Chapter 962: After I Die, Let The Deluge Come |
Xiao Yu spent a great deal of energy searching through the Dark Star Civilization’s information network, and only in the end did he find all of this leader’s information. Now that he took it all out at once, Xiao Yu believed that it would certainly bring him enough psychological shock.
The truth was just as Xiao Yu had expected. After Xiao Yu took out this much data, this leader immediately froze there. His expression began changing rapidly, and his voice also began to tremble a little. “You, who exactly are you? What do you want to do? How do you know these things?”
“Before the formal conversation begins, I will first explain one thing to you.” In the virtual communication channel, the mass of light and shadow representing Xiao Yu hovered there quietly, and one passage after another was spoken. “Although I and your civilization are currently in a state of war, there is no hostile relationship between you and me. This time, I have come to help you.”
“Help me?” This leader laughed with some difficulty. “You are trying to overthrow our civilization, and as a member of the Dark Star Civilization, you actually say you have come to help me… I think that under such circumstances, any member with even the slightest sense of belonging to the civilization should immediately report this matter to the civilization’s highest leadership committee and let our leaders deal with you.”
“You will not do that.” Xiao Yu said. “In your heart, the civilization’s interests may not be as great as your personal interests. If you report this matter, you will be exposed. Even if the civilization avoids losses, your life will surely be spent in prison. I believe you know very clearly in your heart how to choose.”
“What exactly do you want?” he said with difficulty.
“It is very simple…” Xiao Yu spoke slowly. “Perhaps you do not understand enough about my form of existence, and do not know my strength, so you do not have an intuitive understanding of me. Take a look at this information…”
A large number of pictures, audio, and video materials were pulled over by Xiao Yu. Within these images were Xiao Yu’s vast logistics construction base, nearly one hundred billion powerful warships, and the majestic figures of spaceships like the Human spaceship and Dream spaceship.
“And as a comparison, this is your civilization’s military strength…” Xiao Yu said, then once again played some data for this leader to watch.
This leader knew that what Xiao Yu said was the truth. Although these matters were also classified within the Dark Star Civilization, their influence was simply too great, so there was no way to conceal them very well. As an ‘upper-class figure,’ this leader had also heard something about these matters, though he did not know them clearly.
“Then what do you want to do? Since you are so powerful, why do you still need to find me? Or are you trying to make me defect to your civilization? But I still have the same question. If you really are this powerful, why bother coming to find me?”
“I showed you these things not because I am trying to make you defect, but because I want to ask you a question.” Xiao Yu spoke quietly. “Do you know… why your civilization is so much weaker than mine, yet can still oppose me? Have you thought about the reason?”
This leader’s expression moved, but he did not speak.
“The reason is very simple… Your civilization possesses a strategic-class weapon, and it is precisely this weapon that has blocked my footsteps from continuing forward. This weapon is… a Logic Weapon. That is right, a Logic Weapon. As long as you issue a command and designate a target, the Logic Weapon will automatically complete the rest. It is precisely the Logic Weapon that has blocked my pace of destroying your civilization.”
This leader’s expression immediately became solemn. In fact, he had also thought about that previous question before. However, an existence like the Logic Weapon was truly beyond the limits of his imagination.
“Then why has our civilization not issued the Logic Weapon a command to destroy you?”
“Because the Logic Weapon leads to a backlash. The larger the designated target is, and the harder it is to execute, the greater the backlash will be. In order to avoid mutual destruction, your civilization did not use the Logic Weapon to destroy me.” Xiao Yu said.
“What do you want me to do?” the leader asked, full of seriousness.
“I want you to control this Logic Weapon…”
“Let me control the Logic Weapon, then sweep away the obstacle to your destruction of our civilization?” The leader gave a bitter laugh and said, “I’m sorry, I have no way to do that. Although I am the leader of an opposition organization, I still know that the foundation of our existence is our civilization. If our civilization is destroyed by you, then we will also have no reason to exist. Even for our own interests, I cannot help you destroy our civilization… But speaking of this, why me? You could completely formulate an action plan yourself and then seize the Logic Weapon. Why bother coming to me?”
