# Chapter 2893: Who Lit That Flicker of Candlelight!
Yao Hong's expression turned serious, her brows tightly furrowed:
(｡･ˇ_ˇ･)"Boss Nan Shen, you should know that ever since the Starry Sky War began and the rules of the Thousand Stars Era collapsed, the Bose race has completely torn off their disguise. They no longer care about the slave race development regulations they previously established!"
"With continuous conflicts, a large number of defeated races have been branded with slave marks, reduced to slave races, to be driven by them and sold. The situation is not optimistic!"
Jiang Nan's eyes narrowed slightly, a cold light flickering within them!
Although he had anticipated this, he hadn't expected the Bose race to not even bother pretending anymore. With strong backing, they had the confidence to do as they pleased, right?
For those defeated races, they once drove and traded slave races, using them as cannon fodder and tools!
Now they themselves had become another's slave race. He wondered what taste that left in their hearts now!
How ironic!
Although the Thousand Stars Era had collapsed, ushering in a great chaotic war where rules no longer existed, the Bose race's slave race business remained booming, even surpassing its former glory. However, due to the chaotic situation, various forces were in conflict and hostility!
The transactions had moved into the shadows!
With the rules of the Thousand Stars Era gone, the Bose race no longer needed to wear that hypocritical mask, instead revealing their true fangs!
But if things progressed smoothly, as the incantation system collapsed, these problems would no longer be problems!
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣"Then? What did you find out?"
Yao Hong said solemnly, "We found that in the recent period, the Bose race has gathered and mobilized a massive number of slave races, sending them into the Eternal World for sacrifice!"
"The quantity is extremely large, and even entire races are being mobilized in significant numbers! And... this has happened more than once!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire meeting room fell silent!
A cold light flickered in Jiang Nan's eyes!
Wang Youzhi said calmly, "This is easy to understand. I mentioned before that as long as something exists in the Starry Sky World, everything contains Realm Force. Realm Force is everywhere!"
"Life, as the spirit of all things, contains far more Realm Force within their bodies than anything else, especially those of higher ranks. That is the proof of your belonging to this Starry Sky World!"
"Xun Zu's current state is to use his own power to resist the poison of the Divine Burial, with the remaining power used to temper and refine the Divine Burial shackles!"
"To accelerate the refinement process, if additional Realm Force can be supplemented, it naturally helps Xun Zu speed up the refining of the Divine Burial shackles!"
It was just that the levels of the slave races were uneven, but the quantity made up for it!
Large-scale sacrifices, collecting and seizing the Realm Force within, still provided no small assistance!
Clearly, Xun Zu was not just passively enduring; he was also trying every means to break the Divine Burial shackles as quickly as possible!
And the method of sacrificing slave races was not a losing proposition for Xun Zu!
Because once the Divine Burial shackles were broken, everything would be available!
Jiang Nan gritted his teeth!
This old bastard wasn't being honest either!
His own time was already not ample, and Xun Zu was trying to shorten it even further!
Although Jiang Fan's attempt to cause the final black hole jet was not directly caused by Xun Zu—whether Xun Zu existed or not, the jet would still happen—if this issue weren't pressing, Jiang Fan wouldn't be in such a hurry!
Noah and the others scratched their heads in frustration!
On one side, Jiang Fan was trying to destroy the world; on the other, Xun Zu was accelerating the refinement of the Divine Burial. Both paths led to death. How could they go on living like this?
Yao Hong said weakly:
(๑◔﹏◔ิ)"Over the past few months, Xun Zu has already performed several sacrifices, and this one is currently being prepared, with the sacrifice date approaching!"
"The total quantity far exceeds the last time!"
Jiang Nan said firmly, "Then we must stop him. However, even if the Bose race is doing this, they should be keeping it hidden, not making a big show of it!"
"How did you find out? Have our people infiltrated the Bose race's interior?"
"Could it be that Third Brother brought back the news again?"
However, Zhang San, sitting at the conference table, shook his head like a rattle-drum!
"This time, it wasn't me who found out. I only did a follow-up investigation after learning about the news!"
Yao Hong said with a strange expression:
(๑◔◠◔ิ)"Someone... is helping us from the shadows!"
Ya Ke Li raised his hand and said, "Remember that organization that used to send slave races to the Star Group's Chaos Army, donated money to the foundation, but never contacted us, maintaining its mystery?"
Jiang Nan was startled: Σ(°△°๑)"You mean... Candlelight?"
Ya Ke Li nodded: "The information was provided by the Candlelight organization, including this sacrifice of slave races, as well as the date of this sacrifice, the locations where the slave races are held, the quantities, and the defensive forces—everything is detailed!"
"Here! It's all in here!"
As he spoke, Ya Ke Li pulled out a candle and placed it on the table. Inside the candle wick was a quantum memory device containing the intelligence!
