Yang Ming nodded and proactively found a topic to discuss.

He asked with a smile, "Prince, does Emperor Star normally require such an enormous amount of energy?"

"You can call me Director; there's no need for titles. Titles have no meaning, nor do the so-called honors and political systems."

Prince Eno crossed his legs and continued in his characteristic raspy voice:

"Most of Emperor Star's energy is used for reserves, not for daily consumption. We have the most advanced energy storage mediums. If applied in the military field, the Empire's fleet would establish an even greater advantage over other nations.

"But that's meaningless. The Empire's territory can no longer expand effectively. The true kernel of a civilization is its culture and the absurd sense of belonging of humanity.

"Our conquests are just a show of military strength."

Yang Ming didn't quite know how to respond.

Director Eno seemed a bit tired, leaning back in the sofa and closing his eyes to rest.

Clearly, they had yet to find a topic of mutual interest.

The elevator's speed gradually increased to the point where it needed to simulate a gravity field to offset the physical strain.

"Mr. Ghost..."

A middle-aged researcher cautiously approached, holding a metal plate resembling a notebook, and he gave Yang Ming an awkward smile.

"Could you sign this for me? My son is a loyal fan of yours."

Yang Ming nodded with a smile and signed the metal plate with the moniker White Ghost and his real name.

"Our Director is actually a nice person," the researcher whispered, "you don't have to be nervous. We haven't received any orders to conduct research on you."

"Thank you."

It seemed like the researcher wanted to alleviate Yang Ming's concerns, so he continued, "You are a hero of the Empire, I mean, you are the brightest star of the Empire in the last few centuries, and what the highest echelon really cares about is public opinion and sentiment. You can say that in the current Empire, you are absolutely safe."

Yang Ming nodded with a smile.

He hadn't thought much of that before!

Now, he began to worry this might be a trap set by the Old Emperor.

On Emperor Star, it was indeed too passive to not be able to run if one wanted to.

The elevator ran smoothly for nearly half an hour. Just as Yang Ming was dozing off, Director Eno finally spoke up again: "We've arrived."

Yang Ming immediately perked up.

Director Eno looked at him and asked softly, "Didn't you see the Star Core array?"

"I fell asleep earlier."

"That's a pity," Eno clicked his tongue, "That is the most perfect demonstration of our human civilization's application of anti-gravity technology to date. We've successfully made Emperor Star lose its position in the universe."

Yang Ming...

He talked as if Yang Ming was actually interested in these things.

The elevator doors slowly opened to reveal a vast expanse of metallic ground.

The low 'sky' had no simulated scenery, and at an altitude of about one thousand three hundred meters, a layer of 'rusty' metal plates was present, upon which neatly arranged equilateral triangles and diamond patterns could be seen.

Outside the door was a long track, and a double-box train had been waiting for them for some time.

Yang Ming followed Director Eno into the train and headed towards the distant gray 'horizon.'

Looking back, the elevator was slowly rising, fitting back into the metal plate, and the entire space appeared like a prison without any exits.

At the far end, there was another gray horizon.

'Stumps' began to appear on both sides of the train track.

Yang Ming looked closely and realized they were similar to artillery pieces, arranged from sparse to dense, stretching across this metallic field, with an uncountable number.

Yang Ming clicked his tongue: "The security coefficient of this place could probably obliterate a fleet."

Director Eno spoke in his raspy voice: "This is part of Emperor Star's inner defensive system. The real security lies ahead, a firepower web covering the entire area. Emperor Star can, through this defense system, output energy beams with three times the power of the standard Constant Star Cannon, both externally and internally."

Internally output.

Yang Ming's mouth twitched slightly.

He asked directly, "Director, where are we now?"

"We are behind the Imperial Palace, about two thousand six hundred meters from the back surface."

Director Eno explained, "Don't worry. If you want to leave from here, you can simply fly up and tear through these alloys. Their strength is almost the same as a Dreadnought's hull; they just look a bit intimidating."

Yang Ming nodded calmly.

Material strength almost the same as a Dreadnought...

That meant the Empire used the technology for building Dreadnoughts to construct such a large area of research facility 'outfit'...

There's no need to waste money like that!

Who the hell can even reach Emperor Star to attack it!

Giant cannons and shield generators began to appear on both sides of the train, and the gray horizon ahead was continually rising, becoming a low wall like a mountain range.

A metal wall about six to seven hundred meters high appeared before them. The train maintained a subsonic speed and smashed directly into it.

As Yang Ming got closer, the neatly arranged weapons array on the wall made his palms sweat.

Dozens of rays intertwined, weaving seven or eight light screens ahead, and as the train passed through the light screens, the life forms inside were also being scanned.

—The biometric information taken from Yang Ming earlier must have been for ease of passage here.

"Director Eno," Yang Ming suddenly asked, "is the weapons system here fully automatic?"

"Yes," Eno asked with interest, "Are you thinking about potential Intelligent Machine rebellions?"

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