Star Odyssey

The strength of the Allied Forces shocked the crowd of representatives. If these Allied Forces really came into being, then they would be strong enough to sweep across many of the allied powers, and even some weaves’ guiding powers felt slightly flustered at the thought of facing these Allied Forces. 

“Leader, isn’t the required strength of these Allied Forces too strong?” Lü Ran asked carefully, as he was worried that Lu Yin would personally wield these Allied Forces and direct them to extinguish the other powers. 

Lu Yin smiled. “Elder Lü Ran, don’t you wish to have stronger people protect you?”

Lü Ran laughed dryly, as he clearly hoped for that. However, who knew if this strength was meant to protect or vanquish their organizations.

Lu Yin understood that the crowd would have such worries. “The establishment of the Allied Forces will be held accountable by all of the Eastern Weaves, and no matter how the internal members of the Great Eastern Alliance contest against each other, the Allied Forces will not intervene. Even if, for example, everyone unites to deal with my Great Yu Empire, the Allied Forces will not intervene. The goal of the Allied Forces’ existence is to protect the alliance against outward threats, not internal ones. I, Lu Yin, can promise the veracity of this point, and I want everyone to hear and see this.” 

The representatives all exchanged mutual glances. 

“My Lars Weave is agreeable to these terms.” Jake Shamus immediately declared his stance. He was more worried that Armament Weave would act against his Six-Fingered Tribe, and with the Armament Weave’s recent influx of Lockbreakers, their Six-Fingered Tribe was not completely confident in being able to hold on against the weave. It was in their best interest to have the Allied Forces’ strength be as powerful as possible, until it reached the point where it could head out and directly exterminate the Wei family. 

Bei Hong declared, “Shenwu Continent is also agreeable.”

Lan Wu followed closely behind. “Grandtop Weave’s Nine Stacks Sect is agreeable.”

Bard Weave’s Elder Meiya said, “Our Evenground Palace is agreeable.”

“The Tri-Banner Federation is agreeable,” Gibu said.

Only the Vastdearth Sect and Greenpeak Gorge remained silent, as there was no need for the remaining hundred-odd powers to declare their stance. Their participation in the alliance was more to supplement the numbers, and they did not have many rights when it came to making decisions.

The crowd looked over at Lü Ran and Elder Huaqiao.

Lü Ran glanced at Elder Huaqiao and then saw Lu Yin look over at him. His heart trembled, and he promptly announced, “Our Greenpeak Gorge is agreeable.”

Elder Huaqiao coughed. “Our Vastdearth Sect is agreeable.”

The structure and the strength of the Allied Forces had now been determined, and Lu Yin smiled. “I am very clear what everyone’s concerns are, and I will promise you this all once again—the Allied Forces definitely will not act internally, and will only move against external threats. Right, we can decide on the Commander of the Allied Forces now. I propose that the Great Yu Empire’s Thirteenth Squadron Captain Liuying Zishan assume command. She might be just a Cruiser, but she has extremely high military accomplishments.” 

The Commander of the Allied Forces was a position that would definitely be appointed by Lu Yin, and the representatives were already mentally prepared for this, which was why no one planned to contest his proposal. The agreement was unanimous, and the various allies knew that they could still strive for the other positions of the Allied Forces. Lu Yin did not intervene, as he still had to leave some benefits for the others. Furthermore, if the other powers weren’t able to have any of their people in the upper command structure of the Allied Forces, then none of them would be able to rest assured. 

The reason why Lu Yin had proposed for Liuying Zishan to take the position of Commander of the Allied Forces was because her strength was not able to keep up with Lu Yin’s benchmark that he had set for the captains of the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. He wanted to replace them one by one, but the captains had not committed any mistakes. Thus, he could only transfer them to another position of equal prominence. Liuying Zishan’s initial attitude towards Lu Yin was the primary reason why he had considered her for the position of commander, as he felt quite assured by her loyalty. 

He did not need the Commander of the Allied Forces to be capable, as they just had to be loyal. Once a great war broke out, the commander would be nothing more than just a puppet, as Lu Yin was the only one who would be making any strategic decisions. It would be troubling if the commander was truly capable, as Lu Yin did not want the alliance’s commander-in-chief to not wield the ultimate authority or the Commander of the Allied Forces to be able to negatively influence a battle. 

