Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

"Isn't it interesting?"

Jing Yuan: "......"

[Jingyuan: I'm starting to get goosebumps just looking at this...]

[Yao Guang: Don't even mention you, I'm getting goosebumps just looking at it.]

[Yao Guang: Did they give me a chance or not...?]

[Fu Xuan: Of course I want to give her a chance, Senior Sister. If she really didn't want to give her a chance, why would she come all this way to say it? Is she just bored?]

[Yao Guang: Jing Yuan, do you and Jiang Jiu really have some connection?]

[Jingyuan: ...I'd like to have that.]

[March 7th: Sigh, we were just chatting about lighthearted gossip, and now we're talking about serious stuff.]

[Topa: So the current situation is that Jiang Jiu is in the Immortal Ship territory, sitting on the roof, chatting with General Jing Yuan, and then telling him, "Your Immortal Ship might be planning a cosmic apocalypse"?]

[Gold dust: That sounds like it.]

[Topa: The more I think about this scene, the more unsettling it becomes. Two people sitting on the roof, casually recounting something extremely terrifying?]

[Gold Sand: Perhaps this is the social skill of a genius.]

[Jadeite: It's not a genius's way of socializing; it's Jiang Jiu's way of socializing.]

[Jade: He did the same thing when he was talking to Lai Gushi. He sat down to drink tea, exchanged a few words, and then killed him with a single sword stroke.]

[Topa: ...So stabbing people is the standard procedure?]

[Jade: The fact that he didn't strike General Jingyuan shows that he had already exercised great restraint.]

[Topa: Shouldn't the fairy boat thank him?]

Jingyuan: ...Thank you.

[Topa: ...I was just kidding.]

[Kyung-won: I know, but I'm serious.]

[Jingyuan: May the Emperor protect me... uh... never mind.]

"You jest, sir. How could the immortal ship possibly want to experience a global locust plague? A disaster of that magnitude would be enough to devastate any place."

"It's not just about the destruction of lives, it's the end of the world."

Jiang Jiu corrected.

[Fireworks: Oh dear, it seems that's really the case. Jiang Jiu seems to particularly like seeking out General Jing Yuan. It was the same in the previous storyline, and it's the same in this one. He always seeks out Jing Yuan first, always talks to him first, and always gives him a chance first~]

[Walter: Indeed, he contacted Jing Yuan in the previous storyline, and he's contacting Jing Yuan in this one too. Although the content of their conversations doesn't seem like a discussion, it's more like... issuing a notification?]

[Himeko: But at least he's willing to talk to Kagemoto.]

[Dan Heng: This shows that in Jiang Jiu's eyes, General Jing Yuan is someone who can be communicated with.]

[March 7th: So, in Jiang Jiu's eyes, what are the other people on the Immortal Ship?]

[Danheng: ...Unable to communicate.]

[March 7th: Huh? Why?]

[Himeko: Because the Immortal Ship is a faction, not a single one. When he wants to speak with a faction, he needs to face countless faces, countless voices, and countless stances.]

[Himeko: But when talking to someone, he only needs to face that one person.]

[Xing: I understand! Jiang Jiu knows Jing Yuan, but Jing Yuan doesn't know Jiang Jiu!]

[March 7th: How can it be a one-sided relationship?]

[Xing: He's ignoring the boundaries of time and space, so it's not surprising. Jing Yuanyuan, let me ask you, has Jiang Jiu come to see you?]

Jingyuan: ......

In the scene, Jing Yuan secretly sends a message to Hua Fa while keeping Jiang Jiu calm.

"Your Excellency may speak frankly."

“You can tell Hua directly.” Jiang Jiu didn’t even look at him, yet he knew what he was secretly doing, without even shifting his gaze. “I won’t stop you; on the contrary, I’m happy to see you’re willing to change your minds.”

Jing Yuan: "......"

[March 7th: Wow... their strength levels seem to be on completely different levels?]

[March 7th: Jiang Jiu knew what Jing Yuan was doing without even looking.]

[Himeko: You're trying to pull some tricks right under a genius's nose?]

[March 7th: That makes sense...]

Jing Yuan remained silent for a moment.

The moment he was exposed, he calmed down.

He did not try to send any more messages, nor did he offer any explanation or denial; he simply placed the communicator gently on the tile beside him.

“Since you know what I’m doing,” his voice regained its usual composure, even with a hint of a wry smile, “you must also know that Marshal Hua has probably received my urgent secret report by now, although I don’t know whether that message will be successfully sent out of Luofu.”

"It's been sent out," Jiang Jiu answered frankly. "I said I wouldn't stop it, and I won't."

