After that, Fang Zheng and Roselia chatted for a long time.

Mainly talking about issues related to the empire.

Although Fang Zheng could also get information from the Whispering Banner, he was not as proficient as the local tyrants. Moreover, the Whispering Banner was not the Xinhua Daily. At least the newspaper would mark the front page headlines, while the Whispering Banner would only describe all the contents, which could not grasp the key points.

Although Roselia acted like "We are a mysterious tribe isolated from the outside world in the deep mountains and old forests, and we don't pay any attention to the outside world", Fang Zheng didn't believe her nonsense. According to Fang Zheng's experience, these old and immortal thieves almost always pay attention to the situation outside. Moreover, unlike those ordinary remote villages, the parts these people pay attention to are the core content of the high-level national strategy...

You say you are an ignorant person from a remote mountainous area? Someone has to believe you.

As expected, Fang Zheng got a lot of information about the empire from Roselia.

According to Roselia, although the empire seems to be prosperous now, the internal conflicts are extremely fierce, the most intense of which is the struggle between the Iron-blooded Prime Minister Gillias Osborne and the four nobles. Gillias was born a commoner and successfully won the position of Prime Minister based on his achievements in the Hundred Days War. Since then, he has been vigorously advocating reforms and brought a new era of prosperity and strength to the empire.

But on the contrary, the nobles' hostility towards him grew stronger, because the increase of Prime Minister Osborne's power represented the decline of the status of the nobles. This was something the nobles did not want to see, and they were unwilling to accept it.

As for the royal family, it is rumored that the emperor intends to follow the example of the Kingdom of Liberl and abolish the aristocracy. However, the Empire is not the Kingdom of Liberl after all, and it is not easy to achieve this. In fact, the two sides are still in the stage of open and covert fighting. But in Roselia's opinion, the Empire will have troubles in the future.

After hearing this, Fang Zheng also frowned. He finally understood why the representatives of the Empire seemed a little anxious at the Orbital Technology Expo. You know, even the Republic of Calvard had the leisure to look at those electronic entertainment products, but the Empire seemed to only want to gain absolute military strength from the development of new Orbital Technology... Considering that the situation between Calvard and the Erebonian Empire is not tense now, this behavior is a bit strange.

Now it seems that this is entirely an internal conflict within the empire, and it must be mainly a conflict between the aristocratic faction and the chancellor faction over mastering new technologies to gain an advantage.

In fact, Fang Zheng was not unfamiliar with the situation in the empire. The liberation of science and technology brought about the development of productivity, and one of the consequences was the class improvement of the lower classes. The spread of civilization and the convenience of technology gradually narrowed the gap between the nobles and the common people. In this case, in order to prevent the people from really rising up in rebellion, the rulers must give the other party certain political power and status, but in turn this will also have an impact on the conservatives.

The Kingdom of Liberl was able to successfully abolish the aristocracy because it was a small ship that was easy to turn around. However, for an empire as large as Erebonia, a single move could affect the entire body, and the Republic of Calvard was not blind. If problems arose within the empire, leading to civil strife or even division, then Calvard would certainly find an opportunity to intervene.

By then, the continent will be engulfed in war and chaos.

Fang Zheng was of course not happy about this. Everyone was going to fight in the war, so who would be willing to play games and spend money on them?

That won't work.

Maybe I should change my mindset? But the continent of Semlia is so small, and it is impossible for me to establish independence in these two countries. As for the Kingdom of Liberl, they have been pretty good to me, so Fang Zheng naturally has no intention of repaying kindness with hatred.

So, what to do?

Sitting in the guest room that Roselia had prepared for him, Fang Zheng flipped through the Whispering Banner in his hand. After getting a direction, Fang Zheng immediately investigated the Prime Minister Osborne, and found that he was preparing a mysterious plan, and the specific content of the plan...

Use ████ to ███, then release ███, and then ████…

Well, it's all black bars and garbled text, and there's no way this thing is related to chaos.

Of course, Fang Zheng could also sneak into the palace and ask the prime minister for clarification. If that didn't work, he could just torture him to death... but that was impossible.

The current conflict was no longer as simple as the prime minister's own conspiracy, but a full-scale confrontation between the reformists and the aristocrats. No matter what the prime minister wanted to do, at least the empire could remain stable while he was here. If Fang Zheng killed him, the empire might immediately fall into chaos.

