Abyss Solo

"You could have given young people more opportunities for advancement! Allowed most people to live with dignity through their hard work, instead of how it is now!

"The remote regions of the Empire have a vast population of hundreds of billions, and then what? Do these people have the opportunity to transcend their current class? No, most of them do not!

"Years ago, on Saka Star, when I first visited, I thought it was a planet plagued by famine, a war-torn place, but it wasn't; it was just weakened, weakened by the exploitation of the Imperial Nobles and the capital from the Emperor Star Circle.

"Many people there actually died of starvation!

"When I was on Yaha Star, I witnessed countless times young men and women sitting desolately on the streets, unable to see the direction of their future, unable to find the path forward. All they could do was continuously kill their ideals, bow to reality, lower their expectations for life, and become a cog in the rigorous social system, a hermit crab.

"What else makes me despair?

"There are also you, my compatriots, my dear people.

"You no longer yearn for basic freedom, you turn a blind eye to the tragic fate of sixty billion slaves in the Empire, and you always find some self-deluding reasons to evade what the Imperial Nobles do.

"But have you ever thought, the life you have now, would you want your descendants to go through the same?

"Never mind, saying these things is actually useless, I am not blaming you, everyone has the right to pursue a better life. I also know, the Empire now is like a dark cloud; the people can't truly resist the regime until it presses down on their heads.

"But, should we also remain indifferent to the actions of the Sherman family's elite powers?

"They occupy the resources, lock up the power, the paths for advancement are in their hands. They have demarcated sixty percent of the Empire's territory as extractive zones, secretly maintaining the interests of the nobles to prevent losing control over power.

"Your descendants are merely their slaves!

"The only difference is, are they higher slaves, nearly having independent human rights, or lower slaves, deprived of the right to live normally.

"Yes, you can't do much, because the Empire's power is irrelevant to the people.

"But at this moment, for the Empire's soldiers who can hear my call, you should remember... always remember! If one day, when you feel that the orders you receive do not align with the Empire's interests and do not conform to your core values, go and ask your officer.

"Is this a command from the Sherman family!

"Alright, everyone, that's all I can say for today, because this ship is about to be destroyed, they planted bombs in advance, and all I can do is interfere with this live signal in advance, so that I can talk to you about these topics in this manner.

"When my body is destroyed, please do not be angry, because mere anger cannot defeat these enemies.

"My beliefs will not be destroyed, nor will my ideals dissipate as a result.

"This is my last opportunity in the near term to tell you these things. After you lower your heads, please live well. Don't be consumed by gains and losses, the Empire has existed for tens of thousands of years, and this situation cannot be improved through one or two protests or the death of one or two earls.

"I hope you can think, search for the path to truly liberate yourselves.

"The Empire will not last forever.

"If a revolution needs blood to be paved, then I am willing to be the blood donor.

"I will not truly die, I have completed the transformation by the Ancient Gods, I can resurrect using some high-dimensional world technology, it just needs some time.

"The one dying here today is the Empire's hero, the White Ghost.

"Someday I will return, return here, return before you, return to this human civilization regime known as the Sherman Empire. By that time, I hope to hear someone call me Comrade Hanton, rather than the Imperial Duke."

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The tyrannical blaze swallowed everything.