The news that Yang Ming was seriously injured spread like wildfire among the imperial aristocracy.
Those photos later spread to the unified network of the empire, and quickly became big news that dominated the charts day and night.
Boss Yang’s carefully crafted photo...
What a miserable old man.
The hero of the empire, White Ghost, was lying in the half-open medical cabin. There were obvious cracks in the skin on his chest, and blood was constantly seeping out. The medical robot on the side was quickly performing hemostasis operations.
It can also be seen that Yang Ming's face is darkened, his lips are purple, the muscles all over his body are twitching, and there are thick blood scabs on his hair.
It has been authenticated by thousands of professional appraisal agencies and shows that this photo does not contain any traces of synthesis or modification.
A large number of reporters flocked to Sakaar, and various forces in the empire also sent their representatives to Sakaar to express their condolences.
Imperial singer Princess Daphne, who originally planned to conduct a nationwide charity tour to help the disaster-stricken planet recover as soon as possible, also announced that she would suspend all activities and rushed to the White Ghost to take care of her. As a result, she earned the favor of a large number of White Ghost fans.
Boss Yang has long been numb to Daphne's use of her traffic when she has nothing to do.
She did help with a lot of things, but Yang Ming could only turn a blind eye.
However, Yang Ming did not expect that Daphne would actually give up this good opportunity to gain popularity;
When he arrived at the Lord's Mansion of Sakaar but five standard galaxies away, Daphne appeared directly in front of him.
As soon as Daphne walked into the spacious, luxurious and magnificent master bedroom in the main building of the Lord's Mansion, she saw the figure lying behind the screen. She rushed up to her and complained quickly:
"Is the injury really that serious? Hanton, shouldn't you be an egoist? Why would you put yourself in such a dangerous situation..."
Daphne's voice stopped suddenly.
Her forehead was gradually covered with black lines, and she stared at Yang Ming, who was sitting on the bed and wrapped in a quilt.
Boss Yang has an authentic charcoal-grilled skewer in his left hand, a bottle of Sakaxing's specialty alcoholic beverage in his right hand, and a white ghost genuine peripheral nightcap on his head, with some...natural oils on the corner of his mouth.
"Oh," Yang Ming raised his hand to cover his chest, his expression became extremely painful, "It hurts so much here."
The corners of Daphne's mouth twitched slightly.
No wonder the guard doesn't let the maid come near this place!
She was inexplicably a little irritable and ran her fingers through her long, lightly permed light blue hair - this was her latest look for the tour. She hurried here before she could regain her more dignified appearance.
Daphne suddenly wanted to hit someone.
But considering the terrifying fighting ability of the man in front of her, she finally chose to stay rational.
"Is this a political operation?" Daphne asked with a frown.
"Uh-huh," Boss Yang shrugged, "What if I go to your father or your uncle to claim credit? Look, I killed this big queen, you guys should reward me with something, otherwise I will
I mobilized the people to overthrow you, is that so?"
Daphne immediately laughed angrily at him.
She walked to the bed and sat down, with some thoughts in her eyes.
"This method is indeed good. You can stimulate the people's sympathy for you by committing misfortune. The pressure that the people of the empire have endured during the insect wave has now turned into anger, spraying it on those guys who previously led the way to blackmail you.
"Many so-called experts, scholars and political commentators have fallen out... Are you really okay?"
"The feeling couldn't be better," Yang Ming said with a smile, "It's a pity that I couldn't really kill that big queen, otherwise I might be able to complete the evolution of the life level now."
Daphne was stunned for a moment: "You couldn't really kill the queen?"
"The body is dead, but the mind is immortal," Yang Ming said slowly, "I can replenish my own biological energy by killing insects. Judging from this point, the queen is definitely not dead."
Daphne suddenly fell into deep thought.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Did you come back in a hurry?"
"It's just out of political necessity. I'm going to wash up and change clothes."
Daphne said calmly, she stood up to leave, then turned her head and whispered:
"When you act, you have to do the whole thing. I will leave with tears in my eyes later. Please don't be conquered by my acting skills and cause any misunderstandings."
"Of course not," Yang Ming spread his hands, "We are partners. Don't pollute our pure comradeship with such low-end desires as carnality."
Daphne almost couldn't help but roll her eyes.
She snorted softly, turned around and drifted away, sniffing a few times, and tears suddenly filled the corners of her eyes.
'This acting is really good, I feel pity for you.'
Yang Ming clicked his tongue lightly, then continued to eat the kebab in his hand with his head lowered.
This barbecue is also quite good, but... well, it has no soul without the sweet onion sauce and small pancakes.
Daphne returned from outside soon.
Yang Ming, who had already eaten and drank enough, felt inexplicably that he might be a little full and thinking about something, but when he saw Daphne, he would have such a slight impulse.
In fact, you can’t blame Yang Ming.
Daphne put on a light white suspender nightgown at this moment. This was originally just an ordinary style of nightgown, but it became full of beauty because of Daphne's slender and charming figure, especially her white and smooth pair of jades.
The legs and feet are beautiful, without the slightest modification, but with close to perfect proportions.
