Forty Millenniums of Cultivation

Although Di Fei Wen was so sincere, Li Yao did not immediately promise, but shook his head slightly: “I'm afraid you misunderstood, I'm neither a 'star beach dominator', nor interested in ‘dominator’ ah, 'trinity’ ah, ‘king of the black wind’ ah, such a messy title, nor in managing a large fleet or country. ”

“Very well understood. ”

Diffievin nodded, "So-called power and status are often mere shortcuts to ultimate power, and if a strong man himself possesses incomparable power, he certainly does not need to bind himself with power, status and reputation.

“In the center of the star sea, there are many strong people like Chairman Li who like to be free, absolute freedom, focus on impacting the higher realms of human evolution, and explore places where no ancient people have ever been involved before, and they naturally have little interest in the customs of the dust world.

“However, the Black Wind fleet has a complete operating system, and I myself can barely serve the fleet for many more decades without you having to manage it personally, just using your strength and prestige to regain heart and inspire morale; just as your wife, who is not a managerial practitioner, can still be undisputed as Speaker of the Star Federation. ”

“Speaking of which...”

Li Yao Leng said, “I am proud to be a ‘citizen of the Xingyao Federation' and will never give up that status. Whether the Federation recognizes dual citizenship is still a question, let alone easily agree to my being the 'King of the Black Wind’. ”

“Why disagree? ”

"Now the Federation is also anxious to resolve peacefully the intricate and endless legacy of the Black Wind Fleet's remnants, to get more information about our vast fleet and about the Real Human Empire, and even to get some level of direct contact with the Real Human Empire through the Black Wind Fleet - all of which will be possible if you promise to be our new leader.

“I know the Starlight Federation has its own insurmountable principles, but have we made this small request that does not violate any of your laws or even moral norms? Why would the Federal Assembly not be happy to save the lives of millions of innocent people instead of hurting anyone in this deal? ”

“Though you are a toothpicker, I'm beginning to understand why you can still be number two in the weak fleet of black winds with no fighting power. ”

Li Yao remained motionless, "Unfortunately, you did not bow to me sincerely, just to use my reputation and prestige for your own personal gain, maintain a certain degree of independence, and even become a poisonous tumor in the Federation. ”

“Of course. ”

Di Feiwen hastily said, "Ask Chairman Lee to stand from our point of view, although we have suffered a tragic defeat, at least one third of our fleet is undamaged, there is still a battle power, and the arrogance from the central super hegemony of the Star Sea is even less likely to abrade instantly. In this case, is it possible for us to unconditionally lay down our weapons and surrender?

“The ‘Dark Forest' theory, which has been quite popular for some time in both the Union of Stars and the Real Empire of Humanity, although it is not necessarily an all-out truth, is worth drawing on in some of its details, such as the term 'chains of suspicion'.

“Now the Starlight Federation and the Black Wind Fleet are falling into a strange circle of chains of suspicion? Even if they wanted to surrender, the remnants of the Black Wind fleet would worry about what fate they would face if they surrendered, whether they would suffer inhumanely, whether they would involve the families and descendants of those immigrant ships, whether they would forever dig on the desolate planet on the shores of the stars and sea, thus becoming a pile of dead bones deep in the mine cave, and never have the opportunity to return to their home town in the centre of the star sea to rewind their flags.

“Likewise, even if I surrender unconditionally and without any conditions today, will the federal side not question us?

“No, you are equally worried about whether these tame immortals have no plans, whether they will rebel again, whether you will strangle your brains to guard against, prepare for and weaken us, accelerate friction between the two sides in mutual mistrust, fall into a vicious circle, and eventually ‘fake it', so that rebellion can really happen again.

“Surrender is not a problem for me. The problem is the relationship and trust between the two sides after surrender. Your role as the new generation of 'King of the Black Wind' is the best way I can think of to break the 'chain of suspicion' between them. ”

“You don't have to worry about that. ”

Li Yao conclusively said, "The Federation counts, we can even merge the blood demon world of hundreds of years ago. Now the blood demon world is an important part of the Xingyao Federation, many demons have become federal parliamentarians and leaders of various key parts - you know, at the time of the deepest hatred between the two sides, the blood demon world almost broke through the federal capital!

