Skeleton Elf
Chapter 597 The Art of Leg-Hugging
Gasmir and Kuta pushed themselves up from the table. A pair of small eyes and a pair of large eyes stared blankly at Li Hao. This…
Bang…
The Gaia from the ceiling fell down, letting out a miserable cry. The core energy crystal of the Tianren armor on his body exploded directly. Immediately afterward, the Tianwu armor shattered, and the great sword in his hand broke into two pieces.
Gaia, lying on the ground, also stared with his bull-like eyes, panting like a frog whose stomach had been squeezed. He completely forgot his injuries, his mind filled with that sword strike. What a sword that was.
If he had such a sword, what Holsen, what Council of Elders, would all have to kneel and call him daddy. He would be the most dazzling star in the Rastaya family, and the entire family would hold him in their hands.
"Dad… Brother Li, ouch…" Gaia, trying to stand up, squatted down again, only then realizing that he was injured in the abdomen. The Tianwu armor hadn't completely blocked that sword strike. The power was simply terrifying.
"Brother Li, teach me!" Gaia rushed forward, clutching his stomach, his eyes shining with fervent light. What bullshit Judgment Anthem; he had a big shot right beside him. If he learned this sword, his life would be a reverse! xxs one
"Gaia, Rastaya brat, first come, first served!" Kuta was unhappy. How could he snatch his position?
"It seems I was the first one," Gasmir reminded softly. He had sensed Li Hao's unfathomable depth last time.
Li Hao looked around, "What do we do if this is broken?"
"It's okay, just fix it. Brother Li, you're such a big shot, leave this kind of small matter to your little brother!" Kuta said, shaking his head. The Jincancan family had a talent for sucking up to big shots. Why could they become the leading wealthy family of the Sea Race? It was because they had been lucky in the family's growth. Early on, they received help from the Casting Dragon Race and rose up. During the war, they took the right side and won. During the great development of the Star River Alliance, they were the first to respond to the Gallashtar Silverheart Commercial Alliance strategy, so they had been eating the dividends of Star River development. The family had good foresight and luck in all aspects. Recently, they had made a fortune by monopolizing human goods. Human prices were very low, but after the Jincancan family's packaging and monopoly, the prices were staggering. Of course, monopoly itself was also a manifestation of ability and strength. Connecting the upper-level rights, channels, and downstream demand was a huge fortune.
As the child of fortune of a family of fortune, Kuta had been lucky since childhood. He might be lazy, but the legendary imperial artifact that had been missing for a long time—the Sea God's Gift of Time—suddenly appeared when he was six years old. The Jincancan family immediately invested heavily and used a lot of connections to acquire it. Everything foreshadowed that Kuta was a cky baby. That being said, Kuta had no regrets in his life except that he found his sister annoying. Of course, he also occasionally fantasized that one day he could become a great Star River hero and continue to write the Jincancan family's glory, so one day he could be recorded in the Star River history.
After seeing Li Hao, he felt that this was a gift from heaven to him.
"Cough cough, Kuta, don't hug my leg!" Li Hao quickly pulled Kuta away. "Teach, I'll teach everyone. It's not a big deal. What's the big deal? We weren't polite with you when we were drinking and eating meat."
In fact, since arriving at the Judgment, his brothers had taken good care of him, and he also wanted to reciprocate. Having more friends meant more paths. Fighting alone was a dead end.
Sure enough, strength was the key. After Li Hao showed a little hand, he gained three little fanboys. After getting acquainted for this period, Li Hao felt that there was no need to continue pretending.
Humans needed to develop now. Besides the technology of advanced civilizations, they also needed friends. Li Hao and the others were the same. Even if friends brought enemies, it didn't matter. A great man once said that we must unite a part and eliminate a part.
