Chapter 372: Microcosm

Infiltrating the peripheral battlefield, Li Yu repeated his old trick again. He randomly found a damaged combat Flying Vehicle of Saster's side, replaced the corpse inside, and blended into the countless soldiers on the battlefield.

No one could find a single drop of water in the ocean, but Li Yu didn't feel that everything was perfectly fine. He estimated that this method would at most cause some trouble for the enemy.

Back then, Brooks of the Meditation Research Institute had a way to confirm his Identity, so there was no reason the Salvation Ark couldn't find him.

"The muddier the water, the better..." Li Yu controlled the Flying Vehicle and began to "fight".

Energy Cannon fire flashed. The Pathos Flagship was surrounded by a massive number of battleships layer by layer, firmly protected in the center. This was Saster's ride; he didn't participate in the battle, but used it as a command ship.

Bang!

Accompanied by a muffled sound, Saster's fist smashed fiercely onto the Command Console, and various commands flashed across the screen.

He didn't look well. His hair was messy, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he had consumed a lot of energy. His tone was extremely dissatisfied:

"Why must we continue this stalemate? They can no longer hold on. Give me a little more Strength and I can defeat them."

"This is an order from above. It's not good for us to go overboard either," someone spoke, their tone lazy.

Another person echoed: "This is Amethyst's internal affair after all. If the Empire interferes too much, others will gossip."

"Heh..." Toward these remarks, Saster only wanted to laugh out loud.

Now they don't want to be gossiped about. When they instigated him to take action, why didn't they think about this?

It was nothing more than not wanting him to take over a powerful Amethyst; they had to at least consume more than half of Amethyst's effective forces.

Only then would the Star Glory Empire be at ease. They only wanted a docile watchdog, not a wolf-dog that could bite back at any time.

Even though Saster knew this, he could only swallow his anger, lacking the qualifications and ability to fall out with them.

Looking at Saster who dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak, the several people looked at each other, and somewhat contemptuous expressions invariably surfaced on their faces.

Saster himself didn't have very powerful Strength, just an ordinary A-Tier Lifeform. This was also one of the Star Glory Empire's standards for external support.

If you want powerful technological forces, don't think about individual Strength.

If you want individual Strength, don't think about other battleship support. The Star Glory Empire was raising a dog, not a son.

Someone reminded: "It's time to withdraw the troops. Grind them down slowly, and they won't be able to hold on sooner or later. If we attack forcefully, it will instead add variables in vain."

Saster stared at the Holographic Screen. A main fleet had already penetrated deep into the enemy lines; the situation on the field could be said to be excellent.

Launching a general offensive now, although there might be variables, there was a high probability of annihilating the enemy in one fell swoop.

Most importantly, Saster was a Prince of Amethyst and also a member of Amethyst by Identity. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, those soldiers definitely wouldn't resist to the end.

However, this obviously couldn't satisfy the interests of the Star Glory Empire.

What they wanted was to slowly increase pressure on the Purple Crystal Imperial Family, thereby continuously drawing troops over to grind down their effective forces, leaving behind an Amethyst Riddled With Holes.

Saster was the fleet Commander in name, but in reality, he could only obey the orders of these people.

Retreat commands sounded in the channel, and a massive number of battleships began to pull back. This kind of scene had occurred many times during this period.

.........

"We're retreating just like this?" Mixed among the ordinary soldiers, Li Yu piloted the Flying Vehicle back to his assigned battleship.

He could see that Saster's side occupied a great advantage. Launching a general offensive to wipe out the opposition was the correct approach. He didn't expect Saster to actually withdraw his troops?

He didn't know if Saster was being too cautious, or what was going on, but all this had little to do with him.

Saster's side had the Star Glory Empire as a backer. In case Morgan charged the lines later, the interception Strength would be stronger, which was why he sneaked into Saster's ranks.

"Hey... Bassa, you also survived?" A robust young man walked toward him, a look of joy on his face.

Bassa was exactly the Identity of the soldier Li Yu occupied, and the person in front of him was obviously his acquaintance.

Acquaintances and the like were the most troublesome. Li Yu's eyes flashed, the other party's eyes went blank, he scratched his head, and instantly forgot why he was standing there.

.........

Half a day later, in the battleship's soldier cafeteria, it was bustling and noisy. Soldiers of various trades could be seen here.

After high-intensity combat, they were already extremely hungry.

Most soldiers were just ordinary people who had undergone strict training. The cost of Nutritional Potions was too high and unsuitable for popularization among bottom-tier soldiers; this kind of "communal meal" was actually better.

At this moment, in a corner of the cafeteria, Li Yu sat alone at a table, eating the soldier's meal one bite at a time.

