Walk alone in the abyss

"Strange, why did 026 appear at the friend's place in Windsor?"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Yang Ming drove Windsor back to the residence of the Minister of Finance, and when he returned to the palace alone, he still couldn't help thinking about this question.

A former economics professor living in low-rent housing.

This old lady is very knowledgeable, with elegant demeanor and extraordinary conversation. Yang Ming used a question he encountered when taking the evaluation exam in Omnic Twilight to ask this old lady, and her answer inspired Yang Ming very much.

This is simply an old scholar of a second-level civilization.

Windsor brought Yang Ming over there, in fact, with the intention of asking this close 'old' friend to help check it out.

Just a little girl's thoughtfulness.

Yang Ming didn't take it seriously.

On the contrary, 026 would appear next to the old professor, which made Yang Ming a little concerned.

This little girl's identity is too sensitive. ——She used to be the military's secret weapon, but now she is only partially freed by Yang Ming's influence.

While Windsor and the old professor were cooking, 026 secretly explained to Yang Ming:

‘Kalumi arranged a new residence for me, right next door.

'I was fired by Kalumi, fired from that establishment, and now I am working with Kalumi, so the value has become an ordinary migrant worker. Many of Kalumi's subordinates live here, like a staff dormitory, so I was arranged to come here. I feel pretty good, very comfortable, and I plan to save more money to see if I can bring my parents and younger brother to live here, as they live too close to the rebels. '

Yang Ming looked at her pretty face, and didn't see any trace of lying.

'Are you in love with this noble lady? '

When 026 asked this question, his big eyes were full of light.

Chase the light of gossip.

Yang Ming secretly asked 026 about the recent medication, and 026 happily told him that now she has shortened the interval between taking the medication to fifty galaxies, and the effect of the medication has also been changed to the lowest level.

‘This is the thing that sharpens my perseverance the most. I want to live a few more years now, and try to catch up with the average lifespan of human beings in the galaxy. '

026 spoke seriously.

Yang Ming shook his head, shaking 026's round face out of his mind.

"Lü," Yang Ming said suddenly, "re-investigate Kalumi."

"Is there anything wrong with this mother-san, boss?"

Law's voice sounded in the hidden earphone:

"She is a shepherd dog under Gudun Maha... But since you have given the order, Boss, of course the industrious little Ritsu will complete it efficiently! I will go and investigate all the people around Kalumi!"

Yang Ming smiled and said, "Thanks for your hard work."

"It's enough for the boss to think about the salary increase, and there is no need to say condolences every time, which is of no practical significance," Lv reminded, "Or, add two large processors to Feinan!"

Yang Ming smiled and said nothing, not daring to answer at all.

The mastermind processor that Law likes, he really can't afford it at this stage.

As long as they think of the massive resources and coins needed to develop the planet, the secondary ancient god life forms will always silently shed tears of poverty.

The monster suspension vehicle slowly drove into the sentry post to check the pipeline.

Yang Ming rolled down the car window and blinked at the female soldier who was guarding several scanners. The latter smiled enthusiastically, looked carefully at Yang Ming's ID, and clocked in to let him go.

The dark oval cave ahead is the entrance to Base No. 4.

Yang Ming turned on the headlights, followed several suspension vehicles, and slowly entered the interior of the mountain.

His expression gradually returned to seriousness.

Moth plan, enter the countdown.

...

The emperor's life is really a luxury.

It was near dusk on Ilanduo, near the gate of the fifteenth palace.

Yang Ming stood quietly in the aisle next to the palace gate, looking at the murals on the wall and ceiling, and estimated the asking price per square meter of this natural stone under his feet.

The Moth Project counts down for twenty minutes.

The old emperor is resting in the bedroom.

This is an opportune time to act.

At this moment, Yang Ming led fifty soldiers of the guard regiment with outstanding appearance to guard inside and outside the gate of No. 15 palace. This was also the guard regiment's normal duty time.

The only loophole in the Moth Project lies here.

Yang Ming's duty time was adjusted by Lu's intrusion system, no matter how careful Lu was, it would be easy to reveal flaws in this matter itself.

'What should I do when I see the emperor? '

Yang Ming kept thinking.

His purpose was to impress the emperor and pave the way for his later promotion.

In this feudal empire system, as long as the emperor is willing, Yang Ming can become an admiral of an administrative star tomorrow.

'Relax, this is just a puppet emperor of a puppet country. '

Yang Ming muttered to himself.

A few female officers appeared in front of them, talking and laughing as they passed by in the corridor, and two female officers even gave Yang Ming a second look.

Yang Ming nodded with a smile, and continued to stand guard meticulously.

Captain?

Just a little bodyguard of the royal family.

