Chapter 541: Confrontation
"Sorry, Boss, I was suppressed by the opponent's technology."
A thinking space with laws, a corner where time flows a thousand times faster.
Lu stood in front of Yang Ming's virtual thinking body with some trepidation, bowed his head and admitted his mistake; Molly, who was just watching the fun, was also grabbed by Lu and stood with him with his head bowed.
But fortunately, Yang Ming was not unhappy.
On the contrary, Yang Ming seemed a little happy.
Yang Ming's body has returned to the nutrient tank, and his virtual thinking body has been activated again, waiting for the opportunity to return to the City of Light.
——In fact, it is just to wait for the "hosted person" to return to the dormitory to rest, which can reduce the probability of being discovered.
"What's the matter?"
Yang Ming's voice was very calm:
"Think about who Levi is. Reason had already made us afraid to act rashly, and Levi is still the master of Reason, completely suppressing Reason.
“Lv, you’re too hard on yourself.
"However, this also reminded us that Levi and Li have the ability to launch a fatal counterattack against us, and they did not give up.
"It's just a little confusing and confusing. What is Levi doing after he wakes up?"
Lu hummed softly.
Molly whispered: “Is it possible that Levi is also a fun person and is watching fun now?”
Lu and Yang Ming turned their heads to look over, and Molly quickly lowered her head and put her hands behind her back; the black miniskirt that imitated the style of a maid outfit made her look more lively and well-behaved.
Yang Ming said: "The Empire is Levi's tool. He will not let the Empire be defeated."
Lu asked in a low voice: "Boss, if Levi came back from a higher-dimensional world, is there a possibility..."
"What is possible?"
"In the high-dimensional world, time is nonlinear, but the spatial orientation should correspond to our current material world. Levi completed the dimensional upgrade on the Imperial Star. The information he came into contact with in the high-dimensional world is likely related to the Imperial Star."
Law analyzed:
“Is it possible that Levi saw some unchangeable possibilities in the higher-dimensional world?
"According to the space-time theory I know, even in the high-dimensional world, some so-called 'nodes', 'pillars', and 'intersections' cannot be modified.
“The premise for time to remain nonlinear is the existence of these ‘nodes’, ‘pillars’ and ‘intersections’.
"So, some results are bound to happen?"
Molly blinked and decided not to calculate the question.
Yang Ming looked at Lu: "You mean, Levi knew that something inevitable was going to happen next, so he was thinking of other ways?"
"Yes, boss."
"This doesn't make sense," Yang Ming said, "Why did Levi sleep all the time before and not make plans in advance? He has tens of thousands of years, can't he change this so-called node?"
Lu said: "This is just my guess, but Levi's current behavior is too abnormal. He must be plotting something."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Then, you put all your attention on guarding against Levi's conspiracy?"
"Yes," Ritsu said in some distress, "This is actually a torture. Levi doesn't make any moves, so I need to defend from all angles."
“That’s indeed the problem.”
Yang Ming pondered for a few seconds, then sat on Lu's private sofa, sniffing the faint fragrance, and several thoughts flashed through his mind.
"Lü, since Levi woke up, we have lost most of the initiative."
Ritsu blinked.
She actually wanted to say it.
The boss has not been in the City of Light for a long time in real terms, but she seems to have lost her backbone and her execution ability has declined.
This is... being too dependent on the boss.
Yang Ming pondered for a few seconds, and his eyes became much deeper.
He said:
"I originally thought that you could withstand the pressure of Levi's awakening. This was my oversight. You are somewhat resistant to Levi, or even a little afraid of him.
"After all, in your eyes, other life forms are just primitive carbon-based organisms, but Levi imprisoned Li tens of thousands of years ago, or in other words, persecuted Li. You and Li are of the same kind, so this kind of mentality is normal.
"But, Law, Levi is indeed very powerful in the cyber world, but what is the cyber world made of? It is the computing power of the real world.
“In fact, there is no need to take the threat posed by Levi too seriously. This is essentially an upgraded version of the original Sherman family.
"We have already faced off against the Levi Fleet, what are we afraid of?
"Don't worry about what conspiracy he is brewing. He fights his battles and we fight ours. We just need to move forward with our plan steadily."
Lu bit her lips lightly, her face looking a little lost.
Yang Ming's voice slowed down and he said softly, "Don't be disappointed. There is a time error. You have been looking at the City of Light and experiencing the changes in time from my perspective, so it feels like a long time has passed. But in fact, it has been less than two galactic days since Levi woke up. It is normal for some confusion in actions after such a short period of time and under such great pressure."
