Jing Jiu was a lazy person, but he was very observant.
He spent most of his time resting with his eyes closed, no matter if he was on the bamboo chair or the soft chair. When he opened his eyes once in a while, he could see the whole world clearly.
This was probably what it meant to look at the world coldly; it was the clearest.
Back when they were by the hot spring, the young woman in the bathrobe, who called herself "Fei", invited him to drink wine.
He didn't drink, but he glanced at her wine cup.
Her fingerprint was left on the ceramic cup.
It was a strange thing for a cyborg to have a fingerprint.
He memorized the fingerprint and found a similar one in his awareness.
Of course, the fingerprints of the clones couldn't be exactly the same because they grew up in different environments; but there was a rule among them.
The fingerprint belonged to Hua Xi.
Having ascertained this fact, many questions had been answered.
After Jing Jiu led Zong Lizi out of the underground and headed for Shou 'er City, they attracted the attention of many people.
The ascender organization, represented by General Li, used a crude method of inspection.
The priests adopted a much gentler method, which was more appropriate to be called observation.
Why did the female priest of the Stargate think he was the new god?
It was impossible for it to be because of the owner of the gaming parlor or the Twirling Rain Gaming Company.
It was impossible for a true zealous believer to sit in front of the basin of water and the three flower petals for more than ten years. It must be someone she trusted who made her believe in the identity of Jing Jiu.
In the whole of the Federation of the Milky Way, that person was the only one who could do it.
That person had a supreme status in the minds of the priests and the believers; nobody would question her decision.
What puzzled Jing Jiu was why that person chose a human like Hua Xi when she could have arranged for her doppelgangers to be the female priest on various administrative planets to pass on the distant ancient civilization at a faster speed. It might be because of the historical reasons, or because she was restricted by a certain rule.
He would think about it later. Right now, he had to solve the problem at hand.
In addition to the transparent six-sided ice cube, he also saw the stars in the sky and the fleet that looked like the stars.
He didn't care about those battleships, but those ascendants.
Then, he spun his head and saw General Li and Jian Xilai.
How could he defeat all of Chaotian?
He had to rely on the whole of the Federation of the Milky Way.
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Looking at the little girl in the transparent ice cube, the expression in General Li's eyes changed slightly, showing a hint of surprise.
He was the commander of the Alliance Army and the leader of the cocoon breakers, but there were still some things he did not know.
The military had investigated Hua Xi's identity. Who would have thought that this seemingly ordinary little girl was actually that person's clone?
He bowed to Hua Xi.
Dozens of sword lights and magical treasures illuminated the dark universe. The ascendants left their respective warships and bowed to the little girl in the ice according to the customs of their respective sects and eras.
They all knew that it was not a real human, but an artificial intelligence left behind by an ancient civilization.
After the distant ancient civilization and the Sea of Dark Matter perished together, this patch of the starry sky was desolate and deathly still.
Because of her existence, flowers could be reborn in this desolate and silent starry sky, and human civilization could be revived.
It was no exaggeration to say that she was the true savior, the beacon that illuminated the future of mankind.
That god could be said to be the creator of Chaotian, regardless of whether it was the laboratory or the last refuge of the humans, and she was the spokesperson of that god.
Even if Hua Xi was just a clone of her, she was still worthy of the most sincere respect.
The most important issue at the moment was, which side would she take between the ascendants of Chaotian and Jing Jiu?
This question had been answered a long time ago.
The ascendants from Chaotian had been living in the shadow of this civilization for many years, and they had an irresistible force.
The government of the Federation of the Milky Way, the Ran family, the Hua family and the other clans had all relied on her unparalleled reputation to maintain their existence.
These forces loyal to her had never had a good relationship with the ascendants; it could even be said that they had a bad relationship.
"It's your business. I'm merely an observer."
Hua Xi's voice came out through the thin ice, and then vanished instantly, sounding very feeble. Judging from this, she was indeed a regular human, but her big eyes were devoid of the naivety of a little girl; they were calm and indifferent, as if she had no interest in this conflict.
Jing Jiu was fully aware that she was not telling the truth.
No matter whether she was the beacon of the human civilization or the spokesperson of that god, she would make her stance clear.
He believed that she would stand on his side. Chaotian might be a laboratory designed by that god, but the ascendants who had come out from this laboratory had taken a completely different path from those in the Federation of the Milky Way, and they were much more powerful than she had imagined. The confrontation caused by the history couldn't be resolved in a short time. The ascendants represented by the grandmasters of Aoyama had put too much pressure on her. She needed external help, which was why she had stayed by his side for such a long time.
"You've been observing me for a long time," said Jing Jiu.
She had observed him through the priests of the Stargate Base for a long time when they were on the Stargate Base. She began to observe him directly during the selection of the priests.
Then, it was the space voyage to the Main Planet. She saw him destroy the battleship and kill the Immortal Chi Song.
Then, it was the conversation by the hot spring.
