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Chapter 373: Chapter 370: Trust
Blue Star.
Star Shining Federation, Cosmic Light Laboratory.
At this moment, a three-hundred-person army stood ready, each face filled with solemnity as well as concern for the unknown.
Strictly speaking, these three hundred couldn’t be considered soldiers.
Most of them were civilians who had undergone about half a year of military training.
The reason for choosing civilians...
Was simply because the efficiency of spiritual cultivation and meditation was too slow.
Yet the people at the Cosmic Light Laboratory, in their eagerness to obtain more funding and support, couldn’t wait to showcase their latest results.
Consequently, selecting suitable individuals from the civilian population for military training and then sending them into that world during the disturbance of space-time caused by the particle collider collision seemed to be the best solution.
Although involving civilians might introduce some uncertainties into the experiment, to catch up as soon as possible with those competitors on the other side of the sea in the realm of Longevity, they couldn’t afford to care too much about that.
...
Command center hall.
Harryman, Denis, and Lao Keren, one by one the heads of the Cosmic Light Laboratory issued preparation orders.
In the leadership of the Star Shining Federation, Senator Jonas and Vice President Robert were both on site.
In front of them, hundreds of employees were busily working in front of computers.
From time to time, some people could be seen hurrying through, making preparations.
At the front of the hall, on several large screens, the rooms housing the three hundred experimenters were displayed.
One of those screens was showing the life signs of the three hundred people.
Everything seemed ready to go.
"As we come to understand more deeply about the Longevity World, we’re gaining greater confidence in the experiment that’s about to be conducted,"
Harryman pointed to some data and said, "Although we don’t yet understand the principle, the Longevity World’s contact with our Blue Star has been ongoing, like a peculiar astronomical phenomenon, such as planets in alignment, or like supernova explosions, and what we’re doing now is simply using some special methods to observe or realize some events earlier that were destined to happen..."
"Your reports claim that the Longevity World has an attractive force to the creatures of Blue Star?"
Jonas inquired.
"Yes,"
Harryman’s spirit lifted: "This is our latest discovery from a month ago, just as our Blue Star captured the moon to become its satellite; so does the Longevity World have an astonishing attraction, especially for the creatures of the Blue Star. It is because of this special attraction that I initiated the second experiment in such a short period."
As he spoke, he took out a set of data: "According to our initial investigations, the chance for the people of Blue Star to enter the Longevity World through thought resonance was less than one in sixteen billion. Yes, sir, you heard me right, one in sixteen billion! Yet, we have already succeeded once among twelve groups of people. How peculiar is this phenomenon! Is our luck really that good to have stumbled upon that one in sixteen billion? Based on this phenomenon, upon further investigation, we discovered that the key lies in the unique phenomenon that exists within the Longevity World itself, which provides a welcoming embrace to all life forms."
Jonas examined the data he presented and said, "You mean basically as long as our people meet the thought resonance criteria and happen to come in contact with the Longevity World, it will naturally absorb them into it?"
"Exactly, like two opposite worlds, we just need to detach from the gravity of the world we’re in, fly high into the sky, and then the gravity of that world will naturally take them and drop them into their world,"
Harryman paused slightly in his speech: "Also, to use gravity as an analogy, because the gravity of the Longevity World is much more massive than that of Blue Star, returning to Blue Star from the Longevity World... will be very difficult."
"Very difficult?"
Jonas looked at Harryman, "Haven’t you already received feedback? I remember it was from a lucky young man named Simon?"
"That... is indeed the case,"
Harryman also seemed somewhat unsure: "Theoretically, he should not have been able to respond, of course, the most likely explanation is that there’s some key information we’re missing. Just like theoretically, only one out of sixteen billion would be able to enter the Longevity World through thought resonance, but in practice, the odds are astonishingly high, with the key being the Attraction of the Longevity World to outside life."
"So, if you haven’t grasped that key piece of information, how can you ensure that you will receive positive feedback?"
Jonas asked.
"There are many methods."
Harryman smiled slightly: "Among our people who have gone before, there are many professionals. As soon as they get there, they will try to create some communication devices, emit electromagnetic waves, meanwhile, we will aim our radars at the Longevity World, doing all we can to receive the information they send over... Even if they can’t create the corresponding devices in a short time, there are other methods."
He glanced outside and said, "Please don’t forget, Mr. Speaker, we can already observe the mountains and rivers of the Longevity World through instruments; we can easily communicate across two worlds by burning forests or utilizing the spotlight effect."
"The Longevity World is vast, how will you know where they will land, and whether we will happen to observe those optical changes?"
"I realize it will require a massive mobilization of manpower and resources."
Harryman said, as he opened another set of data projections: "Additionally, regarding the planet where the Longevity World is situated, we have divided it into twenty-four districts based on Blue Star’s orbit and Longevity World’s rotation, you could think of them as twenty-four time zones. The difference though, is that on Blue Star a time zone is one hour, but due to its position, one district in the Longevity World equals one year."
"One year..."
