Walk alone in the abyss

This palace is really luxurious.

The imperial palace in Yang Ming's impression, that is, those palaces and pavilions in the history of his hometown, is nothing short of a steel-structured 'Cyber ​​Forbidden City'.

But the palace of the Sherman Empire is not complicated, even a little simple.

The palace module is inlaid in a giant frame structure, with a bottom surface area of ​​about 100,000 square meters, and four sides are metal curtains that can project different simulated scenes.

The architectural style is based on tallness and spaciousness. Several scattered palaces are scattered on the bronze-colored metal square, as if to tell the insignificance of human beings and human creations under the scale of cosmic time and space.

These palaces are the places where the emperor lives, works and entertains.

On the side of the road, Yang Ming saw some tens of meters of black frames on the ground, ranging from square to rectangular, which seemed to be various types of buildings. If the emperor needed it, there would be metal halls rising slowly.

Serene and depressing.

"Viscount Hanton," the old man in front of Yang Ming turned his head and lowered his voice as much as possible, "You are very smart, and we are very assured of you, but you must be careful not to make His Majesty feel disgusted with you."

Yang Ming nodded immediately: "Don't worry, Great Elder, life is important."

"Don't talk nonsense," the Great Elder said with a frown, "The great His Majesty will not casually wrong a good person."

Yang Ming: ...

low.

His licking attribute is still too low.

A group of people walked for more than 20 minutes before arriving in front of a magnificent metal hall.

It was only when Yang Ming got closer that he realized the strangeness here.

There is a layer of camouflage image wrapped outside the hall, but there is actually something hidden inside.

Walking through the virtual film, you will see a fountain, two rows of flower gardens, and more than a dozen steps of white jade leading to the real emperor's office building.

More than a dozen beautiful maids in full bloom, lying or sitting by the pool with fascinated expressions, pretending to be no one else, intoxicated with themselves, should be part of the landscape here.

Looking up, Yang Ming saw a very realistic blue sky and white clouds, and felt the light and heat of the stars.

Behind the pool is the real main hall. Looking square and upright, all the works of art placed in front of the hall can't make up a coat. The symbols of men and women seem to be mixed here.

Art is like that.

Yang Ming stood outside the main hall, several elders took deep breaths to suppress the panting, neatly adjusted the robes on their bodies, stepped across the tens of centimeters high threshold, and rushed in with their heads bowed.

The Great Elder shouted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The condition of Viscount Hanton, the white ghost, is no longer serious!"

In the main hall, the old emperor who was doing manicure and skin care raised his hand and waved, and the maids with beauty instrument suits bowed their heads and retreated.

Yang Ming could tell at a glance that this set of beauty instruments should still be made by New Federation.

"Huh? Really?"

The emperor glanced at the elders below, and said with a smile, "My guard knight has recovered?"

"Not fully recovered!"

The elder said in a low voice:

"Your Majesty, the genetic modification experiment is inherently extremely risky. There is only one successful case of the ancient god's modified body. Even the experimental body of Wushen No. 1 lost its self-sense and became a monster with human appearance.

"In a sense, Viscount Handon's body has huge hidden dangers, and the possibility of accidents such as loss of control or self-destruction cannot be ruled out.

"Your Majesty, the original human body is a gift from nature, and your body represents the pinnacle of the human species."

The old emperor suddenly smiled and narrowed his eyes.

Yang Ming pouted slightly outside the hall.

I was careless, I didn't expect these old foxes to make him pretend to be recovering from a serious illness, and they also wanted to use him as a gunman.

The conflict between the emperor and the elders' house was revealed in front of him.

"Several elders are bothering you," the old emperor said with a smile, "Since he is a patient, please come and move a seat and place it here... Hanton, come in quickly, what are you doing standing outside?"

Yang Ming stepped into the entrance hall, raised his head and gave a military salute.

Afterwards, Yang Ming looked at the seats brought by the maids, hesitated a little, and walked forward, and sat in front of the First Elder and the others.

The Great Elder, who had been bowing all the time, lowered his head even lower.

The old emperor of the Sherman family squinted and smiled, and said a few words of concern to Yang Ming in a warm voice, which looked very much like the old man next door greeting a college student who had just returned to the village.

