Mo Xuan was deep in thought. Golden sparks were bursting out of the two deep hollows on his metal skull. He said, "If the Temple of Immortals' scheme succeeds, the Iron Plateau natives will become the claws and teeth of the Immortal Cultivators. They will be transported to dozens of space zones by the crystal warships of the space pirates. A war will break out! Then? "
Li Yao's eyes were glittering, and he spoke in a hurry, like a rushing bullet. "Then, the entire Flying Star Sector will be faced with a great crisis. We will have to gather all the resources and strength to cope with it!
"There are two plans in front of the cultivators."
"The Ice God Project is impossible because the modification of Ice King will take at least twenty years. During the twenty years, the combat ability of Ice King will be zero! The Iron Plateau natives and the Immortal Cultivators are not idiots. They will certainly sabotage Ice King while watching the Cultivators modify it!
"Even if the modification of Ice King is completed in twenty years and an invincible starship is built, don't forget that the Cultivators have two targets right now, which are Iron Plateau and Spider Den!
"However awesome Ice King is, it can only crash into one planet at best, right? It is impossible to destroy Iron Plateau and Spider Den at the same time!
"Therefore, if a war does break out, the Ice God Project will be out of the question since the very beginning."
Professor Mo Xuan was silent for a moment. Then, he said in a high-pitched voice, "Then, the only option left is the 'Grand Illusionary Soldier Project'."
"Exactly."
Li Yao said coldly, "The Grand Illusionary Soldiers are cheap and can be produced by the major sects. No matter how many of them are produced, their combat ability will be improved. They can also be scattered in every corner of the Flying Star Sector. It is almost a piece of magical equipment tailor-made for the riot of the Iron Plateau natives!
"No. It is also possible that the riot of the Iron Plateau natives is a scheme tailor-made for the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project!
"Faced with the aggressive Iron Plateau natives, it is impossible for the Cultivators to conduct the most detailed tests in one to two years!
"Think about it. In the endless darkness, at the edge of the Flying Star Sector. One space town after another is swallowed by the 'ferocious' Iron Plateau natives and space pirates. Countless ordinary people are slaughtered. The flames of war are burning fiercely. They are burning everywhere in the Flying Star Sector at the same time and sweeping across the entire Sector!
"How can we waste another one to two years to test the Grand Illusionary Soldiers?"
"Three to six months. I'm just saying too much."
"If I were the Sect Leader of a certain sect, I'd be able to do it. In the meantime, the space towns in my territory are under the assault of the Iron Plateau natives. Therefore, I have to get a batch of Grand Illusionary Soldiers from the Grand Illusionary Group to solve the urgent needs even if I have to sell everything I have!
"In such a case, it is very likely that the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project will be launched 'in a hurry' after only one to two months of tests, if not at all, right?"
"Professor, with your experience. Once the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project is fully activated, will the loopholes still be examined later?
Mo Xuan shook his head. "Very difficult."
"Li Yao, you are not an expert in the field of crystal processors. Let me explain it to you with the simplest analogy."
"Before the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project is activated, the star brain is in the initial state. It is like a frozen, frozen ocean.
"Although it is difficult to find a needle in a frozen ocean, there is still a slim chance that we can do it if we gather the manpower of countless people.
"However. Once the project is activated and the star brain is fully operational, trillions of telepathic thoughts will be flowing in and out every second, like a frozen ocean being thawed. Surging tides will be raised.
"Think about it. How is it possible to find an embroidery needle drifting with the current in a stormy ocean where undercurrents are surging?"
Li Yao's voice was freezing to the bone. "So, if the loopholes cannot be found during the hasty tests in the first one to two months, it will be impossible to find them later?"
Mo Xuan's voice was as earsplitting as a rusty gear. "Yes."
The training room was caught in silence for a moment. The only sound was Li Yao's heavy breathing and the buzzing noises when the crystal processor was transmitting long-distance information.
After a long time, Li Yao took a long breath and said, "Great Bandit Fengyu Zhong appeared to lure the Cultivators into the Iron Plateau Space Zone. The war in the Iron Plateau Space Zone broke out because the Cultivators were fleeing to Iron Plateau. The purpose of fleeing to Iron Plateau was to instigate a war between the Iron Plateau natives and the space residents …
"Once the war started, the entire world of Cultivators would have to choose the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project!
"If that is the case, everything makes sense.
"Ever since the big explosion in the Skyhill Sword Seminar and the appearance of the Immortal Cultivators, we have considered the Temple of Immortals to be behind the curtain and the space pirates to be the Temple of Immortals' puppets.
"Therefore, the entire world of Cultivators has devoted all their resources and attention to dealing with the Temple of Immortals!
"But it never occurred to anyone that if the space pirates were the puppets of the Temple of Immortals, could the Temple of Immortals be a puppet of somebody else?"
Mo Xuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you suspecting Xiao Xuance?"
"He is indeed very suspicious," Li Yao said.
"What's his motive?" Mo Xuan asked. "He is the CEO of the Grand Illusionary Group and the uncrowned king of the Flying Star Sector. He is already standing at the peak of the world of Cultivators. Is it necessary for him to destroy the mountain below his feet?"
"However good the uncrowned king is, how can he compare to the 'crowned king'?" Li Yao said coldly.
Mo Xuan thought for a moment and said, "Fair enough. But there are two points that we need to pay attention to.
