Chapter 949: Heading to Skrul
Chapter 949: Heading to Skrul
"Alright then," Su Yu nodded.
With Xiaotian Peak’s talent and hard work, if they continued to focus on cultivation without going to Skrul, they would undoubtedly reach higher levels, even attaining Mid-God or High-God ranks!
However, the resources available to the United Government were limited, making their decision somewhat inevitable.
This was true for Su Yu as well.
If it weren’t for the Saint Silver Federation sending an additional Peak-God mercenary to the Skrul, Su Yu might not have insisted on cultivating to the Peak-God level. Instead, he would have shared some of his resources to help more players break through to the God level.
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At this moment, Alyssa, Tina, and the cat Morning Star finished their secret discussion.
After boarding the spacecraft, the three of them had been huddled together, quietly discussing what they would do once they arrived on Skrul.
They felt that this trip shouldn’t be just about familiarizing themselves with the environment or sightseeing. They needed to do something for the humans of Earth.
They didn’t want to waste these precious teleportation slots, especially since each one cost Su Yu 100 credits from Donna.
However, they still needed to carefully discuss how they could help the humans of Earth.
Finally, their discussion ended, and they had reached a decision.
"Su Yu," Tina waved happily at him, "We’ve made a bold decision for this trip to Skrul!"
"Really? A bold decision?" Su Yu was taken aback, turning to look at her. "What bold decision?"
"Hehe, I won’t tell you," Tina winked playfully at him.
Su Yu: "..."
Alyssa also looked at Su Yu and said calmly, "We three have discussed it and will help the humans of Earth in our own way. However, we can’t reveal the specifics right now. You’ll see when the time comes."
They didn’t tell Su Yu because they wanted to surprise him. It would be too boring if everything was laid out in advance, right?
"Alright," Su Yu shrugged.
Since they didn’t want to say more, he didn’t press the issue.
After all, even if they died, they could be revived, so there was no need to worry about their safety!
Su Yu turned to look at Emperor Qin, who was sitting next to Chancellor Cao.
Emperor Qin was currently studying a "smartphone" from Skrul with great interest.
Skrul smartphones were far more advanced than Earth’s, and the high-end model in Emperor Qin’s hands could even transform into a small, power-driven exoskeleton armor with a series of operations!
Emperor Qin had figured out how to use Earth’s smartphones in just a few days after coming out of seclusion, but he had been playing with the Skrul smartphone for a long time without fully understanding it, thoroughly enjoying himself.
"Predecessor Qin," Su Yu respectfully said, "You’re about to head to Skrul, but before you go, I need to emphasize the rules for this trip.
According to the Saint Song’s prohibitions, before the war begins, high-level cultivators from Earth are not allowed to initiate attacks on the Skrul people on the planet’s surface. We can only defend ourselves if attacked. Additionally, God-level cultivators are not permitted to enter the Skrul human settlements.
These are the rules set by the Saint Song, and violating them will bring severe consequences!"
"Understood," Emperor Qin replied.
Emperor Qin had known about the Saint Silver Federation and the Saint Song for over 2300 years and was well aware of the consequences of defying the Saint Song.
Even for a Peak-God cultivator like him, defying the Saint Song was a death sentence. In the galaxy, even Planetary, Stellar, or Nebular-level cultivators who defied the Saint Song would meet the same fate.
Therefore, the rules set by the Saint Song must be followed.
After a moment of thought, Emperor Qin said, "What do you need me to do on Skrul?"
Su Yu hadn’t given him any specific tasks before, and his role was similar to Tina’s and Alyssa’s—just to observe the situation.
But now that Emperor Qin asked, Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "How about this! Once we arrive on Skrul, you and Chancellor Cao can take a tour of the Savage Continent.
This isn’t just a casual tour. You two should release your most powerful auras and circle over the territories of the various races on the Savage Continent, demonstrating our strength to them.
You can also visit the major races in the oceans, letting them know that Earth already has two Peak-God cultivators, plus me, making three before the war begins. This will discourage them from easily siding with the Skrul."
