Yu Mu’s words reverberated in Lu Yin’s head. This person was the Outerverse Chairman of Shamrock Enterprises, and he could apparently even disregard Elder Lohar, which indicated that his power level might very well approach 400,000.
This was Lu Yin’s first time experiencing the foundation of a financial titan firsthand.
In the Outerverse, there were extremely few experts whose power levels exceeded 300,000, and the ones that Lu Yin were aware of could be counted on a single hand. Although he did not know what Yu Mu’s precise power level was, could it be possible that it was over 400,000? That shouldn’t be the case.
Publicly, Shamrock Enterprises had been nothing more than a pharmaceutical company that strove to make a profit, but Lu Yin would never forget his former classmate, Darkvoid, who was one of Shamrock Enterprises’ seeds. Darkvoid’s innate gift allowed him to rupture the void, and when the students had been competing for the seat of Astral-10’s top student, Darkvoid had only been inferior to Lu Yin, Xia Luo, and Silver. In fact, he had actually been a bit stronger than Lulu Mavis and Michelle. This was enough to show how powerful Shamrock Enterprises’ selected seeds were.
How many seeds did they have with similarly overpowered innate gifts? Nobody knew. Darkvoid had just been a Limiteer back then, but what about their seeds that were in the Explorer realm? Cruiser realm? Hunter realm? There were definitely seeds in those realms.
This truly showed the foundation of a colossal organization.
After traveling for four days, Lu Yin finally arrived at Zenyu Star.
At this time, the most explosive news in the Outerverse was still the two plans that had been leaked, both containing schemes to take over the western weaves, which, of course, infuriated the various great powers in that region. There was a vaguely discernible attitude that the different forces even wanted to declare war against Lu Yin and Wei Rong, as these forces felt like they were being looked down upon.
When Lu Yin returned to Zenyu Star, Huan Sha hurried over to see him and hastened to report the outcome of the investigations.
Just as Lu Yin had assumed, it was not difficult to get to the bottom of the matter, as the so-called “invasion plan” had only been created a month ago. At that time, En Ya had been accompanying Lu Yin in Armament Weave, so neither of them could have created the plan.
Lu Yin ordered for all the evidence to be gathered together and organized before being sent to King Zishan’s palace. Meanwhile, he went to await Yu Mu’s arrival.
When the Enlighter did arrive, he brought En Ya along with him.
An immense pressure descended upon Zenyu Star, which was Yu Mu announcing his arrival. He appeared with En Ya in his hands.
En Ya’s face was pale, and her lips were dry. She had a haggard appearance, and she clearly had not had an easy time traveling to Zenyu Star from Armament Weave. Yu Mu had not treated her kindly, and she had been more like a captive prisoner.
Lu Yin was furious. “Release her!”
Yu Mu tossed En Ya over to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin hurried to catch her, and angrily looked up, wanting to curse. However, he was feebly stopped by En Ya. “Your Highness, I’m fine. Don’t be impulsive.”
Lu Yin gritted his teeth as veins appeared on his forehead. When he thought of the conversation that he had had with Elder Lohar two days prior, he suppressed his anger and said to Yu Mu, “Chairman Yu, all of the evidence is here. You can review it.”
Elder Lohar had contacted Lu Yin two days ago, and he had told Lu Yin a bit more about Yu Mu. This person’s power level was 370,000, which surpassed even Elder Lohar’s. This chairman was an existence who could not be provoked in the Outerverse.
Shamrock Enterprises’ Outerverse operations were a colossal organization, and besides their immense influence, terrifying wealth, and background, the greatest deterrence that they had was this person’s existence. If Geoffrey was in the Outerverse Lockbreaker Society, then nobody would be able to do anything to them. Similarly, with their regional chairman in the Outerverse, Shamrock Enterprises was untouchable by the same logic.
Yu Mu’s expression remained calm, and he blatantly ignored Lu Yin’s suppressed rage. He did not care about this youth at all. Even before the Outerverse had been cut off from the Innerverse, the company’s general headquarters had told him to try to win over this person, which he had done so. He had even told Shen Fu to send gifts over when the Great Eastern Alliance was first established, but all that was just the behavior of a true merchant. In the depths of his heart, Yu Mu did not care about Lu Yin at all.
His star energy swept out, and he quickly browsed through all the gathered evidence. Yu Mu then softly said, “Alliance Leader Lu, it appears that somebody wants to use my Shamrock Enterprises to deal with you. Do you know who that could be?”
