Projection glanced at Jiang Lan, his voice sounding calmly in Jiang Lan's mind.
"Two options."
"First, destroy all the arrays."
Jiang Lan frowned and asked:
"Can we do that?"
"No," Projection answered bluntly. "The arrays' materials and construction are far beyond your planet's technological level. Forget destroying them, you'd struggle to even leave a scratch."
Jiang Lan: "..."
Seriously?
If we can't do it, why the hell even bring it up?
"Tell me the second option."
"Get stronger," Projection said. "Before the Harvesters arrive, become strong enough to drive them back head-on."
Jiang Lan fell silent for another moment.
"How strong is strong enough?"
Projection looked Jiang Lan up and down, then shook his head.
"In any case, you're nowhere near that right now."
Jiang Lan: "..."
"When will the Harvesters arrive?"
"I don't know." Projection shook his head. "I've lost too much of my memory. There are many details I can't recall, but integration usually takes a long time from start to finish. Removing the Spiritual Qi Core would delay it even longer."
Jiang Lan glanced at the blue-white crystal on the pedestal.
"Aside from pausing integration, will removing it have any other effects?"
"No," Projection said. "The Spiritual Qi Core is the array's central power unit. Once it's removed, this array will go dormant. It won't release spiritual qi or continue catalyzing. The same applies to the other six. Remove them all, and integration will come to a complete halt."
Jiang Lan nodded.
Basically, buy another day whenever we can.
Things are already like this anyway. What he suggested isn't a bad option.
With that thought, he stopped hesitating. He walked straight to the pedestal, bent down, and reached out to grasp the Spiritual Qi Core.
The instant he took hold of the Spiritual Qi Core, an icy