"This means that the people gathered in the transmigration technology conference right now are all the backbones of the Home Party, including the technical experts and investors. As long as we kill all of them, the Home Party will be finished, right?"
Meng Chao's head burned. He could not help but rub his temples and gritted his teeth. "Captain Ye, do you know where they're holding the conference?"
"Noble Descent Hotel," Ye Xiaoxing said.
"It's in Starlake Region. It's very far away from here."
Starlake Region was to the northwest of Dragon City.
It was half of Dragon City away from the south of the city that was attacked by the abnormal beasts. It was indeed very far away, but it looked very safe.
Meng Chao thought of something and mumbled, "All the superhumans and Red Dragon Army elite squads in the city have been mobilized to the south of the city. This means that the defense around Noble Descent Hotel is rather weak, right?"
"Meng Chao —"
Ye Xiaoxing frowned. "What are you trying to say?"
"Captain Ye!"
Meng Chao snatched the tactical computer from Lu Siya's hands and stared at her. He said seriously, "Trust me, Noble Descent Hotel is about to be attacked, if it hasn't already been attacked.
"The abnormal beasts spent a lot of money tonight and caused a ruckus, but their real goal isn't this place. It's Noble Descent Hotel!"
Ye Xiaoxing's eyes went wide. "What did you say?"
"Even though we don't have any proof, with so many coincidences stacked together, it can explain a lot of things. The abnormal beasts chose the right time to launch their attack when the Home Party was holding a transmigration technology conference. Don't you think that it's too much of a coincidence?"
Meng Chao spoke quickly. "Goal? What's the goal of the abnormal beasts launching such an attack? To destroy the buildings in Dragon City? To kill a large number of humans? To create panic among the citizens? Yes, these are all goals, but they're not enough. They're far from enough. They're far from being able to pay such a high price for their attack.
"Destroying the Home Party is the abnormal beasts' real goal!"
Ye Xiaoxing retreated from the battlefield and found a corner to listen quietly. "Why?"
"Because controllable transmigration has a high chance of succeeding, or at least, a partial success," Meng Chao said.
"There's an expert in Project 101 by the name of Wu Haibo, and he's in charge of external publicity and getting investments. He often comes to Blue Home to give lectures about science, and sometimes, he reveals the newest progress of Project 101. I heard that transmigration technology has already made headway.
"Of course, we can't eliminate the possibility that Project 101 is trying to get investors and that Blue Home also wants to recruit more members. In truth, the foundation is a little exaggerated, but the investors at the beginning are quite satisfied with the progress of the project. Those rich people are willing to continue burning money, which means that they have definitely developed something!
"Captain Ye, what do you think is the most terrifying thing for the monster civilization? The crushing defeat in the northern offense? Are there a few new God State Warriors in Dragon City?
"That's not it. These things might be terrifying, but they might not be able to completely destroy the monster civilization's hope of winning.
"Monster Mountain Range is long. Even if we lose Raging Waves, there are other mountain ranges that are even more rugged and dangerous. The biochemical technology of abnormal beasts is continuously developing, and it's not impossible for us to create existences even more terrifying than Apocalyptic Beasts that can fight against human Deity Realm superhumans.
"But there's only one thing. Once we succeed, the monster civilization will either be destroyed or tamed.
"Once transmigration technology is successfully developed, the tunnel between Dragon City and Earth will be activated.
"Once the tunnel between the Other World and Earth really appears, no matter how many resources both sides can send in the beginning, there will come a day when Earth's steel army will be continuously sent to the Other World. In fact, Earth might even launch a nuclear attack on the Other World.
"If that happens, even if the abnormal beasts rack their brains and obtain temporary victory or even devour all of Dragon City, it'll be useless, because sooner or later, Earthlings will crush the monster civilization!
"The monsters in the past, even the Apocalyptic Beasts that were as large as mountains, didn't have enough intelligence to understand the importance of transmigration technology.
"But since you said that there's a high chance that the exotic beasts received help from human satellite cities, or even humans who were corroded by the harsh environment after transmigrating here, resulting in their souls and bodies becoming distorted, they must understand how fatal transmigration technology is to them.
"They won't just watch as we develop transmigration technology and send them back to Earth to be judged!"
Ye Xiaoxing thought about it.
Meng Chao struck while the iron was hot. "I think that the abnormal beasts have been scheming to kill transmigration technology and destroy Project 101. This is their true goal for infiltrating Blue Home.
"As for corrupting Lin Chuan and Gao Ye's minds and turning them into their puppets, that's just their secondary goal.
"But Project 101 is located in the depths of the Supernatural Tower, and the Supernatural Tower is the cultivation and research spot for many Deity Realm superhumans. Aside from Project 101, there are also many other top-secret projects going on at the same time in the ruins research center. The defense is incredibly tight, so it's impossible for the abnormal beasts to rush into the Supernatural Tower and destroy Project 101.
"So, today, during the transmigration technology conference, they'll capture all the transmigration experts in Dragon City and the rich people who support the development of transmigration technology. This will become the abnormal beasts' best choice.
