Chapter 591 What the Three Civilizations Want to Do Is What I Want to Stop

"This is all nonsense..." Carter is a female scarlet hunter, wearing dark red armor, with six blood vessel-like nerve cords extending from the back of her head.

Her tone was cold. "There are only two things we need to discuss now. Resistance or giving up resistance?"

Scar couldn't help but smile bitterly. "Since the three major civilizations have already launched public opinion preparations, they must have been fully prepared. We are only six people..."

At this point, he paused deliberately, "Even including Lord Qinglong, there are only seven of us."

"Besides, Your Excellency Qinglong, there's no need to engage in direct action over the Chaos Star Gap. After all, they are one of the three great civilizations..."

When these words were spoken, several people's faces looked a little strange, but they quickly calmed down.

"Skar, what do you mean by that?" Anduin asked in a cold tone, "Are you forcing the Azure Dragon to express his stance?"

"How dare I?" Scar said helplessly, "Of course I understand the difficulties His Excellency Qinglong faces, but... everyone faces difficulties. I don't want to suffer this unprovoked disaster either."

If you stick your head out, you will get a knife; if you hide your head, you will also get a knife. Either you confront the three major civilizations or you offend Qinglong. You have to choose one.

Anduin stared at him, but Benito said, "Sir Anduin, I know you two have a very good personal relationship."

"But you have to be considerate of us. We've been operating in the Chaos Star Gap for so many years, investing so much effort. Now that the three great civilizations are coming with such a strong momentum, should we fight or flee? There has to be a decision."

"You're losing your composure," Sheffield said gravely. "The three great civilizations haven't announced their intention to attack Class X life forms yet, and you're already panicking?"

Carter said directly, "No one can evade such talk. With such a huge public opinion and the fact that the three major civilizations have lost face before, how can we get by without killing a few X-level life forms?"

As soon as these words came out, Barbaroer's face turned ugly. He glanced at Qinglong and said through gritted teeth: "I told you, at worst we can fight, and if we can't win, we can run away. As long as we survive, we can always make a comeback."

"Who will make up for the loss?" Sven asked in a deep voice. Although they seemed to be arguing, their eyes would occasionally glance at Qinglong.

Sheffield also sighed. This matter was indeed very troublesome. In the past, cleaning this place up would at most earn him a little good reputation, which was not proportional to the price he paid.

Naturally, the three major civilizations had no interest in it, and they had always been cautious and would not touch the reverse scales of the three major civilizations.

Therefore, the three major civilizations have never had any interest in them.

Several other places similar to the Chaos Star Gap have basically the same layout.

But this time it involves Qinglong, his own face, and the joint organization of higher organisms, everything becomes different.

"Loss? Whose loss is greater than mine? I haven't said anything yet, but you guys are holding on to it." Anduin said coldly.

He can see it more clearly than anyone else, so this doesn't mean he has to stick the Qinglong.

But he realized that Qinglong could not devote too much energy to the Chaos Star Gap.

We still don’t know what the situation is at the Holy Castle, but Qinglong is definitely not letting his guard down and needs to respond.

The Chaos Star Gap is a counterattack made by the three major civilizations in response to a series of failures in the past. Qinglong has no necessary interests to fight here.

Mechanical Royal Court? Come on, stop joking. Azure Dragon is still alive. We can always pull it up again. It just takes some time.

Rather than forcing Qinglong to take the lead and ruining the relationship, it is better to express it more openly.

But not everyone can see the long-term like him. After all, it is a real loss. Although he thinks so in his heart, he also feels extremely painful.

"What does your loss have to do with us?" Sven said in a more serious tone, "I only want to ensure my own safety and interests."

"No amount of arguing can change the outcome." Sheffield shook his head. "Let's take it one step at a time. If it doesn't work out, then just give it up."

Having said that, he also glanced at Qinglong and sighed in his heart.

The star beast that Qinglong gave him has not yet been mixed with the genetic seed. If it runs away like this, he can only give up on mixing it temporarily.

Although equipment and personnel can be relocated, every step now requires cooperation from other interstellar companies.

By then, if the three major civilizations really issue something, such as a blockade order, I'm afraid no other company would dare to get involved.

It is even said that several companies that previously supplied materials have already smelled the wind and are now unwilling to continue cooperating with him.

"You guys act like it's none of your business..." Siwen sneered and was about to say something, "Qinglong..."

