Chapter 487: Ino's Helplessness
Sense of presence.
Boss Yang lay on the bed in the medical cabin with a little annoyance, thinking about how to improve his presence in this "conflict".
Although he didn't have to do anything, it was quite relaxing.
But the White Ghost, who was used to standing at the center of the conflict, was indeed a little bored at the moment.
Sister Lu, dressed in a nurse's uniform, came over and fiddled with some reagents and syringes in a serious manner.
Boss Yang glanced at her helplessly and said calmly: "Make a live broadcast for me."
"Boss, there is no live broadcast now."
Lu whispered:
"The Empire's fleet launched a surprise attack on the New Federation's fleet. The Guel Alliance was also confused by this sudden situation. They temporarily surrounded the Sherman Empire's fleet and wanted them to give an explanation.
“The new federal government is going ballistic, with the media and various networks blasting the Empire.
"Now people feel that the Empire suffered a setback at the hands of Luo Feng, so it directly criticized the New Federation's delegation.
“The most amazing thing is that the two diplomats from the New Federation and Senator Allison escaped because they were captured by Emilia. The deputy director of the CIA has been confirmed to have died in the Empire’s sneak attack.
"Now, the people in the New Federation are very excited and demand to declare war on the Empire."
"What is the Empire's statement?"
"The Empire is keeping silent."
Lu hummed a few words:
"According to some information I intercepted, they seem to want to claim that this action was a military unilateral act of the Imperial Diplomatic Mission, and not an order from within the Empire. But now, the entire galaxy is fighting against the Empire. The Empire's sneak attack was an objective and inexcusable event, and the New Federation Mission lost two-thirds of its ships."
Yang Ming pondered for a few seconds, letting his brain work rapidly.
To be honest, this "reason" is too arbitrary.
This kind of willfulness is mainly manifested in the fact that there seems to be no long-term plan. People just think that something can be done, so they just do it.
Of course, the current situation is absolutely beneficial to us.
"Lü, is the fleet ready to ambush the Imperial delegation?"
"We're ready, boss," Lu said softly, "We just need to get the route plans for these ships. There's no way they can return to the empire alive... Li just sent me the route plans."
"That's good."
Yang Ming said calmly: "Remember to let one transport ship go and have Bligh transferred to this transport ship in advance."
“It’s already being arranged.”
Yang Ming stared at the glowing ceiling and sighed softly.
The imperial soldiers on those ships had no idea what they were about to face.
But this is a life-and-death struggle.
A galactic hour later.
The Sherman Empire's diplomatic convoy, which hastily left the territory of the Gu'er League, was ambushed by a mysterious fleet at the border of the Gu'er League. The entire imperial escort fleet was wiped out, and only one transport ship forcibly jumped and escaped the ambush.
In just two galactic hours, the Sherman Empire attacked the New Federation's delegation, causing heavy losses to the New Federation. Then the Sherman Empire's delegation encountered a powerful ambush and was almost wiped out.
These two explosive news completely ignited the interstellar network.
Is this because of the Empire's sneak attack, so the New Federation launched a retaliation?
However, what was unexpected was that within ten minutes, the New Federation officials announced through various channels that the ambush was definitely not done by them and that they reserved the right to hold the Empire accountable for the sneak attack.
A new hotspot has finally emerged in the empire's grand unified network.
The cloud of war hangs over the two most powerful countries in the Milky Way.
…
Sherman Empire, Imperial Star.
Director Ino is in a bad mental state.
He had just presided over a series of experiments when he was called to a meeting. The more than 20 people attending the meeting were the core of the Sherman family's elite ruling group, and the content of the meeting was simply unbelievable...
"Our mission escort fleet in the Guel Alliance lost control and attacked the nearby New Federation mission, causing the destruction of two-thirds of the New Federation's ships."
"Then, our delegation was ambushed on the way back to the empire. About five minutes ago, the delegation's escort fleet was completely wiped out, with only one transport ship escaping."
"The foreign minister of the new federation is communicating with us and saying it was not them who did it."
"There's something fishy about the whole thing. It feels like we've been tricked."
"What?"
Director Ino frowned and asked, "The fleet is out of control?"
"Yes," an old man said solemnly, "Here is a recording of what happened inside the ship at that time."
