Forty Millenniums of Cultivation
Chapter 2684: Who is the Deterrent?
As a row of data staggered across the faces of Boss Bai and Lei Cheng Tiger, Boss Bai's eyebrows gradually widened, and Lei Cheng Tiger's face gloomy, like black lava, was about to explode.
“You, what does that mean? ”
Lei Chenghu snapped his metal arm "clicking” and mars burst out of his teeth, asking word for word.
“That's what you see, General Ray. ”
Li Yao smiled, "I will return the entire celestial star to your revolutionary cultivators in its entirety, but not the Golden Crystal Tower - technically, with the Golden Crystal Tower at its core, a radius of ten kilometers. This area will be opened up as a ‘demilitarized zone', and the presence of any armed forces will trigger my worst reaction. Please also be aware of this. ”
“You want to own the Golden Crystal Tower? ”
Ray Chenghu was furious, “What exactly do you want! ”
“Rest assured, I know as much as you do the horrors of the Golden Crystal Tower and would never want to reactivate such a horrible weapon again. ”
Li Yao sighed, "However, Boss Bai is right, the so-called alliance is the strongest only when the two sides are equally powerful, and now the strength of the Empire and the Federation is so vastly different, our ideas are even more deeply divided. Ask, how will this temporary alliance last long without an 'insurance’?
“I am merely adding a strong guarantee to our alliance. Otherwise, even if General Lei sees dignity and commitment above life, he cannot guarantee that the minds of the thousands of immortals who have no intention of testing will be born in the Federation. And some of the immortals on our side, in order to guard against the minds of these immortals, will inevitably think of a stronger first - so that they consume each other, endless boundaries, and the alliance will fall apart. How can we deal with the remnants of the four families and the Covenant alliance?
“Besides, we practitioners are only willing to cooperate with you in the larger sense of the 'Renewal Empire'. On the question of how to renovate the Empire, we must ensure our own supervisory capacity and ensure that the so-called 'innovation’ benefits the people at the bottom of the empire. Otherwise, Wu Yingqi, Li Linghai or you General Lei Chenghu, what difference does it make? Why should we help you to defeat Wu Yingqi?
“The Golden Crystal Tower is our greatest source of oversight and our greatest hope for the salvation of the people at the bottom of the empire. It belongs to the wealth of all mankind, including the original underground people. As Boss Bai has just said, I am neither qualified nor empowered to hand it over to you. ”
“Supervise our innovation…”
Lei Chenghu squeezed his eyes, killing his breath almost condensed into a visible sword, biting his teeth and cutting his way, “Li Yao, are you threatening me? ”
“It is not a threat, but it is a deterrent. ”
Li Yaoshi was not shaken by the killing of Thunder as a tiger - in fact, after the battle with Wu Yingqi's life and death, it was difficult to see the whole empire, and it was difficult for a second person to shake him, “Aren't you the most respected 'race for heaven, weak flesh and strong' laws, and most believed in 'the winner as king'? If we practitioners do not have enough power to deter the Emperor, why do we get your attention and why do we cooperate with you on an equal footing? ”
“I knew it, I knew it! ”
Lei Chenghu was furious and roared, "I knew you practitioners were absolutely untrustworthy. You didn't mean it well from the beginning, you weren't just trying to solve Wu Yingqi! First, use Wu Yingqi's obscene and dirty images to shake the Fairy's heart, tarnish the glorious image of our Founding Father, and now even take the treasure that belongs to our Empire as my own, Li Yao, you despicable little man, do you really think I can save my life, I dare not turn my face? ”
“You are wrong about this. General Lei Chenghu, the Golden Crystal Tower does not belong to the Empire. Strictly speaking, it should be regarded as something of nobility. It is the legacy of the flood civilization for all mankind. The French treasure is noble and the virtuous live there. Now it is in my hands. Naturally, I am the virtuous!" ”
Li Yao continued with a smile. “As for my despicable shame, it's not a day or two. You already know that. I've never been in front of you in disguise as some decent gentleman for the High Wind Festival, have I?
“You know I'm not a good person and you have to work with me. Why? Because at the time you had no choice!
“Now that you have chosen to cooperate with me, and I have truly revealed the true nature of Wu Yingqi as promised, and even killed him, I certainly have the right to claim part of the reward. Otherwise, do you want to occupy the Emperor's capital without a scratch? Too cheap, huh? ”
Lei Chenghu took a deep breath and instantly retrieved all the fierce flames of Zhang Teeth Dancing Claw and Sword Drawing Crossbow, as if that was just a bluff.
But his eyes, as deep as the cannon's mouth, shed a more dangerous light, indicating that he had made a cruel decision deep inside.
