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"Huh, okay, huh? Huh?" Bruis hadn't reacted yet, watching Yuan stand still, his eyes filled with surprise.

"Hey, look at me. Why would I waste so many words on you? System, activate maximum power immediately, full speed towards the great wormhole," Yuan patted his head, as if just realizing something.

But the warship didn't continue its journey; instead, it stopped. This was because Cole, who had been silent all along, spoke up.

"No! Stop!"

"Cole? What do you want to do?" Yuan looked at the excited Cole with a bad premonition.

"Your Excellency, we need to go to Dobilun Star."

"Don't you know that's a trap?"

"Your Excellency, you are too suspicious. The Super Seminary is an academy built by many gods. It's true that they are inclusive of those with potential."

"Bullshit, what would a Taotie commander know?"

"It's true, Your Excellency. I once heard it in a battle, from a wandering warrior from the Boke Nebula.

They said my god Karl was once a mentor at the Super Seminary. Moreover, the Super Seminary travels to every corner of the universe, spreading knowledge and teaching technology. They are benevolent gods."

"Are you done?" Cole's words didn't sway Yuan. He stared blankly at Cole, waiting for his reply.

"N-no, Your Excellency, I want to live."

"When we reach the Tiannü Galaxy, I'll listen to you slowly. System, as ordered, full speed ahead."

"No, stop!"

Hearing this, Yuan was furious.

"I'm really giving you too much face. Commander Cole, you've lost your mind. Now, Central System, temporarily disable Commander Cole's management privileges."

"Sorry, Your Excellency. On the warship, I am the highest commander. Your authority is not enough to order the Central System to remove me," Cole said, head held high, showing no intention of backing down.

Yuan knew this, of course, as Cole had granted him his authority. However, what Cole didn't know was that the Central System had long since become Yuan.

"Yes, unfortunately, accidents can happen in the world. System, begin disabling Cole's commander privileges."

"Authorizer Yuan - authorization confirmed, commencing disabling of Commander Cole's supreme commander privileges, disabling complete!"

"No! You can't do this! What did you do to the Central System? You implanted a virus! Damn it, you actually tampered with the warship behind my back, you hypocritical god!"

Seeing his privileges disabled, Cole jumped up immediately. But before he could make a move, Bruis and the soldiers had already firmly subdued him.

"You've been pretending. There's God-making Technology left by the Super Seminary there. If we get there, we can save countless amounts of time."

"Idiot!" Yuan glanced at him askance and then ignored him, turning to sit in the main seat of the command hall, constantly monitoring the continuously operating Central System.

Qiming, inside the battle armor, was also running at high speed. All the warship's detectors were operating at full power, for fear that something might suddenly appear.

"False god, you don't want to save us at all. If that's the case, then don't blame me..." Cole's words made Bruis's pupils contract.

Before Cole could finish speaking, Bruis quickly raised his right hand and struck the back of Cole's neck with all his might.

"Boom!" Under the immense force of the punch, Cole slammed heavily onto the ground, then bounced high up.

With Bruis's calculated move against an unsuspecting Cole, Cole immediately fainted. Yuan subconsciously scratched the back of his head and said to Bruis:

"Aren't you afraid of beating him to death!"

"It's fine, Cole has been in many battles, his body isn't that fragile. Besides, the warship's medical bay is repaired, he can just stay there for a few days if needed," Bruis said calmly.

After speaking, he looked at the stunned Taoties in the hall and said, "What are you still standing around for? Didn't you see His Excellency has stripped Cole of his command? Take him to the Black Prison and let him calm down."

"Yes, yes. We'll do it now."

With that, several Taoties carried Cole away from the command hall. The remaining soldiers, without orders, could only lower their heads and remain silent.

Afterward, Bruis, along with a few Taotie soldiers, sat at the operation consoles below the Central System. He looked at the torrent of data under Yuan's tactical helmet and the Central System's full-power detection devices with some concern.

"Your Excellency, is there really something wrong with Dobilun Star?"

Yuan shook his head.

"I don't know."

"Then, is it possible that what Wu Daozi said is also true?"

"I don't know that either."

"..."

Yuan's words left Bruis speechless. He looked at Yuan awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

The Central System and Qiming were continuously scanning the warship. Yuan noticed that Wu Daozi seemed to have really left. His face became stern, and he opened his tactical helmet to look at Bruis.

"I can say that I don't know anything. I don't understand the Super Seminary, nor do I understand God-making civilizations. But, it's important to know oneself."

"Know oneself?" Bruis was a little confused.

"Exactly, know oneself! What does it mean to have potential? As Cole said, the Super Seminary was founded by a group of gods. 30,000 years! 30,000 years of world changes, couldn't Wu Daozi find anyone with potential? Me? The universe is so vast, who am I?"

"Perhaps he truly hasn't seen anyone with your talent and intelligence?"

"Heh, foolish!" Yuan reprimanded him without mercy.

"It just so happens to be on our route, it just so happens to have the knowledge and technology we need most, and it just so happens that my talent meets the standard, is that it? His name is Wu Daozi, not 'Money-Scattering Boy.' Why? Because he's kind?"

Yuan looked at Bruis, who had a thoughtful expression on his face, and continued:

"Our most urgent priority now is to have a place to settle and establish ourselves. With God-making Technology and Dobilun Star, we will have plenty of time and opportunities in the future. There's no need to risk so many lives for this.

Bruis, life itself is a miracle, and life is extremely precious. Don't let temporary gains cloud your judgment. You think you've gained favor with destiny, but you don't realize the price has already been marked."

"Yes, Your Excellency. We, we were just too anxious." Bruis's face was filled with bitterness. He understood Cole's impatience the best.

Over the years, he had interacted with Cole the most and was well aware of the difficult times this small team had endured over the past few centuries.

Now, with the exit so close, the light of hope within reach, only to be ruthlessly extinguished.

"Sigh, it's simply despairing!" Bruis sighed deeply.

"It's not despair, it's just that your desires have been provoked."

"Hmm?" Hearing Yuan's words, Bruis immediately looked up at him in disbelief.

"Are you saying someone tampered with Cole?"

"Otherwise? Would the usually astute and wise Commander Cole attempt to activate the God-Slaying Spear again and again?" Yuan looked at Bruis with a half-smile, his face full of mockery.

"Boom!"

It was like a bolt from the blue!