The signing of the peace agreement between the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector both represented the end of the war and the arrival of a brand-new era.
The delegation of the Blood Demon Sector, led by Jin Xinyue, immediately moved to Burning Prairie, the warship of the Flying Star Sector, after the peace agreement was signed on Distant Expanse. They began to discuss the space development plan of the Heaven's Origin Sector, the Flying Star Sector, and the Blood Demon Sector.
In the universe, a hundred years was but a snap of the fingers. Faced with the threat of war from the Imperium of True Human Beings, they had to seize every second!
However, such tedious formalities were not Li Yao's cup of tea.
On the front deck of Burning Prairie, Li Yao, Wu Mayan, Xie Anan, and Luoxingzi, the leader of the Cultivators from the Flying Star Sector, were taking a walk and bidding farewell to each other.
"Senior Luoxingzi, I'm truly sorry about the incident."
Li Yao said, somewhat awkwardly, "I hope that you won't be disappointed in the Federation."
Speaking of which, in the scheme of the Patriots Partnership, the Flying Star Sector was probably the most unlucky party.
By logic, the Flying Star Sector was indeed a loyal and loyal bunch. They had delivered the latest technology to the Federation from afar, as well as a tremendous system of warships, Cultivators, and even Grand Illusionary Soldiers. They were even prepared to fight side by side with the Cultivators of the Heaven's Origin Sector when the demon race marched into the Tian Yuan Realm.
Li Yao knew very well how much the Flying Star Sector would have to pay for such a thing, since the riot of the Immortal Cultivators had only ended ten years ago and was still in ruins.
The Flying Star Sector had their own purpose, too, which was to better resist the Imperium of True Human Beings.
But their sincerity in allying with the Heaven's Origin Sector was unquestionable.
But as it turned out, the Flying Star Sector had sent their strongest warship and a hundred thousand elites to the Tian Yuan Realm after such a long journey. The leaders on the Federation's side, such as Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao, were even planning to seize Burning Prairie and even consider the hundred thousand elites of the Flying Star Sector as sacrificial offerings for the war!
If Li Yao had not stopped it at the last moment, perhaps the hundred thousand Flying Star Sector residents would have been killed by the scourge of the Demon God Virus, and Burning Prairie would have been a broken, rusted debris in the Blood Demon Sector!
Li Yao thought to himself. If he were a space resident, he would certainly burst into fury and feel as if somebody had stabbed him in the waist. He would reevaluate the alliance with the Heaven's Origin Sector and might even leave right away.
Therefore, he had been rather uneasy after the incident. Even his disciples from the Flying Star Sector, Wu Mayan and Xie Anan, did not know what to do.
But as it turned out, the Flying Star Sector was much calmer than he had expected. After learning the whole thing in detail, they said that they believed that it was just the personal behavior of Lu Zui, Zhou Hengdao, and a few other people. It did not represent the stance of the government of the Federation, and it would not affect the cooperation or even the alliance in the future.
Such an open-minded attitude was also the most important prerequisite for the cooperation of the three Sectors and the space development to be carried out quickly.
Li Yao was very touched by the Flying Star Sector's magnanimity. He was even slightly confused.
"Fellow Cultivator Li, you are overthinking. What's there to be disappointed about?"
Luoxingzi was amused. Illuminated by the setting sun, a vague brilliance was floating on his face.
The junior brother of 'Xiao Xuance', the leader of the Immortal Cultivators, seemed to have the air of a senior brother after going through so many trials and tribulations. Staring at the red clouds that were rolling nonstop far away, he said casually, "The Flying Star Sector is different from the Heaven's Origin Sector.
"The Heaven's Origin Sector has been fighting against the demon race ever since you were awakened. The fire of your civilization was forced out by the tremendous pressure of the demon race.
"The Xing Yao Federation has only been established for five hundred years. It is in an era of vigorous growth and has not had the time to rot and corrupt yet. Faced with such a formidable enemy as the demon race, at the moment of life and death, you are even more united and marching forward bravely, which can restrain the darkness deep inside your humanity as much as possible.
"Therefore, in your opinion, 'human beings' are born good, righteous, kind, and pure, and the 'inhuman' demons are the evil ones.
"Good and evil are clearly distinguished, and evil can never prevail over righteousness. That is your belief.
"After the 'Patriots Incident', which showed you how evil human beings can be, many of you were shaken and began to doubt humanity. Even many representatives of parliament, as I've clearly sensed during my contact with them," Li Yao said calmly.
"But the Flying Star Sector is different.
"Since the age of the Star Ocean Imperium, our world has been highly developed. There are no organized forces of the demon race.
"Over the past ten thousand years, we have been divided into the 'homers' and the 'spacers'. The civil war has been going on. Then, we have been faced with the scourge of space pirates and the scourge of extraterrestrial devils. Even the 'extraterrestrial devils', our greatest enemy, have to find the loopholes deep inside humanity and attach themselves to human beings in order to wreak havoc and sabotage.