He also had a certain understanding of the mature stage of various civilizations and individuals in the Judgment Anthem as a whole. How should he put it? Some were really greenhouse flowers. The three of Gaia actually counted as such. Gaia was slightly better. Dasha was much more mature and had more experience. Li Hao had also been observing the behavior of other people in the Judgment Anthem. Of course, it was still relatively superficial at the moment. He felt that they were not as complicated as humans. Or rather, the warriors of the Judgment Anthem were not that mature. So he believed that although the brothers of Apocalypse would endure a period of suppression and discrimination from various civilizations, these were nothing. Whether it was Basta, Maxis, or Ant, they were all very mature. The experience of Apocalypse, the growth of the S-match, and the truly mature one was the Battle of Kepler. Experiencing the life and death of a great battle was a sign of a warrior's maturity. Li Hao believed that they would handle these superficial matters very well and find a way to grow from the existing order.
A strong person was not just a single force. The strength of comprehensive qualities was the real strength, able to adapt to various environmental disadvantages, and gradually reverse them.
He believed that everyone else could do it. This was the belief that everyone had built up together along the way.
At this time, on the distant planet Kepler, in the Governor's Mansion.
A giant worm was placed in the hall. Not long after, the giant worm that had been lying down suddenly stood up, revealing human emotions in its eyes. This was the time they had agreed upon.
Standing in front of the giant worm were Kevin, Romero, and Polina, who had a look of eagerness on her face. Before a full communication network could be established on Kepler, this was the most convenient way to communicate.
"Second Brother," Kevin waved his arms and asked.
The giant worm nodded. This ability had startled Kevin and Romero when they used it for the first time. They were considered to know Li Hao relatively well. Kepler had joined the Star River Alliance for some time, and they had seen the world, but they had never heard of this ability.
"Brother Li, long time no see, I miss you so much," Polina said with a smile, but the giant worm subconsciously leaned back.
Romero seized the time. On the one hand, the giant worm couldn't last long. On the other hand, there was a certain risk in this form in the Judgment Anthem. There were many forces that Li Hao was also in an unknown stage. If the old lair was copied, they would cry without tears.
Kevin briefly explained the current situation…
"Overall, it's still a bit troublesome. Those few councilors in the Solar System Parliament are particularly jumpy. In the list, some have already defected to the Beast Race, others have suggested selling Kepler to get protection, and others have suggested that humans should obey the arrangements of higher civilizations, saying that we originally belonged to higher civilizations, belonged to gods…" Kevin said. Don't think this was crazy talk; this was really what those high-level councilors said. They even incited a part of the people. Some had problems with their brains, and others had interests behind them. They talked about morality and justice on the surface, but underneath, it was all about the exchange of interests.
"Brother Li, do something. If we let them make trouble like this, Kepler will be very passive," Polina said. "Kepler is waiting to be rebuilt. Our army doesn't even have equipment, and they want to interfere."
It wasn't that there were no clear-headed people in the Solar System Parliament. Wu Fa, Elena, and others were also clear-headed, but when it came to interests, the other side could be unscrupulous and attack in various ways.
Kepler's strategic position was so important, yet some people wanted to "sell" Kepler.
To put it bluntly, it was all about profit. They slowly discovered that the Star River Alliance had not yet directly taken over Kepler, and their minds became active. They wanted to make a profit while they could, wanting to arrange people in the Governor's Mansion, and wanting to help with construction, etc., but the conditions were of the commanding type. The parliament discussed various proposals every day, and most of them were aimed at Kepler. For example, Kepler should be like this, the governor should be human, and all the foreign exchange created should be unified and managed by the Solar System Alliance.
At the same time, they demanded that Kepler, as a human bridgehead, should set an example and maintain good diplomatic relations, etc. When something happened, they couldn't be seen, but now that things had stabilized, a large group was waiting to pick peaches and make profits. There was also a group of people specifically responsible for criticizing this and that, pointing fingers at the country.
Because Kepler's treatment was very good, especially for the soldiers who had participated in the Kepler War and their relatives, they would be given the best resident treatment as long as they were willing to come to Kepler. This also made many people willing to go to Kepler, after all, it was the place they had fought for.
