This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 591 What the Three Civilizations Want to Do Is What I Want to Stop

"This is all nonsense..." Carter is a female scarlet hunter, wearing dark red armor, with six blood vessel-like nerve cords extending from the back of her head.
She said in a cold tone, "There are only two things we need to discuss now, resistance or giving up resistance?"

Scar couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Since the three major civilizations have already launched public opinion preparation, they must have been well prepared. We only have six people..."

At this point, he paused deliberately, "Even if you include Lord Qinglong, there are only seven of them."

"Besides, Your Excellency Qinglong, there is no need to attack head-on for the Chaos Star Gap. After all, they are the three major civilizations..."

After these words were spoken, several people looked a little strange, but they quickly calmed down.

"Skar, what do you mean by this?" Anduin said in a cold tone, "Are you forcing Azure Dragon to express his attitude?"

"How dare I?" Scar said helplessly: "Of course I know the difficulties that Lord Qinglong is in, but... everyone has difficulties, and I don't want to suffer this unprovoked disaster."

If you stick your head out, you'll get a knife in the same way as if you hide your head. Either you confront the three major civilizations head-on, or you offend Azure Dragon. You have to choose one.

Anduin stared at him, but Benito said, "Sir Anduin, I know you two have a very good personal relationship."

"But you have to be considerate of us. We have been operating in the Chaos Star Gap for so many years and have invested so much effort. Now that the three civilizations are coming with great force, should we fight or flee? There must be a decision."

"You're losing your composure." Sheffield said in a deep voice, "The three great civilizations haven't said they're going to take action against X-level life forms yet, so why are you so panicked?"

Carter said directly: "No one can evade such talk. With such a huge public opinion and the fact that the three major civilizations have lost face before, how can we get by without killing a few X-level life forms?"

As soon as these words came out, Barbaro's face turned ugly. He glanced at Qinglong and gritted his teeth and said, "I told you, at worst we can fight, and if we can't win, we can run away. As long as we survive, we can always make a comeback."

"Who will make up for the loss?" Sven asked in a deep voice. The few of them seemed to be arguing, but their eyes would occasionally glance at Qinglong.

Sheffield also sighed. This matter was indeed very troublesome. In the past, cleaning this place up could only earn him a little good reputation, which was not proportional to the price paid.

Naturally, the three major civilizations had no interest in it, and they had always been cautious and would not touch the reverse scales of the three major civilizations.

Therefore, the three major civilizations have never had any interest in them.

Several other places similar to the Chaos Star Gap have basically the same layout.

But this time it involves Qinglong, involves his own face, and involves the joint organization of higher organisms. Everything becomes different.

"Loss? Whose loss is greater than mine? I haven't said anything yet, but you guys are holding on to it." Anduin said coldly.

He can see it more clearly than anyone else, so it doesn't mean that he has to stick the Qinglong.

Instead, he realized that Qinglong could not devote too much energy to the Chaos Star Gap.

We still don't know what the situation is at the Holy Castle, but Qinglong must not relax and needs to respond.

The Chaos Star Gap was a counterattack made by the three major civilizations in response to a series of failures last time. Qinglong had no necessary interests to fight here.

Mechanical Royal Court? Stop joking. Azure Dragon is not dead. We can always pull it up again. It just takes some time.

Rather than forcing Qinglong to take the lead and ruining the relationship, it is better to express it more openly.

But not everyone can see as far-sightedly as he does. After all, it is a real loss. Although he thinks so in his heart, he also feels extremely painful.

"What does your loss have to do with us?" Sven said in a more serious tone, "I just want to ensure my own safety and interests."

"No amount of arguing can change the outcome." Sheffield shook his head. "Let's take it one step at a time. If it doesn't work, then just give it up."

Having said that, he also glanced at Qinglong and sighed in his heart.

The star beast that Qinglong gave him has not yet been mixed with its genetic seed. If it runs away like this, he can only give up on mixing it temporarily.

Although equipment and personnel can be relocated, every step now requires cooperation from other interstellar companies.

By then, if the three major civilizations really issue something, such as a blockade order, I'm afraid no other company would dare to contact them.

It is even said that several companies that previously supplied materials have already smelled wind of the situation and are now unwilling to continue cooperating with him.

"You guys are talking as if it has nothing to do with you..." Siwen sneered and was about to say something, "Qinglong..."

