This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 504: Chain Reaction Finally Announced
And just ten days later, the Empire, the Federation and the Interstellar Alliance suddenly issued a joint decree of three or four pages.

The general meaning is that in order to maintain interstellar stability, the Mechanics Association will be accepted as a sub-organization of the Interstellar Alliance and will be subject to supervision by various major civilizations.

This suddenly dropped a depth charge into the already turbulent interstellar space, knocking down all the troops.

The decline of the Machinists' Guild began several years ago.

The Mechanics Association has stood in the interstellar space for a long time. In many orderly civilizations, the Mechanics Association has entangled citizens throughout their lives.

Just like when we look back at interstellar history, every member of a destroyed civilization or organization believed that their own power would be immortal.

For those who have been dealing with the Machinists' Association since birth, they subconsciously believe that the Machinists' Association will exist forever.

Therefore, when the news of the Disassembly Mechanics Association came out, it caused quite a stir.

But no civilization, organization, or even individual is immortal.

Later, it triggered various disturbances such as collective confrontation among the mechanics and condemnation of the master craftsman.

It was not until Qinglong stepped forward and barely delayed the situation for a year that it came to an end.

Although this matter was not a trivial matter, like the Polk Declaration, after it caused a huge uproar, the heat died down and no one mentioned it after two or three years.

This is interstellar, there are so many dazzling things.

Until a few months ago, when the Machinists' Guild was really targeted, it caused some unrest again, but this time very few people really paid attention.

If you eat too much of the same kind of melon, you will feel nauseous.

But this decree is completely different. It is not an old melon, but a new one.

The Empire and the Federation actually stepped on the brakes.

Within a short period of time, this decree spread rapidly and attracted attention from all parties.

And more interstellar citizens who are not involved in the matter want to know what happened behind the scenes.

As early as when the Mechanics Guild was first being prepared to split, many Star Citizens had watched popular science videos that revealed the rise and development of the Mechanics Guild, as well as the concept of sphere of influence.

Most people forget what they see, but a concept remains in their minds.

This Mechanic Association is a behemoth among ordinary life forms and even some civilizations.

But in reality, it is just a lamb to be slaughtered in front of the three major civilizations.

What’s even more bizarre is that the Star Alliance is not included this time?

Many people are eager to know the root cause.

Many interstellar critics who smelled the wind also joined the battlefield and conducted various hindsight analyses.

But soon, a name quickly rose to the top of the major search engines - [Epic Dragon Blow]

Many people clicked in and found out that this was a Starnet self-media author, who mainly analyzed Qinglong and matters related to him.

There are many similar people, especially after the establishment of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms, more and more X-level life forms have come into the interstellar vision.

Most of the X-level life forms have been investigated and analyzed by many people.

Admiration for the strong is rooted in the genes of every race. These X-level life forms have many followers, and the traffic is enough to support themselves.

However, it is precisely because of the lack of understanding of higher life forms that many people find it difficult to tell the strengths and weaknesses, which has caused many disputes.

"What's wrong with this guy? Why is he so popular?" Some people were confused.

After watching a series of videos, I found out that this guy made his fortune by editing Qinglong's videos and making various reviews.

Among them, the one with the highest number of views is Qinglong’s “Debut Battle”, which is divided into four videos and is considered to be Qinglong’s “top fan level”.

The ones that followed gradually declined, mainly because Qinglong basically did not show up after that.

A video he released a month ago is now rapidly surging in views at an incredible rate, and has now exceeded 1.2 trillion views.

The name is——【The Mechanic Association’s Last Song or a Way Out?】

The related search was this video, and many beings clicked on it with curiosity——
"…I'm going to talk about the Mechanics Association again. Don't rush to call me a fool or blame me for brainlessly praising Qing Long. This time is really different…"

The video only contains sounds and some changing patterns, most of which are secondary fan art of Qinglong with exaggerated shapes.

The voice was thick and sincere, speaking the interstellar common language with an accent: "...Everyone who follows the Mechanics Association knows that the major civilizations have already started to take action. I don't know how many industries have been confiscated. The relevant personnel are eating fat brains and intestines..."

"…But you may not have noticed that the Principality of Feigl and the United States of Barcelona, ​​the two most solid allies of the empire, have not issued any announcements regarding the handling of mechanics for more than a month."

