Chapter 273: Jens's Shock

"Majesty Digor..." Li Yu pondered for a moment, feeling the effect should be about right, and then said: "Actually, the solution to the Xinhuo Virus was not researched by me."

"It was the Dimensional Camp. I was just accidentally selected by them as a test subject. To a large extent, I am also just a Pawn."

Digor frowned slightly, the indifference in his eyes seeming to have softened a lot, and asked: "Dimensional Camp, this is the organization behind you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty..." Li Yu said sincerely. A lie needs to be covered up with more lies.

The Dimensional Camp was originally used by Li Yu to Con Peyton, but in many cases, having such an organization could explain many things.

Regarding the Dimensional Camp, Digor asked for more details. Li Yu was mostly evasive and vague, only saying it was a very mysterious research organization.

Time passed, and it was soon the time for Digor to truly summon Li Yu. An attendant walked over slowly, making no sound at all. Only when he reached Digor's side did he whisper:

"Your Majesty, Jens Hegler has arrived."

Jens Hegler! Li Yu's pupils shrank. Isn't this the person in charge of the Meteor Fleet's review? Digor summoned her too?

Li Yu had a faint bad premonition, but at least he had used 【Coulson's Sacrifice】, giving him a slight bottom line in his heart.

"Let her in." Digor said deeply.

Not long after, Jens walked in from outside the hall and came before Digor. She looked very capable, crossing her arms in front of her chest in a complex etiquette, and respectfully said: "Greetings, great Star Burier..."

Digor nodded slightly. After finishing the etiquette, Jens looked at Li Yu beside her, a cold sneer faintly appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Is this woman sick? When have I ever offended her?

Li Yu shook his head, Decide With Problems As They Arise, he wanted to see what was going on today.

"Jens, what stage is the Meteor Fleet's review work at?" Digor sat properly on the throne, his voice echoing as if coming from Extraterrestrial space.

"Your Majesty, the review work has reached its end. According to the review of the remaining 8,953 soldiers of the Meteor Fleet, their personal accounts are normal, and their parents and families have no abnormal activities."

Jens answered respectfully, looking like she had prepared a draft: "At the same time, their Mental State is normal. During the mental examination, no situation of being influenced by Mental Power was found."

"Although there are errors in the specific details of the war, the deviation is generally within 20%, which belongs to normal cognitive difference."

"..."

All in all, Jens said a lot, the general meaning being that there was nothing suspicious about the Meteor Fleet, at least the battle record was real.

Li Yu had guessed this when Digor gave his speech. Regarding the battle record, the Meteor Fleet should have passed the review.

Otherwise, Digor wouldn't have publicly announced the Meteor Fleet's battle record and the news of posthumously awarding Elton.

"However..." At the end, Jens's tone changed, making Li Yu narrow his eyes slightly. Here it comes...

"Among the 8,953 routine review reports, 173 reports accidentally mentioned Baron Li Yu." Jens didn't look at Li Yu. 173 people out of 8,953, this proportion wasn't high.

But it was enough to attract the Attention of those who cared, especially Jens, who was inexplicably hostile to Li Yu in the first place.

"And without exception, these soldiers' evaluations of Baron Li Yu are extremely high, even bordering on worship."

"This caught my Attention. Subsequently, I questioned the 8,953 soldiers from all aspects and made a shocking discovery."

Jens's tone was calm as she looked at Li Yu, slowly saying her next words: "These soldiers, without exception, all hold extreme worship towards Baron Li Yu, and even do not allow others to insult him."

"The five vice-commanders aren't extreme to this extent, but they also don't have any negative evaluations of Baron Li Yu."

"I am very curious, what exactly did Baron Li Yu do to make them worship you so much."

Li Yu's heart skipped a beat. This was discovered. Even if those soldiers' mental examinations didn't show any abnormalities, one could still sense something was wrong from conversations. With intentional investigation, it was very easy to find something amiss.

But the most important thing was this Jens. Whose person was she exactly? Vimala's?

"You should ask them, not me." Li Yu responded calmly.

Jens ignored him and continued: "Although there are no problems with their Mental State tests, their state is extremely like Zealots."

"That is to say, in just a few days, Baron Li Yu turned nearly ten thousand people into your Zealots. This is far more formidable than the ordinary Divine Spirits of The Council!"

"Indeed surprising." Digor gave a short evaluation, but didn't show anything more.