"Morgan hasn't arrived yet... but I'm afraid he will soon. But he definitely won't charge the lines head-on."

The number of A-Tier Lifeforms on Saster's side exceeded 30. This was a terrifying number, but it was very hard to investigate exactly how many were multiple-stage Evolutionists.

Coupled with hundreds of thousands of battleships, if Morgan was really brain-damaged enough to charge the lines head-on, he would probably be blasted into scum directly.

He was now wearing a black Combat Suit, with a conspicuous disc logo on it, proving they belonged to combat Flying Vehicle pilots.

And at the tables around him, other soldiers sat fully packed, chatting while eating, bursting into laughter from time to time.

Occasionally, someone's gaze swept over the solitary Li Yu, but didn't linger in the slightest, treating him as air and ignoring him.

They were a mixed formation, soldiers coming from various star systems of Amethyst, grouping together with their own. Loners were easily ostracized.

Being ostracized didn't matter to Li Yu. If not to avoid people noticing anomalies, he wouldn't have appeared here at all.

"Eh, Bassa, sitting alone?"

At this time, a familiar voice sounded next to him. Li Yu looked up, another acquaintance carrying a tray stood next to him. It was the Captain of his squad.

There were many squads in a battleship; this Captain was just a grassroots cadre with no Status, but he was Bassa's direct superior.

"No one beside you, right? How about I share a table with you, you don't mind, right?" The Captain smiled cheerfully.

"I don't mind." Li Yu gestured for him to sit.

The Captain sat opposite him, chatting idly with Li Yu while eating. The surrounding soldiers then couldn't ignore Li Yu, turning to greet their superior.

Obviously, this Captain took quite good care of Bassa; the two came from the same Star System.

Just then, several people wearing Armor walked into the cafeteria. They were members of the Ship-Breaking Squad. Their complexions were a bit off, covered in an excited flush, and they were walking in their direction.

"People from the Ship-Breaking Squad... these..." The Captain muttered something in a low voice.

The Status of the Ship-Breaking Squad was far higher than that of ordinary soldiers. They had basically all undergone genetic enhancement and were lifeforms that could be graded.

Li Yu looked up and glanced, pondering secretly... Morgan is not a fool, he won't charge head-on, he only wants me.

The most appropriate method is to reach a deal with Saster or the Purple Crystal Imperial Family.

But he can't expose my Identity, otherwise... because of the Heart of the Titan, he will inevitably be blocked by others.

I must think of a way to completely cut off the possibility of Morgan cooperating with them.

Just then, he suddenly heard the volume of the conversation among these few Ship-Breaking Squad members abruptly elevate. One of them seemed very agitated.

"Don't believe I really awakened a Superpower?! I'll show you guys right now!"

As his voice fell, this agitated Ship-Breaking Squad member clenched his hand. The air howled and gathered, forming an invisible air ball, which he violently smashed at his feet. The air ball exploded, turning into tiny air blades that splattered in all directions.

The fleet had regulations that using violence in public was not allowed. Light offenders would be put in Confinement, heavy offenders directly imprisoned.

However, this Ship-Breaking Squad member who had just awakened his Superpower was in a state of hyper-excitement, completely losing his mind, directly forgetting this rule.

The surroundings instantly fell into chaos. The ground was covered with cut marks. The surrounding soldiers suddenly suffered an Undeserved misfortune and hurriedly dodged.

Because the air ball's power was limited, others didn't suffer any injuries, but Li Yu was the closest and was about to be caught in the blast.

"Careful!" His squad Captain's face changed drastically, instantly flipping the table and blocking in front of Li Yu.

Clanging and grating sounds rang out; the metal table was instantly torn to shreds, and a smear of bright red appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Someone is hurt!"

Many people immediately gathered around to watch the commotion. Many soldiers squeezed in, and seeing that it involved the Ship-Breaking Squad, their faces all changed slightly.

"Captain, are you okay..." Only a few soldiers from the same squad helped the Captain up.

"Just minor injuries, I'm fine, hiss..."

The Captain kept a taut face, but the twitching at the corners of his eyes showed the wounds hurt quite a bit. Over a dozen cuts were slashed open on his body by the air blades, his flesh torn open, bleeding profusely, soon dyeing his protective suit scarlet.

At this time, the Sergeant responsible for this area heard the commotion and ran in.

"What's going on here?!"

The Captain wore an angry expression, pointing at these few Ship-Breaking Squad members: "They violated military regulations, using violent methods here, causing accidental injury to personnel."

The Sergeant frowned and glanced at the scene, then looked towards the several Ship-Breaking Squad members, asking in a deep voice: "Is it true?"

After this accident, these few people sobered up a bit. The Ship-Breaking Squad member who threw the air ball coughed: "I did it accidentally, it was just an accident, I'll go accept punishment later."

