Yang Bo's reason for going to the Imperial Capital was twofold: one, to deal with the Crown Prince; two, to scout things out.
Bart had already been nominated for Grand Duke.
The investiture ceremony would be held in the Imperial Capital.
Yang Bo knew that many people were dissatisfied with Bart's actions.
Whether economically or politically, Bart had stolen a lot of people's livelihoods.
Once Bart became a Grand Duke, he would gain a seat on the Council of Elders of the Noble Council.
The Council of Elders of the Noble Council was practically the Noble Council's father.
The Noble Council might be incredibly powerful in reality, but every one of its members had to be backed by an elder.
In other words, those councilors were the elders' dogs.
And the elders of the Council of Elders represented the various old-established noble families.
This was why, despite the Emperor promoting New Nobles for so many years, the Old Nobles had never been brought down.
The royal family only held two seats in the Council of Elders of the Noble Council: one belonging to the Emperor, and the other to the royal family itself.
Yet now, Bart alone had managed to secure a seat through his own efforts.
Such a major shift in power within a top-level institution like the Council of Elders would bring even greater changes to the power structure of the Noble Council below it.
That was the political impact. As for the economic impact, Bart's Ultra-High Temperature Material had crushed the Empire's other companies producing ultra-high-temperature materials.
The Mecha Recall Skill had also affected enormous interests.
To put it bluntly, the bases at the Cosmic Center were also controlled behind the scenes by these great families.
Those people at the Cosmic Center's bases might strut about arrogantly,