Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Meng Chao’s heart skipped a beat.
He had to admit that Lu Siya was right.
In his previous life, Dragon City’s civilization had not been able to contact the mother planet until it was destroyed.
Although he had saved a large number of time travel experts and changed Project 101’s fate, he might still be able to develop real time travel technology that could allow instant travel through the sea of stars.
However, he could not place too much hope on the distant earth.
At least for now, the survival or destruction of Earth’s civilization would not affect the outcome of the Monster War.
“I understand now. The so-called news of Earth’s destruction is an extra-large ‘soul bomb.’ The monster mastermind used this news to shake our spiritual defense line.”
Meng Chao’s eyes were sharp as he spoke in a deep voice. “Even if the defensive line doesn’t collapse, thousands of cracks will appear. Therefore, we will doubt ourselves and Dragon City, which is rebuilding Earth’s civilization.
“If Earth’s civilization is really destroyed by thermonuclear war, it will be meaningless for Dragon City to walk the path of Earth again. In comparison, the Peach Blossom Town in front of us looks particularly beautiful. It will be easier for us to believe the monster mastermind’s dream!”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
Lu Siya said, “Judging from the murder of the pet beasts in Blessed Paradise and the Lair battle, the monster mastermind has clearly realized that it is impossible for a group of well-developed, simple-minded monsters to defeat Dragon City’s civilization. After all, no matter how surging the beast tide is, it is still a motley crew of carbon-based creatures. It is impossible for them to contend with the indiscriminate bombardment of steel.
“Half a year ago, in the strategic decisive battle on the outskirts of Dragon City, the beast tide suffered a crushing defeat, which further proved this point.
“Therefore, the monster mastermind changed its strategy from physical destruction to spiritual erosion, from a forceful attack in the periphery to a central explosion. Fortresses that were said to never fall were often attacked from the inside by the enemy, or even by their own people.
“In the case of a failed forceful attack, it would provoke internal conflicts in Dragon City, creating a tearing and killing between humans. Perhaps this was the monster mastermind’s way of racking its brains. In the end, it was also the only way to turn defeat into victory.”
Meng Chao thought of what the mayor of Peach Blossom Town and Lu Siya had said earlier.
He suddenly had a light bulb moment.
“The monster mastermind wants to intensify the conflicts between Dragon City’s nine noble families and ordinary citizens, between the peerless experts and the low-level warriors, as well as between the descendants of the noble families and the humble families?”
Meng Chao stared into Lu Siya’s eyes and said, “Just as you mentioned just now, the monster mastermind wants us to believe that compared with the hideous beasts, who bare their fangs and claws, the leaders of the nine mega corporations in suits and formal clothes are the real ‘monsters’ who will cause the destruction of our civilization.”
“That’s not what I said. It was the mumbling that I heard from the mayor and townsfolk while I stayed here for ten days to half a month. I even heard it when I was half asleep and half awake. You can interpret it as the ‘mental virus’ that the monster mastermind is trying to implant in my brain.
“In order to gain the monster mastermind’s trust and figure out its ultimate plan, I took advantage of the situation and pretended to be deeply hypnotized. I accepted the information that the monster instilled in me without any thought or discrimination.
“Although I didn’t fall for it, according to my observation, many members of the exploration team believed that Earth’s destruction and the nine great families are the real monsters. The war between humans and monsters was only to help the nine mega corporations plunder more resources and help the Deity Realm powerhouses who control the mega corporations become stronger. In the end, they will evolve into true gods and rule over the ordinary people forever.
“You know, most people always let their a** dominate their decisions.
“I am Sky Pillar Corporation’s third generation, so I have a natural immunity to such nonsense. However, more than two-thirds of the exploration teams are from humble families, especially the powerhouses in the Red Dragon Army and Battle God Palace. They have a deep prejudice against the nine corporations.
“The monster mastermind has seen through their minds. It has keenly grasped their vigilance and even hostility toward the nine corporations. Naturally, it is able to brainwash them into mindless monster puppets!”
Meng Chao’s heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously looked around.
As expected, he found that some of the exploration team members appeared to have come into contact with iron-blooded gas. There were some who knew him in Battle God Palace too. However, like the citizens of Peach Blossom Town, their faces were full of piety, and they were bowing to the Tree of Wisdom.
Their expressions did not indicate that they were pretending.
Instead, they quietly believed in the mayor of Peach Blossom Town.
“Meng Chao, you won’t be fooled into believing the nonsense that the monster mastermind is trying to implant in the depths of our brain, will you?”
Lu Siya looked at Meng Chao meaningfully and said, “You are also from a humble family, and you are also a core force of Broken Star Club, Blue Home, and Battle God Palace. In many fields, you are at odds with the nine great families. It seems that you are the best target for the monster mastermind to brainwash!
