"Gold Vulture … Li Yao …"
Wei Guanghui chewed on the name for a long time but failed to figure out the guy's background at all. Frowning, he asked, "Who is he? When did such an unparalleled expert in a super Colossus emerge in the Imperium?"
"Father, you may not know this, but according to the intelligence, this Vulture Li Yao is from the capital."
Wei Yuanjia blinked. Although there were only the two of them, he still covered his mouth with his hands and said in a low voice, "Not only is he from the capital, but he has also escaped from the royal palace. He used to be His Majesty's subordinate."
"His Majesty's subordinate?"
Wei Guanghui bulged his eyes. "Escaped from the capital? Is that true? "
"According to the intelligence, this Vulture Li Yao is from a very secret family of Immortal Cultivators. He has been loyal to His Majesty since the era of Blackstar the Great a thousand years ago. He is one of the legendary 'experts of the royal palace'!"
Wei Yuanjia said, "Vulture Li Yao's family has few successors. They seem to have practiced a certain weird secret technique that can only be passed on to one successor in each generation. As the personal guards of all the emperors, they are deeply trusted by His Majesty.
"However, as you know, the royal power has declined in the past five hundred years. The supreme lord of the Imperium of True Human Beings, who should've been supreme, has been reduced to a nominal 'hypocrite'. The politics of the court has been controlled by the special forces and the corrupt officials.
Vulture Li Yao's family has declined, too. They can only keep a low profile in the royal palace. Therefore, the outside world has never known of their existence.
"This time, however, the four Kurfürst families went too far. Because they had different opinions from His Majesty on how to govern the newly-recovered territory, and His Majesty insisted on his own opinion, they kidnapped Emperor Shenwu from the royal palace and even plotted to kill the queen!
"That is intolerable. Emperor Shenwu was determined to eliminate the scoundrels and take back the power. Therefore, he asked Vulture Li Yao to put the jade chip that stored his edict into his belt and escape from the capital. Then, he summoned all the volunteers in the world to suppress the disobedient subjects together. That is exactly what they call 'carrying the edict'!"
"Well …"
Wei Guanghui listened attentively and couldn't help but ponder.
The remote worlds that had only joined the Imperium five hundred years ago had complicated feelings for the emperor of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
On one hand, in the official propaganda of the Imperium, His Majesty was naturally described as wise, invincible, and supreme. He was almost the incarnation of a god.
As time went by, the common people of the Imperium had unrealistic illusions about His Majesty. They believed that no matter how dark and cruel the current situation was, it was only a temporary torment. One day, His Majesty would lead all the people of the Imperium to break through the difficulties and usher in the dawn.
But on the other hand, as the father and son of the Wei family who controlled a Sector, they had a rather deep understanding of the political situation in the capital and the awkward situation of the emperor.
The seemingly high and mighty emperor was exactly the same as the Immortal Cultivators from the remote worlds. They were all targets that were exploited and persecuted by the noble families!
This kind of understanding gave birth to a feeling of "sympathy for each other and a common enemy" between them and the Emperor.
Deep down in their hearts, they certainly hoped that there would be a second real monarch who was as strong as Blackstar the Great, who would lead the billions of Immortal Cultivators to explore a vaster universe and bring the civilization of mankind to a new peak. They would also realize the greatest value of their lives, and their hard training would not be in vain!
They would not be as cowardly dogs for the four Kurfürst families as they were right now!
"Is His Majesty's situation really so difficult, and does he hate the four Kurfürst families so much that he even asked the people closest to him to escape from the capital with the imperial edict?"
Wei Guanghui's eyes rolled quickly with complicated brilliance beaming out. Breathing fast for a long time, he hesitated again. "This is a very important issue. Is it true or not?"
"Aya, father, with everything coming to this point, haven't you seen through it yet? It doesn't matter whether the so-called 'imperial edict' is true or not at all. What matters is that now that such an expert has escaped with the 'imperial edict', we will have the justification to resist the Council of Elders!"
Wei Yuanjia raised his voice and said, "The forces behind the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors were able to rescue General Lei Chenghu from the prison of the four Kurfürst families. It is indicative enough of their strength too!
"Right now, General Lei has regained control of the Thunder Fleet. The local fleets in the Third Battle Area have all responded. Also, an immeasurable force is waiting for us in the capital. Isn't this our best opportunity?
"Honor the majesty and settle the rebellions. This is exactly the righteousness of the 'imperial edict'. This is the moment when the world is being overturned. If we miss such a great opportunity, the Immortal Cultivators of the Red Nimbus Sector will never be able to get rid of the fate of being controlled and begging for mercy!
"Besides, according to my speculation, this Vulture Li Yao who is piloting the Gold Vulture is probably a real 'expert'. Father, you've seen the magnificence of the Gold Vulture and his unparalleled combat ability with your own eyes. Such a person has never appeared in the Imperium before. Who else can be equipped with such an advanced super Colossus and unleash such terrifying spiritual energy if he is not from the royal palace? He can't have just fallen from the sky, can he?"