At the beginning, the parliament didn't care much. Later, the Immigration Bureau began to collect head taxes. The main organizers of immigration were Malone's Kepler Interstellar Merchant Group. Originally, they were making money. You must know that many people didn't have the conditions to go to Kepler at all, which meant that they were bearing all the costs. Now that they were taxed, things were indeed difficult. If it weren't for making a fortune on tobacco and alcohol, they wouldn't be able to support it.
"Because our protection period is about to end, more and more ships have recently appeared near Kepler. Some have submarine conventions, and some obviously don't. It is very likely that they are reconnaissance ships of interstellar pirates," Romero said.
"Bullshit pirates, I suspect they are regular troops in wolf skins," Kevin said. "Annie has analyzed that once the protection period ends, we will inevitably usher in small-scale disputes, and the Star Alliance will not care. To be precise, this is also a way for higher civilizations to generate revenue."
Annie was the Annie who was Zuo Xiaotang's girlfriend. Kevin and others also knew that Annie was Ven. The collapse of the huge Melfis family was only in an instant, and it had been divided to the point where it was almost forgotten. And Ven discovered this in the Nimir ruins and began her own choice. She didn't know if she was the first, but she was definitely the strongest intelligent virtual life of mankind. Having lost her master, she chose to start her own life, and in her consciousness, the one who treated her best was Zuo Xiaotang. So she transferred herself into an artificial human, and then went to Tianjing, met Zuo Xiaotang by chance, and became Zuo Ge's girlfriend.
Li Hao discovered it at first glance. Artificial humans couldn't deceive him, but what about it? Ven liked Zuo Xiaotang, and Zuo Xiaotang also liked Ven. It was none of other people's business that they were in love, and as for what Annie wanted to say, that was her business. Romero and Polina were also living very well, and there would be more interspecies love in the future.
Many things in the Kepler Interstellar Merchant Group were now being handled by Annie. At first, she would ask Zuo Xiaotang for his opinion. Zuo Xiaotang had no ideas, so Annie began to give ideas. Malone and others soon discovered that Annie was the real boss. She knew everything about many complicated matters without asking anyone else. They got used to it, and that was that.
"What's the solution?" Li Hao asked.
"If we humans could have our own anthem, that would be great, because once an anthem is established, Star River warriors will intervene. Pirates generally don't have the guts to attack the location of the anthem," Kevin said. "And we have studied the operating rules of the Star River Alliance's power for a long time. Most of them are reflected through the anthem, especially at our low level. Establishing an anthem is the primary task!"
"I wanted to apply to the Star River Alliance, but I feel that we are not qualified yet, or rather, they have other plans," Romero said. Once the new member protection was gone, Kepler would inevitably be ransacked. "I have already told all Kepler's trade groups to be careful."
In addition to the large sum from the Jincancan family, there were actually many trade groups in the Solar System and Kepler, as well as many adventure teams, but they were not as large. There were pits, but they were still within the tolerable range, but Romero and the others had already felt that once this protection period ended, there might be unpredictable changes.
"How is the army being built?" Li Hao asked.
Before leaving Kepler, establishing Kepler's own elite armed forces had been put on the daily agenda. Without the ability to protect itself, Kepler, which had abundant natural resources, would become a colony sooner or later. Whether it was Romero and other insectoids who wanted to find a place to settle down, those who had settled in Kepler had completely fallen in love with this place. In addition, more and more warriors were leaving the army because of the Star River Alliance's policies.
"There is no need to worry about the personnel structure at all. Everyone's desire to protect their homes is very strong. Eighty percent are our own people, and there are many warriors. Manpower is not a problem. I have contacted all the Apocalypse people from back then. Except for those who have gone to various anthems, everyone who can come has come. The most difficult problem is the lack of equipment. The land here is fertile, and the giant worms are good at production, so there is no problem with food and clothing. Other things can come slowly, but equipment, especially warships, is too lacking. Don't even mention the Star River Alliance, and we can't buy them from the Solar System either," Kevin said.