Skrul was different from Earth in many ways.
On Earth, there were primarily humans, but on Skrul, besides the Skrul humans, there were numerous other races.
The planet Skrull has a total of fifteen god-tier powerhouses, with eight of them being Skrull humans, and the remaining seven scattered among other races.
However, most of these races are fence-sitters.
Apart from the Dragon Clan, which has firmly aligned with the humans of Earth, and the Bald Eagle and Rhinoceros Spirit Clans, who are willing to trade with Earth, the other races are still undecided.
Su Yu had the First Emperor and Chancellor Cao release their peak god-tier auras and pay a visit to these races, aiming to showcase the might of Earth's humans and prevent these races from aligning with the Skrull humans too early.
Chancellor Cao and the First Emperor quickly understood this and readily agreed.
There was nothing wrong with showing off their strength, and if they could sell Earth-made equipment to these races, like they did with the Bald Eagle Clan, that would be even better!
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...
As they spoke, the troop transport ship arrived at their destination—the villa to the east of Donna's home.
The ship landed smoothly on the ground in front of the villa, thanks to its autopilot system.
Donna had moved the teleportation device to this villa months ago, so that returning Earth cultivators wouldn't disturb her sleep.
Since she had agreed to teleport to Skrull at this time, Su Yu saw Donna walking toward them through the ship's window as the troop transport arrived.
However, Donna was hugging her arms, her face serious, and seemed lost in thought.
"Senior Sister Donna!" Su Yu used a flash step to leave the ship and greet her.
Donna, burdened with worries, gave Su Yu a brief "okay" and then walked into the villa without turning back.
"Senior Sister, is something wrong?" Su Yu, sensing something amiss, quickly asked.
"Nothing, Junior Brother." Donna glanced at him, shook her head, and said, "Mona is here. I didn't expect the Chant to send her! Why couldn't they send anyone else? They had to send the one person I least want to see. It's such a headache!"
"Mona?" Su Yu was taken aback.
But he quickly realized that the "Mona" Donna mentioned might be the peak god-tier powerhouse the Chant sent to Skrull!
Upon reflection, it seemed quite likely.
After all, apart from the three of them, no other Silver Saints were involved in the conflict between Earth and Skrull.
What he hadn't expected was that Donna would know the new peak god-tier powerhouse, and from the tone of her voice, they knew each other quite well!
Su Yu wanted to ask more about this "Mona."
Donna, seemingly reading his mind, turned back and said coldly, "Don't ask me about Mona. If you don't want to see me lose my temper, don't ask!"
"Uh... Okay?" Su Yu awkwardly rubbed his nose.
Since Donna didn't want to talk about it, he decided not to press the issue.
If he had the chance, he could try to get some information from Link.
...
A group of 26 people left the troop transport and smoothly entered the basement of the villa.
Upon entering the basement, the Sixth-Stage players looked tense, while Tina and the others were excited.
They were about to head to Skrull, and everyone was thrilled.
"Don't be too nervous, everyone." Su Yu tried to calm the players. "We Earth humans have been to Skrull many times, and we've only lost four players in total, so try to keep a positive mindset. The chances of returning alive are quite high."
"But Su Yu," a player in the crowd said in broken Mandarin, "all four sacrifices were from the last trip to Skrull, right?"
"Uh... that's true," Su Yu admitted.
Hearing Su Yu's confirmation, the Sixth-Stage players became even more anxious!
Even under perfect conditions in the last secret realm, Earth humans still lost four players.
How many would they lose this time? How many of them would return?
Su Yu helplessly shook his head. There was nothing he could do to help, so he could only let the players deal with their fears on their own.
He and Zhong Feng took out the "Moonlight Positioning Stones" and handed one to each person.
With the positioning stones, they wouldn't be teleported randomly but would be sent directly to the underground cavern in Makaton's capital.
The players and cultivators took the positioning stones, clutching the white stones tightly in their hands.
