"Wait, wait, wait. My head is in a mess right now. Things may not necessarily be as bad as they seem. In any case, I still choose to believe in the wisdom and kindness of human beings."
Li Yao thought carefully for a moment and said, "However, I can understand your, Wenwen's, and A Boxing Champion's choice. It's true that from your perspective, it is impossible for you to completely trust human beings in a narrow sense, especially the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
"However, what was the reaction of the Federation and the Imperium? Did they just watch you seize the Fuxi fleet without doing anything? Where are we right now? I mean, where are Ultimate Salvation and the entire Fuxi fleet? "
"Of course, the Federation and the Imperium were shocked by our sudden appearance. Although some people, namely the participants of the 'High-end Forum for Abnormal Human Beings', knew of our existence, most people didn't know about it. After we took over the Fuxi fleet, this matter could no longer be hidden."
Xiaoming said, "I have no idea what most human beings are thinking. I don't think they have a good impression of us. However, even if they are infuriated, what can they do? The coalition army of the Federation and the Imperium were already exhausted. If they kept fighting, their self-collapse would only be accelerated. There was no way that they could stop us. Besides, Wenwen and I controlled the battle network of the entire capital, and A Boxing Champion had very high permissions on the 'Coalition Fleet of Pyromaniacs', too. Naturally, we were incapable of defeating all the opponents, but it was more than enough for us to fight a life-and-death struggle.
"The triangle was the most stable structure. The strength of the Xing Yao Federation alone was not enough to compete with the entire Imperium of True Human Beings. Therefore, we sent a message to the Federation at the earliest moment, stating that we were willing to sign the firmest pact with the Xing Yao Federation on behalf of the Alliance of the Holy Covenant. While we supervised the reform of the Imperium together with the Federation, we also welcomed the Federation to supervise and even participate in the treatment of the people of the Holy League.
"Under the circumstances, the Federation could not find any reason to refuse.
"And once the Federation's expeditionary force and the Fuxi fleet form an alliance, the Empire will not be able to wipe us out in a short period of time.
"On the contrary, if the Immortal Cultivators of the reformists want to completely control the center of the cosmos, eliminate the remaining forces of the four Kurfürst's side as soon as possible, restore the order of the universe, and avoid repeating the mistakes in the past, the level of crystal processors and informatization of the entire society will have to be further improved. In that regard, it is impossible to completely eliminate the factors of the information lives.
"Our little emperor uncle is a smart man who can see the big picture. To some extent, he is even smarter than dad and more suitable to be an excellent ruler. Besides, we've spent a lot of time together, and he has a deep understanding of us. He does not have the concerns and biases of ordinary people about information lives. Therefore, he did not do the stupid things that he did but chose to accept us and provide us with the most basic assets and facilities.
"Right now, we are on a forsaken asteroid base in the most remote and desolate part of the Empyreal Terminus Sector.
"Although this place is short of resources, and there are no stars in sight, the facilities built hundreds of years ago are still intact and can be used after simple maintenance. With the assets provided by the little emperor uncle and the reserves of the Fuxi fleet, we can catch our breath for now."
While Xiaoming was talking, dozens of 3D light beams were shining behind him, displaying the scene of the maintenance and construction of the forsaken base that had been reborn.
It could be clearly seen that, although a lot of starships of the Fuxi fleet were riddled with holes, and their reaction armor had been battered like the ragged clothes of beggars, the basic structure was still intact after all. The last bit of the Alliance of the Holy Covenant was preserved as well as the first hope of the information lives.
"It took about a week for the turmoil in the capital to be completely over and for the basic order to be restored."
Xiaoming said, "After that, the Fuxi fleet, the expedition army of the Federation, and the leadership of the Imperium, including the little emperor uncle, held a secret meeting of the highest level on the capital planet. Everybody held their noses and accepted the fact that they couldn't do anything about it. The tripartite balance of power was officially established.
"Although this is not the most ideal ending where 'justice triumphs over evil in the end, and there are still very serious differences and suspicions between the parties, and it is possible that there will be trouble again at some point in the future. But at least temporary peace has arrived. Peace, even if it is only for one second, is better than none at all, isn't it?"
That did make sense. Li Yao agreed.
However, he did not expect it. "So soon? You took advantage of the fact that I was still snoring in my sleep to sneak up on me first? "
"Yes. Well, everybody in the Holy League, the Imperium, and the Federation thought that it would be better to meet when Dad was not around."
