Daphne's expression was serious.

She should have been in a hurry when she came, or she had a lot of things on her mind, and she didn't dress up very carefully, and the black trench coat was not designed to highlight her figure.

In the prison's VIP room, as soon as the two met, several of Devine's maids and assistants set up shields and exited the room.

"Whew."

Daphne breathed a sigh of relief, took off her trench coat, revealing the slim and comfortable pink turtleneck sweater inside, and casually tied her long hair into a ponytail, and looked down to flip through a few pages of papers.

Without waiting for Yang Wei to find any topic, she spoke directly without raising her head:

"The problem is serious, Earl Hanton."

"What's the problem?"

"The purge within the Foreign Affairs Bureau," Devany said quickly, "you may not realize how big an impact this has on the Empire, but I think a full-scale war is inevitable. ”

Yang Wei was stunned: "Why?" ”

"Because there are fewer people at that round table, one less prince, and one less grand duke with alternate qualifications."

Devine pursed her lips slightly, and when she looked up at Yang Wei, her eyes revealed her tiredness.

"The Empire's war machine is about to be in full swing.

"Because this is an unacceptable loss for the core of the Sherman family, including Uncle Ino's grandfather, it is a direct and heavy blow.

"If the new federation can't come up with the military strength that will cost the empire so much, then they will be attacked by the empire in all directions.

"The second expedition, and in the form it is no longer to go straight to the city of Minte, but to start from the border and advance steadily inward, conquer batch after batch of planets, let the people above become slaves or ordinary people of the empire, implement population transfer, military control, and let the empire obtain a large number of cheap labor to relieve the economic pressure within the empire.

"The last expedition was more out of consideration of political and interstellar influence, and the war that was about to be fought was the plundering of resources and the plundering of population.

"The Empire has never cared about infamy, and this time it will be even more so."

Devany whispered:

"I still can't believe that the new federation would touch this red line!

"Their previous strategy should have been to target the petty aristocracy, induce contradictions between the plebeians and the aristocracy, and then set off a so-called democratic revolution...... This kind of thing has happened to the empire countless times, so uncles and grandfathers don't care.

But now, one of them has been killed directly, and their red line has no way to retreat.

"The news I happened to see, at this moment, inside and outside the Emperor Star Circle, one hundred and fifty-two military shipyards have restarted their production lines, and resources in various regions have begun to be rapidly mobilized.

"Feeding war with war is what the Empire loves to do, and every time a war of this nature occurs, a small half of the galaxy will be affected, and it is estimated that at least a billion innocent civilians will die in defiance of the will of the Empire...... This is the most conservative estimate in history.

"I can read the true history of the Empire, which Uncle Eno gave me yesterday, and it is darker than any of you can imagine.

"The Empire is evil, for the prevailing universal values of the galaxy."

Yang Wei: ......

"So, you came to me because the pressure was too much?"

Yang Wei leaned back in the soft sofa and said with a smile:

"Did you suddenly find that the position you have been seeking represents not only power, not just dignity that makes others look up to you, but also oppression, exploitation, mutilation, and the death and injury of a large number of innocent people?"

"Yes, that's one thing," Devany said, "and that's just one aspect, and I'll get used to it quickly." ”

Yang Wei asked directly: "How do you feel now?" As a person who has come over, I can give you some comfort, and if you adjust your state, we can better carry out the following topics. ”

"The history book...... I don't want to talk about it. ”

Devine stared at Yang Wei:

"I need to reconstruct my self-perception of the terms life and humanity, I am not a good person, and I am also intoxicated by the pleasure of the process of gaining superiority and power.

"I just don't know much about some, some of the actions of my ancestors...... I ......"

"Daphne! Look at me! ”

Yang Wei released the slightest mental impact, and Daphne was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

Yang Wei said: "Tell me your pressure, and I will help you relieve it." ”

"I can't talk to you about this pressure...... Do you know the ship regiment at the heart of the Empire? It is the part of the army that guards the inside of the Imperial Star Circle and does not belong to the leadership of the Imperial Military Department. ”

"Of course I know," Yang Wei said, "I've heard a saying that the military strength there can be equal to that of all the ships and regiments under the control of the Imperial Military Department combined. ”

"It's not an equal score, it's to be more than ever!"

Daphne said quickly:

"The empire developed semi-permanent materials tens of thousands of years ago, that is, materials that have no metal fatigue and can maintain their properties for hundreds of thousands of years without obvious chemical changes.

"In the following tens of thousands of years, new ships continued to fill in, weakly upgrading their technology...... Do you dare to imagine? Many core technologies have not changed for tens of thousands of years, or the breakthrough is very small.

"That's the real military strength of the Empire.

"Now they've activated there, of course, just the group of battleships of the non-Levi regiment, but that's no less terrifying.

