"What do you mean?"
Manison looked straight into Kasuyi's eyes and said in an unfriendly tone.
Kasuyi sighed. Without avoiding Manison's gaze, he said softly, "Exactly what I said. I think Black Star is right. As the president, you are the role model of the association. You should indeed give up on the Felon technology. Although this is a historical issue before the establishment of the association, we are now advocating class unity. If we go overboard with the changes, everyone will feel uncomfortable."
Manison narrowed his eyes.
This seemed to be a premeditated action. If Black Star and Kasuyi had secretly colluded, they would deliberately make things difficult today to show the other party's growing influence and at the same time attack his prestige. This would further make him a figurehead.
Of course, there was also another possibility. Perhaps Kasuyi was only concerned about the matter and not the person, and simply had a problem with the Felon technology. Manison had known this old friend for many years and knew that the other party did not like to offend people. There might be other reasons for his direct confrontation.
Furthermore, Old Ke was not so easily bought over. Manison could not believe that Black Star had only used a few months to form a deep friendship with Kasuyi. He was more willing to believe in the latter possibility.
It's also possible that Black Star has something on him … Hmm, I'll ask him after the meeting.
Manison quickly adjusted his state of mind, looked away, and said expressionlessly, "What I choose to do is mine.
There won't be any results if we continue discussing this topic. Let's not waste time. Let's have a proper meeting. "
The Felons were his trump card. Everyone present knew that forcing him to abdicate would not make him compromise. Most of them were just adding fuel to the fire. No one really thought that it would work.
However, this move undoubtedly played into Black Star's plan. He believed that he would not give up on the Felon technology and forced him to make such a statement. This way, it would at least intensify the majority of the members' dissatisfaction with him and indirectly reduce his prestige as the president … It could not be helped. After all, the Felon technology itself was criticized.
Black Star's Spacetime Amber could only be considered a prison, and it was extremely safe. On the other hand, the Felon technology was to conduct human experiments on prisoners, which was much worse.
If he continued to argue, Manison would have nothing to say. It would only become more and more disadvantageous for him, so he directly put on a tough attitude and ended the topic.
Although it was within everyone's expectations that he would not compromise, everyone was more or less unhappy. It was all because of the mentality of a fox grieving for the death of a rabbit.
Seeing this, Han Xiao did not continue this topic.
Since the other party had already made his stance clear, there would be no result no matter what. If this continued, it would be considered as interfering with a normal meeting. Furthermore, his goal had already been achieved. Other than damaging Old Manison's reputation, he was also digging a hole for him. Old Manison did not know the details of the Sanctums, so he was taking advantage of the information gap.
Han Xiao turned to look at Kasuyi, revealing a tacit smile.
Kasuyi shook his head in resignation.
He stabbed Manison in the back not only because he wanted to give Black Star a better position, but also because he was thinking about the future. After learning a series of information about the Sanctum Revival, his mentality changed, and his view of the association also changed.
After thinking about it carefully, he understood. Jayz had said that the Sanctum Revival could only revive the dead, and its existence was unique. Then, were the Beyond Grade As who were transformed into Felons considered dead or alive?
They were most likely alive. Then, as long as the Beyond Grade As who were transformed into Felons were not liberated, would they never be able to be revived by the Sanctum?
If he changed to an even more terrifying scenario … would someone use the ability of the Sanctum Revival to set a trap, capture the newly revived Beyond Grade As, and make them into Felons?
Kasuyi shuddered.
In the past, he could barely tolerate this technology, but the concept of the Sanctum Revival subverted his beliefs. If there was no hope, he would have nothing to fear. However, now that he knew that his life had the chance to be extended indefinitely within an Iteration, it was difficult for him to tolerate the continued existence of this threat.
This was only from his own perspective. From the perspective of the overall situation, the Felon technology was not conducive to the association's ability to control and maintain the Sanctum Revival, and it was not conducive to the unity of the members. Kasuyi did not even need to think to guess several bad situations that could happen in the future. From the looks of it, Manison's path was definitely not going to work.
It was foreseeable that once Black Star developed the Sanctum Revival ability, the Mecha Empire with the Felon technology would definitely become the target of public criticism. Who would be willing to revive a Beyond Grade A with the Felon technology? At that time, perhaps even death would become a luxury. If most of the Beyond Grade As went to the extreme, they might work together to send Manison into the Spacetime Amber to prevent him from being revived by the three Universal Civilizations and being squeezed out of the Felon technology.
Kasuyi and Manison still had some friendship, and he did not want to see Manison end up like this. It could be said that it was for Manison's own good. However, he knew the severity of the matter. Before Black Star's research results were out, the information of the Sanctums could not be revealed to unreliable people, so he could only persuade him.
As for whether Manison listened to him or not, it was his business. In any case, Kasuyi felt that he was already loyal enough.