"Sir Sven..." But he was interrupted by Li Ming before he could finish his words. He looked at Sven, and although he looked calm, he couldn't help but shudder.

The words came without any emotional waves, "Some words, when spoken, will inevitably hurt the harmony."

Sven's scalp was tingling. The pressure from the three major civilizations was right in front of him, but the power of the Azure Dragon was not exaggerated.

Caught in a dilemma.

His expression changed, but he finally swallowed his words back into his stomach, feeling dejected and annoyed.

The other people looked at each other, feeling powerless. Even though they were X-level life forms, they were still prey in the hands of others.

Even if this incident was caused by Qinglong, there was nothing they could do if Qinglong was unwilling to take any responsibility.

Alas... why bother? Anduin shook his head secretly. Qinglong’s decision cannot be influenced by a few words.

However, Qinglong continued, "Please rest assured, this incident was caused by me. I will naturally do my best to ensure that Chaos Star Gap is fine."

Hmm? Anduin looked stunned. He was going to stand up for Chaos Gap?

Why?

He didn't understand that eradicating the chaotic star gap would indeed kill several birds with one stone for the three major civilizations.

Among them was Azure Dragon, but he estimated that even the three major civilizations did not hold out much hope of capturing Azure Dragon.

If Qinglong does not take action, he will only lose some face. In this situation, face is the least valuable.

Although Qinglong's strength is amazing, the three major civilizations must also have countermeasures.

If he were Qinglong, he would definitely not choose to take action.

Sheffield was shocked and confused. He was also surprised and couldn't understand why Qinglong took action.

Sven was stunned, his original dejected mood was swept away, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Various expressions also appeared on the faces of the other three people.

Of course, they hoped that Qinglong would be in the front to attract fire for them, but they also knew in their hearts that this was almost impossible.

But now, the impossible has happened.

Several people's expressions changed, and it was Sven who spoke up, hesitantly asking, "Have you...really decided to take action?"

"You don't want to?" Li Ming asked back.

"No, it's not..."

"Don't believe me?"

Siwen shook his head repeatedly, "Your Excellency has an excellent reputation, there is no need to deceive me."

"It's just..." He hesitated.

Li Ming finished the second half of his sentence: "Curious about why I took action?"

Everyone couldn't help but look over.

"Because, what the three civilizations want to do is what I want to stop."

His tone was calm, but to everyone's ears, it was no less than a thunderclap.

Sven's expression changed, and he finally sighed in admiration, "As expected of His Excellency Qinglong."

Not everyone has the qualifications and ability to challenge the three major civilizations.

Li Ming didn't bother to care whether he was sincere or not. The reason he took action was because the importance of the Chaos Star Gap, or some things in it, to him was far beyond everyone's expectations.

He said in a deep voice: "However, from now on, I hope that everyone will follow my arrangements."

"No problem." Naturally, everyone had no objection.

"First thing," Li Ming raised a finger. "Scan the various factions to see if there are any individuals who have committed serious interstellar crimes. Arrest them all."

"This..." Everyone was surprised and looked at each other.

"Is it necessary to erase public opinion?" Anduin pondered. "That's not the question."

These top forces don't have many people under their command who have committed serious interstellar crimes, at least not their confidants.

This involves a hidden logical chain. Those who can serve as their confidants or core subordinates are all higher life forms and have great development potential.

Such life forms will be cultivated by local civilizations, and ordinary crimes will not be a big deal for them, and no one will force them to commit crimes.

As for the general subordinates, they are actually just here to work, so if they are lost, they are lost.

"But if we do this, the three major civilizations may not recognize it." Sheffield hesitated.

"So, I'm going to convene a meeting of the Higher Joint Organization now," Li Ming said matter-of-factly. "It will be in three days. Everyone, go back and prepare."

Only then did they realize that Qinglong was not joking when he said to try his best.

Siwen's expression changed several times, and he whispered, "Your Excellency Qinglong, my attitude just now..."

"No need to explain." Li Ming raised his hand, his face calm: "I understand."

Sven opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Several people left one after another, and only Anduin stayed. He hesitated and asked, "Are you really going to take action?"

"Even if you don't take action, the most you'll lose is some prestige. The three civilizations are definitely fully prepared."

He thought about it over and over again but couldn't think of any reason why Qinglong took action, unless it was out of guilt, but that was nonsense.

