Chapter 413: Ryan blocking the door begins

"I haven't offended them, have I?" Ulrich was puzzled. He looked up the information, his angry expression gradually becoming strange. "Is it the civilization in the Federation? This batch of goods is only worth 20 million?"

"This is not an incident targeting us. According to my investigation, the Kaila Civilization is launching an anti-corruption investigation against the Machinists Association. We just ran into it." The assistant explained.

"An anti-corruption investigation against the Machinists' Association?" Ulrich was surprised and confused. The Machinists' Association has dominated many related industries of civilization for many years.

If we really want to investigate corruption, we can find out everything, but under normal circumstances, no one dares to investigate.

"Are the rumors true? Are the three major civilizations really going to take action against the Mechanics Association?" Ulrich pondered in his heart.

At this moment, the extremely long fleet of spaceships spreading out from the star gate node outside the Mechanical Royal Court seemed to be cut off from a certain moment, and no spaceships came out for a long time.

The star gate began to become extremely unstable and even expanded continuously, as if it was entering a loaded state.

The radars of all the spacecraft present began to buzz, detecting a sharp rise in energy fluctuations. The patrol fleet of the Mechanical Royal Court has begun to assemble.

The next moment, a magnificent steel fortress slowly squeezed out from the star gate, wrapped in a misty energy shield. It was huge in size, far exceeding a conventional mothership and comparable to a small satellite.

The fleet assembled by the Mechanical Royal Court was like ants in front of it.

Following closely behind were the standardized black warships, slender and sharp, with clear edges and corners. They swarmed out and gathered into long dragons, quickly forming dense and neat military formations in the air and occupying the star field.

"What the hell? Where the hell did this interstellar fortress come from? It almost burst the star gate..."

"This is the Empire's—the Anousius, the interstellar heavy fortress, and the Axe Blade fleet."

"Why did the Empire's fleet suddenly arrive?"

In the wide-area channel, noisy signals were transmitted frantically. All transport ships stopped stiffly in place, not daring to move, for fear of being locked onto by this behemoth.

In full view of everyone, a figure flew out of the fortress. All the spacecraft's observation signals were locked on the other party. Recognizing the other party's life form, their faces turned pale in an instant and their throats rolled.

"Prince Rui...En!?"

They knew that this imperial prince seemed to have a grudge against Qinglong, and this time he definitely had ill intentions. With his large army approaching, he might blow the Mechanical Royal Court into pieces.

I became more and more frightened, fearing that I would be affected.

But soon, a voice came over the wide area channel, "This is the Empire - Axe Blade Battleship. Please do not worry if you are not concerned. Please be patient."

Everyone present was confused, but finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, violent mental fluctuations swept out, covering a large area in front of them, even giving some ordinary life forms splitting headaches, and they could feel the cruel sound within -

"Qinglong, come out and see me!"

The alarms of the Mechanical Royal Court continued to sound. Ulrich stared at the figure on the screen with a grim expression.

"He really came. A prince of the empire actually tried to block the door, and the one he blocked was Li Ming's door."

Then, he breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, Li Ming reminded us in advance."

Outside the porthole was an endless starry sky. They had long since left the Mechanical Royal Court and were currently traveling in the chaotic star gaps.

"The army is approaching." Monroe stood beside him, his face grim. "They come with ill intentions. With His Excellency Qinglong's appearance, a battle is inevitable."

"This battle is meaningless." Ulrich frowned.

"If he doesn't show up, it means His Excellency Qinglong is afraid." Monroe said helplessly, "Although the Mechanical Royal Court is Li Ming's business, it is still related to Qinglong."

"Can we win?" Ulrich was quite hesitant. They didn't know where Qinglong's limit was, but the value of the Imperial Prince was very high.

Monroe sighed. "It's hard to say. Even if we win, it won't make any difference. Ryan has the entire empire behind him. Whether we win or lose, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages."

"The trouble is, Ryan is blocking the way here, which is equivalent to putting His Excellency Qinglong in a difficult position. We have to show our attitude. We can't just let Li Ming come out to deal with it."

"Hmm..." Ulrich's eyes flickered, "Actually, there is a way to break the deadlock."

"Oh?" Monroe couldn't help but look over: "What's the solution?"

"Blow up the Mechanical Royal Court." Ulrich said firmly, "Once the Royal Court is blown up, His Excellency Qinglong will have no reason to appear, and he can even frame the Empire."

"I buried a 'Star Debris Annihilation Bomb' beneath the Royal Court. They didn't block the signal. If I send a command, the Royal Court will be gone."

