Chapter 23 The Greatest Threat to the Empire

What is the greatest threat to the empire in the whole universe?

Is it a strange and cruel alien creature?

Or a terrible and evil chaotic demon?

Or those who come to betray their faith and the ignorance of the emperor?

Yes, these are all threats to human beings, but all these threats together are not as big as the threat given to the empire by the universe itself, which is a threat from the universe.

In fact, the universe is a little too big for human beings now. Only in the Milky Way, the Milky Way exists there. It does nothing. Just the Milky Way itself is enough to make the empire collapse.

Because the Milky Way is really too big, to some extent, it is big enough for human beings to feel deeply despair about their own small size.

If you walk in a city, you will use meters as a unit to measure the distance you have walked; if you travel between cities by car, you will use kilometers or kilometers to measure the distance you have walked; but if you are traveling between galaxies in the Milky Way, the unit that measures distance will become Light years.

What is light years? Walking in a straight line at the speed of light for a year, the distance traveled during this period is called a light year, and the speed of light can circle the earth seven and a half times in just one second. So how long will the distance traveled in a year at the speed of light?

The nearest galaxy to the solar system where the earth we live is the southern gate two of Centauri, which is a triple star, of which is only 4.22 light-years away from the solar system. It means that if we go to any place in a straight line at the speed of light, it will take us at least four years to walk.

If you travel in the huge and wide galaxy, even if you have the speed of light, it will be a long journey.

Fortunately, our universe is not a single existence. The universe we know is only a part of the huge universe. In reality, there is also a completely independent and coexisting non-realistic universe. This universe is generally called alien space. Of course, there are many names for alien space in different environments. The inhabitants of the empire will also call alien space "chaos" and "other world", while other alien creatures call that world ephether or nine heavens, void and non-realistic universes.

Human scientific and technological research is aimed at the development and utilization of alien space, the most important of which is the navigation of alien space.

To put it simply, sailing in a different space is like the "space jumping" technology in traditional science fiction. After entering a different space, the ship sails with the trend of a different space. After sailing in a period of time in a different space, it jumps out of a different space. At this time, you will find that your ship has been walking for several light years. And it only took you a few days.

With the alien space navigation method, human beings have leaped from the horse era in the Middle Ages to the era of modern vehicles with airplanes. The long distances between galaxies that could not be crossed have been greatly shortened by the emergence of new travel methods.

But things are not so simple. For human beings, the alien space is still full of unknowns and secrets. Human beings have little understanding of the alien space, and the navigation of the alien space itself is also full of dangers. It was not until the emergence of the 'Star Moment Tower' that all this was alleviated.

Simply put, the 'Star Moment Tower' built on the earth is like a lighthouse on the sea full of chaotic energy. Only under the guidance of the 'Star Moment Tower' can the navigation of a different space be fast and safe, and once the light of the 'Star Moment Tower' is left. Hui, sailing in different space will become extremely difficult and full of danger.

This is also the reason why Li was shocked. To put it simply, the position that the 'Star Moment Tower' can be illuminated is within the scope of the ability of the Imperial Legion. A remote area is attacked, and the empire may send its valuable military power in the case of surplus military strength, but if it is remote to a region that cannot be touched by the will of the emperor, then it can be understood without even thinking that the empire will not waste its precious power in these places.

Although in theory, all the planets in the Milky Way belong to human beings and great emperors, in fact, today's human military power cannot even fully control the world within the scope of the Star Moment Tower, not to mention those worlds outside the starlight range of the Star Moment Tower.

For the residents of the empire, the fiefdom owned by Li is undoubtedly a wild world.

"Your Excellency, you don't have to worry about it," the old man could only say with relief: "In fact, your fief has not suffered a large-scale invasion of alien creatures in the past nine thousand years. So it is also possible to continue peace in the next nine thousand years.

"But it is also possible that it will be occupied by alien creatures from the depths of the universe tomorrow, and the empire will undoubtedly give up those places completely."

"I can't deny that it is indeed possible."

"I see." As Li said this, he looked at the letter of appointment on the table.

Three days later, the ban and surveillance about Li was indeed cancelled, and Li finally walked out of the monastery. This was the first time he smelled the air of freedom after waking up.

Luo Lang smiled and waited for Li at the door of the monastery. "Welcome back to the free world. Do you have any arrangements recently? Well, anyway, let's get in the car first."

It was an old-fashioned black classic car. The car let out an asthmatic roar of the old man and started slowly. Then the two took away from the monastery with grass and trees. After just a corner, Li found that he had come to the city of the steel jungle.

"This is..."

"I'm surprised that the earth is like this now. I mean, the whole earth is like this. Your previous monastery is already one of the few places on earth with green space. The land price is too high, and there is nothing we can do. And with the gradual strengthening of the empire, the land on the earth has become more and more precious. The nobles of the whole galaxy have to set up offices in the imperial capital, and the rich people in the whole galaxy will want to get houses on the earth. So the whole earth has become a big city. I heard that the earth has had a 'sea' for a long time. It is said that the 'sea' is a super huge bathtub, boundless, invisible at a glance, and the water inside is salty. Is it true?

"Of course, it's true. Is there no sea on the earth now?"

"Ah, the peaks are flattened and the sea is drained. That's what the book says, but I haven't seen the mountains, rivers and seas? I have never left the earth in my life, and the whole earth has become the appearance of a metropolis you see in your eyes. There are crowds and buildings everywhere. I have been bored with these things for a long time. Now only some big nobles have their own monasteries and green spaces.

Li doesn't want to talk more about this topic. He is not an environmentalist and has no extra time to care about environmental changes. He is more concerned about the current situation. "So, where are we going now?"

"My home," Luo Lang said, "You can stay at my house during this period. The holiday has just passed, and it is not easy to find a house outside during this period. Do you have any plans in the near future?"

Arrangement? Li looked at the earth that had become strange outside the window and couldn't help sighing from the bottom of his heart. What exactly do I want to do?

Back to the Raven Guard? No, that woman is right. Li checked the relevant records of the empire. There are indeed great defects in the operation of the black crow guard. In addition, the raven is also missing. It is difficult to say whether the regiment still exists now. Moreover, even if the regiment is still there, Li doesn't want to go anywhere.

For the Raven and the Raven Guard, Li's mood is very complicated. On the one hand, he really wants to go to the tutor. No, it's the place where he once lived and fought. On the other hand, he is afraid - what if there are still people who know me well? This is not impossible. Astarte will only fall on the battlefield without fear of the passage of time.

Fighting on the battlefield? The last drop of blood for the empire? No, this is not Robert now. What Li thought, maybe the original Robert. Li has this idea, but now Li is just a teenager who crossed from the earth during the peace years. He realizes that he does not have such a high awareness.

Be a romantic aristocrat in the game world? At present, it seems unlikely that he is just a person who inherits the name of a small aristocrat outside the border, with an empty fief. The little power of his family on the earth full of powerful may not be as good as that of an ordinary bureaucrat. It's powerless, and there's no money in my pocket now. It's also difficult to be romantic and happy.

However, the ideal, the future architecture and these things have to be put aside. Now there are more urgent problems.