This is not mechanical ascension...

Chapter 601: Gustav’s viciousness, cutting off the source of the trouble

"I'm calling you all together urgently because of something urgent." Gustav said solemnly:

"I just received news that the three X-level life forms that I sent to look for Mr. Clarkson not long ago are now missing."

After the words were spoken, the conference room became eerily quiet.

Astonishment, surprise, confusion, all kinds of emotions appeared on the faces of ordinary members, supervisors, and even representatives of the three major civilizations.

Many people were ready for "Chaos Star Gap" to pop out of Gustav's mouth.

As a result, he said something that had nothing to do with this matter.

Li Ming's eyes flickered slightly, "Tsk tsk...you are really a good president to me."

Anatoly still kept smiling, obviously he knew it already.

Anduin frowned, while the other board members were confused.

And some people didn't even react to what Gustav was saying.

It took a moment before I suddenly remembered the disappearance of Clarkson mentioned in the last meeting, and the person designated by Gustav to find him.

"Borso, Cortez, and Kingston, these three gentlemen took action immediately after I designated them last time. They followed the path where Mr. Clarkson disappeared and kept reporting to me. But just a month ago, they suddenly disappeared."

Gustav's face was heavy. He didn't care what other people were thinking. He just kept talking to himself, "I have an agreement with them to contact me every ten days. If they lose contact for more than a month, I will assume that something has happened to them."

"So they must have tried every possible way to contact me within this month, but there has been no response so far. I'm afraid..."

At this point, the faces of the others changed, and they realized that this was by no means a trivial matter.

Including Clarkson, four X-level life forms have disappeared.

It was enough to cause a sensation among the top interstellar figures. It was only because the matter of the chaotic interstellar gap now dominated the mainstream that it seemed like not a big deal.

There are only a handful of people or organizations in the entire galaxy that can make four X-level life forms disappear silently.

"Since I assigned them to go, I must be responsible for them. Moreover, the four X-level life forms disappeared without a trace. The situation may escalate and further affect other members of the organization. There must be other hidden stories behind this matter."

Gusta paused for a moment, as if to give everyone time to react. After a moment, he said in a deep voice:

"So, I suggest that members who have nothing to do during this period can go with me to look for the whereabouts of these four Excellencies."

After the words fell, the expressions of everyone present became interesting after a brief pause.

More than 80% of the eyes were on Qinglong, and Anduin's expression changed suddenly.

Li Ming also "cooperated" and restrained his expression, becoming expressionless, but the corners of Anatoly's mouth seemed to curl up again.

The other members of the board had different expressions on their faces, but they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts, saying that this was Gustavo, as expected, his move was really vicious.

What is the time now?
The armies of the three great civilizations are approaching, and are about to launch a cleanup operation on the chaotic interstellar space.

Who is it targeting? Qinglong, whose prestige is growing day by day.

Moreover, Qinglong had expressed his intention to preserve the Chaos Star Gap some time ago, and the united organization of higher life forms was the greatest force he could leverage.

Although a large number of people are convinced that they will not take action, that is when there are no other unexpected events.

No one knows whether Qinglong can come up with something that will change everyone's minds. Based on this big man's previous methods, this possibility is not impossible.

But at this critical moment, at this last crucial moment, Gustave wanted to transfer this large group of people to another place.

Completely block Qinglong's chance of moving this group of people.

It’s better not to make a move, but once you make a move it will be fatal.

"Lord Gustav, what do you mean?" Anduin asked, unable to remain calm.

"What do you mean?" Gustav frowned. "Four X-level life forms disappeared. I'm going to look for them. Any problem?"

"If the Higher Life Forms United Organization cannot even investigate this matter, what is the point of its existence?"

"Chaos Star Gap is also facing a crisis!" Barbaro shouted from the ordinary members' seats.

"Crisis?" Anatoly pretended to be confused. "What crisis? It's nothing more than clearing out a few wanted criminals. Isn't that the tone we set at our last meeting?"

"Don't pretend to be ignorant!" Barbaro said angrily, "The three civilizations will not let us go. They may even kill us."

