Chapter 313 Impact and Aftermath
Less than three hours after Blackbeard left, An Ye came to his room and said with slight surprise:
"I just received news that Yeyue Laboratory is willing to provide four-element-level gene seeds, and if there are no special requirements, it can be prepared in as soon as one and a half months."
Seeing Li Ming look over, An Ye further explained, "I asked a friend to help me before. He owed me a favor before."
"Originally, even if you don't have any elemental requirements, in an urgent situation, it will take four to six months from capturing the Primarch to preparing it."
"But I don't know why, this Yeyue Laboratory is suddenly willing to take out the gene seeds that have entered the final stage of preparation."
"Generally speaking, these are reserved customers. If they give it to you first, they will have to pay high liquidated damages."
Anye was puzzled. He didn't think he had the dignity to let Yeyue Laboratory pay liquidated damages.
"Is it because of you?" An Ye looked at Qinglong, "But, this matter shouldn't have spread to the chaotic star gap so quickly. Besides...even if it was you..."
He hesitated to speak. If a star-casting mechanic came to have a sincere conversation in person, he believed that Yeyue Laboratory would be willing to do the same.
But Qinglong has done nothing. The Yeyue Experiment is not a small force. It can even inherit S-class gene seeds, so it is not so eager to fawn over.
Blackbeard... Li Ming had an answer in his mind and was secretly surprised. He didn't expect the other party to be so efficient.
"No matter what the reason is, it's best if you can take it out." Li Ming didn't care and asked: "How long does it take to get to the Chaos Star Gap from here?"
"If you travel through multiple star gates, it will only take about a month and a half." An Ye calculated.
The Star Gate jump does not take long, but the time to get to the Star Gate from here is actually longer.
"That's just right." Li Ming nodded and breathed a long sigh of relief. During this period, he was able to improve the development progress.
Based on his current development speed, he can almost reach 100% development by the time he reaches the Chaos Star Gap.
It should be faster if he controls [Sublimation Source Crystal], but control requires 60 million metal energy. His current metal energy is only about 20 million, which is far from enough.
Moreover, even if the gene seeds are placed in the chaotic star gap and developed to 100% in advance, they will not be able to be integrated.
However, doubling the development blessing is a matter of control, but increasing the root development potential is the inherent ability of Sublimation Source Crystal.
He doesn't mind a little improvement first.
………
And as the Coyle gradually sailed away, it reached a planet far away in the Star Abyss Empire.
The near sky, the far sky, and even the interstellar orbits are all densely packed with star orbits, passing through star ports lined with long queues of spaceships.
From time to time, spaceships leave here with swaying tail flames, and more spaceships fall down, forming a long queue.
Even on the surface, you can see the long queues of spaceships, which is enough to prove the prosperity of this planet.
The top floor of a steel building in the core of the planet is not even on the navigation map.
The room is beautifully and simply decorated. One of the people is sitting on the sofa. In front of him are neatly divided virtual screens showing various pictures.
A considerable part of it is a scene of the combined fleet, and there is also a screen showing an expressionless Li Ming with various information displayed next to it.
The man sitting on the sofa has fair skin, some wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, and his hair is neatly combed back. He looked quite unruly, but his expression was unusually calm.
His left leg was placed on his right leg, and his palms were slapping slowly. There was a blood-stained dagger on the rather simple imperial noble dress.
This is the Bloody Archduke - Nicholas.
Nicholas's voice was mellow and deep: "Forty-sixth level development potential. I didn't expect that such a remote planet could produce talents of this level."
"Yeah..." echoed, and on one side of the sofa stood a young man who looked very similar to Nicholas.
At least he looks young and meticulous.
"Even the will of the universe is helping father." He said calmly.
Nicholas smiled calmly, "Gabriel did a good job this time. It is said that he went to catch this person personally."
"Xavier, you're behind."
Xavier stood still expressionless, "Gabriel indeed has merit."
Nikolay's eyes swept over indifferently, and he shook his head a little boredly, "I don't know what's going on over there. This sudden undercurrent of stars is not simple."
Xavier said: "There should be no problem. After all, Mr. Albert is here, and the combined fleet has the upper hand. With Asmara's ability, there will be no problem."
