Chapter 438: I Am Returning Star's Great Loyalist

The Silver Ring Arm. This was an alliance-type organizational civilization composed of many small civilizations, with the purpose of resisting the encroachment of larger civilizations.

But precisely because of this, much unseen evil was bred here.

In a bar on a certain remote planet among them, many guests were sitting.

This wasn't the kind of bar surrounded by heavy metal music. Instead, it was somewhat quiet, with soft lighting.

The guests present were entertaining themselves. Some came with Friends and sat on wooden chairs, chatting softly.

There were also some sitting at the bar drinking, looking decadent, occasionally chatting with the bartender mixing drinks, and sometimes sighing and taking long drinks.

However, suddenly, the voices in the bar rapidly died down. Everyone uniformly turned their heads to look at the virtual screen suspended above the bar.

At this moment, this virtual screen was broadcasting an urgent news report -

"This morning, another attack occurred in the Vandel Star System. Immigrant Planet Three exploded without any warning at 11:23."

"It is reported that this is already the third planetary explosion incident in the Silver Ring Arm recently."

"Combining previous clues, it can already be confirmed that this is a series of attacks. The United Civilizations have issued a public announcement, declaring they will find the culprit at all costs."

"The other party must be an extremely powerful faction or civilization. As for why they would attack immigrant planets, the specific reasons have yet to be investigated..."

After everyone silently finished listening to the news, they Looked at Each Other in Dismay, their faces not looking good.

Someone couldn't help but be deeply worried, "What exactly is going on recently? Planetary explosions are actually happening one after another. The death toll has already exceeded tens of billions. It's simply too cruel!"

"Yeah, it's been so many years since this kind of thing happened, this is truly going too far!"

The guests present were filled with righteous indignation, but besides anger, everyone hid panic and unease in their hearts.

They were also Citizens within the Silver Arm Star Domain. Although there was still some distance from those attacked Star Systems, no one knew if it would be their turn next.

This was a large-scale attack incident causing panic!

Moreover, a large number of media outlets were sensationalizing this matter, and it sparked considerable discussion in terms of Interstellar Public Opinion.

The Citizens of civilizations far away from here were just watching the excitement. Only locals could truly understand what panic was.

The bartender looked worried. This kind of thing was too far away for him. He could only withdraw his gaze and continue wiping the bar.

.........

From Siegel's coordinate location, combined with partial news, Li Yu could basically confirm that Siegel's progress in collecting Artificial Gods was proceeding steadily.

It's just that the commotion caused seemed a bit big. Even blowing up several planets in a row, such news was qualified to occupy a place in the Interstellar Era where all sorts of bizarre news frequently emerged.

Obviously, this legendary Assassin's mood shouldn't be too good.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yu had Claptrap create a virtual terminal, and then hid it in a certain subnet IP of the Black Hole Network.

Subsequently, he initiated a communication link with Vimala. This Queen was clearly very attentive to the matter of cooperating with the Other-Dimensional Camp.

It had only been five or six days since their last conversation, and she was already Impatient.

However, with her Status, it wasn't good to urge Li Yu directly. After all, she had to maintain her prestige. She could only convey her opinions through Horus.

Not much time passed before Vimala's solemn face appeared on the screen.

"Queen, the Camp's God of the Force wants to see you. He is one of the Camp's rulers." Li Yu got straight to the point without much pleasantries, casually making up a name.

God of the Force? One of the rulers? Vimala's mind stirred. Just the title of an unfamiliar powerhouse was enough to reveal a lot of information.

It was just that she had never heard of a power like the Force.

Pondering in her heart, she nodded indifferently on the surface: "Okay."

Then Li Yu connected the external signal. Black and white noise appeared on the blurry Holographic Screen. The other party didn't use their true face to talk with Vimala, which made Vimala slightly displeased.

"Your Excellency Queen, I am the God of the Force of the Other-Dimensional Camp, you can call me..." Speaking up to here, he paused and continued: "Force Dominator..."

Vimala felt that he didn't really want to say the words "Force Dominator".

