Chapter 147 I've Been Enduring You Three for a Long Time

The two had a secret discussion for a while and reached a consensus. Han Xiao left a set of thrones and a set of Sovereign incarnations in the Destiny's Child's laboratory, interacted with the Destiny's Child for a while, and then left the room. He turned to visit and comfort the many Resurrected Ones who were living in seclusion in the Sanctuary of the Covenant, and the two sides held talks.

The current president of the Super-A Grade Association pointed out during the talks that the Sanctuary of the Covenant organization should pay attention to the spiritual and cultural construction of the Resurrected Ones, help them keep up with the times, implement the basic principle of putting people first, and implement the "two ones" requirements, namely, "we must ensure the treatment of every Resurrected One and we must not lose our vigilance", and earnestly hoped that the Oathkeeper would play an exemplary role.

The leader of the Sanctuary of the Covenant organization, the Oathkeeper, highly praised the achievements of the association so far, and emphasized that the two sides have always been in a relationship of active cooperation, contributing to the Super-A Grade class together. He hoped that the association would continue to focus on the common cause and cooperate with the Covenant's strategic assistance.

Many Resurrected Ones said that they admired Black Star's contribution to the Super-A Grade class and unanimously welcomed Black Star to come again to offer guidance and spur the Sanctuary of the Covenant organization.

In any case, the two sides fully exchanged views. After the routine exchange of feelings, Han Xiao left the Sanctuary of the Covenant organization's base and teleported back to the Black Star Palace, which was several star fields away.

Back in the office, Han Xiao rubbed his chin. Without delay, he turned to contact the three leaders of the great civilizations and sent the intelligence he had obtained from the Destiny's Child through an encrypted channel.

Before long, the communicator rang and received a remote conversation invitation.

Han Xiao opened the remote projection, and with a shift of his vision, he arrived at the joint office of the three leaders of the great civilizations. He immediately saw the three people with gloomy faces.

"Black Star, where did you get this information? Is it true? You are responsible for talking nonsense!"

As soon as they met, Mabrus asked a series of questions like a barrage of cannonballs, his tone extremely serious, as if he was questioning him.

The information provided by Han Xiao showed that the World Tree Civilization had already noticed the traces of outsiders and was trying to track them down in reverse. This was a major event that affected the overall strategy and could not be taken lightly.

This information did not contain any evidence and looked like irresponsible speculation. Moreover, they only dared to carefully probe in unmanned areas and had no clue about the movements of the World Tree Civilization. Where did Han Xiao's information come from? The three had to suspect its authenticity.

"I have a special intelligence channel. This is a special original Esper called the Destiny's Child, who has extraordinary abilities at the information state level..." Han Xiao explained the abilities of the Destiny's Child.

"Destiny's Child?"

The three looked at each other, their small eyes revealing great doubts.

The known list of ultra-high-risk Espers did not include this original Esper, and the secret database of the three great civilizations did not record it either. It was the first time the three had heard of this original Esper.

"So you really don't know?" Han Xiao said helplessly.

He had been inquiring about the Destiny's Child's information for a while. There was no record in the Empire's database, and he thought that the relevant information might be stored in the secret database. It seemed that the three great civilizations were not aware of the existence of the Destiny's Child either, but those who mastered information state abilities were indeed good at hiding their existence.

"Is that Destiny's Child currently in your hands? Is he reliable?" Louis asked.

"He is indeed in my hands, and the information is also fine."

Han Xiao nodded, concealing the existence of the Sanctuary of the Covenant.

Hearing this, the head of the EsGod Church said in a deep voice, "Words are not proof, we have to check before we can confirm the authenticity, and we should control such an intelligence channel."

Han Xiao shook his head, his tone also heavier:

"Even now, you still have doubts about me? Who provided the confidential information about the World Tree? It was me, right? I showed my sincerity, but what did you do? In order to confirm whether my information was true, you went to explore the World Tree Civilization along the wormhole, which eventually led to exposure... Of course, from your standpoint, this is understandable, I understand you, but it is also a fact that the enemy has noticed it. No matter how correct your motives are, it cannot change the established bad result... I didn't tell you about the existence of the World Tree before because I knew you might mess it up."

The expressions of the three people stagnated.

Mabrus coughed and took the initiative to explain:

"It's not that we doubt you, it's just that we can't casually believe information whose authenticity is doubtful. If we don't confirm it in advance, it will be too late when something goes wrong..."

"This is not the first time you have said this, but what is the result? You are still acting according to the confidential information I provided. The so-called confirmation is just superfluous in my opinion, but it increases the risk of exposure."

The three opened their mouths, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Louis said, "Black Star, don't get excited. We have always acted cautiously and have not met any life from the World Tree Civilization. Based on the perception of an original Esper alone, I don't think we can be 100% sure that the other party has noticed our existence..."

"You still want 100% confirmation?" Han Xiao widened his eyes. "Then just show up and ask the World Tree Civilization directly. That's absolutely 100%."

The corner of Louis's mouth twitched, and he stopped talking.

Mabrus said helplessly, "But the information..."

Han Xiao interrupted Mabrus and said in a condensed voice:

"I know you are not at ease and didn't expect you to completely trust me, but you have stolen network information and should have confirmed the World Tree's attitude toward the outside world. Since everyone is a prey, then everyone is already in a united front against the outside world. Do you still need to worry that I have bad intentions and deliberately guard against me?

