Walk alone in the abyss

I don't know what's wrong, when Yang Ming saw this beautiful princess, he felt restless for a while.

He stared at Daphne, frowning unconsciously.

Daphne showed her excellent manners with court etiquette, the surprise in her eyes was quickly hidden, and she smiled at Yang Ming:

"Am I taking the liberty? I just thought that the chat yesterday might have been a little unpleasant. We can change the atmosphere today and have a good talk about the important topics of the future and life."

Her big eyes blinked lightly, and that kind of natural charm made Yang Ming's mood recover somewhat inexplicably.

Yang Ming asked in disbelief: "You can accept my harsh conditions?"

"Even if you can get a man's promise in name, you still have to face these high-probability facts after marriage. Isn't this the normal state of marriage among the aristocracy of the empire?"

Daphne lifted her skirt lightly, stepped into the room gracefully, and said softly:

"Of course, I will try my best not to let you know about me, so as to protect your fragile and sensitive self-esteem."

fought back.

Yang Ming laughed.

Outside the door, Han Xiang's timid voice suddenly became louder:

"Sister, sister, are there a lot of reporters here?"

Hanyin said: "Don't talk nonsense! What kind of reporters are they? They are all gossip media from Emperor Star. They don't even have a press card, so they are good at hyping hot spots and promoting gossip!"

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes slightly, and his eyes were a little more angry.

Gossip media blocking the door?

Daphne called?

Do you want the fact that they are in love to immediately become a breaking point in the empire's news?

It can only be said that the daughter of the emperor's family is really not weak in scheming.

Seeing that Yang Ming's expression became more and more rigid, Princess Daphne reacted very quickly.

She smiled and said: "Yesterday's hot search has nothing to do with me, but today I have to show my father a copy of the results. Believe me, this is also good for you."

Yang Ming suddenly took half a step forward, revealing a little the aura of fighting among the insects.

Daphne stepped back a few centimeters subconsciously.

"I haven't promised you yet!"

"You have no other options."

Daphne quickly stabilized her mind:

"Before stepping into the dirty political circle of the empire, you should be aware of this.

"Now, you are angry with me, a woman, because of my father's order. Is this the demeanor of the white ghost?"

Yang Ming almost swears.

He put his left hand on his waist, paced back and forth, and took several deep breaths in a row.

"Sit," Yang Ming pointed to the corner.

"Thank you," Daphne walked over with her head down, bypassing the maids lying all over the floor, and sat gracefully on the edge of the single sofa.

Yang Ming asked: "Did you come to me today for an open date?"

Daphne said slowly: "You can understand it this way, it would be great if I could leave the hotel with you on my arm."

"Haven't you ever thought about the negative effects of doing this?"

Yang Ming's mind turned rapidly, and he immediately found a counterattack point:

"I haven't broken up with Catherine yet, and my relationship with Catherine has attracted attention before.

"Your behavior is the intervention of a third party, and you deliberately hype it. Your reputation will be greatly affected."

"Actually, it doesn't matter. I have analyzed Captain Catherine's character. She will consider you and choose to remain silent."

Daphne said softly:

"Our story must have a beginning, my lord, although it is not perfect to start in this way, it is still good.

"Public opinion can be guided, and the people of the empire's reverence for the royal family will also make them more cautious when speaking. As long as we guide public opinion, the marriage of a princess is the empire's reward for heroes, and there will be a win-win situation.

"Do you resist me so much because you feel ashamed if I walk by your side?"

Yang Ming scolded: "I resist your method of driving ducks to the shelves! Can't you wait for a few days?"

Daphne pursed her lips slightly, and looked slightly aggrieved when she lowered her head.

"I'm really convinced!"

Yang Ming flung himself into the bathroom, the sound of slamming the door revealed the mania in his heart at the moment.

As soon as the door was closed, Yang Ming's expression returned to calm.

He looked at himself in the mirror, frowning in thought.

To be precise, it should be reflection.

Since yesterday, he was disturbed by Director Ino's words, and he has been led by the nose since then.

