On the ground, the Guild of Gods players all posed and took photos with Dafis' corpse. After being happy for a while, they quickly thought of the same problem and knew that it was not over yet. They quickly stopped smiling, took out their weapons, and looked at the Feeney Civilization's army in the sky, ready for battle.
Jupiter stared at the enemy's fleet. Once the enemy made any strange movements, he would immediately order everyone to retreat.
However, the two fleets stared at each other for a full five minutes, and the Feeney Civilization still did not surround them. They stayed at the edge of the battlefield as if they were determined to watch the show.
Jupiter's expression turned from serious to confused.
He realized that he really did not understand the Feeney Civilization's attitude. At first, they protected Dafis, but after the regular army arrived, they did not help him and even opened fire on Dafis, hammering a few nails into his coffin to help them complete the kill. Now that the dust had settled, the regular army was still watching on the side, not intending to capture them …
Which side are you on?
"President, they're all stunned by your dominance." Poseidon's flattering voice sounded in the channel.
Humph, you're the one who always disagrees with me, messing with my morale, and now you want to suck up to me? Too late!
Jupiter snorted in his mind, thought for a while, and said, "Recall the players on the ground. Pay attention to the enemy's fleet. If the situation is not right, kill yourself immediately and revive on the ship."
After the order was given, the guild fleet started to recall the airdropped players with tractor beams. They paid close attention to the Feeney Civilization's army. Once they showed any intention of stopping them, they would turn around and run.
However, the Feeney Civilization's army did not react at all. They just stood there and watched the Guild of Gods clean up the battlefield and recall the players. Seeing this, the guild fleet became bolder and sped up.
The Feeney Civilization's army did not move even after all the players were brought back to the ship.
"Strange, why aren't they moving?"
Jupiter was puzzled.
However, since the enemy did not stop them, he had no reason to stay. He suppressed his confusion, told everyone, and ordered the fleet to retreat.
The guild fleet quickly left Planet Burger and disappeared from the radar. Only then did the Feeney Civilization army make a move. A portion of them hastily chased after the guild fleet while the rest landed on the surface to clean up the city ruins and rescue the survivors.
The command ship docked at the port on the ground. The hatch opened, and the fleet commander walked down the gangway with a dark expression. He saw the Planet Burger captain walking toward him angrily.
After the guild fleet retreated, Planet Burger's manager finally dared to climb out of the bunker. He had been waiting there for a long time.
"What's wrong with you guys? You didn't pick up my calls, nor did you return my calls. Didn't the higher-ups say that you were here to provide support? Why didn't you do anything? Instead, you let those thugs go. What are you doing here?! "
The fleet commander's expression was not good. He suppressed the annoyance in his heart and explained in a deep voice,
"Just now, the fleet's AI systems all malfunctioned and couldn't respond. Someone took over all the spaceships, and we couldn't operate them at all. Furthermore, communication with the outside world was cut off, and we couldn't contact anyone."
Planet Burger's manager's angry expression froze. He asked in surprise, "What happened?"
"Someone paralyzed our fleet. It's very likely a Beyond Grade A Virtual Mechanic …" The fleet commander subconsciously lowered his voice.
Planet Burger's manager was shocked. He quickly looked around as if he suspected that someone was spying on him through the equipment.
"Don't be so nervous. I'm just guessing."
The fleet commander's expression was dark.
He was frustrated. Originally, the order he received was to cooperate with Dafis to capture these thugs. However, when he arrived at the scene, he was shocked to find that the fleet's AI system was paralyzed. Not only that, but someone even controlled their spaceship and fired a round of concentrated fire at Dafis. He could only watch as Dafis died and let the brutes leave. Only then did he regain control of the spaceship.
The enemy's invasion was untraceable, and the fleet's technicians had no idea where to start. They could only stare at the screen full of 'color blocks'.
If these brutes were really from the Black Star Army, it was very likely that Black Star had personally taken action. It was because of this guess that the fleet commander did not dare act rashly. Even after regaining control, he only sent out a team to chase after the enemy while he, the commander, remained on the planet like a thief.
"Then … what do we do now?" Planet Burger's manager was still in shock.
"I've already reported what happened here to the upper echelons. Let's wait for their reply. This is probably beyond our decision-making range."
The fleet commander was helpless.
At this time, his communicator lit up. An upper echelon of the Feeney Civilization came online, glanced at the two of them, and said with a deep voice, "This is a private fight.
Two groups of people had a conflict in Dafis' headquarters. The security team went to check it out, and Dafis took the opportunity to escape the enemy's encirclement. He escaped all the way to Planet Burger and landed on the surface without permission to use the planet's defense force to stop the enemy. Therefore, he brought disaster to the planet's residents. Before we could chase him away, the second group of thugs came and attacked the planet. Is that clear? "
Planet Burger's manager was stunned for a moment. He then realized something and quickly nodded.
Now that Planet Burger had suffered huge casualties, it became a large-scale social event within the civilization. The upper echelons wanted to reduce the impact and remove their responsibility. Therefore, from now on, Dafis had nothing to do with them. Everything he did was done on his own.
