Chapter 555: Li Yu's Hidden Petty Schemes

Buzz, the Command Center Blast Door opened, and everyone gathered here, waiting for Li Yu's news.

Seeing him return safely, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It wasn't that they were afraid something might happen to him.

Rather, they were afraid he might arouse the vigilance of the Abyss Institute, causing all their previous plans and preparations to go up in flames, wasting time.

"Do you need our help?" Codri asked, subconsciously assuming that the Infiltration mission hadn't started yet.

Because the time Li Yu spent was simply too short. From when he said he was preparing to infiltrate to his return now, only about twenty hours had passed.

This little bit of time was not even enough for preliminary preparations, let alone infiltrating a highly guarded top-tier interstellar organization.

Was this because he found the defenses too strict and gave up?

However, this was also very normal. If it was a frontal assault, nobody was afraid.

But if you talked about infiltrating, it was quite outrageous. Various Detection radars emerged endlessly, and even with great Strength, it was very difficult to fundamentally alter one's Gene traits.

He looked like an ancient swordsman from some Interstellar Biographical Novels.

"How about we give up on this Infiltration plan? The risk is too high." He believed Li Yu must have discovered the defenses were too strict and had no chance, so he returned.

Therefore, he offered a proactive way out to avoid Li Yu losing too much face.

What are you guys thinking about?

Li Yu had an odd expression and shook his head: "The Infiltration is already over. The specific fusion time is approximately in nine days..."

Huh?

Everyone had a bewildered expression. The Infiltration is over?

You were only gone for a day and you infiltrated it? And even scouted such highly classified information?

Are the Abyss Institute's defensive measures a sieve?

"How... how did you get this information?" Codri asked subconsciously.

Even with his experience, he hadn't expected Li Yu to be done already. This person was indeed wicked.

"Just infiltrated and heard Sagura say it herself." Li Yu shrugged, sat in the main seat, and continued:

"Due to our previous attack on Shadow Demon, the Shadow Dimension's power was reduced, so during this time they have also been weakening the Light Dimension's power."

"According to Sagura's calculations, it will take about nine more days. The Abyss Institute's Leader believes that right now, the attention of most factions is focused on their open and secret struggles with Returning Star."

"No one would expect them to suddenly initiate the Dimension Fusion at this time. It's an excellent opportunity."

"Therefore, they will initiate the Dimension Fusion Project right after the Energy reduction is completed."

Li Yu revealed the information he obtained, and the scene instantly plunged into silence. Everyone Looked at Each Other in Dismay.

The detail level of the information gave them an unreal sense of reality.

It was as if Li Yu had stood right in front of Sagura and listened to her.

This is what Li Yu called "Infiltration"?

Did you infiltrate Sagura's bed?

After everyone digested the information for a moment, Yasini probed: "Can you confirm the authenticity of this information?"

"It can be confirmed. Sagura shouldn't be spouting nonsense in the core Laboratory." Li Yu nodded.

Core Laboratory?

Confirmed, the Abyss Institute's defensive measures were indeed a sieve.

The enemy infiltrated your core Laboratory and you didn't even notice.

The only relatively calm one was Codri. Although it was somewhat unexpected at first, he was the fastest among this group to accept it.

What was this? The other party even knew about the Salvation Ark's core secret regarding The Overlord.

He shook his head: "It's this method of attracting others' attention in the open while achieving goals in the dark again. The Abyss Institute is really addicted to using it."

"Since we know the exact time, we don't need to fear them suddenly completing the fusion. We can absolutely set up more measures and catch them Caught off guard," Felon said in a deep voice.

"Mm," Li Yu agreed, but he didn't continue discussing detailed operation plans. Instead, he asked:

"Can your Ark System bypass transmission mediums and directly infuse Life Energy?"

This question change was rather abrupt, and being quite sensitive, the three High Echelons present were momentarily stunned.

Only Codri quickly reacted, "You mean Hyperspace Transmission, without relying on transmission nodes constructed by Spaceships."

"Yes, that's what I mean."

Last time in the Mariano Sector, Shadow Demon wasn't familiar with the Flower of Devourment and didn't attack with full force.

