"This is going to be a problem. ≧?? "
Li Yao scratched his messy head hard, feeling that he had been caught in a trap of his own making. "With the help of Burning Prairie and the two hundred thousand Grand Illusionary Soldiers, the capability of the Union Army has been improved by at least fifty percent. They are indeed capable of marching into the Blood Demon Sector.
"As it happens, the Blood Demon Sector has lost fourteen demon emperors and more than twenty frontline main troops before it is mired in internal strife!
"Jin Tuyi was certainly not a saint. He did not even bat an eyelid when he was purging people and killing people until their heads were rolling and blood was flowing like a river!"
"Together with the outbreak of the Demon God Virus and the rampant plague …
"The capability of the Blood Demon Sector has indeed been reduced to the lowest point in the past thousands of years.
"No wonder the sophisticated Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators were all tempted and clamoring to set off for an expedition!"
To be honest, if Li Yao did not know everything about the Blood Demon Sector and if he were in Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao's shoes, he might have agreed to the expedition.
But of course, it was impossible right now.
Leaving all the good and evil aside, considering the national interests of the Xing Yao Federation, the war would not bring any benefits at all.
It was impossible for the Tian Yuan Realm to take care of the Blood Demon Sector neatly under Jin Tuyi's strategy of 'holing up and defending'.
'Blood for blood' was nonsense. No country would march into another country purely for 'hatred'. The biggest purpose of the Tian Yuan Realm's expedition was to capture a large batch of demons and send them to the resource planets of the Flying Star Sector for mining so that they could acquire abundant resources and expand their forces to deal with the invasion of the Imperium of True Human Beings in a hundred years.
But here came the problem. Right now, the plague was rampant in the Blood Demon Sector, and the walking dead were everywhere!
If the Union Army marched into the Blood Demon Sector and crushed the Coalition Army of Demons, which was supposed to control the plague, the only outcome would be that all the demons would turn into walking dead, uncontrollable mutants, or Elder Nether Spring's slaves.
Then, even if Elder Nether Spring was killed in the end, who would be the miners? Do you want an uncontrollable mutant with a lifespan of only ten days to half a month to dig?
Without a large batch of demons driving the Flying Star Sector at the highest efficiency, it would be impossible to collect enough resources. Without enough resources, it would be impossible to establish a new Federation, much less expand. Then, what awaited the Federation would be its doom in a hundred years!
From that perspective, the only way out for the Federation is to end the war as soon as possible, help the Blood Demon Sector control the plague, and try to save as many demons as possible. Also, find a way to stimulate their enthusiasm so that they will work on the resource planets willingly!
"I was right."
Li Yao made up his mind again. "Even with the help of Burning Prairie and the Grand Illusionary Soldiers, the war is not in the national interests of the Xing Yao Federation. I have to stop the war. I cannot allow countless compatriots to be killed in the Blood Demon Sector for nothing and push the Federation onto a path of destruction!
But what should he do?
The complexity of the situation was far beyond his and Jin Tuyi's expectations.
However smart Jin Tuyi was, he was a demon after all, not a god. When he drafted the final version of the Red Tide Plan, he could not have foreseen the existence of the Children of the Nether World and Abyss, nor could he have foreseen that such powerful magical equipment as Burning Prairie and the Grand Illusionary Soldiers would join the Federation, which would make the fighting will of the entire federation soar crazily!
These two matters made what was originally a very easy task suddenly become a very difficult task.
I have critical evidence in my hands. The problem is how to deliver the evidence to the targets!
Li Yao rubbed his temples hard and analyzed the three targets again.
Lu Zui, director of the Secret Sword Bureau, must've been bewildered by 'Abyss' Guo Chunfeng. Besides, the intelligence agents are traceless. I don't know where to find him at all.
Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao is the firmest war hawk. He is raising a tide in parliament and is planning to march to the Blood Demon Sector! He is certainly not going to be easy to persuade now that he has been stimulated by Burning Prairie and the Grand Illusionary Soldiers. Besides, how am I going to break through the siege of thousands of soldiers and meet the big shot of the military face to face?
Speaker Jiang Hailiu is the most suitable choice. He is the only one who is not blinded by fury and ambition yet. But the problem is the same. How am I going to approach him?
Li Yao did not need to think at all to know that the defense must've been unprecedentedly tight after the assault three months ago, not to mention the Speaker's residence or parliament, which was such a central location!
Sneaking into the Speaker's residence would probably be even more difficult than sneaking into the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons!
The trickiest part was that when he snuck into the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons or the Eye of Blood Demon, Li Yao would be surrounded by enemies without any concerns. He could create chaos with crystal bombs and go on a killing spree with his saber and the Vulcan Machine Guns at any moment.
But right now, 99% of the Union Army, the Secret Sword Bureau, and the bodyguards around the Speaker were his own people. How could he attack them?
If he caused any damage during the infiltration and hurt the dutiful soldiers or even the innocent passers-by, not only would he feel guilty, the label of 'Blood Devil Li Yao' would definitely be stuck on him, and he would not be able to clear his name even if he jumped into the universe.
Damn it!
