Chapter 526: Codri's Mental Breakdown

Only two or three hours had passed since hanging up the communication when Li Yu's personal communication rang. It was exactly Codri.

He was lying in the Mental Tempering Device. The [Infinity Gauntlet] on his arm flashed with Red Light. Large amounts of Alloy Materials were derived from the Void, and then transported out by the Transformers.

"Their speed is quite fast..." Li Yu muttered a couple of sentences. He didn't intentionally leave him hanging, but directly chose to answer the communication, his tone leisurely:

"Yo, Your Excellency Codri, why do you suddenly have time to contact me?"

"Didn't Your Excellency Unicron notify you?" Codri's tone carried coldness and alienation.

"You mean the matter of cooperation? Of course he notified me, just now was only a pleasantry." Li Yu smiled: "To tell you the truth, I've long found those two organizations to be an eyesore. You guys did pretty well this time."

Li Yu carrying an evaluative tone made Codri exceptionally displeased, but he could only inwardly snort coldly:He still doesn't know he's being used as a knife by Unicron.

"Since you have already received the news, then prepare yourself. According to the data and information we found out, they have gathered the majority of their forces in a certain location." Codri was concise and comprehensive:

"We can catch them off guard. I will send you the specific data later."

"Gather my people?" Li Yu raised his eyebrows, pondered slightly for a moment, and then replied: "Done, they're gathered."

"Gathered?" Codri was somewhat dumbfounded, "So fast?"

"Yeah, my subordinates are all staying in the Central Star System, ready to set off at any time." Li Yu said as a matter of course.

"Your subordinates?" Codri's face darkened, saying: "This is not a small incident. What we need to face is the allied army of the Black Net and the Abyss Institute. Their strength is formidable."

"What I need are your people, not your subordinates!"

Codri's tone was a bit aggressive. In his cognition, Unicron assigning the cooperation to Li Yu actually meant assigning it to the people of Li Yu's faction.

They would send out High Echelon combat power to deal with this cooperative battle.

Although Li Yu's own strength had already surpassed regular Second-Stage Evolutionists, it was not enough to lead this battle.

He believed that the Other-Dimensional Camp should send out at least an A4 Level lifeform.

"What do you mean, you look down on me." Li Yu feigned dissatisfaction. He of course knew what Codri meant.

But the crux of the problem now was that in the entire Other-Dimensional Camp, besides him and the Death Star, there was no one else.

That was why he used an excuse that made sense on the surface to have Unicron transfer the cooperation task to himself.

I just look down on you, don't you have any idea in your own heart?

Last time when you slaughtered all sides in No Man's Land, were you using your own strength?

Have those external reputations really blown you up so much that you can't find North?

Codri was Cursing Loudly in his heart, but on the surface he could only patiently explain:

"I'm not looking down on you. This time is not No Man's Land where everyone has their own ulterior motives, allowing you the opportunity for Seizing Every Opportunity."

"This time is a head-on confrontation. The enemy will go all out. With the complexity of the battlefield, it will very likely be difficult for me to protect you."

Codri's subtext was, stop pretending, quickly call your people.

"Your Excellency Codri doesn't need to worry about my safety, I have my own methods." Li Yu waved his hand, letting Codri be at ease.

Codri felt a Headache. He was basically certain that Li Yu was playing dumb while understanding perfectly well.

With his previous contact with Li Yu, he could basically be certain that the other party couldn't possibly not understand his hints.

This was because Unicron forcibly assigned the task to him.

So he felt dissatisfied, and wasn't prepared to use his faction's strength, wanting to slack off?

Codri was already Overthinking a faction civil war.

The problem is, don't involve us in your faction civil war.

"Alright, I'll go gather my troops right now, you send me the data later." Li Yu ended the conversation, not giving Codri a chance to refuse.

Codri took a deep breath, found the Lord of the Ark, and reported this matter.

"Faction civil war? Unwilling to send people?" The Lord of the Ark was also somewhat Speechless, subsequently saying: "No need to worry too much. With the importance the Force Lord faction places on Li Yu, they shouldn't just sit by and watch him encounter danger."

