Chapter 361: The Main Position
Yang Ming looked at himself in the mirror.
He was wearing the standard light grey imperial military uniform, with three or four military medals hanging on his chest and shoulder straps of a major general.
After Yang Ming signed the contracts, Daphne left happily, as if she had let go of a heavy burden.
Less than half a day later, the amnesty letter and the transfer order from the Imperial Army were placed on Yang Ming's desk.
Because the confrontation has begun on the front line, he needs to rush to the front line within three days, meet up with Lieutenant General Thomas, and enter the command system of the Imperial Military.
Yes, this is not just a casual affair.
In other words, although Yang Ming was only an honorary commander, he was still able to express his own opinions and have a certain say in military command.
The Dongfeng, which had undergone strict legal inspection, was now docked outside the Noble Prison.
This was the first time that White Ghost's ancient technology warship appeared in the public eye.
There is no need to hide it anymore. The Dongfeng has already undergone a full ship scan by the Imperial Military.
The particle transporter and sub-light-speed linear acceleration engine on the Dongfeng should give the Empire a little "ancient shock", but even if the design drawings were given to the Empire, it would not be able to build them at this stage.
Nothing else, particle transmission and sub-light speed flight require strong basic scientific and technological support.
Levi did not obtain the "technology tree" needed for a level 3 civilization to advance to a level 4 civilization, so the empire is still lacking in this regard.
When the development of civilization enters the slow deep sea period, every theoretical breakthrough requires a long time and a large number of scientific researchers to carry out relay research and development.
The technological explosion will only occur in a period when the technological level of civilization is relatively backward, and there are too many gaps to be filled, thus evolving into new application technologies .
What surprised Yang Ming was Lu's "preparation for a rainy day".
She had anticipated long ago that Yang Ming would disclose relevant information about the Dongfeng to the Empire in exchange for the Empire's trust in the White Ghost;
So Lu had already moved some of the sensitive technology on the ship.
The most crucial one is Lu's main brain system. Lu spent a lot of effort to disguise this main brain system as a technology that the empire can understand, so as to conceal her own existence.
Of course, this kind of thing cannot be fooled.
However, it is known that this is not the only 'life-saving ship for examinees'.
In addition to moving sensitive technology and doing some camouflage, Lu also urgently installed a simple control system to explain the fact that such a large ship has only a few human crew members.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong.
"The Earl of Henton."
The prison warden's gentle voice came from the back.
Yang Ming turned his head and saw that the warden and a group of prison cadres, dressed in neat formal suits, all performed the imperial military salute.
Yang Ming turned around and returned the greeting, saying with a smile, "It's probably against the rules for a guard to salute a prisoner."
"You're joking," the warden said hurriedly. "You've been actively cooperating with our work during the three months you've been here. This is an honor for us. And... because of you being here, the prisoners in each cell block are unusually honest. Our prison has never had such a stable and romantic period of time."
Yang Ming clicked his tongue: "Does it look that violent to me?"
"Of course not, of course not, it's just that they have something to hide."
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
Yang Ming waved his hand and handed a letter of praise to the warden.
"Thank you all for your care during this period. I have caused you a lot of trouble. I will take a vacation later. Please come to my planet Saka and take a look around. Help me boost tourism consumption in my territory."
A group of cadres nodded quickly.
When Yang Ming turned his head, the group of people looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
In today's empire, who dares to go against the White Ghost?
Not only is he strong enough to take on an entire infantry legion single-handedly, the aura around him is so dazzling that it is impossible to look directly at him.
The first human to be allowed to participate in the politics of the Empire;
Super humans who have been genetically fused with ancient god life forms;
The only person who gave the title to the Emperor of the Empire;
Zerg Queen Terminator;
The record holder for the number of viewers of the live broadcast across the empire;
The fastest promoted honorary duke in the empire;
The second heir to the imperial throne was beaten, but he was only locked up for two or three months. However, the beaten prince lost his political status and was forced to become a ration consumption unit on the imperial star...
Yang Ming's figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor, and the warden following behind him still had a smile on his face.
"You say," one person said, "Is it true that the high-ranking officials of the Empire are so afraid of White Ghost because he is so good at fighting?"
"Public opinion, public opinion."
"We are the Empire. Do the higher-ups really care so much about public opinion? There must be other reasons."
"Don't talk about it, don't make blind guesses, be careful not to get yourself into trouble, this great god is finally gone."
"Tsk, our peaceful days are over. It's hard to adapt to this for a while."
These aristocratic prison managers chatted and laughed, and slowly dispersed.
Yang Ming led the warden across the spacious square, left the prison gate, and stepped into the street paved with the light of stars.
The Dongfeng was parked quietly in the wide field outside the prison, surrounded by a large number of reporters taking pictures.
"boss!"
026 ran forward holding a bouquet of flowers.
Reporters in the distance heard the news and immediately a number of floating balls rushed over.
"Lord Hanton," the old warden said gently, "I will take you here."
