Chapter 2191: A Tit-for-Tat Spat of Mutual Attacks
With this, the expressions of the representatives of the ten thousand races turned sardonic!
Yang Jian had directly exposed the dirty secrets of the Silicon and Bose races? Those previous attack incidents were clearly obstacles they had set up to sabotage Dimensional Star Navigation!
But no one expected that Yang Jian had long been prepared; not bringing out the evidence in person was already giving them face!
If they continued to use this matter as a pretext, Yang Jian would produce solid evidence and hold them accountable!
Tiffany's expression was exceptionally ugly. This Yang Jian was also an old fox!
Yang Jian narrowed his eyes and said, "Speaking of which, Black God has already stipulated that dimensional creatures within the dimensional gaps are absolutely forbidden from actively attacking passengers in the dimensional wind tunnels, as long as their own safety is not threatened!"
"Indeed, the dimensional war has been fought for so many years! Both sides have grievances! But matters on the battlefield should be settled on the battlefield, not brought down here!"
"The very existence of Black God is the greatest guarantee of Dimensional Star Navigation's safety! Forget our Dimensional Star Navigation, can your Bobo Star Navigation and Silicon Speed Star Navigation guarantee absolute safety? I think not, right?"
"How many similar smear campaigns and obstructive actions have been going on recently? Do I need to list them one by one?"
"The construction of Dimensional Star Navigation was originally intended to benefit all races of the starry sky, to provide convenience for people, and to offer more choices! Someone just said that star routes are the foundation of starry sky civilization. Who exactly is deliberately undermining that foundation and chipping away at its roots? I think I don't need to say more!"
As soon as these words were spoken, discussion erupted in the hall. Yang Jian's attitude was exceptionally tough, downright aggressive!
But this was not the time to shrink back. When it was time to be tough, one had to be tough!
Tiffany glared: (ꐦÒ口Ó) "Order! Even if your human Dimensional Star Navigation can guarantee safety, isn't it spreading too much now?"
"Your total number of routes exceeds that of Bobo Star Navigation and Silicon Speed Star Navigation combined, and you've even placed a large number of dimensional star rings within the home star domains of various races!"
"Representatives of all races! Wake up! Don't you feel like thorns in your backs? Once a racial war breaks out, humans could directly use Dimensional Star Navigation to strike your race's main base!"
"Don't throw away racial security issues for the sake of some petty gains!"
As she spoke, Tiffany sneered: "After all, humans are inherently flawed, with restless factors embedded in their bones. Don't forget the Thousand Stars Catastrophe not long ago!"
"Who knows what the real purpose behind humans building Dimensional Star Navigation is?"
At this moment, even many representatives from the Top Ten Sequences furrowed their brows!
Yang Jian let out a mocking laugh: "This old trick again? The war conspiracy theory, is it? Making assumptions with malicious intent is nothing but bullying!"
"Then let me ask you: Can the star gates of Bobo Star Navigation instantly reach any star domain on the star chart, without needing the other party's permission?"
"Can the particle transmission stations and mechanical wormholes of Silicon Speed Star Navigation also spread to every corner of the starry sky? You're talking to me about racial security?"
"So should we shut down and remove your star gates and Silicon's particle transmission stations in order to be considered safe?"
Miao Ke glared: (ꐦ⊚_⊚) "You..."
Yang Jian sneered: "Are Silicon's products safe? During the Thousand Stars Catastrophe, Silicon's products caused a lot of harm. Can you guarantee that the personal information of all Silicon product users hasn't been collected and leaked?"
"Stop pretending to be something you're not! The Bose race has the ability to arbitrarily shut down star routes. They decide whether to let you in or not, charging fees, demanding bribes, maliciously raising prices and taking cuts. Isn't that star route hegemony?"
"Humans developed Dimensional Star Navigation to provide convenience to all races. Have we restricted anyone from going anywhere? Everyone is free! This starry sky belongs to everyone!"
"In the end, it's just that we've hurt the interests of your two families, and you're feeling the pain. Each of the three star routes has its own pros and cons. Even with Dimensional Star Navigation online, it still can't fully capture the market of Silicon Speed Star Navigation and Bobo Star Navigation!"
"If I wanted to play dirty, I'd stop the dimensional war right now! Would your two families' star navigations still be able to operate? I didn't go to extremes, did I? Always leave some leeway; I hope you won't go too far either!"
Absolute silence fell in the meeting hall. Miao Ke's cooling system ran at full blast as he searched for counterarguments against Yang Jian's words!
Tiffany clenched her fists tightly!
Indeed, humans still held the ability to stop the dimensional war at any time. If they stopped, the interests of all races would suffer along with them!
Without dimensional pearls, both Bobo Star Navigation and Silicon Speed Star Navigation would be unable to function, and would have to scale down over time. Moreover, starship warp engines also required dimensional pearls!
Now, even if they wanted to remove humans from the sequence rankings, the bottom eight sequences likely would not agree and would certainly interfere!
They too could benefit from the dividends of Dimensional Star Navigation, avoiding being strangled by the Bose race and Silicon!
That was the outcome they hoped to see!
Originally, without Dimensional Star Navigation, things were fine. But once it existed and was being used, trying to get rid of it would make others unhappy!
