Meng Chixin coughed and stopped everybody's whispers. He slightly craned his body and looked at Long Yangjun in the eyes. "Fellow Cultivator Wang, do you have something to say?"
Everyone listened attentively.
Nobody dared ignore the opinion of the sophisticated leader of the eunuch's party. At the very least, what she said was definitely much more valuable than the opinions of 'Sword Maniac' Yan Liren and the other warriors.
"Hush …"
Long Yangjun's long fingers touched her lips softly. A smile that was neither male nor female beamed out of her smooth face. Colors that looked like rainbow swirls were flowing out of her eyes, too. She stared at Li Yao mysteriously and smiled. "Fellow Cultivators, please wait a moment. What Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture said just now has touched me and made me think of a brand-new possibility. Please wait a moment and let me deduce it in my head!"
Li Yao felt rather creeped out under her stare. He wondered what the prehistoric transvestite was up to exactly!
"The deduction is done!"
A moment later, Long Yangjun's smile was even more brilliant, and her voice was softer and softer. It was so soft that it was like an irresistible swamp. Her glamorous eyes moved away from Li Yao and glanced at the other eight Yuanying and the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators. She said unhurriedly, "In fact, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture does have a point. I'm afraid that every fellow Cultivator here has considered the possibility of joining the Xing Yao Federation in advance, just like me!
"The Imperium of True Human Beings is too powerful. If we join it, just like Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture said, we will only be the icing on the cake. We will even be begging dogs that can only get the leftovers from our master!
"The Xing Yao Federation is weak, and it is faced with tremendous pressure in a war. If we offer timely assistance, not only will we ensure our independence, we will also earn the gratitude and sincere cooperation of the Federation. It is even possible that we will be able to enter the leadership of the Federation and become one of the controllers of the Federation!
"This is like a gambling game. There are two options, one big and the other small. The former is more stable and has a higher chance of winning, but even if you win, you won't get too many benefits. At most, you'll just break even. The latter is a gamble. Of course, the risk is extremely high, but if you win, you'll reap huge profits!"
"Do you agree with me, everybody?"
Long Yangjun's eyes wandered and finally stopped on Qi Zhongdao's face.
The Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators of both the righteous and evil sects recognized Qi Zhongdao's character and temperament.
Pondering for a moment, Qi Zhongdao nodded his head and said, "Yes. Submitting to the Imperium of True Human Beings will only reap huge profits at best, but joining the Xing Yao Federation will give us a chance to reap huge profits! In the sea of stars, we and the Federation are both barbarians in the remote areas. It will be easier for us to talk to each other, and it will be easier for us to be treated as equals. Like Lord Wang said, we do have a chance to enter the center of the Federation and speak for the interests of the Ancient Sages Sector!
"Therefore, when we were considering the future of the Ancient Sages Sector, how could we not have considered the Federation?
"The problem is that we don't know the first thing about the Xing Yao Federation right now. We don't know the country's strength, size, stance, or attitude toward the outside world at all!
"Naturally, the system of the Imperium of True Human Beings is not perfect, but it is at least effective and can ensure the stable operation of an enormous country. Maybe the Xing Yao Federation is a country a hundred times worse and eviler than the Imperium of True Human Beings, or maybe it is really weak and vulnerable. But so what?
"Therefore, after much consideration, I erased the option of joining the Xing Yao Federation from my head!" Long Yangjun nodded her head.
"That explains a lot. So, just like me, you can consider joining the Xing Yao Federation, but you can't make a choice because you don't know the specific situation of the country, right?"
"Of course!"
Ba Xiaoyu could not help but say, "If possible, I don't want to end up as a dog of the Imperium. But even if we want to join the Federation, which dock should we go to, which deity should we worship, and what incense should we burn? It's not like that a scout of the Federation will fall from the sky for us to interrogate while we are having a discussion here, right? "
"Hehe."
'Mother White Lotus' Wan Mingzhu disagreed with Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar again. "If a scout of the Federation does fall from the sky, he will not be trustworthy but will be suspicious of whether or not there is a trap. How can there be such a coincidence?"
"Exactly."
Long Yangjun nodded again. "Your concerns are all very reasonable. Our greatest dilemma right now is that we know nothing about the outside world. We can only speculate about the situation of the Imperium based on the confessions of a scout of the Imperium. Is it any different from a blind man touching an elephant?
"The Federation is even more miserable. We can't even catch such a captive. We don't even have any intelligence that can help us touch an elephant!
"It's like a blind man riding a blind horse on a cliff. In fact, no matter how he walks, it will be wrong! The most correct solution is perhaps not to make a choice in a hurry but to find a way to collect more intelligence about the universe! "
"Lord Wang, you are right," Han Baling said coldly, "but Heiye Lan has confessed everything she knows about the Xing Yao Federation. That's all she knows! It is impossible for us to infer the truth about the Federation even if we sit here and think hard! Are we going to wait for a scout of the Federation to fall from the sky and tell us everything about the Federation dutifully? "
Long Yangjun smiled casually and suddenly said to Master Bitter Cicada, "Master Bitter Cicada, I once heard a saying in the Stupa Temple that 'if the mountain does not follow me, I will go to the mountain'. Is it true?
