Chapter 460: Temporary Alliance with the Emperor
The empire develops the religion.
A mysterious religious organization built at the center of imperial power should have been a political tool that was anti-scientific, superstitious, and faith-worshiping, but the goddess it served happened to be a real mechanical thinking entity.
It's just, it's quite amazing.
Yang Ming sat on a floating sofa and followed the emperor, enjoying some of the emperor's treatment.
Wherever he went, people bowed their heads to greet him. When he met slaves serving in the palace, he would even kneel and crawl on the ground to greet them.
Boss Yang was just about to stand up and shout "Fair, fair, and damn fair" three times;
Unfortunately, he had to cherish this honeymoon period with the old emperor which was destined to be very short.
Not far from the palace module is the headquarters of the Development Cult.
What Yang Ming didn't expect was that the old emperor actually added a magnetic levitation channel between the two modules...for the floating sofa.
After the two sofas entered the passage, they landed on the dedicated docking port. Then the sofas were fastened and a layer of protective film rose around them. Then he and the old emperor were ejected.
This short enclosed space became a place for Yang Ming and the old emperor to be alone for a short period of time.
To the point that a crazy idea emerged in Yang Ming's mind - to control the old emperor.
However, he quickly put this idea to rest.
The mental state of the emperor of the empire is under the surveillance of the tentacle organization at all times. If you want to use mind control to conquer the old emperor, you need to first deal with the tentacle organization that is not completely controlled by the old emperor.
"Hanton," the old emperor crossed his legs and turned to look at Yang Ming, "What do you think is the problem of the empire now? Is it really what you said before?"
"Yes."
Yang Ming’s thoughts kept turning.
The old emperor raised his hand and fiddled with the controller at hand to slow down the ball.
"Hanton," the old emperor said with a smile, "I have always had two pressures. One of them comes from these old guys... They have always said that this system is the cornerstone of the stability of the empire. It is indeed true. The decrees come from them and the laws are made by them. I, the emperor, am just a mascot. The Empire's new calendar reform is actually just a periodic adjustment. It was more than 700 galactic years ago when the contradictions within the empire accumulated to a certain extent."
Yang Ming asked seriously, "Your Majesty, what is your ideal now? Or what are you pursuing?"
The old emperor narrowed his eyes and smiled: "You want me to challenge my elders, right, Hanton? What about you? What is your ideal?"
"My ideals are very complicated," Yang Ming said seriously, "I am actually contradictory, Your Majesty. I am the product of the fusion of two minds. This is a secret I have never told anyone."
Yang Ming's expression became a little lonely.
He sighed softly, his eyes looked distant and his eyes were red.
He whispered:
“Your Majesty, I am Hanton, but I am also another person. This side of me, Hanton, makes me subconsciously protect the empire and become the white ghost of the empire. I have deep feelings for the people of the empire, because Hanton himself is a crazy supporter of the empire. This is actually... I am very conflicted.
“When I was someone else, I couldn’t fit into this world.
“Your Majesty, I am very lonely and I have no one to rely on. When I was chosen by the Fayya people and gained great power, the Fayya people just wanted me to be their warrior.
"I can only follow Hutton's will to protect this country and make it a better place.
"Hanton is a very foolish Majesty. He... Although the power I obtained was essentially given by the Faya people, it was actually handled by Kigrov. This idiot actually took the initiative to apply to Kigrov so that he could become a test subject. After being rejected by Kigrov at first, he quietly trained and prepared for several years.
“So Your Majesty, sometimes I cannot explain what my ideals and beliefs are, because I am torn to my core.
"Hanton's thoughts are influencing me, trying to make me become the imperial warrior Hanton; my own consciousness is also influencing me, trying to make me submit to the imperial nobles, so as to exchange a better life for my home planet... Your Majesty, I am in pain."
Yang Ming raised his hands to cover his eyes and let out a long sigh.
It was obvious that he could not do anything to the old emperor.
The old emperor on the side looked at Yang Ming, raised his hand and patted his arm, and said softly:
"Hanton...Hanton, don't be like this, I'm not good at comforting people...but, um, I understand you.
"I was actually torn sometimes. On one hand, I was thinking that I was just a puppet chosen by them, but on the other hand, I was the emperor, the most powerful one in the empire. Why did they give me orders and restrict my behavior?
“In fact, this is how the world is, full of compromise and helplessness.
"I'm very happy that you can tell me this, Hanton. I have always felt the tearing feeling in you. In fact, you don't have to please them. Just like what you are doing now, play to your strengths and let them know how powerful you are. Then they will not do anything to your home planet."
