Chapter 621: Stepping Into the Trap and Project Fireseed

The cooperation had been confirmed, next were some details. Li Yu requested specific information and data on the Lord of the Ark.

The current Navigator was an A5 Grade Genetic Evolution Body.

His Combat Power Level wasn't too high, overall around 300 million, but due to his Evolutionary System--focusing on recovery and endurance, this number had to be lowered a bit more.

But the Salvation Ark were originally unkillable cockroaches. The Navigator's Evolutionary System extended further upon this, making his vitality extremely tenacious.

Moreover, to kill him, there was an even more difficult point, which was the rebirth of the Ark System.

All High Echelons of the Salvation Ark had backups in the Ark System, and after consuming enough resources, they could be reborn.

Not to mention their Boss. Others might still have resource limitations making it difficult to rebirth infinitely, but he definitely could.

Li Yu had no time to slowly play with him, so he emphasized this matter: "Let's make it clear beforehand, I will only kill him once. After he is reborn through the Ark System, I will not bother with him again."

"If you deliberately induce him to take revenge on me, then don't blame me for directly releasing the Recording."

The corners of Codri's mouth twitched slightly, feeling a bit Speechless, but Li Yu's reaction was also within his expectations. He immediately said: "This is a given, you only need to be responsible for eliminating him, the Ark System will be handled by me."

Only then did Li Yu nod in satisfaction, teasing slightly: "What exactly happened to make you, this Utterly Loyal enforcer, harbor thoughts of rebellion."

"This is not rebellion..." Codri shook his head, a complex emotion surging on his face, explaining: "I haven't betrayed the Ark, it's just that the Navigator's choice has gone astray."

"I have a premonition that his choice this time will lead the Salvation Ark into the Land of Eternal Perdition."

"So you are preparing to eliminate him and lead the Ark yourself?" Li Yu's words carried a bit of a smile, feeling Codri's explanation was too pale.

Since he had chosen this path, why bother finding Excuses for himself.

"You don't understand." Codri shook his head, wearing an expression of carrying some peerless grand responsibility.

"It has nothing to do with me anyway..." Li Yu shook his head, too lazy to probe further: "The information you gave me is indeed very valuable, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to you. Let me know when you're ready to make your move."

"Good..." Codri nodded, his eyes somewhat profound: "It shouldn't be too long."

Meanwhile, Li Yu continued studying the Recording, muttering to himself: "Who exactly is this guy? Your reason for rebelling wouldn't have anything to do with him, would it?"

The corners of Codri's eyes twitched. "None of your business." After saying these four words, he closed the Communication Link.

Li Yu casually had Claptrap extract the stranger's physical features and throw them into the Database to match on its own.

He then stretched, the joints all over his body popping. He got up and came to the window, looking out at the forest of metal high-rises and the large number of Staff Members rushing about.

In the sky, various Flying Vehicles zipped past. The battleships manufactured by the [World Destroyer] were undergoing reinforcement on a secondary production line, piling up in the Warehouse, waiting for his Enlighten.

"The Star Glory Empire plans to lure me away. No, it's to divert the Other-Dimensional Camp away. Using the grudge between us two, they prepare to pin us down in the Bados Civilization, to Kill Two Birds With One Stone."

He looked down, Loyd's handsome face appearing before him. "What a pity, you don't know the Abyss Institute was wiped out by me long ago. From the very beginning, the information you gave was wrong."

The biggest problem with this matter was that the Star Glory Empire didn't know the Abyss Institute had been wiped out, attempting to use Dimension Worlds to incite Li Yu's greed.

As for Codri's information, it essentially just unravelled Li Yu's doubts.

"But if I don't go, you guys should be very nervous, right." Li Yu pondered in his heart.

He still decided to follow the Star Glory Empire's plan.

On the surface, he had basically learned the truth of the matter, but the development of events still hadn't changed.

But in reality, the initiative in the entire matter had completely reversed. Whether to go or not was merely a thought away.

If he went, the Star Glory Empire would think their plan had succeeded, and their vigilance towards Li Yu's side would also relax.

Li Yu could completely launch a surprise counterattack at the last moment and give them a surprise.