Without Han Xiao fanning the flames, the regular meeting continued as normal. However, everyone present was absent-minded, their eyes constantly moving between Han Xiao and Kasuyi. They all had different thoughts, secretly guessing what kind of soup Black Star had fed Kasuyi.
Sorokin quietly sized up the two of them, his heart filled with fear.
Kasuyi has also been roped in. Black Star's power in the association is increasing …
He always remembered the threat of Black Star seeing through his identity. The thought of killing him to silence him often hovered in his mind, but he had always been afraid of breaking the vases and did not take action. Furthermore, Sorokin was also reluctant to give up his current identity.
In Sorokin's plan, the best situation was naturally to use the other Beyond Grade As to kill Black Star while he stayed out of it. However, Black Star's social circle was constantly expanding, and he had more and more friends, which meant that there were fewer and fewer candidates for him to use.
There were only so many peak Beyond Grade As in the universe. One more friend of Black Star meant one less potential helper for him.
"Am I going to be eaten by him just like that? If I can find a variable … "
Sorokin's eyes flashed.
…
A few hours later, the regular meeting ended smoothly, and everyone left with their own thoughts.
Kasuyi disconnected the projection link. At this time, his communicator rang. He took a look, and sure enough, it was a call from Manison.
He sighed, picked up the call, and said calmly, "What's the matter?"
"What's the matter?"
"Kasuyi, what's going on between you and Black Star? Did he get something on you?" Manison went straight to the point and asked about what happened during the regular meeting.
"Nothing."
Manison frowned and said, "You disappeared for a few months because you went out with Black Star, right? What happened to you two?"
"What does it have to do with you?" Kasuyi replied indifferently.
Hearing this, Manison's expression changed.
This was an admission, and from his tone, it was obvious that he was unwilling to reveal any information about Black Star.
It seemed like he had guessed wrong. Kasuyi was supporting Black Star. Their relationship had really improved by leaps and bounds in the past few months, and he did not even hesitate to offend him for Black Star.
Manison felt Kasuyi's coldness and alienation, and he did not feel good.
This feeling was like his companions being stolen away by an opponent. He felt like his social circle was also being invaded by Black Star, and everything that belonged to him was gradually leaving.
At this time, Kasuyi said casually, "Is there anything else you want to say? If not, then hang up. I'm very busy."
Even if it was a private conversation, he was unwilling to leak any kind of secret. He just wanted to send Manison away as soon as possible.
"… I understand."
Manison was silent for a few seconds, suppressed his disappointment, and took the initiative to end the communication.
Kasuyi put down the communicator with a complicated expression and a little sigh.
During the Intelligent Plague, Manison had gone for wool and come home shorn. He had gotten himself into trouble, which had caused him to change his team members. In the end, such a rare opportunity had fallen into Black Star's hands.
In Kasuyi's opinion, Manison had picked up sesame seeds and lost a watermelon. If Manison had not jumped out and the series of events that followed did not happen, Kasuyi felt that he would have still asked Manison to team up. In that case, Manison should also have a copy of the information in his hands and would not be kept in the dark.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs.
"This is fate. If I had teamed up with you back then, you would be the one with the advantage of intelligence now …"
Kasuyi shook his head and felt sorry for Manison.
…
The undercurrent of the Beyond Grade A Association did not affect the activities of the players. A few days later, the finals of the fourth Pro League finally began.
The viewership ratings on the forums broke the historical record. If Rivervale carried the hopes of all the Chinese players, then Thunder Python carried the hopes of all the foreign clubs. Only they could stop China from building a dynasty of three consecutive championships.
Under the eyes of thousands of people, the two sides were locked in the first round. Although Rivervale performed steadily, they fell for the secret tactic that Thunder Python had been hiding until now and suffered a loss in the team competition. In the end, they lost the first round with a small point difference and were led by Thunder Python 1: 0. This immediately made the blood pressure of the Chinese players rise.
However, in the second and third round, the Rivervale team withstood the pressure and fought steadily under the leadership of Mad Blade. Although there were not many exaggerated moves, they relied on the endurance advantage of the Mechanic class to forcefully play the game into a bladder game, grinding out the point difference and winning two rounds in a row, obtaining the match point.
In the fourth round, the Thunder Python tried its best, hoping to win this round. It played very cautiously, but it was one step behind and was beaten up by Jiang Cheng, making it dizzy.
In the end, Rivervale caught up with three opponents and won the championship. Ever since they entered the top eight, Rivervale's results were always 3: 1. The glory of the Mechanic class was displayed vividly by them. They were very strong in all aspects and had almost no shortcomings.
Under the nervous, excited, and ecstatic gazes of countless spectators, the last player of the Thunder Python team fell on the stage.
The sound of him falling was like a drum, ringing in the hearts of all the spectators. This was like a signal, announcing the birth of China's dynasty of three consecutive championships!
Just a few seconds after everything was settled, the forum fell into a frenzy and turned into a sea of revelry!
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