Chapter 592 I need a loan to repair the Eternal Star
Ignoring the changes in everyone's expressions, Li Ming continued:
"The Chaos Gap has recently caused a stir in public opinion. That place doesn't belong to any civilization's territory, so it's difficult for other civilizations to take action. But that's precisely why we established it."
"I suggest that the higher life forms of the Chaos Gap be ordered to hand over all serious criminals who have violated interstellar laws and be responsible for cleaning up the remaining criminals."
At this point, he looked around with righteous indignation, "We must not allow the maintenance of interstellar stability to become an empty slogan."
This sentence felt a little familiar. Many members attending the meeting looked strange, but they also tasted the meaning.
This Lord Qinglong did not intend to drag them to face the three major civilizations directly at the beginning, but just wanted to dispel public opinion.
Aren’t the three great civilizations going to attack? We can just check on ourselves, right?
Anatoly was inevitably surprised. He was used to seeing Qinglong's big moves in the past, but this time his move seemed so light and fluttery. It was just a routine response of countering each move, and he was a little uncomfortable with it.
Since the three major civilizations are ready to take action, they will never be stopped by such a small trick. At most, they can only delay some time.
However, this incident has a deeper meaning.
Qinglong really wants to use the chaotic star gap to fight against the three major civilizations.
The previous speculations were all speculations, but now they are finally confirmed.
Gustav watched calmly. It was within his expectations that Azure Dragon did not take over the entire united organization of higher life forms.
However, what he couldn't understand was, is it really necessary to take action?
Qinglong either doesn't take action, or once he does, there is absolutely no reason for him to stop.
It’s not that he can’t do it, but the various consequences of withdrawing halfway are far greater than if he didn’t take action.
Li Ming didn't bother to care what they were thinking. He let everyone digest the thought and said, "Let's vote. I support this proposal."
This proposal is in line with the mainstream interstellar public opinion trend, so naturally no one will reject it.
Even people from the three major civilizations expressed their agreement and passed it unanimously.
Li Ming wasn't the least bit surprised by this outcome. He said calmly, "Since that's the case, Your Excellency Anduin, and all members active in the Chaos Star Gap, please cooperate with this proposal and give an explanation to the Star Gap as soon as possible."
"Understood." Anduin nodded. Sheffield, Barbaroer and others had already discussed this and naturally agreed solemnly.
Faced with this result, the representatives of the three civilizations smiled with a forced smile, and there was even a hint of excitement in the depths of their eyes.
Of course, some people realize that this may just be an introduction.
Qinglong may want to legitimately involve the joint organization of higher life forms, but he must not use drastic measures at the beginning to avoid provoking a strong reaction.
Since this decision was made by them, they have reason to intervene no matter what happens in the Chaos Star Gap later.
The hidden meaning behind this little trick is far more important than the trick itself.
Everyone realized that Qinglong really wanted to use the Chaos Star Gap to challenge the three major civilizations, so he did this.
Many people were wondering in their hearts, Lord Qinglong is not willing to suffer any loss at all, is it necessary to be so unwilling to give up an inch of land?
Facing the three major civilizations, no one would think it was a big deal if they suffered a little loss.
We have already dealt a few slaps to the three major civilizations before. After all, they have stood in the interstellar space for so many years, and it is not an exaggeration.
Even though everyone guessed Qinglong's possible subsequent plans, they didn't care much.
This proposal is beneficial at the moment, so just take it first. The decision of whether to go for it later is still in your hands.
Li Ming then emphasized, "In addition, there are several other places in the interstellar space similar to the chaotic interstellar gap. Since we have assumed the responsibility of maintaining interstellar stability, the other higher life forms involved should also start clearing them out as soon as possible."
Everyone nodded.
This Lord Qinglong is really interesting. He always talks about "maintaining interstellar stability".
"Make a statement to StarCraft as soon as possible." Li Ming left a reminder and logged off.
Others also went offline one after another and contacted each other to discuss possible changes that might occur later.
The Higher Life Forms United Organization quickly issued a statement:
[Details of the discussion on deep cleaning of active criminals in Chaos Star Gap]
This statement was quite standard, but it also calmed down a lot of public opinion, who believed that the organization was not created in vain.
However, some of the details are worth discussing.
For example, criminals identified by the United Organization of Higher Life Forms are based on interstellar law.
Interstellar laws start with major crimes, and crimes like murder are not included.
