Chapter 1182 - You Are Only at the First Layer, But I Am Already at the Fifth Layer (2/2)
Many people nodded and felt this made sense.
The two kings of Modo suppressed their wrath and said, “If this is really Black Star’s doing, are we not only going to hold him responsible for it but even cover it up for him? Absolutely impossible! Don’t even think about it!”
The two of them admitted that this speculation made sense, but in order to not fall into Black Star’s trap, how could they, an advanced civilization, not hold him responsible but instead cover it up for him?
This is ridiculous. Does he think we’re shameless?
As a powerful Super Star Cluster civilization, how can we be intimidated by this kind of trick? We will not compromise in any form!
The intelligence official who made this speculation hesitated for a moment before speaking again. “Actually, there’s another possibility.”
“Go on!”
“Ahem, I just thought about it. If there’s a third party that predicted Black Star’s and our responses judging from our hatred of each other, what if they sent someone to disguise as or bribed (Mystery] to do this, purposely carrying out the assassination in public to start a storm all to frame Black Star and increase the hatred between us… Is that possible?”
Hearing this, the others were perplexed.
This kind of plot was not rare in history, so the theory was completely possible.
“Who would do that?”
“Who else? Our enemy or Black Star’s enemy, of course. They might want to watch us fight each other in the dark…”
“If this is the case, should we still pull out the expeditionary army so that we won’t fall into the enemy’s trap?”
The two kings of Modo were lost in the layers of speculation.
They were not at fault for overthinking. Smart people would always make all kinds of speculations for things, guessing the reason behind it, deriving the matter to the fourth or fifth layer. Never would they guess how simple the truth actually was—it was nothing but the sole actions of a reckless man.
“Your Excellencies, we’re just speculating. We can’t confirm that Black Star is the culprit yet. Catching the assassin is our priority now!” an upper echelon reminded.
The two kings of Modo nodded heavily and shouted, “That’s right! No matter what, we have to track the killer. We must catch him and find out the mastermind. Even if this is really Black Star’s trap, Modo will never compromise!”
After saying that, the two of them were filled with frustration. They felt like no matter what choice they made, it would still be within Black Star’s plan.
It’s terrifying to have an enemy like this!
The people present exchanged looks. Many people wanted to say something, but no one did in the end.
If this was really Black Star’s trap, the decision the two kings of Modo made would have fallen right into it. To some people, the two kings were losing their cool.
The objecting faction was being investigated, but there were still some with the same thoughts who did not expose themselves, and they were feeling even more shaken now. Maybe Marco and the others were right. It’s really time for new leaders.
In the corner, seeing that no one was paying attention to him anymore, the intelligence official who made the speculation sat down looking still unsatisfied. He only had one thought in his mind.
Get me a drink. I can still brainstorm!
If Modo was only suspecting Black Star, the Crimson Dynasty would be completely certain.
In the Ruler’s office of the Crimson Dynasty, Urranrell held her chin with her hands and said, “… So, Black Star might have done this to prevent the Modo Civilization from backing away?”
Modo had forbidden the sharing of the recordings, so the process of the assassination could not be found through normal channels. Of course, the three Universal Civilizations had ways to get the recording, not through Virtual Technology but totally because they had accumulated enough information channels.
In this respect, the accumulation of advanced civilizations was far superior compared to Beyond Grade As. For example, Han Xiao’s forces were limited in the Primeval Star River. Although his Virtual Technology could get him the recordings easily, it still required a process of going there from the Flickering World and activating Virtual Intrusion. Not doing anything personally but still getting the information belonged to the territory of having information sources.
Back during the Kunde Race incident, Black Star had worked with the dynasty on assassinations. Since she had seen it before, although she did not know who the user of the golden spear was, she was certain that this man was Black Star’s subordinate. Hence, she immediately thought that assassinating the Modo Three Kings was Black Star’s plan.
Looking at the report on the screen, Urranrell thought, Hehe, Black Star is more daring than I imagined, even assassinating a leader of an advanced civilization… Although that breaks the rules a little, it seems quite effective.
Not long after receiving the news, she had also figured out Black Star’s ‘goal’.
The three Universal Civilizations did not want the Modo Civilization to retreat this soon. Causing as much damage as possible to these Super Star Cluster civilizations was the three Universal Civilizations’ goal. Black Star’s ‘actions’ matched the interest of the three Universal Civilizations.
Wonderful, wonderful…Nonetheless, this does cross the line a bit. Urranrell wiped off the smile on her face.
A Beyond Grade A assassinating the leader of an advanced civilization was a very sensitive matter. It would alert all the advanced civilizations including the three Universal Civilizations. Just thinking about what this meant would explain why the leaders of the advanced civilizations were so concerned about this.
Because this was the oldest profession of Beyond Grade As when they first appeared!
Using individuals who possessed strength above the limits for assassinations was much more valuable and effective than putting them in large battles. One could easily imagine how much destruction an expert Beyond Grade A assassin could bring.
Back during the exploration era, Beyond Grade A assassins who specifically targeted leaders of civilizations were nightmares of the civilizations that survived. The main reason the three Universal Civilizations built the Psionic Seal Rings around their mother planets was to guard against sudden attacks from other civilization but also to guard against assassination attempts from Beyond Grade A assassins. This assassination incident reminded Urranrell of many tragic examples in the exploration era. Once someone opened this box, it might cause prolonged negative effects to advanced civilizations.
After pondering silently for quite some time, Urranrell sighed.
Times had changed. No matter what, Black Star was an important ally recognized by the dynasty, a National Pillar.
She had no choice but to help to clean up his mess. Be it because of morals or logic, there was no way she could ‘betray her ally’.
“I don’t know if Black Star’s subordinate will be able to escape… I shall have our people in the Modo Civilization’s territory provide some help secretly just in case…”