"It is safe to say that we have been fighting against ourselves for the past ten thousand years. On one hand, our enemy is the boundless, dark, and cold universe. On the other hand, our enemy is the thing in the deepest part of our heart that is even darker and colder than the universe.
"On a starship that has lost momentum and is floating at the edge of a desolate space zone with limited food, everybody can turn into something a hundred times eviler than demons and extraterrestrial devils in the blink of an eye. All the moral boundaries will be trampled on, leading to indescribable tragedies.
"Such tragedies have happened countless times in the history of the Flying Star Sector. They are still unavoidable even today.
"Therefore, we have a much clearer understanding of the darkness deep inside humanity than you do. The space pirates, the Immortal Cultivators, and even the guys who killed all their companions on the starship in order to live a few more days after the space crash, are they not human beings?"
"However, on the other hand, the space pirates and the Immortal Cultivators who almost destroyed the Flying Star Sector are human beings, but aren't those who stop them from destroying everything and protect the world unswervingly human beings?
"Take the incident this time for example. It is true that Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao, the culprits, are both from the Federation, but aren't you, who stopped them, one of the most distinguished representatives of the Federation, too? In front of the parliament building of the Federation, the hundreds of thousands of veterans and citizens who were waving the flag and singing the battle hymn with you are from the Federation, too, aren't they? Isn't the so-called Xing Yao Federation made of people like you?
"Why did Lu Zui and Zhou Hengdao resort to such clandestine methods? Wasn't it because they knew very well that human hearts were not on their side? "
In a daze, Li Yao asked, "Senior Luoxingzi, after so many years of darkness, are you still willing to believe in the Federation and humanity?"
"Humanity?"
Luo Xingzi smiled and said leisurely, "Humans, in my eyes, are like a huge contradiction, a double vortex that is spinning in opposite directions."
"Whenever I believe in humanity without any reservation, the most hideous, black bubbles are always popping up from the swirl.
"However, when I cover my nose and walk away, no longer believing, the black bubbles will explode and unleash the most brilliant brilliance!"
He patted Li Yao's shoulder neither lightly nor heavily. "However, if I have to make a choice, I think that I will still believe in humanity and human beings. No matter how much darkness I've experienced, how much ugliness I've seen, and how many times I've been betrayed, I will still believe in them without any doubt!"
"Because …"
Pausing for a moment, he smiled bitterly. "Is there really a second choice other than that?"
Li Yao was dazed. Deep in thought for a long time, he put on the most brilliant smile under the illumination of the setting sun, just like Luoxingzi.
Taking a long breath in relief, Li Yao was obviously more relaxed. "Right. There's one more thing. I'm told that when I rushed all the way here, you were already preparing to jump to the Blood Demon Sector, only to be delayed for only a few hours because a student soldier of the Burning Prairie Fleet blew up the space jump array because of an accident, which delayed you for only a few hours? So to speak, the scout should be the greatest contributor who stopped the war! "
"What kind of contributor is he?"
Luoxingzi couldn't help but sniff when the boy was mentioned. "Don't mention him. He is still in confinement!"
"Why?"
Li Yao was greatly surprised. Calculating the time, it had been almost three months. Even if the space jump array was malfunctioning because of a mistake, wasn't such a punishment too severe?
Seeing his confusion, Luo Xingzi did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You don't have to care about this. That's that. He's not stalling for time on purpose. It's just pure luck!"
"Originally, after knowing the cause and effect, we also thought that he had made a great contribution by accident and wanted to just lock him up for ten days to half a month. After he was released, we would train him well. Who would have thought that on the seventh day, the kid would use some method to escape from the airtight confinement room by himself and swagger to the living area to gamble! All the tutors were so infuriated that their noses were almost out of joint! Tell me. Is two months too little to lock him up? "
"Well …"
Li Yao scratched his nose and did not know what to say. Before, he had been quite interested in the boy who had stopped the war by accident and wanted to meet him. But since he was still in confinement, he might as well drop the idea. It was the military rule of the Burning Prairie Fleet after all, and it was inappropriate for an outsider like him to interfere.
"In any case, the dust has settled. The war is finally over!"
Li Yao put his hands behind his head and stretched himself.
"Yes. The war between human beings and demons is over, but the war between human beings and human beings is just beginning."
Luoxingzi looked at the distance and remarked with mixed feelings.
"But why do I feel that there's something that I haven't done yet after I returned to the Tian Yuan Realm? It seems to be something very important, and my life will be in danger if I don't do it! "
Li Yao tilted his head and pondered carefully, but he failed to remember anything after a long time.
"Master."
At this moment, Wu Mayan reminded him in a low voice, "You haven't proposed to Masteress yet, have you?"
"Huh?"
Li Yao blinked and bulged his eyes.
"Didn't you say that you were going to get married in your hometown?"
Wu Mayan said, "Also, Masteress asked me a few days ago if you had made any 'preparations'. Note that she was gnashing her teeth and rubbing her fists."
"Right!"
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