"A monarch should be loved and feared at the same time, and if he cannot have both, then fear should be preferred, but he must not be hated by his subjects. You're right? ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, very right, this is Machiavelli's theory."

Zhuge Daozi listened to the drunken words of his emperor uncle with a smile, and whenever Manfred was drunk, he liked to catch someone and read a lot of imperial creeds or statecraft theories that he found in various books. Zhuge Daozi was already surprised by this, and after he saw the emperor drink the last bit of red wine in the wine glass, he said earnestly: "Your Majesty, you have drunk too much wine today, and you will inspect the arsenal in a while, right?" It's best to go back and rest first. ”

Manfred touched his dazed head: "yes... yes, what about my daughters? ”

"Don't worry, Her Majesty Mary has already gone back because she is bored, and Her Majesty Elizabeth is also a little tired and resting."

"Hmm... Then I'll go, and you will entertain the guests for me. ”

Seeing that the emperor was supported by the guards to leave, Zhuge Daozi breathed a sigh of relief, and just before he was entangled by the emperor, he had already received a secret message from Princess Elizabeth's maid, and the pilot of the Osiris had been served. He looked at his watch, glanced at the Red Knight again, and saw that the Red Knight looked uneasy because Lin Ao had not returned for a long time, but there were too many fans surrounding him, and now was the right time to meet Elizabeth and let her follow her next move.

"Colonel Zhuge Daozi, please stay."

An almost emotionless voice called out to him, and Michiko turned his head to see that it was Lieutenant Colonel Taglis, who always had a poker face. In view of what he was going to do next, if he didn't pay attention to the other party at this time, it would make people doubt himself afterwards, Zhuge Daozi chose to be patient and listen to what he wanted.

"Colonel Michiko, I'm sorry to disturb you. I recently inspected HAL, the AI factory satellite that can make its own humanoid weapons, and I have some questions for you. ”

"What's the problem? I've drunk a little too much, and it's better not to be a tirade. ”

"I hear you're the main driving force behind HAL, but do you think an intelligent AI and a humanoid weapon factory can help us win the war? In order to create HAL, the troops on Earth have been collecting all kinds of resources, but now that HAL is about to be completed, and many of the plundered resources are still in the warehouse, it is better to use them quickly to consolidate the results of our army. ”

Michiko replied, "HAL, it's not as simple as an AI and a factory. It will be the greatest weapon in the history of mankind! As you should have known, HAL can design and manufacture its own humanoid weapons equipped with combat AI by studying opponents, and its production efficiency will exceed that of all the military factories in the Earth Circle! ”

"But what else do we soldiers do with handing over the war to AI? Are they reliable? ”

Zhuge Daozi said with a smile: "Lieutenant Colonel, you should know that the resources and soldiers of all the forces in the earth circle add up to several times that of our empire, and now we are lucky to fight with them back and forth, but in the absence of resources and soldiers, it is difficult for the empire to hold on." You'll have to rely on looted resources to make weapons, but we can't produce as many of our enemies as we can, and before we run out of those resources, our enemies will become even more. And HAL is our magic weapon to win, it not only solves the problem of soldiers, but also surpasses our opponents in production efficiency, and when it is officially put into service, the resources you are concerned about will be used as quickly as possible, believe me. If nothing else, I'll go first. ”

Taglis saluted Zhuge Daozi, and after seeing Daozi leave, he thought, "It stands to reason that such a bold idea should be suspicious of the generals, who are mostly conservative old people. Even with the support of His Majesty the Emperor, the speed of HAL from project establishment to production was too fast, and it was supported by almost all military departments. It's weird... Reluctantly, I'm afraid the Empire will have an eventful future, and I'll need to get in touch with my stupid brother..."

…

Zhuge Daozi hurried to Princess Elizabeth's room, and as soon as he entered the door, he was anxious: "I asked someone to modify the nearby surveillance, we must leave here within 5 minutes, Your Majesty Princess, it's time for you to change your clothes." ”

"Okay cousin, I'll change it."

After Elizabeth walked into the dressing room, Michiko pulled the maid to the corner and said, "You are my most trusted person, you must protect the princess and let her go according to my plan." ”

"I see, Michiko-sama."

Zhuge Daozi kissed the maid, and Lin Ao, who had changed into men's clothes on the side, looked confused, thinking that the relationship between these people was messy enough.

"Your name is Lin'o, please keep my sister safe on the Osiris." Zhuge Daozi.

Lin Ao nodded and asked him, "You made all the plans for them to escape from New Rome just now, can you be with me now?" ”

Zhuge Daozi projected a map from his personal terminal and pointed to one of the areas: "Today, the Sett of the Moore Chamber of Commerce will arrive in New Rome, and it will only stay for half an hour, you will leave New Rome in the goods they have taken, and then go to the colonial satellite Carthage, and then I will ask you to contact the Osiris." You can follow the maid's actions along the way, and I have already arranged the details of monitoring, security, and so on. ”

"Merchandise? What are we going to mix in, mannequins? ”

"Blame me for not knowing, the commodity is your No. 2 machine, the Sett will give a testing machine to the Empire this time, and the Empire will also give a new testing machine to the Moore Chamber of Commerce. I'm going to have your mech and the Imperial's testing machine unpacked, and you'll need to mix it up in a container. ”

"The Moore Chamber of Commerce still has technical contacts with you."

"They're businessmen." Michiko.

…

"Have you seen Kim Sang-ok?"

At the end of the banquet, the red knight was finally able to get rid of the fans who were pestering him and give Zhuge Daozi a ling.

At this moment, Zhuge Daozi had changed into civilian clothes, sitting in the corner of a high-end bar in the capital city, slowly sipping the cocktail in his hand.

"No, why did you lose your new woman? Haha"

The Red Knight's voice looked anxious: "I don't have the heart to joke! Have you met her? Where are you now? ”

"Sorry I didn't see you, but I'm enjoying my short vacation at the bar we used to go to when we were students."

"Well... If you see her, be sure to let me know. ”

The red knight hung up the antelope, and Zhuge Daozi couldn't help but want to laugh. Suddenly, he heard the bartender tap his glass six times with a spoon.

"Well, princess, they've gotten into the container." He thought.

A few minutes later, the bar shouted, "Long Island Smoothie!" Screwdriver! Who ordered it? ”

The corners of Daozi's mouth rose upward.

"The Seth has been loaded on board our princess and the number 2 and is leaving!"

He raised his glass and made a toast in the direction of the palace: "I'm sorry, uncle, and I'm sorry for my friend." Your flawed revenge, let me take advantage of it. ”