Chapter 311: Cree's Value

Keri looked somewhat terrified at his sister, who seemed to have lost her soul, answering every question Li Yu asked.

Even though he was young, he knew his sister had a huge problem.

He looked at Li Yu with some fear in his eyes. After the initial pleasant surprise of meeting an acquaintance, it was now gradually turning into apprehension.

He had been mingling at the bottom rungs in No Man's Land to begin with, and later followed Cree as they moved from place to place, so his discernment was not low.

That little bit of friendship from back then... wrong... it wasn't friendship. Even back then, it was just Li Yu unilaterally giving charity to him.

This prominent figure was definitely not an indiscriminate do-gooder.

Li Yu rubbed his chin, roughly understanding the whole story.

The place where Amethyst's Gene Optimization Device was stored was extremely heavily guarded. However, this thing was ultimately meant to be used externally.

A long time ago, the Reformers had tried every means to insert their own personnel, but it wasn't to steal the Gene Optimization Device.

They only wanted to gradually understand the Gene Optimization Device through this method to see if they could reverse-engineer it.

Although the Star Glory Empire had long publicly announced that it couldn't be reverse-engineered, one always had to try.

Who knew that the situation in the Amethyst Civilization would change unpredictably? The attack in the Vick Galaxy ignited the entire Amethyst Civilization.

Prince Saster pointed at the Amethyst High Command, the Amethyst High Command pointed at Prince Saster, and various frictions sprang up everywhere.

Various monsters and demons also entered the stage one after another, among which there was no lack of factions that targeted the Gene Optimization Device.

To avoid accidents, the Amethyst High Command decided to transfer the Gene Optimization Device, which gave the Reformers an opportunity.

Their internal personnel obtained the transfer route, and the Reformers directly intercepted it halfway and fought their way out of the siege.

However, the Amethyst Civilization wasn't to be trifled with either; they reacted immediately and notified the Star Glory Empire.

With the two sides joining forces, they chased that group of interceptors almost into a dead end. After various gambits, it finally culminated in this great battle outside the Barot Civilization.

And the Gene Optimization Device wasn't with Cree's group; instead, it was placed somewhere within the Amethyst Civilization, left to be retrieved later.

And this choice was also extremely correct; the degree of importance the Star Glory Empire attached to the Gene Optimization Device far exceeded their imagination.

Cree's eyes gradually became clear. She seemed somewhat confused, and then instantly became vigilant. Her memory only stayed on those syllables that exploded in her ears.

No... Keri's position seems to have changed slightly, am I missing part of my memory? Was I controlled?

Cree wasn't stupid, but rather extremely smart. Without taking too much time, she deduced what she had encountered.

Instantly, her face turned pale. Her only bargaining chip was gone; she couldn't think of any reason the other party would let her go.

As for Li Yu previously mentioning being old acquaintances, those were merely excuses.

This person was definitely not a kind sort. Regardless of whether the things he did appeared as good things or bad things to outsiders, working backward from the results, he almost never suffered a loss.

The so-called desperate protection of Returning Star citizens in the Vittel Galaxy earned him the opportunity to enter Returning Star's upper echelons.

And through the Mermaid Princess's information channels, they knew that one of the people was originally aiming for Li Yu. He was also acting out of self-preservation, definitely not to protect Returning Star citizens.

But in the end, he won massive prestige.

Subsequently, taking advantage of the incident of pointing out Dark Star, he further hooked up with the military, thereby becoming an A-Tier Lifeform.

Submitting the vaccine virus thereby bound him to the two prominent figures, Aisel and Connor, taking his status to an even higher level.

There was also a series of other events. When Cree thought of these, she could only describe it with four words: proceeding step by step.

Of course, there were also many things that couldn't be explained, such as why Li Yu could become the commander of the Meteor Fleet, and personally appointed by Digor at that.

No one could explain this point, adding a lot of mystery to Li Yu.

"Talib Star System—San'er Star..." Li Yu repeated this address in his heart. This was exactly the location where the Gene Optimization Device was stored.

He opened the Star Map and found that although this star system wasn't in the inner territory of the Amethyst Civilization, it wasn't remote either, and commerce was highly developed.

The seven planets within the star system were almost all converted into commercial planets, covering many aspects of entertainment activities.

However, due to the influence of Amethyst's internal situation, the Talib Star System had suffered multiple attacks recently.

