Li Yao smiled arrogantly. Most of the Immortal Cultivators were dwelling on what he said just now. They were either considering the consequences of the unexpected addition of the "Black Wind Fleet", considering how to reach out to Li Yao so that they could share the interests at the edge of the cosmos, or whispering to each other to find loopholes in Li Yao's words.
Qi Yuanbao and Wuying Qinxin, on the other hand, could not smile at all. They had completely lost the ability to think, too. Like two puppets whose strings had been cut off, they collapsed on the spot at a loss.
Li Yao's eyes grew sharper and sharper, piercing into Qi Yuanbao's flesh like hooks. He grinned hideously. "Qi Yuanbao, now that you have learned my identity, are you satisfied? I'm rather curious why you have been targeting me since the beginning, fabricating nonexistent schemes, slandering me, and even mobilizing so many people to surround me. If a total war between the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the Black Wind Fleet is truly caused, can you bear the consequences? Or rather, it is not me but you who has really betrayed the reformists and the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, and you are intentionally instigating a war between the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the Black Wind Fleet? "
Everybody was shocked after hearing that. All the Immortal Cultivators subconsciously imagined the picture of a total war between the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the Black Wind Fleet. The Black Wind Fleet's combat ability was among the best in the entire army of the Imperium. Even if it was not as good as Lei Chenghu's Thunder Fleet, it was not much weaker. Also, it had been fighting at the edge of the cosmos all year round, and it was even more brutal and brutal.
At this moment, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors was faced with the enormous military pressure of the four families' coalition fleet. How could they piss off the Black Wind Fleet, losing an ally and adding a terrifying enemy?
Whether or not Qi Yuanbao did it intentionally, his recklessness was too detestable. He had almost caused a catastrophe for the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors!
"Fellow Daoist Li, no, Black Wind King, calm down!"
Cold sweat popping out of the other four senior deacons' foreheads, they shouted at the same time, "We have absolutely no intention of going against the Black Wind Fleet. We are all forces that grew at the edge of the Imperium and are natural allies. We should work together to resist the four families!"
"I think so too. That's why I came to the Seven Seas Grand Market out of goodwill to discuss business with you. In other words, I want to lend you a hand."
Li Yao sniffed and glared at Qi Yuanbao. "However, one of the five senior deacons seems to be unwelcome and even scared of my arrival. Why is that?"
"This …"
The other four senior managers frowned and looked at Qi Yuanbao inquisitively at the same time.
The other deacons, shareholders, and investors did not hide their dissatisfaction and suspicion for Qi Yuanbao, either.
His face pale, Qi Yuanbao did not realize that the exits around had been blocked by the Crystal Suits and the battle puppets until he finally managed to stand still. Waving his arms like a drowning man, he shouted, "It's impossible! You can't be the Black Wind King! Isn't Heiye Ming the commander of the Black Wind Fleet? Also, you just sent a message that you were dealing with the barbarians at the edge of the cosmos. Why have you suddenly marched back to the Imperium?
"Don't be fooled, everybody. This' Vulture Li Yao 'is best known for his shamelessness and cunningness. None of his words can be trusted. Even if we believe half a word of his, we will be pushed into the abyss that we will never be able to recover from!"
Qi Yuanbao felt so wronged that he almost dug out his organs and showed them to the Immortal Cultivators.
"Hehehehe. Heiye Ming is history now. Right now, I am the commander of the Black Wind Fleet and the Black Wind King acknowledged by all the experts from the Black Wind Sector, the Purple Fire Sector, the Fiery Spider Sector, the Hard Rock Sector, and the Wild Wolf Sector!"
With his hands behind his back, Li Yao said casually, "I know that many of you here know the experts of the five Black Wind Sectors, but you might not have heard my name before. It is inevitable that you are as confused as Manager Qi here.
"It's true that in the five Black Wind Sectors a hundred years ago, I, Vulture Li Yao, was indeed just a Mr. Nobody that nobody knew.
"However, when the Black Wind Fleet left the Imperium and explored the depths of the universe, most of the experts fell into the hibernation state, but the battle squad that I belonged to was given an important reconnaissance mission.
"When we were exploring a mysterious relic, everybody else in my squad was killed. I was the only one who luckily survived. Also, by chance, I practiced a technique named 'Star Assimilation', which gave me the ability to absorb other people's spiritual energy!
"In the hundred years that followed, most of the members of the Black Wind Fleet slept in the hibernation cabins. They were like … fat, fresh meat that I could feast on.
