"Brother Li..."
Baili Qiu wanted to say something, but recalling what she had just witnessed, she felt that anything she said would be superfluous.
"I'm determined to get to the bottom of this; there's no room for negotiation."
The fighting has already begun, and the enmity between us is already established; at this point, talking about stopping is clearly too late.
Baili Qiu Baili Qiu shook his head. He remembered clearly how Xuan Qingzi had treated him all these years. So, he had no objection to being sold out like this.
Xuan Qingzi is just Xuan Qingzi; he cannot represent the entire Sihali Kingdom.
But for Li Xingkong, simply going to their door like that would create a lot of problems afterward.
Although he had reasons that he considered perfectly legitimate, this was not enough for Li Xingkong to completely disregard the rules of the Convention.
When it comes to matters involving third-rate civilizations, even if the Convention is loose, it won't be the case that we turn a blind eye as before.
As for choosing between Li Xingkong and the Sihali Kingdom, it's obvious how the Convention would choose.
Baili Qiu didn't consider himself a good person, but he couldn't just let Li Xingkong go and die.
After all, he was the one who was in the wrong first.
"Brother Li, I can give you Xuan Qingzi's address, but before that, are you prepared to be wanted by Convention?"
"If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price. Even if it means being wanted, I'll still do it."
However, Baili Qiu's few words could not dispel Li Xingkong's thoughts.
"No, no, no, what I mean is, we still have ways. The Clash of Civilizations Convention will intervene, but it won't get involved in conflicts within a Convention."
Baili Qiu was fairly familiar with the Convention's style of operation.
"I know you won't hold back against Xuan Qingzi, but there are also people within the Sihali Kingdom who want him eliminated as soon as possible. Before you take action, you might as well meet with that person first."
"As long as you get his approval, he will cover for you and you won't have any worries about the consequences."
Hearing Baili Qiu's words, Li Xingkong was somewhat surprised. Although Baili Qiu was indeed related to what happened in Divine Land, it would be a stretch to say that he should take full responsibility for the matter.
Baili Qiu had absolutely no need to offer him advice.
"Why are you saying all this? Just tell me the address, I'll go and take him out. Wouldn't that be enough for you?"
Li Xingkong didn't ask him about the details of his plan first; instead, he was curious about why he was doing this.
"Ha, I have nothing now, and I'm trapped by you. Even if you kill him, how will my situation change?"
Baili Qiu didn't say anything unnecessary; there was no one else around, so what was there to hide?
" Xuan Qingzi is an idiot; he only believes what he thinks, but I'm different."
He raised his head and looked into Li Xingkong's eyes.
"Brother Li, the so-called servers in Divine Land must have been created by you, right?"
His eyes held a hint of desolation, yet could not conceal the burning rage of revenge within them.
He reached out and grabbed Li Xingkong's sleeve, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.
He placed his other hand on the stone table, clenching his fist so tightly that his muscles bulged.
"Help."
It was no easy feat for him to say these words.
Anyone would be unwilling to accept falling from grace, and now, Li Xingkong is his last lifeline.
With a server in hand, everything can be started from scratch.
Having lost everyone, he saw a glimmer of hope again, and he was determined to hold onto it no matter what.
Li Xingkong did not respond to him immediately.
Xuan Qingzi did this for the sake of the Spiritual Root Server, and Baili Qiu humbled himself for the same reason.
It seems I've unwittingly created something amazing.
He originally thought that although the server had superb computing power, it was not considered a top-tier item in the Convention. After all, there were so many civilizations in the Convention that Li Xingkong could not possibly investigate them all. He naturally assumed that the Spiritual Root Server was not a rare item.
But now it seems that this thing is worth much more than I thought.
"After this, I can rebuild one for you, but first you have to tell me, what's there to argue about? There are so many advanced civilizations, don't they have more powerful computers?"
A hint of surprise crossed Baili Qiu's face; he truly hadn't expected Li Xingkong to be unaware of even this.
"Do you know that among second-tier civilizations, there is a legion called the Mechanical Scourge?"
Baili Qiu asked.
I've only heard of the name.
Li Xingkong, and it seemed that he had only seen this name before, and that was when he found it in Knows Everything.
"This legion is named as such because it is composed of countless intelligent beings and robots; the core of the legion is endless intelligence."
"When a computer's computing power continues to increase, until it far surpasses the brain capacity of an average civilized person, the surplus of computing power will cause it to develop intelligence on its own, thus becoming an artificial life form."
"And the moment it gains intelligence, it will join the Mechanical Legion and become a part of it."
Perhaps it's some kind of unknown technology, but in any case, the Mechanical Legion's actions have effectively locked down the computing power limits of other civilizations.
Increase computing power, and intelligence will emerge, joining the Mechanical Legion; without increasing computing power, one can only endure the feeling of having the upper limit of computing power locked, trading time for computing power.
This problem has affected virtually all civilizations.
Aside from species like Li Xingkong, whose computing power structure is integrated with their own and subject to their own will, only those that transform themselves into digital life forms can circumvent this limitation.
Even the Sihali Kingdom was no exception; they were founded on intelligence, so naturally they couldn't accept the development of intelligence in their own computers.
But Li Xingkong's Spiritual Root Server is different.
It is completely different from the computer principles that exist in the entire universe.
The Spiritual Root Server is designed to serve cultivators. At the beginning of cultivation, the system mentioned that there have been instances of artificial Spiritual Qi Spiritual Qi leading to the creation of intelligence and the destruction of the entire universe. Therefore, all cultivation-related content has corresponding solutions from the outset.
Most solutions are designed from the outset to prioritize the cultivator, with the artifacts playing a secondary role, encompassing matters related to cultivation, such as Spiritual Qi energy and magical artifacts.
These cultivation-related matters will only be activated after they are connected to the cultivator's will.
The same applies to this Spiritual Root Server; it will only perform calculations after sensing the cultivator's will and interacting with the Spiritual Root.
In this way, the possibility of it developing intelligence on its own is eliminated.
According to Baili Qiu, Li Xingkong's server is truly unique in the Convention.
No wonder this thing is so tempting.
P. S.: The doctor just told me I can be discharged this morning, which caught me completely off guard.
I need to hurry and get my medication and complete the paperwork. I'll see if I have time for the rest of the chapters this afternoon.
I have to take the night train home, and if I don't have anywhere to stay this afternoon, I'll have to ask for leave. Sorry.