This surprised Jens somewhat. According to predictions, Digor should have started to become dissatisfied by now.

"Baron Li Yu, do you admit to this matter? What exactly happened in Erdos!" Jens stared at Li Yu aggressively.

Li Yu's expression was calm, unruffled: "Your Excellency Elton fought desperately and annihilated four A-Tier Lifeforms. This is what happened in Erdos."

Jens snorted coldly: "Both you and I know that this is not the truth. You bewitched all the soldiers of the Meteor Fleet and destroyed all the evidence. What exactly are you covering up!?"

"Who is instructing you!"

Li Yu was very indifferent to the previous words, until Jens said the last sentence, which made his eyes flash slightly. This sentence had a deep meaning.

Who was behind him? Almost half of Return Star knew he was Klein's person.

Who was behind Klein? Of course, it was the Iron-Blooded Queen Vimala. Even if this mother and daughter had internal conflicts, to outsiders, they were one entity.

This was an attack against Vimala! Li Yu instantly understood. Klein shouldn't temporarily have the qualification to be specially targeted.

This series of events would ultimately be pointed at Vimala.

Titus? This name involuntarily surfaced in Li Yu's mind. Jens was very likely Titus's person.

He was now essentially drawn into a complex Political Struggle, which probably started when he returned from Erdos.

Hearing this sentence, Digor finally had an unusual reaction. He looked at Li Yu, "Baron Li Yu, what do you have to say regarding this accusation."

Li Yu's expression was peaceful, and he slowly spoke: "Your Majesty, is Miss Jens trying to say that I killed those four A-Tier Lifeforms, snatched the 【Apostle】, and Played everyone in the Palm of my Hand?"

Hearing this, Jens paused slightly, and sneered slightly: "Your Excellency Baron, there is already sufficient evidence indicating you used special means to bewitch the remaining soldiers of the Meteor Fleet."

"Your Majesty, please hand him over to me. Within three days, I will definitely investigate this matter clearly."

Jens directly requested orders, wanting to convict Li Yu. Needless to think, within these three days, Li Yu would definitely confess "Klein" and "Vimala."

Jens showed a cold sneer. In her opinion, the result was almost a certainty, without any surprises, because the person behind her, to some extent, stood on the same front as Digor.

And hearing this, Li Yu kept his head down, no expression visible. Digor frowned slightly and spoke: "Baron, do you have nothing to say?"

Hearing this, Jens's mind was greatly shaken, her pupils shrinking. Something's wrong...

Her political sensitivity wasn't low. Digor's reaction wasn't like he wanted to convict, but more like...

"I only know I did not cause Return Star's interests to suffer." Li Yu said sincerely.

Digor's gaze fell on the two of them. Jens was somewhat shocked and uncertain. It shouldn't be like this... Majesty Digor should logically strike at Vimala's prestige; this was a perfect opportunity.

However, she still held a glimmer of hope, looking at Digor expectantly.

"Well said." Digor nodded, "Return Star's interests are greater than everything."

Pausing, he looked at Jens: "Let this matter end here."

How could this be!? Jens found it somewhat unbelievable. Digor meant that the Erdos Incident... was over?

She didn't understand why Digor would make this choice. It was impossible for him not to see that this was a perfect opportunity to strike at Vimala.

Vimala's prestige was too sufficient; the name of the Iron-Blooded Queen resounded throughout the entire Return Star.

"But..." Jens was somewhat unreconciled: "Your Majesty, the evidence is conclusive..."

Digor said: "The fact that there are no errors in the Meteor Fleet's battle record is the most crucial point. As for Baron Li Yu..."

He pondered slightly and said: "There are Evil Gods from The Council causing trouble in the Hengfeng System. You go handle it, and take the remnants of the Meteor Fleet with you."

Jens pursed her lips. What difference was this from no punishment? Just a slap on the wrist to put on a show. What exactly did this guy do to make His Majesty value him so much?

"Yes, Your Majesty..." Li Yu finally let his suspended heart down.

Li Yu guessed that if 【Coulson's Sacrifice】 increased affinity by seventy, then because of the inherent suspicion brought by Digor's Status, when the seventy affinity was applied to him, it would immediately drop by at least thirty, leaving only an effect of forty.

Of course, this kind of digitization was just for Li Yu to better speculate on the current situation. For someone like Digor, even close relatives could be killed.

However, it still barely helped Li Yu tide over the immediate difficulty.

