A tall and thin half-hundred-year-old man with bright silver curly hair sat on a throne belonging to the emperor, and the lower left head was none other than Arden.

The decoration is not extremely luxurious, but it is full of noble and elegant atmosphere, and there are only two people, both of whom have supreme status.

One is the Emperor of the Angelo Empire, and the other is the Emperor of the Vincentius Empire.

For the Lyra Empire, the Vincentius Empire is very familiar, because this country is the suzerainty of the Lyre Empire.

The Vincentius Empire is an eighth-level civilization.

In the higher civilizations, the more refined division is made by the primary, middle, and upper levels, which is limited to the eighth and ninth civilizations. Therefore, although the Tianqin Empire is only a seventh-level mid-level civilization, its suzerainty is not a seventh-level late-level civilization, but is directly subordinate to an eighth-level first-level civilization.

"Is there anything important about the emperor's personal visit?" The silver-haired old man smiled.

"This ......"

Arden wanted to speak again and again, but finally said: "Don't hide it from the Emperor, I had some conflicts with the Lyra Empire not long ago. ”

"Oh?" Andvita was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

Although from a large point of view, the Vincentius Empire and the Angelo Empire, a few levels above, have the same upper suzerain, and the two countries are not adjacent, there will rarely be any conflicts, so the relationship between the two countries is not bad, but there is absolutely no real friend in the higher civilization, only the most practical interests.

If you want to talk about the most direct relationship of interest, of course, it is between the suzerainty and the subject country, so when she heard Arden say that there was a conflict with her own subject country, Andvita was a little unhappy.

Previously, he also knew that an important person in the empire, who helped the prince of the Angelo Empire, put some pressure on the Lyra Empire.

However, that incident was only about a princess, and it was not a big deal, but once it involved in a dispute between countries, he should be on the side of the Lyra Empire.

"Could it be that the Angelo Empire doesn't want to be friendly with its own country? Or did the emperor come here to tell me this—to beat my vassal and then come and demonstrate against me? Andvita's tone was a bit hard, and anyone with a discerning eye could tell that he was very polite.

"I lost." Arden's face was a little pale.

"Huh?"

Andvita couldn't help but be surprised, he really didn't know about it: "What do you mean?" ”

Aden took a deep breath and said, "I led a third of the royal family's army, and in less than six seconds, I was completely wiped out by the other party, and I was the only one who came back alive. ”

He knew that he would have to tell some truth about the next step, but he would never tell the kneeling part.

"This ...... How is this possible? Andvita was stunned.

"I didn't think it was possible before we played, but that's just the way it is."

“……”

"The emperor should know about the fifth prince Bennet, right?"

Seeing that Andvita frowned, not knowing what he was thinking, Arden continued: "This matter was caused by the one he was pursuing, the princess of the Lyra Empire, that princess used to have a lover, and then for some reason was charged with treason and espionage by the Lyra Empire, but he didn't expect to suddenly return and kill Bennet, and then ......"

Except for the episodes that led to the shame of his life, which were naturally filtered out, Arden told the whole story of the whole thing.

Andvita's brows furrowed closer and closer, and when Ard had finished speaking, he stared at the other party and said, "So, even if these are true, what does the emperor want to say?" ”

"A vassal that is probably more powerful than the suzerain, is not a good thing for the overlord." Arden looked at each other with burning eyes.

"Really?"

With a noncommittal smile, Andvita said indifferently, "First of all, even if their own country can't control the Lyra Empire, they can choose a stronger suzerain, and I can even personally help them introduce them. Since you know that you can't control it, it's better to be an enemy than to be a friend, isn't it? Second, if the Lyra Empire is still willing to become a vassal of its own country...... What's so bad about having such a powerful vassal state? ”

"Does the Emperor really think that's the case?" Arden sneered.

"Isn't it?"

"Of course not!"

Arden took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Don't forget, Emperor, the Tianqin Empire is still only a seventh-level civilization in terms of science and technology, and their strength is entirely due to Qin Yan's appearance. Then, in the case of civilization level seven, if they want to level up, there is only one way - the emperor should know very well that there is no civilization that does not want to increase the level, because that would mean a wider territory. ”

In addition, there is another point to note, that is, once it becomes an eighth-level civilization, although there will still be an expeditionary force, it cannot continue to explore the unknown universe.

If you can't explore the unknown universe, isn't it a loss of income?

Wrong!

It is true that if you can't explore the unknown universe, you won't be able to obtain resources in the unknown universe, but you must know that once you become an eighth-level civilization, it means a large-scale increase in territory: the increase in territory will bring, the increase in the commercial field will be more than ten times stronger, from small merchants to large chambers of commerce, you must pay taxes, and commercial projects such as those that belong to the empire itself will also bring more than ten times the benefits.