That was why the transmission nodes constructed by those Spaceships could survive.

But that method was too troublesome. In the upcoming battle, protecting the Spaceships would be a very difficult task.

Codri and the other two looked at each other, seeming to secretly discuss something, and didn't speak immediately.

Li Yu didn't speak either, giving them time to discuss.

After about two or three minutes, Yasini, who held the highest Status among the three, spoke: "To tell Your Excellency the truth, we indeed possess Hyperspace Transmission Technology."

"However, this method is relatively cumbersome and consumes a massive amount of Energy during the transmission process. The transmission efficiency is only about 2:1."

"The Life Energy consumption last time was not a small figure, but since we actively invited you to cooperate, it could be considered our resource support."

Hyperspace Transmission wasn't just casually opening a Spatial Rift and docking.

That was too susceptible to destruction by space Interference Devices.

Hyperspace Transmission was more stable and wouldn't be interfered with, but the cost was also extremely high.

Since Li Yu raised this question, he inevitably wanted to borrow their Hyperspace Transmission Technology.

And Yasini's meaning was also very obvious: this Technology costs a lot, what are you prepared to pay?

The attack on Mariano last time was the Salvation Ark inviting Li Yu, so they proactively provided help.

But this time it was Li Yu inviting the Salvation Ark. Although both were collaborations, the organizer obviously had to provide more resources.

"I can give you priority in choosing spoils..." Li Yu said, then added: "As well as an advantageous distribution of the overall spoils."

Yasini frowned subconsciously. Priority in choosing spoils indeed sounded very good.

But there was a prerequisite: they had to be able to win.

What if they exerted effort and ended up not winning?

Then what the hell would be the use of this priority in choosing spoils.

But he didn't reply immediately, remaining silent for a few minutes.

Codri and Felon's expressions began to undergo various changes, obviously discussing again.

Finally, when the brows of the three relaxed, Yasini nodded: "No problem. Whether the battle is successful or not, we can provide this support."

"I just hope Your Excellency understands that we are not doing this for the priority in choosing spoils, but merely hoping to get along with you more harmoniously."

In short, providing Hyperspace Transmission support was not a big problem. The main issue was the Energy consumption, which made the Salvation Ark's Flesh Hurts a bit.

Moreover, there was a risk of gaining nothing, but on the account of the Other-Dimensional Camp's face, they were willing to provide this support.

Li Yu was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected these people to broaden their path, making him a bit embarrassed to scam them.

"Then thank you very much. You won't regret this support."

Yasini and the other two were Noncommittal. It was still too early to say such things; only time would prove everything.

Next, everyone began to formulate a detailed operation plan.

The greatest difficulty was confronting the Abyss Institute's Leader.

But Li Yu had already patted his chest and guaranteed that this big guy would be handled by him.

With someone handling the biggest trouble, the whole matter became much simpler.

They only needed to stall for enough time and wait for Li Yu's Flower of Devourment to multiply.

There were four Tier A4 Lifeforms present. As long as they only needed to stall for time without fighting head-on, they were enough to hold off six lifeforms of the same tier.

Coupled with the Lure the Tiger Out of its Mountain tactic before the battle, the overall difficulty was not considered high.

It was just that outside of this plan, Li Yu still had his own Petty Schemes, but he didn't explain them.

Because his ideas would seem too risky to the others.

"Why must we attack right when they are preparing to fuse?" Felon was somewhat puzzled. "We determined the fusion time just to prevent them from fusing ahead of schedule."

"Since it's confirmed they haven't fused yet, we can absolutely attack in advance."

"Because this involves the arrangements of our Other-Dimensional Camp." Li Yu didn't want to explain too clearly and directly dragged the Other-Dimensional Camp out.

"This... alright." Seeing this, everyone couldn't continue questioning.

After the plan was finalized, he dragged Hunter into a small room.

A Flower of Devourment surfaced on his palm. He said to Hunter: "Try and see if you can destroy it."

"Isn't this that eerie flower of yours?" Hunter was somewhat surprised. "Just one flower, I can definitely destroy it."

He didn't mind and casually swung his chain. However, as the Silence Chains swept across, the Flower of Devourment remained alluring, without any damage.

