Chapter 553: Exposing the Expansion of the Situation
With the star base as the main body, the reshaped gravity system surrounds several huge artificial planets.
When Li Ming came out of the Heavenly Palace, he saw the newly built artificial planet slowly being connected to the gravity system.
A silver gravity anchor spirals out from the hole in the gravity adjustment device that assists docking.
The moment the first anchoring beam pierced the star base, the planet seemed to be pushed by an invisible giant hand, slowly moving along the circular orbit and merging into it.
Although the gravitational system was built for the current operating scale.
But a model is just a model after all, and reality will always encounter various special situations. The fifteen planets and star bases have been operating stably for a long time.
If we force it into a stable gravitational system, we don’t know how big a tidal reaction it will cause.
Nearly ten S-class mechanical bodies stood in various places in the base, ready to carry out manual intervention at any time.
As the artificial planet pulled in, the three neighboring artificial planets seemed to be somewhat disordered, and the blue-green magnetic lines woven between each other into a dynamic spider web.
Every time it is dislocated, a torrent of rainbow-colored particles will gush out from its own gravitational well.
This is the gravitational balance system being calibrated, converting excess tidal energy into a visible spectral waterfall.
At the last moment, the core of the star base suddenly burst out with twelve gravitational pulses, and the connecting ring of the newest planet shattered into a star-shaped dust cloud.
But it was also accompanied by a gravitational pulse, completely integrating into the gravitational system, and the star base produced slight vibrations.
"Tsk..." Li Ming couldn't help but feel emotional after watching the whole thing.
I looked at the time and saw that the meeting was still a while away, so I decided to join in the fun.
At this moment, Ulrich was celebrating with the heads of various companies in a spaceship.
The docking of the sixteen artificial planets went smoothly, which is worth celebrating.
Seeing him coming, they were quite surprised and quickly introduced him to the heads of various projects.
This group of people were very familiar with Li Ming, a student of Qinglong and the life form with the highest development potential in the interstellar space. Naturally, they were respectful and polite.
"Thank you for your hard work, everyone. I saw the gravitational docking clearly just now. It was truly a wonder in the interstellar space." Li Ming casually took the wine glass handed to him by Ulrich and raised his hand to signal.
"It is our honor to undertake this project." Someone quickly agreed.
I'm not saying this to disobey my heart. Working for the Mechanical Court is really worry-free.
The mechanical bodies of the Mechanical Royal Court are much more useful than the construction mechanical bodies under their control. So far, they have even rented a lot of mechanical bodies to assist in construction work.
After the completion of this project, it will also be an extremely amazing resume for them.
Of course, this is only the third phase of the project. There are two more phases to go before it is completely completed.
After the celebration, they discussed the next steps with Ulrich.
After listening for a while, Li Ming lost interest. He looked at the time and found that the regular meeting was about to begin, so he left.
That’s right, the third regular meeting of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms was scheduled to be held today half a month ago.
As for the content of the meeting, it mainly focused on the disclosure of relevant information on the multiple evolutionary routes previously promised by the three major civilizations, as well as the follow-up of resource sales.
Li Ming was also quite concerned about this. If possible, he wouldn't mind buying another batch of x-gene seeds to avoid any problems in Sheffield.
Anyway, this kind of thing has its own value. You won’t lose money if you stockpile it.
Thinking in his mind, he had already arrived at the conference center, which was a little different from last time.
Based on the drawings provided by the Interstellar Alliance, he carried out a second expansion, adding several rows of seats outside the supervisory seats, which were where ordinary members sat.
At the same time, his position also changed. As vice president, he came to the right hand side of Gustav.
The virtual projection was quickly constructed, and bustling sounds could be heard. The seats around were basically full.
But Anduin and Perkins haven't arrived yet.
For them, it was the third regular meeting, but for ordinary members, it was their first regular meeting, so they came in relatively large numbers.
"Your Excellency Qinglong..." Many people greeted him, and Li Ming responded one by one.
The level of this meeting was not very high. Neither Tandin nor Alves showed up. It was just a formality.
The host was just an ordinary X-level life form of the Federation, but he was an old acquaintance - Dius.
The "goddess" of the Federation was nodding gracefully at him.