Yang Ming sighed, his eyes red as he stared at the Emperor.
Yang Ming said: "Actually, Your Majesty, I was also forced into a desperate situation by them. They wanted me to become one of them, and I hated it from the bottom of my heart. I could not allow myself to become a degenerate noble who oppressed the people and the slaves."
"Alas," the old emperor patted Yang Ming's arm, trying to guide Yang Ming, "But Hanton, this is the current situation of the empire, and we all have to face reality."
"Your Majesty, are you telling me this to tell me not to go against these old men of the Sherman family anymore?"
"No, no no."
The old emperor shook his head and whispered:
"Hanton, if you give in to them, the Empire will have no power to resist them. You must stand in front of them and put pressure on them. You did a good job this time.
“A system without an effective supervision mechanism will inevitably lead to deep-rooted corruption, and they will be outside the supervision of the empire.
"By the way, I heard you say that you might be going to a higher-dimensional world soon?"
"The 753rd year of the Imperial New Calendar. This is a time node."
Yang Ming explained carefully:
"That's right. The high-dimensional civilization created a trial game, which allowed the civilizations that developed in the greenhouse and whose civilization level was less than one to compete and fight in this game. Only three of the five greenhouse civilizations could walk out of this game alive, and the other two would be wiped out directly.
“Before the battle between the five civilizations begins, there will be a test. Each civilization will play a game independently, which is a civilization upgrade game in which all citizens can participate. Then, most of the greenhouse civilizations will fail. The civilization will be destroyed once in the time and space bubble, and then restored to prepare for the competition among civilizations.
“I have experienced the pain of my home planet being shattered by a dreadnought, Your Majesty… Really, I absolutely do not want to experience that kind of pain a second time. Then, my parents and my family, I mean, my parents and family who are now the dominant consciousness, all died in the boiling lava that gushed out from the surface of the planet.
"In that stand-alone game, the game begins in the year 753 of the Imperial Calendar. According to the custom of the Fayya people, the game in which five civilizations compete together will begin before the year 753 of the Imperial Calendar in the real Milky Way."
The old emperor nodded slowly, with a thoughtful look in his eyes: "Am I included in this civilization game designed by the Fayya people?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. The Faya people used all the data of human civilization in a moment in the Milky Way to generate a game world," Yang Ming said with a smile, "but your presence is very low. Most of the time, we 'players' from closed planets only hear about the Sherman family, the military, and the Council of Elders. Many plots have hinted that you are a puppet controlled by the Sherman Empire's shadow government."
"Oh," the old emperor sneered, "They are the puppets of power."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Yang Ming approached the emperor and said seriously, "Actually, Your Majesty, I know you may want to reduce their influence, but this will inevitably lead to a conflict of interest with your uncles. I am a little pessimistic."
The old emperor frowned slightly, with light flickering in his eyes .
Yang Ming advised:
"You have already left a strong mark in the history books. You have led two expeditions to the New Federation, which have overwhelmed the New Federation. The ideology that threatens the Empire has been greatly suppressed. You have resisted the great insect tide, a tide of this scale is rare in history, and even eliminated the queen who posed a huge threat to the human race - although her mind body escaped.
"Your Majesty, I must advise you.
"Your current achievements are already dazzling enough on the transcript of history. There is no need to challenge them."
The emperor laughed and narrowed his eyes slightly:
"But Hanton, human desires are endless, but human life span always has a limit."
Yang Ming: …
The old emperor did not say much, but just held Yang Ming's arm and said with a smile:
“They will soon target you and may attack you directly. You need to be mentally prepared. Although Uncle Ino has repeatedly mentioned that you have the ability to regenerate infinitely, they feel that if they find you once and attack you once, it will be enough to destroy you.
"Stay in the Imperial Star for a while longer."
Yang Ming asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, if they attack me directly, I might really get rid of them."
"This is your war," the old emperor said with a smile, "I will compile a list for you later. As for the rest, you are free to play your own role, my Knight Commander."
"I understand, Your Majesty."
There was a hint of ferocity in Yang Ming's eyes.
"If you want to kill me, you must be prepared to be killed by me. I am not afraid of anything now. If you get rid of them, you can firmly control the empire, and my home planet can also be protected... Is that right, Your Majesty?"
"Don't worry, even if you don't target them, I will take good care of your home planet."
The emperor said sternly:
“This is my promise to you, and it is the reward you deserve, my Knight Commander.
