Li Yao was emotionless, but his eyes were cutting Long Yangjun's' elegant ', if not' charming 'face brutally like two sabers. He said coldly, "I have a question, Lord Wang. According to what you just said, if the Xing Yao Federation is truly a promising new force that has just risen and is willing to ally with the Ancient Sages Sector on equal terms sincerely, and if the conditions that they propose are satisfactory enough for us, should we join the Xing Yao Federation sincerely, or should we pretend to surrender and' work slowly '?"
Long Yangjun smiled. "For the federation, there is no contradiction between joining the alliance sincerely and making plans slowly!"
"Like what you said at the beginning, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, the territory of the Xing Yao Federation is not too vast, and there are not too many Sectors. If we join it, we will certainly boast great influence. With fair and square approaches, we can 'work slowly' to occupy a high position in the Federation, safeguard the interests of the Ancient Sages Sector, and even carry out our beliefs and will in the Federation. Then, why do we need to play tricks?
"Besides, now that we have made a choice, we will certainly help the Federation to resist the Imperium. Chances are that we will even join hands to annihilate the Black Wind Fleet. How can we rebel when we hate the Imperium so much?
"We are not shortsighted, greedy guys. Our ultimate goal is to ensure the survival of the Ancient Sages Sector and to integrate into the outside world! As long as the Xing Yao Federation is really promising and can meet our conditions, we will join the Federation sincerely and help the Xing Yao Federation rise at the edge of the cosmos or even dominate the entire universe. What's wrong with that?
"Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, are you satisfied with my answer?"
Li Yao replied drily, "There is nothing to be satisfied about. Let's wait and see!"
Long Yangjun chuckled and moved her eyes away. "What about the rest of you, fellow Cultivators?"
"I have a question too."
Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar coughed and scratched his messy hair. "Sneaking into the Federation and joining the Federation are not entirely unthinkable, but I don't understand why we can't infiltrate the Black Wind Fleet and observe the situation in the Imperium in the same way."
"After all, it seems that the Empire is more powerful, right?"
"That's very simple," Long Yangjun said. "Because it's impossible."
"The Black Wind Fleet is drifting unpredictably in the sea of stars. It is impossible for us to lock onto their coordinates. On the other hand, they can only lock onto us!"
"Besides, however large and complicated the 'living area' inside the Black Wind Fleet is, it is an army after all. It must be heavily guarded. It is barely possible for strangers without backgrounds to sneak in!"
"Besides, there are too many experts in the Black Wind Fleet. Should they discover us, it will be impossible for us to escape even if we have wings. We will only be meat on the chopping block.
"Lastly, starships can be gathered and dispersed. Even if we do control one or even twelve starships, the Black Wind Fleet can totally sacrifice them and blow up the starships as well as us. They are not things that cannot be abandoned like a central city with a population of tens of millions!
"It means that, when the Black Wind Fleet is on high alert, we do not have many methods to threaten them. How can we compete with them?"
Ba Xiaoyu frowned. "Is the situation on the Federation's side different?"
"Of course it is," Long Yangjun said.
Long Yangjun said, "The Xing Yao Federation is a country in space. However small it is, it still controls a couple of Sectors, right? The sailing and trade between them must be very frequent. Countless cargo ships are sailing in the sea of stars!
"'Ghost Character' that I established is adept at disguise, infiltration, and assassination. With your high control over your body, as long as you teleport to a suitable space zone at the edge of the Federation, find a few cargo ships, figure out the general situation of the Federation, and sneak in with a fake identity, it will not be easy, but at the very least, it will not be as difficult as sneaking into the Black Wind Fleet!"
"Don't underestimate the Federation!"
Li Yao interjected coldly. "The Federation is certainly not easy to deal with, considering that they have crushed a claw fleet of the Imperium of True Human Beings. It is very possible that our identities will be exposed!"
"I did not underestimate the federation at all. On the contrary, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture and all of you have been overcomplicating the whole thing. You have underestimated our own weakness, too!"
Long Yangjun stared at Li Yao in the eyes without giving in at all. "Getting to the bottom of it, aren't you just scared that the Xing Yao Federation will see through your disguise after you march in alone?
"But have you ever considered what will happen even if they see through our disguise?
"Let's put aside the fact that I can arrange a few flawless identities and excuses for everybody to explain our backgrounds. Even if we do not disguise ourselves and tell the truth, what can the Federation do to us?
"Let me tell you the most extreme, dangerous, terrible, and impossible scenario for everybody to study.
