Chapter 346: All parties are taking action
The middle cabin of the supply ship was filled with warm light.
Daphne was leaning on the sofa by the window, her beautiful body covered only with a thin blanket, and beside her were a few suspended balls sprayed with skin care spray.
She slid her fingers lightly, and information flowed upwards in front of her eyes. Entertainment news and performance videos about her could be seen everywhere.
There was a soft buzzing sound all around, and several maids brought a screen to hide her figure behind it.
This means someone is coming.
Half a minute later, a middle-aged woman with a plump figure and outstanding temperament rushed over in high heels. Her voice came before she arrived:
"Daphne! Oh, Your Highness Daphne! You are actually going to perform for the benefit of Sakaar! Do you know what a charity performance means? We won't get any profit!
"Besides, if you set this precedent, there will definitely be many disaster-stricken areas and many impoverished areas that will use you as a moral blackmail!
"This is terrible! You won't even let us hype up the tickets! We won't make any money from this charity show! We'll even lose a lot of money! As your agent, I must lodge a serious protest with you!"
Daphne's chuckle came through the screen: "However much money you lose, I will make up for it personally."
"You promised me that you wouldn't get involved in politics," the female agent spread her hands helplessly. "Entertainment is entertainment, and we must respect the rules we set before! If, if people conclude that you are using this method to increase your political influence, we will all be in trouble, Your Highness Daphne, I must remind you of this!"
The two screens slowly moved aside, and Daphne stood up gently, wrapped herself in the thin blanket, and walked around the sofa barefoot.
The agent looked up, then immediately lowered his head and dared not look any further.
Even if they are of the same sex.
This princess, who is famous in the empire for her purity and chastity, cannot have any blemish on her image. This is her biggest selling point.
"I promised to perform on Sakaar before," Daphne said softly, "and don't you think that if I can interact with the White Ghost, it will also enhance our popularity? I have publicly announced that I will not participate in the politics of the Empire. Isn't this guarantee enough?"
“Your brothers and sisters are watching you, and I’m already under too much pressure.”
The agent whispered:
"You no longer need to borrow White Ghost's traffic. He is the hero of the Empire and has become a belief of many people. As long as the threat of space Zerg remains, he will be someone the people of the Empire rely on.
“Daphne, this is the most dangerous thing for you.
"You saved me from bankruptcy, you saved my husband and children. I am willing to sacrifice my life for you, but... don't get close to the White Ghost. He has become the enemy of the nobles. He is already hated by your father... You must cherish everything you have now."
Daphne ran her fingers over the loose powder on her agent's face.
"I know what you're worried about. Have you ever been rejected?"
"Daphne..."
“I was rejected by him.”
Daphne leaned over to her agent's ear from behind and whispered:
"Hanton, he is the only man who is willing to leave me at all costs. He is also the only man who is indifferent to my hints."
"He might just be trying to get your attention," the female agent said, looking a little nervous. "It's like, it's like he's begging for your attention."
Daphne chuckled and slowly slid her hands down her agent's smooth neck.
There was a hint of strangeness in the female agent's expression. She gently bit her plump lips, closed her eyes, turned her head away, and let out a few light hums from the tip of her nose.
“You don’t know Hanton. He exudes charming charm and possesses extraordinary power. Although this power comes from dirty human experiments, he is already a god in our galaxy.
"He doesn't know how to use this power, but I can make him a god to fragile humans."
"Your Highness... please don't... um..."
"I can listen to you for other performances," Daphne said softly in the female manager's ear, "but White Ghost is the man I chose. I can't miss this opportunity. I will conquer him step by step... You reacted so strongly, is it because you are too busy with work and lack of sex life?"
Daphne pulled away, and the female agent trembled a few times, barely able to keep her balance.
"You don't have to go to Sakaar this time," Daphne said calmly, "Go back to accompany your husband and satisfy your physiological needs."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Daphne stretched and a maid brought her a towel.
The female agent looked up, only to find that the two screens were slowly closing, and her eyes were full of complexity.
…
Saka, outside the Governor's Palace.
Yang Ming, who had just returned to Sakaar, had put away his highly realistic robot and smoothly switched back to his job as overlord.
Youlu always keeps an eye on Luofeng. As long as there is no war, he doesn't have to return to Luofeng.
The Governor's Palace is a single-family building that has just been renovated. It is also the area where the Governor of Saka, Godoy Saka, works and lives on a daily basis.
