Chapter 1175: Chapter 602: Gusta’s Ruthless Move—Cutting Off All Support
Even if Azure Dragon and the remaining others all cast dissenting votes, it’s hard to reverse the situation.
The matter is settled, not to mention all, at least 80% will follow Gusta, and the remaining ones are even less likely to be swayed by Azure Dragon.
"I agree." Azure Dragon raised his hand, without any change in expression from Gusta and Anatoli.
The defeat is certain, voting against it is useless, better to agree and win people’s hearts, identical to the situation they faced before.
Apparently, this was how Azure Dragon felt earlier, a trend that can’t be resisted, indeed a relief.
Anatoli withdrew his gaze from Azure Dragon’s face.
Perkins also raised his hand, and Axel and Sener chimed in accordingly.
Even though Anduin was unwilling, he could only raise his hand in support.
"Voting is over... the proposal is approved." Gusta said without looking away, "The situation is urgent, those who can follow me quickly, contact me as soon as possible, it’s urgent, we’ll depart after the meeting."
"Does anyone have anything else to discuss, if not, let’s adjourn."
Everyone knew this was said to Azure Dragon, and they all looked at Azure Dragon.
However, this Lord Azure Dragon did not speak further.
What a pity, unavoidably, some felt regretful.
From Azure Dragon’s previous actions, it’s clear he wanted to sway the High-level Life Form Union.
No one expected, four X Level Life Forms mysteriously disappeared, allowing Gusta to seize the opportunity, pulling off a strategic move.
This proposal is legitimate, standing on the moral high ground, and aligns with many people’s desire to avoid directly confronting the Three Great Civilizations, while not wanting to offend Azure Dragon, taking this chance, to stay away from the center of the turmoil.
Deliberately waited a few more minutes, before Gusta finally said, "Since there are no other opinions, let’s adjourn."
The projections gradually dissipated.
After Li Ming went offline, he immediately received communication requests from Anduin and others.
They didn’t have high hopes of swaying the Union to begin with, but it was still a hope.
In the end, just like that, Gusta extinguished it, naturally causing dissatisfaction, Barbaro kept cursing.
Li Ming only gave some brief comfort, but did not stop planning.
After some complaints, seeing Azure Dragon not panicking due to this, they calmed down considerably.
......
In the Dominator Laboratory, Tan Ding and Alves gathered together, the meeting over on the High-level Life Form Union side, they received notifications promptly.
"There is indeed a problem!" Tan Ding’s face was cold as he looked down at the virtual screen, "An A Level Life Form died first, resulting in involvement from an X Level Life Form."
"An X Level Life Form died, subsequently involving three X Level Life Forms, killing these three, now involving the entire High-level Life Form Union."
"Someone must be behind this!"
"You’re overthinking it..." Alves shook his head, disagreeing, "Though it seems overly coincidental, there is an internal logical chain in reality."
"The High-level Life Form Union requires cohesion, hence sending people to find the missing Clarkson."
"And this time, it’s clearly Gusta targeting Azure Dragon, in other words, finding people is just a pretext."
Alves emphasized evidence, tracing root causes for these issues can yield reasons, "Besides, we have changed coordinates, no one can find us here."
Tan Ding understood this logic but remained uneasy with his intuition.
However, upon hearing Azure Dragon, considering what Alves said, his expression eased, "This time, he probably has no tricks left."
"Indeed..." Alves admitted, "Gusta is quite a figure, previously hiding his intentions, letting Azure Dragon’s prestige surpass his, but this time struck precisely at Azure Dragon’s Achilles heel."
Tan Ding scoffed, "Indeed a motley crew, still scheming against each other, hard to achieve greatness."
Alves chuckled, "If they cooperated wholeheartedly, the worry would be ours instead."
...
After comforting Anduin and others, the first thing he did was contact Perkins, Axel, and Sener.
The virtual screen split into three sections, Sener, that enchanting woman, promptly stated, "Rest assured, we will definitely not follow Gusta, if there are any commands, contact me immediately."
Perkins and Axel nodded in agreement.
"No..." Li Ming shook his head, "I want you to follow Gusta."
All three showed surprise, the central Axel more suspicious, asking again, "You’re telling us to go with Gusta?"
"That’s right." Li Ming nodded.
"Do you know why those four guys disappeared?" Sener lived up to being the Shadow Queen, immediately speculated something, licking lips excitedly, "Can you tell us?"
Li Ming remained silent, Sener coquettishly pleaded, "Come on, say it, we won’t tell others."
"Get lost with your disgusting acts." Perkins replied harshly, turned to Azure Dragon, "I will follow Gusta."
Axel nodded thoughtfully, Sener pouted, acting like a young girl, feeling wronged but agreed.
The screen went dark, Li Ming stroked his chin, murmuring softly, "If the quality doesn’t hold, we might be killed by Tan Ding and Alves."
This is a critical part of his plan, a dear Lord Chairman, has already completed the first half for him, so he naturally won’t let the latter half go wrong.
"Uh... there’s one more thing." Li Ming pondered a moment, then contacted Navigator.
As soon as the communication connected, Li Ming got straight to the point, "I need you to follow Gusta to find the missing X Level Life Forms."
"You want me to go?" He had joined the High-level Life Form Union recently, even participated in the meeting just now.
Thoughts intertwined in his mind, Navigator asked, "What do you need me to do?"
Talking to smart people is never difficult, Li Ming smiled, "I will soon give you a coordinate, you need to lead the group there at the right time, definitely not too late."
The dark screen waited a moment, then the direct waveform slightly trembled, "What’s there?"
Li Ming didn’t answer directly, "You’ll know when you get there, but you must sync information with the Star Alliance as soon as you notice any anomaly."
"Sync with the Star Alliance?" Navigator frowned slightly.
Suddenly, a lightning-like realization struck his mind, pupils contracted rapidly, realizing all of Li Ming’s recent tasks stringing together.
Luring Clarkson... attracting High-level Life Form Union’s attention...
Syncing with the Star Alliance completes the puzzle.
The chilling panic surged from his tailbone to his head, causing goosebumps all over, numbing his body.
"Could it be..." He already guessed, breathing rapidly, realizing everything is within Azure Dragon’s calculations.
Even today’s Gusta’s proposal, seemingly aimed at Azure Dragon, in a way helped him.
If exposed at a crucial moment, the Three Great Civilizations Alliance might collapse instantly.
He was completely convinced.
Azure Dragon’s gentle voice came, "I trust your control ability will ensure no problems."
Navigator took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, voice much firmer, "Don’t worry, this is an easy task for me."
After ending communication, Li Ming sent encrypted coordinates to Navigator.
These are the latest coordinates of the Dominator Laboratory, after Gusta’s three dispatchers were killed, vigilance clearly arose on that side, changing the laboratory’s coordinates.
Regrettably, they didn’t destroy the mechanical carriers of their three Divine Craftsmen immediately.
Perhaps believing as long as external communication is isolated, they could be carefree, yet Li Ming could locate them effortlessly through various control combinations.
"Everything is ready, only..." Li Ming paused, "Seems nothing is missing."