While the Interstellar Alliance was celebrating, the top leaders of the Transcendent Star Cluster Alliance were discussing the brief confrontation between Han Xiao and the three major civilizations, which refreshed their spirits.

"External pressure is the glue that binds internal cracks. Now that the glue is gone, the cracks between Black Star and the three major civilizations will get bigger and bigger. Confrontation is a matter of time, but what is different from before is that Transcendent A Grade forces are now in full swing.

, and obtained the legacy of the World Tree, the three major civilizations can no longer contain it."

The Star Arc leader knocked on the table, with an inexplicable meaning flashing in his eyes.

The same goes for many super star cluster executives, who were both gloating and worried about the misfortune, and were discussing in low voices.

"The interstellar society won the war, but the real benefits fell into the hands of Black Star. Although the war is over, it is only the beginning of the reshuffle of the interstellar pattern. A new pattern will be formed in chaos. People like Black Star will not miss this kind of

By chance, he is holding on to the reputation of a war hero, and the three major civilizations cannot stop him... This is the general trend!"

"Black Star has the World Tree, and its power is expanding rapidly. It does not need to ally with us, and it can compete with the three major civilizations. Will he still value the agreement with us?"

"It should still be possible. The vitality of World Tree is severely damaged. Black Star may not be willing to fall out in the short term. It is certainly better to attract foreign aid than to go it alone. And based on his past deeds, Black Star actually has no ambition to steal dominance and has no unification

Xinghai’s thoughts... Of course, people’s minds are unpredictable. This judgment may not be correct and can only be used as a reference. On the other hand, the three major civilizations have also suffered a lot, and they don’t want to turn against Black Star.”

"Well, I feel a little pessimistic. If there are no new external conflicts, there may be a battle between Black Star and the three major civilizations in the future. From the perspective of the entire interstellar society, we defeated World Tree and gained trophies. We are the most powerful in history.

stage, but the internal conflicts cannot be resolved, is it possible that we must perish by force?"

"Stop talking nonsense. The three major civilizations are not really strong. As long as Black Star does not intend to dominate the world, the three major civilizations will still give up their opposition under absolute strategic deterrence and accept Black Star as a member of the ruling circle.

"Two super powers and multiple powers may be the new normal in the future."

The group of people carefully analyzed the possibilities of the future pattern.

The Star Arc leader listened for a while and pondered: "In this situation, we should find a new way to deal with ourselves... The original agreement was that we would join forces with Black Star to fight against the three major civilizations, but now it is different. The three major civilizations

On the contrary, civilization needs to draw us closer to fight Black Star, and it would be inappropriate to blindly fall to Black Star."

"You mean cooperating with the three major civilizations?"

"Of course not. What I mean is that we must cooperate with both parties. When the three major civilizations compete with Black Star, we will be a major bargaining chip. The three major civilizations can no longer treat us with the same attitude as before. The previous suppression will naturally be invalidated, and Feng Shui will take turns.

Turn around, they will lower their heads and beg us to join forces. This time we can really get the opportunity to develop freely through formal channels. Maybe the three major civilizations still want us to become stronger... But we must let the situation form new checks and balances.

relationship, so we cannot easily fall to any one side, because only competition can bring profit space, and monopoly and dictatorship by any side will not work."

"Well, indeed, not to mention the three major civilizations, Black Star is also a dangerous person and represents individualism. If he comes to power, he will definitely give more privileges to the super class and let him lead the interstellar society. Maybe it is not as good as the three major civilizations.

Civilization, and he controls the World Tree, he is also a time bomb."

Speaking of this, someone suddenly sighed and murmured:

"Black Star, Black Star...such a character is really difficult to deal with. He is always seeking greater interests and will never relax. He is really a person who does big things. If the person who leads the Transcendent A Grade group is not

For people like this, the three major civilizations might have suppressed them long ago, so how could they have developed to where they are now."

Hearing this, everyone felt a little sad.

Black Star has left them with a strong and ruthless image, able to seize every opportunity to expand. Even if their individual strength is put aside, everyone is afraid of such a person... When they are teammates, they can trust each other, and they can become competitors.

Kind of tormenting.

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The news that the Interstellar Alliance defeated the World Tree Civilization was temporarily blocked by the three major civilizations and Han Xiao. The quantum network base station that controlled the incoming and outgoing data screened out all information that might leak intelligence.

Because they were worried that it would be difficult to control the army after it was disbanded, the victorious Interstellar Alliance temporarily stayed in the secondary dimension of the battle to recuperate on the spot. Regarding this order, the various units cooperated fairly well, but they could not always be on standby, so they looked for a third party to lurk

The author’s plan needs to race against time.

The player base is not restricted. The event of "The Interstellar Alliance ends the war and the Black Star conquers the World Tree" has already been recorded in "Star Sea Chronicles", and the popularity is explosive.

Han Xiao's heroic appearance of uprooting the World Tree was a hit in all forums. Although many players couldn't help complaining that they had watched another wave of CGs, they were still very excited to be able to participate in such a large-scale event.

It's just that the player group is only active on the forum, and the messages occasionally spread through communicators are intercepted, so the interstellar society knows nothing about the victory of the United Interstellar Army at this time.

The situation that countless interstellar citizens saw was still at the time when World Tree was evacuating the invaders. They are still surprised and confused about this, and there are different opinions on the Internet.

As for the Covenant lurkers who could only collect information from the public network, they naturally had no way of knowing the news of the collapse of the World Tree civilization. They were still patiently waiting for the "big move" of the World Tree civilization, completely unaware that a catastrophe was imminent.

