The Ethereal Cult has a diplomatic embassy on the home planet of the Red Empire, and diplomatic ambassadors visit the Empire's political core, Tylen Hamill Palace, to negotiate with the relevant officials in charge of the Empire regarding the ransom of Dylan and Mertes.

Negotiations had been going on for months, and the Imperial officials had gone from not being able to advance at the beginning to now gradually accepting some conditions, and the diplomatic ambassadors of the Ethereal Sect knew that they were making progress.

"Regarding clause 53 of the ransom, we have additional ......"

The diplomatic ambassador spoke eloquently, and the imperial officials nodded and listened, occasionally asking a word or two on this matter. They do not have the right to make their own decisions, in fact, they are just a mouthpiece for the top of the two sides, and their attitude is the attitude of the top level.

After listening for a while, the communicator of the imperial official suddenly rang, and the news was received, and the diplomatic ambassador stopped talking very interestingly, and signaled that he would continue to speak when you were done with it.

The Imperial official turned on the communicator, glanced at it a few times, and then put it away.

Seeing this, the diplomatic ambassador was about to continue, but the imperial official raised his palm and motioned for him to stop.

"That's it for today, all the previous conditions are overturned, and you go back and make a new ransom deal."

The diplomatic ambassador was shocked, "Hasn't the previous agreement already been discussed, why did it suddenly ......?"

The Imperial official waved his hand to interrupt the other's words, and he stood up and looked down at the diplomatic ambassador condescendingly, the arc of his smile appearing at the corner of his mouth, and the smile carried a touch of pride and superiority that made the diplomatic ambassador feel bad.

"Go back and wait for news from your higher-ups, or you can also look at today's news and you'll know why."

……

After three months, the situation between the Red Empire and the Ethereal Sect has made new progress.

On this day, the Empire issued a new statement to the entire universe, announcing that they had successfully captured two Super A-class members of the Ethereal Sect, and so far, the Empire already had four captives in its hands.

The empire's counterattack was like a thunderbolt, making many forces in the universe awe-inspiring, seeing the blood loss of the Ethereal Spirit Sect, some people gloated, some secretly rejoiced, and some people shared the same hatred.

In more than a dozen star fields, among the interstellar citizen groups of countless civilizations, this news has also caused a sensation, in the eyes of ordinary people, the super A class is almost a god, just as far away as a legend, and this time, there are four high-ranking super A class who have been knocked down to the mortal dust and become prisoners.

Since entering the Xinghai calendar, there has been no incident of super-A-class collective arrest for many years, and countless interstellar citizens feel as if they have witnessed history, and this sensational event will inevitably go down in history.

On the forum, players' opinions on this event focus on another angle.

The task of the area search has been settled, and the players who provided the clues have shared the rich rewards, and in the Legion process, Philip has sent a message to them praising their contributions, which proves that the Empire has a lot of credit for capturing two Super A-Ranks.

Several players who initially discovered that the two were anomalous posted on the forums about their rewards, which made many players know that the direction of the plot of this major event was inadvertently changed by them, and their participation in the plot caused a lot of impact.

From version 1.0 to now 3.0, players gradually find that they have more and more influence on the plot trend, and the degree of involvement in the sea of stars is getting deeper and deeper.

- Realize the importance of what you do, and the sense of accomplishment and fun it brings is more enjoyable than simply rewarding tasks.

This event was also recorded by the player in the chronicles of the Shattered Star Ring.

Each player can write a chronicle, which has the consequence of being redundant. The official will screen the events, sort them out, and put some trivial things into the appendix, only this kind of big event worth mentioning can be put into the main post, and the players who wrote it can sign it and get rewards, and many people are proud of it.

……

Another cluster of Shattered Star Rings, a serpentine fleet lined up in front of a public stargate station, including an inconspicuous ordinary ship.

Inside the ship, a news message was displayed on the virtual screen, the Imperial News Channel announced the results of the manhunt, and two Ethereal Sect Super A-class were captured alive.

Drip.

The virtual screen is turned off.

Niga put down the remote control and held his forehead with one hand, his expression was very complicated.

"Sagman: They were captured by the Empire......"

