Through the glass window, Gu Hang looked at the restless little boy, being questioned by the alliance intelligence officer.

In order to appease his mentality, he specially chose a lady to do it, and while talking, he also calmed Xiao Sini's emotions.

And the conversation between them, through the loudspeaker, was transmitted outside.

Although Xiao Si Ni doesn't know much, a five or six-year-old child, no matter how well-behaved, no matter how transformed, and how mature he is, it is difficult for him to summarize and refine all kinds of information on his own like a well-trained spy member.

But after all, he has lived in that city for two or three years, and many of the things he says may seem like an inconspicuous small detail, but when summed up and deduced, he may be able to get a very important piece of information.

Anyway, those are the details.

The core of the information:

"Blackbird Heavy Industries has violated the ban on smart machines, and Blackbird City has become a nest of smart machines", Gu Hang already knew.

Everything else is the details under this major piece of information, and it can't be said that it is not important, but Gu Hang doesn't have to think about it himself, just look back at what the intelligence officer has integrated.

Gu Hang was thinking about how to use this whole piece of information.

Lambert Hodgson, who was accompanying him, did not dare to disturb him. He knew that the Governor would need to think about such a big matter.

He was thinking about it too.

This incident will inevitably lead to more and bigger events in the future, and perhaps, the angry star, which has not had much time after peace, will usher in war again.

Moreover, the enemy this time is not a brainless monster or a local aboriginal equipped with a crotch puller.

This is Blackbird Heavy Industries, with the support of the Facher family, which is famous in the Pegasus Star Zone, and now it has been revealed that it has violated the ban on intelligent weapons, and the productivity and the quality of military equipment cannot be regarded as the previous enemy at all.

Judging from the information transmitted from the front, in the west of the mainland, there are fifteen million people, and it is estimated that there are seven million in Blackbird City. Blackbird Heavy Industries has a very high degree of organization for these populations, and in the case of a war of attrition and extreme conscription, it is not impossible for people to pull out the troops, let alone 1.5 million or more, to say a little more than 3 million.

Is the alliance going to fight a war of attrition with them? How many people are going to die? How much labor that was originally used for economic construction should be transformed into soldiers on the battlefield? How long will the development of the alliance stagnate as a result?

Think about it a little deeper, the current Blackbird Heavy Industries ...... Is it still the same one that used to be?

The ban on smart machines is not a joke, it is not that the empire has to put a big shackle on its neck, but a choice made deeply because of forced helplessness.

Don't say that the degree of development of intelligent algorithms is not enough, not enough to produce a crisis of intelligent machines, everything will be fine, it is not the same at all. Even if it's a calculator-level thing, it can be infected by an electronic demon, and one plus one will calculate a result of three hundred and sixty-five for you.

Those that have been manufactured have broken through the minimum of machine servants, and have become fully mechanized transformed people who cannot be called human even according to the definition of the Empire, those mechanical dogs made by fully automatic machines, and those automated production lines...... Are you still 'human' and in control?

From this point of view, has the league been able to fight?

Even if there is a real outbreak of the intelligence crisis, you can apply for the support of the Astral Army and the Imperial Navy, but the alliance must at least hold it until then.

All right?

His mind was in turmoil, and the more he thought about it, the heavier he felt.

And at this moment, the governor's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "That Ilan Bird...... Did you come back alive? ”

“…… What? Lambert was stunned for a moment before he realized that the Governor was talking about one of the witcher squads who had been sent to the west of the continent on a mission.

He came out of the grand narrative Litori, quickly recalled, and then said to Gu Hang: "No...... As soon as we received the news, we made a request to our Air Force brothers, and the Wind Falcon set off within half an hour. But the west of the continent was too far away, even at the speed of the wind falcon, it would take more than fifteen hours to fly, and in the end, including this little boy, only three people were brought back. Ilan Bird is not on the list of survivors. ”

After a pause, Lambert continued: "According to the two surviving witchers, Ilan Bird should have disguised himself as the driver of the personnel transport, and took Xiao Si Ni through the city checkpoint smoothly and came to the outside of Blackbird City. However, due to the presence of the guards, he could not get out of the first place, nor could he get in touch with his teammates. After the convoy arrived at the town where the other teammates were and loaded a group of people, he ventured to take Siny, disguised as a local resident, and tried to get out in disguise, but this time he was unsuccessful, so he had to resist on the spot. His teammates showed up just in time to save them. But after all, the number of people is scarce, and when their whereabouts are exposed, they can only send a signal for help and stay in place and wait for rescue. ”

"By the time the Wind Falcon arrives with the elite of the special combat team, only two of them will be left alive."

Lambert told Governor Gu about it, and there was a slight sigh in his tone as he spoke.