Such a standard will still allow many wanted criminals to escape punishment, but some people believe that the laws of different civilizations are different and cannot be generalized, so only interstellar laws can be used.
However, even this relaxed standard still caused a huge wave in the chaotic star gap.
Every wanted criminal felt as if the sky was falling. They fled all the way, suffering countless hardships, and finally escaped to the chaotic star gap, just to escape punishment and live a carefree life.
This place has existed for who knows how many years and has always been a lawless place. Now they are actually going to punish criminals?
"Tnnd, the Higher Life Forms United Organization is a bunch of cowards, they are not as strong as me when I am weak."
"Chaos Star Gap has been in chaos for thousands of years, and now you want to be a good person?"
"Is there something wrong with the three major civilizations? This kind of lawless place isn't just in the Chaos Star Gap, it exists in other places too."
Although everyone cursed happily, they had no way to deal with the overall situation.
Several higher life forms, led by Anduin, jointly issued an announcement, and their subordinates have begun to take action and started the arrest in a mighty manner.
There are too many active criminals in Chaos Star Gap, and it is difficult to catch them all in a short period of time.
Some guys who have really committed heinous crimes have already started to pack up their belongings, reluctantly sell them off, grit their teeth and leave, fleeing to other places.
…
In the joint command ship of the three civilizations, a large number of virtual screens were suspended around the circular tactical platform.
Kostat and the other two were looking through the latest intelligence summary here.
"Just one sentence changed the situation of Chaos Star Gap. This organization..." Schmidt couldn't help but sigh.
Under normal circumstances, if one really wants to clear up the chaotic star gap, there is almost no other way except to destroy it head-on. However, with the establishment of this organization, the situation is completely different.
"He really wants to protect the Chaos Star Gap..." Costat was concerned about something else, carefully examining the intelligence in his hand. "It's not like we've been waiting in vain."
The reason why they have not responded to interstellar public opinion.
On the one hand, it is because the personnel under his command have not yet been deployed.
On the other hand, I also want to see how Qinglong will respond.
"Isn't that perfect?" Hines was naturally pleased with this and said coldly, "If he wants to maintain his power, then he can fight us head-on."
"I don't believe he can truly confront the coalition of the three civilizations head-on. By then, even the Chaos Star Gap won't be able to be protected, let alone himself. We can kill two birds with one stone and completely eliminate this troublesome force."
Costat couldn't help but shake his head. "I don't think it's that simple."
Schmidt and Heins had little contact with Qinglong, but Kostat had been in contact with him since not long after Qinglong appeared.
He didn't believe that Qinglong would pay such a huge price for a little bit of face and force himself to fight them head-on.
"It's not simple, but it's not complicated either..." Hines said solemnly, but he had his own reasons. "I just know that if he truly had the power to sweep everything away, he wouldn't be hiding it."
"All I know is that no one can survive the combined might of the three great civilizations!"
Hines' words were aggressive, but Costat and Schmidt had no reaction. They were slapped in the face for opening champagne in the first half.
Every failure makes you wiser. It’s not too late to say this after you really kill Qinglong.
Costat didn't bother to respond and simply changed the subject. "What's the status of the supplies the Federation and the Covenant have prepared? How long will it take for them to arrive?"
After hearing this, both Heins and Schmidt looked unhappy.
"If Your Highness is really in a hurry, you can also let the Empire join the preparation process." Hines said with a cold expression.
"The Empire has the will but not the power." Costat responded calmly.
Hines retorted, "Since you have the will but not the strength, why not withdraw from the Saint Castle Project?"
It's no wonder that he reacted so violently. The backup plan proposed by the empire consumed so much material that they were all shocked.
The Empire even stated bluntly that they would only provide plans, not materials.
Schmidt sighed, "The materials you reported are not something that can be collected in a short period of time."
"Especially for those cutting-edge materials, we don't have much inventory on a regular basis, and some of them have to be purchased from the interstellar market."
"Even at the fastest speed, it will take at least half a year to deliver."
"We can wait," Costat smiled. "The sooner the materials arrive, the sooner we can open the Holy Castle."
"It better be opened," Hines warned, "if it's wasted, the Empire will bear all the losses."
………
In the Godcrafter's laboratory, Mikhail was using tweezers to pick up the miniature heart-like part, and the robotic arm on his left hand automatically ejected a metal syringe.
