Feifei translated, "He's telling you that the densely populated systems in the Wanfan Sector will be tough to crack. Better to go straight through the Emperor's Way and strike directly at the Celestial Domain."
You're really making things up as you go, aren't you? Yu Lian shot Feifei a sideways glance. I've spent more than six decades as the Co-Emperor's enemy, after all. No one understands the Empire's bureaucracy better than I do. They weren't exactly known for... Well, all right. In certain circumstances, Imperial bureaucrats did follow the basic human instinct to avoid danger.
During that vast civil war, quite a few local powers had chosen to stay neutral, avoid danger, or even seal their borders.
Those people had certainly faced plenty of purges after the war, but at least they'd avoided the worst possible outcome. Wasn't that a kind of survival wisdom?
Yu Lian fell briefly silent. Then Feifei continued, "The closer we get to the Celestial Domain, the more people will entertain thoughts they shouldn't. Isn't that what you want? The Galactic Empire's rule has never been as secure as they imagine. You and Mr. Qi demonstrated that to us through the five volumes of Origin. And now, aren't you building the proof yourself?"
Just then, another short video came through from the other side.
"Even if we lose contact with the Celestial Domain, we'll resist to the bitter end! We'll welcome your dragon's breath with our fragile skulls! The people of Wanfan will let our courage shine as the most magnificent fireworks in the universe!"
"...Something really has happened in the Celestial Domain," Feifei translated again.
This time, Yu Lian didn't question her. He also felt the intelligence department's next priority should be figuring out what was happening in the Celestial Domain.
But all their intelligence