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While Su Changfa was deep in thought, Li Yao had been sitting cross-legged next to him, too.
The milky white light shone in from the window beside him, illuminating the dust that lingered around him, as if covering him with a layer of light golden gauze.
Hearing Su Changfa's request, Li Yao grinned. "As I said just now, legally speaking, there is no crime to imprison you, Senior Su. Besides, you are willing to cooperate with us. Of course, I will try my best to get the best treatment for you.
"You are definitely not a prisoner of the Xing Yao Federation, a prisoner of war, or a spy of the enemy. You can rest assured about that.
"Perhaps, Senior Su, you feel that the so-called 'law' and 'morals' only apply to your own country. When two countries are engaged in a war, they will naturally resort to whatever means they can and will not be bound by any rules!
"But I don't think so.
"Both the Imperium of True Human Beings and the Xing Yao Federation originated from the 'Star Ocean Imperium', the greatest country of human beings ten thousand years ago. Also, we both have the unfulfilled will of the Star Ocean Imperium to restore the glory of the civilization of mankind in the past and make it even more brilliant!
"I feel that, even if a war does break out between us, it will only be a 'civil war' of the civilization of mankind. It will be a war for the rightness, the orthodoxy, and the direction of development!
"Such a 'civil war' is entirely different from the interracial wars that we fought against the alien species in space.
"What I am defending is not a planet, a land, or a city of the Xing Yao Federation, but the spirit of the Federation, the spirit of the Cultivators, and the spirit of the civilization of mankind!
"Since the Flying Star Sector is not part of the Xing Yao Federation yet, and Senior Su has never done anything hostile to the Xing Yao Federation, it will be a small demonstration of the 'spirit' that Senior Su deserves to be treated appropriately!
"Stomping on such a spirit is like asking me to destroy a city of the Federation with my own hands. It is absolutely impossible.
"Therefore, I will do my best to protect your legal rights, Senior Su, regardless of whether or not we have fought side by side and whether or not we have established 'good karma'."
"Just now, I talked to Director Guo of the Secret Sword Bureau of the Federation for a long time. In Senior Su's case, if you are willing to cooperate with us, you will be free to live in the Xing Yao Federation."
"Of course, for a very long time, surveillance of your residence and communication will be unavoidable, but it will not affect your normal life."
"According to my idea, you can even go out to work, teach in the university, and give lectures! A great expert in the Yuanying stage is not something a normal university can invite! "
"What did you say?"
Su Changfa almost found it hard to believe his ears. Thinking for a moment, he said quickly, "Don't be mistaken. Even if I am willing to cooperate with you to some extent, it does not mean that I have abandoned the ideology of the Immortal Cultivators! I am an Immortal Cultivator, and I will always be. There is absolutely no chance that I will transform into a Cultivator! "
"I know that."
Li Yao smiled. "But so what? The Federation does not have a law that states that you will be punished for your words, and you will not be punished for your 'identity'. Like you said, Senior Su, 'Immortal Cultivators' are not sinful per se. You can choose to be one if you like."
"If you set me free and give me the right to speak," Su Changfa gritted his teeth and said.
"I will certainly preach the truth of the true path of immortality within the Xing Yao Federation and transform more Immortal Cultivators!"
"That's what I hope," Li Yao said casually.
Su Changfa was completely dumbfounded. "You are not going to shut my mouth?"
"Your mouth can be shut, but your 'thoughts' are invisible and pervasive."
Li Yao said solemnly. "As the Federation and the Imperium get in touch more and more frequently, and even conduct the ultimate contact through 'war' in the end, the beliefs of the Immortal Cultivators will certainly spread out on a large scale. What's the point of shutting your mouth?
"No force can stop the spread of an idea. Even if everybody's mouth is shut, they will still be able to see the path with their eyes! Also, the more you shut your mouth, the more curious people will be about the idea, and they will explore and absorb it spontaneously.
"After Senior Su's brainwashing and the stories that are hard to tell apart, I have to admit that the 'true path of immortality' is a specious, attractive, and bewildering idea!
"Such an idea is very dangerous!
"I've been thinking. It's true that we can find a way to shut Senior Su's mouth right now, but if all the people of the federation know nothing about the true path of immortality, what if your expedition fleet carries out 'collective brainwashing' when it arrives, and the true path of immortality spreads out like a flood? Will we be able to resist it?"
"Since we cannot shut it, we might as well make it public as soon as possible so that the citizens of the Federation can get in touch with the living Immortal Cultivators and the true path of immortality. With the wisdom of all the citizens of the Federation, we can slowly look for loopholes in the true path of immortality in the next hundred years so that we can distinguish between the Immortal Cultivators and the Cultivators!
"Senior Su, you must know about 'vaccines', don't you? Vaccines are pathogenic microbes themselves, but they can activate the immune system of the human body and build up resistance to viruses and bacteria of higher intensity!
