The Strongest Man in the Universe

Chapter 375

David, Mia and Astrid are sitting opposite each other inside the Octagon.

"Mr David, we still have a few days to reach the edge of the Royal Planet region. Planet Royal is the most prosperous place in the Milky Way galaxy, and also our destination this time" Mia said.

"David, Mia, please follow me to the Emperor Palace when you arrive at Planet Royal. Let me show my gratitude to David for saving my life. Besides, my dad wants to see you too." Princess Astrid said as she looked at David expectantly.

He really wanted David to go to Planet Royal. As long as he arrived at the Palace, he could find a way to stay with David longer. Otherwise, they will soon be separated. It's hard to meet a man she doesn't hate. Astrid didn't want to part from David so soon.

Especially after hanging out lately. He loved the feeling of living with David. He felt safe with her. This was a feeling that only Astrid's father, the Emperor of the Milky Way Galaxy, could give.

"Astrid, we're not going to the Palace. When you arrive at Planet Royal, your safety is no longer a problem. I am sure that the Sangruil Sinners will not dare to sneak into the central region of the empire. We still have a lot to do. When we're done, we'll come to Planet Royal again. What if Mia and I were looking for you after that?" David thought for a moment and said.

He does have a lot of things to do now. The first task was to buy a few more chambers of commerce, spend 1 trillion first, earn 10,000 luxury points, and break through to the level of Infinity Rank.

Otherwise, in an imperial territory where there were many giants, it would not be safe to rely solely on the power of the Partial Infinity Rank. Moreover, the Tuffin family problem is still a disease in David's liver. If the ancestors of the Tuffin family were not settled, he would never feel at ease.

Moreover, David was unwilling to meet the emperor of the Galactic Empire right now. The gap in strength between the two sides was simply too great. When they met, he did not even have the qualifications to speak. For this kind of meeting with status, and completely unequal strength, David naturally did not want to leave. Even if the other party had to thank him.

"Ah? Can your problem be postponed? Can we go to the Palace to play for a few days?" Astrid asked nervously.

"Astrid, now it's absolutely impossible! What we have to do is urgent and very important to me, so sorry, we can't accompany you to Planet Royal, but don't worry, once our work is done, we will definitely come looking for you." David reassured.

"Well ... then .. then you must come to Planet Royal to find me after you have finished work." Astrid said disappointedly.

"Don't worry! We'll definitely come." David said with certainty.

Time passes day by day. The Octagon aboard David and the others slowly approached the periphery of the imperial territory. When they arrived at the imperial territory, they would hand over Astrid's daughter, to the person who would come pick her up. Then go to the first stop, the residence of the Mia family.

David plans to temporarily set up a base camp here. Now he had no manpower, therefore, only people from the Mia family could manage the chamber of commerce. After all, he did not care whether he could make money or not.

As the Octagon got closer and closer to the imperial territory. At the right moment, Burke reveals David's whereabouts to the bounty hunter community. In an instant, it caused a great shock in the world of bounty hunters.

Countless bounty hunters within the imperial territory all went to the place where David would arrive. But, most of the idle bounty hunters came purely to witness the excitement.

After all, David was one of the top 100 people on the Empire's most wanted list. Some low-power bounty hunters would never dare to get involved. So they just want to come and see.

Only a few groups of hunters really wanted to capture David and send him to the empire in exchange for a large sum of money. Several large groups of hunters were also secretly competing.

Each of them wanted to catch David first. This is a great opportunity to become famous. Who could catch David with so many people fighting for the same, it could definitely build the reputation of their own group of hunters for being able to defeat other groups of hunters. It could be said that this was the same as killing two birds with one stone.

Imperial region

This was the Milky Way galaxy, the residence of the third rank Golden Eagle Hunter. Right now, the Golden Eagle Hunters are holding an internal meeting.

"Leader, the arrest of David Lidell, the 98th most wanted man, has caused a lot of trouble in the bounty hunter world. Do we want to participate?" someone asked.

