254: Mr. Jacob, stop wasting time.

Mars — Hafke Temporary Base.

Today’s Mars is filled with a sense of science fiction.

Such a scene, for Liu Yan and others, was something even science fiction movies couldn't capture.

Here, besides Hafke Soldiers, there were also many ordinary people in various outfits.

They looked as if they had lived there since childhood, with no difference.

However, they all had brain-machine interfaces installed on their heads.

And every person’s face was beaming with a happy smile.

Suspended high in the air was the CEO's conference room, made entirely of rare transparent material.

Jacob sat in a highly futuristic CEO's chair, his fingertips tapping continuously on the desktop.

Demulan stood behind Jacob with a solemn expression.

In front of them, a massive holographic projection screen was broadcasting the whereabouts of Liu Yan and others from a God's-eye view.

Including John, Raven, Reis, Sayyid, and so on... It could be said that every move of everyone in this world was displayed on this huge screen.

However, the areas they occupied were different.

Jacob gave the largest screen area to Liu Yan.

Jacob watched the scenes of each person with interest, and couldn't help but say:

“Reis is still as smart as ever, and quite lucky, but his popularity is still the same.”

“If we gave him more time, even we would have to move a few more fingers to deal with him.”

“Raven’s followers are really few this time; they were all blown up by Liu Yan, haha.”

“Demulan, do you remember a previous world where Raven’s followers almost covered every faction?”

“Tsk tsk, Sayyid is getting more and more useless as he lives; a dignified Asala Guard officer, now hand-feeding a Little Girl.”

Jacob's gaze lingered on Sayyid's screen for only a moment before he disdainfully moved his sight away.

“This one named John, in some ways, is quite similar to me, but I'm not as extremely perverted as he is.”

After an appreciative glance at John's screen, Jacob shifted his gaze to the very center, to Liu Yan, who occupied nearly 30% of the screen.

“Liu Yan has that vibe from 30 years ago; his heart is ruthless enough.”

Jacob reached out and pointed at Liu Yan, who was shooting the white woman, signaling Demulan behind him and Romisius beside him to watch.

“But I don’t understand, why is he unwilling to join us?”

“What a perfect partner.”

“Doctor, don’t you agree?”

Jacob turned his head to look at Romisius beside him.

The latter exchanged a glance with Demulan but did not answer Jacob’s question.

They both disagreed with Jacob's persistent desire to recruit Liu Yan and Fuji.

After a moment of internal struggle, Romisius finally said:

“Mr. Jacob, I suggest we focus on important matters; there’s no need to waste time on just one person.”

“Have you forgotten the wishes Liu Yan made 30 years ago?”

“Moreover, besides what we observed, we don’t even know what else he did or what wishes he made during the screen blackouts.”

“What if...”

Jacob raised his hand, smiling as he interrupted Romisius.

“What, are you worried he can really stop us?”

Romisius nodded seriously.

That's exactly what he thought.

In his opinion, Jacob was now getting carried away by his overwhelming advantage.

“I think it’s better to be cautious.”

After Romisius finished speaking, Demulan, who had been silent, also expressed her stance.

“Mr. Jacob, I agree with Dr. Romisius’s decision...”

Demulan faltered for a moment, then, as if having made up her mind, she let out a long breath and said:

“Don’t get carried away...”

Hearing this, Jacob burst out laughing.

“Demulan, how long has it been since the very beginning, a million years?”

“Why didn’t I ever notice you were so humorous before?”

Jacob laughed and waved his hand.

Seeing Jacob’s reaction, Romisius sighed helplessly and turned his head, not wanting to look at him even for a moment.

“If it were the earliest worlds, perhaps we would still need to worry.”

“But now, the gap in strength between these worlds and us is almost like an unbridgeable chasm.”

“No matter how much they wish, we can wear them down with just biological immortality technology.”

“And our technology isn’t stagnating; they are developing, and so are we.”

“However, the difficult part is making people from all worlds genuinely hate war from the bottom of their hearts.”

“This is like asking a hungry animal to willingly refuse food; it’s as hard as ascending to heaven.”

“In this aspect, I am indeed a bit idealistic.”

After speaking, Jacob leaned back in his chair, a look of reminiscence on his face.

“I don’t know what you two think, but after all these years, I still miss our original world.”

Jacob leaned back in his chair, lazily raising a finger to point at Chen Yu, Zhao Chuang, Liu Yan, and others on the screen one by one.

“Especially after seeing them.”

“I even miss those people from G.T.I back then.”

Romisius helplessly held his forehead.

“Mr. Jacob, you might not remember clearly, but I need to help you recall.”

“The very first world, which was our home.”

“At that time, our victory was largely due to luck.”

“Since these people remind you of the past, shouldn’t we cut the Gordian knot even faster?”

Romisius spread his hands and frowned, looking at Jacob with an expression of complete incomprehension mixed with doubt.

Jacob ignored Dr. Romisius’s reminder and instead recalled various past events with a look of intoxication.

“What a pity, our strength didn’t allow it back then. If it were now, I would definitely persuade Wang Yuhao and the others to join.”

“Hey, what do you two think, if Liu Yan wore the current brain-machine interface, would his compatibility be even higher than Wuming’s?”

“After all, today's brain-machine interfaces are far more advanced than before.”

Seeing Jacob in this state, Romisius sighed and stopped trying to engage him further.

He knew very well in his heart.

From the first world until now, after the baptism of the river of time.

Everyone, more or less, had some mental issues.

In Romisius’s view.

Although Jacob was now doing what he originally wanted to do, fulfilling his ideal.

Compared to the result, he had now become more concerned with the process.

After all, they all knew that the desired outcome, for the current Hafke, was within easy reach.

But the emptiness after the end was what Jacob worried about and feared more.

Therefore, under his original goal, he would set up these smaller goals to entertain himself.

Whether it was recruiting people he admired in these worlds, or observing the myriad lives of different people.

Or even going incognito and personally participating to experience it.

In short, just having something to do.