Chapter 1965: The Game
The atmosphere in the room instantly grew tense, as if the very air had frozen solid!
Muke's body leaned forward slightly, and from the corridor came the sound of orderly uniform footsteps!
"I thought you were a smart man, but it seems you've chosen the most foolish path!"
Jiang Nan didn't back down an inch. He propped his hands on the table, his gaze sharp:
(◕‾᷄_‾᷅◕) "Is that so? I think you're the foolish one, aren't you? Even if you and the Bose Clan produce evidence, what can you really do?"
"Do you really think you can achieve your goals? Ridiculous! Hah—utterly ridiculous!"
That's right! Jiang Nan was going head-to-head with a Star Devourer!
Opportunities are fought for, not begged for. Even if he had to risk his life here, Jiang Nan would give it another try!
Just then, the footsteps in the corridor came to an abrupt halt!
Muke: (〃‾́_‾́) "Can't achieve my goals? What do you mean? Go on!"
Jiang Nan said coldly: "Let's assume! Assume I really go with you to the Holy Law Star Palace, confront the Bose Clan, and spill all the dirty deeds the Holy Star has done!"
"Indeed! The Bose Clan would have no choice but to admit it. You think you've got a handle on the Bose Clan's leverage, so you choose not to expose the matter as a condition! To gain benefits for the Silicon-Based!"
"Let the Bose Clan lift their sanctions and restrictions on your Silicon-Based! Am I right?"
Muke nodded: "Is there a problem with that?"
Jiang Nan sneered: "Hah—naive! A problem? There's a huge problem!"
"The Bose Clan will indeed agree to your terms to protect their reputation, and your Silicon-Based will gain some benefits."
"But what about afterwards? I'll tell you what happens next! Afterwards, the Holy Star will directly develop Blue Star into a Star Ruin, then completely make the Star Ruin public!"
"With the king-tier potential of humans, as slave seeds, they are the most excellent tool race. All the races of the starry sky will be eager—the Chaos Clan, the Parasites, even the Angels, etc. Won't they like it?"
Muke stared intently at Jiang Nan. Indeed!
Given human potential, if they could be cultivated as easily controlled slave seeds, all races would be happy to see it!
Jiang Nan continued: "At that point, the rice will be cooked. The Holy Star will have taken a bite out of the Blue Star cake, and because they can get human slave seeds, the other races will also get a taste of the cake."
"That will seal their mouths! Do you think anyone will still care about the Bose Clan violating the Ten Thousand Races Accord then?"
"Not at all! Because while others eat meat, they also get soup! And what about your Silicon-Based then?"
"Is the leverage you hold still leverage? The Bose Clan won't care anymore, okay? What can you do if you expose it? They'll just say, 'We're doing this for the welfare of all races!' Got a counter?"
Muke's fist slowly clenched:
(〃≖益≖) "No counter!"
Jiang Nan sneered: "Do I even need to say what happens next?"
Muke narrowed his eyes: "After Blue Star is developed and exposed as a Star Ruin, the leverage becomes useless. The Bose Clan will have no more scruples and will reinstate sanctions and restrictions against my Silicon-Based!"
"The earlier compromise was just a delaying tactic. The benefits Silicon-Based gained were only temporary."
Jiang Nan wasn't just talking nonsense. Based on the current situation of the starry sky, this was the most likely outcome!
Muke said flatly: "In other words, even if I produce evidence, it's useless?"
Jiang Nan shook his head: "Not useless! You do need to produce evidence. But it depends on how you do it."
"I actually have some thoughts on this. Do you want to hear them?"
Muke wasn't angry; instead, he said: "Go ahead."
Jiang Nan breathed a sigh of relief. At least—at least the initiative was back on his side!
This mouth of mine isn't just for show!
Jiang Nan took a deep breath, organized his thoughts, and then spoke:
"Why settle things privately with the Bose Clan? Why not just make the ironclad evidence public? Let the entire starry sky know all the dirty deeds the Holy Star has done!"
"Slap them hard! Smash the face of the Bose Clan, who claim to be the overlords of the starry sky, onto the ground and trample it!"
Muke's eyes widened: "How can that be? If I do that, what use is the evidence? Just that alone can't shake the Bose Clan's foundation. Not only will we fail to gain concrete benefits, but the Silicon-Based will also be targeted by the Bose Clan—a loss outweighs the gain!"
Jiang Nan immediately retorted: "Why can't it be? Don't just look at the short term!"
"Now that you and I are sitting here talking, there's no need to hide anything. Doesn't your Silicon-Based want to overthrow the Bose Clan? Kick them off the throne of starry sky overlord?"
Muke's gaze flickered: "Indeed... but..."
Jiang Nan glared: "What 'but'? Now, on the eve of the Sequence War, we should slap the Bose Clan hard!"
"Blow this matter up! Let the entire starry sky know! Let them know that the Bose Clan, as the starry sky overlord, still knowingly breaks the law and pulls this kind of crap—unfair and biased!"
"Then use the power of your Silicon-Based to fan the flames, amplify public opinion, and let the incident continue to ferment. At that time, the Bose Clan's racial image, even their status in the hearts of all races, will plummet!"
Muke was shocked, staring at Jiang Nan in disbelief:
(〃⊚口⊚) "You want to make this known to everyone?"