Among the four people who escaped from the shining world together, two people have already been arrested, and Sisko's situation is also very bad, it seems that he is the only one who can escape from the broken star ring unharmed, and Niga can't help but feel sad in his heart.

I still remember that when they first set off, the six of them were full of confidence and felt that they were nine out of ten, but they didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, they were all wiped out, and they fled, many people were captured, and only the endgame remained.

He heard that the top leaders of the Ethereal Spirit Sect were negotiating with the Red Empire to discuss the ransom, and now, the empire had two more chips in its hands, and the price that the Ethereal Spirit Sect had to pay was even greater, not to mention, he didn't think that the Red Empire would allow the Ethereal Spirit Sect to ransom everyone, and among the four people who were captured, I was afraid that some of them would experience a long prison sentence.

"At least...... I've brought back the Scepter of the Gods......"

Niga shook his head slightly, and now he could only use this excuse to comfort himself and the Ethereal Spirit Sect.

……

"Fortunately, it was Niga who carried the Scepter of the Gods, and he didn't let the empire snatch the ......"

At the meeting of the bishopric of the Ethereal Spirit Sect, many bishops frowned, and some people said this in a happy tone, but it only attracted a helpless glance from others.

One of the bishops sighed, "We have enabled the spy network of the Shattered Star Ring, but we have not been able to bring back all the super A-level combat power, the price we have paid is far higher than the gains, Sagman and Teledi have fallen into the hands of the Empire, increasing the chips in their hands, we need to pay more ransom, the Empire will not be polite to us." ”

The ransom between the two cosmic-level civilizations will not be simple money, but a multifaceted political, military, and economic condition.

The round table of the conference was cloudy, and the bishopric looked lost and had no time to get angry.

Dillon, Meter, Tylerdie, and Sagman all represent more than themselves, the four of them all have their own super A-level forces, which are huge and powerful, and now that the leader has been arrested, these super A-level forces have caused a commotion, and people are panicking, and the Ethereal Spirit Sect is under tremendous pressure to stabilize these allied forces.

Coupled with the attention of other super A-level combat power, the Ethereal Spirit Sect must not only redeem people, but also as soon as possible, and not chill the hearts of its allies, otherwise it will be difficult to attract new super A-level to work for themselves in the future.

There will always be the death of the old Super A class and the birth of a new Super A class, the time scale of civilization is very long, and the Super A class under its command is constantly updated and iterated, in the long run, the reputation and credibility of civilization in this regard are more important than the four people who were arrested.

And in terms of updates and iterations, the Red Empire currently has an absolute advantage......

As the fastest holder to reach the super A record, Black Star is undoubtedly a potential stock, after this battle, not long after reaching the super A level, Black Star has initially shown its edge, faster than countless forces expected.

And in the foreseeable future, with the ability shown by Black Star, he will definitely be able to become a powerhouse that the Red Empire relies on, and the most terrifying thing is Black Star's age, he is the youngest of all super A-level, enough to serve the empire for hundreds of thousands of years.

In other words, they will probably have to deal with this guy for hundreds of years.

The thought that the Red Empire had such a potential share, the top echelons of the Ethereal Spirit Sect were jealous.

They also wanted to strangle the Black Star, but this attempt cost them a lot, and the Ethereal Cult was forced to decide to abandon the Evolution Cube for the time being.

Before eliminating the effects of this turmoil, the Ethereal Spirit Sect didn't plan to trouble Black Star again, and didn't even want to look at him.

The Ethereal Cult admits that they planted it this time.

This account, for the time being, will be written.

Leave that for later.

The days are still long!

……

"Sugman, they planted it this time."

In the dimly lit room, the Super A-class of the Ethereal Spirit Sect had gathered here through remote projection, and the seats at the round table were empty for six places.

As a result of this incident, the super A-level of the Ethereal Spirit Sect all gathered together to talk about this turmoil.

"When the Ethereal Spirit Sect was planning this operation, they only saw the disparity in combat power, and thought that it was impossible to fail, but I felt that it was risky, so I refused to be recruited, and the reckless man of Meterus took my place, and now it seems that fortunately I didn't agree at that time." Someone can't help but be an afterthought.

"It's a pity that I was stared at by many forces and couldn't be secretly mobilized, otherwise with me participating in this operation, the result would have been different." Someone else said lightly.

