Abyss Solo

"Do we have no leverage over him?"

"His leverage is his yet-to-be-seen home planet," said an elder, "but having reached his current position, would he really care that much about his home planet?"

"He has ambition, we can be certain of that. He seems to want to groom Daphne as the Empire's queen."

"And then what? He replaces us and becomes the actual ruler of the Empire?"

"If he continues on his current path, that could indeed become a reality. The key point is that he is unwilling to relinquish his influence over the populace and the grassroots of the military, because he wants to retain the political foundation to guide a revolutionary uprising. Although he wants a revolution, his current appeal is far from enough, but in the future, if class struggles within the Empire continue to worsen, his chances will grow."

"Haven't you noticed? He's deliberately leading to internal conflicts within the Empire."

"Damn it! Why did we believe in the harmless nature of the White Ghost before!"

"It's not that we believed the harmless theory, but he himself has too many safeguards, the biggest safeguard comes from the Faya Civilization, the high-dimensional civilization chose him as an insect warrior, which has resulted in the current unsolvable problem."

The virtual conference room became stifling again.

An elder suddenly said, "Did everyone's positions change?"

"They changed."

"It's said that some coordinates were given to him by the Faya people."

"Yes, I've heard the same news. The Emperor has talked to him, and the information revealed by the Emperor to those around him is that the Faya people are dissatisfied with the Empire and want to dismantle the colossal Empire."

"They are daydreaming!"

"The civilization of the high-dimensional world, to annihilate us, only needs to trigger a gamma-ray burst, how could it be daydreaming?"

"We can be arrogant, but must not be complacent, especially, don't underestimate any creature from the high-dimensional world."

The elders fell into silence once again.

They were all contemplating, pondering over strategies against Yang Ming.

The Ancient God Life Form with reserved cell clusters capable of unlimited regeneration actually no longer belongs to the current dimension, especially as Yang Ming partnered with Po Suo, proving they possess strong, biological energy capable of directly confronting the Great Queen at the edge of dimensional ascension.

This isn't the Ancient God Life Forms as large as gas planets, but human-shaped Ancient Gods that can integrate into human society, slip into various crevices, and excel at mental control.

It can be said that if they were to go for assassination, most people here would be in danger.

Can't threaten;

Can't eliminate;

Can't defeat.

Such enemies leave these elders, who are used to dispatching fleets at the slightest affront, feeling a trace of despair.

"What about Hanton's parents?"

"Outside the Imperial Palace," a senior reminded, "the White Ghost's main consciousness comes from the Pioneer of the greenhouse civilization, he has little sentiment towards Hanton's parents."

"Why not inquire with the Emperor Guard System? Doesn't the Emperor Guard System consider the White Ghost to have become an enemy of the Empire?"

"The Emperor has tried, but the Emperor Guard System doesn't regard the current unrest within the Empire as a rebellion threatening the Sherman family's rule."

A somewhat younger old man spoke, "Actually, there is something or someone that can threaten the White Ghost... Catherine, this captain of the supermodified people, attracts the White Ghost's attention. If we can capture her, perhaps we can control the White Ghost."

"How to capture?"

"Catherine is now hiding at the border of the Empire, having turned into a complete rebel."

"Feelings are just decorations for an ambitious individual, I don't think the White Ghost would sacrifice his interests for a woman he has already abandoned."

Director Eno couldn't help but speak, "Why not wait? Once the White Ghost's home planet passes the test and arrives, according to my research of historical data, trials of the civilization only last five or six years, can the White Ghost disrupt the Empire in five or six years? Impossible, we have too many cards in our hands, as long as real benefits are provided to the populace, the populace will extend their limit of endurance."

"Actually, Eno is not wrong," said an elder, "this time's unrest is actually an opportunity, it can be used to pressure those nobles who have again gained strong local power, especially those with many private armies, such as the family of Revelle, suppressing the nobles, opening the promotion channel for the slave status, entering a benevolent governance cycle, is also a good choice."

"Benevolent governance cycle, let's cajole the populace first."

"Then should we show friendliness directly to the White Ghost?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, does the profit from allying with the White Ghost yield more, or does continuing the fight yield more?"

"Humph! This matter absolutely cannot be resolved like this! If we soften towards the White Ghost today, tomorrow a vassal state might dare to declare independence!"

"But the problem now is, you can't kill him, you will only provoke him to retaliate crazily against us."

"He's about to give a speech to the military, this is a chance to show friendliness to him."

"Are you really going to court him?"

Several elders were furious.

"Where has the honor of the Sherman family gone?"

"Are we still the most powerful Empire in the Galaxy? Are we now going to bow down and admit wrong to a Vice Admiral, a Duke, whom we have groomed?"

"Impossible!"

Director Eno said softly, "But we have already tried extreme pressure, the dreadnought had already locked onto him, yet none of you had the courage to fire, does this farce need to repeat?"

"Eno, you deployed the dreadnought."