Chapter 301: Silent Conspiracy

As the influence of Yanhuang Civilization expanded and the victory of Oma Civilization spread, the two empires would eventually notice this "abnormal" existence.

When they finally withdrew from their mutual slaughter, it was the moment Yanhuang Civilization truly faced trial.

The bloody internal drain between Biteen Empire and Keluo Empire has lasted for decades.

Both sides' fleets suffered heavy losses, core energy was severely depleted, and countless vassal civilizations were reduced to ruins in the war.

The entire Milky Way Galaxy was filled with the aura of destruction and despair.

After Keluo Empire paid a huge price, the Black Hole Project finally achieved a breakthrough.

Keluo Emperor successfully developed a test ship capable of carrying a singularity generator and deploying it precisely.

However, just as the test ship prepared for its first live-fire test, Biteen Empire's intelligence system came into play again.

Through deep infiltration, they finally detected the specific R&D base of the singularity generator.

Emperor Jiale immediately mobilized the empire's final trump card—a Starlight Legion led by a legendary hero—and launched a suicidal assault on Keluo Empire's R&D base.

This battle shocked the entire Milky Way Galaxy.

The Starlight Legion, at the cost of sacrificing half its forces, successfully destroyed Keluo Empire's test ship and most of its singularity generators.

Although Keluo Empire still retained some R&D data, the overall progress of the Black Hole Project was delayed by at least several centuries.

However, Biteen Empire also paid a heavy price for this.

The Starlight Legion was nearly annihilated, and the empire's elite forces suffered heavy losses.

In this round of slaughter, both empires were gravely weakened and fell into relative silence.

In the silence, both sides licked their wounds, replenished troops, and reassessed each other's strength.

At the same time, they began to think calmly.

Biteen Empire, Imperial Capital Star.

Emperor Jiale sat on the throne, before him a huge dynamic star map.

On the star map, countless lines representing fleet movements, information flow, and resource allocation crisscrossed.

From the proxy war decades ago up to the recent suicidal assault that nearly crippled the Starlight Legion.

Every detail was recorded and simulated with the utmost computing power.

He repeatedly reviewed the entire war.

Doubts.

Too many doubts.

Every flashpoint of conflict seemed overly "coincidental".

Each worsening of the situation, each escalation of hatred, seemed to have an invisible hand gently pushing at the critical moment.

From the Obscure Star incident to the "accidental" leak of Black Hole Project information.

Then to Keluo Empire's madman, who spared no cost in researching forbidden weapons.

All this, as if it were a meticulously written script.

And I and Keluo Emperor's madman are merely two characters following the script, destroying each other in turn.

Who is the playwright?

Jiale's thoughts fixed on the "virus source" he had long ignored and even scoffed at.

Yanhuang Civilization.

Without further hesitation, via an encrypted channel of the highest level—even the imperial council had no right to know—he sent a communication request to his arch-enemy.

……

Keluo Empire, upon the Crimson Throne.

Keluo Emperor looked at the sudden pop-up, a top-level communication request from Biteen Empire, a flash of violence and contempt crossing his eyes.

"Jiale... you old fox, what trick are you trying again?"

He snorted coldly, but still connected the call.

In the holographic projection, Jiale's figure, composed of pure light particles, slowly emerged.

"Keluo Emperor, we have been used."

One sentence made Keluo Emperor leap up from the throne, violent energy instantly sweeping the entire hall.

"Used? Jiale! Are you humiliating me?"

"This war was started by you! You tore up the agreement first! Now you tell me we were used? Is this your excuse after defeat?"

Keluo Emperor's roar could shatter stars.

However, Jiale's figure remained calm as water.

"Calm down, Keluo Emperor. Use your anger-filled brain to think carefully."

Jiale's voice carried no emotion.

"The Obscure Star incident—Sirius Civilization is my ally; why would I attack my own ally in that way, triggering a war that benefits me nothing?"

"Zeta Civilization, an obscure civilization, why would they suddenly gain power threatening your western border? Isn't their appearance too convenient?"

"Moreover, how would I know about your Black Hole Project?"

Jiale calmly listed each doubt.

Each question was like an icy needle stabbing into Keluo Emperor's furious nerves.

"That information suddenly appeared in my database, neither more nor less, just enough for me to deduce the truth,

just enough to make me feel fear, and to decide to recall all fleets and go to war with you."

"This is clearly a trap, a lure for me, and also a lure for you toward utter destruction."

Keluo Emperor's anger gradually cooled under Jiale's icy logical analysis.

He is not a fool.

None of those who can sit on the throne of a fourth‑level civilization emperor are fools.

He has merely been blinded by hatred and madness for too long.

When he forced himself to calm down and re‑examined the war from an observer's perspective, he also had to admit……

This is full of strange 'coincidences'.

"What evidence do you have?"

Ke Huang's voice sank low.

"I have no direct evidence," Bi Jia Lie admitted frankly, "That operator covered his tracks too cleanly."

"But I have a suspect."

Bi Jia Lie slowly spoke that name.

"Yanhuang Civilization."

Ke Huang's body jerked violently.

Yanhuang Civilization!

That civilization, as weak as a worm!

That civilization that killed his 'Hound' legion!

In his mind, a long‑buried top‑secret report suddenly flashed.

The final message sent back by the Hound commander before his death.

——

"Quantum entanglement signal……cannot be traced……unknown civilization……"

At the time, he was blinded by rage, only thinking of revenge, and did not delve into what lay behind that report.

Now Bi Jia Lie's words were like a lightning bolt, splitting the fog of his memory.

Ke Huang immediately retrieved that top‑secret report.

Quantum entanglement signal……the untraceable source……

Combined with what Bi Jia Lie said, the information about the suddenly appearing 'Black Hole Project'……

The two pieces of information perfectly corroborated each other at this moment!

A truth that made both fourth‑level civilization emperors feel endless shame and towering anger slowly surfaced.

They, the most noble rulers of the Milky Way Galaxy.

Actually, they were toyed with by an emerging civilization they had always regarded as a 'virus,' 'ants'!

Their decades of bloodshed, the sacrifices of countless Glory Legions, were merely a setup on the opponent's chessboard!

Boom!!!

Ke Huang exploded completely!

That was not anger, but an emotion even more terrifying than anger.

It was humiliation!

"Yanhuang Civilization……!"

Ke Huang uttered each word with a pause, each syllable containing killing intent enough to freeze a star system.

The truth itself no longer mattered at this moment.

What mattered was that both emperors clearly realized a fact even more terrifying than the 'Black Hole Project'.

The development speed of Yanhuang Civilization, and their unfathomable strategic means, now pose a substantive threat to the hegemony of the two great Empires!

This civilization must die!

"Bi Jia Lie, what do you want?" Ke Huang asked directly.

"An alliance."

Bi Jia Lie directly stated the goal: "Before that virus fully grows, join forces to completely erase it from this universe."