"Although these old guys always want to deny your achievements, at least in my eyes, you are a hero of the empire, and what an emperor should do is to live up to the hero's efforts."
He took the initiative to extend his right hand.
Yang Ming's eyes were filled with emotion and he gently shook hands with the emperor.
The main reason is that I'm afraid that if I use a little force, the old man will suffer a comminuted fracture and then turn around and fall ill.
For a moment, Yang Ming couldn't tell whether he was acting to fool the old emperor or the old emperor was acting to fool him.
The two turned their heads and looked to the side. This short journey had come to an end.
…
The former archbishop's sister, now the Archbishop of the Development Theology Church, had not left a positive impression on Yang Ming.
Although the Empire Development Cult is nominally a religion, its influence is limited to the Imperial Star and a small area of the Imperial Star Circle. This religion itself has little effect on maintaining the imperial regime.
The new archbishop has a very hot body, with all the technology and hard work all over her body. Especially when she puts on the pure white robe that is supposed to be holy, she looks even more charming and has the unique charm of a middle-aged woman.
I guess the old emperor liked this taste very much.
Yang Ming and the old emperor came to visit the headquarters of the Development God Religion. The archbishop had already led the main management of the Religion to wait at the door. By the way, he also summoned more than a hundred beautiful and well-built female priests to follow them barefoot.
This is the normal visiting process.
Yang Ming and the old emperor sat on the sofa, slowly walked through the corridors carved with the long history of the empire, and listened to the tour guide's detailed introduction to the major historical events.
The history here is the real imperial history, which is obviously different from the imperial history that children in the empire learn today.
Yang Ming didn't care about the information contained in these murals, but he still secretly pointed his watch at the murals to give Xiaolu a chance to gain some knowledge.
After walking through the historical corridor, crossing the sand table area of the empire's development prospects, and passing the Sherman family's clan temple, Yang Ming and the old emperor finally arrived at the destination of this trip.
Main hall.
The goddess who developed the religion is worshipped here, that is, Li in the Levi period.
There was not a single picture of the deity circulating on the internet in this empire, which made Yang Ming's eyes go blank.
It’s not that Boss Yang couldn’t walk when he saw a beautiful female mechanical thinking body. The image of the mechanical thinking body has no meaning. It’s all created by myself.
But this statue is really big.
——It refers to the theory being more mature and rich in background, not the form.
Her statue is like a sculpture of the goddess of beauty, with a beautiful and gentle face covered by a veil, and her eyes seem to be able to speak, hiding stars and full of hope;
She seemed to be looking into the distance, with a hint of attachment in her eyes.
Yang Ming looked in the direction she was looking at...it was the imperial palace.
Does this portend anything?
Or is it to express that Li really fell in love with Levi Sherman?
However, whenever Boss Yang thought about Xiao Lu, who always said "Today is another energetic day", falling in love with him, he always felt uncomfortable and had a guilty feeling of "I treat you as a brother, but you want to have a child for me".
"Look," the old emperor sat up from the sofa, walked to the statue with his hands behind his back, "This is the Imperial Guard System."
Yang Ming's eyes lit up: "Is the main brain of the Emperor Guard System here?"
"Of course not. It's underground. There is a special research laboratory group maintaining it," the old emperor said with a smile. "I went to see it when I was young. It was a huge black box. It was full of super technology left by the great founding emperor. We can't crack it at this stage."
Yang Ming nodded.
The old emperor turned his head to look to the side and said slowly: "Come here, my sweetheart."
The archbishop lowered his head, crawled forward, and knelt at the old emperor's feet, kissing his toes.
The old emperor showed some annoyance in his eyes: "I asked you to use your scepter to activate this thing!"
"As you command, Your Majesty."
The archbishop shivered twice, slowly got up, ran to a corner, and took the scepter.
Yang Ming stood aside with his hands behind his back, watching these busy sacrifices leisurely.
It's just a matter of pressing a button, why make such a big fuss?
Uh, that’s not right. Are they going to activate the principle later?
Will the manager suddenly do something to him?
Yang Ming's heart was beating fast.
He had finally managed to pull the old emperor to his side, and the two had temporarily reached an alliance of interests, and could work together to deal with the Sherman family. But don't really...
"Your Majesty, do I need to get out of the way?"
"What am I avoiding? I am showing you this," the old emperor sighed, "to show you how this system humiliates me as an emperor."
Yang Ming: …
Sister Li, please understand, Sister Li!
