Although his words sounded impressive, Boss Yang still felt a bit troubled facing this fleet of inferior ships assembled by the nobles.

If it was a group of several hundred regular ships gathered together, Yang Ming could have simply attacked the enemy's flagship, capturing the leader first to paralyze their command system.

But the fleet conjured up by these nobles had about a dozen command centers.

It was a complete mess!

East Wind bridge.

Yang Ming, Lyu's simulated image, and 026 gathered at the sand table, continuously simulating the assault operation.

"Boss, there's only one of you, it's impossible to invade twelve battleships at the same time," 026 pouted, "Without a flagship to lead, we're at a disadvantage."

Yang Ming clicked his tongue, "If we had a Dreadnought, why would we worry about these small fry?"

"Boss, even if we could build a Dreadnought-class ship, we wouldn't dare to bring it out; otherwise, the Empire would chase us relentlessly."

Lyu earnestly reminded him from the side,

"This situation is quite special. You previously suppressed the nobles, so their backlash is understandable now.

"We might as well appear directly on the surface and let them pounce into nothingness.

"At this stage, counterattacking is indeed difficult. Although they're rabble, their firepower is still relatively strong.

"Or, we could simply run away."

Run...

Lyu's vocabulary was also showing a tendency to be influenced by him.

Yang Ming smiled, saying, "A punch to prevent a hundred punches. If we back down this time, the reputation of the White Ghost would at least crumble by ten percent. Being extremely tough against the Imperial Nobles is also a significant trait of the White Ghost."

026 smacked her lips with some regret, "Our Base One has already started producing Anti-ship Mechas. They come with protective energy-shield polarizers and are equipped with high-energy ship-cutting blades, which can rapidly complete ship-breaking operations. If we had two Anti-ship Mechas, maybe we could solve these twelve battleships in a short time."

Yang Ming wondered aloud, "Since when did we start developing these things?"

"They're for Mimili," Lyu whispered in explanation from the side.

"Let's continue the simulation," Yang Ming sighed, "or perhaps we can shift our focus, first find the most prominent nobles among these ships, and think of a way to make the others hesitate."

"Our detectors are too simplistic, the information gathered is limited, Boss, let me think for a bit."

Lyu pinched her chin, humming lightly, and bowing her head in thought.

026 also racked her brains trying to come up with ideas, and Yang Ming suddenly poked her arm.

"26, once we establish a foothold on Saka Star, Han Yin and Han Xiang, those two maids, will come over as well, and you'll train them for a while."

"Me? I go train them?"

026 suddenly widened her eyes, nervously asking,

"Boss, do you have any misconceptions about me? I'm currently more skilled at Mecha maintenance and ship operation; am I supposed to teach them this?"

"Anyway, I've already boasted about it," Yang Ming shrugged, "You're my second-ranked human general; by then, you should put on airs, stand with your chest out, your head high, and those two will naturally feel ashamed and be compliant, I'm quite confident in you in this regard."

026 felt a bit embarrassed by his words, raising her hand to tidy the short hair by her ear, and replied delightedly, "Well, then, hehe, I'll do some preparations in advance."

She didn't quite get Boss Yang's praise.

Suddenly, Lyu said, "There should be an organizer among them. I've detected that one ship is sending information externally at a very high frequency... I'm mobilizing the detector to focus on observing it."

Yang Ming and 026 also stopped their idle chat, waiting for Lyu's results.

About ten minutes later, Lyu frowned slightly and turned to look at Yang Ming.

"What's wrong?" Yang Ming asked somewhat puzzled, "Is it that difficult?"

"Decrypting their communication system only takes a few milliseconds; it's mainly the detector that's taking some time to close the distance."

Lyu quickly spoke,

"Boss, a prince named Kinov is on that battleship.

"He is the emperor's brother, and in the past had a good relationship with Prince Vinoss. Although his reputation among the Empire's populace isn't significant, in the noble circle, his influence is quite strong.

"This Prince Kinov is obviously the orchestrator. If we coerce him, the likelihood of enemy ships opening fire would decrease significantly.

"But he is a prince, after all... If you directly target him, you might face quite a predicament afterward."

Yang Ming raised his hand to rub his forehead, showing some hesitation in his eyes.

Didn't the princes of the Sherman Empire have better things to do?

Although Prince Vinoss was indeed a bit perverse, Director Eno, the emperor's uncle, made Yang Ming dispel his last bit of underestimation of the Empire.

And now, another prince jumped out, actively seeking trouble with him...

"What crime is it for an Honorary Earl to attack a prince?" Yang Ming asked solemnly.

"According to the Imperial Nobles Law Code, attacking a prince is equivalent to attacking a provincial governor-level official. In severe cases, it could result in the death penalty."

Lyu added another sentence,

"The Empire is among the few human political entities in the Milky Way that hasn't abolished the death penalty. Of course, the Empire itself still retains Slave Status.

"The title of earl may mitigate some crimes, but given the current situation where most of the Imperial Nobles are against you, your outcome can be imagined.

"We might as well decisively run this time, thus said Lyu."

026 whispered, "Yeah, boss, how about we don't go to Saka Star anymore? With these Empire nobles this and nobles that, it's not interesting to mix with them."

Yang Ming smiled, saying, "As long as I enter Saka Star, establish myself there, and declare it my territory, I will have carved out a niche in the Sherman Empire. It can be said that I would have laid the foundation for formally participating in the politics of the Imperial Nobles. Before, it was just being the emperor's dog."

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