“One third of your Black Wind fleet hasn't even stepped into federal boundaries. You can't talk about any deep blood feuds. What are you worried about? ”

“No, that's different. ”

Diffievin shook his head, “From the perspective of the human world as a whole, the Blood Demon World is one of the last demonic worlds, and they have inherently succumbed to an absolute strategic disadvantage, digesting and absorbing them without much aftermath.

“But unlike the Black Wind Fleet, we still stand behind a vast Real Human Empire, and if we do not manage the delicate relationship between the Empire, the Black Wind Fleet and the Confederation, one day the Confederation will truly clash with the Empire, and whoever of you wins or loses, the first to suffer will surely be the Black Wind Fleet.

“The most critical point, the so-called integration of the Blood Demon Realm and the Uranus Realm, has a very important premise - the leader of the Blood Demon Realm, Kim Min Moon, is your fax disciple, which is well known, and thus forms the basis of trust between the two sides, does this not also prove from another side, please be the importance of becoming the 'King of the Black Wind’? Because what we need, that's just the foundation of trust. ”

Di Feiwen had reason, Li Yao was really irrefutable, but he couldn't help but laugh some absurdity. Six months ago, he met with the Black Wind Fleet Star Sea. On the bridge of the Black Whirlpool and the night was alive and dead, he could not have imagined that one day, the Black Wind Fleet remnants would cry and cry to invite him to take over the position of the night.

“Aren't you worried that I'll use the Black Wind Fleet as cannon dust after I become King of the Black Wind? ”

Li Yao asked incredibly.

“In other words...”

Diffrey prolonged the voice, “Even if you're not the 'Black Wind King', won't the Federation use the Black Wind Fleet as cannon ash as long as we choose to surrender? ”

Li Yao couldn't speak for half a day.

“We believe in the strategic vision of the Union of Stars and Lights, and we should be able to see that the Federation of Stars and the Real Human Empire of today have no long-term possibility of peaceful coexistence. ”

Diffievin smiled and continued to whisper, "In the past, the Empire did not know about the existence of the Federation and both sides could be safe under the cover of the vast sea of stars, but unfortunately there has been more or less information about the beaches of the stars over the past decade, which has been sent back to the Empire itself.

“This information is not necessarily sent directly to the imperial capital, to the imperial court and to the emperor, but to the empire, which is busy launching a strategic counter-attack against the Alliance, even if it is gathered, for a moment and a half there is no time to reach out to the stars and seas.

“But how long can such a fragile 'peace' last, 20 years, 10 years or less?

“If the Federation wants to defend its tiny boundaries and norms, it must not sit idly by and wait for the day when the Empire's soldiers will prevail, it can only choose to launch an aggressive attack - not necessarily a massive military attack, but more likely infiltrate the interior of the Empire, transform the Empire from political and institutional to tacit, transform today's Empire into something else. Am I right, Chairman Lee? ”

Li Yaocheng was shocked. I had no idea that Deputy General Commander of this less astonishing Black Wind Fleet had such a harsh strategic vision.

Indeed, even after simply winning the Battle of Starling Sea, the findings of many strategic experts in the Federation remain that the Federation of Starling Lights does not possess the capability to engage in an “overall battle” with the Real Human Empire.

A Star and Sea war can be won by wealthy people, but if it is a war spanning hundreds of years, it is the combined power of both sides. Even ten more Li Yao plus ten Timbells will not be enough to change the outcome of such a war.

So, if the Federation wants to go into the middle of the Star Sea, at least for a few hundred years, it is unlikely that it will be able to kill all the way in, more likely to send part of the elite, infiltrate the interior of the empire, grasp the contradiction between the so-called "original” and the "real”, and find a way to break the empire from within, at least - at some level - transform the empire!

Li Yao put forward this idea more than a hundred years ago when he threw out the "Black Hole Plan”, which was enriched to this point by the plans and deductions of countless strategic experts.

Unexpectedly, Di Feiwen pointed directly to the core. In one sentence, it was not necessary to make Li Yaosheng feel “a little like the hero". He gave a higher view to the "merchant general” of the head mouse.

“Our Black Wind Fleet will undoubtedly be your most important help if the Federation, or Chairman Lee himself, really wants to divide, transform and even subvert the Empire from within. ”

Di Feiwen still respects, as if he had treated Li Yao as "the king of the black wind”, “Likewise, as long as Chairman Li is willing to officially become the ‘king of the black wind' in front of the five great world fairies, such as the black wind, and to bring this result to the world, we are also willing to believe in your vows and promises and believe that you will lead us... back to the center of the star sea! ”