It was Director Yinuo who chose Daphne, and Daphne was also a victim of this incident, but there was no way, the room for struggle that Yang Ming could find was all in her.

This huge Sherman family is a hundred times more difficult to deal with than the old emperor himself.

Now, the reporters are waiting downstairs.

The old emperor in the palace should have already received the news through the tentacles organization, waiting to see a good show.

Director Ino, who hides in the research institute and is the closest to the Faya civilization of the Sherman Empire, is the real big boss of the empire.

This is really, there is no way to go to heaven, and there is no way to go to earth.

What else can he do now?

Yang Ming turned on the communicator, wanting to send a message to Catherine, explaining that he might have to play tricks, but when his fingers touched Catherine's head, he felt a little struggle in his heart.

Reason told him that Catherine could not be involved in this incident.

Catherine's ideological imprint is problematic. She should be in a state of calm on the outside and radical on the inside.

She is hating the imperial power and the aristocratic class, and she is thinking about how to make the empire change its system to liberate hundreds of billions of imperial people, especially the tens of billions of slaves.

Can't add fire to Catherine right now.

The power she has at this moment is just a candle in the wind, which may be blown out by the gust of wind at any time, and excessive burning will only make her dissipate prematurely.

Yang Ming supported the edge of the sink, looking at himself in the mirror.

This is Hendon's face.

But he seemed to have seen the ghost named Yang Ming standing quietly behind him.

'Politics is the art of compromise. '

‘The cultivation of the Sherman family allows you to get everything you want in the shortest possible time. '

'They know about Faya's game, the empire has your lifeline in their hands. '

Yang Ming narrowed his eyes.

The real rulers of the empire opened their hands to him, wanting to domesticate him, imprison him, and make him a loyal dog of the royal family... What else can he do? Fly directly out of their palms?

Um? fly?

Yang Ming was stunned suddenly, and turned to look at the small window in the bathroom.

Inside the room, Daphne breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued to maintain a high-spirited sitting posture, with her legs swaying sideways, and the folding cloth fan in her hand swaying slightly.

She turned to look at the door: "You two, don't you come in?"

Hanyin and Hanxiang walked in with their heads bowed, Hanxiang had an expression of resignation, and Hanyin was all smiles.

Daphne did not ask them to expose their plot, and said softly:

"Can you help them adjust their positions? This posture is really rude."

"Good Your Majesty."

Hanyin and Hanxiang looked at each other, and hurriedly lowered their heads to work.

Fortunately, these maids are all slender, and Hanyin and Hanxiang's combat effectiveness is considered excellent at the level of ordinary people, so they won't be tired.

Daphne was also thinking quietly.

The gossip reporter she arranged has blocked all the passages of this hotel, including their staff passages and the back door of the back kitchen.

As long as their romance is hyped, she can take the initiative and get some attention from her father.

Suddenly, the faint light outside the window attracted Hanyin's attention, and Hanyin turned his head to look over.

Hanxiang and Daphne both turned their heads to look at that area, and the expressions of the three were all dull and stunned to varying degrees.

Yang Ming was wrapped in a red ball of light, with arms folded and bare feet, quickly flying towards the sky of Emperor Star.

Daphne's small mouth was not closed for a long time.

"Can he really fly?"

Hanyin squinted and smiled at the side: "Your Highness, don't you know? The Earl faced a formation composed of dozens of private nobles, each with a lightsaber, and directly killed the battleship group."

Daphne stared intently at Yang Ming's back, even though there was only one red dot left.

"He is deterrence itself."

Daphne read softly, her calm and somewhat empty eyes gradually became more lively.

...

Half a galaxy hour later.

In the empty cockpit of a small transport ship, Yang Ming sat on a chair, resting his arms on his pillow, waiting for the spaceship to leave the shielding ring of the Emperor Star.

He borrowed the transport ship from the defense force, and he also got a new pair of military boots on his feet.

Yang Ming couldn't leave Emperor Star now.

