Yang Ming pondered, "Isn't this a good thing?"

"We can simulate and predict the different developments after you choose between the two paths."

Lyu whispered,

"Choosing to marry Princess Daphne will grant you a prosperous fiefdom, and then you and Princess Daphne are bound to start a romance in the national spotlight as a way to divert conflict between the noble class and the common people.

"For the past year, your actions against the noble class have not only thrilled the common people but directly exposed the decay and greed of the nobles to them, and now there is widespread dissatisfaction everywhere.

"This romance will culminate in a grand wedding, and you and the princess will become spokespersons of the royal image.

"In the same vein, you will become an unofficial member of the royal family, gaining fame and nobility, becoming an Imperial Duke, standing beside the Emperor and looking down at this ancient Empire."

Yang Ming nodded, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

Lyu began a series of rhetorical questions,

"When the Emperor asks you to raise the butcher's knife against the common people, how will you choose?"

"When Captain Catherine stands on the opposing side of the Empire, will you erase her existence? This is likely to happen."

"When the royal family asks you to hand over ancient technology, can you refuse to offer up your final trump card?

"When your trump card is stripped away, you will lose all possibility of resisting the Empire."

Yang Ming sank into silence.

Lyu asked, "Boss, how did Levi Sherman know he lost his qualification for testing?"

Yang Ming answered, "He lost his connection with the Intelligent Mechanic Dusk and couldn't activate the Intelligent Machine Dusk, then he smashed the original building to pieces."

Lyu replied, "Levi Sherman fell into the abyss of desire woven by human society with power, privilege, and class oppression, yet he neglected the very meaning of civilization's existence that he originally pursued."

"The meaning of civilization's existence?"

"It's life that bestows civilization with splendor, not civilization that bestows life with superiority."

Yang Ming was momentarily stunned.

Lyu gently spoke, "Then let's focus on analyzing the subsequent placement issues for your home planet, which you care the most about."

Yang Ming bowed his head in contemplation, indicating for Lyu to speak slowly.

"Boss, if you become an Imperial Duke through marriage, the degree of freedom you can obtain will be very limited.

"When your home planet passes the assessment, that is, the ideal situation, of course.

"At that time, the Empire will use these eight billion people as leverage, forcing you to kneel and pressuring your remaining freedom, causing you to completely lose the courage to resist the Sherman family and become a slave of the Sherman family."

Lyu hummed softly a few times and continued,

"Suppose your lifespan has a limitation too, what kind of fate will the humanity of your home planet, which you sheltered, face after you die? How is this different from directly integrating them into the Empire? You only delayed some time."

Yang Ming rubbed his forehead, "It's true, population is also a kind of resource, and the Empire will not let go of this cheap labor."

Lyu responded, "Furthermore, the Empire always uses you as a deterrent to nobles. After you leave, the anger of the noble class toward you will be redirected onto your home planet, which is the worst and most likely situation."

Yang Ming's expression grew increasingly grave.

"If you insist on obtaining that cluster of cells and refuse to marry into the Sherman family, the Sherman family, fearing your reputation among the public and military, will allow you to remain active for a while.

"During this time, they will attempt to discredit you, slander you, and cause you to lose your popular support. However, we will not stand still; we can continue to strengthen your influence among the masses.

"Both your achievements in battling the Insect Race and exterminating the nobles cannot be tarnished by them.

"Meanwhile, if your home planet passes the greenhouse civilization assessment, we still have other opportunities."

"Other opportunities?"

"You've always been looking toward the Empire but forgot to look more behind you."

Lyu lifted her head slightly and smiled,

"The Luofeng Empire is about to complete a four-nation alliance, substantially expanding its territories.

"Dark Star No. 3 Base has been fully developed, and the Faya experimental project we undertook is pushing forward smoothly. The close connection with the Faya people may allow you to find, in the Faya civilization, an opportunity to integrate your home planet's civilization with Wind that you have been seeking. The population of your home planet can just fill the gap of Wind's development.

"The civilization level of the Dark Star entity has already broken through to the third level, and we currently own more than a million stable Mechanical Thought Bodies.

"Everything is developing according to the steps you set down. You can't despise us just because our own power develops too slowly.

"We are your greatest amount of courage."

Yang Ming smiled, "You mean I should bring down the Empire and let Wind rise?"

"This is somewhat difficult," Lyu said, "but in the future, you might acquire the strength to battle the Sherman family. That's how Lyu sees it."

"Don't get carried away; right now, we're just small fry."

Yang Ming leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and quietly gazed out the window.

He fully understood Lyu's point.

She was right; if he accepted this marriage alliance, it would be beneficial in the short term, but in the long run, there were no benefits.

Without freedom, merely a puppet; that's not the Imperial Duke he wanted to be.

The result of putting a dog chain on yourself is that others no longer regard you as human.

To directly abandon the Empire's basic base?

What about the starting power structure in the game of Faya?

Although the Faya people will adjust the internal in-game structure, the greater his influence on human civilization in the Milky Way Galaxy, the more he can assist his home planet in the game.

Therefore, he couldn't entirely sever ties with the Empire yet.

The current issue of the royal marriage is a problem, but one that is not unsolvable.

To protect his home planet with the power he built...

The Faya people, yes, the Faya people are the key.

What Director Eno and the others feared most were indeed the Faya people since the closer one got to the Faya civilization, the more one could feel the Empire's insignificance.

This was a point he could exploit.

He still held many cards and did not need to be trapped in the mire of a marriage alliance. The Empire's public support base must not be lost; he must find a way to make the Sherman family apprehensive.

To protect his home planet with the power he built!

The fire in Yang Ming's eyes ignited as thoughts whirled rapidly in his mind.

After chatting with Lyu, he suddenly felt much more relieved and had already found a third option between the two extreme choices Eno had given him.

To advance by retreating.

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