Chapter 923: Someone’s backing me up! I’m going wild!
Somewhere within the territory of the Star Empire.
Yizhi's traveling fleet with the thunder logo was intercepted by a standard battleship.
After a brief battle, the standard warship gained an absolute advantage and was taken down directly.
On the deck, the charred body of the guard leader fell to the ground.
Everyone around them squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands, covered in bruises, trembling and not daring to look up.
A group of soldiers wearing the United Front's combat uniforms stood around.
The leader was a strange-looking creature, like a large worm, but with limbs.
He said to his men in a slow tone, "Go and count how many interstellar humans there are on this fleet, and make a detailed division into each age group."
"Understood." The men obeyed and left.
"Sir... we have robbery insurance. Can you withdraw enough star coins in exchange for our safety?"
The captain in the crowd spoke cautiously.
"Star coins? Haha..." The fleet commander made an ambiguous sound: "My target is you."
"Don't you recognize this dress?"
At this moment, the subordinates who went to count the number of people have returned. By simply retrieving the data, they can clearly know the number of interstellar humans on this fleet without spending too much effort.
"Report, there are 17,456 adult interstellar humans and 1,245 underage interstellar humans on this fleet, with a female to male ratio of 6:4..."
"Hmm..." The captain pondered for a moment and said, "The number of adults is almost enough, but the number of my minors seems to be a little short."
The captain of the travel ship seemed to have just reacted and said in horror: "You are the devils of the United Front!"
"Haha..." Upon hearing this, the captain couldn't help but laugh. He walked to the front of the fleet, lowered his head, and his mouth was full of densely packed teeth: "You only recognize it now? It's too late."
The fleet lowered its head and trembled, as if it was shaking all over.
But in the next moment, a sharp light flashed, and thick milky white blood spurted out of the creature's body.
His body was cut open, and the fleet held a red frequency-vibrating dagger and suddenly shouted, "Do it!"
Before the soldiers of the United Front could react to what was happening, streaks of light shot out from all directions of the spacecraft, instantly killing most of the soldiers.
The captain sneered, looking at the corpse of the creature in front of him and spat fiercely.
The battle was one-sided, and they quickly wiped out all the soldiers on the United Front and took over the other side's warships.
"Clean up the traces, leave here, and send these people to a safe place." the captain ordered.
"Yes..." There were responses from all around. Some people squatting on the ground were still a little dazed, obviously not reacting.
…
Not long after, the commander of the United Front's garrison held a high-level meeting in the joint laboratory located in the "Titan Ruins".
This garrison was jointly formed by the seventeen civilizations of the United Front and has a nominal commander.
But if you want to really mobilize it, it’s not a matter of just a few words.
McKenzie was the commander of the United Front’s garrison. He looked around at the projections of the crowd and said solemnly, “Another warship has lost contact. This is the 28th warship to disappear in the Star Empire.”
"If this problem is not dealt with quickly, the losses will continue to grow."
"Again, this Xingyao Empire is too bold. Didn't we warn them last time?" One of them said coldly, looking very dissatisfied:
"You don't even want to let us arrest a few people?"
This was not the first time they had friction with the Star Empire.
There are interstellar humans among the civilizations that have defected to the Great Cosmic Alliance, as well as in other places.
But the Great Cosmic Alliance has seriously warned them not to take action against those civilizations because those civilizations enjoy the protection of the Flesh Alliance.
Therefore, they can only attack the interstellar humans within the Star Empire.
In their opinion, the amount of plunder was already small compared to the total population of the Star Empire.
"The Star Empire is not that strong and we can handle it. Why not teach them a lesson?" someone suggested.
Some people were more cautious: "Isn't it too reckless? According to my information , the relationship between Xingyao Empire and Long Zun is not that simple."
"This is the territory of the Great Cosmic Alliance. They can handle Long Zun. What's more... the Star Empire has a long history of wanting Long Zun. He doesn't look like the comrade in arms as rumored."
Others shook their heads, saying that their home ground was not here.
Moreover, they are merely the guardians of the joint laboratory, their tentacles cannot extend to too many places, and the information they receive is limited.
"The laboratory consumes a lot of materials. If we can't respond strongly, it will be very risky to send people out to seize experimental materials in the future."
Mackenzie looked hesitant. It would be highly inappropriate to resort to military action in this area.
But the Star Empire is not an ally of the Great Cosmic Alliance and does not enjoy protection.
"Give them one last warning and ask them to apologize. If they don't apologize, give them a big blow!" McKenzie finally did not choose to take direct action.
"That's fine too..." The others echoed.
Then, he said, "Let's check with the Great Cosmic Alliance to see if they will stop us if we attack the Star Empire."
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"This is really too much!"
In the meeting room of the Star Empire, someone suddenly slammed the table and stood up with a look of anger on his face.
"They simply don't take us seriously. They robbed us and they actually want us to apologize!?"
He was panting, obviously extremely angry.
"That's right. If you threaten us, the worst that can happen is we'll just fight you!" another person echoed.
Everyone's emotions were unstable, only Lloyd at the head still maintained that indifferent expression.
The fact that citizens are plundered and used as experimental materials is a great insult to sovereign civilization.
And the other party is now asking them to apologize, which is even more excessive than riding on their heads and shitting on them.
But he just asked: "Who did it?"
