Chapter 417: Crisis Brewing
In No Man's Land, the Return to the Star Expeditionary Corps, Horus held regular meetings. Thanks to the cooperation of the Glorious Council with them, they were able to resist the fierce counterattack of the Star Empire.
It even stabilized the situation and delayed the battle for a long time.
Projections of many senior generals appeared on both sides of the conference table. The top one was the projection of Horus, but it was blurred, so only the pixel-style projection could be seen.
Seeing the projection of their boss, many senior generals looked a little strange.
Ever since he was inexplicably ambushed by the leader of the White Rebellion last time, Horus no longer appeared in front of everyone in his true face.
In fact, several senior generals who had a close relationship were communicating privately.
Occasionally, he would reveal that he didn't know what was going on, and occasionally he would have the urge to slap Commander Horus in the face.
Many people secretly speculated whether Commander Horus was "cursed". The scientific name of the curse is information-state entanglement toxin, which will affect the subconsciousness of creatures around the target and even the laws of the universe.
However, Horus had already conducted countless tests from inside to outside and from top to bottom, but found nothing.
After cooperating with the Glorious Council, he even approached several powerful gods, but did not find anything suspicious.
There are even rumors that a certain god with the word justice in his name almost fought with Horus.
It is precisely because of this series of events that the commander-in-chief Herus is depressed and tends to develop into a "tyrant".
Many senior generals had various thoughts in their minds, but they did not dare to express them and sat obediently in their seats.
After everyone had gathered, Horus began the meeting, mainly to make some summaries and the next stage of the battle plan.
After the routine summary, Horus looked at one of the many senior generals and said in a deep voice:
"…Batchell, how's the investigation going?"
Bachelor's heart trembled, and he quickly replied: "Commander Horus, I have found several clues as to why the Four-Armed Titan Legion came here."
This damn place called No Man's Land has no resource reserves. At most, it has some strategic significance because of its geographical location.
But it won’t be to the point where the three forces will beat their brains out.
The Star Empire even dispatched two powerful colonial legions.
Just because the troll army came here, the boundless border they guarded caused unrest, and the star beast tide hit the Star Empire, bringing about considerable turmoil.
In the past, when the troll army was stationed there, that place could be said to be the "vegetable garden" of the Star Empire. If you needed any materials, you could just go there and look for them.
But now, it has caused some trouble to the Star Empire, and it can only temporarily mobilize other fleets to resist.
Not to mention the Guratus Nebula guarded by the Four-Armed Titan Legion, where a large number of small civilizations gather, has not been peaceful recently.
It can be said that the longer the Troll Legion and the Four-Armed Titan Legion stay here, the greater trouble they will cause to the Star Empire.
Under such circumstances, the Star Empire sent out a military force that was completely disproportionate to the benefits, so it must have other intentions.
"Tell me..." Horus said calmly, letting him continue.
Bachelor gathered his thoughts and said, "The most likely possibility is the recent undercurrent of the 'Gensokyo Incident'. You should have heard about it. Many large civilizations and forces have intercepted a mysterious hard drive claiming to be the birthplace of Gensokyo."
"This famous and mysterious half-dimensional world once passed by the Star Empire. If this is true, then the Star Empire would definitely not miss it."
Many senior generals nodded upon hearing this. Since they were in an ownerless land, Guixing’s intelligence system had contacted them, hoping that they would pay attention to this matter.
But no one can be sure whether it is true or not.
Horus remained silent without comment.
Bachelor paused and continued, "Secondly, perhaps he wants to use this opportunity to see if we have the confidence to return to the star."
"Your Majesty Tigor initiated this battle. If we do not hold out for long enough, then Your Majesty will undoubtedly become a joke on the interstellar level."
Many senior generals remained silent for this reason.
There must be gains in waging war. Guixing as a whole is eager for resources, while these senior generals are eager for military merit.
But in an unowned land, without any resources and being chased by the Star Empire, how could there be any military merit?