“Because the Logic Weapon at this moment has already accepted a command. It can only be controlled by your civilization. No one can steal it. Therefore, I have no way to steal it, so I found you.”
This was Xiao Yu’s approach to solving the problem. This was also a very simple logical trap. Since the Logic Weapon had already accepted a command, requiring that it itself could not be controlled by anyone outside the civilization, then if Xiao Yu controlled a person inside the Dark Star Civilization, and then had this person control the Logic Weapon, would this violate the Logic Weapon’s command?
Based on the Logic Weapon’s consistent performance, Xiao Yu obtained a conclusion through analysis, which was that this kind of indirect control method had a certain possibility of not violating the Logic Weapon’s command. After all, ‘make the quasar move away from me’ could break the logic of ‘make me unable to leave the quasar.’ Then why could the logic of ‘I control an intelligent being of the Dark Star Civilization, and then have the intelligent being of the Dark Star Civilization control the Logic Weapon’ not break the logic of ‘existences outside the Dark Star Civilization cannot control the Logic Weapon?’
Xiao Yu continued speaking calmly. “My purpose is to let you gain control of the Logic Weapon. And my purpose is also not to destroy your civilization. I only want to use the Logic Weapon to do one thing, to rescue those Kin trapped inside the Central Black Hole… You know, I still have not touched the ability of Rules. My Kin are trapped inside the black hole. The only thing that can rescue them is the Logic Weapon. This is the reason I found you.”
“Let me gain control of the Logic Weapon, then help you rescue your Kin trapped inside the black hole…” this leader muttered to himself. “Then what can I gain?”
“You can gain what you have dreamed of.” Xiao Yu said, “Do you still not understand? For your Dark Star Civilization, whoever controls the Logic Weapon controls the entire Dark Star Civilization. If you gain control of the Logic Weapon, you will be the undisputed ruler of the entire Dark Star Civilization. What I want is only to rescue my Kin. As for what governing philosophy you will adopt to rule your civilization, whether it is slavery or feudalism, none of that has anything to do with me. This is a win-win cooperation. The only ones who may be sacrificed are merely a portion of the people in your civilization. But placing your own interests above the interests of the civilization, is that not precisely the code of conduct you have always followed?”
“My reason tells me that I am seeking skin from a tiger. My actions may very likely cause our civilization to step into the abyss of destruction from now on.” This leader smiled bitterly. “But your conditions really are very tempting…”
“You have no room to choose.” Xiao Yu said calmly. “A miniature Spatial Bomb has already been implanted in your brain. With a single command from me, you will be blown to death. Now I will give you a promise. After you use the Logic Weapon to rescue my trapped Kin, I will withdraw these bombs, and from then on, I will no longer interfere in the internal affairs of your Dark Star Civilization.”
“What should I use to believe that you will keep your promise?” this leader said with a bitter laugh.
“You have no choice but to believe it. I understand very well what kind of person you are. You have always followed the idea of ‘after I die, let the deluge come,’ and it is precisely because of this that I found you. If you do not cooperate with me, you will die now. If you cooperate with me, you still have hope of truly controlling the Dark Star Civilization and achieving your ideal. I believe you know very clearly in your heart how to choose. Moreover… even if you choose to die now, that does not matter. I can find a new candidate at any time to accomplish this matter. There will always be a new candidate who will obey my command and struggle for this sliver of hope. Your resistance will not change the overall situation. Rather than let someone else control the Dark Star Civilization, why not let yourself control it, right?”
“It seems I have no other choice.”
“Yes, you have no other choice.” Xiao Yu said. “Obeying me is your only way out. Then, what is your decision?”
“You are right. After I die, let the deluge come… My life is what matters most.” This leader spoke slowly. “I decide to obey you. If I can gain control of the Logic Weapon, then I will have value as an existence, and for a valuable person, I imagine you will not easily abandon me. At the very least, my personal comfortable life is preserved. I have no reason not to cooperate with you. Now, tell me, what should I do?”
“Very good. Your choice is extremely wise.” Xiao Yu spoke slowly. “Mobilize all the hidden forces you have and begin infiltrating your flagship spaceship… I will use my ability to cooperate with you and sweep away your obstacles…”