Chapter 746: Supreme Forge

"According to some rumors On the interstellar stage, it seems you and the Star Glory Empire had an earth-shattering war not long ago, which ended in your victory."

"And, not long ago, the Star Glory Empire suffered an attack, which also couldn't be unrelated to you. May I ask if these rumors are true?"

Good heavens, Get Straight to the Point right off the bat. Li Yu's brow twitched slightly.

He knew for sure someone would ask this kind of question, and the Star Glory Empire knew it too. That was why they asked him to attend, the purpose being to refute the rumors.

But he didn't expect this group of reporters to be so ruthless, not afraid of offending the Star Glory Empire, asking right from the start.

The Star Glory Empire spokesperson to the side had a black expression.

"This matter is completely fabricated. I don't know how such rumors could exist in the outside world..." Li Yu put on a serious expression and said: "The Star Glory Empire is a major promoter of the Interstellar Society's development, and I have always held respect for the Star Glory Empire."

"But there are some people with ulterior motives who have been secretly fabricating false matters, attempting to provoke a war between me and the Star Glory Empire."

"I can affirmatively reply to everyone here that the Star Glory Empire and I have always been each other's firmest Allies and supporters."

"Then may I ask, why did the Star Glory Empire declare war on you not long ago?" A reporter immediately followed up.

"That was just putting on an act to eliminate some threats. In interstellar space, there are still many terrorist organizations operating in secret, like The Forerunners and such..."

"It is inconvenient to speak of the specific details." Li Yu shook his head.

Following that, all sorts of questions came flying at him. There were questions about all sorts of things concerning him, even scandalous rumors and the like, but just nothing related to today's Interstellar United Conference.

The interview segment lasted for a full two hours before ending. The numerous reporters still wanted more, but could only leave resentfully to go back and write their press releases.

Instead, the Political Leaders from Returning Star who came to attend the conference found Li Yu and asked respectfully: "Her Majesty the Empress asks when you will return. Also, the Citizens hope to restore your Duke Identity."

"Klein, huh..." A Beauty surfaced in front of Li Yu's eyes. It was indeed a long time since he had seen her.

Although they often contacted each other through Smart Terminals, they ultimately hadn't met face-to-face.

"I'll find time to go back for a trip..." Li Yu replied with a sentence.

This Returning Star official didn't say anything more and respectfully left.

Not long after coming out of the venue, he received a communication from Sinai——

"An abnormal situation has been discovered in the Ancient Starpath, it might require you to head over..."

Below was the specific situation of the message. Seeing a few familiar names in the report, a hint of surprise couldn't help but surface on his face.

After pondering for a moment, he called The Hunter over, temporarily left the Imperial Homeworld, and then sent a message to the Star Glory Empire officials.

To avoid the Spatial Fluctuation derived from opening a Dimensional Rift later causing any unrest.

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At the same time, in the Ancient Starpath, Craig was extremely bewildered. Being locked onto by a massive number of Energy Cannon Ports made him feel a fatal threat.

All around were densely packed Transformers. These Mechanical Lifeforms gathered together, emitting a terrifying Aura.

He was only an A1 tier Lifeform; his explosive Energy Level hadn't even reached one hundred thousand Cal, he couldn't even blast a planet apart.

In this Evolution tier, quantity was still a fatal threat to them.

Not to mention that the combat power of these hundreds of thousands of Transformers could not be underestimated.

What was even more outrageous was, how could they run into the Dragon Sovereign's people here? The Universe was so big, could it really be such a coincidence?

But Widow and the others didn't look too good. They didn't expect that just as things were coming to a head, an inexplicable twist would occur.

Her eyes flickered, and her Metal Tail Stinger suddenly exerted force, seeming to want to directly kill the close-at-hand Xi Qi.

But right at this moment, a Laser shot over, slicing off her Metal Tail Stinger.

"Cease your attack!"

A Transformer had already locked onto her, its mechanical pupils analyzing her movement trends.

As long as there was any further movement, what awaited her would be being shot dead without hesitation.

This made Widow To Hold Back For Fear Of Collateral Damage, not daring to make any more moves.

"I want to see the Dragon Sovereign!" Xi Qi shouted loudly.

"I have an urgent message, I want to see the Dragon Sovereign!"

