Beyond the Light-Years

Suddenly, the collapse of Yuan Rong Capital tore open the empire's fragile balance ahead of time.

"The conflict between the commoners and the nobles."

"The conflict between the nobles and the ruling class."

"The conflict between society as a whole and the forces of capital."

"All sorts of conflicts accumulated from the last war had been kept in a precarious balance, but that balance was shattered after Yuan Rong Capital collapsed. Once these barely contained conflicts erupted, someone would have to pay the price."

"Without a doubt, the matter began because of Yuan Rong Capital and ended with the Minister of Finance resigning to take responsibility. However, the things destroyed in the process would be difficult to rebuild in the short term."

"The Emperor wants power, but the nobles won't agree to that. This is the conflict between the nobles and the ruling class. If His Majesty the Emperor doesn't want to make enemies of every noble in the empire, the only thing he can do is give ground."

"But giving ground doesn't mean there are no limits. He made one move that, on the surface, looked like he was handing the opportunity to the Privy Council, but in reality, he was splitting the noble faction."

"Although the Privy Council doesn't hold power, the nobles are too united..."

At this point, Lin Qi couldn't help laughing. "There's a saying in the Federation: make more friends when you're poor, and fewer friends when you're rich..."

"It means that when a person is poor, he should make more friends and not care about their backgrounds or current status. Only then can he find a chance to rise."

"Once he becomes rich, he shouldn't continue making friends with just anyone as he did before—the people at the bottom of society, gang members, some