He rested his chin on his hand and thought for a moment, then said, "The reason I'm still willing to talk to you is because I feel this line can be moved."

"Because the hunt itself has already made the choice."

【...】

[Bluebird: The hunt itself has already made a choice, what does that mean...?]

When Qingque's comment appeared, the entire sky fell silent for a moment.

It's not that no one is speaking up; it's that everyone is waiting for an answer.

The hunt itself has already made a choice—what does this mean? What was the hunt's choice? To choose to stand with the Immortal Ship, or to choose... not to stand with the Immortal Ship?

Everyone was guessing, but no one dared to speak first.

[Qingque: Why is no one speaking? Did I ask the wrong question? Or is this question so stupid that no one wants to answer it? Grand Diviner, aren't you usually quite talkative? Please say something!]

Fu Xuan: ...I'm thinking.

[Fu Xuan: If the patrol had chosen to side with the immortal ship, then an arrow should have fallen the moment Jiang Jiu appeared, but everyone saw it, and no one did...]

Fu Xuan: So...

Movie Review (59) - Aya: It's a real shame I couldn't salvage your aesthetic sense.

[Fu Xuan: So... the immortal ship might be even more dangerous than last time...]

At Luofu Shence Mansion, Yanqing stood beside Jingyuan for a long time, looking at the scene in the video. After hesitating for a long time, she finally couldn't help but ask a question.

"General, when that person said 'the hunt itself has already made a choice'... was he really referring to the Imperial Bow Master?"

Jing Yuan did not answer.

Yanqing asked again, "General?"

“Perhaps.” Jing Yuan shook his head. “Perhaps he wasn’t talking about the Emperor’s Bow and Fate, but about the entire Hunting Journey.”

Yan Qing was taken aback: "The entire hunting journey?"

“The Sea Patrol Knights, the Immortal Ship Alliance, and those hunters scattered throughout the universe.” Jing Yuan’s voice was calm, probably because he had no other choice. “The choice of the Emperor Bow Master is never just the choice of the Immortal Ships. His choice will affect the fate of the entire hunting party.”

If He chooses to unconditionally stand on the side of the Immortal Ship, what will the Sea Patrol Knight think?

If we consider these factors...

What would the Emperor Bow Master think?

"Perhaps He is waiting too."

Jingyuan picked up his teacup, sighed helplessly, and seemed to have come to terms with it.

"...Hopefully, Xianzhou will realize soon that Jiang Jiu's patience is running out."

[Topa: So... the current situation is that the Star God of Hunting is just watching? He didn't help Xianzhou, nor did he stop Jiang Jiu; He's waiting for Xianzhou to decide for itself whether to live or die?]

[Gold dust: That sounds right.]

[Topa: That's interesting. The Immortal Ship's strength lies in the Hunting Star God, isn't it? If the Hunting Star God doesn't side with the Immortal Ship, how can the Immortal Ship fight Jiang Jiu?]

[Jadeite: It's not that we're not on Xianzhou's side, it's that we haven't chosen yet.]

[Gold Placer: What's the difference?]

[Jade: The difference is, if the Celestial Ship turns back now, the Hunting Star God will still be the Celestial Ship's Imperial Bow Master; if the Celestial Ship doesn't turn back...]

[Cang Gang: Aren't you taking the Immortal Ship way too seriously? Do you really think the Star God cares about the Immortal Ship?]

[Cang Gang: Star Gods cannot be viewed through the lens of conventional wisdom. They are not bound by cause and effect. If helping the Immortal Ship results in the failure of their hunting journey, do you think they would intervene?]

[Shuju: Hard to say.]

[Fireworks: Hey everyone, don't be so down! It's not that bad yet, is it? If you want to turn back, it's not too late! Come out and liven things up!]

[Hanabi: So what if I hand over the remains of my breeding? So what if I hand over the Mirror Stream Rasetsu? So what if I undergo inspection? What's the big deal? Isn't living better? Why do I have to die?]

[Silver Wolf: You make it sound so easy. The Immortal Ship is such a powerful force; being forced to hand over something—don't they have any pride?]

[Fireworks: Is saving face more important or staying alive?]

Is saving face more important or staying alive?

Being alive is important.

But what if they didn't know they were going to die? Would they really give up the pride that the Immortal Ship had held for so many years so easily?

[March 7th: But I heard that the Immortal Ship recently handed over the breeding remains, right? If it's okay now, why isn't it shown in the footage?]

Jingyuan: ......

[Yaoguang:......]

[Yao Guang: Haha... Yeah, it's possible now, so it must be possible in the video too, right, Jing Yuan?]

Jingyuan: ......