"There are more than 126 civilizations such as Cersei, Morrowind, and Tandin Province that have similar phenomena, and the number of mechanics in many civilizations has also dropped sharply."

"…I know, I know, you will definitely say that there must be a limit to how we handle this, and we can't just go on without restraint…"

"But..." The voice in the video paused, and then listed a large amount of data, "It is worth mentioning that these civilizations are all deep or light allies of the Empire and the Federation."

"However, the civilization of the Star Alliance had no impact at all. The number of sentences against mechanics even increased month-on-month..."

In his closing remarks, he changed his tone: "…So, I think that the Machinists Association incident has most likely taken a turn for the better."

"The Empire and the Federation may have reached an agreement with the Mechanic. Your Excellency Qinglong was able to delay the situation for a year last time, so he may be able to turn the tide this time."

"It may take half a year or three months, and there will be results."

The ending screen shows a picture of a pink mecha with dense barrage of comments. Under the surface, there is a series of "Prophet, the knife is dead", covered with unclear text such as "classic brainless praise segment", "brainless praise for my favorite main package", "Where did the Green Dragon girl come from, the flight just landed", etc.

Although the analysis is brief, it is full of hard data, well-reasoned and almost prophetic.

Many people were amazed after watching it, but they were also wondering, what does this have to do with Qinglong?
Why did this guy directly attribute it to Qinglong?
Soon, the mechanic also issued a statement to cooperate——
[Through the unremitting efforts of the three master craftsmen Qinglong, Chuangzao, and Jihun, the Mechanic Association will gradually integrate into the Interstellar Alliance and accept supervision in the next three months...]

The interstellar life forms were not interested in the large number of new regulations below, such as "temporary acceptance of membership restoration and the like."

All we know is that this announcement was led by Qinglong again.

The names of these official announcements are very particular and cannot be for no reason.

With the spread of the video and more and more analysis, many people realized that the brakes of the Empire and the Federation might really be related to Qinglong.

As a result, Qinglong's popularity has skyrocketed, and it will remain on StarNet for a long time before the matter is settled.

The most confused people were the mechanics in the Mechanics Association. They were first in disbelief and then their eyes filled with tears.

Master craftsmen, you still haven’t given up on us!

After the twists and turns of the past few years, the number of members in the Machinists Association has dropped sharply to 20% of the original number, and the remaining members are very honest and decent. But even if everything is in accordance with the rules, problems can always be found if they want to be investigated, and there are many innocent people who have been persecuted.

Now, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief and join the Interstellar Alliance.

There is no harm in this for these people. On the contrary, there are benefits, as it gives them a place to complain about persecution.

However, this news came unexpectedly, as the Empire and the Federation's allies were only a small part of interstellar civilization after all.

Most of the civilizations had not been informed in advance and are all very confused. They are still cutting here, and you say stop?
Half a day later, following in the footsteps of the Empire and the Federation, more civilizations issued statements. The Interstellar Alliance and its many subordinate institutions also expressed their welcome for the Mechanics Association to join.

The interstellar atmosphere suddenly changed, and it seemed that even if the arrow was on the string, it had to stop.

With the support of the Empire, the Federation and the Interstellar Alliance, the remaining mechanics will not surrender. If they take action again, who knows what fun will happen.

And just as all kinds of rumors were spreading, Anduin had already returned from the Red River Star Stream.

"What happened to the Red River Star Stream..."

In the cabin, he frowned after leaving the Mechanical Royal Court.

He went straight to the Red River Star Stream and went deep into the core area.

But a place like the Red River Star Stream would hardly leave any traces. He explored for a long time but did not gain much.

Only in the depths was a black energy ocean discovered, the energy properties of which were quite special.

But it's of no value, it seems everything has been settled.

“…This thing…” He hesitated in his heart, and raised his hand. A withered blood-red eyeball was suspended in a glass jar covered with a large number of runes, and veins similar to plant roots were growing underneath.

But it had been extremely weak due to the erosion of black energy, and the surface of its eyeballs was covered with wrinkles.

But Anduin discovered that this thing had a very strong adaptability to the environment, so it still had some vitality.

This was the only clue he found after searching for a long time in the ocean of black energy. It seemed to be some kind of biotechnology.

