Chapter 189 The Choice of Black Star

At the same time, the scene on Yun Ci Star was broadcast live to the Central Star Sea via a military-encrypted channel, with the leaders of the three major civilizations monitoring the development of the situation in real time.

Seeing this scene, the three of them were somewhat silent.

Bader exhaled a breath and slowly said, "Meynison… we gave him too much freedom. We can tolerate other things, but he crossed the line."

The leader of the Arcane Church had a distant look in his eyes: "He always takes our warnings as a mere breeze, provoking our authority time and time again. Now he even wants to seize strategic deterrent weapons, claiming to win guarantees for the so-called Super-A class, but he just wants us to be afraid of him, gain the right to speak on an equal footing, and in the future he will use this as a threat, trying to get whatever he wants from us… This possibility must be eliminated from the source."

"I remember that Black Star has the ability similar to the High-Dimensional Revelation Teleporter. If he joins forces with Meynison, takes over the virus core, he can immediately break through the blockade and teleport away…" Bader turned to look at Ulan Rier, who was silent, and slightly increased his tone: "As long as he teleports away from the scene with the virus core now, from now on, we will default that the virtual rebellion virus technology has been mastered by Black Star… So, Your Excellency the Head of the Empire, what are you going to do?"

Ulan Rier was silent for a while before opening his mouth and saying, "Now is not a good time for a cleansing. The Shattered Star Ring is being developed, and the Super Star Cluster Civilization is a threat. If we force Black Star and the Mechanical Race to rebel, they may defect to the Super Star Cluster Civilization with the virtual rebellion virus, which is the real risk. Try not to go that far."

"That's right, the Super Star Cluster is a hidden danger. Logically speaking, now is not a good time for us to start a large-scale cleansing… But our compromise and tolerance should be limited, and everything must not exceed the bottom line," Bader said in a deep voice.

The leader of the Arcane Church spoke solemnly: "Perhaps having a trump card to guarantee personal safety is a reasonable demand of the Super-A class, but we cannot ignore the threat this hidden danger poses to our ruling position… I know that if Black Star or the Mechanical Race obtain the virus technology, as long as we don't stimulate them, we can live in peace, and the worst-case scenario will not break out for the time being… But a hidden danger is a hidden danger. Just because it doesn't break out in the short term, can we close our eyes and pretend that all this didn't happen? We have developed to where we are today, not by pinning our hopes on others!"

Ulan Rier frowned and shouted in a low voice: "Do you understand what you are talking about now? You are talking about a war that will sweep through all the advanced civilizations in the universe, a cleansing that will last for decades or hundreds of years. Don't you understand the consequences?! Do you want to go back to the era of the Exploration Calendar?!"

"It won't be as bad as the Exploration Calendar. We are already overlords, and no one can override us. Perhaps this is an unprecedented chaos since the Star Sea Calendar, but it can sweep away all obstacles. This is better than sitting and watching the enemy grow and eventually become uncontrollable… A short pain is better than a long one," the leader of the Arcane Church said calmly.

"Then what about the threat of the Super Star Cluster?"

"If the Super Star Cluster Civilization wants to use the virtual rebellion virus technology, then let's make it public to the entire universe. This is the best reason for war—the Super Star Cluster Civilization disregards the safety of the universe and attempts to use such a highly harmful weapon. In order to maintain order, we must cleanse it. This is an opportunity to directly disintegrate all the Super Star Cluster Civilizations through war. Although it will be a lose-lose situation, no matter what happens afterwards, nothing can shake our rule. We can destroy first and build after… After destroying the opponent, we will have plenty of time to sort out our internal affairs."

Ulan Rier pursed his lips tightly, and the voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "Stability is more important than everything else."

The leader of the Arcane Church was indifferent: "The bottom line cannot be provoked."

The atmosphere was deadlocked. It was common for the tripartite joint meeting to have disagreements.

Seeing the two arguing tit-for-tat, Bader glanced left and right, with a strange look on his face.

The always radical Crimson Empire was actually shouting the slogan of seeking stability today, while the Arcane Church, which usually sneaks around, had turned into a war狂热分子?!

Bader only felt that the world was truly wonderful.

He suppressed his surprised emotions, coughed, and spoke to smooth things over:

"Leader is courageous. Since Your Excellency the Head of the Empire does not agree with radical approaches, perhaps we can change our approach. Assuming that the Mechanical Race and Black Star succeed, we can temporarily compromise, but the condition is that they go to deal with the Super Star Cluster Civilization. When they are both defeated, we will settle accounts with both parties."

"Too presumptuous," the leader of the Arcane Church shook his head. "If the Mechanical Race obtains the technology, they will definitely understand the principle that if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold. They will not eliminate another potential customer, otherwise the chips in their hands will lose their greatest deterrent."