The emotion of their battle was actually not that great.
"What else?" Horus did not delve into this issue further, but skipped it directly.
"And..." Batchelor hesitated. This last reason seemed to make it very difficult for him to speak. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "It may also be because of Duke Li Yu!"
"Li Yu?" Horus' tone, which had remained unchanged for thousands of years, finally showed some changes.
Many other senior generals also seemed to be very averse to this name.
A sudden and extremely shining star is too dazzling to these veteran generals.
They are constantly reminded from the side that they are like trash compared to Li Yu.
Bachelor explained: "The Star Empire probably knew in advance that Duke Li Yu would take over as the commander of the Black Eye Fleet, so they sent the Four-Armed Titan Legion over."
This reason is a bit far-fetched, but it is not impossible.
Li Yu has a huge grudge against the Star Empire, and he has many secrets. Some time ago in the Stuart Civilization, he shocked the world with a punch, which made him the focus of attention.
When he heard the news, he was speechless for a long time.
"You continue to negotiate with the Intelligence Bureau. The information about Gensokyo must be synchronized at all times..." Horus responded to Bachelor's speculations one by one: "Increase patrols with the Parliament and guard against the Empire's surprise attack!"
"As for Li Yu..." Horus paused before asking, "Where is he?"
"Still within the Stuart Civilization, Hannibal has protested many times and requested Guixing to pay for the losses incurred by Duke Li Yu."
"Nonsense!" Horus shouted coldly, "It's already this late, and you're still staying in Stuart."
"Notify him and ask him to come here as soon as possible. Don't waste any more time!"
After the meeting, many generals went to work according to the instructions they received.
…
On the other side, Li Yu slowly opened his eyes. Because Horus mentioned his name, the eye inserted in Li Yu's body responded, allowing him to learn part of the situation of the meeting.
And now he has left the Stuart civilization and is heading towards the Borderland battlefield.
"It sounds like Horus' injuries have recovered quite well." Li Yu joked and then turned on the system.
After this period of time, clone No. 3 can be deployed again.
[Searching the world for launch...Analyzing the data...Open the [World List], please check it out. ]
Li Yu opened the [World List], and three world names flashing with special colors appeared in front of Li Yu.
【The Wandering Earth World】
This world is very interesting, but there are basically no valuable things in it, especially things that are useful to Li Yu now.
【Transformers World】
Tsk tsk, another old friend. If this were this world, Li Yu would really have a goal.
Last time, he asked his clone to obtain the fire source, but he only got fragments. This time, he can get Quintessa's scepter.
Although the performance of that scepter in the movie was mediocre, it must have extremely powerful capabilities.
Hmm... Let’s see what world comes next, Li Yu lowered his eyes.
【Pacific Rim World】
I didn't expect that this world would exist. If it were when he was weak, this world would definitely be a good choice. Unfortunately, it is of little value to him now.
Without hesitation, Li Yu decided to send his clone to the [Transformers World].
[Transformers World] - [Mission Mode] - [Get Quintessa's Scepter]
[The third clone was successfully deployed. Please check the mission log after the mission is completed]
After launching clone No. 3, Li Yu looked through the [Log] again. The reward for clone No. 2 was pretty good.
[Obtain special item - Bounty Hunter's Hunting Order: Bounty Hunters never work in vain!
After the host kills the locked target, he can choose all the optional loot from it, including but not limited to weapons, gene chains, superpowers, mechanical transformation bodies...】
Recently, No. 2 has been hanging , and two important rewards in a row have been involved with bounty hunters.
As for the rest, there was nothing worth looking at, they were all junk. Li Yu took a quick look and took them all in.
After handling these two very important things, Li Yu felt much better.
About three days had passed since Siegel left. Li Yu made a verbal promise that as long as he collected enough artificial gods he needed, he would set Black Blade free, which gave Siegel some psychological comfort.
This made the legendary assassin embark on the painful road of "redemption".
