Without the information blockade, two days later, the images of the Battle of the Earth and the Planet were fully posted on the Internet and spread rapidly, arousing surprise and shock among the vast number of interstellar citizens.

The Black Star Legion's missing person notices during this period are quite well-known. The interstellar society thought that Black Star was just looking for people, and many people actively participated. However, they did not expect that such an unexpected thing would happen if someone was not careful.

Unexpected breaking news.

Aren't you looking for someone? Why is Black Star working with Tool Nation again?!

Not only did they have a fight, but they actually won this time!

During the last intelligent plague incident, Tool Nation's reputation plummeted due to its position being exposed, but its ability to shake its strength and position was limited. Although the three major civilizations have been promoting a nominal tie, the publicity effect was poor because the evidence was not solid enough.

A little interesting.

However, Black Star's strength is there. Although many people don't sneer at it, they also understand that it is because Black Star has made contributions, so everyone supports it and will not come out to sing the opposite.

But this time, the video data that was circulated recorded the entire process without any omissions. Black Star basically won one-on-one, proving the authenticity of the result, which caused an uproar among the masses.

The powerful impression that Tool Nation has created in the minds of countless interstellar citizens has gradually begun to fade, and Black Star's image has become more profound, gradually taking away Tool Nation's prestige.

In the past few decades or hundreds of years, Tool Nation has never seemed to suffer losses. However, in less than a year, Tool Nation has suffered twice, and both times were caused by Black Star.

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The emergence of Black Star has created legendary deeds one after another in just a few decades, and has become the most eye-catching Transcendent A Grade recognized in the past half century. This time's deeds

The impact is even greater than the last time. Most of the interstellar society feels that the times are changing. It seems that a new round of replacement between the old and the new is taking place under the noses of all of them.

Of course, it was a shock, and most interstellar citizens were even more confused about the cause of the matter, wondering why Black Star and Tool Nation were fighting this time.

Everyone in the interstellar society knows that these two people are the president and vice president of the Transcendent A Grade Association, and the stated purpose of the association is to mediate military conflicts in Transcendent A Grade. But now the president and vice president are taking the lead in violating the rules. In the eyes of some members of the public, this is

It’s not that the Representative Development Federation exists in name only, it’s just that the nature of these powerful individuals is hard to change. Just like dogs that can’t change their eating habits, they are aggressive and fierce and will never settle down.

There are quite a few interstellar citizens who have deep-seated prejudices against Transcendent A Grade. They respect and fear them, yearn for them and loathe them, but Black Star is one of the few exceptions.

Regarding this matter, there is another version of the conspiracy theory that is more widely circulated. It is believed that this time it must be the Tool Nation secretly brewing some conspiracy, and Black Star once again stopped him - there is a background to the intelligent plague.

Tool Nation's good reputation has been completely ruined. As long as his behavior is a little outrageous, it will touch the public's sensitive nerves and make people subconsciously think that he is planning some conspiracy that is detrimental to the peace of the universe.

And this statement is not groundless. In the video of the Earth Ring Star, it is clearly shown that the reason why Tool Nation blocked the planet is to track the fugitive, and the identity of the fugitive is hard not to think of Aesop, who was recently wanted by the Black Star Legion.

As a result, many people "suddenly realized" and felt that the truth had come to light.

It turns out that Tool Nation must have discovered that Aesop was missing, so he wanted to intervene and secretly kidnap Aesop to blackmail Dragon Zodiac and Black Star!

This person is so bad. It is clearly a family matter of the Black Star Legion, but he wants to take advantage of it and kidnap other people's relatives. It is disgraceful!

This version of the conspiracy theory seems to be reasonable and well-founded, and has been recognized by more and more people. On the Internet, the denunciation and contempt of Tool Nation have become more and more intense. As if overnight, Tool Nation has suddenly become a place where everyone is shouting to fight.

The object is notorious.

Such a rapid spread of public opinion naturally involves behind-the-scenes pushers, and there are more than one. Forces that have had grievances with Tool Nation or have always disliked Tool Nation are taking advantage of the situation and secretly fueling the flames. In view of Tool Nation's reputation among its peers, it is not difficult to guess these.

