Chapter 615: The so-called converts' fanaticism
The three of them looked at each other secretly, cursing inwardly, but they had to admit that buying prisoners was a genius idea.
After all, what Qinglong has in his hands are all X-level life forms. If he buys them back and makes some modifications, they will become excellent combat forces.
Although they united to target Qinglong some time ago, it does not mean that there is no gap between them, and many blood feuds still exist.
Who is it?
Zhang Hengyu's face was gloomy and his eyes were wandering. Where was the united front they had agreed on?
Dius was clearly displeased and glanced at the two of them.
Only Costat muttered secretly. He was most familiar with Qinglong, and this sentence might not have been said by the other two people. It might also be that Qinglong was behind it.
The three of them were already suspicious of each other.
Thinking of this, he simply said, "Your Excellency Qinglong, according to interstellar convention, the redemption price for an X-level life form is 50 billion star coins..."
"Wait..." Li Ming interrupted calmly, "It's not time for you to quote yet."
"This..." Costat was stunned, already feeling the familiar sense of difficulty.
"I don't need to say much about why the coalition forces took action this time. I also don't need to tell you how much dirty water you threw at me before you took action." Li Ming said in a calm tone.
"Now that you've been defeated, and you haven't even offered any apology, you're here to negotiate a prisoner trade. Isn't that a bit too natural?"
Zhang Hengyu's eyes flickered slightly, "So what do you mean?"
"Let's meet a few of my demands first, and then we can talk about redeeming the captives." Li Ming said.
Costat felt a pang of anger. How could this be possible? Your demands should be met before negotiations?
"As I should." Zhang Hengyu agreed immediately.
Costat glared at him, "This idiot, didn't we agree to form a united front?"
Just because Qinglong provoked you a little, you just forgot about it?
"But..." Zhang Hengyu said again, "I hope you can understand us. If the request is too complicated, we can't do anything."
He has his own ideas. He is the only one among the three who is not an X-level life form. He is very young and has not been brainwashed by the so-called "dignity of civilization."
Regardless of whether he was trying to sow discord or not, Qinglong was clearly not going to let it go peacefully.
The other side won the battle and captured their people, so they had the initiative.
As long as it doesn't require Gutierrez to eat live, everything can be discussed.
"Not bad..." Li Ming nodded with satisfaction, "Why don't you two learn from him."
If we don't squeeze out some urine, how can we be worthy of the mighty coalition action?
Costat and Dius looked unhappy, but they had to grit their teeth and accept it.
The discussion gradually came to an end after forty or fifty minutes.
Li Ming immediately sent a group message to the United Organization of Higher Life Forms to convene a meeting, not leaving them much time, and it was held half a day later.
During this time, he contacted Ulrich, who was already very busy.
More than 80% of the civilizations, organizations, and forces in the interstellar space have sent relevant contracts to the Mechanical King Court, and even requested them to build branches.
This can no longer be called rapid development, it can be said to be a torrent of growth. Instead, the Mechanical Royal Court is short of manpower.
After getting a general understanding of the situation over there, I waited for a while and then arrived at the agreed meeting time.
This room has basic projection equipment, and Li Ming uses it as is.
On the official conference channel of the Joint Organization of Higher Life Forms, the number of people joining the meeting soared as soon as the time came.
Within a minute, the seats for supervisors, ordinary members, and directors all reached over 90%.
Ten minutes later, everyone was present. There was almost no empty seat in the entire conference hall except for those Class X life forms that had already fallen.
It is even said that the number of members in the organization has increased by more than twenty since the end of the Chaos Star Gap incident, reaching an astonishing 103.
The entire venue was silent, and everyone was looking at Qinglong sitting in his seat.
This was the first time Qinglong convened a joint meeting of higher life forms after the battle in the Chaos Star Gap, and it was later than they had expected.
It can be said that almost all members of the organization anticipated this meeting.
They also didn't know what Qinglong would say at this meeting.
Saying that X-class life forms will stand up from now on? It sounds a bit funny.
Or severely criticize the three major civilizations for this attack and criticize them for nothing.
Or in other words, mention the secrets deep within the Red River Star Stream.
Either way, it makes them itch.
Therefore, as soon as they received the meeting link, they put down everything they were doing and waited for the meeting to begin.
