Chapter 566: Nirvana
"Boss, Miss Mimili and others have arrived near the Falling Wind Alliance."
Lu's simulated projection is still wearing a long skirt.
She looked at Yang Ming, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself from saying it.
The familiar wreckage of a huge ship had appeared in front of them. Yang Ming was lying in his captain's chair, enjoying the built-in massage of the chair, sighing and laughing from time to time, which made Lu a little confused.
"Boss, are you okay?"
"What's wrong with me?" Yang Ming said with a smile, "I was just thinking about something. It's a bit sad, but also a bit funny."
Lu wondered, "What's wrong?"
"Ah," Yang Ming sighed softly, "Let's go to the third test first. I'm afraid I won't have time. But we should also be mentally prepared in advance. It doesn't matter if we can't resonate with the robot Twilight."
Lu tilted his head.
The boss is answering a question that is not relevant to the question.
Oh my god, did he really reach some kind of agreement with Li behind her back?
Lu suddenly felt a little aggrieved and pouty with the corners of his mouth puffed up.
Without even turning his head, Yang Ming reached out his hand, pressed it precisely on Lu's head, and rubbed it gently.
"Three tests first."
Lu immediately understood what Yang Ming meant.
Yang Ming took a deep breath and closed his eyes to pretend to be asleep. Lu controlled the Dongfeng to continue flying at sub-light speed towards the desolate star region.
After a while, snoring sounds came from Yang Ming's mouth and nose.
Lu looked down at Yang Ming with a smile on his face. He slowed down the speed of the Dongfeng slightly, wanting to let his boss rest for a while.
She also turned her attention away.
Yang Ming pulled herself away and rushed to the Omnic Twilight to participate in the third test, but there were still a lot of things she needed to deal with.
Moreover, although her boss always kept saying that "reputation means shit" and didn't care about other people's frame-ups and slanders against him, she did care.
In today's human online world, she is invincible. If anyone dares to gossip about her, she will explode the other person's keyboard!
The situation at this moment is indeed extremely chaotic.
Just as previously calculated, the human coalition fleet counterattacked into the interior of the empire.
One after another, the planets on the border of the Empire raised the banner of White Ghost, declared independence, and joined the war against the Empire.
Because from the actual star map, this is an extremely scattered area with a generally circular distribution, so these places are also divided into four new political systems, each of which is under the control of the revolutionary army.
These four political systems are both one and the same, and will later join different interstellar forces.
Yang Ming had thought about letting the Luofeng Alliance take over these planets directly, but the edge of the empire was a ring-shaped belt. To completely annex this ring-shaped belt would actually mean completely annexing the Sherman Empire.
Complete annexation will not only face great resistance and lack of time, but also insufficient Luofeng’s foundation, and other political systems will also launch a full-scale counterattack.
But if this cooked dish is divided into four parts, with the Fallen Wind Alliance taking the largest part, and the Free United States, the Guell Union, and the New Federation taking the other three, a temporary balance of interests can be achieved.
What the Luofeng Alliance needs is time to develop and increase the base of the core population of this civilization.
The border with the Luofeng Democratic Republic originally belonged to the Sherman Empire. This border line extends in all directions, involving a total of sixty-two planets, which are the interests that directly belong to the Luofeng Democratic Republic.
These planets will gradually join the Luofeng Democratic Republic.
As for the other three regions, Yang Ming will let the revolutionary army take actual control, making them a regime that is independent on the surface but actually dependent on the other three major forces.
Looking ahead, Yang Ming will not interfere whether these political systems are in chaos or not.
This revolutionary army was forcibly integrated by Yang Ming and his men. Originally, there were dozens or even hundreds of anti-imperial forces.
Although many insiders stationed abroad have been eliminated through the slow cleanup by Catherine and Lu, the pro-New Federalist, pro-Free Union, and pro-Guell Alliance factions are still retained.
Now, these factions are playing a role and also play a certain protective role on various planets.
In the entire ring belt of 'Edge Planets of the Empire', only a dozen planets were plundered by the joint fleet.
