Chapter 816: Chapter 423: One Unique Skill Conquers All
“Gift?” Costate was a bit surprised and raised his guard.
Azure Dragon, after being tricked by them, would still prepare a gift? Or was he planning to trick them in return?
But as the saying goes, you don’t hit soone with a smile on their face. Costate hesitated for a mont, but eventually nodded, “I’ll wait here.”
Li Ming smiled and nodded, ending the communication.
Just as Li Ming said, only a little over ten minutes later, a spaceship docked with them.
A team of humanoid chanical bodies ca up with a tal box. After going through multiple layers of detection, which took more than ten minutes, it was finally delivered to Costate.
“Your Highness, this is Lord Azure Dragon’s gift.” The person delivering the package was the surgically modified Feder, polite and composed, even in front of a big figure like Costate, whom he had never t before, he remained neither obsequious nor arrogant.
Costate frowned slightly as his subordinates handed him an intelligent terminal that displayed various detection data and a 3D model of the internal items.
“This is a… small cha?”
Costate’s expression was odd. Feder nodded and calmly stepped forward, opening the tal box and gesturing to it, “Azure Dragon-manufactured — Xi Gold Blue Handcrafted cha Model.”
Looking at it, the cha model was only one ter tall, almost identical to the one Azure Dragon wore, with a blue-gold color, exquisite exterior, and well-handled details.
What did Azure Dragon an by this?
Costate instinctively speculated, mocking the Holy Emperor as just an empty shell?
“The item has been delivered, so I’ll take my leave now.” Feder bowed and then left with his team.
After the other party left, Costate took the cha model out of the small box and looked at the detection data, “It’s just ordinary Xi Gold material, it doesn’t emit any wavebands or spectrums, and its information state is stable, not a locator?”
He stared at it for a long ti, then suddenly squeezed it, leaving a small dent in the tal arm, confirming there was indeed no problem.
“Is it necessary?” Costate shook his head and instructed his n to pack it up since it was confird to be fine; it would be taken back intact.
He looked up again through the porthole at the seemingly endless fleet of spaceships, hesitated for a mont, and then issued an order: “Let the Escort Ship clear a path.”
“Yes!”
He needed to take back not only his fleet but also the warship Ryan had brought.
Combined, they ford a massive scale, especially the Annushus, which, as a small Interstellar fortress, was particularly cumberso to maneuver.
Additionally, he had to cut in line. Many ships received orders from the Empire and were dissatisfied, but they didn’t dare say anything and moved aside obediently.
Nearly two to three hours were wasted before the Empire’s fleet completely entered the Star Gate.
Within the fleet, in another inconspicuous little spaceship, the Navigator withdrew his gaze from the Empire’s fleet passing by, his expression gloomy.
The Pioneers were utterly defeated this ti; they intended to expand their achievents through the Ryan incident, but the outco was completely different from what they imagined.
“Azure Dragon…” The Navigator felt angry, knowing that this guy had turned around and collaborated with the Empire, making it highly probable that they had sold out the Pioneers.
They should never have been constrained by Azure Dragon back then. Now it had grown beyond control, and no one could figure out Azure Dragon’s true intentions nor how much information he had leaked to the Empire.
“Years of planning, I can’t let you ruin it for .” His eyes were cold, seemingly determined.
…
The return journey was not short. After entering the Star Gate travel state, Costate carried the tal box through the corridor and finally reached his room.
Before entering the room, he hesitated and looked at the box in his hand, temporarily handing it to his assistant.
“So cautious…”
Inside the box, Li Ming, already possessing the cha model, muttered to himself.
Using the sa trick again, he possessed a small transport and easily avoided all detection equipnt.
After entering the room, Costate activated various shielding asures and contacted his elder brother.
“Holy Emperor…” He nodded at the screen, “We have already entered the Star Gate and started the return journey.”
“Hmm.” Adam nodded. The battle process was broadcast live with real-ti communication; he knew most of the events already, and everything was within expectations.
“Azure Dragon didn’t have much of an attitude afterward, did he?” he inquired.
“He seed a bit dissatisfied, but didn’t do anything,” Costate pondered, looking at Adam with admiration in his eyes:
“The matter offers him both advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, it was us who proactively extended the olive branch. I don’t believe the benefits the Pioneers offer him outweigh ours.”
“After this, he might face considerable criticism within the Pioneers, and the day he turns against them is near at hand.”
Adam said calmly, “I didn’t do it to make him turn against them.”
“Not to make him turn against them?” Costate paused, feeling a lot of doubts rising in his heart, but he also sensed that Adam was playing a big strategic ga. He could only grasp a little bit of it now.
What Adam didn’t want to say, he wouldn’t ask. He just let it pass in his mind and then said, “By the way, Azure Dragon sent you a gift?”
“Gift?” The usually calm Adam showed interest: “What kind of gift?”
“A cha model, made of ordinary materials.” Costate said.
“?” A flash of confusion appeared in Adam’s eyes, “Mocking as just an empty shell?”
He had the sa first reaction as Costate, then dismissed it with a smile, “Bring it back, it can at least serve as a decoration.”
Reviews
All reviews (0)