From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 463 Big things are coming VER. Empire
Amber's eyes lit up at Lilith's suggestion.

He immediately realized that this was indeed a mission very suitable for the Immortals, because there was no need to consider evacuation or capture, so the combat elements sent out could exert their maximum combat potential.

Moreover, as long as all sensitive labels and information on the combat body are cleared, and the "insurance" is set to automatically delete the data after the immortal leaves, there is no need to worry about the identity being exposed even if the combat body is "captured" by the enemy.

Even though the other side's analysts were quick-witted and guessed that the Atlas Group was intervening in the situation in the Rubion system, they could not find any substantial evidence to support this view.

"Hey! Don't tell me, don't tell me." The more Amber thought about it, the more she felt that this suggestion was indeed feasible.

Previously, his thinking was indeed a bit rigid. He had always been thinking about the role of the 'Immortal Legion' on the front battlefield, but ignored the fact that these 'digital lives' that could not be viewed with conventional thinking also had huge advantages in special operations.

Imagine secretly airdropping a batch of combat bodies with all part codes erased and no traceable source to a designated area, and then carrying out the operation in complete secrecy or by notifying friendly forces.

These operations could be armed reconnaissance, infiltration behind enemy lines or even decapitation of specific targets. Judging from the combat effectiveness currently displayed by the Immortal Legion and the combat experience of Baninger and others, these are "basic tasks" that can be easily accomplished.

Even if there was an accident or an enemy ambush, Baninger and his men could leave the battle body at any time, leaving behind only a pile of worthless mechanical parts.
"Lilith, let's do as you say. I remember that you are in charge of the production workshop of the 'Bee Swarm'. You can adjust the production line to produce a batch of basic combat bodies. As for other tactical equipment, I will communicate with Baninger and others and let them contact you.

The personnel of the three ‘special mission ships’ will also undergo another round of screening to ensure that there will be no problems with their loyalty and information confidentiality.”

At this point, Amber looked at Lilith as if she remembered something, and then continued to ask: "By the way, how is the technology of the unmanned fleet being absorbed? Is it possible to use it on the spy ship in a short time?"

"Of course, Master~" Lilith nodded, "But if we want to use the technology of the unmanned fleet, the ship itself must also undergo in-depth automation modification. Master, do you want to minimize the number of crew members on the special mission ship?"

"That's right. If we are carrying out such a shady mission, we naturally want to have as few participants as possible, and at the same time, we want to reduce the risk of our personnel being captured as much as possible."

"Understood, Master~ I will generate a transformation plan as soon as possible based on the current information. Although it will not be possible to have a real unmanned fleet without any crew members in a short period of time, it can at least reduce the number of crew members required to a minimum."

"Let's do it this way. Thank you for your hard work, Lilith." Amber said with a smile. At the same time, she thought that if she had no other arrangements later, she would enter the virtual space to accompany this strong artificial intelligence and deepen the "emotional bond".

But before he could say anything, he heard Lilith continue:

"Master, when we were synchronizing the information just now, I discovered that something interesting seemed to have happened in the Star Dragon Empire~"

"The Empire?" Amber frowned. He recalled the information he had recently received and said, "If you mention it, it seems that the Intelligence Analysis Center has not found any valuable intelligence from the Empire for some time."

"That's because the situation in the Empire has been very complicated recently. The Intelligence Analysis Center has been focusing its main efforts on the Federation in order to coordinate combat operations. So it's normal that they didn't find any problems for a while."

Lilith closed all previous virtual screens, then controlled the mobile holographic projection device in the data center to generate a huge virtual screen in front of Amber.

"The current relationship between the 'Regent Party', 'Princess Party', and 'King Party' in the entire Star Dragon Empire is very delicate, and they have been trying to test each other.

At the same time, it is very interesting that these three parties seem to be unaware of the old emperor's situation. Even Duke Soren, an absolute diehard among the "royal party", has not met the old emperor for a long time.

What can be confirmed at present is that the only person who can see Frederico is the Imperial Archbishop, and the waiters in the Grand Palace have been replaced by people from the church.

On the surface, although the "Regent Party" had the most say because of the war, and the other two factions could only avoid direct confrontation, in fact, this situation would soon be broken. One was that the "Princess Party" and the "Royal Party" had slowly begun some in-depth exchanges after being unable to meet the emperor for a long time, and there was a tendency to form a united front.

The other is that there seem to be some discordant voices within the Regent Party."

Lilith's words made Amber fall into thought. He knew that the old emperor Frederico had been in a state of 'lost contact but not dead', but he did not expect that even the imperial princess and the old emperor's brother were also out of contact with him.

This is very strange. After all, in Amber's memory, Duke Soran always stood firmly beside the old emperor until he passed away.
"This is getting worse. Why do I always feel like Frederico is holding back something big?"

Amber shook her head helplessly. The Empire had done a good job of keeping the capital, especially the Grand Palace, confidential. Sometimes, in order to prevent outsiders from using technology to spy on them, they would even use the most traditional paper and pen to convey information.

This also means that even though Lilith is the most powerful person in the entire human world in collecting intelligence, the situation in the Grand Palace is still like the "fog of war" that makes it difficult to see clearly.

"Continue to monitor Saint Sony and its surrounding galaxies. Although I know that I won't get any valuable information in a short time, it's better than nothing.
As for the discordant voices within the Regent Party, let me think about it. Because of the complexity of its internal members, the 'Regent Party' has never been truly 'solidly united' and there have always been some differences.

In this case, are some conservative nobles aware of the path Norton II intends to take and realizing that their interests will be greatly damaged after this path is taken, so they want to start interfering?"

"That's right, Master. It's basically the same as you guessed. These 'discordant voices' mainly come from the old nobles of the Empire within the Regent Party."

Lilith nodded, and then displayed some recent popular opinions in the aristocratic circles of the Star Dragon Empire.

"During this period, there have been a lot of press releases criticizing Norton II. Some questioned his motives, some doubted his abilities, and there were also many conspiracy theories. Among them, the serious public opinion attacks from the 'Princess Party' only accounted for 35%. The rest all came from the 'Regent Party', the attacks from those old nobles."

"No, the word 'attack' is not appropriate. From the perspective of these old nobles, they would think this is a 'knock'. A knock on the 'latecomer' Norton II."

Amber had a sneer of disdain on his lips. He could only say that these old nobles of the Star Dragon Empire were still as arrogant and ignorant as he remembered.

"If they think they can warn Norton II in this way, then they are too naive. He is a rare contradictory combination of an 'ambitious person' and a 'revolutionary'. He is not so easy to talk to. I think these old nobles will be beaten back soon."

"Not right away, Master, I'm already here~" Lilith suddenly said.

"what?"

"We just received intelligence that one of the old nobles of the 'Regent Party', Dominic Sevo, was attacked by unidentified extremists while patrolling the planet under his control. The entire convoy and ground escort were wiped out, and the family flagship in orbit was also attacked by a suicide combat boat, but it was intercepted in time by anti-aircraft firepower and is not seriously damaged.

Although no one said it openly, many people believed that this incident was a warning from Norton II to those restless people in his camp.

"No, this is not Norton II's style. There must be something wrong here."

Amber immediately shook his head. As one of the people in the world who knew the Regent best, he knew very well that this was not the man's style of fighting back.

But the next second, Amber suddenly realized and said, "It's over. Could this be the real killer move of those old nobles?"

(End of this chapter)