However, when Su Yu offered the positioning stones to Tina and Alyssa, they refused, not taking the stones.
Seeing Su Yu's puzzled look, Tina explained, "Krypton, we plan to be teleported to random locations without using the positioning stones.
"If one of us is teleported to a Skrull settlement, we can draw a lot of their attention.
"And our goal for this trip is to attract the Skrulls' attention!"
This objective was decided upon by Su Yu, Alyssa, and the cat during their discussion on the spaceship.
Su Yu hadn't assigned them any specific tasks, only asking them to familiarize themselves with the environment and enjoy the scenery.
However, Alyssa and the cat felt they should use their ability to "resurrect" to accomplish something.
On Skrull, they were the true "players," able to act recklessly without much concern for the consequences.
Their goal was to "attract the Skrulls' attention," and they had even devised specific plans to achieve it.
Alyssa and the others didn't want to use the tracking stones, so Su Yu didn't insist.
Standing nearby, Donna had already grown impatient.
She activated the spatial teleportation device and said to everyone, "You will be teleported away in half a minute. Good luck, everyone! Su Yu, let's go out; don't get teleported with them."
With that, she grabbed Su Yu's sleeve, and the two of them left the basement.
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...
A few minutes later, on Skrull, in Emperor Manina's study.
Manina was currently reviewing the public opinion online after the press conference.
The joint government's reputation had never been better after the press conference!
Now, the entire internet was free of anti-war sentiments, and public support for the war against the Earthlings was at 100%.
What delighted him even more was that Cindy Doppler and Emperor Macton III had admitted their mistakes!
The press conference had been held two hours ago, and an hour after it ended, Cindy Doppler and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Hongwu Dynasty, both apologized on their social media accounts.
Their apologies were consistent, essentially stating:
"In the past, we opposed the war because it was better for ordinary citizens. The fruits of victory were always reaped by the upper echelons of the joint government, while ordinary people gained nothing and bore the brunt of the sacrifices.
But now we realize we were wrong.
With the Saint Silver Federation sending their peak-level divine beings to support us, what reason do we have to oppose this war?"
Both Cindy Doppler and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang expressed, "From now on, we are willing to abandon our anti-war stance and support the joint government in winning this war.
For this, we formally apologize for our past actions."
...
Of course, this was not their true intention but a strategic move.
First, they turned to support Manina, aligning with public sentiment.
Later, when Manina made a mistake—such as carelessly mentioning the "fair war principle"—they would sound the call for rebellion, inflicting even greater damage on Manina!
...
Cindy Doppler and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's apologies quickly caused a significant stir online!
After all, the "anti-joint organization" had significant influence on the internet, consistently opposing the joint government, and most common people supported them.
Now that they were publicly apologizing, it naturally sparked a new wave of public discourse.
People discussed:
"Did you see that? The anti-joint organization apologized!"
"I saw it. I follow Cindy Doppler's personal account and saw it as soon as it happened."
"It's unbelievable! The anti-joint organization is now supporting the joint government! Is the world changing?"
"We have no choice but to support them. The Saint Silver Federation is backing us in this war. How can the anti-joint organization oppose them?"
"But this also shows that the anti-joint organization truly stands with the common people!"
"True, their reasons for opposing the joint government were solid, and their reasons for supporting them now are equally valid. We shouldn't insult them."
...
Online, the loyalists of the joint government welcomed the anti-joint organization's "change of heart," and those who were originally against the war expressed understanding rather than condemnation. There were few who mocked or ridiculed them.
However, this was a significant event, causing a great deal of noise online.
Manina was overjoyed!
He didn't know that Cindy Doppler and Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang were playing a long game and genuinely believed they had turned to support him.
So, Manina posted several updates on social media, praising them for being sensible and seeing the bigger picture.
He wrote, "In the past, there were many conflicts between us. Now, all those conflicts are forgotten! We are one, working together to conquer Earth!"
(End of Chapter)
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