Chapter 692: Isn’t this a coincidence?
The Star Empire, the execution area for higher life forms, is located in a relatively remote star field. More than a dozen large silver-white metal rings float in the starry sky.
Strong magnetic chains extended from the ring, binding the higher life forms in the center. Various inhibitory drugs had long been injected into their bodies and they were now unable to move.
There were a large number of spaceships floating around, all parked sideways. The plywood and chord windows were already filled with people, all of whom were civilized politicians who were invited to watch the execution.
And some of the most important figures have now gathered on the royal spaceship of the Star Empire.
The outer warships made way for a spaceship engraved with the imperial seal and arrived. It docked at the starport and Leman walked out of the hatch.
He was wearing an exquisite royal dress, which sparkled brightly under the starlight all around him, and he looked majestic.
"Your Highness Lehman..." the official who came to greet him said respectfully.
"Well, lead the way," he said to the man in a casual tone.
Everyone boarded a small aircraft and quickly approached the giant royal spaceship in the center.
Along the way, one can see the diplomatic fleets of various civilizations, in an orderly manner. It is roughly estimated that there are hundreds of them, almost filling the entire area.
This grand scene made Lehmann straighten his chest involuntarily, and everyone responded to his call.
This is the status of the Star Empire in the interstellar space, and it does not allow anyone to destroy or defile it!
Soon, he arrived at the central royal spaceship. The waiter at the door pushed open the heavy cabin door, and a slight noise came into his ears. Then he felt a lot of eyes falling on him.
He had long been immune to this kind of scene and walked into the venue with a calm expression.
This place is very much like a banquet. Before the execution begins, many civilized dignitaries are chatting with each other here . Many orders worth tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of star coins may be completed in this kind of toasting.
Lehmann's arrival attracted the attention of many people, all of whom were well-informed.
It is known that the A-level alliance and the Dragon Lord incident that have caused a lot of controversy in the interstellar space recently were manipulated by this young candidate for the heir to the empire.
The defeat of the Hisank civilization did not seem to affect the status of this candidate for succession in the empire.
Taking over such a large-scale operation in a short period of time made many civilized politicians smell something unusual.
Of course, they preferred Lloyd, but although the first heir to the empire was kind and friendly, he was actually cold and indifferent in his bones, so it was difficult for them to get in touch with him even if they wanted to.
But this one is different.
A small investment now may yield a huge return in the future.
There were many people who had such thoughts, so as soon as Lehmann appeared, he was surrounded by people and was filled with flattery.
Lehman responded calmly, reached verbal commitments with others on many matters, and facilitated several large orders worth trillions of star coins.
It was not until he reached the stairs that the group slowly dispersed.
As soon as he turned his head, the warm smile on his face disappeared. He walked up the stairs with a cold expression and came to the second floor.
It seems a lot quieter here. The ambassadors from Guixing, Holivias, and many ambassadors from powerful civilizations are all here.
Their attitude towards Lehmann was less enthusiastic, with only a slight nod of approval.
And Lehman has already focused his attention on someone not far away - Lloyd.
"My dear brother, you are finally here. I thought you had an accident on the road." Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief and smiled from the bottom of his heart.
"I'm sorry to have worried Your Highness..." Lehman laughed twice: "Fortunately, we didn't encounter any accidents on the way. The reputation of the empire should still be able to deter some villains."
"I'm just worried. After all, a lot of people have died recently." Lloyd shook his head.
The two of them had their own ulterior motives and said some meaningless words.
"Your Highness Leman..." An ambassador from a certain civilization came up to the two of them.
Lehman turned around and took a glance. It was the ambassador from Guixing. This made his expression flicker slightly, and he said, "Ambassador Bhopal, what's the matter?"
“I heard that you are in charge of the A-level alliance.” Bhopal’s expression was solemn and he looked very old-fashioned.
"You are well-informed. What's the matter?" Lehman asked.
"Recently, there have been some rumors in the interstellar space against Your Excellency Long Zun. The front line of public opinion has been directed to Guixing. I hope you can be more restrained in your actions." Bhopal said in a deep voice.
Lehman said coldly: "What does the reaction of the interstellar citizens have to do with me? Your Excellency should make your citizens smarter."
Because of Li Yu, he has no good feelings towards Gui Xing.
"That's right. The evidence is already in front of us. Ambassador Bhopal should make a statement as soon as possible." The ambassador of the Holivias civilization echoed.
Bhopal snorted coldly: "Everyone knows what's going on. I have no objection to targeting the A-level alliance, but you should not expand the war in the end."
"Are you representing Guixing or Longzun?" Lehman asked with sharp eyes.
Lloyd's eyes moved slightly, and he smiled and said, "You are here to watch the execution, why discuss other issues?"
"It's almost started. It's not common to execute fifty A-level life forms at the same time. It would be a pity to miss it."
As his voice fell, one wall of the hall gradually became transparent, and everyone faced the starry sky.
At this moment, the execution fleet is ready. Since those bound Class A life forms have been injected with inhibitory drugs, they can be killed without using high-powered weapons.
Seeing that the execution was about to begin, everyone lost interest in conversation and turned their eyes towards the execution site.
The empire's judges began to loudly pronounce their charges. Although it was mainly due to personal vendettas, the Star Empire still charged them with a series of crimes.
Things like crimes against interstellar space and genocide.
boom!
Accompanied by a dark black beam of light shooting out, it passed through the center of the metal ring with incredible accuracy like shooting at a target, and caused a huge explosion not far away. The A-level life form bound in the center had turned into bloody flesh and blood residue.
A prisoner of the Third Pioneer's level would not appear here. He has too many secrets hidden in him, and directly executing him would waste most of his value.