If he didn't go, the Star Glory Empire would inevitably put a large amount of energy into monitoring him and the mysterious Other-Dimensional Camp.

They would definitely take corresponding preventive measures. If he wanted to snatch it head-on then, the difficulty would probably increase exponentially.

Taking everything into consideration, for now he still had to follow the Star Glory Empire's plan. Only if the Star Glory Empire relaxed their vigilance could he possibly Snatch Food From A Tiger's Mouth.

Moreover, although the information on the Abyss Institute provided by the Star Glory Empire was fake.

If they wanted to make Li Yu and the Forerunners clash to achieve the goal of pinning down both sides, there must be a point of conflict to do so.

This also meant that the Titan Artifact revealed by Loyd might actually be real.

Otherwise, if there was nothing in the Bados Civilization, the Forerunners definitely wouldn't be willing to Bafflingly confront Li Yu directly.

They should be more inclined to temporarily shrink their forces and avoid his sharp edge, unless there was some reason they had to act.

"Then this will be interesting..." Li Yu pondered. So far, he hadn't truly come into contact with a Titan Artifact.

The Titan Artifacts hidden deep in the Central Star System, Li Yu actually wanted to touch them.

Unfortunately, those were the lifelines of those Old geezers like Bolvar. If he touched them, they would truly fight him to the death.

"Since that's the case, I should also meet with Loyd. Although I'm stepping into your trap, I still have to pluck something."

Li Yu muttered to himself, called for Sinai, and sent someone to notify Loyd.

.........

In a Secret Conference Room of a certain Base, it seemed no one had visited this place for a very long time, only maintaining the minimum Energy supply for operation.

Inside the room, the lighting was dim, and a layer of dust had settled on the metal Round Table in the center.

However, a different change occurred today. A rift suddenly opened in the four corners of the room.

Four streaks of glowing blue light intertwined, constructing a projection scene around the central Round Table.

Remote projections came online one after another. The species varied, there were interstellar humans.

There was a Leopard-Human with yellowish skin and a shriveled figure.

There was a peculiar Purple-Carapaced Species.

The three figures were distributed in a triangle, each sitting in their seat. No one spoke immediately, just quietly observing the other two.

"Greetings, you two..." The only interstellar human in the room intertwined his hands, his tone very solemn. "There's no need to say too much, everyone shares the same Identity. The current situation is already very clear, the fire seed is about to be activated."

"Is it confirmed?" The Purple-Carapaced Species asked in a deep voice.

"We have lost contact with the Headquarters for over a month. Under normal circumstances, there would be a fire seed communication every ten days." The interstellar human said:

"But now it has far exceeded that time, and the second anti-accidental touch program has received no response. Just a day ago, over twenty-seven information terminals transmitted various data to my encrypted terminal."

"After decryption, it's confirmed to be a portion of the most core Dimensional Technology. I presume you all have received it as well."

"Yes." The yellow-skinned Leopard-Human nodded. "I also obtained sixteen Black Hole Bank accounts, storing hundreds of billions of Star Coins."

"The situation has basically been confirmed, the Headquarters has been destroyed." The interstellar human concluded.

As soon as these words came out, the scene fell into silence. Only after a long while did the Purple-Carapaced Species slowly speak: "I didn't expect Project Fireseed would actually be activated in my generation."

"Do you know who did it?" the Leopard-Human inquired.

"Currently, we haven't received any news. We all only had one-way contact with the Leader, precisely to be absolutely safe." The interstellar human shook his head: "But at the same time, we know absolutely nothing about the Headquarters' information."

"There are many possibilities, the Other-Dimensional Camp, the Forerunners, the Star Glory Empire..." the Leopard-Human enumerated familiarly.

"But the Headquarters' location was top secret. Even we don't know it, how could others find it." A Void Hunter asked in confusion.

"There's no need for us to pursue this question. What we need to do now is rebuild the Abyss."

"Project Fireseed has detailed action steps. This is our first meeting, and also our last meeting."

"We will use our respective methods to rebuild the Abyss. During this process, some of us might fail, betray..."

"Before obtaining true power for revenge, the name 'Abyss' will be hidden."

