Peradaban Universal yang ingin menggunakan pemikiran publik sebagai senjatanya memiliki hak yang cukup untuk meminjam kelompok media galaksi dan menyebarkan suaranya.
Pengaruh sebuah Peradaban Universal menyentuh berbagai Wilayah Bintang, dan pengaruhnya tidak bisa dicocokkan dengan peradaban Gugusan Bintang yang terbatas hanya pada wilayahnya sendiri.
Raja Urranrell lalu menjelaskan seluruh prosesnya secara rinci sebelum mengeluarkan dokumen resmi yang mencatat seluruh peristiwa itu secara rinci kepada publik.
Dokumen itu menekankan betapa Gereja Akhir tidak berhenti pada kecenderungan angkuhnya terhadap Evolution Cube dan mengabaikan kenyataan bahwa Dunia Berkedip-Kedip berada di bawah kendali Dinasti. Mereka bahkan bekerja sama dengan Bahtera Jatuh yang terkenal dan mengintip pasukan Dinasti, yang menyebabkan kerugian besar bagi Dinasti. Dinasti sangat mengecam aksi ini dan mencadangkan hak untuk mengadili hal itu. Mereka mengumumkan bahwa mereka akan menghentikan semua kegiatan dengan Gereja Akhir dan masuk ke status perang.
Pengumuman Dinasti itu sangat serius dan ketat, membuat warga galaksi merasa seolah-olah Dinasti telah menderita kerugian yang sangat besar. Namun setelah melihat dokumen dan memahami proses pasti peristiwa itu, mereka terkejut menyadari bahwa Dinasti sebenarnya tidak menderita kerugian yang terlalu besar dan berhasil menghancurkan musuh. Mereka bahkan berhasil menangkap dua Beyond Grade A dari musuh di Dunia Berkedip-Kedip.
Kontribusi Black Star sangat ditonjolkan dalam dokumen itu, dan hasil pertarungannya dipromosikan. Dinasti ingin membantu Han Xiao meningkatkan kedudukannya dan memberi pukulan berat kepada Gereja Akhir. Gereja Akhir adalah latar belakang bagi kontribusi Black Star, dan Black Star mendapatkan kedudukannya dengan berdiri di atas tubuh Gereja Akhir. Semakin luas penyebaran insiden ini, semakin berat pukulan yang diterima Gereja Akhir.
Berita tentang Black Star menangkap Dylan menciptakan heboh yang besar setelah tersebar.
Han Xiao adalah seorang Beyond Grade A baru yang baru saja menciptakan sensasi, dan kebanyakan warga galaksi agak familiar dengan nama beliau.
Siapa yang bisa membayangkan bahwa dalam kurang dari setahun, Black Star yang baru saja naik ke puncak bisa menangkap seorang ahli setingkatnya?
Menangkap hidup atau membunuh seorang Beyond Grade A memiliki makna besar di alam semesta. Tingkat Beyond Grade A sudah pada ambang, dan jika seseorang mampu mengalahkan ambang ini, ketenarannya akan melonjak ke level berikutnya.
Han Xiao sebelumnya pernah bertarung melawan Psyker dan Heber, hasilnya hanya seri. Meskipun bisa dianggap sebagai insiden Beyond Grade A, tidak terlalu mengejutkan.
Namun kali ini, ia berhasil mengalahkan secara pribadi seseorang yang setingkat dengannya. Dapat dikatakan bahwa status Han Xiao di alam semesta telah stabil setelah pertarungan ini.
Dokumen itu juga menegaskan bahwa Heber telah menangkap seorang Super Beyond Grade A, tetapi sebelum kontribusi Black Star, hal itu terlihat sangat biasa. Akhirnya, warga galaksi bisa memahami perbedaan antara keduanya. Salah satunya mengalahkan musuh ketika dalam keadaan sangat tidak menguntungkan, sementara yang lain melawan musuh secara pribadi ketika musuh dikelilingi. Kedua kejadian ini tidak bisa dibandingkan.
Selain dari kaget akan peristiwa itu, banyak yang khawatir akan pengaruh hal ini. Jika Crimson Dynasty dan Gereja Akhir terbuka bertempur, situasi di galaksi akan kembali tegang.
