For a moment, Jin Yuyan's heart was beating fast. In a trance, he truly regarded Li Yao as an out-and-out Immortal Cultivator, and the most brutal and cunning one.
It was not until he observed more carefully that he discovered that the patterns of broken bones, broken limbs, and guts on Li Yao's black robe, which seemed to be made of infinite wronged souls, were vaguely wriggling like thousands of living bugs.
The patterns were alive!
The ghastly corpses and the tortured living people congregated into a swirl of fear that deeply absorbed Jin Yuyan's soul. The director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors seemed to be able to hear countless people screaming miserably next to his ears, "Miserable, miserable, miserable …"
That was … too perverted!
Jin Yuyan couldn't help but shudder.
Although he was an Immortal Cultivator, in general, he preferred to be a gentle businessman who killed without spilling blood, instead of a ferocious devil who delighted in slaughter and abuse. Also, he was deeply ashamed of the rats among the Immortal Cultivators.
Jin Yuyan stepped back out of natural instincts and said warily, "You …"
"Director Jin —"
Li Yao continued speaking in an unpredictable and creepy voice. It was not until he was halfway through that he realized that his voice was not right. He coughed hard and resumed his normal tone. Then, he waved his hands to turn off the black fog, demonic energy, and the messy sound and visual effects, revealing the clean and clean window of the parlor. Then, he took off the weird black robe on his body and put on a loose vest and underpants, before he said quickly, "Sorry, sorry. I was too fascinated by my practice just now. Did I scare you?"
Dumbfounded, Jin Yuyan watched Li Yao's face change from a gloomy dark devil to a sunny young man all of a sudden. He was dazed for a long time before he asked, "Practice what?"
"Practice how to play the role of 'Black Wind King' well!"
Li Yao said matter-of-factly, "Later, I will be going to the upper-class society of the Imperium as the 'Black Wind King' and hang out with the experts of the Immortal Cultivators. Of course, I will have to practice hard without revealing any flaw.
"Therefore, according to my own understanding, I have interpreted the character of 'Black Wind King' from twelve different perspectives. I believe that, based on his experience and his rise to power, the character of this character should be ambitious, unrestrained, rude, and slightly cunning, but he also vaguely has an inferiority complex.
"This sense of inferiority, in particular, is the core of the whole character. After all, he was born in a humble family, and he only rose up miraculously by chance. He does not have any foundation, and he is eager to make a name for himself in the Imperium. That is why he acts recklessly and even takes crazy risks. This super abnormal black robe is also a symbol of his eagerness to show his brutality, brutality, and strength. However, going too far is as bad as not going far enough. It makes him appear somewhat impetuous and easy to be taken advantage of.
"What do you think, Old Jin? Do you think the character I created is reasonable? Can I fool him? Aya, I've never been a Cultivator before. I'm just a beginner. You can give me more comments on whether I'm good at it or not. "
"You're still a beginner …"
Looking at Li Yao's sincere and eager face, Jin Yuyan felt an unfathomable sense of helplessness again. He smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't know who you are right now, Vulture Li Yao. Are you a Cultivator or an Immortal Cultivator? Are you the Black Wind King or the special representative of the government-in-exile of the Star Ocean Republic? Are you here to reform the Imperium or destroy the Imperium?
"Perhaps, Qi Yuanbao's guess is correct. The Black Wind Fleet did not destroy Firefly but was swallowed by Firefly instead. Although I can't figure out what kind of accident led to the annihilation of the Black Wind Fleet, it is the only reasonable explanation!"
"Maybe, but does it make any difference who swallows whom?"
Li Yao opened his hands and lay on the soft couch. Opening his legs, he grimaced. "Cultivator, Immortal Cultivator, Black Wind King, and special representative of the Star Ocean Republic. What's the difference? Do I get a discount for the Immortal Cultivators and double the price for the Cultivators when I buy things in your store?
"All in all, I have proven that I boast unparalleled capabilities. If I do swallow the Black Wind Fleet, the forces under my control will only be stronger than the Black Wind Fleet's. There's also the enormous market and business opportunities at the edge of the cosmos. Those things can't be fooled, can they?
"In that case, our cooperation will only bring greater profits and greater security. It will be profitable for both of us. Why do we have to be so picky about the details?"
Jin Yuyan sighed and said, "I think so, too. That's why I came to talk to you alone. Otherwise, I would've surrounded this place with soldiers a long time ago."
"That will be the stupidest decision of your life."
