The skyscraper that Li Yao asked for from Jin Yuyan was one of the communication nodes of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors in the first place. The business network of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors covered the entire center of the cosmos. Naturally, they boasted the most advanced communication facilities. Li Yao, on the other hand, had acquired tremendous units from the warehouse of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and modified some enhancement and shielding devices himself, completing the modification of the super remote secret communication system.
Both Jin Yuyan and the four families could've monitored their communication. However, the message that Li Yao sent out was only delivered to the flagship of the "Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs" after countless circles in seven Sectors. Also, it was blocked, encrypted, and anti-traced by Xiaoming and Wenwen. It was impossible for other people to pry into it.
Also, the entire skyscraper had been set up by Li Yao with countless soundproof and shielding units, which were releasing intense interference waves every second. It was impossible for any data to leak out.
This place was absolutely safe and confidential. They were free to talk freely. Zi! Zi!
Zi! Zi! Zi! Zi! Zi!
The two of them came to the communication center inside the skyscraper, which had been modified into a remote observation and command room by Li Yao. By then, he would control the progress of the "battle of Seven Seas" together with Boss Bai in this place.
At this moment, the hundreds of light beams floating in midair were all emitting gloomy white light. Ripples that looked like snowflakes and waterfalls were falling down and releasing earsplitting noises.
It was the last defense measure.
The communication between Boss Bai and Li Yao had adopted special high-frequency encryption methods. If they did not know their frequency, even the deities would only be able to see the snowflakes and hear the noises.
Li Yao and Li Jialing looked at each other. Taking a deep breath, they stimulated their brain cells and soul power.
When they reached a special frequency, they stayed still, but the tides of the brain cells were spreading to the retina and the auditory nerves.
As a result, the world around them became blurry, and even their figures were distorted like grotesque demons.
The picture on the 3D light beam, however, became clear. Boss Bai's refreshing laughter echoed next to their ears, too.
Because the communication signal zigzagged in space and finally reached the Seven Seas Grand Market and the flagship of the "Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs" through the communication bases of seventy different Sectors as platforms, there was still tremendous interference and delay even though it was transmitted at the speed of light and the four-dimensional jump.
Therefore, having no time to care about the reactions of Li Yao and Li Jialing, Boss Bai began to talk nonstop, hoping to deliver the most information to Li Yao and the rest of them.
After more than half a month of battles, Boss Bai had made quite a name for himself in the four families' coalition fleet. At this moment, Boss Bai was completely different from when he was in the Blue Sky Market. He was wearing the glamorous battle suit of the general of the Imperium, and his shoulders were almost higher than his head. Also, his body was full of medals, ribbons, and sabers that he had captured. He looked like a colorful rooster as he introduced his accomplishments to Li Yao and Li Jialing in delight.
All in all, the real battles in the past half month helped the "Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs" to further improve their combat ability. Xiaoming and Wenwen, the two information lives, also found the rhythm of the war. A Boxing Champion was also adapted to the newly upgraded warship.
Besides, because the skin on the "Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs", namely the "National Protection Army", was both loyal and capable in fighting among the miscellaneous troops that were hesitant and perfunctory. They were almost the only bright spot in the darkness. Therefore, the command of the four families' coalition fleet attached great importance to them and transferred the command of quite a few miscellaneous troops to them. Even Li Wuji's position in the command center rose. He took the opportunity to get abundant assets and equipment, as well as the expectation of the commander, who said that they should continue to show their "bravery" in the final battle in the next phase and defend the glory of the Imperium.
As a result, Boss Bai also got the most confidential intelligence through Li Wuji, including the time of the final battle, the arrangement of the fleets, and the strategies of the four families.
The expedition of a million starships was a battle of such a large scale that it was impossible to keep it a secret at all. Everybody had already sent the approximate time of the battle to the Seven Seas Grand Market. Boss Bai only gave the precise time to the hour. Right now, the terrifying forces that claimed to be from a hundred Sectors had been gathered and prepared for battle. It was estimated that in sixteen hours, or less than a standard day of the Imperium, they would launch a space jump at the same time and appear in the Seven Seas Space Zone to surround the enemy from all sides!
Although the battle was rather intimidating, the morale of the attackers was definitely not high.
Both the "million starships" and the coalition fleet of a hundred Sectors were the main forces of the local forces, the miscellaneous troops, and the armed forces of the warlords at the edge of the Imperium.
