Chapter 623: We are beasts, we are not human
"I thought I'd already told you all!" Fang Jueyu said nonchalantly.
Silac felt like he could slap Fang Jueyu to death after hearing this, but unfortunately, this was the Virtual Universe. Even if he did slap him to death, it was nothing more than a string of data, with no real significance.
"If you damn well told us earlier that you were from the Shenhao Civilization, would we have dared to come?" Silac cursed inwardly.
Now he finally understood why the master of a mere Level 1 civilization could mobilize a Level 4 civilization's fleet and even command a Transcender. For someone from the Shenhao Civilization, this was probably quite a trivial task.
"What, you've all heard of our Shenhao Civilization?" Fang Jueyu asked with feigned surprise.
"Is there anyone who hasn't heard of the Shenhao Civilization by now?" Silac was on the verge of tears. Information about the Shenhao Civilization had long been disseminated, but after the two young men named Zhou Runfa and Ma Yun disappeared without a trace, no one from the Shenhao Civilization had appeared again.
But Silac could never have imagined that his family would unwittingly send a fleet to a primitive planet that hadn't even joined the Cosmic Federation recently, only to offend a young man from the Shenhao Civilization. It was like walking right into the line of fire!
Suddenly, Silac and his companions instinctively glanced at the fierce creature on the ground, which was staring them down with a pair of purple eyes gleaming with an otherworldly light. Was this the Cosmic Beast they called a "dog"?
As rumored, people from the Shenhao Civilization liked to keep such pets. However, he had seen Zhou Runfa and Ma Yun on the Cosmic Federation's network, and it was apparent that this young man's character and appearance were completely different from theirs. He was not one of those two.
But he also knew clearly that people from the Shenhao Civilization were not to be trifled with. Judging by the person's ability to command a Level 4 civilization, his power wouldn't be much less than that of those two young men.
"Excuse me, sir," Silac cautiously asked, "are you Mr. Lu Benwei, Mr. Ma Teng, or Mr. Kato Taka from the Shenhao Civilization?"
"Oh? You actually know them?" Fang Jueyu feigned an expression of surprise. "But I'm not any of those people. My name is Li Yunlong. Those guys are my buddies. In the Shenhao Civilization, we are known as the Shenhao Twenty-Four Heroes."
Silac's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. So, there were 24 people in the Shenhao Civilization with backgrounds similar to Ma Yun and Zhou Runfa!
"This is someone we absolutely cannot provoke!" He believed that Mr. Li Yunlong here would not be any easier to deal with than the two young people who had appeared from the Shenhao Civilization.
"Mr. Silac, you sure have a lot of nerve, huh? No one has ever dared to refuse an invitation from me, Li Yunlong. If I hadn't had the Haisa Civilization give you guys a warning, were you really planning not to meet me?" Fang Jueyu acted as if he was demanding an explanation.
"No, no, no, Mr. Li," Silac quickly responded, "it's all our fault, really. If we'd known it was you, how could we have dared?"
As a Controller, Silac typically carried himself with an air of superiority, but in front of this young man from the Shenhao Civilization, he was utterly deflated and dared not put on any airs.
It was rumored that last time someone offended the young man named Ma Yun, those two Venerable Level Transcenders had their Cosmic Source Power sealed and were sent to a desolate mining area to dig for Cosmic Crystals.
No matter how noble Silac was, could he compare to two Venerable Level Transcenders?
"Alright, I am quite busy. I have a Level 4 civilization to conquer in a bit, so let's discuss our business first!" Fang Jueyu's face turned stern. For those Earthlings who died in that war, Fang Jueyu had to seek justice for them.
"Mr. Li, please, if we did anything to offend you, we will do everything we can to make amends!"
"Make amends?" Fang Jueyu let out a cold laugh. "Lives, can you compensate for those?"
"Ah? Don't tell me..." Silac was already worried that it might have been Licum's fleet invading Earth that incurred Mr. Li Yunlong's wrath. He had hoped they hadn't harmed any humans on Earth, but it seemed his hopes had fallen flat.
"Though I come from the Shenhao Civilization, I grew up on Earth. Your civilization dared to send a fleet to wreak havoc on Earth, attack our cities, and murder our people. Do you have ten lives?"
"Let me be honest, this Haisa Civilization was bought by our Shenhao Civilization long ago. It's now under my name!"
"Hiss!" Silac shivered all over. Initially, he thought that this Li Yunlong might just have some connections with the high-ranking officials from the Haisa Civilization, but he never imagined the entire civilization actually belonged to him.
"If I want, the Roublu Civilization and the Dorelas Civilization can be mine anytime!"
The fear and despair in Silac's eyes grew. The Roublu Civilization and the Dorelas Civilization were Level 4 civilizations near their Leo Civilization and even stronger than the Haisa Civilization.
He believed this was no empty threat! Faced with such blatant intimidation, Silac dared not entertain any other thoughts.
"Of course, I am rather merciful. I destroyed all the fleets you sent, but I did not kill anyone. I only implanted Slave Chips in them, making them Earth's slaves for generations to atone for their actions. But debts must be cleared with the right party. Isn't it about time I settle this account with your Joraike Family?"
"Idiot! It's all that Licum's fault!" If Licum were in front of him, Silac would have torn him limb from limb. "Mr. Li, it was all Licum acting on his own. It has nothing to do with our Joraike Family!"
"Is that so?" Fang Jueyu looked at him coldly. "Are you saying you were completely unaware of it?"
"I..."
"I know, in your eyes, Earth is just a Level 1 primitive civilization. You wouldn't even care to intervene, much less if it's invaded or destroyed."
Silac was speechless. Indeed, when he learned that Silac was taking the fleet to Earth, he didn't give it a second thought.
Tens of thousands of civilized planets in a galaxy, and their Joraike Family had territories spanning hundreds of galaxies. A tiny Level 1 civilization was not even worth his attention.
But how could he have known this Level 1 civilization had such a significant background? If he'd known earlier, he wouldn't have dared to send a fleet there, even if he had ten lives.
But what's done is done, and now he could only think of ways to mitigate the situation.
"Boom!" In the surprised eyes of Fang Jueyu, Silac directly knelt down.
"What are you two waiting for? Kneel!" Silac instructed his two disciples.
Fang Jueyu had no idea that when he was streaming the humiliation of those two Transcenders, Silac happened to watch the stream. He was so engrossed that he even tipped Fang Jueyu tens of thousands of cosmic credits. He wouldn't have imagined he'd be faced with someone like this just half a year later.
"Damn, so proactive?"
"Slap!" Silac slapped his face repeatedly, with each slap trampling on his self-esteem.
Having witnessed the measures of the young man named Ma Yun, he would rather do it himself, hoping that this might lead to a slightly better outcome.
"Damn, this guy is something else," Fang Jueyu's mouth twitched. Now, he felt embarrassed about going too far.
"Slap!"
"I'm sorry, Mr. Li. It's all our fault. My failure to discipline the family well."
"Slap!"
"We are beasts. We are not human!"