Lei Chenghu closed his eyes and leaned his head against the hollow of the seat, deep in thought.
"Even if —"
Pondering for a long time, he said cautiously, "Even if we really want to figure out what is happening in the capital and even stop His Majesty's operation, it is still technically impossible.
"First of all, it is impossible for my Thunder Fleet and your tiny fleet to settle the chaos in the Seven Seas Space Zone. If the chaotic swirls here are not peaceful again, we will not be able to spare enough forces to interfere with the battle in the capital.
"Even if we have a way to stop His Majesty's operation, we will still be faced with the ace fleets of the four families and the enormous military pressure of the Alliance of the Holy Covenant, which is definitely not something that we can resist.
"Therefore, I still stand by my conclusion just now. At this moment, only His Majesty can save the Imperium and the civilization of mankind. What can our reckless actions accomplish except for self-defeating?"
"No, Commander Lei, you are wrong. If we join our hands, it is absolutely possible for us to crush the main force of the four families' coalition fleet, including Yun Xuefeng and Song Yushi, and unite all the warships scattered in the Seven Seas Space Zone with the data chains that have been upgraded and upgraded to be more efficient and anti-jamming than the Flying Lightning Command Chain!"
Li Yao hesitated for a moment, but he still gritted his teeth and risked it all. "Truth be told, Commander Lei, our strength is far more than what you have seen. Several branch fleets are still lurking in the darkness. Also, we boast the crystal processors and the Spiritual Nexus technologies that are above the cutting-edge level of the Imperium. We can condense a tray of loose sand into indestructible iron instantly!
"As long as we can drop our differences for now and join our hands, we will definitely be able to dig a huge pit and trap all the commanders in the frontline of the four families, including Yun Xuefeng and Song Yushi. We will seize their starships and build them into the prototype of your so-called 'national defense army'.
"Look at my sincere eyes. Trust me, Commander Lei!"
Li Yao and Lei Chenghu's eyes collided intensely in the narrow space.
It was like the bombardment of two giant cannons on starships, raising interconnected electric arcs and magnetic fields.
Neither of them intended to move their eyes away. Their eyes built an indestructible bridge.
"When I first saw you, I vaguely had a weird feeling. I always felt that you did not fit in with the world around you and that you were definitely not a regular Immortal Cultivator."
Lei Chenghu sighed. "At that time, I really thought that you were a dark warrior raised by the queen. I thought that you had such a unique temperament because you had wandered away from the normal world of Immortal Cultivators for too long.
"But at that time, I would never have guessed that you were actually a cultivator who had disappeared for a thousand years. Even more so, I would never have guessed that you cultivators still possess such great strength after a thousand years.
"Tell me, Cultivator Li Yao, why do you want to cooperate with me? Are you not afraid that you will be killed by me after you reveal all your trump cards? What you're doing seems a little … stupid! "
"That's right. That's how the Cultivators are. Some of us are stupid, but it can't be helped. All the 'smart guys' have joined the circle of the Immortal Cultivators. You've seen what the world that they have created is like, Commander Lei."
Li Yao said, "So, I think that human beings, as individuals, may have to make some stupid mistakes now and then. Only in this way can the civilization of mankind as a whole have a better future, right?
"I do not deny that Commander Lei and I have different beliefs. We are indeed enemies, and our beliefs will collide brutally sooner or later, but not necessarily right now.
"There are many kinds of enemies. The main ones, the secondary ones, the dangerous ones, the sordid ones, the ones that can be traded, and the ones that will not stop until one of us dies … Isn't it normal to cooperate with the secondary enemies and deal with the main enemies first, or cooperate with the enemies that are not so dangerous and deal with the most dangerous enemies first?
"At the very least, despite our different beliefs, I believe that Commander Lei and I have a lot in common."
"Oh?"
Lei Chenghu could not help but ask, "What do we have in common?"
"We are all the same. We are determined, tenacious, straightforward, and disdainful of despicable and shameless schemes."
Li Yao said, "Most importantly of all, we have broken away from selfishness and vulgar interests. We have noble sentiments and strong charisma, and we are fighting for the future of the civilization of mankind and for the stability and unity of the sea of stars!
"All in all, we have the same goal, but the methods to achieve the goal are different. Although I do not agree with Commander Lei's methods, I have reached this step myself and made some … choices that could've been very wrong. So, I can understand Commander Lei's thoughts and actions.
"In short, Marshal Tiger and I recognize heroes and value heroes. Since we appreciate each other so much, it would be a pity if we don't become sworn brothers. How can we not cooperate?"
"Is that so?"
