Chapter 149 Yang's Ambition
When Adwant hurried back to the palace, peace had returned inside and outside the palace.
In the emperor's bedroom, several princesses and dozens of maids gathered around the big bed, most of them with solemn expressions.
The old emperor lay on the bed, maintaining a steady breathing, but his eyes could no longer open, and his left hand, which was exposed outside the blanket, was wrapped in a white bandage.
"How is father?"
Edwan asked in a deep voice.
Princess Dana shook her head slightly with red eyes, and General Felimon just lowered his head and sighed.
"Royal brother," Emilia said softly, "Father is old. This is a fact we all have to accept."
"I know, but..."
Adwant hugged Emilia, patted the back of her neck gently, and looked up at the lamp beside the bed.
Princess Daina said slowly, "Your Majesty's brain has begun to wither. We have consulted with the best doctors and used this maintenance device, which can keep Your Majesty alive for a while longer."
"Your Highness," Philemon said, "You must now shoulder the responsibility of this country."
A princess whispered, "But, His Majesty has not issued any decree to appoint a crown prince."
"His Royal Highness Adwang is the first in line to the throne," Princess Daina said. "His Majesty has decided to make His Royal Highness Adwang the crown prince, but he has not yet announced it... This country needs Adwang."
Felimon said, "The Royal Guard has pledged its allegiance to you, Your Highness."
The idle people in the surrounding palace suddenly fell silent.
Edwang sat beside the bed for a while, lowered his head, held the old emperor's arm, sighed softly, turned and walked towards the palace gate.
"I have a few more meetings, so I'll go get busy now."
The maids bowed their heads and everyone watched Edwang leave the bedroom.
Emilia breathed a sigh of relief.
She remembered Yang Ming's instructions before he left, glanced at the knight's sword hidden in the cabinet, and yawned tiredly.
"Go back and rest, Emilia, everything is fine here," Princess Daina said with concern.
"No, Mom," Emilia said, "I want to sleep on the couch next to me for a while and stay with Dad as much as possible."
Princess Daina said softly, "Go."
Emilia walked to the sofa next to the cabinet and fell into a deep sleep before the maid brought her a pillow.
Princess Daina glanced at her personal maid, who walked over quickly and sat next to Emilia to prevent the princess from talking in her sleep due to nervousness.
Half an hour later.
Adwan's motorcade stopped outside a suburban prison.
At the bottom of the prison, in a corner surrounded by projection screens, Yang Ming had just taken a few sips from his glass of wine when Edwang had already made him slightly drunk.
Adwant said in a deep voice: "I feel very despicable."
Yang Ming sank into the soft sofa cushions and couldn't help but yawn:
"Your Highness, I have just been busy for a long time and now I want to take a nap."
"No, you have to listen to me," said Edwan, "I have no one else to talk to now."
"Then I'll give you half the Milky Way."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
“Don’t act so depressed, you complain more than respect your father.
"He was just sick, lying there quietly waiting for his life to end. Everyone has this experience, it's the law of nature.
"Now you can act with impunity to realize your political ambitions."
"But he is my father after all," Adwan whispered. "I don't agree with his policies or his style of doing things, but I am still the continuation of his genes."
Yang Ming curled his lips: "The topic of father and son leads to too many interesting stories."
"Let's not talk about that," Edwan asked, "You weren't involved, were you? What happened in the palace."
Yang Ming said: "I am the leader, but I can say with a clear conscience that I have not hurt your father in the slightest."
Adwant nodded: "General Philemon said something similar."
Yang Ming reminded him: "Tomorrow you have to prepare a TV speech to announce the fact that you will soon become the emperor and form a public opinion base."
"Isn't this a bit too hasty?" Edwan hesitated.
"The rebellion on the fifth administrative planet will be completely quelled in about half a month. This is your first report card since you officially took over the administration."
Yang Ming briefly introduced his plan:
“As soon as the rebellion on the Fifth Administrative Planet is quelled, I will begin to unify the military and re-establish a centralized military command system.
“In order to reassure the New Federation and the Sherman Empire, I will create the illusion of polarization in the military, so that Gutonmaha and Lyon will form a competitive relationship. The minor frictions and conflicts between the two sides on a daily basis are actually controlled by me.
"This way, we have the opportunity to develop our military strength amidst internal competition."
Ed Wang frowned and looked at Yang Ming: "Ming, I sense a strong sense of urgency in your plan."
"Adwant, do you know what happened recently? How did the New Federation deal with the Sherman Empire?"
"Burying bugs is a completely inhumane method... What do you mean?"
