2783. The shackles of the past
In the smoke, Ni Yongxiao slowly raised his head, only to see that Bosa Magtan-Scar, who had bald spots on his hair but was still majestic, walked in.
Ni Yongxiao nodded slightly, then Scar nodded and sat across from him.
Time flies, Magtan-Scar is no longer the aggressive and cruel bandit he used to be. Power and time have long smoothed his edges. Today, he has calm eyes and good etiquette. In front of Ni Yongxiao, he is more like a calm commander than the bandit leader of the past.
Because only those who have experienced power and those who have had it will know how to be reverent. Those who open their mouths and keep silent about which departments and senior officials I despise are just because they have never really stepped into the threshold of power.
Magtan-Scar has seen it before. He has already deeply understood the true weight of power. He also understands that any one of those people who came to Kingdom of Dawn has the ability to make him and everything he owns disappear in an instant.
Roan, I have never seen it before. Because Hutt Space's situation gradually stabilized, he seemed to be just a spoiled child, thinking that the truth of the entire galaxy was in his fist. But he never knew that those who truly have power would only need a look to destroy him.
"How have you been recently?" Ni Yongxiao took a puff from his cigarette, squinted his eyes and shook out the ashes. Instead of getting straight to the point, he started chatting.
"Originally I wanted to retire, but... it seems like this galaxy won't let me be idle. Haha." Magtan-Scar smiled.
Ni Yongxiao shook his finger, and a etiquette robot next to him came over and brought a cigar and a glass of aged Tessbia red wine to Magtan-Scar - this is a treasure brewed on a planet with a predominantly tropical climate among Developer Sector.
They just smoked cigarettes, drank wine, and chatted like old friends.
Ni Yongxiao and Magtan-Scar are indeed old friends, perhaps second only to Yuri-Orlov among Kingdom of Dawn.
Because since Ni Yongxiao was awakened by Tang Xiao, Tang Xiao tried to get him to join Battle of Malastare Canyon, but found that he had neither interest nor talent in fleet combat, so he let him return to his old job and run the black zone business for Fourth Civilization, who had just started.
To put it bluntly, it is spices. Behind the spice trade is the most secretive capital chain in the early days of Fourth Civilization. Because many of Outer Rim Territories's precious spice producing areas are under Fourth Civilization's control, especially those producing top-quality Kosher Satellite, which produces the spice "Glitterstim", and Haruun Kal, which produces the side-effect-free spice "Thyssel tree bark". The spices from these two places are extremely expensive in the galaxy Core Worlds.
Ni Yongxiao then went to Tatooine and started running his own smuggling business.
Naturally, in the process, he got acquainted with Magtan-Scar, and cooperated with the Calamity Legion in the smuggling business. Those who wanted to covet the Fourth Civilization spice business eventually disappeared into the dust of the galaxy - wiped out by the Calamity Legion.
So for a long time, Magtan-Scar and Ni Yongxiao have been working together for a long time, and they soon became friends.
Ni Yongxiao himself is also changing. After all, when he was awakened, he was actually just a gang leader. He was far different from other characters with thunderous names. He had no special abilities or the power of Superman. All he had was his own mind.
Before going to sleep, Ni Yongxiao was still a gang leader who battled wits and courage with the local police all day long. But after waking up, what he took over was the conflict between races, the continuation of civilization, and the game between galaxies!
He had to walk on thin ice step by step, and he would be shattered into pieces if he was not careful. But he still walked on, making his business huge step by step, and he handled the intertwined interest relationships very appropriately.
Decades later, when Ni Yongxiao came along, he looked back and finally found that he had become the dark emperor of Kingdom of Dawn, controlling the smuggling network almost throughout the galaxy.
But the more this happened, the more he cherished his former friends. Cun Te left, Yuri-Orlov died, Broderick-Shale is also dead. There are not many friends left who worked hard in Hutt Space. Fortunately, Magtan-Scar is one of them.
