My science and technology museum

"You betrayed the empire and are not worthy of becoming the commander of the imperial army. I really don't know how you have the nerve to survive."

In the control hall of the empire's main ship, the moment Renault was brought over, Rosa could no longer suppress the anger in her heart, and immediately accused and ridiculed Renault mercilessly.

If Gu Mo and the other two legion commanders weren't still around, he might have gotten started.

As the commander of the Third Army of the Empire, although he has a slightly more reckless personality, he also has his own pride in it.

In his opinion, working with Renault was simply an insult to him.

If he had suffered such a defeat in the galaxy, he would have absolutely no shame in surviving alone, and would definitely choose to die calmly with the Legion.

Someone like Renault, who had become a prisoner and shamelessly returned to the empire, should have been ordered to be executed long ago.

You must know that in exchange for this prisoner, the empire also lost an important amount of materials.

With her thoughts stuck here, Rosa immediately turned her attention from Renault to Gu Mo, and faced him with categorical advice: "Your Majesty, Mr. Star Lord, Renault has betrayed the empire and openly colluded with the civilization of the galaxy. This must not be allowed to happen." He lives on."

"Otherwise, this will be the biggest shame of the Clay Empire." Rosa said at the end, and did not forget to add one sentence.

Obviously, he wanted to execute Renault from the bottom of his heart, so as to justify the prestige of the empire.

At this moment, Gu Mo was also quite conflicted and bitter. From a practical point of view, he definitely didn't want to kill Renault. After all, Renault could still play a big role for him.

Maybe it can help him gradually gain control of the empire.

From a puppet raised by the legion commander, he became the real star master who controls the Andromeda Galaxy.

However, his current rights are still too small.

If he was like other legion commanders, it would be a matter of just one sentence to keep Renault, and no one would dare to raise any objections.

But now the situation is completely different.

Unless he can find a legitimate reason to convince other legion commanders, there is a high probability that Renault's life will not be saved.

But faced with such an opportunity, he was really unwilling to give up.

With my mind running quickly, I finally decided to give it a try, even if the final result did not change.

At least this way he would have no regrets.

So after thinking about this clearly, Gu Mo did not immediately answer Rosa and give him a definite decision, but instead turned his attention to Yuandu and Klippen next to him.

Based on previous performance, it can be determined that Rosa is quite convinced of Yuandu and Klippen. If Yuandu or Klippen raise objections and leave a way for Renault to survive, then things will turn around.

In any case, these legion commanders have worked together for a long time, and there is a certain friendship between them.

Perhaps one of the two army commanders, Yuandu and Klippen, is willing to intercede for Renault.

With his thoughts staying here, Gu Mo stopped hesitating and immediately asked Yuandu and Kelipeng: "What do you two think about this matter?"

There is no doubt that as Gu Mo's words fell, the entire control hall became very depressed and tense. After all, the next answer is likely to directly determine the life or death of a legion commander.

But what is more surprising is that when they were discussing Renault's life and death, Renault, as the party involved, was quite quiet at this time.

Basically without saying a word.

Just prepare yourself calmly for your own end.

I don't know if he really looked away, or if he had enough confidence in himself that he knew he could survive.

However, Gu Mo made a mistake in placing his hope on the two regiment commanders Yuan Du and Klipeng, because their answers were essentially no different from Rosa's.

"What happened today has been seen by many people in the capital, and it will definitely spread quickly throughout the Andromeda Galaxy. It is impossible to ban it from the source, so the empire must show its own attitude. We need to give an explanation to all the people."

"I agree with the commander of the Croat Army. If we set this precedent, it is likely to shake the foundation of the empire." Yuandu took over Klippen's words and immediately nodded in agreement.

And Rosa felt particularly comfortable when she saw that the other two legion commanders were standing on a united front with her.

There is always a slight smile on his face.

Gu Mo heard these words, and his expression became more solemn.

Klippen has made it very straightforward. This invasion of the Milky Way can be said to be a private action by Renault and the First Legion.

Not assigned by the Empire.

If Renault wins the Galaxy with a big victory, this matter will naturally have nothing to do with it.

But now that they have returned without success and the entire First Legion has been wiped out, they must give an explanation to the outside world.

After all, most of the family members of the dead legion members were ordinary people, and it was impossible to fool them.

More importantly, the vast majority of the people in the capital witnessed Xu Lei's self-introduction and knew that it was the galactic civilization that sent Renault back.

In addition, they don’t know the specific situation, so they will naturally guess and analyze it on their own.

At that time, there is no telling how outrageous information will be spread, which will affect the stability of the internal order of the empire.