But some of the chambers of commerce within had solid strength, with no lack of behemoths like Opto-Electric Technology and the Tyron Chamber of Commerce.

They weren't solely established by the Amethyst Civilization, so currently there weren't many people who dared to cause trouble in that place.

However, with Li Yu's current identity, he was bound to be noticed by many people. If he went there blindly, he was afraid he would outsmart himself.

This matter still needed to be pondered over carefully. Li Yu cast his gaze towards the two people below.

The joy on Keri's face had already faded, and although Cree forced herself to stay calm, the unconcealable panic in her eyes could be seen.

Keeping these two people pinched in his hands all the time would be slightly troublesome. The Star Glory Empire was watching, and Soli and Das were probably also covetously staring from the shadows.

On the surface, only their three fleets had come to the Barot Civilization.

But in reality, Titus definitely still had other forces that Li Yu didn't know about.

Li Yu looked at the two, his tone calm: "You guys are making me feel a bit troubled right now. How should I deal with you now?"

Cree's eyes shifted slightly, and her mind spun rapidly. Li Yu didn't know what other value they had, so he handed the right of choice to them.

The meaning was—quickly demonstrate your value, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless.

Did they have any?

They did!

Cree's eyes flickered, but she didn't want to damage the Reformers' interests because of herself.

But... she looked at Keri...

Subsequently... she gritted her teeth and said, "My younger brother is not a Reformer. Could Your Excellency please let him go? He is innocent..."

"Sister!"

Keri looked at Cree in disbelief, clearly hearing Cree's resolve to die in these words.

"I beg you, please let my sister go. She is a good person..." Keri looked at Li Yu with a pleading face.

Li Yu looked at the scene of deep affection between sister and brother in front of him and was suddenly somewhat speechless. How did this make him look like a big villain?

I was the one who saved you two before...

Annoyed by the noisy clamor of the two, Li Yu spat out a few syllables. Cree and Keri were instantly stunned in place, unable to speak a single word.

Li Yu directly asked questions and subsequently learned an unexpected piece of news.

Cree's identity was not simple. She was a descendant of a certain deceased bigwig among the Reformers, and Keri wasn't her blood brother; only Keri himself didn't know this.

Cree's lineage, if traced back, could be traced to one of the four people who founded the Reformers, so Cree's identity among the Reformers was very special.

Revered by many people, but precisely because of this, to practice the Reformers' principles, Cree always insisted on walking on the front lines.

However, because she was currently controlled by Li Yu, she honestly told Li Yu that the reason she worked on the front lines wasn't because of practicing any principles, but because the Reformers' internal affairs weren't harmonious either.

Where there are people, there is calculation...

Doing this not only allowed her to protect herself but also made others hold back for fear of collateral damage. After all, if Cree was already braving risks on the front lines and still got persecuted, then there would be no need for the Reformers to exist.

After hearing this, Li Yu looked at Cree with peculiar eyes. This was quite a smart person.

Thinking for a moment, Li Yu opened his contacts and found a person he hadn't contacted in a long time—Mole.

This Archon of Molcasar was Hunter's old teammate. Li Yu and Hunter had briefly gone to the Molcasar Star System to lie low, and thereby obtained the Amethyst Core.

The waiting time wasn't long before Mole's hearty voice transmitted out from the holographic screen. He was wearing mottled armor stained with a lot of dried blood.

"Isn't this the respected His Excellency the Baron? How do you have the time to contact me?" Mole teased slightly. Their relationship was fairly good, so a few jokes were harmless.

Clearly, he was also paying attention to Li Yu's news and was very clear about his various identities.

"Nothing to do, just connecting to build our relationship..." Li Yu said casually.

Right at this moment, a clear female voice came from Mole's side: "He is the military officer of this spaceship... Father, who are you talking to?"

As she spoke, a woman with pretty features burst into the frame. It was precisely Hunter's beautiful niece—Kelly.

She wore a tight combat uniform that outlined her hot figure perfectly. Seeing Li Yu, her eyes abruptly lit up: "It's you. Long time no see, handsome..."

"Long time no see..." Li Yu revealed a smile.

"You are a high and mighty prominent figure now, an A-Tier Lifeform... It was really a pity I didn't take you down back then." Kelly's words remained bold, and she even licked her lips.

Li Yu continued to look at her with an implicit yet polite smile.

