Chapter 743: Cooperation with the Star Glory Empire

He remembered now.

Xia En, that unlucky bastard. His Smart Terminal still had a photo of the other party dressed as a bunny girl.

Back on Heavenly Desolation Star, when he was chatting with Xia En, he heard him mention that an older sister had sent a phantom squad and clashed with him.

Of course, based on some clues and traces afterwards, it could basically be concluded that everything that happened on Heavenly Desolation Star was just a setup for Xia En.

Whether targeting him or helping him, the fundamental purpose was merely to make Xia En's abduction seem more reasonable.

Except for Li Yu...

His appearance caused Xia En to Bafflingly suffer some additional twists and turns.

This was also the beginning of his entanglements and grievances with the Star Glory Empire.

Hearing the name Xia En, Aenius's expression clearly changed somewhat, and then she chuckled lightly: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord certainly has a good memory, but strictly speaking, he can no longer be considered my Younger Brother."

Li Yu was Noncommittal. Xia En was related to another grand plan of the Star Glory Empire, but he didn't know what it specifically was.

He only knew that the Forged Throne of God should be an extremely important link.

However, that Throne of God had already been half-Adamantine-transformed by him. Although he couldn't completely control it, he could slightly influence it.

"Speaking of which, the phantom squad Your Highness sent over was the first enemy I ever eliminated," Li Yu sighed with emotion.

"That was all matters from a few years ago. At that time, who could have thought you would grow to such a level?" Aenius seemed unwilling to mention this past event and wanted to change the topic.

But Li Yu didn't give her this chance: "I heard the Divine War of The Council has entered a white-hot stage. This seems to be the fastest progressing Divine War ever."

"In the past, every Divine War seemed to last for several millennia, but judging from the current situation, I'm afraid there will be a result within a century."

Aenius's heart skipped a beat, always feeling that this guy was hinting at something.

But their actions were extremely covert, and they had almost used none of the Empire's power.

How did this guy know?

Could it be Loyd?

I knew something was off with that kid early on!

Many speculations surfaced in Aenius's mind, but on the surface she looked puzzled and said:

"Your Excellency is quite concerned about The Council. We haven't paid attention to The Council's situation in a long time; we haven't even handled our own affairs properly."

She seemed to be mocking herself.

"I also heard that my Old Friend Xia En has shone brilliantly in this Divine War, becoming a mainstay in the Lady of Night's Faction and an Intermediate Deity."

Li Yu continued adding.

This was news from the Black Hole Network. Although he didn't deliberately go out of his way to collect it, The Council hadn't completely derailed from the interstellar civilizations either.

Some Divine Spirit churches still had massive commodity trade with interstellar civilizations, so this kind of news was very easy to obtain.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord suddenly bringing up Xia En, what do you mean by this? Do you want to uncover the shame of the Imperial Nobles?" Aenius's voice turned cold.

Li Yu chuckled and waved his hand: "Just a casual remark. The things one experiences when weak are always hard to forget."

He invited Aenius to sit down. Talking while standing wasn't exactly appropriate. Peyton silently left the room, who knows what to do.

Aenius crossed her legs. After sitting down, the length of her skirt hem shortened, revealing long legs that were smooth almost to the point of reflecting light.

Her expression flickered, and she didn't continue on this topic, saying: "My main purpose in coming this time is to communicate with you regarding some cooperation issues."

"Oh?" Li Yu was somewhat surprised.

"What, did Your Excellency Dragon Lord really think I came over just to see what you looked like?" Aenius's tone was prickly, carrying quite a bit of resentment.

Li Yu shook his head and said: "No, I thought someone else would come to talk to me about this, like the Emperor or Loyd..."

"The relationship between Loyd and you is ambiguous; there are some things he cannot discuss with you." Aenius shook her head.

"Ha..." Li Yu couldn't help but chuckle. It seemed that because Lyman was killed, it indirectly caused Loyd's Status in the Emperor's eyes to lower as well.

"The war between you and us has ended. If our guess is correct, you should have common concerns and worries with us," Aenius's expression turned serious as she spoke.