"At first, we just came back after hunting two fugitives. We should let everyone rest for a moment to recuperate. Although this David is ranked ninety-eight on the most wanted list, for Hunters like us, his value is still not very high, logically we should not participate. But since David came to this region, capturing David this time was no longer a matter of value, but a competition between several groups of hunters. If we don't act, the outside world will think that we are weak, which will affect the reputation of our Golden Eagle Hunters."

A middle-aged man sitting on the main seat said. Elio Aureliano, the leader of the Golden Eagle Hunters.

"Then fuck it! Who is our Golden Eagle Hunter afraid of?"

"Yes! Damn it, I'll go down and make arrangements. David will soon be at the Celestial Rank, and we mustn't miss."

"Wait on! Wounded brothers don't leave, stay home to recuperate" Elio said.

"Okay, Captain."

The same thing happens elsewhere. Several major hunting groups in the imperial domain were discussing the matter of David's capture, including the number one and second hunting groups.

In the end, everyone gets the results. Capturing David was a small matter, but the reputation of the hunter group itself was very important, and they could not be looked down upon by the outside world. So everyone unanimously decided to arrest David.

A few days ahead. All of the main hunting groups in the Imperial Region were sent to the outskirts of the Empire territory, where David would arrive.

The dispatch of this group of hunters was also worrying about the countless powers in the imperial territory. They all sent people to the scene to have fun. As a result, more and more people came.

And David doesn't know anything about any of this. She was still living casually every day, while watching the shows displayed by the two fairies. Then bought some information he wanted to know from the Meteor Chamber. Although it did not get many fancy points. But no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Besides, this is also to pass the time.

Ten days passed quickly. When David's Octagon arrived at the outskirts of the empire.

Everyone in the Octagon control room was stunned.

'This...this...what's going on here?'

They saw countless warships parked in the void in the distance, as if waiting for them to arrive.

There were several black-horned warships, Octagon battleships, Milky Way warships, even galactic warships.

'This kind of formation. Will there be war? But who is at war with whom? Did we go the wrong way, and go between two large groups that were going to war?'

If the other party recognized the wrong person, then the Galactic Warships came at them casually, then their Octagon would be a beautiful fireworks display in the sky, and they won't have any bones left.

"Quick ... hurry .. go and tell Master Lidell" Octagon Commander stuttered.

Sweat had soaked his clothes, and beaded-sized sweat droplets dripped from his forehead.

"Okay, Commander!"

A staff member rushed out of the control room and went to tell David. Currently, David was drinking tea and chatting with the two fairies in the living room.

Astrid had been a little lethargic for the past two days. They will soon arrive at Planet Royal. In other words, the moment he and David parted was getting closer and closer, causing him to be in a bad mood for the past two days.

"David, Mia, you must come to Planet Royal to see me." Astrid said very reluctantly.

"Don't worry! Astrid, we're definitely coming." Answer Mia.

"Yes! We'll definitely come." David also answered.

At this moment, a voice came.

Brak!

He saw an Octagon staff member instantly break down the door and fall to the floor.

Then he immediately got up, knelt on the floor and stammered, "Master..master.this, no!"

"Why are you so confused? Get up and talk properly." David reprimanding.

Mia and Astrid also looked at the man kneeling on the floor with curiosity.

"Masters ... Master, there are many, many warships in front of us, they are very numerous, as if they are waiting for us" the person said.

"Okay, I get it, don't worry, let's go!" david said calmly.

'What should I fear! Didn't the empire send someone to pick up Astrid's daughter?'

"Huh???" that guy's a little confused.

Master David didn't seem nervous at all? Does he know the purpose of this warship?'

"Don't worry! I know the origin of this warship, they won't do anything to us, just keep going." David added.

"Good, Master! I'll relay instructions from you now."

