On Zenyu Star, in King Zishan's palace, Lu Yin looked at the screen and blushed. Was the media talking about him?
Other than their names being the same, everything else had nothing to do with him. When did he donate money?
He was poor himself. Would the media force him to donate money?
Lu Yin was a little wary.
"Xiao Ya, don't post anything related to money. I don't have any money." Lu Yin couldn't take it anymore and contacted Xiao Ya.
Xiao Ya was stunned and fell into a daze. Money?
What did he mean?
Was the Regent hinting at something?
Now that Armament Weave had been merged into the Great Eastern Alliance, the first thing that Lu Yin needed to do was establish a military express route.
This move made the central weaves' hair stand on end, and the various major weaves' leaders contacted the Great Yu Empire in hopes that the Great Eastern Alliance would not establish a military express route. Once the military express route was successfully established, the time it would take for the eastern weaves to launch a war against the central weaves would be infinitely shortened. Armament Weave would then become a stepping stone for the Great Eastern Alliance to attack the central weaves, and this was something that the central weaves could not accept no matter what.
However, the Great Yu Empire simply ignored them.
Without Wei Rong, the central weave could still be united, but the efficiency would be too low.
In Lu Yin's eyes, without Wei Rong, the entire central weave was like a flock of sheep. What he lacked was an excuse.
As for Wei Rong's whereabouts, Lu Yin had asked Qian Yan to search for him. The greatest possibility was that Wei Rong was in Myriad City. If Wei Rong was really in Myriad City, then Lu Yin could not do anything about it for the time being. He just hoped that Myriad City would not be so blind.
On Planet Hydrotink, Wei Xin 'er had been kneeling outside Felynn's room for several days now. Ever since the allied army had invaded the Wei family's homeworld, she had begged Felynn to plead with Lu Yin for mercy, but Felynn had refused.
And Felynn's attitude towards her had completely changed.
In Felynn's eyes, she no longer had any value. Wei Xin 'er had been her backup plan, but now that the entire Wei Clan was gone, this backup plan had been cut off. In her eyes, not only was Wei Xin' er worthless, but she was also Wei Rong's little sister. It was Wei Rong who had joined forces with others to rob Sourcepeak Planet's Hall of Insight. If it weren't for Wei Rong, she would not have lived under someone else's roof. She had not forgotten this grudge.
Plead for mercy?
How was that possible? Felynn understood Lu Yin quite well, and her status didn't affect him in the slightest. Even if nothing had happened on Sourcepeak Planet and she had become the acting president, she still wouldn't have been a threat to him.
She could only hope that Lu Yin would forget about her and let her be the acting president.
The box had been stolen by the Neohuman Alliance, and someone had to take responsibility for this crime. As she thought about it, Felynn looked outside the door. She was tempted, but she still shook her head. Wei Xin 'er was too weak, so this crime could not be pinned on her. Right, Cai Jianqiang.
Felynn's eyes brightened, but she still rejected this idea. Planet Hydrotink had been attacked, and Cai Jianqiang had been summoned to the border. This had nothing to do with him, so who could he push the blame onto?
Sooner or later, the Innerverse and Outerverse would be connected, and she did not want to bear this responsibility.
Wei Xin 'er's gadget suddenly rang. She glanced at it, and her eyes lit up. She stood up and left.
Felynn's gaze turned cold. He had only knelt for a few days and he wanted to leave. Hmph.
It wasn't that Wei Xin 'er didn't want to kneel anymore. Instead, she chose to kneel in front of King Zishan's palace.
Her friend informed her that Lu Yin had returned.
At the entrance of King Zishan's palace, Kayze looked down at Wei Xin 'er with cold eyes and ignored her.
Wei Xin'er did not ask Kayze to announce her arrival. She continued to kneel.
Not long after, Kayze's ears twitched, and he coldly said, "His Highness wants you to go in."
Wei Xin 'er pursed her lips and did not move. She was still kneeling.
Kayze frowned. "Didn't you hear?
His Highness wants you to go in. "
Wei Xin 'er still did not move.
Kayze snorted, turned around, and entered the palace to report.
One day, two days, three days passed, and Wei Xin 'er continued to kneel.
On the fourth day, Lu Yin walked out.
Kayze hurriedly bowed and retreated.
"Do you like kneeling that much?" Lu Yin asked calmly.
Wei Xin 'er looked up, her face pale. She looked at Lu Yin pleadingly. "I beg you, let my father go. Let the Wei family go."
Lu Yin laughed. "You're too naive. Do you know how much manpower and resources were used to start a war? Do you know how many people were sacrificed? If you ask me to let the Wei family go, how will I answer to those who died?
How will I answer to the Great Eastern Alliance? "
Wei Xin 'er wept and continuously kowtowed. Her family had been destroyed, and a young girl like her did not know what to do. This was the only thing she could do. "I beg you, I beg you, I beg you …"
Lu Yin frowned. "I'm already being very lenient by not killing anyone from the Wei family. Not only is your actions useless, but you're also embarrassing the Wei family and your brother, Wei Rong."
Wei Xin 'er did not seem to hear him, and she continued to kowtow until her head bled and her body could not take it anymore.
Lu Yin narrowed his eyes and said to Kayze, "Take her to Wei Baichuan." He then turned around and returned to the palace.
Wei Xin 'er's eyes were red, but she was still kowtowing.
Kayze grabbed her. "Let's go and see Wei Baichuan." But then, he realized that Wei Xin 'er had already fainted.