Fifteen people went, only two were able to return, although important information was obtained, but the sacrifice was still heavy, it is inevitable that people will sigh.

"Hmm." Gu Hang nodded slightly, and didn't say anything more.

The corresponding pension, reward for meritorious deeds, and even the follow-up arrangements for the current child named Xiao Sini, needless to say, I believe that the people below can do it well.

After going back, Gu Hang sat and pondered for a while, and called someone to dial an interstellar communication.

On the other side of the communication, it was none other than my mother.

Ms. Wang Qi's image appeared in front of Gu Hang, looking a little tired.

"Busy?" Gu Hang asked.

"Hmm." Wang Qi nodded, but didn't say anything else.

After the Black Arrow Star Incident, Wang Qi lived, Gu Ming died, and Gu Hang officially became the nominal head of the Gu family, but he still hasn't seen the most important powers in the family's name, as well as the most important group of people in power - the remaining twelve fleet leaders.

All matters should be operated by Wang Qi.

Gu Hang didn't have any opinion on this, this was something he discussed with his wife.

Even if he is really asked to be the head of this powerful family now, he is not very happy. He was so focused on the actual development of his rule that he had no time to take care of the family's business.

Although the scale of the family business is large, in his opinion, the foundation is not enough, and the future development potential is just like that, which is not the way he wants to go.

What's more, he doesn't understand the gameplay of the Interstellar Chamber of Commerce.

After the last few incidents, his senses for Wang Qi have changed, and everything is left to his mother to deal with, and he is still relatively relieved.

And his mother, Ms. Wang Qi, was tired during this time.

Winning is winning, but it also left a huge rift for Gu's firm. The entire chamber of commerce, which is the nature of franchisees, has a faint tendency to fall apart, and the people's hearts are floating and the business is unstable. Gu Ming's vein has to be completely eradicated, the relevant business has to be restored, the people's hearts have to be appeased, and the political situation in the star region and even outside the star region has to be connected, and she is busy day by day until it explodes.

She wanted her son to help, but she was prevaricated by Gu Hang with 'I don't understand, I don't understand'.

So much so that now, when Gu Hang called, she didn't give this 'lazy' son any good looks, and asked stiffly, "What's the matter?" ”

Regarding his mother's current state and mentality, Gu Hang also has some understanding.

He understands that.

and told my mother all the information about Blackbird City.

After hearing this, Wang Qi's virtual image did not move in front of Gu Hang for a long time, which once made Gu Hang think that there was something wrong with the signal.

After a long time, I saw Wang Qi sigh long:

"What's this called...... A wave of unsettled and a wave of ......"

She was numb for a long time before she reacted.

After sighing, she forcibly expelled the tiredness in her mind, faced her son seriously and seriously, and said, "You know the seriousness of this matter, right? ”

Gu Hang nodded slowly.

"Then I'll give you two more pieces of information."

Wang Qi thought about it, considered the wording, and then said:

"The first thing is news from inside the sector. The situation on Koroga 3 is getting worse, a nest of a billion people has fallen, and a large number of inhabitants have been transformed into plague walking corpses under the evil law, and more residents have been displaced, fleeing in all directions, and spreading the plague everywhere...... The main Astral Legion stationed in the Pegasus Star Zone, the Dragon Eagle 3rd Legion, has urgently dispatched a group army, with an army of more than 1.5 million people, to take the Pegasus fleet to Koroga 3. ”

After talking about the reality that there is no subjective factor, Wang Qi paused, and added some analysis: "But according to my estimate, even if this is the case, it is difficult to calm the situation. I suspect that the situation on Koroga 3 will quickly erode away. This is no small matter, the population of Koroga 3 accounts for 56% of the entire Pegasus region, a full 40 billion people, and the chaos here is not limited to its scope of influence. The annual output value of the Flying Wing Star is more than 40 billion people, and the development of the Flying Wing Star is one thing, and it is not unrelated to the fact that Koroga 3 is a huge market and a raw material provider. ”

Hearing this, Gu Hang's face was inevitably moved.

This information is indeed the first time he has received it.

He quickly recalled that the Battle Nuns had been urgently called back.

He thought that after Gorit and more than thirty other nuns returned to Koroga 3, things should be suppressed.

But it doesn't seem that simple.

And according to what his mother said, if Koroga 3 is in turmoil, then the Flying Wings, whose economy is strongly tied to Koroga, will also be turbulent. The Flying Wing Star, whose output value has declined rapidly, will not be so calm in the face of imperial taxes in the future.

The total population of the Pegasus region may be more than 70 billion, and the two planets together are 50 billion, and they are in turmoil together......

It's a big egg!

At the same time, Gu Hang also realized that these two worlds were the core sphere of influence of Pei Desi, the head of the star sector. The three worlds of Falchers No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 have a combined population of 20 billion, which is the basic plate of the Ficher family.