After this guy left. David looked at Astrid and said, "Daughter, don't worry! After we finish our business, we will definitely come to Planet Royal to look for you. The people who picked you up have arrived, and we will send you there."

"D-David! Pardon me! I. I haven't told my father when I'm coming, and I haven't asked anyone to pick me up, so this warship shouldn't be here to pick me up." Astrid whispers.

He did not tell his father when he arrived at the imperial territory, because Astrid wanted David to send him back to Planet Royal. So he lies to David and says that someone will come to pick him up from Planet Royal.

Now, after reaching the periphery of the imperial territory, this lie naturally harmed itself instead.

"WHAT???" David asked with wide eyes.

"David, I want you to take me back to Planet Royal, so I didn't tell my father about my arrival here. This warship shouldn't have come to pick me up." Astrid looked at David and said sadly.

"Is that true?" David looked at Astrid and asked seriously.

"Sorry, David." Astrid's tears of complaint will be out soon.

David looked at Astrid speechlessly.

'Looking at her like this, if I say a few more words, I think she'll really cry.'

David shook his head helplessly, and comforted him, "It's okay! I don't blame you."

"Is that true?" Astrid immediately raised her head and asked in surprise.

"Well! I won't blame you, let's go and see what they're here for!" David got up and left after he finished speaking.

Astrid immediately followed, then Mia walked last. He was not at all worried about the destination of the warship that had suddenly appeared in front of him This was the territory of the empire. The emperor's favorite daughter, was with them. Who would dare attack them? Do they want to die?

David goes into the Octagon control room first, and Astrid and Mia follow behind.

"Master Lidell!!!"

Everyone in the control room shouted respectfully.

"Hm!" David responded and looked forward through the control room.

Seeing this, even David was a little surprised. He looked at the densely packed warship, which filled the void in front of them.

'What is this? Since they did not come to pick up Astrid's daughter, how could there be so many warships?'

Moreover, David's strong mental strength felt that the atmosphere seemed a little uncomfortable!

Mia was shocked. Where had he seen such a big scene?

Despite knowing that Princess Astrid was by his side and no one dared to attack them, he still remained terrified. At first he thought it was just a few warships. But their numbers were at least tens of thousands of ships. With so many warships gathered, would there be a war?

Mia also had the same thoughts as the others. Did they accidentally come between two large groups that were at war?

In the Octagon control room, only Astrid could remain calm. After all, she was the daughter of the Milky Way Emperor. Although this was the first time he had seen a scene like this, it did not frighten him.

Because Astrid was indoctrinated by her father Nimbus since she was a child, that the entire Milky Way galaxy was controlled by their Barlowe family. No one dared to break the orders of the Barlowe family. And Emperor Nimbus is the number one man in the galaxy.

"David, don't worry, I'll go out and see what happens" Astrid said.

He wanted to see who dared to block their path. Astrid was no longer the quiet girl in front of David, she was the daughter of Astrid who became the favorite of Emperors in the Galactic Empire. He just opened his identity. This was clearly more shocking than the tens of thousands of warships in front.

But David has no habit of standing behind women. His opinion. Men are born to protect women, not to be protected by women. No matter who the other party was or what their identity was, even the nineteenth princess of the Galactic Kingdom remained the same. In his eyes, he was still only a woman. David would not choose to stand behind the opponent.

Moreover, as long as the giants did not appear, even in the presence of these countless warships, what fear did David have?

Astrid was just about to persuade David not to act rashly out of anger. In the end, he did not say anything when he suddenly saw David's serious expression. Men should be like that. Whatever happens, they need to be calm, level-headed, and persistent.

His father, Emperor Nimbus, was such a man, and David was the same. Astrid unknowingly compares David to his father, Emperor Nimbus. Both of them can give him an incredible sense of security.

The Octagon moved forward, and David stared at the countless battleships ahead. Soon, it reached the front of the group, and their path forward was blocked. Therefore, the Octagon could only stop.