"You don't need to know the specific process. All in all, after I trained myself to the highest level, I killed — oh, no, it was our nostalgic former commander, Heiye Ming, who was' accidentally killed 'in an accident. Because of my prestige and my strength, everybody elected me as the new Black Wind King to command the Black Wind Fleet to continue our expedition. That's the whole story. How about it? Does anyone not believe me?"
Li Yao crossed his fingers, his knuckles cracking, while he stared at all the Immortal Cultivators present provocatively.
All the Immortal Cultivators swallowed hard. Imagining how "Vulture Li Yao" conspired to seize power and carried out a bloody coup, they were even more scared to speak or do anything.
Qi Yuanbao was the only one who had been forced into a dead end. Knowing that it was useless to beg for mercy on his knees, he could only walk to the end. He shouted crazily, "What about the barbarians? The message that you sent back clearly stated that you had discovered quite a few worlds of barbarians at the edge of the cosmos and that you were fighting against them, and that it would take at least a couple of years to complete the conquest! "
"That was just a strategic deception to deceive the court. Do you really believe such bulls * it? Why are you an Immortal Cultivator if you are so naïve? "
Li Yao scorned and looked at Qi Yuanbao. "It's true that we have discovered a few worlds of barbarians at the edge of the cosmos, but faced with the thunderous might of the Black Wind Fleet, our army was naturally unstoppable and invincible.
"Among them, only the Queen of the Barbarian Race had extraordinary strength and bravery. She caused us a little trouble, but I personally went into battle and fought three hundred rounds with the Queen of the Barbarian Race. I easily subdued her and made her obedient to my every command, giving me whatever I wanted.
"Even the queen of barbarians submitted to my feet obediently. How could the other barbarians have the courage to resist? In less than a year, the few worlds of barbarians all surrendered and were officially incorporated into the territory of the Imperium under my reign.
"As for why we did not tell the truth to the court? Of course! If the court learned that the war was over and new territories were added to the Imperium, wouldn't infinite trouble have arisen out of nowhere? Maybe a new fleet would have come to fight for power, or maybe the four Kurfürst families would have sent tremendous experts to infiltrate my territory, or even asked His Majesty to issue a decree to relocate the Black Wind Fleet from the edge of the cosmos to other battlefields?
"Everybody here has seen too many of such tricks. You have even suffered a lot. The Black Wind Fleet has wandered in the sea of stars for a hundred years before we finally found such a place. How could I allow anybody to take it away?
"Therefore, while I delayed the arrival of the court with the excuse that the war was too urgent, I risked returning to the center of the cosmos in person to investigate the situation of the Imperium in a hundred years before I made any further plans.
"Before, I was only thinking to bribe the four families and a few important ministers in the court with a huge sum of money so that they could put in a good word for the Black Wind Fleet. Then, we would be allowed to rest at the edge of the cosmos. I didn't expect to see such a scene after I returned to the homeland of the Imperium. Then, I couldn't help but have new ideas!"
The few senior managers looked at each other in bewilderment and asked on behalf of everybody, "What are your plans?"
Li Yao declared, one word after another, "Just like everybody else — Honor the Majesty and settle the rebels, and renew the Imperium!"
"So …"
All the Immortal Cultivators took a long breath in relief. Whether or not Li Yao was speaking the truth, at least he was not on the side of the four Kurfürst families, which was the greatest piece of news.
"Black Wind King, we heard from you just now that you are also … the slaughterer of the Cultivators and the destroyer of the Star Ocean Republic."
The senior manager in the lead continued speaking cautiously. "What's the meaning of that? Is it just your — well, your honorific title, or is there something else? "
"Honorific title? No, no, no. I am a man who is indifferent to fame and fortune. I hate the exaggerated and fraudulent honorifics most! "
Li Yao declared proudly. "I forgot to tell you that the Black Wind Fleet caught up with Firefly twenty years ago and captured all the Cultivators of the government-in-exile of the Star Ocean Republic. The last Cultivator on Firefly was executed by me in person!"
"What!"
Four of the five senior managers all stood up. "Did you really destroy Firefly?"
Emotionlessly, Li Yao retrieved jade chips one after another from his Cosmos Rings, as well as the medals of the 'rightful government of the Star Ocean Republic', before he tossed them to the four managers. "Those jade chips are all the goods of the highest level of the Star Ocean Republic. Their polishing and storage structure are entirely different from the general models of the Imperium. You must be able to tell the difference, right? Part of the voyage logs of Firefly and the structural designs of the critical parts are stored inside, too. It is very difficult to duplicate them.
"As for the medals, hehe, they would have been the hottest objects at the center of the cosmos a thousand years ago. But right now, they have become my toys, too.
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