"Huh …"
Wei Guanghui rewound the video of the battle and watched it multiple times. The more he watched, the more scared he became. Such a Colossus was indeed not something that a regular Cultivation sect could boast.
"Father.
There's no time to hesitate. "
Wei Yuanjia shouted, "Let's do it!"
While Wei Guanghui was still thinking, the mini crystal processor on his wrist buzzed crazily and reported a very weird piece of news to him.
The carrier from the special investigation committee, which had been docked at the periphery of the No. 233 resource planet, was fully activating the power units and trying to escape with a space jump!
"They must've received the message, too, and learned that General Lei is back!"
Wei Yuanjia was both surprised and delighted. He looked at Wei Guanghui anxiously. "Father!"
Wei Guanghui took a deep breath. Now that he had made up his mind, he turned hideous and slashed his hand down brutally. "Don't let the little b * stard run away. Shoot him down for me!"
At the periphery of the No. 233 resource planet, a carrier engraved with the dual emblems of the Council of Elders and the special investigation committee was already spreading out circles of ivory halos. It was tearing apart the barrier of the three-dimensional space and entering the super three-dimensional state of shattering the void.
Suddenly, the barrage from the starships nearby and the ground completely enshrouded the carrier like a storm!
After a round of bombardment, the carrier that had been shining a moment ago was immediately riddled with holes. The air currents and the pieces of the explosions were spurting out in hissing noises everywhere.
With so many wounds all over its body, the carrier could not perform a space jump at all. If it gritted its teeth and jumped by force, it would only be completely torn apart and obliterated by the surging tides in the four-dimensional space, never to be reassembled again!
"Special Envoy Zhao …"
In the communication channel, Wei Guanghui grinned hideously. "The appointed time is not up yet. Why are you in such a hurry to leave without saying goodbye?"
"Lieutenant — Lieutenant General Wei!"
The skinny guy's face was already paler than that of a dead person, only to be blackened by the smoke. He stammered, "What — What's the meaning of this? Are you not scared of the thunderous wrath of the Council of Elders?"
"Nothing."
Wei Guanghui scratched his mustache and said with a smile, "I've captured all the radicals on the list for you, Special Envoy Zhao. They are now being sent to your starship. They all have a lot of secrets that they want to confess and a lot of questions that they want to ask you. It won't be too late to leave after the interrogation is over!"
From all directions, countless shark-like assault warships charged at Special Envoy Zhao's heavily wounded, immobilized carrier. A bloody feast was about to begin.
"No — don't!"
Special Envoy Zhao's screams echoed in the sky. "How dare you! How dare you! Ahhhh!"
…
9,700 lightyears away, at the center of the Third Battle Area, in the space zone where the flagship of the Thunder Fleet was temporarily stationed, "Iron Torrent", the general flagship of the Third Battle Area of the expedition army of the Imperium, on the head of the warship that was raised high like a collision horn, bathing in the dark universe and facing the infinite stars, a magnificent, god-like gold Colossus was sitting cross-legged!
The powerful Battleship Slicing Blade that was strong enough to cut a light cruiser in half was placed horizontally on his legs. Under the glittering golden mask, there was a deep and complicated light that was human-like. He stared at the stars in the sky and seemed to be deep in thought.
The Colossus that sat cross-legged on the flagship of the Thunder Fleet and was called "Gold Vulture" by all the soldiers of the Thunder Fleet in awe was naturally the "Tartarean Skeleton" that had been upgraded by the Supreme Emperor's secret treasures.
Soaking in the mysterious liquid metal that "Little Black" turned into, the user who extended his spiritual energy and thoughts to the tiniest perception chips of the Colossus and pondered in silence was naturally Li Yao, who had leveled up into an "expert of the royal palace".
Li Yao was waiting for someone.
Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!
Soundwaves could not be transmitted in the vacuum of space, but the three-dimensional space in front of Iron Torrent was torn apart. The space ripples spread to the Colossus and still raised slight noises.
Like fireflies rising from the bushes at night, starships in different shapes, colors, and emblems jumped out of the void one after another, emitting the most glamorous brilliance in front of Iron Torrent.
Those starships were all from the fleets of the local armed forces and warlords in the Third Battle Area. Some of them were even the strongest warships and flagships that the leaders of the miscellaneous troops considered to be treasures.
As expected, they all responded to Lei Chenghu's call and came to listen to Lei Chenghu's command despite all the blockages and concerns!
Even though it was an internal power struggle among the Immortal Cultivators, Li Yao was still slightly touched by the unwavering determination when more and more starships jumped out of the void and transformed from the dark nothingness into the brilliant phalanxes of fleets. He also burned his soul and triggered the dominating flames of spiritual energy of the Gold Vulture.
"Hu!"
A vivid gold vulture truly soared from the head of Iron Torrent and swallowed the colors of all the stars!
The starships from various Sectors all emitted mystic rays from their heads in a regular pattern, congregating into dazzling, glittering ribbons of light.
According to the rules of the Imperium, it was a way for starships to show the highest respect when they encountered each other. It was equivalent to the salutes in the past.
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