"Yes, the birth of technology isn't decided by the deaths of certain people, but at the very least, the destruction of the project teams and investors will greatly delay the birth of transmigration technology. Perhaps we'll need ten, twenty, or thirty years before we can upgrade transmigration technology to its current state. Perhaps the abnormal beasts will think that before that happens, they can completely destroy us and kill transmigration technology while it's still in its infancy!"
Even though it was a cold winter night, Ye Xiaoxing was still sweating profusely.
Even though it was a cold winter night, Ye Xiaoxing's forehead was covered in sweat.
Wisps of white smoke came out of his head.
Clearly, his brain was working at high speed as he thought about the possibilities Meng Chao mentioned.
"I've always been puzzled by a question," Meng Chao continued.
"The Ultimate Sandworm that seems to be Gao Ye has been lurking for a long time. Why did it suddenly pop up half a month ago and cause some meaningless destruction? Yes, over the past half a century, monsters have been doing this all the time. They suddenly pop up, trample some humans to death, destroy a few houses, and crawl up skyscrapers to howl. We've long since become used to this fighting style.
"But that's because monsters don't have intelligence. They don't even have their own consciousness. They're just puppets controlled by their genes and killing instincts. They don't understand that they're fighting a Monster War!
"But Gao Ye has intelligence.
"Abnormal beasts have intelligence too.
"If we continue using the fighting style of the past to judge the current monster civilization, we'll definitely suffer a huge loss!
"The reason why the monster that seems to be Gao Ye surfaced half a month ago is to attract the attention of all the people in Group 9. It also took up all our time and energy, so we didn't have time to care about the Home Party's transmigration technology conference!"
"Your guess makes some sense," Ye Xiaoxing said through gritted teeth.
Ye Xiaoxing gritted his teeth. "But I need evidence."
"How can we find proof in such a short period of time? If we insist on proof, we'll have to wait another hour or two and use the corpses of the transmigration experts, investors, and perhaps the politicians as proof! "
Meng Chao shouted at the top of his lungs. "Think about it, Captain Ye. Aside from destroying transmigration technology, the abnormal beasts might also achieve an important goal in this ambush, and that's to intensify the conflict in Dragon City.
"Do you remember the One Hundred Ways to Destroy Dragon City that I wrote?"
"…"
Ye Xiaoxing said. "As long as you read it once, it's impossible for you to forget it, right?"
"That's good," Meng Chao said.
"As Dragon City fuses completely with the Other World, the dimension gradually stabilizes. In the future, it'll become increasingly difficult for the monsters to send themselves into Dragon City through the space-time rifts on a large scale and in groups.
"And if the monsters want to use their physical bodies to break through the steel defense lines that are armed to the teeth, even if they manage to break through one or two bases, they'll have to pay a devastating price that they can't bear.
"So, my prediction is that the abnormal beasts with great intelligence will no longer use large-scale head-on breakthroughs as their main tactic. Instead, they'll pour their energy and a lot of resources into intensifying the conflict in Dragon City and using humans to fight against humans.
"What sort of internal conflict will there be in Dragon City? It's very simple. The conflict between normal people and superhumans will be the first.
"You can fly, but I can't. You can spit fireballs, but I can't. You can kill a Hell Beast with one punch, but I can't even kill a Demonic Halberd Pig with one punch." You live in a mansion, and I live in a kennel. "You earn a lot of money every day and live a luxurious life, but I work overtime every day and only earn a little every month. I don't even have the chance to pay for my child's school fees and turn him into you.
"But the current Dragon City isn't rotten to the core yet. Even the nine great cultivation families who control the overall situation don't lack the courage to lead their soldiers and go through fire. The path for normal people to rise hasn't been completely closed either. As long as they put their lives on the line, even if they can't become Deity Realm superhumans, they still have a chance to become broken-star superhumans.
"In this sort of situation, it'll be very difficult for the abnormal beasts to intensify the conflict between normal people and superhumans within a short period of time.
"Even the most extreme normal people have to admit that while superhumans enjoy glory and resources, they face greater danger and shoulder greater responsibilities than normal people.
"Hence, while the normal people are displeased with the nine great cultivation families, this displeasure is far from the point where they can flip the tables.
"If I were an abnormal beast, I wouldn't choose to start with the conflict between normal people and superhumans. Instead, I would choose the conflict between the Colonization Party and the Home Party.
"The reason is simple.
"Because the latter conflict involves a fight for benefits, and it's even more obvious and intense.
"Dragon City has limited resources, and the Survival Committee's budget is also limited.
"There's only one budget. If we put it into the research and creation of the new super high speed armored airships, we won't be able to put it into the research and development of controllable transmigration technology. If we organize a new expedition into Monster Mountain Range, we won't be able to put it into the plan to increase the defense of all the communities in the city.
"As the saying goes, cutting off a person's path to wealth is the same as killing their parents. The Colonization Party and the Home Party aren't just fighting over ideals. They're practically killing each other!"
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