Everyone's playing Red Giant? I, Black Hole, devour everything!

The outer perimeter of the First Star Sector of the Great Xia Kingdom.

"Mr. President, the Great Xia Kingdom... has agreed." The adjutant reported the news.

The president of the United States gazed at the deep, boundless starry sky.

He suddenly felt a heavy weight in his heart.

He had been waiting for this news from the moment the special ship entered the identification zone of the first star sector of the Great Xia Kingdom.

The longer you wait, the more tense you become.

He had considered the possibility that the Great Xia Kingdom would refuse.

In fact, before he arrived, his team of advisors had conducted the worst-case scenario analysis—there was a 70% chance that the Great Xia Kingdom would directly block them from entering the star sector, and there was even a 30% chance that it would take more radical measures.

But he still came.

Because he had no other choice.

"What are their conditions?" The president didn't turn around, and his voice was devoid of much emotion.

"No conditions." The adjutant sounded somewhat surprised. "The Great Xia Kingdom only replied with one sentence—'President, please wait outside the First Star Sector. We will send someone to make contact.'"

So satisfying?

The president was somewhat surprised.

This is unlike the style of the Great Xia Kingdom.

Especially at this critical juncture.

Their Black Hole Legion is sweeping across the Sakura Kingdom's star sector, and their overall national strength score is soaring by hundreds of millions every day.

If he were a high-ranking official in the Great Xia Kingdom, facing an uninvited president of an enemy country, he would at least give him a few days of silence and show him what he's capable of.

But they didn't.

What does this tell us?

This shows that the high-ranking officials of the Great Xia Kingdom are very clear-headed.

They knew that the president of the United States had come all this way not just to say a few meaningless diplomatic words.

Since the other party dared to come, they must have enough leverage.

Instead of wasting time on diplomatic procedures, it's better to sit down and listen to what the other side has to say.

"As expected of Elder Chen," the president murmured, his tone ambiguous, whether it was admiration or something else entirely.

……

Eighth Star Sector, Black Hole Legion Temporary Command Center.

Lin Tian's communicator rang.

It was Mr. Chen who called personally.

"Lin Tian, ​​you already know about the president of the United States, right?"

"I just received the battle report." Lin Tian's voice was as calm as ever.

"I've already sent word to let him in." Old Chen paused for a moment, "But there's something I need to trouble you with. You need to come to the First Star Sector in person as my bodyguard and come with me to meet him."

"Guards?" Lin Tian was slightly taken aback.

"Yes." Old Chen's tone carried a faint smile. "After all, he is the president of the United States, so a grand ceremony is necessary. If I were to send just an old man, it would seem as if our Great Xia Kingdom doesn't value him enough. With you here, the significance is completely different."

Lin Tian replied, "Okay."

He certainly understood what Elder Chen meant.

Letting him go isn't about putting on a show, but about flexing our muscles.

At this critical juncture, the President of the United States arrived uninvited. Whether he came to negotiate or to exert pressure, the Great Xia Kingdom must make the other party clearly understand one thing—the Great Xia Kingdom of today is no longer the Great Xia Kingdom that was squeezed out of the top five by the Sakura Kingdom ten years ago.

And what best demonstrates this is his quasar.

"How many more free star sector teleports do you have left?" Old Chen asked.

"three times."

"Is one use enough?"

"enough."

"Then hurry, I'll be waiting for you in the First Star Sector."

Just as Lin Tian put down the communicator after the call ended, two noises came from the doorway.

Su Li's head peeked in through the crack in the door first, followed by Lu Xuejian.

As if they had agreed beforehand, the two entered the room one after the other.

"Teacher Lin, are you going to the First Star Region?" Su Li asked directly.

Lin Tian nodded.

"Go see that president of the beacon of light?"

"Um."

Su Li frowned slightly, her usual playful demeanor gone: "Coming at this time, he's definitely up to no good. Teacher Lin, be careful, don't get caught up in his schemes. Those politicians in the US are all incredibly eloquent; they can talk the dead back to life."

Lu Xuejian stood next to Su Li without saying a word, but her gaze remained fixed on Lin Tian, ​​a thin layer of worry hidden in her clear, cold eyes.

She understands Lin Tian's personality better than Su Li does.

This person is never afraid of enemies who face him head-on.

Whether it's a black hole or a quark star, it will swallow as many as come.

But politics is different; it can't be solved by gravitational fields.

She was afraid that Lin Tian would suffer losses at the negotiating table, and that he would be tricked by those old foxes with their rhetoric.

But she couldn't bring herself to say those words.

Because she knew that Lin Tian didn't need her to worry.

"Don't worry," Lin Tian's voice rang out. "It's just meeting someone, not going to war."

"That's hard to say," Su Li pouted. "What if the negotiations fall apart? Wouldn't you still have to use the gravitational field then?"

"Even if the negotiations break down, I won't have to lift a finger." Lin Tian's tone carried a faint smile. "The First Star Sector is the heartland of the Great Xia Kingdom, where the elite of the entire First Legion is stationed. If the president of the United States dares to turn against us there, the few men he brought wouldn't even be enough to fill a tooth gap."

Hearing him say that, Su Li's worry eased a little.

Lu Xuejian said softly, "Come back soon."

Those four simple words were softer than anything she would normally say.

Lin Tian glanced at her and nodded.

Su Li clicked her tongue twice from the side: "Oh my, Xuejian, the tone you're using sounds like a young wife seeing her husband off to war."

Lu Xuejian's ears turned slightly red, but she did not refute him.

Upon seeing this, Su Li stopped laughing.

She walked up to Lin Tian, ​​tiptoed and quickly pecked him on the cheek, then took two steps back and looked at him with a righteous air.

"This is an advance payment; we'll make up the formal payment when you get back."

Lu Xuejian watched in stunned silence.

Lin Tian was also taken aback by her action, but he quickly regained his composure.

He reached out and ruffled Su Li's hair, then turned and walked towards the observation chamber.

"You two, keep an eye on the house."

……

The First Star Region of the Great Xia Kingdom.

This is the most central area of ​​the entire Great Xia Kingdom.

It is also the central hub of the political, economic, and military power of the Great Xia Kingdom.

At this moment, in a vast expanse of space on the outskirts of the First Star Sector, a silver-white special-purpose ship is silently hovering.

The ship's hull bears the national emblem of the United States, which gleams with a cold metallic luster under the starlight.

Surrounding the special ship was a guard formation composed of twelve quark stars.

This is one of the last elite trump cards in the hands of the president of the United States.

The owner of each Quark Star is a top observer of the White Eagle Secret Service, who has been immersed in the Quark Star route for at least fifteen years.

At this moment, the owners of these twelve Quark Stars all felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

It was as if an unseen dragon was coiled in the darkness in the distance, scrutinizing them with its cold eyes.

They unconsciously adjusted the attitude of their celestial bodies, raising the strength of their gravitational field defenses to the maximum.

Although they knew that if something really happened, this level of defense would be far from sufficient.

"When will the people from the Great Xia Kingdom arrive?"

According to their reply, it's already on its way and is expected to arrive soon—

The adjutant stopped abruptly halfway through his sentence.

Because he saw that a light suddenly appeared in the previously empty starry sky on the light screen, as if someone had lit a huge lamp in this dark universe.

The president's gaze froze for a moment.

"That's... a quasar?"