The air in the main room seemed to freeze.
"A certain realm? Dude, that sounds a bit mystical."
Xiao Zizai gently pushed his glasses frame with his finger; the reflection from the lenses obscured his gaze, but it couldn't hide the inquiry in his tone.
Hoshino's eyes remained closed, but the faint smile on his lips became even clearer.
"Is it mysterious? It's just stating the facts."
"In the world I came from, immortals and gods were merely beings at a certain level of existence."
"And I, by chance, have also entered a similar realm. Perhaps it is different from the immortals of your world, but in essence, it is the same."
"Immortality, immortality, and immense power."
Zhang Chulan's gaze was fixed on Hoshino, his heart churning with turmoil.
He sensed a power beyond reason from Hoshino's words—a power that could control life and death and transcend time and space.
I felt as if I had been drawn into a massive vortex far beyond my wildest imagination.
"You just mentioned the world you came from, so you're not from Blue Star?" Zhang Chulan asked knowingly.
Upon hearing this, everyone fell silent, with only the sound of raindrops pattering against the canvas outside the tent clearly audible.
"Heh!" Hoshino chuckled softly, then said leisurely, " Zhang Chulan, and all of you... why can't you just be honest?"
"As I've already said, I'm no different from the immortals you speak of, so naturally I know many things."
"I know everything, including your true intentions, the military's deployment outside Biyou Village, and the nuclear submarines already positioned here in the East China Sea."
Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically.
They knew about other things, but they really didn't know anything about nuclear submarines.
They're really using them as scapegoats!
"So we've been waiting for the higher-ups to come since last night, but we never expected that you would be the ones to arrive in the end."
Ma Xianhong slowly raised his head, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
"Hehehe, Village Chief Ma is joking. We're here for Chen Duo; those from outer space have nothing to do with us."
Zhang Chulan forced a smile, but his fingers unconsciously clenched the hem of his clothes. His gaze shifted between Hoshino and Ma Xianhong, trying to glean more information from their expressions.
Hoshino tilted his head slightly, seemingly able to 'see through' Zhang Chulan's disguise, and shook his head.
"Let Ren Fei in. She must be getting impatient. I also need someone influential to relay my message to my superiors."
"I hope you won't try to fool me anymore!"
"Otherwise, I will take it as a provocation, and I will personally go to the Beijing Capital. The consequences then are unpredictable."
The atmosphere instantly plummeted to freezing point.
Everyone's expressions varied, but they were all on edge. The air seemed to solidify, and even breathing became cautious.
The other party's last sentence carried a lot of weight.
The fact that someone claiming to be an 'immortal' said he would personally go to the Beijing Capital is beyond their ability to handle.
Click--
The Black Pipe pressed the earpiece. " Ren Fei, you heard everything?"
"Coming right away."
The sound of hurried footsteps came through the earpiece, and Ren Fei's breathing became noticeably heavier. "Tell that gentleman he has three minutes at most for a face-to-face meeting."
Not long after.
Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded amidst the rain.
Ren Fei appeared at the courtyard gate holding an oil-paper umbrella. Rain dripped down the edge of the umbrella, forming a curtain of water around her. Two attendants in plain clothes followed behind her.
"Sorry to keep you waiting."
Upon entering the house, Ren Fei folded her umbrella and stood under the eaves, shaking off the water droplets from her clothes.
Hoshino sat quietly with his eyes closed, his fingertips lightly tapping the table, producing a rhythmic sound.
"Manager Ren, since you're here, please state the scope of your authorization directly! I mean, which level of decision-making authority do you represent?"
Ren Fei sat down opposite Hoshino and smiled, "My application before coming here has been approved. I can now report directly to the highest level. I wonder if this is satisfactory?"
Hoshino nodded slightly, his fingertips ceasing their light tapping.
"Very well. Then please convey to the highest level that my purpose in coming here is very simple: to establish a way out for both worlds."
Ren Fei's expression hardened. "You mean..."
"Literal meaning!"
"In my world, the barriers between parallel universes are becoming weak, and countless similar worlds are attacking each other."
"We came here merely to find a way out in the event of a possible defeat in the future."
Hoshino slowly raised his right hand, and a breathtaking scene appeared above his palm.
Countless intertwined spheres collided and devoured each other in the void, as if caught in a frenzied cycle of self-destruction.
Everyone inside was startled.
The concept of parallel universes has always existed in theoretical speculation, but it has never been proven in such an intuitive way.
Therefore, what the other party said also indicates this.
Blue Star is outside the sphere of influence of this interdimensional war, at least for now.
The image in Hoshino's palm gradually faded, and the room returned to calm, but a storm was brewing in everyone's hearts.
Ren Fei took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice steady.
"Are you saying that your world is experiencing a war between parallel universes, and you came here to find a way out?"
"That's right." Hoshino nodded slightly.
"My world is already on the verge of collapse, while your Blue Star happens to be outside the sphere of influence of this war."
"I hope to establish a safe haven here, to preserve a glimmer of hope for my world."
Zhang Chulan couldn't help but interject, "But what good will this do us? If your enemies discover this place, won't they also bring the war to our world?"
Hoshino's lips curled into a slight smile, "You're very smart, Zhang Chulan."
"But you don't have many choices! You should be thankful that what I need now is not invasion, but cooperation."
"Therefore, I can provide you with all kinds of knowledge to help you improve your strength, and all you need to do is provide us with a place of refuge when necessary."
"Of course, you can choose to refuse, but then... this family will face war!"
Ren Fei tapped her fingers lightly on the table, her gaze fixed on Hoshino, trying to catch a trace of falsehood in his expression.
This is a decision that could change the world order, and there is no room for carelessness.
"What specific form of cooperation are you referring to?"
"Including but not limited to energy technology, Biology Division, and space technology," Hoshino said. "These technologies will be gradually made available to you if you are willing to cooperate."
Wang Zhenqiu's eyes lit up instantly. "Then wouldn't we be able to become a world superpower in an instant?"
Xiao Zizai pushed up his glasses. "It sounds tempting, but how do we know what you're saying is true?"
Hoshino smiled gently, "You can choose to believe, or you can choose not to believe."
"With my strength, I have no reason to deceive you. If I wanted to invade this world, then all the countries and people in it would have ceased to exist long ago."