Li Ming is indeed a very good target. Being merely an A Level Life Form, he is extremely easy to control, yet very important.
The risk of taking action is much less than directly confronting the Azure Dragon. Even if the Azure Dragon is displeased afterward, he has to hold back, unable to completely fall out with the Star Alliance.
Moreover, by that time, the Azure Dragon should have already revealed the hidden information of the Empire and Federation, which is tantamount to having one foot on their ship.
The more crucial point is, while the Azure Dragon is hard to find, Li Ming is not.
"The Mechanical Court is in the Chaotic Star Gap... if we are to make a move, it has to be fast, precise, and ruthless," Zig added.
"It's just a desolate area that no one pays attention to, just dispatch a few X Level Life Forms there to capture him," Antigo said bluntly.
The Star Alliance's number of X Level Life Forms is probably the most in the interstellar space.