Chapter 539: The Invisible Struggle (Sorry, I’m late)
Quintus's expression turned pale for a moment. He didn't expect Qinglong's reaction to be so intense.
After all, it wasn't Qinglong who was responsible for this matter, so he had to take the blame alone.
But the entire board of directors, even if they scold each other, it will only last for a period of time.
Although the third one named Qinglong with a somewhat vengeful mentality, Gustav and Anatoly already agreed.
It’s just two words: “I agree”. Is it so difficult to say it?
Although they were blocked this time, they can still amend the rules after the board members are replaced, but it will have a greater impact.
Quintus was somewhat annoyed, but Qinglong continued, "I have a simple proposal."
"Those involved in human trafficking, organ trafficking, and other human rights violations are not allowed to join the Higher Life Forms Alliance."
“In addition, if a member with five or more board seats raises an objection, a board meeting can be held to decide whether to stay or leave.”
"Who's in favor?"
This proposal was much more reasonable, and it addressed every aspect. Everyone nodded secretly, but remained silent.
"I agree."
Anduin gritted his teeth and looked at him several times.
"I agree too." Bellamina spoke second.
"I agree too..." The third one was Perkins. Now that three people have spoken out, it would be unreasonable for others to be timid.
They all spoke up in agreement, and even though Gustav and Anatoly remained silent, they already had the majority vote.
Tandin and Alvis looked at each other with frowns.
If they were in charge, they would definitely put Qinglong last. By then, there would be a majority vote, and it wouldn't matter whether Qinglong agreed or not. This Quintus...
Quintus watched with a cold gaze, clapping his hands expressionlessly. "Your Excellency Qinglong truly takes interstellar stability as your own responsibility. I hope everyone will learn from you."
"Okay, next is the third proposal." Quintus said in a deep voice.
Tandin looked at him in surprise, and Alves narrowed his eyes. Where did the third proposal come from?
"Regarding the duel rules for the replacement of board seats."
Quintus narrated to himself, "The proposal for the first regular meeting of the Higher Life Forms United Organization has been determined that the replacement of the board seats will be determined by duels."
"But this proposal is too rough. There are many details that have not been decided, such as the number of people who will accept the duel at the same time and the interval between duels..."
At this point, he paused, "And the most crucial point, during the duel, can weapons and other non-personal means be used."
Suddenly, all eyes were focused on Qinglong.
There is no doubt who this proposal is aimed at.
Quintus looked down at the crowd and said, "I believe that a duel is a test of one's own strength, so any means other than self-destruction cannot be used. Anyone object?"
Everyone's eyes were still focused on Qinglong, wanting to see how he would react, but they saw that he had an indifferent expression, his eyes slightly closed, and he didn't seem to care.
Tandin frowned. This proposal was not part of their plan. Adam had told him that it would be better to retain Qinglong's seat on the board of directors.
So, they had no plans against Qinglong this time, but Quintus acted on his own, and he knew the reason.
Their three major civilizations have already divided the seats on the board of directors. Except for Gustav and Anatoly, the remaining eight seats can all be replaced.
Since the empire had already occupied many interests in the early stage, it only got two seats.
The Federation and the Star Alliance divided the remaining six seats, the most noteworthy of which was the vice-chairman seat. The Federation refused to send anyone to challenge Qinglong.
After some tug-of-war, the Star Alliance took over Qinglong's seat, so the vice-chairman seat also belonged to them.
Alves looked calm. He didn't have any special thoughts on this matter. Anyway, he had already given the Qinglong seat to the Star Alliance, and how they dealt with it was their business.
"I object."
This time the silence didn't last long. Anduin spoke up. "This proposal is perverse and unfair. It shouldn't be discussed at the board meeting."
Quintus's eyes turned cold.
"Yes, I object too," Bellamina agreed. "This involves many aspects, and it can't be decided in just a few words."
"This matter needs to be discussed in more detail."
To everyone's surprise, the person who spoke this time was Tandin who was sitting in the supervisor's seat.
The Empire and the Covenant failed to reach an agreement?
Everyone's heart was slightly moved.
"I object." The third person to speak was the Dwarf King, who had a sturdy build and seemed to have a good relationship with Reynolds.
"I object..."
"I object..."
Next, everyone, including Gustav and Anatoly, opposed the proposal.
The minority has overwhelmed the majority, and they finally expressed their agreement.