The two families had no good way to stop Dimensional Star Navigation from going online, because the franchise model humans used was too cunning!
They had bound the interests of all ten thousand races to the human chariot, opposing the two families!
In the end, they still managed to pull it off, didn't they?
Miao Ke spoke without emotion:
(〃⊚_⊚) "The Thousand Stars Catastrophe only happened a little over three months ago. The bodies of the people who died in that war are still warm!"
"And now you're calmly using human Dimensional Star Navigation, accepting those petty gains humans offer you!"
"Don't your consciences feel condemned? Did those who died die for nothing? Don't forget what humans turned Thousand Stars City into!"
At this, the faces of all the race representatives turned grim. The atmosphere in the meeting room instantly grew cold!
Yang Jian sneered. Oh, so after losing the argument, they were resorting to moral blackmail?
"The funniest joke I've heard this year is Silicon talking about emotions with the ten thousand races! Do you even have such a thing?"
"Indeed! Humans caused the Thousand Stars Catastrophe, but if we weren't forced into it, if not for that Judgment Conference, this wouldn't have happened. We had no choice but to do it to survive!"
"Moreover! We paid the price for it. The human Era Lord, Jiangnan, is still locked up in Ming He Death Prison! So stop with this moral blackmail, okay?"
"The number of people who die every year in the dimensional war far exceeds the Thousand Stars Catastrophe! I don't see anyone's conscience being condemned. The Cosmos War, the Beimian War... I ask everyone present here: whose race did not rise to power by stepping over mountains of corpses? No one is a saint!"
Yang Jian dared to say that as long as they were in the Starry Sky Sequence, no race had clean hands; otherwise, they wouldn't have climbed to their current positions!
No one had the right to judge whether humans' actions were cruel or not!
Because the rules were built on blood from the very beginning!
Even Miao Ke fell silent. Tiffany's eyes were cold!
Now, whether by rules or by morality, nothing could restrain Dimensional Star Navigation, especially with the ten thousand races covering for them!
From start to finish, it was only the interests of the Bose race and Silicon that were being taken away. The ten thousand races were profiting. After all, when traveling star routes, they had to spend money anyway — why not give it to someone who gave them more for less?
Moreover, the Dimensional Star Navigation charged less and allowed them to make a profit on the side!
The Bose race and Silicon dared not impose any restrictions on the star routes, as that would push the ten thousand races further toward Dimensional Star Navigation!
Because the ten thousand races now had another choice. If one of the two families mishandled it, they would smash their own rice bowl!
Was humans' claim to the star route market a done deal?
Clearly, the purpose of this meeting had failed for the Bose race and Silicon!
Tiffany's lips curled into a slight smile:
(✡¯ิ↼¯ิ) "Indeed! Humans paid the price! I imagine Jiangnan must be living quite comfortably in Ming He Death Prison!"
"He must be very busy day and night!"
At the mention of this, Yang Jian's aggressive expression froze. The documents in his hand were crumpled!
The image of Jiangnan's miserable photo flashed in his mind, and his heart skipped a beat!
Why did they bring this up? Had something happened to Jiangnan?
The other race representatives' faces immediately lit up with bright smiles, and chatter grew loud!
(〃⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) "Ahaha! Sister Tiffany is being subtle! Jiangnan really isn't bad-looking. His days must be sweet! He's definitely living the good life! Ahahaha!"
(*////ꇴ////*) "No, no! Just thinking about it makes me feel smug inside. I even want to hire a band to celebrate! I wonder if that Jiang devil can survive until his release!"
(͡°͜ʖ͡°) "Brother, you're overthinking it, right? A place like Ming He Death Prison — no matter how ferocious a criminal, after a month in there, they come out as a good little boy. Jiangnan is done for!"
"Tsk tsk tsk~ By then, only legends about him will remain in the starry sky, right? It turns out that being too arrogant leads to ruin!"
Yang Jian sat down expressionlessly, his demeanor grave. He could no longer concentrate on the meeting, only wanting to know the situation of Jiangnan in Ming He Death Prison!
What had happened? Was he still alive?
Wen Ge's forehead broke out in cold sweat. He grinned and stepped in to smooth things over:
(⌒ㅂ⌒;) "Leaving other matters aside for now, the launch of Dimensional Star Navigation is indeed a boon to the starry sky!"
"One thing at a time. I don't think there's any need to boycott it. Has there ever been a time when the development of an era didn't come with controversy and opposition? Everyone agrees, right?"
As soon as the Apocalypse race stood up to speak, others quickly followed!
"I think so too. There's nothing wrong with Dimensional Star Navigation. Each has its advantages, and it hasn't taken up the entire market share of Bobo Star Navigation and Silicon Speed Star Navigation. You two families don't need to be so resistant!"
"Exactly. The development of the era is something we cannot stop, so we might as well accept and adapt. Excessive intervention will only backfire!"
"Star routes — the more, the better!"
Once one person started, everyone chimed in. Miao Ke and Tiffany watched this trend with helpless eyes. It was already a done deal; they couldn't change it!
Perhaps from the moment Dimensional Star Navigation was developed, this outcome was already destined, just as it had been said!
The tide of the era's development was unstoppable!
The meeting ended amid the sounds of general agreement. The idea of sanctioning and controlling Dimensional Star Navigation had thoroughly fallen through!