Ulan Rier said with a sullen face: "The situation is not clear now. Black Star has not yet agreed to join forces with the Mechanical Race. He is a sensible person, and I believe he will make a choice that is beneficial to the peace of the universe."

The leader of the Arcane Church said lightly, "What if? Glory once valued the Mechanical Race as allies too much, leading them to take an inch and gradually lose control. With such a precedent, the Empire will not continue to protect Black Star in order not to offend him, right? The general trend is still the allies, and we need to make trade-offs. Blindly pleasing will only make the other party feel that you are becoming weaker."

Hearing this, Ulan Rier closed his eyes, and after a while, he opened them, and a indifferent light filled his eyes.

"At that time, I will naturally take countermeasures."

"For example?"

"You don't need to worry about this, Your Excellency Leader!"

…

On the other side, the confrontation on Yun Ci Star was still continuing.

As soon as Meynison's voice fell, everyone present was stunned for a moment. They did not expect that Meynison seemed to really have the courage to transfer the virus core.

Han Xiao was also taken aback. He was just squeezing and testing, but he didn't expect Meynison to really agree.

Hearing this, Han Xiao couldn't help but hesitate. He didn't respond immediately, and his mind was calculating rapidly:

'Meynison is looking for me to cooperate, not only to shift the conflict, but also because he values my Sovereign's teleportation ability. Among all the people present, only I can easily leave the blockade zone with the virus core. Although old Meynison is powerful, there are so many experts here, and he probably doesn't have much confidence in breaking through, so he took a fancy to me…’

Han Xiao frowned and pondered. This body was a Sovereign clone and was not equipped with a Sovereign, but as long as he opened the Dimension Factory, he could summon a spare mecha from it, so it was not a problem.

Meynison's move was killing two birds with one stone. If I agreed to the conditions and left with the virus core, I would immediately become the target of public criticism. And Meynison threw the hot potato to me, so I didn't have to break through, but instead distanced himself, letting me bear the greatest dissatisfaction of the three major civilizations.

If I reneged on the agreement after obtaining the technology, not only would I have to bear the pressure alone, but I would also have to bear the consequences of reneging on the agreement. Not to mention offending Meynison, my reputation among the Super-A class would plummet. Therefore, he was sure that in order to transfer the pressure, I would need to find a partner, so old Meynison believed that he would probably be able to share the technology and was willing to take a gamble…

Han Xiao gritted his teeth secretly. He was scheming against me again. His heart was so dirty!

The two did not have a private chat, but discussed it publicly. Meynison's intention was obvious, which was to shift the conflict. Everyone present understood this, but some people were still anxious.

Seeing that Han Xiao had a tendency to be persuaded, the Imperial representative saw that the situation was not good and shouted loudly:

"Black Star! You have to think clearly about what you are doing!"

He couldn't help but be anxious. Although the fleet had activated the space-time stabilization anchor, Black Star was the only person present who could teleport away without restrictions.

Although both of them could escape, if the three major civilizations did not recover the virus core on the spot and someone took it away, there would be endless troubles afterwards.

Several Super-A grade mechanics changed their positions, vaguely separating Meynison and Han Xiao.

At this time, Meynison raised the virus core container, stared at Han Xiao, and spoke again:

"Black Star, I have always been optimistic about you. You should understand that this thing will be the amulet of the Super-A class. We all have the same ideals. Take it away, and our future is in your hands."

"Bullshit. Although you are the president of the association, you are not qualified to make this decision on behalf of all the Super-A classes. No one needs the future you arranged." Kang De's body flashed with electricity, and he turned his head to Han Xiao and said, "Black Star, don't be fooled by him. Hiding the virus core will not bring us security, but only a disaster."

Han Xiao hesitated in his heart.

His own ideals were different from those of the Mechanical Race. He was trying to intervene in the super-powered disasters and preserve more living forces in order to deal with the World Tree Civilization in the future.

And Meynison wanted to strengthen the Super-A class and make the entire class his backing. Another meaning of his seeking the Domino virus technology should be to use the so-called security to make other Super-A classes more closely united around him, following his lead.

In his previous life, Meynison most likely intercepted the Domino virus, but he did not use it in the World Tree War. His ambition was self-evident—when the explored universe was threatened by foreign enemies, he still did not expose his trump cards, obviously intending to use them on the three major civilizations.

Han Xiao glanced around, taking in everyone's performance.

Was the Domino virus really an amulet? Not necessarily, this might be the Death Star.

How could the three major civilizations be willing to be controlled by others? Using this chip to coerce the other party would not bring back compromise, but more likely the determination of the three major civilizations to eliminate the enemy at all costs.

Most of the time, the three major civilizations would consider the overall situation, but that did not mean that they would make unlimited concessions. Only when the strength was equal could strategic deterrent weapons achieve a balance, but if one party had overwhelming power, it was difficult to imagine that they would allow outsiders to hold weapons that could threaten them and demand whatever they wanted.