Xiaoming said, "In such a case, the atmosphere of the meeting would be more solemn, and everybody would be able to have a heated discussion about interests without any obstacles."
"What do you mean?"
After a brief daze, Li Yao seemed rather wronged. "You mean that the atmosphere of the meeting wouldn't be solemn if I were there, right? Who said that? I'm the dominator of all Sectors, the father of the Federation, the best expert in the Pangu universe, the god slayer, the Black Wind King, and the virus of the multidimensional universe. Why would I not be solemn? Why would I be 'blocked'?"
"… Don't be agitated, Dad. We really don't despise you. It's just that your identity is too special, and your contributions to the civilization of mankind are too great. Your achievements are unparalleled, at least in the past ten thousand years and the next ten thousand years."
Xiaoming explained, "Look, you were born in the Star Glory Federation, known as the father of the federation, and the husband of the current Speaker of the federation. At the same time, you are also the Black Wind King of the Imperium of True Human Beings, one of the two most powerful warlords, the sworn brother of His Majesty, and even one of the manipulators who elevated the emperor to the supreme throne. You have also saved the capital twice in only half a year, Blackstar the Great the first time and Fuxi the second time. It is safe to say that you were blown up by you personally. From that point of view, it is not an exaggeration to say that you are the best person to rebuild the Imperium. As for the Covenant Alliance, it is needless to say that your child has replaced Fuxi and is managing the entire Covenant Alliance.
"So, think about it. If you participate in such a meeting of the highest level, and the interests of the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League are in conflict, which side will you be on?"
"Well …"
Li Yao thought for a long time but failed to come up with an answer. He could only mumble, "Fine, it seems that I've indeed climbed too high without realizing it. My position is too high for me to play the childish games such as space competitions anymore. I'll leave the national affairs such as the Federation, the Imperium, and the Holy League to the juniors. Then, how are you doing?"
"So far, not bad."
Xiaoming counted his fingers and introduced to Li Yao one by one. "First of all, the Fuxi fleet completely abandoned the attack and crouched near the forsaken base at the edge of the Empyreal Terminus Sector. The army of the Imperium deployed dense space torpedoes between this place and the capital planet to ensure that the Fuxi fleet could not pose any new threat.
"Then, according to the terms of surrender that we agreed upon, we disarmed about half of our forces. Two-thirds of them were handed over to the Federation, and one third to the Imperium. We also provided part of the key battle parameters and structural designs of the starships of the Holy League to both parties.
"In exchange, the Imperium and the Federation accepted the surrender of the Holy League and gritted their teeth to provide part of the limited assets to us, ensuring the survival of most of the people of the Holy League.
"In the meantime, the Imperium and the Federation also agreed that they would not attack the homeland of the Holy League unless the humanitarian disaster within the territory of the Holy League went out of control. They would still maintain the existence of the Holy League as a political entity and accept the fact that the political entity would be under the management of artificial intelligence for a long time in the future.
"In the meantime, the two countries would also try their best to control the public opinion in the country and guide the people's opinions about the people of the Holy League and artificial intelligence so that they could move toward integration, or at least mutual understanding.
"I don't know how binding such a promise is, but that's all for now.
"After the secret agreement was established on the capital planet and the disarming and handing over of half of the Fuxi fleet's forces, the rest and supplies of the coalition army of the Federation and the Imperium were mostly done, too. Therefore, they aimed their troops at the territory of the four Kurfürst families again and launched a new round of attack on the Yellow Dragon Sector, the heart of the old Imperium.
"The attack was so smooth that it could not be described as' unstoppable 'but as' confirmed '. Including the Yellow Dragon Sector, the worlds under the control of the four Kurfürst families had been panicking and collapsing without a fight. Their only hope was that the new Imperium and the Holy League would both suffer heavy losses so that they could take advantage of the chaos and catch their last breath. Now that the capital had been completely pacified, and the Holy League had surrendered to the Imperium and gained such a strong ally as the Federation, their last hope was gone.
"From the Yellow Dragon Sector to the Imperium, the nobles of all the worlds surrendered in a hurry. They even stabbed each other for the sake of surrendering, hoping to 'atone for their crimes' with some valuable trophies. In many cases, the coalition army of the federation and the Imperium did not even have to send out a single soldier, and the overwhelming cheers of 'long live Emperor Yongjia' could be heard from one planet after another.
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