Lu Yin’s expression turned frigid. “No.”
Yu Mu laughed. “There’s no need to take offense, Alliance Leader Lu. That woman of yours was the second-in-command of the traitor, Grand Marshal Shui Chuanxiao, and she cannot be believed. That is why I had to make a personal trip.”
He then very casually threw out a cosmic ring. “I am a merchant, and I value equal trade. This can be considered as compensation, Alliance Leader Lu. Take care.”
And with that, the powerhouse vanished.
He had arrived so violently that Zenyu Star itself had shuddered as though it could not endure the pressure. But when Yu Mu left, his departure was as calm as a spring day breeze. This was a true powerhouse.
From the time that the Outerverse had been cut off from the Innerverse, Lu Yin had rarely experienced such situations. This episode had felt similar to when he had faced various powerful families and factions back in the Innerverse, and he had been forced to be extremely cautious at every turn. This Yu Mu had left a very deep impression.
Kayze carefully walked over and looked at the cosmic ring on the ground for a moment before picking it up.
Lu Yin barked, “Bring it here.”
Kayze carefully handed over it.
Lu Yin took it, but he did not check what was inside it. Instead, he immediately stored it away. He wanted to return this cosmic ring to Yu Mu in its original state, no matter what it contained. Even if there were ten million essences within it, he would not accept a single one.
“Your Highness, please do me a favor,” En Ya softly said in a very weak voice.
Lu Yin replied, “Don’t worry. I will help you get revenge.”
En Ya shook her head, and then she said in an agonized tone, “I don’t mind how Yu Mu has treated me, but Your Highness, please seek justice for the Grand Marshal for that person’s insults.”
Lu Yin’s face grew solemn. “Alright, I promise.”
“Thank you, Your Highness,” En Ya said gratefully before immediately fainting.
Lu Yin hurriedly had someone treat the unconscious woman. En Ya had not been too badly injured, and she had been reduced to her current state because powerhouses such as Yu Mu could shuttle through the universe at speeds that were far too much for her body to endure. Even though her body had been protected, her mind would still not be able to handle it.
The evidence had been easily gathered, and Yu Mu had been able to understand it in one glance, as there were simply far too many gaps.
If the situation on Zenyu Star had ended with such a quick resolution, then the Wei family would have had a similar situation, as the evidence was easily understood with just one look. Implementing such a plot could not buy much time, so why had Wei Rong still proceeded with it? Lu Yin just could not understand.
This whole ordeal would only buy Armament Weave about ten day’s respite from battle while Yu Mu investigated the two plans. After that, the war would immediately continue, and the Wei family would still have to face the oncoming calamity. Was there any meaning to Wei Rong working so hard to gain these few days?
That night, Lu Yin’s gadget beeped, as Wei Rong was calling him.
The screen came alive, and Wei Rong’s image appeared on it. He showed a slight smile that made him look as though he was rejoicing in Lu Yin’s misfortune. “Brother Lu, how’s the taste?”
“Yu Mu has already left for Armament Weave, so I trust that you have already prepared your evidence,” Lu Yin calmly stated.
Wei Rong smiled. “Naturally. Somebody was obviously trying to frame us, so it wasn’t too difficult to investigate.”
Lu Yin said, “Yu Mu isn’t stupid, and even if you implicated yourself, he will still suspect you. Are you truly confident that you can completely remove all doubts?”
Wei Rong shrugged. “It wasn’t done by me, so Chairman Yu won’t mistreat an innocent person.”
Lu Yin felt that something was strange. “Even if Yu Mu intervenes and temporarily stops the war, it will only buy you another ten days of time at most. What can you do during this period of time?”
Wei Rong’s lips curled upwards. “Let’s not talk about this for now. I want to ask Brother Lu something: how did it feel today?”
Lu Yin knew that his opponent was asking about Yu Mu’s attitude, and Lu Yin calmly replied, “What are you trying to get at?”
“Nothing much. It’s just that someone before also suffered the feeling that Brother Lu experienced today, and I’m about to face the same thing as well. Thus, I’m just asking out of curiosity.” Wei Rong smiled.
Lu Yin frowned. “Are you referring to Starfox?”
Wei Rong nodded and sighed. “That’s right. When the Mavis Bank was robbed, Aegis was also treated unjustly, and one of their important bases was even destroyed. However, they didn’t even receive an apology. A colossal organization indeed.”