"Sir Barbaro, you are exaggerating..." Anatoly said helplessly, "You haven't offended the three major civilizations, why would they want to kill you?"

"Even if what you said is possible, the four of them have already disappeared. The six of you are just a possibility. Besides, can't you run away?"

Anatoly's question left Barbaro speechless.

Anduin's face looked extremely ugly. He didn't know what the purpose of these two people was, whether to weaken the prestige of the Azure Dragon or to cooperate with the three major civilizations.

"Let's start voting." Gustav said indifferently.

He was the first to raise his hand, followed by Anatoly. People from the three major civilizations naturally raised their hands in agreement. It wouldn't do them any harm anyway. Who knew how those four people disappeared.

In the board of directors alone, they have a total of eight votes.

As for the ordinary tickets, Anduin turned around and looked, his heart becoming more heavy, 6:2.

Even if Qinglong and the rest of the people all voted against it, it would be difficult to save the situation.

The matter is a foregone conclusion. Not all but at least 80% of those who voted in favor will follow Gustav, and the rest are unlikely to be swayed by Qinglong.

"I agree." Qinglong also raised his hand. Neither Gustav nor Anatoly showed any change in expression.

The defeat is already decided, and there is no point in Qinglong voting against it. It is better to vote in favor and win the hearts of the people, which is exactly the same situation they faced before.

It turns out that Qinglong had felt this way before. It was a general trend and it felt really good.

Anatoly withdrew his gaze from Qinglong's face.

Perkins also raised his hand, followed by Axel and Senil.

Even though Anduin was unwilling, he could only raise his hand in agreement.

"The voting is over... the proposal has been passed." Gustav looked straight ahead, "This is an urgent matter. Anyone who can go with me, please contact me as soon as possible. We will set off as soon as the meeting is over."

"Do you have anything else to say? If not, let's adjourn the meeting."

Everyone knew that this sentence was directed at Qinglong, and they all looked at Qinglong.

However, Lord Qinglong did not speak again.

It's a pity, it's the general trend, and some people feel regretful.

Judging from Qinglong's previous actions, he was definitely trying to pry open the higher life form alliance. Who would have thought that the inexplicable disappearance of four X-level life forms gave Gustav an opportunity to take away the firewood from the cauldron.

This proposal is legitimate and stands on the moral high ground. It also fits with the ideas of many people who do not want to face the three major civilizations directly or offend Qinglong. They just take this opportunity to stay away from the center of the vortex.

After waiting for a few more minutes, Gustav said, "Since there are no other opinions, let's adjourn the meeting."

The projections gradually dissipated.

After Li Ming went offline, he immediately received a communication request from Anduin and others.

They didn't have much hope of prying open the joint organization, but it was a hope after all.

As a result, he was strangled by Gustav, and Barbaro was naturally dissatisfied and kept cursing.

Li Ming just tried to comfort her slightly but had no intention of stopping his plan.

After complaining for a while, they felt a lot more at ease when they saw that Qinglong was not flustered by this matter.

.........

During the Domination experiment, Tandin and Alvis gathered together. As soon as the meeting of the United Organization of Higher Life Forms ended, they received relevant notifications.

"There is indeed a problem!" Tandin looked indifferent, looking down at the virtual screen, "First, an A-level lifeform died, and as a result, an X-level lifeform was involved."

"An X-level lifeform died, and three more X-level lifeforms were implicated. Then, these three people were killed, and an entire higher lifeform coalition was implicated."

"Someone must be behind this!"

"You think too much..." Alves shook his head and disagreed. "Although it seems too coincidental, there is actually an internal logical chain."

"The Higher Life Forms United Organization needs cohesion, so they sent people to look for the missing Clarkson."

"And this time, it's obvious that Gustav is targeting Qinglong. In other words, looking for someone is just an excuse for him."

Alves places more emphasis on evidence. If you get to the bottom of these things, you can find the reasons. "Besides, we have changed the coordinates. No one can find this place."

Tandin also understood this truth, but his intuition was still uneasy.

But after hearing the word Qinglong and combining it with what Alves said, his expression eased a little, "This time, I'm afraid he can't do anything."