Dalam sepuluh tahun terakhir, Crimson Dynasty dan Federasi Cahaya berada dalam pengasingan. Kini Federasi Cahaya telah menurunnya profil, dan Gereja Akhir memutuskan untuk naik ke panggung.
Sejak Dunia Berkedip-Kedip ditemukan, galaksi telah menjadi tidak stabil.
Apapun seberapa bodoh warga galaksi, mereka bisa melihat bahwa tiga Peradaban Universal sedang bersengketa di sekitar Wilayah Bintang baru ini.
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Setelah Dinasti mengumumkan, berbagai Peradaban Super Gugusan Bintang dan Gugusan Bintang segera mengaktifkan jaringan intelijen untuk mengumpulkan informasi.
Black Star menjadi fokus dari semua organisasi, dan banyak organisasi menjadi waspada terhadapnya.
Beyond Grade A yang menjadi sekutu tiga Peradaban Universal selalu menjadi sasaran riset dari berbagai organisasi. Namun, Han Xiao berbeda dari Beyond Grade A lain yang telah bergabung selama beberapa puluh tahun. Ia hanya bergabung dengan Dinasti kurang dari setahun, sehingga informasinya terbatas. Namun, banyak organisasi tidak punya pilihan kecuali meningkatkan ancaman ke level tiga penongkol Dinasti dan menjadikannya sasaran untuk diwaspadai dengan dekat.
Gereja Akhir lalu mengungkapkan berbagai metode yang Han Xiao tunjukkan dalam pertarungan melalui agensi intelijen rahasia mereka, sehingga semua organisasi kini tahu bahwa Black Star memiliki dua Harta Karun Universal di tangannya.
Tidak perlu membicarakan Evolution Cube karena itu adalah sebab dari pertarungan ini.
Namun, Harta Karun Universal lainnya sebenarnya mampu memblokir Penyangku Sepuluh Ribu Dewa dan mencairkan seorang Beyond Grade A. Dengan kemampuan seperti ini, Black Star memiliki posisi strategis khusus dan tidak bisa dianggap sebagai Beyond Grade A biasa.
Tentu saja, ada pula yang menginginkan.
Gereja Akhir sengaja mengungkapkan informasi semacam ini sehingga banyak organisasi mengincar Harta Karun Universal di tangan Han Xiao. Mereka memang berhasil melakukannya, tetapi organisasi lain tidak berani mengambil tindakan sembarangan karena bahkan Gereja Akhir juga gagal.
Kontribusi Black Star adalah pemandu nyata bagi banyak organisasi.
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Beberapa hari kemudian, Dinasti mulai menyerang balik, dan gerbang bintang milik Gereja Akhir yang berada di Cincin Bintang Pecah mendadak diserang dengan rahasia.
Pertempuran yang sengit terjadi, dan dikabarkan reaksi energi dari pertarungan ini bisa terasa dari sebuah Zona Bintang jauh.
Setelah pengintipan Sagman gagal, Gereja Akhir sudah menduga bahwa Crimson Dinasti akan mencoba menghancurkan gerbang bintang mereka yang berada di Cincin Bintang Pecah.
Mereka sudah mulai mengorganisir pasukan pengganti dan bahkan mengirimkan Beyond Grade A lainnya.
Namun, untuk mengirimkan secara diam-diam enam Beyond Grade A, Gereja Akhir harus membuat Beyond Grade A lainnya ternama di berbagai tempat. Artinya, butuh waktu untuk mengorganisir, dan Dinasti berhasil menyelamatkan jendela waktu itu.
Ames adalah satu-satunya Beyond Grade A yang hadir di Cincin Bintang Pecah, dan ia berpartisipasi dalam serangan sebelum pasukan pengganti Gereja Akhir tiba.
Bendanya adalah senjata tajam dalam perang galaksi dan dengan mudah bisa mengganggu dan menembus formasi pasukan yang stationed di gerbang bintang. Selain itu, ia juga bisa menggunakan bendanya untuk menghancurkan gerbang bintang dan memotong rute pulang musuh.
Setelah itu, Dinasti mulai memantau semua gerbang bintang publik dan mengirimkan para mata-mata untuk memantau gerak-gerak Gereja Akhir.