The old emperor changed the subject: "Handun, did you hear what the Great Elder said just now?"

"Understood, Your Majesty," Yang Ming nodded, "What the Great Elder said actually makes sense..."

"Huh?" The old emperor's eyes were sharp.

Yang Ming said: "But it's obvious that the Great Elder doesn't understand the ancient god transformation experiment."

The old emperor's eyes suddenly softened.

"Really?" The old emperor asked with a smile, "Then tell me, what's wrong with the views of these elders?"

"Actually, none of the fusion experiments between the ancient god's gene and the human's gene were successful," Yang Ming said seriously, "the ancient god's life form is likely to be a biological weapon of a high-dimensional civilization. Technically speaking, it's really...too superficial."

The old emperor narrowed his eyes, and then laughed out loud.

The elders behind Yang Ming breathed a sigh of relief, and each looked up at Yang Ming.

"You guys are really interesting," the old emperor laughed. "My Emperor Star is good everywhere, but it's rigid, boring, and full of low-level fun. You let me find some rare fun."

Yang Ming maintained a serious expression.

Is there any coke in this?

The old emperor continued: "Do you know why I called you over?"

"Your Majesty, I have already made preparations to be a patrolling soldier," Yang Ming said seriously, "The super-reformers organization is defending the Emperor Star, and I should join their ranks!"

"No hurry, what's the hurry."

The old emperor slowly lowered the leg he had lifted just now, sat on the edge of the spacious seat, looked down at Yang Ming, and stretched out his hands.

"Look here, Handon, every normal person has two hands, right?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"So we can hold two completely different things at the same time. For example, I hold the sunlight with one hand and the shadow with the other hand."

The emperor spoke slowly.

Yang Ming discovered that the emperor's focus was actually on the elders of the elders' house behind Yang Ming.

The emperor continued:

"Because this is you, Hanton, you are a powerful warrior and have made outstanding contributions to the empire, I think you can become a more dazzling star of the empire and get the honor you deserve.

"But there are too many things in my left hand, the military department, the elders' house, various government departments, the God of Development, the governor of the province, tens of millions of nobles... Hanton, you are now placed here, It's too crowded here, too many people stare at the limited honor and want to use it to reflect the value and meaning of their own existence.

"Look at my right hand, Hendon."

The emperor gently scratched the five fingers of his right hand.

"This place is empty, only a very small number of outstanding young people like you are placed here by me.

"I've seen the record of your fight with the Valkyrie. You have grown from weak to strong all the way, and now you have a force that is close to absolute value. I cherish your ability and appreciate your character of not being afraid of strong enemies.

"Right now, the empire has no foreign enemies for the time being, so your force shouldn't be wasted.

"Why don't you come to my right hand, and I will give you something you can't imagine."

The faces of several elders were a little pale.

Yang Ming naturally understood what the old emperor meant.

He wants to set up a secret army affiliated to the emperor, holding a sharp knife in the shadows, to consolidate his control over the apparent forces of the empire, eliminate dissidents, and suppress dissatisfaction.

I'm afraid this is deliberately said to show to the old guys in the elder's house, obviously with the meaning of shaking the mountain and shaking the tiger.

"Don't rush to make a decision, Hanton, I respect you."

The old emperor smiled and said:

"You are a smart person, you can find out the difference and think about your own interests, I will not force you to do things you don't like, we don't need this at all.

"You are a hero, a hero who protects this country, so I am grateful to you.

"Okay, your body looks a little weak, go to rest first, I heard that your girlfriend is also in Emperor Star, you two can get together well, energetic young man."

"Yes, Your Majesty, thank you for your concern."

Yang Ming got up and saluted, then turned around and passed several elders.

The old emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the expressions of the elders, and when Yang Ming was about to leave the palace gate, he said again: "By the way, Hanton."

Yang Ming immediately turned around and looked at the old emperor seriously.

"I have a reception here in the evening, around ten o'clock... The time calculation method of the Emperor Star is the standard of the Milky Way. If you are willing to come to my right hand, hang the badge I gave you on your chest, and come here directly. I'll introduce you to a few young men who are also very motivated."

Yang Ming nodded with a smile, made another military salute, turned around and left slowly.

The old emperor watched Yang Ming's back as he gradually moved away, knowing that Yang Ming had walked out of the curtain and disappeared into the simulated scenery.

