Abyss Solo

"We have not mistreated any prisoners, as required by the interstellar convention, but regarding your envoy status, sorry, we have not received any official notification from the Sherman Empire, and you have no documents to prove your identity."

"Where's my watch?"

Count Revell frowned and asked:

"Please return it to me! There are very important files in it! If you open it without permission, it could trigger fatal consequences!"

The electronic female voice did not respond.

Count Revell shouted a few more times, finding no one paid attention to him, shook his head and muttered:

"I shouldn't have taken the risk to come here."

Then he continued eating and drinking.

In the neighboring cabin, Yang Ming looked at the watch before him with a head full of questions, turning to Lyu's realistic projection beside him.

"What did you just say, Lyu?"

"Count Revell's watch contains a letter, which was encrypted, but written by Princess Daphne."

Lyu shrugged:

"This is indeed a bit of a head-scratcher, but the fact is, Count Revell received a message from someone impersonating the Sherman Empire's Emperor, sent by Daphne, and this message was heavily encrypted. It took me half an hour to decrypt it."

"Princess Daphne seems to have seen something, you can take a look at this letter, it is specifically for Boss Yang, and I can guarantee that no one aside from myself has seen this letter."

"Count Revell thought he was following the Emperor's orders to negotiate a ceasefire between the two countries, but actually, that Emperor is now playing ostrich, fearing he will bear the blame for the war's failure."

"It's Daphne, and Lyu's behavior proves Lyu recognizes Daphne's handling of the situation."

Yang Ming's mouth corner gently twitched.

He gestured, and the room full of mechanical thought bodies quickly retreated.

Lyu extracted the letter, turning it into lines of rolling text.

[Yang Ming Commander:

You may have many confusions regarding my unsolicited contact, I am Princess Daphne of the Sherman Empire.

The dispatch of this letter is merely an act of conscience and unrest.

The Sherman Empire, under the control of certain brutish individuals, launched an unjust war of aggression against your country, causing massive casualties on both sides and inflicting incalculable damage, bringing deep sorrow to over a hundred million families.

I find no peace, and whenever I close my eyes, I hear the laments of soldiers who died in battle, my heart is tormented.

The Wind Democratic Republic was originally the Luofeng Empire, and the Luofeng Empire initially originated from the noble families of the Sherman Empire. The surname of Wind was originally a noble one from the Sherman Empire, hence both of our countries should have deep ties.

But, since your country was established, my Sherman Empire, through the "Sovereign Country" treaty, has continually plundered your nation's wealth, leaving some of your citizens living in dire straits.

This guilt originates from the corrupt ancestors within the Sherman family.

As a member of the Sherman family, I should not criticize the elders of the family, but I am also a human, a citizen of the Sherman Empire. Facing the increasingly severe crisis of the Empire, I think I must do something for this country with a long history.

Why did I suddenly write to you?

I can't say why, I just feel, you are the only one who can help me, maybe there exists a past friendship between us.

Due to your previous actions, dissatisfaction among the populace within the Sherman Empire has reached its peak, now the Empire is greatly defeated, internal unrest is inevitable.

If this turmoil breaks out, regardless of the final result, it will ultimately lead to a large number of people being affected, their lives will be impacted, their personal safety greatly endangered.

I do not know what your specific plans for the Empire are.

Perhaps, Saka Star is your exploration of an entirely new model of imperial development, but Saka Star in essence has not proposed any institutional updates.

The Empire has tens of billions of people, even if the Empire enters the fast track, this scale can allow the Empire to maintain its status as a strong nation for hundreds of galaxy years, and the bloodsuckers originally lying on the people will exploit their value more intensely, creating more tragedies and disasters.

If you can remember our past friendship;

If you still recall the support given to you by the Empire's people;

If you truly have a plan to make the Empire better, rather than merely causing the Empire to fall into chaos and division;

Then please send me a reply.

I think you must have a way to get in touch with me.

