As for Shrek Academy joining forces with the Tang Sect?
Chen Yu could only say...
Was there any difference between joining forces and not joining forces?
On the Douluo Plane, strength reigned supreme.
The Tang Sect did not even have a Peak Quasi-God now. If Shrek Academy were not backing them, they would not even be qualified to enter the arena.
A faction that did not even have more than a few Quasi-Gods...
And they dared challenge him?
Chen Yu then withdrew his gaze, lazily sat back down in his chair, picked up the Soul Communication Device on the table, and dialed an encrypted channel.
"Get the Nail moving."
"I want all transaction records from Xuanshi Tang Sect Technology Co., Ltd. over the past five years, especially where the Soul Tools and Soul Tool blueprints ended up."
His voice was low, carrying an icy chill that brooked no doubt.
A moment later, a concise and forceful reply came from the other end of the communication device.
"Yes."
Chen Yu put down the communication device, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.
Several days later.
A thick document folder was delivered to Chen Yu's desk.
Chen Yu opened the folder, pulled out the materials inside, and read through them page by page.
His gaze was as calm as water, and his expression did not change in the slightest. He merely nodded faintly from time to time, as though confirming something.
The records in the file were exceptionally detailed. The time, quantity, price, handler, and final destination of every transaction were clearly listed on the pages.
As the Federation Council Chairman, he had long since planted his own informants within every major faction.
These informants ordinarily did not need to do anything. They merely had to live normal lives and work normally, like dormant seeds buried deep in the soil.
And when he needed them, those seeds would break through the earth and bring him everything he wanted.
This time, he had activated the spy he had planted within Xuanshi Tang Sect Technology Co., Ltd.
He was a senior operative who had infiltrated the Tang Sect for many years. He was diligent in his daily work and had never aroused anyone's suspicion.
In his hands was evidence enough to condemn the Tang Sect to eternal damnation.
A detailed file documenting how the Tang Sect had used the company's name to purchase large quantities of Soul Tools and Soul Tool blueprints.
The purchases themselves were not illegal. The problem was where those items had ultimately gone.
Chen Yu flipped to the final page of the file, his gaze settling on that line of small print.
According to the records, all the Soul Tools and blueprints had ultimately been sent to a secret location in Skysea City, where they vanished without a trace.
There were no registrations, no filings, and no explanation of any legitimate destination.
Batch after batch of Soul Tools, enough to arm a small army, had simply vanished from the Tang Sect's accounts.
And Chen Yu, who knew the original plot...
Also knew that Skysea City contained a Tang Sect research facility hidden in the shadows.
It was a secret Tang Sect base unknown even to the Federation's intelligence department, containing all manner of ships and submarines...
And it was precisely by relying on these things...
That the Tang Sect had been able to continuously transport supplies to the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire overseas.
Transporting supplies...
To the Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire.
Chen Yu lightly tapped his fingers on the desk, a trace of coldness flashing through his eyes.
The Star Luo Empire and Dou Ling Empire might nominally maintain peace with the Sun Moon Federation.
But in essence, they remained independent regimes, powers outside the Federation.
Transporting military supplies to foreign powers...
What crime was that?
Treason!
No matter what banner the Tang Sect flew.
No matter how lofty and righteous their reasons sounded.
This charge...
They could never wash it away!
It could be said...
That the Tang Sect could no longer escape the charge of treason.
Chen Yu then closed the file, rose to his feet, and walked to the window. Looking out at the countless lights of Ming Capital, distant starlight reflected in his eyes.
Chen Yu convened the Federation Council once more.
As soon as the news spread, all of Ming Capital was shaken again.
The three hundred and sixty-five council members had only just recovered from the previous meeting when they received notice of another full assembly.
Everyone was guessing...
What was the chairman going to do this time?
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had just been destroyed, Shrek Academy's Supreme Elder had just been killed, and the Federation's situation was already unstable. Was the chairman still going to make another move?
Several days later, Parliament Building.
The largest council chamber was packed to capacity.
All three hundred and sixty-five council members had gathered once again.
But this time, the bewilderment and shock from the previous meeting were gone from their faces, replaced by grave scrutiny.
Every gaze was fixed tightly on Chen Yu atop the dais, wanting to know what sort of storm this council chairman would stir up next.
The council chamber was quiet, oppressively so.
The council members sat or stood.
Some whispered among themselves, some silently flipped through the files in their hands, while others merely stared at the dais in silence, their eyes filled with complicated emotions.
The air in the council chamber...
Was thick with the oppressive sense of an approaching storm.
They were also curious about why Chen Yu was convening assemblies so frequently.
Last time...
He had cut off Shrek's resource support.
Then, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was gone.
What about this time?
Who would it be?
At that moment, Chen Yu stood on the dais, the Federation flag behind him.
He wore formal attire, his expression calm as his steady gaze swept across the hall.
Without any unnecessary words, he directly raised a hand, signaling for the staff behind him to present the evidence.
On the enormous Soul Tool screen at the center of the council chamber, files, receipts, and transaction records began scrolling one after another.
Every transaction was clearly visible.
Every number was shocking.
Then, Chen Yu produced that file.
The detailed file documenting how the Tang Sect had purchased large quantities of Soul Tools and Soul Tool blueprints in the name of Xuanshi Tang Sect Technology Co., Ltd., before secretly transporting those supplies to Skysea City.
He opened the file and displayed it page by page before everyone.
His voice was not loud, but every word clearly reached the ears of every council member present.
"Everyone, please look."
"These are the Tang Sect's transaction records from the past five years."
Chen Yu pointed at the information scrolling across the screen, his tone as calm as water.
"In the name of a company, they purchased vast quantities of military-grade Soul Tools and Soul Tool blueprints from all across the Federation."
"According to the records, all of these supplies were sent to Skysea City—"
"And then, there was nothing more."
He paused, sweeping his gaze across the hall as his voice suddenly grew heavier.
"Skysea City should be familiar to all of you."
"According to years of tracking by the Federation's intelligence department, a Tang Sect underground research facility is hidden there, specifically used to develop ships and submarines."
"And the purpose of these ships and submarines..."
"Why don't you all guess what it is?"
The council chamber immediately fell deathly silent.
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