The concerns and worries were aimed at the Creator Civilization.

The Star Glory Empire didn't view the Creator Civilization as an enemy either, even though they were the primary heirs of the Titan Civilization's legacy.

But the option of taking revenge for the Titan Civilization had never appeared in their plans.

What they worried about was the Creator Civilization viewing them as enemies.

If possible, the Star Glory Empire would much rather coexist peacefully with them.

However, things wouldn't develop according to their wishes.

Taking precautions and preparing a way out were skills every civilization had to learn.

Li Yu's eyes flashed, and he didn't deny this fact.

He didn't want to fight the Creator Civilization either, but that was a pan-civilization race. To develop, they inevitably had to constantly acquire more resources.

Under normal circumstances, when facing a civilization on par with oneself, fighting to the bitter end wasn't a wise choice.

But they had fought the Titan Civilization to the very end until the Civilization's Demise, which was enough to prove their madness.

The development of events didn't shift according to personal will. He didn't know what would happen in the future, and didn't mind making more preparations.

Seeing Li Yu's tacit agreement, Aenius continued: "That war left behind the Barren Annihilation Zone, winning us precious development time."

"But as time passes, the Universe is actively repairing that traumatized zone. Although it still can't be easily traversed, it's no longer that safe."

The Star Glory Empire was pressed for time. The Creator Civilization was like the Sword of Damocles, threatening to fall on their heads at any moment and cause an apocalyptic disaster.

Li Yu remained impassive. The Star Glory Empire didn't know that the Creator Civilization had suffered extremely heavy trauma, and even the Annihilation Device had shattered.

Moreover, the vastness of the Universe was unpredictable, and there were also existences like the Eternal Civilization.

After the war ended, the Creator Civilization might have been attacked by other civilizations and perhaps was already destroyed by now.

But he definitely wouldn't casually reveal this kind of information.

"We want to forge a true alliance with you, not a superficial easing of tensions, but cooperation in certain aspects, such as transformation Technology..." Aenius stated her true purpose.

Following the old path of the Titan Civilization, it was definitely impossible to defeat the Creator Civilization.

What's more, they were now stuck at a bottleneck. How to extract Cosmic Prime Matter to forge Weapons on the level of Titan Artifacts was still an insurmountable gap for them.

Compared to the almost untraceable civilization span of the Titan Civilization, the Star Glory Empire was still too young.

"True cooperation..." Li Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, beginning to carefully ponder the benefits this cooperation would bring him.

First was resources. Because the connection between the Jade Void Palace and the Interstellar space had been cut off recently, the expansion speed of his Transformation Legion had become extremely slow.

Now that he had mechanical cores, they could add up to a lot. If the Transformation Legion fused together, it would also be a formidable combat force.

Furthermore, he couldn't keep using the Reality Stone to create resources forever.

As for technology exchange, he could completely toss out the technology of the Life Titans. Anyway, he couldn't digest it all by himself.

And the Star Glory Empire's technological reserves were definitely stronger than his. He might even be able to fleece the Star Glory Empire.

And regarding information channels, he could learn a lot of news he previously couldn't obtain.

As for downsides, it seemed there really weren't any...

This was cooperation, not a superior-subordinate relationship. He could walk away at any time.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "What if we have a conflict of interest at some point."

"Resolve it within a limited scope," Aenius said without hesitation.

For Li Yu, the Other-Dimensional Camp was his One-Man Show. Whether to cooperate or tear up the treaty was entirely based on his single thought.

But he still had to put on an act.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Alright, but I need to report this. However, I feel your proposal has a high probability of succeeding."

Aenius nodded. The two of them were only having preliminary talks. To truly have deep cooperation, there were still many things to discuss.

Afterwards, Aenius stood up and said: "The Interstellar United Conference is about to convene. You will appear as a special guest. I hope you can help us clarify some things."

"Of course," Li Yu smiled and nodded.

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The Interstellar United Conference was a major event on the scale of the entire Interstellar space.

For small and medium Cosmic Civilizations, it was an opportunity to build bridges with large civilizations.

They needed technology to develop the precious resources within their borders, saving them from living in fear of being coveted by other civilizations.

