The mental devil grimaced and sneered. "Then, let's just wait and see. One day, when the Imperium of True Human Beings really arrives, I will certainly prove the superiority of the Immortal Cultivators!"
"There's no need to wait for the arrival of the Imperium of True Human Beings!"
Li Yao waved his fists and declared confidently, "After the expedition army of the Imperium of True Human Beings is taken care of, I will find a way to visit the homeland of the Imperium in person and see if the so-called 'true human beings' and 'hominoids' living there are as Su Changyu bragged!"
"I believe that the Imperium of True Human Beings is certainly not as glamorous as it is on the surface. It must have fatal shortcomings!"
The mental devil puffed its cheeks and turned around angrily, pretending to be asleep while holding the memory tree. [{] < {]
After sorting through his thoughts, Li Yao did not bother to bother with it anymore. His consciousness popped up in his shallow brain, and he focused his attention on the Grand Illusionary Land again.
After studying carefully for a moment, Li Yao discovered that the Grand Illusionary Land, which was used for brainwashing, had more than a simple function of storytelling. It also had an immersive first-person perspective experience mode for multiple scenes.
"Shua!"
After entering the mode, Li Yao felt that he was in the place himself. He experienced the destruction of the Cultivation civilization and the rise of the Immortal Cultivators from the perspective of the Cultivators of different civilizations.
He seemed to have turned into a Cultivator of the Curly Dragon civilization who was walking through a shooting range that was overgrown with weeds in the Age of Doom after the crystals ran dry. He touched the rust on the gun rack and looked at the endless, brilliant night sky, but there was nothing he could do except to sigh.
Then, he turned into a Cultivator of the Medicine Fork Civilization. In the chaotic world after the outbreak of the doomsday plague, he fought hideous infected people who had pustules all over their bodies. In the end, he was infected by the fatal virus himself and died a miserable death in endless pain.
Then, he became Wuying Qi at the last moment of the Martial Meritocrats civilization. His veins and bones were locked, tied up, and thrown into the crater of a volcano.
The feeling of burning magma and burning internal organs was cutting his nerve endings precisely like a scalpel!
Then, as Wuying Qi, he traveled through the galaxy, reached the Star Ocean Republic, fought the people of the Holy League at the border, was despised by the public in the court of the capital city, and was eventually escorted to the execution ground … Every scene was like a real memory that could even trigger his feelings.
Before he knew it, he seemed to have melted with Wuying Qi.
When "he" was escorted to the execution ground and received a storm of curses and disdain, the feeling of being betrayed and betrayed by the whole world seemed to overlap with the scene when he was thrown into the crater a moment ago. He couldn't have been more depressed, angry, and hateful!
Next, the army loyal to him descended from the sky, and the dark emotions that had been suppressed to the extreme were instantly released!
He was raised high by thousands of hands and sent to the immortal throne that ruled the universe!
Unable to bear it any longer, he launched a counterattack. If there was a grudge, he would take revenge! Boundless pleasure washed over his nerves and brain like a stormy sea!
Li Yao was in a trance. The expressions on his face were changing unpredictably, as if he had been completely bewitched.
Deep inside the war base not far away from the brainwashing room, three Immortal Cultivators were monitoring Li Yao's every move through light beams, including his every change of biophysical data.
On the high-resolution light beams, the tiniest change of Li Yao's facial expression was recorded dutifully.
His changes of biophysical data, on the other hand, were divided into more than a hundred indices such as heartbeat, pulse, brainwaves, secretion of glands, and so on.
"His brainwave curves are no more than 5% off from the standard curves. He has been completely influenced by our textbooks."
Tang Qianhe said with a smile, "He has been completely dwelling in those worlds and is viewing the problems from the perspective of the Immortal Cultivators. He is releasing all his emotions."
"Of course. Nobody can withstand the bombardment of truth, not to mention a man who has long realized the nature of 'survival of the fittest'!"
Su Changchang said confidently, "Another Cultivator has turned back from the dark into an Immortal Cultivator! Right now, we are seriously short of hands. The increase from three to four is very good news! The success rate of the exploration of the underground relics will be significantly higher! "
"Has your equipment been tested?"
Tang Qianhe and Kou Ruhuo nodded at the same time.
"Then, let's go and welcome our new fellow Cultivator!"
Very soon, when Li Yao walked out of the brainwashing room in dizziness, his face pale and flushed, he saw that Su Changchang, Tang Qianhe, and Kou Ruhuo were all looking at him with sincere smiles outside.
"Master Su, I have a question."
Li Yao licked his dry lips. His bloodshot eyes glittering, he asked impatiently, "What do I have to do to become a citizen of the Imperium of True Human Beings?"
"I mean, a citizen like you, who is entitled to the political rights of the Imperium."
Su Changchang coughed and said, "In order to become a real citizen of the Imperium, there is only one hard condition, which is to awaken your spiritual root by breaking the limits!
"Fellow Cultivator Li has obviously met the condition. Not only has your spiritual root been awakened, you are also an expert in the Core Formation Stage!
