The Emperor had his own calculations as well.
On one hand, he wanted to see how these people would react.
On the other, he could not support Bart becoming a Hereditary Duke too early.
Because rumors outside were already spreading like wildfire.
They claimed that Bart's operation had been supported by the royal family.
That without royal support, Bart could never have accomplished all this.
There were even rumors that the warships Bart had captured had been handed over to the royal family.
The Emperor could do nothing about such rumors, since most of the talk was coming from the Alliance.
But he was rather speechless about the black pot being pinned on him.
He had known absolutely nothing about Bart's operation.
Yet now the warships were almost entirely under his control, making the rumors seem correct.
At times, the Emperor even wondered whether Bart had planned this from the very beginning.
Because he truly had no way to refuse Bart's offer to defect to him with the warships.
In truth, within the Empire, the royal family and the major nobles maintained a balance.
Once that balance was broken, the entire Empire would plunge into disaster.
That balance was military power.
Although Superpower Users played a major role in the Interstellar Era, super weaponry was even more powerful than Superpower Users in this age.
Thus, both sides tacitly ensured a balance of armed strength.
Privately, the Emperor could not deploy the Empire's armed forces, especially its super armed forces.
The Empire's super armed forces, such as the Main Fleet, were subject to all kinds of restrictions! They could not be commanded by any single individual or department.
Every move made by the main warships was kept under the supervision of Imperial Nobles and government departments.
Bart's several B-Class Battleships were