Did Li Yu really dare to snatch it?
Of course he dared. Everything he was doing right now was to enhance his own Strength.
Although the Infinity Gauntlet was powerful, the Death Star was a powerful Weapon that could be used on a regular basis.
If making a move against Stuart would allow him to build the Death Star, he would not hesitate.
However, if he really did snatch it by force, Li Yu would face a lot of trouble, and accountability at the Interstellar level would be secondary.
The problem was, if he really attacked the Stuart Civilization, who would transport these hundreds of billions of tons of alloy to him?
This wasn't just a few pieces of steel piled up in so Warehouse.
Hundreds of billions of tons of alloy were spread across various refineries of the Stuart Civilization.
The distances between them were extrely vast. The result of Li Yu engaging in Brazen robbery would very likely be exhausting himself physically and ntally without collecting much.
Therefore, making a move was only a ans of threat. Hannibal also knew that fighting would be disadvantageous to Li Yu, but the harm to Stuart would be even greater.
This massive hemorrhage might leave them weak for a period of ti.
But if they got involved with the Satan Civilization, coupled with the Amplification brought by the Fire Elental Spirit, the ti for them to recover their Vital Energy would be far shorter than expected.
"Your Excellency the President!" soone said anxiously. "This... won't do!"
Many Senior Officials appeared filled with righteous indignation. In their eyes, this was no less than To cede sovereignty and humiliate the nation.
"A bunch of Idiots, shut up!"
The Old General, who had been silent in the corner, shouted angrily. He spoke very bluntly, "Whoever is unwilling, go and defeat His Excellency the Duke first before talking."
He spoke right in front of Li Yu. However, Li Yu didn't mind this; his mood even felt quite a bit more comfortable.
Because, from a sideways perspective, this Old General was also praising him.
As soon as these words ca out, everyone Cease hostilities and dared not make a sound. Only then did the Old General look at Li Yu: "Your Excellency the Duke, please rest assured. The 800 billion tons of alloy will not be shorted."
Eight hundred billion tons of alloy could roughly max out the construction progress of the Death Star.
Li Yu nodded and didn't speak much with this group of people. Leaving only a sentence, "Please be quick; I still have to rush to the battlefield," he left the place.
Only after Li Yu left did soone say in a low voice, "Your Excellency the President, the amount of alloy stored internally falls far short of 800 billion tons."
"Cancel foreign orders to make up the quantity. Tell them we are willing to pay the Breach of Contract Penalty..." Hannibal had already prepared a draft in his mind.
"This..." The crowd Look at Each Other in Dismay, but they didn't have any good ideas either and could only act according to the plan.
Hannibal added, "Focus on canceling all alloy supplies to Return Star. Just say they were demanded away by their Duke."
"Such petty tricks are aningless," the Old General shook his head.
"I know..." Hannibal's face was gloomy. "I'm just very upset."
Previously, this Old General had warned him not to be too radical, and that probing should be done step by step.
However, Hannibal didn't listen, which led to today's situation.
But the Old General didn't bring up past events either. He just shook his head and sat down again.
The Stuart fleet began its return journey, and as orders were issued one after another, the impact of this battle gradually spread out.
...
Vimala had been in a very bad mood recently. She had originally struck hard against Titus's people, dismissing several Archons and causing Titus's prestige to suffer greatly.
But because the incident happened suddenly, she hadn't prepared much, and the results of the battle couldn't be expanded. Plus, Elton's ntal examination results ca out, and there were no problems whatsoever.
Then he stood up again to accuse Li Yu, but just as Li Yu predicted, due to his capricious accusations, no one cared about what he said anymore.
But precisely because of this, Titus's side pushed the bla, claiming they were deceived by Elton, and shifted all the fault onto Elton, making it difficult for Vimala to attack.
Right at this ti, the Stuart Civilization temporarily raised prices, causing many High Echelons to harbor complaints. After all, Stuart had always been Return Star's "Warehouse" in the past.
Now the "Warehouse" actually dared to raise prices? Were they bullying Return Star, thinking they couldn't wield a knife anymore?
Moreover, that guy Hannibal was actually dragging his feet and not giving Li Yu his alloy. This made Vimala lose a lot of face.