The emissary did not exist, and he, as the manager of a planet, did not have to listen to orders. As long as they did not tell the truth, on the surface, Dafis' actions would look like he was using someone else to do his dirty work, and Planet Burger would only be the victims. This way, the anger of the Feeney Civilization's residents would only be transferred to these thugs, and the upper echelons would not have to take the blame.
"What about us?" the fleet commander asked.
The upper echelon glanced at him and slowly said, "Your mission was to prevent this disaster.
"Your mission was to stop this disaster. Because Dafis attracted the disaster, the army made him a priority target, and successfully killed the ruffians who caused this. The second group of thugs was allowed to leave because they took the Planet Burger's residents as hostages. Therefore, the army temporarily let them leave the scene before chasing after them and moving the battlefield. This is to reduce the casualties of the civilians. Do you understand? "
"Understood."
The fleet commander sighed in relief and gave a thumbs up in his mind.
The situation was still the same, but it felt completely different with a different explanation. Not only did they remove most of the responsibility, but they also emphasized that they cared about the safety of the civilians.
Great!
This time, the upper echelon changed the topic and said with a deep voice, "Of course, this is just to appease the civilians.
"Of course, this is just an explanation to appease the people. We'll just deal with it. As for those Immortals, we'll publicly condemn them, provide ammunition for public opinion, and report it to the Civilization Conference to seek justice from the three Universal Civilizations!"
"Emphasize that they're from the Black Star Corps?" Planet Burger's manager asked.
"No, we can only say that they're suspected to be from the Black Star Corps. Just emphasize that they're Immortals …" The upper echelon clenched his teeth.
The fleet being controlled in an instant was most likely the work of a Beyond Grade A Virtual Mechanic. Furthermore, it was not an ordinary Beyond Grade A but Black Star himself.
The reason the Feeney Civilization was not afraid of offending the Black Star Corps was partly because the army was too far away from the Endless Nebula Star Field. Now that they were suspected to have appeared in the dark, they were a little more cautious.
However, the Feeney Civilization would not take this lying down. Their civilians suffered heavy casualties. As the victims, they were naturally on the side of reason. They would definitely make a big fuss and seek justice.
Of course, they had also considered the possibility that Black Star had evidence of them covering up for Dafis.
However, this risk was not enough for them to be afraid. The Feeney Civilization knew very well that even if the evidence was leaked, they would still be on the side of reason. The ones in the wrong would always be the ones who took the initiative to kill civilians. The main responsibility would still not be their covering up but the fact that the other party did not retreat. This was the universal value of the galactic society, the rule of the Galactic Convention.
In fact, the upper echelons really wanted to directly insist that these Immortals were from the Black Star Corps. However, when they tried to collect evidence earlier, they realized that many of the evidence pointing to the army had disappeared. This made these Immortals who had given themselves away a lot of clues turn into a 'ghost army' of unknown origins.
These upper echelons knew that someone had done something, but while they were frustrated, they could not do anything to Black Star.
However, the Immortals themselves were a clue. After all, the entire universe knew that the organization with the most Immortals was the Black Star Corps. They were just borrowing the power of the three Universal Civilizations to provide ammunition for public opinion. As long as it really happened, the plan could be carried out regardless of whether there was solid evidence or not.
…
A few days later, an announcement from the Feeney Civilization in the Endless Nebula caused an uproar in the galactic society.
The content of the announcement was about the 'Planet Burger Massacre'. A large number of citizens had died. The Feeney Civilization strongly condemned this atrocity and expressed their anger, saying that they would pursue the matter to the end. With some people adding fuel to the fire, the news of the Immortals who were suspected to be members of the Black Star Corps attacking a colonial planet spread like wildfire and attracted a lot of attention.
If it was a wanted criminal attacking a colonial planet, it would at most be a public safety issue. The galactic residents would only curse a little and stop after that.
However, the party involved was suspected to be the leader of the Beyond Grade A Association. They were also a large organization in the lawful faction, but they openly violated the 'Peace Treaty' and killed civilians. In the current sensitive situation, the nature of this matter immediately escalated to a political issue, causing a huge uproar!
In particular, the Feeney Civilization even reported it to the Civilization Conference and tearfully requested the three Universal Civilizations to uphold justice and hold the Black Star Corps accountable. They also hoped to start an investigation to find out the truth. Therefore, the matter became even more serious.
In the next few days, the three Universal Civilizations took over the ammunition provided by the Feeney Civilization and fully activated the propaganda machine. They started to attack the Black Star Corps in all aspects and expanded the attack range to the Beyond Grade A Association, expressing strong doubts about the foundation and 'justice' of the association.
The Star System civilizations were within the protection of the 'Peace Treaty'. Their atrocity of killing civilians on a colonial planet had already angered the public. Even the Supercluster civilizations did not dare support the association at this time, so they remained silent.
