Daphne's expression was very serious.

She must have arrived in a hurry, or perhaps was preoccupied with many thoughts, as she hadn't dressed meticulously. The design of her black trench coat did not highlight her figure.

In the visitor room of the prison, just after the two met, Daphne's maids and assistants set up a jamming device and exited the room.

"Phew."

Daphne breathed a sigh of relief, took off her trench coat to reveal a snug, comfortable pink turtleneck sweater underneath, and casually tied her long hair into a ponytail, flipping through a few pages of a document.

Without waiting for Yang Ming to find a topic, she spoke directly without looking up:

"The problem is very serious, Earl Hanton."

"What problem?"

"The Foreign Affairs Bureau internal purge incident," Daphne said quickly, "You may not realize how much this event has impacted the interior of the Empire, but I think a full-scale war is inevitable."

Yang Ming was stunned for a moment: "Why?"

"Because there are missing people at that round table, missing a Prince, and one Duke with reserve eligibility."

Daphne pursed her lips gently, and when she looked up at Yang Ming, her eyes showed her exhaustion.

"The Empire's war machine is about to be fully activated.

"Because for the Sherman family's core, including Uncle Eno, this is an unacceptable loss, a direct heavy blow.

"If the New Federation cannot present military strength that heavily damages the Empire, then they are about to suffer a comprehensive blow from the Empire.

"The second expedition, and this time it's not directly targeting Minter City but advancing steadily from the border, capturing planet after planet, turning their inhabitants into the Empire's slave status or ordinary citizens, implementing population transfers, military control, to provide the Empire with a large amount of cheap labor, easing internal economic pressures.

"The last expedition was more about political and interstellar influence, but the imminent war is about resource plundering and population plundering.

"The Empire has never cared about so-called infamy, and it will be even more so this time."

Daphne said in a low voice:

"I still can't believe it, that the New Federation would dare to touch this red line!

"Their previous strategy should have targeted the Little Nobles, inciting conflicts between the commoners and the nobility, then launching a so-called democratic revolution... The Empire has been through such things countless times, so Uncle Eno and the others don't care.

"But now, one of them was actually murdered, and their red line can no longer retreat.

"From some information I came across by chance, as of this moment, 152 military shipyards within and outside the Emperor Star Circle have already restarted production lines, and resources from all areas are being rapidly mobilized.

"Waging war to sustain war, that's the Empire's favorite thing to do, and every time this kind of conflict arises, half the Milky Way will be affected, with at least over a billion innocent civilians expected to die for resisting the Empire's will... That's the most conservative estimate based on past history.

"The true history of the Empire that I read was given by Uncle Eno yesterday; it's darker than any of you can imagine.

"The Empire is evil, with respect to the prevailing galactic values."

Yang Ming:...

"So, you came to me because the pressure is too great?"

Yang Ming leaned back on the soft sofa, smiling:

"Did you suddenly realize that the position you've always sought represents not just power, not just the dignity of making others look up to you, but also oppression, exploitation, atrocities, and the massive death and injury of innocent people?"

"Yes, that's one aspect," Daphne said, "That's just one aspect, and I will adapt soon."

Yang Ming asked directly: "What are you feeling right now? I can offer you some comfort as someone who's been through this, so you can adjust your state and we can better proceed with the following topics."

"That history book... I don't want to discuss this topic."

Daphne gazed at Yang Ming:

"I need to reconstruct my self-awareness regarding the terms Life and Humanity, I'm not a kind person, I'm also indulged in the pleasure of gaining superiority and power.

"I just don't quite understand some, some of my ancestors' actions... I..."

"Daphne! Look at me!"

Yang Ming released the slightest mental impact, and Daphne was momentarily dazed, then gave a bitter smile.

Yang Ming said: "Tell me your pressure, I can help you relieve it."

"This pressure cannot be confided to you... Do you know about the Empire's core fleet? The part of the military not under the command of the Imperial Military Department, which guards the interior of the Emperor Star Circle."

"Of course, I know," Yang Ming said seriously, "I've heard the saying that the military strength there can equally match the combined fleet under the command of the Imperial Military Department."

"Not equally match, but overall surpass!"

Daphne said quickly:

"The Empire developed semi-permanent materials tens of thousands of years ago, materials that do not suffer metal fatigue, maintaining performance for hundreds of thousands of years without significant chemical property changes. The Invincible Fleet of the first Empire, originating from the fleet of Levi Sherman's ancestors thousands of years ago, is stored near a Star Domain adjacent to Emperor Star.

"Over the succeeding tens of thousands of years, new ships have been constantly added, and their technology, slightly upgraded... Can you imagine? Many core technologies have remained unchanged for thousands of years, or breakthroughs have been minimal.

"That's the true military strength of the Empire.

"They've already activated that fleet, of course, just starting the non-Levi Corps warship group, but that's terrifying enough.

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