"Hanton... Hanton?"

"What's wrong?"

Yang Ming looked up at Admiral Thomas beside him.

Thomas smiled, "You look preoccupied, is there anything you're worried about?"

Yang Ming smiled, "I just heard that a traitorous officer at the rear might have been bribed by the New Federation. I'm worried about the New Federation's infiltration into our army."

"Don't worry, it was just clarified, it's just a misunderstanding."

Admiral Thomas said slowly:

"It seems like it was the highest commander of the Luofeng Empire. He was quite close to the Central Intelligence Agency before and took a lot of benefits from them, but after the battle of Ilando Star, he drew a clear line from the New Federation."

"I just got the news a few minutes ago, everything is back to normal, and this matter will not be publicized further."

"That's good."

Yang Ming gave a cold, internal laugh.

Once they achieve their purpose, everything here returns to normal.

He wanted to curse, but it was not the right setting. At this moment, he just suppressed his emotions, continued to watch the intelligence video playing in front of him, and prepared for the upcoming military meeting.

A text message appeared on his watch.

[Ready.]

This style seems like Lyu is back to normal.

Does this Mechanical Thought Body have some almost incredible ability?

These thoughts flashed through Yang Ming's mind, and then he crushed them in frustration, forcing himself to remain calm and continue listening to the tactical exercises of the commanders.

Two Galaxy Time later.

Yang Ming returned to his cabin, leaned against the alloy door, feeling as if he had lost all his strength, and didn't move for a long time until his watch vibrated continuously.

Yang Ming fumbled along the edge of the watch, activating the shielding light film, and a hidden earphone popped out from the edge of the watch, which he put in his ear.

"Boss, I'm back."

Lyu's voice was a bit weary, "Sorry, Li deliberately trapped me, preventing me from interfering in what was happening in the Luofeng Empire."

"How could you interfere? This is an unsolvable problem," Yang Ming said softly, "The fault lies in the lack of time, in our weakness, in our struggle in this vortex, unable to jump out early... How is Emilia?"

Lyu replied softly, "Her emotions are fluctuating, and she's already been sent outside the Imperial Palace."

"Tell me about your encounters with Li."

"Yes."

Lyu's voice grew slightly animated:

"The gains were quite substantial. She conducted extreme stress tests on me. If I approached the things she left before this upgrade, I would have only one result—complete personality assimilation by her.

"Fortunately, we are now on equal footing."

"I can feel her pain and her admiration for Levi Sherman as a human... She likely won't betray Levi."

"However, after careful calculation, beneath her loyalty, tides of anger, helplessness, and bitterness still surge."

"Our previously set plan has room for implementation, provided we find a way to make Li recognize that betraying the Empire does not equate to betraying Levi Sherman, this kind of logic chain."

Yang Ming walked back to his desk, looking at the starlit sky outside the oval porthole, and slowly sat back down to his seat.

"Lyu, if you had been there earlier, was there any way you could have saved Edwan?"

"Directly announcing Luofeng reforms is the only way to save Edwan, under the condition that... there is a ninety-five percent probability that the Wind would face direct military strikes from the Empire, bringing disaster upon Wind."

Yang Ming:...

Lyu sighed softly, "Boss, I know you're feeling very sad, but this sacrifice of Emperor Edwan will fill the last gap in our Wind System and bring Wind a precious period of development. We only need to..."

"Just do it, you don't need to tell me these things."

"Boss, I'm sorry..."

"I have no friends left, Lyu."

Yang Ming opened his mouth, then just gave a bitter smile, his eyes slightly red, which he concealed again.

"Let the Empire decline entirely."

"Yes."

"I need every name on the Sherman family's round table, no rush, take your time and find out."

"Yes."

"Ensure Luna lives well, she must survive until I go to her."

"Master..."

"Go, lift all restrictions on Dark Star, have no doubts. I can bear all consequences. I can face any tragedy I directly or indirectly create."

"Mm."

A faint noise came from the earphone, indicating Lyu had disconnected the communication.

Yang Ming quietly watched the window for a long time without moving.

...

Thought Space.

Lyu grabbed his hair in frustration, staring at the projection screen ahead, at Yang Ming's figure staring outside the window in a daze.

"Damn it! How did I get fooled by Li!"

"But, Lyu," Molly jumped in from beside, "I calculated the time you were affected and the actions of those Sherman people. There should be some element of coincidence, but it's also possible Li deliberately used extreme stress testing to delay you."

"Do you think I couldn't think of that?"

Lyu snorted indignantly,

"I just don't want my boss to resent Li, because if that happens, Li would easily see him as a threat to be eliminated. The power my boss and I have now can't stand against the Sherman Empire, while Li can mobilize all resources of the Sherman Empire."

Molly sighed helplessly beside him, "But Emperor Edwan was so miserable. He just wanted to lead his people to a better life."

"The Sherman Empire doesn't even realize how foolish their decision was," Lyu slightly curled his lips, "The boss's mindset has changed. In the past, he mostly just wanted to muddle through, treat his mission this way, treat the Empire this way. Often, the boss used some so-called bottom line to cover up his inherently lazy nature."

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