He just said that he was depressed and wanted to relax by looking at the stars in the synchronous orbit, and he would be back soon. The transport ship itself did not have the ability to jump.

Hum, buzz!

Yang Ming's watch vibrated slightly, an inverted trapezoidal halo popped up on it, and a small figure emerged.

"Chirp! Today is your cat maid assistant! Meow~"

Lily was wearing a maid outfit with a pair of fluffy pink paws, and two 'not fake' cat ears on the top of his head. At the moment, he was shaking his tail slightly frivolously, looking at Yang Ming with a smile.

Frivolous is frivolous, seeing Lu, Yang Ming immediately felt much more at ease.

"How is Catherine?"

"Captain Catherine is performing a mission near the border of the empire, it is an ordinary mission, there is no problem.

"Boss, don't worry, we have sent two Dark Star star cruisers nearby to meet them!"

Law said with a smile:

"This is mainly to guard against the empire because of your marriage with the princess. They are afraid that they will suddenly attack Captain Catherine, so they arranged security work without asking you for instructions."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "You did a good job... What do you think about the marriage of the princess?"

"Does the boss want to hear objective evaluations, or subjective emotional output?"

"objective comment."

"This is an inevitable situation between the empire and you, but I didn't expect it to happen so soon," Lu Na wondered, "What did you experience in the Dixing Ascension Laboratory?"

Yang Ming succinctly recounted the conversation he had with Director Ino.

Law sighed:

"Actually, this makes sense. The Sherman family behind the emperor is the master of the empire. Levi's descendants are divided into the elite faction and the degenerate faction. The elite faction has extremely high personal qualities."

"Actually," Yang Ming sighed, "I don't know why I am so irritable. A political marriage is the best thing for me, so that I can even lie down and start the server of the equal game."

"You misunderstood the boss, marriage is not a good thing for you now."

Law slightly shook his head:

"You feel irritated because you directly feel the oppression of this powerful empire, and your freedom is seriously damaged.

"They don't give you any options, and they hit your soft spot with precision.

"Now, you only have two options, surrender to them, be assimilated by them, or become a material for the dimension-enhancing laboratory after a few years.

"If my expectations are correct, Her Royal Highness Princess Daphne is a beautiful virgin. They express their sincerity to you in this way, intending to confuse your perception of oppression."

Yang Ming wondered, "Isn't this a good thing?"

"We can deduce the different development after you choose two paths."

Law said softly:

"If you choose to marry Princess Daphne, you will get a rich fief, and then you and Princess Daphne will inevitably start a passionate love affair that the whole people will pay attention to, so as to divert the conflict between the noble class and the common people.

"You attacked the noble class in the past year, not only made the common people feel very happy, but also directly exposed the corruption and greed of the nobles to the common people, and now there are great complaints everywhere.

"This love will be enhanced by a grand wedding, where you and the princess will be the face of royalty.

"Similarly, you will become a non-staff member of the royal family. You will gain fame and titles and become the grand duke of the empire. Stand beside the emperor and gaze down at this ancient empire."

Yang Ming nodded: "Isn't that okay?"

Law started a series of rhetorical questions:

"When the emperor wants you to raise the butcher's knife against the common people, how should you choose?"

"When Captain Catherine goes to the opposite side of the empire, will you erase her existence? This is an event with a high probability."

"When the royal family asks you to hand over ancient technology, can you refuse to give your last hole card?

"When your cards are stripped, you will lose all possibility of resisting the empire."

Yang Ming fell into silence.

Lil asked, "Boss, how did Levi Sherman know that he lost his eligibility for the test?"

Yang Ming said: "He lost his connection with Mechanic Twilight, couldn't activate Twilight Mecha, and then smashed the original building."

Law said: "Levi Sherman fell into the abyss of desire woven by human society with power, superiority, and class oppression, but ignored what he pursued at the beginning, the meaning of civilization itself."

"The meaning of civilization itself?"

"It is life that bestows brilliance on civilization, not civilization that bestows sophistication on life."

Yang Ming was startled.

