Walk alone in the abyss

The Sherman Imperial Mission did not have the slightest bit of arrogance and condescension.

From the prince, the elder, the general, to the maids, guards, and low-ranking officers, everyone behaved politely, followed the etiquette of nobles in their words and deeds, and respected Edwan and the subjects of the Luofeng Empire.

This may be a means for a powerful empire to buy people's hearts.

——Yang Ming analyzed it this way.

Yang Ming did not intend to show off, and calmly accompanied Edwan, acting as Edwan's trusted bodyguard.

When the Sherman mission entered the long convoy, Edwan named Yang Ming to ride with him, and the captains and vice-captains of the other four regiments were in charge of commanding and leading the team.

Ding.

Obtained Halo: Asylum of the Second Prince.

At this moment, Yang Ming was sitting in the co-pilot of the extended suspension car, his eyes were vigilantly scanning all directions.

Edwan sat opposite the old prince of the Sherman Empire, saying some greetings with a lot of modifiers.

The only topic that interested Yang Ming was that Sherman's old prince mentioned Edwan's performance before.

"Alas," the prince said with emotion, "I never thought that at the most critical moment, it was the Second Highness who chose to fully trust the Sherman family. It is our honor."

Edwan was stunned for a moment, and then replied with a smile: "The Sherman Empire has always provided great help to our country and is the protector of our family. This choice is a matter of course."

The prince laughed a few times and said slowly:

"Sherman's principle has always been that our friends treat us with sincerity, and the people of Sherman will repay our friends with greater sincerity.

"And you, His Royal Highness Edwan, the report of the Seventh Bureau of Foreign Affairs said that you have a smart mind and excellent vision, and you develop business in the great empire and the despicable federal land at the same time, so as to give back to your motherland, This is a very courageous act.

"However, I think you can increase your investment in us next. I brought a deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce, and he will discuss this with you later."

"Wow, this is really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Edwane admired, "The empire has actually been paying attention to us, and I am deeply moved by it."

"Yes," the prince smiled mildly, "We just don't want to compete with the new federation in terms of shame and despicability. When the situation undergoes some subversive changes, the invincible fleet of the empire will stand firmly with the allies of the empire. Behind. You know what I mean, Nephew Edwan."

Edwan nodded with a smile, his eyes were full of light.

But Yang Ming reckoned that His Royal Highness must be scolding his mother in his heart.

The Seventh Bureau of Foreign Affairs of the Sherman Empire is a department in charge of dealing with relations with dependent countries.

Yang Ming kept thinking in his heart.

The throne, the old emperor sitting quietly, and the other party's indifferent eyes always appeared in front of his eyes.

As the chat between the old prince and Edwan continued, the content became dull and full of perfunctory compliments.

They arrived at the large 'overpass' outside the palace unimpeded all the way, and went straight to the front yard of the palace. When the palace opened a defensive energy shield, Yang Ming's escort mission this time came to an end smoothly.

There was no accident at all.

Yang Ming did not participate in the following welcome reception.

He wandered to the command and dispatch center where General Fremont was, sat in a corner and listened to the news for a while, and probably knew what happened.

One, the military captured the new federal spies and stopped the conspiracy planned by the new federation.

Second, the police received a report in advance and arrested several rebel members who wanted to attack the mission convoy, protecting this extremely important mission.

Third, General Wuli has been invited by the royal court to assist in the investigation because of the pornographic news.

Fourth, the Third Prince, who is at the welcome reception at the moment, has arranged for manpower to suppress online public opinion and clear up Wuli's scandal.

pretty.

Several pieces of news are all related to Xiaoli.

"Captain Yang Ming?"

A gentle voice came from ahead.

Yang Ming immediately looked up, and saw the tall, bald, bespectacled general of the royal guard, Philemon.

General Philemon beckoned lightly, and Yang Ming got up immediately, trotting to the side of the commanding platform.

"Sit down, Captain," General Fremont pointed to the seat beside him, "Don't be too reserved, help me watch these projection screens for a while, my old eyes are almost blurred."

Yang Ming gave a military salute, and then sat down relaxedly.

At the side, a female officer in a military uniform and skirt brought coffee. Yang Ming thanked him and took it. He glanced at the monitoring screens at various locations, and his eyes fell on the projection screens in the center.

