"Xiao Xuance of the Grand Illusionary Group."
Li Yao slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. A very complicated light flashed in his eyes.
The human civilization of the Flying Star Sector was scattered in the dozens of space zones of the Flying Star Sector. For such a civilization, the most important thing was not water, food, or air, but Cyber Network.
Water, food, and air could be created in a space town through a self-circulating micro-ecosystem.
However, without Cyber Network, all the space towns would be lone islands in a vast ocean. It would be impossible for them to maintain an enormous social system.
Countless Spiritual Towers were floating in the vast sea of stars in every space zone of the Flying Star Sector.
Through the Spiritual Towers, the overwhelming Spiritual Nexus connected the dozens of space zones closely.
In reality, although people lived in the dark, narrow, and cold starships, they could appear in the virtual nature in the Grand Illusionary Land. Their friends who were a few space zones away could show up next to them and communicate with each other in both reality and illusion.
It was needless to say that the 'World of the Crystal Suit' and other necessary training tools for Cultivators were all based on the Spiritual Nexus.
The Grand Illusionary Group was a large corporation founded by the six sects of Heavenly Saints City and dedicated to providing Cyber Network services.
Seventy percent of the Spiritual Towers of the Flying Star Sector had been manufactured, deployed, and maintained by the Grand Illusionary Group.
The Grand Illusionary Land was built and maintained by the Grand Illusionary Group, too.
Therefore, although there was no unified government in the Flying Star Sector, many sociologists believed that the Grand Illusionary Group had performed part of the functions of a government and ensured that the human civilization of the Flying Star Sector could flourish and thrive despite the loose organization.
The CEO of the Grand Illusionary Group was known as the 'Uncrowned King' of the Flying Star Sector.
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and observed the 'Uncrowned King' carefully.
He was wearing a black linen shirt embroidered with gold stripes. His curly black hair was draped over his shoulders casually. His black hair was shining and full of attractive colors.
His eyes were so narrow and long that they almost reached his temples. They were like two sharp black swords, but they were impenetrable and did not emit any brilliance. Instead, they were like two springs that absorbed all the light nearby.
At first glance … He looked like a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties.
Li Yao, however, knew that Xiao Xuance was actually almost 260 years old. He was a rarely-seen hybrid-type Cultivator who was both talented in fighting and management.
He had broken into the Yuanying Stage a hundred years ago. His capability right now was definitely above the high level of the Yuanying Stage. He was definitely one of the best experts in the Flying Star Sector.
Upon seeing Xiao Xuance, Li Yao felt a complicated bitterness at the bottom of his tongue. He recalled the first time he came into close contact with the Yuanying Monster.
It was in the Tian Yuan Realm, in the Great Hall of Heroic Spirits in Polaris City.
At that time, when he was faced with a Yuanying monster such as' Iron God 'Yan Ba, he didn't know what to do. He was suppressed by his opponent's aura and even found it difficult to breathe.
It was like facing a towering mountain peak that was shrouded in clouds. It was impossible to tell how high it was, and he couldn't summon the courage to climb it.
And now, he seemed to be able to clearly feel it. The gap between him and Xiao Xuance.
It was like seeing the sun after the clouds cleared and seeing the peak in the sky.
It was also the courage. The courage to challenge the peak.
"One day …"
Li Yao clenched his fists in secret. He suddenly had the urge to replace Yan Ba.
But together with the urge, there was a subtle expectation.
Although the 'Ice God Plan' that Si Koulie proposed was simple and crude and would consume a lot of resources, it was quite feasible. There was indeed a good chance that Spider Den could be destroyed once and for all.
Li Yao pondered for a long time, but he couldn't come up with a better solution.
He wondered what kind of plan the uncrowned king of the Flying Star Sector would propose.
Xiao Xuance stood still on the podium.
His eyes were unusually long and deep. He seemed to be glancing at everybody in front of him without moving his head.
Including Li Yao, everybody felt that Xiao Xuance was paying close attention to them.
"Two questions."
Xiao Xuance did not waste any time. He extended two fingers and went straight to the point. "Firstly, who are our enemies exactly?"
His voice was not loud, and it was not as resolute and resolute as Si Koulie's. It was plain and casual, as if he were talking about a perfectly justified truth.
It was like saying that one plus one equals two. There was no need to be so angry and gnash one's teeth.
"Are our enemies really the space pirates and the Immortal Cultivators?
"Space pirates are nothing but bandits who are struggling to survive by taking advantage of the remnants of the Imperium on Spider Den.
"The Immortal Cultivators are just scumbags of Cultivators who are as cowardly as mice."
"With the enormous resources of the world of Cultivators, there are more than a thousand sects, more than ten thousand warships, and countless experts. Why can't we eliminate a few space pirates and scumbags of Cultivators? Why are we so troubled by them?"
Taking a deep breath, Xiao Xuance said casually, "It is because our real enemy is not the space pirates or the Immortal Cultivators, but space, distance, and the mysterious, boundless sea of stars.
"The sea of stars is too vast. As we explore one space zone after another, the distance between us is longer and longer. Our supply lines are longer and longer. We are like an infinitely growing giant that will be crushed by its own weight in the end.
"The Flying Star Sector is too large. Even the strongest force cannot protect every node of every sailing route every second.
"You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be a thief for a thousand days. However weak the space pirates are, they have the initiative and can attack us from the most remote places when we are at our weakest. Even if they miss the target, they will immediately flee thousands of kilometers away. What can the Yuanying do when they are in the middle of the vast sea of stars?
