The 'Star Picking Plan' was undoubtedly unanimously approved by the twelve experts of the Ancient Sages Sector.
Although the plan to infiltrate the sea of stars on its own was still immature and had a lot of loopholes and risks, the Ancient Sages Sector had never experienced such a drastic change before.
However, the Ancient Sages Sector was faced with a great change that had not been seen in a hundred thousand years. It was impossible for it to survive the catastrophe without any risks.
Even if they surrendered to the Imperium of True Human Beings right now, they would still be faced with the risk of being exploited and swallowed by the Black Wind Fleet. The twelve experts were well aware of that!
No one was born as a powerhouse. The twelve of them had gone through countless bloody storms, swords, and sabers before they reached their current level of cultivation. They had taken countless risks, and had wandered in front of the gates of hell countless times.
Despite the high risks, as long as the final returns might be ten times higher than the risks, it was definitely worth the gamble!
The Star Picking Plan passed smoothly, but they did not have much time left. Deep inside the sea of stars, the war between the Imperium and the Federation might break out at any moment, or it might have been heated since a long time ago. It might have even entered the last phase of the war, where both parties were struggling to catch their breath.
They had to seize every second and take action immediately!
After repeated deductions, the twelve experts reached the same conclusion that they had only half a year to maintain 'Weary Tooth', the warship of the Imperium, and to familiarize themselves with the modern magical equipment such as the Crystal Suit and the Colossi.
Half a year later, they had to set off and march out of the darkness into the universe!
Only in such a way could they possibly jump to the Xing Yao Federation within a year at the critical moment before the great war broke out!
In the game of the Imperium, the Federation, and the Ancient Sages Sector, the greatest trump card of the Ancient Sages Sector was the unparalleled capability of the twelve experts.
Their capability, on the other hand, could only be enhanced and unleashed through the 'Colossi', the ultimate weapon of the universe.
Therefore, the Colossi had become the key to everything!
It was also the reason why Meng Chixin and Wu Suiyun, the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators, valued Li Yao so much that they were even willing to offer the 'Tartarean General', the strongest Colossus, as bait to attract Li Yao. Long Yangjun also said that Li Yao was' irreplaceable '.
In the few days after the Star Picking Plan was passed, Li Yao devoted all his attention to the examination and debugging of the Colossi day and night, even forgetting to eat and sleep.
Not only did he have to be responsible for the testing, debugging, and maintenance, but he also had to grasp the features of every Colossus precisely. Also, as a "consultant", he would select a Colossus that was most suitable for every expert.
Well, of course, it also included the arduous work of "opening the back door" for the Colossi.
As for whether or not the "backdoors" that were planted deep inside the Colossi would be discovered by the experts of the ancient gods?
As for that, Li Yao felt that the possibility of them discovering the "back door" was a hundred times smaller than the possibility of them directly exposing his identity.
If there was truly a local of the Ancient Sages Sector whose expertise in the maintenance, modification, and examination of the Colossi was multiple times more profound than Li Yao's, enough to discover the 'backdoor' that he had set up, Li Yao would certainly admit his failure!
Seven days later, in an independent training room on the left side of the temple of the Colossi …
In the enormous test field of virtual illusions, Li Yao and Long Yangjun were the only two people.
There was also a Colossus that Li Yao had carefully selected for Long Yangjun.
Testing a Colossus was a very clandestine affair. Chances were that the testers would perform their last techniques that they did not want other people to know.
Therefore, they had a very reasonable excuse to completely seal the training room and set up barriers on the door and the walls.
Even the two Divinity Transformation Stage Cultivators could not break the barriers and eavesdrop on them as a sign of respect.
What Li Yao had selected for Long Yangjun was a Colossus that was light, fast, streamlined, long, narrow, and entirely in the shape of a snake.
Its greatest feature, other than the black and white scales on the surface that were overlapping on the surface, was its head that was long and narrow, like a snake's neck, and could be turned in 360 degrees agilely.
Above the head that looked like a viper's head, more than ten zigzagging tentacles were growing out. They were antennas that could amplify and boost telepathic thoughts.
"This is a Colossus that pays special attention to agility and stealth for reconnaissance and assault. Its firepower and melee combat abilities are not very high, but it boasts very powerful stealth and escape abilities."
Li Yao patted the black and white scales of the Colossus softly and explained to Long Yangjun expressionlessly, "I think, with Lord Wang's shamelessness, sordidness, and unpredictable personality, as well as your position as the 'incompetent advisor' in the team, you wouldn't want to charge to the frontline and fight if a fierce battle were to break out, would you?
"Then, this Colossus that is agile and convenient for stealth and escape is most suitable for Lord Wang!
"It is needless to say that a rather powerful crystal processor for command and communication has been installed inside the head of the Colossus. Through the dozens of antennas that can amplify telepathic thoughts, the Colossus is highly capable in intelligence collection, battle monitoring, tactical processing, and communication. It can be used as half a 'commander', too. Do you understand what I'm saying, Lord Wang?"
Long Yangjun nodded with a smile. She looked at the Colossus as if it were a long-lost lover. She smiled and said, "As expected of the Grandmaster of Great Zhou and the best sword forger of the Ancient Sages Sector, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture! The Colossus that you have chosen for me was exactly what I saw when I first saw it! What a beautiful Colossus. What's its name? "
"According to the 'operation manual' embedded inside the Colossus," Li Yao said, "it was originally named 'Black and White', but since Lord Wang is its new master, you can certainly give it a new name."