"The threat is imminent. Now is not the time for internal suspicion. Whether it is me or you, we must believe that what each other does is for the common goal and will never deliberately cause trouble. Would I have said it if I hadn't confirmed the authenticity of this information? What if this intelligence channel is also exposed because you insist on checking?"

The three frowned.

What he said was right. Everyone was now a united comrade-in-arms and should trust each other.

But Black Star's statement, could it be deliberately preventing them from confirming, in order to cover up the strangeness of this information... They could not help but think in this direction, their identities determined that they had to consider all situations.

Seeing the reaction of the three, Han Xiao knew what they were thinking and shook his head in disappointment.

"In the end, countless years of peace have made you arrogant and think you can cope with any situation... Maybe my information has given you too many illusions, making you think you have the advantage and can control the situation... You are dead wrong! I hope you recognize the reality. The World Tree is more powerful than all of you combined. As long as it finds us and starts a war, the situation will instantly get out of control. We are in danger of being wiped out at any time and becoming the next Karma Republic Alliance!"

"...Then what is your suggestion?" Mabrus asked.

"I'll be blunt, I will never hand over this intelligence channel to you. Even if you don't believe me now, you should consider how to deal with this situation, that is, the World Tree Civilization has advanced unknown detection methods, has discovered the traces of outsiders, has entered a state of alert, but has not yet succeeded in tracking... So I suggest stopping conventional exploration, reducing further contact opportunities, temporarily standing by, and leaving more time for the secondary dimension expedition team to find the World Tree body."

"But if we don't explore, where will the information come from?"

"To be honest, most of the information you have obtained from your exploration is meaningless. Anyway, there are no results, so you might as well stop and only use the Destiny's Child's channel."

"Are you saying that we don't have to do anything and just have to listen to you obediently? We believe whatever you say... Do you think that's possible?"

The head of the EsGod Church spoke up, his tone dissatisfied. After a pause, he added:

"Either hand over the Destiny's Child to us, or let us send researchers to study it together to prove that the information is reliable."

Han Xiao laughed.

"Are you forcing me now? Yes, I can make concessions for the sake of the greater good and let everyone study the Destiny's Child together to dispel your doubts. As long as I don't do this, it seems like it's my fault, because I control the channel, so I must make concessions, I must give up benefits. If I don't let you share a piece of the pie, you won't accept my opinion."

"You misunderstood, we..." Mabrus felt that the atmosphere was a bit wrong and wanted to explain.

Han Xiao interrupted him, his smile slowly turning cold:

"You three pieces of garbage, I've been enduring you for a long time! You don't seem to understand who needs who. Do you really think I have no choice? I am willing to protect the interstellar society, so it's a matter of mutual dependence, but the universe is so big, is this the only place to stay? If you piss me off, I'll just take the Super-A Grade Association and my forces and leave, whether it's to the unexplored universe or to the secondary dimensions. I'll leave you to deal with the World Tree Civilization alone and let you fend for yourselves. Do you want to try?"

The three felt a chill in their hearts.

The Super-A Grade Association had a way out. With their abilities, they could live well even if they escaped into the unexplored universe. For the three great civilizations, this was definitely the worst outcome.

As long as the Super-A Grade class was determined, they could completely abandon the interstellar society where they had lived for a long time. To be honest, even if the creatures here died, it would not matter to most Super-A Grades. There was no reason to stay and fight.

If the news of the World Tree spread, some people would choose to escape. If even Black Star, who controlled the Sanctuary of Resurrection, was unwilling to stay, then the choices of other Super-A Grades could be imagined.

With such influence, Black Star was not a cooperative partner without a way out, but a person of equal status who held the bargaining power and was a force they had to fight for.

Mabrus could not sit still and quickly said, "Don't be angry, we didn't mean that."

"Black Star... Your Excellency, the questions we raised were just based on the matter itself and had no selfish intentions." Louis also quickly comforted him.

"...My wording was inappropriate and caused a misunderstanding. Please don't take it to heart."

The head of the EsGod Church had no choice but to bow his head, feeling depressed.

--Being scolded and having to take the initiative to apologize, when have we, the leaders of the three great civilizations, been so humble?

Seeing this, Han Xiao put away his anger, returned to his expressionless face, and slowly said:

"I will continue to share information. Whether you believe it or not is your business. I don't care. Also, I will be going to the World Tree Civilization's territory in a while to increase the monitoring of the Destiny's Child. Remember to prepare the World Tree Passage or the High-Dimensional Revelation Teleporter... If we don't even have this much trust, I don't think there is any need for us to cooperate."

"Okay, we will handle it."

Mabrus answered before the other two. Now was not the time to continue haggling.

Han Xiao nodded and suddenly said:

"There's one more thing, quickly fulfill your promise and recognize the independent status of the association. Don't think about dragging it out. Don't think that you can get away with it by dragging it out until the war breaks out. I'll say it again, I'll just leave."

After saying that, the communication was directly cut off, and the remote projection disappeared with a swish.

Only the three of them were left in the room, looking at each other with complicated expressions.

"I didn't expect to be scolded to our faces. Did we push too hard?" Louis smiled bitterly.

"Don't underestimate him. It's impossible for a hero like Black Star to lose his composure and get angry so easily. He was just taking the opportunity to make a fuss." The head of the EsGod Church shook his head. After a pause, he said helplessly, "But he did hit the nail on the head."

"Black Star is really..." Mabrus hesitated for a moment and sighed, "His wings are full."

...

On the other side, Han Xiao's vision shifted and he returned to his office.

He snorted and threw the communicator aside.

"These three bastards are like dogs. If you don't slap them a few times, they won't know who's the boss now."