Those who appear here are all A-level life forms that cannot extract any information or intelligence, and are just there to make up the numbers.
The envoys of these large civilizations were fine, but the ambassadors of the civilizations below had already changed their faces, their throats moved, and they could not stop retreating.
Not because of the blood, but because of other reasons.
One round of salvo killed about fifteen Class A life forms, while the total number of Class A life forms in many interstellar civilizations was less than fifteen.
This is the power of the Star Empire, and it cannot be offended!
This is just the beginning. With more than fifty A-level life forms, at least four rounds of salvos will be needed.
During this period, prisoners were replaced and charges were read out.
In order to prevent those A-level life forms that were just filling in the numbers from being recognized, the Star Empire made a lot of tedious preparations.
Including removing obvious features, fortunately the Star Empire was well prepared, and those guys who were just there to make up the numbers were not recognized.
It took a full four hours for the execution to finally come to an end.
No accidents happened, and no prison breakers popped up.
More than two-thirds of these fifty A-level beings are not Forerunners, and the remaining one-third are simply insignificant compared to the Third Forerunner.
The third pioneer will not appear here at all, as the pioneers have insufficient motivation to appear here.
After the execution, the expressions of some ambassadors from large civilizations changed slightly.
This was the significance of inviting them here. Even though they had expected this, the death of more than fifty A-level life forms in front of them still made them feel extremely shocked.
The slight contempt that the Star Empire had previously shown for the fact that it had not launched a strong attack on the alien-dimensional camp for a long time suddenly disappeared.
Only an ambassador of a top civilization like Guixing can still remain somewhat calm.
"…adhering to the concept of maintaining economic and social stability…"
The Empire's Judge made the final summary, and many ambassadors of civilizations calmed down and continued to talk. They all gained something in a series of aspects such as resource exchange and strategic support.
"My dear brother, there is something I must remind you of. The A-level alliance should proceed slowly. If you use such drastic measures at the beginning, you may cause unpredictable consequences."
Lloyd thought about it and finally reminded.
Lehman, who was originally dozing off and thinking about whether to use more drastic measures next, suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Lloyd, and a hint of anger appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Regret it?"
"Do you regret giving me this opportunity?"
Lloyd was speechless and didn't bother to say anything more.
However, Lehman did not shut up: "Do you really think that I am targeting the A-level alliance? The A-level alliance has not grown stronger. It is only a small problem at present. Dragon Zun is the main thing."
"If he doesn't want to continue wallowing in this quagmire, someone must help him."
"Under the general trend of the times, he can either disappear in disgrace or let the people behind him help him. This is my chance!"
"The Empire tried its best but couldn't find any trace. If I managed to fish you out, you... would be very happy too."
Okay, okay, you are awesome, you damn devil can’t be persuaded with nice words.
The reminder just now was a great help, but who would have thought that Lehmann, that idiot, actually thought that he regretted giving up the opportunity.
Lloyd was speechless, with all kinds of strange emotions flashing across his face. He shook his head and left.
Lehman felt relieved, thinking that this was because Lloyd didn't want to show an angry expression in front of him.
After building relationships and exchanging information, Lehman did not stay here. He had to go back and pay close attention to his plan.
He regarded this incident as a chance to turn things around. Once he achieved something, he would be able to wash away the shame in one fell swoop.
Although this place is within the empire, the level of the guards around Lehman is not low.
Because of the execution of the Forerunner's men, the defense level around Lloyd and other heirs of the empire has been greatly improved.
Although theoretically, there is little value in killing these candidates for succession to the empire.
But there is no guarantee that the pioneers will do something crazy in order to vent their resentment.
After all, the imperial high-ranking officials knew the inside story of this execution very well.
The pioneer was almost slapped in the face, and he had no ability to argue. Anyone would be suffocated to death.
The execution was not only watched by civilized politicians, but also broadcast live on interstellar media. This major event even slightly suppressed the A-level alliance incident, creating a heated discussion.
The high and mighty A-class life forms were being executed in batches, like piglets, which made them even more excited.
However, some A-level life forms felt a sense of grief for the loss of their loved ones.
Whenever the Star Empire dislikes them, they can just accuse them of a crime and execute them without anyone to back them up.
After a series of reactions, some A-level life forms turned their attention to the A-level alliance.
At the Forerunner headquarters, many senior executives are gathered in front of a holographic screen, where a creature with transparent skin, like an elf, is reporting.
"The traps have been set, the space-time rifts have been covered, and various shielding measures have been activated. We just need to wait for Lehman to return so that we can catch him."
The leader of the pioneers nodded and said: "This operation has certain risks. You should be careful. If things are impossible, keeping yourself safe is the most important thing."
"I understand. The ambush location I chose is relatively remote and easy to evacuate." The other party nodded and immediately disconnected the connection.
Then, the leader of the Forerunners looked around and said, "The Second Forerunner is ready. Once he captures Leman, we can expose the shameless activities of the Star Empire and the alien camp to the entire galaxy."
Under normal circumstances, dealing with Lehman would not be of much value, but the backlash from the Star Empire would be severe.
No one would do such an unprofitable business.
But this is not a normal situation. The third pioneer was captured and taken the blame, and they cannot swallow this.
Lloyd was still with the leaders of various civilizations, only Lehman returned to continue his action plan.
Capturing Lehman would inevitably cause an interstellar turmoil, and only then would they be able to wash away the shame and reveal the truth.
It is very regrettable that an organization that has been hidden for so long has come to this point and actively caused such a big stir. This is totally inconsistent with the purpose of the organization.
However, no one among the forerunners, from top to bottom, could swallow this humiliation and had to fight back.
They can fail, but they cannot accept this humiliation!
There is no opportunity to attack Li Yu for the time being, so the only option is to attack the Star Empire!