The Ethereal Spirit Sect also has an existence similar to the three pillars of the Red Empire, but the strongest few super A-level did not participate in this operation, because they are strong, so they are subject to more surveillance, and any wind and grass will be eye-catching, and the Ethereal Spirit Sect thinks that there is a pantheon scepter and numerical advantage enough to crush the empire, so it found six super A-level Sagman, and there is still a gap between the strongest Sagman and Niga and the strongest super A-level.

"However, in any case, Sugman and they have the advantage of numbers, but they still can't grab the transformation cube, and the ability that Blackstar has shown this time is a surprise factor, and it seems that we have another strong opponent."

"Hmm...... In a few decades, the three pillars of the empire will probably become the four pillars of the empire......"

The allies of the same camp were deflated at the hands of Black Star, and the impression of the super A-level present on Han Xiao couldn't help but become more profound.

"Well, what do you think, should we wait for the Ethereal Spirit Sect to ransom people, or will we intercept the Imperial fleet escorting the captives and rescue them halfway?"

"Let's wait and see, if the Ethereal Sect can solve the problem, let's not make things more complicated...... Moreover, the intelligence from the Void Spirit Sect showed that the Black Star could seal the super A-level, although I don't know what kind of cosmic treasure it is, but it is obviously not so easy to break. ”

Everyone nodded, they were all jealous of the second mysterious cosmic treasure in Han Xiao's hand.

According to the general practice, the empire escorted four super A-class captives back, and an important condition for them to save people halfway was to cooperate with the outside and the inside.

And now, the Ethereal Spirit Sect said that the Black Star can seal the super A-level, with the intelligence ability of a cosmic-level civilization, this is definitely not groundless.

Unable to cooperate internally and externally, the difficulty of saving people in the middle of the journey will surge, and it seems to be just a little inconspicuous change, but it will lead to the whole body.

The super A-level people present have a friendship with Sagman and others, but this friendship is not enough for them to take risks.

……

The dark blue spatial energy swirls rippled like a tidal wave, and a mighty Imperial fleet spewed orange-red advancing flames and slowly sailed out of the stargate, leaving behind trails of tail flames that slowly faded, including a dragon the size of a warship.

The glow of the stargate sprinkled on the hull of each battleship, leaving mottled light and shadow on the angular hull mechanics, illuminating the cracks and depressions in the armor, and the outer armor of varying degrees of damage was full of battle marks.

Several ships of the Black Star Legion hovered not far from the Star Gate, slowly meeting the heavy armed main ship of this fleet—the damage to the main ship was particularly terrifying, the armor plates were torn in large areas, and there were dozens of holes filled by nano-repair materials, all of which showed the intensity of the battle.

The spacecraft docks with the main ship, and the mechanical structures around the hatch are mated and locked with each other to complete the link.

Snort –

The hatch slid open, and Han Xiao walked into the main ship along the passage, and under the guidance of the imperial soldiers, he came all the way to the strictly guarded prison restricted area, where two restraint cabins were placed.

The inner wall of the bondage chamber is made of an extremely tough alloy material, which is difficult to get out of the trap from the inside out, the internal structure automatically adjusts according to the size of the prisoner, fixing it, and the mezzanine is equipped with various devices to provide high pressure, electromagnetic field for restraint, and weaken the transmission of energy, the two bondage chambers are locked up at this time for the two Sugman.

The restraint cabin can't completely restrict the super A-class, but the two have been seriously injured and are powerless to break free, and the imperial super A-level such as Heber and Beoni are guarding on the side.

Han Xiao's body came to converge in order to use space-time amber to completely seal the two of them.

"Juggernaut." Youzu and other apostle weapons came up.

"Good work." Han Xiao nodded, and by the way, he recovered the mechanical body.

The mechanical shell bears his [Juggernaut Descent], and the battle with the two of them is unlikely to be unscathed, requiring a certain degree of repair.

The two of them had nowhere to escape, they fought with all their might, and the combat power that erupted should not be underestimated, especially Sagman, when he was fully active, his destructive power was amazing, causing some damage to the fleet, but in the end it was suppressed by the Imperial Super A-level siege.

