Chapter 600: Subsequent Ripples

No one knew exactly when the Abyss Institute was born.

Regarding its true origins, rumors on the interstellar stage were also diverse.

Some said the Abyss Institute was initially just a small organization.

It just accidentally obtained a portion of the legacy of the Titan Civilization's Dimension Technology, and thus grew uncontrollably into the colossal entity it is today.

Others said its founder was inherently a top-tier figure in the interstellar world, who first obtained the Titan Civilization's Dimension Technology and then established the Abyss Institute.

There were various divergent opinions, making it difficult to have a unified answer.

The Abyss Institute had its ups and downs. In its history, it had also encountered periods of decline where, lacking an A5-Tier Lifeform holding the fort, it was almost annihilated.

But they all eked out a miserable existence and survived.

It wasn't that no one had found their headquarters either. There was once an organization named—Whispering Flower, who found the Abyss Institute's headquarters and launched a war of annihilation.

Almost everyone thought the Abyss Institute was annihilated.

But over three thousand years after that war of annihilation, Whispering Flower suddenly encountered a crisis of total destruction.

Subsequently, the Abyss Institute, which should have been annihilated, strongly announced their return with the complete disappearance of Whispering Flower.

For this kind of organization with a profound foundation, if it wasn't beaten to death at once, it was very easy to suffer a backlash afterwards.

Although Sakura's status in the Abyss Institute seemed quite high.

But in reality, she hadn't joined for very long and was only responsible for the Dimensional Fusion project.

She didn't have many opportunities to deeply understand other aspects of the Abyss Institute.

Some of the Dimension Technology provided to Li Yu previously was just stuff floating on the surface.

As for deeper Dimension Technology, such as attack-type Dimension Technology, she didn't know much about it.

"...Additionally, the Abyss Institute has always been covetously staring at the Dimensional Ship. I suspect they have already used the Dimensional Ship as a reference to produce some actual objects."

Sakura basically told everything she knew, completely selling out her former employer.

"Even if it can't compare to the real Dimensional Ship, they cannot be underestimated."

Sakura said a lot, mainly wanting Li Yu not to relax his vigilance.

Although she also wanted to perfect the Dimensional Ship as soon as possible, she didn't want to see any bad outcomes result from it.

More importantly, if Li Yu died, this excellent research environment would probably be gone.

Li Yu nodded, indicating he generally understood. Attacking someone else's headquarters wasn't just as simple as dealing with the Abyss Sovereign alone.

It required a thorough plan.

He didn't plan on acting directly either. Right now, the Abyss Sovereign was just severely injured, like a startled bird, and would definitely be very vigilant.

He planned to wait a bit. When the Abyss Sovereign thought this matter had passed, he would then launch a Sudden Sneak Attack.

That sour and thrilling taste would definitely intoxicate the Abyss Sovereign.

"By the way, can the Dimensional Ship be divided into individual, mutually isolated spaces?" As if thinking of something, he then asked.

"Yes..." Sakura nodded and pulled out a Holographic Screen. A massive amount of data emerged. "Once the Dimension Engine is established and there is enough energy support, then by devouring Dimensional Worlds, it can be divided into cabins."

"The cabins are like individual Dimensional Worlds attached to the Dimensional Wall. They can serve as defensive measures and are also one of the attack methods."

The corner of Li Yu's eyes twitched slightly. He was only asking a question; why pull out such a massive data panel that he couldn't understand anyway.

"As long as it can be done." Li Yu remained impassive, not looking at that massive amount of data.

This time, Enlightening the Mechanical Octopus consumed a large number of Artificial God Statues. He had thoroughly prepared to cultivate Believers on a large scale.

Doing this in the outside world wasn't a wise choice, but the space within the Jade Void Palace was limited and it was difficult to accommodate too many Believers.

Since cabins could be divided, he didn't need to worry anymore.

Only, manufacturing cabins clearly also required a sufficient number of Dimensional Worlds.

He still had to focus his gaze on the Abyss Institute.

As for the source of Believers, he already had an idea.

When leaving, Li Yu muttered something in a low voice. If one got close, they could vaguely hear a few words.

