Chapter 1048 - Movements (2/2)
However, the dynasty would give very generous rewards and merits for every reinforcement mission…
So…
Forget it, I heard the Black Star Army is in a dire situation this time. If I help him get through this, he’ll owe me a favor. Then, I can ask Black Star to get me a Universal Treasure…
Having thought of this possibility, Ravenlaude was suddenly very motivated.
…
At the same time, after the dynasty had sent out the reinforcements, the upper echelons continued paying attention to this matter.
Inside the conference room of the political building on the dynasty’s mother planet, Ruler Urranrell was watching the broadcast of the battle provided by the Black Star Army. Beside her were the remote projections of the dynasty’s upper echelons, who were also watching silently. The atmosphere was very serious.
“The church has yet to give up, and they have now assaulted our ally once again.” Urranrell looked around with a cold expression on her face. “What do you all think about this?”
The people exchanged looks. After a while, Bekorodi raised his hand and slowly said, “Your Excellency, according to the data, the church’s target is Hila, and Hila isn’t one of our Beyond Grade A allies.”
“Hila is the Black Star Army’s Deputy Army Commander, and the Black Star Army is our ally.”
“But she has personally rejected joining the dynasty… Your Excellency, I suggest drawing a clear line. Matters involving Black Star and matters Hila should be treated differently. Now that Black Star has requested help personally, and we have agreed to help because of our agreement, this means that he’s using the dynasty’s power to benefit his own faction. My thoughts are that… we can help our allies, but we can’t be used by them without any cost. Protecting Black Star is what we should do, but protecting a Beyond Grade A who isn’t our ally? I think we need to bring up the terms and not provide support without any compensation.” Bekorodi’s reasoning was logical.
“So, what ideas do you have?” Urranrell frowned slightly.
“If Black Star only gets through this with our help, I think we need to make one demand—Hila has to join the dynasty. Of course, she can remain in the Black Star Army, but she has to be the dynasty’s ally too.”
“Hmm… makes sense.” Urranrell pondered for a while. “What if Hila is killed?”
“It’s a loss to the dynasty, but there are benefits to it too. If Hila dies, Black Star will undoubtedly be on the opposite side of the church, the Meeting of the Gods will basically be completely meaningless, and the Beyond Grade As won’t be able to unite. This means that one threat is eliminated. At the same time, with a shared external enemy, it’s beneficial to building a closer relationship between the dynasty and Black Star. His loyalty will be firmer. Therefore, whether the rescue ends up successful or not, it will be beneficial for the dynasty one way or the other,” Bekorodi analyzed.
Many of the upper echelons nodded. Logically speaking, they felt that Bekorodi had analyzed it very well.
Urranrell did not express her stand on this issue. She tapped her fingers on the table, and seeing that no one else had anything to say, she said, “No matter what, provide full support to the Black Star Army first. We’ll deal with the rest later.”
“Understood.”
The remote projections disappeared one after another.
Urranrell left the conference room, and ‘Dark Lord’ Clotti, who had been waiting outside the door, draped her coat over her and followed behind.
After walking for some time, Urranrell suddenly said, “Clotti, how likely do you think it is that Hila will survive this?”
“Very unlikely,” Clotti said with a poker face.
“Even with the dynasty’s help?”
“That’s right.”
“Why?”
“The federation won’t watch and do nothing.”
“How do you know that?”
“The Mechanic Emperor told me.”
Urranrell had no response for that.
Okay, that’s one powerful and good reason. I have nothing to say about it.
“Looks like the Mechanic Emperor takes the shared battlefront of Beyond Grade As very seriously.”
Urranrell stopped in place and turned to look at Clotti.
“You’re a Beyond Grade A, too. Don’t you have any thoughts about this?”
“My identity as a member of the Crimson Dynasty comes first, the dynasty ruler’s Guard Captain comes second, and the Beyond Grade A part comes only third,” Clotti replied with a calm expression.
Urranrell shook her head and turned back around.
She stayed silent for a moment and then softly said, “You’ve spent too much time as my personal guard by my side. Go take a break from your job. Go out and kill a few Beyond Grade As before coming back. Don’t let the universe forget the name of Dark Lord.”
“Okay,” Clotti replied calmly.
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At the same time, in Beast Ancestor’s stronghold…
“Hahaha, they’ve made their move as expected!”
Inside the palace, Gorutan laughed loudly. His lungs were so strong that his laughter formed almost solid sonic waves, causing the entire base to tremble.
Just now, he had heard from Sorokin that the information he had exposed had put Hila in a desperate situation.
As his plan succeeded and he got his revenge, Gorutan felt very satisfied.
Sorokin’s manifestation stood before him with a smile on his face. “Your Excellency Beast Ancestor, your territory isn’t far from the battlefield. Why not go watch it live?”
Hearing this, Gorutan’s laughter stopped. His sharp eyes stared right at Sorokin as he said with rage, “Are you trying to trick me again?”
“I wouldn’t dare.” Sorokin quickly waved his hands.
“Humph.” Gorutan snorted. He then lifted his specially made enormous alcohol glass and gulped it down. “No matter what, I’m going to stay here to wait for the news of Hila’s death. I’m not going anywhere.”
“Don’t worry. I’m not trying to convince you to join the battle. The dynasty will have already sent reinforcements. If the dynasty’s reinforcements arrive, Hila might be able to escape her doom. Therefore, rather than staying here and doing nothing, it’s better to secretly provide some help.”
“What kind of bright idea do you have then?”
“Hehe, according to my estimates, the church will prioritize destroying the stargate stations when attacking Black Star’s stronghold, activate spacetime stabilization devices, and eliminate Hila’s path of retreat. Therefore, if the dynasty reinforcements want to come, they can only use the nearby stargate… Your Excellency Beast Ancestor, if the nearby stargate stations are turned off or destroyed, the dynasty’s reinforcements will have to take a detour. This way, Hila will have to remain alone for an even longer time, and the possibility of the plan succeeding will increase drastically.”
A flash of light appeared in Gorutan’s eyes. He put down the glass and said, “Hmm, what you’re saying does make sense…”
Sorokin smiled faintly.
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In the Primeval Star River, Manison slowly opened his eyes and sent a message in the encoded secret communication channel.
“Mornisa, have you guys departed?”
“Teacher, the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device has already started preheating. We can depart any time.”
“Okay.”
Manison nodded, swapped the channel, and spoke to his Apostle Weapon team.
“Keep your eyes on Beast Ancestor. He might make a move. No matter what he wants to do, stop him.”
“Understood.”
After a few more orders, Manison closed his eyes again and softly murmured, “Black Star, that’s all the help I’ll give you today. Don’t disappoint me.”