While the Galactic Alliance Army was celebrating, the upper echelons of the Supercluster Alliance were discussing the short confrontation between Han Xiao and the three Universal Civilizations, which made them excited.
"External pressure is the glue of the internal cracks. Now that the glue is gone, the rift between Black Star and the three Universal Civilizations will grow bigger and bigger. It's only a matter of time before they go against each other. However, unlike before, the Beyond Grade A organizations are now at their peak, and they have obtained the World Tree's inheritance. The three Universal Civilizations can no longer stop them."
The Star Arc Leader knocked on the table with an inexplicable look in his eyes.
The upper echelons of the Supercluster Alliance were the same. Some were gloating, while others were worried. They discussed softly.
"The galactic society won the war, but the real benefits fell into Black Star's hands. Although the war is over, it's only the beginning of the reshuffling of the galactic structure. A new structure will be formed in the chaos. People like Black Star won't miss this opportunity. He has the reputation of a war hero, and the three Universal Civilizations can't stop him at all … This is the trend!"
"Black Star has the World Tree, and his forces are expanding rapidly. He doesn't need to ally with us to be able to fight against the three Universal Civilizations. Will he still value our agreement?"
"He should still. The World Tree's vitality is greatly damaged, and Black Star might not be willing to fall out with us in the short term. It's better to be able to get external help than to do it alone. Furthermore, based on his past actions, Black Star doesn't actually have the ambition to steal the ruling power, nor does he have the intention to unify the galaxy … Of course, the human heart is unpredictable, and this judgment might not be correct. It can only be used as a reference. On the other hand, the three Universal Civilizations have also suffered a lot. They don't want to fall out with Black Star. "
"Sigh, I feel a little pessimistic. If there are no new external conflicts, Black Star and the three Universal Civilizations might fight in the future. From the perspective of the entire galactic society, we defeated the World Tree and obtained the spoils of war. This is the strongest stage in history, but the internal conflicts can't be resolved. Are we going to die by force? "
"Don't talk nonsense. The three Universal Civilizations aren't really stubborn. As long as Black Star doesn't have the intention to dominate, the three Universal Civilizations will still give up on opposing him under absolute strategic deterrence? Accept Black Star as a member of the ruling circle? Two superpowers might be the new normal in the future. "
The group cautiously analyzed the possibilities of the future situation.
The Star Arc Leader listened for a while and muttered, "Under such circumstances? We should find a new way to deal with ourselves … The original agreement was for us to work with Black Star to fight against the three Universal Civilizations? However, it's different now. The three Universal Civilizations need to rope us in to fight against Black Star even more. It's not appropriate to lean towards Black Star. "
"You mean working with the three Universal Civilizations?"
"Of course not. What I mean is to cooperate with both sides. The three Universal Civilizations are going to challenge Black Star? We'll be a huge bargaining chip, and the three Universal Civilizations won't treat us with the same attitude as before. Their previous suppression will naturally be nullified. Will they lower their heads and beg us to join forces? This time, we can really use the proper way to obtain a chance to develop freely. Maybe the three Universal Civilizations can't wait for us to become stronger … However, we have to let the situation form a new balance, so we can't easily side with either side. Only competition can bring about profit and space, and we can't let any side monopolize and dictate. "
"Hmm? Indeed, let's not talk about the three Universal Civilizations? Black Star is also a dangerous person, representing individualism? If he ascends, he will definitely give the Super class more privileges? Let him lead the galactic society? Maybe not as good as the three Universal Civilizations? Plus, he has the World Tree, so he's a ticking time bomb. "
At this point, someone suddenly sighed and murmured, "That's right.
"Black Star, oh Black Star … Such a person is too difficult to deal with. He's always looking for greater benefits and won't relax at any time. He's really someone who does big things. If the person leading the Beyond Grade As wasn't such a person, the three Universal Civilizations might have suppressed them long ago. How could they have developed to this point? "
Hearing this, everyone sighed with emotion.
The image that Black Star left them with was strong and ruthless, able to seize every opportunity to expand. Even if they put aside his individual strength, everyone was still afraid of such a person … When they were teammates, they could trust each other, but when they turned back into competitors, it was a torture.
…
The news of the Galactic Alliance Army defeating the World Tree Civilization was temporarily sealed by the three Universal Civilizations and Han Xiao. The quantum network base station that controlled the data entry and exit filtered out all information that might leak out.
Because they were worried that it would be difficult to control the army after it was disbanded, the victorious Galactic Alliance Army temporarily stayed in the secondary dimension to recuperate. Regarding this order, the various troops were quite cooperative, but they could not be on standby all the time. Therefore, the plan to find the third party infiltrator was a race against time.
