Lu Yin had already ordered the Great Yu Empire to do everything it could to upgrade the small Radiant-grade ship he'd owned before, but upgrading it to Black Hole grade wouldn't be easy. It would take time.
A ship like that was strategic materiel.
Wait, East Saint Dios should have Black Hole-grade ships. Wendy Yu Shan's had been destroyed in the Storm Flow Realm, but there should be others.
Thinking of this, Lu Yin immediately contacted Barry to ask about the Black Hole-grade ships.
Barry looked troubled. "I'm sorry, Councilor Lu. East Saint Dios doesn't have any Black Hole-grade ships left."
"Where did they go? Shouldn't there have been five?" Lu Yin snapped. He'd finally remembered to ask about them, only to find they were gone.
"There were indeed five originally, one for each councilor," Barry said. "But three ships disappeared when their councilors died. You took Councilor Wendy's ship, and Liu Shaoge took the last one, the ship that belonged to Bu You."
"Liu Shaoge left Saint Dios?" Lu Yin's gaze sharpened.
"He's already back, but the ship's whereabouts are unknown," Barry said.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes. "Keep an eye on Liu Shaoge. Don't let him leave. If he does, tell me immediately."
"Yes." Barry wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied respectfully.
For some reason, Lu Yin had always been wary of Liu Shaoge. Perhaps it had something to do with himself. He knew all too well how difficult it was to leave a remote planet like Earth and rise to his current position in the universe. He'd survived countless brushes with death, and that was with Big Sister and the others helping him forge an identity. Otherwise, he could never have reached where he was now. And Liu Shaoge? A real Earthling had become a