Presented here is the royal reception.

The emperor, prince, idle prince, and high-ranking nobleman of the Luofeng Empire. All the ministers and their children are gathered here.

But they are just supporting roles.

The real protagonists are the old Prince Sherman who is over a hundred years old but still full of energy, and those Sherman generals.

Only Gudun Maha from the Luofeng Army attended the gathering, and other military leaders complained of illness one after another, and they dared not come to Ilanduo Star at all.

Yang Ming couldn't help thinking wildly——

If a concentrated energy bomb is thrown at the venue at this time, wouldn't the Luofeng Empire be able to directly enter a new chapter of the social system?

General Philemon next to him sighed softly: "This is the most powerful empire in the Milky Way. Just the aura of a general makes almost all our ministers feel afraid."

Yang Ming took a sip of coffee and said with a smile, "The old prince of Sherman is very optimistic about the second prince."

"I have also received related news," Philemon said, "It seems that because of the last meeting, His Royal Highness the Second Prince strongly suggested to seek help from the Sherman Empire, and the Sherman Empire knew about it... Sherman really We have buried intelligence personnel here, and the method of burying them is hundreds of times better than those of the New Federation."

Yang Ming asked: "What are those agents of the New Federation doing now?"

"They just planned an attack, using a lieutenant who was buried in the military."

Philemon shrugged:

"Although I don't like Gudun Maha, this old boy's sense of smell is more sensitive than the nose of a mechanical dog... Fortunately, there was no big trouble."

Yang Ming smiled and nodded.

It would be nice if Gutun Maha took advantage of this incident to increase his influence in the military.

This is also part of Yang Ming's resources.

Yang Ming stared at a corner of the reception where Miss Windsor was chatting with two noble ladies.

However, Windsor looked a little bored, it was the two noble ladies who were talking softly, and Windsor was trying to blend in.

Philemon said: "You can stay here and guard the projection screen later, Captain Yang Ming, no one will target you here."

"Thank you," Yang Ming said softly.

Philemon smiled and waved his hands: "I don't need to thank me, you let me see the hope of the Luofeng Imperial Army in the future. Sigh, this will be your stage from now on, Captain Yang Ming."

"General, you are too modest. The cub must make its claws sharper before it can go hunting alone."

Yang Ming took off his watch, opened up the privacy-preserving plane projection, tapped his fingers quickly, and responded casually:

"Could it be that you want to retire now? There is still a long way to go."

Philemon sighed: "I hope."

Yang Ming sent a message out.

At the corner of the reception, Miss Windsor, who was wearing an evening gown, immediately took out her network access terminal, a faint smile appeared in the corners of her eyes, and her fingers kept dancing.

Sensitive to the scene, old General Philemon shrugged and continued with his daily work. ——Looking at every corner of the palace.

...

The Sherman Mission will stay on Ilando for three days.

Yang Ming took a look at their itinerary plan, it was basically a three-day aristocratic reception, inspections of several rhodium-6 ring core factories, and a press conference by the way, expressing the support of the royal family of the Sherman Empire to the royal family of the Luofeng Empire , and declared each other to be forever partners.

Because the emperor of the Luofeng Empire is ill, he will be accompanied by the three princes throughout the journey.

Yang Ming didn't pay attention to these face-saving projects.

He is waiting.

Wait for anyone from the Sherman Empire's envoy to appear in the old emperor's bedroom.

If the Sherman Mission hadn't had any kind of individual contact with the Old Emperor, then nothing would be proven, and the omnic was still fraught with mystery.

This is currently the only clue.

For this reason, Yang Ming took the initiative to apply to Fremont for full-time duty.

For the past three days, he only slept for four or five hours a day, and spent most of his time in front of these hundreds of projection screens, directly participating in the mobilization of guards everywhere, and keeping a close eye on the old emperor's activities.

Yang Ming's drive to 'endure hardship and accept responsibility' was highly praised by the pragmatic General Philemon.

Regarding Yang Ming's promotion opinion, it has been written into the memorandum by General Fremont.

The situation that caught Yang Ming's attention occurred the night before the envoys were about to leave.