"Moreover, as long as Li Yu and we appear on the same battlefield, it is telling the entire Interstellar—we are allied. This point is far more important than how many people they send."

Hearing the Lord of the Ark's words, Codri could only nod. Before he could speak, the Lord of the Ark said again: "Oh right, you should still be in charge of this mission. You have been in contact with Li Yu, you have experience."

"I will have Yasini assist you."

Why is it me again?

Codri's eyes widened slightly. Instantly, a feeling of Destiny surged in his heart. He really didn't want to come into contact with Li Yu.

However, since the Lord of the Ark had already decided, he had no other method, and could only silently nod.

"Additionally, if Li Yu wants to show off, don't let him encounter danger. We still have to protect our Ally well." The Lord of the Ark supplemented again.

Still have to fucking act as a nanny, I quit!

Codri's mentality ruptured, roaring in his heart, but his body was very honest, just lowering his head even deeper.

………

Codri's movements were very fast. The data regarding this operation was sent to Li Yu's Smart Terminal not long after the communication ended.

After unlocking it through the designated Encryption Key, massive amounts of data windows popped up.

"Mariano Sector... It really isn't far from Return Star..."

"Piercing Light—Marye, Senior Executive of the Black Net Organization..."

"Shadow Demon—Tepasta, Dimension Controller of the Abyss Institute..."

Li Yu flipped through the data, simultaneously calling Siegel over to ask if he knew this Marye.

"This is my teacher's teacher, a Patriarchal Figure among Assassins..." Siegel gave a rough introduction. Marye was already positioned in the decision-making level of the Black Net Organization.

"However, he hasn't mobilized for a long time, unless encountering some major event."

"Major event..." Li Yu slightly frowned. According to the data provided by the Salvation Ark, this group of people only attacked a few of their Peripheral Outposts.

Is it worth mobilizing a figure of this level?

Conversely inferring, if it's worth mobilizing a figure of this level, those Peripheral Outposts are probably not simple.

Could it be related to the Titan Sanctuary?

Li Yu had just received news of the Titan Sanctuary, and subconsciously associated it with that. He felt that in all likelihood he had guessed correctly.

Otherwise, just a few Peripheral Outposts simply weren't worth making a big fuss over.

"Interesting, they've gathered together..." Li Yu originally intended to use this cooperation to develop deep exchanges with the Salvation Ark.

Then use multiple bluffs through The Overlord and reality to see if he could extract some news about the Titan Sanctuary.

But if the reason the Black Net and the Abyss Institute made a move was also because of the Titan Sanctuary, then perhaps there would be an extra harvest this time.

"Then it won't be good to slack off..." Li Yu rubbed his chin.

……

At the same time, Mariano Sector, on a certain planet.

This was a famous chaotic star sector. No civilization ruled here, only major Armed Organizations occupied it.

In the Command Center on the planet, Pavison stood in front of the porthole, observing a certain location on the surface through the zoom function.

Energy formed a giant whirlpool storm with trajectories visible to the naked eye. The accumulated Energy was too dazzling.

Even through precise observation with Instruments, it was difficult to clearly see the figure in the center. The disordered particle flow interfered with the detection radar.

"Has Lord David's Cultivation still not ended?" An old man leaning on a pitch-black Cane walked in from outside the Blast Door. His expression was solemn, the wrinkles on his face mixed with traces of time.

"Not yet, according to predictions, it will still take about three days." Pavison respectfully explained.

"Tell him when he wakes up that the information data has almost been deciphered, don't fall into the next Cultivation session again, the Salvation Ark has already reacted." The old man left a sentence, and left this place leaning on his crutch.

Pavison lowered his head in compliance.

Thump!

Thump!

Thump!

The old man's Cane struck the metal floor, emitting muffled sounds, his body bobbing up and down.

And every person who passed by and met him retreated to the sides of the corridor in terror, lowering their heads, waiting for him to walk past.

Not long after, he turned into another room. The people here were all working with their heads down. Massive amounts of information data swiped across the Holographic Screens. Artificial Intelligence continuously compared minuscule clues.

