I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.
Chapter 518: The Prelude to the Talks – A Terrifying Undercurrent
The assassination of Xu Tianran, on the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, targeting both the Crown Prince and the current Regent of the Sun Moon Empire—it's safe to say that Douluo Continent's idea of belonging to the Three Kingdoms was truly audacious.
Honestly, if Xu Jiujiu were still the princess of the Star Luo Empire, she would probably have agreed to this idea directly.
There's no way around it; whether from the perspective of peace on the mainland or from the perspective of the nation, Xu Tianran is far too dangerous.
They not only have the ambition to unify the continent, but also possess the corresponding national strength as a backing.
Indeed, theoretically speaking, if the mainland could truly be unified, it would be a good thing for the mainland's future development.
The question is, who can so readily accept their country being annexed by another country?
Few people can do something so heartless, unless their country itself is not a very good place.
However, Xu Jiujiu is currently representing the neutral force of Qiling Tower, and cannot openly agree to this matter, especially since she has more important tasks at hand.
Bebe, the representative of Shrek Academy, which is also considered a neutral force, spoke up at this moment: "Our Shrek Academy is essentially an academy, and we will not favor any empire."
The representatives from the other three countries present were not surprised by this, as Shrek Academy had always maintained this position.
They always claim to be fighting for the peace of Douluo Continent, and they even created the Shrek Surveillance Group to interfere in the affairs of various countries under the pretext of dealing with evil soul masters.
However, when it comes to taking sides, they always express their neutrality immediately, and only choose a side when their own interests are threatened.
In terms of high emotional intelligence, Shrek Academy is a far-sighted neutral force that always maintains its independence and does not deceive any party.
Their stance is for broader peace and stability, and they will only take decisive action when the security of the entire continent is threatened.
To put it in low emotional intelligence terms, Shrek Academy is full of opportunistic old foxes.
They usually use the guise of peace on the mainland to conduct inspections everywhere, but when it comes to real conflicts of interest, they always hide under the banner of neutrality and are unwilling to make a clear statement.
They will only take action when their own interests are threatened.
Therefore, they had actually anticipated Bei Bei's statement. In any case, Shrek Academy would still choose to participate in this plan in the end, otherwise they would not be able to escape Mingdu from Xu Tianran's arrangements.
The only difference is whether you reply earlier or later.
What Douluo Continent, originally belonging to the Three Kingdoms, truly wanted to see was the attitude of the Spirit Pagoda on this matter.
The Spirit Tower, because it holds the resources of the new cultivation system of soul spirits, must remain an independent organization under any circumstances.
Otherwise, once that country gains the support of the Spirit Tower, it will not only be able to monopolize the Soul Spirit system, but also gain unprecedented power as its backing.
However, this would also make them a thorn in the side of other countries, and could potentially trigger a new war.
Therefore, given that the four kingdoms of Douluo still exist, it is the optimal solution for all countries for this organization to remain independent and exist in its current form as a chamber of commerce.
Theoretically speaking, the only situation in which other countries would accept the support of the Chiling Tower is when the continent has been completely unified.
This means that there are no other countries that can oppose it.
Therefore, they wanted to test the attitude of the Spirit Tower itself through this proposal, because if any country has the ability to dominate the entire Douluo Continent, then at this stage only the Sun Moon Empire has that capability.
In response to these probing questions from representatives of various countries, Xu Jiu took a leisurely sip of tea and then said, "Before I share my thoughts, I would like to share some information I previously promised regarding the Sun Moon Empire."
Upon hearing this, the other representatives present frowned. Vina, the representative of Tianhun, directly voiced everyone's thoughts: "You're going to reveal this now? Couldn't you have finalized the main content of this meeting first?"
After a long silence, he shook his head and said, "You can make a decision after you've heard this information."
Beibei added from the side, "I believe that Xu Jiujiu, as the chosen spokesperson of Qiling Tower, wouldn't speak without reason. Everyone might as well listen to her."
After a long pause, he nodded, then took out a document from his pocket and placed it on the table. "This is the latest intelligence that our Spirit Tower has detected in Mingdu recently. The Holy Spirit Cult seems to be planning to detonate a biological weapon in Mingdu, but its motives remain unclear."
Vina frowned. "A biological weapon? Is it something like a large-scale, poison-attribute soul tool? This is a serious matter. What evidence do you have?"
After a long pause, he opened the file, revealing some photos and documents. "These are documents we obtained from the Holy Spirit Cult's base, including prototypes and research records of biological weapons. You can take a closer look."
Vina picked up the documents and quickly scanned them, her expression growing increasingly grave. "This evidence seems credible. If it's true, we may have to cancel our assassination plan."
Xu Tianxing was somewhat puzzled. "How dare the Holy Spirit Cult do such a thing in Mingdu? If they do this, they will inevitably lose the protection of the Sun Moon Empire, won't they?"
"Who knows?" Xu Jiujiu shrugged helplessly and replied, "I had the same reaction when I first found out about this. Even an organization like the Holy Spirit Cult, which is made up of madmen like evil soul masters, shouldn't choose to go all in at a time like this."
Xue Nan, the representative of the Douling Empire, spoke with a hint of doubt: "That being said, what you provided only proves that the Holy Spirit Cult is developing biological weapons, but it does not indicate that they intend to detonate them in the event."
Xu Jiujiu smiled slightly, his gaze fixed firmly on the representative of the Douling Empire: "But what if I told you that the Holy Spirit Church chose this time period to place these biological weapons in various parts of Mingdu?"
Xue Nan was visibly taken aback and asked, "You mean, they've already planted these biological weapons in Mingdu?"
After a long while, he nodded and said, "Yes, after our investigation of Mingdu, our Qiling Tower has discovered several soul tools made based on these blueprints."
"We discovered two special potions among these soul tools. One has the function of enhancing the effects of any potion, while the other remains unknown."
"If this evidence still fails to convince you, then I have no other choice."
"The choice is now yours. Should you continue to focus your efforts on assassinating Xu Tianran and gamble that the Holy Spirit Cult will not detonate these biological weapons?"
"Should we abandon the assassination plan and work together to find a way to evacuate Mingdu?"
"Let me hear your thoughts, shall we?"
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