"Then, what are you going to do?" the mental devil asked. "The problem you mentioned is unsolvable at all!"
Li Yao said with a smile, "Exactly. So many ancient emperors and even Blackstar the Great failed to solve the problem in the hundred thousand years of Cultivation. As a guy who is only good at refining and fighting, there is absolutely nothing that I can do. I don't even know how to figure it out!
"Therefore, I've thought it through. Since I don't have the brains to solve the problem, I might as well be a pair of 'eyes of the Federation' dutifully."
"Eyes of the Federation?" the mental devil asked suspiciously.
"Yes. The Imperium of True Human Beings is in the middle of the outbreak of the thousand-year contradictions. I don't know how to change the Federation, and it is difficult for me to completely change the Imperium on my own. So, I will observe how the Imperium of True Human Beings is going to resolve the problems as a pair of 'eyes of the Xing Yao Federation'.
"I don't think that the 'reformists' such as the queen can achieve complete success, but even the experience of failure is very precious. I will observe everything at the closest distance and record all the drastic changes that have taken place in the Imperium. One day, I will bring everything that I see, hear, and experience back to the Federation. I hope that the politicians, educators, economists, and sociologists in the Federation who are a hundred times smarter than me, and even every member of the Federation in the future, can learn something from the lessons of the Imperium. Let's brainstorm and work together to prevent the Xing Yao Federation from repeating the mistakes of the ancient dynasties, the Star Ocean Republic, and the Imperium of True Human Beings. Let's really escape from the swirl of a hundred thousand years of repetitive loops and create a better future!
"If I can do that, I will be able to search for Earth with a clear conscience. The rest of the problems will be left to the people of the Federation in the future. Haha. I believe that there will be human beings who are stronger, smarter, and more excellent than the generation of Ding Ling Dong, Jin Xinyue, and me. Let's leave the mess of troubles to them!"
"I feel that your belief is slowly condensing and consolidating," the mental devil said. "Your level seems to have improved slightly again."
"Of course."
Li Yao laughed in his heart. Now that I know what I need to do, my mind is completely relaxed and no longer troubled by confusion and confusion. Of course, my belief will be condensed and firm!
He strode forward, only to remember that Li Jialing was still under his armpit. Glancing at the golden-haired young man who was still indignant, he couldn't help but grin and talk telepathically, "Why? Are you still mad at the queen?"
Li Jialing's dark gold eyes constricted, as he said gloomily, "Am I qualified to be angry at the queen? It is already a great favor that she spared my life."
Li Yao blinked and put Li Jialing down. He continued talking telepathically, "Don't say that. The queen has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If she didn't care about your safety, why would she ask me to select a high-level Crystal Suit for you in her special warehouse of Crystal Suits? Why would she ask me to help you adjust and train you in person? Wouldn't she have picked a random mass-produced product for you?
"Also, if she didn't care about you, why do you think she analyzed the situation of the Imperium so clearly with me just now?"
Li Jialing bulged his eyes. "Huh?"
Li Yao said with a smile, "If she was only trying to win me over, there would have been no need for her to explain the details so clearly right now, especially the perilous situation of the Imperium right now and the original intentions of many of her approaches. She seemed to be talking to me, but she was actually talking to you. It's sort of a teaching from a mother to her son!"
The young man grew excited and stammered, "Is — Is it true?"
"How would I know? It's just a casual remark."
Li Yao rolled his eyes. "It's very easy to know if it is true or not. Why don't you just ask the queen?"
Li Jialing was exasperated.
"However, there is one thing that neither the queen nor Li Lingfeng are lying about. The Imperium right now is truly as chaotic as a pot of hot porridge."
Li Yao patted the young man's shoulder and said solemnly, "In such an Imperium, the peaceful, carefree, and absolutely free life that you want is absolutely impossible to find. In the Imperium today, there is only one kind of freedom, which is the freedom to fight!
"I'll help you choose a good crystal suit in a moment. I'll also teach you some practical tactics. I hope that you can cheer yourself up. I can't be around to save you all the time. Whether it's for yourself, the queen, or your biological father whom you haven't met yet, you'd better not … die!"
Li Jialing was slightly dazed. Deep in thought, feeble fighting will flowed out of his dark gold eyes.
While they were talking, Tu Zhengdao stopped at the end of the pathway. "Fellow Cultivators, we're here."
"Shua!"
The metal cabin door carved with the lightning trident emblem of the Imperium of True Human Beings was slowly opened. The exotic fragrance of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, mixed with the air of metal cutting and crushing, spread out.
The rumbling noises of all kinds of magical equipment being activated enshrouded them like tides, too.