The players, on the other hand, were not restricted. The 'Galactic Alliance Army ended the war, Black Star subdued the World Tree' event had long been recorded in the 'Galaxy Chronicles', and it was extremely popular.
Han Xiao's heroic appearance of uprooting the World Tree filled all the forums. Although many players could not help but complain that they had watched another wave of cinematics, they were still very excited to be able to participate in such a big event.
However, the players were only active on the forums, and the occasional news that was spread through the communicator was intercepted. Therefore, the galactic society had no idea about the victory of the Galactic Alliance Army.
The situation that countless galactic residents saw was still when the World Tree evacuated the invaders. They were still shocked by this, and there were many opinions online.
The Star Alliance spies who could only gather information from the public network naturally did not know about the defeat of the World Tree Civilization. They were still patiently waiting for the World Tree Civilization's' big move ', completely unaware of the impending disaster.
…
Central Galaxy, somewhere in the desolate universe belt, the secret base of the Star Alliance spies.
"I wonder what the World Tree is planning. How long has it been since there's been any movement?"
"I see that the Galactic Alliance Army is hurriedly gathering in the Central Galaxy. The World Tree Civilization is probably going to attack the Central Galaxy."
"Speaking of which, we're also in the Central Galaxy. Will we be affected? Should we evacuate?"
In the base, a group of observers gathered together and whispered.
The captain of the observers hesitated and said, "The chances of the desolate universe belt being targeted by the World Tree are very low. No one has visited us for many years, so it should be safe … However, the World Tree might also send people to infiltrate and build some strongholds. That way, we'll also have the risk of being discovered …"
"If we act rashly, we might be exposed. Other places might be more dangerous. Let's stay," a team member suggested.
"… That's fine too. If our base is really discovered, we'll activate the self-destruction program and sacrifice ourselves together."
The captain's tone turned solemn.
These observers who had infiltrated the territory of the three Universal Civilizations were all carefully selected death warriors. In order to not be captured and leak the situation of the Star Alliance, they had long been prepared to commit suicide. The self-destruction device they had buried was enough to blow up the entire planet and eliminate all traces.
"You guys continue to pay attention to the news. I'll go sort out the information for this week and send it to my hometown in a few days."
As he spoke, the captain stood up and was about to leave the room.
Ding!
However, all of a sudden, everyone's movements froze as if time had stopped.
A certain space in the room fluctuated, and Han Xiao walked out.
"Heh, it's the Lorcas. It's exactly the same as the illusion in the bold explorer. Looks like I found the right one."
Han Xiao looked at the captain of the observers, and his eyes lit up.
In order to prevent anything from happening, after he returned to the main universe, he consumed materials and used Virtual Creation to instantly create a temporary version of the Information Form Warning Network. He quickly installed it and set the parameters before officially activating it.
He did not know if he did not use it, but the moment he used it, he was shocked. The Information Form Warning Network gave him a lot of abnormal signals. He thought that the entire explored universe was like a sieve being spied on by countless enemies. After some debugging, he finally understood that if this technology was used on a proper civilization, it would be very easy for it to produce false reports. However, the World Tree Civilization was a whole, so there was no such problem. This was the difference in technology.
The World Tree Express and the Information Form Warning Network were a perfect match. Although the three Universal Civilizations did not have such mobility, the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device could be considered a substitute, so Han Xiao did not waste many days.
After some screening and adjustment, he removed most of the false reports and confirmed some real external signals. Most of them were secondary dimension life forms.
Han Xiao visited several signal areas and only now arrived at the base of the Star Alliance's spies. He immediately confirmed that this was the real deal. The process was much smoother than he had expected. Before he appeared, he had controlled the entire base and all the enemies.
"Let me see what you're made of."
Han Xiao's eyes lit up, and the image of the World Tree appeared behind him.
As the World Tree merged with his internal space and was stained with Han Xiao's energy, the entire tree body turned into a bright blue color with electric arcs. A few translucent roots shot out like electric whips and pierced through the chests of everyone present.
The next moment, the figures of these observers became illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye. Waves of energy flowed into Han Xiao's body through the roots.
With the World Tree in hand, Han Xiao did not have any intention of interrogating these people. As long as he turned these spies into members of the World Tree, he would be able to obtain all the information from their memories and turn them into 'guides', imitating the methods of the World Tree.
Not long after, these Star Alliance Observers merged into the roots. Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and a few roots arched their bodies like snakes. With a puff, they spat out a large amount of sparks that flickered with electricity and condensed back into the bodies of a few people with respectful expressions.
Han Xiao narrowed his eyes and received the memories of this group of people. There was a lot of information about the Star Alliance in them.
"So that's how it is. The Star Alliance has been hiding for many years … Hmm, relatively speaking, this civilization doesn't seem to be very strong."
Han Xiao pondered.