"Still haven't found Horus's traces?" His voice suddenly rang out here. The supervisor who was scolding his Subordinates suddenly shuddered, walking over with his head covered in cold sweat:

"Your Excellency Marye, not yet for the time being. Horus is very cunning, and very experienced. We are currently searching all the planets within the disappearance range of the spaceship's signal, it's just... the progress is very slow..."

His expression was nervous. This was a massive workload, and he still didn't have any clues for the time being.

"As soon as possible, I want to hear good news." Marye's tone was calm, but the supervisor's heartbeat accelerated, feeling his back turn cold.

He spoke somewhat hesitantly: "Your Excellency Marye, the spaceship Horus hijacked encompasses 147 planets within its flight range before Energy Depletion."

"Among them, we have only screened out 87 planets so far. The remaining planets are mostly Barren Planets, sparsely populated, making Screening extremely difficult."

Populous planets generally have complete space monitoring systems. The descent of an unfamiliar Spaceship could easily be detected.

It was precisely those sparsely populated Barren Planets, without any monitoring systems, where even if a Spaceship landed it wouldn't cause any commotion, that were very hard to screen.

"I have a suggestion..." he said cautiously.

"Speak."

"Why don't we just blow up all the remaining planets. Horus is heavily injured, he couldn't possibly survive it."

Marye calmly shook his head: "Horus still has great value, continue the Screening."

"Yes..." The supervisor felt bitter inside, but could only respectfully nod, thinking in his heart that he must definitely find two Subordinates to vent on later.

………

Star Glory Empire, Blazing Eye Star System...

Alder cautiously arrived at the Captain's Cabin. The Blast Door was tightly shut, the indicator light flashing red indicating it had been locked from the inside.

His expression was somewhat nervous. Ever since Bianchi interrogated that Blazing Eye Tribesman last time, he had locked himself in the Captain's Cabin, refusing to see anyone.

Several days had passed, it was just that Alder coming here wasn't out of concern for Bianchi's health either.

Rather, it was because of a sudden piece of news that forced him to come meet Bianchi.

In the room, Bianchi sat on the chair like a stone carving. If one looked closely, even his eyes didn't have any fluctuations.

"Still no good..."

Suddenly, his eyes slightly focused. His whole person exhaled a breath, massaging his temples with his fingers, muttering to himself:

"No matter how many times I deduce it, it's very difficult for me to obtain the maximum benefit."

"Although Li Yu has a connection with that Blazing Eye Tribesman, how much of a price he's willing to pay for her is still an unknown. Reporting it blindly is probably inappropriate."

"According to my multiple deductions, if reported, at most I can exchange a few captives back. For me, there is no benefit whatsoever."

"I need to understand more information to continue deducing..."

He was an Esper, his Superpower was named—Model Deduction.

Originally it could only be used to deduce physical models, but with the development of his Superpower, he gradually became able to add some real-life events to form event models, and then conduct deductions.

Through interrogating Simon, he knew he had accidentally caught a big fish.

But exactly how much harvest this big fish could bring was still an unknown for him.

Right at this time, knocking sounded at the door, making cold light flash in his eyes. He had ordered long ago that no one was to disturb him during this time, yet someone actually dared to disturb him.

Opening the communication interface, he said coldly: "Who!"

"Your Excellency Bianchi, I have important news to report..." Alder obviously knew that the most important thing right now was to speak the news out:

"Just now your Subordinates received an unknown message. The owner of the message claims his name is Pucha, just escaped from Return Star, and holds important clues in his hands, hoping you can send someone to pick him up."

"Pucha!?" Bianchi suddenly stood up. After interrogating Simon previously, he naturally could infer that Pucha had probably already been killed by Li Yu.

He didn't expect to suddenly receive his message now.

He actually didn't die?

Li Yu didn't kill him?

This sudden news made his thoughts churn.

"Regardless of everything, I will naturally know the truth when he returns. The information data I lack will probably fall on him."

Bianchi didn't throw away his guard because of joy.

It was just that no matter what Pucha's situation was, when he returned to his hands, under the influence of the Ghost God Orb, everything would become clear.

"Reply to him, I got it, I will send someone there, tell him to hide himself well."

(End of Chapter)