The enormous maintenance workshop in front of Li Yao was as magnificent and profound as a palace. In his trance, he felt that he was not on a starship but in a magical equipment factory on a certain enormous planet.
As far as his eyes could reach, an assembly line that was absorbing and sending out components incessantly was at the forefront. Countless multifunctional, automatic mechanical arms controlled by crystal processors extended out of the two sides of the assembly line and completed a series of dazzling operations.
Some of them were carving complicated runes, some of them were embedding chips that were as thin as paper into the board, and some of them were assembling hundreds of tiny components within a breath. Under the illumination of the lights, they looked like a silver, vibrant metal forest.
Behind the assembly line, at least thousands of refiners were focused on the manual polishing, maintenance, and upgrade work that machines could not accomplish.
Li Yao's eyes immediately fell on every refiner, only to discover that their eyes were focused and energetic, and their hands were both agile and steady. Their movements were as delightful as flowing mercury. Powerful and steady waves of spiritual energy were flowing out of their bodies. They were definitely specialists by the standards of the Xing Yao Federation.
He could not help but secretly compliment them. The Imperium of True Human Beings truly had a lot of heritage. Even the private army that Li Linghai secretly established behind the back of the four Kurfürst families boasted such technical talents!
However, his eyes were soon attracted by the "Tempest God" at the end of the maintenance workshop, which was leaning against a fixed maintenance frame.
A Colossus was a Colossus after all. No matter how many times he had seen it or touched it, and even though the wounds on the Colossus were personally torn apart by him, it was still full of fatal attraction and made him unable to move his eyes away.
"Brother Li."
Tu Zhengdao's heart was still palpitating when Li Yao pressed his shoulder softly earlier. As an experienced battle-type Yuanying, he naturally knew that Li Yao could've pressed his shoulder without alarming anyone and cut his throat without even blinking.
With such shocking strength, even in the Empire where experts were as common as trees in the forest, he should be a big shot whose name could shake a region.
Having been in the military for many years, Tu Zhengdao had heard a thing or two about the experts in the hundreds of Sectors of the Imperium and the deep-sky fleets. He was also familiar with the models of spiritual energy and the arts of slaughter of the major sects, but he could not figure out Li Yao's background at all.
However, to be the queen's personal bodyguard and to participate in such a critical mission as "executing Li Lingfeng", he must've been one of the queen's trusted subordinates.
Therefore, Tu Zhengdao spoke respectfully to Li Yao. Considering his choice of words, he said, "Her Grace asked me to provide all the convenience for you, Brother Li. Whatever you need, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, strengthening drugs, and battle magical equipment, everything is available here, including the Colossus. If Brother Li is interested, you are welcome to visit it at a close distance.
"However, allow me to remind Brother Li that the general manager of the maintenance workshop is' Jin Tianzong ', the chief consultant of magical equipment in the Deep Sea Fleet. He happened to be traveling with the starship this time. It seems that he is here to provide technical support for the battle between the queen and Li Lingfeng. He is here for the' Tempest God ', the Colossus.
"He is a well-respected master of refining in the Divinity Transformation Stage that everybody in the circle of magical equipment of the Imperium knows. The queen went through a lot of trouble to invite him to the Deep Sea Fleet. His position is rather high, and he cannot be treated as a simple subordinate.
"Therefore, now that you have come to his maintenance workshop and refining workshop, Brother Li, if you need anything, you might as well ask him first. Naturally, he will not refuse the queen's order!
"Besides, if you can build a good relationship with Master Jin, it will be greatly beneficial for Brother Li's training and combat in the future. It won't be a problem for you to improve your maximum combat ability by 3% to 5% with the crystal suit that he personally tweaked!
A refiner in the Divinity Transformation Stage!
Li Yao's heart was racing. He could not help but lick his lips, with great interest beaming out of his eyes.
Whatever their profession and talents were, as long as they could advance into the Divinity Transformation Stage, they would definitely be the best of the best. Even the leaders of the four Kurfürst families had to respect them. They were indeed not common subordinates.
It was just like when the queen tried to recruit Li Yao, she had to state her ambitions and beliefs clearly and draw a pie so that they could be "like-minded", instead of simply offering a price and negotiating terms.
Li Linghai's private troop that had been hiding in the darkness had recruited a master of refining in the Divinity Transformation Stage, which raised Li Yao's evaluation of the queen's capabilities to another level.
Of course, the most important thing was that his ten fingers were itching, as if they were starting to burn!
Thinking for a moment, Li Yao narrowed his eyes and asked Li Jialing in private, "Who is this' Master Jin Tianzong '? Have you heard of him before? Is he awesome?"
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