Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 684: Conspiracy

The adjutant hesitated for a moment and said, "General, as far as I know, Marshal Capullo seems to be very interested in that Beth Cod called Alan. I heard that General Catherine came with him as if he was instructed by the Marshal."

"Then our respected Berserk Lion Marshal is really a bit lenient." Comon laughed and changed his posture. "Alright, I have my own limits on this matter," he said solemnly. I've heard a little about Admiral Capullo's thoughts, and it's not just because of Catherine that I attacked Beth Cod. Eden, you've been with me for seven years, don't you think I'm going to do this for a woman? "Hey, it's not just a general I'm plotting. The interests here are complicated."

"Yes, this subordinate is stupid." The adjutant lowered his head and worked for the Comon and Grant families for seven years. He had long since learned what to not inquire about.

Comon waved his hand and changed the subject, "What's Catherine doing with Beth Cod?"

"I heard that we have already dispatched reinforcements. The reinforcements are from the Third Forward Battalion. The leader of the team is Latis Shangwei."

"That nigger? That's a bit difficult to deal with. That guy has a bad temper and probably won't listen to my orders." Comon stood up and stretched, "Looks like I'll have to go to the surface myself. Eden, equip me with a set of equipment. Don't let anyone see it. Catherine told her that I'm injured and that I need to get into the repairing machine. We'll see each other in twelve hours."

"This subordinate will do it now, but General, you really need to rest a little …"

"It's just the darkness of the Dark Titan. It's fine. This injury won't stop me from killing a kid who isn't even an Awakened." Ke Meng laughed dryly.

The adjutant nodded and left. After he left, the smile on Comon's face stiffened, and an unnatural layer of black light appeared on his skin. These black lights flowed like thousands of small snakes on the surface of his body, as if they were flowing through Comon's blood vessels. After a while, he returned to normal. Comon scolded, "It's really troublesome. These damn dark titans, damn darkness, it's actually so troublesome to get rid of them!"

He shook his head and sat down on the chair, his breath slightly chaotic. But he didn't give up on going to the ground battlefield. Just like Comon had said, killing Alan wasn't simply because he was close to Catherine. Not long ago, there was a sudden surge of Thames silver on the black market in Babylon. As soon as this batch of precious metals entered the market, it immediately attracted the attention of many parties.

Amongst them, the Grant Clan reacted the fastest, immediately spending a lot of money to collect this batch of goods as if they already had them. He casually obtained information about this shipment from the black merchants and found out that the Bethcod family had actually taken care of the Thames Silver. The Bescots had several colonial planets, and the minerals they produced certainly did not contain precious metals such as Thames silver. Those colonial planets had already been developed, so it was basically impossible to discover new ore veins.

Apart from the possibility of a new ore vein, there was only one other possibility, and that was that the Bethcodes had another colonial planet with Thames silver. The goods are now being sold on the black market, probably to test the market's response and prepare for future sales.

As the most promising clan in Babylon, which aristocratic clan wouldn't pay attention to all of Bethcodd's developments? The Grant Clan's intelligence system naturally did not lack information about this clan, and now the information showed that Beth Cord did not have any extra colonial stars, except for the heavenly star that Allen had accidentally discovered. As for the Heavenly Star, it had already been evaluated as "resource-rich" by the Federation.

The Grant Clan even sent out a squad to develop the Heavenly Star as well. However, the speed and progress of the development were far inferior to Beth Cod's. Combined with this information, it's not hard to associate the Thames silver from Heaven Planet with the black market. If this planet had such a precious metal ore vein, it was hard to guarantee that other rare associated ores such as the Shadow Star Diamond would not appear. In this way, the value of Heavenly Star would be several times higher.

There is no doubt that such a resource-rich planet should be monopolized by the federal government. But first, Heaven's Planet was not discovered by the Federation, and secondly, Allen and his family had already taken root on this colonial planet. The Federation was reluctant to fall into the trap of population, and because of the deterioration of relations with the nobles caused by a single planet, it simply opened it up as a public resource to a number of clans.

However, if the Federation were to know that there were rare products like Thames silver on Planet Heaven, it was hard to guarantee that President Morbit would not change his mind. Therefore, the sooner they developed Heavenly Star, the more territories they would occupy, and even take over the development rights of this planet. That was the best way for any clan to increase their clan's strength. Currently, Beth Cod was the one who developed the most on Heaven's Planet. Comon even heard that they were already building a landing base to receive more starships into the planet.

It could be predicted that once this base was completed, with a large number of starships pouring in, Bethcod would be able to build a relatively stable interstellar trade route ahead of the other clans. When the trade between Planet Hall and Earth was in orbit, Beth Cod, or Allen, would grow faster than anyone else on Planet Heaven. This was something the Grants didn't want to see, so when Comon found out that Alan was on Frost Star, he happened to be involved in Frost Star's attack. The Grant general couldn't help but make a bold assumption about what would happen if Alan died in this war.

The conclusion is that, at least on Planet Paradise, Bescot's colonial cause will be devastated. The Grant Clan was the one with the greatest benefits. So what happens next becomes logical and goes deeper. Comon was in charge of this operation against Allen. Once he succeeded, he would take the greatest credit. His power in the clan would be further consolidated and enhanced, and more resources would be leaned towards him. Therefore, regardless of whether it was public or private, Comon felt that it was imperative.

Before arriving at Coldfrost, he had already consulted the Clan Council of Elders. The only ones who opposed his action were Donald, Comon's big brother, and the Grant family's head. But even if Dornier tried his best to oppose it, he could not dampen the enthusiasm of the other elders. The flames in their hearts had long ago been moved by the report that Comon had submitted and the data regarding the future profits of Heavenly Star. In the end, the Council of Elders approved Comon's request for action and agreed to let him take charge of this operation.

"Wait, big brother. Kill Alan. I'm the greatest contributor to the clan. At that time, I'm afraid you'll have to move your position." Comon chuckled. This was the real scheme hidden under all the benefits.

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