"Thank you," Yang Ming nodded with a smile. The warden retreated back into the alloy door and let it slowly close, leaving only a rumbling sound.
"Boss! Here!"
"Well, it's not bad," Yang Ming said leisurely, "The money for buying flowers will be deducted from your salary."
"Well, I'll just do it," 026 showed his white teeth, "They say that when we release them, we need to use bright colors like this to help people get rid of their mental decadence."
"I'm not decadent in this."
026 laughed, his big eyes full of cunning: "Okay, the reporters are here, I lied to them and said you will come out at night, do you want to run?"
"Run? Why should I run? Have I done anything against the law?"
Yang clicked his tongue, his body slowly floated in the air, and a light red film of light appeared around him.
He used flying.
"Waiting for you on board."
"Hey! Boss! Take me with you!"
Yang Ming waved his sleeves, without taking away any cloud, and flew over the heads of the group of reporters with his hands behind his back, and landed in the tail cabin of the Dongfeng.
…
Edwan's mood now is inexplicably bad.
He seldom went to Emilia's bedroom. After all, Emilia was a young girl who had not yet married and had never had a girlfriend. When it came to royal scandals, those gossip entertainment reporters were always willing to show off their rich imagination and their unbridled moral values.
But for some reason today, Edwang threw aside the pile of official business, strolled around the palace with his hands behind his back, and walked to the door of Emilia's room.
The maids thought that His Majesty the Emperor would not come in, so they just bowed their heads in greeting.
"What is Emilia doing at this time?" asked Edwan.
"His Highness is reading, Your Majesty."
"Reading?"
Adwant walked forward and knocked on the door frame.
The maid beside her hurried forward and helped Edwang open the door.
Then, Edwang was completely stunned. In one second, his expression changed from dazed to dull, and then to a face full of black lines, and then petrified...
The female guard in white ghost COS costume was now leaning her hands against the wall. Emilia, in a silver-blue gradient halter dress, had her long wavy hair spread out and one of her slender legs raised. She was biting her lips gently, listening to the affectionate confession of the female guard.
Isn't it corny to say something like 'Emilia, you are my sweetheart'?
Can Yang Ming really say it?
no!
Is this how she studies and learns how to manage a country and regulate the economy?
"Cough! Cough cough cough!"
The maids coughed madly. The female guard turned her head to look, subconsciously jumped to the side, and hurriedly took off her helmet.
Emilia was very calm: "Brother, don't you know that it is very rude to suddenly break into a lady's boudoir?"
"Everyone, go away," Edwang waved his hands and said helplessly, "If you like her, just take the initiative to pursue her. You're even rehearsing a fantasy drama..."
After the maids and guards left and closed the door, Emilia breathed a sigh of relief, but instantly became embarrassed.
"Just a rehearsal. If this situation really happens in the future, I will know how to deal with it." Emilia came over with her hands behind her back. "Any good news, brother? You actually dropped your work and came here to see me."
Adwant looked up at the ceiling.
Wow, the poster of White Ghost has been expanded again. It was just a two-dimensional plane before, but now it has been changed to a "Third Brother" comprehensive three-dimensional multi-angle visual projection!
"There is indeed good news, but I feel a little upset."
Emilia motioned for Edwang to go to the round table for tea, and turned on several shielding devices.
She asked, "Is it a problem of the collective assassination of the top officials of Sherman's Empire Foreign Affairs Bureau?"
"Yes," Adwant frowned, "I only knew that he was carrying out a certain plan, but I didn't expect that he would make it so big."
Emilia's eyes lit up a little:
"Wouldn't it be good if it got bigger? Just like now, the imperial public opinion has been ignited again. Previously, the CIA's constant provocation and division in the imperial network world finally faced a backlash under the stimulation of this incident.
“Everyone in the empire firmly believes that this was done by the New Federation, and the New Federation’s constant explanations have been regarded as sophistry.
"This is a great opportunity for us. The Foreign Affairs Bureau is paralyzed and it will take at least several months to resume operations. In addition, the existing senior officials have been purged, and the next senior officials will definitely have to consolidate their positions. We just need to perform better and we may get rewards. Their plan to strangle us may also be delayed.
“Even now that the Empire and the New Federation are at war again, their attention to us is bound to decrease.
"It's a good thing no matter how you look at it!"
Emilia spoke a lot excitedly.
Edwan rubbed his brows and whispered, "The news I got is that the Empire's frontline troops have surrounded seven New Federation border administrative planets. Although the border administrative planets usually have a small population, there are still a total of 1.6 billion New Federation people exposed to the Empire's artillery. Judging from the Empire's current situation, they are very likely to attack the surface."
"Attack the surface?"
Emilia was stunned: "Why?"
“Plundering people and resources.”
Adwant sighed slowly:
"This is the basic national policy of the empire. Through brutal means, slaves are recruited and given a path to become civilians, thereby obtaining cheap labor and giving the hundreds of millions of civilians in the empire a sense of superiority.
