The underlying logic of Project Insight, a pump for the Chaos Origin
The White Bone Hall returned to its usual quiet.
The "Notice of Objection," drafted by Ravonna, Gwen Stacy by Gwen, and finally signed by Lynn, acted like a precise tranquilizer, temporarily cooling down the escalating situation outside C-7 Portal.
The pressure was successfully thrown back.
Lynn sat upright in the main seat, his fingers lightly tapping on the armrest, his gaze fixed on the screen in front of him. On the screen were real-time border surveillance images transmitted back by the Technology Integration Department. The silver-white spaceship of Mordo was still hovering in the Buffer Zone, like a wasp that had retracted its stinger but refused to leave, maintaining a stiff silence.
The exchange of official documents has temporarily come to an end. But Lynn knows that this is only the first round of the game. Since the other side dared to use a dusty historical document as a powerful weapon, there must be a deeper motive behind it.
The Encrypted Communicator on the desktop lit up; it was Wanda's dedicated line.
"Director."
"Explain."
"I just submitted a preliminary analysis report on the ' Project Insight ' and sent it to your terminal. There are a few key inferences that I need to report to you in person." Wanda's voice, though delivered over a communication device, didn't reveal much emotion, but beneath that professional calm lay an undeniable seriousness.
"Come to my office," Lynn replied.
A few minutes later, Wanda entered the hall. She was carrying a Data Pad and went straight to Lynn's desk.
"Director."
Lynn looked up, gesturing for her to continue.
"After in-depth analysis and modeling of the communication data leaked from the Mordo envoy's spacecraft, we discovered that the true nature of ' Project Insight ' deviates significantly from our initial assessment."
Wanda placed the Data Pad on the table and pulled up a complex energy flow structure diagram.
"It is not a military strike plan aimed at physical elimination."
Its underlying architecture is more like a... conceptual resource extraction system.
Lynn's gaze fell on the structural diagram. In the diagram, several red dots marked "High-Energy Variants" were connected to a huge blue energy pool representing "Earth-838" through a complex pipeline.
"What we usually understand as 'execution' is merely a step in the process, or even a pretext, in this plan." Wanda's finger swiped across the screen, tapping on a red dot. "According to the data model, when an individual like me or Director Qin is 'legally executed' within their legal framework, the process of erasing their existence releases a special energy source."
"The core of this plan is to use this process to strip away and absorb this primordial energy in a harmless and targeted manner."
She paused for a moment, seemingly considering her words.
"To put it bluntly, they don't want our lives, but the power we embody. Extradition is to obtain the legal 'right to deal with' us. Execution is the 'switch' that turns on this pump."
The main hall was deathly silent.
Lynn's knuckles tapped silently on the armrest.
He recalled the tea party at the End of Time not long ago. The "Flood-Discharge Special Zone" plan proposed by "He Who Remains" Kang was essentially a kind of resource transfer, dumping the Timeline garbage that TVA could not handle into Negative Zone.
The methods may differ, but the logic remains the same.
They all want to use Negative Zone as a dumping ground for solving their own problems, or as a backup battery.
"Their universe is running out of energy," Lynn said calmly, as if stating a fact that had nothing to do with him.
A flicker of surprise crossed Wanda's eyes, then she nodded. "A supplementary analysis in the report also points to this conclusion. The overall energy entropy growth rate of the Earth-838 is far higher than the normal threshold. They urgently need a high-quality, stable external energy source to fill the deficit."
"The Chaos Magic, the Phoenix Force, the Death Force..." Lynn's gaze swept over the familiar names on the Extradition List, "... all top-tier energy sources."
Now, everything makes sense.
Why would the other party go to such lengths to follow a "legal" extradition process? Because violent plundering causes enormous losses and uncontrollable risks during the energy transfer process. By using a rigorous "legal" procedure to define the target as a "criminal" and then "execute" them, the energy can be perfectly extracted, much like a precise surgical operation.
They weren't police officers there to enforce the law.
They are demolition teams disguised as law enforcement officers, carrying historical permits, and here to demolish the load-bearing walls of other people's homes.
"Hypocrisy." Lynn uttered the two words, a cold smile curving his lips.
He had always wondered where the Earth-838 Illuminati got the confidence to exert such strong pressure on Negative Zone in a universe whose energy level was declining. Now he understood: their toughness stemmed from their despair.
A group of drowning people will use all their strength to grab onto any straw.
This last straw is Negative Zone.
"They're trying to use rules to disguise plunder and seize the moral and legal high ground." Lynn slowly stood up, walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, and looked down at the vast territory below the White Bone Hall.
But they miscalculated one thing.
"We understand the rules better than they do."
Lynn's eyes flashed with a cold, all-knowing light. When you see through your opponent's cards and understand their true desires, the initiative in this game has already quietly shifted to yours.
The opponent's weakness has been completely exposed.
Just then, a sharp alarm broke the silence of the hall.
This is the highest priority communication from the Liaison Office.
Gwen Stacy's Holographic Projection appeared instantly in front of Lynn, her expression unusually serious.
"Director, the situation has changed."
"Outside C-7 Portal, Envoy Mordo's Fleet has just issued a ' Navigation Safety Notice ' across the entire frequency band."
The announcement stated that a "high-intensity Hyperspace Energy Tides" had been detected around the Buffer Zone, posing a significant navigational risk. The Earth-838 Fleet will implement a one-month "Temporary Traffic Control" in the area in accordance with the "Multiverse Navigation Safety Code."
Gwen Stacy speaks very quickly.
"All our waterways and supply lines to the outside world have been forcibly cut off by them under the guise of compliance."