Yang Ming saw at a glance the cheap garden landscapes made with projection, which could save a lot of labor and maintenance costs. After all, in the interstellar era, retro, primitive, and artistic ones are often the most expensive.
He had just climbed a few steps when a group of people rushed out of the hall of the Governor's Palace.
Godoy, dressed in a suit and tie, rushed to the front gate with more than a dozen local officials and several mechanical guards.
The hover cars passing by the door also stopped, and behind the windows were enthusiastic citizens who were vying to take pictures.
"Hui! Oh no! Hanton! Hahaha!"
Godoy smiled with full energy, stepped forward, gave Yang Ming a tight hug, and punched Yang Ming hard a few times.
"You finally have time to come and meet me, the Governor!"
"Godoy, oh, you've gained weight!" Yang Ming lifted the guy up with force, "I asked you to come here to be the governor, not to improve your food!"
Godoy smiled sheepishly. "Maybe it's because I don't have so many worries. Come in, I just have a few tasks to report to you. You gave us so much funding, I have to explain to you the use of these funds."
The staff nearby were looking at Yang Ming nervously, and some of the younger men were breathing heavily.
Sisters Hanxiang and Hanyin also appeared in the lobby of the Governor's Mansion, waiting quietly with more than a hundred staff members.
The changes in both of them are quite big.
Han Yin has a more mature and capable vibe, with short hair and a men's suit. His eyes are sharper, his face is smaller, and he looks more dignified.
Hanxiang still went for the cute look, with a white shirt paired with a pleated skirt, and sneakers with thick soles to make up for her lack of height.
Seeing Yang Ming, the two of them were very calm. - On weekdays, the two of them would regularly go to Yang Ming's bionic robot to report on their work, although they would always communicate with Lu.
"boss!"
The two sisters shouted in unison.
"Yeah," Yang Ming nodded with a smile.
"Master! Good!"
The hundreds of people behind were yelling at the top of their lungs.
Yang Ming subconsciously wanted to grab a shock wave bomb and throw it over, but wow, this was a sonic attack, who could withstand this?
After a work meeting that was supposed to be a work report but turned into a small fan meeting, Yang Ming finally arrived at Godoy's office, and the two were able to chat and reminisce.
Godoy made a mess of the office.
There were no decorations, but metallic papers everywhere—contracts of all kinds.
Yang Ming didn't hesitate to walk to the sofa by the window and poured himself a glass of warm water.
Godoy instructed two young men to move all kinds of materials on the sofa.
"Thank you for your hard work during this period," Yang Ming leaned against the window and smiled, " You will have to continue to work hard in the future, so please take care of your health."
Godoy shrugged: "I'm actually fine. I'm very fulfilled and motivated every day. Look at this!"
He opened a three-dimensional map that was marked with colorful patterns.
This is the new city planning of Saka Star and the renovation project of the old city.
Godoy gave a brief introduction and talked about his plans for the future. The overall idea was quite good.
"Hui! We really have to thank those selfless nobles. They have given us abundant resources, allowing us to develop rapidly for more than ten or twenty years!"
Yang Ming smiled and said, "They originally wanted to kill me, but I countered them. I had a reason to kill them. Those were just their money to buy their lives."
"Oh, this sounds exciting." Godoy's face, which was full of vicissitudes, showed a little more worry. "But I still remind you... you should try to reconcile with the nobles. These nobles are usually a group of scattered sands. Uh, it seems that I am one of them. Now it is you who inspires their sense of collective honor, although it is ridiculous."
Yang Ming grinned: "It is harder for me to bow down to the nobles of the empire than to kill me. In fact, I must ensure my trust in the people first, so that I can survive in the empire."
"Yes," Godoy's eyes sparkled with wisdom, "If you become a sycophantic person and are assimilated by the imperial nobles, the people will leave you and will only mourn for an imperial hero who died because of power and self-degradation while you are still alive ."
"It's all just empty reputation."
Yang Ming drank some warm water, lowered his head and sniffed: "Doesn't the Governor's Mansion have a water purification device installed?"
"Of course I installed it. I am responsible for the safety of my subordinates and staff," Godoy said with a smile. "That semi-permanent taste adjustment module is too expensive. It is a completely unnecessary expense. Now we have to spend every penny wisely."
Yang Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Are you just trying to save face in front of me?"
A gray-haired female secretary poked her head out of the door and said, "My Lord, the water here has always been so unpalatable! You should take care of this stingy governor! Nineteen people have resigned from the finance department, nineteen in one year!"