For large civilizations, however, they could gain a few more subordinates and obtain precious resources they lacked from other civilizations.

Every Interstellar United Conference was a Grand banquet.

Most small civilizations would be swallowed whole, unwittingly signing contracts riddled with Traps.

And Hassans's death seemed to go unnoticed. The CEO of the Tyron Chamber of Commerce just vanished silently in that Villa.

After a few peaceful days, the Interstellar United Conference was about to convene.

The chosen location was the Star River Venue, the highest-grade venue in the entire Star Glory Empire's capital.

Its overall shape resembled a flowing star river, radiating brilliantly. Many large-scale official events were held here.

At this moment, the airspace above the Star River Venue was designated a no-fly zone, with a large number of Imperial Soldiers patrolling.

Even though everyone entering the Imperial Capital had to undergo strict interrogation, it still couldn't necessarily eliminate all hidden dangers.

In the face of such a major event, naturally, no mistakes were allowed to occur.

The periphery of the venue was already under lockdown. A large number of ordinary Citizens could only gaze at this place from outside the Security Perimeter. Only the official media of the Major Civilizations and the larger media outlets in the Interstellar space were invited to enter.

Political Leaders from Major Civilizations arrived in specially made hover ships. Various recording devices flashed wildly, and appropriately dressed hosts had already begun broadcasting.

"Viewers..."

"...We are currently located at..."

"...The site of the Interstellar United Conference..."

This kind of entry didn't involve any secrets and was allowed to be broadcast live externally.

At the same time, to accommodate the curious Citizens on site, large high-definition screens hovered above the venue.

In fact, most Interstellar Citizens' curiosity towards this kind of conference outweighed their concern.

This kind of conference wouldn't affect what they ate tomorrow; they were mainly here to join in the fun.

With so many Cosmic Civilizations, and since the ones arriving weren't the Civilization Leaders, they couldn't remember that long string of weird names either.

Just like usual, most Citizens watched for a while and then left, shaking their heads.

Until a heart-rending, excited roar pierced through the clouds--

"It's the Dragon Sovereign!"

Many Citizens who were about to leave stopped in their tracks and turned back to look at the Holographic Screen.

They saw an extended black hover car slowly stop at the entrance.

The attendant opened the car door, and a figure slowly stepped out from within.

In an instant, a massive number of recording devices simultaneously aimed here, taking pictures at a speed of thousands per second, afraid of missing photos from any angle.

Li Yu smiled and nodded. The footage had already been synchronized to all live broadcast media.

Then, led by the attendant, he walked step by step into the venue.

All the hosts simultaneously began to introduce this highly discussed figure.

"As we can see, appearing before us is precisely the man of the hour who rose to prominence in recent years, the Dragon Sovereign--Li Yu. There's no need to elaborate on his deeds..."

"...What makes me curious is that there are rumors On the interstellar stage pointing out that the Star Glory Empire and the Dragon Sovereign were originally as incompatible as fire and water, but now the Dragon Sovereign is appearing as a special guest of the Star Glory Empire..."

"We can't help but ask, has the usually overbearing Star Glory Empire actually submitted?"

Some hosts used more intense rhetoric; they belonged to media organizations with poor reputations in the Interstellar space that frequently inverted right and wrong to generate discussion heat.

Some patrolling Imperial Soldiers nearby frequently cast sidelong glances, hesitating whether to raise their Guns and kill them.

The reaction of most Citizens outside the venue was very calm, their eyes even revealing a hint of disgust.

Those who could live here were basically old Citizens of the Star Glory Empire, and they took pride in the Star Glory Empire.

Facing a guy who had caused the Star Glory Empire to lose face multiple times, they naturally couldn't welcome him.

Only a small fraction of Citizens were quite excited, which dissatisfied another portion, leading them to Cursing Loudly, calling them Traitors.

Consequently, a minor conflict broke out, but it was quickly stopped by the nearby Imperial Soldiers.

Li Yu naturally didn't know about the many farces happening outside. He came here just to go through the motions and had no interest in paying attention to other things.

(End of this chapter)