"Is there anything else for you?" The old emperor asked softly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please think twice..."

"You can go back and rest if you have nothing to do," the old emperor said with a smile. "It's really not easy for everyone to be older than me and have such a strong body."

The three elders bowed their heads and retreated.

In the main hall, the old emperor hummed a tune happily, and the sofa under his seat floated up and flew towards the entertainment area on the left.

...

"Hendon!"

Catherine's surprise cry lingered in Yang Ming's mind for a long time.

It was the first time for Yang Ming to see the super reformer captain lose his composure in front of outsiders. She was always strong and calm in front of outsiders.

The two kissed passionately on the city streets on the surface of Emperor Star, and hugged each other tightly, as if they had experienced parting from life to death.

Catherine, who was punctual, chose to leave work early in violation of the regulations. In the suite of the resident dormitory, the two expressed their miss for each other in a fierce and gentle way.

After the weather calmed down, Yang Ming held Catherine in his arms, pressed her smooth back to his chest, and teased a strand of her hair with his fingers.

"Have you recovered a bit?"

Yang Ming said softly:

"You don't need to pay attention to those nobles who don't like the empire. This kind of problem in the empire cannot be solved by one or two reformers."

"I know, so I chose to escape."

Catherine sighed softly, lying more comfortably in Yang Ming's arms, her soft and long hair spread across Yang Ming's chest, exuding a faint fragrance.

She whispered like a dream:

"I have always felt that although the empire is relatively backward in terms of system, this is also due to tens of thousands of years of history, and the empire has continuously improved and changed its own system. Although the imperial power is retained, it is locked in a high cabinet and used Imperial power to restrain the privileges of the nobility.

"But when I... when I saw that those soldiers who fought with me on the battlefield were captured, degraded to slavery, and suffered unlimited insults from the imperial nobles, this is the most unacceptable thing for me.

"Before I was responsible for protecting the safety of those princes and princes, and they turned out to be more ridiculous and more disgusting than one.

"I was about to collapse. They are the top of the empire's power, but they never thought about how to do something for the vast majority of the people in the empire."

"Catherine, this is Empire."

Yang Ming said warmly:

"I did a survey when I came here, and although most of the emperor's heirs have fallen into various desires, a small number of them are quite good.

"The surface is called a paradise by them, but there are also many princes and princesses who refuse to enter the paradise and have been living on the inner second floor. The atmosphere there should be quite good.

"In short, I'm here, so you can stay with me well, don't worry about this, let them fend for themselves."

"Well," Catherine turned back her hand, stroking Yang Ming's cheek with her fingers, "I love you, Hanton."

Yang Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he was about to bow his head and kiss him immediately.

Catherine suddenly thought of something, and said, "Why did you come here at this time?"

"The elders' house has been urging me."

"You should stay outside for a while longer," Catherine mused, "The recasting plan for the super-reformers will be carried out soon, and all super-reformers will have to accept the new ideological imprints in batches, and the content of the ideological imprints will be modified Because, you must be unconditionally loyal to the Empire and His Majesty the Emperor."

"I've thought about this before."

Yang Ming said softly: "Isn't Bligh immune to the influence of ideological branding?"

"Yes, although he has always claimed that his brand is sound, but because the brand itself is a strong psychological suggestion achieved by a machine, for Bligh, who has extremely strong mental power and willpower, the ideological brand cannot play a role of."

What Catherine said, Yang Ming had already received an accurate answer from Bligh before he came.

Yang Ming said with a smile: "My mental strength is not inferior to that of Bradley's. This kind of ideological imprint will not hurt me. Moreover, I may not necessarily participate in this project."

"The elders' house will take compulsory measures."

"Don't worry, the elders' house is in a lot of trouble now."

Yang Ming thought of the old emperor's words, thought of the badge, thought of the old emperor's slowly shaking right hand, and said with a smile:

"I'll be one of their troubles too."

Catherine didn't know why.

Galactic Standard Time, nine thirty p.m.

Catherine was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep. Yang Ming activated several layers of protective warning devices, searched in the closet for a long time, and finally chose an imperial military uniform, and wore the badge given by the emperor on his heart.

He wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd, this descendant of Levi Sherman.