"What I can't accept the most is that the interior of the core ship group of the Levi Legion does not need to be controlled by humans at all, and there are tens of billions of machines in it!

"Do you know why the Cult of Imperial Development is a religion? Why does this religion believe in the defense system of the whole territory of the empire?

"Because the defense system of the whole territory of the empire can use the computing power generated by the empire's unified network, as well as the computing power network provided by the special positive brain of the tens of billions of mechanical bodies, to control all the ships of the empire and the ancient warship groups left by Levy's ancestors!

"What is this? This shows that the establishment of the empire is based on a crisis of intelligence, and now, this crisis still exists, once the defense system of the empire has self-awareness, or is out of the control set by the ancestors, she can sweep the entire emperor star circle in one galactic day! ”

Yang Wei raised his hand and rubbed his nose.

If the Empire were to know that Reason was gradually getting out of control, would they directly destroy the infrastructure of the Empire's network?

Why is that?

Is it because the Fayasian civilization does not want to see the empire so unbalanced and powerful, so it is constantly interfering?

In the galactic plot of "The Abyss" that he has experienced, the empire is controlled everywhere on the outside because of the new federal bug burial plan, the internal recession.

Now, he helped the empire through the crisis of burying insects, and then the Faya began to directly detonate the empire's biggest mine?

Or maybe it wasn't the Fayians interfering, but the influence of the Sapient Twilight?

The influence of the law?

Yang Wei does not believe in fate and fate.

But he had to face up to the invasion and regulation of the galaxy by high-dimensional civilizations.

"I'm sorry, I was a little excited."

Devany breathed a sigh of relief, having already put the papers in order and placed two rows in front of her.

In fact, she deliberately revealed some information to Yang Wei to facilitate the next negotiations.

Devany looked up at Yang Wei:

"The most important thing, Uncle Eno can give you the Ancient God Cell Cluster now, and there are two conditions.

"First, hand in your ancient technology ship data, they only need to do a scan. Second, we have a de facto marriage, which can not be announced to the public, and you actually become the son-in-law of the Sherman family, which is the rule of the Sherman family.

"If you agree to these two conditions, we can move on."

Yang Wei stared at Daphne: "I obviously rejected you last time. ”

"What you refuse is the emperor's marriage."

Devany said:

"The so-called de facto marriage means that we have to have feelings...... This seems to me to be really naïve, the so-called feelings and fetters are the most useless, but this is what Uncle Eno asks.

"Also, we can keep it private, it won't affect your prestige among the people, and it won't give people the impression that you've become a loyal dog of the Sherman family.

"If you promise, I can allow you to have a mistress, to the harsh conditions you had before. If you're a gentleman, you'd better respect me and not any other woman in front of me.

"I'm sure you won't, because we won't have much time together in the future, you just need to accompany me to a few periodic gatherings of the Sherman family's elite."

Yang Wei raised his eyebrows slightly.

Recurring gatherings?

Isn't that ...... Is it possible for him to just kill a group of people at that round table?

With a little helplessness in her eyes, Daphne said, "Does this do you any damage?" We can also have sexless marriages, it's just pure politics. ”

"Daphne, is that what you mean, or what Director Eno means?"

"Uncle's."

Devine smiled bitterly:

"He wants me to keep you on a leash at all costs, even at the cost of my dignity, and that's the condition for him to take me to that meeting.

"Everything is conditions and exchanges, politics is the art of compromise, and I can only compromise with you at the moment.

"This is completely different from the last time, it is our pleading...... I can't give you titles and resources directly, and the Sherman family is afraid of your so-called experimental projects, and they are unlikely to let you participate in their core projects.

"What I can give you is to establish a cooperative relationship with the Sherman family and give you better prospects for development.

"What you can give me is to increase my value to my uncle and grandfather."

Yang Wei closed his eyes and thought for more than ten seconds.

He nodded slowly: "I agree, the secret de facto marriage, and hand over a scan of my ancient technology warship." ”

"Thank you. I will pay attention to proportions and boundaries in the future, and try not to bother you," Daphne glanced at Yang Wei a few times, "For me, marriage is just an ornament. ”

"What's next?"

"The next step is to work together in a practical sense."

Devany handed over a couple of contracts.

Yang Wei looked down for a while, his brows furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He already had a hunch.

The assassination operation carefully planned by him and Ritsu really pierced the sky of the Sherman Empire.

Every decision he makes now will have a huge impact on Darkstar, Falling Wind, the unlikely future of his home planet, and the hundreds of billions of civilians of Saka and the Empire.

[The White Ghost is nominally in command of the Sherman Expeditionary Force.] 】

Made!

No wonder Director Eno would sacrifice Daphne's self-esteem!

