123: Unified Peace Waterway

Meanwhile, at the main planet of the Lanchi star system, inside the City Lord's mansion.

"What do you think you're doing? Do you have any idea where this is! Who gave you the guts to barge in here!"

A middle-aged man dressed in expensive, luxurious clothing shouted in a low, angry voice.

"Apologies, Lord Duormo, but we are just doing our duty."

A soldier commander tapped his integrated device twice, and a projected arrest warrant appeared in the air.

It clearly bore the authorization of the Statue of Liberty.

"This is impossible!"

Duormo's expression changed. He hadn't received even a shred of news. Could it be that some political rival was secretly targeting his family?

"Please cooperate, my lord, and don't make things difficult for us."

The soldier commander didn't care about that; he reached out, took out an "Energy Suppression Lock," and said expressionlessly.

"How bold! I am the Chief Regent of Lanchi Star and a member of the Star Alliance council. How dare a lowly captain like you speak to me like this."

Having long held a position of authority, Duormo could not tolerate such humiliation and immediately scolded,

"Someone, come and throw these guys out!"

"Yes, my lord."

With a flash of light, the figures of dozens of Transcendents appeared.

Among them were even one SS-Class and three S-Class Transcendents, retainers he had spent a great deal of money to recruit.

"Lord Duormo, are you intending to defy the Star Alliance laws and attack the law enforcement team? This is an arrest warrant issued personally by the Statue of Liberty."

The soldier commander's face darkened.

"Hmph, there must be a misunderstanding here. I will report this to the Head of State later. As for you, daring to offend me directly, you deserve to be punished."

Duormo narrowed his eyes slightly, snorted coldly, and said, "Do it."

He didn't care who was secretly targeting them, but if he didn't show any reaction after they came to his doorstep, he would likely become a laughingstock in his social circle.

As for attacking the law enforcement team, he could just find an excuse later and spend some money to smooth things over.

"Don't worry, my lord."

An S-Class Transcendent smiled disdainfully, waved his hand slightly, and hundreds of ice spheres condensed, hurtling directly toward the law enforcement team.

Yet, there was no hint of fear on the faces of the soldiers.

"Tsk tsk... Lord Duormo, you have quite the authoritative air, daring to even defy the orders of the Goddess herself."

Indeed, the moment the ice spheres were about to strike, a whirlwind rose from the ground, crushing them all, and then gradually condensed into a human figure.

"Kols! Why is it you!"

Seeing the newcomer, Duormo couldn't help but exclaim in shock.

This guy, who was completely unyielding and yet shockingly powerful, had always been a headache for the vast majority of the Star Alliance nobility.

"Can't be helped, the Goddess personally assigned me to complete this task. Experts, after all, are always kept busy, but..."

Kols swept his gaze toward the gloomy-faced Duormo, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly, and said playfully, "Since I'm here, Lord Duormo, are you still going to continue resisting?"

"Damn it, I want to see the Head of State."

"No need."

At this moment, everyone's communication devices lit up, and a cold, indifferent female voice rang out.

"Chief Regent of Lanchi Star, Star Alliance council member Duormo. During your tenure, you abused your power for personal gain, and your family members have embezzled assets totaling over 137 trillion credits..."

"You colluded privately with the Golden Star Sea Pirate Group 'Deep Sea,' plundering merchant caravans traveling between the Star Alliance and the Star Dome Empire, and damaging the friendly relations between the two nations..."

"You assassinated over 1,097 Star Alliance officials who disagreed with your political views..."

"..."

"In summary, authorized by the Head of State and approved by the Statue of Liberty, all of Duormo's positions are suspended, and his faction is to be detained in the Second Star Prison. If there is any resistance, execute them on the spot."

"Do you have any objections?"

"I..."

Looking at the evidence clearly displayed on the projection, Duormo's expression changed several times, and countless thoughts raced through his mind.

In the end, he let his fists hang limply and said with a bitter smile,

"No objections."

Of course, he wasn't admitting guilt because of these crimes.

It was because the simultaneous appearance of a 3S-Class powerhouse and the Statue of Liberty meant that whether it was his subordinate fleet or these Transcendents, they had all lost their usefulness.

More importantly... things like keeping pirates to accumulate wealth were not uncommon in the Star Alliance; they were even tacitly permitted rules.

When it was brought out into the open, it only meant one thing: the Head of State was going to take action against them.

"Tch, boring."

Watching everyone give up resistance, Kols curled his lip.

"Mr. Kols, please accompany the law enforcement team to escort Duormo and the others to the Star Prison."

"Got it."

Kols snapped his fingers, and whirlwinds condensed into cyan chains, binding all hundreds of people in the City Lord's mansion. Dragging them along, he boarded the starship with the law enforcement team.

Soon, the large City Lord's mansion was empty.

Intelligent robots landed one by one, beginning to inventory the supplies inside.

"Total real estate title deeds: 13,987. 87 deeds converted to credits and confiscated; the remaining 13,000 deeds have had ownership transferred to: Zhang Huaiyuan..."

"3 T7-Class Transcendent weapons, 82 T6-Class Transcendent weapons; quantities too low, not recorded..."

"High-level Galaxy Beast materials totaling 817 units, 117 units recorded..."

"..."

"Calculation complete. A total of 16 planets, 287 treasure vaults, total value 280 trillion credits, 29 trillion credits recorded..."

In the Statue of Liberty's terminal, lines of data flowed, tallying all the supplies seized from the raid.

She recorded a small portion to send to the Star Fortress to fulfill her duties, while the vast majority was organized and shipped to the Golden Star Sea.

"Once the assets of these 397 noble families are all confiscated, plus the 'Spear of the Sky' fleet wreckage collected by 'The Great Millstone,' His Excellency should no longer lack resources for development..."

A faint, almost imperceptible murmur drifted through the lighthearted music, occasionally accompanied by the flash of a smiling or joyful emoji.

"Next one..."

...

Golden Star Sea, Peaceful Passage.

As the protective umbrellas behind the major Pirate Groups were unable to save themselves, having lost official support, they were powerless against Zhang Huaiyuan's overwhelming offensive and fell rapidly.

On August 27, 3638 of the freedom calendar, the "Deep Sea" Pirate Group, which bordered "Gale," fell completely after holding out for over two months. Under Zhang Huaiyuan's orders, a large number of non-living planets were subjected to destructive mining.

Assembly line industrial platforms were subsequently set up.

Countless combat robots, like a swarm of locusts, marched simultaneously toward the remaining two Pirate Groups, "Blaze" and "Heavy Mountain."

With their electronic equipment blocked by Asroth, the two major Pirate Groups were completely unable to mount an effective response and could only watch helplessly as their territories were rapidly occupied.

October, 3838 of the freedom calendar.

The leader of the "Blaze" Pirate Group, Loranger, surrendered voluntarily after failing to contact his superiors.

Zhang Huaiyuan was not stingy with such a sensible person and personally performed memory modification on him.

The following month, the "Heavy Mountain" Pirate Group was wiped out due to their desperate resistance.

What was once a behemoth was now easily crushed like an ant.

With this, the entire Peaceful Passage fell into the hands of Zhang Huaiyuan.