After the Octagon stopped, several ships in front of them circled behind it to surround David and the others.

"David Lidell, you can't escape now. Come out and surrender!” A voice came from the Galaxy Warship.

David narrowed his eyes. These ships came for him.

'What's going on?’

This was his first time coming to the Royal Region, but these people knew of his whereabouts and were waiting for him here. Something's not right.

‘Is that the Callisto family? Not Likely.'

Although the Callisto family was one of the eight leading families and ranked second, they were unable to deploy so many ships. Moreover, there were so many Milky Way Warships and several Galactic Warships.

The Callisto family will not have this power. The Tuffin family was even more unlikely. Firstly, their strength was too lacking, and secondly, the Meteor Chamber was watching every move of the Tuffin family right now.

Hence, David would know if the Tuffins were planning to do something big. If that was the case, who else would have such power?

David had a lot of questions on his mind. Because he can't know it, he doesn't care. He decided to ask them directly. He scanned the scene before him with the power of his mind. He did not find Infinity Rank.

"You who? I don't think we know each other, do we?" ask David

His voice came from the Octagon loudspeakers before spreading to countless ships.

“He he he. It doesn't matter who we are. It'll be fine if you don't know us. The only thing that matters is that we know you."

"Stop spewing nonsense. Come out and give up now. You've wasted a lot of our time. Didn't you see we were all waiting for you?” Another voice came from another Galaxy Warship.

“At least you guys should tell me what happened after doing so many things to try to kill me, right? Who has the authority to make so many of you wait for me here? Also, what exactly do you want to try to do?" ask David again.

"You're a real bitch. How can you have so many questions? Come out now and follow us. If you behave, I'll give you some of the prize money." This time, someone else spoke.

Before David can say anything, someone replies, “Yves, we are very much here, so why should David come with you? Doesn't that mean all of us here have wasted our time?”

“What does this have to do with me? Did I ask you to come? I will kill you now if you dare to squeak again!” The man named Yves snapped back.

The person who had just questioned Yves did not dare to say anything more. Clearly, he was worried that Yves would actually kill him. Everyone knows Yves Townsend's style.

David learned something from the conversation. Someone paid money to catch him, and these guys aren't from the same gang. There should be a lot of different powers here.

When Yves saw no one talking anymore, he continued haughtily, “He he he, David, if you don't come out, don't blame me for going there to catch you yourself. Don't blame me for paralyzing you when it happens because I don't know how to control my own power. And also, who asked you to disobey?”

David's powerful mind power crossed the distance between the two sides and instantly reached the Galactic Warship where Yves was.

'Yves is a novice Celestial Ranker.'

Later, David discovers that there is actually a Mid-Celestial Ranker on this Galactic Warship. These people are not weak.

“Captain Kraut, take care of your dog. He has no right to speak here. If he keeps barking, I will teach him a lesson for you.” said Elio, the Golden Eagle's Hunter Captain.

Yves did not dare to retaliate. Clearly, he was unable to provoke Elio. The power of David's mind followed that voice, and it came from another Mid-Celestial Ranker.

“Captain Aureliano, you have no right to discipline me. You have to take good care of your dog.”

“Oh? No one here is talking, and you Berserk Hunters are the noisiest. Wh why? Are you trying to do this all by yourself?"

“I didn't mean it that way. We all have to fight based on our own abilities.” said the man.

“I think that's what you want."

"Elio, are you trying to start a fight?”

“Why, Reggie? Are you saying you want to fight with me?”

“You.."

Before Reggie Kraut finished speaking, he was interrupted by a voice.

“OK, stop spewing nonsense. Don't you think you've wasted enough time? If you want to start a problem, do it somewhere else. Don't do it here. We don't have time to accompany you.”

The two no longer spoke. That was because the person who interrupted them was the captain of the first rank bounty hunter group, Shadow Hunters. He was a Celestial Ranker of the Late Stage.