Widow's pupils contracted slightly, seeming to have understood something, and couldn't help but say: "What do you want to do? Do you want to give the message to him?"

"You're doing this for him?"

She felt it was somewhat inconceivable, and even more so felt an indescribable sense of ridicule: "This is too absurd, what can you get!"

"You don't even have a channel to contact him, which means he himself doesn't know you did these things for him."

"You aren't expecting him to look at you in a new light, are you? Why don't you look at your own past!"

Xi Qi was unmoved and continued shouting.

Right at this moment, Ron arrived with Joseph. Seeing the scene before them and Xi Qi who was shouting for the Dragon Sovereign, the two of them were muttering.

"Your ability is way too outrageous. Not only can you find Civilization Ruins, you can even run into this kind of thing."

"Is this related to my ability?" Joseph wasn't sure either.

"The Universe is so big, yet we happen to run into this here. If it's not your ability, what is it?" Ron retorted.

Seeing this woman continuously calling out for the great Primordial Celestial Sovereign, Blade Noble didn't dare to rashly make a decision, so he contacted the High Echelon.

Craig's expression flickered, pondering that although falling into the Dragon Sovereign's hands, it ultimately wasn't a bad thing.

It was always better than being caught by the Mithril Church.

Before long, a Dimensional Rift opened on the Surface, and two figures walked out while chatting.

"...Star System Culture Propaganda Minister? This is a sinecure, arranged so low?" Li Yu had generally learned about The Hunter's show-off incident and was casually chatting.

"He requested it himself. Too high and he's afraid he can't control himself, getting a sinecure is just right," The Hunter replied.

"He has quite a bit of self-restraint." Li Yu nodded.

"Yeah, it also surprised me a bit." The Hunter also sighed. Six years of time passing was enough to change many things.

"Eh, Widow?" The Hunter had just turned his head and saw a familiar person. His eyes shifted and he saw Xi Qi, becoming even more surprised:

"So the acquaintances Li Yu mentioned were you guys, I was wondering who it was."

"The Hunter..." Widow's eyes were complex. She knew this guy had hugged an incredibly thick thigh.

And ultimately obtained an incredibly generous return.

Xi Qi looked at Li Yu. The scene of the few of them "dividing the spoils" back then seemed to surface before her eyes, but she quickly restrained her emotions and returned to normal.

"Haven't seen each other in a few years, the relationship between you two seems to have soured." Li Yu swept a glance across the scene and said.

"Your Excellency Dragon Lord, I have an urgent message, it's about..." Before Xi Qi could finish speaking, she heard Widow shout: "If you still remember the kindness I showed you at the beginning, don't say it in front of me!"

She was a smart person, she had vaguely guessed something just now.

Once the message was spoken in front of them, if it was truly important, then Li Yu definitely wouldn't let them leave, and might even kill them.

Xi Qi fell silent. Although the two were currently hostile, Widow indeed showed her kindness at the very beginning.

Li Yu was somewhat surprised as he looked at Xi Qi. He did remember this woman, she was a pitiful person.

Back then he had Widow take her away, and didn't know what happened afterwards.

But looking at her now, her Power Level wasn't low. It seemed that after returning to her hometown, she had her own encounters.

However, he didn't care too much either. He had someone temporarily take her to the side and said: "Xi Qi? This is your name, I thought it was... what was it again..."

Xi Qi lowered her head, seemingly not daring to meet his eyes, and said in a low voice: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord, I am currently a Mithril Church Daughter. Due to a certain coincidence, I obtained some information."

Mithril Church Daughter?

Li Yu was even more surprised. This was obviously a position in the Mithril Church, and it seemed it wasn't low.

He now had more understanding of this Mithril Church.

There were many cult-like organizations like this that were located within interstellar civilizations but were similar to deities.

It seemed they were inserted by The Council, mainly to also understand the situation on this side.

Xi Qi didn't stop speaking and continued: "It's about Xia En. From some information I collected in the Mithril Church, I learned that Xia En actually went to the Radiant Council on his own initiative back then, he wasn't exiled."

"Oh?" Li Yu's expression was strange. He had already learned this news long ago and wasn't surprised.

What he found strange was, this woman in front of him just spoke it out without even proposing a price?

The Hunter stared at Xi Qi from the side, his gaze also gradually becoming inexplicable.

"You kidnapped him back then, there might be some hidden dangers," Xi Qi added.