The two biggest topics of discussion had already been covered, and the next topic concerned the integration of resources, a series of regulation systems to be established regarding tariffs, and other similar economic policies. These details were mainly chaired and discussed by Huan Sha and Gavin with Lu Yin merely listening. 

Truthfully, he did not understand many of the things that were being discussed, but neither did Jake Shamus nor many of the others, which was why they had all brought their own experts. 

The Alliance Conference carried on like this for two days, and the various representatives discussed many matters during this time. The conference formally ended at noon on the third day, which marked the close of the curtains for the first Great Eastern Alliance Conference. 

The matters that the representatives had discussed were announced to the public, but in reality, the truly important matters that needed to be discussed would be addressed only after the Alliance Conference. 

Lu Yin and Gibu hung around within the palace afterwards and dismissed the others. A screen then rose up in front of them, displaying the figures of Bach Shamus, Meng Qing, Mu Nichang, and Greenpeak Gorge’s Master Feng Shu. This was an official Alliance Conference, so how could the heads of the various top powers not meet with each other? The Alliance Conference that had just concluded was nothing more than a show for outsiders to watch, and this video conference was the true Alliance Conference. 

Some matters could not be completely exposed, such as the establishment of the Great Eastern Alliance’s Allied Forces’ military routes and the establishment of the Rapid Response Team. These matters required discussion among those who actually mattered.

This was Lu Yin’s first time meeting the leaders of the various powers at the same time. “Everyone, it’s been a long time, and now, we’ve all finally met.”

Meng Qing looked at Lu Yin with complex emotions, as he had seen Lu Yin’s picture multiple times, but he was still astounded when he saw the actual youth. This kid was just too young. 

Mu Nichang was curious as she sized Lu Yin up and down. He had a decent face and was rather pleasing to the eye. 

Feng Shu smiled, seemingly in a good mood.

Bach Shamus smiled. “The establishment of this alliance should be credited to the leader.”

Lu Yin’s gaze swept across the few people in front of him. “Everyone, you should have seen the list of topics that I sent to you. If you have any thoughts, please share them now.”

“I only want to know one matter. Regarding the leader’s proposal to hide troops among the citizens, who are you trying to guard against?” Mu Nichang asked curiously.

Lu Yin looked at her, and an expression of amazement flashed across his eyes. He then smiled. “The events that occurred on Sourcepeak Planet should be familiar to everyone. The person who was controlling the situation from behind the scenes was the Armaments Weave’s Wei family. Leader Bach should be very clear on this man’s details.” 

Bach Shamus solemnly asked, “Wei Rong?” 

Lu Yin nodded. “As for hiding troops among the citizens and establishing express military passages, both of these things are to prepare for what may possibly happen soon: the battle between the eastern weaves and the other weaves…” 

…

This meeting could be considered as the Alliance Conference within the Alliance Conference. Although it did not last long, the contents of its discussion could not be publicized. 

While Lu Yin and the others were discussing the hidden details of the alliance, Wei Rong’s investigation of Sourcepeak Weave had reached its conclusion. Since Wei Rong knew that Lu Yin was scheming against Sourcepeak Weave, he could not just let the matter slide. No matter what, he could not allow Sourcepeak Weave to be roped into joining the Great Eastern Alliance. Not only that, but Wei Rong also had to somehow convince the other central weaves to unify. 

Before he could go through all of the reports, sharp killing intent appeared from all directions, and his room was instantly shattered. 

Wei Rong’s expression did not change, and he stood in place as several assassins appeared around him. But before these killers could even approach within a meter of Wei Rong, they were all decapitated. Wei Rong only saw a shadow appear from the void, but he did not know what the expert looked like or what sort of strength they had. 

“Help me thank the Royal Regent for his protection.” Wei Rong smiled even if he could not see anyone. 

In the darkness, Phantom Sting disappeared completely.

He had been ordered by Lu Yin to ensure that Wei Rong would remain safe. More importantly, he also had to monitor Wei Rong and ensure that he would not create a scene. Phantom Sting had not expected that there would actually be people who would try to assassinate Wei Rong here.

After the meeting with the various leaders ended, Lu Yin received news from Phantom Sting, and his expression fell. “Send Young Leader Jake Shamus to see me.” 

In King Zishan's palace, Lu Yin changed his clothes, and when he emerged, Jake Shamus was already waiting in the sitting room. He looked a little nervous and felt a bit restless.