"Yes,"
Harryman nodded, pointing in one direction: "For instance, the bright flash resembling a hydrogen bomb explosion we initially observed belonged to District Sixteen. Of course, District Sixteen has now moved out of our observational range. Our current prime observational district is Number Thirteen, adjacent to Twelve and Fourteen; and we have also calculated that if someone really entered the Longevity World through thought resonance, the probability of being in District Thirteen is the highest."
Knowing the area naturally reduces the difficulty of observation.
Jonas knew there’s almost no hope of obtaining satisfactory feedback from this experiment,
But the Longevity World experiment was urgent.
Otherwise, the gap between them and that country—or those nations—across the ocean would only grow wider.
At that moment, he slightly leaned back, "Begin the experiment, let me see if your speculation can be confirmed."
"As you wish."
Harryman responded respectfully.
Soon, he started issuing instructions.
The experiment progressed in an orderly fashion.
Several hours later, as the Particle Collider was activated and caused a disturbance in space-time, a "Space-Time Vortex" that was invisible to the naked eye and only existed in the spiritual world, or rather, the spiritual realm, appeared.
Out of three hundred people, exactly six who were in a "Spiritual State" were directly caught by the vortex’s power.
However, unlike the last time, after their thoughts and consciousness were swept away, they received no feedback.
Whether or not they had successfully completed the consciousness transfer and entered the Longevity World was unknown to anyone.
Perhaps it would only be confirmed in the coming months, or even years, when they created a device capable of sending messages.
...
Compared to the Star Shining Federation, which was mobilizing resources for the experiment,
Gu Jinlai had already returned to Lingxiao City.
With the Demon Demon King leading the Devils back to the Three Thousand Marshes, the remaining Devils in Mu State were no match for the cleanup troops led by Hong Ye, Lu Zhanxian, and Zhou Yi.
A large number of Devils were continuously slain; the Demon God Guards and the Sword Heavy Artillery Unit had once again advanced to Southern Mu State.
At this rate, Southern Mu State would be completely liberated within a month at most.
Once liberated, the Battle of Mu State would effectively come to an end.
However, to avoid arousing suspicion from the Devils of the Three Thousand Marshes due to his prolonged absence from the battlefield, Gu Jinlai needed to repair the Cheng Ying Mecha as soon as possible.
"Palace Master, there’s only one way to obtain a large amount of Immortal Essence Gold, and that’s the Daqian Royal Family," said Zhang Lihuo, who had returned to Lingxiao City with Gu Jinlai, his tone solemn. "Over the years, Emperor Qian Jiang Tianji, to prevent the emergence of a new Saint by other powers, has spared no effort to collect gold from all over. The amount of Immortal Essence Gold in the Imperial treasury, let alone two hundred portions, might well hold four hundred, six hundred, or even a thousand portions."
At this point, he paused slightly in his speech, "But by doing this, they will inevitably realize that the Cheng Ying Mecha is damaged. With the wisdom of the advisory group on the Daqian side, they will be able to further deduce our current predicament. If they strike at us at this time, wanting to reclaim the territories south of Tianhe under Qiantian’s rule..."
Gu Jinlai said nothing.
Burning bridges after crossing the river.
Although through the last transaction at the Demon Refining Hall, he obtained three Dao Artifacts in one fell swoop and acquired the complete Creator’s Inheritance known as the Balance Holy Scripture, deeply feeling the goodwill of Emperor Qian,
But...
That was because the threat of the Three Thousand Marshes Devils encompassed a greater cause.
Now that the Devils of the Three Thousand Marshes had withdrawn...
The Battle of Mu State could be said to have reached a conclusion.
The Daqian Royal Family had numerous ways to reclaim the lands south of Tianhe.
They could simply use the pretext of reinforcing Lingxiao Palace and dispatch three to five Devas leading the elite to station in Tiannan, leaving them utterly powerless.
Therefore, he had to consider the possibility that Emperor Qian would burn the bridges after crossing the river.
"Trust, huh," Gu Jinlai sighed.
Such a thing was too valuable.
The reason why the Qiantian World remained divided into factions despite being surrounded by Devils was also due to the lack of trust between the top powers.
A world without integrity...
"Regardless, we must repair the Cheng Ying Mecha as quickly as possible, even before the Battle of Mu State ends," Gu Jinlai said in a deep voice. "If I still cannot appear on the Mu State battlefield after the battle is over and diminish the deterrent effect of slaying the three great Demon Demon Emperors, then the second wave of attack from what remains of the Three Thousand Marshes Devils is almost predictable."
With the precedent of the three Demon Demon Emperors, the chances of him killing three Demon Emperors in one strike were virtually nonexistent.
When that time comes...
"If the land of Tiannan is destined to change hands, I’d rather deliver Tiannan to Emperor Qian than to the Devils," Gu Jinlai took a deep breath and continued resolutely, "Contact Emperor Qian; I need his help."
"Directly contact Emperor Qian!?" Zhang Lihuo was shocked.
A king does not see another king! Even though the previous Dao Artifact transaction was conducted through the Demon Refining Hall, this time...
It was a direct contact with Emperor Qian!
Was the Supreme Elder laying his cards on the table with Emperor Qian!?