"Don't worry, sir." Li Ming didn't say much.

Anduin had no choice but to log off.

Li Ming also released information about convening a joint meeting, leaving a three-day buffer period.

All members realized that it must be related to the chaotic star gap, and various ideas arose in their minds, and they even contacted each other and exchanged information.

This situation would not have occurred in the past, but since all members have the right to vote, they will naturally subconsciously gather others in order to try their best to influence the final direction of events on certain matters, which in disguise strengthens the centripetal force.

Three days passed in a flash, and we still used the official conference channel.

Asking Gustav to prepare a backup meeting room is also to prove to the three major civilizations that even if you intercept us, we have other ways, so it is best not to intercept us.

The supervisory seats, ordinary member seats, and director seats were filled with people one after another.

Sitting at the seats representing the three major civilizations were three unfamiliar faces with indifferent expressions.

I don't know what Kostat and the other two are busy with, probably something about the Holy Castle.

Li Ming withdrew his gaze and remained silent. The eyes of everyone present moved back and forth between him.

The Chaos Star Gap has already appeared on the dinner plates of the three major civilizations. The meaning of Qinglong holding a meeting at this time is self-evident.

"Everyone is almost here." Li Ming's eyes swept across an empty seat in the ordinary members' seats subtly.

"Well, there is another person who neither came nor notified me." Gust's eyes were unfocused, as if he was looking at the screen.

"Oh?" Li Ming frowned slightly. "No, the rules have been set. Anyone who cannot attend the banquet due to something must explain the reason to you, right?"

"I've got three days left, so it shouldn't be too stressful, right?"

"Maybe we can't contact the outside world for the time being." Anatoly said casually, not caring much about the matter.

Gustavo continued: "The one who is absent is Clarkson. This is his first time absent."

"Really?" Li Ming pretended to be surprised.

Gustavo pondered for a moment and looked towards the ordinary members' seats. "Firol, what's going on with Clarkson?"

A burly, blue-skinned giant responded in a muffled voice, "I don't know. I haven't been in touch with him for a while, and he didn't respond to the messages I sent him."

"Some time ago, one of his favorite offspring had an accident, and it seems he went to investigate."

"Accident?" Gustav frowned. In the past, he would definitely not pay attention to such things.

But Qinglong had gathered a lot of centripetal force some time ago, and now is also an opportunity to improve cohesion.

He couldn't help but look at Li Ming, "Should we find a few people to check what's going on?"

Gust was more proactive than I expected. Li Ming responded nonchalantly, "Whoever is closer to Clarkson can go check it out."

"Yes." Gustav nodded, but mentioned a few names: "Borso, Cortes, Kingston, please go over there. If there are any unexpected situations, please report them in time."

If the designation is broad, there may not be a single person present, so names must be given.

The three people whose names were called were a little surprised. They looked at each other and thought it was not a big deal. They did not refuse Gustav's order and nodded one after another.

Others found it somewhat novel and had never experienced this before.

Now even the missing are being looked for, it feels... like things are not that bad.

Gustav withdrew his gaze from the crowd who were whispering and was secretly satisfied. Cohesion and centripetal force were built up from such small things.

He glanced down and found Anatoly under the table and gave him a thumbs up.

The representatives of civilizations sitting in the supervisory seats had different feelings, and the representatives of the three major civilizations always had indifferent expressions.

This was a small matter and no one paid much attention to it.

Li Ming got to the point and said loudly, "I'm calling you all together because of the Chaos Star Gap."

The noise gradually died down, and everyone seemed unsurprised, but also somewhat surprised.

Not surprisingly, Qinglong was indeed concerned about the Chaos Star Gap.

Unexpectedly, Qinglong seemed to really want to intervene in the affairs of the Chaos Star Gap.

Gustav and Anatoly's faces flickered. The three major civilizations attacked the Chaos Star Gap, both to regain their ground and to intimidate with force, and to embarrass Qinglong.

If Qinglong were wise, he would have better not take any action.

If one really expects the current united organization of higher life forms to protect the Chaos Star Gap and fight against the three major civilizations because of him, it is a bit wishful thinking.

There was a hint of sneer on the faces of the representatives of the three major civilizations.

What? Qinglong still wants to hold a vote, not allowing the three major civilizations to take action, or let higher life forms jointly organize the three major civilizations?

(End of this chapter)