The virtual conference room immediately became noisy:
'Damn it! Why did you fire?'
"We have received orders from the military! Sir! And it is your direct order!"
"My orders? I was in a meeting just now! How can I issue orders to you when the hatch is suddenly locked while I'm in a meeting!"
"Well, but... we have already wiped out their manpower... their shields didn't deploy in time for some reason. It may be because our pre-charged energy was too concealed, so they didn't notice it..."
'Oh! God! We destroyed them, we destroyed them in the land of the Guerre Confederation!'
'The main guns of the Guell Alliance's fleet battleships have begun charging!'
'Quick! Send a communication request!'
Sizzle.
The recording stops abruptly.
The old man continued, "There are two more recordings. One is about them negotiating with the Guel Alliance, and the Guel Alliance allowed the Imperial delegation to leave temporarily. The other is the last message left when they were ambushed, which was transmitted to us through the battleship backup system."
The second recording is very long, but does not contain much useful information. The imperial officer who negotiated with the Gu'er Alliance did not make many excuses. Instead, he used the Empire to pressure the Gu'er Alliance, demanding that the Gu'er Alliance let them go, otherwise it would be regarded as a declaration of war on the Empire.
The Guel Alliance's approach was to "accidentally" leak this negotiation and stated that they would ask the Empire for an explanation.
The third recording is short but packed with information.
"Sir! Our ship's polarimeter cannot be activated properly! There is something wrong with the gravity in this airspace!"
'Attack warning! Attack warning!'
"Damn it! How did they know our route! Fight back! Protect the flagship and retreat!"
"It's too late! They are New Federation ships! There are more than 300 of them! We can't withstand a salvo from them!"
'All power to the shield! Evacuate! Evacuate quickly!'
What followed was a violent noise, which was the strong interference caused by the powerful ion beam about to hit the ship.
The virtual conference room was silent.
Director Ino frowned tightly.
What's going on?
"Why did they suddenly start fighting?" Director Ino asked, "When I learned about this matter before, didn't you say that there was no big problem?"
“Things suddenly changed.”
"If the information we have is correct, someone has hijacked our communications system."
"The military did not issue any orders to the escort formation. Our military system also restricts this. Moreover, the whole process happened too quickly. According to the intelligence we obtained through our secret channels, the New Federation did not notice the attack at all. Their ship shields had a delayed response."
"That is to say, someone is intentionally provoking a war between us and the New Federation."
"Guerre's Alliance?"
"This incident happened within the territory of the Guell Alliance. If they want to make some small moves, it will be very easy."
"Luo Feng's fleet evacuated that airspace ahead of time... Don't you think this is too much of a coincidence? I suspect this was a play directed by Luo Feng and the Guel Alliance."
"It is also possible that the New Federation is also involved. They just want to take advantage of our internal chaos to lure us into external war."
The conference room fell silent again.
The old men were thinking and carefully deducing the various consequences that would occur if the empire went on another expedition.
Director Ino leaned back in his chair, looking at the intelligence summary in front of him, and felt his scalp swelling.
"At this critical juncture, we cannot start a war," Director Ino said solemnly, "The internal conflicts in the empire have not been resolved, and the people's demands have not been met. If we rashly start a war, it will accelerate internal division."
"I object," an old man said solemnly, "The New Federation suffered heavy losses in military strength during the Zerg Tide. You all have seen how much we gained in the first two expeditions. This is a good opportunity to divert conflicts within the country."
"Transfer?"
Director Ino frowned and said:
"How do we transfer it? Will the people hate the New Federation because our mission was attacked? Normally, they might, but not now.
“On the other hand, in the New Federation, reinforcements from the Guel Alliance and the Free United States appeared during the last expedition. Although it was later confirmed that it was due to the interference of higher-dimensional civilizations, this should have given us a greater warning!
"The higher-dimensional civilization is already dissatisfied with us."
"Ino," an old man sighed, "I know you like to improve dimensional civilization. You have been talking about how great high-dimensional civilization is. Then, the white ghost has become our biggest concern."
Someone on the side kept answering:
"And Ino, your dimensional laboratory has not produced any results so far."
"Of course this is not your fault. From tens of thousands of years ago to now, this laboratory has been like a black hole, constantly devouring our most elite transformed warriors, but unable to give us any hope of upgrading our dimensions."