Tarrokov's remote projection greeted him, and he said, "I'm here, I'm waiting for you." ”

"Let them out." Han Xiao asked the Imperial soldiers to open the bondage cabin, took out the space-time amber, and sealed Sagman and Tylerdi one after another.

"It's much safer, and there's no risk of getting out of trouble." Tarrokov tapped the amber ball with satisfaction.

Ravenlaud couldn't help but look at Han Xiao, he felt more and more that the space-time amber was easy to use, and he was so stunned and envious.

Tarrokov asked the soldiers to carry the two amber balls away, and he took Han Xiao and the others to the conference room.

After everyone was seated, he looked at Han Xiao and said, "Your Excellency is satisfied with our progress, she has learned of the merits of the Black Star, and has specially made a compliment. ”

Han Xiao nodded, he contributed a lot in the pursuit operation, provided a lot of information, after catching the two of them, his panel had a hint, and he got 4500 Imperial Contribution Points.

Not only that, but Tarrokov had previously revealed to him privately that this credit would give the empire a tilt towards him on the issue of dividing the territory of the shining world, and have the opportunity to get a bigger and better fief.

This sudden incident not only turned the danger into a disaster, but also turned against the army, and the top echelons of the empire now have a very good impression of Han Xiao.

"The Empire's hunt is over, and the Ethereal Sect's spies will be hunted down in the future, but this job is taken over by the Intelligence Bureau, and the Empire has another task for you."

Tarrokov changed his words, "Next, the Empire needs you to escort the four captives to the Constellation Corridor to prevent an interception from the Ethereal Sect on the way. ”

Everyone nodded their heads, and it was right to be cautious, not to lose these chips because of carelessness.

"However, the escort does not include Black Star and Overlord."

Everyone looked over one after another, and Han Xiao and Heber were a little surprised.

"What do you want us to do?" Herber asked in a deep voice.

Tarrokov opened the star map, zoomed in on his field of view, and pointed his finger at the territory of the Star Pupil Protoss.

"I need the two of you to lead some Imperial fleets to the territory of the Star Pupil Protoss."

"Catch Sisko?" Herber frowned.

"No, you're just there to press." Tarrokov shook his head, "Sisko's situation is different from the others, he is the leader of civilization, his base camp is in the Broken Star Ring, the Empire did intend to deal with him, but you captured Sagman and Telledi, and His Excellency the Führer canceled this plan, you can take it as a counterbalance concession." ”

"Well, that's good." Maxirol interjected: "We have four captives in our hands, Sisko is the one who has no way to escape, and it may not be a good thing for the empire to continue to chase and fight." ”

The other few people have no foundation in the Broken Star Ring, and if they are caught, they can only blame themselves for not escaping, and Sisko can run away from the monk and can't run the temple, but if the empire goes to the territory of a quasi-star cluster-level civilization and forcibly takes away their civilization leader, it will cause a lot of backlash, and the Ethereal Spirit Sect can't sit back and watch the forces under its protection be bullied like this, otherwise it will lose the trust of its allies.

The Empire was not afraid of these consequences, but since it had captured new captives, it did not need Sisko as a backup option, and if it was not necessary, the Empire did not want to cause an excessive backlash, so it changed its original plan, acted when it was opportunized, and took it when it was good.

Of course, not arresting Sisko doesn't mean that he won't be held accountable for what he did, it is necessary to clamp down on the development of the Star Pupil Divine Clan, and it would be great if a force close to the Ethereal Spirit Sect could be driven out of this star field.

The Red Empire has mobilized hundreds of millions of warships in order to develop the Shining World, and now it has transferred a part of its fleet to the Shattered Star Ring, and the armed forces available in this star field are even more than the other two combined, even if the Radiant Federation is the nominal ruler here.

Just one word, do whatever you want.

"It's a pity." Han Xiao raised his eyebrows, he couldn't catch the other party, he couldn't help but feel a little sorry, he had always been interested in Sisko's body structure, every time he saw Sisko, he wanted to poke this guy's eyes.

However, he took away the "treasure of the Zhen clan" in the eyes of the Star Pupil Divine Clan, and the two sides are on the same page, and now they have to go to other people's territory to exert pressure, which seems to be a little too arrogant.

"It seems that you need to bring some people, don't be beaten...... ' Han Xiao said secretly.