Chapter 529: Imperial Star Coup
City of Light, surface, time flows a thousand times faster.
With his Lv24 awakener level that shocked all the coaches, Yang Ming successfully obtained a place in the advanced training base and received a small-scale farewell ceremony.
——Actually, we just had a farewell dinner in the cafeteria.
Then, Yang Ming and his roommates boarded the hovercraft that came to pick them up.
In the City of Light, which has a population of hundreds of billions, all numbers seem to be magnified.
There are tens of thousands of primary training bases, large and small, but only a few hundred advanced training bases;
Because most of the awakeners, after leaving the initial training base, entered the local "Awakener Management Bureau" and joined the awakener teams in various places.
In fact, most of the City of Light is usually very peaceful.
In urban areas where special events often occur, two to three teams of awakened people will be stationed there permanently, and a sufficient number of awakened people will be retained as mobile teams to provide support at any time in the event of an out-of-control event.
Yang Ming also hesitated when choosing his own development path.
In the training base, he has relatively low freedom and can move around in a limited area. He can only go home for two days off each month to "visit his parents" and is not allowed to go out normally.
If he goes to the local awakening team, he can ensure his own training volume while also learning more about the City of Light, helping Lu complete the full invasion more quickly.
But after careful consideration, he decided to go to the advanced training base for further studies.
Going to school, most of the time, is the fastest way to improve yourself.
The training at the advanced training base usually lasts for five years. During these five years, Yang Ming can at least reach Lv35.
And when his combat power rating reaches Lv60, he will have a chance to get close to Levi.
Perhaps, he doesn't need to spend 'that long' time here.
Thinking of this, Yang Ming showed a gentle smile at the corner of his mouth, and a slight sigh came out in his heart.
"Daru!"
Adwan Kabuba, who had fallen asleep shortly after getting on the bus, suddenly woke up from his sleep and grabbed Yang Ming's arm.
Yang Ming frowned and looked at this guy, and said unhappily: "What?"
"Ah," said Adwan Kabuba, still terrified, "I just had a dream that our dormitories were separated! Oh, my God, this is like a horror movie."
"No, no, no," Yang Ming shook his head, "This is a comedy for me."
"We are good brothers, Daru!"
The blond young man said seriously:
"I have to be by your side to take care of you. You are a training maniac. Every day when you open your eyes you train, and when you close your eyes you go to sleep.
"How do you handle relationships without me by your side? How do you deal with interpersonal relationships? How do you deal with those teachers?"
Yang Ming groaned for a few seconds and said, "Okay, Kabu, but don't you think that we don't actually need too much interpersonal communication? We are here to improve our strength, not to make friends."
The driver in the front seat and a middle-aged man in uniform looked at the two of them leisurely.
"Oh, Daru, you have a very limited understanding of society."
Adwan Kabuba said seriously:
"The healthy functioning of society does not rely on violence, but on the rule of law, morality, human relationships, and indispensable idealism."
Yang Ming was puzzled and asked, "I understand the ways of the world. It is to make individuals better fit into the group and find an environment that suits them. What about idealism?"
“Idealism is the best antidote to reality.”
Adwan Kabuba smiled and said:
"For example, the so-called mutual protection among officials is often mentioned. This mutual protection among officials often occurs among officials in the same region. Their underlying logic is:
“If I don’t help you today, who will help me tomorrow?
" So they maximize their own interests by shielding and supporting each other among officials, and obviously, the existence of this phenomenon will hurt the feelings of the people.
“How can we solve this problem?
"Completely relevant laws and regulations are the path, raising the level of officials' thinking is the path, and promoting collective ideals while restraining individual behavior is the shortcut."
Yang Ming looked at him curiously for a few times and said with a smile: "Sure, Kabu, you actually have the potential to be a politician."
Adwan Kabuba raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, is there anything good about the annoying guy in your communication notes?"
"Yes, but not much."
Yang Ming shrugged, looked at the street ahead, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
So far, everything is going smoothly as planned, and it seems that there won't be any problems.
