Chapter 1967: Action Plan in Progress
Jiangnan grinned: "What I want is very simple!"
"According to the Starry Sky Law, as stated in the Xingxu Development Management Regulations!"
"During the Xingxu development process, the race that wins this war qualifies to join the Star Domain Sequence and become a member of the Starry Sky Races, earning a place in this Thousand Stars City!"
"All I want is for the current law to be enforced, giving humanity a chance to step into the Starry Sky!"
"To ensure that the Bose Clan doesn't fly into a rage out of humiliation over the failed Lan Xing development, overturn the table, and continue to strike at Lan Xing with devastating attacks!"
That was what Jiangnan truly wanted—not just how to win, but how to walk the path after victory!
Humanity couldn't contend with the Bose Clan, so they needed the Silicon race to check them!
In fact, humanity had already won the first spiritual energy resurgence!
But they hadn't gained entry into the Sequence. Instead, that crap like the Ten Thousand Races Accord was derived!
It stripped away the qualifications that originally belonged to humanity!
And the second and third times were the same. If this problem wasn't solved at its root, history would just repeat itself!
There would only be no loss—that wasn't what Jiangnan wanted!
So Jiangnan found the Silicon race!
Humanity had to truly stand on the stage of the Starry Sky!
All humanity wanted was the qualification that originally belonged to them!
Muke remained silent!
Jiangnan said in a deep voice: "Humanity entering the Star Domain Sequence is precisely because of the mistakes made by the Holy Star through their illegal operations!"
"Fundamentally, this is also beneficial to the Silicon race. The more trouble humanity stirs up, the more wrong the Holy Star becomes, and the greater the Silicon race's gains!"
"The Silicon race doing this is helping themselves, and they are firm defenders of the Starry Sky Law. Comparing the two, it's clear who is more fit to be the Star Domain Overlord!"
"If I win, I only want this! If I lose, then that's my fate—I'll accept it!"
After a long silence, Muke finally spoke:
(〃⊚_⊚) "Alright. If you win, I can give you what you want."
"Containing the Bose Clan's continued actions and letting humanity enter the Star Domain Sequence is not difficult for my Silicon race."
"Go ahead and do it. I hope this plan can succeed."
Jiangnan took a deep breath and stretched out his hand toward Muke: "Then it's settled!"
Their big hands clasped together again.
And next, the two began a rigorous plan formulation for this operation!
From the start of implementation to how to wrap it up, watertight!
One had to admit that the Silicon race's planning ability was terrifyingly powerful, covering every detail!
Even some points Jiangnan hadn't thought of, Muke could promptly supplement!
After several hours, even Jiangnan's mouth felt dry, and they finally finalized the subsequent action plan!
Muke's palm magnetic fluid surged, directly generating a metal earring, placing it on the table and pushing it in front of Jiangnan!
"Then, let's start with this. The plan is too vast; there's too much preparation and coordination needed, requiring a lot of resources. I'll go back and prepare first!"
"Wear this, and you can contact me directly anytime to confirm progress and coordinate actions!"
"This item is not restricted by distance or space!"
Jiangnan picked up the earring and casually put it in his pocket:
"Ok! Contact anytime!"
Muke continued: "The lab will send over the items after completing development and modification."
Jiangnan nodded: "Good! Remember, we never met today, and I haven't had any deep contact with the Silicon race!"
"If our cooperation is exposed to the Bose Clan, it'll be bad!"
Muke nodded: "Don't worry. Afterward, I'll delete all records on this patrol ship, including Tao's memories. Things will be handled cleanly!"
"This was just a routine arrest and interrogation. After confirming no issues, it's a release without charges!"
"Those angels..."
Jiangnan grinned.
(๑¯ิٹ¯ิ) "Might as well interrogate them a bit more—can always find something, right?"
"I don't want angels bothering me before the Black Mark Assembly starts!"
Muke nodded: "I'll instruct Tao to do it. Goodbye!"
As he spoke, his mechanical prosthetic shut down again, then restarted a few seconds later!
Tao looked at the hand clasped with Jiangnan's and spoke:
(〃¤‸¤) "It seems your conversation with Lord Muke went smoothly."
Jiangnan smiled: "Very smooth~ Speaking of which, shouldn't you let me go? Staying too long might raise suspicion!"
As he spoke, he walked toward the interrogation room door on his own.
But Tao's gaze fell on the cup of Yunsong tea that had gone cold!
"Of course! But since the tea has been served, aren't you going to drink any?"
Jiangnan paused, then laughed: "Ah, forgot about that!"
He picked up the teacup and downed it in one gulp!
The two walked out of the interrogation room together.
...
In another interrogation room, it was eerily quiet!
Olivia had been locked in here for several hours. They said someone would come to interrogate her, but no one had shown up!
The empty room occasionally echoed with screams and roars, making Olivia's scalp tingle!
