Chapter 213

They were afraid!

All forces were afraid.

The assassination of the true disciple champion of the Da Chen National Academy in the street set a very bad precedent.

The one who set this bad precedent was naturally the Cangming Star Palace.

The Da Chen National Academy publicly announced that the Cangming Star Palace had sent ten fifth-tier Gather Battle experts to assassinate the third-tier Refine Star Realm true disciple champion, and that the sixth-tier expert Tianyang Xingjun Zhang Zhen had personally participated in the assassination.

This lineup could frighten people.

It was like going to kill a chicken, but you directly dispatched ten cheetahs, with a fierce tiger sitting in command.

This was a must-kill!

Whichever disciple it was, they would inevitably be killed.

Would such a thing happen to their own side?

It was highly likely!

If it happened to their own side, could their own top genius disciples save their lives?

Nine times out of ten, they couldn't!

The death of one or two genius disciples wouldn't have too much of an impact.

But top genius disciples only appeared once every ten or several decades!

They were truly afraid!

Similarly, the Da Chen National Academy also set a very bad precedent.

They publicly announced that they had obtained the intelligence in advance and made corresponding preparations!

But who the hell knew if you had obtained the intelligence in advance or if you were fishing?

But regardless of which one it was, these two bad precedents made all forces feel insecure!

Should they defend against the assassination of their own genius disciples by other forces?

They must defend!

But could it be a deeper level of fishing?

It was possible!

Seeing the movements of genius disciples from other Star Palaces, should they consider launching an assassination?

It was inevitable?

But could it be fishing?

It was possible!

Under these circumstances, all forces could be described as being suspicious of every shadow, like birds startled by the mere twang of a bowstring!

Even the slightest disturbance required careful vigilance!

On the night of October 6th, as the incident spread rapidly, the Lord Tianyang Star Palace, Zhen'e Star Palace, Da Hong, Da Chen, Da Chu, and Cangming Star Palace all brought the martial law policies they had just shelved back to the table.

This time, not only were they brought back, but they were all upgraded.

Personnel entering and exiting through the Star-Plucking Tower teleportation were strictly vetted, and merchant caravans entering and exiting the city and the national capital had to be vetted one by one.

The Cangming Star Palace suffered a major loss this time and was even more afraid of Da Chen's retaliation, and also afraid of the Lord Tianyang Star Palace fishing in troubled waters, so they imposed even stricter martial law and directly stopped the teleportation of the Star-Plucking Tower.

This was also a normal move.

But it triggered a series of problems.

Under loose policies, everyone knew the policies were loose, and if there was unfair treatment, they could argue based on reason; some people holding small power, such as soldiers guarding the passes or those checking the passage of the Star-Plucking Tower, dared not act recklessly.

But after martial law was imposed, there were situations of layer-upon-layer escalation, and some guards at the city gates even passed this matter off as a military order.

The degree of strictness was basically decided by the bottom-level executors.

If I say your merchant caravan is suspicious, then it is suspicious; I want the resume information of everyone, and if I think this person's information is wrong, I want proof, and you have to provide it to me.

If you don't have proof, then just stay there.

Dare to make a scene?

See if your head is iron or your neck is hard.

Under the military order of martial law, killing you would be killing you for nothing!

In just a day or two, resentment was boiling.

Let alone mid-to-high-level generals, even the team leaders guarding the gates of Dachen Wan Yi or the Da Chu National Capital could make some merchant caravans miserable.

This was something that couldn't be helped.

Doing the greatest evil with the smallest power was not uncommon anywhere.

But under a series of reactions, it affected the passage and trade with the Star River Battlefield.

Merchant caravans generally used large Star Boats to fly to the Star River Battlefield, flying all the way, and with layer-upon-layer delays and backlogs at various passes, the military supplies urgently needed by the Star River Battlefield were delayed!

Very quickly, this matter reached the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield!

It attracted extreme attention from the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield.

Because if this change continued, it would affect the safety of the war situation on the Star River Battlefield and even affect the safety of many Domain Lords!

The situation fermented for only three days before it brought about the intervention of the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield.

Inside the Danxia Academy, the Star-Plucking Token of Grand Master Cheng Cheng Yuexiao suddenly trembled continuously and emitted a low, wailing sound.

Cheng Cheng Yuexiao lowered his head and took a look, then he was amused.

"It's finally here! I thought it would take a few more days." Cheng Cheng Yuexiao laughed.

"It's about time! Actually, this is still the sequelae of the last martial law. The various backlogs and delays caused by the last martial law haven't been fully digested, and now this has come again, so the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield couldn't take it anymore." said General Manager Peng, who was standing in the shadows.