The empire wants to use its appeal to civilians to exaggerate the justice of the all-out war against the new federation, stabilize the domestic political situation, and export contradictions to the outside world.

This attack on the New Federation, the Empire is going to plunder resources and population, and it will definitely produce a large number of civilian deaths, making a large number of New Federation people become imperial slaves......

"Is that okay?" Daphne asked softly, "You have a complete choice. ”

"Please let me be quiet for a moment."

Yang Wei pursed his lips slightly, and only the slight breathing of the two of them remained in the living room.

……

Daphne left the lounge.

With her arms crossed, she stood behind the window of the prison corridor, staring at the dozen or so aristocratic prisoners playing leisurely in the plaza below.

The aristocratic prison has always had the reputation of a small resort mecca, and the nobles who have committed crimes can live happily here, except that they can't call call call girls and male models to enter or leave by themselves, there is no other problem.

In the room, Yang Wei scratched his head, his expression slightly tangled.

He does have things that he can't consider, but it doesn't matter, he has the law, and at the moment the law is also calculating and thinking about various possibilities.

"Boss, if you sign it, the pros outweigh the disadvantages."

Ritsu's voice came out of the hidden headphones.

"What's the cons?" Yang Wei immediately asked.

"The first is that you will definitely be attacked by the new federal public opinion machine, but they have now spared no effort to hack you, so why should we care about the evaluation of the enemy?

"The second is that foreign wars and plundering civilians are not a good reputation, and will make your historical evaluation lower, but considering that you are only in name, and you also have a deep grudge with the new federal government, through me to operate, the impact on your prestige will not be very large, and it is basically controllable.

"The third is that the military department is xenophobic, and if you suddenly parachute in, even if you just occupy the top spot, you are prone to some exclusion, and you need to spend energy to run it."

Ritsu moaned softly:

"If I have to say the fourth, it is based on what I know about you, and you will feel guilty and uneasy about it."

Yang Wei sighed: "Actually, it's just the fourth, I don't care about the first three, after completing the task of connecting my home planet, the rest is love." ”

Ritsu laughed.

Yang Wei muttered: "The only thing I hesitate now is to use my name to slaughter, so am I a part of the massacre?" ”

"It must be counted," Ritsu whispered.

"What the fuck, I'm playing political games in the interstellar, playing and playing, I'm a little devil?"

"Huh?" The law is not clear.

Yang Wei briefly talked about the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in his hometown a hundred years ago.

Ritsu smiled: "Boss, this is different, your hometown has been invaded by imperialism and brutality, and this conflict between the New Federation and the Sherman Empire is a foul bite between two interstellar vicious dogs. ”

Yang Wei's forehead was covered with several black lines.

He always felt that Ritsu was scolding him.

Lu said softly: "Boss, in fact, I have always been curious, why do you have such a strong anti-war gene in your bones, war is actually the norm for human civilization. ”

"It has to do with the education I received since I was a child, and my hometown has always pursued a peaceful rise."

"Rise peacefully? That's almost impossible," Ritsu laughed, "and when civilization needs to expand, it has to get more resources, and on a planet, there is a limit to the reserve of rare resources, which will almost inevitably lead to war." ”

Yang Wei said: "It may be impossible in the long run, but from the short-term perception, this is indeed achievable, the liberation of labor, the improvement of labor value, the improvement of workers' self-quality and the realization of happiness, can be achieved on the basis of a huge number of people, do you know how many people my hometown, which accounts for 6.5% of the land surface area of my home planet, but feeds many people?" ”

"How much?"

"More than a billion."

"Huh?"

"It's also because the civilization level of my home planet is low," Yang Wei sighed, "The people's individual demands for life are not so high. ”

"However, if we insist on peace, we will always suffer in the confrontation between civilized governments." ”

"Well, it's certain that we'll suffer in this regard, but we must maintain enough deterrence," Yang Wei said with a smile, "A gentleman doesn't use a sword, this sword must be sharp enough, we all understand this truth." ”

"Well, I still don't quite understand, it's almost impossible for low-level civilizations to live in peace."

"Put our problems here," Yang Wei knocked on the table, "Are there any other drawbacks?" My personal senses, I can overcome on my own. ”

"There's nothing wrong with it, boss," Ritsu said with a smile, "Your current interests are in the Falling Wind and the Dark Star, as well as the influence within the empire, the new federation originally regarded you as an enemy, and your human history books have told me more than once that what the conquerors of civilization can get is not necessarily the infamy of history, and the history books are actually easy to tamper with." ”

"What else could it be?"

"Honorary father of a conquered civilization."

Yang Wei leaned back, and his thoughts suddenly became clear.

If that is the case, the father of the new Federation...... That's a pretty good title.

"Daphne, you can come in."

Yang Wei's voice sounded directly in Daphne's head, ignoring the shielding device.

(End of chapter)