However, she didn't care either, and changed the subject instead: "Does Your Excellency intend to communicate with me using only your voice?"

"I represent the Force, there is no fixed form." He explained.

Vimala glanced at the silent Li Yu, reluctantly accepted this explanation, and then got down to business:

"You already understand the general situation. I need your assistance to help me accomplish certain goals."

"This is a transaction. You can propose your own conditions."

Vimala stated the general goal. If a transaction tendency was reached, then specific details would be discussed.

"This matter is no problem for us. I will personally go when the time comes." The Force Dominator's voice remained calm, as if he had already planned for this matter.

Coming personally? The other party seems quite formidable... Vimala acutely captured the confidence in the other party's words.

As if as long as he came personally, everything could be settled.

Vimala subconsciously had some doubts. If it weren't for the fact that after so many incidents, she could confirm that the foundation of the Other-Dimensional Camp was definitely not simple, she would have almost thought the other party was Conning her.

"However, before that, we still need your help to deal with potential enemies." Vimala continued, which was a further request.

No one knew how many enemies would appear when the time came, even Tigor himself couldn't be certain.

If things went wrong then and the enemies really breached the Central Star System, then Vimala's subsequent plans would also be mere nonsense.

Therefore, Vimala needed the Other-Dimensional Camp to provide help right from the beginning.

"No problem..." This Force Dominator still agreed in a relatively relaxed tone.

Without any unnecessary questions, not even asking about the quantity or Strength of the enemies that could appear.

This gave Vimala an extremely surreal feeling.

She was currently caught in a highly contradictory state.

Because this Force Dominator's relaxed tone made her feel somewhat unbelievable.

Anyone slightly normal could see that the Central Star System would definitely be a bloodbath then.

Yet the Other-Dimensional Camp agreed so easily, as if turning a blind eye to those dangers.

Could it be that what they plotted was huge? Vimala's expression changed slightly, and she probed: "Then what are your conditions?"

"We want the Starlight Throne." The Force Dominator spat out one sentence.

This sentence made Vimala's expression change drastically, but at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Indeed, they were plotting something huge, otherwise they wouldn't have agreed to her request so easily.

The Starlight Throne was one of the Titan Artifacts collected by Returning Star. Its capabilities were extremely powerful, harvesting the power of star cores for offense and defense.

More importantly, this was Tigor's throne, which held extraordinary significance for Returning Star.

"The symbolic significance of the Starlight Throne to Returning Star is too heavy, let's change to another one." Vimala shook her head.

However, this Force Dominator's words made Vimala hesitate again.

"You don't need to pay us in advance. It won't be too late to fulfill your promise after the incident ends."

No advance payment required, payment upon delivery. Such a partner wasn't easy to find.

Vimala fell into hesitation, and asked hesitantly again: "In that case, aren't you afraid I'll turn hostile and deny it?"

"No one can embezzle what the Camp deserves." The powerful confidence contained in the Force Dominator's words made Vimala's heart chill.

If the other party indeed played a key role, when the time came and Tigor died, the Starlight Throne could also be given to the other party.

Just in case there was a flaw in the plan and Returning Star suffered heavy losses, whether the Starlight Throne was still in Returning Star's hands would be another matter.

No matter how you looked at it, this transaction guaranteed capital without loss.

Vimala didn't think for too long, and said decisively: "Good, then it's settled as such."

"What about the time? When do I need to descend?" The Force Dominator asked.

"Rest assured, I will notify Li Yu when the time comes." Vimala didn't directly state the time. It was unknown if she was too vigilant or because she herself didn't know the exact time either.

Vimala's goal was accomplished. Although she wanted to ask for more news from the Force Dominator's mouth, the other party clearly didn't want to give her this opportunity and directly logged off.

And Li Yu, who had been silent all along, slowly raised his head. Similarly, Vimala didn't say much to him either, turning her head to handle government affairs.

Quite resolute and swift. Li Yu shrugged, not caring too much either.

Actually, Returning Star collapsing was a conclusion he didn't want to see to begin with.