What should I do...? Hey, I just want to make games quietly and let players spend money honestly, why is it so difficult? It's true that the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Although Fang Zheng hopes that the world can honestly give himself peace for decades or even hundreds of years, but from the current point of view, I'm afraid that in a few years, this continent will face a lot of troubles.

While talking to himself, Fang Zheng flipped through the "Whispering Banner" in his hand. When he saw a certain entry in it, Fang Zheng's eyes lit up.

"Oh? There is such a good thing?!"

"Boom boom boom."

Just when Fang Zheng's eyes were shining, suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and then three little girls opened the door and walked in.

"We're back, big brother."

"Sister Emma took us to many places and saw many interesting things, right, Theo?"

“…Yeah, that’s interesting.”

"As long as you like it."

Looking at the three excited little girls in front of him, Fang Zheng chuckled.

"Big brother, don't you want to go out for a walk?"

"I was just chatting with Miss Roselia."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Ling was shocked and rushed over.

"Big brother! Although Grandma Roselia is very beautiful, she is already very old! I heard from Sister Emma that she has lived for a very long time! She is an old lady!!"

Although children may speak without restraint, Roselia will beat you to death if you say that.

"Age has nothing to do with appearance. I am a member of the Appearance Association... Of course, at least it has to be legal."

Fang Zheng touched Ling's little head.

"Besides, we were just chatting."

“Woo…”

Ling puffed up her cheeks and showed an unhappy expression, while Tita looked at Ling in confusion, as if she didn't understand what she was talking about. As for Tio, she didn't pay any attention to these things at all, but quietly walked to Fang Zheng and sat down, taking out a book from her pocket.

Fang Zheng took out his personal terminal and turned on his personal communication. Soon, Alisha's voice came.

only……

"Hey? This thing lights up! What should I do? Hilmeria? Wait, should I press the red one? No, the green one? Why is there no response when I press it? Should I push it up?? It can't be pulled out?"

Hearing the voice coming from the other side, Fang Zheng rolled his eyes helplessly. Although the princess was not an idiot when it came to technology, this thing was still too new for her.

“…Alisa.”

“Wow!!”

Alisha was startled when she heard Fang Zheng's voice.

"My lord, are you back? When did you come back? Where were you hiding? Don't scare me... Ahem, sorry, my lord."

Halfway through the conversation, the originally soft and cute girl's voice instantly turned into the aggressive and mature voice of a mature woman.

This split personality is really possible.

"Hilmeria, I want to ask, regarding the Starlight Technology Workshop, has Mira's account been credited?"

"Yes, sir, we have received the funds transferred from Chase Central Workshop."

After the Orbital Expo, the two countries immediately transferred the transaction funds directly to the Chase Central Workshop. After all, the Republic and the Empire were not short of money, and this was a technology that could master the new era, so any amount of money was worth it. Both parties also chose to buy out the full amount. Considering the 60:40 split agreement between themselves and the Kingdom of Liberl, Starlight Technology should have made a lot of money.

"Very good, now I have a task for you to complete."

"Please speak, sir."

"I want you to send a trusted man to Crossbell and buy a piece of land there."

"Crosbell...?"

"That's right. As for the content, let's just say that we at Starlight Technology plan to build a new high-tech entertainment theme ride in Crossbell. I will send you the specific drawings later. If you need money, just use it. Remember, the area must be large and located in the city center."

This was the experience Fang Zheng gained when he was incarnated as Aili. On Xianshen Island, there was once a shitty force that used the amusement park as a cover to do its own things, but you have to say that the amusement park is really useful as a cover. On the one hand, the amusement park itself is equivalent to a small circular ecological environment, and it can continue to operate even if it is blocked for a while. Secondly, the large area makes it easy to hide, and thirdly... it's like when you play Cosplay, no matter how outrageous the things are, others will think it's just an amusement facility, and they won't think that the person with wings and fangs walking on the street is really a vampire.

I just put up the French cannon and everyone thought it was some new entertainment tool.

If there’s another Soviet nuclear bomb… just think of it as bungee jumping.

"Yes, sir, I understand. I promise to complete the task."

"Very good, I will inspect it when we return from the Empire."

Having said this, Fang Zheng revealed a strange smile.

"This is related to the future development of our Starlight Technology and world peace."