The needle tip begins to vibrate at a high frequency three millimeters away from the part's outer shell, and the fuzzy sensor at the end of the metal probe imitates the predatory action of jellyfish tentacles.
As the probe went deeper, the originally dormant parts suddenly unfolded into a starfish shape, revealing the internal magnetic nebula with fine golden matter floating in it.
Mikhail quickly switched the tweezers to gravity anchor mode, ready to extract the scattered golden substance.
However, at this moment, his palm trembled, and the energy conduit suddenly exploded on the surface of the part, leaving burnt brown lines on the anti-magnetic coating of the operating table.
The phosphorescent material swimming inside suddenly stopped, and a warning sign popped up on the floating display screen.
"Sigh..." Mikhail couldn't help but sigh and put away all the instruments. Reynolds beside him frowned and said, "What's going on? The machine is old and hasn't been maintained. Why did it suddenly stop working?"
"The Azure Dragon is coming." Mikhail was a little helpless.
Reynolds's expression changed slightly, and before he could say anything, the hatch behind him opened, revealing the mechanical body carrying Qinglong's consciousness.
"Qing...Qinglong?" Reynolds forced a smile, which was in stark contrast to the warm welcome he received every time he came before.
"Why do you two look like that?" Li Ming asked dissatisfiedly, "You don't welcome me?"
"What...are you doing here?" Mikhail asked warily.
Last time, the Azure Dragon Lion asked for 3 trillion metal materials in support, which really scared them both.
It's not that they don't have any, but they can't stand Qinglong's exploitation. That's the family fortune they accumulated bit by bit with great difficulty, and there is no reason to give it away for free.
Besides, they also have to deal with emergencies.
"Heh..." Li Ming couldn't help but sneer, "Look at how scared you are. I'm not here to ask you for metal materials."
Hearing him say this, Reynolds and Mikhail couldn't help but feel relieved.
Then, Qinglong said, "I'm going to take out some loans."
The two men froze, and Mikhail was speechless: "Does it make any difference?"
"Of course, I'm not unwilling to return it." Li Ming said as a matter of course.
Mikhail laughed bitterly, "But you're asking for too much."
Li Ming shook his head: "For two master craftsmen, is this too much?"
Mikhail's expression changed. He looked at Qinglong, who looked calm, with suspicion and hesitation: "Don't you have any stock? What on earth do you need so many materials for? The last time we gave you, you used it up so quickly?"
"What I'm doing is a bit tricky and requires a lot of materials," Li Ming said, seeming rather annoyed. "Borrowing money is something I'm embarrassed to talk about. So, are you guys going to lend me the money or not?"
No, you are so confident in borrowing money?
Mikhail was stunned, not realizing that the other party was embarrassed at all.
"What kind of difficult matter requires so much material?" Mikhail became more and more suspicious and curious.
He believed that Qinglong's wealth would not be weaker than his own. Adding the support he had received some time ago and what Qinglong wanted now, this was already an extremely huge amount of resources.
"Explode troops?" he asked.
If they want to create advanced x-level life forms, they can do it themselves. Wouldn't it be better to lend it to Qinglong after making it? Not only will it belong to them, but they can also collect some rental fees.
"Of course not." Li Ming shook his head and said solemnly, "This is an extremely secret matter. It even concerns whether I can defeat the three major civilizations. Do you really want to know?"
Defeat the three major civilizations?
Reynolds captured this keyword, the processor inside his body started running at high speed, and he felt extremely curious.
Qinglong actually hopes to defeat the three major civilizations?
Winning the battle and the three major civilizations stopping on their own initiative have completely different meanings. Mikhail looked at Qinglong and hesitated.
The more Qinglong said this, the more curious he became.
"Can you tell me?" he asked tentatively.
Hey… you took the bait. Li Ming smiled inwardly and frowned, saying, “I can tell you, but after that, you must lend it to me. Each of you must take at least another 500 billion.”
Mikhail hesitated and added, "Although we are now in the same boat, you can't cheat us."
"When have I ever cheated you?" Li Ming asked, and then quickly added, "Since we boarded the same ship."
The two men looked at each other, and Mikhail spoke up in a deep voice, "Okay, we promise you, at least 500 billion each."
Li Ming's face didn't show any joy at the moment. He seemed quite helpless and said, "I'm repairing the Star of Eternal Silence."
(End of this chapter)
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