txolops Chapter 165 Starfield 19
Chapter 165 Starfield 19
Lena opened her mouth, but swallowed the words back.
She originally wanted to say that Lieyang was her homeland and she couldn't just abandon it, but when she met her grandfather's calm and profound gaze, she couldn't find a single word to refute him.
She suddenly felt a little dazed. The old man sitting on the throne in front of her was completely different from the image of the majestic, rigid, and sun god she had learned about in the database.
She didn't really understand her grandfather.
Di Hongkun seemed to see through her thoughts, chuckled softly, and softened his tone:
"Lena, you're still young, and you can only see one side of things. In this battle between the angels and Hua Ye, no matter who wins or loses in the end, it's not suitable for Lieyang to take sides. Choosing either side means risking everything, and the risk is too great."
"In that case, the safest course of action is to remain neutral and watch the fight unfold from the sidelines."
Lena sat in her seat and pondered quietly for a moment.
Grandpa's words sounded cold and realistic, completely lacking the passion and morality she had imagined, but upon closer reflection, they seemed to make sense.
Di Hongkun withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Pan Zhen below, saying in a deep voice:
"Pan Zhen, you are fully responsible for the preparations for the civilization migration. Proceed secretly and without making a fuss. Also, speed up the development of the fourth-generation divine body. This time, there can be no more accidents."
When he said the last sentence, there was a clear hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Pan Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly bowed and clasped his hands in obeisance: "Your subject obeys the decree!"
He knew in his heart that His Majesty's words were a warning to him.
And that comment earlier about the weak defense system allowing someone to infiltrate was clearly a veiled criticism of him.
A while ago, the god of the Styx quietly infiltrated the planet Lieyang and even broke into Lieyang's core laboratory, but the regent was completely unaware of it.
Fortunately, His Majesty discovered it in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Even so, the laboratory suffered heavy damage, with most of the research data for the fourth-generation divine body destroyed, directly slowing down the research progress by several years.
He bears undeniable responsibility for this matter.
……
Death Song Academy.
In a dimly lit side hall, a man wearing a bamboo hat knelt before Karl and said in a low voice:
"My subordinates failed in their duties, causing the operation to infiltrate Lieyang to fail. I beg God to punish me."
Carl looked at him, his tone flat and emotionless, revealing not a trace of anger:
"Nusa, although your mission did not achieve its ultimate goal, you did find out the true nature of the blazing sun, so it cannot be considered a failure."
"Thank God for his forgiveness."
Nusa raised his head slightly, revealing a section of his pale chin through the edge of his straw hat.
"Rest assured, my god, before my avatar died, it destroyed one of the core laboratories of the Blazing Sun. Their research progress on the fourth-generation divine body will definitely be severely affected."
Karl nodded slightly and said calmly, "In that case, you should go and help Hua Ye attack Tiancheng and capture Li Yao."
"Yes, my God."
Nusa bowed deeply, his figure gradually blurring and merging into the shadows, disappearing without a trace.
……
Several days later, Hua Ye's million-strong army finally arrived at the Nine Star Domain outside the Mero Heavenly Court.
Inside the Tiangong command center, Hua Ye was sprawled on a large sofa, swinging his legs back and forth.
Sumari stood by his side with his hands at his sides, while Snow stood by the light screen, his black robes standing out from the surrounding noise.
"How's the fleet's firepower deployment going?" Hua Ye asked lazily, without even lifting his eyelids.
"Your Majesty, the entire fleet has entered a state of first-level combat readiness, and all fire positions of each squadron have been calibrated."
Sumari bowed in response, then added:
"By the way, Your Majesty, several more fleets from vassal civilizations have joined us along the way, plus the triangular fleet on the flanks, so the personnel are a bit mixed."
"To avoid friendly fire, we need to assign a unified identification code to friendly forces. What do you think would be a suitable name?"
Hua Ye licked his lips and blurted out without thinking, "Tsk, call me a fan of short skirts."
Sumali couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Your Majesty, you are truly devoted to love."
Hua Ye smiled and waved his hand, then turned to Snow beside him and casually asked, "Snow, are you sure this place is the only way to Tiancheng? We didn't lead you the wrong way, did we?"
"Rest assured, King Hua Ye, according to Styx's intelligence, the Nine Star Domain is the only way to enter the Merlo Heavenly Court, there is no mistake." Snow's tone was calm, his gaze still fixed on the star map.
He naturally wouldn't say that this information was extracted by Karl from Ruoning's memories.
Hua Ye didn't suspect anything, leaned back on the sofa and smiled at the people around him, "Well, that unlucky kid Karl did order something, didn't he?"
The surrounding generals, all of whom were scum, burst into laughter in agreement.
Snow frowned slightly: "King Hua Ye, please show respect to my god."
"Alas, alas, it is my fault, it is my fault."
Hua Ye raised his hands in surrender, but a completely insincere smile graced his face as he waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, full speed ahead!"
Snow snorted softly, closed his eyes, and felt nothing but disdain.
Laugh, keep laughing.
Once you hit the 19th defense line, let's see if you can still laugh.
He's just a tool that's been pushed to the forefront, yet he dares to speak disrespectfully to my god.
The fleet continued its journey through the star system.
After a long while, Sumari stepped forward and reported, "Your Majesty, we have arrived at the coordinates."
"Oh? We've finally arrived."
Hua Ye rubbed his shoulders and sat up straight. He opened the virtual star map in front of him and glanced at it. The smile on his face froze on the spot.
"Tsk, wait, where are we? Is this Tiancheng?"
He turned to Snow, his tone tinged with impatience: "Snow, what's going on? Didn't you provide the location? How come we haven't seen a single angel?"
Snow kept his eyes closed, as if he hadn't heard him and completely ignored him.
"Hey, you son of a bitch..."
Hua Ye's face darkened, and he was about to lash out when the alarm system in the command room suddenly went off.
"Warning! Warning! Abnormally increased stellar activity detected ahead; solar wind is spreading!"
Hua Ye was stunned. Before he could react, he saw a huge celestial body in the distant starry sky suddenly burst out with dazzling light. Immediately afterward, a very violent stellar energy storm swept towards the fleet.
"Holy crap?!"
Hua Ye was so frightened he almost jumped off the sofa, yelling at the top of his lungs, "Retreat immediately! The entire fleet retreats!"
The massive fleet hastily retreated, but it was still a step too late.
Hundreds of warships at the forefront of the formation were swept by the solar wind and instantly melted into ashes by the high temperature.
The command room was deathly silent.
Hua Ye stared at the formation of lights that vanished instantly on the screen, his face paling slightly. He swallowed hard and exclaimed, "What the hell was that?!"
"Your Majesty... this level of technology is completely beyond our imagination." Sumari was also shocked.