"After Theseus' death, the decline of the giant worms is also accelerating, and it may not last long," Romero said. Although he had control, he couldn't make the giant worms continue to produce and evolve like Theseus and Nangong Yuhang.
The Solar System Alliance still had an arms embargo on Kepler. Negotiations were very difficult. After the orc incident, Kepler had completely realized that unity from top to bottom and relying on others' charity would never bring freedom and peace. If they wanted to fight, then they would fight.
"Quiet down. I believe there are still sensible people in the Solar System, but we have to deal with those clowns," Li Hao said.
Romero immediately perked up, "I'll personally take people to solve them, and I guarantee it will be foolproof!"
"Use your brain. Are you trying to start a civil war!" Polina knocked on Romero. They were both angry and aggrieved, but that group of people occupied the moral high ground and incited selfish people, as if sacrificing Kepler would allow them to rest easy, and even felt that Kepler wasn't part of the Solar System anyway, so there was no loss.
Kevin rolled his eyes. "Then what should we do? It's useless to reason with them. Those people just want to trample us to death. What are we afraid of? We survived the Battle of Kepler. If we don't erupt in silence, we will perish."
"In a while, a Ghost Race chief officer will arrive, named Dasha Talan. Kevin, give her the list. The Ghost Race is best at assassination." Since Dasha recognized him as the "Oracle", she had to do something and take the blame, otherwise, how would they be worthy of their kindness?
Although Romero and Kevin were mentally prepared, they were still stunned. Kevin poked his ears, "Second Brother, what the hell, a Ghost Race chief officer???"
You must know that when they received humans to join the Star River Alliance, they only sent a chief officer, and now Li Hao had only gone to the Judgment for a long time, and he could dispatch a chief officer?
Romero, Kevin, and Polina had been dealing with the Star River Alliance for a long time. A chief officer was like an emperor to a low-level civilization.
"Yes, a level 39 chief officer. Although she is an anthem chief officer, the deterrent is enough. Let their dear alien masters send them on their way. This will also give Long Danni and the others room to play. It's a win-win," Polina said with a smile. "What did I say? Brother Li always has a good way. It's only been so long, and he can even drive the chief officer. How did he get this person?"
Romero and Kevin were also speechless. They had been living in fear during this time. The reason why Kepler still dared to be tough was entirely because they thought Li Hao could find a way. Otherwise, Kepler, caught in the middle, would be a colony, at the mercy of others, at most being slaughtered after a group of people died, or directly kneeling. What they were most worried about was that Li Hao would not be able to adapt to the anthem.
It seemed… they were overthinking it.
"This person has problems. She is a knife, but she can be used. You guys be careful. As for the others, give me some time. You guys continue to propose the anthem issue to the Alliance. I will find other ways to solve it," Li Hao said, feeling that the giant worm's body was also about to fail. He said goodbye to the two and left his Star Xun number. When communication was established, everyone could contact him as soon as possible.
He was only dealing with a part of it. He knew that Kevin and the others faced more problems in governing a planet. Things that could be solved with force were not even things.
In the room, Li Hao's body returned to normal from a wonderful gray state and became solid. Li Hao in the darkness opened his eyes, patted his head. After being talked about by Romero and Kevin, his head hurt. He even forgot that Cyrillic was still alive.
Defantes, regardless of whether there was a direct conflict or not, Li Hao didn't want to touch him now. If Cyrillic had a broad mind and benefited from misfortune, Li Hao himself wouldn't believe it. Obviously, Cyrillic was still afraid of him. Similarly, he was also afraid of Cyrillic. A nobleman of the Seventh Art came to Ozier. What did he want to do?
(Here is a big chapter, happy holidays ^_^
There will be five more updates at midnight. I will try the 12-hour writing mode every day on May 1st)
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