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Somewhere in the central star sea, in the deserted cosmic belt, is the secret base of the Covenant lurkers.

"I don't know what actions are being planned over at World Tree. There has been no movement for a long time."

"I see that the Interstellar Alliance is hurriedly gathering towards the Central Star Sea. It is estimated that the World Tree Civilization is going to take action on the Central Star Sea."

"By the way, we are also in the Central Star Sea. Will we be affected? Do we need to evacuate?"

Inside the base, a group of observers gathered together and whispered.

The captain of the observer hesitated a little and said: "The chance of the deserted space zone being targeted by World Tree is very low. No one has visited our place for many years, so it should be safe... However, World Tree may also send people to lurk in and establish some

Stronghold, then we also run the risk of being discovered by others..."

"If you act rashly, you are more likely to be exposed. Other places may be more dangerous, so you should stay." One team member suggested.

"...Okay, if our base is really discovered, then start the self-destruct program and sacrifice together."

The observer captain's tone was solemn.

These observers who have sneaked into the territory of the three major civilizations are all carefully selected dead soldiers. In order not to be captured and leak the situation of the Covenant Alliance, they have long been prepared to commit suicide. The self-destruction device they planted is enough to blow up the entire

Planet, eliminate traces.

"You continue to pay attention to the news. I will sort out the information for this issue and send it to my hometown in a few days."

With that said, the observer captain stood up and was about to leave the room,

Ding!

But suddenly, everyone's movements froze, as if time had stood still.

There was a fluctuation in the space somewhere in the room, and Han Xiao stepped out.

"Hey, it's the Lorx. It's exactly the same as the illusion in The Bold Explorer. It seems we found the right one."

Han Xiao looked at the observer captain and his eyes lit up.

In order to avoid long nights and dreams, he returned to the main universe, directly consumed materials, and used the virtual creation moment to create a temporary version of the information state warning network. He quickly completed the installation, set the parameters, and officially launched it.

Needless to say, he was shocked when he used it. The Information State Warning Network fed back a lot of abnormal signals. He thought that the entire explored universe was being watched by countless foreign enemies like a sieve. He was shocked. After some debugging, he figured it out.

When this technology is used in serious civilizations, it is easy to produce false alarms. However, the World Tree civilization belongs to a whole and there is no such problem. This is the difference in technology.

The World Tree Express and the Information State Warning Network are a perfect match. Although the three major civilizations do not have such mobility, the high-dimensional Apocalypse Transmitter can be regarded as a substitute, so Han Xiao did not delay for many days.

After some screening and adjustment, he eliminated most of the false alarms and confirmed some real external signals, most of which were the arrival of life from secondary dimensions.

Han Xiao visited several signal areas and only now came to the base of the Star Alliance lurker. He immediately confirmed that this was the real owner. The process was much smoother than he expected. He took control of the entire base and everything before he showed up.

enemy.

"Let me see your details."

Han Xiao's eyes lit up with lightning, and the shadow of the World Tree appeared behind him.

As the World Tree merged into the inner space and was contaminated by Han Xiao's power, the entire tree body turned into a bright blue flashing with electric arcs. Only a few translucent and slender roots like electric whips shot out, penetrating the eyes of everyone present.

chest.

The next moment, the figures of this group of observers became illusory at a speed visible to the naked eye, and waves of energy were transmitted into Han Xiao's body along the roots.

With the World Tree in hand, Han Xiao has no idea of ​​interrogating this group of people. As long as these lurkers are transformed into members of the World Tree, he can directly obtain all the information from the other party's memory and turn them into a "leading party" to follow suit.

Let’s take a look at the methods of World Tree.

It didn't take long for these Covenant observers to merge into the roots. Han Xiao snapped his fingers, and several roots arched up like snakes, spitting out a large flash of broken light, and re-condensed into

Their bodies and expressions were submissive.

Han Xiao squinted his eyes and took in the memories of this group of people, which contained a lot of information about the Star Alliance.

"So that's what happened? The Star Alliance has been lurking for many years...well, this civilization doesn't seem to be very powerful, relatively speaking."

Han Xiao pondered to himself.

The third-party enemy has been found, but how to deal with it still needs long-term planning. We need to discuss with the three major civilizations to see whether to destroy the Star Alliance or let it merge into the explored universe... After all, although the Star Alliance is not strong, it is still good.

It has also reached the standard of a cosmic-level civilization, and the vitality of the three major civilizations has been seriously damaged, so we still need to consider the cost of starting another war.

The three major civilizations were the targets of invasion before, but now that they have the opportunity, they definitely don’t mind seamlessly switching roles and turning into invaders. After all, the reason is that the Star Alliance fished in troubled waters behind their backs, and they are far from innocent. The world

Of course, they will blame part of the losses caused to the three major civilizations by the tree's comprehensive invasion on the Covenant.

Han Xiao took back his mind, looked at a group of Star Alliance lurkers, thought for a while, and said:

"You should continue to lurk for now, keep in touch with the Star Alliance, and don't mess around without my instructions."

"Understood, we will do our best to help you steal the Star Alliance's information!"

Many lurkers are in a feverish mood.

'...Well, with the mechanism of World Tree, who would believe me if I say he's not a villain?'

Seeing these former Star Alliance soldiers bursting out with enthusiasm to deal with the Star Alliance from the bottom of their hearts, Han Xiao felt inexplicable, shook his head, turned around and disappeared.

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To be continued...