Chapter 584 A Hidden Link
Li Ming's eyes swept across Kostat's seat, which was empty.
At this point, representatives of the three major civilizations have all gone offline.
The extent of the mental explosion is self-evident.
He didn't care and just pressed his hands down, and everyone sat down.
The council members appointed by the three major civilizations all looked unhappy at the moment. They did not choose to go offline, nor could they go offline.
Only by recognizing the rules of the organization can they act according to the rules.
One of them said as soon as everyone sat down, "I also have a proposal."
The others had not yet recovered from Qinglong's series of actions and looked over in confusion.
But he soon became alert and wondered if it was a counterattack by the three major civilizations.
Although according to the charter, in theory, every board member, even ordinary members, are eligible to propose proposals, being "eligible" to propose a proposal does not mean that one is truly qualified.
During the five or six years since its establishment, very few proposals were actually made, and the one that made the most proposals was Qinglong.
The proposal is not a clarion call to charge, but a stamp of approval when the dust has settled.
Li Ming looked over with interest. Ronald... a member of the Star Alliance, belonged to the Serentia race, with translucent silver-blue skin, and the surface was covered with bioluminescent patterns similar to water waves.
The head has no facial features, but instead has a "star map" composed of light points for perception and communication. The ends of the limbs can split into tentacle-like structures, adapted for a variety of tool use.
The people of the Empire and the Federation also looked somewhat surprised that they had not received any relevant reminders.
Ronald said solemnly, "I believe that the chairman of the Higher Life Forms United Organization should be someone more respected and powerful, such as His Excellency Qinglong."
"Mr. Gustav is no longer fit to continue in this position."
Li Ming was slightly stunned and couldn't help shaking his head. He thought it would be a shocking reversal, but it turned out to be an angry and embarrassing attempt to sow discord.
Everyone's faces couldn't help but look strange, as the board seats were replaced based on strength.
In the entire interstellar world, there are only a handful of people who can consistently surpass Gustav, and Qinglong is one of them.
However, a head-on challenge would be too disrespectful to Gustav, and completing the replacement through voting is in line with the current situation of the Higher United Organization.
Everyone was thinking, their eyes constantly wandering to Gustav and Qinglong.
This is a simple plan, but Qinglong may have this idea and may just go with the flow.
Gustav's expression trembled slightly, but he quickly calmed down. He seemed to be about to speak, but was interrupted by Qinglong beside him. "Your Excellency Gustav is highly respected. I believe that there is no one who can replace him at this time."
He has no interest in replacing Gustav for the time being, nor will he split up the now seemingly harmonious coalition.
It doesn’t matter who is the chairman, what matters is who has the final say.
Everyone was surprised that Qinglong did not continue speaking. It was obvious that Gustav was not on the same page with him, so it might be a good idea to take advantage of the situation to replace him.
Gustav's eyes flickered slightly, and he swallowed back what he wanted to say.
This so-called proposal was rejected before it even entered the voting stage.
Ronald had a blank expression on his face, but he wasn't disappointed. It was just a casual remark anyway.
If Qinglong really has some ideas in mind, then he will make money, but if not, it doesn’t matter.
"Oh, there's one more thing." Li Ming said, and then added: "Of course, this is not a proposal, just a small suggestion."
Everyone's worries calmed down again, thinking that Qinglong was going to cause trouble again, only to hear him continue:
"This is just a private meeting I'm holding, but it's time to change our online communication methods."
"Can we have a meeting? We can't always ask for other people's opinions."
He looked at Gustav and asked, "Chairman, can you help us build a virtual conference room on the Black Hole Network?"
"That's no problem." Gustav agreed readily.
"Thank goodness you are here." Li Ming nodded involuntarily and was about to end the meeting.
In the supervisory seats, a representative of a certain civilization suddenly stood up and called out to him, "Your Excellency Qinglong..."
A lot of eyes followed it. It was a half-human, half-bird creature, about 3 meters tall, covered with iridescent feathers, and had a pair of wings condensed from photons on its back.