"When did you bury it? How come I didn't know?" Monroe's expression changed slightly, and at the same time he warned, "Don't act on your own."

"Of course you don't know. I'm not responsible to you." Ulrich waved his hand, frowning. "Don't worry. Even if I were to use it, I would definitely have to obtain the consent of His Excellency Qinglong."

"Although Li Ming's business is nothing to His Excellency Qinglong, it is actually not small either. I wonder how His Excellency Qinglong will deal with it."

…

In the Iron Throne Hall, at the regular meeting of the Corona Borealis Ring, there were less than ten people participating, including the Navigator and the Blood-Fell.

"Blackbeard is dealing with a few people, so there's no need to wait for him." The navigator said in a deep voice, "Everyone, tell me, what have you gained in the past ten days?"

After the words fell, mist drifted over the throne. No one spoke, and the atmosphere seemed very unnatural.

"Falcon, you speak." Seeing that no one spoke, the navigator had to speak.

"We haven't found anything yet. We've investigated thoroughly and killed many members of the Itlan royal family. They've already asked the Empire for help." Falcon explained helplessly.

"The only ones who could possibly know the truth are Xavier and his fiancée. We're still trying to figure it out. They're hiding very deeply, frequently changing their coordinates and using the black hole network to communicate with the outside world."

"Still haven't found any clues..." The navigator's face looked extremely ugly, and he didn't take Qinglong's threat seriously at all at that time.

However, as time passed, reality slapped him hard in the face.

He really didn't find anything. He couldn't understand how the enemy's actions could be so secretive.

Suddenly someone spoke up, hesitant and uneasy: "Is there a possibility that Prince Ryan has actually stopped his actions?"

The navigator paused slightly, stopped the action?

Before he could say anything, someone immediately vetoed him: "If you do something that could make you an interstellar public enemy, and if you decide to stop, will you erase all traces?"

"Ryan kept those things called blood species. Could it be that he was deliberately preparing for someone to expose him?"

"But we've already investigated to this point. The Empire has already noticed us. If we continue investigating, I'm afraid many people's identities will be exposed."

Several people were arguing, and the navigator frowned. He felt that everything in front of him was a mess and nothing was right no matter how he thought about it.

"Let's ask Qinglong." The Bleeding Man spoke, and the noisy voices suddenly quieted down.

The navigator was furious. No matter what happened, he couldn't find any clues.

Asking Qinglong is equivalent to admitting defeat and being weaker than the other party.

He was unwilling to accept this. For such a big thing, whether it was still going on or had ended, there couldn't be no clues.

"No..." the navigator said angrily, "I'll go there myself. I don't believe it. It won't work without him."

The Blood-Falling One frowned, the Navigator was already dominated by emotions.

"Blackbeard is here."

Someone whispered that a throne was emitting a faint light and condensing into black mist. Before anyone else could speak, he hurriedly said:

"Everyone, something terrible has happened. Prince Ryan has arrived at the Mechanical Royal Court with a large army, intending to force the Azure Dragon to reveal himself."

As soon as the words fell, the Iron Throne Hall fell silent. The one who reacted the most was the Bloodfallen. The mist on the throne surged continuously, and his tone suddenly became several times louder. "When did this happen?"

"Just now, Ryan arrived no more than ten minutes ago." Blackbeard said in a hurried tone.

The Navigator was baffled. "Why would he suddenly block the door to the Mechanical King's Court? Isn't he afraid of being ambushed by the Azure Dragon?"

"I don't know." Blackbeard didn't understand. He was shocked when he heard the news and quickly went online to report.

"Wait..." The Blood-Falling One said in a deep voice, "If he dares to ambush, he must have something to rely on. What's going on over there in the Sea of ​​Stars?"

Someone responded: "I don't know. Recently, our attention has been focused on the Corona Borealis ring. The Sea of ​​Stars should be proceeding step by step, eliminating the Empire's garrisons."

“I don’t know…” The Blood-Falling One frowned, vaguely feeling something was wrong, and quickly summoned a member.

Immediately afterwards, the throne closest to the navigator trembled, and a black mist gradually emerged.

"Guide, is there any movement around Ryan?" he asked hurriedly.

"Recently?" The guide hesitated, not quite understanding. "He's been keeping a tight lid on information lately. It seems like he's been carrying out some secret operation. It's difficult for me to communicate with my people remotely."

"But he had no time to worry about the garrison base and cleaned it up quickly." Each pioneer was responsible for a different level, and without large-scale information exchange, they had almost no idea what others were doing.

