Chapter 415: Chapter 414: Isn’t it good to be alive?
Returning to the place where the Stone Giant Leader was held.
But this time, the four of them came together...
"What, are you trying to interrogate me again?"
The Stone Giant Leader seemed like he wanted to laugh, but his face was so covered with Shilin that even making an expression was difficult. He sneered, "If you are, I advise you not to waste your efforts. I can numb my own sense of pain. Even if you take me apart, I won’t feel a hint of pain. Instead, you might get infected and turn into one of my kind by torturing me."
Han Yun City coldly asked, "Which stage has your plan reached?"
The Shilin Leader was taken aback, then asked back, "What stage?"
Xu Lingjun said, "The plan to wander the Xuyun Star, dismantling the thrusters of your warship, using the mass of Void Gold to propel the entire Xuyun Star to smash the Polar Star Battlefield. Honestly, you shouldn’t have joined the military; you should have become a director. This film would likely have a good box office."
"Actually, my dream wasn’t to be in the military; it was to be an actor. But alas, I’m too stubborn to earn money on my knees."
The Shilin Leader glanced at them, not looking surprised.
He spoke with a touch of pride in his voice, not surprised that his plan was discovered. He laughed, "How about it, isn’t this plan perfect? In truth, if you weren’t my enemies, I’d want to share every detail of the plan with you. After all, a perfect masterpiece always needs an audience. But since you’ve figured it out yourselves, I can finally share this plan with you."
Though his expression was unreadable, you could hear from his voice that he was definitely smiling.
In fact, he was laughing triumphantly.
"This plan is perfect, isn’t it? Back in the day, when the Void Gold crashed into the Polar Star Battlefield, I witnessed it myself... Do you know? Just a tiny fragment contained immensely powerful force, piercing through the defenses of the Polar Star Battlefield, crashing into Blue Star, causing massive casualties. I thought then, fortunately, it was just a small fragment. If it were more, wouldn’t Blue Star suffer extinction?"
The Shilin Leader laughed heartily, "I could never have imagined that years later, the person causing more would be me!"
"Madman! You suffered unfair treatment, yet you want to drag the whole Blue Star into the grave with you?!"
Zhao Yang’s eyes showed anger. Clearly, he knew that the Polar Star Battlefield could never fully block a planet crashing at full force; their technology hasn’t advanced to the development of Annihilation Level weapons!
But even just some fragments, after prolonged acceleration, would have lethal destructive power.
If they couldn’t bring this news back in time, they might not have even the basic defenses. Then, when a planet crashes down, it wouldn’t just destroy the Polar Star Battlefield; Blue Star would be severely impacted as well.
He demanded, "How far has your plan progressed?"
Liu Dong was comparatively calm, saying, "Didn’t you say that before? A great masterpiece deserves to be shared. What better compliment than the enemy’s astonishment? Since we already know the plan and you believe we can’t change anything, why not share this proud achievement with us?"
"You do know how to speak. Honestly, sharing with you is no big deal."
The Stone Giant Leader said blandly, "After all, over the years, to achieve this goal, we don’t know how many of my people sacrificed, how much blood was shed. Once the warship is dismantled, it can’t be reassembled. Before avenging, the first thing we did was burn our bridges."
He looked up, eyes showing a reminiscent look, saying, "It’s hard. First, we mined the Void Gold, gathered all of it in the Earth’s core, then used the Shilin Race’s unique secretions to bond those fragmented Void Gold into a whole. After calculations, the thrusters were installed in the proper places."
"When the secretion fell short, we used blood. The Shilin Race... heh, our blood turned out to have many applications for bonding stone, something I didn’t even expect. But it made things smoother. Over the years, the Shilin Race, for the sake of revenge, truly bled and cried, sacrificing who knows how much."
Xu Lingjun chimed in, "The Shilin Race... you seem well-adjusted to your identity now. Have you forgotten that your initial identity was actually human?"
The Shilin Leader replied, "Was I ever human? Honestly, even I can’t remember that well... it feels as distant as a past life. Instead, being with the Shilin Race every day, initially for vengeance against humans and avenging my family, gradually human concepts blurred and got replaced with Shilin ideology... I’m not sure when I started genuinely considering myself one of the Shilin, heh, funny enough, by doing this, their sense of belonging to me became even stronger."
Han Yun City asked, "You’ve spoken so much, yet you haven’t said what stage the plan has reached."
"The Void Gold has already been completely fused, as you should have discovered. Isn’t it incredibly challenging to mine? The Shilin Race’s bonded stone is just that tight. Right now, it just needs the thrusters to be fully installed!"
The Stone Giant Leader thought for a bit, then said, "Originally, it might have taken about a year, as we need to repeatedly verify to prevent mishaps. But now, your appearance changed everything. We’ve simulated this plan for over a decade, taking incoming enemy details into account. Once enemies attack, we’ll immediately install the thrusters, then launch, discarding all side details, at which point twenty days should suffice."
All four were silent.
Twenty days... it would take them at least thirty days to return and request aid!
With the mysterious races of the heavens isolating the battlefield, they can’t relay information back.
This means when they reach the Polar Star Battlefield, the Xuyun Star would already be on its way there.
They’re unsure how fast the Xuyun Star will be, how much time they’ll have to react, but with so many engines and thrusters, it probably won’t be slow.
No wonder this guy said it was too late.
In such a situation, it’s indeed too late to respond; they’ve really come too late.
The best outcome can only be to try to minimize losses...
Looking at the three with somewhat pale faces.
Xu Lingjun thought for a moment, then said to them, "Actually, I have a nuclear bomb."
"Hahahaha..."
The Shilin Leader suddenly burst into laughter, saying, "That’s right, unless you kill us all, this plan can’t be stopped. But what can a nuclear bomb do? It can only sweep the surface clean, while we’re in the Earth’s core. The Earth’s core’s sole entrance is now covered with defensive measures, I’m afraid your nuclear bomb won’t get in, hahaha..."
"Rather, if you do use a nuclear bomb to sweep the Xuyun Star, it would instead give the Xuyun Star strong radiation, making it even more lethal."
His eyes were full of cruelty as he looked at the four.
Xu Lingjun asked, "Isn’t there another way to stop the Xuyun Star?"
"Whether there is or isn’t, why would I tell you?"
The Stone Giant Leader sneered, "I wish for Blue Star’s destruction..."
"You used to be human, and should have been of the Wind Fist Style, right?"
Xu Lingjun interrupted him, taking out a small token, with the character for ’Wind’ on it, its strokes strong and powerful.
He said, "Then you should recognize this, right? We share some connection, don’t push things to such ends. Don’t forget your identity, abandon this revenge, and I can assure you, I won’t inform the Polar Star Battlefield about the Shilin Race. From now on, you can peacefully live on Xuyun Star, and we won’t disturb you. Both sides can stay out of each other’s way, how about it?"
Xu Lingjun earnestly advised, "Why let hatred consume you? Isn’t living well better?"
The Stone Giant Leader stared at the token in Xu Lingjun’s hand, momentarily frozen.