Chapter 571: Factional Strife?

Li Yu truly hadn't expected that the other party had actually thought of the same thing as him, both wanting to use the other to attract the Star Glory Empire's Attention, and in turn secretly hide themselves.

Li Yu's original plan was to pull out this already vanished civilization to act as a shield.

To make the Star Glory Empire confirm that there was indeed another faction hidden in the dark, so they wouldn't just stare at the Other-Dimensional Camp all day.

The essence was to make a clean break. After all, combining the information from Loren and Peyton, the Star Glory Empire was still extremely Apprehensive of that vanished civilization.

With them around, they could attract a considerable portion of the firepower.

But now the other party and he had thought of the exact same thing, both wanting to frame each other by attacking Dimension worlds, which resulted in a strange picture.

These two incident locations could hardly be considered the actions of two different factions.

Just like what Husband thought, these were two operations by the organization behind Li Yu, just that the methods they excelled in were different.

In the entire Interstellar space, most factions already knew that the Transformer Legion was Li Yu's Standard Issue.

If you dared to counterfeit it today, tomorrow the Black Net and the Abyss Institute would dare to come knocking on your door.

They wouldn't know you were counterfeiting, they would just treat you as Li Yu's substitute, and have a good time beating you up first.

Not all factions had Returning Star as an outer barrier.

Under preconceived notions, it was already very difficult to separate the two sides into two factions.

"Then the plan seems to need a change..." Li Yu lowered his head and pondered.

Since a clean break couldn't be made, then a deep binding should be made, letting the Star Glory Empire completely Equate the Other-Dimensional Camp with that vanished civilization!

Anyway, he was a lone wolf. Pulling a genuinely hidden large-scale organization onto his chariot wasn't a loss anyway.

It was just that one problem needed to be resolved, and that was to prevent the Star Glory Empire from turning their spearhead towards him again when they couldn't find other clues.

After all, Li Yu was now equivalent to the sole actor of that vanished civilization on the surface.

"Factional Strife... might be a good excuse." Li Yu's eyes lit up slightly, and then he looked towards Husband.

Husband was waiting for Li Yu's next words. He didn't know why the other party had fallen into a long silence.

However, he always felt that this guy was up to no good.

"Actually, internally we have two opinions on whether to set foot in the Main Universe..." Li Yu was somewhat hesitant.

Husband's eyes flickered slightly. The amount of information in this sentence was not small.

To a certain extent, Li Yu had already admitted that the civilization the Star Glory Empire was tracking down was exactly the Other-Dimensional Camp.

He appropriately assumed a listening posture and said: "Could you explain in detail? I might be able to offer some advice."

Li Yu remained silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "This is our internal matter. But since they have already attacked two Dimension worlds, the specific situation should become clear very soon."

Subsequently, he revealed a bit of mockery and said: "Your goal has been achieved. Now the Star Glory Empire's main target is definitely not you guys."

"Sigh..." Husband let out a long sigh and smiled bitterly: "We also just provided some information. The thoughts of the organization behind Your Excellency are not something we can influence."

"But it's exactly this information of yours that caused the other faction..." Li Yu snorted coldly. Without finishing his sentence, he directly hung up the communication.

As the screen before him went black, the bitter smile on Husband's face also faded, becoming incomparably indifferent, saying: "Contact our middleman with the Empire, tell them, there's news to trade..."

……………

The Empire's Highest Council Hall. The magnificent doors covered in ancient patterns hadn't been opened for a long time. Fully armed guards meticulously carried out their duties.

"News came from The Reformers. They provided partial information on The Forerunners. It's said that The Forerunners are internally divided into two factions..." Loren's tone was calm. It seemed that secretly contacting The Reformers was nothing much to him.

"One part seemingly wants to set foot in the Main Universe, the other part seems not to want to. They want to use this news to make us stop pursuing The Reformers..."

"They sure think beautifully..." Morgan laughed twice: "But it's about time to stop. Their people have been mostly killed by us. If we continue killing, they really will be annihilated."

"When that time comes, it's highly likely that a large number of unknown small resistance organizations will Sprout up like mushrooms after rain, blossoming everywhere, which would be very troublesome."

When The Reformers existed, everyone in the Star Glory Empire, at the thought of resistance, would think of The Reformers.