Lu Huan said: "Then we will focus on analyzing the follow-up placement of the home planet that you are most concerned about."

Yang Ming lowered his head and thought, beckoning to speak slowly.

"Boss, if you become the Grand Duke of the Empire through marriage, the degree of freedom you can gain will be very weak.

"When your home planet passes the assessment, of course this is the most ideal situation.

"At that time, the empire will use these eight billion people as a bargaining chip to make you kneel down and squeeze your last freedom. You will completely lose the confidence to resist the Sherman family and become a slave of the Sherman family."

Law softly groaned a few times and continued:

"Assuming that your lifespan also has a limit, when you die, what will happen to the humans on your home planet under your protection? Is this any different from directly letting them integrate into the empire? It's just that you have delayed for some time."

Yang Ming raised his hand and rubbed his forehead: "It's true, population is also a resource, and the empire will not spare these cheap labor."

Lu Que said: "Even, the empire has been using you to deter the nobles. When you leave, the anger of the nobles towards you will be passed on to your home planet. That is the worst and most likely situation."

Yang Ming's expression became more serious.

"If you insist on having that group of cells and refuse to marry the Sherman family, the Sherman family will force you to continue to be active for a period of time due to your reputation among the people and the army.

"During this time, they will try to discredit you, slander you, and make you lose your popular base, but we will not sit still, we can continue to strengthen your influence among the people.

"The exploits of Zerg Zong and Tu Noble are untouchable by them.

"During this period, if your home planet passes the greenhouse civilization assessment, we have other opportunities."

"Other opportunities?"

"You've been looking at the empire, but you forgot to look behind you."

Lv raised his head slightly and said with a smile:

"The Luofeng Empire is about to complete the Four Nations Alliance and substantially expand its territory.

"Dark Star No. 3 base has been opened, and the Faya experimental project we undertook is moving forward smoothly. The close connection with the Faya people may be found in the Faya civilization in the future, so that your home star civilization can be integrated into Luofeng chance, the population of your home planet can just fill the vacancy in Luofeng's development.

"The civilization level of the dark star itself has broken through the third level, and the number of stable mechanical thinking bodies we currently have has exceeded one million.

"Everything is developing according to the steps you set, you can't dislike us too much just because our own power is developing too slowly.

"We are your greatest confidence."

Yang Ming smiled and said, "You mean, I'm going to bring down the empire and let Luofeng rise?"

"This is a bit difficult," Lu said, "but you are not without the strength to fight the Sherman family in the future, that's what Lu thinks."

"Don't float away, we're just little shrimps now."

Yang Ming leaned on the chair, crossed his legs, and stared out of the window quietly.

He has fully understood the meaning of the law.

She is right, if she accepts this marriage, it will be beneficial in the short term, but it will not be beneficial in the long run.

There is no degree of freedom, just a simple puppet, that is not the Grand Duke of the Empire he wants.

The result of putting yourself on a leash is that others no longer treat you as a human being.

Just give up the basic empire disk?

What about Faya's strength pattern at the beginning of the game?

Although the Fayans will correct the internal structure of the game, the greater their influence in the human civilization of the Milky Way, the more they can help the mother planet in the game.

Therefore, it is not yet possible to completely break up with the empire.

The marriage of the princesses in front of me is a difficult problem, but this problem is not unsolvable.

Use the power you built to protect your home planet...

The Fayas, yes, the Fayas are the key.

Director Ino and the others feared the Faya people the most, because the closer they were to the Faya civilization, the more they could feel the insignificance of the empire.

This is something you can take advantage of.

He still has a lot of cards in his hand. There is no need to plunge himself into the quagmire of marriage. The foundation of the empire's public opinion must not be lost. He must find a way to make the Sherman family throw a mouse.

Use the power you build to protect your home planet!

Two balls of flames appeared in Yang Ming's eyes, and his thoughts changed sharply.

After chatting with Li, he suddenly became much more relaxed, and he had already found a third option between the two extreme choices given to him by Director Ino.

Advance with retreat.