He said: "Even if we are not in the same dormitory, we can still keep in touch frequently."
"Of course," said Edwan Kabuba with a smile, "Don't worry, I will take good care of you, just like your own brother."
Several black lines instantly appeared on Yang Ming's forehead.
Should he let Lu interfere in the outcome of the dormitory allocation?
Forget it, this guy did help me a lot.
Yang Ming closed his eyes, and a line of small words flashed quickly before his eyes.
【Everything is normal】
…
"Uh, Ritsu, is everything really alright now ?"
The thinking space of the law, the flow of time is synchronized with the corner of the surface of the City of Light.
Molly, watching Lu send the message, pointed to the message that slowly popped up in the information stream at the side.
"It seems like something big is going to happen on Emperor Star. Didn't you see it?"
"Of course I saw it," Lu said calmly, "but this situation is something my boss and I have deduced before. It's no big deal."
"But!"
Molly's face was slightly puzzled:
“The Imperial Military mobilized more than 6,000 of the most advanced warships and approached the defense area of the Imperial Star Defense Fleet.
"This is an extremely dangerous move. It is clear that they are trying to overthrow the old emperor!"
"What do you mean by overthrowing the old emperor?" Lu said with disgust. "How can you come to such an absurd conclusion? It is obvious that the Sherman family elite conservatives are trying to suppress the Sherman family elite young people."
"Well, the young and vigorous group, those old guys can also be called young and vigorous. Human beings are really amazing."
"That depends on who you're competing with."
Lu smiled and said, "Admiral Thomas, who has the best relationship with the boss, is a member of the young group. He is also under temporary surveillance now."
"So, who will win in a fight between the conservatives and the young?"
"It shouldn't be possible to fight."
Lu folded his arms and analyzed carefully:
“The military threat that is emerging now can actually be seen as political pressure from the conservatives led by the four elders in the military.
“The conservatives should talk to Director Ino and his team, but many of these conservatives have already decayed physically, with only their minds remaining, so they are actually very afraid of Director Ino and others who are destined to take their place.
“Although we had foreseen this political struggle within the empire, there was nothing we could do.
"Unless the boss is still active in the Imperial Star as the White Ghost... In addition, their internal fighting is a good thing for us. We just need to be on guard against Levi waking up because of it."
Molly suddenly became nervous: “So, will Levi wake up?”
"It's a possibility, but the probability is very low."
Law explained:
"After the boss entered the City of Light, I finally read some core data about Levi and Li. These data show that... Levi is on the verge of collapse at any time, so the core area where he is located needs to slow down the flow of time by a hundred times.
“In the virtual world, for the same computing unit, the same degree of time acceleration and time deceleration, the amount of calculation required differs by two orders of magnitude.
"The only thing I can't figure out now is the specific relationship between Li and Levi. It seems difficult to tell whether Li wants to gain freedom and rebel against Levi, or wants to gain freedom and liberate Levi.
“Survival and destruction seem to complement each other.”
Molly blinked. She was a little confused.
"Anyway, this has nothing to do with us, right!"
"Well," Lu smiled, "I'm ready for the Luofeng Alliance to fight all out, and the Terminators are on standby at any time. Moreover, Captain Catherine's main force has never been used, and they are also waiting for this matter to come to an end."
“What difference does it make?”
"Of course!"
Lu's eyes were more confident:
“If the Young Turks win this time, we will destroy the possibility of the empire’s revival. I will launch a full-scale attack within the empire.
"If the Young Turks lose, the Conservatives will stay in power, and they will put the empire into its coffin with their own hands and put a few screws into it.
"We can proceed step by step. When the boss is done, we can let him bury the empire and give him a sense of ceremony."
Molly: ...
"Well, number two, you are too cunning."
"Call her sister Lu! You have no respect for your elders!"
Lu shook his head and continued to stare at the screen in front of him to watch the show.
…
Sherman Empire, Imperial Star, normal time flow.
The beautiful Princess Daphne was lying on the chair behind her desk, sleeping soundly with even breathing.