When he saw Lu Yin enter the room, he immediately stood up. “Your- No, Alliance Leader, do you have any instructions for me?”

Lu Yin looked at the young man carefully. “It looks like you don’t respect me.”

Jake Shamus’s expression changed, and he hurriedly replied, “Leader, you are mistaken. Actually-”

Lu Yin put up a hand to stop the man’s explanation and coldly said, “I’ll repeat this one last time: within Frostwave Weave, you are not allowed to act against Wei Rong. If I learn that you lash out at him again, your Six-Fingered Tribe had better get ready to welcome the Wei family’s revenge. The Allied Forces serve the alliance and will provide protection, but it will not pay the bill for personal grievances.” 

Beads of sweat rained down from Jake Shamus’s forehead, and he remained utterly silent.

Lu Yin walked out of the room. “I was able to change Adonis Weave’s guiding power to Greenpeak Gorge, and I can similarly change Lars Weave’s guiding power.”

He then left. 

Jake Shamus felt entirely drained of strength from head to toe, and he was terrified.

He believed that Lu Yin could do exactly what he had just threatened. It seemed like Jake Shamus could indeed not act against Wei Rong while within the bounds of Frostwave Weave, but it was such a pity to let this opportunity slide. 

“Seventh Bro, isn’t it better if the Six-Fingered Tribe knocks off Wei Rong? That person’s too much of a threat,” the Ghost Monkey asked. 

Lu Yin smiled coldly. “Do you really think Wei Rong would be that easy to kill? If Wang Wen has something that can allow him to survive against Enlighters, then there’s no reason why Wei Rong wouldn’t. If this idiot, Jake Shamus, had managed to succeed in this assassination attempt, then that would have been humiliating for me.” 

“You humans act too cleverly, unlike our Astral Beast Domain that prides itself on strength,” the monkey said with clear disdain.

“So what? You guys are called beasts, and we’re humans,” Lu Yin retorted, which left the monkey speechless for half of a day.

Because the first Alliance Conference of the Great Eastern Alliance had been successful, Zenyu Star celebrated for three days straight, and countless people cheered for the accomplishment. The position of the Great Yu Empire would rise in the entire Outerverse. 

Ku Wei was still trying to enter the imperial palace, but he was constantly turned back. Huo Qingshan had also grown impatient with the youth, and if Lu Yin hadn’t specifically mentioned Ku Wei, Huo Qingshan would have long since captured him. 

Xuan Jiu went around Zenyu Star, hoping to tell people’s fortunes, but there was a stubborn person who he had scammed before following him. That person constantly shadowed the old man everywhere, and every time Xuan Jiu tried to tell someone’s fortune, his former victim would undermine him, which led the old man to be rather depressed. 

There was also a Zhao Ran who constantly looked for him, and these two factors drove Xuan Jiu to leave Zenyu Star. 

The fish atop Xi Qi’s head was similarly gloomy. Zenyu Star was one big party at the moment, and it was noisy everywhere. The fish’s words were all drowned out, so its ridiculing comments were useless. No matter how loudly it shouted, nobody could hear the fish. 

Wei Rong leisurely walked along the streets. 

There were a few Lockbreakers on Zenyu Star, who were all from Planet Hydrotink, and they frequently attracted cries of surprise from nearby passersby. However, those sounds would be quickly drowned out by the constant cries of jubilation. 

All around Zenyu Star, laughter and cheers could be heard, and distant lights illuminated the capital city. 

In King Zishan's palace, Lu Yin appeared to be calm, and he occasionally looked up to glance at the three mainland rings surrounding the planet. 

“You have done what Father dreamed of for his entire life but never managed to accomplish.” Wendy Yushan’s voice sounded out from behind Lu Yin as a distinct fragrance entered the room. 

Lu Yin smiled. “I was just lucky.” 

Wendy Yushan looked at the imperial palace with complex emotions on her face. “If mere luck allowed you to unify the eastern weaves, Father would not have been so depressed.” 

Lu Yin recalled Ku Wei’s earlier words, and he tried to casually ask, “What sort of person was Undying Yushan?” 

Wendy Yushan considered the question before answering, “He had outstanding talent but insufficient opportunities. He had a huge ambition, but he did not have the methods or the strength to match it.” 

“You are truly merciless to speak about your own father in such a way,” Lu Yin joked.

Wendy Yushan went silent and did not reply.

Lu Yin quickly apologized. “I’m sorry.”