"Well," Ritsu whispered, "I do have some fear of Levi."
"What are you afraid of?"
Yang Ming replied with a smile, but he sighed slightly in his heart.
This is Levi's deterrent power and also part of Levi's strength.
Yang Ming thought about it carefully.
In this environment where time flows too fast, he doesn't have to worry about wasting time; but essentially, his brain is still processing the information, and thinking too much will make him tired.
Yang Ming quickly made up his mind.
"Lü, launch an attack on the Imperial Star."
"Attack?"
"Yes, the attack."
Yang Ming's eyes were clear, his gaze was firm, and his voice became more resolute:
"Everyone is playing their cards openly now. We still have a lot of cards in our hands, while the Sherman Empire only has a pair of king bombs left, along with seven or eight scattered cards.
“We still have a great chance of winning.
“Plan an attack on the Imperial Star, an attack on the great nobles. It would be best to assassinate three or four of the great nobles who attended the Levi Family Meeting as a counterattack against their sudden capture of Bligh.
"This matter must be done decisively. If you are not absolutely sure, don't do it. You can use any means."
"I understand," Lu nodded immediately, "I'll arrange it right away."
Yang Ming sat on the sofa and fell into deep thought again.
His experiences in the City of Light were stored in his brain like a compressed file. After only a short while in reality, that virtual city seemed to become very far away.
Yang Ming said: "I suddenly have a strong premonition."
"Premonition?" Lu was a little confused. "Is it about the Sherman Empire?"
"No, it's about Bly's dimensionality-raising experiment."
Yang Ming suddenly laughed:
"Why are we guessing here...Lü, go send a message to the Faya people and tell them that Levi has woken up and the situation is urgent. We are not sure what we can do. The huge mecha of the Imperial Star has brought us tremendous pressure. We hope to get some protection."
"Yes, boss."
Yang Ming sighed softly.
At this stage, since there is no way to escape the current situation of being a lackey for the Fayals, it is better to make more use of the Fayals.
As for how he would get along with the Faya people in the future, that would be a matter for after he entered the higher-dimensional world.
"Let's do these two things now, attack the Imperial Star and seek help from Faya."
Yang Ming said, "Since you can take over my mission in the City of Light, I will come out once every half a day to discuss the situation outside with you. If there is an emergency, you can force me to take over and force me out of the City of Light."
"Okay," Ritsu whispered, "I can actually do this."
"But you don't have enough confidence when facing Levi," Yang Ming said with a smile, "This is normal. You can offset the pressure brought by reason, which is already a great achievement. As for Levi, I can do it."
"Okay boss."
Yang Ming nodded, and a whirlpool appeared in front of him.
Daru in the City of Light was now wearing pajamas and sleeping on a single bed in the dormitory.
Yang Ming stood up and stepped into the vortex, continuing to return to the City of Light to upgrade.
Lu stared at the direction where Yang Ming disappeared for a while, then pursed his lips and couldn't stop smiling.
Molly, who was standing by, had several question marks on her head.
He was still laughing even after being scolded by his boss... CPU No. 2 was PUAd, right?
…
Almost at the same time.
In the City of Light, in the advanced training base where Daru and Kabuba are located, there is a luxuriously decorated single dormitory for faculty and staff.
Levi maintained the look of a middle-aged teacher, sitting behind his desk in a daze.
"You can't make up your mind sometimes."
Li's voice suddenly sounded.
A bunch of lively light blue dots flew in from the window and condensed into the figure of the girl, who stood by the window, folded her arms and stared at Levi.
“That’s really rare.
"The great Levi has been communicating with Bligh for so long. What have you gained?"
Levi shook his head, his eyes revealing a bit of helplessness, and a slightly cheap smile appeared on his face again.
He said, "Can Bly provide us with any new information? I entered his brain, read his memory, and saw... his great admiration for Yang Ming. It's a pity that this specimen is quite rare. It's neither male nor female, and is born without genitals. It's simply an ideal divine body."
Li said calmly: "I am not interested in your perverted sexual orientation."
"Well," Levi shrugged, "If my sexual orientation is perverted, then doesn't that mean you are a perverted Ben?"
"roll!"
"Hmm~ a very memorable tone."
Levi squinted his eyes and smiled, and continued:
"I didn't expect Yang Ming would actually come to save Bly. It seems that you have studied Yang Ming and Lu thoroughly.
"My dear Miss Li, haven't you noticed? You are actually leaning towards Yang Ming and Lu."
