Chapter 586: Foundation of Trust
"Then why did you destroy the planet I was staying on? If your purpose was to help me, you wouldn't have to use such means."
Khorne was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and did not believe it easily.
"I am doing this to protect you..." Li Yu said seriously, "According to internal information, the forerunners have discovered your existence, and they will send someone to capture you soon."
"So, I can only destroy this planet directly. Your mutants have been scattered all over the universe. In order to avoid leaks, they can't conduct a large-scale search."
Li Yu's reason sounds reasonable. Because you have been discovered, I will temporarily destroy your open nest.
However, I took advantage of the rebellious psychology and let other forces spread your mutant offspring in secret, without any intention of harming you.
Khorne paused, not knowing whether he should trust this guy...
"I know you have concerns in your heart, but as long as you wait quietly for things to develop, you will eventually know that I am not lying." Li Yu looked calm:
"You can come and go freely at any time. Other forces should also secretly study your mutant offspring. Besides, I don't have the means to trap you."
"You can leave anytime."
Khorne finally restrained his temper, because Li Yu was right, time will prove everything, and the speed of this proof will come soon.
After making sure that Khorne had left, Li Yu closed the audio channel again and chuckled twice with ambiguous meanings.
"Is this thing important?" Payton could tell that Li Yu was trying to fool him, so he was a little curious.
After all, many of the things that Li Yu is exposed to now are things that he was not qualified to be exposed to in the past.
"Well, this guy is very important and has a lot of confidential information." Li Yu nodded, but did not explain too much. It was not that he did not trust Payton, but it was too troublesome to explain.
Khorne is not only about the Titan Temple, but also Li Yu’s only window to that unknown civilization.
I currently have no subjective feelings towards that unknown civilization, such as disgust or like.
Even if they once destroyed the Titan civilization, it has nothing to do with Li Yu.
The war between the unknown civilization and the Titan civilization is like the struggle between two hostile civilizations in the current interstellar era.
There is no right or wrong, it is simply a matter of stance.
Even if the hostile forces make a comeback, it is still unclear whether it is necessary to fight back.
However, this is all based on an important premise.
That is the form of existence of this civilization, a normal pan-racial civilization.
In other words, the current mainstream form of civilization can accommodate many races of non-native civilizations and is extremely inclusive.
If it is an extreme single-race civilization, it will harbor great malice towards life forms other than its own.
By then, even if he doesn't want to fight, there's nothing he can do.
Therefore, it is very important for Li Yu to figure out the general form of existence of that unknown civilization. It is related to many arrangements, so he took great pains to deceive Khorne.
Seeing that Li Yu did not elaborate, Payton did not continue to ask. He nodded silently and devoted himself to his own research.
Li Yu knew that these arrogant forces would certainly scoff at his statement, but he did not expect that this group of people would act so quickly.
Only ten days had passed when a piece of news came:
The Black Exile virus leaked and spread widely in more than fifteen galaxies, seriously affecting the Benfield civilization and causing large-scale casualties. The specific number is still being counted.
"...According to the latest news we have received, three days after Duke Li Yu issued the statement, the Black Exiles appeared in the outside world!"
"We not only admire Mr. Li Yu's foresight, but we also strongly condemn these guys with ulterior motives. They disregard the lives of ordinary citizens for their own selfish desires!"
"At the same time, many interstellar citizens are also looking forward to how Mr. Li Yu will respond to this matter..."
This is a famous interstellar commentary program belonging to a large chamber of commerce. It does not seem to be biased, but the words and deeds are meant to provoke Li Yu.
Li Yu also obtained more detailed information from other channels.
In fact, this so-called virus leak was an intentional attack by a certain force.
That force was called the Skrull Mining Company. They found a special mineral vein called Tea Crystal Stone in the Benfield civilization.
This kind of crystal ore is a rare, high-grade ore that can respond to mental power.
This can be used to create a mental defense item or a mental amplification item.
The demand for spiritual items in the interstellar space has always been extremely strong, but such items are extremely rare, resulting in high prices.
The Skrull Mining Company naturally would not miss this opportunity, but the Benfield civilization also knew the value of this thing, so they offered a condition that they could not accept.
In anger, the Skrull Mining Company released this black fog at the Benfield civilization.
Because there are many forces that possess this black fog, even if someone investigates it afterwards, it will be difficult to trace it back to them.
However, this mining company obviously underestimated the capabilities of many top forces.
They themselves simply regarded this black fog as a virus that was temporarily difficult to solve, and retaliated against the Benfil civilization.
Moreover, as soon as they learned that the matter had been exposed, the directors of Skuru Mining jointly submitted a letter of apology to Li Yu.
They claimed that this was their subordinates' own decision and had nothing to do with them.
They are willing to send those subordinates who act on their own to interstellar prisons to receive the punishment they deserve in accordance with the Interstellar Convention.
The Skrull Mining Company is not a powerful organization. Although it dares to do things secretly, it does not have the courage to take responsibility.
After learning the whole story, he was speechless. He originally thought that it would take some time for those forces to be unable to help but start large-scale research.
Unexpectedly, a commercial company suddenly popped up and directly invested in more than a dozen galaxies.
At the same time, his men hurriedly reported that Khorne had appeared again and asked to see him.
