Chapter 350: Subspace‑Based New Reforms (Part 1)

Alert Star.

The Black Stone Spire drifted slowly along the orbit, and the shipping lanes were filled with incoming and outgoing merchant vessels.

The warship wreckage left by Dead Spirits in the surrounding void was packed up and removed by the Mechanical Church and the merchant families.

Divine Sun from Subspace's divine power gently bathed the earth beneath.

Then, beneath the endless influx of massive supplies delivered by the constantly landing merchant ships.

The entire Alert Star was plunged into a feverish, all‑out construction boom.

Countless construction sites sprang up from the ground like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

Among them, besides the ubiquitous Nest Cities, countless churches and statues of all sizes could be seen everywhere.

Of course, there were also the Mechanical Sages of Yellow Spring No. 8, who had rebuilt a Mechanical Church holy site for themselves.

Thanks to its unique advantage with black stone, Yellow Spring No. 8, which originated from Ustali's Mechanical Church, leapt into the galaxy's top tier of Mechanical Churches.

Its black stone equipment became the Empire's core gear for combating the Dead Spirits' dead zone.

Thus the massive demand further fueled Yellow Spring No. 8's rapid development.

Moreover, Xisi's summons as a Mechanical Church Saint, and Washituoer's public presence as the seated host, added to it.

Yellow Spring No. 8 frantically absorbed every Mechanical Sage with a strong interest in black stone.

Such a frenzy of talent joining made Yellow Spring No. 8 the fastest‑developing organization on the Alert Star and after the Black Watch.

Only while the ground crowds were bustling, as Markado moved into the Alert Star, a flood of Interior Ministry officials from Terra arrived and stared at the orbital Divine Palace, their faces turning an extreme shade of excitement.

A light cruiser of the Interior Ministry drifted slowly past the Divine Palace.

The windows were packed with a dense crowd of officials, all of whom stared blankly through the glass at the scene inside the Divine Palace.

Their expressions were dazed, to the point that even with their mouths fully open, they showed no reaction.

Because under their gaze, atop the most prominent altar of the Divine Palace, a magnificent Black Gold Throne held a 'Deity' surrounded by soaring, powerful golden lightning.

Although they had never seen the Divine Emperor on the Golden Throne, seeing the chief saint on the Black Gold Throne made them think deep down that the Divine Emperor should look just like this.

Even the figures standing on either side of the Black Gold Throne were top‑tier individuals like the Original Body and Markado.

Coupled with the Divine Palace's dazzling brilliance like the sun, it's no wonder the Interior Ministry officials seeing this for the first time were left gaping in astonishment.

Until a distant Original Body, holding a holy banner, cast a dissatisfied glance this way, a slight soul‑shiver snapped them back, and they instinctively averted their eyes.

Only then did the cruiser accelerate slightly, rushing past the Divine Palace to head toward the surface for work.

"All surface construction projects are now being pushed forward aggressively,"

"The primary Black Watch legion fortresses—Phase One's three thousand sites—are nearing completion,"

"Phase Two's nine thousand fortresses have eighty percent of manpower and resources prepared, ready to commence at any moment,"

"Once Phase One is finished, per the plan, defensive pressure will ease, and the Black Watch will form a task force with the Empire's remaining fleet to sweep and pacify the Imperial Control Zone, ensuring total control of these worlds,"

"In addition, the Yellow Spring No. 8 Mechanical Church and the Hebrian Nest City clusters are also progressing very promisingly,"

Fanluosi's voice kept coming from beneath the Black Gold Throne, though he tried to keep his expression as neutral as possible.

But he couldn't help glancing cautiously at Xisi above, then at Luojia beside him with a smug grin.

Finally he gave Markado a careful glance; under Markado's near‑furious, iron‑blue complexion, he hurriedly raised his voice again, trying to steer attention back to the work.

Although the Black Gold Throne was originally intended to control the Black Stone Spire, turning it into a mobile base of the Empire's faith.

But Luojia, whether out of forgetfulness or intent, insisted on making the throne just like the Golden Throne.

Thus when Xisi sat down, wielding terrifying divine power amplified a thousandfold, it truly resembled the Divine Emperor on the Golden Throne.

And it was a Divine Emperor capable of taking the Black Stone Spire wherever he went.

Far surpassing the pretender emperor locked on Terra!

Consequently, a slightly irate Markado questioned Luojia, asking whether he had forgotten or done it on purpose.

Luojia proudly straightened his chest and replied with righteous conviction:

"I simply forgot!"

He said he forgot, yet his expression was only pride and arrogance.

Hearing that defiant tone, Markado's iron‑blue face has not faded to this day.

Only Fanluosi, trying every means to redirect everyone's attention to the work, prevented Markado from slapping Luojia twice outright.

"Therefore, at the current efficiency, Phase One reconstruction of the Alert Star is nearing its end,"

"Officials from Terra have fully moved into the Dadian, and can now formally draft the Empire's development plan for the next fifty years,"

After Fanluosi finished speaking, he dared not let any pause in the work, and before Markado could address Luojia, he handed out the already‑prepared plan to everyone.

"This is the detailed plan the Jianqi Great Demons spent a month drafting; according to it, the Empire could theoretically rebuild 1.5 main fleets over the next fifty years,"

Fanluosi, with a slight cold sweat on his forehead, handed over the report.

Upon hearing that it was only 1.5, Markado, Fuergan and the others' faces instantly grew even sicker.

Because if it were 1.5, without striking the Teler Tentacles, the Empire could easily achieve it based on its prior state.

And now it even requires a 'theoretically' added!

Everyone else may not understand, but does anyone still not grasp the Empire's true nature?

Theoretically means impossible, doesn't it?!

This time, Markado's gaze finally shifted away from the heretical Luojia who created the Black Gold Throne.

He did not express blame, but wanted to see what Xisi would actually do.

Xisi, after receiving the report, didn't even open it, merely flipped through the cover and placed it on an empty table beside him.

Then, with Fanluosi's surprise and Markado's waiting, Xisi spoke directly:

"This time, I will not continue governing according to the Empire's usual practice; I intend to implement new reforms within the Empire,"

After Xisi finished speaking, everyone except Luojia, whose face was full of approval and worship, eyes shining with 'the Empire is saved', the others—including Fanluosi—could not help but lower their heads slightly, unwilling to show their speechless bewilderment in front of Xisi.

Empire's new policy?

It's not that we don't trust you Xisi, it's mainly that we don't trust the Empire.

After all, your new policy is just a wildly flamboyant decree, and in front of the Empire's internal‑affairs shit sea that can drive the Jianqi Great Demon Capital to want to commit suicide, it is nothing but pouring more shit into that sea.

And watching the crowd below's reaction, Xisi also realized that the remark indeed sounded a little too comical.

So he immediately followed by stating the name of this new policy:

"A set applicable to the Empire......"

"Subspace‑style new policy!"