“When the Sherman Empire begins its surface offensive, the New Federation must fight even if it wants to avoid it.
"If the New Federation can withstand the pressure from the Empire, that's fine. But if the New Federation's main fleet fails, one-third of their territory will be gradually swallowed up by the Empire. Note that it means swallowed up, not annexed. The Empire will launch a plundering war.
"Tens of millions of people will become direct refugees and victims, and the number of casualties will be countless."
Emilia remained silent.
She suddenly said, "But brother, this has nothing to do with us."
"Yang Ming started this war in order to divert the empire's attention. How can this have nothing to do with us?"
"Even if we sympathize with the people of the New Federation, we should be more concerned about our own people," Emilia said, "Isn't this what they deserve? This assassination was just the last vehicle that broke the bridge."
Adwant took a sip of the cold tea and said, "I do sympathize with them. I just think... we can actually use other means. There is no need to involve half of the galaxy in the war. The number of lives directly or indirectly killed or injured in the war will be countless."
"But brother," Emilia said, "we should also consider the bounty hunter's feelings."
"Bounty hunter?"
"That's Yang," Emilia said solemnly, "I know you are kind and righteous, but kindness and righteousness have no positive effect in interstellar politics. His diversion this time was extremely successful. What shocked me the most were those liquid robots that came without a trace. Most of them escaped. What a high level of technology is needed to produce such a product!"
"Okay, let's not discuss this for now," Edwan said gently, "You should study hard first, um, study."
"Brother, are you okay?"
Emilia asked softly.
Edwan shrugged: "I just think that what Yang did to protect Luofeng was... a little extreme. But I am absolutely grateful to him, extremely grateful, and I feel from the bottom of my heart that his strategy is the best way at the moment."
"Okay, cheer up!"
Emilia made a cheering gesture:
“While the Empire is on an expedition, we must work harder to absorb these small countries between us and the United Kingdom of Nonar into our alliance, and then we can officially dismember this enemy.
“Only in this way can we make them pay the price and avoid launching subsequent retaliatory wars.
"In fact, brother, in many cases, benevolence and righteousness need to be applied from a different perspective. Blind benevolence and righteousness are actually indecisiveness.
“For example, the United Kingdom. We have never provoked them before, but now, their politicians and military have listed us as their archenemy.
"But as long as we actually occupy them, avoid endless wars, treat their people gently, and work hard to improve their local living standards, then aren't we practicing benevolence and righteousness?"
Adwant smiled and said, "You are teaching me a lesson. War is too cruel, Emilia."
"I'm not trying to whitewash the war, but we are fighting back in self-defense," Emilia raised her head slightly, "We are only expanding our alliances, not our territory. I understand this principle. Making allies mutually beneficial and developing together, and resisting the siege by the strongest forces in the galaxy, are the core principles of our plan!"
Edwang shook his head: "Okay, you should stop worrying about this and do more research on those small countries when you have time."
Emilia smacked her lips.
Her brother is still a bit pedantic.
"But this is better than those ambitious people who are blinded by profit."
She whispered, and walked lightly to her large closet.
The most troublesome thing now is that she doesn't know what the bounty hunter's aesthetic taste is.
…
A gray military cap was placed in front of Yang Ming, and its wide brim reflected the bright light of the ship's corridor.
He raised his hand and touched it lightly, and a series of images seemed to appear before his eyes .
The fleets fighting fiercely in space, the constantly flashing hot balls of light, the energy beams surging like a long interstellar river;
The victorious ships began to invade the beautiful planet. The planet's thin defense system continued to fire, but was suppressed by more powerful firepower.
The cloverleaf city echoes with piercing warnings;
The panicked crowd struggled to reach the nearest shelter;
Ships kept turning into fireballs in the sky and falling obliquely to the ground. Buildings were shattered into debris in the aftermath of the explosion, mixed with countless amounts of human blood.
This is the war of space civilizations.
"Hanton...Hanton?"
"Hmm? What's wrong, Lieutenant General?"
"Are you feeling unwell?" Lieutenant General Thomas, dressed in military uniform, asked with concern.
Yang Ming smiled and said slowly, "It's a little bit uncomfortable, but there are no other problems."
"Remember, you will be the one sitting at the main seat at the press conference and the military meeting that follows. Don't worry. Everyone understands the significance of your presence here, as well as the comprehensive considerations of the royal family. No action will be taken against you."
"Okay," Yang Ming nodded in response, "It's just right for me to learn the command techniques of battleship battle formations from you."
"Come on, they are waiting for us," Lieutenant General Thomas took a half step back and said with a smile, "The commander should go first."
Yang Ming: …
This is also an old fox.
Yang Ming took the wide-brimmed hat and slowly put it on. The two guards in front had already pushed open the alloy door.
He stepped forward, spotlights and hoverballs came at the same time, reporters and officers applauded at the same time, and thunderous applause broke out everywhere.