Afterwards, Li Yu learned the specific information of the Titan magic weapon through Guixing's confidential information.
The origin of the Titan weapons was similar to what he had guessed. They were weapons carefully crafted by the Titans, usually with various advanced technologies attached to them, bringing all kinds of incredible abilities.
However, items like [Apostle] and [Titan Colonial Suit], although powerful, are still subject to the limitations of the standard and cannot be called Titan weapons.
Each Titan magic weapon is unique, and the conditions for use are extremely harsh. The specific records are very vague in the information provided by Guixing.
However, not all Titan weapons can be used in combat. They have different focuses and some are strong and some are weak.
In addition to the Titan magic weapons, there are things that even the Titans themselves value very much and regard as treasures.
Guixing calls it the Titan Artifact!
Even for the Titan race, it is difficult to manufacture Titan artifacts independently, and they need the help of the rules and power of the universe.
However, the information does not mention how powerful their abilities are, it is just mentioned in passing.
"Wow, there's also a Titan artifact. How could such a powerful race disappear?" This classic question popped up again, and Li Yu immediately put it out of his mind. Anyway, he couldn't find the answer for the time being.
…
Not long after Horus' regular meeting ended, a large number of hexagonal shuttle-type warships were suspended in the starry sky not far away from the Return to the Star Expeditionary Corps.
The prism glowed white, but the armor covering the outside was golden.
They surround a fortress that shines like a star - the Crown of the God-King, with a huge "sun" logo in the center.
In one of the huge halls, a dozen gods were arguing over a certain issue.
"Why are we attacking Guixing? We have signed a wartime alliance treaty with Guixing. If we attack rashly, we will be spurned!"
This seemingly righteous god shouted, "Justice" is in his name, he cannot tolerate such things that break the covenant, and he must rebuke it in order to practice the way of God.
Another person said in a deep voice: "This is an order from His Majesty the Sun. If you don't like it, you can go and negotiate with His Majesty the Sun in person."
"It was his idea to form an alliance, and it was also his idea to break the agreement. You are his gods, but I am not!" The God of Justice did not back down.
The Glorious Parliament appears to be a whole, but that is only from the outside. In fact, their internal conflicts have reached an irreconcilable point.
There is another group of people who disagree with this proposal.
"We also refuse to execute this order. His Majesty the Nightmare has no such intention." They were filled with a gloomy aura, completely different from the gods of the Sun Councillor.
The external actions of the Glorious Parliament need to follow an unspoken rule, that is, at least two of the parliamentarians' subordinate gods and a neutral god are needed to form an external action team.
Avoid affecting the overall interests of the gods due to personal factors.
In addition to the twelve main gods and their subordinate gods, the Glorious Council also has a large number of neutral gods.
Every member of parliament was once one of these neutral gods, but they all wanted to eliminate these neutral gods in order to consolidate their own position.
However, the wars between gods caused by this in history have all led to the death of at least one or even several senators.
"You are disrespecting His Majesty the Sun!" A certain god shouted angrily, and his body transformed into various creatures from time to time, accompanied by deafening prayers.
"Then where did you send His Majesty the Nightmare?" another god asked.
The situation reached a stalemate, and with a two-to-one ratio, Councillor Sun's orders could not be executed.
However, at this moment, a deep black fog emerged from behind a certain nightmare god and gradually began to spread.
Except for the gods under the Nightmare Knight, all other gods avoid him like the plague.
The black fog enveloped the gods, and a few lines of divine text emerged:
Follow the Sun's orders and attack Guixing.
But we have to wait for Li Yu to arrive, and... we have to do our best to get Li Yu into our hands!
These were two instructions from the Nightmare Knight. Many of his subordinate gods praised the name of Nightmare together, and one of the gods at the front raised his head.
The hideous and twisted flesh on his face looked like a tangled mass of dead worms, which was chilling. His scarlet eyes were fixed on the two divine characters "Li Yu", flashing with strange colors.
