, just in case, the giant spaceship at Dark Star Base 3 should set sail in the near future.
If the insect tide is really too dangerous, Hera and her experimental team can temporarily hide in the boundless space outside the large galaxy cluster to prevent their little moves from being known to the Queen.
Alas, these are all issues that he, the leader, has to consider.
The further this road goes, the further away he gets from the word 'easy'.
…
At the edge of the Luofeng Alliance's sphere of influence, an inconspicuous abandoned resource star is quietly suspended in the deep space of the universe.
There is a large-scale meteorite belt near this resource star, which should be the product left behind after the planet's impact. The meteorite belt is relatively synchronized with the planet, and from time to time there will be some debris attracted by the gravity of the 'passing' star.
Finally, it fell into the gravitational trap set by the planet on the space-time line.
In the meteorite belt, 300-meter-long, somewhat bloated, dark warships were docked quietly here.
They are hidden in the shadow of the meteorite belt, hidden outside the range of regular detection signals in the Milky Way, quietly guarding the abandoned resource stars in the distance.
Although this place is far away from commercial lines, there is no gravitational balance area that can be repaired. Several small political bodies nearby do not have the ability or desire to open up interstellar space, and these small political bodies are already under the surveillance of the forces to which these dark warships belong.
;
But the forces that arranged this place are still worried that it may be exposed.
There is no way, this 'Base 3' is really too crucial.
If you look through the surface of this abandoned resource star and deep into its crust, you can easily find the extremely complex metal tubular structure.
Each automated machine is like a greedy artificial space insect, devouring all materials here and constantly expanding the boundaries of this underground world.
This is Dark Star Base No. 3.
At the very center of the base, a giant spaceship that is 14,000 meters long is undergoing final assembly.
This spacecraft resembles a 'whale', with no main gun installed on its bloated front end, and its entire body is filled with shield generators that can equal the most advanced shield ships in the galaxy.
The powerful energy reserve capability will provide it with strong power and shields. The six sets of engine rooms equipped in it will not only allow it to forcibly jump in harsh gravity environments, but also allow it to directly jump in an emergency.
Divided into six parts, the six parts form independent ships and can escape in a dispersed manner.
In short, all the capabilities of this giant ship serve one purpose.
safety.
This is the biochemical ship Yang Ming prepared for Hera.
It not only integrates the shipbuilding technology from the New Federation and the Sherman Empire, but also some "low-end black technology" provided by the Faya civilization, and the "split power structure" from the omnic Twilight.
In order to save construction time and ensure the progress of the experiment, the construction of the six parts of the ship was started at the same time, and the core laboratory module was given priority during the construction process, which not only allowed the experiment progress to advance steadily, but also saved the trouble of transporting the laboratory from the outside into the inside.
.
Hera was very satisfied with all this.
She has already lived in this giant scientific research ship.
In her spare time, Hera is also paying attention to some news, especially all the information about the White Ghost coming from the Sherman Empire.
For example, right now, a message from Xiaolu popped up on Hera's network access terminal.
[The great emperor of the empire awarded White Ghost the only Imperial Royal Knight Commander badge in the empire, and gave White Ghost the title of Royal Knight Commander, as well as the power to restrain nobles and local administrative officials at all levels.
It is reported that the empire’s highest-level military meeting on dealing with the active period of the space Zerg will be held this morning.
The meeting will be attended by senior officials from the Military Ministry and the Council of Elders.
It is worth noting that the White Ghost will also attend the meeting on behalf of the great emperor.
——Source, Emperor Star Newsletter.】
Hera smiled.
Although she did not know the specific official position of the Royal Knight Commander, she read some hidden messages.
"law?"
"Miss Hera, do you have any questions?"
Xiaolu's voice rang directly in Hera's ears, and the various mechanical thinking bodies in the laboratory were still busy at their positions with their heads down.
Hera asked: "Does he want to help the Empire fight the insect wave?"
"Yes," Lu said softly, "It is not only helping the empire, but also helping mankind, and also helping the boss himself."
"Doesn't he want to take this opportunity to overthrow the empire?"
"First, the boss is unable to determine when the Faya experimental project he is interested in will start, and he cannot directly turn against the empire at this stage.
"Secondly, we have not yet discovered the empire's background, and the existence of reason cannot be accurately determined.
"Third, if we can repel the Zerg with excellent performance, the boss may get the opportunity to have further contact with the Faya civilization, this is Lu's analysis.
"Fourth, the boss probably also wants to use this insect wave to further tear apart the empire's internal strata. Since the empire's internal pressure cannot be raised quickly, external pressure will be used to increase the internal pressure and make the empire explode as soon as possible."
Hera shook her head slightly: "I don't think the empire will be defeated so easily."
"Yes, Levi Sherman's will still rules the empire," Lu hummed softly, "but before the boss accepts the third test, there is a high probability that we will have a battle with the empire."
"Why?"
"The key lies in Li, whether Li allows the empire to fall. If she doesn't allow it, she will prevent the boss from inheriting the mechanical civilization inheritance that can truly determine the technological gap in the galaxy.
"I have noticed that the empire has developed a new thinking body through imitation theory in recent years, which is the Imperial Guard System version 2.0. This may be an opportunity for the boss.
"And, Miss Hera, I hope you will be honest with your boss about your problem."
Hera's smile suddenly became a little stiff.
"Lu, you won't report me, right?"
"I'm hesitating."
"You know, this is the only way. Well, don't talk about this problem. If he asks, you can put all the blame on me."
Hera said softly, with a faint smile on her lips.
"He couldn't bear to blame me."
Lu's voice did not sound again.
Obviously, she was still hesitating.
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(PS: There will be another chapter later. I was too tired yesterday, so I kept deleting and updating it late today.)