Chapter 1229 - The Thief Calling the Cops (1/2)
“About a day, boss,” the captain hastily answered.
Hearing this, the neutral Beyond Grade A on the side sighed and said, “I don’t think we can catch up to Gaud. Lucie, do you really have to spar with him?”
“I must find out what his ability really is.”
“Sigh, he’s a direct member of the dynasty. He can totally not accept your request. It’s not like you can force him to fight, right?”
“Humph, I’m going to try it at least.” Lucie looked determined.
After the welcome meeting, he had brought his fleet along with a Beyond Grade A friend and chased behind Gaud along the route they took, hoping to stop Gaud and ask for a spar.
Of course, he did this not just to satisfy his curiosity. As a secret member of a Super Star Cluster civilization, he received a secret order from the upper echelons that asked him to find a way to force Gaud to fight and verify if Gaud’s ability was really [Energy Control]. This was why he kept chasing after Gaud.
The Super Star Cluster civilizations did not want to attack Gaud, but a test of this degree was doable. They all wanted to know Gaud’s real ability.
At this time, the spaceship’s radar suddenly rang.
“Alert! Spacetime stabilized area ahead. Hyperdrive will be shut down. Please stop hyperdrive mode or go around the area…”
The two of them were surprised.
Spacetime stabilized areas usually meant trouble. Neutral Beyond Grade As did not like getting into unnecessary trouble.
Lucie was just about to have the fleet go around the area when the spaceship suddenly received a message.
“This is the Crimson Dynasty exploration army. We’re carrying out a check on all passersby. Please stop your ships immediately and cooperate. I repeat, please stop your ships immediately…”
Hearing this, Lucie told the fleet to stop. He looked outside the window and saw a line of defense formed by the dynasty’s battleships that seemed to have locked up a large area ahead.
Three dynasty spaceships quickly approached and activated all kinds of detection devices to scan Lucie’s fleet.
At the same time, a projection of someone who looked like a dynasty military officer appeared on the communication screen. He looked at Lucie and the Beyond Grade A beside him and said expressionlessly, “Please show us your IDs, spaceship sailing certificate, crew list, logbook…”
Though unhappy, Lucie told the captain to do as he was told. After all, his real identity was sensitive. Plus, he did not think there was anything he had to hide.
The military officer started checking through the information provided. Having realized that Lucie and the person beside him were both Beyond Grade As, his expression changed slightly. A strong sense of suspicion flashed past his eyes.
“What are you doing here? Why are you passing by this area? Where are you heading?”
“The dynasty needs to know that too? This is one of the routes leading to the border stargate station. Is it weird for me to pass by here?” Lucie frowned. “In fact, why are you guys locking this area down?”
“To search people.” The dynasty military officer did not want to say much and went back to checking through the records.
At this time, he suddenly realized that there were records of tracking Gaud in Lucie’s logbook. His pupils instantly constricted, and he yelled with an indisputable tone, “Everyone, leave the spaceship immediately for further checks!”
The neutral Beyond Grade A on the side frowned. “Isn’t this too much? We’re just passing by.”
“I’ll repeat myself one more time. Leave the spaceship immediately for further checks, or we’ll do so forcibly!”
After that, the dynasty fleet at the back activated their weapons and aimed at Lucie’s fleet immediately, clearly ready to fire at any time.
“Are you threatening me?” Lucie was annoyed.
The dynasty was powerful. Forget their officer not showing him any respect, how dare an officer attempt to order around him, a Beyond Grade A, like that? Did he really think Beyond Grade As were easy to mess with‽
Sure, as a neutral Beyond Grade A, he did not have the strength to mess with the dynasty. However, he did not think that just anybody in the dynasty had the right to disrespect him. Furthermore, with the Beyond Grade A Association behind his back, he was not someone who had absolutely no backup at all anymore!
Beep beep beep!
Just as Lucie was about to vent his anger, the communicator of everyone in the ship rang.
Lucie frowned, suppressed his anger for the time being, and took out his communicator. Only then did he see the dynasty’s announcement that popped up, and his expression changed drastically.
Gaud is missing‽
Who did it? Who had the audacity to do it‽
Lucie’s body suddenly shook. It suddenly occurred to him.
Wait a minute, I’ve been tracking Gaud all this time, wanting to spar with him…
If nothing had happened to Gaud, this would have been completely normal and would not lead to the dynasty’s hostility. However, now that something had happened to Gaud, anyone who was related became a suspect. Although he was only trailing behind Gaud and did not even meet him, he was still suspicious in the eyes of the dynasty. The dynasty was not going to let go of any leads!
No wonder the dynasty military officer had that attitude!
Lucie knew how huge the matter was. This was not the time to be concerned about whether that officer disrespected him or not. He had to find a way to clear his suspicion.
If he did not cooperate with the dynasty’s investigation, he had absolutely no doubts that the dynasty would vent their anger on him—this was not the time to be stubborn.
Lucie’s rage instantly extinguished. He did not dare explode and could only tell everyone to leave the spaceship and obediently cooperate with the dynasty’s checks. He was extremely frustrated.
Who’s the b*stard that did this‽ Now I’ve been dragged down too!
…
“What? Gaud is missing? Someone really attacked him‽”
The Federation of Light’s president, Bader, stood right up from his chair, stunned.
What, who’s the idiot‽
No, this isn’t an idiot. It’s a maniac!
The Chief Elder was in dismay too. “Who’s so daring as to really attack a direct member of the dynasty? This will affect the entire explored universe’s situation, create a huge storm and cause problems for everyone!”
Bader frowned tightly and said with a deep voice, “If we didn’t make a move, nor would the church… so it’s most likely the Super Star Cluster Alliance’s doing.”
“Yes, it must be the Super Star Cluster Alliance.” The Chief Elder nodded.
Before it happened, the two of them did not think the Super Star Cluster Alliance would dare act. However, when it really happened, to the two of them, since they did not do it, it could only be the Super Star Cluster Alliance!
Who gave them the guts! They dared to attack the dynasty’s direct member today. Are they going to attack ours tomorrow‽
“The Super Star Cluster Alliance is getting cocky. Looks like the Tragedy of the Pinnacles was not an effective enough of a lesson. Looks like it’s time to educate them again…”
Bader’s eyes flickered.
He was actually secretly happy about the dynasty being the one that took the hit. He basically enjoyed the benefit of the dynasty being weakened without having to do anything. However, on the other hand, the dynasty represented one of the ruling civilizations, and the federation was also one of the ruling civilizations. Seeing their authority get challenged, he was still angry. These two emotions were not in conflict.
The Chief Elder thought for a moment and said with a heavy heart, “Although we’re not the culprit, our specialty is assassination since we have the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device, so we’ll most likely be one of the suspects to the dynasty.”
“Hmm, this is a problem. Therefore, we have to make a stand and actively help the dynasty investigate the case. However, we’re not the only ones who have this kind of teleportation technology. Who knows if the Mechanic Emperor stole it? Plus, Black Star also has a type of mechanical suit that has similar teleportation abilities…”
“The Mechanic Emperor is suspicious indeed. He’s still the federation’s ally. If he did it, we’ll be responsible too. As for Black Star…” The Chief Elder laughed. “Hehe, as long as the dynasty upper echelons have not gone crazy, it’s impossible for them to suspect Black Star.”
“You’re right.” Bader sighed and shook his head.
…
“Who the f*ck did this‽”
The Star Arc Civilization leader was dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.