"Assassins?"
Li Jialing asked in surprise, "Where are the assassins from?"
"From the four families, of course!"
Li Yao sniffed and said, "After talking so much with you on the starship just now, you must've understood how deeply infiltrated the 'coalition fleet of the four families' is, right? Such a so-called 'coalition fleet', where everybody has their own plans, has no combat ability at all. It is even negative!
"The leadership of the four families can't be unaware of the mess. There are too many uncertainties if they march recklessly without settling the complicated conflicts of interests. It is even possible that a lot of people in the coalition fleet intentionally want the coalition fleet to fail for their own interests. That is the reason why the main troops of the four families haven't shown up in the Seven Seas Space Zone yet.
"However, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors has its own weaknesses too. Their military strength is seriously insufficient after all, and they are supported by their enormous' confidence '. That's why they boast about the neutrality of the south and the betrayal of the expedition army to boost their courage.' Confidence ', on the other hand, is like a soap bubble. It is easy to blow it up, but it is even easier to blow it up.
"As long as serious accidents happen in the Seven Seas Grand Market, the morale of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors will be affected. As long as the free coin cannot be redeemed in a few days, the confidence in the free coin, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, and even the reformists will be gone, and the splendid soap bubble will explode.
"By then, the coalition fleet of the four families will truly be united and unstoppable when they arrive at the border.
"Then, how can people's confidence in the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors be reduced to the lowest point? Isn't assassinating the director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors the most straightforward approach?"
Slightly stunned, Li Jialing nodded quickly and said, "Fair enough. Right now, the four families' control over the bottom-level Immortal Cultivators is seriously insufficient. Even within their own fleets, there are tremendous holders of the free coin and sympathizers of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors. Commanding those people to compete in a head-on battlefield will easily lead to chaos.
"However, it is still possible for the four noble families to select a batch of core disciples such as' Marquess Yongchun 'Li Wuji, who boast abundant resources and are loyal to the family and cannot be bought over by the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors.
"A hundred strong core disciples infiltrate the Seven Seas Grand Market in an elite assault squad and wait for an opportunity to launch a critical strike. As long as Jin Yuyan is killed, it will be best if the Seven Seas Grand Market is heavily damaged. The credit value of the free coin and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors will definitely hit rock bottom. As long as the value of the free coin drops by twenty to thirty percent, there will be crazy selling and running. Once a panic is raised, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and even the reformists will be screwed!"
"Your analysis is very comprehensive."
Li Yao said, "The corrupt ruling class of the high-level Immortal Cultivators such as the four families will never trust the bottom-level people. In their eyes, both the bottom-level ordinary people and the bottom-level Immortal Cultivators are untrustworthy. Therefore, the assault squad of the core disciples, which is small in number but has a high combat ability, will be their best choice.
"Li Wuji vaguely received news from the family that a batch of disciples of the Li family had been selected for a certain confidential mission. Although he did not know the specific content of the mission, he had seen the list of participants. Those disciples of the Li family were all good at stealth and assassination.
"Also, he learned that the core disciples of the Yun family and the Song family with similar specialties had been selected and transferred in secret. Nobody knew where they were sent. They couldn't have snuck into the capital to assassinate the queen, could they? That would be too crazy, and the odds of success would be too low!
"So, I dare say that quite a few elite squads of assassins from the four families must be lurking near the Commodity Market right now. They have already occupied the most advantageous locations for the assassination. Like you said just now, the ventilation tubes and the sewers. Then, why should I join in the fun? With my identity and position right now, I won't crawl into the ventilation tubes that other people have crawled through! "
"That explains a lot. But that doesn't sound right, Brother Yao —"
Thinking for a moment, Li Jialing said, "If the assassins of the four families have already infiltrated the Seven Seas Grand Market, or even the best locations for the assassination as you said, why haven't they taken action yet? The Seven Seas Grand Market has been peaceful over the past few days. I didn't hear anything about Jin Yuyan being assassinated! "
"This is the calm before the storm. The assassins of the four families are waiting for the best opportunity."
Li Yao explained, "Although Jin Yuyan is the director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, he is not a dictator whose words carry weight. The Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors advocates absolute freedom. It is more like a super conglomerate made of countless businesses, with countless interest groups behind it. The framework is very complicated.
"Jin Yuyan is more like the CEO and the biggest shareholder of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors than a dictator. He is not even the biggest shareholder but the spokesperson of the interests of many capable shareholders.
