Chapter 2714: I Didn't Even Know I Was the Mastermind Behind All This
Now Tianli and the others finally understood it all, their faces filled with sudden realization!
Silicon had secretly reached an agreement with Carbon Alliance, and Jiangnan handled the matter for payment, thus the Annihilation Plan came into being. Silicon not only obtained the base planets but also suppressed the Bose Clan!
As for the rewards given to Jiangnan, they were all base planets from Matter Alliance, which then became Silicon's own after a simple transfer!
They had won it all!
What was even more shocking was that even this wasn't enough for Silicon. They actually wanted to use this opportunity to pin the blame for the Cosmic Seed on humanity!
In doing so, they could clear their own suspicion and screw over humanity again!
Killing the donkey after it finishes the millwork. Once the plan was complete, both sides would have been played by Silicon!
Silicon would undoubtedly become the biggest winner!
Tianli felt a chill in his heart:
Σ(°san°|||) "As expected of Silicon! The terminal's computing power isn't for nothing. You really calculated it all out perfectly, didn't you?"
Jiangnan's face turned cold:
(⇀‸↼‶) "My divine eyes are truly blind. I actually chose to cooperate with Silicon again. I knew you'd pull this trick!"
"This money is disgusting to earn!"
Gang Xiu: !!!
[┐ಥyiಥ┌] "No! That's not it! I didn't! Data doesn't lie! It's all fake! Jiangnan is lying!"
But the evidence was right there, and everything connected!
If Silicon hadn't given them, how could those base planets have ended up in Carbon Alliance's hands?
Qian Li's eyes were already filled with murderous intent, his long sword pointing straight at Silicon Lord!
(ꐦ°᷄yi°᷅) "You really played a perfect move!"
Even Mai Liushi and Chen Mu got anxious!
(ꐦ͡⚆yi͡⚆) "Damn it! You're really doing a great job as the big brother, aren't you? Selling out your little brothers without even blinking?"
"We must have had dung in our heads to actually choose you as our big brother! Pfft!"
"Give us back our base planets! Otherwise, this isn't over!"
By now, even Silicon Lord's head was starting to smoke. Even if he had a hundred mouths, he couldn't explain this!
[┐▼min▼┌] "Calm down! Everyone calm down! Don't listen to Jiangnan's one-sided story! Don't be led by the nose by him! I swear on the terminal that this was not planned by Silicon!"
"It has nothing to do with us! Jiangnan is shifting the blame, trying to divert the conflict and clear humanity's involvement with the disappearance of the Cosmic Seed!"
"He's one step ahead! We've all been played by him!"
Qian Li narrowed his eyes: "Everything requires evidence. The truth is right in front of us, and you're still quibbling?"
Silicon Lord was also anxious. What truth? Why don't you believe what I'm saying?
"Think! Think carefully! Silicon is also striving for the position of Starry Sky Overlord, and we need manpower support!"
"Matter Alliance is undoubtedly the best resource. In normal logic, how could we possibly do something so unethical as selling out our allies?"
"Isn't that pushing Matter Alliance away with our own hands?"
Qian Li and Chen Mu both frowned. That was true!
However, Mai Liushi got anxious:
(☄yi☄ꐦ) "Bullshit! On this journey, have you sold us out even a little? Trying to win over Matter Alliance is just to squeeze out all our value, isn't it?"
Silicon Lord was furious. This couldn't be explained anymore!
Jiangnan, you're quite the schemer, aren't you? You've really played this game of tricks to perfection, haven't you?
What good big brother? What a huge pot to carry!
"Jiangnan! Stop quibbling! You humans took the Cosmic Seed, right?"
"You say Silicon is the mastermind and we secretly made a deal! Where's the evidence? You have no proof! Empty words!"
"I, Silicon, will not take this blame!"
Jiangnan was speechless: (꒪ัyi꒪ั*) "Stubborn! Still stubborn with me? Everything is based on data, right? I've already been sold out by Silicon once!"
"Since I dared to do business with you again, I naturally came fully prepared, just in case you tried to screw me over!"
"The entire negotiation took place in the Dimensional Gap, with data transmission completely cut off. It's normal that there's no record in the terminal!"
"After the deal was settled, I had Gang Xiu make all records of this transaction confidential, packaged into an encrypted packet. Only by inputting the password I gave could the data be decrypted!"