War was cruel, and the victors sang loudly while the losers cried. Wei Xin 'er was just the tip of the iceberg. The war in Armament Weave and at the border had left many lonely families behind.
Lu Yin would not be soft-hearted. If he had been the one who had lost, he would have suffered the same fate.
He would never forget the experience of being turned into white meat. It was that experience that had changed his mindset. How could a person control their own fate if they did not reach the top?
He not only wanted to control his own fate, but also the fate of others.
The more miserable Wei Xin 'er was, the more determined he became.
Lu Yin was not interested in what Wei Xin 'er had said to Wei Baichuan, and he did not restrict her from seeing Wei Baichuan either.
Wei Xin 'er changed after meeting Wei Baichuan, and she no longer begged Lu Yin or Felynn. She calmed down and focused on learning lockbreaking. She also stopped contacting Wei Rong.
From start to finish, Wei Rong did not contact Lu Yin at all. It was as if he had truly disappeared, and the people from the Great Eastern Alliance in Myriad City did not see him either.
The blitzkrieg had given the Great Eastern Alliance a stepping stone to invade a central weave. What they lacked was an excuse to attack.
The first thing that came to Lu Yin's mind was an assassin organization, Aegis.
Mafioso Planet's intelligence network had contributed greatly to the successful establishment of the Great Eastern Alliance. Everyone had their own shady dealings, and the leaders of these organizations had delegated many tasks that they could not do to their own assassins. Thus, the information provided by assassin organizations was very useful.
Lu Yin suspected that the calamity that had targeted the Outerverse assassins had originated from the information provided by these assassin organizations. They had too much information that could not be revealed.
Mafioso Planet only had information on the eastern weaves, so Aegis was the only organization that had information on the central weaves.
It was time to have a chat with Starfox.
Lu Yin called Starfox, and before long, Starfox's voice came through. "Alliance Master Lu."
Lu Yin politely asked, "Brother Starfox, why didn't I see you during the border war?"
"There are six rocky districts at the border. I'm not as dazzling as Alliance Master Lu, so it's normal that no one paid attention to me. May I know why Alliance Master Lu is looking for me?"
Starfox asked, sounding somewhat cautious. The Great Eastern Alliance had destroyed the Wei family, and their momentum was at its peak. Lu Yin's background was incredible, so Starfox had to be on guard.
Lu Yin smiled. "It's nothing. I just met an old assassin in the Big Muyan District. He said that as long as I was willing, I could join Aegis' first management team at any time."
Starfox fell silent for a moment. "Wait a moment."
Lu Yin waited for a while and took a sip of tea. Soon after, Starfox contacted him. "Alliance Master Lu wants to join Aegis' first management team?"
Lu Yin grunted in acknowledgment.
Starfox's tone was somewhat unpleasant, and he felt uncomfortable. Ever since Aegis had been established, no one had ever joined the first management team. It had always been just the few of them. He did not know what Blackface was thinking, but he was actually willing to let this person join. "Alliance Master Lu, are you sure?"
"Absolutely," Lu Yin replied.
Starfox's expression turned ugly. "If you want to join the first management team, aside from our agreement, you also need to have made some contributions. Even if you can't reach the level required to establish Aegis, your contributions can't be too low. Can you do that, Alliance Master Lu?"
Lu Yin knew that things would not be that simple. Aegis was the Outerverse's largest assassin organization and mercenary organization. It was a combination of spears and shields, and it was involved with countless powers. It was not easy to join the second management team, let alone the first management team.
If it was that easy to reach the level required to establish Aegis, then Lu Yin would have established Aegis himself.
"Does Alliance Master Lu still want to join?"
Starfox asked in a relaxed tone. This was a very harsh condition, and there weren't many people in the entire Outerverse who could produce such a contribution. Although Lu Yin was the Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Leader and held great authority in the eastern weaves, and with the Hall of Honor's support, he could even declare war on any power. Even so, it was still not easy for him to produce such a contribution.
Starfox did not wish for Lu Yin to join Aegis' first management team, not because of past conflicts, but because Lu Yin was too good at causing trouble and was too ambitious. Once he joined, it would be hard to say what would happen to Aegis in the future.
Lu Yin thought about it for a moment and then helplessly said, "Let me think about it."
Starfox was pleased with himself. "Alright, I'll wait for Alliance Master Lu's answer." He then ended the call. He had not rejected Lu Yin's offer, but the conditions were more or less the same.
Although he did not understand why Blackface was willing to let Lu Yin join, he would not let him join so easily.
Lu Yin put down his gadget and tapped the table with one hand.
He had to join Aegis. Their intelligence network was a powerful weapon against the central weaves and even the western weaves, and it was also a shortcut. However, the contribution requirements were too great, and Lu Yin had to consider it carefully.
Lu Yin was no longer as uncertain as he had been in the Outerverse in the past. After the border war, he had dissected the entire Outerverse, and the hidden powerhouses had all revealed themselves. He could easily deal with anyone, including a colossus like Shamrock Enterprises.
The first step was to join Aegis. Those old assassins were extremely powerful, and it would not be easy to deal with them. Lu Yin had no choice but to join them.
The sky darkened, and Lu Yin walked into the manor's courtyard. He looked up and saw that three continents were surrounding him.
Not far away, Zhao Ran was pruning the plants in distress. She did not know how to do it, so she could only learn. However, it was easy for her to forget what she had learned, which was very troublesome.
"Your Highness, would you like some tea?" Zhao Ran asked expectantly when she saw Lu Yin arrive.
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