In the early hours of the morning, every corner of the palace was quiet, only the guards on duty stood guard in front of the closed palace gates.

Two maids appeared outside the gate of Palace No. 9 and were questioned by the guards.

Yang Ming picked up the walkie-talkie: "Gate No. 9, pay attention."

The drowsy technicians woke up suddenly and started working immediately.

The picture of Palace Gate No. 9 is enlarged, and the conversation between the maid and the guard comes from the speaker:

"...Princess Dana? I am confirming that the order of the princess is on record, and it is confirmed that it is correct. But the guests of the princess must register their information, and now is a critical period."

"I am the chief maid of the princess. If you insist, I can let the princess talk to you in person, Sergeant."

"Oh, this... I'll ask for instructions from the podium."

Yang Ming turned his head to look at the corner, General Philemon's rest room was empty.

The temporary commander here is his little lieutenant.

In other words, he will take the blame if something goes wrong.

Yang Ming held the walkie-talkie and said, "Princess, please give orders to the command platform."

The guards in front of the palace gate followed their orders, and the maid of the princess glared at the guards, said sorry to the strange woman beside her, then turned around and hurried to contact the princess.

The strange woman was also dressed in a maid's long skirt, with a veil on her face, and she nodded with a smile on her face, her expression very calm.

Princess Dana, the biological mother of the fourth princess Emilia, her order was quickly conveyed to the podium, and she gave the order herself:

"Let my friend come over to catch up, you can send guards to watch her, she will not leave my bedroom."

Yang Ming let it go immediately.

The princess has full power.

Under Yang Ming's gaze from a distance, the strange woman successfully passed the checkpoint, walked through the long corridor, and entered Princess Dana's bedroom together with the maid.

The sound of electric current came from the earphone that Yang Ming hid in his left ear hole, followed by a simple conversation.

…

"Daina, how have you been these few years?" the strange woman asked.

"It's normal, there is no problem," Princess Dana's voice was inexplicably tense, "Let's open the shielding device first."

"Go over there now, I need to check its stability."

The strange woman smiled and said:

"Don't put too much pressure on it, even if there is a small problem, we can easily solve it, right?"

Princess Dana sighed softly.

There was the sound of chairs being moved. It seemed that Princess Dana and her maid were working, and a strange woman was watching a play.

There was a slight mechanical sound, and a secret door opened in the princess' bedroom.

The strange woman entered the secret door together with Princess Dana, and the princess asked the maid to wait outside.

…

Secret door, secret passage?

Yang Ming frowned slightly, and Lu's voice sounded again:

"The secret passage should lead to the emperor's bedroom. There is no electronic equipment in it, and their conversation cannot be captured. But it is enough proof, boss."

Yang Ming nodded indistinctly, picked up his watch and pretended to yawn, and said in a low voice:

"Find a way to monitor Princess Dana's bedroom. I want to know what they will say when they come back."

"yes."

About fifteen minutes later, the sound of the secret door opening appeared again, and Princess Dana's farewell dialogue with the strange woman appeared in the earphones.

…

"You've done a good job, Dana. You still have three years left to complete your term. Next, your focus will be on two points. The first is to choose a crown prince who is most beneficial to the empire, and the second is to urge it to resolutely resist the new federation. .”

Princess Dana asked softly: "Can there be some external assistance? The agents of the New Federation are very troublesome. They even threatened us before and directly launched a cyber attack."

"Not yet, unfortunately," said the strange woman, "The elders disdain such low-level methods as assassination and seduction. The empire has an empire to deal with problems. If this place gets out of control, you know what will happen. The generals of the empire are eager to make contributions. Opportunity."

"Well, I'll try to get those two jobs done," said Princess Dana softly.

"This guy, a mere artificial intelligence, dares to give orders to me."

"Sir, see you in three years."

"Hmm," the strange woman seemed to hug Princess Dana, "you are the best."

…

The sound of electric current sizzles.

The monitoring is over.

On the projection wall in front of Yang Ming, the woman wearing a veil appeared in the corridor, and accompanied by the head maid, she slowly walked towards the palace gate.

The officer at the side secretly saw that Yang Ming's expression became very gloomy for a few minutes.

Gloomy and a little scary.