Chapter 429: The Interlocking Ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization

Watching Heckler leave, Costat was a little worried. "I didn't expect the Holy Castle to start recovering, but..."

He hesitated to speak, but Adam helped him fill in the blanks, "Why give this matter to Heckler?"

"It was an accident."

Costat was stunned.

Adam said helplessly, "The Star of Eternal Silence has been handed over to you, so I can only hand over the Holy Castle to the House of Commons. I thought it was a waste of time, but who knew that the Holy Castle has already revived."

He couldn't have predicted such a thing.

Costat was silent. If Ryan was a raging lion, then Heckler was a vicious and poisonous snake.

Over the years, he has never challenged anyone, but no one dares to underestimate him.

"Should I have let him test Qinglong just now?" Costat couldn't help but ask.

"He won't go." Adam shook his head and sneered, "Now is the perfect time to erode the House of Lords. He won't go anywhere."

"He just wants us to deal with Qinglong, so he came to report."

Costat frowned: "Then the method he said."

"It's indeed a feasible method. I'll give it a try." Adam pondered in his heart, and then sighed: "The King Trial is extremely high in the Terrax civilization. Almost no one succeeds."

"No one succeeded in passing?" Costat was stunned. He knew a little about the Terrax civilization and how glorious they once were.

There are more than one Overlord-level Terrax, but no one passed?

Adam had a plan in mind: "The longer we can delay the matter of the Holy Castle, the better. Our most important goal now is to find the Star of Eternal Silence."

"I understand." Costat's expression was serious, but he hesitated before adding, "But the Higher Life Forms Alliance is causing a lot of trouble. I'm sure there will be a lot of resistance."

"It shouldn't be that big." Adam smiled. "From the moment the announcement was made, the Federation and the Star Cluster Republican Alliance launched threats. They were willing to go to war, and many civilizations responded."

“…” Costat’s expression became even more tense.

"But it's nothing more than for the sake of profit. As long as I put the benefits into their mouths, they won't be so resistant." Adam smiled.

"Benefits?" Costat was puzzled. Where were the benefits?

Adam said calmly, "The Dismemberment Mechanics Association is a big fat sheep, and many people are drooling over it."

"Ever since the forging hammer disappeared, this association has been on a downward spiral. Lately, the Federation has been secretly stirring up trouble, and fearing a large-scale counterattack, the Machinists' Association was the first to sever ties with us. It's only natural that we should be the first to strike."

The Machinists' Association? Costat was stunned, and then a chill suddenly ran down his spine.

When the Mechanics Guild broke away from them, it was considered the first shot fired against the Empire, and Costat was very dissatisfied at the time.

But now that I think about it, why does it feel like I'm also helping the empire?

Adam reacted immediately and quickly established the Royal Institution of Mechanics, taking over most of the legacy left by the Institution of Mechanics.

The framework is still the same framework, and the rules and channels of the Machinists Association are still used, and even the distribution of benefits has not been touched.

It can even be said that most mechanics think they are still in the Institution of Mechanics, not the Royal Institution of Mechanics.

The Empire never deliberately publicized this, but simply asked its allies to cooperate slightly to promote the growth of the Royal Mechanics Association.

It turns out that this is what they have been waiting for, to help the higher life forms to establish a united organization smoothly and even make a lot of profits from it.

This... is such a big chess game. Costat couldn't help but admire him even more. Adam is worthy of being Adam, turning crisis into opportunity.

Adam smiled indifferently, "Of course there are also the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization. Some people have always suspected that Forge Hammer gained great benefits from it, so he was able to create the Holy Spirit Core."

"But the exact coordinates are being kept by two divine craftsmen, who refuse to reveal them. I've already found them, and if I can get these two things into their mouths, everything will be fine.

The ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization... Costat was stunned. This main cosmic civilization that rose at the end of the Terrax civilization was said to have been as glorious as any other imperial civilization.

…

Sea of ​​Stars, Mota Medical Equipment Company Headquarters

Trevor rubbed his brows. On the four screens surrounding his half body, four strangely shaped life forms were questioning him.

"The third quarter's performance fell again by 12%. When the full-year report comes out, the revenue will probably be at least 20% lower than last year." The speaker was the khaki life form on the far left that looked like a ball of flesh.