"The higher-dimensional world has not opened its doors to us, Ino. Our current problem is the increasingly acute conflicts at home and the rival civilizations that are ready to make moves abroad. The only way to resolve the current predicament is to defeat them."
Their conversation changed:
"No matter who planned this incident, it is confirmed that the New Federation attacked our diplomatic mission."
"This is a good opportunity. We need this war. The conflicts in the country are becoming more and more acute. After all, the people's thoughts cannot be completely controlled."
"The Imperial Guard system still cannot be activated?"
"Yes, the Imperial Guard System did not give us any response, and the current situation has already met all the conditions for the Imperial Guard System to trigger passive protection."
"There is still a problem with the Emperor's Guard."
"The Imperial Guard System, which has protected the empire for tens of thousands of years, has reached the end of its life. This is actually reasonable, but it happened just when we needed its help the most."
"The Emperor 2 experiment went smoothly."
"Find two combat groups to use the Imperial Guard II on a small scale. There is no need to explain or communicate with the New Federation. They have already declared war on us by attacking our mission."
"But!"
Director Ino frowned tightly:
"My dear elders, may I ask a few questions?"
"Ino, you speak."
"Should we not investigate whether this incident was planned by the New Federation or the Guel Alliance, but directly take military action against the New Federation?"
"Yes, Ino, we won't investigate because military action is in our interest," the old man said. "As long as we go to war with the New Federation, we can enter wartime control across the country. We can take this opportunity to arrest those who oppose us, those who try to become civilian leaders, and those Domingos who refuse to obey the empire's control as spies of the New Federation."
"That's a purge," Director Ino said, "We're going to purge the Empire?"
“Isn’t this the most efficient way to resolve current domestic conflicts?”
An old man continued: "Once we enter a wartime state, we will be able to carry out information control. Although these regulations have not been used for a long time, we need them now."
"You know, Ino, how dire the situation in the country is right now."
"As for the New Federation, we can avoid directly attacking their vital star regions. Instead, we can confront them and engage in a localized high-intensity war of attrition to create a war atmosphere. What we want is a wartime state."
Bang!
Director Ino placed his hands on the edge of the table and slowly stood up with his tired body.
He took a deep breath, with a gleam in his eyes, which showed helplessness and struggle, rationality and sadness.
“I must warn you!
“War can divert conflicts and suppress riots in a short period of time, and it can temporarily calm the empire, but this does not solve any problems. It just covers our ears and mouths!
"We now have a lot of room for strategic easing. Even if we just make a symbolic change, reset the imperial calendar to zero, or even announce the deprivation of a group of noble titles, abolish the military aristocracy, and replace it with other welfare systems, we can greatly ease domestic conflicts. Aren't we pushing forward these plans step by step?
“If we rush to start a war now, it will definitely create huge hidden dangers for the empire in the long run.
“The hypocritical new federation will inevitably kidnap other countries and force us to fight a war of attrition.
"After two expeditions and a great insect wave, our reserves have not yet recovered. We are now running a huge deficit in local finances and military expenditures. Our vassal states are already complaining!"
"You don't have to worry about that, Ino," an old man interrupted him, "We have already made a plan. Luo Feng will solve the problem of military expenditure for us."
"Luofeng? The Luofeng who just slapped us in the face? Do you know the current military strength of the Luofeng Alliance? It is already a strong regional regime, and it is very likely that it has now joined forces with the Guel Alliance!"
"Don't worry, everything about Luofeng is under our control, and as for Luofeng's motley fleet...Okay, Ino, you are too tired. We shouldn't have targeted your laboratory just now. Your experiment is noble and great, and it is the meaning of our future. But now, go and rest."
Director Ino hesitated to speak.
He had already noticed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere of the meeting.
He looked at the old people in front of him, then looked at his grandfather, and finally just sighed softly.
"My experiment has reached a critical stage. You don't need to call me for these matters."
His figure took a half step back, and the stereoscopic projection device automatically cut off the communication with the virtual meeting. The interior of his small, dark lounge appeared before his eyes again.
A poster of Dixing hangs on the wall.
The light is so dim and yet so dazzling.
Limited cognition;
Unlimited arrogance.
Ino walked back to the sofa and slowly sat down, looking up at the poster, and finally closed his eyes and sighed.