"Assassinating Jin Yuyan will indeed cause some chaos, but the chaos is destined to be temporary. The Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors boasts astonishing self-healing abilities. Other than Jin Yuyan, the director, there are still five senior managers, including the chief operation officer, the chief financial officer, and so on. By then, one of them can be elected to replace Jin Yuyan and stabilize the morale of the army, the people, and the confidence in the free coin.
"If we cannot seize the momentary opportunity to attack the Seven Seas Space Zone, the assassination operation at such a high cost will be wasted.
"What do you mean by 'fleeting opportunity'? It will be best if the serious chaos in the Seven Seas Grand Market is caused after Jin Yuyan is assassinated. The moment the news spreads throughout the Seven Seas Space Zone, and all the defenders, mercenaries, and business teams are panicking, the 'coalition fleet of the four families' will arrive. Countless starships will appear at the periphery of the Seven Seas Space Zone at the same time, launching the fiercest strike at the heart of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors!
"If that's the case, nobody in the coalition fleet has the courage to slack off. Now that the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors has been crushed, and the free coin in their hands has become nothing but a blank piece of paper, they can only loot the Seven Seas Grand Market to make up for their losses. I assume that that's exactly what the four families want to achieve.
"Right now, the coalition fleet of the four families hasn't finished the final assembly. Naturally, they won't launch the assassination so soon.
"However, judging from the secret intelligence that Boss Bai sent to us in the last time, no matter how much delay and reluctance the warlord fleets and the local armed forces in the peripheral worlds have, they have completed most of the preparations and are ready for a space jump.
"The four families have also dispatched quite a few first-class fleets with a rather tough combat ability to supervise and lead the attack. There are almost ten marquises like Li Wuji. It is obvious that they are really going all out this time.
"According to Boss Bai's estimation, the general attack on the Seven Seas Grand Market will begin in a couple of days. Although the impregnable defense system at the periphery of the Seven Seas Space Zone has been established, when tens of thousands of starships show up at the same time, and a million cannons on the starships unleash the most dazzling brilliance at the same time, the entire universe will be on fire!
"Boss Bai, it was two days ago when you said that. In other words, the assassination may be carried out at any moment. Chances are that Jin Yuyan's life will be in danger today. He is doomed, and it has nothing to do with my arrival!"
Li Jialing immediately grew anxious. "Then, are we going to stop the assassins of the four families?"
"Let's wait and see. The defense forces of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors are not inanimate. According to the rumors, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors has long incorporated the strongest, most brutal, and most popular assassin groups at the peripheral worlds of the Imperium, namely 'Black Flag', 'Red Skull', 'Life Claimer', and 'Lamp of Death'. They are all century-old shops in the circle of assassins and assassins. If they are truly converted into the security team of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, how can Jin Yuyan be killed so easily? We don't need to meddle in their business! "
Li Yao said in a low voice, "Although it is just a rumor, after my observation, I believe that it is true. If the four most powerful assassin groups in the Imperium hadn't been incorporated, how could the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors have been so careless with such lax security measures before a great war?
"I suspect that they are intentionally letting the outsiders lower their wariness. In fact, it is possible that hundreds of ace assassins in the past and ace bodyguards right now are spying on us in secret right now."
Li Jialing's muscles immediately grew tense.
"Don't be so nervous. The situation right now is indeed a bit complicated, but the more complicated it is, the more convenient it will be for us to take advantage of the chaos! If our opponents are all on the same side, how can the two of us compete with them even though I am one of the top three experts in the Imperium in terms of comprehensive capability? "
Li Yao said, "All in all, the key to the battle of Seven Seas that is about to break out is not the vast sea of stars but the small space around us. This is a thrilling 'battle of assassins'. There are four forces involved in the battle. The assassins sent by the four families, the assassins who are loyal to Jin Yuyan after being incorporated by the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, the assassins who are loyal to Blackstar the Great on the surface, and the assassins who are loyal to Blackstar the Great on the surface, and finally, us!
"The four players are in a great battle of assassins. Some of them want to kill Jin Yuyan right now, some of them want to protect Jin Yuyan unconditionally, and some of them do not want Jin Yuyan to die so quickly, but it is possible that Jin Yuyan will kill him immediately if he discovers anything wrong … The key to the outcome of the battle is not necessarily about who is stronger but more about who can distinguish who is an enemy, who is a friend, who is a trustworthy partner, and who is a schemer with ill intentions. Isn't it exciting?
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