Edwang's eyes widened, and Yang Ming put down his wine glass and nodded slightly.
Yang Ming said: "My friend told me that the New Federation's plan has been going on for decades, and the Sherman Empire is full of insect eggs."
"Isn't the Sherman Empire already searching?"
"It's hard to find them all. Moreover, the continuous destruction of more than a dozen swarms should have triggered the self-preservation mechanisms of other swarms, so they will hide more secretly."
"Is there any in Luofeng territory?"
Edwang panicked: "We have to face the second disaster... This is unimaginable!"
Yang Ming said: "Don't worry, there aren't any at the moment. Even if there are, I can handle them."
Adwant began to get anxious.
He simply couldn't imagine what the scene would be like if bugs swarmed over the administrative planet and attacked it.
Just like the documentaries he saw when he was receiving education in school.
Adwang said angrily: "The New Federation is simply challenging the bottom line of human civilization!"
"The Battle of Onyx is just the beginning."
Yang Ming rested his head on his arm, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and said slowly:
"The Sherman Empire gained a lot from this war. The aristocracy gained prestige, the royal family strengthened its prestige, and the people became more united because of the insecurity brought by the Zerg.
“The reputation of the New Federation has been ruined, and most countries are urgently conducting self-inspections of their planets.
“From now on, whenever there is an insect plague, it will be associated with the name of the New Federation.
"Because of the defeat in the Battle of Onyx, the political situation in the New Federation has begun to become turbulent. The country is in chaos, and their political party disputes are also very fierce."
Edwan lowered his head and thought: "This is our opportunity period."
"That's right," Yang Ming said with a smile, "The Sherman Empire is likely to continue to create local wars and suppress the second largest country in the galaxy. There is even a possibility that a full-scale war will break out."
"What about us, Ming?"
"Developing the economy is the top priority."
Yang Ming said:
"Let this national machine run at full capacity, establish a sound industrial system as soon as possible, and use the annual exemption of silver in recent years to invest money in a powerful fleet.
"Once we have accumulated enough military strength, we will turn our attention to the three small countries around us. They have a total of nine administrative stars and a population of 1.2 billion."
Edwan was somewhat shocked: "We are going to launch a war of aggression? That would only give the New Federation an excuse to declare a full-scale war on us."
“We have more than just war options, Adwant.
"We can form an alliance politically, rely on each other economically, and I will control the military."
Yang Ming said slowly:
“When the Luofeng Empire only had five main administrative stars, the New Federation could manipulate it at will.
"When the Luofeng Empire, as a political system, has more than a dozen main administrative stars and can knock the New Federation out of its teeth, he will hesitate.
“And when the Luofeng Empire has dozens of administrative stars, the New Federation will change their arrogant attitude.
"There is no strategic balance in the galaxy. Only a strong fleet can give the people a sense of security."
"But," said Adwant with a frown, "how can you control the fleets of other countries?"
Yang Ming smiled and asked, "Why would General Lyon suddenly serve me?"
"this……"
"Edwan, this is the part I can't reveal to you."
Adwant paced back and forth with his hands on his hips.
He suddenly said, "Ming, I feel like you are from a mysterious interstellar organization. This organization has terrifying resources. They want to cultivate a new force in the Milky Way to achieve their goals."
"You have a very keen sense," Yang Ming said with a smile, "But even if this interstellar organization really exists, I can guarantee you one thing."
"What?"
“I am the biggest boss there.”
Edwan's expression was full of strangeness: "Do other members of your organization know about this?"
"At present, this organization consists of only a few people," Yang Ming spread his hands, "and I am the only boss."
"So what do you want to do?"
"Grand Duke of the Empire."
"I don't believe that! You have no intention of going to the Sherman Empire at all!"
Yang Ming could only curl his lips.
If the Valkyrie wasn't wandering around some corner of the Sherman Empire, he might have actually gone there.
"By the way, Edwan, I'm going to the New Federation in a few days."
"Hmm?" Edwan frowned and said, "They hate you to the core. You are the fuse that caused the damage to their long-distance fleet. What are you going to the New Federation for?"
"Steal technology, plagiarize patents, and engage in economics."
"steal!"
Edwang originally wanted to denounce this act of theft, but he quickly reacted and realized how much amazing wealth was contained in it, which could enable Luofeng's various industries to develop rapidly.
"Be safe, and...get as much as you can."
Yang Ming was immediately delighted.
…
"New genetically modified enhanced injection, fourth phase experiment, 0.7 percent concentration, start injection."
In the Feinan.