Although due to the existence of the Other-Dimensional Camp, Returning Star's level of trust in him wasn't high.

But among all top factions, they were still the one with the best relationship with him.

If Returning Star had problems, who would take the heat in front for him.

Moreover, if Returning Star had no problems, Tigor's plan worked out, and Titus came to power, that wasn't what Li Yu wanted to see either.

In that case, it would be better for them to just fall apart. So Li Yu interfering in this matter also had his own interest considerations.

As for the Starlight Throne, it was just a guise to dispel Vimala's suspicions.

"Sigh, beating around the bush, dedicating my Strength, can you find anyone more loyal to Returning Star than me?" Li Yu shook his head, sighing constantly.

Ding dong!

A message notification came from the Smart Terminal. Li Yu glanced at it, it was an invitation from Max.

Although this guy was used as a Handle by him and scammed Aisel, he himself didn't care about it at all.

He frequently invited Li Yu to chat, play games and Shooting The Breeze. Li Yu would also keep the appointment when he had free time.

However, just as he wanted to move this time, Claptrap's voice came over: "Master, Miss Glazed Star wants to communicate with you."

Glazed Star?

Li Yu raised an eyebrow. Usually he was bored to death when there was nothing to do, but when things happened, they all came at once.

Glazed Star was considered a person on his priority list. Only when people on the priority list sent messages or communicated with Li Yu would they get a personal reminder from Claptrap.

Otherwise, it would just ring on the Smart Terminal. Li Yu would sometimes look, and sometimes wouldn't.

They didn't contact each other much normally because the Identities of both sides were somewhat sensitive.

As Li Yu's Status rose, the price of being discovered after contacting him wasn't something that could be settled casually.

Since Glazed Star contacted him, there should be an emergency. He didn't hesitate and immediately chose to answer.

Compared to their first meeting, although Glazed Star's appearance hadn't changed much, her temperament was completely different.

That fierce Aura radiating from the inside out had long disappeared, replaced by the peacefulness brought by knowledge.

She wore gold-rimmed Glasses and held a portable Holographic Data Pad in her arms.

"Long time no see..." She greeted first.

"It's indeed been a long time since we met, you've gotten prettier again..." Li Yu casually praised.

Glazed Star chuckled lightly and said: "I didn't expect you to be in the No Man's Land too."

Too?

Li Yu was slightly surprised. This 'too' instantly made him guess some things.

"You're here too? Aren't you in the Imperial Research Institute?"

"I was dispatched externally. I came to the No Man's Land with the Four-Armed Titan Legion, responsible for the Cipher Orb matter." Glazed Star didn't hide it, sighing a bit:

"I heard earlier that the Legion was besieging Returning Star, but I didn't expect you to be among them too."

She was a researcher, naturally unable to show much interest in military intelligence. She had just occasionally heard guards mention it.

"Cipher Orbs?" Li Yu was curious about the other noun Glazed Star mentioned.

"It's an encryption method used by the Titan Civilization. We call them Cipher Orbs. The two legions are currently collecting this kind of thing." Glazed Star gave a brief explanation.

"Is it this kind of orb?" Li Yu pulled up a Recording and let Glazed Star identify it.

"Yes, you have one too?" Glazed Star stared at that Recording, studying it carefully for a long time before confirming.

It really was related to Gensokyo. Li Yu verified his guess.

For the Imperial Research Institute to send people over, the only possibility he could think of was related to Gensokyo.

As expected, among the goals of those two legions was Gensokyo.

Li Yu pondered for a moment and asked Glazed Star, "Have you guys researched anything?"

"The Empire itself only has nine. Adding the six obtained from the No Man's Land, that's only fifteen in total. As for researching anything, we need at least twenty." Glazed Star shook her head.

Hearing this, Li Yu's expression changed slightly. The Empire itself had this thing?

Glazed Star's information made him think of many possibilities.

Could it be that the person behind the scenes intentionally lured the Empire in because they didn't have enough Cipher Orbs in their hands?

(End of this chapter)