"Firstly, the Temple of Immortals' scheme on Iron Plateau has failed. The Iron Plateau natives and the space residents are now in such close contact that it is barely possible for them to start a war. The Grand Illusionary Soldier Project, on the other hand, is still going on as scheduled.
"Just this point alone is enough to invalidate your inference just now."
"Secondly, as the CEO of the Grand Illusionary Group and the leader of the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project, Xiao Xuance has been in the spotlight since the very beginning. He has been scrutinized and suspected by everyone. If he is really the culprit behind the curtain, it is too risky for him to do so!
"Think about what happened on Iron Plateau. At that time, 'Mountain King' Yan Xibei was the culprit, but he pushed his nephew Yan Chifeng to the front. He was not exposed until the last moment when he had no choice.
"Isn't it too early for Xiao Xuance to jump out and direct everything in person?"
Li Yao's temples were throbbing. He rubbed them softly and mumbled, "It is indeed strange. Unless Xiao Xuance has an undeniable way to clear everyone's suspicion, but how is it possible?
"Is it not Xiao Xuance but someone else in the Grand Illusionary Group?"
"Everything is just your theory," Mo Xuan said. "Or is it your predetermined position? Extrapolating from the results is a very far-fetched inference without any evidence to support it. "
"Even if you throw out such a theory, nobody will believe it. Even if they do, they might not be able to lock onto the real culprit! "
Li Yao was almost desperate. He scratched his hair, but his pupils suddenly constricted. He gnashed his teeth and said, "That's not right!
"If my reasoning is correct," he said. Then, something must be wrong with the Mist Plan and the Mist Clearing Operation!
"Something unexpected will certainly happen, and the entire world of Cultivators will have to activate the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project in a hurry without any tests!"
"Maybe," Mo Xuan said calmly. "But look at the time. The Mist Clearing Operation will be activated in fifty-five minutes and thirty-three seconds. How can you stop it with only a few words?
"Don't forget who you are in the eyes of the Cultivators. You are still an Iron Plateau native. Although we are in close contact with each other right now, it is impossible for them to suspect Xiao Xuance and the Grand Illusionary Group that the six major sects invested in together and cancel the Mist Clearing Operation just because of a few words of yours.
"There is still a competition of 'orthodoxy' between the six tribes of Iron Plateau and the six sects of Heavenly Saints City. Since the relationship is so sensitive, as the 'best warrior of the six tribes of Iron Plateau', you should be more careful with your words and actions.
"Besides —
"What if you are wrong?
"What if the Mist Plan does exist? There is indeed a type of miasma that can kill countless people instantly, and the operation to stop the plan has been sabotaged by you. "
Li Yao shuddered and cursed subconsciously.
He had thought that Yan Xibei was the greatest schemer in the world.
But now, it seemed that … If his guess was correct, the 'scheme' that was being pushed forward in an almost immaculate way was much more advanced than Yan Xibei's scheme!
Li Yao suddenly burst into laughter. He was laughing so hard that tears were flowing out of his eyes.
Mo Xuan found it strange. "What are you laughing at?"
"I'm laughing at Yan Xibei, a great man of his generation, who is still a chess piece on someone else's chessboard despite all his schemes."
Li Yao's face was red. He rubbed his belly and said, "Yan Xibei thought that the army of Iron Plateau modified by the Blood Stripe Virus would be enough to swallow the Temple of Immortals. Little did he know that the Temple of Immortals was just a disguise for another force!
"I don't know whether or not the real schemer saw through Yan Xibei's scheme, but even if he did, he wouldn't care!
"If Yan Xibei's scheme did work out one day and he came to space with thousands of blood stripe warriors and even controlled the entire Temple of Immortals...
"Only to discover, to his surprise, that what appeared in front of him were billions of Grand Illusionary Soldiers!
"Blood-stripe warriors versus Grand Illusionary Soldiers. Tsk, tsk, tsk. The picture is too beautiful for me to imagine. Haha. Hahahaha!"
Electric sparks were shining inside Mo Xuan's eyes again. "Laugh if you want. I only want to remind you that there are 49 minutes and 21 seconds to go before the 'Mist Clearing Operation'. Whether or not there is a trap, it has already been activated!
"You, or anybody else, cannot stop it!"
"Indeed!"
Li Yao covered his face with his hands and buried his head between his arms. He said in frustration through the gaps of his fingers, "If nobody can stop it, then …
"Professor, even if the Grand Illusionary Soldier Project is fully activated, it will take around five years for it to have an absolute combat ability. Can the five of you 'star spirits' find the possible loopholes in the star brain and seal it in five years?"
"Impossible!"
Mo Xuan declared resolutely. "You can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be a thief for a thousand days. Although the five of us can hack into most crystal processors, we are not omnipotent gods!
"Such an operation is like searching for a needle in a haystack. It is beyond the limits of our computational ability. However hard we train ourselves and upgrade ourselves, we cannot do it!"
"Cannot do it?"
Li Yao's voice turned from frustration to desperation, but it came to an abrupt halt before the last syllable. He opened his fingers, and two crazy brilliance leaked out of the gaps of his fingers, like a gambler who had lost everything and only had one last chip left. He was about to throw everything he had into the game!
"Professor! What did you say just now? Say it again! "
However much your computational ability is improved, you cannot find the loophole! "
"Not this one. The one before that! You said that you can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be a thief for a thousand days! "
"Yes. Is there a problem?"
"No problem! Absolutely no problem! Therefore, it is much more difficult to guard against a thief than to be a thief, isn't it? "
"Well. Maybe. Then?"
"Then!"
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