"Contact your people immediately. Ryan is not in the Starry Sea right now. He is blocking the door to the Mechanical King's Court. This is an opportunity."

"Blocking the door?" The guide seemed a little stunned and didn't know the news, but he reacted quickly and logged off directly.

"Have you guessed something?" the navigator asked in surprise.

The Bleeding One said nothing.

But soon, the guide came online again, his tone uncertain, "I communicated with several psychic seeds, and all I know is that Ryan dispatched many of his trusted soldiers to various areas of the Starry Sea, seemingly to transport something."

"But what exactly it is is still under investigation."

"Surprisingly..." the Blood-Falling One muttered to himself, "That's how it is..."

"What do you mean?" the navigator asked. There was a faint clue that was about to come out, but it was stuck.

The Blood-Falling One said with an indescribable sense of helplessness: "We... seem to have misunderstood Azure Dragon. If I'm guessing correctly, the actions of the Corona Borealis ring have ceased.

The navigator frowned, "Has the operation stopped?"

"Yes, Ryan targeted the Corona Borealis ring with the intention of dragging the Empire down with him. Perhaps he discovered Azure Dragon, or perhaps he realized we were aware of his actions." The Blood-Falling One's voice sounded powerless.

"So he stopped his actions in the Corona Borealis ring and turned to the Sea of ​​Stars. Although no one could clean up his mess in the Sea of ​​Stars, he acted even more recklessly."

"Those soldiers are probably transporting something called blood seed. I suspect Qinglong may have guessed something."

"But he thought Ryan wouldn't give up, so he reminded us so that Ryan would be more careful. But in reality, Ryan had already withdrawn and left. The remaining vampires were left to confuse our sight."

The navigator was speechless for a long time after hearing this, and the others also fell silent. There was an indescribable sense of funnyness.

Blackbeard was confused. The reason why he couldn't find any clues was because the action had stopped. They were fighting a battle of wits and courage with the void.

this…

"He...why didn't he explain it more clearly." The navigator was angry. Recalling his thoughts at that time, he thought Qinglong was issuing a challenge to him. It was really embarrassing.

"It's already a preconceived notion. What's the point of him saying more? Besides, who among you would reveal his information channels to others?" Blackbeard couldn't help but speak, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

After wasting so much time and energy, the result was a battle of courage against the void, while Qinglong had no intention of fighting at all.

The others remained silent, feeling very dissatisfied. Not only did they waste so much time, they also lost a lot of manpower because the navigator misunderstood Qinglong.

The navigator was unhappy, but he couldn't refute it. He felt something was wrong. Qinglong didn't do anything, so why did his reputation rise?

He glanced at the Blood-Falling One vaguely. That was the first impression this guy had implanted in him, saying that Azure Dragon was going to put pressure on him.

The Blood-Falling One was speechless, his cheeks burning with pain. He said in a deep voice, "Let's put this matter aside for now. Ryan's actions were too abrupt. I'm afraid he's already achieved his goal over at the Sea of ​​Stars."

"Guide, hurry up and investigate those small civilizations that have signed protective treaties with the Interstellar Alliance. I suspect they've massacred quite a few planets."

"In addition, we need to carefully discuss the next steps and response methods."

…

"No need to blow it up, I have my own way."

Li Ming's heart suddenly jumped. Looking at Ulrich on the screen with a respectful expression, he spoke lightly as Qinglong.

You are such a sneaky Ulrich, you actually planted a bomb in the Mechanical Royal Court.

Li Ming was speechless. He had some impression of this incident. At that time, Ulrich had mentioned to him that some protective measures should be taken.

The Mechanical Royal Court has cost him a lot of effort. His family knows his own business, and he does not have a huge family business as outsiders imagine.

It's really just that little thing. We finally got things on the right track, but now it explodes and we have to start all over again. It's not time to give up everything yet.

"I understand." Ulrich breathed a sigh of relief and ended the communication.

Li Ming's eyes flickered as he brought up a live broadcast screen.

Ryan's fleet has circled the entire Mechanical Royal Court, but has not taken any further action, and even allowed the transportation of goods to continue.

But in this situation, no one dared to transport goods.

"You're moving faster than I thought. You haven't already evolved, have you?" Li Ming stroked his chin, his face flickering. "The Corona Borealis ring has been suppressed, but the Sea of ​​Stars is your territory. Are you going all in?"

"The Ultimate Lifeform...?"

(End of this chapter)