"Fellow Cultivator Li, an expert who was born in the desolate worlds at the edge of the cosmos and trained himself into the Core Formation Stage despite the harsh environment with few resources, definitely meets the requirements of the 'Overseas High-Level Talent Introduction Act' of the Imperium. The process of naturalization can be greatly simplified and shortened!
"Specifically speaking … Right. Fellow Cultivator Li, please come outside with us for the ceremony!"
Ceremony?
A big question popped up in Li Yao's head again. He followed the three Immortal Cultivators out of the war base dutifully and came to an open space nearby, which was not very large, surrounded by hundreds of Grand Illusionary Soldiers.
Four Grand Illusionary Soldiers carried a heavy metal box to the center of the open space.
Four drills extended out of the box and dug into the ground like piles, fixing the box.
After a slight sound of mechanical friction, the metal box was completely unfolded and turned into a simple flag-raising platform.
An enormous flag slowly rose from the bottom of the flag-raising platform and waved slightly in the breeze.
The color of the flag was dark red, like the color of veins. In the middle of the flag were three sharp stripes that looked like sabers and lightning. They formed a circle and formed a three-pointed star pattern, giving people an aggressive and creepy feeling.
"This is the 'Three Stars Lightning Flag', the national flag of the Imperium of True Human Beings. The dark red color of blood represents the advancement of the civilization of mankind, which requires the boiling blood of countless sacrifices. The three black lightning bolts stand for 'unity', 'dedication', and 'evolution'. None of them can be missing!"
Tang Qianhe explained to Li Yao proudly.
"Raise the flag and play the national anthem!"
Kou Ruhuo bellowed furiously.
Deep inside the fully-automatic flag-raising platform, the magnificent march that sounded like the main guns of a starship immediately echoed. The Three Stars Lightning Flag rose higher and higher, flapping in the wind.
The three Immortal Cultivators all raised their right arms and clenched their fists. Together with the dull, dominating, and depressing drumbeats, they roared.
It was the first time that Li Yao had heard the national anthem of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
Different from the national anthem of the Xing Yao Federation, which was passionate and bright, the national anthem of the Imperium seemed to have been dragged down by almost five bars. The heavy drumbeats hit his heart like a storm, making him feel that his heart was about to explode!
Li Yao breathed hard and finally managed to control his crazy heartbeat. The Three Stars Lightning Flag was about to rise to the highest point. The three Immortal Cultivators began to sing the last syllable, too.
"Conquer! Immortal Cultivators! Conquer all the evildoers and evildoers!
"Reign! Real human beings! Rule this dark sea of stars, this cold universe! "
"Warships pass the rolling tides! The glory of the Imperium shines forever! "
After the song was over, the three Immortal Cultivators were still half narrowing their eyes, intoxicated by the glory of the Imperium.
Li Yao was sweating hard, too, as if he had just been bombarded by the main guns of a starship.
"Alright, Fellow Cultivator Li."
Narrowing his eyes, Su Zhang looked at the Three Stars Lightning Flag that was flying high in the sky and clapped his hands in satisfaction. "The flag-raising ceremony is over. Right now, the mysterious planet is the territory of the Imperium of True Human Beings!"
"Well …"
Li Yao blinked nonstop.
Uncle, aren't you being too arrogant? You've just planted a flag, and the planet has become your territory?
"This place has been desolate for at least a hundred thousand years. No civilization exists. Naturally, according to the principle of 'first come, first served'," Su Zhang said matter-of-factly.
"Whoever discovers a new world, space zone, or planet first will have all the rights of the place. It is a common practice in the universe!"
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "In other words, whoever discovers the planet first will own the place, right?"
Su Zhang nodded. "Yes. Is there a problem?"
"No, no," Li Yao replied. "I think it is a very good system. It is reasonable and logical!"
"That's good!"
Su Zhang smiled. "Right now, this place has become the territory of the Imperium of True Human Beings. We can begin our work now!
"You may not know this, Fellow Cultivator Li, but in order to illuminate the fire of civilization of the Imperium of True Human Beings to all the worlds in the sea of stars as soon as possible, the explorers of the Imperium such as us have all been specially authorized!
"The starship that we are on is a multipurpose base. It is a 'flowing territory' of the Imperium of True Human Beings with multiple functions!
"It is both a military camp and a court. It is also a police station, an arbitration tribunal, a tax bureau, a school, a cultural training center for the Immortal Cultivators, and, of course, an immigration office!
"The explorers such as us have been specially granted the identities of special staff of the functional agencies of the Imperium!"
Su Changzhang took out a small badge from his Cosmos Ring and pinned it on his chest. Then, he tapped on the badge. Mystic light shot out from the badge and soon formed an exquisite pattern. It was a picture of a group of eagles flying to their nest.
"This is the badge of the Immigration Office of the Imperium. Right now, I am a level-two immigration officer of the Immigration Office of the Imperium of True Human Beings.
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