The Daynight clan was trying to destroy Lu Yin’s reputation, but Lu Yin had expected such a move a long time ago. As long as the Hall of Honor had not released any announcements to the entire universe, anything that targeted Lu Yin was nothing but slander, and he held control of the Outerverse’s media. Also, he was the Outerverse Allied Forces’ Commander, so he was completely unafraid of these accusations.
The various powers had wanted to withdraw from the Great Eastern Alliance primarily because they were afraid of offending the Innerverse’s great powers.
With his reply, Lu Yin had suddenly reclassified the powers from the Innerverse as plunderers, which meant that they were the Outerverse’s enemies. This caused all of the methods that the various great powers of the Innerverse had employed against him to fall apart, and Lu Yin was even able to expand the Allied Forces.
The main goal of growing of the Allied Forces was to further increase their influence.
Any random great power from the Innerverse could sweep across the Outerverse, as the Outerverse truly lacked for top experts, as most of them were in the Innerverse.
The Outerverse alone was not capable of stopping great powers like the Daynight clan, but if the Outerverse united as a single entity, then such a fight would no longer be as simple as a conflict between certain powers from the Innerverse and Outerverse. Rather, it would drag in the Hall of Honor itself into the fray. Once they intervened, Lu Yin refused to believe that the Innerverse would continue to dare to act against the Outerverse.
Lu Yin had never expected the Outerverse to have the strength to resist the Innerverse. However, a united Outerverse allowed him to move about as he wished, and his influence within the Hall of Honor had thus risen as a direct result of his efforts. This was the most important detail.
Right, there were also all sorts of resources available to him now.
If Lu Yin had not managed to unite the Outerverse, then there would not be three thousand androids at his disposal. The benefits of unifying the entire Outerverse were only just beginning to appear.
However, the troublesome aspect was that the Outerverse had declined for far too many years. Once they encountered any strong forces from the Innerverse, some of the Outerverse powers might instantly switch sides, and they might even trigger a catastrophic chain reaction.
At this time, he really wanted to know just where the backup Astral River Ark hidden within Blazing Mist Flowzone would appear.
As he thought about this, Lu Yin’s domain swept across the planet, looking for Lilyrose.
When Lilyrose felt Lu Yin’s domain, she reluctantly made her way to King Zishan’s palace.
In the past, she had had many thoughts concerning Lu Yin. She liked powerful men like him, but she no longer dared to make any moves on him. There were some men whom she could approach and others whom she could not.
Lu Yin belonged to the latter group, as he stood in a position that was far too elevated above her. In fact, he could already be ranked among the Ten Arbiters.
“I wonder, what has Alliance Leader Lu sought out this little girl for?” Lilyrose tried to maintain a calm expression in front of Lu Yin.
Lu Yin answered, “I want you to find a way to discreetly dig up the location of the backup Astral River Ark.”
Lilyrose grudgingly answered, “Alliance Leader Lu, I’m willing to help you if it’s possible, but I truly don’t have what you seek. The Astral River Ark doesn’t belong to the Blaze Realm, but rather to the Hall of Honor.”
“Still, the Blaze Realm has the authority to move the ark around, especially since the previous Astral River Ark was destroyed,” Lu Yin pressed.
Lilyrose grew upset.
Lu Yin calmly said, “If you help me, then I can also help you. It’s not impossible for me to make you the master of the Blaze Realm. You should understand that I have the ability to do so.”
Lilyrose was stunned. “The Blaze Realm’s master?”
Lu Yin stared at her. “Didn’t your mother do what she did because that person is the master of the Blaze Realm?”
The moment Lu Yin mentioned this, Lilyrose’s expression fell, and she fell into silent thought.
“I know you don’t trust me, but I, Lu Yin, was able to unite the Outerverse in just a bit over six years. It wouldn’t be that hard for me to deal with just a Blaze Realm, and my understanding of the Blaze Realm is not inferior to your own.” Lu Yin clapped his hands, and suddenly, fog swirled into the office and formed words: Smoker greets you.
Lilyrose was shocked. “Smoker?”
Lu Yin waved a hand, and the smoke dissipated.
Lilyrose stared at Lu Yin, completely bewildered. “Is that the same Smoker who tried to assassinate the master of the Blaze Realm and escaped unscathed?”
“He’s now the captain of my Great Yu Empire’s Second Squadron,” Lu Yin replied.
Lilyrose was astonished. Everyone from the Blaze Realm knew about Smoker, as that assassination attempt had shocked the entire universe.
The eight great flowzones represented the Innerverse’s greatest strength. Although Blazing Mist Flowzone was the weakest of those eight and bordered the Outerverse, and although the Blaze Realm only took up a third of Blazing Mist Flowzone, it was still a power that belonged to one of the eight great flowzones.
Over the course of countless years, nobody had ever gotten as close to assassinating a master of a great power that ruled over one of the eight great flowzones as Smoker, let alone escape unharmed.
That assassination attempt had propelled Smoker to become the Outerverse’s greatest assassin. Nobody could take his place.
Nobody knew how Smoker had accomplished such a thing, but he had been able to safely retreat from the Blaze Realm, which was enough to prove that he had an incredibly deep understanding of the Blaze Realm. Thus, this claim of Lu Yin’s was not illogical at all.
Lilyrose was moved—if she could be seated in that position, then she would not mind paying any price.
Lu Yin sat in silence as he sipped his tea. Although he could coerce Lilyrose into helping him, he would not receive her sincere assistance by doing so, which would render any such help useless.
After a long period of silence, Lilyrose said, “Alliance Leader Lu, I truly can’t find out where the Astral River Ark is hidden, and you should be well aware of my position within the Blaze Realm. On the surface, I’m the first ranked heir, but I have also been utterly denied by the Blaze Realm. Most of those in power are not pleased with me.”
Lu Yin did not speak. Instead, he silently listened.
Lilyrose glanced over at him and continued. “However, I do know a few people, and they might be able to help you.”
She then gave Lu Yin some contact information.
Lu Yin watched Lilyrose leave, after which he glanced at the contact information and called the person.
Before long, a man appeared on a screen before Lu Yin.
“Who are you?” The man looked young, but his bearings belonged to someone much more experienced. His mannerisms indicated that he had gone through the vicissitudes of life, and his eyes stared directly at Lu Yin, as if he was trying to see something from the youth’s expression.
Lu Yin frowned, as this person looked very familiar. “Who are you again?”
The man stared closely at Lu Yin, and although he seemed fierce, there was a trace of apprehension and unease in the man’s expression. “If you don’t recognize me, then how did you call me?”
Lu Yin replied, “Lilyrose gave me your info.”
The man’s expression changed slightly, and at that moment, a middle-aged man walked out from behind the young looking man. When the middle-aged man saw Lu Yin through the screen, his expression changed immensely the moment he saw Lu Yin. The call instantly ended afterwards.
Lu Yin set his gadget down and had Zhao Ran serve him one of her special drinks while he patiently waited.
On the other side of the call, the youth felt that the situation was a bit strange. “Uncle Meng, what just happened?”
The middle-aged man who was known as Uncle Meng had a solemn expression as he looked at the youth. “How did you get into contact with that person?”