Chapter 640 - 313: Fate Unknown (Part 2)

"So what... a burial, the habit of the Jialanluo Clan... but this time it’s the people of the Human Alliance, and you can’t sit still?" Aubrey’s emotions were very unstable. In fact, when he first heard that Theo died in the war, he felt as if the sky had fallen. Being able to speak these words calmly now was also the result of his efforts to control his emotions.

"A burial? What did you do?" Gu Ningyi’s face almost turned ashen.

"What do you think?" Aubrey snorted coldly. Although the man on the virtual screen was someone he admired among humans, he couldn’t stop his decision. Theo’s death... someone must pay the price! He wouldn’t touch the Human Alliance, but he had no problem shaking up the Augustus Star System a little! Everyone on that warship was just the beginning.

Gu Ningyi’s expression eased slightly, a touch of mockery flashing in his eyes, "I think anger has already reduced your IQ to zero. After investigating, I found out that what the Augustus Military Department stumbled upon... was actually leaked from the Jialanluo Clan’s laboratory... What’s this, suffering due to one’s own actions? Can you dare to say that there wasn’t a shadow of the Jialanluo Clan behind that farcical war?"

Normally, Gu Ningyi would at least save some face, but now... he mercilessly tore away that covering veil, causing a rift in their friendship. Aubrey’s expression was complex as he said coldly, "Let’s end it here, goodbye."

The screen went black with a squeak, and Gu Ningyi’s expression was worse than ever. From Su Jiameng, he had already learned a lot. To better understand the Insect Race—an enemy that would surely confront them—he had even read Su Jiameng’s novel over and over again, meticulously recording and analyzing every depiction of the Insect Race.

Though he hadn’t watched screens for millennia, he even took some time every day to watch the adapted TV series. Coupled with the materials left behind by Su Jiameng, the more he watched, the more alarmed he became. After that war, Gu Ningyi began to be extremely cautious about why that research institute wanted to seize the secret of Augustus’s Guardian... Then, following the clues, he uncovered a series of realities that made him feel nauseous.

"If... one day we meet on the battlefield, I won’t hold back..." Gu Ningyi’s eyes turned cold and hard. He did have some comradeship with Aubrey, but this friendship was too fragile in the face of principles and righteousness. He would personally sever it!

The Insect Race’s disaster was unpredictable, yet as powerful forces, the Human Alliance and Jialanluo Clan Alliance were at odds in this situation, almost on the verge of war... Gu Ningyi took a deep breath, but the fire in his heart continued to burn fiercely.

Aubrey thought he was the only one to lose a brother in that joke of a war? His twin nephews also lost their mother, and his brother also lost the woman he loved... Su Jiameng... The death of this woman was the greatest loss.

Thinking of Su Jiameng, Gu Ningyi couldn’t help but think of his third brother... Although the two brothers had not formally met, Gu Ningyi did have feelings for this brother. Because of Su Jiameng, there was an added sense of guilt...

Gu Ningyi rubbed his forehead in frustration, worried about what to say when the two brothers finally met. "I don’t even know where that kid is... To think he caused such trouble for a seasoned mercenary like O’Neal, truly a Gu Family child, full of guts..."

Gu Ningyi instructed his subordinates to report on Gu Ningxuan’s current whereabouts. Seeing that he had gone to an abandoned planet, he was curious but did not probe further. Just... why did the other party want to buy an entire planet of little use?

Gu Ningyi continued to look further, and when he saw the warship flight that Gu Ningxuan boarded, his pupils contracted instantly. He urgently contacted his subordinates, "Investigate the warship flight number hijacked by the Jialanluo Star Thieves, quickly!"

The result... was despairing. The two warship flight numbers matched completely... meaning his brother boarded that warship and was then hijacked by Jialanluo Clan’s star thieves... On the surface, it was said they were taken as slaves, but in reality, it was a sacrificial revenge...

Gu Ningyi’s fist slowly tightened, his expression increasingly cold, almost gritting his teeth as he said, "Investigate that flight, where it has currently been hijacked to... Aubrey... your Royal Family may be untouchable, but our Gu Family is not easy to mess with!"

The wait for news was excruciating. Ten days later, the Jialanluo Star Thieves unilaterally announced that all flight personnel had been transferred to a secret location as slaves, yet Gu Ningyi’s subordinates brought back real news.

"The warship encountered a cosmic turbulent black hole, the group of star thieves narrowly escaped danger, but the warship, stripped of all protective measures... likely... none survived..." The subordinate replied tremblingly, and Gu Ningyi expressionlessly let him go.

Sitting dumbfounded in his chair for a long time, he reconnected to Aubrey’s screen. The other party’s anger seemed to have subsided somewhat and accepted the call right away. Gu Ningyi opened with, "Our Gu Family, from the moment we stepped onto the interstellar stage with the Human Alliance, has been passed down to this day..."

During these days, Aubrey had calmed down a lot, knowing the words a few days ago were spoken too harshly. He thought Gu Ningyi would either be furious or mock him, but didn’t expect such an opening.

"... A family naturally can’t compare to a Jialanluo Clan... but it won’t be long..." Gu Ningyi suddenly sneered, "Aubrey, congratulations, you lost a brother, and because of you, I lost my third brother. The Gu Family will remember this debt well! You’re looking to start a war, I’m in!"

Aubrey was baffled by his words until his ministers hurriedly reported that among the passengers previously swallowed by the cosmic turbulent black hole was a person named Gu Ningxuan, the third son of the Gu Family... (to be continued. If you like this story, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)