The other two remained silent. A grand and enduring organization inevitably had Members willing to die for it.

At least the three of them now all had a Fire burning in their hearts, willing to use their entire lives to rebuild the Abyss.

"You two also shouldn't try to check our identities in reality. The projections have been disguised, no clues can be found." The interstellar human warned.

"You don't need to say that, we naturally understand." The Leopard-Human frowned. From the very beginning, this interstellar human had been speaking to them with an arrogant attitude.

This made him very unhappy.

"That's for the best. For the Abyss!" The interstellar human didn't get angry, raising his hand.

The three projections gradually extinguished, and the place returned to its former tranquility.

However, not long after, another three projections appeared, again three completely different species.

One of them, a Dwarven-Like Fellow, spoke first: "Greetings, you two. There's no need to say too much, everyone shares the same Identity. The current situation is already very clear, the fire seed is about to be activated."

"..."

It was another string of dialogue and explanation. In the end, everything merged into four words--

"For the Abyss!"

Although his appearance had been altered, his tone of voice and demeanor were very similar to the interstellar human from before.

.........

On the other side, Loyd was similarly reporting to the High Echelon.

"...Yes, he has taken the bait. He just left my place, clearly valuing the bait we threw out very much."

"It's just that he requested we send corresponding support, and I agreed."

The blurry projections around him conversed in low voices, but the voices were blurred, making it hard for him to distinguish.

"No problem, his request for support was originally within our expectations. Your Royal Highness Loyd, you did very well." Someone praised.

"I dare not claim credit. Everyone had already set up the board, I am merely a messenger." Loyd said in a low voice.

"Once they step into that quagmire, we won't need to pay too much attention to them. For a very long time to come, it should be hard for them to extricate themselves."

"Exactly, the next focus is the Titan Sanctuary. The Salvation Ark is a hidden danger."

"They should quickly be able to analyze that competing with us is not a wise choice. If they spread this news, it will cause us great trouble."

Loyd's expression changed slightly, saying: "We might be able to cooperate with them and provide some reasonable resources. This should be a good choice for them."

"This is indeed a method, but I'm afraid the other party won't recognize reality." Someone shook their head, Noncommittal.

"Loyd..." The Emperor's voice interjected again, commanding: "You shouldn't come back for now. Follow Li Yu to the Bados Civilization and keep an eye on his every move."

"Me?" Loyd was somewhat stunned. Although he had agreed to Li Yu's request for support earlier, that was to transfer troops from within the Empire.

He never thought he had to follow Li Yu there.

"He has already taken the bait. Once he heads to the Bados Civilization, the Forerunners will naturally react. For me to follow him, isn't it a bit..." Loyd subconsciously resisted.

He wanted to go back and intervene in the Battle for the Titan Sanctuary. Looking at the current situation, the Battle for the Titan Sanctuary was completely about picking up Merit.

Following Li Yu to the Bados Civilization was a waste of time.

"Do not drop your guard, the Forerunners are also our great enemy. If a person of weight doesn't follow, he will be suspicious." The Emperor's tone allowed no questioning.

Even if Loyd had more unwillingness in his heart, he could only lower his head and say: "Yes!"

The surrounding projections gradually disappeared, but his eyes wandered, thinking of some recent rumors.

Loyd had been the First Successor of the Empire for many years. Under normal circumstances, the next Emperor would undoubtedly be him.

But recently, for some reason, rumors suddenly arose that the Emperor was somewhat dissatisfied with him and intended to change the First Successor of the Empire.

At first, he scoffed at these rumors, but today's matter made his heart somewhat restless.

The Battle for the Titan Sanctuary, in his view, was completely about picking up Merit. No matter who went, the final result would be a complete victory.

This would be a heavy and colorful stroke, which should add prestige to him.

But now the Emperor wanted him to waste time and follow Li Yu to Bados. It could be said that the Battle for the Titan Sanctuary had completely nothing to do with him.

Losing such a Merit for no reason made him truly unhappy.

After pondering for a long time, Loyd took a deep breath, and could only slowly suppress the restlessness in his heart. A few figures who threatened him surfaced in his mind, and a cold smile couldn't help but appear on the corners of his mouth.

(End of Chapter)