Li Yao said casually, "Do you really think that a couple of Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators and thousands of mobsters can stop me? Hehe. When I really want to leave, the capital can't stop me, the Seven Seas Grand Market can't stop me, and Blackstar the Great can't stop Blackstar the Great. Naturally, you greedy peddlers can't stop me either! "
Sensing the intense killing intent and dominance surging out of Li Yao, Jin Yuyan was lost again.
However, Li Yao chuckled again and wiped his face after saying that. "How about it, Old Jin? My acting skills are not bad, right? I'm not bragging, but it's exactly my face that I count on when I travel in the sea of stars!"
After a long silence, Jin Yuyan took a deep breath and said, "Enough. I don't care who you are exactly. All in all, we have a common enemy right now. Whatever schemes and schemes there are, let's talk about them after we win the battle of Seven Seas. Do you agree?"
"I couldn't agree more!"
Li Yao said, "Back to the topic. How's your negotiation with the warlords and the wavering guys within the four families? Do you know the date when the four families' coalition fleet will launch the jump?"
"There's good news and bad news. The good news is that my negotiation with those people went quite well. Almost everybody signed a new secret agreement with us and reached a rather solid alliance."
Pausing for a moment, Jin Yuyan further explained, "Although we did have some secret agreements in the past, most of them did not leave their soul signatures, and the details were unclear. Their attitude was rather ambiguous, and they could turn hostile at any moment.
"But this time, I've made it clear to those indecisive people that the distribution of interests after the victory, including the development rights of the Sectors at the edge of the cosmos and the market share of the Desolate Worlds, will depend on the performance of the battle.
"Also, the arrival of the Black Wind Fleet's reinforcements also strengthened a lot of people's confidence in our army. There are always people who want to bet everything on us.
"Such things are like a snowball chain reaction. As long as somebody takes the lead, more and more people will follow. When more than half of the people are on our side unwaveringly, it will be impossible for the other half to not follow us.
"All in all, most of the warlords, local magnates, and even the middle level of the four families have left their soul signatures and tremendous military secrets as a sort of 'proof of allegiance'. Should those things be discovered by the leadership of the four families, there will be dire consequences. Therefore, they have made up their minds to follow us.
"However, after combining everybody's intelligence, the bad news follows. The coalition fleet of the four families, which has an unprecedented number of soldiers, has been gathered. It is estimated that they will launch a general attack in forty-eight hours. A million starships, known as the 'coalition army of a million starships', will jump to the Seven Seas Space Zone at the same time. However thorough our defense system is, it will be crushed immediately!"
"A million starships?"
Li Yao sneered. "That's bullsh * t!"
Li Yao was more or less a seasoned general. Naturally, he knew what the random bragging about a universal war was all about. In fact, it was no different from the ancient wars tens of thousands of years ago.
In the ancient wars, the court, which was still in a feudal society, launched an expedition of a million soldiers easily. How could it have been possible with the technology and organizational abilities at that time?
In fact, half of the so-called 'army of a million soldiers' was an exaggeration, and more than half of the remaining half was made of laborers and supplies. It would already be impressive if there were a hundred thousand soldiers. Even among the soldiers, only ten to twenty percent of them were elites who could charge forward with their blades.
In other words, of the so-called 'army of a million soldiers', only thirty to fifty thousand of them who were really capable of fighting could be counted as' good trainers'.
In the space age, although the technology was unprecedentedly advanced, the battlefields and the supply lines had been expanded to the maximum, too. With the four families' seemingly united state, it was impossible for them to mobilize enough resources and soldiers to support a war of a million warships in such a short time.
"A million warships" and "a million starships" were far from each other.
By Li Yao's estimation, counting all the supply ships, barges, and even survival boats, it was possible to gather a million starships at best, but there couldn't be more than a hundred thousand warships among them.
The hundred thousand warships, on the other hand, mostly belonged to the warlords and local magnates at the edge of the Imperium, who were communicating with the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors at this moment.
According to the current situation, those people would be doing the four Kurfürsten justice if they did not defect at the critical moment. Barring any accidents, they would not work to attack the Seven Seas Grand Market.
Even in the four families' own fleets, there were probably countless captains, strategists, and even B Fleet commanders who were hesitating whether or not they should rebel against their old man.
Therefore, the situation should not be as grim as it appeared, and their odds of winning were still very high.
Jin Yuyan thought the same, too.
On the surface, the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors had no more than one tenth of the coalition army of the four families.
However, most of the soldiers in the coalition army of the four families belonged to the warlords and local magnates. As long as they were given enough benefits and saw the hope of victory, they would carry out their secret agreement and counterattack at any moment.
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