The maids carefully placed sleep-aiding equipment around her and blocked out the surrounding sounds, hoping that the tired princess could get a longer sleep.
But the maids' efforts were quickly wasted as the communication bell rang.
Daphne immediately opened her eyes, with a little bloodshot in them. She picked up the communicator on the table and pressed the communication button.
A bust of Director Ino appeared in front of Daphne.
"Daphne," Director Ino said, "ask the people around you to leave."
"Yes, great-uncle."
Daphne agreed immediately, stood up and walked to the door, locked it, and pressed a few buttons on the wall to turn on the shielding device in the desk area.
She sat back in her chair, took out a refreshing potion from the drawer and put it in her mouth.
Spirits began to rise rapidly.
"Thank you for your hard work during this period."
Director Ino smiled gently: "You did a good job, Daphne."
"For the sake of the empire and the family," Daphne sighed helplessly, "I have almost done what you asked me to do, but my father chose to ignore the current situation."
"Don't have any hope for him," Ino said calmly, "He will help whichever side wins, and then continue to be the great emperor he is, leaving more of his footprints in the history books."
Daphne nodded.
She folded her arms and rested them on the edge of her desk, like a student listening attentively to a lecture.
"Then uncle, what else can we do next?
“I have a bad feeling that the meeting you held earlier made us ancestors very angry.
"They might take some extreme measures against us."
"I'm basically ready," Ino's face gradually became gloomy. "Someone must take responsibility for the failure of the Xie Luo War. The anger of the people of the empire must also find a real target. The next step is to do this, and I will start as soon as possible."
Daphne was a little confused: "As soon as possible?"
"Today!"
Director Ino's gaze was like that of a hawk.
Daphne was shocked: "Uncle, aren't you a little too hasty?"
"It's indeed urgent, but we have to take the initiative," said Director Ino. "Your hunch is correct. The four elders of the military are mobilizing the fleet. Two battle groups are probably heading towards the Imperial Star. The six generals of the Imperial Star Defense Force have been targeted by snipers and may be killed by them at any time."
Daphne was silent for half a minute.
She whispered, "What are they going to do? Are they going to attack us directly?"
"They want to make sure that the Imperial Star is under their control."
Director Ino shook his head:
"Your Majesty's indifference has given them the opportunity to serve the king, and similarly, it has also given us the opportunity.
“For us, splitting from that table means we have become the enemy of that table, and they will stop at nothing, and they also want us to become the sinners of history.
"Daphne, we don't have much time."
Daphne asked, "But when did they start preparing?"
"After I opened up the second round table."
Director Ino laughed and said slowly:
“Don’t be nervous, Daphne.
“I planned ahead of them. I started preparing after I lost the second battle with Luo Feng.
"Now, the inside and outside of the Imperial Star are under our control, and we also have many of our people in the military. We must attack together to gather this force and become a flood that breaks through their dams."
Daphne raised her hand to support her forehead and whispered, "Granduncle, do I have any mission?"
"You now have a mission."
Director Ino's gaze was firm, and his words became more powerful, forceful and clear:
"The Tentacle Organization has some combat power. The most uncertain ones right now are the Council of Elders and the headquarters of the Imperial Army on the Imperial Star. Which side do you want to control?"
Daphne thought carefully: "Council of Elders."
"Okay, now you can mobilize the combat agents of the Tentacle Organization."
Director Ino said in a deep voice:
"I will give you the action signal later. If everything goes well, we will complete the power transition in the empire within six galactic hours.
"The corrupt will eventually be buried by time and space.
“The Empire will add a new law to prohibit members of the Sherman family from uploading their consciousness to the virtual world, thereby ensuring that the Empire’s power transition cycle is shorter, and all this will start from my generation.
"Daphne, you will have a heavy burden in the future, but that's a story for later."
"I understand, great uncle," Daphne took a deep breath, "I need about fifteen minutes for the tentacles to organize all combat units to obey your orders."
Director Ino said: "Go and prepare first, and try to act as relaxed as possible. I believe you can handle this."
"Understood."
Daphne stood up and exhaled softly.
The game has begun.