"With the intervention of the Marshal's Mansion, it should be stable for a period of time."

As he spoke, the Grand Master's mind sank into the Star-Plucking Token, and following the majestic fluctuation of the Star-Plucking Token, his mind was instantly drawn to a secret realm called the Star River Marshal's Mansion.

Cheng Cheng Yuexiao was not the first to arrive.

The Lord Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun had already arrived.

The layout of the Star River Marshal's Mansion secret realm was a large conference hall.

In the middle was a round table, with a total of twelve seats around the round table.

Behind the twelve seats around the round table, there was another circle of a total of thirty-six seats.

Thirty-six seats—this was the layout of the Star River Conference, but there were only twelve main seats.

On the twelve main seats, the Lord Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun, Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, Zhen'e Tianyang Xingjun, Da Chen Grand Master, Da Hong Emperor, and Da Da Chu Di Jun were all seated, while the seats of the Grand Marshal and the Marshals of various routes were vacant, with no one having arrived.

The next instant, the Left Sima of the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield appeared on a main seat.

After appearing, this Left Sima first paid respects to the high-ranking officials present. After the high-ranking officials returned the salute, this Left Sima waved his hand, and the conflict between the Cangming Star Palace and the Da Chen National Academy, as well as the various influences it brought, were directly projected in front of everyone in text form.

"I won't elaborate on how great the influence of this matter is and how great the destructive power is. Just listen to the accusations of the Domain Lords."

The next instant, the Left Sima of the Marshal's Mansion waved his hand, and suddenly, a figure appeared on one of the thirty-six secondary seats.

It was a seventh-tier expert who had suffered heavy injuries and looked quite aged, with a shocking large hole in his chest and abdomen, which was extremely frightening. Dark green starlight was entrenched in the hole, causing his injuries to be constantly recovering and constantly being destroyed!

"Are you planning to give up the Shanlan Star Domain? If you are planning to give it up, tell this old man early, so this old man won't have to hold on so hard!

This old man can arrange for someone to bring his ashes back early to see if he can return to his roots.

Also, Chu Kingdom, Hong Kingdom, you two must prepare early! If this Domain Lord dies, the suppression and control of the sixth-tier Shanlan Star Domain will completely fail, and the new wave of Star Gates will likely appear on your two countries' territories.

In recent years, the resistance of the aliens in the Shanlan Star Domain has been very fierce, and there are many newly added fifth-tier and sixth-tier experts. You decide what to do, or move the people early." said the sixth-tier Domain Lord of the Shanlan Domain, Wen Hu, who was on the verge of death.

As soon as these words were spoken, the several Star Lords didn't have much to say, but the Da Hong Emperor and the Da Da Chu Di Jun couldn't sit still.

"Domain Lord Wen, please hold on!" said the Da Hong Emperor.

The Da Da Chu Di Jun even said, "Domain Lord Wen, you have worked hard all these years, but Da Chu is your hometown, and you cannot watch Da Chu fall into misery! Whatever support you need, we will arrange it immediately!"

It would have been better if he hadn't said this sentence; as soon as he did, the sixth-tier Domain Lord Wen Hu sat up abruptly, black blood sprayed from the wound on his abdomen, and then he roared angrily.

"Support!"

"I'll fuck your 【mother】, you still dare to ask for support? If you don't drag me down, I'll thank your ancestors! The elixirs and Emblems, especially the Star-Healing Emblems, that should have arrived ten days ago—why haven't they arrived yet!

If you want me to die in a foreign land, just say so!

Since I sat in command of the sixth-tier Shanlan Star Domain, various resources have been sent to the current world continuously, but what about you? This time, you nearly took my life!

Three days!

If they don't arrive in three days, this old man won't do it anymore!

This old man has had enough of these days!

It's better to die!

Let these alien Star Gates open wherever they want; this old man doesn't care anymore! This old man is also a human, not the father of everyone in the current world!

Look!

Open your dog eyes and look at this injury of mine. Originally, two fifth-tier Star-Healing Emblems could have cured it, and two fourth-tier Star-Healing Emblems could have relieved most of it, but now, it has been tormenting this old man for more than ten days!

You just tell me, can the supplies arrive!

Can this old man continue to guard this Star Domain for you!" Wen Hu roared, black blood spraying from his abdominal wound, scolding the high-ranking officials of the current world until they had no face left.

Usually, no one dared to be disrespectful to them; light punishment meant heavy penalties, and heavy punishment meant confiscation of property.

But today, they were directly scolded by this Domain Lord, who cursed their ancestors and pointed at their noses.

Whether it was the three Star Lords, Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, or the two Emperors, they all had awkward faces and could only take it!