After Anduin and Perkins arrived, Dius's hammer fell on the podium.
Boom!
The noise around them gradually stopped, and all eyes focused on her.
"Good day, everyone." Dius said softly, "It's an honor to preside over this meeting..."
Without further ado, Deus got straight to the point. "Regarding the issue of open access to evolutionary system information and resources discussed last time, after consultation among all parties, a preliminary process has been finalized. Please take a closer look."
A thin stack of shadow projections appeared in front of everyone's eyes, including the supervisor's seats and the ordinary member seats.
The council members present watched expressionlessly. They were destined to be replaced, and the rest of the time was just garbage time.
If this incident did not involve some issues that they were concerned about, they would not even bother to show up.
Li Ming was also looking through the specific implementation rules. Before he finished reading, he heard Anduin's dissatisfied voice:
"Is this any different from before? If I want to access and purchase relevant resources, I still have to submit an application to you, and I will only be granted the qualification after your consideration."
"You are completely free to refuse all requests."
The ordinary members who were looking through the rules also frowned. Even though they had anticipated that the three major civilizations would not give in easily, they did not expect it to be so strict. After all, they had made a promise before.
"Let's add one more." Gust suddenly spoke, then said calmly, "Every year, each of the three major civilizations must pass at least one purchase requirement."
"This..." Dius hesitated.
Gust ignored her and said directly: "Vote, I agree."
Anatoly naturally followed closely behind.
The ordinary members couldn't help but look at it and think to themselves that if there was such a requirement, it would be a lot better since there weren't that many people in total.
As long as we can agree internally on taking turns to queue, the wait will only be 20 to 30 years at most.
This Gustav finally did a good thing and lived up to his position as chairman.
Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly. It felt so familiar. It seemed like a play no matter how you looked at it.
This rule is obviously not likely to satisfy others.
Gustav's proposal was probably the original idea of the three major civilizations.
But if you throw this out at the beginning, it will definitely make others want to go further.
Now, all parties are very satisfied, it's just a simple psychological game.
It’s probably impossible to buy genetic seeds... Li Ming couldn’t help but shake his head secretly.
"I agree..." He also raised his hand. The other board members looked at each other. Naturally, there was no reason to refuse, so they passed it unanimously.
"Tell the three major civilizations about this request." Gust said calmly, and Dius seemed a little helpless.
Anduin watched coldly and couldn't help but sneer. Now he is acting tough, what was he doing before? He thought they were all fools, right?
Of course, no matter how much he thought about it, he would definitely not say it.
"I have a proposal."
Just when everyone thought the ceremony was over, a voice came from the ordinary members' seats.
Dius looked at it in surprise. This was not part of the plan.
Li Ming was surprised. According to the rules, ordinary members also have the right to propose proposals, but he didn't expect that someone would use it the first time.
Was that also arranged?
He was quite interested in such unexpected things and stared at the figure.
Looks a little strange, an interstellar human, an ordinary face, no impression of him.
"What proposal?"
The scene was silent for a moment before Gustav asked.
"About the deep dimensional world..." Just as he uttered the first half of the sentence, Li Ming's eyes suddenly became sharp.
He said calmly, "From what I know, something has happened in the Deep Dimensional World that could very well cause a disaster that could spread to the main universe. I suggest that a coalition of higher life forms should be formed to intervene."
"What's the matter? Tell me clearly." Gustav said unhappily.
His voice remained calm. "It seems the Empire is searching for the lost Star of Eternal Silence."
As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell silent.
Even Anduin, who had a frown on his face, was stunned. Then, a fiery light burst out of his eyes.
Bored, Senil'er was breathing rapidly and her face flushed.
Everyone was either surprised or stunned, but at the same time, their hearts were filled with violent emotions and... greed.
This is indeed the case. Li Ming's heart moved slightly, and he realized that there are also people who do not want to see the Empire find the Star of Eternal Silence.
But it doesn't seem right. This matter has been going on for two or three years. Even if it is kept absolutely confidential within the empire, the pioneers cannot keep it secret.
Although at the beginning, except for Blackbeard's men, no one else had any idea what they were looking for, most of them had guesses in the process.
Ordinary X-level life forms may not pay attention to this, but the three major civilizations can definitely collect relevant information.