Namun, sebagai sebuah Peradaban Universal, Gereja Akhir punya banyak cara lain untuk menangani hal ini.
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Old Medal Bar berada di lahan tempat sampah terjual di stasiun transit galaksi tertentu di Cincin Bintang Pecah. Meskipun tampak seperti sebuah bar yang agak penuh pada permukaannya, sebenarnya Old Medal Bar adalah titik kumpul seorang pedagang pasar gelap dengan panggilan ‘Night Bat’.
Tidak ada aturan absolut di alam semesta ini, dan bayangan selalu ada bersama cahaya. Pasar gelap galaksi adalah bayangan terbesar dalam masyarakat galaksi.
Ketika ada kebutuhan, pasti ada pemungut pajak. Ketika ada pemungut pajak, pasti ada pemeras. Setiap wilayah di alam semesta ini punya pasar gelap sendiri. Beberapa adalah bisnis yang pemerintah memilih untuk tidak memperhatikan, dan yang lain adalah area abu-abu yang tidak dikendalikan oleh admiristrasi Peradaban apapun.
Di pasar gelap Cincin Bintang Pecah, Night Bat bukanlah orang besar. Justru dia adalah karakter yang tidak dikenal siapa pun dan sebagian besar mengumpulkan limbah. Ia menggunakan seolah-olah sebagai penyamun untuk mengimpor beberapa mesin militer.
Tidak perlu bersembunyi. Hampir semua penduduk setempat tahu bahwa Old Medal Bar adalah titik kumpul pasar gelapnya, namun karena ukurannya kecil dan barang yang dijual relatif aman, tidak ada organisasi yang memperhatikannya secara dekat. Di stasiun transit galaksi ini, ada ratusan pedagang pasar gelap seperti itu.
Hari ini, seorang kapten kargo tiba di Old Medal Bar. Kapten ini sudah lama bekerja sama dengan Night Bat. Ia menjual beberapa limbah kepada Night Bat dengan barang sembunyi yang sudah diseludupkan di dalam limbah. Night Bat pribadi mengundangnya ke kamar bawah tanah di bawah barnya sebagai tamu hari ini.
Hanya Night Bat dan kapten kargo ini yang tersisa di kantor.
Kapten kargo mencukupi rokoknya dan menghembuskan asap rokoknya.
Ia mengeluarkan sepotong kertas dan mendorongnya ke arah Night Bat.
“Ini adalah daftar limbah.”
“Terima kasih.”
Night Bat adalah pria kurus dengan senyum menyanyi di wajahnya. Setiap orang yang melihatnya akan berpikir dia adalah seorang pedagang cerdik.
“Barang sudah dikirimkan. Aku akan pergi sekarang.” Kapten kargo berdiri.
“Tidak ingin bermain-main? Aku mendengar bahwa Merah Vidia di Jalan Gray Shed punya campuran Elf darah campuran baru...”
“Elf darah
A Universal Civilization that wanted to make use of public opinion as their weapon had sufficient rights to borrow the galactic media groups to spread their voice. The influence of a Universal Civilization covered the various Star Fields, and their influence could not be matched by the Star Cluster civilizations, which were restricted to their own region.
Ruler Urranrell then described the entire process in detail before releasing an official document that recorded the entire event in detail to the public.
The document emphasized how the Arcane Church was blinded by their greed for the Evolution Cube and ignored the fact that the Flickering World was under the control of the dynasty. They had even worked together with the infamous Fallen Ark and ambushed the dynasty’s troops, which caused massive losses to the dynasty. The dynasty strongly criticized such an action and reserved the right to pursue the matter. They announced that they were going to stop all activities with the Arcane Church and enter war-time alert.
The dynasty’s announcement was extremely solemn and strict, making the galactic residents feel that the dynasty had suffered astronomical loss. But after viewing the document and understanding the exact process of the matter, they were shocked to realize that the dynasty did not suffer too much of a loss but managed to repel the enemy instead. They had even captured two of the enemy’s Beyond Grade As in the Flickering World.