After this letter is sent, I will quietly wait on Emperor Star, likely awaiting the arrival of the gendarmerie and the Noble Court, but if there's a shred of hope, I still hope to cooperate with you again.

Only by thoroughly reforming the old system can Sherman be revitalized.

Those war criminals must be held accountable for the Battle of Sherman and Luofeng.

Daphne, stay.]

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"Well, well," Boss Yang was a bit incredulous, "Is she testing me? Where did I show any flaw? Are Yang Ming and Hanton very similar?"

"Behavior and temperament can't be changed."

Lyu laughed:

"Princess Daphne took a huge risk sending Count Revell to deliver the message, even resorting to using the antenna system to impersonate her own father.

"This is a crime that the Old Emperor will absolutely not tolerate.

"Moreover, if this letter falls into the hands of other members of the Sherman family, it would be an unforgivable crime of treason and betrayal."

Yang Ming frowned and pondered.

He said, "Daphne is ambitious... Although it's not nice to say this about my woman, she's indeed not that innocent."

"Boss," Lyu added, "The White Ghost is Princess Daphne's greatest political asset, and in sending you a letter, in a way, she sensed great danger, such as a huge civil unrest brewing inside the Empire, a power shift in the Sherman family. Also, you could interpret it as her sensing a huge political opportunity."

Yang Ming spun the chair, laughing: "She wants me to return to stir up some trouble together?"

"It's not necessarily that you must return to the Sherman Empire personally."

Lyu sat at the edge of the table, thinking carefully:

"Now, the Wind Alliance is both the victor and the victim, running at the forefront of public opinion in human civilization of the Milky Way, waving the banner against the Empire.

"Princess Daphne's intention is to have us denounce the Sherman family, to point the finger at them.

"This might facilitate her next move.

"She belongs to Director Eno's faction, and right now, there's a trend of contention between Director Eno's faction and the Stubborn Faction. It's hard to say who will win."

Yang Ming laughed: "If we had the strength to directly attack the Empire, there wouldn't be so many troublesome matters."

"Currently, it's an impossible task.

"Sherman Empire suffered significant losses this time, but what they lost was only their external expansion capability. Their internal defense is still intact, and they've successfully withdrawn from the New Federation, with domestic arms factories attempting to overcome all difficulties and resume full production.

"Heavenly Fury Fortress and the Emperor Star, two Constant Star Cannons capable of jumping near the Emperor Star Circle, are Sherman's trump cards.

"Now the other three great powers loudly call to attack Sherman, to liberate Sherman, but that's nothing more than slogans to enjoy; asking them to bet everything against Sherman Empire, they absolutely won't do it."

Lyu murmured a few notes:

"From this perspective, cooperating with Princess Daphne, having Sherman Empire give substantive compensation to the Wind Alliance, a public apology, defining this war as the Sherman Empire Stubborn Faction's death throes, would actually be beneficial for the future stability of the Wind Alliance.

"But how to obtain compensation and apology from Sherman Empire, that tests our skills."

Yang Ming laughed: "That's just Daphne's perspective, Lyu."

"Yes, boss."

"Once we complete those three plans, the Empire will no longer be a threat to Wind."

Yang Ming casually summoned a bottle of drink, looking at the yawning Revell on the projection screen, couldn't help but laugh.

"When a whale falls, all things come into life."

Yang Ming laughed: "Help me send a message back to Daphne, just three words."

"What?"

"Got it."

"Huh?" Lyu was a bit puzzled.

Yang Ming was already stretching and standing up: "Revell is a decent little guinea pig, just perfect for some manipulation. First send Revell to Ilando Star, treat him as a foreign guest, then arrange some voluptuous escort girls for him, get some gossip going."

Lyu blinked, then showed a sudden realization.

"I understand, boss."

"We need a speaker to address Sherman Empire publicly," Yang Ming grinned mischievously, "Revell came at just the right time."