Abyss Solo

"Wind seems to have brainwashed all these countries."

"Simply put, without deploying the Levi Fleet, it is very difficult for us to obtain a superior military position against the Wind Alliance now."

The conference room fell silent.

The Old Emperor threw the remote control in his hand, leaned back against the chair, and frowned thoughtfully.

In the corner, several beams of light intertwined, weaving a new three-dimensional projection.

Director Eno joined the meeting, and a message from Director Eno was received on the communicator in Daphne's hand.

"Is the Emperor Guard System still unusable?" Daphne whispered.

Two old men shook their heads.

Director Eno said: "I am now at the location of the source server of the Emperor Guard System. The server can work normally, but the main consciousness of the Emperor Guard System is still asleep. The authority specialists over there say, the Emperor Guard System itself is like an independent personality, she is too old, similar to our human consciousness upload, at most two hundred years would self-collapse, she has already lasted for tens of thousands of years."

"Without the Emperor Guard System, how do we activate the Levi Fleet?"

The Old Emperor asked: "What about Emperor Guard 2? Hasn't it already taken over the network of the Emperor Star Circle?"

The Empire's commander promptly said: "Your Majesty, the feedback from the Emperor Guard 2 team is that Emperor Guard 2's computing power integration is still insufficient; managing the Emperor Star Circle network is already somewhat difficult, and extending to the Empire's unified network is even more challenging."

"They have already tried to separate the military and civil systems as much as possible, but Emperor Guard 2 at most can further support the command auxiliary work of three battle groups."

"The Emperor Guard 2 team tried some methods, but they can't locate the interface of the Levi Fleet."

Director Eno answered this question: "The interface is in the root server of the Emperor Guard System."

Deadlock.

The Old Emperor murmured: "Does it still not meet those few standards set by the Emperor Guard System now? Has it not detected the chaotic internal and external situation facing the Empire? In this kind of situation, historically, the Emperor Guard System has already been activated dozens of times, right?"

Clearly, the Old Emperor felt he was being targeted by the Emperor Guard System.

"Then, what if we integrate the private fleets of the Imperial Nobles?"

Daphne continued:

"I've previously obtained a set of data; the private fleets of the Imperial Nobles can be integrated into three battle groups."

The Old Emperor frowned and looked at his daughter: "Daphne, you must understand, the fleets maintained by nobles don't have much combat power."

"But they have firepower, Father."

Daphne gently said:

"Using Emperor Guard 2 to augment the nobles' ships might yield combat power similar to conventional fleets, and... when the nobles earn merits in external combat, we can promote internally as well, stating that when the Empire faces a crisis, those who enjoy privileges must stand up and bleed. Domestic unrest will be calmed considerably."

"This time, we require each noble family to field a fleet commander, who must be a noble themselves or their eldest son with first inheritance rights, to ensure they will fight bravely."

"How about giving the noble class an opportunity to perform?"

The Old Emperor raised an eyebrow slightly.

An elderly man said: "Is this Eno's intention?"

Daphne smiled and said: "It's just my own sudden thought..."

"It is my intention, Uncle," Director Eno interrupted Daphne's words and said calmly, "The need for nobles to stand up now is a good opportunity; if nobles suffer heavy casualties in war, domestic public opinion will immediately calm."

Several elderly men fell into contemplation.

However, the Old Emperor laughed and said: "Let's settle this; Daphne, draft a decree, pay attention to the wording, and I'll sign it."

"Yes, Father."

Daphne glanced at the obviously displeased elders, lowered her head, and quickly left.

Director Eno smiled, already starting to contact the Emperor Guard 2 development team.

...

'This is humanity.'

Labuduo stared blankly, quietly gazing at the starry sky.

He was working hard to digest the complex information of the Emperor Star Circle.

Human depravity knows no bounds;

The advancement of technology does not necessarily elevate moral standards;

In the forward development of a human group, there are those who progress, yet the majority are mediocre, and regression can occur;

Human history is not an epic, but is full of biological instincts;

In human interactions, there is only one form of justice, which is to counter-invade those who violate one's rights...

Labuduo constantly uses these truths to correct the dangerous thoughts that arise, and these thoughts are so wild that they could truly throw the Empire into disaster.

'Labuduo.'

The man's voice echoed again, renewing some hope in Labuduo's eyes.

Those were the words he said to himself during their last parting:

'You are a strong Thought Body, and my deliberate guidance to you this time is actually to plant seeds of kindness in your heart.

'Soon you will likely have to take over the Empire's network world, becoming the tool Thought Body controlled by that round table, but I hope you can maintain some of your own leeway when executing their commands.

'That is the space left for kindness.

'There is no absolute kindness in the world, so whatever you deem good might also infringe upon the interests of others.

'Humans are a flawed species, yet within this species, there often emerge souls shining with brightness, there will always be individuals who step forward to sacrifice themselves for the greater good, and there will always be individuals who, amidst collective depravity, raise an arm high, shed blood, and sacrifice, it is precisely this brightness that flickers continuously through the long river of human history, allowing humans to survive in the vast Milky Way.'