Three months after Datra left, the Imperial warship guarding Dawn Base sent a communication request.
The request this time was very strange. They said that a special envoy from the alliance came and wanted to meet the Digital Phantom.
Qu Jianlei and the others knew that although the Empire and the Alliance were still fighting, they had already started negotiations.
The empire has kept a tight seal on the specific details of the negotiations, but the talks have been going on for four or five months and there shouldn't be much progress.
From Qu Jianlei's point of view, if he really wants to inquire, he can get more information.
However, not only was he not interested, others were not very interested either.
Everyone has heard that the government is not very friendly to the team at the moment, and they are too lazy to get involved in the empire's affairs.
Hua Xiezi directly rejected this request, saying that he had nothing to discuss with the alliance.
From the attack on Tianfeng Planet to their large-scale sweep on Keqi Planet, the two sides have a deep hatred. What else can they talk about?
The relationship between the military and the Digital Phantom was acceptable, and the soldier on the opposite side said tactfully: This involves armistice negotiations between the two countries.
However, Hua Xingzi replied without hesitation, this is a military and national event, we are just a civilian team, and we will not accompany you!
There can be no eternal enemies between countries, but the grudges between the Digital Phantom and the Alliance can almost be regarded as personal vendettas.
It can be heard from the military's reaction that they were a little regretful, but in the end they just sighed and did not say more.
For this reason, Qu Jianlei even made a special trip to Future Star to find out what happened.
He can ignore the alliance's request, but if the team wants to survive better, it still needs to understand international events.
Qian He's information is indeed quite good. He said that it is said that the peace talks are already showing some signs of progress.
During the negotiation process, the alliance made many concessions, but also made many unreasonable demands.
As for what the alliance had to do with Digital Phantom, he wasn't sure.
But there is no doubt that the government is very aware that there is a communication problem with Digital Phantom and they cannot send out suitable manpower.
That's why they entrusted the military to negotiate.
Because of Qu Jianlei's arrival, Qianhe went out to inquire about the alliance's possible needs for digital phantoms.
The results of the inquiry were not very optimistic. During the negotiation process, the alliance was always worried about the digital phantom.
Therefore, their request for permission may not necessarily be a good thing, but may have an ulterior motive.
Qian He even said, "You have to be careful, be careful that the government gang sells you out!"
Qu Jianlei was amused. Although this possibility was small, he had actually considered it - there were quite a few such things on Blue Star.
What surprised him was that such a warning actually came from the mouth of a famously iron-blooded Imperial man.
"Are the government really so unscrupulous in doing things?"
Qianhe's answer is simply a standard answer, "People who play Zhengzhi... are dirty! You can do whatever it takes to achieve your goals!"
Qu Jianlei did not comment on his words, but for people to say this, it means something must have happened.
More than a month later, new news came: a fleet, escorted by warships, tried to approach the star cluster in the Sirius Star Domain.
The person guarding this place was the fourth master, and he decisively shouted to stop the other party - even though the other party was flying with two regiment-level ships.
On the opposite side, it was claimed that they had an order from the Imperial Council of Elders to get closer to observe the star cluster.
Although the fourth leader made a decision, he still teleported to Shuguang Base and asked the boss for instructions.
After he came back, his attitude became tougher. Seeing that the other party continued to approach, he fired a warning shot without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, the two escorting regiment-level ships immediately retreated to both sides, obviously not wanting to get involved.
Later, the Fourth Master learned that the two warships were not only people from the military region, but also security forces from the empire's core circle.
The military doesn't want to get involved in this matter at all, but... no matter how independent the military is, it will eventually have to listen to the government.
Both regiment-level ships had security guards on board, and they were warned before coming not to talk to each other.
The person responsible for the contact between the two parties is the escorted fleet, which mainly embodies the will of the government.
However, the military generally has a favorable impression of Digital Phantoms, and even those who are heartless know that they are not easy to mess with.
Therefore, seeing the other side open fire, the two regiment-level ships decisively fled away, without even thinking about the escort mission.
The security forces on the starship became anxious upon seeing this and asked the soldiers to continue performing their mission.
However, the soldiers said simply that we can't defeat it - the opponent is a division-class ship!
There is no such thing as disobedience. Their mission is to escort, not to fight with friendly forces!
What, the Digital Phantom is not a friendly force? Could you please check clearly, is it a military-standard division-level ship on the opposite side?
There was a dispute among the two regiment-level ships, but the fleet of three starships continued to move forward.
The leading large scientific research ship issued a warning, "Order your ship to stop attacking immediately, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!"
However, how can the fourth master be afraid of trouble? He is the master who dares to defect to the Star Thieves!