"Sir Sven..." But he was interrupted by Li Ming before he could finish his words. He looked at him, and although he was calm, Sven couldn't help but shudder.

The words came without any emotional waves, "Some words, when spoken, will inevitably hurt the harmony."

Sven's scalp was tingling. The pressure from the three major civilizations was right in front of him, but the power of the Azure Dragon was not exaggerated.

Dilemma.

His face changed, but he finally swallowed his words back into his stomach, feeling dejected and annoyed.

The other people looked at each other and felt powerless. Even though they were X-level life forms, they were still prey in the hands of others.

Even if this incident was caused by Qinglong, there was nothing they could do if Qinglong was unwilling to take any responsibility.

Alas... why bother? Anduin shook his head secretly. Qinglong’s decision could not be influenced by a few words.

However, Qinglong continued, "Please rest assured, this incident was caused by me, and I will naturally do my best to ensure that Chaos Star Gap is fine."

Hmm? Anduin looked stunned. He was going to stand up for Chaos Gap?
why?
He didn't understand that eliminating the chaotic star gap would indeed kill several birds with one stone for the three major civilizations.

Among them was Azure Dragon, but he estimated that even the three major civilizations did not hold out much hope of capturing Azure Dragon.

If Qinglong does not take action, he will only lose some face. In this situation, face is the least valuable.

Although Qinglong's strength is amazing, the three major civilizations must also have countermeasures.

If he were Qinglong, he would definitely not choose to take action.

Sheffield was confused and surprised. He couldn't understand why Qinglong took action.

Sven was stunned, his original dejected mood disappeared, and he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Various expressions also appeared on the faces of the other three people.

Of course, they hoped that Qinglong would be in front to attract fire for them, but they knew in their hearts that this was almost impossible.

But now, the impossible has happened.

The faces of several people changed, and Sven spoke up and asked hesitantly, "Have you...really decided to take action?"

"You don't want to?" Li Ming asked back.

"No, it's not..."

"do not trust me?"

Siwen shook his head repeatedly, "Your Excellency has an excellent reputation, and there is no need to deceive me."

"It's just..." He hesitated.

Li Ming finished the second half of his sentence: "Curious about why I took action?"

Everyone couldn't help but look over.

"Because, what the three civilizations want to do is what I want to stop."

His tone was calm, but to everyone's ears, it was no less than a thunderclap.

Sven's expression changed, and he finally exclaimed, "As expected of Lord Qinglong." Not everyone has the qualifications and ability to challenge the three major civilizations.

Li Ming didn't bother to care whether he was sincere or not. The reason he took action was because the Chaos Star Gap, or some things in it, were so important to him that it was far beyond everyone's expectations.

He said in a deep voice: "However, from now on, I hope that everyone will follow my arrangements."

"No problem." Naturally, everyone had no objection.

"The first thing to do." Li Ming raised a finger, "Screen the forces to see if there are any people who have committed serious interstellar crimes, and arrest them all."

"This..." Everyone was surprised and looked at each other.

"Is it necessary to erase public opinion?" Anduin pondered, "That's not a problem."

These top forces don't have many people under their command who have committed serious interstellar crimes, at least not their confidants.

This involves a hidden logical chain. Those who can serve as their confidants or core subordinates are all higher life forms and have great development potential.

Such life forms will be cultivated by local civilizations, and ordinary crimes will not be a big deal, and no one will force them to commit crimes.

As for the general subordinates, they are actually just here to work, so if they are lost, they are lost.

"However, if we do this, the three major civilizations may not recognize it." Sheffield hesitated.

"So, I'm going to convene a meeting of the Higher Joint Organization now." Li Ming said as a matter of course, "In three days, everyone go back and prepare."

Only then did they realize that Qinglong was not just saying one word when he said to try their best.

Siwen's expression changed several times, and he whispered: "Sir Qinglong, my attitude just now..."

"No need to explain." Li Ming raised his hand, his face calm: "I understand."

Sven opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Several people left one after another, and only Anduin stayed behind. He hesitated and asked, "Are you really going to take action?"

"Even if you don't take action, the most you'll lose is your prestige. The three civilizations must be fully prepared."

He thought about it over and over again but couldn't think of any reason why Qinglong took action, unless it was out of guilt, but that was nonsense.