"They feel that they can't make money," Godoy said. "We must ensure the integrity of the team so that we can maintain efficient operation."
Yang Ming nodded in approval: "I support you, but the salaries of the staff of the Governor's Office still need to be improved, and we also need to find a way to retain talent."
Godoy shrugged.
"By the way," Yang Ming said, "When I came... ahem, I mean, when I came to the Governor's Mansion, I just spoke to Her Highness Daphne. She will come to perform in a few days."
Godoy was stunned. "Ahead of schedule? This is an important tourism project, a key activity for us to win the tourism battle! Why didn't she inform us in advance?"
"I'm here to inform you," Yang Ming raised his eyebrows, "Please pay special attention to this matter. I will let my private army obey your orders, mainly to maintain order at the scene."
"That's easy," Godoy said with a smile. "Our current propaganda strategy is to tell everyone that you are citizens protected by the White Ghost and must maintain a high level of quality in daily life to avoid discrediting the White Ghost... When the time comes, we only need to erect a few plastic statues of you at the venue and no one will dare to cause trouble."
"Plastic statues... this is the interstellar age and you can't even give me a bit of cheap metal!"
"Using plastic recycling technology can purify our environment."
Yang Ming suddenly felt too exhausted to complain.
However, Godoy did try his best to revive Sakaar.
At the very least, Yang Ming saw patches of green outside, and the surface of the planet became more vibrant.
"Come on, I don't care about this anymore."
Yang Ming smiled and said:
“Next time I finally have some time, I will also try to find a way to do some team building with the nobles.
“By the way, we must pay attention to security from now on. I have received intelligence that those nobles may cause trouble for us at Daphne’s concert.
"I will also invite Prince Kinov to come over and have a chat. If you have any difficulties, you can report them directly to Prince Kinov. He will not refuse my orders."
Godoy was stunned.
Orders? Will not refuse orders?
Godoy wondered, "Do you have any leverage over him?"
Yang Ming raised his eyebrows: "A very deadly kind."
"Then I understand," Godoy suddenly laughed, "Being your enemy must be the most exciting experience in their lives."
Buzz!
Yang Ming's watch vibrated slightly, and Catherine's portrait was beating gently.
This busy man only replied now to the message I sent half a day ago.
…
Near the border of the empire, on the outskirts of an unremarkable administrative planet.
In a corner of a merchant ship, Catherine looked at the emoticons scrolling on the fixed screen, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.
"Boss," a woman at the side whispered, "We're about to take action, stop talking to your boyfriend."
"What are you afraid of?" Another team member laughed. "If we are in danger, we can just shout: 'Handon!' The white ghost will come down from the sky on his little spaceship and help us out of danger."
The corners of Catherine's mouth twitched slightly. She put away her watch and when she looked up, her eyes had become extremely sharp.
There is a countdown for the action on the auxiliary combat interface in front of you, and now only seconds are left.
She raised her hand and gestured, and the team members behind her turned on the safety of the laser guns in their hands and opened protective energy shields one after another.
The countdown returns to zero.
Catherine leaped out like a cheetah, and the container suddenly exploded. Seven or eight figures rushed to every corner and rushed accurately towards the men and women who were patrolling with guns.
The battle broke out quickly.
The Super Modifier swept through the entire cargo hold like a whirlwind, and another action team also took control of the cabin and the engine room. The entire merchant ship was completely under their control within ten minutes.
In the cargo hold, Catherine walked to a tightly closed cargo box, and the golden armor in front of her automatically covered her entire face.
The cargo box was carefully opened by the team members, revealing the densely arranged transparent liquid tanks inside.
"It's confirmed. It's a new type of liquid mechanical virus, codenamed T394Y. It's said that only one can of this stuff is needed. If added to the robot production line, it is enough to infect one million robots. It is also highly toxic to humans."
"Well, this was produced by the Imperial Military Laboratory."
"They didn't control the hole, so they asked us to fix it?" one person cursed. "That's enough. If this thing explodes by accident, we will definitely not be able to withstand it!"
"alright."
Catherine said firmly, "Prepare to retreat, confirm all the missing gas bombs, blow up this spaceship, and leave no traces."
After saying that, Catherine looked towards the corner and exchanged glances with the members of her organization.
On their way back, they encountered a spacecraft malfunction and part of the T394Y liquid mechanical virus was replaced and disappeared.