"Even if we do destroy Spider Den, annihilate the space pirates, and the Immortal Cultivators this time, so what?
"In the history of mankind, I have never heard of any dynasty that was devoid of thieves in the past hundred thousand years.
"As long as we don't stop exploring the sea of stars, the distance between us will only grow longer and longer, and the supply lines will grow longer and longer. Then, even if the space pirates are annihilated for now, they will rise again one day and bite us where we are most vulnerable again."
He paused for a moment. He curled his middle finger, leaving only his index finger. "The second question is, even if we don't care about the next thousand years. We can only focus on the situation right now.
"Who can guarantee that the space pirates are the only accomplices of the Temple of Immortals?
"The Ice God Plan that Leader Si proposed is indeed feasible, but it will consume a lot of resources, and the best result will be … The best outcome is that all the space pirates on Spider Den will be annihilated.
"Here comes the question. Assuming that we realize the Ice God Plan at the cost of half of the resources of the Flying Star Sector and let Ice King crash into Spider Den and perish together …
"Then, we suddenly discover that the Temple of Immortals has other plans and has hidden a much sharper accomplice. What do we do?
"I believe that we've all felt the shamelessness and cunningness of the Temple of Immortals in the past year. Will such a force that has been hiding in darkness for hundreds of years show all its capabilities to us?"
Xiao Xuance criticized the Ice God Plan mercilessly.
It was similar to the conflict between the homers and the spacers five thousand years ago.
There were only so many resources, and only one plan could be implemented. Therefore, the decision-makers of the two plans were natural competitors.
But this time, Xiao Xuance had cut their throats with his sword. He had pointed out the two fatal weaknesses of the Ice God Plan.
Li Yao was deep in thought. After hearing Xiao Xuance's words, he also felt that the Ice God Plan was not a good idea. It was like a cornered dog jumping over a wall.
But how was Xiao Xuance going to solve the problem?
Xiao Xuance was silent for ten seconds to let everybody think for a moment. But instead of giving an answer, he played a 3D video through the Grand Illusionary Land.
It was a video of a real-life test between Exo squads.
"Is it a new Crystal Suit?"
Li Yao and his companions were immediately refreshed. They were all experts in their field.
But even though they racked their brains, they couldn't figure out how a new Crystal Suit could annihilate both the space pirates and the Immortal Cultivators no matter how powerful it was.
The test was carried out in a narrow, long valley.
The blue team was made of ten Exos who were wearing the classic Crystal Suit that had been tested for a long time. Judging from their warm-up, they were all seasoned Exos.
The red team had almost a hundred Exos. They were wearing a light Crystal Suit that Li Yao had never seen before. It was very light and short. Even with the Crystal Suit, they were no taller than 1.8 meters.
Li Yao frowned. Such a height suggested that the Exos inside were all teenagers no taller than 1.5 meters. Besides, the plate armor of the Crystal Suit was very thin and did not have much space to store crystals and magical equipment.
Such a small Crystal Suit was rarely seen in a real battle. Their combat ability should not be very high.
The process of the battle proved Li Yao's judgment.
The ten Exos of the blue team were all seasoned veterans. The Crystal Suit was like their second skin. Their tactical movements were as smooth as flowing water.
Although there were more Exos on the red team, they were like a bunch of beginners. Their movements were rigid and clumsy, making them look like both zombies and rusted machines.
However …
"Huh?"
Some of the Exos made a few subtle movements that made Li Yao's pupils constrict abruptly.
He discovered that, although the hundred Exos of the red team were mostly rigid in their tactical movements, when the blue team entered the range of attack, they would burst out unbelievably marvelous battle skills as if they had a sudden epiphany.
The two parties fought for ten minutes. The Exos of the red team were knocked to the ground by the Exos of the blue team one after another.
However, the Blue Team was also heavily besieged by the Red Team. With the occasional "flash of inspiration", they gradually suffered "casualties".
What was weird was that, whenever the Exos of the blue team were 'killed', they would be dragged away from the battlefield by the staff in time.
In the meantime, when the Exos of the red team were injured and fell to the ground, with sparks and electric arcs popping up on their Crystal Suit, the staff simply ignored them.
They did not seem to care about the life and death of the Exos of the red team at all.
"Even if they are weak beginners, they shouldn't be treated like that, should they?"
Li Yao frowned. He vaguely felt that the test was rather weird.
Twenty minutes later, the test was over.
The hundred Exos of the red team were all knocked to the ground.
The blue team had lost eight Exos, too. They were only left with two ragged Crystal Suit that were still standing on the battlefield.
"The combat level of this squad is not very high. Although the Exos of the red team occasionally performed amazing battle skills, and they must have been equipped with high-level skill cards, their overall combat ability is still mediocre.
"What does Xiao Xuance mean by this? How can such a mobster defeat the space pirates?"
On the test field, the last two Exos of the blue team left the screen. But almost ten Crystal Suit of the red team, which was not seriously damaged, stood up again, shivering.
It seemed that the Crystal Suit of the red team was the star of the test.
Li Yao was even more confused. The Exos of the red team were not even as capable as the soldiers of the space pirates. What could they do?
Seven Crystal Suit of the red team bowed to the camera. After a 'chi' sound, the armor split open from head to chest like petals.
"Hiss."
Li Yao, Xue Yuanxin, and Huangpu Bo, the three specialists of the Crystal Suit, gasped and exclaimed in shock.
The seven Crystal Suit were filled with complicated components and magical equipment units. There was not a single person inside. To be continued.
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