573: Chapter 572 One Hundred Percent!

"Brilliant!"

573: Chapter 572 One Hundred Percent!

"Brilliant!"

Zhao Ming could not help but exclaim in admiration.

"Turning the tables, turning passive into active."

"Instead of waiting for the enemy to come knocking, we might as well raise the banner of the Blue Star Rebel Army ourselves, attract all those with ulterior motives, and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop..."

At this point, the clever Zhao Ming had already begun to realize what was going on.

"Are you... asking me to join this Trisolaran Civilization organization and act as a Blue Star traitor?"

"No." Lin Mo shook his head. "It is for you to ferret out the real traitors."

"Is there a difference?" Zhao Ming smiled.

"Of course there is." Lin Mo also smiled. "The fate of those traitors is just one word: death."

"But you are different. You are my student, and you can live."

"How about it? Are you interested in participating in the City Defense Plan?"

Zhao Ming remained silent.

He did not agree to Lin Mo immediately, choosing instead to weigh the pros and cons.

Lin Mo did not rush him, and time ticked away second by second.

Nearly ten full minutes passed before Zhao Ming spoke again.

"Mentor."

"I would like to change the subject for a moment."

Zhao Ming looked at Lin Mo and asked tentatively.

"Is this Seed of mine different from theirs?"

Lin Mo looked at his first student with a smile and answered directly.

"The purpose of the Huaxia Seed Project is to select a group of top-tier talents who can assist me in accelerating technological development to counter the Trisolaran Civilization."

"The primary prerequisite is loyalty."

"I will not hide it from you."

"A total of twelve Seeds were selected, and you were not among them."

Zhao Ming lowered his head silently and gave a self-deprecating smile.

He knew that after doing so many inhumane things during the Hundred Generations of Reincarnation, there would inevitably be consequences.

"However..."

Lin Mo leaned back against his chair and said softly.

"For your sake, I specifically added a new Seed sequence."

"The Thirteenth Sequence, also known as the Shadow Sequence."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ming suddenly raised his head, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

Making an exception just for him?

What was the price?

Did he have to participate in the City Defense Plan?...

Zhao Ming asked, "Can I refuse?"

Lin Mo just looked at him quietly, smiling without saying a word.

Zhao Ming fell silent again.

A long time passed.

"Mentor, I would like to ask you one last question."

Zhao Ming looked at Lin Mo seriously.

"Go ahead."

Zhao Ming asked, enunciating every word, "Facing such a hostile alien civilization, how much certainty do you actually have?"

As soon as this question was asked, the air in the office seemed to freeze.

Lin Mo did not answer immediately.

He walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, turned his back to Zhao Ming, and looked at the complex of buildings outside, illuminated by lights.

He chuckled and said, "100%."

Lin Mo's voice was not loud, but it carried an absolute sense of confidence.

Upon hearing this answer, Zhao Ming's heart skipped a beat.

One hundred percent?

Facing a Level 2 cosmic civilization whose technological level crushed humanity, he actually claimed to have 100% certainty?

"But this 100% certainty has one prerequisite."

Lin Mo turned around, his gaze falling on Zhao Ming.

"That is, not being hindered, not being consumed by meaningless internal strife, and above all, not being led around by the nose by Sophon."

"That is why I need you."

"I need you to go to North America and, in your own way, attract all of Sophon's attention."

"Find all the traitors and spies who harbor ulterior motives against Huaxia, and then, at the appropriate moment, wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"