This sudden news startled many people.
Li Yu's eyes flickered, gradually forming a certain guess, because the timing of this news breaking out was just too coincidental.
Edwin looked at Li Yu, and seeing that he was also deep in thought, beca even more certain of his own guess.
"Too coincidental," Edwin said. Li Yu nodded, "Indeed, too coincidental. So coincidental that it makes one have to be suspicious."
No matter how you looked at it, this seed like a preditated and planned Public Opinion Publicity stunt, hyping up the attention to the hottest point through various topics and events, and then detonating it.
"What's coincidental?" Max was still sowhat bewildered, but he was at least a top student. The mont he finished speaking, he realized, "Are you saying the timing of this breaking out is very coincidental?"
"It is indeed very coincidental. It looks like it has artificial traces all over it."
...
"The investigation is almost complete. This assassination was just a farce orchestrated by Olivia herself."
In the dim room, only the Holographic Screen emitted a faint light. Horus stood before the screen: "She hopes to force the Star Glory Empire to release her Younger sister through this thod."
"Naive." Vimala's voice ca from the Holographic Screen: "If the Star Glory Empire would yield so easily, it wouldn't be the Star Glory Empire."
Horus continued to report: "There should be follow-up moves. Olivia seems to have contacted The Reforrs. This assassination has the handiwork of The Reforrs."
"The Reforrs?" Hearing this na, Vimala's tone rippled slightly.
This was an organization not to be underestimated. To have been active right under the Star Glory Empire's nose for so many years without being wiped out was enough to prove their Strength.
"What exactly are they trying to do within Return Star's borders?" Vimala inquired.
"We haven't found out yet," Horus shook his head.
"Haven't found out?" Vimala didn't expect this answer. With Horus's working capabilities, how could the words 'haven't found out' appear?
"There's a problem with the High Echelon of the Vitel Star System, which is why I only noticed sothing was wrong recently."
Horus's words made Vimala instantly Furious: "What!?"
"Vitel is almost right on our doorstep, and it has actually been infiltrated. What on earth is the intelligence organization doing!?"
Horus explained, "Not necessarily infiltrated. Olivia commands massive ntal Power; it might be related to her."
"Olivia..." Vimala repeated the na: "Is this the reason her sister was coveted by the Star Glory Empire? To research the source of her ntal Power?"
"I don't know." Horus didn't make any guesses.
"I will have the Third and Fifth Patrol Fleet move towards Vitel to avoid any accidents," Vimala pondered for a mont and said.
Horus said sowhat hesitantly, "Also... Princess Klein has already sent Edwin, and... Li Yu, to protect Olivia."
The large red eyeball dozing on top of his head instantly opened.
"Nonsense, what use are a few B-Tier Lifeforms? Haven't they lost enough face already!?" Vimala scolded a couple of tis, then said coldly: "I'm prepared to use the Star Spirits to artificially intervene in the network Public Opinion. Klein is my daughter, I won't allow others to insult her."
"It's not necessarily a bad thing. Although the Public Opinion is unfavorable to Princess Klein, her popularity is far higher than the other Highnesses." Horus had a different opinion on this:
"If an unexpected situation occurs, Citizens are highly likely to choose a na they frequently hear, rather than one they have never heard of."
Vimala fell silent, seemingly also considering the possibility of this. Negative publicity was still publicity, right? Hmm... why wouldn't it be.
"Public Opinion is easily hijacked, and reversing it is effortless. You don't need to mind it," Horus consoled. The two discussed for a while longer before ending this report.
...
"Return Star is one of the top Civilizations, enough to attract the attention of other Civilizations. Klein is one of Return Star's perennial topics of discussion, and Olivia even more so." Max was still analyzing:
"Combining these three is enough to detonate the flas of Public Opinion, sweeping out from Return Star."
Li Yu's eyes were unfocused. Edwin had already run through these guesses in his mind long ago, resulting in Max's analysis receiving no response, causing his anger to soar.
Bart was still wiping his blade, exceptionally focused.
Having peeked enough information from Horus, Li Yu was sowhat surprised. Although it verified his guess that this was indeed a play directed and acted out by the rmaid Princess herself.
What he didn't expect was that The Reforrs were also involved in this. Li Yu had dealt with them before.
He also had deep ties with the Azure Remnants; the symbol of their friendship—the blue Scimitar—was still in his Compressed Space.
I knew such an incident couldn't be simple... Li Yu shook his head. Anyway, he was just going through the motions.