The reason was very simple. This Domain Lord Wen Hu was considered to have made a contribution to the current world, and there was no possibility of him returning to the current world in this lifetime.

Was it difficult for the current world's power to conquer a sixth-tier Star Domain?

It was!

But there were still methods to conquer it.

The strongest among the alien natives of a sixth-tier Star Domain were at the seventh-tier peak, but there were not many seventh-tier experts.

But seventh-tier experts had to be dealt with by seventh-tier experts; sixth-tier peak experts who went over would find it difficult even to save their lives in an alien Star Domain.

Under normal circumstances, seventh-tier experts could not enter.

But sending several sixth-tier peak experts who were about to break through to rush in, and after rushing in, breaking through to the seventh tier in one go, and then engaging in guerrilla warfare for a few years, cultivating for a few years, and raising their cultivation to the mid-stage of the seventh tier, they could join forces to conquer the sixth-tier Star Domain!

At the very least, they could control it.

But there was a very critical problem: the Star Gates of a sixth-tier Star Domain could at most bear or allow the entry and exit of sixth-tier peak experts.

Breaking through to the seventh tier after killing their way into a sixth-tier Star Domain meant that they would never be able to return to the current world for the rest of their lives.

Of course, there were still brave men under heavy rewards, not to mention the sentiment of home and country.

If these Star Domains were not suppressed and those Star Gates opened in the current world were not closed, aliens would continuously charge into the current world and bring disaster to the current world.

Therefore, there were sixth-tier peak experts who took the initiative to kill their way into a sixth-tier Star Domain, then broke through, and spent the rest of their lives suppressing the sixth-tier Star Domain for the human race of the current world.

Of course, there were other benefits.

If their luck was not bad, they could also become kings and dominate!

But the higher the tier of the Star Domain, the more difficult it was!

There were also some fourth-tier and fifth-tier Star Domains that had such situations.

Many experts who were not doing well in the current world killed their way into fourth-tier or fifth-tier Star Domains and chose to become kings and dominate, especially with the continuous support of various strategic materials from the current world.

Of course, more died in battle!

Especially in high-tier Star Domains, the difficulty of gaining a foothold was very great.

Like the sixth-tier Star Domain Shanlan, it was only because of the support of the current world; without the support of the current world, Wen Hu and the others would have died in battle long ago!

But for the current world, having someone sit in command of such a sixth-tier Star Domain could not only obtain a continuous stream of Star Domain materials but also suppress the Star Gates, directly exterminate the alien Star Gates in the current world, and keep the current world safe.

It had a hundred benefits and no harm!

Let alone flat-rate support, even if it were at a loss, they had to support it!

And in the exchange of such materials in many Star Domains, the current world still made a profit!

There were many such Star Domains, and there were even more Domain Lords like Wen Hu.

Most of the thirty-six secondary seats in the Star River Marshal's Mansion were for these Domain Lords.

It was just that Domain Lords like Wen Hu, who were seventh-tier experts but were having such a miserable time, were very rare.

But this further illustrated the great contribution of this Domain Lord Wen Hu.

Before Wen Hu entered, the Shanlan Star Domain caused the death and injury of millions of people in the current world every year!

Places where Star Gates appeared were almost desperate lands!

And their Star Gates in the current world would change locations every few years!

It used to be a major disaster!

Now it had been solved by Wen Hu.

Wen Hu was considered a Domain Lord with a lot of weight among the thirty-six Domain Lords.

At this moment, after spraying and finishing, Wen Hu triggered his injuries, and while he was catching his breath, the Left Sima of the Star River Battlefield Marshal's Mansion said to the high-ranking current-world power holders, "Look, how should this be handled?

If it can be handled, it's easy to talk about.

If it cannot be handled, then it can only be done according to Domain Lord Wen's wishes. I will arrange for people to go in and bring his ashes back!

Returning to one's roots.

The small request of a Domain Lord who has dedicated forty years to the human race of the current world must be satisfied!

This is also the bottom line of the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's eyes instantly turned to Cheng Cheng Yuexiao and the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun.

Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, the Grand Master of Da Chen, spread his hands helplessly and pointed directly at the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, "It has nothing to do with me; it is the Cangming Star Palace that has assassinated Xu Jin, the champion of the Autumn Examination of our Da Chen National Academy, one after another!

I have no choice either!

I actually wish that Xu Jin really was the peerless genius who plucked those six Gold Stars!

In that case, suffering a little grievance would be fine!"

"Cheng, don't try to gild your own face by bringing up your own fishing and luring to kill the Tianyang Xingjun of our Cangming Star Palace."

"Look, your concubine is taking a bath at home, and someone rushes over and rapes her, but now you go and blame your concubine for why she was taking a bath at home?

Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, I don't think you deserve to have a concubine!"

As soon as Cheng Cheng Yuexiao said this, the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun's face turned the color of a pig's liver.

"Pfft!"

Hearing this, the Da Hong Emperor couldn't help but laugh and hurriedly added a knife, "I think Grand Master Cheng is right; the Cangming Tianyang Xingjun doesn't deserve to have a concubine!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere of the meeting became a bit more relaxed.

But the Shanlan Star Domain Domain Lord Wen Hu, who had caught his breath, became strangely angry, "I am fighting to the death in a foreign land, and you are talking about concubines—can you still have some shame!"

In an instant, everyone, including Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, shut their mouths simultaneously.

"There are several other Domain Lords who have opinions; let's listen to them."

The Left Sima of the Star River Battlefield Marshal's Mansion took the initiative to intervene.

Next, it was naturally a scene where many giants were scolded again.

One Domain Lord after another who had suffered unfavorable war situations appeared one after another to accuse them, and regardless of whether it was because of the military supply problem, they bit onto this problem anyway!

An hour later, the accusations ended.

It was fortunate that the meeting was held in a secret realm.

If it had been a face-to-face meeting, the faces of the several Star Lords and Emperors, including the Da Chen Grand Master, would likely have been covered in spit.

"Everyone, the root of the problem has been dug out, and the method to solve the problem has also been found. The Grand Marshal and the Domain Lords have already held an emergency meeting. There is a military order—are you willing to comply?" said the Left Sima.

"Naturally, I am willing." Grand Master Cheng expressed his stance.

"It doesn't matter if you are unwilling! The decision of the Marshal's Mansion and the Domain Lords is a military order. If you are unwilling to execute it, then the Marshal's Mansion will handle it according to the opinions of the Domain Lords."

As he spoke, the Left Sima directly projected a military order from the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield, which bore the seals of thirty-six Domain Lords, in starlight.

The content had seven articles.

Each article was aimed at the current internal friction.

But the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield did not forbid internal friction!

It was like children fighting; they could only persuade, but couldn't control it!

Therefore, the Star River Battlefield Marshal only made decisions based on the consequences.

Seven kinds of consequences, seven kinds of countermeasures.

Like the current malignant consequence of affecting traffic, travel, and Star Domain supplies, it was ranked sixth.

If other things appear in the future that lead to the current consequence, the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield will directly intervene, and after identifying the true culprit and mastermind, will deduct a proportion of the various materials from the Star Domain that are being transferred to the involved organization and forces!

The proportion ranges from ten percent to seventy percent.

Seven kinds of consequences, the least is a ten percent deduction of materials, and the most is a direct seventy percent deduction, with a duration of at least one year and up to ten years!

As soon as this decision came out, the complexions of the Cangming, Lord Tianyang, and Zhen'e Star Domains, as well as the Da Hong and Da Chu Emperors and Cheng Cheng Yuexiao, changed.

This was the true vital point!

In this world, for major national forces, only interests are real!

Only real, tangible interests can hurt them.

If the Star River Battlefield Marshal really did this, they would truly have no way.

Unless a super civil war broke out!

Because all the materials within the Star Domain had to be transferred out through the Star River Battlefield. If they really wanted to execute this, as long as the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield did not provoke public anger, they could really execute it!

Compared to the direct losses brought by these materials, the influence of that possibly non-existent top genius who plucked six Gold Stars was not that important.

That would take at least ten-plus years!

Moreover, what if several top geniuses broke out during this period and plucked six Gold Stars?

The importance would be reduced one step further!

In an instant, the high-ranking officials present, including the Grand Master, expressed their stance simultaneously.

They would resolutely execute the orders of the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield.

Of course, the several Star Lords agreed so thoroughly because the last article of the military order stated: if the various forces of the current world cause the loss or loss of control of a Star Domain due to untimely transfer of military supplies, resulting in huge damage to the current world, all forces will bear the consequences themselves or discuss it together!

This was another trump card of the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield!

"Domain Lord Wen, please rest assured. I will contact them personally and have the materials transferred to the Shanlan Star Domain given priority and expedited passage. In three days at most, I will send the expedited materials into the Shanlan Star Domain." The Left Sima of the Marshal's Mansion of the Star River Battlefield made a guarantee!

The earlier round of fierce scolding had dissipated Wen Hu's anger, and now only desolation remained, "I hope I can survive this wave. Also, it would be best to send me some reinforcements!"

"I will arrange it as soon as possible."

A dozen breaths later, the participants dispersed one by one.

The high-ranking officials of the current world, however, held another closed-door meeting alone.

After it ended, the order of the current world changed again!

(End of chapter)