Chapter 275: Desperate Potion (Thanks to SergioKatya for the Alliance Leader Reward!)

The Deliberative Council hall was dead silent. Vimala's sudden words left everyone somewhat bewildered, Looking at Each Other in Dismay. For a moment, no one actually echoed her.

They were somewhat unable to grasp the direction of the matter; the wisest course of action was to remain silent.

In the very center of the Deliberative Council hall was Digor's throne. For a very long time, it had been empty.

Illusory blue lines lingered, and everyone's gazes couldn't help but converge as Digor's projection gradually appeared.

Everyone stood up in unison, crossed their hands over their chests, and performed Return Star's ancient etiquette to show respect to Digor.

"Your Majesty!"

Digor nodded slightly, "Sit down."

Before Aisel's buttocks even touched the seat, he heard someone launch an attack: "Your Majesty... the nature of this matter is truly too vile."

"This is contempt for you! Disregard for Return Star!"

Damn! Who is so brave? Hearing this, everyone was startled. Although everyone was very jealous... no, hated this behavior of stealing Return Star's interests.

But these two were big shots after all. Pointing at their noses and cursing like this was simply seeking death.

It was a guy at the end of the deliberative seats, seeming to be the Archon of some administrative planet. Not knowing who used him as a Pawn, he jumped out to launch an attack.

Aisel and Connor didn't even blink an eyelid, appearing very calm. Isn't it just being cursed at a couple of times? It's not like they haven't been cursed at before.

"The loyalty of Prince Connor and General Aethel is unquestionable." Digor's sentence set the tone and at the same time exceeded everyone's expectations.

Everyone Looked at Each Other in Dismay. Does Majesty Digor not plan to pursue this?

Vimala's face sank slightly, and she said: "Max and Edwin were probably bewitched by certain people, which is why they committed such acts."

Klein looked up. There were only three people who submitted the vaccine in total. Besides Max and Edwin, there was Li Yu. Who Vimala's "certain people" referred to was self-evident.

Vimala was determined to extract herself from this matter, and the best way was to pin all the blame on Li Yu.

Klein could clearly feel many gazes drifting over her. Vimala's behavior confused them.

Is this a falling out between mother and daughter?

Digor looked at Vimala, and the gazes of this husband and wife briefly met in the air.

Aisel and Connor looked at each other. Extracting Li Yu from this matter, or even pinning the blame on his head, seemed like it wasn't impossible...

Since he had already handed over the vaccine, its value was greatly discounted, and Vimala's resistance was very high.

Moreover, if Li Yu could also share the infamy, the only problem was that it might make Klein hold a grudge...

However... it seemed a conflict had arisen between Vimala and Klein. Is a Klein without Vimala... worthy of their Apprehension?

Aisel thought for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Digor say: "Baron Li Yu is a person loyal to Return Star, I can tell."

Aisel's pupils shrank, and the words that reached his mouth were directly swallowed back down. What's going on? Why did Digor's attitude change?

Aisel had given Digor a heads-up beforehand. He knew Digor wouldn't negate this matter, but regarding Li Yu, Digor definitely didn't have a good attitude.

But Digor's sentence similarly set the tone: I think highly of Li Yu, don't make an issue out of him.

Vimala was equally surprised inwardly, frowning tightly, her eyes flickering. Prince Connor remained silent, and the others stopped speaking as well.

Now even a fool could see that it was several big shots clashing; they didn't have the qualification to speak.

The always silent Titus abruptly thought of Jens's report. Digor seemed to think very highly of Li Yu; this was already the second time he wanted to protect him.

This made him feel somewhat strange, and at the same time, his curiosity towards Li Yu grew more vigorous.

Digor's words meant this matter had to follow routine procedures, forcibly suppressing all voices.

Li Yu couldn't be touched, Max couldn't be touched, Edwin couldn't be touched. They couldn't possibly ask Digor to retract the Bounty he personally announced this morning, right?

Many High Echelon figures only then reacted: damn, this matter seems to have already settled When the Dust Settles, and there was an inexplicable feeling that Digor even knew about this matter.

"All in all, this is a Good Thing. The Xinhuo Virus has a solution, and we can also give an explanation to the Citizens within our borders."

Titus spoke, attracting everyone's Attention, "Furthermore, this probably wasn't Baron Li Yu's original intention either. After all, everyone in the Research Institute should know the difficulty of this matter."