Since it was directed and acted by Olivia herself, there basically wouldn't be a second attack. When the ti ca, he'd just Slack Off, and it should be over.
However, what he was more curious about was whether Klein knew this was directed and acted by Olivia herself.
...
A boring three days later, at the Flying Ball Stadium. This massive stadium wasn't built on Vitel's Main Planet, but rather on another relatively desolate Life Planet.
The Flying Ball Stadium covered an area of over fifty million square ters and was nearly a thousand ters tall. Even from distant orbit, this massive structure could be clearly seen.
It was originally built for Return Star's mainstream sport—Flying Ball Sport. It wasn't just a simple stadium, but a large-scale comrcial center integrating food, drink, and entertainnt.
A regular ticket cost thousands of Star Coins, and that was for a seat in a remote corner where you couldn't even see the real person, only Virtual projections.
As for the front-row VIP seats, they had long been hyped up to tens or millions of Star Coins. Even so, the tickets had long sold out.
Over a dozen small warships patrolled the skies above the stadium, and a large number of heavily ard soldiers guarded its periter.
To avoid chaos, Vitel deployed hundreds of thousands of planetary standing troops to maintain order.
Normally, the Flying Ball Stadium wouldn't be fully open, basically only opening 1%–10% of its areas. Only the quadrennial Flying Ball finals saw such grand occasions.
Most people had already entered the day before, and the Interstellar Network live broadcast had also begun. Although one could watch the broadcast, ntal Power couldn't be transmitted through network cables.
Therefore, watching online and listening live were two entirely different concepts, which was also why Olivia's tickets were so expensive.
"Tsk tsk tsk, quite a grand scene." Li Yu looked around. This reminded him of his past life; he had also been to a few concerts.
Max beside him was in high spirits: "You haven't seen the Interstellar Music Gala. That's a true grand scene. Interstellar stars Clump Together, with Star Systems as venues and countless warships, even the Radiant Council will send people..."
Li Yu was expressionless, glancing at him. Was this kid taking a jab at him?
As security personnel, they also had the extra perk of watching the performance up close. Many in Edwin's guard squad seed very excited.
They surrounded the stage, mixing with the mbers of Olivia's Guard Corps, Kieg, and a large number of B-Tier Lifeforms, forming layers of defense to prevent any issues.
The last attack was in a Hotel. The Guard Corps was responsible for the Interior of the Hotel, and Silver Snake was responsible for the exterior. It was because Silver Snake suddenly withdrew that the attackers Caught off guard.
Fanatical fans shouted themselves hoarse, but unfortunately, every Seat had a sound wave absorption device, so one could only see their mouths open.
The performance soon began, and a massive, crystal-clear projection appeared. It was exactly Olivia.
Li Yu wasn't very interested in this. The ntal Power contained in Olivia's voice had no effect on him; it was difficult to produce resonance.
If they determined nothing would happen and let us co over, it's more like the rmaid Princess specially clearing Klein's na.
Li Yu thought boredly. Olivia's stage was right behind him, but he couldn't be bothered to turn his head.
Even if Public Opinion is surging, the Star Glory Empire has no reaction. Why haven't The Reforrs acted yet?
The concert was to last a whole day. During this ti, it wasn't just Olivia; many collaborating bands would also perform to let Olivia rest.
"So boring..." Li Yu was listless, looking up at those patrolling small warships, suddenly having a whimsical thought: It would be fun if they suddenly blew up.
Just like when he was a kid and would often stare at the spinning fan in the classroom, expecting it to drop so he could perform a nimble dodge.
Boom!
Just as this thought arose, one of the warships suddenly blew up. The blinding flash of Fire and the rumbling sound spread throughout the entire stadium.
"Damn, did I awaken so incredible Superpower?"
Whoosh!
As soon as Li Yu's words fell, the sound of explosions suddenly ca from the sky. Half of the patrolling small warships directly blew up.
The other half dove towards the stadium at high speed. Without a word, their ship-mounted Laser Cannons fired frantically, beams of Laser striking the stadium, causing dozens of explosions in an instant.
Boom boom boom!
Fire and thick smoke soared into the sky. The stadium that was peaceful and harmonious, quietly enjoying the singing a second ago, plunged into war in the blink of an eye!
"Attack! Protect the Princess!"
Kieg let out a Furious roar. A large number of royal guards flooded onto the stage, protecting Olivia's surroundings, looking around vigilantly, and preparing to evacuate.