"Benfir Civilization..."

Large-scale migration of Interstellar Citizens could easily make people associate it with bad terms, such as Human Experimentation or Human Trafficking.

Unless he chose a special moment. The Benfir Civilization colluded with The Forerunners to ambush Li Yu.

They had inherently offended Li Yu already. Under these circumstances, if Li Yu launched some retaliation, the resistance he faced would be much smaller.

Moreover, there was also the Black Exile virus. The Excuse was practically laid out right in front of Li Yu.

Khorne followed silently behind him. The Red Metallic Man would follow Li Yu constantly when there were no other commands.

But ever since returning to the Jade Void Palace, Li Yu had been busy dealing with various other matters and temporarily ignored him.

…………

Benfir Civilization, Capital Star System. The Capital Star System, which should have been prosperous and thriving, was now in a state of panic.

Private Spaceships constantly took off from the space shipyards, leaving hurriedly without the slightest nostalgia.

Two fleets bearing the same emblem were in a standoff in Space Orbit. They were clearly both local fleets of the Benfir Civilization, yet they were now caught in this hostile state.

The fleet on the left seemed to want to leave, but was blocked by the fleet on the right.

In the Command Center of the intercepting fleet, Sage's face was ashen. He shouted over the broadcast channel: "Your Excellency President Robert, how can you leave at a time like this?"

As his words fell, a rather dignified-looking guy appeared on the screen before him. It was precisely the current president of the Benfir Civilization, Robert. He shouted in a deep voice:

"General Sage, since you still regard me as your president, then get out of the way!"

"What exactly are you planning to do? At this kind of moment, when the citizens within the civilization are unstable, it is precisely when you need to step forward and pacify them. How can you sneak away!?" Sage's expression was ugly as he reprimanded angrily.

Robert's face wasn't looking good either. He said, "I am not sneaking away. An hour ago, I already resigned from the presidency. If you want to be the president, I can issue a new presidential decree right now."

"That's right, General Sage. I see you have such a sense of responsibility, why don't you succeed as president." Someone spoke up beside him; it was precisely the Minister of Defense—Lu Neng.

"A bunch of trash!" Sage flew into a rage: "Aren't you just afraid of Li Yu's retaliation? Since you dared to do it back then, why be afraid now!?"

This sentence completely tore off the masks of this group of escapees. President Robert was furious: "Who are you talking to!?"

"Since you spoke so passionately and righteously, then go solve this problem! Can you solve it? Do you have the qualifications to solve it!?"

"Hmph, I see General Sage is just angry because we didn't call him when we left."

"..."

The formerly high-and-mighty leaders chimed in one after another.

Sage's attitude of living and dying with the civilization stimulated their disguised shameless hearts.

Under the radiance of this kind of person, they appeared even more incompetent and cowardly.

They either had to kill the other party, or make the other party become just like them.

Listening to the noisy insults in the channel, the last trace of hope in Sage's heart was completely shattered. He closed his eyes in despair, and when he opened them again, they were filled with coldness:

"Someone needs to be responsible for this matter so that that person's anger won't spread to ordinary citizens. If you leave, ordinary citizens will bear senseless risks."

"Therefore, I will not allow you to leave, the citizens will not allow you to leave, and the Benfir Civilization will not allow you to leave!"

Within the borders of the Benfir Civilization, under the leadership of the Minister of Defense Lu Neng, they led Li Yu into an ambush circle.

If Li Yu had died in that ambush, it would have been fine. But the current result was that not only did the other party not die, but he also shocked the interstellar with his peerless battle achievements.

Now, the Benfir Civilization was caught in a troublesome situation.

Ever since the incident settled, a large number of Allies had already severed ties with them.

Even more innumerable middle-to-high-tier wealthy individuals fled the Benfir Civilization one after another.

And now, this group of highest-level rulers also wanted to run away.

Sage would not allow this kind of thing to happen. Someone had to take responsibility for this matter in order to pacify Li Yu's anger.

Just as the two fleets were in a standoff, the major fleets of the Benfir Civilization also descended one after another. Only, they were not here to help the president.