"According to the information we found, they should be the Reformers..." Someone responded: "They deliberately traveled in some remote waterways to attract those members of the United Front and then lured them to death."
"It hasn't been long since this happened. The United Front has warned us several times, but according to your orders, there has been no response."
"Changers?" Lloyd shook his head and sighed, "It's really a thorn in the flesh. They are trying to force us to confront the United Front."
Everyone was silent.
Although it looks that way, those reformers actually protected the citizens of the empire.
In comparison, they seemed somewhat incompetent.
Although they have been suppressing this kind of information, there is no wall that is impenetrable.
This kind of news still spread through various channels and caused considerable turmoil.
"Same old, no response." Lloyd said, causing everyone to look at each other in confusion.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "They have already started to threaten with force, and you still won't respond?"
"If you don't respond, all we can do is drag it out..." Lloyd looked around at everyone: " Or do you want to fight?"
Hearing Lloyd's question, everyone fell silent.
Everyone knew that they could not defeat the United Front’s garrison.
But such humiliation in vain is also a slow death.
"Excuse me for being blunt... You have been using procrastination to deal with various problems. What are you waiting for? If you keep dragging it out, will there be a solution?" asked a senior executive.
"What are you waiting for?" Lloyd was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "Nothing, I just don't have any other good ideas."
"Those civilizations that have joined the Great Cosmic Alliance have not been harassed by the United Front." Another senior official suggested:
"Otherwise, we can also try to contact the Great Cosmic Alliance."
Seeing those civilizations throwing themselves into the arms of the Great Cosmic Alliance and enjoying all kinds of support, it was impossible for them not to feel jealous.
The Star Empire seemed to be isolated from the universe and no one cared about it.
"They won't agree." Lloyd shook his head. He knew more about the situation than anyone else and knew what the final answer would be.
"You haven't asked yet..." someone couldn't help but say.
Lloyd's eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice became louder. He said, "Didn't you hear my order clearly? I said, don't make any response."
Everyone immediately shut their mouths and looked at Lloyd in silence.
After a moment, he continued, "It's not the same as before. You have plenty of places to go. If you're scared, you can leave at any time."
"You're joking. We will definitely live and die together with the Star Empire." Someone immediately expressed his opinion, and others also followed suit.
Lloyd had an indifferent expression and it was unclear whether he believed it or not.
After everyone left, he sat on the throne, his eyes gradually becoming empty. It was unknown what he was thinking about, and he suddenly let out a long sigh.
He didn't know what the point of delaying was.
He also didn't know what Li Yu's purpose was in removing the rule entanglement area.
He was also angry about the citizens being robbed, but what could he do? He had more things to think about.
He couldn't really go to war with the United Front. It would be a war that was bound to fail. They had no support and were surrounded by enemies.
If a war breaks out, the Starry Empire will suffer even greater losses, and the order Li Yu gave him was to save the Starry Empire.
"Alas..." He sighed...
He didn't know how much time had passed, but his smart terminal suddenly rang, and a long-lost name appeared on the pop-up holographic projection.
Lloyd, who was originally depressed, suddenly looked shocked. He sat up straight subconsciously and answered the call impatiently.
Li Yu's big face popped up, and with a slight smile, he looked at Lloyd: "Why do you look so tired?"
Lloyd's eyes were filled with mixed emotions. He was silent for a long time, but he only uttered one sentence: "What should I do next?"
Since Li Yu contacted him, there must be new instructions.
Li Yu looked a little strange, and felt that Lloyd had changed a little. After thinking for a while, he said, "Has the United Front been plundering interstellar humans for experiments recently?"
"That's right..." Lloyd nodded. "And your old friend, the Reformer, has become active again, killing many people from the United Front. He seems to want to force me to deal with this matter head-on."
"Reformer? Really active?" Li Yu couldn't help but laugh, and then said: "The Great Cosmic Alliance is secretly provoking friction between the Star Empire and the United Front, and the main target is me."
"What should I do?" Lloyd frowned. He had this feeling a long time ago that the United Front was just a pawn of the Great Cosmic Alliance.
"Fight!" Li Yu uttered a word full of murderous intent.
"If they want to fight, then fight!"
Lloyd's body trembled, his eyes sparkled, but he said with some worry: "The Star Empire is no match for them."
"I'm not asking you to fight them. The main role of the Star Empire is just to build the stage." Li Yu shook his head.
Although Lloyd had guessed it long ago, he couldn't help but ask, "You want to do it yourself?"
"That's right..." Li Yu nodded, and then said, "I heard that Alessandro has left the Star Empire and joined the Great Cosmic Alliance."
"What happened not long ago, he is a fox who changes his attitude according to the situation." Lloyd gritted his teeth.
The founder of the Star Empire is such a person that even he feels a little ashamed of himself.
"That's a pity..." Li Yu smiled and said, "He missed an opportunity. He can only be an enemy and witness me leading the Star Empire to the pinnacle of the universe."
When Lloyd heard this, he suddenly felt his heart shrink, and hot blood gushed out, flowing throughout his body in an instant.
This sentence was so overbearing that even as a listener, he felt his blood boiling.
After slowly calming down, Lloyd clenched his fists and said, "So do I just need to go crazy now?"
Li Yu chuckled: "Yes, as crazy as you can be."