The third enemy had been found, but he still needed to discuss how to deal with it with the three Universal Civilizations. He needed to see if he should destroy the Star Alliance or merge it into the explored universe … After all, although the Star Alliance was not strong, it had reached the standards of a Universal Civilization. The three Universal Civilizations had suffered heavy losses, so they still had to consider the cost of starting another war.
The three Universal Civilizations had been the targets of invasion previously, but now that they had the chance, they definitely would not mind switching roles seamlessly and becoming the invaders. After all, the Star Alliance was the one who had schemed against them, so they could not be considered innocent. The losses caused by the World Tree's full-scale invasion to the three Universal Civilizations would naturally be blamed on the Star Alliance.
Han Xiao retracted his thoughts, sized up a Planetary Alliance spy, thought for a while, and said,
He thought for a moment and said, "Continue hiding and maintain contact with the Star Alliance. Don't act rashly without my orders."
"Understood, we will do our best to help you steal information from the Star Alliance!"
The spies were excited.
"… Sigh, with the World Tree's mechanism, who would believe that they're not villains?"
Looking at the enthusiasm of these former Star Alliance men of sacrifice to deal with the Star Alliance, Han Xiaoxin shook his head and disappeared.
…
Not long after, in the joint office of the three Universal Civilizations, Han Xiao brought the news of the third party being captured.
"You're right. There really is a third party interfering. They've actually been hiding for so long. If not for the Information Form warning network, it would have been very difficult for us to discover them in the future …"
Marbruce and the other two looked at the information Han Xiao brought, and their expressions kept changing. Sometimes they were angry, sometimes they were relieved.
With the evidence in front of them, they basically believed that the mole was not the Supercluster or their other allies.
After browsing through the Star Alliance's information, the three of them discussed softly for a while and came to a consensus.
"The Star Alliance is very far away from us, but once we obtain the spatial coordinates, we can use the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device to teleport troops over, just like how the World Tree Civilization dealt with us. Therefore, we have the initiative … We're inclined to defeat the Star Alliance and take them in as our vassal. However, let's not make a move for now. We've just experienced a war, and we still need some time to recuperate."
Han Xiao raised his brows. "How long do you plan to recuperate?"
Louis pondered. "It depends … However, time is on our side. Although the information about defeating the World Tree Civilization can't be sealed forever, you've already controlled the spies of the Star Alliance. You can use them to spread false information and fabricate the battle situation, making the Star Alliance think that we're still fighting the World Tree Civilization."
"The premise is that the Star Alliance doesn't have any other means to monitor the galactic society …" Han Xiao paused and said, "However, with the Information Form warning network, we should be able to eliminate this possibility."
"Anyway, try not to alert the enemy," Marbruce said with a deep voice.
Han Xiao nodded, thought for a while, and suddenly said, "I'm not going to join the Star Alliance.
"The Association and I will not be joining the battle to invade the Star Alliance. You can deal with them yourselves. I am only in charge of these spies."
The eyes of the three of them flashed, but they did not express their stance immediately. They quickly analyzed it in their minds and felt that there were pros and cons.
In this World Tree War, the three Universal Civilizations did not obtain any benefits in the first place. The World Tree Civilization was taken away by Black Star, and they did not even see the shadow of any technology or resources. If they could annex the Star Alliance, they would be able to obtain some benefits.
If Black Star did not participate in the battle, he would not share the spoils of war. Han Xiao controlled the World Tree, so his ability to snatch resources was top-notch. The three of them had no choice but to be wary.
Without the help of the Beyond Grade A Association, the war would be more troublesome. However, the three Universal Civilizations were not to be trifled with. Even if they could not defeat the World Tree, they could still defeat a mere Star Alliance.
However, the three of them were worried that Black Star or the Supercluster would stab them in the back while they were fighting the Star Alliance. It was very risky … Who knew if Black Star had such a plan?
For a moment, the three of them were in a dilemma.
Han Xiao glanced at them and guessed most of their thoughts. He curled his lips.
He helped the three Universal Civilizations because he had always been worried about the calamities in his previous life and wanted to resist the World Tree.
Do you still want me to help the three Universal Civilizations expand their territory?
It's already good enough that I don't replace you. Be content, little brother!
Now that the threat had finally been resolved, the galactic society would be able to enjoy many years of stability. Han Xiao was already satisfied.
Ever since he descended, the World Tree had been the Sword of Damocles in Han Xiao's eyes. It was his biggest psychological shadow and the source of his anxiety. For a long time, he could only keep this secret by himself and work hard to solve it. He did not dare to relax, and the pressure was difficult to describe to outsiders.
After persevering for more than a hundred years, he had finally resolved the threat of the galactic society. He no longer had to worry about the safety of himself and his friends. He felt relieved and wanted to retreat behind the scenes and truly relax for a period of time.
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