Chapter 515 - 6: Emperor Star
Chapter 515: Chapter 6: Emperor Star
That evening, to welcome his parents and younger sister, Lin Yu booked out a large restaurant in the Lord Service Center.
All the heroes Lin Yu had summoned attended. The staff from the Lord Service Center who had helped out during the day also received invitations, but in the end, only Qiu Xuan came to the banquet.
"Qiu Xuan, what do you think? Do we have a chance of winning?"
"Mr. Lin, from a legal standpoint, we should definitely win."
"However, the judges and jury on Cuiwei Star are all nobles. The final verdict isn’t something I can control."
Qiu Xuan was being honest. When it came to cases involving nobles, Cuiwei Star’s legal system was a sham, always favoring the aristocracy.
This was also why, despite being a licensed lawyer, his main job was as a staff member at the Lord Service Center.
’This really is a bit troublesome!’ Lin Yu thought for a moment before looking at Yuan Xiaobo.
"Yuan Xiaobo, stick with Qiu Xuan and make sure nothing happens to him. I’m going to the Emperor Star to check things out first. If I’m lucky, they won’t be a problem in a few days."
...
The next day, Lin Yu brought his men to Cuiwei Star’s Interstellar Teleportation Array.
The Interstellar Teleportation Array on Cuiwei Star looked similar in design to the one in Lin Yu’s territory, only it was much larger and had many smaller, subsidiary arrays that allowed multiple people to teleport to different locations simultaneously.
"Hello, I’d like to teleport to the Emperor Star."
Lin Yu led his men into the ticketing hall to buy teleportation tickets.
"Sir, you can’t teleport directly to the Emperor Star from Cuiwei Star. You’ll need to go to a border planet in the Central Star Realm first, pass through a security check, and then teleport to the Emperor Star from there."
"Alright, then let’s go to a border planet in the Central Star Realm first."
"Okay, I’ll get you tickets to Liu Ying Star. Please show me your identification~"
...
"I’m sorry, sir. The system shows that you are unable to purchase a teleportation ticket."
"I can’t? Why not?"
"Mr. Lin, the system indicates that you have been barred from leaving by the Cuiwei Star Supreme Court. Therefore, you cannot purchase a teleportation ticket."
"Oh, alright. I understand."
...
Outside the Interstellar Teleportation Array’s ticketing hall, Lin Yu and his men stared blankly at the bustling Teleportation Array in the distance.
CLACK CLACK CLACK~ Li Hua walked out of the ticketing hall.
"Boss!"
"How did it go? Did you get a ticket?"
"No. The staff said I’ve been barred from leaving, too. Also by the Supreme Court."
"For me, it’s because Kuang Tie Company is suing my dad and listed me as a defendant. The court says that as a defendant, I’m not allowed to leave Cuiwei Star before the trial. What about you?"
"I haven’t asked yet. I’ll ask right now."
Li Hua took out his communicator and called the court’s hotline.
"Hello, I’d like to ask about..."
...
After a moment, Li Hua turned off his communicator.
"Boss, the court said there’s no issue on my end. It was probably a mistaken ban. They’re filing to have it lifted for me, but it has to go through the proper channels, so it might take a few days."
"A few days? Hmph!"
Lin Yu couldn’t help but snort. The faction behind Leant Bates might not be well-versed in the law, but they were certainly fast when it came to pulling dirty tricks.
"They say they’ll lift your ban in a few days, but I bet as long as my lawsuit isn’t settled, they won’t unban you."
’I’m just a commoner with no connections. Even if I left Cuiwei Star, what could I possibly do?’
’Are they afraid I’ll run back to my territory? That way, even if they win the lawsuit, they won’t be able to find me?’
...
Lin Yu was so absorbed in figuring out what the people behind Kuang Tie Company were thinking that he didn’t realize he was muttering to himself.
Li Hua asked, "Boss, where were you planning to teleport to?"
"The Emperor Star!"
"To find the Legion Commander? I can tell he has a good impression of you, Boss. Maybe he’d help you out. At the very least, he could make the court issue a fair verdict, right? According to Qiu Xuan, we have the legal high ground."
"No, I wasn’t planning on finding the Legion Commander. Although his Lord’s Legion is at odds with the noble factions, getting him involved would just blow things out of proportion. If both sides bring in their big guns, there’s no telling how it’ll end up."
"I just want to participate in the Star of the Future. If the Star of the Future is as incredible as Levin Zack said, I just need to show enough potential, and I can definitely get this ridiculous debt of my family’s canceled."
"But Boss, what if you show your potential and someone even more powerful on the Emperor Star takes a liking to your territory?"
"Hmph. If that really happens, then there’s no reason for me to stay in this empire. When that time comes, they’ll have no one to blame but themselves."
Lin Yu thought about the situation in his territory, silently calculating in his mind.
If it really came down to it, he had the power to destroy a few planets. The World Tree Territory wasn’t something he couldn’t give up. With the World Tree Seedling, he felt confident he could carve out a place for himself even in the chaos.
Besides, the Glacier World was also a decent escape route.
"Boss, I think that whether you’re looking for the Legion Commander, going to the Star of the Future, or returning to the territory, since they don’t want you to leave Cuiwei Star, that’s exactly what we have to do."
"The more the enemy tries to stop you from doing something, the more it proves you’re doing the right thing!"
Lin Yu agreed with Li Hua’s point. However, he barely knew anyone among the upper echelons of Cuiwei Star. Trying to leave the planet in disguise would be quite difficult.
"Boss, what about asking Liu Peng, Captain Liu? Last time, it seemed like his emergency affairs department had some authority."