Chapter 1390: We Have No Way Out

Zeke'er returned to his room and closed the door.

His Adjutant Luo'ke walked over.

"My lord, are you really going to visit those districts?"

Wake asked.

Zeke'er sat on the sofa, a complex light flickering in his four eyes.

"Go, why not? I haven't seen the cities of Xiuluo Holy Star yet. Let's see what kind of lives those Humans lead, and see what their cities have to be proud of."

Wake lowered his voice.

"My lord, I heard that in the Primarch Residential Area of Xiuluo Holy Star, there are still a few Primarchs who have not grown up. They are still youths and do not yet have their own legions. If we could..."

He did not continue.

Zeke'er's eyes narrowed slightly.

"What are you trying to say?"

Wake's voice was even lower.

"If we could capture a Young Primarch and bring him back to the Luoke Empire, we could use him to negotiate with the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance. Their Emperor would not disregard his own son. At that time, we could demand they make concessions regarding affairs in the Bode Star System."

Zeke'er stood up and walked to the window.

Outside the window, a squad of black-armored soldiers was patrolling.

Their steps were uniform, their spacing consistent, like a precision machine.

The strength of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance far exceeded the Luoke Empire's assessments; those black warriors were ones he had never seen, and the Intelligence Department of the Luoke Empire had never seen them either.

They were an unknown force, a force that had never appeared on the battlefield, a force displayed specifically for this celebration.

"Wake, go and make contact with the representatives of the other factions. Find those representatives who are bold and dare to take risks."

Wake asked.

"My lord, who do you want to find?"

Zeke'er thought for a moment.

"The representative of the Sargon Free Territory, the representative of the Zelar Commercial Alliance, and the representative of the Viridian United Kingdom. They have been driven into a corner by the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance and must be looking for a chance to turn things around."

Wake nodded.

"I will go at once."

Zeke'er called him back.

"Be careful, do not let the people of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance discover you. Let those people act on their own; we must not participate."

Wake said, "Understood."

The representative of the Sargon Free Territory was a middle-aged man named Saweitan, his two eyes full of shrewdness and calculation.

He wore a dark gray suit, his hair combed meticulously.

The rise of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance made them feel uneasy, and they had previously issued multiple hostile statements against the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance.

Coming to participate in the celebration this time was intended to probe the true strength of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance.

The representative of the Zelar Commercial Alliance was an old merchant named Ka'xiu.

He wore a dark blue formal suit and held a silver-headed cane in his hand.

The Zelar Commercial Alliance was a trade-oriented faction that had secret ties with the Luoke Empire.

They wanted to play both sides between the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance and the Luoke Empire.

The representative of the Viridian United Kingdom was a middle-aged man named Aoleiliu.

The Viridian United Kingdom had once secretly studied the mirror rift technology left behind by the Feng Qi Xing Alliance.

The declaration of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance had made them restrain themselves somewhat, but they were unwilling to give up and had always been looking for a chance to turn things around.

After being contacted separately by Wake, the representatives of the three small factions came quietly to Zeke'er's room in the dead of night.

The door was closed, the curtains drawn, and voices lowered to the minimum.

"Lord Zeke'er, how much certainty is there in the plan you mentioned?"

Saweitan asked.

Zeke'er said.

"If the plan is meticulous, the certainty is high. The Young Primarchs do not yet have their own legions, so there won't be many guards around them. They live in the Primarch Residential Area, which is heavily guarded, but on the day of the celebration, most security forces will be concentrated at the Central Plaza. The security of the Primarch Residential Area will be relatively weak."

Ka'xiu frowned.

"Lord Zeke'er, how do you know the security of the Primarch Residential Area will be weak?"

Zeke'er said.

"In the celebration arrangements of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance, all Primarchs will attend. What about the Young Primarchs? They have no legions of their own and no official duties; where will they be? In the Primarch Residential Area. On the day of the celebration, the Emperor and the adult Primarchs will all be at the plaza; the Young Primarchs will likely be left at home."

Aoleiliu pushed up his glasses.

"Lord Zeke'er, even if there are no adult Primarchs around the Young Primarchs, they are still Primarchs. Their physical fitness far exceeds that of ordinary people; they are not so easy to deal with."

Zeke'er laughed.

"No matter how strong the Young Primarchs are, they are still just children. They have superhuman strength and speed, but they have no combat experience, have not undergone military training, and have never killed anyone. We don't need to capture them head-on; as long as we restrain them, we can evacuate quickly."

Saweitan was silent for a long time.

"Lord Zeke'er, what if we fail? The Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance will not let us off."

Zeke'er looked at him.

"If you don't take risks, how can you turn things around? Your Sargon Free Territory has issued so many hostile statements; do you think the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance will let you off? They just haven't had the time to deal with you yet. Once the celebration ends, once they shift their energy away from the Zerg, the next one will be you."

Saweitan's expression changed.

Zeke'er looked at Ka'xiu again.

"Your Zelar Commercial Alliance has had secret contact with the Luoke Empire; do you think the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance doesn't know? Their Intelligence Department has been watching you for a long time. If you don't act now, by the time they make their move, you won't even have a chance to negotiate."

Ka'xiu's fingers trembled slightly.

Zeke'er finally looked at Aoleiliu.

"Your Viridian United Kingdom has researched mirror rift technology. The statement from the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance is very clear: any faction that continues to research these technologies will be viewed by the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance as a threat to the entire Bode Star System. Do you think they are just trying to scare people?"

Aoleiliu's face turned livid.

Zeke'er leaned back against the chair.

"Therefore, we have no way out. If we succeed, we will have bargaining chips to negotiate with the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance. If we fail, the outcome will not be any worse."

Saweitan, Ka'xiu, and Aoleiliu exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

"Fine, we'll do it."

Saweitan said.

Zeke'er laughed.

"On the day of the celebration, your people will act. Do not act alone, and do not expose yourselves prematurely."

The three of them nodded.