"I hope that Senior Su can be a 'vaccine' and trigger the 'immunity' of the Federation to the true path of immortality!
"This is also why I'm trying my best to restore your freedom, Senior Su!
"Of course, Senior Su, you must have unshakable confidence in the true path of immortality. Then, you should accept my suggestion because your path is correct. However we debate, we will all support the true path of immortality in the end.
"Then, it is definitely in the interest of the Imperium of True Human Beings to confess some intelligence in exchange for freedom and an opportunity to preach in public, right?"
Su Changfa's eyes were deeply hollowed.
Li Yao's words put him in a dilemma.
"The 'variables' that you talked about require too much calculation. I can't tell whether or not the rise of the Federation will bring more benefits to the Imperium than harm."
Half a day later, the old Immortal Cultivator admitted defeat in the heated debate and chose to stall for time. "I need to live in the homeland of the Federation for a while and learn how your world of Cultivators works before I make a choice.
"If the Xing Yao Federation is exactly the same as the Curly Dragon civilization, the Medicine Fork civilization, and the Martial Meritocrats civilization, there will be no need for us to cooperate at all."
Li Yao shook his head. "It is impossible for me to persuade the Secret Sword Bureau to let you go so easily. At the very least, you have to offer some critical intelligence in exchange. The intelligence must be verifiable, such as the control and production methods of the war base!
"If you can prove your sincerity with the critical intelligence, it is not entirely impossible to set you free and give you time to study the history and society of the Xing Yao Federation!
"After all, it will take almost a hundred years for the Federation and the Imperium to reach out to each other. We can talk about the intelligence inside the Imperium later."
Looking at his wrinkled fingers, Su Changfa pondered for a long time. In the end, he said, "Fellow Cultivator Li, believe it or not, I do admire your methods and your personality!
"Now that you are willing to speak frankly and frankly, I don't want to lie to you and waste our time, either.
"I can't tell you much about the critical intelligence of the Imperium of True Human Beings. What I have is just some superficial talk."
Li Yao smiled. "How is that possible, Senior Su? Don't lie to me anymore! However powerful the Imperium of True Human Beings is, the Yuanying experts can't be miscellaneous soldiers that can be seen everywhere, can they? Senior Su, since you are a Yuanying, and you have been entrusted with an important mission to explore the Imperium with such a war base, I believe that you must be a very important person in the Imperium. How can you not know any secrets? "
Su Changfa tapped his own head. "Watch my words. I did not say that I 'don't know' but that I 'can't tell'. It is not that I am unwilling to tell, but that I am incapable of telling."
Li Yao blinked. "What do you mean by incapable of telling?"
"It means that before I set off, I locked a lot of critical intelligence deep inside my brain with secret techniques," Su Changfa said casually.
"You may consider it as a case of 'selective amnesia'," Su Changfa said casually. "I have forgotten part of my memories. If other people try to activate the memory cells by force, it is very likely that the barriers will be triggered and my brain will die instantly."
"Why — why?"
This time, it was Li Yao's turn to be dumbfounded again.
"Isn't it simple? It's to prevent such a situation from happening! "
Su Changfa said matter-of-factly. "The universe is a vast place where perils are lurking everywhere. Even the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium might be caught in desperation after crossing thousands of stars for an exploration! Should they be captured by hostile forces and divulge the critical secrets of the Imperium, wouldn't they have gone for wool and come home shorn?
"It has nothing to do with the loyalty of the Immortal Cultivators. The soul-searching techniques nowadays are too powerful. Even the most loyal Immortal Cultivators will not be able to endure it.
"Therefore, before we set off, we always search our souls carefully and seal part of the important memories that are not related to the mission. After the mission is accomplished and we return to the homeland of the Imperium, we will unlock the part of the memories with special magical equipment. Then, nothing will go wrong!"
Li Yao scratched his head hard.
He finally understood why Professor Mo Xuan and the rest of them did not find much valuable intelligence after swallowing the star child in the Flying Star Sector.
It appeared that the star child had sealed a lot of critical memories before he set off, just like Su Changfa.
"The things about the Imperium of True Human Beings that I remember right now are no more than what a college student of the Imperium of True Human Beings remembers. Most of them are conceptual and general knowledge, such as the distribution of the troops of the Imperium, the jump coordinates and sailing routes of various Sectors, the detailed production processes of all kinds of magical equipment … All the details and professionalism have been sealed!"
Su Changfa looked at Li Yao frankly.
It was exactly the same as how Li Yao looked at him frankly a moment ago.
Li Yao gnashed his teeth. "Those are enough! What about the war base? You are the captain of 'Flourishing Sun'. You can't have forgotten the usage and production methods of the warship, can you? "
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