Jing Jiu took her with him when they left the Main Planet, in order to give her enough time to observe herself.
He went to the 857 Base, the Huangyu No. 3 Planet, the Sea of Dark Matter, and the storeroom of the Scorching-Sun Battleship full of black and white chess pieces.
"You know I've been to the sun. You know what I'm calculating and that I can achieve it."
Jing Jiu continued while looking at the little girl in the ice cube, "More importantly, you know what kind of person I am."
Why did that person want to form an alliance with him? It was because he was powerful enough to change the situation of the humans; and in a sense, he and she were the same kind of person.
The burning fleet was arriving in this patch of the universe. Dozens of flying swords and magic treasures illuminated the galaxy outside the fog. They didn't have much time left.
Hua Xi said to Jing Jiu in Silence, "I can't perform physical operations."
This question had arisen many times.
She had given an accurate answer when she picked up the teacup the other day.
"Give me the right of access," said Jing Jiu.
That person could control the entire Federation of the Milky Way through the ubiquitous network, but she could only perform a limited physical operation due to a certain rule. Yet, she could give the right of access to Jing Jiu and let him control the entire Federation of the Milky Way through her, including the Startip Fleet that was about to arrive in this patch of the universe.
Not just anyone could do this, because it required extremely powerful mental strength, and most importantly, it required her complete trust.
Only one person had obtained such a right of access in the long history of the universe, which was that deity.
Hua Xi took out a ring from somewhere and asked while looking at Jing Jiu's eyes, "If you accept it, you will become a new deity and take on the responsibilities of the humans. Are you sure you won't regret it?"
The ring seemed to be made of gold, with some fine gems embedded on it. It had a certain energy fluctuation, indicating that it was definitely not an ordinary item.
"I'm willing," said Jing Jiu.
It was evident that the ring was an access device with the highest right of access to the entire network of the universe; but somehow, Jing Jiu had a different feeling at the moment.
Having said that, Jing Jiu put his right hand into the ice cube.
Hua Xi put the ring on his finger.
Jing Jiu's awareness entered a vast illusory world, which was comparable to the real universe, and he sensed endless information.
He looked at the universe, and what he saw was different.
In addition to the real permanent stars, there were many tiny light specks in the starry sky, which were denser than the stars and moving faster, forming a complicated pattern.
The glowing chips and terminals of data processing were the glowing chips.
The light screens, computers, devices, glasses, gaming cabins, artificial eyes, brainwave processors, automatic sweeping robots, cyborgs, mechas, battleships …
Everything that could be imagined with information was in this world.
This patch of starry sky was the human civilization.
Right now, everything was in his eyes and in his consciousness.
The battleships of the Central Star Fleet were flying toward him at a high speed, looking like ten thousand burning flying swords.
Jing Jiu looked in that direction.
Those battleships began to decelerate slowly, and then changed their direction. Countless laser guns were aimed at General Li, Jian Xilai, those ascendants and their battleships.
The entire scene looked like a religious movie.
The most powerful force in Chaotian and the central computer of the Federation of the Milky Way were like deities.
This was a divine miracle.
Jian Xilai fell silent while looking at the scene.
The ascendants fell silent as well.
It was then that General Li let out a sigh.
The sigh sounded sentimental and relaxed, as if he had resolved a matter that had been weighing on his mind for many years.
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It was quiet in the passageway of the 857 Base. The alloy wall by the window was still smooth, devoid of any marks. The researchers were still doing their research in the lab, so nobody noticed that Professor Long had disappeared a few days ago, along with that cyborgs officer.
There was a blue planet a great many light years away.
A peculiar disc-shaped spaceship landed slowly on the surface of the ocean, creating countless sprays.
An old man with a broad forehead walked out from the spaceship as the door of the spaceship was opened. Looking at the boundless ocean, he let out a complicated sigh.
The cyborgs officer walked out from the spaceship as well.
The old man was none other than Professor Long, the Immortal Tan, the sect master of the Zhongzhou School in Chaotian.
Looking at the small island in the ocean, he remarked sentimentally, "You don't fear death because you don't have intelligence. Why am I so crazy?"
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There was a hot spring on the island, filled with hot fog. A gust of wind blew over once in a while, blowing away the fog, exposing the scene by the pool.
An old man wearing a conical hat sat on a rock by the hot spring. He was short and skinny, looking lifeless.
The young woman sat on the opposite side, still wearing the bathrobe, her black fringe tousling slightly; but the wine in the ceramic cup in her hand was as calm as a mirror.
A Go board was placed between the old man and the young woman, on which the black and white Go pieces were placed.
This game of Go was not as complicated as the one played by Jing Jiu on the Scorching-Sun Battleship. In fact, it was many times simpler than a regular Go game; it was because they were playing Five in a Row.
The old man picked up a black Go piece with his skinny finger and placed it on the Go board gently. "Time's up. Let's restart the game," he said.
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