Chapter 667: Empire Upheaval
Therefore, he made two preparations. King Zhentian followed Abel, and as long as he returned to the empire's mother planet, Li Ming could come directly, with higher concealment and stronger strength than his original body.
But for now, Abel is still investigating the case.
"If, as the navigator said, someone is going to overturn the table..." Li Ming muttered, "Abel doesn't seem to know about this yet."
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The empire's home planet, in the most secret room on an artificial satellite that orbits the home planet according to a predetermined trajectory.
It is highly encrypted through layers of means.
At this moment, a large number of people gathered in the room, with different expressions on their faces, some silent, some excited, and some hesitant.
They were divided into two rows, and standing in the center was a young man who looked quite majestic. He looked 70% similar to Adam. He was the eldest prince - Arthur.
He looked around and someone stepped out and whispered, "Your Highness, among the top leaders of the six major legions on the Empire's home planet, there is at least one of our people."
"The time is ripe."
Hearing this, a hint of barely perceptible excitement flashed across Arthur's eyes.
Over the past few months, he has been anxious and cautious, and finally reached this point today.
The surroundings suddenly became noisy. Someone could no longer hold back and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, this matter cannot be delayed. There is no need to hesitate. Act now."
"Yes, Your Highness, give the order!"
Arthur looked around but didn't speak immediately.
"Your Highness!" someone shouted loudly, standing relatively far back, but his voice was resounding. "We can't rush this matter. Once we start, there's no turning back."
Arthur's eyes flickered slightly, but he looked at the gloomy middle-aged man beside him, "Is your plan really flawless?"
The middle-aged man explained in a low voice, "Your Highness, if you take action, the Cybersecurity Department will cut off all external communications from the entire home planet, and the security station will declare a Level 3 alert."
"Under Level 3 alert, the highest commanders of all armed forces must immediately step forward and take over command."
"If the Supreme Commander is unable to show up, we will postpone the operation. If those commanders are unable to show up in time, our people will take over the command, seal off the entire mother planet, and close the star gate."
"Next, we only need to go to the Imperial Palace and ask the Holy Emperor to put an end to this farce of selecting a successor as soon as possible for the safety of the empire, and let you take the throne."
"If everything goes well, this matter will be settled within half an hour."
"Half an hour..." Arthur suppressed his excitement and frowned, "So fast?"
He was still a little uneasy. After all, that was the position he had longed for since he was born, and now it was within his reach in just half an hour.
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "This half hour has condensed the thousands of years of heritage of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as well as your status as an orthodox empire."
"However, once the news of your succession to the throne spreads, it will inevitably cause a huge shock..." The middle-aged man said halfway and gave Arthur a chance to perform.
"The old princes are not in the imperial capital. The direct line of X-level life forms, headed by Tandin, will not interfere in the royal family's struggles. Non-direct lineage life forms can only watch the show."
"Some planetary governors may be dissatisfied, but they are just minor matters. Time will heal everything."
Arthur had a plan in mind. He paused and said, "The only ones who might cause me trouble are my brothers."
"Are your people ready?" Arthur asked again.
The middle-aged man whispered, "We've already made preparations. Aside from the deposed Sixth Prince and the Second Prince who has an X-level lifeform, the other princes will disappear silently the moment we take action to prevent any future trouble!"
The expressions of the others changed. Some of them assisted Arthur for a long time, wanting to say something but stopping themselves, but did not speak.
"Where's Abel?" Arthur suddenly mentioned the name, frowning. "He's risen quickly. I wonder who's behind him."
The middle-aged man whispered, "Don't worry, the X-level life forms we sent are enough to handle it."
"What if the Holy Emperor... is just pretending?" A loud shout came from the end of the team.
This made everyone's expression change. Arthur's expression was tense. A fierce light flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes, but he shook his head and said, "That's impossible. I know what you are worried about..."
"I have definite information that proves that the Ultimate Gene Seed has only been cultivated to the coarse embryo stage."
"Even the personal guards who followed the Saint Emperor on the Wandering Imperial Ship could smell the faint scent of blood on him, as well as the life-repairing materials that were secretly being mobilized..."
"All of this is highlighting one thing." The middle-aged man stared at Arthur and said in a deep voice, "Opportunity is fleeting!"
Arthur took a deep breath. He was not pushed into this position in a hurry.
He had realized this nearly half a year ago, otherwise he wouldn't have cooperated with the House of Commons and the House of Lords. His eyes darkened, and he felt his heart beating even faster. He said solemnly, "Action!"