“Tell me, Li Yao. ”
Lei Chenghu Cold Road, “What would you do if I refused to acknowledge what you call the ‘demilitarized zone’, persevered in sending Marines to land, invade the ground, and take over the Golden Crystal Tower? ”
“If that were the case, I fear that the Combined Fleet of Arsonists would immediately launch an attack on the Thunder Fleet, and that my army of puppets, both on the ground and underground, would resist to the death of one soldier. ”
"We will do whatever we can to guard the Golden Crystal Tower, including using the last measures…" said Li Yao. ”
“Last resort? ”
Ray Chenghu smiled, "You mean, reboot the Golden Crystal Tower and provoke the sun again? ”
Li Yao's eyelashes quickened: “… Yes, you forced me to do this, and if you really hit the ground, I will reboot the Golden Crystal Tower. ”
“Oh, Li Yao, although you are a despicable little man, you are still a practitioner, which is both your most precious and your deadliest flaw. ”
Ray Chenghu laughed, “Tell you what, I don't believe you, I don't believe you will reboot the Golden Crystal Tower against the will of the Realists, gambling with the lives of tens of billions of people around me, especially after you've just spared everything and saved these people from Wu Yingqi! Your heart, your laws, your philosophy won't allow you to do that.
“You may be a good lurker and a great fraud, but your heart is too soft to be a qualified deterrent, and your threats and deterrence are close to zero.
“Let me tell you how to be a qualified deterrent, next, I'm going to send my own deterrence...
“I'll give you half an hour to make your final choice, and you have two paths to go.
“First, within half an hour, with a combined fleet of arsonists sailing to orbital base 9 and handing over supreme control of all critical facilities on the ground, including the Golden Crystal Tower, I will abide by past commitments to guarantee your safety and authority, and even any ‘Innovation Oversight Committee' can be established as a supplementary body to the House of Lords as you wish.
“And you, Li Yao, as the ‘Black Wind King’ and ‘Black Wind Five World Controller', will also receive my recognition and the strong support of the Imperial Army. The future Black Wind Five Realms can become some form of 'Special Zone for the Realists’, and the fleet of Realists can also openly operate within the Empire in the name of the 'Black Wind Regiment’.
“This is the limit of my sincerity and the limit that millions of immortals can tolerate.
“Secondly, if, within half an hour, the Combined Fleet of Arsonists has not sailed to orbit 9 and you persist in not handing over the highest control of ground facilities, particularly the Golden Crystal Tower, then my forces will forcibly land on Starscream and take over all the facilities, and then what happens next will be out of anyone's control. ”
“Ray Sung-hoo, you're playing with fire! ”
Next to the white boss shouted, "You're cutting off a victory that's hard to come by! ”
“Yes, but that's what the so-called 'deterrent’ is all about. ”
Lei Chenghu crossed his hands and faintly said, “Of course, this will cause great trouble for the cause of the revolutionaries and for the rebirth of the Empire as a whole, but I believe that your practitioners will definitely be hit ten times worse. I'm just betting that you won't dare to tear my face apart completely. Of course, if I lose, I won't hesitate to throw the chip and put the threat into action. This is a qualified 'deterrent' and should be done. ”
Boss Bai fell into silence and looked at Li Yao.
Li Yao's face was pale, his expression hesitated, his eyes wandered, and he seemed to have no idea.
“Look, Li Yao, that's your nature. ”
Lei Chenghu saw through the weakness of Li Yao's heart, smiled, “This may not be a weakness, it's just ‘inappropriate’, each of us always has his own suitable position, and your position, should never be ‘deterrent', especially with the lives of tens of billions of people as a chip, games like this, you can't afford.
“In any case, my troops will be landing in half an hour, and if you want to restart the Golden Crystal Tower, please, I will be here watching you press the Destruction button, will you? ”
“... me, I won't. ”
Li Yao was sweating in a flash. He seemed to have a mental breakdown at any moment. He bit his lip dead and moaned. "You are right, General Ray. It seems that I am not the material of being a ‘deterrent'. The first deterrence just failed. You saw it through. It's really useless!
“It is indeed impossible for me to restart the Golden Crystal Tower. In any case, if I do so, I fear that my heart will collapse in 0.1 seconds. I, I cannot bear this pressure, which is too cruel and too... exciting. ”
“It's okay, it's not your fault, even your strengths. ”
Ray Chenghu laughed, “Looks like we've reached an agreement. You're not a qualified ‘deterrent'. I'm better suited than you to run the Golden Crystal Tower and become a real 'deterrent', right? ”
“Yes, you're absolutely right. ”
Li Yao blinked and wiped away the sweat on his forehead, but the corner of his mouth held a slight smile. “But I am so merciful, merciful, soft, more suitable for being a ‘deterrent' than I am. There is far more than you, and I do not need to hand over the Golden Crystal Tower to you.
“By the way, have I introduced you to my two children, Ming and Wen? ”