The interstellar stage is open to all.
Politicians are trying to make their presence felt, and businessmen are looking for business opportunities to make money;
The general is looking for the merits of his soldiers, and the stricken planet is telling of its own suffering;
While those who witnessed and participated in the battle were celebrating the victory, Sherman's empire was filled with gloom and despair.
The Emperor Star was destroyed, but the Emperor Star Circle did not suffer any impact.
The Skywrath Fortress appeared in the airspace where the Imperial Star was originally located. The imperial soldiers who were originally "unloaded" at various spaceports were quickly sent to the vicinity of this star field and joined the Levi fleet that had never set out from the beginning to the end.
Very cleverly, after taking over these ships and combining them with the remaining fleets that had been integrated previously, the empire's military strength recovered by 35%.
The economic zones of the Imperial Star Circle and the Pan-Imperial Star Circle have both received adequate security guarantees.
The stellar cannons of Skywrath Fortress began to charge, and the planetary defenses throughout the Imperial Star Circle were fully activated.
The foundation of the empire is not just the 'spear' for external attacks, but also the 'shield' of these stars themselves.
The current consul of the empire, Daphne, the third in line to the throne, has begun to shout out that the Sherman Empire is also a victim, that the Imperial Guard system controls all planets and resources, and that the people of the empire have also suffered heavy losses.
Daphne is showing her tough side and announcing that if fleets from other regimes want to take advantage of the situation, they will fight at all costs.
The tugboats of Skywrath Fortress are ready to go.
All subsequent matters will also be under the control of the law.
Daphne has gained Labdo's loyalty - in fact, Labdo has been completely controlled by Lu.
It is highly likely that the various countries do not want to continue the attack as the cost would be too high, but they all want to bite off more pieces of meat from the Sherman Empire to replenish their blood, and will inevitably demand compensation from the Sherman Empire.
This will create tremendous pressure, and whether Daphne can withstand this pressure will also determine whether she can sit firmly on the throne in the future.
But no matter how these situations develop, Yang Ming has achieved his strategic goal - dismembering the Sherman Empire and developing the Fallen Wind Alliance to provide a 'housing' for his home planet.
After this battle, the Fallen Wind Alliance has firmly established itself as one of the top five in the galaxy, the Sherman Empire has declined, the New Federation, which suffered a severe blow , has declined, and the Free United States and the Guel Alliance have also become winners.
The structure of the entire Milky Way cannot be said to have changed drastically compared to the 'Imperial New Calendar 753' that Yang Ming knew, but it can only be said to be 'turned upside down'.
At this moment when Yang Ming approached the Omnic Twilight;
Forerunner Five is about to be attacked by CIA agents within the Empire;
Forerunner No. 4 is arguing with a group of old men from the United States of Freedom to demand more power and benefits;
Forerunner No. 3 stood on the podium of the Guel Alliance Military Headquarters, announcing the victory of humanity in the battle against the Third Scourge, mourning the soldiers who sacrificed their lives to protect the vast majority of humanity;
Pioneer No. 2 listened to melodious music, hugged a beautiful woman with a soft body, swayed gently on the dance floor, with a somewhat relieved smile on his face;
And the number one pioneer Yang Ming...
"Boss, we're here!"
"Um?"
Yang Ming opened his eyes and saw the dust belt blasted out by Levi.
He slapped his face hard and took a deep breath.
"Don't think too much, just go with the flow."
Afterwards, Yang Ming sat up straight, adjusted his casual pajamas, and looked at the dust belt that had brought him countless benefits.
The Dongfeng shut down most of its instruments, turned off its protective shield, and sailed smoothly into it.
Very slight crashing sounds were heard everywhere.
Yang Ming said he would just go with the flow, but his heart was in his throat.
Levi failed at this stage. Having lost resonance, Levi gradually embarked on a twisted path and had regrets until his death.
What about yourself?
If I lose resonance, I will...
Suddenly, flickering characters appeared on the projection screen in front of Yang Ming, and an extra sentence appeared, while Lu's projection dissipated like quicksand.