"Trevor, you also embezzled 50 billion in assets from the group's books without consent..."

"The current situation cannot be delayed..."

"That's enough." Trevor kneaded his brows, then suddenly shouted, his eyes sharp, "You kept quiet when we were making money, but now that there's just a slight fluctuation, you all jump out one by one."

"Our business has indeed been targeted. Don't you know why? Now that the Empire's forces have withdrawn, the situation will soon improve."

"Alas..." the slender female lizardman on the right sighed. "We understand your difficulties, but we're afraid you might develop such thoughts, so we're here to advise you. Even if the Empire leaves, our situation won't necessarily improve."

"That Godcrafter's presence is growing stronger and stronger. Do you think the Godcrafter will just sit back and do nothing? The interests of the Mechanics Association are limited. If we give him a little, he will lose a lot."

"We are not his direct subordinates, so he may not necessarily help us. We can't afford to play this kind of game."

Trevor's face turned grim. "You don't want me to cancel my nominal association with Lord Qinglong, do you?"

The four of them fell silent and said helplessly, "When higher life forms fight, lower life forms suffer. We don't have a relationship like yours, so we don't want to end up with nothing."

The khaki ball said in a deep voice, "Either we force a vote or you buy back our shares. We've been friends for so many years, so we can give you a 20% discount."

"20% off?" Trevor sneered. "I was the one who brought you in. I don't know how much money you've made over the years. Are you giving me a 20% discount just to pity me?"

"40% off. If you agree, I'll sell everything I own to buy them all back. If you don't agree, then vote. Let's see who dares to actually press the button to confirm the cancellation."

The four of them looked at each other. They were timid and wanted to get away as soon as possible, not wanting to be involved in any possible vortex. How could they dare to vote to terminate the affiliation?

"60% off, so what? Trevor, you're really cruel." The female lizardman sneered.

Trevor sneered and said, "I'll have someone draw up a contract as soon as possible." Then he ended the call.

The screen was dark, and Trevor's expression was restrained. He was lost in thought, staring at the huge arm logo on the background wall and couldn't help but sigh.

…

"I have given you all the information you asked for." On the virtual screen, Abel looked solemn. The prince, whom he had not seen for a long time, seemed more calm and transmitted a piece of information.

Li Ming clicked on it and saw a large number of names, data and information arranged in order, all of them were the core senior officials of the empire.

These materials are neither secret nor secret, but they are difficult to find on the black hole network.

"Where is the news you mentioned?" Seeing that Li Ming didn't speak, Abel immediately urged.

"Ryan is dead." Li Ming looked up and spit out four words.

"What?" Abel stood up suddenly, his pupils dizzy. "He died? When?"

"When Prince Costat brought him back, he was ambushed on the way and turned into ashes." Li Ming was vague.

Abel murmured, and then suddenly realized, "No wonder my father didn't let anyone Ryan, it turns out he doesn't exist at all."

But then he frowned again: "But this news... is of no use to me?"

Li Ming shook his head: "How is that possible? If someone wants him dead, there must be someone who wants him alive. Doesn't your father's keeping this a secret prove it?"

"You want me to betray my father?" Abel's face darkened.

"Wrong, it's not betrayal, it's discretion." Li Ming shook his head. "Getting a piece of information that no one else knows is like having an extra card. You can trade a lot with this card."

"As for how to use it, or whether to use it or not, it's your choice, but you can't say this card is useless."

Abel hesitated to speak, feeling something was a little strange, but there didn't seem to be anything wrong. The information he provided was basically just names of people, and there was no secret information, so he simply didn't argue.

"By the way, how's the evacuation of the garrison base going? Are those local tyrants willing to go back?" Li Ming asked casually, adding, "It's just a chat. If you don't want to talk, don't talk. This little bit of information can't be traded for anything."

Upon hearing this, Abel said calmly, "There is indeed some unrest, but it won't affect the overall situation. The Ryan planet-slaughtering incident has already caused people to lose their morale."

"My father has issued a special amnesty. Anyone who is willing to return voluntarily, as long as they have not committed a serious crime in the empire, will be pardoned. Serious crimes will be reduced to misdemeanors."

"At the moment, there's a scramble among those willing to evacuate."