He said in a deep voice, "The proposal just now rejected the X-level life forms cultivated by the three major civilizations. However, the Star Alliance is quite special. It is a multi-civilization community. In essence, it is not a single civilization. How are the member civilizations calculated? Are they not allowed to join?"
Li Ming couldn't help but look at him, a warm smile on his face. "You are... the representative of the Light Wing Civilization, right?"
Tsk…the entry of this force was even faster than he had imagined.
Light Wing Civilization... Everyone also discovered this person's origins, but they felt a little strange. Isn't this a plan to destroy the Star Alliance?
"That's right..." He said solemnly, "This question is very important. Your Excellency Qinglong, please give a positive answer."
Li Ming pondered for a moment, looking rather embarrassed, but quickly responded, "I didn't think it through."
"The Star Alliance currently has a total of 13,476 civilizations..." Li Ming pondered.
The structure of the Star Alliance is actually very similar to a joint organization of higher life forms. The strongest civilizations leverage the massive power of more than 10,000 other civilizations.
In terms of comprehensive strength, it can be regarded as the first among the three major civilizations.
Of course, whether they can be integrated is another matter.
"Let's put it this way." Li Ming said pretentiously, "The Star Alliance's main focus is to eliminate the five major civilizations. As for other civilizations, they are not included."
At this point, he jokingly said: "After all, we are all oppressed."
Gustav didn't react at first, but when he heard these words, his expression suddenly became surprised and doubtful.
Is he also planning to win over this group of civilizations?
He suddenly realized that preventing the three major civilizations from joining was not simply a matter of retaliation against each other.
There are not only three major civilizations in the interstellar space. The countless medium and small civilizations are the main force that makes up the entire interstellar space.
Among them, there are quite a few civilizations that can cultivate X-level life forms with the power of the entire civilization.
But their situation is far worse than that of wild X-level life forms, and they are also exploited by the three major civilizations.
This group of people can form a joint organization, and at worst they can just run away.
But these civilizations have nowhere to run and can only become food for more powerful civilizations.
Now, some smart people have realized that they can use the bond of X-level life forms to leverage the power of the united organization of higher life forms.
Ordinary seats also have voting rights, which means that as long as there are enough level X life forms crammed in, they can influence the final decision on certain matters.
The addition of X-level life forms can, in turn, leverage the power of those civilizations, complementing each other.
And there’s this hidden link!
Gustav's pupils shrank slightly. He could basically guess the purpose of everything Qinglong did in this meeting.
But I didn't realize this until this moment.
He was not the only one who realized this. Anatoly, Anduin and others also realized it.
In the past, they were used to fighting alone, but now they are not used to the existence of joint organizations. Qinglong's vision is already far-reaching, and he intends to incorporate more civilizations into his territory.
Upon hearing this, the representative of the Light Wing Civilization's expression changed, and he slowly said, "I understand."
In the supervisory seats, many representatives of civilizations have fallen into deep thought, and are even ready to take action.
Li Ming looked around and couldn't help but sigh. A great man in his previous life said it well: make as many friends as possible.
………
"A bunch of idiots!"
In the joint command ship, Hines continued to roar, "Can't they see that Qinglong is using them to distract us?"
"He's clearly trying to stall for time. Those bastards are being used as cannon fodder by Qinglong. What a bunch of fools!"
The soldiers around him were silent. Schmidt glanced at him indifferently, "I bet you that everyone attending the meeting understands what Qinglong is doing."
"You understand everything?" Hines said grimly. "If you understand everything and still cooperate with Qinglong, you are a bunch of arrogant fools!"
"Haha..." Schmidt sneered, "This is just a game of mutual exploitation."
"Qinglong is using that group of people to distract us, and the Higher Life Forms Alliance is also using Qinglong to gradually eliminate our influence."
"Haven't you noticed? Qinglong is supported because everything he does is a win-win situation."
Schmidt's expression grew more serious as he spoke. "We want to suppress the Higher Lifeforms Alliance and crush Anduin and the others. So he's helping Anduin and the others, blocking our entry and giving the voting rights to the ordinary members."
"And all the pressure is on him. Others just need to nod their heads. In this way, who would resist him?"
As Knox and the others listened, a chill rose in their hearts.