"Very good..." Quintus said expressionlessly, "Then everyone, think about how to defeat Reynolds and Mikhail."
The two of them?
Everyone couldn't help but think that with the background of those two master craftsmen, no one could guarantee that they would win.
"Believe us, there are probably more than just these two challengers. How can we defeat the others?" Anduin said coldly.
Everyone also understood what Anduin meant. The news that the three major civilizations wanted to replace their seats was no secret.
Instead of worrying about Reynolds and Mikhail, we should worry about the people from the three major civilizational factions.
"Actually, this is a very simple matter," Anduin said. "As long as we ensure that the two master craftsmen do not participate in the rotation of the chairmanship, this proposal will not arise again."
Quintus's face darkened slightly, and he interrupted directly, "In that case, let's discuss this matter later."
Li Ming didn't care and he didn't want to make any promises.
This meeting was not like the first one, when everyone was eager to fight, feeling that competing with the three major civilizations was just around the corner.
When it comes to reality, it is still in the same broken state, and everyone feels sad in their hearts.
However, fortunately, I didn't get a bad reputation this time. If the draft of the three major civilizations really passed, I wonder how many nicknames I would have.
Cowards, weaklings and the like will probably all be put on the head.
However, the crisis of board seat rotation is still imminent.
If possible, everyone would naturally want to retain their seat on the board of directors.
After the meeting, everyone logged off with heavy hearts, and the virtual projections in front of them gradually dissipated.
Li Ming's face was calm. The board seat was something he could keep or not. If he was not allowed to use the mechanical body, then he would just give it up.
He certainly couldn't go into battle with an S-class body.
The Interstellar Alliance acted quickly, and shortly after the meeting ended, many detailed rules were announced to the universe.
Simple proposals have also been made here, with more detailed supplements. The crimes that are not allowed to be committed are basically serious crimes that are abhorrent to both humans and gods, and there is no possibility of being forced to do them.
Coupled with the second-level objection system for board seats, a large number of people finally felt relieved.
"I'm saying that the three major civilizations and the Interstellar Alliance will definitely not accept truly evil criminals..."
"Haha, I heard that the original proposal of the three major civilizations was not this..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Where is the concrete source? Just listen to the nonsense of a few idiot anchors..."
For higher life forms, the "ultimate path" that the three major civilizations are jointly preparing to open is even more tempting.
This is just a rumor and will not be released on public channels, but it has already made many X-level life forms that were originally not planning to join eager to join.
They don’t care whether they can become the knives of the three major civilizations or not. What matters most is their own evolution.
There are constant quarrels among the stars, and the specific expansion time of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms has also been announced along with a number of detailed rules.
Just one month later.
………
Mechanical Royal Court, Heavenly Palace.
Anduin's virtual projection hovered in front of Li Ming and said worriedly, "Trouble..."
"The Interstellar Alliance has formulated more detailed rules for challenges. After each challenge, dedicated personnel will conduct a detailed physical examination of each board member to ensure they are fit for the next challenge."
"If you refuse a challenge, it will be deemed as a waiver and you will automatically give up your seat on the board. Ordinary members can challenge a member of the board at any time. If you lose a challenge, you cannot initiate a second challenge."
There is no time interval between each challenge, and as long as you are healthy, you have to accept the challenge, which seems bizarre.
But in reality, there can't be too many ordinary members. Even if everyone takes a turn, there will only be dozens of games at most.
What's more, there are those who know they can't win, so in total, there will be too many games.
Anduin sighed repeatedly. The Interstellar Alliance had patched the loophole, making his plan to exploit the bug ineffective.
He was rather frustrated. "Furthermore, there are even more detailed rules, stating that weapons cannot be used during the challenge. Although they didn't mention any mechanical bodies, it's probably aimed at you."
"Your seat was allocated to the Star Alliance, so they specifically targeted you last time."
"Don't worry." Li Ming shook his head and didn't care about it.
A seat on the board of directors doesn't mean anything. Strength is what matters most. Alves and Tandin, aren't they members of the board of directors? They still suppress everyone else and make them unable to raise their heads.
Anduin was speechless, feeling that he couldn't understand the Azure Dragon.
There are three major civilizations above, including Quintus, Tandin, and a large number of X-level life forms hidden by them.
He couldn't figure out where the other person's relaxed and contented attitude came from.
