Daphne stared at Yang Ming: "You're not from the Empire?"

"I am from the Empire, it's complicated," Yang Ming pointed to his own head, "consciousness fusion."

"That's really shocking information," Daphne instinctively checked the surrounding shielding devices, and only relaxed when she found that they were functioning properly, "This must not be known to others, or your public support will be destroyed."

Yang Ming smiled: "Don't worry, Faya's game is kept secret, no one dares offend high-dimensional civilizations. Since we're exchanging information, you should also provide me with some valuable intel."

"Alright, allow me to think carefully."

Daphne leaned back on the sofa and closed her eyes.

Yang Ming turned his head to look at her profile, her skin, smooth and translucent, and her long eyelashes, slightly trembling, like a ripe apple.

"As a partner, there's not much information I can tell you, because I have access to very little core intelligence."

Daphne said:

"Which area are you more interested in? Never mind, I'll share all these bits of news with you.

"The most shocking news to me is that my grand-uncle and his peers have actually confirmed with the high-ranking members of the Free Federation and the Guel Alliance, that they have received orders from the Faya people.

"The contents of the orders are almost identical: to directly defeat the Empire's Expeditionary Corps at all costs, to weaken the Empire's strength, and to balance the military influence among the four major factions of the Galaxy.

"They also mentioned that the order was signed by the 'Faya's Game' project team."

Yang Ming raised an eyebrow and then chuckled in disbelief.

He really couldn't figure out the Faya Civilization.

What's the main purpose of Faya's game? Isn't it to replenish the population of the Galaxy? Or is it the so-called 'possibilities' that the old Faya gentleman keeps emphasizing?

This left Yang Ming a bit confused.

Daphne said softly: "Apart from that, it seems like the Emperor Guard System is malfunctioning."

"Malfunctioning?"

"Yes, it has repeatedly shown unresponsive situations," Daphne said, "They might need to rebuild a new Emperor Guard System, an upgraded version?"

Yang Ming had a slightly playful expression.

Daphne keenly caught this: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Yang Ming replied calmly with a smile, "If they're upgrading, let them upgrade, it doesn't concern us much."

"Well, I feel that they're too reliant on the Emperor Guard System."

"There's no helping it, Daphne," Yang Ming leaned towards her, "You have to remember one thing, the Empire's territory is simply too vast. To govern such a large territory, spanning such immense spatial dimensions, some unconventional means are necessary."

"Alright, I suppose that's true."

Daphne smiled, then turned her head and exchanged glances with Yang Ming, and both of them simultaneously looked away.

"Is that all the information?" Yang Ming asked.

"Everything else is insignificant. Although the Foreign Affairs Bureau's top echelon has been purged, it cannot stop functioning, especially at a time like this, a new elder has already taken over the Bureau."

Daphne paused, then sighed lightly:

"After this defeat in the battle, we probably need more than three months to recuperate.

"With the three major powers already allied, our position will be extremely difficult. Continuing the war will undoubtedly incur heavy losses, and the gains will be very limited.

"But if we retreat now, the Empire's overall deterrence will greatly diminish. It's fine if the alliance of the three major powers disbands, but if they don't, the Empire will be caught in a completely passive situation."

Yang Ming said: "This is what an equal-footing war looks like, the Empire has fought too many asymmetrical wars."

"But what we need is a clean and swift war that can continuously supply resources and population to the Empire, not to get bogged down in a quagmire, constantly depleting our resources and population," Daphne crossed her arms, "Three months may not seem like much, but over time, say, if it drags on for half a year, various issues will start to surface internally."

Yang Ming nodded slowly.

He asked: "What do you think?"

"In face of such major issues, personal political pursuits must be set aside," Daphne said, "I hope you have this realization too, Hanton, if you want the Empire to protect your home planet, you must first ensure it does not decline."

Yang Ming looked at Daphne: "Does Director Eno want me to take out the leaders of those three major powers?"

Daphne laughed: "As expected of you, always thinking about solving everything with personal force, that's useless. You're only killing the wielders of power, not the power itself, the structure of power won't be affected, and someone will soon take over, continuing the late politicians' will. Just like our Foreign Affairs Bureau, it's said that the first thing the new grand-uncle did was review all the archives of the deceased leader and continue the dozens of plans that were underway."

Yang Ming's fingers trembled slightly.

Daphne sighed: "The Foreign Affairs Bureau might be levying a high military tax on the vassal states soon."

"Isn't everyone afraid of the vassal states resisting?"

"Most vassal states are controlled by the Empire in politics, economy, military, and culture. Only a small portion of the stronger vassal states might have their own ulterior motives," Daphne said, "I don't really understand these things either. The Foreign Affairs Bureau is usually the active area of Luna, my sister."

Yang Ming nodded slightly, steering the conversation back to the current war.

The two chatted on and off, occasionally exchanging some unimportant intel.

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