She is like the goddess of love who stepped out of a movie, singing the ancient songs of the Sherman Empire.
Daphne opened the quilt and lay down next to Yang Ming in a natural movement. Like an old couple, she opened the Internet terminal and started browsing the Internet.
Yang Ming moved his butt to the side.
Fortunately, the large bed is spacious enough so that no physical contact is necessary.
Yang Ming picked up a virtual book and tried to concentrate on reading. After trying for a few minutes, he decided to change the method.
chat.
"How did your father react?"
Daphne asked quietly: "Reaction to what?"
Yang Ming said without raising his head: "Insect Tide, Emperor Star Mecha, and me."
Daphne sighed softly.
"My father should know about the Emperor Star Mecha, but he is a little dissatisfied now."
"dissatisfied?"
"Yes," Daphne said, "The Imperial Guard system has gone too far. For my father, it is too much."
"Oh?" Yang Ming looked over curiously, "What do you mean?"
"At that time, she directly gave my father an order to leave the palace. My father had to follow her order without any euphemisms."
Daphne curled her lips slightly:
"Although everyone knows that the emperor is more symbolic than practical, but this kind of thing... my father has already smashed a lot of things, and he feels that he has been insulted.
"In this sniper attack on the insect swarm, the Imperial Guard System once again demonstrated its unparalleled capabilities, which made my father feel even more uncomfortable.
"The empire cannot do without the imperial guard system, and the empire does not necessarily need an emperor who can do nothing. Now the powerful factions in the empire, including my uncles, have reached this consensus."
Yang Ming couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Is she deliberately adopting the mentality of an old emperor?
This has been known for a long time.
Yang Ming smiled and said: "No wonder, His Majesty the Emperor sent me a direct message yesterday. It turns out that his mentality was affected."
"Huh?" Daphne asked, "Did father say anything?"
"No," Yang Ming sighed, "I refused to answer and pretended to be seriously injured."
Daphne:......
She said a little depressedly: "As expected, in your eyes, you don't care too much about me as a father."
"All I care about is the strong, whether it's physically strong or the strong here."
Yang Ming tapped his temple.
Daphne thought for a moment and continued:
"My uncle and his colleagues reacted very calmly. In their view, the negative effects of this insect wave will mainly be that it will cause a galaxy-wide economic recession, which will affect the empire's economy to a certain extent.
"As for how many civilians died and how many troops were injured, they don't care.
"They all believe that the empire will not need any foreign wars in the next twenty years to maintain its stability. It only needs to use these twenty years to recover the population we have lost and the ships we have lost.
After being rebuilt, the empire will still be that powerful empire.
"In addition, the military has decided to promote Lieutenant General Thomas to the rank of general. His merits are completely sufficient, and a large number of officers within the army will also be promoted."
Yang Ming thought for a while: "Has the military mentioned me?"
"They are very taboo about your name," Daphne said with a smile. "I heard an uncle in charge of the military complaining about why you, the ultimate weapon and powerful infantry, have such a huge reputation."
Daphne sat up, leaned against the head of the bed, and whispered: "During the meeting yesterday, they discussed how to get rid of you."
"Then?" Yang Ming laughed, "You conveyed the news to me."
"They are just the people I want to be, and you are my partner," Daphne said calmly. "The replacement of old and new people is normal, but there will always be some old people who don't want to die and continue to hold power. This is easy to attract.
It’s annoying.”
Her ambitions continue to expand as her position becomes more stable.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "What then?"
"They are very afraid of the Faya people," Daphne said. "They discussed it for a long time, but in the end they couldn't reach a unified opinion. The number of people who want to get rid of you, and those who want to continue to use you, are probably one to one."
"Oh, Faya," Yang Ming sighed, "I didn't expect that I still have to rely on it to survive in this world."
Daphne asked: "Have the Phayas really come into contact with you?"
"Here you go," Yang Ming took out the wristband from under the pillow and handed it to Daphne. "It's been scrapped. It was scrapped due to energy overload. Take it to your great-uncle for research."
"What's this?"
"The Faya civilization used the dancing cells of the Valkyrie to construct a powerful biological weapon," Yang Ming said. "The biological mecha was deployed through it."
Daphne's expression became extremely solemn.
She immediately turned over to the bedside, emptied her designer bag, and carefully put the wristband into the bag.
"I'll arrange for someone to be sent to the Emperor Star!"
She lowered her head and walked quickly.
Yang Ming shouted: "Remember, what was taken off my wrist when I was in a coma must be returned before I wake up!"
"Well, don't worry. Do I seem to be mindless?"
Boss Yang shrugged.
Then, he looked at the bedside table, which was what Daphne poured out just now.
Well, they are all cosmetics used by girls. Each one is valuable and contains rich technology and hard work.
uh-huh?
Yang Ming saw several rings.
It is a relatively popular contraceptive tool in the interstellar world. It does not require additional barriers and the contraceptive effect is as high as 100%.
Boss Yang suddenly felt a little depressed in his heart.
He thought of Hera.
In those two years of living together on the ship, they used up countless of these things, and later they determined that even if they didn't use them, she wouldn't be able to conceive naturally...