They don't seem to have any.

Oh, it's not that it's okay, Gu Hang is about to find something for them.

However, they have an extremely close relationship with the main force of the Astral Army in the Star Zone, the 3rd Legion of the Dragon Eagle, and a large number of troops and supplies are supplied by the three planets of Falcis.

Will they give their full support to Pedders to quell the unrest?

I'm afraid it's hard. In this wave, the Astral Army sent to Koroga 3 is only 1.5 million people, which looks like a lot, but ...... That's it.

Now, Gu Hang has broken out here again about the scandal of Blackbird Heavy Industries' violation of the smart ban, which will give Pedes a reason to attack the Faches family, and it is a very serious reason.

And what can Ficher do?

Cutting ties? Even in order to dissociate themselves from the relationship, it was identified as the sole act of Blackbird Heavy Industries? On the one hand, will there be a particularly fierce reaction and willingness to push the Astral Army to arrive on a large scale, eliminate Blackbird Heavy Industries, and destroy the evidence by the way?

By the way, this will also give the Falchers family an excuse to reduce the Astral Army's support for Koroga 3: the evil plague, and, the intelligence crisis, how can it be said who is lighter and which is heavier?

The evil plague will infect tens of billions of people, and if the intelligence crisis is not resolved, there is no population in the angry star, but it is really controlled by the intelligence machine to a certain extent, and people will automatically mine, produce machinery by themselves, and explode into soldiers...... It's not like it takes more than ten years for a human population to mature. People don't know how many combat machines will fall on the production line at the end of the day!

Regardless of whether this is alarmist or not, it is a statement anyway.

From this point of view, it seems that this is not a good thing for the head of Pedes.

And what should I do if I am in the middle of it?

For a long time, the Gu family has been Pei Desi's ally, and Gu Hang himself has gained a lot of benefits; But compared with the brothers Fofana and Pedes, Gu's own relationship with Farcher is the most relaxed, and there has been some cooperation in recent years. It's just that last time, in order to save his mother, Gu Hang agreed to Pei Desi and turned against the Facher family.

Huh? Let me the blackbird, isn't this a justifiable fight?

I can't figure it out, and I can still pull the Faltcher family to fight together.

As for turning the other cheek with Ficcher...... The Gu family's corresponding trade ban is already being enforced.

He had talked to his mother about this matter once before, and the Gu family would definitely implement the agreement with Pei Desi. Not to mention the actual benefits, the political reputation cannot be lost. Gu's is in business, and his reputation is the same as his life.

But there are also some things that can be blamed. There is no reason to completely isolate the three planets of Fastces, that is the imperial world, and the Gu family trading house is a subordinate caravan of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, how can it be said that if you don't do business, you won't do business? This is against imperial decrees.

This is first of all a legal principle that can stand, Wang Qi and Pei Desi have also communicated many times, and they are very embarrassed, the Faches family is complaining to the higher level of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, and it is also difficult for the Gu family to do it, so they can only find a way not to violate the regulations of the Chamber of Commerce to reduce the trade volume and prohibit the circulation of certain types of goods......

On the one hand, this is to give an account to Pedes, and on the other hand, it is also to appease Fastes and show them his helplessness.

Of course, this is not offended on both sides, flattered by both sides, left and right, and if you do it well, you can maintain the balance, and it is beneficial for both sides not to turn their faces; But if it doesn't work well, both sides will be offended, which will test Wang Qi's methods very much.

But that's the way it is.

Where is there any eternal friend or foe?

Didn't Pei Desi also fall into the well when the Gu family was in danger, and used the name of the navy as a bargaining chip to blackmail Gu Hang?

And although you, Pei Desi, are hostile to Falchers, and don't talk about countless filthy things in private, you haven't really turned your face on your face, and there is no reason to ask Gu's firm to tear your face with Fasters first.

This matter is not as simple as a crisis on the Angry Owl Star, and the scope of involvement is wide.

The situation has become foggy.

How will the future evolve?

Gu Hang was still thinking about it, but his mother began to talk about the second piece of information by herself: "Another thing is about the imperial tax. ”

"What happened to the Imperial Tax? It's still a little over a month before the levy starts, right? It stands to reason that there will be a fleet of the Department of Taxation of the Star Field, which will come to the Pegasus Star Zone, visit the planets one by one, collect taxes, and then bring all the levies to the capital Flying Wing, settle with the head, use the seal, and then leave the Pegasus Star Zone and return to the capital of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain......"