Emotions needed to be vented. Under the influence of the advanced civilizations, although the Feeney Civilization only claimed that the brutes were suspected to be the Black Star Corps and did not have any concrete evidence, the civilians did not care about this and directly targeted the Black Star Corps. The fear and resentment toward Supers and Immortals that had been accumulated for a long time turned into intense curses. After all, they had the most Immortals in the entire universe.
Han Xiao himself was the main target of the public's attack. Under the influence of the advanced civilizations, a large number of civilians did not care about his past and magnified the weight of this matter infinitely. They started to question why the leader of an organization that allowed his subordinates to commit such atrocities received the 'Stewart Peace Prize' and the 'Galaxy Medal', and why he was respected by the galactic society.
Of course, the three Universal Civilizations would not let go of such a good opportunity. They took the chance to smear Han Xiao's image crazily. As long as they could strip away the 'Reputation Amulet' they had once created for Han Xiao, they would have more 'righteousness' in their hands.
Under the influence of the advanced civilizations, the 'Planet Burger Massacre' became a fuse, intensifying the conflict between the civilians and Supers.
Countless galactic residents grieved for the loss of the Supers. As an ordinary person, no one wanted to suddenly get involved in a battle between Supers and end up as the unlucky ones.
The impact of this incident on the civilians was that they supported the three Universal Civilizations' suppression of the Beyond Grade A Association more and more. From their perspective, they naturally hoped that all Supers would be strictly controlled by the civilizations to prevent them from suffering an unexpected disaster one day.
All of a sudden, the civilians' calls to suppress the Beyond Grade A Association grew louder and louder. However, the impact stopped there. The three Universal Civilizations only took the chance to smear the Beyond Grade A Association's reputation. They were actually still observing and did not plan to do anything.
Under this fervent condemnation, the Black Star Corps only made a simple statement, saying that they would conduct an internal investigation and make an announcement when they had the results. They also warned the Feeney Civilization not to slander them without any evidence. Then, they did not say anything else. No matter how noisy the outside world was, they did not do anything.
…
In the desolate universe belt of the endless nebula, the Guild of Gods fleet slowly sailed.
Many of the guild's backbones were either sitting or standing, casually browsing the forums and laughing proudly from time to time.
"President, look. Our deeds have already been written in the Galaxy Chronicles. Our first guild kill has been recognized."
Poseidon was overjoyed.
Jupiter took a look at the forums. The news of the Guild of Gods getting the first kill of a Calamity Grade Super had been plastered all over the forums for many days. It had greatly increased the popularity of the club, and he had also received a commendation from the upper echelons of the club.
However, looking at the praises on the forums, Jupiter was not that happy. He was a little dazed.
"What's wrong? You don't seem too happy." Poseidon noticed his abnormality and asked with a confused tone.
Jupiter shook his head and said with a worried tone, "Don't you guys watch the news?
"Don't you guys watch the galactic news? It's so noisy outside. This time, we've caused a huge mess for the army …"
The public opinion of the galactic society was getting fiercer and fiercer day by day. Jupiter was terrified.
However, he did not regret it. After all, nothing could be done without sacrifice. The first guild kill of the entire world was too tempting. If he could do it again, he would probably make the same choice. However, he could not help but worry about how the army would deal with this.
The members who had caused trouble for the army in the past did not have a good ending.
Although the Guild of Gods did not do it on purpose, now that the matter had blown up, Jupiter was not sure what the army's attitude would be.
He had been waiting for the army to contact him for the past few days, but this Sword of Damocles had never fallen, making him more and more anxious.
Hum!
Suddenly, the spaceship's communication system automatically turned on, attracting everyone's attention. They saw Han Xiao's remote projection appear in front of them out of nowhere.
"Army Commander?"
Jupiter and the players present were all shocked. They did not expect Black Star to appear so suddenly.
Han Xiao glanced at everyone, and his eyes finally landed on Jupiter. With an expressionless face, he did not exchange pleasantries and went straight to the point.
"Don't you want to give me an explanation?"
Jupiter's heart skipped a beat, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.
He knew that he was in the wrong. His actions had caused so much trouble for the faction. Facing the question of the faction leader who had accompanied him for five versions, he did not know what to say.
Seeing that he did not speak, Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and purposely paused for a moment.
When he caught a glimpse of the guild players around him who had turned on the recording function, he continued.
"You acted on your own without reporting to the army, and in the end, you gave the enemy a weapon of public opinion to attack us. I'm very dissatisfied with this matter."
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank.
However, Jupiter had already expected this. It would be strange if Black Star did not have any reaction when the matter had blown up.
He sighed.
"… How does the army plan to punish us?"
Han Xiao looked around and took in everyone's expressions. He snorted softly and said, "I'll be straightforward.
"I'll be frank. This time, the army will not give you any punishment. We're all old friends who came from Blue Star together. This time … I'll take care of it for you! But if there's a next time, don't blame me for following the rules! "
Everyone was stunned.
Seeing Han Xiao's attitude just now, they were all mentally prepared to accept the punishment of the faction. When they suddenly heard this, they could not help but be stunned.
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