"Don't worry, sir." Li Ming didn't say much.

Anduin had no choice but to log off.

Li Ming also released information about convening a joint meeting, leaving a three-day buffer period.

All members realized that it must be related to the chaotic star gap, and all kinds of ideas emerged in their minds, and they even contacted each other and exchanged information.

This situation would not have occurred in the past, but since all members have the right to vote, they will naturally subconsciously gather others together in order to try their best to influence the final direction of events on certain matters, thus strengthening the centripetal force in disguise.

Three days passed in a flash, so we still used the official conference channel.

Asking Gustav to prepare a backup meeting room is also to prove to the three major civilizations that even if you intercept us, we have other ways, so it is best not to intercept us.

The supervisory seats, ordinary member seats, and director seats were filled with people one after another.

Sitting at the seats representing the three major civilizations were three unfamiliar faces with indifferent expressions.

I don't know what Costat and the other two are busy with, probably something about the Holy Castle.

Li Ming withdrew his gaze and remained silent. The eyes of everyone present were shifting back and forth over him.

The Chaos Star Gap has already appeared on the dinner plates of the three major civilizations. The meaning of Qinglong convening a meeting at this time is self-evident.

"Everyone is almost here." Li Ming's eyes swept vaguely across an empty seat in the ordinary member seats.

"Well, there is another person who neither came nor notified me." Gust's eyes were unfocused, as if he was looking at the screen.

"Oh?" Li Ming frowned slightly. "No, the rules have been set. Those who cannot attend the banquet due to something must explain the reason to you, right?"

"I have three days left, so it shouldn't be too stressful, right?"

"Maybe we can't contact the outside world for the time being." Anatoly said casually, not really caring about the matter.

Gustav continued: "The one who is absent is Clarkson. This is his first time absent."

"Really?" Li Ming pretended to be surprised.

Gustavo pondered for a moment and looked at the ordinary members' seats, "Firol, what's the situation with Clarkson?"

A sturdy blue-skinned giant responded in a muffled voice, "I don't know. I haven't contacted him for a while, and he didn't reply to the message I sent him."

"Some time ago, one of his favorite offspring had an accident, and it seems he went to investigate."

"Accident?" Gustav frowned. If it were in the past, he would definitely not pay attention to such things.

But Qinglong had gathered a lot of centripetal force some time ago, and now is also an opportunity to improve cohesion.

He couldn't help but look at Li Ming, "Should we find a few people to check what's going on?"

Gust was more active than I expected. Li Ming responded nonchalantly, "Whoever is closer to Clarkson can go check it out."

"Yes." Gustav nodded, but pointed out a few names: "Borso, Cortes, Kingston, please go over there. If there are any unexpected situations, please report them in time."

A broad designation means that no one may go, so names must be given.

The three people whose names were called were a little surprised. They looked at each other and thought it was not a big deal. They did not refuse Gustav's order and nodded one after another.

Others found it somewhat novel and had never experienced this before.

Now even the missing are being looked for, it feels... not bad.

Gustav withdrew his gaze from the people who were discussing in low voices, and was secretly satisfied. Cohesion and centripetal force were built up from such small things.

He glanced down and found Anatoly under the table, giving him a thumbs up.

The representatives of civilizations sitting in the supervisory seats had different feelings, and the representatives of the three major civilizations always had cold expressions.

This was a small matter and no one paid much attention to it.

Li Ming got to the point and said loudly, "I called you all together this time because of the Chaos Star Gap."

The noise gradually died down, and everyone seemed not surprised, but also a little surprised.

Not surprisingly, Qinglong was indeed concerned about the Chaos Star Gap.

Unexpectedly, Qinglong seemed to really want to intervene in the affairs of the Chaos Star Gap.

Gustav and Anatoly's faces flickered. The three major civilizations attacked the Chaos Star Gap to regain their ground and intimidate with force, but also to embarrass Qinglong.

If Qinglong were wise, he would have better not take any action.

If one really expects the current united organization of higher life forms to protect the Chaos Star Gap because of him and fight against the three major civilizations, it is somewhat wishful thinking.

There was a hint of sneer on the faces of the representatives of the three major civilizations.

What? Qinglong still wants to hold a vote. He doesn't allow the three major civilizations to take action, or let the higher life forms jointly organize the three major civilizations?
(End of this chapter)