Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 188 Fierce Confrontation

Bai Jingyu got up and walked towards the conference room.

Jiuchuan has been dealing with many important matters recently. He needs to give the Coastal Alliance an explanation and reassure them to prevent them from taking drastic measures prematurely.

Hisakawa is currently prepared for a full-scale war, and there are still allies within the Coastal Alliance that can be won over.

The robot opened the conference room door for Bai Jingyu.

Bai Jingyu strode into the conference room with his head held high. Blackout curtains were hung around the room, making it pitch black.

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Countless rays of light hang down from the ceiling, intertwining in mid-air to create almost lifelike light and shadow effects.

Bai Jingyu took a deep breath and straightened his chest.

hum!
[Video conferencing connection in progress]

[Mayor Bai Jingyu of Jiuchuan City is now online]

"Mayor Bai, you really gave everyone a surprise without saying a word." Helu's voice came from the light and shadow.

Helu looked down at Bai Jingyu.

At this moment, his feelings were somewhat complicated.

If the outcome of an ideological debate is determined by the order in which ideas are implemented, then he has undoubtedly already lost.

He watched the launch event for Miracle K and Angel Potion via live stream. Judging from the content shown at the event, Bai Jingyu was only one step away from achieving carbon-based immortality, even if he hadn't fully realized it.

But his silicon-based leap forward is still nowhere in sight.

To achieve a leap forward in silicon-based technology, ASH must first be integrated into SITA.

He had previously ordered the interstellar dock to capture Bai Jingyu. If they had succeeded, that would have been fine; the Hela Empire was powerful enough to protect its own interests.

But they didn't catch them.

It would be terrible if we didn't catch them!
Dude, were you keeping this to yourself and eating it all by yourself?
How could I tolerate this?
Other countries in the Coastal Alliance could not tolerate the Hela Empire's unilateral actions and exerted pressure on Hela through various channels, such as raising tariffs, reviewing goods passing through customs, and suspending visas for political and business figures.
Hela was momentarily overwhelmed, and to make matters worse, she was in the wrong, so she could only force a smile.

Helu himself visited Heluo and Gene in the past two days, conceding a lot of benefits in order to barely quell the storm.

"Jingyu, I watched your press conference. It was excellent. You're ahead of everyone else." The Eastern Governor of Heluo spoke up, a kind smile on his face and admiration in his eyes as he looked at Bai Jingyu.

Bai Jingyu nodded slightly.

He said in a deep voice, "I believe that carbon-based immortality is the future of mankind, and Hisakawa has already found the door to this path of immortality. Humans can touch eternity in their own bodies, without needing to rely on cold metals and machines."

Helu frowned.

He understood that Bai Jingyu was hinting at something.

After the Starship Dock Incident, Bai Jingyu and he broke off all ties and now only maintain a superficial facade of civility.

“Carbon-based life forms are insignificant in the face of thermal weapons. Even if they achieve immortality, they cannot withstand steel warships forged from metal,” Helu said slowly.

“I don’t think so,” Bai Jingyu interrupted Helu.

He said solemnly, "The human body is a treasure trove, and the life essence contains even more powerful forces that humanity has yet to discover. The Dongmu governor should be aware of this."

Dong Mu smiled kindly, then echoed Bai Jingyu: "Jingyu is right."

"Heluo and Yelaland collaborated and, based on reverse research on people with superpowers, mastered the technology to stimulate human potential on a small scale."

People with superpowers are very mysterious to ordinary people.

But for everyone present, people with superpowers were not only not a secret, but also a subject of research for everyone.

"If we can popularize technologies that stimulate human potential based on carbon-based immortality, everyone will be like a dragon in the future, which is no worse than silicon-based ascension. We can also retain our original bodies and avoid the ethical issues associated with silicon-based ascension," Dong Mu said with a smile.

From the start of the meeting, a smile never left Dongmu's face.

In recent years, Hela has repeatedly made things difficult for Jiuchuan, and Heluo has always stepped in to help Jiuchuan resolve the crisis.

Heluo is not without expecting anything in return.

Now, Hisakawa has finally come up with something that Heluo is interested in.

Helu's expression darkened slightly.

Ethical issues are unavoidable when discussing silicon-based advancements, and they are also highly controversial within Hella itself.

"I do not deny that there are ethical issues with silicon-based ascension, but I will not force people who care about ethical issues to ascend."

Helu slowly said, "Those who are fortunate enough to achieve silicon-based ascension in the future are those who don't care about those trivial questions, and if no one cares about a question, then it is no longer a question."

At this point, Helu changed the subject.

"As for which path is better, carbon-based ascension or silicon-based ascension, Mayor Bai might as well make a copy of ASH's data and give it to Hela. You'll soon know the answer."

Helu stared at Bai Jingyu: "It's just copying data, it shouldn't have any impact on ASH, right?"

Bai Jingyu shook his head.

He said curtly, "ASH data is the biggest secret in Jiuchuan City, related to the city's economy and cybersecurity. Your Majesty, you should give up this idea as soon as possible to avoid damaging the harmony."

Helu's expression changed slightly.

He frowned and said, "Bai Jingyu, don't forget the original purpose of Jiuchuan City's establishment. The significance of Jiuchuan City's existence is to incubate ASH and share it with the world. Are you trying to forget your roots by saying these words now?"

Bai Jingyu remained unfazed: "From beginning to end, Jiuchuan has only shared ASH technology, and has never intended to share ASH data."

"If Hela wants to take it by force, even if Hisakawa blows up the ASH data center, Hela won't get even 1KB of data. If you don't believe me, His Majesty Helu can let your fleet try."

Hela is destined to be Jiuchuan's enemy; he will never compromise with Helu, not even verbally.

“Bai Jingyu!” Helu’s eyes darkened.

Dong Mu hurriedly spoke up: "Sharing technology but not data is indeed the rule set from the beginning. Mayor Bai has always done a good job. Everyone's time is precious, so let's not waste it on arguing."

He looked at Bai Jingyu.

"Jingyu, after your press conference, giant vines and monsters emerged from the ground. I saw them on satellite, but what exactly happened, and how did you resolve it?"

Helu's expression softened slightly.

Arguing won't solve the problem. Just like Bai Jingyu said, we have to try it with the fleet.

He was also curious about Hisakawa's vines and monsters.

Is that related to the cataclysmic destruction caused by higher-dimensional beings?
"Everyone should have seen it from the satellite," Bai Jingyu said slowly.

"We named that vine 'Earth Vine'."

Bai Jingyu spoke eloquently: "The earth vines emerged from the ground, causing an earthquake and directly destroying a high-earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete building. Jiuchuan is digging into the roots of the earth vines and has already dug more than a thousand meters underground, but has not yet found them."

"Along with the earth vines appeared a giant monster of unknown species. The monster emitted an extremely strong frequency-changing magnetic field, which caused devastating damage to nearby electronic devices. At the same time, the monster also had the ability to absorb life essence."

"Whether it's vines or monsters, humans have never encountered them before. I have reason to believe that they are part of the higher-dimensional beings' plan to destroy the world."

As for the solution…

(End of this chapter)