"Yeah..." Alvis couldn't help but say, "Gustav is a big shot. He never expressed his thoughts before and watched Qinglong's prestige surpass his. But this time, he hit Qinglong's weak spot."

Tandin sneered, "They are really just a bunch of rabble, still scheming against each other, it's hard for them to achieve anything great."

Alves chuckled, "If they work together, we will be the ones to worry about."

……

After comforting Anduin and the others, he immediately contacted Perkins, Axel and Senel.

The virtual screen was cut into three parts from the center. The charming woman Senier immediately expressed her opinion, "Don't worry, sir. We will never follow Gustav. If you have any instructions, please contact me immediately."

Perkins and Axel nodded in agreement.

"No..." Li Ming shook his head, "I want you to follow Gustav."

The three of them were stunned. Axel in the center suspected that he had heard it wrongly and asked again, "Your Excellency wants us to follow Gustav?"

"Not bad." Li Ming nodded.

"Do you know why those four guys disappeared?" Senel was worthy of being the Queen of Ghost Shadows. She guessed something at the first moment. She licked her lips and asked excitedly, "Can you tell us?"

Li Ming remained silent. Senier said coquettishly, "Hey, tell us. We won't tell anyone else."

"Go away and disgust me." Perkins said in a bad tone, and said to Qinglong, "I will go with Gustav."

Axel also nodded thoughtfully, and Senil pouted like a young girl, and agreed aggrievedly.

The screen went off. Li Ming stroked his chin and murmured in a low voice: "If the quality can't keep up, Tandin and Alvis will probably kill me together."

This is an extremely critical part of his plan. The lovely President has already helped him complete the first half, so he will naturally not let any accidents happen in the second half.

"Well... there's one more thing." Li Ming thought for a moment and contacted the navigator again.

As soon as the communication was connected, Li Ming got straight to the point and said, "I need you to follow Gustav and look for those missing X-level life forms."

"Let me go?" He had also joined the United Organization of Higher Life Forms some time ago and even participated in the meeting just now.

With his mind full of mixed thoughts, the navigator asked back, "What can I do for you?"

It's easy to talk to smart people. Li Ming smiled and said, "I will give you a coordinate later. You need to lead Gustav's group to that coordinate at the right time, but not too late."

The dark screen was silent for a moment, and then the straight sound wave line began to tremble slightly. "What on earth is there?"

Li Ming did not answer directly: "You will know when you get there, but you need to synchronize the relevant information to the Star Alliance leaders as soon as you discover any abnormality."

"Synchronize to the Star Alliance?" The navigator frowned slightly.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning seemed to flash through his mind, and his pupils suddenly contracted. He connected together all the things that Li Ming had asked him to do some time ago.

Lead Clarkson over there... to attract the attention of the Higher Life Forms Association...

Synchronizing it to the Star Alliance is the last piece of the puzzle.

A chilling feeling of fear ran from his tailbone to his forehead, causing his hair to stand on end, goose bumps to appear all over his body, and his entire body to feel numb.

"Could it be..." He had already guessed it, and his breathing became rapid, realizing that all this was part of Qinglong's calculation.

Even the proposal made by Gustav today, which seemed to be a blow to Qinglong, was actually helping him to some extent.

If what happened over there were to be revealed at a critical moment, the coalition of the three civilizations would probably collapse in an instant.

He was completely convinced.

Qinglong's leisurely voice came, "I believe in your ability to do things, there shouldn't be any problems."

The navigator took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, his voice firmer: "Don't worry, sir. This is not a difficult task for me."

After ending the communication, Li Ming sent a string of encrypted coordinates to the navigator.

These are the latest coordinates of the Domination Laboratory. After the three people sent by Gustav were killed last time, they obviously became alert and changed the coordinates of the Domination Laboratory.

Unfortunately, the other party did not destroy the mechanical carriers of the three master craftsmen immediately.

They might think that as long as they cut off external communications, they can rest easy, but Li Ming can easily locate it through his ability to control various combinations.

"Everything is ready, except..." Li Ming paused, "It seems that nothing is left."

(End of this chapter)