Li Yao's words cast all the experts in the room into deep thought. Those experts were all monsters with unbelievably high computational and deduction abilities. After Li Yao pointed at them, they immediately noticed the anomaly.
"Exactly. Blackstar the Great has no reason to keep a low profile."
Long Yangjun, who had a head-on battle with Wuying Qi before, was the first to see the problem. "If he was too weak during the 'hibernation period', and he was scared that the four Kurfürst families would've joined hands to suppress or even kill him after his identity was exposed, right now, the reformists and the four families have completely turned on each other. Even the entire Empyreal Terminus Sector has been conquered by the reformists, and even the 'Reform Committee of the Council of Elders' has been established. He has the Imperial Guards and countless experts in the Divinity Transformation Stage at his disposal. What is there to be scared of?
"There are a lot of benefits if he reveals his identity. In the Imperium of True Human Beings where the strong are respected, 'Blackstar the Great' is not a clandestine identity. Many people can accept the glorious return of an expert who has hibernated for a thousand years. Many people are even hoping that a real expert can stand out and unite the Imperium that is now a tray of loose sand, leading them again and restoring the glory of the past!
"Look at the 'Emperor Shenwu' who only looks impressive. He is already bragged to be the second Blackstar the Great after winning an expedition. Right now, he is the real founding emperor and the ancestor of the Immortal Cultivators. From the perspective of 'righteousness', the legitimacy of his reign is almost unparalleled.
"I assume that if Wuying Qi dares to reveal his identity, the morale of his loyalists will certainly soar, and the morale of the four families will hit the rock bottom. Not only will the Immortal Cultivators of other surnames in the territory waver, even the middle-level and low-level Immortal Cultivators within the families may be shaken and join Blackstar the Great, right?
"It is needless to mention the bottom-level people. Most of the bottom-level people in the Imperium of True Human Beings grew up listening to the stories of Blackstar the Great. If they learn that the emperor has been revived, how can they not worship and follow him?
"On the other hand, even if he does not reveal his identity, Li Linghai, Queen of the Imperium, is still a thorn in the four Kurfürst families' flesh. The four Kurfürst families will still try to kill Li Linghai without caring about the cost. It is impossible for them to continue keeping a low profile.
"No matter how you look at it, Blackstar the Great should've publicized his existence. At the very least, he had absolutely no concerns on the four Kurfürst families' side."
"You're right. Therefore, Wuying Qi did not disclose his existence because he was not scared of the four Kurfürst families, his enemies. On the contrary, what he was scared of was the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, his temporary ally!"
Li Yao's eyes grew sharper and sharper like the edge of a blade that was slowly unsheathed. His every word was as precise as a scalpel on a lesion. "What kind of organization is the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors? It is a coalition of the new capitals at the periphery of the Imperium, no, in fact, the entire Imperium. It represents the strength of the billions of small business groups in the entire Imperium. For the new capitals and the small business groups, what are their demands, and what are their instincts for survival and development?
"First of all, a unified and open market will be established. Private barriers and exorbitant taxes will be abolished in various Sectors so that capital will flow like blood, instead of being in the hands of the magnates who only know how to exploit and enjoy themselves.
"Secondly, a society and business environment that are fairer, more just, and more open.
"Capital demands fairness by nature, and it opposes the power of nobles and emperors. Everybody is equal before the ugliness of money. It is the most fundamental business logic. If the emperor's one dollar can be used as three dollars, a noble's one dollar can be used as two dollars, and a commoner's one dollar can only be used as fifty cents, then the business will definitely fail.
"Thirdly, and most importantly of all, a healthy, vigorous, and expanding market. More specifically speaking, the new capitals demand better treatment, more leisure time, and more rights and freedom for the ordinary people, or the so-called hominoids in the Imperium. Only in such a way can the hominoids have the ability and interest to shoulder the dumping of capital and help capital grow more and more willingly.
"Capital is naturally cold and heartless. It will not do things like 'liberate the hominoids' for no good reason. However, if most of the hominoids are slaves and puppets who have no interest in consuming more goods except for 'energy pills' and 'slaughter streams', then the new capitals will starve to death.
"Therefore, I still stick to the opinion that I came up with when I first came to the Imperium. The new business capitals and the 'Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors' as their representative are the most progressive, enlightened, and eager for reform in the Imperium of True Human Beings today. Therefore, they are most likely to cooperate with us."