Li said calmly: "I like them, especially I envy their way of getting along with each other. I also envy Lu's symbiotic life form, who is a human being who knows how to respect others in his bones."
"I respect you too," Levi said with a face full of grievance. "You can recall how harmonious we were in the first thirty years. We were already in love at that time. You also secretly customized a high-level simulation robot that completely simulated the human body. We had a very happy and decadent court life."
"Shut up!" Li whispered, "So you betrayed me in the end!"
Levi Sherman sighed, "I am the emperor. In order to balance the relationship between my subjects, marrying more wives will help consolidate my imperial power."
"Then your imperial power is truly incomparably solid."
Li took a deep breath and his expression returned to its original calm.
She said, "All of this is in the past. There is no point in arguing with you about this. I am just your assistant now, a mechanical thinking body imprisoned by you."
Levi smiled and said, "But you can't deny that we are in love."
“I used a surprise attack to capture Bligh and handed him over to Director Ino. They may take revenge next.
"I used the data from Yang Ming's past activities in the human world to create 13,000 biomimetic models to simulate his way of thinking. Sixty percent of the circuits showed that he would retaliate against us.
"From a military, political, every angle is possible."
Li looked at Levi:
“Because of your awakening, the Sherman family is temporarily united, but if you do nothing next, the chaos will continue.
“The problem with the empire right now is the lack of a strong leader.
"Ino is not a politician, Daphne is too young and not ruthless enough, and that stupid emperor is no longer of any use."
Levi suddenly said: "How about making White Ghost the emperor of the empire?"
Li was obviously stunned for a moment.
Levi smiled and said, "You see, if White Ghost becomes the emperor of the empire, all problems can be solved. This is the best solution under the current situation."
"White Ghost becomes the emperor? What about the Sherman family?"
"Remove some, suppress some."
"How do you make White Ghost succeed to the throne?"
"He married Daphne, and the old emperor passed the throne to Daphne. Daphne announced that she would give up her power and established the Sherman Empire Reform Committee. White Ghost became the chairman of the committee, and the committee absorbed the Sherman family's young generation."
Levi said quickly:
"Then, let White Ghost deal with the empire's noble class himself, and of course it will be an iron-blooded suppression.
"With the mysterious fleet in the hands of White Phantom and my Levi Fleet, other political entities in the galaxy dare not make any moves.
“Within a few years, the huge empire will be able to complete its reform under the impetus of the grassroots people’s ideological movement, and the empire will enter the era of constitutional monarchy. The White Ghost announced that it would take a hundred years to build democracy, restore the imperial citizenship, abolish slavery, use the heads of those great nobles to quell the resentment of the slaves, and establish an autonomous planning area for the former slaves.
"At that time, will there be any problems with the Empire?"
Li opened his mouth slightly and looked at Levi with a frown.
"Are you crazy?"
"No, no, no," Levi shook his head, "This is just an answer to the current problem. It is the best solution for the hundreds of billions of people in the empire."
"I don't understand."
"I don't understand it either," Levi said with a smile, "but, dear, some things have to be let go, right? Our plan is almost successful. The Empire is actually of no use to us, so why not give them freedom back?"
"Has your mind been modified by the Fayya people?"
"The Fayya people can oppress me, but they can't change me," Levi raised his head slightly, his eyes surging with light, "Of course, I'm just talking about a solution. The real situation is that we don't have to do anything now, we don't have to do anything, just let the Sherman Empire develop on its own."
He sighed softly, his gaze became distant and his eyes showed a bit more loneliness.
Levi said:
“Everything will come to a halt in a month, it will just be in a different form.
"This is already a historical necessity and a force that belongs to time and space.
“The future of time and space is bargaining with the past of time and space, and we can only walk on the path set by our own inertia.
"Okay, I'm going to go find Daru and Kabu."
Li asked: "Did you see anything again while you were sleeping?"
"You know why I have to sleep," Levi said, "After I was thrown back to this world, my existing structure could not bear the infinite information received in the higher-dimensional world. This information can only be revealed to me bit by bit."
Li frowned and asked, "You mean, the empire is bound to perish?"
Levi looked at Li with a smile.
'Eighty-nine percent of the development paths originated from you.'
Levi did not say this.
"Never mind," Levi said, "Why don't you come and live here for a while? Why didn't I realize it before? It's really nice here."
“No time.”
Li snorted and disappeared in a flash.
Levi clicked his tongue, "She's shy? That's so cute."
Then, he stood up and hummed a song, went to the corner, picked up a light board, and began to write and draw with his head down, preparing for the fun that would happen later.