"There should be someone behind him, perhaps just unwilling to show their face. It was originally a Bounty for all Laboratories, so this situation is considered normal."

Titus barely gave everyone an explanation. It was indeed the case; the difficulty of researching the Xinhuo Virus was obvious to all.

It was impossible for Li Yu to research a solution alone; there must be a Laboratory with considerable Strength behind him.

Titus considerately added: "We can go eliminate the Xinhuo Virus first. As for the specific news, it can be announced to the public later, so as not to cause fluctuations in Public Opinion."

"Hmm..." Digor nodded in satisfaction: "Let's handle it this way. With the Xinhuo Virus matter resolved, there's no need to continue wrangling with the Star Glory Empire."

"Regarding the No Man's Land... what are your opinions?"

Digor directly started the next topic. Everyone couldn't help but sit up straight; this was the main event. What happened before was nothing more than a war of words.

The ignored Vimala was expressionless, and Klein behind her kept her head lowered even more.

............

"There won't be any accidents, right? Did we come too hastily? We should have waited..." Max paced back and forth in the Laboratory Lounge, feeling uneasy.

"Aren't you nervous?" Max looked at the calm Li Yu.

"Is being nervous useful?" Li Yu asked in return, then shook his head: "Do less of useless things."

Max couldn't help but look at Edwin again, the result was also a Poker Face, causing his mouth to twitch, and he sat in the corner sighing mournfully.

Time passed minute by minute. After about six hours, Li Yu's pupils suddenly began to unfocus...

"...Majesty Digor actually values Li Yu so much?" Horus clutched his forehead, his expression somewhat confused. Before him was the furious Vimala.

"Digor definitely wants to use this matter as my Handle, ready to detonate at any time..." Vimala said coldly, then gritted her teeth a bit:

"What exactly does Klein want to do? This matter was originally a tremendous Merit, but it all ended up benefiting outsiders."

"I've been considering things for her all along!"

Horus responded with silence; it wasn't easy for him to express any opinions on this.

Vimala slightly quelled her anger, took a deep breath, looked at Horus, and said: "Have the matters concerning you been investigated clearly? Who is targeting you?"

"This..." Horus was rarely somewhat embarrassed: "Haven't found out yet, there's no connection between those people."

The feeling of irritability in Vimala's heart grew stronger: "No connection? Without a connection, would they inexplicably attack you?"

She hated this feeling of things being beyond her control, and recently, such things were happening one after another. Since when did it start...

Since Li Yu didn't die in the Erdos Incident? Or since discovering Klein's special feelings for Li Yu?

Why is this guy everywhere!?

"I will continue to investigate..." Seeing Vimala's expression getting uglier, Horus then asked: "Does Digor want to start a war?"

Vimala's expression flickered slightly, she sorted out her emotions and said: "Digor's attitude is unexpectedly strong. He wants to intervene in the No Man's Land and curb the Star Glory Empire's disorderly expansion."

"Previously, the Xinhuo Virus restricted him; now the last hurdle has also been cleared."

"He even wants to use the public anger aroused by the Xinhuo Virus. If Return Star really goes to war externally, the anti-war sentiment within our borders won't be too intense."

Horus was somewhat surprised: "Can his body still hold out?"

"I'm afraid it's precisely because he can't hold out that he wants to pave the way for his successor at the final moment, letting everyone know that Return Star does not fear war!" Vimala could roughly guess Digor's thoughts.

During the time he disappeared, due to Vimala holding power, the Interstellar community was very pessimistic about Return Star.

They lost their right to speak in many fields, and the simplest way to get these things back was war!

Vimala looked at Horus and spat out a sentence: "And I recommended you as the person in charge of the No Man's Land."

Horus's eyes widened slightly, enough to prove his surprise, "Me?"

Vimala explained: "That's right... it has now entered the discussion process. Digor is very anxious... he needs someone who can control the situation. This is the best opportunity."

"..."

Li Yu's gaze gradually focused, and he frowned slightly. He wasn't surprised by many things in the conversation between Horus and Vimala, but some things did surprise him.

Digor actually wanted to intervene in the No Man's Land, and there was a high probability of having a localized head-on clash with the Star Glory Empire. It seemed he also wanted to reactivate Horus.

"Fight... fight well, fighting until the sky turns upside down is best..." Li Yu wasn't afraid of things getting blown out of proportion. The Interstellar situation changed rapidly, and no one could predict what kind of transformation would occur.