"Hmm, fortunately it only injured one person. At most, a few days of Confinement, no big deal." Seeing this, the Sergeant comforted the Ship-Breaking Squad member for a few words, turned to look at the Captain, and said casually:

"Just some flesh wounds, go to the medical room and get bandaged, you won't die."

"That's it?" The Captain was dissatisfied, "Not even an apology?"

"It was my negligence, sorry." The offending Ship-Breaking Squad member glanced at him, casually gave a perfunctory apology, revealing a disapproving arrogance, not sincere at all.

"What kind of attitude is that!" The Captain was indignant.

At this time, the Sergeant interjected impatiently, "Enough, he's already apologized, and he'll be punished with Confinement later, don't be unreasonable."

Although the Sergeant put on an appearance of handling it strictly by the rules, his attitude showed differential treatment. The Ship-Breaking Squad belonged to elite soldiers.

While these people were only Flying Vehicle pilots, roughly equivalent to Cannon Fodder.

Seeing that this Ship-Breaking Squad member only accidentally injured an ordinary soldier, he felt it was no big deal.

In his view, although this Ship-Breaking Squad member committed an offense, as long as he accepted the punishment, it was best to appropriately comfort him; this was more important than an ordinary soldier.

And this Ship-Breaking Squad member also took it for granted. Seeing that the Captain wouldn't die, he couldn't be bothered to look again, turning his head to chat casually with his companions.

His companions didn't take this matter to heart either. Instead, they looked at him enviously. Awakening a Superpower, the other party's Status and Strength would rise again, highly likely receiving focused cultivation.

This scene fell into the eyes of the people around, and many ordinary soldiers revealed Mixed Feelings on their faces.

This kind of oppression was very common. High-tier military branches didn't care much about the impact caused on ordinary soldiers; they knew this very well in their hearts.

Even if the other party obediently apologized and accepted punishment, their attitude remained indifferent. Seeing this scene, many ordinary soldiers Flared up in anger in their hearts.

Evolved Lifeforms possessing privileges was a default rule in the whole Universe, dividing them into two classes with ordinary people.

The incident that just happened was merely a Microcosm of the entire Legion; similar things would happen from time to time.

At this time, a soldier tugged at him, signaling not to be too unyielding. He supported his knees and stood up, blood dripping onto the ground, splashing into small blood blossoms. Enduring the pain, he said:

"It's nothing, consider me unlucky, accompany me to the medical room."

He ultimately gave up the idea of arguing on the basis of reason, turned his head, and was supported to leave here.

"Nothing to see, nothing to see, everybody disperse." The Sergeant also waved his hand, saying impatiently.

"The Captain shouldn't have saved you..." Someone looked at Li Yu, who was watching coldly, and said Passive-aggressive: "You didn't even dare to let out a fart, what a coward, it's not like they can kill you."

"Enough..." The Captain shouted coldly, frowning at that person. This guy was seemingly talking about Bassa, but secretly mocking his incompetence.

Even as a Captain, there were many people eyeing this position.

Li Yu had a rough plan in his heart at this moment. Arriving here early allowed him to lay out his arrangement unhurriedly.

If the plan went smoothly, he might be able to directly kill Morgan through [Death Star Flash], calmly waiting for the Gene Chain modulation to complete.

As for the things happening around him, he didn't take them to heart. This was "Bassa's" karma, having little to do with him.

"Your Excellency Sergeant, I have urgent intelligence that needs to be reported." He suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of the crowd that hadn't dispersed yet.

"Hmm?" That Sergeant frowned and stopped. The Captain's face changed slightly, shouting in a low voice: "What are you doing!?"

"What urgent intelligence?" The Sergeant walked over, a scrutinizing look in his eyes.

"Your level is not high enough." Li Yu's expression was calm as he shook his head and said.

He originally wanted to directly control the other party, but on second thought, his method of controlling people had been shown to the outside world. In case an association was made, I'm afraid it would be detrimental to his subsequent plans.

Several Ship-Breaking Squad members who hadn't left yet looked over with interest.

The Sergeant was somewhat displeased. An ordinary combat Flying Vehicle pilot, not an intelligence officer, what urgent intelligence could he have? Could it be he wanted to use this to see a superior Military Officer and file a complaint against him?

Thinking of this, he said coldly: "I have full authority to handle all matters in this area. Only if there are incidents I cannot handle will they be reported upward, even for urgent intelligence."

Li Yu shrugged, turning his head to look at those few whispering Ship-Breaking Squad members who were pointing here.

His eyes flashed slightly. Bang!

The person who threw the air ball earlier directly exploded. Flesh and blood splattered in all directions, with quite a lot falling into the food trays.

(End of this chapter)