Nicholas nodded and narrowed his eyes slightly, "The sublimation source crystal is just a propaganda tool. This person named Li Ming is the biggest gain. With the development potential of level 46, if nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely become an X-level life form. ”
Xavier's eyes moved, seeming a little helpless. Who would have thought that such a talent would pop up in such a small place.
At this moment, Nicholas's smart terminal rang. He looked down and smiled, "It looks like it should be over."
After choosing to answer, Albert's slightly ashamed silver-white face popped up on the virtual screen, his eyes wandering, "The Grand Duke..."
"Albert..." Nicholas had already seen some clues from Albert's expression, his expression converged, he frowned slightly and said: "There was an accident?"
"His Royal Highness Gabriel...is dead." Albert hesitated a few times and gritted his teeth.
"What!?" Nicholas's pupils suddenly shrank and he stood up suddenly. Following his movements, the surrounding space was distorted and rippled.
Xavier, who was lowering his head slightly, suddenly raised his head, his face full of astonishment.
Gabriel is dead?
"Do you know what you are talking about?" Nicholas' face was gloomy, but he controlled his emotions well and did not lose his composure.
Albert almost didn't dare to look at Nicholas's expression and said quickly: "There were many accidents in the whole thing. I have sent you the relevant report."
Nicholas stared at Albert coldly, but the other party was also an S-class life form after all, and he was not a subordinate who could be beaten and scolded by him. He could only temporarily suppress his anger and click on the file sent by the other party.
The relevant battle reports have been compiled in the most concise form.
Nicholas watched every word.
"...Li Ming and his teacher Qinglong are hiding in the shadows..."
"Qinglong?" Nicholas frowned. He was somewhat familiar with this name. He continued to look down, but his expression gradually became suspicious.
"...Wearing a mecha, I was able to withstand Albert and Reiner's frontal attacks..."
This is actually a star-casting mechanic?
Nicholas looked ugly, and then he was shocked when he saw another familiar name.
"...Subsequently, An Ye joined the battlefield, and Qinglong repaired his damaged Starkiller on the spot..."
Albert hesitated to speak. In fact, this simple sentence was the most shocking, but he didn't want to be disturbed. When the Grand Duke saw the battlefield video, he would naturally understand.
"An Ye and Qinglong..." Nicholas looked gloomy and continued to look down.
"The core ruins were also evacuated. Nothing was found."
Nicholas closed his eyes, and there was silence all around. Xavier could also see the battle report, and complex emotions surged in his heart. After a long time, Nicholas slowly opened his eyes. Under his seemingly expressionless expression, there was a lot of anger hidden, and then he opened another file, which was the autopsy report of Gabriel and Ronan.
"You have been busy for several years, and one Qinglong has messed up everything?" His voice was cold and quiet, as if he was asking, and he seemed to be talking to himself.
"Albert, who do you think killed the man?"
Albert hesitated, "The report already..."
"I'm asking you!" Nicholas' eyes widened slightly and he shouted suddenly.
Albert was helpless and said: "I don't know, if I have to choose one, it can only be Reina."
"I understand." Nicholas nodded, turned off the communication, and the room was silent.
"Qinglong, Qinglong..." Nicholas murmured the name, and suddenly said: "Do you also think it is Reina?"
Xavier was slightly nervous and hesitated: "Father, before I answer this question, I need to ask you a question first."
"Say."
"An Ye, are you hiring me?"
After saying this, Xavier felt chills all over his body. Nicholas didn't know when he was standing in front of him, and the light transmitted by the virtual screen enveloped him.
"You think so too?" Nicholas already knew the answer.
Under normal circumstances, Reina would never kill Gabriel, but the problem now is that Duke Gu Ya was assassinated first, and even his biological son suspected that An Ye was hired by him.
Not to mention Grand Duke Guya, if they have such a suspicion, then it is not impossible for Reina to kill Gabriel.
But this Qinglong's motive is insufficient. At present, he can't think of any benefits to prompt Qinglong to kill Gabriel.
"Albert is right, it can only be Reiner." Nicholas turned around, "As for Asmara..."
Xavier frowned, "Father, whether it is Qinglong or Reiner, Asmara is a force that cannot be resisted."
