Gianna stared in shock at the young man nearly thirty years her junior, who was lecturing her like a teacher. She stood frozen in place.
She should have been furious, but after carefully considering Su Yi's actions over the past two days, Gianna suddenly realized she had no grounds to argue.
He had instructed his subordinates in advance, trading countless heroic sacrifices for enough prestige and power to intimidate everyone.
Then he had used the attack she and Gabriel launched when they arrived to establish a partnership with the Void Abyss Lord.
Through that partnership, he had easily crushed the Order of Flowers, the strongest of the four factions, then exploited the chaos.
While eliminating the key leaders of two other factions, he had deliberately let the fourth faction's key leader go.
Now, Su Yi had successfully secured the position of Planetary Defense Force commander and thoroughly fractured the cultists' internal relationships.
Once word spread that their joint operation had cost them two leaders while only the last leader returned alive, the two organizations would immediately unleash their fury on the Corpse Companions.
After that, no matter how much either side explained or compromised, there would be no chance of further cooperation.
And now Su Yi had successfully taken control of the Planetary Defense Force.
He had also exercised his power to grant pardons, smoothing over relations between its divided factions.
Next, his more powerful troops would arrive on Red Sun Star. At that point, everything here would be settled.
After analyzing this entire series of plans, Gianna looked at the young man, her golden eyes filled with admiration and shock.
As turbulent emotions surged through Gianna's heart, Su Yi received a call.
Winter's holographic projection appeared. "Reporting in. Our efforts to bring the situation under control have gone very