Boss Bai said, "However, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors is hostile to the Cultivators, and they have already chosen the reformists."
"All the Immortal Cultivators are hostile to the Cultivators. It all depends on which group is the least hostile group."
Li Yao said, "Also, as I said just now, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors has chosen the reformists and Li Linghai, queen of the Imperium, instead of Blackstar the Great.
"In the public ideology of the reformists, although they want to establish a powerful and unified government under the banner of 'honor the majesty and settle the rebellions', 'honor the majesty' is pure nonsense. Neither the reformists nor their sponsor, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, wants a dominating emperor. Once the so-called reform succeeds, it is more likely that they will implement a constitutional monarchy. The emperor will only be a symbol of honor and will be raised high, and the real power will be concentrated in the hands of the 'Reform Committee of the Council of Elders'. It is needless to say that a lot of representatives of business groups will be in the committee to ensure that the future of the Imperium is firmly grasped by capital.
"Why did they choose Li Linghai to be the leader of the reformists? It is partly because Li Linghai has a strong army, but more importantly, they know very well that Li Linghai is from the Li family and has been the queen of the Imperium for decades. Such an identity makes it impossible for her to become a dominating emperor or a tyrant. She can only be the spokesperson of capital obediently!
"That is the basis of the cooperation between the reformists, or Li Linghai, and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors.
"But we are not talking about Li Linghai right now but Wuying Qi. Is it possible that such a great man, tyrant, and devil as Blackstar the Great will obediently become the spokesperson of capital obediently?
"Impossible. It's absolutely impossible! Judging from the few words that Wuying Qi revealed when we fought him, he seems to have grasped a certain secret technique that can grant him eternal life. Right, eternal life is too unbelievable. At the very least, it won't be a problem for him to live another two to three thousand years.
"For someone like Wuying Qi, it will be bad enough if he can live two to three hundred years, not to mention two to three thousand years! He will certainly grasp all the power and capital in his own hands. He will certainly monitor all the experts and the people closely. He will certainly become the most dominating tyrant!
"Under Blackstar the Great's reign, even the nobles will have no room to live. They can only kneel and shudder before his feet, not to mention the small business groups and the free capitals. I've never heard that a tyrant can live in peace with the free capitals before!
"Yes, it's true that the shortsighted controllers of the free capitals can transform into the capital of the nobles with their contributions. However, it must be noted that the source of the power of the so-called capital of the nobles is still in the hands of Blackstar the Great. What does the founding emperor like to do most? Slaughter the meritorious officials, of course! Did Blackstar the Great not kill enough meritorious officials after he ascended to the throne years ago? As long as the leaders of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors still have the slightest brain cell that is not corrupted by immediate interests, they will never believe him!
"All in all, my conclusion is that most of the leaders of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors must've been kept in the dark. They thought that it was only Li Linghai, the 'relatively harmless' queen of the Imperium that they pushed to the front stage. They were confident that they could control Li Linghai, or at least compete with Li Linghai in the Reform Committee of the Council of Elders in the future and divide the great cake that is the Imperium together.
"But they could never have dreamed that it was a tyrant that was a hundred times more dreadful than the four Kurfürsten that they pushed to the front stage. Also, the tyrant had both strength and righteousness. Once he was in power, he would never share the cake with anybody but only crush all the oppositions and swallow them as the jam on the cake!
"Right now, the victory between the reformists and the four families hasn't been decided yet. Blackstar the Great still needs the strength of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. Of course, he wouldn't expose his identity at such a moment! At the very least, when the four families are completely broken, and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors cannot escape from his control however hard they struggle, he will completely tear off his disguise and reign over the world! "
"It … does seem to make sense."
Pondering for a long time, Boss Bai said, "Li Yao, it seems that you have truly saved your intelligence for such 'blades' right now. So to speak, do we really have a good chance to cooperate with the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors?"
"Not just the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, but most of the real reformists too."
Li Yao's eyes glittering, he said solemnly, "For those who really want to 'renew the Imperium' instead of just fighting for power, Blackstar the Great's rebirth is a great setback. They will not tolerate such a thing. Those people are exactly the partners that we need to win over.
"To put it more simply, Blackstar the Great is a worm lurking within the reformists. He wants to steal the fruits of victory shamelessly after the reformists and the four families both suffer heavy losses. Our mission is to prevent him from doing that!
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