Abyss Solo

[Don't let public opinion cool down, keep stimulating them.]

[Quickly confirm the list of officers in the Saka Star perimeter fleet and find a way to influence their rank-and-file soldiers.]

Yang Ming's wristwatch vibrated twice, but he didn't look at it much.

Daphne opened the soundproof door of the lounge, frowned at Yang Ming, and walked over to him.

From her expression, the situation didn't look optimistic.

...

'...I won't harm any Imperial soldier who is kind to me.'

Bam!

An old man in loose casual clothes kicked the floating coffee table in front of him.

Atro's eyelids twitched violently.

As the First Deputy Director of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he could only stand honestly in the corner in this small room.

The room was filled with smoke, and most of these elderly men, hoping to live as long as possible, had the habit of consuming harmless addiction agents. In fact, Atro hadn't been here long and his main task was to integrate the intelligence from the Military Intelligence Bureau and report any situation to these old men in a timely manner.

The central area of the room, where two wide sofas were placed facing each other, was the core area of power within.

The four old men sitting there were reportedly the core figures at the round table of the Sherman family and also the highest controllers of the Empire's military system.

Atro's third uncle could only sit close to the core area, and whenever any one of those four old men spoke, his third uncle could only bow his head and listen, and he had to show a serious expression of contemplation.

Atro: This isn't that different for him either.

Now, it was one of the Military Department's four elders seated right in the center who had angrily kicked the coffee table.

"What does this White Ghost want to do?"

An old man said coldly, "He's definitely provoking us on purpose! He wants to force us to fire on Saka Star, which will cause severe turmoil within the Empire, and he will stand on the side of justice."

"Saka Star is developing well now, with tens of millions of people and decent economic potential; it's a pity to destroy it."

"But that cannot be the White Ghost's reliance."

"What's the situation now?"

The third uncle looked at Atro, who was holding the virtual projection device, and Atro immediately spoke, "There are some statistical data here."

He was a bit nervous, stood up straight, and lowered his head proactively, speaking quickly:

"According to data from three minutes ago, the topic related to the White Ghost slaughtering terrorist organizations is rapidly declining in popularity, and mentions of Catherine are rapidly rising.

"We have issued a strict order to media systems everywhere that no one can report on this matter, but from current data, the forces behind the scenes seeking to disrupt the Empire, mainly operatives from the New Federation CIA and Free Federation intelligence agency, have already begun to hype up the topic of Catherine with all their might.

"Currently, the public is very interested in the lifespan of supermodified people, the individual ascension pursuits of the Imperial royalty, and the true intentions of maintaining the Empire's system.

"Within the Emperor Star Circle, the public is persistently voicing their desire for an official response.

"Outside the Emperor Star Circle, many people tend to have organized demonstrations."

The atmosphere in the room was even more oppressive.

"Heh heh."

One of the four elders of the Military Department let out a cold laugh:

"This is the Empire's hero, deliberately giving people something to talk about to pressure us... Does he intend to split the Empire?"

Atro: ...

It seems that it's you big shots who are actively trying to suppress Hanton.

His third uncle said solemnly:

"The influence of the White Ghost is indeed too great. Once he establishes a victim image among the public, whatever the authorities do will be wrong. He appears to sincerely apologize but is actually revealing some matters that were previously tacitly acknowledged. This approach is common in various public opinion wars.

"Now, we should establish an operational goal, which is to decide to what extent we need to act. To merely suppress the White Ghost might lead to trouble later."

"An operational goal?"

One of the four elders spoke: "Simply put, what do we want Hanton to do?"

The elders fell silent once again.

Someone said, "Since the cause of this incident is the White Ghost refusing to plunder the Dominicans, we might as well have the fleet outside Dominicos Star advance now, creating a stance of attacking the Dominicans, and then put him back into the position of main general, leaving it still to the White Ghost."

"Let him return to his rightful position? That sounds good."

"As long as he returns to the outer fleet of Dominicos Star, we will drop two Energy-gathering Bombs directly, not targeting the main cities of the Dominicans, but dropping them in some wilderness areas, claiming it's a military exercise to test weapon power."

"The White Ghost doesn't want to get his hands dirty? He has no choice."

"Have the Dreadnought fleet act faster, don't prepare too much and warp directly outside Saka Star, with the guns aimed at the White Ghost's dominion."

"In front of the Empire, there are no exceptions."

The three highest commanders of the Military Department standing by simultaneously saluted and accepted the orders.

Atro's Adam's apple trembled a few times, and he cautiously stepped back two steps into the corner, continuing to watch the endless stream of information coming from his subordinates.

He had never been this serious about a governmental task.

...

Saka Star, Dominion.

Daphne stood in front of Yang Ming with her arms crossed.

Boss Yang leisurely drank the drink his battle maid robot brought to him, appreciating Daphne's somewhat fiery temper.

"Hanton, the dissatisfaction towards you over there has escalated to the extent that it might lead to your removal."