There has been no action for such a long time, but now he suddenly starts to move. Something doesn't seem right.
The Imperial representative immediately lost his composure and stood up, his face gloomy as he shouted, "Bullshit! The Star of Eternal Silence belongs to the Empire and has always been under its control. It has never been lost. Why would we even bother looking for it?"
This is bullshit. Which of the X-level life forms present here doesn't know this interstellar secret?
I'm afraid only the civilized representatives on the supervisory benches don't quite understand it, and may even ask others.
"I demand that the meeting end now!" the imperial representative shouted loudly, but no one paid any attention.
This is a conference space in the star network. If one of the three major civilizations disagrees to close it, it cannot be closed.
Dius frowned, "Who are you? Why don't I have any impression of you?"
Her eyes were vacant, as if she was looking through a list. "Bedoku, what a strange name."
"The universe is so vast, there must be some X-level life forms that you don't know about." Bedock shook his head. "The Empire has already sent many people to deal with this matter, but some are also trying to stop it. I'm afraid that this will lead to a conflict and affect the main universe."
"Therefore, the United Organization of Higher Life Forms should send people to stop it."
Should someone be sent?
Everyone was speechless, but no one objected.
Everyone roughly understood the power of the Star of Eternal Silence, and naturally had different thoughts in their minds.
If it were somewhere else, even if someone mentioned this matter, they would at most treat it as a joke and would not dare to confront the Empire head-on.
But now, there are more than seventy X-level life forms sitting around, as well as ten members of the central council, all of whom are well-known figures in the interstellar space.
It seems that it is not impossible to rush.
"This is an abnormal proposal and an internal affair of the empire, so it will not be voted on." Gustav shook his head and refused. Bedok's expression did not change and he sat down directly.
Someone next to him talked to him, as if asking about his background, but was met with only silence.
The imperial representative's face turned pale and his breathing became rapid. Even if he did not vote, the news had been leaked.
There is no action on the surface, but if these people contact each other privately, there will be big trouble.
"I don't know whether this is true or not, I hope you won't spread it casually." At the end of the meeting, Gustav deliberately emphasized it again.
The shadows around him dissipated, and Li Ming was still thinking with his head down.
"Who on earth is causing this trouble, attracting so many X-level life forms to the deep dimensional world?"
After thinking for a moment, Li Ming asked Zhuque to check the identity of this Bedok.
But he discovered that there was no such person in the interstellar space, or rather, there was no X-level life form named Bedok.
Although this name does exist in the organization, no one knows who added it, and this person was not present at the expansion meeting.
This is a non-existent X-level life form, but it is connected to the virtual network.
That virtual conference space can only be operated by four parties: the Interstellar Alliance and the three major civilizations.
The Interstellar Alliance can basically be wiped out, which means that one of the three major civilizations is causing trouble.
With the Empire removed, only the Federation and the Covenant remain.
The Federation has insufficient motivation. If they want to seize the Star of Eternal Silence, they can just send people secretly. There is no need to lead so many people there.
Doing so would only cause greater chaos, and they would also have to work with the Empire to study the Overmind's corpse.
Even if cooperation and competition coexist, such a shady move would be too cruel and unlikely.
By process of elimination, the answer is obvious: the Alliance.
The motivation has already come out naturally--
Force the Empire to reveal the secret of the Red River Star Stream.
"One thing leads to another. Before the expansion, the united organization of higher life forms could not do this." Li Ming suddenly realized.
There may be some kind of tacit understanding between the three major civilizations. When the Empire was searching for the Star of Eternal Silence, the other two parties did not interfere.
But the United Organization of Higher Life Forms is not included in this list.
"It really hit the weak spot of the Empire or Adam." Li Ming couldn't help but be amazed.
More than seventy X-level life forms. Li Ming's cheeks twitched slightly when he thought of this number.
The empire is not Adam's one-man show, and he has no way of mobilizing Heckler and his group.
Even if the united organization of higher life forms is a mess, the quality of this mess is so high that it can kill people.
This time, things have really gotten out of hand, and I don’t know whether it’s a good thing or a bad thing.
He shook his head silently, stood up and walked out of the conference hall, only to find Robin waiting outside, pacing back and forth with an anxious look on his face.
(End of this chapter)
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