Eh?
Why does Daphne have this in her bag?
Does she have someone outside?
Boss Yang blinked and then laughed dumbly; his real partner now is Mimi Li, and even if Daphne has a real partner, it has nothing to do with him.
"It has been sent out."
Daphne turned around the screen and immediately saw the miscellaneous items on the bedside table.
"Well," Yang Ming said, "Let's take a rest to relieve the fatigue of the interstellar journey."
"Okay," Daphne responded, walked back to her side calmly, lifted the quilt and lay down with her back to Yang Ming.
She bit her lip gently, seeming hesitant.
Yang Ming snapped his fingers, the blackout curtains closed on their own, and a soft light yellow light appeared in the room.
Daphne suddenly said: "I prepared it for you... I can't get pregnant... otherwise it will affect my performance and many plans... and carrying it with me can also reassure them..."
"There's no need to explain," Yang Ming said warmly, "We are partners."
"Is necessary."
Daphne's fingers grasped the corners of her pillow.
Yang Ming didn't quite understand why her voice was trembling slightly.
"This is necessary."
…
Within three days of Yang Ming pretending to be injured, a public opinion war officially began.
The tone of the empire's top brass became unified, praising the great contributions made by the White Ghost, and attributing the previous rhythm to the "organized" and "premeditated" smear campaign by the New Federation CIA.
After Daphne returned to the Lord's Mansion on Sakaar, she held two press conferences in succession.
The content of the first press conference was that she rebuked those "people with ulterior motives" who had previously smeared and attacked White Ghost, and conducted an in-depth analysis of the reasons for the outbreak of this insect wave, and put forward new perspectives.
"...Based on the research of the empire's scientific research team and the calculation conclusions given by the supercomputing network, we can say with certainty that it is precisely because of the New Federation's insect burial plan that caused this huge insect wave that spread to the entire galaxy!
"For their own selfish purposes and to realize their ambitions, the New Federation used such sinister tactics to try to pull the empire into the abyss, which also caused the Zerg to lose a huge number of individual queens in a short period of time.
"There is no need to go into details here about the preciousness of the Zerg network and the queen individual.
"It was precisely because the insect burial plan was exposed that the New Federation launched an evil plan to summon insect swarms and used warships to detonate all insect burial sites, which resulted in the first small-scale insect wave that the empire had experienced earlier.
"At the end of that insect wave, the Great Queen launched a raid on the Emperor Star, which was finally repelled by our heroic imperial soldiers and the powerful Skywrath Fortress.
"After that, this great queen, which has existed for more than tens of thousands of years, began to brew this insect wave across the entire territory.
“The root cause lies in the New Federation’s insect burial plan!
"According to the historical cycle of Zerg activity, we should be in a period of low frequency of insect plagues now!
“The New Federation must take full responsibility for this, and the Empire should lodge a solemn protest against the New Federation and take a series of measures, including but not limited to conducting a third expedition against the New Federation and demanding compensation.
"I hate war, but I hate even more that the flames of war are burning on the people of the empire.
"Those new federal politicians who are trying to divert attention by slandering my fiancé are the true enemies of humanity.
"Don't let human civilization be ruined by human hands."
The impact of this press conference was huge.
Although Yang Ming has always disliked Daphne for always taking advantage of his traffic; but now, the combination of Daphne's influence and his influence has the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
Especially, when Daphne mentioned 'Hanton's injury', she wanted to hold back her lips and sob softly, making Boss Yang call him terrible.
This woman is really hard to believe.
The second press conference was much simpler.
The first press conference was written by Lu - Lu would not have direct contact with Daphne;
The second press conference was a live performance by Daphne, and it was held in her own name.
At the press conference, Daphne apologized for her gaffe in the previous press conference, reiterated her principle that she would not participate in politics, and called on her fans and followers of White Ghost to remain calm and not charter a boat to the new federal border.
Planet Scream Demonstration.
Then, Daphne began to put pressure on the empire openly.
"I think such imperial heroes should receive due praise and recognition.
"Hanton is a patriotic soldier at heart. He is very simple. He is so simple that he just wants to make this ancient empire greater. Sometimes he is also very naive. He naively feels that as long as he risks his life to save more people,
, there will be no regrets.
"From before the war to now, apart from encouraging and comforting the people, he has not complained a word, nor has he considered anything for himself.
“If he wants wealth, the group that masters the shielding technology does not have to donate it to the empire;
"If he wants power, he can use his super strength to protect my great father during the insect wave, just like the elders of the Elders' House.
"But he didn't, he was fighting on the front line against the most powerful life form in the galaxy.
"I don't know why, before he was about to wake up from coma, the empire didn't show any expression, not even a commendation order, not an official announcement, not a single bit of official praise.
"Don't let the hearts of patriots get cold."
After Daphne finished speaking, she turned around and walked away. Her angry and slightly strong expression made the audience intuitively feel the anger in her heart.
For a time, the imperial officials, from the emperor to the military, the Council of Elders, and the development of theology, were all pushed to the forefront.
His Majesty the Emperor sent a second communication request half a day later.