He heard again what Qinglong had told him, "If you get nothing from the Red River Star Stream, then pay attention to the Holy Mother Church..."

He stared at the withered eyeball in his hand, his expression slightly changed, and then he put it away.

Soon, the spacecraft shook violently and connected to his large spacecraft parked on the outer edge of the Red River Star Stream.

"teacher…"

After completing the docking, Lux came over immediately. Seeing Anduin frowning, she couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you find anything?"

"You could say that." Anduin sighed helplessly.

Hearing this, Lux hesitated and said, "Teacher, a big thing happened in the galaxy recently."

"Oh?" Anduin came back to his senses.

"The Empire and the Federation announced that they will gradually merge the Mechanics Association into the Interstellar Alliance." Lux narrated briefly.

Anduin paused, his expression changed slightly, and he quickly opened his smart terminal, which was already connected to the interstellar network. Almost all the news pushed to him was related to the Mechanics Association.

"The Empire and the Federation have given in?" Anduin looked uncertain. "Why?"

He muttered to himself, and Lux ​​responded in a low voice: "Some people speculate that it is because of Lord Qinglong."

"I know." Anduin said in a deep voice, and Lux ​​was silent.

Anduin's face was gloomy and uncertain. He immediately noticed the problem with the wording used by the Mechanics Association.

The Mechanics Guild was merged into the Interstellar Alliance. Even though it was only a breath away, the framework was still there.

The power of Qinglong is bound to rise to a higher level, which is not a good thing for him.

He wanted to work together with Qinglong, rather than have Qinglong as the leader.

What puzzled him even more was what Qinglong had done to make the Empire and the Federation retreat.

Thinking back to the scene where the other party killed Ivan without hesitation, it suddenly dawned on me that it was no wonder that Qinglong was so calm and composed at that time.

At this moment, Anduin's expression turned somewhat unnatural. Last time, he had spoken so eloquently in front of Lux about how the Mechanics Guild was about to disappear in the long river of history, but not long after, he was slapped in the face.

Even Anduin's face turned red at this moment, but he did not dwell on it. Instead, he realized, "What happened in the Red River Star Stream has a greater impact than I thought."

He had a deep understanding of how arrogant the three major civilizations were, but this time the Empire and the Federation took a half step back.

"The Mother Church..." Anduin became more and more anxious. If Qinglong had not lied to him, he would most likely be able to find the answer in the Mother Church.

……

"The Empire and the Federation said that the Mechanics Association has its own interstellar obligations, and that destroying it directly would not be the best outcome. They even advised us to join the joint announcement."

The Star Alliance's joint meeting room is not big. There are twelve seats around the central stone round table. At this moment, there are only three figures.

They are the three core civilizations of the Star Alliance and also the three most powerful representatives of civilizations.

The person who spoke was the man sitting in the main seat, a big and strong man, the chairman of the Star Alliance Joint Council - Gutierrez. He had a blank expression and cold features.

"The Empire has taken all the benefits. The matter of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms has not been concluded yet, and the agreed division of the Mechanics Association has changed again." Someone immediately spoke up in dissatisfaction. He was not an interstellar human, but had four eyes looking at him from top to bottom.

Sitting on the right side of Gutierre, Antigo, the vice chairman of the Star Alliance, said in a deep voice: "There is still no explanation for the matter of Crow and Gonzalez, and in this matter, they stab us in the back."

They had been dealing with the attackers from some time ago, until they suddenly learned some time ago that all the people who had gone to the ruins of the Holy Spirit Civilization had returned to their respective places.

Except for Crow and Gonzalez, the two of them disappeared without a trace.

The Star Alliance immediately questioned the Empire and the Federation, but the answers they received were vague, only saying that they flowed out of the Red River Star together.

After they separated, no one knew where they went.

The other person on the right groaned, "Before, we really thought that the two of them disappeared after they came out. Now it seems that the Empire and the Federation have colluded with each other."

Zieg, another vice chairman of the Star Alliance.

Antigo added: "Not only that, Qinglong, Reynolds and Mikhail are also suspicious."

"Something big must have happened in the Red River Star Stream, which made the Empire and the Federation agree to merge the Mechanic Association into the Interstellar Alliance."

(End of this chapter)