Dust naturally had another mission.
Just as Li Yifei had said before, personal connections were useful sometimes, but most of the time, they were not.
Especially when matters of national importance were involved, that bit of personal friendship was laughably fragile.
Li Yifei understood this principle, and Grand Duke List naturally understood it as well.
So Dust quietly entered the Blue Star Federation.
The He Family was currently an ally, and barring any surprises, would remain one in the future.
But even allies could not monopolize the Dark Empire's channels.
Having one family dominate was not necessarily a good thing, whether for List or He Yun.
Indulgence would make desires swell, and swollen desires could lead to destruction.
So balance—making sure the He Family remembered its place at all times—was a good thing for them.
List would never place all his hopes on the He Family either. He had to prepare multiple ways out for himself, so that if anything went wrong, he would have alternatives.
That was why Dust's mission was important, though not particularly urgent.
Besides that, he had to teach certain people a lesson, though that came last.
His first target was Li Yifei, who had not long since left the He Family Training Camp.
Since Li Yifei wanted to make contact with the North Wind Knight Order, Dust would give him that opportunity in advance.
The kind Grand Duke List had inherited his father's fine virtues. He loved helping others most of all.
Finding Li Yifei's location was slightly troublesome.
It was difficult to find one person alone, but much easier to find a fleet.
As an important member of the Li Family, Li Yifei had always controlled the family's bottom line—their private armed forces.
Forgive him for fearing death. Especially after the appearance of such