293 United Front

"It was Li Aoz died... of course it has nothing to do with Lioz."

Li Aoz sneered, "You don't have the experience I have. Of course you're perfectly fine, a god without joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. But I'm not like that. Everything I've experienced is precious. You want me to risk my life and die? Fine, even if it means that the ' Lioz ' body won't perish, what about the loss of all these experiences I've had? That's not important."

"My strategy is to secure second place and strive for first."

Lioz said coldly:

"Jio Zeiou died young, but it is still active in the Star Abyss as a Descendant. I believe this is a choice made by the Star Abyss to avoid wasting resources. The emotional ' Li Aoz ' may be able to raise the upper limit of power, but preserving the lower limit of ' Lioz's ' original body is a more reliable approach."

"Say what you will, I'm not going to be stupid enough to walk up to Red King and say that."

Li Aoz said irritably, "Do you know why? Because of your focus on efficiency and effectiveness, you often make decisions that seem stupid to normal people—you old man, you're way behind the times."

"I don't argue that decisions are time-sensitive."

Lioz wasn't angry; in fact, Li Aoz even doubted that He had any emotions at all.

"Time is up."

Lioz's form gradually crumbled and twisted, and his voice drifted away. "Go and strengthen your soul, and we will talk again."

Before Li Aoz could respond, the world, both black and white, collapsed rapidly.

Tick-tock...

A light rain was falling outside the window, while the presidential office was filled with the enchanting scent of incense, creating a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere.

Li Aoz's true form sat in his seat, gripping the armrests tightly with both hands. He slowly opened his eyes, a flash of dark blue appearing in his gray pupils before returning to normal.

"That bastard Lioz... Everyone else's past lives leave behind amazing skills and insights, but Lioz left me with a bunch of enemies."

Li Aoz couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Until now, Lioz has not only repeatedly interfered with his character decisions, but has now made some extremely outrageous decisions—if he didn't know that this guy was essentially the same person as him, he would really suspect that the other party wanted to kill him.

He quickly took out a counterfeit Truth Drug, poured out one tablet, swallowed it, and completely shut down Lioz's influence on him.

"It can't be said that there is no legacy... Old man Lioz has the top three sequences. Once the fusion is completed, my strength will undergo a qualitative change, no, it may even be enough to disrupt the existing order of Star Abyss."

Thinking about this, Li Aoz felt a little strange:

"Chaos, Nothingness, Paradox".

"The level and intensity of these three Aoneng far surpass those of other Aoneng. They completely disregard the laws of nature, making scientists question the meaning of life. Once developed to their fullest potential, they could easily trigger a cosmic catastrophe, or even create a universe, rewrite the constants of the laws of nature, and overturn all reality..."

"Even so, Lioz, who wields three great powers, failed to defeat Gaia's True Body Hidden Society. He even hoped that I would join forces with Red King to fight against the invasion of Earthlings."

Just how powerful is Gaia...? Even the Destroyer wouldn't be this strong, right? Thinking about this, Li Aoz realized that his understanding of the universe had been far too lacking in the past.

In that case, the existing Star Abyss structure needs to be redefined.

He picked up a pen and began writing and drawing on the projection screen.

"The current basic structure of Star Abyss can be categorized as follows:"

"Since they haven't been around for many years, the threat of the Destroyers can be temporarily put aside—therefore, according to the major factions, they can basically be divided into two categories: the Star Abyss Faction and the [Social] Faction."

"The Star Abyss Faction: Guided by the principle of promoting civilization's development, they unite to Star Abyss the supreme status of the Star Abyss's native civilization—represented by 13 Narrative-level Civilization, as well as numerous small and medium-sized civilizations. Even a malevolent narrative like the ' Void Garden ' will stand united against the invasion of [Society]."

"[Society] Faction: There's not much to say. All the [societies] that invaded from outside the Abyss are naturally in the same camp. Their common goal is to devour civilization and invade the Star Abyss. Therefore, the [Hidden Society], the [Outer Society], the [Melodycal Society], the [Imitation Society], the [Machine World Society], etc., are all mortal enemies of the Star Abyss Faction."

With this division, the overall structure becomes immediately clear.

Within the Star Abyss Faction, there are various kinds of civilization rivalries, factional struggles, and divine attacks, which are all normal and just quarrels among family members.

The [Society] faction also has its own [Society] struggles, mutual devouring, big fish eat small fish. It's just natural competition and playing together, there's nothing wrong with that.

However, Star Abyss and [Society] are not just family members playing around; they are enemies meeting, extremely hostile, and their relationship is bound to be a life-or-death struggle.

Even in a malevolent narrative like "The Void Garden," when faced with the concept of "society," the protagonist chooses to unite with other civilizations to resist its invasion.

The reverse is also true. The "Imitation Society" is hunted down by various hunter societies in the universe, but when it encounters a joint attack from Narrative-level Civilization, it will put aside its conflicts and instead bar its teeth and roar at the Narrative-level Civilization.

"To bring friends to the same side, we must understand our position. Only then can we clearly identify who we can win over and who we must eliminate."

Although Lioz's statement was outrageous, it gave Li Aoz a new perspective.

A figure like Red King holds a position in both the Star Abyss and [Society]—what does that mean? He has connections in both the legitimate and criminal worlds, and both the referees and the players are on his side. He's both a spectator and an author—how can you possibly compete with him!

Lioz can do anything, but when it comes to interpersonal relationships and social skills, he immediately becomes a complete novice. This one-dimensional way of thinking is good for other things, but not for this kind of work.

Li Aoz is different. His rich experience as a live streamer has allowed him to witness too much of the ugliness of human nature and he also knows how to maintain his network of relationships.

Red King's side is too dangerous; he doesn't have the resources to handle it. But there are other small and medium-sized civilizations, as well as Narrative-level.

This is where we can strive for a united front.

Of all the societies, the strength of the Hidden Ones is far too much; even Lioz couldn't withstand it. Earthlings are truly terrifying, and we must strike hard.

To catch the thief, first catch the king. No matter when, the weak should unite to take down the strongest individual, and then fight among themselves and divide the spoils—this is the best option.

"Take it slow, take it slow... Sooner or later we'll drive these Earthlings out of the Star Abyss."

Li Aoz saved his sketches and then began to tally up what he had gained from the trip:

"We've gained quite a bit this time. We've learned a lot of information. Although Caramel Snail has some mental issues, judging from his updates, he's actually become even more hardworking—that's enough."

Anyway, Caramel Snail has already embarked on the path that Li Aoz has laid out for him, and he can't leave him no matter what.

The path one takes in life determines one's destiny; this is no joke.

There was actually a significant reason why Li Aoz chose the path of the Starcaller.

Ninety-nine times out of ten, once you embark on this path, you're destined to go down a dark road.

Since Caramel Snail is still active, Li Aoz has nothing to worry about.

As for the players being suspected to be reincarnations of gods—that's not really a big deal.

The key question is—who allowed these deities to be reincarnated? What exactly did [Redemption Fairy] Lai Anding do? The players were retrieved and resent from the Star Abyss, so what is the Terra Federation in reality?

What, then, is the essence of "Star Abyss"? Li Aoz kept these questions in mind, but didn't pay much attention to them.

As his strength grows and he merges with Lioz, regaining his original memories, perhaps the answer will be found.

The most crucial thing now is to focus on job change, leveling up, and diving into the Star Abyss.

"The most crucial aspect of this trip, of course, is the Social Institution we have seized."

He opened his hands and took out a silver guitar from the Dogmatic Spacetime Belt:

"Soul Casino."