Those warlords, on one hand, had the instincts to preserve their strength, and on the other hand, they had been in touch with the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors for a long time. Chances were that their representatives had just had a meeting in the headquarters of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors and heard the battle roars of "Black Wind King Li Yao". They were considering which side to take at this moment. How was it possible for them to fight the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors without caring about the cost at the beginning?
The four families were well aware of the situation, but there was nothing they could do. They had to make threats and promises to boost the morale.
However, they made too many threats and too few promises. What they offered were all empty promises of "what will happen after the Seven Seas Grand Market is conquered".
It must be noted that the warlords and local forces at the edge of the Imperium had already been fooled once in the Imperium's counterattack. At that time, countless experts and hot-blooded young men from the edge of the Imperium believed the four families' promises and joined the expedition army, only to work hard against the Holy League in a foreign land and recover dozens of Sectors. But as it turned out, the four families conspired to kick away the contributors who shed blood, sweat, and tears so that they could carve up the newly-recovered territories themselves.
It was almost the fuse that led to the rise of the reformists.
With such a lesson in mind, even though most of the warlords did not stand on the reformists' side explicitly, they simply regarded the promises made by the four Kurfürst families as nothing more than farts.
In short, the four Kurfürst families had brought it upon themselves. Their credibility had been destroyed, and it was barely possible to lead the troops anymore.
The four families, on the other hand, had inherited the excellent tradition of "insiders in civil wars" in the politics of the Imperium in the recent three hundred years. There was an indistinguishable gap.
Although they knew that the morale on their side was definitely not high, because of the huge gap between the two parties, most of the leadership of the four families believed that it would be a war without much suspense.
"We are the noble families of every generation, with as many experts and tough generals as there are clouds in the sky. Our overwhelming starships are enough to swallow the entire Seven Seas Space Zone. Are we going to be defeated by the butchers of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors?"
It was the opinion of most of the leadership of the four families.
"If there is a minor problem in this battle, it will be how to gather the chaotic starships in the hundred Sectors after the jump and make them obey the command of the commander-in-chief. As long as they are gathered — no, no, no, as long as 30% of our fleets are gathered in the Seven Seas Space Zone and regained the command, I'm afraid that the merchants of the Business Alliance of Ten Thousand Sectors will surrender immediately, won't they?"
Even the most prudent leadership thought so.
Since there was no suspense about the outcome of the battle, how to divide the trophies and credits and how to get the greatest benefits from the "glorious victory" became the most important problem. It was worth planning ahead.
"The four families seem to be united on the surface, but there are actually a lot of problems."
Boss Bai said, "Don't forget that only half a year ago, the Li family, the Song family, and the Yun family joined hands and declared war on the Dongfang family, which was the most powerful family at that time, beating the Dongfang family half to death! How could such hatred be erased in the blink of an eye?
Boss Bai told Li Yao that, of the four families, the Dongfang family had just suffered heavy losses. The leadership had been completely purged, and a lot of middle and low-level leaders had joined the reformists in the capital. It had fallen from the top of the four families to the weakest.
The Li family was not much better. At first, the collapse of "Manjusaka, the City in the Sky" and the failure to besiege the fleet of the Cultivators made them a joke in the circle of Immortal Cultivators. Then, the "future Kurfürst" Li Linghai died miserably. Li Linghai exposed his real face as a reformist, stabbing the family in the waist brutally.
What was most unbearable was that "Silver Fox" Li Jiande, the soul of the family, perished in the battle in the royal palace, losing the backbone of the family.
The series of heavy blows greatly damaged the Li family. Its comprehensive capability was not much better than the Dongfang family's. The two brothers in distress had to work together to keep the Yun family and the Song family in check.
The Yun family and the Song family did not suffer heavy losses in the competition in the previous phase. Naturally, there was a fierce competition for the leadership of the "top of the four families".
As for who would become the "top of the four families", it would depend on who the new emperor was.
After Emperor Shenwu's death, the throne of the Imperium had been vacant. The Yun family and the Song family both proposed the members of the royal family that they were interested in. The two parties were at an impasse, and the issue had been stuck to this day.
As for whose puppet would become the emperor in the end, the result of the "Battle of Seven Seas" would probably be a very important factor, too.
"'Yun Xuefeng', the commander of the coalition fleet of the four families, is a brave general who performed rather well in the Imperium's counterattack."
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