"Yes, it's the process of taxation. But this time this time is a little different, the tax fleet that came to the Tianma Star Region is not a sub-fleet, but the general tax fleet of the Dragon Eagle Star Domain. ”

Gu Hang frowned deeply: "Why is this arrangement?" ”

"Listen to me." Wang Qi continued, "It's not just the Star Domain's General Tax Fleet, but also a big man who has come at the same time: the Sun Lord's War Apostle, Pochoia Gallardo. ”

Gu Hang's eyes widened at this moment.

Garraldo, that's quite a thunderous name.

This person's stage is not a small fight, star sector level, star field level. He is an Imperial Hero, and he is one of the forty-six War Apostles of the Sun Lord.

And the Sun Lord: Sohekem, who is almost the most important person in the Empire today, is the 'ruler' of the Empire.

Of course, the true ruler of the empire is always the emperor, and this is eternal. It's just that after the ascension of the eternal and immortal emperor, the supreme ruling body that governs this boundless human empire is the Supreme Council of Mankind.

In this Supreme Council, there are thirteen seats, and some of the components are fixed, such as the representative of the state religion, the representative of Mars, the Supreme Judge of the Imperial Inquisition, and the Prime Minister of the Empire;

Some are relatively fixed but occasionally absent, such as the Generalissimo of the Astral Army, the Generalissimo of the Imperial Navy, and the representative of the Psionic Order;

Some are often available or not, depending on the current political situation in the empire. There are many of them, such as the representatives of the Space Marines, the President of the Imperial Chamber of Commerce, the Prime Ministers of the Administration Department, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Taxation, and the Ministry of Military Affairs, the Chief of the Imperial Star Language Department, and the indefinite number of representatives elected by the Speaker of the Celestial Domain......

There are also positions that may not necessarily be created, such as Imperial Regent, Imperial Commander, and ...... The Sun Lord was established for the first time in the current Empire.

Originally the son of a planetary governor, Sorakem founded an astral legion, joined the astral army, and quickly became a general after leading the army to victory.

Then, his invincible record along the way made him rise rapidly, and he was favored by the Generalissimo of the Astral Army at that time, and was trained as a successor, and then with great prestige and incomparable military exploits, he naturally became the youngest Generalissimo of the Astral Army, and entered the Supreme Council - he was only thirty-two years old at that time.

He then enlisted the support of the High Council and embarked on the Sun Expedition.

At first, it was just an ordinary expedition, but when he recovered six hundred planets in three years, his expedition snowballed; Not only did a large number of forces from all sides of the empire join it, but it was even supported by more than ten Space Marine warbands;

And when the thirteenth year came, the number of recovered planets reached 6,000, and his huge prestige made him more than just the Generalissimo of the Imperial Astral Army, he left this position to a general he trusted, and pushed more generals into the Supreme Council, and crowned himself the 'Sun Lord'.

The sun is the star of the mother planet of human origin, and its authority can be imagined in its name.

Today, the Solar Expedition has been going on for thirty-five years, and more than 20,000 imperial worlds have been recovered; The Endless Army continues the Great Expedition under its command, with more than a hundred Space Marine warbands at its service.

Many of the worlds on the recovered planets were not even lost by empires, but had been isolated from extremely distant ancient times, and the names of emperors and empires had never been heard.

These newly recovered worlds, and even a new universe that has been established, are called 'Solalia'.

Today, the Sun Lord is the supreme authority in the Human Empire, a hero known to everyone in the Empire, and with a mortal body, he has won the respect and allegiance of countless Space Marines, who regard his orders as the orders of the Emperor, and even the High Council of Terra act under its bright light.

However, Gu Hang recalled many practical things.

Is the entire empire really that supportive of the Solar Expedition?

Not necessarily.

As far as Gu Hang's perception goes, the empire is bear-like, and this kind of administrative efficiency corresponds to such a huge territory, and the utilization efficiency of resources is extremely low.

And the expansion speed of the solar expedition, thirty-five years and 20,000 planets, an average of three planets every two days, has far exceeded the limit that the imperial administration can bear, and a large number of newly recovered worlds cannot be effectively managed, and are in a state of anarchy, not only failed to give the empire a blood transfusion, but became a burden.

The long supply lines made the military department miserable.

The local world needs to supply a lot of supplies for this.

The imbalance of local forces makes it difficult for each region to confront the threats it faces.

The Expedition to the Sun has become an unbearable burden for the Empire in this year.

And even more darkly, with his current age of sixty-five, plus life-prolonging surgery, he can live for a long time, but under the imperial mechanism, he has begun to lose the effective means to balance him.

Can the Empire accept the emergence of a mortal 'emperor'?

Can the High Council really continue to endure having a 'sun' on its head?

But no matter what, he's still the hero, the sun.

And one of his forty-six war apostles is about to come to the Pegasus Star Zone.

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Alexander the Great - Macarius - Sorakem!

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