The sound was like thunder, exploding in everyone's ears. Whether they were willing or not, the action that was destined to change the history of the empire had begun.
Instructions were issued from here.
External communications in the entire mother star area were suddenly cut off, which immediately triggered a violent reaction.
The Imperial Security Center immediately issued a warning order, urged the Ministry of Cybersecurity to repair the problem as soon as possible, and reported to the Emergency Management Bureau for regional network appeasement.
On the top floor of the Empire's outer star fortress, Commander-in-Chief Nate was shocked. Looking at the red exclamation mark that popped up on the screen, he didn't dare to delay and stood up immediately.
But then, the office door was suddenly kicked open. His face changed and he shouted, "Deputy Commander Nick, who let you in?"
The deputy commander, who had been transferred here not long ago, just had a subtle smile on his face.
Nate felt uneasy and was about to reprimand further, but his expression suddenly changed. He felt an uncontrollable force pressing on his shoulders.
Glancing over, I saw a figure appear behind me at some point, with half of its body modified mechanically.
A non-direct X-class life form? Nate's heart was in turmoil.
Nick straightened his clothes, then sat down in his seat with dignity and began to issue orders.
Similar scenes played out at various military facilities.
It took only ten minutes for the middle-aged man to receive the message. He smiled and looked up and said, "Your Highness, the entire mother planet is in your hands. You can proceed to the next step."
Arthur closed his eyes, his throat rolling, and when he opened his eyes again, everything was silent.
"Let's go to the Imperial Palace!"
The Imperial Palace belongs to the Holy Emperor. Ever since Adam came back, he has been staying in the Imperial Palace and has been closely guarded by the Royal Guards.
Due to the state of alert, the Empire's home planet entered military control, the most important of which was to stop the traction and navigation system of the internal spacecraft.
All spacecraft are stationary and cannot move around freely.
The spaceship they were riding took off from the satellite in a mighty manner, facing all kinds of surprised looks along the way, and drove straight to the gate of the Imperial Palace.
"Your Majesty Arthur..."
The royal guards in front of the door saw the group from a distance, and immediately notified the internal guards, while they stood in front of Arthur.
Adam's royal guards were all S-level life forms at the beginning. The four of them lined up in order and stood in front of Arthur.
Arthur looked indifferent and walked straight in without saying a word. A strong pressure came from nowhere and fell on them, forcing them to give way.
"Your Highness Arthur!"
In the lobby, the captain of the guards stood there, his golden armor radiating a dazzling glow. His voice was deep and deep: "Retreat!"
"I now suspect that my father is imprisoned by you. I want to see my father." Arthur did not attack directly, but said this instead.
"Imprisoned?" The captain of the imperial guards was slightly taken aback, but ignored him. He simply said solemnly, "If the Holy Emperor wants to see you, he will naturally summon you. Withdraw!"
Behind Arthur, two figures emerged silently, and one of them said in a low voice:
"Sid, how can you block a son from seeing his father?"
"Toll, Lawrence, you..." Sid's face changed slightly, and he realized something in an instant. His breath became even more surging and terrifying, staring at Arthur: "You are colluding with the House of Commons!"
Tal whispered, "You'd better step back. Tandin and the others should be guarding the Ultimate Laboratory. After all, this is the Empire's home planet, and we don't want to cause too much trouble."
Sid's anger didn't seem fake, and he shouted, "If you want to see the Holy Emperor, step over me..."
But at this moment, one of the guards hurriedly ran up from behind and shouted in panic: "The Holy Emperor is gone!"
"What!?"
Sid's pupils contracted, and he suddenly turned around, staring at the guard. "There are actually some of your people among the guards."
Tal frowned. "One hundred and twenty people, just to get one in, it would have cost an unimaginable price..."
Father disappeared?
Arthur's expression changed drastically, and his figure flashed as he headed towards the depths of the imperial palace.
Sid wanted to take action, but after a slight hesitation, he rushed deeper into the palace even faster.
As expected, the depths of the palace were empty and Adam had disappeared.
"This, clearly just now..." Sid was stunned and stopped talking as soon as he opened his mouth.
Arthur's face was tense and he felt vaguely uneasy.
Tal whispered, "We just left, and we still have to investigate. You're seriously injured and can't run far. The entire home planet is ours. The most urgent task is to confirm the legitimacy of your identity."