If he obtained the Domino virus technology, as long as he went berserk, he could cause huge damage to the entire universe, causing the interstellar society to regress for several eras. Therefore, he would feel that the three major civilizations must compromise and appease him… But this was precisely the source of the determination of the three major civilizations to eliminate hidden dangers.

Even if he had no intention of causing trouble, people would change, and the three major civilizations would not be willing to take this risk.

From Han Xiao's own perspective, it didn't seem like a big deal for the three major civilizations to sit back and watch them possess the Domino virus technology. As long as everyone remained restrained, it seemed that no one would lose anything. It seemed like a small matter, and it wouldn't escalate.

However, this was just his own wishful thinking. The three major civilizations had a bottom line and could tolerate others coveting interests, but they would never allow anyone to threaten their ruling position.

In the current situation, as long as he ignored the warnings and took away the virus core, no matter what he said afterwards, the three major civilizations would believe that he had the idea of subverting their rule or even replacing them.

If he really tore his face apart, Han Xiao didn't think other Super-A classes would be willing to stand on his side.

He knew very well that everyone had their own plans. The so-called response to a single call was only because it fit the interests of most people, but now no one was ready to turn against the three major civilizations. At that time, people who were wise and protected themselves would definitely be more than those who went all the way to the end.

At that time, he and the Mechanical Race might be regarded as black sheep and become heretics to be kicked out… Most of the time, the side with more people could represent the class they belonged to.

The impact of tearing his face apart would also affect all aspects. The Black Star Army's territory in the Shattered Star Ring would be taken back, the civilization would no longer provide any resource channels, private consortia would collectively withdraw their investments and terminate cooperation, the army's fund accounts would be frozen, they would not be able to buy or sell any resources through normal channels, countless army soldiers would resign and leave, and the army's business would shrink on a large scale… As long as the three major civilizations issued a notice, they could cause this result, and all the benefits obtained from the advanced civilizations would disappear.

—Everyone was a member of interstellar society, and the number of people who were willing to stand on the Black Star Army's side to fight against the three major civilizations would definitely be a minority.

After all, most people were just ordinary people, and it should not be condemned for being wise and protecting themselves.

Han Xiao's eyes flickered, and he put away his joking attitude and said in a deep voice:

"You're putting us on a gamble."

"I'm just considering the overall situation."

Meynison said calmly.

Han Xiao was silent for a long while, then suddenly launched an attack.

Buzz!

A surge of void energy suddenly erupted, sweeping out and enveloping the area. Everyone present only felt that the space had become extremely viscous, like a swamp.

Void Imprisonment!

Due to the influence of the space-time stabilization device, the strength, duration, and range of this ability were greatly reduced, but it was barely enough.

In this field, only Han Xiao's actions were not restricted. His figure moved, passed through the encirclement beside him, and instantly flew in front of Meynison. He grabbed the virus core with one hand, then immediately withdrew to the side.

"Black Star!!"

The field was lifted, and everyone quickly surrounded him, changing the object of encirclement to Han Xiao.

Everyone's eyes fell on him, their eyes filled with various meanings, anger, worry, anxiety, etc. mixed into complex emotions.

"It seems you've figured it out. You're a smart man. Don't disappoint me." Outside the crowd, Meynison watched Han Xiao.

"Black Star, don't do anything stupid." Siderun and other supervisors in charge looked shocked.

Han Xiao ignored the others and looked at the virus core in his hand on his own, gently stroking the container to confirm that it was genuine.

With so many Super-A grades watching, there was no possibility of switching without being noticed.

Playing with the virus core gave him the illusion that he was not holding a real object, but the fate of countless people in this universe.

The direction of the era might depend on his single thought.

At this time, Han Xiao raised his head, met everyone's nervous eyes, and slowly opened his mouth:

"Before gambling, you must first see the risks. Sorry, maybe I made a not-so-correct decision.

I just suddenly remembered a sentence a woman once said to me…

She said to me… the universe is big, but it has an end, and ambition is endless."

As soon as he finished speaking, in the next moment, under everyone's shocked gaze, Han Xiao's machinery force burst out and poured into the container.

The machinery force mixed with the virtual soul attack completely cleared the virus core from the soul and physical level, turning it into nothing.

Crack!

His fingers crushed the metal shell, and the empty container turned into pieces and fell to the ground.

At this moment, the picture seemed to freeze.

Everyone present, including the leaders of the three major civilizations who were watching the live broadcast, were all stunned.

Everyone had thought of many possibilities, but the current situation was completely beyond everyone's expectations.

Black Star destroyed the virus core?

Crazy! Why did he do this?!

Even if you don't want it, don't destroy it!

Meynison's eyes suddenly lit up with dazzling electric light, and terrifying energy rose wildly, like a stormy sea.

His heavy voice echoed between heaven and earth, word by word:

"Do! You! Know! What! You! Did!"