Chapter 1294 Turbulence

On the other side, the Alien Mother Nest Fortress: Prison of the Heart was successfully pulled to the designated star position.

The Federation specially dispatched a force to help defend the outer area, prohibiting irrelevant people from approaching.

But even so, there were still many busybodies who kept taking pictures and uploading them to the Star Ring Forum, causing some heated discussions.

However, most of the posts attracted curses.

"The rich are really getting richer, and the poor don't even have the right to live."

"What time is it, and you're still flaunting your wealth here?"

"Exactly."

...

Compared to the one-sided criticism on the Star Ring Forum, the various countries had mixed feelings after learning that Su Mo had pulled back such a large fortress.

Among them, the Machine Empire of the First Cradle had the strongest reaction. Emperor Isaac even convened an emergency internal meeting.

Keep in mind, he wasn't even this nervous when the negative energy tide surged.

But he couldn't be blamed for reacting so strongly. After all, the Federation's rise in recent years has been very strong, and even the Royal Knights have taken a seat. If this fortress is repaired by them, it will seriously threaten the Machine Empire's position.

"What do you think of this matter?"

Emperor Isaac asked in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, there's no need to worry too much. Although it's not clear where Su Mo got such a big guy, we are sure that with Su Mo's and the Federation's financial resources and technology, they definitely can't handle such a large fortress."

Engeita and the others exchanged glances and said hesitantly.

"So even if they can't handle it now, it doesn't mean they can't handle it in the future?"

Emperor Isaac said coldly.

"Your Majesty, maybe this isn't necessarily a bad thing. We can try to buy it."

Aleph and the others suggested one after another.

Isaac nodded, then looked at Engeita and said.

"Engeita, I'll leave this matter to you. If you can handle it, then you will have made a great contribution to the empire."

When Engeita heard the emperor's words, he felt a burst of bitterness in his heart. To be honest, he had no hope of handling this matter, but since the emperor entrusted it to him, he could only bite the bullet and reply.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

...

On the other side, inside the Undying Blade's command room.

Su Mo was explaining some things to Qian Chengxue and the others.

"During this period, everyone should try to have less contact with outsiders and guard the Prison of the Heart Fortress. I will try my best to prepare manpower and start repairing the fortress..."

Just then, Su Mo's wristband vibrated, and a message popped up.

Su Mo glanced at the message and paused slightly.

"What's wrong, Su Mo? What happened?"

Qian Chengxue asked curiously.

"It's nothing, Councilor Arlais invited me to dinner. I'll leave this to you."

Su Mo explained simply, he was going to keep the appointment. Although Councilor Arlais had promised to give him enough manpower support not long ago, the specific details still needed to be discussed in detail.

"Okay!"

Qian Chengxue nodded in response.

...

Not long after, Su Mo controlled the mech and flew into Earth at high speed, heading towards the City of Freedom.

As he approached, Su Mo saw billowing black smoke rising from several areas of the City of Freedom.

Many people were gathered on the streets, and some were even holding up huge banners.

Seeing this scene, Su Mo frowned slightly, but he didn't say much and accelerated his flight.

Several minutes later, Su Mo controlled the mech and landed in front of the Federal Parliament's administrative building.

Councilor Arlais was already waiting.

Su Mo opened the cockpit and jumped out.

Arlais showed a faint smile on his face and stepped forward to hug Su Mo.

"Welcome home."

"Yeah, how is the Federation doing now? Has it been greatly affected by the negative energy tide?"

Su Mo nodded slightly and asked.

"This matter is a bit complicated, let's eat first, the food is ready, we can talk while we eat."

As soon as he mentioned this, the smile on Arlais' face instantly disappeared, and he didn't know how to explain it to Su Mo.

"Okay."

Although Su Mo vaguely felt a bad premonition, he still patiently responded.

Not long after, the two arrived at a small private restaurant.

Arlais dismissed all the attendants and sat down with Su Mo for a private meal. He poured Su Mo a glass of wine and said calmly.

"This negative energy tide has had a very bad impact on the Federation."

"How bad? I saw that the streets weren't very peaceful on the way here."

Su Mo then asked.

"Very bad, it has seriously impacted the stability of the Federation."

Arlais didn't hide anything from Su Mo, in his eyes Su Mo was trustworthy.

Su Mo was very shocked when he heard this, and he said to Arlais: "Is it that serious? Can't the Federation deal with it?"

"The Federation has the ability to handle and deal with it, but it doesn't have the energy and strength to handle it."

Arlais replied simply.

"Why?"

Su Mo was a little confused.

"Because the Federation is unreservedly implementing the production targets issued by the City of Star Ring. We must invest a lot of manpower and material resources in the mining and production of star ore, and have no time to take care of the changes and rescue caused by the negative energy surge."

Arlais drank the wine in his glass.

"Can't you slow down the production and prioritize other things?"

"No, the reason why we can unscrupulously extract resources and develop from Vesta is not without a price. The production of star drills and the excavation of ore are the price. Once you fail to meet the quota, you will be severely punished by the City of Star Ring."

Arlais explained.

"Can't you try to negotiate with Icarus?"

"We have already negotiated. Lord Icarus' attitude is very clear. She only wants results, and she doesn't care about anything else. Because of this, a lot of people have a lot of complaints about her, and they can't be suppressed anymore. Including the Federation, various countries have experienced different degrees of rebellion."

"Is it that serious?"

Su Mo was also stunned, he knew the situation was bad, but he didn't expect it to be this bad.

"Yeah, it's that serious. That's why, when you pulled back such a large fortress, almost all the comments on the Star Ring Forum were curses."

"Curses? Is there such a thing?"

Su Mo was slightly startled, very surprised.

"You haven't been on the Star Ring Forum recently?"

Arlais asked with a smile.

"I don't have time to pay attention to that. I was pulling it all the way back, my nerves were tense, for fear of something going wrong."

Su Mo replied helplessly.

"Haha, it's a good thing you didn't pay attention to it, so you won't be affected."

Arlais said with a smile.

"I really got caught in the crossfire."

Su Mo also had a headache.

"There's no way around it, the timing of your pull back was a bit wrong. Forget it, let's not talk about these things. No matter what, it's a great thing that you were able to pull back such a large fortress, it's worth celebrating."

Arlais congratulated with a smile.