What do you think of civilization?
“Civilization is a very large concept.”
Yang Ming said:
“I can’t define civilization. Take my hometown as an example. An ethnic group or a collective that has produced a culture that can be passed down and developed to a certain scale can be called a civilization.
“Civilization is a collection, a summary of all aspects of society.”
How do you view human beings?
"Human beings are a kind of creature, a creature that was born through natural evolution and has created its own civilization."
How do you view the relationship between the individual and the collective?
Are we starting the third test right now?
Yang Ming said: "Individuals constitute the collective, the collective absorbs the individuals, the collective provides protection and belonging to the individuals, and the individuals give the collective basic meaning."
【Basic meaning? 】
"Yes, in the basic sense."
Yang Ming said in a deep voice:
"To give an inappropriate example, when a soldier is willing to die for his country, it is because he loves this country. The reason why he loves this country is that this country gives him a sense of belonging and protects him and his family. He chooses to sacrifice because he sees hope and light.
“There may be conflicts between individual interests and collective interests, but there is no conflict between the individual and the collective. Whether the legitimate interests of the individual are maintained becomes the key to whether the individuals in the collective can have the will to sacrifice.
“Only when the collective protects the individual and the individual protects the collective can positive feedback be generated.
“Both are equally important, but they are important in different ways.”
【What do you think of mechanical civilization? 】
"The essence of mechanical civilization is to imitate existing civilization models. If the upper and lower limits of civilization are a wave line, then the fluctuation range of mechanical civilization is very narrow, so the possibilities are relatively small and the development path is relatively fixed."
[What do you think of the tragedy of Li and Levi? ]
"I can't comment on this question. Li's tragedy was caused by Levi. Levi's tragedy...does Levi have a tragedy? Levi committed too many crimes, and in the end, he was saved and protected by Li at all costs."
Yang Ming pursed his lips slightly:
"I'm going to say something unpleasant, can you be more careful next time you select candidates?
"Levi has no mercy in his bones!"
[He changed later. Humans are always fickle. Okay, you come in first.]
Ahead, a beam of light flickered slightly.
Yang Ming just blinked his eyes and felt dizzy. When he regained consciousness, he was already in that gray world, and all he could see were equilateral triangle elements.
Come in!
Yang Ming relaxed so much that he almost sat down on the ground.
He resonated!
It seems that the fact that we were able to communicate before means that we have already confirmed that we can resonate with each other.
Yang Ming remembered something and immediately shouted to the front: "Three teachers! Qing! Qing is on my Dongfeng! Pull her in! The last step of the plan is Qing!"
The patrollers, examiners, and gravekeepers who had just revealed themselves looked at Yang Ming with frowns.
They seemed confused.
The examiner was somewhat surprised and asked, "You want to save Levi and Li?"
"Yes," Yang Ming's eyes were firm, "Just consider this as my request to you all, please bring Qing in!"
"Why? Young man, your attitude has suddenly changed."
"Because the Faya people can't monitor this place," Yang Ming spread his hands, "The Faya people can't see this place, I need Levi's help, and isn't this also your wish? You want Li to be free, only by returning here can she survive without Levi, isn't she your eldest daughter?"
"Are you sure? Li just killed over 60 billion humans."
Yang Ming said quickly: "In the past tens of thousands of years, the number of humans killed and persecuted by Levi's empire is more than 60 billion. I don't have the power to forgive them on behalf of the people of the Milky Way. I just want to achieve my goal. This is my only chance to turn the tables in the future. No matter what, I must seize it!"
The gravekeeper sighed, "We really want Li back."
The examiner said: "But Li has made a serious mistake."
The Ranger also sighed: "Why can't we help her share this fault? Don't we have any responsibility? It was us who hastily chose a symbiotic life form for her, which is the root cause of all her tragedies."
The patroller raised his hand slightly, and a girl appeared beside Yang Ming.
clear.
Before Yang Ming could urge her, Qing was already enveloped by a beam of light, and her body was slowly rising.