Li Ming raised his eyebrows. Morale is extremely important for soldiers.

Ryan has been captured and identified as a major interstellar terrorist. Everyone is blaming him, and even his family and friends are looking at him strangely. How could he possibly resist?

If Adam gives a sweet date, there will be basically no problem.

"The House of Lords didn't do anything strange?" Li Ming asked curiously, "They can't be easily eroded."

"How could they be eroded?" Abel shook his head. "It's not like those garrisons have disappeared. Even if they were withdrawn, they would still be a massive force, causing unrest wherever they go."

Guessing that Adam still had a backup plan, Li Ming pondered and thought that this was a dispute within the empire.

"You have five older brothers?" Li Ming raised his eyebrows when he saw the information.

"Yeah." Abel responded calmly, "What's wrong?"

"Do you want to be the Holy Emperor?" Li Ming asked abruptly. Abel's heart skipped a beat and he was obviously slow to react for a moment. He pursed his lips and then said coldly, "What do you mean by this?"

"It's nothing special, just asking." Li Ming smiled and ended the call without saying much.

"It's really interesting." Li Ming didn't know what he was thinking as he scanned the information on the screen.

"The Bleeding One must be an X-level life form at least..." Li Ming asked for this information in order to find out the true identity of the Bleeding One.

This guy is hiding in the dark and seems to have plans for him, which is really unsettling.

There are quite a few X-level life forms above, and there are six members of the royal family alone, and it was Abel who was willing to reveal them to him.

As well as the House of Commons and the House of Lords, there are more than twenty X-level life forms, which really makes Li Ming sigh.

This does not include those non-core members, life forms from foreign civilizations, which have been cultivated into X-level life forms by the empire with considerable resources invested.

Living up to the name of the empire, at a glance, there is not even a clear suspect.

Li Ming was speechless: "Why does he look like he has the intention to split the empire?"

"Let's see if we can find a way to get some information out of the pioneers later."

He muttered to himself, casually opened his smart terminal, and read the interstellar news while developing gene seeds.

The ever-changing interstellar world will not stagnate because of anyone.

After many days of preparation, the focus of discussion on the interstellar network has shifted from the interstellar massacre to the joint organization of higher life forms.

I specifically opened the Civilization Hotspot section of the hot news, where I could clearly see the internal hot news, including that of the empire.

"Oh my goodness! The top civilizations in the Federation, the Star Cluster Republic Alliance, and so on, are all trending on the internet about incidents of higher life forms injuring people..."

Li Ming saw through the trick at a glance. In the past, in order to cover up class contradictions, life forms starting from Class A rarely appeared in the news.

[Shock! A C-level lifeform killed a large number of ordinary people while drunk]

[Uncovering the A-level life form - Lister's wealth empire]

[S-class life forms actually have the power to destroy stars? ]

Now many civilizations are deliberately exaggerating the destructive power of higher life forms, causing a lot of panic. Many people analyze that once higher life forms unite, ordinary life forms will still have a way to survive.

The common life forms here include evolutionary levels a, b, c, d, and e.

Even if it is an X-level life form with powerful subordinates, it is impossible to challenge the three major civilizations.

Even in the chaotic star gap, there are several overlord-level figures here, and they have formed a similar alliance among themselves.

But when facing any of the three major civilizations, we have to admit defeat.

Unless you are willing to abandon the forces under your command, it will be difficult to do anything about it.

However, each tube of the X-level development drug sold by Yeyue Biological Company costs more than 50 million star coins, and its efficacy can only last for half a month at most.

Abandoning power, you can't just rob. To put it bluntly, even robbing won't bring in as much business as the ones under their control.

In the past, there were small circles among higher life forms, gathering at special thresholds, such as the Black Hole Hall and the Mechanics Association.

Or they could unite based on geographical characteristics, such as the overlords of the Chaos Star Gap, the "Twilight Parliament" near the Federation, and the "Lost Channel" of the Starry Sea.

However, due to the suppression of the three major civilizations, expansion is limited and they can only grow in their own territory.

A lot of relevant information emerged in Li Ming's mind, and he was thinking in his heart, but this time it was a big circle. Once a union was formed, it could really fight against the three major civilizations. Naturally, other civilizations would not sit idly by and watch it happen.

(End of this chapter)