Yang Ming lay quietly on the operating table, with 026, who looked nervous, beside him.
The light red liquid was pushed into Yang Ming's wrist vein.
Yang Ming waited quietly.
About six minutes later, he began to feel his whole body begin to heat up, as if he had endless energy, and his heartbeat became stronger.
But then, images began to flash before my eyes.
The fragments are very mottled, containing memories of Poso's childhood and the perspective of the queen insect who died under his lightsaber.
Lu's voice of reporting echoed in Yang Ming's ears.
Yang Ming began to concentrate and focus on thinking about fighting skills.
About two minutes later, Yang Ming's head became clear and his mind became unusually active. For several moments he had the illusion that time seemed to slow down.
He opened his eyes and sat up. The silver-white tights on 026's body were rapidly enlarged, and those tightly arranged tiny holes were clearly visible to Yang Ming.
"Boss!" 026 shouted nervously.
"I feel good," Yang Ming looked down at his hands.
He seemed to have returned to the moment when he faced the Zerg Queen, with a clear mind, clear logic, and a violent yet controllable physical strength.
"I'm going to the training room. You don't need to follow me. I'm afraid I'll hurt you by mistake."
"Well! Good luck, boss!"
Yang Ming smiled normally, lowered his head and ran towards the training cabin not far away.
Half an hour later.
Yang Ming was lying in the training cabin that had been mostly dismantled. He was sweating profusely, gasping for breath, and looking extremely weak.
"Boss, the data has been fully collected!"
Lu's projection appeared on the side, smiling and saying:
“Nothing out of control happened, which is the ideal result, but the risk cannot be ignored at present, and you need to do more experiments.
"With 0.7 percent as the standard dose, you should be able to withstand multiple doses injected at the same time, but the combat power increase you gain is not linearly related to the dose.
"Just now, your physical indicators increased by 20% to 50%. This is too violent!"
"Damn, this side effect is too bad. I feel like I'm paralyzed! "
Yang Ming cursed a few times in a low voice and wondered:
"The combat effectiveness can only be improved for half an hour?"
Lu Dao: "Increasing the dose should increase the duration of the effect, but this requires more trials."
"This time is enough for me! I have to do more experiments to reduce the side effects for me!"
Yang Ming sat up cursing.
His muscles seemed to be melting.
"This thing can't be used unless it's a life-or-death situation. Has the production line been arranged ?"
“It’s all arranged!”
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Get more and sell them on the black market. And take a look at the market feedback."
Lu said with a grin, "That's what I thought, boss! If we just synthesize the potion according to the formula, it will only take half a day!"
Yang Ming: …
"You money-grubber! Cultivate more mechanical thinking bodies, like Dabichi's level. We can also continue to develop the model of Dabichi controlling the Sixth Fleet and use it on the military of several nearby small countries."
Lu curled his lips: "A powerful intelligent machine empire is rapidly rising in a corner of the galaxy."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
“Remember to bind a one-button headshot. It’s best if this function is synchronized between the physical body and the mental body.
"Get two robots here and carry me to the shower. I can't move my legs anymore.
"I have to go to Hera's place later...Does she know?"
"If the boss is referring to the cause and effect of the battle on the Ao Star, then I have already told her," Lu reminded, "Her emotions have been very stable, but it is not difficult to see that she feels a little guilty."
"I have to think of a way to compensate her," Yang Ming said with a smile, "How about giving yourself to her?"
Lu reminded: "From your own experience, a human companion like her who has no experience should not be as good as an advanced companion robot with many preset programs."
"You know nothing."
Two tracked robots came flying over and turned their heads downwards to form a simple stretcher.
Yang Ming lay calmly on the load-bearing plates of two robots.
"Take Kolev aboard the Feinan tomorrow and plan a plan to get money from the New Federation... This ship is finally getting its first mate."
Lu Lue was a little dissatisfied: "He is the first mate, so I am the second mate?"
Yang Ming said: "You are the goddess statue at the bow of the ship. In a sense, you are the ship. We are all serving you."
Lu clicked his tongue, "What about 026?"
"Eye candy mascot."
"Well, she has good potential, I mean in terms of combat."
Lu followed the 'stretcher' and walked quietly for a while, and couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.
"Boss, what made you suddenly let down your guard against a mechanical thinking body like mine? You have never allowed me to expand the scale of my mechanical thinking body before."
"The moment I took out the old emperor's heart, I realized..."
Yang Ming looked at the starry sky outside the window with a calm gaze and a casual expression.
"Omnics are more fragile than humans."