Black Star’s contributions were greatly emphasized within the document, and his battle results were being promoted. The dynasty wanted to help Han Xiao raise his prestige and deal a heavy blow to the Arcane Church. The Arcane Church was the background for Black Star’s contributions, and Black Star was obtaining his prestige by standing on top of the Arcane Church. The greater the spread of this incident, the heavier the blow dealt to the Arcane Church.
News of Black Star capturing Dylan created a huge commotion after spreading out. Han Xiao was a new Beyond Grade A who had created a sensation just a while back, and most of the galactic residents were somewhat familiar with him.
Who would have thought that in less than a year, the newly ascended Black Star would be able to capture an expert of the same level as him?
Killing or capturing a Beyond Grade A alive had significant meaning in the universe. The Beyond Grade A level was already the peak, and if an individual was capable of subduing this peak, their fame would be propelled up to the next level.
Han Xiao had previously fought Psyker and Heber, and the result of the battle was only a draw. Although it could be considered a Beyond Grade A incident, it was not too shocking.
But this time, he had personally defeated a combatant at his level, and it could be said that Han Xiao’s status in the universe had stabilized after this battle.
The document also pointed out that Heber had captured a Beyond Grade A Super, but before Black Star’s merits, it seemed extremely ordinary. After all, the galactic residents were able to understand the difference. One managed to capture the enemy while being at the absolute disadvantage while the other fought the enemy in a one-on-one battle when the enemy was surrounded. The two events could not be compared.
Apart from the shock of the event, many were worried about the influence of this matter. If the Crimson Dynasty and Arcane Church broke out into open war, the situation in the galaxy would become tense again.
For the past ten years, the Crimson Dynasty and the Federation of Light had been at a standoff. Now that the Federation of Light had become low profile, the Arcane Church decided to walk up the stage.
Ever since the Flickering World was discovered, the galaxy had been unstable.
Regardless of how slow witted the galactic residents were, they were able to see that the three Universal Civilizations were having conflicts around this new Star Field.
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After the dynasty made their announcement, the various Super Star Cluster and Star Cluster Civilizations immediately activated their intelligence net to gather information.
Black Star had become the focus of all these organizations, and many organizations became wary of him.
The Beyond Grade A allies of the three Universal Civilizations had always been the target for research of the various organizations. However, Han Xiao was different from the other Beyond Grade As that had joined for a few decades. He had joined the dynasty less than a year prior, and information was limited. However, many organizations had no choice but to adjust his threat to the level of the three pillars of the dynasty and label him as a target to pay close attention to.
The Arcane Church then revealed the various methods that Han Xiao had displayed in the battle through their various hidden intelligence agencies, and all the organizations now knew that Black Star had two Universal Treasures in his hands. There was no need to talk about the Evolution Cube since it was the reason for the battle.
However, the other Universal Treasure was actually able to block the Ten Thousand Deity Scepter and seal a Beyond Grade A. With such methods up his sleeves, Black Star had a special strategic position and could not be considered an ordinary Beyond Grade A combatant.
There were naturally those with greed as well. The Arcane Church intentionally revealed such information so that many organizations would eye the Universal Treasure in Han Xiao’s hands. They had indeed succeeded, but the other organizations did not dare to take any reckless actions since even the Arcane Church had failed.
Black Star’s battle merits were a true deterrent to many organizations.
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A few days later, the dynasty began their counterattack, and Arcane Church’s stargate located in the Shattered Star Ring suffered from an ambush. An intense battle broke out, and it was said that the energy reactions of the battle could be felt from a Star Zone away.
After Sagman’s ambush failed, the Arcane Church had guessed that the Crimson Dynasty would attempt to destroy their stargate located in the Shattered Star Ring. Thus, they had already begun mobilizing their reinforcements and had even mobilized other Beyond Grade A combatants.
However, in order to secretly send out six Beyond Grade As, the Arcane Church had gotten their other Beyond Grade As to attract the attention of the public in various locations. As such, it would require some time to mobilize them, and the dynasty managed to seize that window.
Ames was the only Beyond Grade A present in the Shattered Star Ring, and she participated in the attack before the Arcane Church’s reinforcements could arrive. Her Force Field was a sharp weapon in galactic warfare and could easily disrupt and penetrate the formation of the army stationed at the stargate. Furthermore, she was also able to use her Force Field to destroy the stargate and cut off the enemy’s route of retreat.