He had already secretly prepared 【Madonna's Price】. If Digor prepared to act against him, he would use this trump card.

Fortunately, 【Coulson's】 sacrifice didn't disappoint him, but Digor should have other considerations as well.

.........

Outside the palace, Li Yu and Jens bid farewell to the attendant. Li Yu almost jokingly said "Eunuch, no need to see us out".

On the silent metallic road surface, apart from the continuously patrolling Armor squads, there was only Li Yu and Jens.

"Miss Jens, prepare to hand over the remnants of the Meteor Fleet. I hope they haven't suffered any extra damage." Li Yu took the initiative to speak.

"Your Excellency Baron seems very happy..." Jens sneered: "Evil Gods are a big trouble, make sure you don't fall into it."

"Don't bother caring." Li Yu shook his head, appearing very indifferent.

In reality, Li Yu also wanted to temporarily stay away from the Return Star Central Star System. This group of people played dirty tricks all day, and he had many problems; who knows what dark history would be dug up someday.

Going out to Lie Low suited his intentions, and he also needed to find a way to become an A-grade Mental Power Cultivator. Evil Gods... happened to coincide with a certain idea of his.

The two had a disagreeable conversation and parted ways.

.........

After Li Yu and Jens left, Digor sat on the throne, frowning slightly, his eyes gradually filling with golden light. He waved the guards away.

His whole body began to tremble uncontrollably, and various complex Runes surfaced on his body.

As the golden light blazed to its peak, a terrifying blood-colored radiance began to sweep through the entire palace. In the blood light, unknown creatures faintly roared on his body.

This scene lasted for a long time. Accompanied by the fading of the blood light, without knowing when, a Black-Robed Figure stood behind him, injecting something into his body.

Digor's eyes gradually became clear. Everything just now seemed as if nothing had happened.

.........

After coming out of the palace, Li Yu immediately notified Max and Edwin that the plan's schedule was moved forward.

Originally, everyone still had to consider their face, planning to wait a period of time after the Bounty was published before exchanging for the reward.

But the occurrence of today's incident changed Li Yu's thoughts. Since Digor had already let things run their course, why bother caring about others' thoughts.

Although the two were somewhat reluctant, Li Yu had the initiative.

"For those who achieve great things, the most important thing is having thick skin. Moreover, your father went to Digor without notifying me... hmph hmph..." Li Yu patted Max's shoulder with inexplicable meaning.

Max was also somewhat embarrassed. Aisel's actions were indeed somewhat unethical, which made Max extremely lacking in confidence.

So this time, Li Yu also didn't inform Aisel in advance. But it was harmless, nothing more than making the curses come more suddenly.

.........

Guixing Research Institute, this was an organization far superior to Military Experimental Bases in all aspects, involving a broader level, almost covering all industries and daily life.

At the same time, the guards here were even stricter, and ordinary people didn't even know its specific location.

Researcher Parson came out of the laboratory, his face ashen, and threw the Smart Terminal in his hand at the assistant beside him.

He was furious: "Majesty Digor just issued the Bounty this morning, and this is already the seventh guy coming to try their luck."

"Which Laboratory is this from!?"

"Golden Skull Laboratory, mainly researching mental poisons in the Chaotic Galaxy..." The assistant hurriedly searched on the Smart Terminal.

Parson took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "Put them on the blacklist, refuse all forms of cooperation and communication."

"Researcher Parson, someone else has come to claim the Bounty." A message popped up on the Smart Terminal, causing the assistant's expression to change slightly, and he hurriedly notified.

Parson's face was as ugly as if he had eaten shit, and he said impatiently: "Which Laboratory is it again? From now on, any Laboratory that hasn't published an A-grade journal is excluded!"

"It's not from a Laboratory, it's an individual..." The assistant looked up the information on the Smart Terminal.

"An individual?" Parson was so Enraged he laughed: "An individual dares to come try a scam, truly stupid..."

"Your Excellency Parson!" The assistant suddenly raised his voice, interrupting Parson's words.

"What's wrong?" Parson was startled, looking displeased.

The assistant whispered: "These three people, one of them is General Aisel's son, another is Prince Connor's son..."

Parson's breathing stalled slightly, and then he took a deep breath. These two people... he really couldn't just curse them casually.

Thank you to big shot SergioKatya for the Alliance Leader reward, shedding tears... deeply grateful for the support. Didn't notice when I got up this morning, just saw it... extra chapter can only wait until the weekend... let me cry for a while.

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