The night wind blew across the sand dunes of Tatooine, and the two of them unknowingly drank a whole bottle of red wine while chatting and reminiscing. Only then did Ni Yongxiao put out the cigarette in his hand in the ashtray - which was already filled with dozens of cigarette butts.
"I do intend to destroy Calamity Legion." Ni Yongxiao finally got to the point, "To be honest, as far as the current situation is concerned, Calamity Legion is useless. Galactic Empire's defeat is only a matter of time, and after that, our enemy... is ideas and public opinion."
"So to fight against thoughts and public opinion, Kingdom of Dawn must ensure that he is pure and flawless?" Magtan-Scar shook his head, "Why don't you think about yourself?"
"I am also ready for this." Ni Yongxiao said frankly, "I never think that I will die well, but there are still many things that can be done before I die."
"Don't you care about what happened to the Calamity Legion?" Magtan-Scar asked, "What kind of existence is Olegar?"
"The name Olegar has told me everything." Ni Yongxiao said, "Since it is him, it means Calamity Legion, that's the end of it."
Magtan-Scar smiled bitterly and sighed, "Is that the end of it? Ha... Although I also know that Roan brought it upon himself, but decades of hard work have been ruined in one moment. Is this really... Is Olegar really so powerful? Calamity Legion, is it completely hopeless?"
"Protoss's mind control is a control that goes deep into the soul and is rooted in the subconscious. In other words, the current Roan group of people already believe from the bottom of their hearts that they are the slaves of Olegar. Even Tang Xiao can't save them even if he comes over." Ni Yongxiao said, "As for Olegar, the relationship between him and Tang Xiao... is both an ally and an enemy."
"So, what will happen to the Calamity Legion next?" Magtan-Scar asked again.
"They will become Olegar's tools, fight to the death." Ni Yongxiao lit another cigarette, "And now Olegar's actions are beneficial to us. Not only will we not stop it, but we will also find ways to support it. Just when you brought this news, a team full of supplies and Mаtar A fleet of battleship parts has already set off, driven by robots, to deliver to Olegar. Tang Xiao will support Fenix's pursuit, but at the same time it will maintain the combat effectiveness of Olegar's Fist. In his opinion, there is no contradiction between the two."
Magtan-Scar took a deep breath, whether it was Protoss or Fenix, these terms were all very unfamiliar to him, but this did not prevent him from feeling the bone-chilling coldness from Ni Yongxiao's words - the coldness called power.
"Come back, Scar. Come and help me." Ni Yongxiao said, "You should also have a good home. Wealth, status, you can get anything you want."
Magtan-Scar was silent for a long time and asked slowly, "Then can I rebuild Calamity Legion?"
Ni Yongxiao shook his head decisively and said, "We will not support this matter at any level."
"That's right... After all, the next enemy is ideas and public opinion..." Magtan-Scar shook his head mockingly, stood up and saluted Ni Yongxiao solemnly, "Then, I'm leaving."
"Where to go?" Ni Yongxiao asked.
"Go... rebuild Calamity Legion." Magtan-Scar showed a smile, but it contained a bit of relief.
Ah... power is not omnipotent sometimes, is it?
At this time, Unknown Regions and Chiss territory were heading towards the remote area of the galactic center - Fefze (Fefze).
A terrible battle is breaking out here!
Tens of millions of insect swarms are attacking a Kingdom of Dawn fleet like crazy. Some of these insect swarms are huge insects with a body length of tens of meters. Among the insect swarms are some spaceships or battleships. These spaceships are covered with tumor-like organic matter and are constantly squirming.
Facing this terrifying swarm of insects, Kingdom of Dawn fleet appears to be alone. They only have 20 battleships, hundreds of Light Cruiser, and more than 1,000 frigates.
However, this fleet moved in an orderly manner and was very carefully arranged into a defensive formation, maximizing its firepower to block those terrifying insect swarms.
The number of those terrifying bugs is extremely large. They will also spray acid, and even spray an energy similar to a plasma cannon to attack. Although such an attack is insignificant to a real battleship, the terrifying number can still cause fatal damage as it continues to accumulate.