Yang Ming made himself behave as naturally as possible.

He thought of his first impression of Ilanduo Xing.

That was in the promotional video for the Starship cabin.

On the pale blue planet, huge cities are filled with alluvial plains, and 'slender' tall buildings up to a thousand meters protrude into the air. There are small spaceships and hovering vehicles floating around inside.

He thought of the third happiness, the crowded city underground.

Boys who are jovial on the way to school, children squatting on the side of the street concentrating on playing with toys, grown men in a hurry, street dancers looking for sunshine...

Yang Ming suddenly understood Edwang's torment.

'But these have nothing to do with me. '

Yang Ming secretly reminded himself.

Count down three minutes.

Yang Ming roughly estimated the time, resisted the urge to look at his watch, and meticulously carried out the task of guarding the palace gate, thinking about the lines to be used next.

'Your Majesty, are you injured? I am Yang Ming from the fourth team and the fourth team! '

Uh, is that too superficial?

It's not necessary, just the first half of the sentence, a little bit more concern in my tone, and a little bit more greetings are enough.

Even if the emperor of a country was a good-for-nothing a few decades ago, he has already become an old fox now, and he must be able to read people's hearts.

Yes, I can't act too much, it's enough to leave a good first impression on the emperor, and the rest of the links have to be realized through the second prince.

Raising his rank in the Royal Guard Army, then jumping into the military, and becoming the emperor's toolman to regain control of the military power, this is the most ideal development path for Yang Ming at present.

Although it is quite difficult to implement.

countdown...

Didi!

The hidden earphones in Yang Ming's ears beeped.

Woo--

A red light was lit in the upper left corner of the palace gate, and sirens rang through the entire palace and more than 30 halls!

The plan begins!

Yang Ming didn't run directly, but took out a ring-shaped walkie-talkie from his jacket pocket, put it on his little finger, and heard the confusing message from inside:

"Assassination! Someone is assassinating!"

"Our network is down! Protect Your Majesty!"

"The network firewall in the direction of the bedroom has been breached! All the instruments are malfunctioning! Damn it, the palace door is open!"

"Let Your Majesty leave the bedroom quickly!"

"No! The palace has the highest fortifications, and the palace doors are opened in all directions! You don't know which direction the enemy is at!"

"damn it!"

General Philemon's steady voice sounded: "All irrelevant people stay in place and stay silent. The maids and guards are all fixed in place. If anyone makes a half-step rashly, they will shoot directly. Let all the guards who received my order, immediately shout This message!"

Anticipated responses.

Yang Ming immediately raised his head and shouted:

"All personnel stand still! No one moves! Anyone who moves indiscriminately shoots immediately! Repeat!"

The guards inside and outside the No. 15 palace gate shouted in turn, and immediately opened the safety lock of the laser gun, locking on several pale-faced maids not far away.

Yang Ming continued to shout: "Relax! Don't worry! Stand there and don't move around! Don't shoot lightly!"

The guards on duty of the Fourth Brigade shouted nervously:

"Yes, sir!"

As soon as Yang Ming finished speaking, a loud voice came from the ring intercom:

"The direction of Palace Gate No. 7! The radar shows that there is an object moving fast! It is rushing towards His Majesty's bedroom!"

"Do the soldiers there eat dry food!"

"Can't get in touch, we lost contact with them, send someone to run and deliver the message! Use the loudspeaker to broadcast! Find a way! Do you want to be prosecuted by the Royal Court? You bastard!"

"That's too late!"

"No, in time."

General Philemon's voice sounded again: "All guards who can hear my order, release the static state! The target has appeared, and it is at the passage of Palace Gate No. 7! The nearby guards coordinate to block it! All lieutenant officers and third-rank non-commissioned officers, Immediately move to the outside of His Majesty's bedroom, be sure to stop the other party! Received a reply."

The old general's voice was unavoidably tense.

In front of the podium covered with projection screens, Philemon frowned and looked at this 'blue screen ocean', feeling powerless in his heart.

Most of the monitoring was hacked.

Sent commands are not echoed.

Is it the New Federation?

I'm afraid they are the only ones who have this kind of technical means.

Are they going to kill the king directly to accomplish their goal of overthrowing this country?

The old general looked at his cronies and said in a low voice, "Notify the Second Highness immediately."

Sudden!

"Received by the four regiments and four teams."

Yang Ming's voice appeared on the answering machine.

A blue screen shook slightly, and a picture of Palace Gate No. 15 appeared.

The captain who was in the limelight recently, the second prince's only confidant officer who was placed in the guard regiment, had drawn his pistol at this moment, and set off at the No. 15 palace gate with six third-rank non-commissioned officers, galloping towards the bedroom.

General Philemon's spirits lifted.