Lu Yin’s finger twitched, as Wei Rong’s words had moved him. Yu Mu’s charitable attitude had enraged him far more than the Dark Phoenix family’s despicable attitude, and it was the arrogance of a mammoth organization that towered above all others. Even now, Lu Yin had yet to hear a single “sorry.” Instead, all he had received was a cosmic ring that had been tossed onto the ground and left behind.
Wei Rong beamed at Lu Yin. “Brother Lu, don’t mind them, as that’s just how they are. Unless the times change, these monsters will continue to sit at the top of the Outerverse. They are the ones who judge what is important while we are nothing more than clowns in their eyes.”
Lu Yin stared intently at Wei Rong. “No matter what you say, it won’t change the outcome of this war.”
Wei Rong smiled. “I’m just casually mentioning some random things, and I hope that Brother Lu will remember my words. As for this war, it’s about to end soon.”
He then waved goodbye to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin’s eyes narrowed; the war was about to end soon? Wei Rong would not mention such a thing without reason, and he was definitely feeling confident.
Where was that confidence coming from? Whether or not the battle ended depended on Lu Yin’s initiative, so why was Wei Rong so confident?
Lu Yin could not help himself from contacting Wang Wen. The war had already proceeded to this point, and he did not want to give up at the finish line.
Wang Wen could not give Lu Yin any concrete answers, as he did not know anything either.
Plotting against others was easy, but knowing that others were plotting against you was very, very difficult. And this was especially so if the person behind the schemes was someone smart like Wei Rong.
The only thing that Lu Yin could think of was that Wei Rong had borrowed the strength of other powers, which would force Lu Yin to stop the war. In the Outerverse, only the colossal organizations or Millions City were capable of such a thing.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of Millions City. Was Wei Rong capable enough to make them move? That city was actually a mobile fortress, and its energy barrier could defend against attacks with power levels over 400,000, and it had even stronger barriers as well. If Millions City moved against the Great Eastern Alliance, then the war would indeed end.
“Check and find out if there have been any abnormal movements from Millions City recently,” Lu Yin ordered Thousand Eyes.
“None. They’ve been focusing all of their efforts on rebuilding, and I’ve been staring at Millions City this whole time,” Thousand Eyes replied immediately.
Lu Yin tapped his fingers on the table and pondered over all the possibilities.
But no matter what Lu Yin considered, he could have never guessed that Wei Rong would release an even more shocking secret than those two invasion plans.
After Yu Mu left Armament Weave and verified that the two plans were fake, the Outerverse media outlets changed their reporting. Soon, everything surrounding the issue began to settle down.
The western weaves were satisfied with this outcome, as this felt right. They were not pushovers, so how could there be someone who was bold enough to desire conquering their territory? How bold!
Due to Shamrock Enterprises’ intervention, the war was halted for ten days. When Yu Mu left Armament Weave, Liuying Zishan immediately contacted Lu Yin, asking if the troops should resume the war.
Lu Yin directly gave his command: fight.
100,000 Neo-Vestige Sect disciples had already moved into place and arrived at the war’s frontlines. This opportunity would be gone if the troops stopped fighting.
Lu Yin sent his orders, and the Neo-Vestige Sect’s disciples’ arrows flew towards the defensive line protecting Armament Weave. Spacecraft, astral warhorses, and cultivators were all pierced through in an instant, and their defenses collapsed.
Armament Weave could not resist the assault of Neo-Vestige Sect’s disciples.
It wasn’t just the Wei family’s abilities that the Neo-Vestige Sect’s disciples surpassed; even if they were still supported by the Dark Phoenix family, the Umbral Butterfly Tribe, the Shadowsword Sect, and the various other powers, they still would not have been able to hold. Thus, it was even more impossible to continue defending after Armament Weave had been abandoned.
The Neo-Vestige Sect rarely participated in conflicts, so this battle shocked the universe.
In Frostwave Weave, Little Ya arranged for media reports to sing Lu Yin’s praises, and she looked at a group of her subordinates with dissatisfaction. “This matter is too small, and the contributions of His Highness cannot be so little. If there’s nothing there, then give it to me, and I’ll weave it into a story. The objective of our existence is to make the image of His Highness become even more glorious and noble, especially during a period of war. Do you understand?”
“Yes, editor,” the crowd acknowledged, but they all felt rather vexed. Create? They didn’t dare do such a thing, as they were talking about the Great Eastern Alliance Leader! What if their story wasn’t woven together well enough?