Instead, they surrounded their departure route tightly, preventing them from leaving.

"You!" Robert was shocked and angry. "I didn't expect you to have secretly colluded long ago to serve us as Scapegoats to Li Yu!"

"Wrong!" Sage shook his head: "You can easily leave here with your families, while the families of the low-level soldiers can only remain within the civilization."

"There's no need for collusion. From the moment you decided to leave, you already stood on the opposite side of the entire civilization."

Robert's face turned pale, and he backed up repeatedly. The other numerous High Echelon officials were in a similar state.

They never planned to live and die with this civilization. Even if they made the wrong choice and picked the wrong faction, they didn't have much guilt.

After all, they could leave. Everyone's Family Clan had massive deposits in the Black Hole Network. With enough money, no matter where they went, they could live the rest of their lives in affluence.

Unfortunately, the prerequisite was that they could leave.

………

Days later, the heat surrounding the battle of the Benfir Civilization still hadn't dropped in the slightest, instead showing a trend of growing more intense.

The most direct manifestation was that immigration applications to Return Star had surged dozens of times over.

Friction incidents that had originally been entangled with certain civilizations or factions for a long time also saw results during this period.

And all of them prioritized the interests of Return Star.

Furthermore, even the approval rating for the [Tarkin Doctrine Compendium] had increased significantly. Of course, there was still some distance to 70%.

After all, for the approval rating to reach 70% was simply too terrifying. It equated to seven out of ten people sincerely approving of Klein as a ruler from the bottom of their hearts.

"0.5%..." Li Yu glanced at the Gene Chain Development Progress and lamented.

Having fought a major battle previously, relying on the special characteristics of the Royal Blood Titan, he developed 0.5% of his Gene Chain.

He was still quite despairing about this speed.

However, it was understandable. Having reached the Fourth-Stage Gene Evolution Body, every 1% of development progress brought an Amplification of over a Million-Level Power. An Ordinary A1-Level Lifeform striking with full force couldn't even reach a million levels.

Especially for him, after activating various Amplification states, the increase was even more.

The development progress naturally slowed down at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, he had already surpassed other evolution bodies of the same level, after all, thanks to the special developmental postures granted by the System.

"What do you want?" Just as he was pondering, Hunter pushed the door and walked in.

"Are there any media outlets wanting to interview me recently?" Li Yu inquired.

Hunter was slightly taken aback and said somewhat puzzledly: "Why are you suddenly concerned about this?"

He then continued: "It's not just a few, there are simply too many. Even some obscure media have submitted interview requests."

"I thought you wouldn't care, so I had Return Star reject them all."

"Is there a media outlet called Voice of the Starry Universe?" Li Yu didn't explain and continued asking.

"Let me check..." Hunter opened his Smart Terminal, and then his face darkened. He grumbled: "I'm almost becoming your Secretary. Can't you find someone specifically responsible for this area?"

"I think Sinai is quite good. She's free right now, pleasing to the eye, and responsible."

Li Yu's eyes flickered. Indeed, facing Hunter every day made his mood worsen a bit. It was indeed time to get a dedicated Secretary.

Although Hunter muttered complaints, his movements weren't slow. He quickly found it, and after a glance, was slightly surprised.

"Indeed there is. Not only that, but this Voice of the Starry Universe is the media that took the 'Nine Dragons Suppressing the Star' picture. And they gave all the subsequent profit shares to you. They are quite a tactful interstellar media."

Li Yu didn't expect this detail. As for that little bit of money, he didn't care much anymore.

The circulation of Star Coins lay in the exchange of Interstellar Society resources. Some people didn't need to exchange anything with the Interstellar Society; when they needed something, they just took it.

And Li Yu had already become such a person.

"Mm, notify them. I will accept their exclusive interview. Have them prepare to come over." Li Yu said.

"Oh?" Hunter looked Li Yu up and down: "Why are you suddenly interested in this?"

"Nothing really..." Li Yu shook his head. "I owed a little favor before, just lending a hand in passing. It's also a good opportunity to promote my positive image."

"Although it's of no use to me, it's better than nothing."

(End of Chapter)