The Seventh Base

Chapter 482: Chapter 85 For the Federation

Retreated.

The public watched the distant battlefield in the sky, and many felt extremely exhilarated.

The arrogant Lancelot Star People, it turned out they too could flee.

They rushed forward and saw the leveled leased district, with many letting out cries of exultation and looking up at Xu Mo and the crowd from the Divine Sword Bureau in the sky, sending up waves of cheers.

In the sky, Xu Mo had not a trace of excitement.

This day’s bloody incident would likely become the fuse of the war.

War was never a good thing, and it would always be the public who suffered the most. Once the Lancelot Star Battleships arrived, it wouldn’t be a matter of a few superpower weapons anymore.

Ge Hong returned to Xu Mo’s side, glancing at the destroyed leased area.

At this moment, Mayor Liu Feng also arrived here.

He sighed in his heart, realizing that war was inevitable after all.

And yet, the Federation Government’s troops had not arrived.

Were they hesitating?

When the Lancelot Star People slaughtered the civilians of Byron Star, war became inevitable.

“Let’s go back,” Ge Hong spoke, and immediately the people from the Divine Sword Bureau began to withdraw from the area. After they left, the Federation Government sent troops over, but they only encountered ruins; the battle had ended.

The entire incident was broadcast live by the media, and countless citizens of Chuanxing City witnessed this war.

Everyone realized that a war between the stars might be forthcoming.

But no one would blame Xu Mo or the Divine Sword Bureau. The Lancelot Star People had already begun the slaughter; was there any other choice?

However, this battle caused a huge uproar among the Alien Embassies on Byron Star. Many Alien Embassies publicly condemned the Byron Star Federation Government for inciting the public to invade and threaten the leased districts and for launching a military bombardment that destroyed the area, leaving the Lancelot Star Embassy in ruins.

They branded this as an extremely vile act, demanding Byron Star immediately hand over the culprit for a public trial, or else they would sever all diplomatic relations with Byron Star and appeal to the Star System Alliance, demanding Byron Star’s expulsion from the Alliance.

The Federation Government was rocked, calling an emergency meeting to discuss strategies.

No one knew what repercussions this grave incident would have.

Mayor Liu Feng returned to the Chuanxing City Government, then publicly announced his resignation. Such a vile incident occurred in Chuanxing City, leading to dire consequences; as the mayor, he could not shirk his responsibility.

Moreover, the public no longer wished to see a weak and incompetent mayor in office.

After resigning, Mayor Liu Feng stepped down from the stage and walked towards the crowd.

A barrage of curses was hurled at him, and someone even rushed up and kicked him to the ground. Several others followed suit, but were held back by security personnel.

Liu Feng stood up, lowered his head silently, and walked out of the crowd amid countless insults and jeers, then left in a car.

After his resignation, Liu Feng went to the Divine Sword Bureau.

“You’ve had a tough few years,” Ge Hong said to Liu Feng.

“It’s a pity there weren’t any accomplishments,” Liu Feng replied with a shake of his head.

“You can’t blame yourself, you’ve done well,” Ge Hong continued, “What do you think will happen next?”

“The Lancelot Star Battleships will come, and Byron Star will have to go to war. Meanwhile, the Federation Government will pressure the Divine Sword Bureau, demanding that Xu Mo be handed over to them for ‘protection,'” Liu Feng said. “Xu Mo has shown his superpower killing weapon this time, and the Alliance Government cannot ignore it; they will certainly want to acquire it.”

“From the Lancelot Star’s side, upon the arrival of their warships, they won’t immediately attack but will join with other planets. First, they will use the pretext of Byron Star violating the Star System Alliance treaty to kick Byron out of the Alliance, then they will demand the Federation Government hand over the ‘culprit’ Xu Mo and destroy the Divine Sword Bureau involved in the incident, putting forth terms to deter and militarily occupy Byron Star. If the Alliance Government opposes, then Lancelot Star, in conjunction with other planets, will launch a war and occupy Chuanxing City.”

“In any case, their ultimate goal will inevitably be to take down Xu Mo, seize the Deep Sea Super Energy Body, and control Byron Star.”

“Yes.”

Ge Hong nodded; Liu Feng’s conjectures matched his own.

Currently Byron Star was still a member of the Star System Alliance. Lancelot Star would send a fleet, but they wouldn’t start a war right away, instead, they would first intimidate.

Lancelot Star was haughty and dominant on Byron Star, but it wasn’t among the top-tier planets in the Star System Alliance. Otherwise, they wouldn’t even entertain the thought of engaging Byron Star. Before gaining the tacit approval of the Star System Alliance, they dared not launch an interstellar war outright, as it would constitute a severe breach of the Alliance treaty.

But they would use the last incident as an excuse to demand that Byron Star hand over individuals and deal with the Divine Sword Bureau involved.

In other words, the Divine Sword Bureau and Xu Mo would become the primary targets for elimination by Lancelot Star, but their ultimate objective would be to secure the Super Energy Body and gain control over Byron Star.

“Xu Mo is in some danger,” Liu Feng stated. Xu Mo had always been the person Lancelot Star wanted to capture, and by now, their hatred for him would be deeply ingrained.

The Federation Government would also want to acquire Xu Mo.

Under dual pressures, Xu Mo faced a tremendous crisis.

“The Federation Government is rife with complexities, there must be traitors who are not loyal to the Federation; Xu Mo definitely cannot be handed over to them for ‘protection,'” Liu Feng continued. If Xu Mo was handed over to the Federation Government, then everything would be out of control.