Jiang Nan nodded: "Of course! Just rip off that fig leaf! Push the Bose Clan to the front and let them be condemned by a thousand fingers!"
"The Holy Star thought they had victory in their grasp and insisted on developing Blue Star, but because they lost sight of the big picture, they caused uncontrollable serious consequences!"
"In short, the bigger and more uncontrollable the Blue Star incident gets, the greater the mistake the Holy Star has made!"
"And that's when your Silicon-Based strikes!"
Muke swallowed a mouthful of lubricant: "You mean, use this incident as an opportunity to put the Bose Clan on the opposite side of all races, magnifying their mistakes?"
"Damage their reputation so that Silicon-Based can take the chance to rise? If handled properly, combined with the upcoming Sequence War, Silicon-Based ascending isn't impossible!"
Jiang Nan snapped his fingers:
(◕͡°͜ʖ͡°) "Smart! A single spark can start a prairie fire! A gentle breeze can sweep the sky! The Blue Star incident might be the turning point to topple the Bose Clan's hegemony!"
"Should you drag me to confront them and get short-term benefits, or make the evidence public and fight for the throne of starry sky overlord?"
"Think for yourself! Which choice will bring you more and longer-lasting benefits?"
Muke's mechanical eyes flickered. Looking at Jiang Nan in front of him, he was also extremely shocked!
This human kid's audacity was extraordinary!
He wanted to make it known to everyone?
Indeed, as Jiang Nan said, the bigger the incident, the more out of control Blue Star became, and the greater the fault of the Bose Clan's Holy Star in the eyes of all races!
This was the best time to strike at the Bose Clan's reputation, image, and influence!
But this also meant that the Silicon-Based and the Bose Clan would completely tear off the mask of civility!
No longer secretly coveting the throne of starry sky overlord, but openly fighting for it!
This even involved the entire Silicon-Based race's future strategy and development policy!
It was definitely a no-holds-barred gamble!
Muke stared at Jiang Nan, silent, clearly calculating gains and losses!
And Jiang Nan's heart was in his throat!
Only if the Bose Clan and the Silicon-Based started fighting could humanity have a chance to breathe and survive!
To stand firm in this starry sky, chaos was necessary. The more chaotic, the greater humanity's chance!
This was also a huge gamble for humanity!
Seeing Muke's prolonged silence, Jiang Nan spoke:
"To be honest, Blue Star has suffered under the Holy Star for too long! But with our current strength alone, we can never overthrow a behemoth like the Holy Star!"
"Humanity needs a protective umbrella to win this war!"
"No one wants to overthrow the Holy Star more than we do, and your Silicon-Based also wants to topple the Bose Clan. At least for now, our interests are aligned!"
"As for the fear that humanity might threaten the Silicon-Based's position, you don't need to worry! As you said before, in this starry sky, we humans stand alone!"
"An ant's body is insignificant. Shaking a tree like an ant is meaningless, isn't it?"
Muke stared at Jiang Nan: "You have guts. You dare to think and act. Under the Holy Star's suppression and blockade, you escaped Blue Star, came to Thousand Stars City to seek a way out, and you're still alive and well, even sitting in front of me. I have to say, you are very strong and outstanding. If every human on Blue Star were like you, that would be truly terrifying!"
"Shaking a tree like an ant? Isn't that exactly what you're doing right now?"
Jiang Nan was stunned, then smiled: "If you don't betray me, I won't betray you! Those who are timid and hesitant, how can they accomplish great things?"
Muke fell silent, seemingly deep in thought. After a long while, he spoke: "How do you plan to make this known to everyone?"
"Words are useless. The Bose Clan are not soft persimmons to be kneaded and slandered."
Jiang Nan's gaze sharpened. Opportunity!
"There's an old saying on Blue Star: 'Hearing is false, seeing is true.' No evidence is more solid than letting all races of the starry sky witness the crimes of the Holy Star with their own eyes!"
"To be honest, the Holy Star members sent to Blue Star have already been crippled by us. They can't stir up any trouble!"
"If the Holy Star wants to continue swallowing Blue Star, they'll have to send more people, even disregarding the Ten Thousand Races Accord, sending beings like Planet Destroyers to take Blue Star by overwhelming force!"
Muke was taken aback. The Holy Star's secret operatives had been crippled?
Carl? The Ten Champions? Even those expelled Bose Clansmen?
So that was the situation on Blue Star?
He never expected the Holy Star to have suffered losses either. This completely exceeded Muke's expectations!
But thinking about the beacon signal incident, if the situation wasn't out of control, Carl wouldn't have made such a low-level mistake!
Jiang Nan's gaze sharpened: "Do you know why the Holy Star hasn't yet sent reinforcements to take Blue Star?"
Muke: "Because of the pressure from our Silicon-Based, because of that beacon signal. We've been arguing with the Bose Clan, trying to find evidence!"
"Forcing the Bose Clan to seal the star routes of the Laniakea Supercluster to prevent Silicon-Based from finding conclusive evidence!"
"If my Silicon-Based withdraws the complaint, stops arguing with the Bose Clan, deletes the beacon signal, and no longer harasses or pursues this matter publicly..."
Jiang Nan's expression darkened: "Then the Holy Star will open the star routes and strike Blue Star again! One shot, finish it off, and eliminate the problem forever!"