It was more than just kidnapping. Li Yu almost played him to death, purely giving him away as a gift to the Holy Maiden of the Night.

He believed that memory definitely remained fresh in Xia En's mind, frequently reminisced about.

"I actually know about this matter, but still thank you very much for the reminder," Li Yu said politely.

Xi Qi looked up in some astonishment, then hurriedly lowered her head again. She didn't expect that the news she obtained through countless hardships was actually already known to the other party.

However, she wasn't disappointed either. It was precisely because she knew the Mithril Church was investigating Xia En.

And Xia En was related to Li Yu, so she painstakingly tried to get this news.

Since Li Yu knew, he definitely was already on guard, so that was good.

She thought about it and said: "Right, there is also some incomprehensible information, I don't know if it's useful to you."

"Please speak."

"It seems... the Old Ones have already learned this information, but they want to use this matter to obtain information about the Supreme Forge."

Xi Qi pondered. Because the matter was urgent, she was discovered not long after investigating in the core of the Mithril Church, so the information was intermittent...

"...The Old Ones want the Mithril Church to investigate clearly whether the Star Glory Empire knows about the Forge, or if they simply want to use the Throne to intervene in the Radiant Council."

She didn't know what the Old Ones were, what the Forge was, or what the Throne was.

And after Li Yu heard this, a sharp light flashed across his eyes. To him, this piece of news was far more valuable than the previous one.

Old Ones? Behind the Mithril Church was actually the Old Ones?

Supreme Forge... what kind of thing was that?

Interesting...

Since the group of former Councilors of the Old Ones were so concerned about this thing, it definitely wasn't simple.

The matter concerning Xia En obviously hid deeper secrets.

"It's useful to you?" Xi Qi seemed to notice Li Yu's excitement.

"Very useful." Li Yu frankly admitted, then said: "Do you have any requests or want some reward?"

This woman couldn't possibly be delivering such crucial information to him for nothing, right?

"Requests?" Xi Qi blanked. She really hadn't carefully thought about this question.

"I..." She originally wanted to say she didn't have any requests, but suddenly thought, if she said that, the other party could definitely guess her thoughts.

This made her feel a burning pain all over her body, a feeling like being stung by the sun.

Just thinking that Li Yu might know her thoughts made her feel too ashamed to show her face.

"I hope for a stable life, a completely safe Identity, where no one can find me," Xi Qi said silently.

"No problem," Li Yu said calmly. "But to ensure this news isn't leaked again, you will need to be under surveillance for the upcoming period."

"Okay..." Xi Qi nodded.

Subsequently, Xi Qi was taken away by the Transformers. For the next period of time, she would be strictly monitored.

"Tsk tsk, very strange. Logically speaking, after she left back then, she should have been able to live a stable life." The Hunter's tone was weird:

"Why go through such a massive detour to finally find you and ask for a stable life."

"What do you want to say?" Li Yu looked at him.

"She wouldn't have inappropriate thoughts about you, right?" The Hunter guessed.

"There are plenty of people with inappropriate thoughts about me." Li Yu was somewhat Speechless.

What exactly Xi Qi was thinking, he didn't care. What he cared about was the information the other party brought.

Xia En, God's Throne, Star Glory Empire, Old Ones, Supreme Forge...

He recalled in his mind. Perhaps the only person who knew what the Supreme Forge actually was, was one person——Fallen Titan.

But before that, he needed to deal with the situation in front of him.

Seeing the Dragon Sovereign walk over, Craig hurriedly said: "Your Excellency Dragon Lord, I am a person of The Reformers, I have no ill will towards you."

"A person of The Reformers, huh, Old Friends." Li Yu smiled, then ordered: "Arrange a relatively comfortable Prison Cell."

"Yes..." The subordinate replied, pulling away the stiff-faced Craig.

"Li Yu... Dragon Sovereign... Dragon Sovereign... Li Yu, who could have thought you would grow to this extent now, indeed worthy of making people Preoccupied With you..." Widow's voice was hoarse: "Do you know why that woman took such risks, even not hesitating to be hunted down?"

There was no emotional ripple in Li Yu's eyes. He shook his head and said: "I don't know, nor am I interested. I will give her an appropriate reward."

"And you guys... need to temporarily keep it a secret that she fell into my hands."

(End of this chapter)