And the Star Glory Empire only needed to press down and investigate The Reformers.

Once The Reformers were annihilated, a large number of various resistance organizations would spring up within the Star Glory Empire's borders.

When that time came, it would actually be much more troublesome than now.

"Then let's stop. The remaining Members are all deeply hidden guys, not something that can be clearly investigated In a short while." The Emperor at the head spoke: "Let's first set our sights on The Forerunners."

"I originally thought they would try every means to cut off their tails and hide. I didn't expect them to actually openly attack our Dimensional Outposts."

"Perhaps they think they already possess the capital to confront us." A Noble Controller said.

"If they had such ability, there wouldn't be another voice." Morgan shook his head, a sinister smile appearing on his pale cheeks: "Since their Identity has been basically confirmed, why not just grab Li Yu to Lure the snake out of its hole."

"This guy's Status among The Forerunners shouldn't be low."

"I don't recommend this..." Loren shook his head: "According to the information provided by The Reformers, The Forerunners are internally divided into two factions."

"This is good news for us. We still aren't sure which faction Li Yu belongs to. If we arrest him, and it instead causes the voices of these two factions to unite, that would be troublesome."

Talarama chimed in: "A war with The Forerunners will inevitably be Long and protracted. They have hidden for so many years and suddenly started taking action. Without the certainty of self-preservation, the other party couldn't be so reckless."

"I think, perhaps we can have some contact with Li Yu." Loren proposed.

"You want to win him over?" Morgan sneered somewhat: "You sure are Preoccupied With this experimental subject."

"Everyone should know the cruel nature of internal faction wars, it's not much different from a foreign war." Loren remained indifferent.

"Moreover, to arrest him, I'm afraid it would require a lot of effort."

But as soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.

And The Emperor spoke at this moment: "Continue to investigate The Forerunners and confirm this news. Li Yu is just a Pawn placed on the surface; he was absorbed later on. We can have some contact with him."

"When necessary, then make a move."

He basically didn't participate in the discussions, only issuing commands.

"Yes..."

………

At almost the same time, another meeting was also taking place in A Certain Hidden Place.

"...It has been basically ascertained that while we were attacking the Dimension world, another group of people was attacking another outpost of the Star Glory Empire. Their purpose should be roughly the same as ours."

Blurry projections sat around the two sides of the Table. Someone was making a report.

"...According to the intelligence department's speculation, there is a probability as high as 87.5% that it is the Other-Dimensional Camp."

The reporter's projection disappeared from the center. Many High Echelon members fell into a long silence.

They simply wanted to curse their mothers. They didn't expect themselves and that Other-Dimensional Camp to have such Tacit Understanding, actually thinking of the exact same method.

"The intelligence department told me that this matter is troublesome..." The voice of the person at the head was blurry, the gender indistinguishable, having undergone magnetic processing: "Due to the purpose of these two incidents, the time nodes of occurrence are extremely similar."

"So those trashes of the Star Glory Empire are highly likely to confirm us and the Other-Dimensional Camp as the same faction."

Among the numerous projections, no one responded. They were digesting this outrageous news.

Framing and incriminating failed, and instead they Shot oneself in the foot.

Now the development of things had taken a completely opposite path.

Originally, the Star Glory Empire hadn't confirmed the existence of The Forerunners, but only started investigating in this direction due to suspicion.

The Forerunners were unlike the Other-Dimensional Camp; they simply didn't exist [as an active visible entity], but instead frequently operated in the Main Universe.

The Star Glory Empire stubbornly investigating in this direction really did find some tails.

The purpose of their operation this time was to correct the Star Glory Empire's investigation direction. Stop investigating these tails, wouldn't it be better to directly investigate Li Yu?

The result was a collision with the other party, which instead made the Star Glory Empire directly confirm their existence.

"Actually, this isn't a bad thing..." Someone said in a low voice.

"Continue." The person at the head swept their gaze over and said.

"If it's just us facing the Star Glory Empire alone, the pressure is still somewhat high. If we add that Other-Dimensional Camp, perhaps..."

His words weren't finished, but everyone roughly understood.

This happened to coincide with their initial thoughts, which was also to find someone to attract the Star Glory Empire's Attention.