This was an endless killing that lasted for two full days.
Finally, when most of the battleships' energy had been exhausted, these battleships began to retreat in an orderly manner. These insect swarms were unable to stop the hyperspace jump, and the battlefield finally calmed down.
Only the wreckage of hundreds of warships and the corpses of millions of insect swarms are left here.
After the Kingdom of Dawn battleships evacuated, the swarm of insects began to eat the corpses of their own kind. Some of the special insects even pounced on the wreckage of those battleships! Not only the metal wreckage, but also the fuel of the reactors were devoured!
Protected by countless insect swarms, Fefze was spinning quietly in the distance, and a dense black patch of darkness could be seen on the periphery of the planet, where countless insects were circling outside the atmosphere.
Rear, Jobar, Kingdom of Dawn forward base.
One after another, warships that had retreated from the front returned here and quickly went to the space port for maintenance and supplies. However, there were too many warships in need of repair, and the space port here could not fully accommodate them. With the efforts and coordination of logistics officials, another batch of warships continued to move back to the rear logistics base for repairs.
Countless transport ships shuttled around the periphery of the planet, transporting massive supplies for frontline operations. The repair platform operated all night long, and the mechanical arms continued to work on the damaged hull. Sparks were flying, the broken armor plates were replaced, and the burned weapon modules were reloaded. The injured were quickly transferred to the rear hospital ship through the medical channel, while the additional crew members boarded the battleship.
What is very unique is that among them, there are many people wearing white robes walking among the soldiers. These people hold a lantern-like device in their hands and shine it on the soldiers' faces.
All the soldiers who were illuminated by the lantern suddenly felt refreshed, as if all their fatigue had been swept away.
However, some soldiers showed signs of pain and their bodies were shaking violently after being shined with lanterns. They were quickly taken away from the scene by men in white robes and sent to an isolation area deep in the base.
This process was not harmonious. Some people even jumped up and made a fuss and wanted to resist with force, but they were quickly subdued by the combat robots that were always on standby.
At the same time, in another space station on the periphery of the planet, the atmosphere in the conference room seemed a bit solemn.
Kingdom of Dawn Admiral Sefrans-Tann stood at the top, and next to her was a woman wearing a brown robe, with a beautiful and holy face under the hood, and long black hair hanging from the edge of the hood, making her even more charming--Cardinal Bishop, Adra of Holy Advent Cult.
On the other side, there are old acquaintances here Chiss territory, Protoss High Templar, Rassidan.
There are also three holographic projections on the other side of the conference table, namely Evolution Master Abathur, and Chiss territory Governor, Supreme Military Commander of Shien-Morabito and Chiss, Eliz Al-Alani-Admiral Qiyala.
The six of them are now the core of the highest power of Chiss territory, and they are also the core force in this crusade against the sudden rise of Kilik Swarm.
"Fefze's insect swarm is getting larger and larger in number. This tentative attack still cannot break through their defenses and touch the surface of the planet." Sefrans-Tann said.
"This number is undoubtedly abnormal! We must find the reason for the sudden increase in the number of insects!" Rassidan said, "We already have 20 observers who are constantly searching, but there is no result yet."
Abathur said, "The reproduction of insect swarms requires the conservation of energy. Without energy, reproduction cannot occur. The energy source of Kilik Swarm is currently unknown. But it is constantly evolving and can be determined."
Sefrans-Tann frowned, "Now we haven't been able to touch on the core reason for the sudden rise of Kilik Swarm - behind this, there are at least several Jedi Knight involved. Among them, these people have almost certainly been assimilated by Kilik Swarm into Joiner. But now, if Fefze cannot break through, it will be difficult for us to penetrate deep into the interior of Kilik Colony Worlds."
"The Unity will guide our path." Adra prayed with his hands clasped together, "Our priest is requesting the Unity's oracle. Although it has not been made clear yet, the priest has been able to discover Psionic Link behind the insect swarm."