Li Yao gritted his teeth. He suddenly realized that he had fallen into a trap that was a hundred times more dangerous than the Flying Star Sector and the Blood Demon Sector!
If I can't meet the Speaker, why don't I just reveal my identity in public?
Li Yao shook his head hard and rejected the idea immediately.
He had caused such a mess on the Grand Desolate Plateau. Right now, Guo Chunfeng must be searching for him with a lot of Secret Sword Agents like hungry hounds. Wherever he showed up, Guo Chunfeng and the Secret Sword Agents would be the first to arrive at the scene.
If he did not resist, he would be taken away by Guo Chunfeng.
If he resisted, he would certainly hurt a lot of Cultivators, the Union Army, and the Secret Sword Agents, which would further prove his identity as the 'Blood Devil'!
He was caught in a dilemma!
Should I go to Ding Ling Dong, Professor Mo Xuan, or Luoxingzi?
After much consideration, he realized that his old friends were the most reliable.
Even if they did not trust him, they would not allow him to fall into the hands of the Secret Sword Bureau easily. The Cultivators of the Flying Star Sector who owned Burning Prairie were strong enough to compete with the Secret Sword Bureau. The evidence that he brought could be delivered to the Speaker through them, too.
After all, Li Yao had done nothing wrong. They could investigate him however they wanted! Li Yao was a man of integrity.
While he was pondering, the mental devil crawled out of his brain like a bug and asked pitifully, "Then, what do I do?"
With a gloomy face, Li Yao replied, "Naturally, you will ask Ding Ling Dong, Professor Mo Xuan, and Senior Luoxingzi to figure out a way to eliminate you brutally!"
The mental devil shrieked, "So cruel? Senior Jin said that we must live in peace! "
Ignoring the mental devil's screams, Li Yao typed 'Ding Ling Dong' on the light beam and started the search.
Over the past ten years, Ding Ling Dong had been a celebrity in the Xing Yao Federation. Countless young people were her loyal supporters and had established thousands of websites and forums for her. Among them, 'Red Flame Residence', the largest one, had more than fifty million registered users!
'Blazing Tyrannosaur' was the name of Ding Ling Dong in the Blood Demon Sector. In the Tian Yuan Realm, everybody called the vigorous female warrior 'Crimson Queen'!
Watching the battle videos where Ding Ling Dong crashed, tore, and attacked savagely, Li Yao's eyes were almost frozen, with fascination beaming out of his eyes.
After ten years, she's gotten stronger and stronger. I like it!
Li Yao swallowed hard and searched for Ding Ling Dong's latest news.
He knew that many young people in the Xing Yao Federation would establish organizations such as' fan clubs' for the Cultivators they admired. They would follow their idols and report on them. Some of them would even organize their members to meet their idols.
As he expected, although he did not find Ding Ling Dong's direct contact on the website, he did find a summon thread.
Seven days later, Ding Ling Dong would attend the hundred-day memorial ceremony for the victims of the beast tide in the capital city. The thread was meant to summon the fans in the capital city to meet Ding Ling Dong.
"A hundred-day memorial ceremony?"
Li Yao's eyes suddenly shone. He entered the keyword into the search box. Soon, a lot of information popped up.
The memorial ceremony in seven days would be of a very high standard and magnificent. It would be hosted by Jiang Hailiu, the Speaker of the Federation in person. The big shots in the military, including Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao, and the leaders of the major sects in the Federation, including the leadership of the military, politics, and Cultivators, would all attend the ceremony.
Millions of ordinary people would attend the memorial ceremony, too!
Other than commemorating the victims of the beast tide more than three months ago, the government of the Federation would also announce to the public that Burning Prairie, a super warship from the Flying Star Sector, would be docked in the sky of the capital city!
By then, not only would the millions of citizens in the capital city pay attention to the grand ceremony, the billions of citizens in the entire Federation would also pay attention to the legendary warship through the media!
Perhaps, the government of the Federation was trying to eliminate the people's insecurity and rebuild their confidence in such a way.
The news made Li Yao's eyes shine. A crazy idea popped up in his head.
Right now, the Children of the Nether World and Abyss Guo Chunfeng are most scared of me being exposed to the public. That's why they are trying everything they can to erase my existence and slander me as the Blood Devil!
If I jump out of a random town and shout 'I am Vulture Li Yao', I will definitely be regarded as a lunatic by the ordinary people. Then, I will be taken away by Guo Chunfeng's lackeys as soon as possible!
But what if I'm in the capital city?
What if I jump out in front of millions of citizens, under the cameras of thousands of media, under the noses of Speaker Jiang Hailiu, Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao, and Director Lu Zui of the Secret Sword Bureau, in front of the leaders of hundreds of sects?
What if I jump out and type a few words on the shell of Burning Prairie with my magical equipment when it is at the most lively moment of the hundred-day memorial ceremony, when Burning Prairie is slowly landing in the sky of the capital city and everybody's eyes are focused on it?
I am Li Yao. I am still alive!
What will happen then?
"Can the Secret Sword Bureau capture or kill me in front of so many people? Even if I am captured, can Guo Chunfeng hide it from everybody and conduct secret interrogation?
"Indeed!"
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