"Black and White?"
Observing the black-and-white scales of the Colossus that looked like a chessboard, Long Yangjun immediately understood the origin of the name. Pondering for a moment, she shook her head and said, "It's not a good name. Now that it is in my hands, I'm going to call it … 'Yin Yang'!"
"Yin Yang?"
Li Yao glanced at Long Yangjun for a moment. Recalling her unpredictable techniques when she switched between the identities of "Wang Xi" and "Long Yangjun" freely, he chuckled in his heart. What 'Yin Yang'? It should be 'Neither Yin Nor Yang'! "Very well.
The name of a piece of magical equipment is closely related to the power that the magical equipment can unleash. Since Lord Wang is willing to call this Colossus' Yin Yang ', I will certainly help Lord Wang modify it in the interface later. "
Li Yao said calmly, "Now, please try the performance of the Colossus' Yin Yang ', Lord Wang. I will run more precise adjustments according to Lord Wang's habits and battle style."
"Shua!"
The breastplate of the Colossus "Yin Yang" split into dozens of tentacles like a crab's claw and blossomed, revealing the dark cockpit. The entrance to the spiritual residence was so dark that it could not be seen clearly, like the bloody mouth of a ferocious beast.
Li Yao opened his hands and made a 'please' gesture.
Rolling her eyes, Long Yangjun chuckled. "What's the hurry in a Colossus? There's nobody around right now. Barriers have been deployed on the door and the walls. Nobody can eavesdrop on our conversation."
Li Yao asked, "So?"
Long Yangjun said, "So, shouldn't you thank me properly?"
Li Yao smiled. His face did not change at all. He said in a seemingly sincere tone, "Thank you, Lord Wang, for speaking up for me in the meeting the other day and turning the tides. Finally, I managed to control the wild horses that were out of control!"
"Huh?"
This time, Long Yangjun was truly surprised. Eyeing Li Yao up and down for a long time, she shook her head quickly and chuckled. "It seems that I underestimated you after all. I thought that you would burst into fury and curse me for not keeping my word. I didn't know that you had already thought it through and that your reaction in the meeting the other day was all an act, wasn't it?"
"It might not be all an act. At first, I was indeed a little surprised."
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and said, "The 'Star Picking Plan' that Lord Wang proposed can stop the Ancient Sages Sector from surrendering to the Imperium immediately and deprive the Black Wind Fleet of the most perfect place to set up camp. It is possible that their full-scale attack will be delayed by a year and a half. Or rather, if they cannot find a suitable planet to serve as their 'headquarters in the frontline', their overall combat ability may be weakened by thirty to fifty percent. The two points alone are of immeasurable strategic value to the Federation."
Long Yangjun chuckled. "So, you know everything. Then, my painstaking efforts to come up with a plan for the Federation were not in vain!"
Li Yao sniffed and said, "However, if the unpredictable and dangerous elements are all placed inside the Federation, the game will only get bigger and bigger. There will be more and more variables, and it will become more and more uncontrollable! At the very least, you should've explained it to me in advance so that I could be prepared. That would've been a real cooperation! Otherwise, next time, I would've exposed your identity as a reincarnated Nuwa in front of everybody without any warning. Then, when everybody sharpened their sabers and prepared to slice you into pieces for study, I would've proposed the follow-up plan with a smile. Do you want a taste of that? "
"About that … I didn't know that Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture's acting skills would be so remarkable. It does make sense now that I think about it. A spy of the Federation who is bold enough to sneak into the Ancient Sages Sector on his own can't be easy to deal with. Your position in the Federation must be a hundred times higher than Heiye Lan's in the Black Wind Fleet, right? It was indeed my negligence to underestimate the capability and acting skills of a big shot of the Federation. I can apologize for that! "
"It's true that the game is getting more and more thrilling, but if you think about it carefully, you will realize that we don't have a choice. Meng Chixin, Han Baling, Qi Zhongdao, Qi Changsheng, Wan Mingzhu, Ba Xiaoyu … None of them are easily fooled or persuaded. If I hadn't exaggerated the difficulty of infiltrating the Federation and exaggerated the benefits, would they have taken the bait and walked right into the trap?
"If we hadn't gotten them to the Federation, they would've had no choice but to surrender to the Imperium. Once the Black Wind Fleet obtained such an excellent base in the rear as the Ancient Sages Sector, with the support of tremendous manpower and resources, you would've been dead for sure, wouldn't you?
"Besides, what are you scared of, Fellow Cultivator Spiritual Vulture?
"Those 'simple' locals of the Ancient Sages Sector naturally don't understand what the modern Cultivation civilization is all about however smart they are.
"However, from the mottled memory pieces deep inside my brain, I can more or less understand how enormous, complicated, and terrifying the wars and armies in the universe are!
"Everybody has their limits. However strong a Cultivator is, it is impossible for them to compete with an entire modern country of Cultivators. You know that very well, too. That's why you agreed to the 'Star Picking Plan' so quickly that day, right?
"Besides, for the Star Picking Plan to work out and for the experts of the Ancient Sages Sector to turn the Xing Yao Federation upside down, the Colossi will be the lifelines of all the Colossi, and the lifelines of all the Colossi are in your hands. I don't believe that you won't do anything at all.
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