After all, she had been very generous in front of Li Yu back then.
However, the war situation in No Man's Land was currently deadlocked. Now was not a suitable ti to question the Stuart Civilization.
"I wonder what the situation is over there. If Li Yu could help Stuart snatch the Elental Spirit at a crucial mont, it would be the best result. I could also use it to beat so sense into Hannibal..."
"...If a conflict arises between the two, it will probably be very troubleso. Although Li Yu shouldn't act impulsively, Hannibal's personality is very dominant..."
At a grayish-white rectangular dining table, Vimala, with exquisite makeup and wearing a black dress, tasted food cooked with highly nutritious ingredients.
The white screen windows around fluttered in the wind. The entire Palace was empty, seemingly devoid of anyone else.
While Vimala was pondering, a Holographic Screen suddenly popped up on the dining table. It was the person in charge of foreign trade—Weiss Brook.
Vimala frowned slightly. She had always disliked being disturbed while eating.
However, the other party was also her Subordinate and knew this habit of hers. There must be so urgent intelligence to report.
After connecting, the other party—a Jinlanese from the Ruijin Galaxy with pale gold skin—had a sowhat strange expression.
"Queen, I apologize for disturbing you at this ti," Weiss Brook began apologetically.
"What is it?" Vimala's voice was cold.
"News just suddenly ca from the Stuart Civilization saying they are canceling the alloy premium and restoring the original price."
"Oh?" Vimala's expression changed slightly. Hannibal had a change of heart?
It must be that Li Yu's actions had worked. She wondered what he did to make Hannibal take the initiative to cancel the premium.
"However, there is one more thing..." Weiss Brook continued closely. "At the sa ti, they canceled the alloy they were originally preparing to transport over."
"Hm?" Vimala froze slightly, then reacted.
What did he an?
They weren't selling the alloy anymore? Then what was the point of canceling the premium?
Was Hannibal playing tricks with Return Star?
Anger rose in Vimala's heart. A re Stuart also dared to play tricks on them!
anwhile, Weiss Brook was still continuing his report: "...According to the Stuart Civilization's statent, all their alloys are to be supplied to Duke Li Yu."
Vimala's anger, halfway brewed, froze once again. For a mont, she couldn't quite react.
Supplied to Li Yu?
What kind of madness had taken over Hannibal?
Could it be that the two of them hit it off right away and beca Sworn Brothers?
This unimaginable statent made Vimala feel deeply puzzled, while simultaneously acutely realizing that so major event had probably occurred in the Stuart Civilization.
It definitely had to do with Li Yu!
Right at this mont, the Holographic Screen in front of her split; soone else was actually requesting a communication.
It was Aisel!
Vimala had a feeling that Aisel was definitely here to report on the matter concerning the Stuart Civilization.
Weiss Brook was still continuing his report: "...I personally think the Stuart Civilization is rely..."
As he was speaking, the Holographic Screen in front of him suddenly went black. Vimala had directly hung up the communication.
Weiss Brook was sowhat dumbfounded. He hadn't finished speaking yet, why did the Queen hang up?
...
"Queen, sothing has happened..." Aisel's expression was solemn. He acted vigorously and resolutely, directly tossing out a battle Recording.
The Holographic Screen split, and Vimala frowned tightly, the purple light on the screen reflecting on her exquisite face.
As the Recording played, Vimala's pupils contracted, and she stood up abruptly. Such an action was enough to prove the shock in her heart.
"This is a battle from two hours ago at the Stuart border. Duke Li Yu annihilated the Satan Civilization's tens of thousands of warships, including Civilization Leader Lawrence, with a single punch!" Aisel continued:
"The news has already spread. It will probably cause an imnse shock across the Interstellar..."
"So that's how it is..." Vimala suddenly understood. Hannibal's change in attitude was probably due to this. And Li Yu, having obtained the Elental Spirit, would definitely squeeze the Stuart Civilization.
Under this kind of power, Hannibal could only submit and honestly gather the alloy.
But the combat strength Li Yu erupted with shocked her heart. It had only been a few days since she saw him, how did Li Yu beco so strong?
She dragged the Recording progress bar, her gaze converging on the pale gold Glove: "Is it because of that Glove?"