Lei Chenghu put on an indescribable expression. Perhaps in his two hundred years of campaigning, he had never met such a … special enemy or ally as Li Yao. He did not know what to do for a moment.
"There's no doubt about it!"
Li Yao waved his hands and declared resolutely, "All in all, I've said everything I need to say. You can make your choice now, Commander Lei!
"There are only two options for you, Commander Lei. You can walk out of the space shuttle openly and ask your subordinates to shoot me into a beehive. I promise that I will neither dodge nor resist. I won't even activate my Cosmos Ring. I'm willing to accept my loss!
"Or, Commander Lei, you can drop your conflicts for now and join hands with the fleet of the Cultivators after you walk out. We will settle the Seven Seas Space Zone first and then settle the capital, establishing a brand-new Imperium!
"If Commander Lei needs to think about it, you can think about it after you leave. I'm not persuading you to betray Blackstar the Great right now. I'm only begging you to give the new Imperium, peace, and the future of mankind a chance!"
While talking, Li Yao really took off all the Cosmos Rings on his fingers and threw them to the ground, before he looked at Lei Chenghu sincerely.
Lei Chenghu's thoughtful eyes flashed for a long time. Finally, he heaved a long sigh and was about to walk out.
Li Yao clenched his fists, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, and cold sweat was popping up on his forehead, but he did not stop Lei Chenghu.
From an angle that he could not see, Lei Chenghu pondered for a long time with surprise beaming out of his eyes, but he still left the space shuttle without saying anything.
"Commander Lei!"
All the advisors and personal guards surrounded him. Seeing that he was solemn but not hurt, they were all relieved and asked, "How did it go? Is Li Wuji willing to surrender?"
Lei Chenghu was silent. After a few steps, he couldn't help but look back at the Hummingbird-level space shuttle again.
Despite the fully-enclosed shell of the shuttle, he could still sense Li Yao's scorching eyes, which were as dazzling as a supernova explosion.
Cultivators were truly the kind of enemies that he had never seen before and couldn't figure out!
"No."
Lei Chenghu said, "Shoot him with thousands of arrows and take him down!"
…
Right when the flames of war in the Seven Seas Space Zone were in full swing at the edge of the Imperium, at the center of the Imperium, black waves that looked like bottomless abysses were spreading out in the vast space at the edge of the Empyreal Terminus Sector.
The waves entangled and condensed, tearing apart the stable three-dimensional space into pieces very soon, blending the two spaces that were thousands of lightyears away from each other.
A lot of materials passed through the tunnel that was almost zero in length. After the brief dizziness, they emitted destructive brilliance again.
After only three days, more than ten fleets that belonged to the four Kurfürst families completed the transmigration, including the four trump cards that the four families relied on to dominate the sea of stars.
The battle of the capital officially began.
It was a battle that was completely within the expectations of all the forces.
Almost at the moment when the Thunder Fleet mysteriously disappeared from the heartland of the four families, the leadership of the four families unanimously made the decision to march to the capital and wage a strategic battle against the reformists.
The opportunity was fleeting. Faced with the greatest glory and desire to "take back the capital", the four families demonstrated a high degree of teamwork and astonishing efficiency. The four ace fleets and the more than ten main-force fleets were gathered in a race against time. There were no more disputes or hindrances like the "alliance of a million starships". Even before the situation in the capital was completely explored, tremendous new warships that were loyal to the families had already jumped over.
At first, the battle of the capital was almost a duplicate of the battle of Seven Seas.
The ace fleets of the four families did not control the space gates of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. Therefore, they could not jump over in groups at the same time. After the space jump was completed, every starship was randomly distributed in the boundless galaxy, like dandelions that were scattered in the wind.
The Imperial Guards loyal to the emperor and the Deep Sea Fleet loyal to the reformists attacked everywhere like rabid dogs that had been injected with excitants, hunting the invaders that were scattered in every corner of the sea of stars and preventing the invaders from gathering. After only a few days, the blood-boiling and cruel tragedies in the sea of stars were performed.
However, the coalition army of nobles, with the four ace fleets as the core and more than ten main-force fleets as the skeleton, had a combat ability multiple times higher than Yun Xuefeng's fleet that invaded the Seven Seas Space Zone.
The soldiers of the fleets were more determined to die for their families than the warlords at the border who had other plans, either.
Even though there was only one starship, it was still bold enough to charge forward fearlessly and risk its life when faced with the aggressive defenders.
With the support of the incessant resources from the heartland of the four families, as well as abundant supply troops and engineering fleets, they were jumping to the Empyreal Terminus Sector nonstop, occupying the planets and space fortresses at the edge of the space zone to establish their own temporary space gates while the defenders were exhausted.
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