(´-﹏-`٥)...
Having lived over a hundred years, she'd always been a law-abiding genius beauty!
When had she ever experienced something like this?
What if some weird mechanical race came in and subjected her to some strange, creepy torture?
Thinking about it made Olivia even more frightened!
Then her expression hardened. She furtively glanced around the surroundings, lowered her head, and grabbed the hairpin from her hair with her fingers!
Then she bit it with her mouth and aimed it at the shackles on her wrists!
(๑◔_ູ॒◔ิ๑)
She was about to use her ancestral lock-picking skills, but as she was about to insert it, Olivia's face darkened!
(̿▀̿_ູ॒▀̿̿)̄...
This mechanical lock didn't even have a keyhole! How was she supposed to pick it?
But the next moment, with a "crack," the shackles actually opened on their own!
Olivia froze!
Then the interrogation room door opened, and Tao appeared at the door, expressionless!
Olivia shuddered, her face turning white, and she quickly raised her hands!
ฅ(☍口⁰。)ฅ "N-no, I wasn't trying to escape! This lock opened by itself! I didn't—"
Before she could finish, Jiangnan popped out from behind Tao:
(◕ﾟ↼ﾟ)ﾂ "Yo~ What are you mumbling about? Planning to sit here all night? Let's go back to the manor!"
Olivia's mouth dropped open in shock!
∑(°口°๑) The Southern God? How did he...
Wasn't there supposed to be an interrogation? It hadn't even started yet, and he was already released? Were the Decree Troops this casual now?
"W-we're fine?"
Jiangnan slung an arm around Tao's shoulder and raised an eyebrow:
(◕◔↼◔ิ) "He's my buddy. Letting me go is just a word!"
Tao didn't refute: "You can go. You're released without charges!"
Olivia couldn't believe it. How could the Southern God be friends with a Decree Troops captain?
The Southern God, such a black-hearted guy, actually had friends?
And a Silicon race one at that!
It was like a dream—she followed Jiangnan out of the interrogation room in a daze.
Tao turned and asked:
(〃⊡‸⊡) "What about that Tianqi race guy called Wenge? Should we release him together? You seem to be together."
Jiangnan paused, then waved his hand:
(︶.̮︶◕)۶ "No need. Little Gege has people in the Decree Troops!"
"If we just let him go, wouldn't his people have found them for nothing? He'd lose that sense of achievement. Just keep him locked up for now."
Tao looked puzzled: (〃⊘ࡇ⊗) "O-okay."
Olivia almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. "His people found them for nothing" indeed!
Was that how you farmed a sense of achievement? Wouldn't Wenge be furious when he found out?
In no time, Jiangnan led Olivia out of the patrol ship with a teleport, vanishing instantly.
After teleporting over a million meters, Jiangnan stopped!
He appeared in an uninhabited wilderness and tilted his head, spitting out a large mouthful of tea!
How could he have actually drunk that tea? Who knew if it was poisoned or contained nanobots?
Better to be careful!
But this scene startled Olivia!
∑(°口°ノ)ノ Sigh... the Southern God just spat out a huge lump of saliva!
That was something!
He'd even stopped teleporting just to spit?
She thought Jiangnan would go straight back to the Noah Manor, but he didn't!
Instead, he wandered aimlessly across the wilderness, his gaze drifting, as if lost in thought about something.
Olivia was puzzled but just followed closely behind!
Something felt off!
Jiangnan hadn't been in this state before!
(๑◔～◔ิ) "Southern God? What's wrong?"
Jiangnan smiled brilliantly, looking up at the brilliant starry sky. Even with all his effort, he couldn't find the starlight belonging to Lan Xing in this boundless starscape!
"Nothing... It's just that the goal I've been striving for all this time is now right in front of me, seemingly within reach!"
"So I'm a little nervous, hesitant, and at a loss, afraid I'll mess up, disappoint expectations, and let everyone down..."
Olivia stared blankly at Jiangnan. For a moment, she had the illusion that even though this Southern man was standing right in front of her, she felt a distant, unattainable quality!
So even someone like the Southern God could be nervous and at a loss?
"Isn't that what you told me? The future is exciting precisely because it's unknown!"
"Just do your best and go for it! That's not like you!"
Jiangnan laughed: "Not like me? Then I'll listen to you—do my best, and leave the rest to the future!"
Olivia lightly bumped Jiangnan's shoulder, her expression teasing:
(˵ಡ.̫ಡ) "Let me in on it? What kind of goal? The small-goal type? Or is your goal to take that wife, Momo..."
Before she could finish, Jiangnan gave her a fist bump on the head, awarding her a big red envelope!
(￢～￢◕) "Pfft, a small goal? Vulgar! Simply unbearably vulgar! Let's go, back to the manor!"
With that, he teleported away with a swap, leaving behind a coin with a smiling face...