Li Yu's eyes lit up slightly. He knew that this meeting would be extremely important and would determine whether he could truly gain Khorne's trust in him.
Rushing to the laboratory, a large number of mutants maintained the same action, with their eyes focused on Li Yu at the same time.
They spoke at the same time, their voices overlapping:
"As you said, those people really took the initiative to spread the black fog. Now my strength has been greatly enhanced, even far beyond before."
Li Yu was a little alert . He did not forget that the guy in front of him was actually a weapon created by an unknown civilization to deal with the Titan civilization.
No one knows where its growth limit is. If it spreads recklessly, it may cause extremely serious consequences.
However, this is something that cannot be avoided, as the black fog samples were secretly taken away by countless forces.
Even if he hadn't intervened, poisoning incidents similar to the one at the Skrull Mining Company would continue to occur.
He was just taking advantage of the current situation to achieve his own goals.
"I've said before that we have the same destiny. How could I possibly lie to you?" Li Yu said frankly.
"Haha... this is indeed a very good era!" Khorne was a little excited. In the era of Titan civilization, he was beaten to a pulp as soon as he showed his head.
And in this interstellar age, someone actually took the initiative to help him spread the mutant offspring. He is now more and more confident in his plan.
"However, you still have to continue to hide your identity. In addition, such a large-scale infection is bound to cause fear among the forerunners. You need to be careful."
Li Yu spoke earnestly. He did not want to see Khorne grow too powerful. If he wanted to control this guy, he had to contain him before he found a way to block him.
"I learned some information through the mutant offspring. It seems that the Forerunners are the losers in the battle of civilizations, defeated by the so-called Star Empire." Khorne learned more information through the interstellar network, which on the surface was no different from what Li Yu told him.
It's just that some information is difficult to determine, for example:
"Even the Star Empire doesn't know my identity, how did this forerunner know it?"
"Well, I don't know the specific reason..." Li Yu shook his head and did not make up a reason on the spot. Appearing too omniscient would arouse the other party's suspicion.
"It was precisely because I did not gain their complete trust that I managed to split them into two factions..."
Khorne did not continue speaking, his eyes fixed on Li Yu. In fact, he was now inclined to believe the other party.
Because it was just as the other party said, someone took the initiative to spread the black fog to help him corrode the mutant body.
"Okay, I'll be careful." Khorne decided to trust the other party for the time being. After all, he didn't have any substantial losses.
"I'm still a little worried..." Li Yu pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Forget it, I'd better go over there. If someone comes to attack, I can defend myself."
"And with the help of such a large area of erosion, we might be able to fight back."
Li Yu's initiative made Khorne a little dazed. He couldn't understand the other party's purpose.
He has the ability to switch sub-bodies. In other words, he will not disappear even if those dozen galaxies are destroyed.
Why would Li Yu do this?
Could it be that this Nurgle really wanted to help him?
After thinking about it, it seems that this is the only possibility.
"There's no need. If they come to attack me as you said, I can just change my position." Khorne refused. He felt there was no need to confront the other party at this time.
"No..." Li Yu said firmly: "Although we don't have the strength to fight against the other party head-on, we can't be like dead dogs."
"Only if we hurt them this time will they be more cautious next time."
Damn, if I didn’t go there, how could the forerunners appear in such a remote place.
Khorne was feeling very strange right now. After a moment of silence, he uttered a grim voice: "You are right. It is fine that we have no power to resist in the hands of the Titans."
"In this era, no one can make me afraid!"
Li Yu looked at the large number of mutants with "passion" in his eyes, and felt like he was fighting the world back to back.
But he changed the subject and said, "Brother Khorne, are the Titans really so terrible?"
Khorne was silent for a long time before he said, "Yes, they are a group of darlings of the universe. Even the creators don't know why there is such a blessed race."
"But it was still destroyed." Li Yu said meaningfully.
"You haven't experienced that war..." Khorne shook his head: "The victory of the Creator was largely accidental. The node at which they inserted the war was very special. At that time, the King Blood Titan and the Emperor Titan were fighting."
"The entire Titan race has been divided into several factions. They are fighting each other, and some of their fighting power has been consumed by internal forces."
"After the Creator intervened, the entire Titan race united and worked together, but due to the impact of the civil war, their strength was seriously insufficient."
Li Yu's eyes suddenly lit up. This Khorne was indeed an information baby. This kind of information that was buried in history and almost impossible to obtain normally was actually spoken out by this guy casually.
This guy must be locked up in a small dark room and squeezed for information day and night .
"Forget it, it's all in the past. What's important now is to use this interstellar era to develop my own strength so that I can have the strength to fight against the creator."
Khorne did not continue the conversation. To him, it was a history of blood and tears, hiding his painful memories, and he really did not want to recall them.
Li Yu didn't dare to continue asking questions to avoid arousing the other party's suspicion.
After Khorne's main consciousness left, Li Yu's eyes kept flickering, as if he was planning something.
"I'm familiar with this look on your face..." Peyton came over from the laboratory and met Li Yu's inquiring gaze. He said calmly, "You had almost the same look when you tricked me into working for you before."
"Haha..." Li Yu laughed twice, grinning, and said, "Don't talk nonsense, I never fool people."