Who sent the uninvited navy troops?

After several days of public opinion fermenting, the Black Star Legion issued a brief announcement, pushing the matter to a new level.

The Black Star Legion claimed that they had recovered Aesop and found that Aesop's departure was not voluntary, but was kidnapped. It has been verified that Tool Nation is one of the accomplices, and the real culprit behind the incident is the Modo civilization. The Legion stated,

The possibility of further action has not been ruled out.

Of course, the official rhetoric is more euphemistic, but the interstellar society can understand the subtext of Black Star.

——Little boy, you want to trick me behind my back? Wash your neck and wait!

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"It can be confirmed that the Soul Transformation Instrument has fallen into the hands of Black Star..."

In the high-level conference room of Modo Civilization, it was as if the air had condensed into colloid, and every breath of everyone present was stagnant and heavy.

They knew the inside story and naturally knew that the real reason for the fight between Black Star and Tool Nation was to snatch the Soul-Transforming Instrument, and Tool Nation personally confirmed that the Soul-Transforming Instrument had fallen into Black Star's hands.

Modo didn't know that Manison came for the soul-turning instrument at first, thinking that the information was well concealed, but now he knows it's too late.

Even if Tool Nation's motivation for cooperation is not pure, it is Black Star who succeeds in the end. It is meaningless to dwell on Tool Nation's behavior anymore. On the contrary, it may terminate the cooperation and lose a support.

In contrast, Modo would rather Tool Nation snatched the soul-turning instrument, but it fell into the hands of Black Star. For them, this is the worst result.

"The Soul Transformation Instrument is perfect for planting spies. If the Black Star penetrates the top of the expeditionary force, it will become a black hole and swallow up all the troops and materials we put in." The top military officials looked ugly.

"He will definitely do this. The Black Star Legion's statement is his declaration of war. We will withstand a larger-scale attack, and even Black Star himself may do it himself."

"We can only try our best to remedy the situation and find a way to get rid of the soul-changing twins so that Black Star can't use the soul-changing instrument." The three kings of Modo said in a deep voice.

Because there was no intelligence source, everyone naturally did not know that the Soul-Returning Twins were dead. At this time, Modo's senior management speculated that Black Star also controlled the Soul-Returning Instrument through the Soul-Returning Twins, so the plan to get rid of the Twins was proposed again.

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Hearing this, everyone nodded and agreed, feeling that this was one of the few feasible plans at present.

There will naturally be a price to pay if the action fails. The Modo civilization knows the risks and can only blame its own bad luck for losing the bet. Now how to deal with Black Star's counterattack is an important issue. The pressure brought by Black Star is too great. Everyone is worried

Being anxious is like facing a formidable enemy.

If I had known that it would cause such a chain reaction, I would not have tempted the Kunde people to attack the Red Empire. Many of the senior officials here felt deep regret because of the small loss.

The allies of the Transcendent Star Cluster are unreliable. They are too lazy to deal with the mess caused by Modo. They just hope that the Modo family will carry Black Star hard and stop making troubles that affect the overall strategy... But this is obviously impossible, and no one is willing to pay.

Without corresponding gains, Modo was unwilling to be trapped in trouble and must have his own plans.

Due to the difference in stance, the behavior of the Modo civilization is tantamount to cheating in the eyes of other Transcendent Star Cluster civilizations. Instead of obediently resisting Black Star, it may provoke others to die personally, so the dissatisfaction of the Transcendent Star Cluster allies can be imagined.

A senior executive hesitated for a moment and said cautiously: "The matter has reached this point. It is useless to say more. In view of our current situation, if the situation is not right, perhaps we can only withdraw from the competition in Glittering World..."

"Impossible!" The three kings of Modo said firmly, "As long as there is still a chance, we must do whatever it takes and never withdraw from the competition in Glittering World!"

After the words fell, everyone quickly agreed to show their political correctness.

However, in their hearts, not every high-level person agrees. It is naturally important to seek a future for civilization. They do not mind working hard for this, but if the cost is to affect their original status, thereby indirectly damaging the power and power of people in their positions in the universe.

status, the attitude of many senior officials is rather ambiguous.