Nicholas said calmly, "Yes, so let her plead guilty and meritorious service. Tell her that I will let Albert pester Reina, and she cannot let even one person from the Judge Civilization leave the Red River Star Stream!" < br>
"As for Qinglong, I will submit the application and let the empire handle it personally."
Xavier lamented in his heart, but he could only nod: "Yes."
………
"...Reiner said he didn't kill him, so there is only one possibility, it was this Qinglong who did it."
The white room was filled with sophisticated instruments, and various data kept sliding across the display.
The silver-white vertical cabin was filled with translucent liquid, and inside lay a man with a haggard face, gray hair, and naked body.
The most eye-catching thing is the smooth and round opening in the heart, which is about the size of a fist. There is no blood at the edge, as if a piece has been dug out of thin air, but it has a strange sense of harmony, as if it should be like this.
The Grand Duke of Guya, Tsatoguya, is not a titled Grand Duke. In a certain sense, it means that his achievements are far inferior to those of the Bloody Grand Duke.
His subordinates were reporting, and Tsatogua watched the battle report intently. There were many people gathered around, who were his think tanks.
"Qinglong..." He spat out two words with a hoarse voice, "What is his origin?"
Someone quickly responded: "We can't find it yet. It first appeared in the Land of Stars. There are no clues before, and it doesn't match any of the currently known star-casting mechanics."
"According to our conjecture, Nicholas will definitely blame Reina for Gabriel's death and make us responsible." Someone said in a deep voice, "We'd better talk to him first and explain clearly? ”
"Explanation? When the Grand Duke was assassinated, did he explain it?" Someone else shook his head, his skin was green and his head was extremely big. "The people under his command have ridiculed us many times and ridiculed us for not protecting us well."
"He found nothing this time, his son is dead, Qinglong can't find anything, you want him to target this person?"
Everyone was noisy and had their own opinions. They thought that Nicholas had a cold nature and did not care about Gabriel's death, but he would definitely use this incident to make trouble and make up for his losses.
Satogua coughed dryly, immediately calmed down, and said in a deep voice: "Now go find someone immediately, this one is called Blackbeard."
"A guide actually has this ability to create new undercurrents artificially."
"You are wise!" Someone received the order and quickly contacted Antonio, but the reply he received was surprising.
"The other party took the reward immediately and left. Now he can no longer be found."
Someone yelled angrily: "This idiot, doesn't he realize that something is wrong?"
"Forget it, inform him and leave as soon as possible, and be careful on the road." Satugua shook his head.
"Are you worried?" Everyone was shocked.
Satogua sighed, "I hope I am overthinking, I hope he is more sensible, I will let the empire find a way to find this blue dragon, he is the key."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and finally someone couldn't help but said: "You are too kind, Nicholas will definitely start a war. If you back down, the higher-ups will definitely make you pay the price in order to calm this matter down."
Distribution according to the situation is the same no matter what civilization.
"Go!" Satogua shouted in a deep voice.
Everyone nodded hurriedly: "Yes!"
………
With the passage of time, the interstellar attention to the tidal period of the Red River Star Stream has gradually faded away. Except for the occasional spectacle that can attract attention, it has returned to its normal state.
The Corona Borealis ring is relatively close to the Red River star stream, and has long been immune to the tidal period. It is even said to be annoying, causing a lot of inconvenience.
Everyday people pray on the Internet that the tidal period will pass as soon as possible.
And in this situation, a video news from the depths of the Red River star stream suddenly exploded.
It's like dropping a huge boulder on a calm lake, instantly causing huge waves.
"The secret war deep in the Red River star stream - the head-on collision between the cosmic disaster and the fleet!"
"The relics of ancient civilization - the magnificence of the Folding Fortress!"
"The death of the son of the Grand Duke of the Empire - the battle of S-class life forms!"
"The star-casting mechanic who emerged from nowhere—the power of the Azure Dragon!"
"The game between four S-class lifeforms - helpless attention!"
The star ring of Corona Borealis has been at peace for a long time, and all day long I see gossip about various stars.
And every news headline this time has hit the hearts of melon-eating citizens.
As a result, the entire Corona Borealus star ring shook in shock and continued to spread.
(End of chapter)