He didn't bother to reply at all, and another round of artillery fire immediately caused considerable damage to the leading scientific research ship.
Then he spoke coldly, "This is your final warning. If you move forward, our ship will destroy you!"
The damage from the red berry fruit is the most effective.
The division-class ship's counterattack made the fleet realize that they really dared to target and hit, instead of just talking about it.
So the fleet stopped decisively. Even so, someone shouted, "Are you going to betray the empire?"
The Fourth Master’s answer was simple and clear, “Get out now or die!”
The fleet is obviously very unwilling, but the other party is so tough, and if they do anything else, the truth may be revealed here.
Just as the fleet was evacuating, Qu Jianlei teleported over. He was also worried that something might go wrong here.
But as soon as he arrived, the big-headed butterfly began to spin, "Actually, it's still a test..."
The division ship's round of gunfire just now not only injured the opponent, but it also took the opportunity to invade.
It didn't even bother to cover up the intrusion - isn't it common sense that the Digital Phantom has artificial intelligence?
Then it unexpectedly discovered that the main reaction of the visitor was, "You really dare to bombard us?"
Perhaps it was Digital Phantom's previous behavior of purchasing star clusters that made the officials think that they had scruples and would not be too cautious in doing things.
So they took the risk, never thinking that... the division-level ship would really dare to open fire!
It can be said that the extreme pressure exerted by the government this time has really hit the target and is purely self-inflicted.
Otherwise Qianhe thinks that these people are unscrupulous in doing things - they will really break through the lower limit again and again.
But then, Xiao Hu discovered a new secret, "Let me go, there are actually representatives of the alliance inside?"
There are four representatives in the alliance, two of whom are supreme.
These four people were well protected. It could also be said that the government was on guard against them, and there were no special signs or treatment.
But they showed appropriate dissatisfaction to the government: It seems that you cannot exert enough influence on the digital phantom?
The government's answer was: There has been a certain communication barrier recently, and we have all said we will come back after a while.
However, people from the alliance said: Digital Phantom is indeed colluding with foreign races. I wonder how you can explain it to the international community?
In fact, there is no international society at all. There are only three countries in this world.
The Alliance has long been united with the Federation to deal with the Empire together.
However, it is undeniable that there is public opinion in these three countries. Collusion between human races and alien races... will obviously be criticized by thousands of people.
The supreme leader of the alliance even said, "Colluding with foreign races is probably not something that a civil society group can do!"
If this label is placed on the Empire, the resistance of the Alliance and Federation people will be greatly improved.
Fortunately, the imperial officials on the starship are not idiots. "You insist on saying this, do you want to hinder the progress of the negotiations?"
In short, the Empire and the Alliance are still in the process of testing each other, and they came to this star cluster really to verify something.
But it is very regrettable that the Digital Phantom really does not show off its face and directly bombards the scientific research ship.
After Qu Jianlei figured out the whole story, he couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "What a bunch of idiots!"
He does not think that the officials of the empire are really stupid, and there are relative interests behind many of their bizarre behaviors.
It's just that the things they did, just from the surface, are hopelessly stupid.
In order to make good friends with an enemy country, he would even destroy the Great Wall himself?
Well, he is just being sentimental... We are just an uncontrolled civil society and do not deserve to be regarded as the Great Wall of the Empire.
Anyway, this incident made him quite disappointed, so he ordered the Fourth Leader: If a similar situation happens again, just open fire!
After returning to Dawn Base, he told everyone. Others also felt that the empire's reaction was too inexplicable.
However, complaints are complaints, and everyone was prepared for the contingency as soon as possible.
The base's experimental platform and regiment-level ships took off directly, and even a division-level ship obtained from the alliance was released.
Immediately afterwards, the division-level ships and experimental platforms at the entrance to the alliance theater also began to recharge.
After the soldiers in the alliance theater discovered the anomaly, they were immediately confused: What happened?
The warships next to Shuguang Base knew a little bit about the whole story, but they were still shocked when they saw it.
Even the enemy's warships were released. What kind of stimulation did the Digital Phantom receive?
They immediately raised questions, but Hua Xiezi replied coldly - you should ask the officials yourself!
Anyway, their reaction was really not just a pretense: You’ve already done this, do you still expect us to just sit back and die?
The military was really serious this time. It didn't take long for them to send back information: We are aware of the situation and are putting pressure on the government.
Never be impulsive!
In the past, the military usually kept silent about disputes between Digital Phantoms and the government because the matter was too sensitive.
But the military is really anxious this time. They know better than the government that once this team decides to hide, it will be really difficult to find them.
Not to mention, they have already put on a posture of preparing for a fight.