Ikaloya was silent for a few seconds, then slowly said,

"I understand. You go down and rest first, and wait for my notification."

"Lord Ikaloya!!!"

Busseray suddenly became anxious. He wished he could send troops from the City of Star Rings to rescue Clizia immediately, not wanting to waste even a second.

"Calm down. Do you think being anxious will help?"

Ikaloya reminded him coldly.

Busseray felt like he had been doused with cold water upon hearing Ikaloya's words, and he calmed down instantly. His expression changed for a while, and finally, he gritted his teeth and said,

"Sorry."

"Go down."

Ikaloya didn't want to say more.

Although Busseray was very unwilling, he still retreated. He could only trust Ikaloya now.

Just after Busseray left, Qinggui walked in.

He looked at Ikaloya, whose expression was very cold, and said, "Lord Ikaloya, has something happened?"

"The Immortal Empire has rebelled! They actually rebelled at this critical juncture!"

Ikaloya clenched her left hand into a fist, and her bones cracked.

Qinggui's expression also darkened when he heard Ikaloya's words. He said hoarsely, "The Immortal Empire is so bold, daring to jump out and cause trouble at this time. I will go and gather the troops immediately."

Ikaloya raised her hand and said coldly,

"It's useless. The Immortal Empire is not as simple as it looks on the surface. Emperor Kilmok is an even more troublesome guy. You are not his opponent. In fact, it is not strange for the Immortal Empire to rebel, but it is very troublesome that he chose his position at this juncture."

How could Ikaloya not want to send troops to destroy Kilmok and his gang?

But she already had insufficient troops, and now it was even worse.

"What should we do then? The Immortal Empire still has a lot of our Star Drills."

Qinggui also felt very棘手 (jí shǒu, thorny).

"Let me think."

It was rare for Ikaloya to be stumped.

Qinggui hurriedly reminded her at this time, "Lord Ikaloya, there is one more thing. Now that the Immortal Empire has rebelled, have those teams from the Immortal Empire who are carrying out operations in other areas for us also rebelled? And now, there are still many people from the Immortal Empire in the City of Star Rings. Should we arrest them as well?"

"No need."

A gleam of light flashed in Ikaloya's eyes, and she raised her head and replied.

"Why?"

Qinggui asked in confusion.

"It's very simple. Emperor Kilmok's rebellion should be a temporary decision. Those Immortal Empire teams who are doing tasks for us, and the Immortal Empire personnel in the City of Star Rings, should not know about it. Moreover, the negative universe interference is very strong, and the communication effect is extremely poor. A little further away and it has no effect. Emperor Kilmok's orders cannot be transmitted. So, there is no need to move them. We are already in a mess, no need to add more trouble to ourselves. Just pay attention to it."

Ikaloya said calmly.

"What if Emperor Kilmok had told his subordinates before?"

Qinggui asked with some worry.

"No, if that were the case, Clizia would not have been unaware and would have reported it long ago."

Ikaloya replied in a deep voice.

Qinggui's expression became even more anxious when he heard this, and the situation became even worse.

"You go down first, and send some people to pay more attention to the Immortal Empire personnel in the City of Star Rings."

"Understood."

Qinggui then retreated.

Ikaloya looked at Qinggui's leaving figure and fell into deep thought. Regarding the matter of the Immortal Empire, she really couldn't think of a solution for a while, but she couldn't ignore this matter.

Not to mention Clizia, who was captured, Kilmok also had Star Drills in his hands, and he was entrenched in her operating point.

The matter could not just end like this.

......

Far to the west of the City of Star Rings.

Inside the command room of the Black Light.

Tilo reported to Su Mo, "Su Mo, we are about to arrive at the City of Star Rings."

"Stop."

Su Mo suddenly said.

"Yes!"

Tilo then stopped.

Qian Chengxue asked Su Mo curiously, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, the Black Light does not have the City of Star Rings identification system. Approaching will only be interrogated layer by layer, which is a waste of time. I can just pilot the mecha over myself."

Su Mo pondered for a moment and said.

"Alright."

Qian Chengxue nodded in response.

"Xue'er, I'll leave this place to you. Wait for me to come back."

Su Mo stood up from his chair.

"Okay, don't worry, I'm here."

Qian Chengxue nodded slightly.

Su Mo then turned and left the command room, heading towards the hangar.

Not long after, Su Mo piloted the Mad-Eye Raine Hawke out of the Black Light's exit and flew towards the City of Star Rings.

Before long, Su Mo could see the outline of the City of Star Rings, and then he occasionally encountered some patrol teams.

However, when these patrol teams saw the Mad-Eye Raine Hawke, the identification system directly passed it, and they all made way.

Therefore, Su Mo smoothly controlled the Mad-Eye Raine Hawke and entered the City of Star Rings.

He parked the mecha in the open-air machine position of the central administrative building, opened the cockpit and jumped down nimbly, and walked towards the administrative building.

Along the way, he met officers wearing military uniforms, and when they saw Su Mo, they stopped and saluted.

"Officer!"

......

Su Mo nodded slightly, as a response, and then went straight to the third floor.

At this time, those saluting officers suddenly began to talk with strange expressions.

"Did I see it right just now? Was that Officer Su Mo?"

"It's Officer Su Mo!"

"Did he come to participate in this Negative God Star operation? Why haven't I seen him before?"

"How could he not be? He is one of the Twelve Knights of the Royal Order, maybe he was performing some special mission before."

"That's true."

......

Soon, Su Mo passed through layers of guards and appeared at the door of Ikaloya's office. He then raised his right hand and was about to knock, but he paused. Then he took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

Dong dong~

In the office, Ikaloya, who was in deep thought, was interrupted. She raised her head and looked at the door, and said hoarsely,

"Come in."

At this time, the door was pushed open, and Su Mo walked in.

When Ikaloya saw Su Mo, a trace of astonishment appeared in her cold eyes, but it soon disappeared.

Su Mo walked up to Ikaloya and said in a low voice,

"Lord Ikaloya."

Ikaloya stared at Su Mo and asked after a long time,

"Where is Aitlun?"

"The old man is dead. I have now inherited the Black Light Empire and become the new emperor. Also, Lord Ikaloya, I know what you are going to do."

Su Mo said bluntly.

When Ikaloya heard Su Mo's words, her expression changed unusually, she did not ask Su Mo how he knew, but just asked,

"You didn't tell anyone, did you?"

"I only told Goli and persuaded her to preside over the great evacuation. If there are no accidents, Goli and the others will be leaving the negative universe soon."

Su Mo replied calmly.

After listening to Su Mo's words, Ikaloya's tense expression relaxed, and finally returned to calm. Then she stared at Su Mo and asked face to face,

"Then are you here to see me now as the Emperor of the Black Light Empire, or as one of the Twelve Knights of the Royal Order of the City of Star Rings?"

After listening, Su Mo immediately knelt on one knee and said to Ikaloya,

"Royal Order Twelve Knights, Sixth Seat, Su Mo is here to report! Please give instructions!"

"Good! Very good!"

Ikaloya stood up and showed a rare smile.

ps: Happy Valentine's Day everyone!