"Fourth Regiment and Three Brigades received!"

"Received by the Sixth Brigade of the Second Regiment!"

"Received by the 12th Brigade!"

…

The continuous echoes made General Fremont clenched his fists: "Act quickly! Protecting His Majesty is your only mission!"

In the only surveillance footage left, batches of guards rushed through successive portals.

But before General Philemon could breathe a sigh of relief, 'bad news' came from everywhere.

"The door in front of us is locked and there is no way to get through."

"Podium, the door number 2343 cannot be opened!"

"Call the podium, our actions are blocked."

In several surveillance videos, the guards were blocked from the security gate set up in the palace.

A technician shouted: "The high-speed moving target is approaching the bedroom!"

General Philemon could only feel a big hand tightly clenching his heart!

He held his breath, and kept searching the video images everywhere. The surveillance image in the center trembled slightly, as if there were signs of recovery.

"The monitoring outside the bedroom has been restored!"

General Philemon looked up, and the team of seven figures rushed to the gate, and met the two teams of high-level mechanical guards with guns at the gate.

Yang Ming's voice spread throughout the podium: "The Fourth Regiment and the Four Brigades have arrived at the target point, and no suspicious targets have been found for the time being. The door of the bedroom is open, and the situation inside cannot be judged."

General Philemon hesitated for a moment, and immediately said: "Captain Yang Ming, hand over the weapon to the people around you to make sure His Majesty is safe!"

The old general turned his head and shouted: "Transmit instructions to the mechanical guards, and Captain Yang Ming is allowed to enter His Majesty's bedroom temporarily."

"Yes, sir."

Yang Ming handed the pistol to the guard beside him, took off his armed belt, raised his hand to straighten his military cap, and walked through the gap between the two mechanical soldiers.

There was a gap between the five-meter-high palace gate, Yang Ming gently pushed it open, allowed himself to pass through, and then dodged into it.

A huge 'bedroom' filled with all kinds of rare decorations appeared in front of Yang Ming.

There were five steps in front of him, and Yang Ming stepped up quickly, the small fountains on the left and right made splashing sounds, and the mirror-like floor on the ground reflected the ceiling that was arranged into a bright starry sky.

More than a dozen beautiful maids nervously formed a human wall, blocking Yang Ming's path.

Yang Ming no longer needed to move forward.

The emperor of the Luofeng Empire was sitting on the throne in front of him. At this moment, he could already see the emperor's old face with age spots and his cloudy eyes.

Yang Ming immediately gave a military salute, bowed his head again, and meticulously carried out the etiquette of the palace:

"Lieutenant of the Guards! Ordered by the general! Confirm His Majesty's safety!"

"Well," the old emperor couldn't see the slightest nervousness.

His face is very similar to Edwan's, with a tall figure and a broad forehead; he sits barefoot on the throne inlaid with many precious elemental stones, with his right hand propping his cheek, as if he is thinking about something.

"Excuse me, lieutenant.

The old emperor asked: "How is it outside?"

"yes!"

Yang Ming responded energetically, slowly raised his head, and met the old emperor's eyes.

Yang Ming's pupils shrank, he immediately looked away, and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, there was an attack alarm at the No. 7 palace gate. It seems that all the gates of the palace have been attacked and out of control. We judged that someone was going to assassinate His Majesty. Now all the ministries have rushed to the gate for support. Please rest assured, Your Majesty! "

"Well," the old emperor said indifferently, "Go down, my brave lieutenant."

"yes!"

Yang Ming gave a military salute, keeping his face tense so as not to reveal any flaws.

When he turned around, Yang Ming immediately closed his eyes to sense for two seconds, and when he opened his eyes again, he immediately stepped forward, walked down the five steps as if fleeing, and flashed out of the palace gate.

he……

what did he see...

In my mind, the situation just now kept reappearing.

Yang Ming saw it in a daze, the body of the row of maids was covered with a light color, but the body of the emperor was gray.

Advanced bionic robot?

Of course, there is nothing surprising about this, it is normal for the emperor to have a double.

But Yang Ming didn't sense any hidden living organisms in the bedroom, and the entire palace, except the bedroom, conference hall, and main government hall without internet, other areas have long been under Lu's surveillance!

Yang Ming tapped his watch with his finger, knocking on and off for half a minute, and sent out a message.

'Law, did you find out? '

"Boss, I haven't detected any external signals related to the emperor... It is now determined that it is a bionic robot that operates independently, or a mechanical thinking body."

Yang Ming's Adam's apple swayed up and down.

He turned his head to look at the palace gate, as if he could see the grand hall through the thick alloy.

A silver-white skeleton sat on the throne, with a faint red light shining in the black eye sockets.