Lieyang Civilization's Choice

Lieyang Civilization, New Solar Star.

Inside the Council Hall of Cloudsky City.

Looking at the messages appearing on the Ranking System, Pan Zhen was nearly worried to death!

There had already been a huge mess on Solar Star that had yet to be resolved, and now this had happened again!

It was enough to make Pan Zhen worry himself sick!

After all, Morgana had already exposed Solar Star's actions against the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization.

Not only that, with Death God Karl's recent "kick while they were down," Lieyang Civilization could no longer clear its name!

Although the relationship between the two civilizations had not quite fallen to freezing point, it was already about as bad as it could get!

Yet at a time like this, the Ranking System revealed that the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization possessed such a powerful super formation. How could Pan Zhen, the Great General of Solar Star, possibly accept that?

To put it bluntly, Solar Star and the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization were now locked in direct confrontation!

The stronger the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization was, the greater the crisis facing Lieyang Civilization!

Pan Zhen was not the only one with a worried expression. The elders seated in the Council Hall looked just as troubled!

After all, if this matter was not handled properly, Solar Star would essentially have provoked an overwhelmingly powerful enemy!

In their eyes, the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization was like a fierce tiger, while Lieyang Civilization was merely a little lamb!

Once the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization truly developed killing intent, Lieyang Civilization would be utterly unable to resist with its own strength and could only allow itself to be slaughtered!

That was precisely why these elders, who usually paid little attention to affairs, were now so anxious and agitated!

Just as the entire hall fell silent, the Fifth Elder was the first to lose patience. "If it really comes to that, then we should join Death God Karl's plan!"

"After all, in the entire Known Universe, aside from Karl's Void Technology, there is no other civilization capable of contending with the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization!"

"No!" As soon as the Fifth Elder voiced his thoughts, the First Elder immediately objected. "Before we see Void Warriors face the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization, none of us knows whether Death God Karl's Void Technology can truly defeat them!"

"The more times like this arise, the more we must remain calm!"

"After all, if we choose the wrong side, all of Solar Star—Lieyang Civilization itself—will be completely doomed!"

"And Death God Karl makes it sound nice, saying he will install Void Engines for them free of charge. But we have no idea what tricks he might have played with those engines behind the scenes!"

"Do you want every warrior on Solar Star to become Death God Karl's soldier?"

The Fifth Elder was unwilling to accept that. He slammed his hand on the table and said to the First Elder, "All you know is to wait and see, wait and see!"

"By the time the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization truly reaches the Known Universe, will Solar Star still have time to prepare?"

"If we don't use the time we have now to raise the strength of Solar Star's warriors, then when the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization arrives, who are we supposed to send into battle?"

"Have you even thought about any of that?"

"Don't glare at me and throw a tantrum here!" Seeing the anger on the Fifth Elder's face, the First Elder also slammed the table hard. "Your method simply won't work!"

"Having Solar Star's warriors undergo Void Engine modifications is no different from sending them to their deaths!"

"They would be handing their lives over to someone else! Do you expect Death God Karl to revive you afterward?"

"Following my method, no matter how bad things get, Solar Star's warriors will not lose their own will!"

"Even if we die, we will perish alongside Solar Star!"

"If we really do as you say, then Solar Star might as well rename itself Styx Galaxy Number Two!"

This time, Pan Zhen did not speak up to stop the argument between the Fifth Elder and the First Elder.

Because the methods they proposed were precisely the choice Solar Star now faced!

Either accept Death God Karl's Void Engine modifications and take a gamble!

Or wait for the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization to reach Solar Star and perish together with all of Lieyang!

Just as Pan Zhen was considering how to make his choice, the Fourth Elder, who had remained silent all along, suddenly said, "How about we first agree to Karl's request and help him obtain Void Matter?"

"That way, those Secondary Civilizations will accept Void Engine modifications!"

"Once they accept the Void Engine modifications, we can observe their performance and see whether the path of Void Engines is truly suitable for Solar Star."

As soon as the Fourth Elder voiced his suggestion, the Council Hall fell silent once more.

The First Elder and the Fifth Elder both returned to their seats and lowered their heads, considering the feasibility of the Fourth Elder's proposal.

It was not just them. Pan Zhen was also considering whether this plan would work.

The Fourth Elder's plan was indeed quite good. By doing this, Solar Star would not only face no immediate risks, but it could also see whether Death God Karl's Void Engines possessed enough power to contend with the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization!

However, this plan also had a major flaw!

If Death God Karl directly announced on the Ranking System that Solar Star had helped them produce Void Matter, then their actions would undoubtedly be a provocation against the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization!

The likely result would be that Lieyang Civilization and the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization would become irreconcilable enemies, locked in a fight to the death!

Styx Galaxy, Death Academy.

While Pan Zhen and the others were still thinking, Death God Karl of the Styx Galaxy was not worried in the slightest.

In fact, judging by his expression, he even seemed faintly pleased!

To Death God Karl, the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization's overwhelming strength was the very thing he feared least!

Because the stronger the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization became, the more united the civilizations across the Known Universe involved in his plan would become!

Coupled with Death God Karl's absolute confidence in the Void Power he had researched, he wore a smile without the slightest trace of panic!

After all, as long as the civilizations involved in his plan banded together, he would gain an incomparably vast Void army!

He refused to believe that, with such a Void army at his command, the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization could still threaten him!

As for whether the Lieyang Civilization would help him, Death God Karl confidently believed that it definitely would!

Because throughout the entire Known Universe, aside from his Void Technology, there was simply no other power capable of contending with the Cyber Heavenly Court Civilization!

Therefore, the Lieyang Civilization helping him had become inevitable!