Some people also keenly noticed that there were several unfamiliar seats on the other side.
Reynolds, Mikhail... and several people from the Supervisory Council of the Machinists' Association.
When many people saw these guys, they began to have a lot of speculations in their minds.
Gustav, who was sitting in the main seat, felt very uncomfortable. A vague glance swept over him. As the president who disappeared at the first moment, he had become a laughing stock.
His plot against Qinglong failed, and he was used instead, which almost caused his prestige to plummet.
Gustav knew the current situation and had a blank expression on his face. He glanced at Qinglong and found that he was as calm as ever.
Contrary to everyone's expectations, the first person to speak was not Qinglong, but Anatoly, who was sitting on the other side of Gustav. He looked around and said, "Everyone should be here now."
His face was solemn and serious. "This meeting was called by His Excellency Qinglong. I shouldn't have spoken first."
"But I have a few words to say during this meeting. Your Excellency Qinglong may not want to hear them, but I hope you won't blame me."
What do you mean? Is Anatoly dissatisfied?
Some people were slightly shocked, realizing that there might be something good to watch, and they paid close attention.
Anduin and others also looked at the Twilight Hermit in surprise. Was he going to die standing?
"First," Anatoly said solemnly, "some time ago, His Excellency Qinglong was under siege by the three major civilizations. As the Vice Chairman of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, we should go and help."
"However, some people, out of their own selfish interests, force us to go elsewhere, and are hesitant and hesitant."
"So, for the sake of the organization's development, I believe that Gustav is no longer qualified to continue serving as chairman of the board!"
Um?
Everyone was stunned, and then stunned. Did Anatoly defect?
It's not just a simple counter-attack, but a backhand blow.
"At the same time, I nominate His Excellency Qinglong to replace Gustav as the president." Anatoly spoke passionately, without looking at Gustav or Qinglong during the whole process.
Only at the end did he look at Qinglong and said, "I know this news is sudden, but please do not refuse."
Serniel chuckled softly, and Anduin looked at her with disdain.
Gustav couldn't help but look worried. He knew that he would probably be liquidated by Qinglong and might not be able to keep his position as the president.
But unexpectedly, it was Anatoly who came out to charge.
His eyes were grim. Are you so scared?
Anatoly sneered in his heart, "You don't have a backache when you're standing here."
That bastard Gustav got away quickly and disappeared without a trace, but Anadore couldn't.
His evolutionary system is special and must rely on word of mouth from a large number of living beings. If he disappears, he may degenerate to below level A in a few hundred years.
He could only stay and face Qinglong. The only way to protect himself was to lead the charge.
Li Ming was also quite surprised and watched quietly.
The representatives of the three major civilizations responded coldly. Under normal circumstances, the position of president should be appointed by the three major civilizations and the Interstellar Alliance.
But now no one jumps out to stop it. Everyone knows that this is unstoppable and is the trend of the times.
It also means that the United Organization of Advanced Life Sciences has broken away from the influence of the three major civilizations.
After everyone had digested the information, Anatoly began to vote.
Li Ming was too lazy to pretend, and did not cast a vote against it, just sitting there in silence.
Gustav voted in favor, and everyone else also voted in favor without any objection.
Even the people from the three major civilizations in the board seats abstained from voting.
After all, the captives were still in Qinglong's hands, so they didn't dare to jump out and cause trouble.
"This rare ticket type proves that Your Excellency Qinglong is the most popular choice. Please do not refuse." Anatoly praised loudly.
Gustavo had already stood up, and Li Ming used ordinary projection equipment to connect to the president's link and replace Gustavo's position.
"Let us congratulate the new president, His Excellency Qinglong." Anatoly said in a loud voice, leading the applause, and then the applause continued.
After a moment, Anatoly pressed his hands together, gradually calming down. He sighed and said, "I know that if I force you to become the guild leader, you might not be willing to do so."
"But the organization's development cannot be separated from your supervision, so I have another suggestion."
Everyone looked at him and stretched out a finger, and couldn't help but complain in their hearts, is this the Twilight Hermit?
Where is your elegance and mystery?
This is not becoming a lackey.
Reynolds, who had been watching the show, couldn't help but spit and whispered something with Mikhail.