So the best way is to explain the matter clearly to the outside world, put all the responsibility on Renault, and then try him openly.

In this way, there is a very good excuse to officially declare war on the Milky Way.

Seeing that the three legion commanders were putting pressure on themselves, they wanted to use Renault's life to solve the small troubles the empire was encountering.

This made Gu Mo's thoughts begin to waver.

I don’t know if I still want Paulo Reno.

But just when the situation reached a stalemate and Gu Mo was reluctant to make a final decision, the atmosphere was broken by Rosa's exclamation.

"Look there, how is this possible?!"

Rosa is reckless and bad-tempered, but she is not ignorant of the right times and occasions.

At least he won't suddenly do something inconsistent with his identity.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to become the legion commander.

Because almost the moment his voice sounded, several people, including Gu Mo, subconsciously turned their eyes to the main screen in front of them.

The screen in the control hall of the empire's main ship always displays the battleship Tianren No. 7 where Xu Lei is located. After all, the opponent staying here is always a hidden danger. It is necessary to monitor the opponent leaving Yunlei Main Star until they withdraw from the Fairy Galaxy.

But at this time, several special rays can be clearly seen emitting from Tianren No. 7, and they hit the same position accurately.

Originally, the nearby Imperial Legion warship thought that Xu Lei wanted to regret taking action after taking the materials, so they retreated a distance without saying anything and turned on the energy shield.

Afraid of becoming the unlucky guy and being destroyed by Xu Lei.

However, upon closer inspection, they discovered that things were not what they thought.

Mainly, the effects displayed by these rays are beyond recognition.

Under normal circumstances, the attacks launched by large warships can achieve ultra-long-distance strikes. In an aerial environment without obstacles, the attacks will continue to advance until they hit the target.

But these special rays emitted by Tianren No. 7 only extended forward less than a kilometer before they all stopped.

It looks like it is attacking some space.

What was even more beyond their comprehension was that as time passed, they soon saw ripples in the space where they were hit by the ray.

If he hadn't been sure that he was in the air right now, he might have thought it was the water surface when faced with such a scene.

After these ripples appeared for about a moment, a special gap suddenly appeared in the originally calm space, and with the continuous blessing of special rays, the diameter of this gap continued to grow.

Eventually, a wormhole channel the same size as the Tianren 7 flagship was formed.

After all, the Clay Empire is only a third-level civilization and has not yet come into contact with powerful technological means such as space jump and space folding. Therefore, the warships surrounding this scene have chosen to evacuate.

Even the imperial main ship where Gu Mo was located was no exception.

Apparently they were worried that the battleship would be affected by this unknown passage and cause losses to the legion.

For ordinary people and crew members, they may not know what happened, but as a star master, Gu Mo has a relatively rich vision and knowledge.

Even far more than other legion commanders.

So he only took one look and determined that this was the space jump technology that only a fourth-level civilization could master.

"The civilization of the Milky Way can actually make space jumps directly by relying on the engines carried by the battleships. Could it be said that they have given birth to a fourth-level civilization?"

Thinking that there might be a fourth-level civilization in the galaxy, Gu Mo's face suddenly became solemn.

Because if this is really the case, then trying to take over the Milky Way with their own strength is tantamount to wishful thinking.

Especially when I recall that Xu Lei's previous performance was always full of strong self-confidence, I can't help but become more sure of my guess.

As for the two legion commanders Yuandu and Klippen who were also paying attention to this scene, although they did not know much about the technical level of civilization, they also knew what the fourth-level civilization represented.

At least it is definitely not something that ordinary large warships like the Imperial Legion can deal with.

Considering this, they couldn't help but be afraid.

Fortunately, they finally listened to Renault's advice and paid the compensation, and did not mobilize the legion fleet to attack Xu Lei. Otherwise, it is hard to say what the situation would have been like.

Just after watching Xu Lei's Tianren No. 7 disappear into the wormhole passage, Gu Mo finally looked back.

Then he asked Renault extremely seriously: "Reynold, let me ask you, has a fourth-level civilization been born in the Milky Way?"

As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the attention of Yuandu Rosa and Kelipeng.

Although they all support the execution of Renault and use this method to eliminate subsequent hidden dangers for the empire, at the moment only Renault understands the situation in the galaxy best.

There has been a shift in supply and demand, and it's useless to say anything.

At least when Renault is needed now, he must not die.

Speaking of which, when he heard that the three legion commanders were making trouble for him and no one wanted to save him, Renault almost gave up.

There was even a sense of preparation to die calmly in my heart.

But now when he heard Gu Mo's words, he felt as if he had eaten a piece of ice cream in the middle of summer and was instantly resurrected with full blood and regained his fighting spirit.