After waiting for a full day, the three finally received news that the vaccine they submitted was accepted, but due to some reason, it couldn't be announced to the public for the time being.

However, the rewards other than the Awarding Ceremony could be drawn in advance because the Awarding Ceremony needed to face the entire Return Star.

As for what "some" reason was, the three naturally knew clearly.

As for the rewards, the three had already discussed it in advance: all rewards except the Awarding Ceremony belonged to Li Yu.

"The management Authority for the CT-4 Large Laboratory will be handed over as soon as possible. This Laboratory is located on Satellite DW-25." The Staff Member in charge of the handover introduced expressionlessly:

"You have a ten-year usage right. During this period, you must not intentionally cause any damage or resell the Instruments and equipment, otherwise we will pursue it to the end."

"........."

There were many precautions of all sorts, but Li Yu didn't pay too much Attention to them. He just felt slightly relieved; this matter had finally settled When the Dust Settles.

He finally got his hands on the Laboratory. As for the rest of the rewards, they were just added bonuses.

A reward of a hundred billion Star Coins wasn't too generous for an A-Tier Lifeform; just the selling price of an A-grade Gene Development Potion was over a hundred million.

Because A-grade Gene Development Potions needed to be customized; the gene chain within every A-Tier Lifeform was complex and unique.

The development progress of A-grade was even more difficult; every step forward consumed a massive amount of resources.

"Let's stay away from this vortex as soon as possible. Titus... Vimala... Digor... however you guys want to fight, go fight. I'm retreating first."

Through the conversation between Horus and Vimala, Li Yu roughly knew the situation of the meeting at that time. The situation was too intricate and complex, and everyone had their own little schemes. He didn't want to waste time in this kind of Political Struggle.

It just so happened that Digor told him to go to the Hengfeng System to deal with the Evil God causing trouble, which could also be considered completing his A-rank mission.

Moreover, he could also research the Divine Spirit system to see if he could become an A-grade Mental Power Cultivator as soon as possible.

However, before that, he still needed to take away the remnants of the Meteor Fleet. Digor allocating the entire Meteor Fleet to him probably also meant he knew others couldn't command this fleet anymore.

Because of suffering a loss last time, Jens simply didn't want to see him and directly let her subordinates handle the handover procedures.

He didn't have experience commanding a large fleet in combat, but he had "abundant Talented persons" under him. The Slacker Hunter was the best Tool Person, saving him from chronic suicide all day long.

Regarding this, Hunter was actually eager to try. After all, he wasn't someone who was content to be a Slacker.

"Tsk tsk... I didn't expect that one day, I could still command an advanced fleet." Light gleamed in Hunter's cloudy eyes.

Although the Meteor Fleet had lost its Main Ship and only had less than fifty Frigates left, it was an out-and-out advanced fleet, with formidable Strength, not to be underestimated.

Li Yu also brought his Esper Group, just in case.

.........

Two days later, Max "reluctantly" bid farewell to Li Yu. At the military docking port, a large number of warships lifted off, activated their Protective Shields, and headed towards the Stargate not far away.

The Hengfeng System was also considered a frontier Star System, completely opposite in location to Erdos. Using Stargate jumps, it would take about six days.

.........

During the voyage...

"What's that weird thing again, it couldn't be some virus, right."

In the command ship, Hunter warily looked at the crimson-gold reagent in Li Yu's hand, resembling the color of burning flames.

"Good stuff..." Li Yu casually tossed it; the touch was quite warm.

【Obtained Special Item—Desperate Potion (B): Human Enhancement Potion. After consumption, you can obtain the ability to control fire and rapidly consume stamina to heal yourself.

Note: Highly unstable!】

This was the reward obtained by Second Clone. Li Yu remembered this thing; it came from a Doctor named Killian, who seemed to be Iron Man's enemy.

Their mission was precisely to help this Doctor complete the research on the 【Desperate Potion】.

This also allowed Second Clone to obtain this reward.

Opening his mouth, he swallowed the 【Desperate Potion】 in one gulp. A scorching trembling sensation erupted from his mouth, sweeping through his whole body in an instant, as if even his soul was burning.

Li Yu's perception of his body had long touched the microscopic level. The Cells slowly strengthened under the washing of this high-purity Potion, and his own gene chain changed once again.

To be able to make his current body produce this kind of feeling was enough to prove the danger of this thing. However, it couldn't pose any threat to his current self.

(End of this chapter)