The Seventh Base

Nowadays, their Star System Alliance cooperation council seats have reached four, even if the other three oppose Byron Star, they still hold the numerical advantage.

The Star System Alliance does not belong to Lucas Star; the seven council member stars have decision-making power over major Alliance affairs.

"As for open cooperation, Mr. Liu Feng, the President's Mansion has a think tank, undoubtedly more capable than me in policy-making. In the future, all matters concerning Byron Star should be decided by you, including technological collaborations with alien entities. They need not meet with me; meeting with you is equally effective."

Xu Mo continued, "As the President of Byron Star, this is your duty. You can also drop the 'acting' from your title. When the new government was first established, I intervened a great deal to prevent chaos, but now all these matters should be handed over to Mr. President."

Liu Feng paused, stopping in his tracks, looking at Xu Mo with surprise.

Is Xu Mo really handing over all power to him?

Although he is the President of the Federation, in reality, everyone on Byron Star knows the star was built by Xu Mo, and its current development was also a creation of his. All power lies in his hands, and rightly so.

Yet now, Xu Mo is entrusting him with the power, including the crucial aspect of technology.

Xu Mo also paused, looking at Liu Feng, and asked, "What is it, Mr. President?"

"Xu Mo, do you trust me this much?" Liu Feng asked.

"Mr. Liu Feng bore a lot of contempt when he was mayor of Chuanxing City but remained steadfast in his integrity. I believe everything Mr. Liu Feng does is for Byron Star," Xu Mo replied. "Moreover, I have gotten used to a leisurely lifestyle, and I'm too busy to manage so many affairs. If interstellar crises are excluded, Byron Star has set on the right path, so naturally, all affairs should be decided by the Federation Government."

"Alright." Liu Feng nodded, acknowledging without pretension, and asked, "What about you? Do you have any plans? Byron Star may be on track, but it still faces a huge crisis. If it can overcome this interstellar war, it will be glorious; if not, it might face total destruction."

He believed that under such circumstances, Xu Mo couldn't possibly just walk away from it all.

"Didn't Byron Star capture an interstellar thieves fleet?" Xu Mo said with a smile, "I'll go hunting."

In the previous battle with the Mandala Star Fleet, Xu Mo realized an important point: their detection capabilities exceed those of Mandala Star. Utilizing this technology, they are invincible in interstellar activities.

Born pirates.

Such good technology cannot go to waste.

As Liu Feng said, Byron Star, though on track, also faces unprecedented crises that require not only internal development but an expansion of external power to resolve.

Liu Feng was momentarily stunned again by Xu Mo's words, as his response was somewhat unexpected.

Xu Mo, is he going to become an interstellar thief?

This...

He had not considered this.

Xu Mo is different from many others, often unconventional.

Liu Feng escorted Xu Mo out of the President's Mansion, watched him leave, and saluted him. Behind him, a group of people also saluted Xu Mo.

Xu Mo liaised with members of the Blue Star Association, announcing the addition of a new member, Rosene, who would formally join the Blue Star Association and dispatch a team to collaborate with Byron Star.

The members of the Blue Star Association raised no objections. Rosene's status qualified him for membership, and they also needed such an ally.

With this, they now hold four seats in the Star System Alliance council.

Four seats are sufficient to decide many matters.

Xu Mo wondered if this could be considered undermining the Star System Alliance.

However, for now, the Blue Star Association does not plan to reveal their hand, which might disrupt the Alliance's unity. Currently, the Star System Alliance still needs to unite as one force against the Mandala Star invasion.

Yet this nail has sunk into the core of the Star System Alliance; should they manage to dispel the Mandala Star threat, Lucas Star will also have no leverage over Byron Star.

Xu Mo informed President Liu Feng of many matters and formally transferred power. He was never particularly interested in authority; his personal ability is limited. Now that all of Byron Star's population is mobilized and cohesiveness is stronger than ever, the federal government officials and consultant teams are top-notch elites.

With so many people gathered together, and without internal conflict, they're much stronger than he is.

Of course, this does not mean the federal government will lose control.

Given Xu Mo's influence, at his command, all military forces would obey. In fact, even without any official power, he remains a representative figure of Byron Star due to his status there.

He has become a totem of Byron Star.

The Byron Star President's Mansion announced externally that they would open collaboration between various planets within the Star System Alliance.

After the news spread, Byron Star experienced another peak; major planets established embassies on Byron Star and began collaborations.

In no time, Byron Star became the liveliest planet in the Star System Alliance.

The long-neglected planet suddenly started interfacing with the outside, initiating various trade cooperations.

Castle.

"Are you leaving?" Zero asked Xu Mo, as he mentioned he planned to leave Byron Star.

"Yes." Xu Mo nodded. "I'm going to explore the interstellar space, and I've already handed matters here over to the President."

"I'm going too," Zero said.

"No." Zero's mother refused. "You should stay here and cultivate."

Zero looked at her mother.

"Xu Mo, you'll come back often, won't you?" Zero's mother asked Xu Mo.

"Yes, I'll come back whenever I can," Xu Mo nodded. He understood Zero's mother's concern, as interstellar space is filled with danger, and an unexpected incident could make survival difficult.

Zero's mother nodded and said, "The interstellar is full of the unknown, be careful."

"I know," Xu Mo nodded. "There's something I need to ask of you and Master Qiong."

"What is it?" Zero's mother asked.

"If a Skywalker threat arises on Byron Star, could Master Qiong assist?" Xu Mo asked. This was a concern he had long harbored. As Byron Star opens up to trade, if a Skywalker were to infiltrate, it would be extremely dangerous.

After all, both the Star System Alliance and the Mandala United Kingdom have Skywalkers. Although these top figures rarely take action, once they do, it poses a big threat, so he could only ask Master Qiong for help.

For this reason, he needed to keep the host body cultivated in the Deep Sea. As he and Byron Star grow stronger, the threats they face increase, and one day they'll confront peak single combat power, so personal cultivation cannot afford to stop.

Space fleet, Byron Star, and single combat power all need to advance.

Zero's mother glanced at Xu Mo. Master Qiong had displayed many abilities before, so it was normal for Xu Mo to infer that he could counter a Skywalker.

"If necessary, Master Qiong will take action," Zero's mother nodded, agreeing. She had quite often stopped their interactions; otherwise, Zero might have long been entirely won over by Xu Mo.

"Alright," Xu Mo nodded, looking at Zero and said, "I'm leaving now."

"I'll escort you," Zero said, looking at Xu Mo.

"Stay home," Zero's mother noted her daughter's intent to possibly seize the opportunity to follow Xu Mo.

Zero gave her mother a cold look; clearly, she was a bit miffed.

"It's okay, saying goodbye here is just as good," Xu Mo said, gently ruffling Zero's hair with a smile, at which Zero looked at him with some grievance.

She preferred life at Lucas University. Despite many distractions, at least she could see Xu Mo every day.

Now, she couldn't see him at all.

Upon returning to Byron Star, Xu Mo had been busy constantly.

"I'm off, wait for me to come back," Xu Mo said, then turned and left.