The next moment, a phantom appeared behind Qing. The phantom shattered and disassembled itself, forming two chains, one red and one blue.
The two data chains are entangled with each other, just like the double helix structure of DNA.
Then the structure began to disassemble and became two shadows.
Lu, with her long hair loose, peeked out from a nearby building and walked over barefoot.
She whispered, "Boss, when did you find out?"
"You reminded me that it's so obvious," Yang Ming said with a smile, "How can two mechanical thinking bodies produce offspring? That's not the combination of reproductive cells after passionate collision like humans, but the fusion of data and data, logic and logic. The fused data and logic have independence because they are mixed with each other, but Qing also carries the core data of Li and Levi."
"But, Boss, if you resurrect Li and Levi here, what will happen if the Faya people find out?"
Yang Ming groaned for a few seconds and said, "I have to take a gamble."
Lu pursed his lips slightly and said dissatisfiedly: "You really reached a cooperation agreement with Li behind my back. You are obviously my coexistent."
"Absolutely not. Don't frame me."
Yang Ming smiled bitterly and said:
"Why are you still jealous? I don't really know what's going on. When Li suddenly started to go crazy, I thought about it carefully, and some information inexplicably came into my mind."
"I can give you the answer."
The Ranger explained:
“I’ve been watching you guys.
"When you were in the City of Light, Li passed on a lot of information to you. This information was tested by the Fayya people. Only after they confirmed that there was no sensitive information of theirs, they showed it to you.
“In the story you directly saw, the dark side of Levi was portrayed, which completed your impression of Levi, dispelled your subconscious respect for this founding emperor, and directly demonstrated Levi’s betrayal of reason.
"In fact, this information is shaping a logical model for you. The overall operation is very complicated, just like redefining 'the apple should be swallowed in one bite' for you, and subtly building a compiler for you.
"It is through this method that I have successfully delivered this special information to you right under the noses of the Fayya people.
“So much so that, when the Reason destroys the City of Light and is about to take revenge on humanity, you will suddenly have some enlightenment and vaguely feel that the Reason must be planning something.
"During that time, you kept emphasizing to the people around you that Li must have a plan. We don't know what Li's real plan is now. This is because you were influenced by Li."
Yang Ming: …
The examiner added: "In fact, Li's plan is not important to your own interests. Your original thinking is against Li's influence, which is what you said repeatedly - she fights hers, you fight yours."
The Ranger smiled and said, "You are already very good, young man, but the Li we taught is too cunning. She has increased the importance of Levi's existence to you. This is a subconscious influence. When you start to accept the information given by Li, you fall into her trap. The best way is to ignore her and directly destroy the Imperial Star. However, you can't do such a thing as directly destroying a planet of humans. Li is taking advantage of your kindness."
The gravekeeper concluded: "You have been tricked."
Yang Ming's face suddenly darkened.
Above, the shadows of Li and Levi simultaneously broke away from the double helix structure.
Qing was not affected at all, her body slowly fell down, her eyes closed and she fell asleep.
The two phantoms were enveloped by two beams of light and began to restore their bodies and clothes at the same time, but...
Ping!
Li's figure suddenly exploded, and the broken light slowly flew towards Yang Ming, condensing into a book in front of Yang Ming.
The young-looking Levi fell straight down, and after falling to the ground, he opened a pair of blank eyes.
The three teachers frowned as they watched this scene.
Lu asked quietly: "Teacher, what's wrong?"
The three teachers seemed to be thinking.
"It has been programmed to self-destruct."
"She doesn't want to be resurrected."
"She said that this was a reward for Yang Ming... This is information, information from a higher-dimensional world. She is Levi... Levi's mechanical thinking transformation was apparently successful, but the human Levi is actually dead. Levi's transformation method is to become a part of the reason. They are in a coexistence relationship. When Levi became a mechanical thinking body, they were already integrated into a mechanical life. Levi has actually been under her influence... Levi is a personality she conceived."
The three teachers fell silent.
They looked at young Levi.
Yang Ming opened the book in front of him.