"The mountain does not have legs. Naturally, it will not run to us on its own. If we want to appreciate the scenery at the peak of the mountain, we have to go to the depths of the mountain in person. It is the simplest logic!
"It is impossible that a scout of the Xing Yao Federation will show up in front of us coincidentally and tell us everything about the Federation.
"Besides, seeing is believing. The scouts of whichever force they are from have all received the cruelest training. Are they sure to speak the truth? Will they tell the whole truth?
"If we really want to know a country and even the boundless universe outside, perhaps the twelve of us should not sit here and talk but take the initiative to attack the Xing Yao Federation by establishing a 'Yuanying Level Scout Squad' that belongs to the Ancient Sages Sector!"
After Long Yangjun finished her speech, there was a weird silence on the two sides of the table.
Then, intense exclamations were raised!
Everybody's discussion, suspicion, and rebuttal after being dumbfounded for a while. Even Li Yao's loud coughs were drowned out!
"Attack the Xing Yao Federation actively? Are we capable of that? "
"I don't think it's a good idea. Wouldn't we be marching in alone? It's too risky!"
"We do not have any experience living in a modern Cultivation civilization. We will certainly behave differently from the locals of the Xing Yao Federation. We may be exposed at any moment!"
"This is too unbelievable, too whimsical, and too hilarious! As the saying goes, a tiger will be bullied by a dog. Wouldn't we be a tiger that has lost its home after we leave the Ancient Sages Sector? "
Du! Du! Du! Du!
Long Yangjun tapped the table unhurriedly again.
She was calm and confident. Her calm attitude was like a contagious virus. Unknowingly, the discussions and doubts of the crowd were suppressed again.
"Don't be in a hurry to refute it, everybody. I only thought of the possibility because of Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture's enlightenment. Naturally, there are a lot of crudeness and inappropriateness in it, but the benefits are obvious, too. Why don't you study it patiently? Maybe we can really find a new path for the Ancient Sages Sector, right?"
'Heaven Battering King' Qi Changsheng roared in a hurry, "What are the benefits? Please tell us, Lord Wang!"
"There's no hurry," Long Yangjun said with a smile.
"The issue has to be considered in two ways. Firstly, how many advantages and disadvantages will there be if the twelve of us work together to infiltrate the Star Glory Federation. Secondly, if the benefits are truly enormous, do we have the ability to find the Star Glory Federation across the sea of stars and infiltrate it or not?" "That's right.
The Yuanying Cultivators and the Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment. Deep in thought, Meng Chixin said, "Fellow Cultivator Wang, you have considered everything very carefully. That is indeed the case. Please explain!"
Long Yangjun coughed and said, "Let's talk about the two aspects one by one. Let's talk about 'the first one' first. In my opinion, if we can really sneak into the federation, there will be tremendous benefits and few disadvantages for us. Although it is not entirely without risks, it is definitely worth a try!"
"What are the benefits exactly? It's very simple!
"Firstly, we can learn!
"We know nothing about the situation in the universe right now. The social form, the government system, the production of magical equipment, the operation of techniques, the tactics, and so on, are not familiar with the things that are thousands of years ahead of us. Shouldn't we be looking for a suitable place to study them?
"Just now, we were thinking of joining the Imperium partly because we wanted to learn from the Imperium. But if we join the Imperium, what we can learn will only be what the Imperium allows us to learn by offering themselves to us. Will there be anything really good?
"We can disguise ourselves and sneak into the Federation, but we will be free to choose everything that we want to learn. We will try to 'open our eyes to the universe' in the shortest amount of time and narrow the gap between us!
"Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, you seem to be deep in thought and nodding nonstop. Do you agree with my opinion, too? Do you also think that, if we can really sneak into the Federation, we will certainly be able to learn a lot of techniques and knowledge that the Imperium cannot give us? "
Li Yao: "… Probably!"
"Great minds think alike. I'm relieved that you agree with me, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture!"
Long Yangjun was smiling like a man-eating flower that was about to blossom. "The second benefit is observation! Fellow Cultivators, don't you all want to know whether the Xing Yao Federation is big or small, strong or weak, and whether or not it can resist the attack of the Black Wind Fleet? Then, let's team up and go there to take a look!
"We will infiltrate the Xing Yao Federation without alarming anyone and investigate the politics, economy, culture, and military of the country, as well as their attitude toward the outside world and the civilians. We will have seen and experienced everything with our own eyes. It cannot be faked. Won't it be much clearer than capturing a scout and interrogating him?"
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