447: One of the protagonists of Emerald Dragon Star

While Yao Xian sighed in his room, Yang Dian also stood in the spatial interlayer in front of him, contacting Dr. Bai and Han Zhang to initiate a brief three-person meeting.

“What is it now?” Dr. Bai appeared beside Yang Dian, scratching his head.

He was troubled by Yang Dian’s recent suggestion to contain Earth’s information to prevent its exposure to other civilizations:

“Have you found a way to contain Earth’s information?”

As he spoke, he looked out of the spatial interlayer at Yao Xian, who seemed restless.

“And who is he? Since when did you develop a peeping habit?”

Yang Dian glanced sideways at Dr. Bai:

“What do you mean, peeping?”

“I am painstakingly working for Earth’s future!”

After glaring at Dr. Bai, Yang Dian informed both Dr. Bai and Han Zhang about the Qi Refiner and the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty, then explained his idea of substituting himself for Yao Xian and snatching chestnuts from the fire.

Finally, he looked at the two and asked:

“What do you two think?”

“A bit dangerous.” Han Zhang felt Yang Dian was being overly adventurous:

“While snatching chestnuts from the fire yields high returns, it’s also easy to get burned.”

“We don’t know the true strength of the Great Yu Dynasty, and the Heavenly Emperor of the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty might be stronger than you anticipate.”

“You are the strongest on our Earth, and the current fate of Huaxia rests with you.”

“If anything happens to you, the Great Age of Exploration will come to an abrupt end.”

“I don’t think you should take such a risk.”

“It would be better to nip the danger in the bud, kill Yao Xian and all the Qi Refiners and Dao Cultivators on Emerald Dragon Star, to prevent Emerald Dragon Star from being exposed.”

Dr. Bai stroked his chin and said:

“Actually, it’s not that dangerous.”

“Since we don’t know what will happen in the future, let’s create a future according to Yao Xian’s perception.”

“I have an extra brain-in-a-jar here.”

“You put Yao Xian’s brain in it, and I’ll ‘virtually’ create a real world for him to see how he performs in this virtual future.”

Yang Dian blinked:

“Brain-in-a-jar? Virtual reality?”

After muttering a few words, Yang Dian looked at Yao Xian, who had just opened the door and walked outside in the real space.

“There won’t be any problems, right?”

Dr. Bai spread his hands:

“What problems could there be?”

“The worst-case scenario is that Yao Xian discovers he’s living in a brain-in-a-jar, sends out information through means we don’t understand, and gets noticed by those from the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty on Emerald Dragon Star.”

“You just get busy then and kill them all, and it’s over.”

“Oh, by the way, didn’t you practice that Star Manifestation Art?”

“When you do something, do it thoroughly.”

“Just in case, you need to destroy everyone and everything that has a magnetic entanglement with the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty.”

Yang Dian gave a thumbs-up:

“You’re still the most ruthless…”

With that, Yang Dian got busy.

First, he obtained the brain-in-a-jar and its Supporting facilities equipment from Dr. Bai, then excavated the ground beneath Azure City, moving the complete set of equipment from Earth to Emerald Dragon Star.

Half an hour later, with the ignition of controllable nuclear fusion, blue electric arcs began to dance, lights illuminated the underground laboratory, the [Brain-in-a-jar Research Lab] was officially established on Emerald Dragon Star, and Yang Dian found Yao Xian, who had once again set up a stall on the street, beginning to con others.

“Oh?”

Dr. Bai and Han Zhang, who had kept their projections on, immediately turned their heads when they heard Yang Dian’s soft exclamation:

“What’s wrong?”

Yang Dian pointed at the person and the elf in front of Yao Xian:

“The protagonist we selected seems to also be the fated person Yao Xian has been waiting for.”

On the street, Yao Xian, who had re-established his stall, looked at the young man in leather armor with a greatsword on his back, and the elf beside him in a magic cloak holding a gem scepter, feeling a bit complicated.

He had been in Azure City for five years.

Five years ago, he calculated that this young man would pass through Azure City many years later and embark on his fated path.

This period in Azure City was the best time to join the fated person’s team.

Neither did he have to endure many years, accompanying him as he grew.

Nor would he miss the fated protagonist’s fated path, losing the feedback of fated power.

But plans couldn't keep up with changes.

Before the protagonist arrived, he was already taken over by a powerful being from another world.

‘I wonder if what I said will have any effect, if it can fool him.’

‘And if joining the fated person’s team can influence him through the power of destiny.’

‘Alas~’

‘Ultimately, it’s still because my strength is insufficient~’

‘If I had enough strength, why would I be so anxious and fearful...’

Just as Yao Xian sighed, the young man with the greatsword in front of him spoke carelessly:

“Uncle, speak up!”

“I already have Gold-rank strength now, can you join my team and pursue our ideals together?”

Looking at the protagonist whose eyes showed sincerity, a hint of complexity appeared in Yao Xian’s eyes:

“Ku Li Pa, I am currently troubled. If I join your team, I will definitely bring you danger.”

Ku Li Pa heard this and said earnestly:

“I’m not afraid, Uncle.”

“Five years ago, I was just a small Kuli carrying bags at the dock. You guided me to an Opportunity, allowing me to obtain a supernatural Cultivation Technique and embark on the path of the extraordinary.”

“Four years ago, you also guided me, helping me find the sea pearl, which allowed me to escape slavery.”

“Three years ago, you still helped me pinpoint the location of a treasure, allowing me, a mere Bronze-rank warrior, to have the chance to Breakthrough to Silver-rank.”

“Now I already have Gold-rank strength. Although it’s not very strong, it’s not very weak either.”

“Join my team.”

“Let’s face the danger together.”

At this point, Ku Li Pa’s tone changed:

“Also, just as you said, our world shouldn’t be like this.”

“The poor should be rewarded for their labor, and nobles can be high and mighty, but they cannot treat the lives of the poor as ants, to be wantonly killed.”

“Let’s change this world together!”

“The things we want to do are inherently extremely dangerous, aren’t they?”

Looking at the somewhat chuunibyou young man in front of him, the complexity in Yao Xian’s eyes deepened.

‘How easy to deceive this person is~’

‘If there were no accidents, this plan should have a good chance of success, right.’

Thinking this, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But as soon as his mouth opened, he felt the world waver for a moment.

Shaking his head, Yao Xian looked up at the sky.

The sky was still the same sky, and the person in front of him was still the same person.

But he always felt that the world had become a little different.

‘Where did it become different?’

Just as Yao Xian pondered, he heard Ku Li Pa speak again:

“Uncle, join us!”

“With your guidance, I believe we will definitely improve faster, and then we will have enough strength to face the crisis!”

“Good!”

“Good!”

The first “Good” was spoken by Yao Xian, who was already immersed in the [Brain-in-a-jar], covered in patches.

Yang Dian ultimately did not remove his brain.

He needed Yao Xian’s body to analyze the Cultivation Technique he practiced and see if it could be replicated.

The other “Good” was, of course, spoken by Yang Dian, who had controlled his muscles and transformed his appearance into Yao Xian’s.

He openly replaced Yao Xian and stood before the ‘protagonist.’

As thoughts flickered in his mind, Ku Li Pa in front of him began to ‘glow.’

‘A protagonist with such good fortune should belong to the protagonist of a nation, right?’

‘If his destiny could advance further, becoming the protagonist of a realm.’

‘Could he lead me to find the Dimension Channel and the Star Core?’