The candle flame flickered, emitting a faint glow!
Though the light was weak, it was enough to dispel the darkness in the corners!
Everyone's gaze focused on that flicker of candlelight. Noah and the others looked on with great interest!
Being able to obtain such sensitive intelligence from the Bose race's hands was enough to demonstrate the skill of the Candlelight organization!
But why were they being so mysterious?
Yao Hong continued: "Our people never even made contact with the Candlelight liaison. They were led out by a mysterious shadow but lost them!"
"On an inconspicuous small planet, we found this. The quantum storage device inside contained all the intelligence we needed!"
"It even includes information about the Star Sea Curse Source, which is classified as top secret within the Bose race. I even suspected at one point whether Candlelight was someone inside the Bose race!"
Jiang Nan's gaze shifted: "Has the intelligence been confirmed for authenticity?"
Ya Ke Li nodded: "All confirmed. We were also worried it might be a trap set by the Bose race. With an operation of this scale, one mistake in intelligence could cost countless lives!"
"We also investigated the Candlelight organization. It originated in the Lawless Zone and rose rapidly within a short time. Due to the collapse of the Thousand Stars Era's rules and the onset of the chaotic war, organizations like this are as numerous as ox hair in the starry sky, too many to count!"
"Claiming territory and declaring dominance are common. They all profit from war and are not a regular army!"
Noah interjected: "In times of chaos, small organizations like this spring up like bamboo shoots after rain. Very few manage to achieve anything!"
"Of course, many organizations are secretly supported by certain major races, specializing in dirty work and illicit money-making—things the major races find inconvenient to handle themselves!"
"Could Candlelight be something the Silicon race... or the Matter Alliance cooked up? Intentionally giving us the intelligence so that while we act, they can accomplish some ulterior purpose?"
Currently, the situation was tense. The Carbon Alliance was a behemoth; one move could affect the whole situation!
If they didn't consider everything carefully, picking up sesame seeds while losing the watermelon would be the least of their worries!
Jiang Nan raised an eyebrow. So Boss Noah was familiar with these tactics, huh?
He must have done this kind of thing often, right?
Ya Ke Li shook his head: "I don't think so. Although Candlelight started from humble beginnings, their style is very upright. They haven't done anything harmful or evil!"
"And everything they've done along the way, far from profiting, could be considered giving away wealth! Among these organizations, Candlelight is undoubtedly the fastest growing and most promising!"
"I feel they want to do this but lack the strength, so they passed the intelligence to us!"
"Boss Nan? What do you think..."
Just then, Jiang Nan grabbed the candle, a look of great interest on his face. His gaze shifted as he said:
(￢⇀￢)"The person behind Candlelight—who it is—will be known with just one look!"
"I want to see who lit this flicker of candlelight!"
With that, Jiang Nan slowly closed his eyes!
Sure enough, strands of causality extended from the candle!
As long as Jiang Nan followed those causality threads, he could always find the person who lit the candle!
Even if that person was not the leader of Candlelight, following their causality threads, Jiang Nan could still find him!
This was the terror of tracing things back to their roots!
But just as Jiang Nan was about to follow the causality threads to look, he suddenly changed his mind and opened his eyes!
Looking at the candle, a hint of a smile curled at the corner of his mouth!
"Since they don't want me to know, why bother finding out?"
"It wouldn't be interesting if everything was made crystal clear..."
"A candle... if too close to the blazing sun, it might melt from the high temperature it emits, right..."
Finding that person might not be a good thing for Candlelight!
And a reckless contact might bring catastrophic disaster upon Candlelight!
After all, the Carbon Alliance was at its peak, and every move Jiang Nan made would attract the attention of the entire starry sky!
Let it burn quietly like this—that was fine!
(͡°◡͡°)"Blazing sun... candlelight? Heh~ interesting..."
"The corners I cannot illuminate, let you light them up..."
Jiang Nan carefully tucked the candle into his bosom, a gratified smile on his face!
"The dream... never ended, did it?"
Wang Youzhi looked at him with great interest:
(งಡ̫ಡ)ง"Hey~ hey? Do you know who it is? Tell me!"
Jiang Nan rolled his eyes:
(꒪ั～꒪ั*)"I didn't look, so how would I know who it is?"
"Regardless of Candlelight's origin, the things we must do have never changed. What needs to be done still must be done!"
"Everyone remember clearly: do not actively contact Candlelight unless they come to us. And once Candlelight asks something of the Carbon Alliance, regardless of the matter, give them full support!"
"This time, I, Jiang Nan, owe them a favor!"
Jiang Nan truly did not look at the figure at the end of the causality threads, but as to who lit that flicker of candlelight, perhaps Jiang Nan already had a guess in his heart...