"That's right..." Aisel nodded. "Li Yu's combat strength is far from that level. According to our preliminary calculations, there is a 98% probability that that terrifying power ca from that Glove."
A 3D image was projected in front of Vimala, exactly the Infinity Gauntlet simulated from the video data.
"What kind of Glove is this? What is the gem on it?" Vimala held up the simulated Glove, her gaze focusing on the other five sockets.
"There is no record of it in the data, at least not in ours." Aisel shook his head. He had reviewed the Database the mont he got the news but Gained Nothing.
He couldn't even find the slightest bit of a similar rumor. Like the Dinsional Camp, it was as if it had popped out of thin air, which also made him feel it was unbelievable.
"Dinsional Camp?" Vimala repeated.
Aisel's eyes flickered: "It's highly possible, although we've never been sure whether this faction actually exists or not."
"But given how events are developing, it's no wonder we didn't believe it."
"A single gem has this kind of power. If the other gems were added..." Vimala murmured in a low voice.
"This should be a Titan Artifact, perhaps even a divine artifact," Aisel said sowhat hesitantly. Such a deanor was rare for him.
Because regarding this matter, even he dared not be certain.
"A Titan Artifact!?" Vimala's voice suddenly rose. "Are you sure!?"
"I cannot be certain..." Aisel hesitated. "According to the speculations of the Strategic Command, since this Glove has six gem sockets, then these six gems must have a connection with each other."
"If they couldn't connect with each other, there would be no need to forge a Glove at all..."
"If the other gems really do exist, when gathered together, plus their connection to each other, they should be able to reach the level of a Titan Artifact..."
Aisel Hesitated to Speak, then shook his head and said, "But the problem lies here: no one knows whether the other gems actually exist or not."
"We can't find any relevant records even in our Database. Could it truly be a product of an Alternate Dinsion?"
Vimala stared at the Glove, the fervor in her eyes flashing past. She said, "To answer these questions, we only need to ask Li Yu."
"I share the sa thought..." Aisel agreed.
"Furthermore, regardless of whether the other gems exist or not, this Glove will attract the attention of all the major factions. He is currently out there alone; it's very dangerous."
"I suggest having him return."
Hearing this, Vimala didn't reply imdiately. Aisel's subtext wasn't spoken aloud, but she understood it as well.
Such a Weapon is best kept in one's own hands, and the final Bottom Line is that it absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the enemy.
And in their view, Li Yu was far from possessing the qualifications to protect this Weapon.
Although they didn't know why the Dinsional Camp had bestowed this Glove upon him, Return Star didn't want this thing to fall into anyone else's hands.
However, if they were to snatch it by force, they also had to take the unfathomable Dinsional Camp into consideration.
So no matter what, under these circumstances, having Li Yu return first was the best choice.
At least in the Central Star System, he would be very safe.
However, Vimala already understood Li Yu quite well. This kid's guard was heavily raised, and he was soone who lived by No gain, no early rise. She had spent quite a bit of effort just to send him to No Man's Land.
Getting him to co back would probably be very troubleso.
Thinking of this, she frowned slightly and changed the subject: "Tell Hannibal to lock down the news. Do not let the battle Recording spread out any further."
"It's already too late. Hannibal said there was no leak on their end. Network communication is locked down very strictly during warti; those soldiers shouldn't be able to spread it," Aisel shook his head, then quickly added:
"The battle Recording is spreading very fast on the Black Hole Network. Soone must be pushing it behind the scenes."
"At the ti, people from the Black Net were also fighting for the Elental Spirit, and they were startled off by Li Yu's single punch."
Vimala understood and imdiately snorted coldly: "The Black Net. This declining organization still refuses to accept reality."
At its peak, the Black Net was known as "omnipresent," prying into secrets you refused to reveal to others, and thereby coercing many High Echelons of civilizations to escort their developnt.
Yet now, they could only Live in constant hiding, no longer possessing their past glory, while constantly seeking to return to their peak.
Obviously, the Black Net was pushing this battle Recording behind the scenes, wanting to bring Li Yu to the attention of more factions to achieve their own hidden motives.
And with the Black Net's push, the impact caused by this incident would be far more than just this!
(End of this chapter)
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