Mole had a head full of black lines. After executing the Amethyst military officer in his hand, he pushed Kelly away and said exasperatedly: "Hurry up and clean up these transport ships. We are leaving in ten minutes. The reaction speed of these Amethyst bastards is getting faster and faster."

Li Yu could tell at a glance that Mole should also be pillaging within Amethyst territory right now. Molcasar had completely become Amethyst's colonial star system, losing its autonomy.

This was all because of the Amethyst Core. Now that Amethyst's internal affairs were in chaos, Mole naturally wouldn't let this opportunity slip by.

"Tch..." Kelly rolled her eyes, muttering: "I don't know who was complaining a while ago that I wasn't proactive enough, making him lose a good son-in-law for nothing."

"Scram!" Mole said through gritted teeth, while a smile still hung on Li Yu's face.

"Where is Hunter?" Mole changed the subject to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"He is helping me watch the Meteor Fleet. I don't have much fleet command experience, so it's a good way to put his talents to use and save him from acting like a slacker all day," Li Yu explained.

Mole froze slightly for a moment, a mix of complex emotions rising in his heart. Re-commanding a fleet was also one of his dreams.

However, nowadays this dream was getting further and further away from him, while Hunter had easily obtained it.

He had experienced too much; it wasn't jealousy, just some lamentation.

He looked at Li Yu, knowing that the reason Hunter could reach today was all because of the young man in front of him.

"Then he should be very happy..." Mole sighed emotionally.

There weren't many ship captains in the Augu Fleet whose names could be called out; they had all been outstanding figures back in the day, and Hunter was even more so.

Although he was somewhat decadent now, the image of that high-spirited ship captain still surfaced in his memory from time to time.

He was happy that Hunter had achieved what he had today.

"Perhaps..." Li Yu didn't delve too deeply into this topic, but changed the subject: "I have two Reformers high-ranking members here, and I don't know how to handle them. I wanted to ask you."

Mole's expression changed slightly. Don't know how to handle them? This was just an excuse; Li Yu clearly wanted him to act as a megaphone to trade with the Reformers' upper echelons.

"High-ranking members? Who are they..." Mole inquired. As an Archon of a civilization, he had brought his own core team to join the Reformers.

The treatment he received was naturally different. Although he wasn't a core high echelon, he wasn't at the bottom rungs of the Reformers either.

"Cree and Keri..." Li Yu stated the names of the two.

Mole immediately changed color. Cree... it's her!?

Even though he had joined for a relatively short time, he still knew of a person with a special identity like Cree.

It was said she led people to retrieve the Gene Optimization Device, but encountered pursuit, and quite a few Reformers were receiving her.

However, Mole had only joined recently and lacked sufficient trust, so he didn't participate in this mission.

How did she fall into Li Yu's hands?

Various thoughts flashed through Mole's mind. He pondered for a moment and said frankly: "You helped us before, even sharing the Amethyst Core with us."

"I can frankly tell you, their status is special, and their value can be great or small."

Mole joining the Reformers wasn't because of any reform ideals, but merely using the Reformers platform to achieve his own goals.

Li Yu already knew this matter from Cree's own mouth.

"I will contact the high echelons and have them offer a suitable price." Mole expressed his attitude.

Li Yu nodded: "Good, tell them to be quick. If there isn't sufficient value, I don't want to keep this trouble."

Hanging up the communication, Mole frowned tightly. Kelly walked over curiously: "Father, what did he want with you?"

"There's a transaction..." Mole didn't say much. Instead, he packed up his things, blew up these transport ships, and calmly departed.

Only at this moment did Cree regain her senses. Looking at the confused Keri, she knew she had been controlled again.

This method was too terrifying, making her scalp tingle involuntarily. Looking at the calm-looking young man in front of her, she simply had no secrets before him.

"I hope your high echelons can offer a suitable price." Li Yu looked at the two of them.

Cree's heart abruptly sank; the other party still wanted to make a transaction with the high echelons to squeeze dry their value.

"Don't even think about committing suicide..." Li Yu reminded. Two Nano Cores shot out and attached to them, preventing the two from committing suicide.

"Master, those few Smart Terminals have connected with me." Claptrap's voice sounded in his ear.

Li Yu's heart stirred slightly. Previously, he had secretly enlightened Donovan's Four-Armed Titan's Intelligent Terminal, as well as Soli and Das's Intelligent Terminals, using them as his spies.

This was to avoid any secret calculations he didn't know about.

Your Smart Terminals are all my people, how can you fight with me?

(End of this chapter)