Because he knew his chance had come.

At this time, he must reflect his value as much as possible in front of Gu Mo.

Mainly from the attitudes of the few people just now, he was sure that only Gu Mo could save his life.

Understanding this crucial point, Renault dared to hesitate and reported truthfully: "Master Qi Star, according to my understanding of the Milky Way, a human civilization called the Solar System has recently emerged in the Milky Way. They only In less than a hundred years, it has grown from a zero-level civilization that has not yet mastered nuclear fusion energy to the strongest level three civilization in the galaxy."

"This time I led the First Legion to invade the Milky Way. It was originally going very smoothly, but it was only because of the support from the solar system that I was forced to fail."

"But I can confirm that no Level 4 civilization has been born in the Milky Way."

"But the strange thing is that human civilization doesn't know where to get such a giant battleship. In addition to having powerful attack methods and defense capabilities, it can even reach a distance of millions of light years per jump."

"This is also the reason why I just suggested to Star Master that you agree to the other party's compensation request. It is difficult to keep it with our strength."

"Based on these, I judge that there may be help from Level 4 civilization behind human civilization."

"In addition, I also have more detailed information about the solar system, which must be helpful to the empire." After Renault said the previous words, he did not forget to throw out a bargaining chip to improve his own value.

Prevent Yuandu Rosa and others from killing the donkey.

Gu Mo carefully listened to Renault's words word for word, and then finally relaxed a little.

As long as it is confirmed that there is no Level 4 civilization in the galaxy, the outcome of this war cannot be determined for the time being.

Their Clay Empire still has hope of taking over the Milky Way.

However, the guess given by Renault is also quite possible. Since human civilization has a giant battleship capable of making space jumps with a fourth-level civilization, it must have had contact with a fourth-level civilization.

If there are really Level 4 civilizations interfering in the affairs of the Milky Way, then they must be cautious.

We need to rethink whether we want to take action on the Milky Way.

After all, if this offends a fourth-level civilization, the Andromeda Galaxy may be faced with a devastating blow.

There are huge gaps between civilizations at every level. If a fourth-level civilization wants to wipe out a third-level civilization from the universe, it is nothing more than squeezing a bigger insect to death.

It doesn’t take much effort.

Therefore, the top priority is to determine whether there are traces of Level 4 civilization behind the Milky Way.

With his mind running rapidly, Gu Mo couldn't help but murmur to himself: "In the Virgo galaxy cluster to which we belong, there is only one fourth-level civilization, the Zeta Federation, but they should have no reason to interfere in the conflict between our Andromeda galaxy and the Milky Way. matter."

Because the Clay Empire is relatively old, it has also been visited by other galaxy civilizations. Therefore, according to the records in the empire's database, Gu Mo knows that there is only one level four civilization among the more than 2,000 galaxies in the Virgo galaxy cluster.

If there is really a fourth-level civilization behind human civilization in the galaxy, it can only be the Zeta Federation.

The key point is that the Zeta Federation is very far away from here. Logically speaking, it should not interfere in the affairs of a certain galaxy, which makes him a little undecided.

Seeing that things had reached a deadlock again, Krippen couldn't help but ask: "Lord Star Lord, are we going to launch another attack on the Milky Way?"

Mainly based on the lessons learned from the First Legion, if we invade the galaxy again, we will definitely have to mobilize more legion fleet forces.

In this case, execution needs to be started in advance. After all, this process is also time-consuming.

In addition, since it is a head-on confrontation between two galaxies, the Empire cannot be the only one to rush forward. All civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy must join in.

When Gu Mo heard this, he understood what Klippen meant, but he didn't dare to make a rash decision before confirming the true situation of the Milky Way.

Not to mention his current status as a puppet, even if he really controls the entire Clay Empire, he must be cautious at this time.

After thinking about it for more than ten seconds, Gu Mo said in a deep voice: "Let's contact the Big Horn Civilization first. They may know the situation of the Zeta Federation and can help us determine whether there is a Zeta figure behind the galaxy."

"After this matter is confirmed, it will not be too late to launch an attack on the Milky Way."

The Big Horn Civilization Gu Mo mentioned was the third-level civilization that had visited the Andromeda Galaxy before.

Although they are also at the level of third-level civilization, their overall strength is much stronger than that of the Andromeda Galaxy, and they are still directly under the jurisdiction of the Zeta Federation.

It will also be relatively easy to ask about these things.

As long as it is completely confirmed that the Zeta Federation has nothing to do with the Milky Way, then there is nothing to worry about. After all, even if they don't know where to get a giant battleship, the number is limited after all, and it cannot really affect the war between the two galaxies.

