491: Chapter 491 Sacrifice Ceremony

“You just said we all came from Venus. What’s that about?” Oriental Chen asked.

“I only know that Venus’s ecosystem must have collapsed, and our human ancestors migrated here. I don’t know anything more than that,” the High Priest replied, shaking his head.

“So, at that time, both Venus and Blue Star had life?” Oriental Chen asked.

“It wasn’t just Venus and Blue Star; a long time ago, many planets in the Solar System had life,” the High Priest replied.

“When was this?” Oriental Chen was very surprised.

“It’s hard to say the exact time. Our awakening time is too short, and many things haven’t been fully understood,” the High Priest said, shaking his head.

“Last question, what do you need so many warships for?” Oriental Chen asked.

“This… I think our goal should be the same, right?” The High Priest looked a bit puzzled.

Oriental Chen was also bewildered by this answer.

“The same goal? What goal?” Oriental Chen himself was stunned.

He currently had no goal.

The mission assigned by the Space Station was completed. The reason he was building so many warships now was purely for self-preservation, to prevent other unknown super-political entities from causing him trouble.

Other than that, there was no other purpose.

Although he had such doubts, he couldn’t let the other party know he didn’t understand, so he could only ask in a different way:

“We’ve only just met. How do you know what my goal is?”

“Are you looking for the reason behind the ecological changes on Blue Star?” the High Priest asked.

“…” Oriental Chen was speechless.

What was this all about?

“How can you tell?” Oriental Chen asked.

“You sent a fleet to the American continent to hunt down the zombies there, right? The corpse qi on them will pollute the entire ecosystem. It’s just that we don’t have the strength to eliminate them completely,” the High Priest sighed.

Oriental Chen understood; the Mayans believed his actions were aimed at saving Blue Star’s ecology.

Of course, it was undeniable that his decision to completely decompose the zombie bodies did involve this consideration.

After all, the transfer of the virus to the microbial world was the primary culprit behind the ecological crisis.

So, there was nothing seriously wrong with what the Mayans said.

“But even with warships, you don’t have the conditions to clear out the zombies,” Oriental Chen said.

“You misunderstood; we are not going to clear out the zombies, but planning to attack Mordo,” the High Priest replied.

Mordo, which is the Moduo Da United Republic.

According to the intelligence Oriental Chen had, there were intricate connections between the Moni Sect and the Moduo Da United Republic.

But were they related to the ecological crisis?

To say yes, it was indeed possible.

After all, shortly after the virus outbreak, the Red Coat Sect rose and possessed methods to control zombies and suppress the virus.

However, the exact nature of their relationship was hard to say, as the information available was simply too limited.

Of course, he couldn't expose his weaknesses during the conversation, so Oriental Chen could only follow the topic and continue asking questions.

“How much do you know about Mordo?” Oriental Chen asked.

“We are old rivals, so we know a lot about them. However, it’s mostly superficial,” the High Priest replied.

Oriental Chen couldn’t understand what kind of conflict could exist between one entity on the American continent and another in the Eurasian region.

But he couldn’t ask this question directly, as the High Priest had just mentioned their common goal. Asking this question would be equivalent to admitting he knew very little, and he wasn’t sure if it would cause any trouble.

However, this was indeed a good opportunity to obtain crucial intelligence, and he absolutely couldn't let it slip away.

“How can I get more information out of him?”

Oriental Chen pondered for a moment, then decided to play a game of feigned ignorance and asked:

“Trying to attack Mordo with just a few warships is probably a bit fanciful, isn’t it?”

“That’s right. But we must destroy the altar before their sacrificial ceremony begins, otherwise Blue Star will repeat Venus’s mistakes,” the High Priest looked sorrowful.

“Sacrificial ceremony?” Oriental Chen couldn’t control himself and blurted it out.

But after he shouted, his heart sank.

It would be troublesome if the Mayans noticed anything unusual from this.

“That’s right. Perhaps you’re not entirely aware, but the Moduo Da United Republic is actually just a puppet civilization.” The High Priest didn’t suspect anything and continued to answer every question.

Oriental Chen secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

This was a fortunate discovery of a new topic.

“What is a puppet civilization?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Their thoughts are controlled, which is why they are called a puppet civilization,” the High Priest explained.

“You mean everyone is controlled?” Oriental Chen found it hard to believe.

He had heard of puppet regimes, where only those in power were controlled. But this was the first time he had heard of an entire civilization being controlled.

This was too incredible.