"What exactly gave Chief Deacon Jin the misconception that I'm only good at boasting?"
Li Yao grinned. "How do you know that I was just bragging and that the Black Wind Fleet couldn't have appeared out of nowhere? Even if the Black Wind Fleet couldn't make it in time, I still have other ways to take care of the sixteen Adamantine Super Arsenal Warships. Of course, the best I can do is to disrupt their battle formation and paralyze their fire control system and the command chain system. The real main attack will naturally be left to your fleet. "
With brilliance beaming out of his eyes, Jin Yuyan held back his excitement and said, "It will be enough as long as you can temporarily disrupt and paralyze the enemy's central fleet. However, are you really confident?"
"Whether or not I am confident will depend on how much you trust me, Chief Deacon Jin."
Li Yao said, "In order to make the best use of my troops, there is a prerequisite. Chief Deacon Jin, you have to give me a space gate that is completely under my control!"
Jin Yuyan was stunned. Frowning, he thought for a long time.
Anyone who had the slightest military knowledge knew what a space gate meant in such a final battle.
The coordinates and the sailing route of the Seven Seas Space Zone where the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors was located were not a secret. The coalition fleet of the four families could jump over easily.
However, they did not control the space gate of the Seven Seas Space Zone.
Without the guidance of the space gate, all the starships would be evenly distributed in the vast sea of stars that was more than five billion kilometers in diameter in the Seven Seas Space Zone.
If the starships were five billion kilometers in diameter, how large would the starships be? Not to mention the "million starships" that the coalition fleet of the four families boasted, even if the number was ten times greater, they would still be a grain of sand in an ocean when they were randomly scattered in such a space.
When they just jumped over, all the battle formations, groups, and even commands of the four families' coalition fleet would be gone. Every starship would be a lone island. They had to cruise at the edge of the Seven Seas Space Zone for a long time to regroup and find their own team. Then, they would march into the central survival area of the Seven Seas Space Zone, which was exactly where the Seven Seas Grand Market was located, in the normal way.
It was obvious that the garrison fleet of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors, which was the only chance of victory for the garrison fleet of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors as the weak defenders, was to prevent the attackers from regrouping and even destroy the enemy's main-force warships and comprehensive supply starships one by one.
In the countless space wars in the past, including the battle between the Black Wind Fleet and the Xing Yao Federation, the key to the outcome often depended on it too.
If the attackers regrouped in time and gave effective commands, the defenders would be nothing but death.
On the other hand, if the defenders were able to suppress and tear the attackers apart in the state of "loose sand", the scales of victory would be tilted to the defenders' side.
Li Yao's request to control a space gate meant that he could send the most accurate jump coordinates to a certain mysterious fleet outside of the Seven Seas Space Zone at will, allowing the fleet to jump to the Seven Seas Space Zone in a neat battle formation with effective commands.
If the fleet was hostile, it would almost be a declaration of the doom of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors in advance.
No wonder Jin Yuyan was so cautious and hesitant.
"It is really not suitable for me to make such an important judgment right now."
Jin Yuyan was sitting still, but steam was popping up around him, as if he were in the state of high-intensity exercise. He was aging at a visible speed. Rubbing his forehead softly, he sighed and said, "My original body is gone. This body belongs to a pure warrior. Her brain cannot bear my soul for prolonged deductions and calculations. If things go on like this, she will be mentally deranged sooner or later. It seems that it's time for me to abdicate and let someone more suitable manage the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors."
Li Yao was not in a hurry at all. He waited for Jin Yuyan's answer in silence.
Jin Yuyan raised his head and looked at him. He hesitated for a long time before he finally said, "If I ask you what trump cards you have exactly, you certainly won't tell me the truth, will you?"
"Yes, I won't tell you, at least not right now."
Li Yao said, "Because it will put my people in unnecessary danger."
Jin Yuyan was silent for a long time again.
His body gradually withered, but his head was glittering in an abnormal brilliance, as if his brain had turned into a ferocious monster that was swallowing all the blood inside his body.
"Alright!"
After pondering for five minutes, Jin Yuyan slapped his thigh hard and made a decision. "You will get a space gate that is enough for a whole elite fleet to jump to our heartland. I only hope that your trick is worthy of my trust, 'Black Wind King Li Yao'!"
After saying that, Jin Yuyan rose abruptly and staggered out of the room.
