After learning that Ziyue and the others had escaped, Chen Qing had already made a plan. He knew that no matter whether this group could threaten Liuzhou or not, they would eventually come looking for him.
The Ziyue group is dangerous, but also powerful. If used properly, it could be worth trying out an idea.
"Since Lord Ziyue is willing to cooperate with Princess White Jade, what is your attitude towards the Ancient Insect?" Chen Qing suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, Baiyu was stunned. She hadn't expected Chen Qing to suddenly bring up this topic. What was he trying to do? Was he trying to sow discord on the spot?
"What do you mean by that, Lord Chen?" Baiyu frowned.
Chen Qing didn't look at her, but instead looked at Ziyue, wanting to know her stance.
According to Wang Ye's intelligence, Ziyue has existed for a very long time, probably related to the ancient Warlock Dynasty. Although she still looks like a human, in reality, she is no longer human. Strictly speaking, she is not much different from experimental demons like the Ancient Insect.
Ziyue glanced at Chen Qing calmly, and immediately understood Chen Qing meaning. "Do you understand my position?"
"Yes," Chen Qing nodded. " Ancient Insect are dangerous. They can corrupt the world if we're not careful. I believe you've seen it yourself, senior. Their power is such that if we're not careful, they can turn the entire world into hell. It seems that Lord Ziyue doesn't care about the risks they pose."
Baiyu's face was gloomy, but she didn't speak. There was even a hint of curiosity in her eyes. In fact, she also found it strange. Logically speaking, an existence like her should be the one that humans would least want to accept, but there were quite a few people willing to cooperate with them, especially Ziyue. She didn't even make a covenant with the sorcerers, and seemed not to be worried at all about the threat she would pose to the human race in the future.
"Risk?" Ziyue chuckled. "I thought Lord Chen knew some of the truth. Does Lord Chen think that humanity has survived to this day because it is powerful enough? Or because it is exceptionally superior?"
Chen Qing frowned. In fact, he also felt it was unreasonable. According to his own setting, the survival of the human race was entirely a coincidence. But this coincidence should not continue to happen after a thousand years of evolution. He had always thought it was good luck before, but now he felt something was very wrong.
If it were said that the King of Qin changed the version of history, preventing the crisis from occurring, then after learning about history, he knew very well that the King of Qin was only a hundred years old. So how did humanity survive for the previous nine hundred years?
Why didn't the ancient times arrive?
Or perhaps it actually already descended upon us, but was sealed away for some reason?
"Was it all planned?" Chen Qing squinted, voicing what she had actually been suspecting all along!
"It seems Lord Chen does know something," Ziyue sneered. "Since you know it was all arranged, you should understand that the Ancient Insect alone cannot destroy the human race."
"I see." Chen Qing nodded.
"Can Lord Chen speak now? Why are you keeping us here? Is there some other plan?"
Chen Qing nodded. "This core hall, in the history of the Dragon Palace, is called the Dragon Gate. It is not only an academic hall uniting the four seas, but also a place where creatures with dragon blood can Dragon Gate."
" Dragon Gate?" Ziyue sneered upon hearing this, "The carp leaping over the Dragon Gate is indeed a beautiful legend. I suppose the story here isn't as wonderful as it's portrayed in plays?"
"Of course not," Chen Qing said quietly. "This is an experimental site!"
Test site?
Baiyu's eyes flickered, Murong Yunji's eyes also flashed with a strange light.
"Just as I suspected." Ziyue nodded. "Using enticing rumors to attract powerful creatures with dragon blood, then screening them layer by layer, the real purpose is to create weapons, right?"
Chen Qing looked at the other party. Ziyue's background suggested she was a magical weapon, so her current attitude was very important.
"I think I understand what you mean, Lord Chen. Do you want to obtain some kind of weapon here? Or perhaps the method for making a weapon?"
"That's fair," Chen Qing nodded.
Why not let them know?
"Their power is too great; the last thing we can prevent them from mastering is the method of weapon manufacturing."
"You certainly have some ideas," Baiyu said, looking at Chen Qing. "Are you saying that we're easy targets, and even if we obtain the method to make weapons, it's useless to us?"