Li Ming couldn't help but turn his head slightly to look, feeling a little curious.
If it were reasonable for Anatoly to nominate him to be the president.
He had no idea what the latter proposal would be.
"A veto." He spat out a few words and said, "I propose that the president should have a veto."
As soon as the words fell, the entire venue fell silent. Gustav, who had just changed his seat, twitched his cheek.
Anduin's contempt turned into admiration, which was really amazing.
Others couldn't help but be surprised. The veto power would greatly enhance Qinglong's authority. It was an invisible power.
To be honest, many people subconsciously resist in their hearts, and they can all see what this will bring.
In fact, with Qinglong's current power, unless something unexpected happens, it will be difficult for others to accomplish things that he does not approve of.
But "difficult" does not mean there is no hope, and now, the veto power has wiped out even that hope.
They want Qinglong to take the lead, but they don't want Qinglong to influence their interests at will.
But if someone really wants to take the lead in voting against it, no one dares.
It hasn't even been two months since the battle of Chaos Star Gap ended, and the Spear of Kashmir is in Qinglong's hands. Who really dares to object?
"Vote, everyone." Anatoly looked around and was the first to agree.
Immediately afterwards, votes of approval were raised one after another. The faces of the representatives of the three major civilizations had turned as black as the bottom of a pot. In the supervisory seats, representatives of each civilization whispered to each other.
"Another unanimous approval. It truly is what everyone wants." Anatoly praised again, then slowly sat down and whispered, "I hope Your Excellency won't blame me for acting on my own."
Li Ming was silent for a while before finally responding: "We didn't have much contact in the past, but I hope to have more contact in the future."
"Of course." Anatoly's heart skipped a beat, then he relaxed. This hurdle was finally passed.
"Thank you all for your support." Li Ming finally spoke, but he did not mention the matter of the Chaos Star Gap. He just sighed and said, "I agree with what Mr. Anatoly just said."
"Since you all support me to become the president, I also hope that the organization will develop better and better, and I have a few suggestions."
Everyone was silent.
"First of all, I think the supervisory seat can be removed." Li Ming said calmly, "The Higher Life Forms United Organization is only responsible for the interstellar space, not for any civilization."
After a brief silence, the supervisory seats were filled with noise. The representatives of the three civilizations had blank expressions on their faces, but they did not seem surprised.
Many people's eyes lit up and they were about to raise their hands. Many people were unhappy with the existence of the Supervisory Bureau and felt like they were chained.
As expected of Qinglong, he started with the supervisory seat.
The voting process was simple and casual, and naturally passed unanimously.
Even people from the three major civilizations in history voted in favor, which made the civilization representatives in the supervisory seats realize something, and the noise gradually stopped.
"Since it has been passed unanimously, there will be no place for the civilized representatives of the Supervisory Seats at the next joint meeting. I hope you all understand." Li Ming said to the Supervisory Seat, and then said:
"Of course, we still need you all today to witness one last thing."
He said solemnly, "I propose that the Machinists' Association's internal supervisory board be dismissed."
Everyone was surprised and looked puzzled. It seemed that this was beyond their influence.
Some people were surprised. They thought that Reynolds and Mikhail appeared here because Qinglong wanted them to join the United Organization of Higher Life Forms.
The representatives from the supervisory seats were completely bewildered. One of them actually stood up and whispered, "Your Excellency Qinglong, I have no objection to you. It's just that this matter doesn't seem to be something that a united organization of higher life forms can decide."
"What do you think?" Li Ming did not answer, but looked at the representatives of the three major civilizations.
The federal representative sitting in the center said indifferently, "Theoretically, no, but Qinglong is, after all, a master craftsman within the Mechanics Association and has certain management rights."
Everyone suddenly realized that this was a deal.
Since the three major civilizations had no objection, the person who spoke earlier repeatedly explained that he was just asking questions and had no other intentions, and then he sat down nervously, fidgeting.
"Look at this group of people, and think about what they used to be like. It's ridiculous." Reynolds, who witnessed the whole process, sneered.
Mikhail looked at Qinglong. He couldn't help but think of the scene when the Mechanics Association was put in shackles, his helplessness, and Reynolds's resentment.
In just a few years, the situation has changed dramatically.
(End of this chapter)
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