Although the third rank Golden Eagle Hunter and the fourth rank Berserk Hunter had a long grudge, this was definitely not the time to continue the battle.

Among the four groups of bounty hunters in the Milky Way, the first rank Shadow Hunters were always at the top. Meanwhile, the other three had almost the same strength, so they were always unsure about each other's strength.

Inside the Octagon control room. Everyone could guess who these people were based on their conversations. Bounty hunter group! Moreover, they were the top-ranked group in the Milky Way, so they were extremely powerful. Even some of the top family troops would not dare to provoke them.

Other than David, Astrid, and Mia, the others began to tremble in fear. So many powerful bounty hunter groups are here to capture them. So, do they still have a way to escape?

David also knows a little about bounty hunters. However, he did not find out in detail. This bounty hunter only works for the Milky Way Empire.

Their mission is to capture the most wanted person in the Milky Way Empire in exchange for a reward. Why are they here for him? Was he wanted in the empire?

That doesn't make any sense. He saved Princess Astrid, so why was he sought after by the empire?

‘Wait.' Suddenly David realized something.

He realized the problem. Even if he saved Princess Astrid, he did not inform Burke or announce it. Next, Burke tries to stop David when he tries to leave Planet Boundless. Moreover, David even exuded an intense killing intent targeting Burke, scaring him.

This guy will definitely hold a grudge. Burke's father was also an important member of the imperial military, so it shouldn't be too difficult for Ramos to enlist David, a man with little background.

The Octagon has been parked on Planet Boundless for so long, so it's easy for Burke to tamper with it. He can secretly install a tracker to follow David's location.

Then, he could tell this group of bounty hunters, so that they would know when and where David would arrive in the Royal Region. However, there was one more thing that David could not figure out.

Even if Burke's father listed him as a criminal fugitive in the empire, was he comparable to so many bounty hunters who had come to arrest him?

There were tens of thousands of ships and four precious and rare Galaxy Ships. Not to mention there were at least dozens of Milky Way Warships. Moreover, there were millions of people on these countless warships.

How much does it cost to deploy so many resources? How much for a fugitive criminal like him?

“Florian, what should I do? We have so many bounty hunters here, and there's only one David. We can't tear it apart and divide it among ourselves, can we?”

It's a woman's voice. Norah Florentine, the captain of the second-ranked Red Spider Hunter.

“I understand why everyone is here. David is just one person. Even if he was ranked 98th in the list of most wanted people, it would be pointless for many of us to come here. Everyone just wanted to use this opportunity to confirm their position in the bounty hunter community. Since almost all of the Gift Hunters in the Royal Region have arrived, let's create new rules and reshuffle the Gift Hunter community.” Florian Madden said.

“I agree! We can't waste so much time here. Florian, since you are the captain of the first-ranked group of hunters, you have to lead it.” Norah said.

“I also agree.” Elio followed.

“I agree!”

“I also agree!”

“I too!”

Countless bounty hunters responded.

Florian status in the bounty hunter community is unquestionable. He led the Shadow Hunters to capture ten of the most wanted criminals many times before.

He had once fought an adult galactic beast, the Titan Giant Ape, alone. Finally, he killed him and brought him back to the Royal Region, shocking many people.

“Because that's the case, I'll say a few words. It has been a long time since the bounty hunter community has had newcomers. We should focus on cultivating newcomers and giving them more opportunities. Otherwise, the bounty hunter community might not have a successor in the future, and that's not what I want. Therefore, I think it is better to take this opportunity to hold a competition for the younger generation of bounty hunters. In it, all bounty hunters under the age of 100, whether they are from a bounty hunter group or not, can participate. Since David is only one person, and it is unrealistic to share him, then we should use him as a reward for this competition. Whoever wins will take David and go to the Empire to exchange him for the prize.Although David's value is not high for us, it is enough for the younger generation's bounty hunters. Not only can they improve their reputation, but they can also earn great rewards.With that, I believe everyone will go all out. At the same time, we Shadow Hunters, will also prepare gifts for the top three participants. What do you think?”