"Assuming that we are discovered and completely seen through by the Xing Yao Federation the moment we enter the territory of the Xing Yao Federation —
"Right. That is not the most extreme case. The worst case would be that we are already seen through by the Xing Yao Federation while we are in the preliminary phase of the infiltration plan!"
"Wait!"
Ba Xiaoyu the Beggar couldn't help but shout, "Now? Now? How can the Federation see through it? "
"It's just an assumption!"
Long Yangjun said with a smile, "Let's assume that an expert of the Federation who is adept at stealth techniques is hiding among us right now. He pricked his ears and eavesdropped on our entire plan. He knows everything about our operation and reported all the intelligence to the court of the Federation as soon as possible. As a result, we were discovered and monitored the moment we snuck into the Federation! Fellow Cultivator Ba, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture, this is the worst case scenario, isn't it? It can't be worse than this, can it? "
Li Yao and Ba Xiaoyu looked at each other in bewilderment and struggled to say, "It seems so."
Long Yangjun raised her thin, long, and greenish eyebrow. "So what?"
"So what?"
Ba Xiaoyu bulged his eyes. "Then, the Xing Yao Federation will certainly come and hunt us down!"
"Hunt us down?"
Long Yangjun grinned hideously. Her eyes suddenly turned sharper than ever. "Ten people at the high level and peak of the Yuanying Stage and two in the Divinity Transformation Stage can all summon Colossi. How much price is the Federation prepared to pay to hunt us down? How much damage can they withstand, especially before they are faced with a war against the Imperium?
"A simple calculation of our combat ability will reveal that we are definitely not as weak as we imagine!
"According to Heiye Lan's intelligence, there is a 'Blazing Tyrannosaur' in the Xing Yao Federation, who is probably half a step away from the Divinity Transformation Stage, or the peak of the Yuanying Stage. She is known as a 'legendary expert' of the Federation when she uses a Colossus!
"A country can only have a couple of legendary experts at best. They can't be everywhere on the street, can they?" "Alright.
Then, we are all at the high level and peak of the Yuanying Stage, too. We can all learn to use a Colossus. Some of us are even in the Divinity Transformation Stage. How much weaker can we be than Blazing Tyrannosaur Ding Ling Dong? "
"That is not the case!"
Li Yao couldn't help but retort again. "I've been studying the Colossi in the past few days. I even tried to pilot one myself two days ago. Those primeval treasures are certainly not easy to learn! Chances are that Blazing Tyrannosaur Ding Ling Dong has trained hard for decades and reached the level of integration with nature a long time ago. It is impossible for us to be better than her with only a couple of months! "
"We don't need to be better than her!"
Long Yangjun declared resolutely. "I'll just assume that Ding Ling Dong is a devil incarnate with three heads and six arms, a green face, long fangs, horns, and scales all over her body!"
Li Yao: "Well … I don't think it's so unbelievable."
"It doesn't matter. Even if she is so awesome, is it enough for the three of us, no, six of us to trade for one of her? Six experts against one of her. Even if we are not as adept at using the Colossi as she is, it is still enough for us to die together with her, isn't it?
"It means that the twelve of us are almost enough to take down two national 'legendary experts' such as Ding Ling Dong on the enemy's side!
"Alright. Do you think that the Xing Yao Federation can bear the consequences of losing two national 'legendary experts' before a life-and-death battle against the expedition army of the Imperium?
"That's not counting the damage that we will cause when we struggle before we die!
"Therefore, even if the worst-case scenario is that an 'invisible man' from the Xing Yao Federation is eavesdropping on our plan right now, so what? Is he really bold enough to leak our information to the authorities of the Federation and ask the Federation to hunt us down at the risk of losing two legendary experts? Is he bold enough? Is he bold enough?
"Hehe. If I were this' invisible man ', chances are that I would be scratching my head and trying to figure out a way to cover it up and prevent the authorities of the Federation from discovering our real identity, in case we cause great damage within the Federation in a life-and-death battle!"
"You are truly wise, Lord Wang!"
'Heaven Battering King' Qi Changsheng burst into laughter. "This is exactly what they mean by 'those who have nothing to lose fear nothing'! We have indeed been living in fear and trepidation over the past few days! In fact, on second thought, we are all barefooted. Both the Imperium and the Federation should be more scared of death than we are! The reckless are scared of the reckless, and the reckless are scared of the reckless. Let's just be the reckless ones and fight our way out in the sea of stars! "
"Exactly."
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