If Qinglong really didn't care about other things, there would be no need for him to get involved in the interstellar world. Wouldn't he just stay at home?
He hasn't shown up for so many years. Now that he has appeared, he must have some purpose.
No matter what you want to do, a seat on the board of directors is an extremely convenient channel. Why give it up so easily?
But Qinglong himself didn't care at all. He could only sigh helplessly.
After the board of directors is reshuffled, he will have to consider his future plans.
After Anduin's virtual projection disappeared, Li Ming opened the smart terminal and scanned Blackbeard's reports and messages.
He was doing this before Anduin contacted him out of the blue.
"...had several conflicts with the Empire...rediscovered traces of space-time condensation..."
Blackbeard's recent reports all seem very excited, as if the Star of Eternal Silence is really right in front of him.
“…”
…
A month passed in the blink of an eye. The headquarters of the Interstellar Alliance was located in an independent galaxy, without any civilization. After extremely high-standard transformation, the headquarters of various subordinate organizations were also located here.
In the past, there were many people coming and going here.
And today, it is even more astonishing. A large number of unique and noble interstellar spaceships have arrived. They are all customized spaceships for various X-level life forms. They are not ordinary people, so naturally their travel is grand.
For this reason, the Interstellar Alliance even suspended other businesses and only served the United Organization of Higher Life Forms during this period.
Unlike the original invitation, ordinary members must come to the headquarters to register and verify their identity.
Various interstellar media also set up cameras and broadcast this event live.
A united organization of higher life forms is spread across a planet. Silver-gray metal buildings cover the entire area, with a light blue energy barrier flowing on the surface.
A circular platform is suspended on top of the octagonal main building, and the ground is paved with active alloy plates that can absorb impact. Whenever an aircraft lands, liquid ripples will appear on the plate surface.
Due to the different sizes of each X-level life form, the main room is built extremely spacious.
"...Sir Zed, long time no see..."
There are many opportunities for acquaintances to greet each other, and higher life forms to interact with each other.
Some have good relationships, while others are hostile to each other.
The X-level life forms that arrived came to the hall under the guidance of the staff.
"Tsk... isn't that Reynolds and Mikhail's carrier? They're here too?" As someone came in, he saw two extremely abrupt mechanical bodies and couldn't help but be surprised.
"Hugo, do we have to tell you this?" Reynolds heard their conversation and shouted.
"No need...no need..." Hu Ge laughed awkwardly.
"There are so many people here. It's rare to see so many X-level life forms." Reynolds snorted coldly, retracted his gaze and looked around.
"The knowledge resources related to the opening of the Ultimate Path are extremely tempting." Mikhail said lightly.
At this moment, the number of X-level life forms in the hall has exceeded seventy.
This does not include those that are still on the way and those that are of no interest at all.
Of course, there are restrictions that prevent you from joining.
"No wonder the three major civilizations have been suppressing them. When the Mechanics Association was established, the three major civilizations just turned a blind eye." Reynolds couldn't help but sigh.
Mikhail sighed. "So, when we attacked the Machinists' Guild, we had almost no power to resist. But if we wait for this organization to form, what will happen?"
Reynolds sneered, "The board seats are about to be occupied. What's the point of getting up? They've become the dogs of the three major civilizations and have been wiped out in one fell swoop."
He spoke without reservation, attracting many people's attention. Enemies who had had friction with him in the past looked at him with obvious disgust and whispered to each other.
"Keep your voice down, we're not here to cause trouble." Mikhail frowned.
"Yes, yes..." Reynolds suddenly realized, "I'm here to support Qinglong. Where are the others?"
"It's not about holding up the scene, it's about acting according to the circumstances." Mikhail emphasized. Seeing Reynolds disagree, he said helplessly:
"Ordinary members only need to come here to join. Members of the board of directors naturally don't need to. They should arrive in the form of virtual projections later."
"Is that so? Then I'll give him a surprise later." Reynolds muttered.
"Surprise? What do you want to do?" Mikhail looked at him suspiciously.
"Nothing." Reynolds shook his head again. Mikhail frowned and stared at him, reminding him: "Remember, we are not here to cause trouble. There are too many people here."
"Don't worry, don't worry, stop fussing." Reynolds waved his hands impatiently, and a flash of lightning flashed in his mechanical pupils.
In the distance, the screen of a smart terminal operated by a staff member suddenly flashed.
(End of this chapter)
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