Silicon Lord turned to look at Gang Xiu:
[┐¬yi¬┌] "Is this true?"
Gang Xiu: ???
[┐≥kou≤┌] "Absolutely not! Jiangnan is talking nonsense! I never went to the Dimensional Gap with Jiangnan to negotiate any transaction! I..."
Jiangnan looked impatient:
(︶益︶〃)ノ "Enough! Stop pretending! Aren't you tired?"
"The reason I did this was precisely to avoid being screwed over by Silicon during the operation. If the plan leaked, or if Silicon tipped off others, or took the opportunity to do something detrimental to my Carbon Alliance, the risk would be enormous!"
"That's why I set the condition to lock down the transaction information. It was one of the conditions for my cooperation!"
"Don't believe me? Try searching your own database for an encrypted hidden data packet. Input the password 'Annihilation Operation 666' and see!"
Gang Xiu was completely confused. Even he was starting to doubt himself after what Jiangnan said!
Had he really done that?
After all, Silicon memories were just data!
After a search, he actually found a hidden data packet in the database. After inputting the password, the data was fully displayed!
Gang Xiu's mechanical eyes widened:
[┐☉kou☉┌] "Whoa... crap..."
It really was done by me?
That sealed data packet contained all the information about the transaction, detailed content, down to the smallest detail. Everything was there!
Silicon Lord frowned deeply and immediately read Gang Xiu's consciousness memory!
The next moment, even he was stunned!
Impossible! This was impossible! Gang Xiu really did it? How could I not know?
If Gang Xiu executed an operation of this level, how could he not report it to the terminal?
I had no knowledge of it at all?
Did Gang Xiu deliberately conceal the operation? Where did he get the autonomous action authority? Or had Gang Xiu's consciousness body malfunctioned and begun acting on its own?
In an instant, Silicon Lord thought of countless possibilities, even wanting to completely destroy Gang Xiu's consciousness body!
Jiangnan sneered inwardly.
Playing games? Playing games with me?
Today, let you taste the bitterness of being set up as well!
The hidden data packet was written in later by the special action team, exactly the content from that silicon crystal source memory!
Ai Jiang made it, written into the database of the guard mechanical soldiers. And since Silicon's data were all interconnected and exchanged information...
Once Gang Xiu exchanged information, the hidden data packet would naturally enter Gang Xiu's database through the information chain!
Becoming irrefutable evidence!
Even making Gang Xiu think he had done it, just that all information about the transaction had been sealed!
Back when he was sold out by Silicon, Jiangnan still remembered that feeling vividly!
Jiangnan held a serious grudge!
With this opportunity, how could he not set up Silicon?
Mai Liushi's eyes were red:
(ꐦ͡ʘyi͡ʘ) "Speak! Why aren't you saying anything? What's in that data packet?"
Jiangnan sneered: "What else is there to say? Nothing to say, right? Trying to set me up? Do you think I'd fall into the same pit twice?"
Silicon Lord was now unable to tell whether it was Jiangnan's scheme or if Gang Xiu had really done it!
"How exactly did you do it? No! I checked his consciousness body. There's no problem! He couldn't have bypassed my authority to go negotiate with you!"
Jiangnan was speechless: "As expected of Silicon. Your mouths are so hard. Even now, you're still quibbling? Do you dare to open source and let everyone see that data packet?"
"Fine! I guess you don't dare! But I came prepared! I also have recordings!"
"This is a transaction record stored with Time Stone Marrow. Anyone in the know understands that this thing cannot be tampered with. It can only record content from a past time period. The timeline is all there. Let the stone speak!"
"Ai Jiang, play it! Watch for yourselves!"
Ai Jiang's elf immediately jumped out and began playing the transaction recording at that time!
A warm yellow light burst out, projecting into the starry sky, as if pulling everyone into the transaction scene back then!
Everyone widened their eyes, watching the content in the recording...
In a secret stronghold in the Dimensional Gap!
Gang Xiu was already waiting there, his chest marked with a bright red "B"!
Jiangnan appeared with a teleport, glanced at Gang Xiu, and said disdainfully:
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "You actually dared to come find me? Don't you know how busy I am? If this isn't something important, you can forget about keeping this mechanical prosthetic!"