Such an enemy is too terrifying. If you put yourself in their shoes, if they did not belong to the three major civilizations, they would definitely not be enemies with Qinglong.
Costat sighed. Win-win situations bring friends, and the more win-win situations there are, the more friends there are.
They also want a win-win situation, but the problem is that they cannot help the Higher United Organization in order to suppress Qinglong. This is a dead end.
Qinglong discovered this death knot and wrapped more death knots around it.
"A win-win for them? What about us? Should we just swallow our anger?" Hines stared at the two men. "This failure is due to your indecision. I repeat, to deal with these people, we must use ruthless means to make them feel pain and fear."
Costat frowned. He had always resisted the suggestion of taking direct action, fearing that one move would lead to a more serious consequences.
Schmidt was also hesitant. He had not taken action before, and now that the higher-level joint organization was gradually coming together, it would be even more difficult to take action.
However, he did not hesitate for too long, as the adjutant beside him also handed him the smart terminal.
Just a glance down, his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted: "You're looking for death!"
Costat frowned, not knowing what accident had happened, but his secretary also handed him an urgent information.
Within ten minutes after the routine meeting of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms ended, the number of its members exceeded one hundred.
Thirteen of them, all from the Sea of Stars, are member civilizations of the Star Alliance.
It's really going to be a big deal!
Snap——
The smart terminal in his hand shattered, and Costat's face turned cold, forgetting about it.
In addition to those higher life forms, a large number of civilizations at the top of the food chain are also their potential opponents.
Qinglong realized this and expelled people from the three major civilizations, but did not ban this group of people.
If we continue to let it go, let alone Qinglong, these guys will be enough to make them suffer.
"Knock the mountain to scare the tiger!" He spat out four words: "We can't let this go on any longer."
"Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!" Schmidt also looked up and spoke word by word with a gloomy expression: "Before they can truly unite their forces, break their spines!"
Hines just sneered. It turned out that only when you feel pain will you be afraid.
Although violence is crude, it is also the most effective.
Outside the porthole, the crowd had begun to disperse, and the higher life forms were leaving one after another.
Costat and others cannot take action now, they must report to the top level.
And you have to choose your goals carefully and make plans to achieve the best results.
…
At the same time, in the Takhambuya interstellar volcano, red lava waterfalls were spewing from the broken void into the vacuum, and the boiling plasma burned a gap in the nearby star ring.
The pillars of fire wrapped in energy crystals radiated extremely high temperatures, burning honeycomb-shaped spots on the protective shields of nearby exploration ships that ventured deeper.
The void crater, with a diameter comparable to that of a star, continuously spews out antimatter smoke and dust. The auroral curtain formed by the collision of these charged particles with the stellar wind flashes a strange scene of multiple colors blending together.
Above the most spectacular crater, dark matter that has lost mass hangs down like silk, forming particle crystals under the influence of the high temperature around it.
There are also many expedition teams that risk their lives to obtain precious treasures.
At this moment, in the core area of the volcano, there is an extremely advanced shuttle-shaped spacecraft.
In the room deep inside the spaceship, the virtual projection gradually expanded. Clarkson's face was filled with emotion, "As expected of Qinglong..."
"We retaliated against the three major civilizations, weakened their influence within the organization, won over the people, and attracted more civilizations and forces."
This not only kills two birds with one stone, but several.
"However, the most amazing thing is that it can quietly influence the outcome of the challenge for the board seat." He was secretly amazed.
Only with the power of great victory could Qinglong accomplish so many things. If it was just an ordinary meeting, it would probably not have achieved so many results.
The proposal to allow ordinary directors to vote might pass, but not many people would agree to prevent the three major civilizations from joining.
He pondered, "However, this will bring a lot of benefits to my civilization. Since joining the Advanced Alliance, we've been ostracized quite a bit, and now many X-class life forms cultivated by Star Alliance member civilizations have joined us..."
He didn't think for long before he was interrupted by his subordinates' report. A dull voice mixed with electromagnetic fluctuations came from the channel, "General, we have found Mr. Bertrand's spaceship."
Hearing this, Clarkson's face darkened.
(End of this chapter)
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