Following which, the dynasty began monitoring all the public stargates and sent out their spies to monitor the Arcane Church’s movements.
However, as a Universal Civilization, the Arcane Church had many other ways to deal with that.
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Old Medal Bar was located in the seventh junkyard of some galactic transit station in the Shattered Star Ring. Although it seemed like a public bar that was a little tattered on the surface, it was actually the gathering point of a black-market merchant with the nickname of ‘Night Bat’.
There was no absolute order in the universe, and there would always be shadows when light existed. The galactic black market was the biggest shadow in the galactic society.
There would always be needs when there were people, and there would always be smugglers when there were needs. Every region in the universe had their own black markets. Some were businesses that the government chose to look away from, and others were gray regions that were not controlled by any civilizations.
In the black markets of the Shattered Star Ring, Night Bat was not a bigshot. On the contrary, he was an unknown character who mainly collected scrap. He made use of such a disguise to smuggle some military machines.
There was no need for him to behave sneakily. Almost all the locals knew that Old Medal Bar was his black market gathering point, but because of its small size and the items being sold being relatively safe, no organization paid close attention to him. In this galactic transit station, there were hundreds of such black merchants.
Today, a freight captain arrived at the Old Medal Bar, and this captain had been working together with Night Bat for a long time. He would sell some scraps to Night Bat with some smuggled goods hidden within the scraps. Night Bat personally invited him to the underground chamber under his bar to be a guest today.
Only Night Bat and this freight captain were left in the office.
The freight captain then lit a cigarette and blew out a mouthful of smoke. He took out a sheet of paper and pushed it toward Night Bat.
“This is the list of scraps.”
“Thanks.”
Night Bat was a skinny man with a fawning smile on his face. Everyone would think that he was a crafty merchant upon seeing his face.
“The goods have been delivered. I’ll make a move now.” The freight captain stood up.
“Aren’t you going to have some fun? I heard that Red Widow on Gray Shed Street has some new mixed-blood elves...”
“Mixed blood elves... forget it. Have you heard? The Crimson Dynasty and Arcane Church have begun fighting in the Shattered Star Ring. The situation in the outside world is far too unstable. I will return home after this trip and wait for them to finish their battle before coming out to do business.”
The freight captain seemed a little tempted but decided otherwise and left the room.
Night Bat followed behind him and called for his subordinates to shift the scraps on the cargo ship.
With everyone being busy, no one would notice subtle changes. No one noticed that Night Bat had suddenly grown a few centimeters taller with his body shape changing slightly. One of the workers of the freight captain had also experienced such a subtle change.
After half a day, the goods were finally unloaded, and the cargo ship left the planet.
The cargo ship was set to autopilot, and the captain received news of iron eating bugs being spotted in the warehouse.
This was an extremely common bug that would destroy the internal structure of a spaceship. It had to be cleaned up immediately the moment it was spotted.
The captain went to the warehouse, and more than thirty workers had flamethrowers in their hands to burn the ten or so centimeters bugs into ashes.
“Captain, we have already stabilized the situation and are checking the damage. Some goods show signs of being bitten,” a worker reported.
Upon hearing that, the freight captain became anxious. All the goods in the warehouse were his customers’ orders, and he would have to pay for them if they were damaged.
He was only an ordinary individual in the universe and was not able to afford such goods.
“Bring me to take a look!”
They entered the depths of the warehouse.
Right at that moment, the worker suddenly took out a silenced handgun and aimed it at the captain’s head.
“You...” The captain was shocked.
The worker then opened fire decisively
Pap pap pap!
Three bullets shot through the skull of the freight captain. This was definitely a fatal injury to an ordinary individual.
The freight captain landed on the ground with blood flowing out from his body.
This worker wiped his face and took off a mask-like item to reveal Night Bat’s appearance.
Night Bat had a cold expression on his face without any trace of his ‘cunning merchant’ aura.
He took out the access card and communicator from the captain’s body and carried the captain’s body back to the region where they had been burning bugs.
When Night Bat walked out from the darkness, the situation was already completely different. Only five of the thirty plus workers were left, and they all had silenced handguns in their hands. There were more than twenty corpses on the ground, and they had all been shot dead.
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