Inside the spaceship.
Fang Xi lay on the soft sofa, swirling a wineglass in his hand.
On the void screen before him, a host with two faces and four arms was introducing the empire's crushing defeat in the Northern Frontier.
Through quantum communications, scenes of the live broadcast appeared before every imperial viewer.
Endless wreckage of spaceships throughout the universe...
Terrifying energy turbulence...
And the corpses of imperial soldiers...
"...The Northern Frontier has fallen, and we have lost the great Imperial Marshal—Lord Asaphons!"
"Not only that, the detestable Insect Race used the 'Star Gate' to launch a surprise attack on the heartland of the empire. The flames of war even reached the 'Luoye Star System'!"
The Luoye Star System was not only powerful, it was separated from Emperor Star by just one star system!
"The losses... were actually this severe?"
As he watched the host report the personnel and material losses one after another, even Fang Xi could not help marveling.
Of course, he was even more astonished that His Majesty the Emperor had not imposed information controls, allowing this news to be broadcast.
Perhaps it's because the Insect Race has already invaded the heartland, making it impossible to cover up any longer?
Fang Xi came up with one possible reason.
"This time, I heard His Majesty the Emperor was furious..."
Wenger said, "The empire needs new soldiers to replenish its forces, so Your Highness is facing a slight risk..."
"After all, I'm a nobody with no influence..."
Fang Xi laughed helplessly, having already guessed the reason.
As a minor, it was wonderful to avoid being swept into countless whirlpools of conflict.
But the drawback was that when the tide of the times arrived, there was simply nowhere to hide!
"What does Your Highness plan to do? If you want