“Florian, you always think of the bounty hunter community, and we have no reason to disagree. We, the Red Spider Hunters, will also prepare a big prize for fourth or fifth place.” Norah said.

“Then we, the Golden Eagle Hunters, will prepare the prize for the fifth to seventh rank.” Elio's voice echoed.

“We, the Berserk Hunters, will prepare a reward for a rank of eight to ten.” Reggie said.

“Very good! I believe that with the joint efforts of everyone, the bounty hunter community will become better and ultimately become an indispensable force in the empire." Florian said with relief.

"Captain, you've done your best to develop a bounty hunter community. It is a great honor for us to be a bounty hunter.” shouted someone.

“I'm also honored to be a bounty hunter.”

The millions of bounty hunters on the scene shouted excitedly at the same time.

Inside the Octagon, David was stunned when he heard what they said. ‘What the fuck? If they can win, can they take me away in exchange for a prize? Do they think they can do whatever they want with me? There is not even a Celestial Peak Rank among them, and they want to trade me, the powerful Partial Infinity Rank, for a reward?'

David just thought it was funny. Princess Astrid did not find it funny at all. He's very angry. David is his savior, but he is now listed as a wanted criminal by the empire. No matter who did it, they had to pay for it. The heart of this gentle and loving Princess Astrid of the Milky Way Empire was filled with killing intent for the first time.

Now that everything had reached this stage, everything became clear. With many bounty hunters gathered, they want to capture David.

The 98th most wanted person on the list, is just their pretext. More important for them is to hold this competition for the bounty hunters so that more young bounty hunters will show up.

David is nothing more than a gift. His status was nothing to these hunters, but this would be a huge reward and honor for a certain individual. Anyone who got first place would enjoy the tremendous development in the future bounty hunter community.

There may even be a tacit understanding between these groups of hunters, and they are ready to overhaul the bounty hunter community to increase exposure to those bounty hunters. However, they did not have the chance to do so.

David, the most wanted man in the empire, coming to the Royal Region would be a perfect start. As for David himself, they really didn't care about him. He was merely a Peak Cosmos Rank.

Even by excluding the four big bounty hunter groups, some of the slightly stronger bounty hunter groups were able to catch David. Even if David did not come to the Royal Region this time, the pursuit of a bounty hunter community was a must. David happened to meet them in person. On other occasions, the list may have attracted some bounty hunters.

However, it would never reach this scale. Tens of thousands of ships and millions of bounty hunters gathered here. There were also many spectators from the large army.

“David, how about handing this matter to me? Don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer. No matter who is involved, I will find out and punish him.” Astrid said apologizing.

David turned his head to look towards Astrid and said with a smile, “Not to worry, Your Majesty. I can handle it myself.”

Even though David was smiling, everyone in the control room felt goosebumps. Of course, what puzzled these people even more was how David greeted the veiled woman.

'Your Grace? What does he mean by that? Is there anyone else with that name? Shouldn't he be worried if the Milky Way Empire would find out?'

Only one person in the entire Milky Way Empire deserved that name, she was the only Emperor Princess, Princess Astrid. They would absolutely not associate this woman with Princess Astrid of the empire.

“David, I must have caused it, so let me finish it, okay?Otherwise, I, Astrid Barlowe, will not feel comfortable in the future and will always live in guilt.” Astrid said in a low voice.

He was afraid David would blame him for this. If he had told his father early and had asked him to send someone to pick him up, David would not have been wanted by the empire. Although Astrid had no idea what was wrong, after these few days of conversation, she learned that David had just returned from an outside exploration. With that, he could eliminate the fact that he was once a criminal fugitive.

Astrid believes he's the one who caused this. The one who could register David on the list of the most sought after people in the Empire must be someone from the same place, and they should have considerable authority.