Li Yao's request seemed to have drained all his physical and mental power. He did not even have the strength to reply to Li Yao. He was in a hurry to go back and rest.
Hardly had Jin Yuyan left the building when Li Jialing entered from the next room.
"The director of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors doesn't seem very awesome."
Li Jialing said, deep in thought, "I feel that this guy was led by the nose by Qi Yuanbao and the rest of them first, and now by you, Brother Yao. He does not look like an unparalleled expert at all. Is it because he is confined in the shell of a fighter?"
"It is partly because he is confined in an unsuitable shell that his computational ability is hindered, but more importantly, he is pretending. Be careful. This guy is not so simple."
Li Yao said casually, "He is a businessman, not a politician, a commander, or a leader. A politician can be sordid, a commander can be brutal, and a leader can be cunning and ruthless, but if a businessman leaves the impression that he is sordid, shameless, and cunning, how can he do business? Of course, only the most honest, obedient, and even clumsy people can be the most excellent businessmen. "
Li Jialing was slightly dazed. "Is that so?"
"Of course."
Li Yao said with a smile, "Did you see his worried face just now? He was frowning, smiling bitterly, and sighing every now and then, as if he had really been fooled by us and could not do anything about us at all. Isn't he like the peddlers on the street who are selling their goods at a discount, as if he is going to jump off a building because of the huge losses?
"However, if someone really believes in his' crying, jumping off a building, and bloody sale 'and buys something back at a discounted price, who exactly will be at a disadvantage and who will be at an advantage?"
"It does make sense."
Li Jialing scratched the short black hair on his head. "Although the guy seems to be at the mercy of other people, and he is even willing to play a supporting role, he has achieved all his purposes!"
"That's not all. Do you know who the guy met before he came here?"
Li Yao said, "Jin Yuyan met Red Lady and promised that she would be pardoned and that Red Lady's attempt on his life would be forgiven."
"Jin Yuyan is so magnanimous?"
Li Jialing asked in surprise, "Is he trying to subdue Red Lady again? It does make sense. She is an ace assassin in the Divinity Transformation Stage after all. If he can win her over in such a way, it will definitely be a worthwhile deal."
"Hehe. If Jin Yuyan is only trying to subdue Red Lady again, you've underestimated him."
Li Yao said, "According to Jin Yuyan's words, he is trying to reach out to the leadership of the four Kurfürst families through Red Lady."
"What?"
Li Jialing said, "That … That's too unbelievable. I'm completely confused. The final battle between the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and the four families is about to begin. Half a day ago, Jin Yuyan executed a hundred assassins from the four families at the entrance of the Commodity Market. Now, he wants to reach the leadership of the four families? What … What is he up to exactly? He can't be trying to sell out everybody, can he? That doesn't make any sense at all! "
"Of course not. Even if he does want to talk to the leadership of the four families through Red Lady, it must be after the battle of Seven Seas is won. Perhaps, he has his own plans for the situation of the new Imperium after the war, right? For example, he wants to find a balance between Blackstar the Great, the four Kurfürst families, and me, the Black Wind King. Getting to the bottom of it, businessmen are reluctant to kill everybody unless they have no other choice. One more person means one less potential customer! "
Li Yao said, "Now, you should understand why I was unwilling to tell Jin Yuyan our real trump card, right? I'm telling you this because I'm reminding you not to underestimate Jin Yuyan. You can cooperate with such a person, but you must keep your eyes open all the time. As long as you take a nap, he will dare to sell you out! "
"Hehe. However cunning Jin Yuyan is, he is still not as good as you, Brother Yao. His conversation with Red Lady must've been a top secret, but it couldn't have escaped Brother Yao's ears. You learned it so quickly, didn't you?"
Li Jialing sniffed and said jealously, "If we get to the bottom of it, Brother Yao is still the best!"
"Huh. Why do I feel that something is not right with you? You seem to be dissatisfied with me."
Looking at Li Jialing, Li Yao was greatly enlightened. "I get it now. Are you blaming Brother Yao for using you as bait and letting you crawl through the ventilation tubes to be discovered, while I went to the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors to show off? Well, well, well, it's also an opportunity for a young man like you to learn and practice. I hope that you can grow up quickly and become a talent sooner! "
"I'm not a three-year-old kid. Who cares about such things?"
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