"The threat is less, at least not in the short term, and besides," Chen Qing looked at Baiyu, "I don't know how much power you've secretly hidden, but it's a fact that you lack resources. Relying on just a corner of the fog, with that little bit of energy, at most you can only cultivate one or two purebloods, maybe even just Yuchi Feihong!"
Baiyu: "."
"As for Senior Murong," Chen Qing said calmly, "You've hidden yourself quite well, but everything in this world has its advantages and disadvantages. If someone like you tries to hide, you can't grow stronger; that's the law. The fact that you've hidden yourself so well that no one in the Shen Family can guess it's you means that you haven't had a chance to develop your own family all these years. Otherwise, with Shen Qi's abilities and intelligence, he wouldn't have been completely without suspicion of you."
"Therefore, those seniors are empty shells. They may be powerful in themselves, but they have no foundation. Otherwise, they wouldn't be scheming to seize the younger generation's legacy."
The three of them stared at Chen Qing in silence. Baiyu and Murong Yunji's eyes were clearly dangerous. Chen Qing had figured them out perfectly, which was not a good thing!
"Interesting." Ziyue smiled. "If that's the case, why should we cooperate with you?"
"You yourself said that the method of weapon crafting is utterly useless to us, so why should we risk our lives with you? You've kept us here so you can involve us in some dangerous activities, right? What will we gain?"
"Origin."
"Origin?"
" The Ancient Insect was born in this palace." Chen Qing looked at Baiyu: "Don't you want to know how you were born?"
Baiyu: "."
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"You were convinced just like that?"
Inside the decaying palace, in the vacuum of air, it grew darker the further they went. Chen Qing walked in front, while Baiyu and the others followed far behind.
The one speaking was a straw figure hidden in Ziyue's pocket; the straw figure's voice clearly carried a sense of helplessness.
He never imagined that Chen Qing could persuade the two of them with just one sentence. How come he never noticed before that these two guys were so easy to convince?
Ziyue remained silent. As a former magical weapon, she understood their feelings. Back then, she too had searched for the meaning of her existence, a search that lasted a thousand years!
Until I met that master of empty promises.
Of course, she didn't stop the two from cooperating with Chen Qing, not out of simple empathy, but because she was very interested in the biological weapons Chen Qing mentioned.
Chen Qing was right. They had no foundation, and even if they mastered the method of making some kind of biological weapon, they would not pose a threat in the short term. But that did not mean it was meaningless.
If we could establish a foothold in Liuzhou, then the method of creating biological weapons would be very meaningful.
She knew that those guys in the Dragon Palace were the most skilled at creating monsters back then. Magic arrays, water vapor, and all the demons in the world that carried dragon blood were the Dragon Palace's assets.
If we can master some of these skills, we will have a better chance of resisting those terrors later on.
In the darkness, the group remained silent. The straw figure made a few noises, but no one paid him any attention. After cursing a few more times, it fell silent again. The group followed Chen Qing into the depths of darkness.
The interior of the palace was like an endless abyss. Although the group had only walked for less than a quarter of an hour, it felt like an eternity.
Baiyu is a person who can endure loneliness. After all, he has been suppressed in the magic array for ten thousand years, and he faces the cold seawater and endless darkness every day. But for some reason, he finds it hard to bear in the abyss of the Dragon Palace.
Some couldn't help but ask, "How much longer do we have to walk?"
"Almost there." Chen Qing walked at the front, a strange look in her eyes.
The abyss of the Dragon Palace is somewhat different from before. He remembered that he was very dissatisfied with the initial design of the abyss for the Dragon Palace, and later he and a colleague had been planning to redesign this part.
We discussed it for a long time and came up with a version, but it was delayed due to some issues and wasn't updated in time.
The boss was eager to release the game, and I was also pressed for time to postpone this part of the update. I planned to find some time to work out it with my colleagues before updating this part.
I must have missed updating this part. In the original map, the Dragon Palace's core laboratory was located in an underground palace.
This dark abyss we passed through was part of the plan!
An extremely absurd feeling suddenly arose in Chen Qing's mind.
Could it be that I've transmigrated to another world, and this world is still continuously updating?
The truth of this world is about to be revealed. This is not just a simple instance; it is also the key to unlocking the secrets of this world. Dear viewers, please be a little patient. The Mofang won't leave any plot holes unfilled!