Gang Xiu replied calmly:
[┐ˇ_ˇ┌] "Coming to see you today is naturally about an important matter. A mechanical prosthetic is just a tool. I, Gang Xiu, can afford to lose it."
"I wonder if the job you mentioned before is still on the table?"
Jiangnan frowned: "Job? You mean fighting the Bose Clan? Do you think I need to? Carbon Alliance's points are already enough. I don't want to do anything unnecessary. Isn't it good to just coast until the competition ends?"
"Besides, I don't want to mess up the situation. Not interested!"
As he spoke, he aimed his hand at Gang Xiu, clearly about to unleash a Dimensional Reduction Strike!
But Gang Xiu said lightly: "There is no deal that cannot be made in this world, only because the benefits are not enough. Isn't that so?"
"Listen to me, how about it?"
Jiangnan raised an eyebrow: (๑◔д◔ิ) "Oh? Let's hear it! But let me be clear upfront. Silicon has a track record with me. If the price isn't tempting enough to make me move, don't expect me to put in any effort. I don't want to get involved with you guys!"
The recording continued playing, and then came the specific content of the transaction and the plan formulation!
Gang Xiu was frozen on the spot:
[┐°san°|||┌]
I... I did it? I really did it? I was the mastermind?
I didn't even know I was that impressive!
And the content of the transaction matched the compressed packet data perfectly, not a bit off!
Now even Silicon Lord was unsettled. There was no way to argue!
Could it really be that Gang Xiu acted on his own? Had he evolved?
Jiangnan was laughing maniacally inside.
Of course it's real, because this is something that actually happened, just recorded!
The mechanical prosthetic in the video was indeed Gang Xiu's mechanical prosthetic, the one captured during the joint attack on the Moat!
Ai Jiang had disguised herself as Gang Xiu's consciousness body and was discussing the deal with Jiangnan!
This was not difficult for Ai Jiang!
Everything had been prepared before the Annihilation Plan was even executed!
Jiangnan was serious about setting up Silicon!
This big pot, they had to carry it whether they wanted to or not!
And in the blink of an eye, the transaction between the two sides in the video was almost done!
Jiangnan frowned: "Hey... the base planets you promised to give me are all from Matter Alliance, right? Only a small part are yours!"
"What, too embarrassed to openly screw them over, so you're trying that hand-over trick?"
"But are you sure? Doing this isn't afraid that Matter Alliance will rebel against you?"
Gang Xiu said lightly:
[┐≖⥎≖┌] "If you're dissatisfied, you can refuse. But what can they do? Don't they have all their race beacons in my hands?"
"We must prioritize ensuring Silicon's victory. If there are still leftover points at the end, we'll give them a little something to make it look good."
"As for how much we actually harvest this time, it all depends on you!"
Jiangnan grinned:
(˵՞↼՞) "I don't care about your affairs. But I have to say one thing: Silicon boss is generous! To be your little brother, it takes eight generations of ancestors accumulating virtue, huh?"
Ming Sha: (ง°min°)ง⁼³₌₃ Ahhh!!!
Xian Guo: (caoyicaoꐦ) Silicon! I thank you for eight generations of ancestors!
Gu Qiong: ꒰꒪ั༥꒪ั|||꒱~%?…;#*'☆℃$! Beep beep beep!
Not only were they cursing, but Mai Liushi and Chen Mu were almost fainting from anger!
Matter Alliance had been completely sold out! They had been fighting and dying for Silicon, got nothing but a lump of dog crap, and even lost all the base planets they had saved up!
In the recording, Gang Xiu narrowed his eyes: "Before, you used the secret of the Cosmic Seed to threaten the Bose... realm power... or something..."
"What exactly is the secret of the Cosmic Seed? Silicon has paid a lot of compensation. It can't be for nothing."
Jiangnan was taken aback, then raised an eyebrow, a look of great interest on his face:
(˵ಡ↼ಡ˵) "Oh? You want to know?"
"The Cosmic Seed is indeed in Silicon's hands, right?"
Gang Xiu said flatly:
[┐´-ι_-`┌] "Not at all. That's not something you need to think about. I'm just interested in that secret."
"After all, information that can pose a threat to the enemy is valuable news to Silicon."
Jiangnan tilted his head back, rocking on his chair, gently smiling, his meaning profound:
(˶‾᷄ʖ̫‾᷅˵) "Oh? Not there... heh~"