The key point is that the Zeta Federation, as the actual controller of the Virgo galaxy cluster, will certainly not allow unfamiliar fourth-level civilizations from other galaxy clusters to enter.

This is also the source of his confidence.

From the current point of view, if it is confirmed that the Zeta Federation did not interfere in the affairs of the Milky Way, then the most likely thing is that the human civilization in the Milky Way was lucky enough to obtain a giant battleship that fell into the galaxy at an unknown time and repaired it. .

Clippen's main purpose for asking Gu Mo was to get an accurate result. After hearing the answer now, he naturally would not have any objections.

After all, it was indeed a normal process for Gu Mo to choose to do this.

Contacting the Big Horn Civilization and asking them to help confirm the matter to the Zeta Federation will definitely take a certain amount of time to complete, so there is only one thing left in front of everyone.

That's what to do with Renault.

If it were just now, Gu Mo might not be able to keep Renault, but now it's completely different.

Since Renault has shown his value and is related to the subsequent war between the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way, he is absolutely not allowed to die.

So at this time, Gu Mo suddenly said to Yuandu Rosa and Klippen in an unprecedented and tough tone: "I plan to make Renault pay for his crimes and save his life for the time being. What do you think?"

It seemed that they had already guessed that this would happen. After hearing this, Yuandu and the others looked at each other first, and then replied in unison: "We have no objection."

They would like to have an opinion, but the situation is there. Keeping Renault now is obviously beneficial to the empire and them.

There is really no need to stick to the point just made.

Seeing that none of the three legion commanders had any objections, Gu Mo felt overjoyed and felt proud.

Normally, it would be absolutely impossible to receive such treatment.

After a moment of slight self-pleasure, Gu Mo turned his head to look at Renault again, and at the same time pretended to be serious and said: "For the sake of your better understanding of the situation in the galaxy, as the star master, I temporarily allow you to plead guilty and meritorious service, but the Legion Commander Your status is no longer suitable for you to continue to hold the position. Please cooperate with the First Army to handle this matter as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Lord Star."

"I will return to Krei Planet immediately to transfer power and hand over the position of commander of the First Army to the Star Master."

After hearing that he finally saved his life, Renault suppressed his excitement and excitement and immediately knelt down to thank him.

It is worth mentioning that Renault specifically stated that he would hand over the position of commander of the First Army to Gu Mo. The meaning behind this is completely different.

For Gu Mo, if he wants to completely control the Clay Empire and get rid of his puppet status, the best way is to win over the legion commander or take the legion into his own hands.

At present, although the main strength of the First Legion no longer exists, it has become the lowest existence among the five major legions of the empire.

With the help of Andromeda Galaxy's resources, it won't take long to return to its peak.

With Renault's cooperation, he can control the First Legion in his own hands. When the time comes and cooperates with the strength of the Security Bureau, he can increase his voice to compete with the other four legion commanders.

In this way, his situation will be much better by then, and he will not be completely a puppet like now.

In addition, he did not expect Renault to be so righteous and directly gave him a big gift. In a happy mood, he even took the initiative to help Renault stand up: "Okay, I don't like to hear flattery. Next, I will work hard to serve the empire." It’s business.”

After speaking, Gu Mo seamlessly switched his gaze to Yuan Du next to him, and then ordered: "Since Renault has been exempted from the death penalty, we still need to find another way to appease the people. This matter will be left to the commander of the Yuandu Army." Let’s do it.”

At this time, no matter Yuandu or Rosak Lipeng, it was unknown that Gu Mo had been plotting against the First Legion from the beginning to the end.

However, now that the raw rice has been cooked, they cannot openly object.

After all, according to the system of the Clay Empire, the civilization in the Andromeda Galaxy obeys the orders of the Star Master, so they have done some things too much.

It can only be said that if they had known that the situation would turn out like this, they would not have pushed Gu Mo out to deal with this matter.

But now I can only put this matter aside for the time being and look for opportunities later.

So with these thoughts flashing through his mind quickly, Yuandu quickly made a decision, and then responded respectfully: "It's the Star Lord, I will take care of it."

In this way, while the Clay Empire was waiting for a reply from the Big Horn Civilization to determine whether to launch a full-scale war against the Milky Way, Xu Lei had successfully used the space jump function of Tianren 7 to successfully return to the Milky Way.

However, he was not in a hurry to go to the solar system. Instead, he walked into the science and technology museum in Tianren No. 7, intending to see if he could exchange for new fourth-level civilization technology exhibits with his existing influence.