"Eh?" Hunter was somewhat surprised and attempted to try again. He pulled an energy revolver from his waist and fired an Energy Projectile, but the result still had no damaging effect.

"Heh..." He was somewhat unbelieving and took out a large-yield Psionic Bomb from his Space Compression Device.

"Scram, do you want to blow up the Spaceship?" Li Yu's face darkened, and he directly blasted him out.

"You told me to try, I still don't believe I am Powerless Against a little flower," Hunter said unwillingly.

Li Yu ignored him, retracted the Flower of Devourment, and pondered, "[Damage Nullification] indeed works on the Flower of Devourment too."

Intrinsically, the Flower of Devourment was also a part of his body.

Just now, he had set Hunter as the target of [Damage Nullification].

"Since this is confirmed, my idea should be realizable." Li Yu's expression flickered.

………

Boriel always felt that something wasn't quite right with him these past few days.

That day when he went out to relax, he didn't know what happened, but he inexplicably returned to his own room.

Originally, he wanted to ask his colleagues or have Dr. Sagura check the base's surveillance to see what exactly happened.

After all, this was a critical moment. He didn't want to cause the entire project to fail because of himself.

But the way every colleague looked at him was very strange. When he asked if they remembered what happened that day.

This group of people always advised him not to think too much.

And when he sought out Dr. Sagura, wanting her to check the base surveillance, he was directly met with a cold scolding, rejection, and a warning of dismissal, which left him very bewildered.

Bewildered, he couldn't find an answer and could only pay attention to himself during his daily work.

But he didn't know what was going on. He would always fall into occasional trances, and his concentration was hard to maintain, which greatly distressed him.

Yet the base's detection devices didn't detect any abnormalities on his body.

Today, he was observing the compatibility between the fluctuation peak spectrum of the Light Dimension and the Shadow Dimension.

Suddenly, the projection equipment in the Laboratory lit up, and a figure abruptly surfaced.

Upon seeing this figure, the expressions of the Researchers present all changed slightly, and they involuntarily lowered their heads.

The Abyss Institute Leader!

Boriel did the same. They were employed by the Abyss Institute, and basically hadn't been forcibly abducted; they all signed high-salary agreements.

They had an employment relationship with the Abyss Institute. After all, the Abyss Institute was also an established faction. If they relied on kidnapping Researchers, their reputation would have been ruined long ago.

It would be fundamentally difficult to attract Researchers of Sagura's caliber.

Furthermore, upon resigning, they had to undergo memory clearing, which would damage their Brain Cells. To these Researchers, the damage was relatively significant.

However, the Abyss Institute's high salaries were enough for them to ignore this risk.

Yet they were also filled with Apprehension towards this powerful lifeform.

"You've arrived..." Sagura walked over, her tone quite respectful; after all, he was the financial backer and Boss.

"Mm, how are the preparations going?" he asked, the projection walking around various parts of the Laboratory.

"It's almost ready. Once the overall Energy of the Light Dimension is thoroughly reduced, the fusion can begin," Sagura said.

The projection was somewhat blurry, its features unclear. Only the voice could be heard: "Dr. Sagura, you carry the hope for the Abyss's advancement. Do not make any mistakes."

"Rest assured," Sagura replied, her expression looking rather indifferent.

The projection inspected for a moment, eventually fixing its gaze on the red flower in the cultivation tank.

"I thought you only liked green plants and didn't like flowers."

Li Yu's Flower of Devourment originated from his body. He could freely adjust its manifestation, color, appearance, etc., which wasn't difficult.

So, it was very hard to recognize just from its appearance that this was the eerie flower that made the Shadow Dimension suffer a huge loss last time.

Hearing this, Sagura's expression showed some hesitation, and she didn't answer the question.

However, Boriel eerily felt gazes being cast towards him obscurely from all directions.

What happened?

This thought once again appeared in his mind.

The Leader didn't mind Sagura's silence. He subsequently chatted casually for a few sentences before leaving.

Sagura was different from other Researchers; she was someone he spent a huge price to coax over. Occasional emotional bonding was necessary.

(End of Chapter)