"After becoming the Holy Emperor, you have the final say in everything."
"Go find it!" Arthur said gloomily, squeezing out a few words from between his teeth.
Lawrence disappeared silently.
Sid responded coldly and hesitated for several times whether to attack Arthur, but finally gave up.
This is an internal struggle within the royal family, and my only responsibility is to ensure the safety of the Holy Emperor.
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"Finally, there's some breakthrough..."
Abel stood at the porthole, looking at the military base below which was getting smaller and smaller.
Over the past few months, he has been investigating further based on the clues he got last time. He finally figured out some clues and found some people, but he also encountered a lot of trouble.
"I didn't expect it to be so rotten." His expression was gloomy and uncertain. The situation was more rotten than he had imagined.
Suddenly, Abel's eyelids twitched, and the porthole in front of him reflected a face hidden in the darkness, with only a pair of glowing eyes showing, standing behind him.
At some point, a mechanical body stood silently behind him.
Turning around, Abel said helplessly, "Your Excellency King Zhentian, how come you are so silent..."
Even though a machine of this level has no self-awareness, its intelligence level is extremely high, and Abel always respects it.
"Something seems to have happened on the Empire's home planet." King Zhentian spoke, but the tone of his voice was completely different from before.
Abel frowned slightly, then reacted and asked in surprise, "Li Ming? You can communicate with me through him?"
On second thought, it is a mechanical body after all, so it is normal for it to have this ability.
Then, he reacted and asked quickly: "Something happened, what happened?"
"A few hours ago, I got the news..." Li Ming stopped talking halfway, his mechanical pupils contracted, and with the help of King Zhentian's advanced detector, he sensed something abnormal.
"What news?" Abel was anxious. Why was this guy still keeping people in suspense?
As soon as he finished speaking, Abel felt a flash before his eyes and his whole body was spinning.
When I reacted again, I was already in the starry sky.
King Zhentian stood in front of him, and the battleship he was on had exploded into fireworks. Several figures fled out, they were all his men.
In the firelight, green beams of light shot accurately towards the fleeing figures, engulfing their bodies.
Abel's face changed drastically, his eyes widened, and a figure gradually emerged from the firelight. It had green skin, a short body, only one meter tall, but very muscular.
Abel's face changed in shock, "Grulin?"
He knew the other person. He came from a star cluster-level civilization and had defected to the Empire a long time ago. He was an X-level life form and a member of the House of Lords and the House of Commons.
Is he here to kill himself?
Abel realized this and his expression turned grim, but he was puzzled.
Didn't the House of Commons and the House of Lords try to contact him last time? He had apparently agreed to cooperate with the other party, so why would they send people to attack and kill him?
"There's actually an X-class mechanical body..." Grulin stared at the figure, quite surprised.
However, the power of the X-class mechanical body is limited, and he has the advantage, so there is still a great chance that he can take advantage of the opportunity to kill Abel.
"King Zhentian..." He was anxious and tried to send out mental waves.
This Grulin is not simple. Although his development potential is limited, his genetic evolution path is parallel to the evolution path of his own race.
Although it has not yet reached the ultimate level, it is said to be almost there, with the energy level approaching 200X.
The combat capability level of an X-class mechanical body generally hovers around 100X. He hopes that King Megatron will focus on protecting him rather than actively fighting the other party.
Before he could finish his words, King Zhentian threw away the flowing light arm blade, and a stream of light flashed across his eyes.
The starry sky had been torn apart like a piece of silk. In the boundless cracks, the void storm surged endlessly, covering the sky and the earth, impacting Abel's vision.
Farther away, Grulin's figure slowly split apart, green blood gushing out. He still maintained the posture of raising his hands, and had already split into two halves.
Abel naturally couldn't see clearly the speed at which King Zhentian attacked. The streak of light was actually just a trace left on his retina.
!!!
Before he could react with shock, Abel felt his vision spinning again.
When it became clear, it was already farther away, and the remaining limbs that were broken into two pieces had exploded. The remaining energy in the cells continued to flow out, and it became more and more expanded, like a small sun.
"This...he's dead already?" Abel was stunned, staring blankly at King Zhentian in front of him.
How can this mechanical body be so strong?
The meanings of instant kill and gaining an advantage are completely different.
When Qinglong was sent here, he didn't know how strong it was, but according to conventional speculation, the energy level might be around 100X.
But the scene before him refreshed his cognition.
(End of this chapter)
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