From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 464: It’s hard to lead the team, Regent

The emergency situation Lilith mentioned was soon confirmed by the Intelligence Analysis Center.

Dominic Cervo, a veteran noble of the Star Dragon Empire, a genuine old Saint Saunière Star Dragon flagman, and former commander of the vanguard fleet of the old Emperor Frederico Rosa León, confirmed that he was attacked while patrolling his territory.

The VIP protection vehicle they were riding in was directly hit by multiple HCP heavy particle cannons, and only a small amount of frame wreckage remained at the scene.

The accompanying convoy and escort troops were also completely wiped out in the subsequent battle. The escort soldiers and their families who survived the battle were executed after the battle and their bodies were left exposed in the wilderness.

After the local garrison troops and a troop of orbital paratroopers dropped from the air arrived, the extremists who launched the attack disappeared after destroying the bodies of their fallen comrades with multiple plasma grenades.

During this process, the reconnaissance satellite network in orbit of the colony planet 'Glory of Sera', the fiefdom patrolled by Dominic Sevo, suffered a large-scale failure, suspected to have been attacked by an electronic warfare virus of unknown origin, so that the movements of the extremists were not captured from space from beginning to end.

This group of extremists, who were obviously well-trained and most likely had a military service background, left no clues except for their abandoned equipment in many places.

As for the abandoned equipment, it was not surprising that all information that could trace its source was destroyed.

In short, highlight a profession.

According to the "official news" released by the Star Dragon Empire's Ministry of Noble Affairs, Dominic Sevo, his family and entourage were attacked by an extremist organization called the "Lightless Ones" that has long launched terrorist attacks on the royal family and nobles.

The main members of this organization are basically composed of retired soldiers, defected family private soldiers, debtors, and a small number of civilians. They are all people who are dissatisfied with the rule of the royal family and aristocracy within the current empire, and many of them even have criminal records.

At the same time, according to the long-term investigation of the intelligence department, there is another mysterious force behind the "Lightless Ones", which provides various support including but not limited to funds, materials, weapons and equipment, and professional training.

As for the current public opinion in the Star Dragon Empire's aristocratic circles, in addition to the one-sided statement that the "Lightless Ones" must be completely eradicated, there are also some voices speculating about the mysterious force behind the "Lightless Ones".

Some people dug up the "old accounts" of Norton II's previous conflict with Dominic Cervo and other old nobles, and secretly speculated whether Norton II was the mysterious force supporting the "Lightless Ones".
After reading the information compiled by the Intelligence Analysis Center and Lilith, Amber couldn't help but shake his head. Although he had never heard of the organization "Lightless" in the game, it meant that it was indeed just a "little Karami", or it left the game at the speed of light without leaving any records.
But he was sure that the power behind the 'Lightless One' was definitely not Norton II, because with this man's style, even if he really set up a similar organization, it would take the assassination route and would only attack the most important targets at the right time.

Instead of destroying the entire convoy with great fanfare like they are doing now, for fear that others will not know who did it.

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, it's obvious that someone in the Regent's team is causing trouble. The key is that public opinion can be easily led astray."

Amber said, "It's an almost perfect motive and timing, and the Regent is also strong enough to support this extremist organization. If you are a core member of the 'Regent Party', you will find that the target of this 'Lightless One' is the same as the people that Norton II wants to deal with."

"Master, what you mean is that it was the old nobles in the Regent's party who were behind this and tried to put the blame on the Regent?"

"If it's just a guess, then that's what I think." Amber nodded. Although his words were relatively conservative, in fact, in his heart it was no longer a 'guess' but a 'confirmation'.

"Is it possible that it was done by the Princess's party? They just took advantage of this incident to divide the power of the Regent?" Lilith also spoke up. As a digital life, she had great advantages in information aggregation and analysis, and it was easy for her to provide Amber with some useful information.

"I can't rule out this possibility, but it's really unlikely. The imperial family - or the legal heir - would directly attack the old nobles of the empire? If someone were to produce evidence to prove it, the risk of backlash would definitely not be something Agnes could withstand."

Listening to Amber's words, Lilith nodded, then she seemed to see something interesting and said with a smile:

"Master, I found an interesting theory, but not many people pay attention to it. It says that the 'Lightless One' may be related to us, Atlas."

"What's the matter?"

"Some people think that the suicide boats that tried to attack the flagship of the Sevo family fleet in the orbit of the colonized planet 'Glory of Sera' are very similar to the heavy armored boats we are equipped with, so they suspect that the Atlas Group is trying to intervene in the situation of the Star Dragon Empire. Hahaha, these people are really imaginative~"

At the end, even Lilith herself laughed.

"There are some basic rules for fishing in troubled waters, okay? If we had really interfered, would his family flagship still be able to stay there intact in orbit?"

Amber was too lazy to even take a second look at this nonsensical remark. He looked at the report and thought for a moment, then looked at Lilith again.

"Lilith, Dominic Sevo is a hereditary noble, right? Check who will be the heir to the Sevo family after this round of attacks ends?"

"Query completed, Master~" Lilith's eyes flashed, and then she found the answer Amber wanted within seconds.

When this strong artificial intelligence saw the heir and related information, she also revealed a smile of sudden enlightenment.

"The fifth son of Count Arthas Cervo Dominic Cervo. Wow, this guy is still quite strong and healthy."

Lilith showed the relevant information to Amber and continued:
“He is the only descendant of the Sevo family. He suffered an accident some time ago and has been recovering from his injuries, so he did not participate in this family inspection.

According to some clues I found on some private networks, Arthas Sevo once had close contact with a group called the 'Cloak Society.'

"Hmm? 'The Cloak Society'. So this is where it was established?"

Amber was stunned when he heard the familiar name, and then the "dead memory" began to attack him. It was a long, boring, extremely difficult series of tasks, and the final reward was so exciting that it made people dizzy.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's hard for Norton II. The morale of the team has been scattered from the beginning. It's impossible to lead the team."

(End of this chapter)