“However, don’t forget that in the past few years, with the help of our Sky Pillar Corporation and the other eight mega corporations, your family’s Superstar Resource Recovery Company has developed at a rapid speed. You are like a rising star in the circle, a real supernova, especially with the series of arrangements in the past half-year.
“Although I don’t quite understand it, if your luck is as good as before and these arrangements can be successful, Superstar Resource Recovery Company will most likely soar into the sky and become the tenth largest corporation in Dragon City after the nine mega corporations. Your Meng family will be the tenth largest family in Dragon City.
“Of course, I know that you are not willing to be inferior to anyone.
“Although on the surface, you have little fame and fortune, plus you have never shown any ambition, I can see the fire in the depths of your eyes. I know that you and I are the same kinds of people.
“People like us will advance on our own path. We will never be restricted by any laws or be stopped by any obstacles. We will never be driven by anyone else.
“The tenth corporation? The tenth noble family? If it were anyone else, they would be ecstatic. Yet, in your heart, all of this isn’t even worth mentioning, right?
“It doesn’t matter. You still have me.
“As long as the two of us continue to fight side by side like in the past, forget the tenth corporation, even the number one corporation and the number one noble family will not be out of reach.
“Therefore, you must completely change your mindset.
“I know that you have always overflowed with sympathy and that you truly don’t seek anything in return for your contributions to the citizens.
“My ‘exemplary superhuman’ nature is fake. I’m just putting on a show to attract the support of the ordinary citizens so that I can draw strength from them.
“However, you are a true exemplary superhuman. You are one hundred percent worthy of the medals that are dyed red with blood.
“However, think clearly. The current Meng Chao is no longer an ordinary citizen and the child of a humble family. You are on our side. You are the new aristocrat. You are the superior. You are the conqueror and ruler. Do you understand?”
Lu Siya grabbed Meng Chao’s wrist again.
It seemed like she wanted to use the surging heat in her eyes and palm to completely bond with Meng Chao.
“Perhaps, the monster mastermind is right. The end of the path of transcendence is to transcend all human restrictions and become a true god!”
Lu Siya stared at Meng Chao with a demonic glint in her eyes before she continued to emphasize each of her words, “In that case, you also have a very good chance. Meng Chao, let us continue walking on this path together. Let us surpass the limits of humans on Earth and become gods in another world!”
Meng Chao was hurt by the light in her eyes.
He took half a step back and used a lot of strength to shake Lu Siya’s hand off.
Looking at the faint cyan-purple color on his wrist, Meng Chao frowned slightly and said, “Sister Ya, are you sure that your mental state… is normal?”
The corners of Lu Siya’s eyes twitched. She held her forehead to cover the light in her eyes.
She took a deep breath and gradually calmed down.
“It doesn’t seem normal. You should know better than me that acting is very tiring.”
“It’s not normal,” Lu Siya said gloomily. “In order to gain the monster mastermind’s trust, I had to open up part of my brain and let it implant information contaminated with ‘poison’ so that I could play the role of a fanatical brainwashed person.
“To prevent myself from being brainwashed by it, I had to strengthen the depths of my mind. My thoughts were diametrically opposed to what it wanted me to believe, and I turned those thoughts into unbreakable beliefs.
“But everything I’ve just said is the truth. It’s too boring to embark on the path to godhood alone. Meng Chao, we’ve always been the best partners, and it will be the same in the future, right?”
“Yes.”
Meng Chao keenly sensed that Lu Siya’s voice was trembling slightly.
It seemed that it was not an easy task to be lost in the depths of the Hidden Mist Domain, or even in the illusion created by the monster mastermind.
Under her seemingly effortless appearance, the Queen Bee’s spirit should be enduring intense erosion and suffering, right?
Meng Chao nodded without hesitation.
He took half a step forward and grabbed Lu Siya’s wrist.
Lu Siya then breathed a long sigh of relief.
“So, you definitely won’t believe the monster mastermind’s nonsense and be brainwashed by it, correct?” She regained her calmness.
“Correct. I’m the last person in the world who would be brainwashed by the monster mastermind.”
Meng Chao nodded heavily and resolutely said, “Because I don’t need the monster mastermind to tell me that Dragon City cannot be ruled by the nine mega corporations forever.
“I realized that long before I stepped into the Hidden Mist Domain, no, even much earlier.
“I was observing the current situation of Dragon City, collecting a large amount of data, and based on my own analysis and thinking, under the absolutely sober and rational circumstances, I came to that conclusion. There was no need for any monsters to bewitch me.
“Since I have already found my own path, I’ve been driven by myself and my willingness to fight for Dragon City as an ordinary citizen forever. How could the botched brainwashing of the monster mastermind have any effect on me?”
Lu Siya’s expression instantly froze.
Her face gradually became boiling hot and red.
She bit her lip and tried to shake off Meng Chao’s hand.
However, Meng Chao held her wrist tightly and refused to let go as if he was clinging to her body.