However, the only drawback was that they had also been thoroughly exposed.

Someone chimed in: "The Other-Dimensional Camp's Strength is not weak. Making the Star Glory Empire have this kind of cognition doesn't have much disadvantage for us."

"Moreover, we can just use this opportunity to snatch Target T1. Previously, to hide our Identity, we couldn't make a big fanfare. This time... perhaps we can get it."

Another person also said: "Although the Star Glory Empire has already found some clues, wanting to follow those tails to trace the entire network is not such a simple matter."

"The Star Glory Empire can't find our location, so with all our actions now, the only one who suffers will be one person, and that is Li Yu!"

As soon as this statement came out, the meeting room became slightly noisy.

Someone immediately followed up: "Exactly, since matters have come to this, we should seek the maximum benefit under these circumstances."

"Target T1, we have planned for a long time. This time is indeed a good opportunity."

"The other party wanted to frame us, but forgot that they still have a target placed openly on the surface!"

"......"

The blurry figure at the head pondered for a moment and said: "Alright, then let's act. Since the Other-Dimensional Camp is full of good intentions, then we can't disappoint them either!"

The meeting ended. The numerous projections vanished one after another, going about their respective tasks.

………

He thought he could have a few days of peace, but as a result, Li Yu suddenly received a communication request from Loren.

This Noble Controller, one of the eight people with the highest Status in the Star Glory Empire, didn't have much pleasantries and directly cut to the chase:

"Which faction among The Forerunners do you belong to? The one that wants to set foot in the Main Universe, or the one that wants to continue hiding?"

The Forerunners? That's the hidden civilization?

Li Yu was slightly stunned. He was truly somewhat surprised. He originally thought the other party's questioning method would be a bit more tactful, but didn't expect it to be so direct.

Then his expression was restrained, and he immediately understood that Husband had sold him out.

He didn't expect Husband's actions to be so fast. He had just spoken less than half a day ago, and the news was already known by Loren.

The reason he deliberately misled Husband was really not because he could Foretell the Future and already knew Husband would sell him out.

But because through the contact during this period, Husband was not a person with any moral integrity.

In the critical moment for The Reformers, he probably wouldn't mind selling out some "Friends" to gain a breathing space.

And he could just use his hand to spread the "Factional Strife" narrative.

Originally, Husband was just a casual move. He didn't expect it to take effect very quickly. He was still thinking of letting the Salvation Ark spread the news.

He didn't expect he still overestimated the moral integrity of this Old Fox.

"What price did he sell us for?" Li Yu didn't directly answer this question, but asked instead.

He didn't pretend to deny it; pretending had no meaning now.

"For the next period of time, The Reformers will not be subjected to large-scale manhunts." Loren answered frankly, and then added:

"Actually, because of your existence, we also don't have much energy to put into The Reformers."

"This price... isn't bad..." Li Yu shrugged, seemingly not angry.

"So your answer is?" Loren pulled the topic back, staring intently at Li Yu.

"The people behind me don't want to set foot in the Main Universe." Li Yu spouted nonsense.

"This actually surprises me a bit..." Loren's expression was indifferent; no surprise could be seen.

"We were developing wretchedly perfectly fine, why would we suddenly jump out to provoke a behemoth like you?" Li Yu rested his legs on the Table and said leisurely:

"Not everyone remembers the hatred, there's still a part of the people who want peace."

"Although I operate in the Main Universe, to a certain extent, I don't count as their core Member, I just possess some value."

Loren nodded, seemingly agreeing with this point very much, and said again:

"Do you have any intelligence or information to provide?"

"Ha..." Li Yu laughed loudly, "Even if we aren't of the same faction, you can't expect me to sell them out, right."

Loren wasn't surprised by this answer, only shook his head: "The Forerunners have disappeared for so long. The generation from back then has long vanished. There is no need for the hatred to continue."

"We might be able to coexist peacefully. It's no longer the era of the past. If you have any thoughts, you can contact me directly." Loren contacted him for the first time, seemingly not expecting to dig out any big news directly, just planting a seed.

"This matter..." Li Yu's expression flickered, feigning hesitation.

But Loren had already hung up the communication, and the screen went completely dark.

(End of Chapter)