Chapter 137: Traveling Alone
The Northern Galaxy is in chaos.
When the bells of the floating island tower on the Milky Way rang, all the sparks in the North River system began to show characteristics of the insectoid race.
The energy that spread throughout the entire Northern River system completely activated the Zerg gene fragments in their bodies, and the Northern River genes were completely devoured in a very short time.
The flames shimmered with dazzling light as they looked up at the starry sky, sensing the call from the king within their ancient genes.
In space, on the journey to Tianhe Star, people witnessed a spectacular sight: countless golden jellyfish emerged from all parts of the universe, emitting a faint golden glow, forming a long, continuous line, heading towards Tianhe Star.
Meanwhile, across the main planet, rebel forces, in alliance with resistance groups composed of Fallen families, are also attacking Federation outposts throughout the planet.
At the same time, the rebels spread the news that the Northern River Federation had stolen the Zerg core three hundred years ago, exposing the shameful deeds of the Northern River Federation to the Grand Alliance.
The rebel leadership had been waiting for this moment; if they didn't obtain the core, the Northern River Federation wouldn't have an easy time either.
But what they didn't expect was that the Northern River Federation had already lost all its sparks.
All the forces preparing for war in their respective legions quietly departed from the starport aboard their spaceships.
The federal army was completely baffled. Only when they discovered that the Fire Seeds had left and disappeared did they hurriedly report to their superiors.
After receiving information from their inside sources, the rebels intensified their offensive against the Northern River Federation.
Without their source of fire, they were essentially crippled, a powerful asset that was a godsend for the rebels.
The sudden disappearance of the Fireseeds left the entire Northern River Federation clueless, and they frantically sent people to intercept the Fireseeds' spaceships.
They discovered numerous spaceships carrying the seeds of fire on the route to Tianhe Star, which only deepened their confusion.
The federal high-ranking officials who knew the secret of the spark were terrified.
They were unaware that after Anno obtained the core and restored the identity of the Little Queen Worm, she would make all the Flames her servants.
They knew that the spark did indeed contain Zerg genetic fragments, especially the spark's ability to purify and enhance genetic levels, which was initially activated by Zerg genetic fragments.
But countless eons have passed, and the Zerg genes have been diluted to a very low level by the Northern River genes. No one would have thought, nor would anyone have believed, that such diluted Zerg genes would have devoured all of the Fireseed's Northern River genes, causing them to become part of the Zerg.
This is incredible in the entire universe.
However, for the Northern River Galaxy, which possesses advanced genetic technology, they were not entirely without any predictions. But after so many eras, and with their genes having gone through countless generations, they all believed that the Zerg genes were already insignificant within the Fireseed.
But they all forgot the most crucial point: the reason why the Fire Seed is the Fire Seed is precisely because of their special abilities, and their abilities are activated by the Zerg genes. The light bands behind their ears and the faint patterns on their bodies told them early on that as long as these characteristics are present, even if the Zerg genes are barely perceptible in their tests, the gene expression power will still surpass that of the Northern River genes.
Without the Zerg's genetic fragments, the spark will no longer be a spark; they will no longer possess the ability to purify, restore, and upgrade their genetic level, but will become ordinary Northern River people.
Federal Headquarters.
All the top federal officials were present in the conference room. It was four in the morning, just over three hours after the floating island incident.
Dennis sat in the vice-presidential seat, watching the high-ranking officials of the House of Representatives argue endlessly.
He looked to the side and saw that Aled's seat was empty. After the floating island incident, Aled had vomited blood, suffered heart palpitations, and fainted. He was still in the medical room.
The meeting room door opened, and the argument stopped.
Brightman stopped at the door, coldly glanced at everyone in the conference room, and walked straight towards Dennis at his beckoning, stopping in Alain's seat.
Dennis stood up, stood behind him, whispered something in his ear, and then pressed him down to sit in Aled's seat.
Everyone had different expressions when they saw Brightman sitting in the seat reserved for the Chief Executive of the Northern River.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "The Chief Executive, he..."
Dennis said coldly, "He's sick. We need Brightman to take charge now."
The group exchanged bewildered glances; the absence of the Chief Executive at this crucial moment was truly alarming.
It wasn't that they didn't trust Dennis and Brightman; it was just that things had happened so suddenly, and so many things had occurred that they hadn't expected. Aled had been in the position of Grand Consul for over three hundred years and held considerable power; his absence made them uneasy.
Dennis sat down next to Brightman, turned on the virtual machine to project his message, and began an online meeting with the governors of other planets in Northern River.
"It's been confirmed that the sparks are all heading towards the main star. Should we intercept them?"
Dennis tapped his fingers on the table. "Once they enter the Starport, intercept them and disperse them to various safe zones for protection."
One of the governors asked in bewilderment, "Why are all the sparks heading to the main planet? Who gave them the order?"
Is it true what the rebels said about Alooswr being a Zerg Overlord? Why were we unaware of this?
Dennis stopped tapping the table and looked up at everyone. "So what if it's true?"
At this point, there's no one left to hide this from.
They have lost not only an all-powerful spark, but may lose all the sparks.
They will no longer have the powerful support of the Fire Seed, which will put the Northern River system in an unprecedentedly dangerous situation.
Dennis coldly swept his gaze over the whispering crowd. "For the sake of the Northern River system's position within the Alliance, and for the sake of our Northern River people having stronger genes, do you still want to argue with me about right and wrong on this matter? You are politicians, you are soldiers! Not three-year-old children!"
The conference room fell silent. Suddenly, the sound of a chair being pushed rang out. Dennis looked over and saw Hicks.
Hicks walked straight toward the door with a cold expression.
The commander of the Fifth Army grabbed his arm. "Hicks! You just got back..."
Hicks removed the CEO badge from his chest and threw it onto the conference table.
Seeing his actions, the head of the investigation department, Ferrent, who was sitting next to him, stood up and shouted, "Hicks, what are you trying to do?!"
Hicks grabbed his collar and slapped his face. "What are you doing? I quit, you hear me?"
The Fifth Army commander quickly pulled him away, whispering, "Hicks, why do you have to cause trouble at a time like this? Can't you calm down? Wait until later..."
"wait?"
Hicks gave a cold laugh and glanced at everyone sitting in the conference room. These people, along with important officials from other planets in the video conference, were all there.
He said, "Is there not one of you who dares to step forward now?"
Everyone frowned upon hearing his words. "Hicks, what are you doing here? The fact that your father and mother weren't held responsible for their crimes and that they even reinstated you to your original position is already quite kind of them!"
Hicks scoffed, "I told you, I quit!"
Hicks shook off the Fifth Commander's hand, "Do you know what I've been doing all these years?"
"I went undercover on Kappa, living a life of constant danger, all to fight those ruthless gangsters and rescue those trafficked children. But now you're telling me that our Northern River system is the biggest human trafficker! When did Northern River become so weak that it has to sacrifice a child to survive?"
“If Beihe has reached the point where it can only be saved by one child, then there’s no need to save it anymore, since it’s already beyond saving anyway.”
After saying this, Hicks turned to walk outside, but two guards stepped forward to stop him.
Dennis said coldly, "Let him go!"
Hicks shoved the guard aside and walked away.
The conference room door slammed shut, and Dennis said to his assistant, "Cancel all of Hicks' rights, including his genetic code."
After saying that, he glanced at the crowd and asked, "Now, is there anyone left who dares to stand up?"
The conference room was silent for a long time before the voice of Governor Byrne of Canghai Star came from the video in the middle of the long table: "Since you have done such a thing, you must bear the consequences. You have dragged the Beihe System into the flames of war."
After saying that, Byrne left the video conference.
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