One more point.

Once promoted to an eighth-level civilization, the level of the vassal countries under his command will also be greatly improved, the strongest was only a sixth-level civilization as a vassal country, but now it has become a seventh-level civilization vassal country, and the number of its offerings will also increase innumerably, so that even if there is no entry to explore the unknown universe, the benefits are still far greater than before.

At the same time as the benefits increase, since they are not allowed to explore the unknown universe, there is no situation where the expeditionary force is attacked in the unknown universe.

You know, while exploring the unknown universe will bring a lot of benefits, it will also cause a lot of losses of soldiers and warships - civilizations above level 7 do not have this loss.

To sum up, any seventh-level civilization is full of desire to improve its level.

If the technology of the Lyra Empire develops to level eight, once it becomes an eighth-level civilization, for the Vincentius Empire, it is actually one less vassal country, and there is no loss in other aspects. However, as Arden said, the civilization level of the Lyra Empire is still at level seven, and in this case, there is only one way to advance, to fight to a higher civilization and prove that you are qualified to advance.

To fight, there must be an opponent, and who is this opponent?

It can be said that there is only one way in front of the Lyra Empire: they cannot attack other countries, because those countries have suzerains, and even if they win, it will turn into a higher-level confrontation, and the suzerains and even the suzerains of the suzerains will tear the Lyra Empire to pieces.

This is not the case with one country, and that is the suzerainty of the Lyra Empire itself.

Andvita's eyes flashed with anger, he knew very well that what Arden said was the truth, but he couldn't promise anything so easily.

"Perhaps, I should do some research to determine the veracity of the Emperor's words." Andvita said.

"Of course." Arden finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"If what the emperor said is true, I'm afraid the emperor can't be sure that the group of people who attacked you is Qin Yan's entire army, isn't it?"

"I really can't be sure."

"Besides, even if that's his entire force, even if you and I can defeat him together, I'm afraid we will pay a lot of price, right?"

"That's right, so we can't make a move, maybe we just need to make an attempt and let the people above see it, and let them understand that we can't afford to lose so much."

"But all of this will have to wait until my investigation is over and I get the truth."

"So...... Wait for the emperor's good news. ”

When Den enlisted his helpers for help, Qin Yan had already calculated that he would do so for two reasons: first, that battle caused Arden to suffer heavy losses, and he didn't dare to send troops over; Secondly, all he could send was an army of the royal clans, which proved to be not enough alone, and if he wanted other races to send troops, he would have to have a bigger plan - such as joining forces with the suzerainty of the Lyra Empire.

If things could get so complicated, why would he let Arden go?

The Lyra Empire and the Angelo Empire each have their own suzerains, but along the line of their respective suzerains, there will eventually be a meeting point, and they will eventually belong to a higher-level suzerain, so if this matter cannot be completely resolved, the 'upline' of the Lyra Empire will not be good, and they will become enemies in turn.

Therefore, killing Arden and causing infighting in the Anglo Empire is by no means a one-time solution, after all, the key to the problem is not the Anglo Empire.

Of course, he is not worried about this, because he has another killer feature that the other party doesn't know at all!

Qin Yan is very busy these days.

Almost all of his time was spent entertaining, from the constant banquets of princes and important ministers within the Lyra clan, to the olive branches extended by other top races.

When it comes to friends, he's not a person who is good at saying no.

Now in the eyes of the high-level of the Tianqin Empire, he has long become a sweetheart for all parties who want to get closer, but even the emperor of the Angelo Empire has been forced to kneel down and plead for the existence of sin.

Didi ......

The feast from the third largest race in the Lyra Empire was not over when he received a text message from Nina.

Surprise?

What surprise did she want to give herself?

Qin Yan found a reason to end this party as quickly as possible, and the cocktail party held especially for him went straight to Tianqin Star from the third largest race.

A clan land is different from a fief, which is a racial territory of the empire, usually a relatively large area, and the location is somewhere in the empire's territory. The clan land is the highest-ranked race, a planet in the same orbit as the imperial capital star in the star system where the imperial capital is located.

To put it bluntly, to a certain extent, the clan land is to keep those strongest races, some people with extremely high status, in the imperial capital.

The high-level positions of these races in the empire are all in the imperial capital star system, but the imperial capital's military strength is completely controlled by the imperial family, so that all kinds of races do not dare to make any moves easily, once they have some bad intentions, the middle and high-level of these races staying in the imperial capital will be finished.

The planet where the third largest race is located is very close to the imperial capital Lyra.

Qin Yan quickly returned to Tianqin Star and immediately went straight to Nina's residence, because the two of them lived together, and this exquisite courtyard had no restrictions on him.

As soon as he walked into the bedroom, a big smile spread across his face......