"Cover our rear!" Kieg didn't forget to remind Li Yu, making him sowhat Speechless.
"Is it Olivia?" Edwin ca over, his face grave. Max also entered combat state.
Warships streaked overhead, bringing with them a howling gale.
"Not necessarily. Olivia doing this would be redundant and carries the risk of backlash." Li Yu shook his head. With heavy casualties among Return Star Citizens this ti, Vimala would definitely not let it go easily.
There was no need for Olivia to risk being investigated to put on another show like this.
"Shoot down those warships first!"
Li Yu had Max quickly contact the Staff mbers in the stadium to deploy the Energy Shield and simultaneously activate the surface-to-air Laser Cannons.
The stadium here had basic defensive asures.
While issuing orders, Li Yu suddenly sensed danger approaching. He hurriedly dodged from his spot, only to see a beam of red Laser shoot past his body.
Bang!
The stadium caved in and cracked!
Not bad power!
The next mont, Li Yu looked up and saw a figure floating in mid-air, his entire body emitting a faint light, his appearance unclear.
He didn't pay any attention to Li Yu at all. He raised a finger, casually pointed in a direction, and a red Laser shot out.
Buzz!
It wasn't aid at ... Li Yu looked in the direction the Laser shot. It was aid at the people watching the concert, who were fleeing into the distance.
The next mont, the seemingly thin Laser cleaved a massive trench, and the stadium rumbled continuously.
A portion of the fleeing people who were striding away a second ago disappeared the next.
Those nearby who weren't hit collapsed to the ground, all scared silly, their eyes glassy, with a massive trench right beside them.
Fuck, an A-Tier Lifeform!
At this ti, that person looked down from above and spoke coldly.
"Olivia, rember, these people Died because of you."
Olivia, surrounded by the Guard Corps, was evacuating, her eyes fixed firmly on that A-Tier Lifeform in mid-air.
"Your Highness, we need to evacuate first..." Kieg said with a grave expression, advising her.
"I know." Olivia's voice carried irrepressible rage. Star Glory Empire... is this your retaliation!?
"Trying to leave?" That A-Tier Lifeform chuckled lightly, raised his finger, and aid it in Olivia's direction.
A red Laser flashed!
"Careful!" A Fish-Person beside Olivia suddenly pushed her away, but he himself was pierced through, his entire body exploding, dead beyond dead.
"Los!" Kieg glared furiously. This was a B-Tier Lifeform, instantly killed.
Buzz!
A pale blue Energy Shield rose around the stadium. The Earth cracked, and Laser Cannons aid at the remaining warships in mid-air, firing with a boom.
That figure in mid-air only then noticed that there were actually so many ants below that hadn't run away.
"Seeking death..." He frowned slightly, just about to obliterate this group of ants, but Olivia didn't stop her steps because of Los's death; instead, she sped up.
"Co deal with these people. Our ti is limited, resolve this within half an hour." He spoke in his comm channel, raising both hands towards Olivia.
Boom!
A blinding Laser streaked across mid-air, heading straight for Olivia.
"Careful!" Kieg's pupils contracted, subconsciously blocking in front of Olivia, even though he knew it wouldn't be of much use.
Bang!
A figure shrouded entirely in golden light rushed out diagonally, actually blasting that Laser away directly.
Rumble!
A massive semi-circular light wave exploded. The stadium rumbled, and more than half the venue collapsed as a result, dust flying everywhere.
Laser Man wasn't surprised, instead letting out a cold laugh: "There really is an A-Tier Lifeform, and it's even a Fish-Person."
Blocking in front of Olivia was a robust Fish-Person, covered in golden scales, muscles bulging, unable to be identified as what species of Fish-Person.
Indeed, she has an A-Tier Lifeform protecting her. Li Yu withdrew his gaze. If Olivia didn't have an A-Tier Lifeform protecting her, she would probably have died countless tis already.
This Laser Man was entangled by the other party and temporarily couldn't bother with Li Yu and the others, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.
From the small warships in the distance, several figures swooped down at extre speed, heading towards them.
Edwin was calm and not panicked: "They don't have much ti to entangle here. Eight B-Tier Lifeforms, two per person, any problems?"
"I have no objections, consider it a warm-up." Max cracked his neck, looking at Li Yu with slight excitent: "Want to compete and see who finishes faster?"
(End of this chapter)
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