From the development of the exploration history to the present, the leadership has changed one after another. Even if the enterprising spirit still exists, the overall philosophy continues to tend to be conservative. This is an inevitable natural law.

Compared with the senior officials who grew up in Blood and Fire, not everyone in the current senior officials has a lofty sense of mission. No system can curb the spread of selfishness... What will become of civilization in the future? After all, that is a matter of the future.

What people think most about today is still the present, or the power and position they can enjoy while they are alive.

In the opinion of some people, if nothing can be done, maintaining the status quo of Super Star Cluster Civilization is not bad. There will never be the majority of people who are willing to go all the way.

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Ancient Star Desert, a temporary base of the Mechanicus.

Zack put on his best formal attire, looked in the mirror, rolled up the cuffs stained by motor oil, stuffed a few strips of cardboard into the collar to smooth out the wrinkles, and took care of it for five minutes.

Pushing open the door and walking towards the Holy Mountain Temple in the center of the city, you can see groups of neatly dressed Mechanicum believers heading in the same direction, smiling and nodding to each other.

The Mechanicum has the characteristics of a certain nomadic tribe, constantly migrating across the universe. Each high priest is in charge of a migration team. Every once in a while, the high priest will hold a unified ceremony, and all believers in their respective residences will

Everyone will wear their best clothes to participate. This is one of the traditions of the Cult of Mechanicus.

Zack is an ordinary believer, and his position is a heavy mining armor operator. He originally believed in Manison, but after the incident of the intelligent plague, he changed the object of his belief and began to worship the Black Star.

Therefore, he has received a lot of cold looks from his neighbors in the past few months, because most of the time, believers with the same faith will choose to live in the same area.

Although the Mechanicum advocates freedom of belief, there are only a few ordinary believers who are not affected at all. Therefore, Zack who openly changed his family is very conspicuous in the community. Although it is impossible for the neighbors to do anything, he will definitely not have a good face.

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Especially a good friend named Model, who is a die-hard believer of Tool Nation. After Zack converted to Black Star, Model came to persuade him more than once, but in the end it would turn into a fierce debate, and the subject of the debate would be

It was the credibility of the original tie record that Zack thought was reliable, while Modier insisted that the tie record was just a way to falsify and smear the Tool Nation.

Neither of them could convince the other, and they gradually stopped interacting with each other. He had not contacted each other for many days.

While thinking about it, Zack maintained a pious attitude and followed the crowd to the temple square. He received the ritual supplies from the priest, determined the direction, and walked towards the Black Star Temple. Each mechanical god had his own

branch hall.

Walking on the road, Zack discovered something different. There were basically no believers in Black Star before. Although there were a little more after the intelligent plague incident, the number was still sparse. At most, it was only about one-tenth of the Tool Nation.

The palace has always been deserted, far less crowded than the Tool Kingdom Palace.

But this time, he found that the number of believers going to Black Star Palace was several times more than before, and he couldn't help but feel refreshed and his face was full of joy.

"There are more and more like-minded people. My choice is indeed right. Black Star is more worthy of belief than Tool Nation."

He was secretly happy and walked into the Black Star Palace. At this time, it was very lively, with several times the number of believers gathered there. If he didn't know better, he might have thought that this was the Tool Kingdom Palace.

Soon, Zack completed a whole set of ritual procedures and was about to make way for the people behind him. Suddenly his eyes turned and he caught a glimpse of a familiar figure not far away.

"Hey, Modile? Why are you here?"

Hearing the presence of someone, Modier turned around and saw that it was Zack. His expression suddenly became unnatural, and he hurriedly covered his face with his hands and walked away.

Seeing this, Zack quickly chased after him and grabbed Modier's arm to prevent him from getting away.

"What a coincidence, I didn't expect to see you here." Zack said jokingly.

"Haha, what a coincidence. I originally wanted to go to the Tool Kingdom Palace, but I didn't expect to get lost." Modier smiled stiffly.

"The Tool Kingdom Palace is in the opposite direction, and you can actually get lost. Are you following the crowd because there are so many people here, so you admit your mistake?" Zack teased.
To be continued...