Starting from the Planetary Governor - Chapter 1367 - 779
Chapter 1367: Chapter 779
After Mei Zheng left, Li Ang sat thinking, motionless. His heart was still conflicted, causing his brow to remain furrowed, never once relaxing.
He sat there quietly for a long time, until the door on his side was knocked again.
Before Li Ang could react, Yuan Yingzhi, who couldn’t hide her charm even in a white coat, walked in.
“I hope I’m not disturbing you?”
Li Ang rubbed his temples and said, “It’s good to change the way I think; I feel like I’ve hit a dead end.”
“Hmm…” Yuan Yingzhi casually pulled a chair and sat across from him, saying, “I came to talk to you about Ye Lixiao’s situation. Her condition has stabilized, and I used the spare parts left from creating her new body last time to make another one for her. Without your help, this new body might not be very fitting, but it should temporarily restore her mobility. The official new body, we’ll wait for you.”
“I understand, thank you for your hard work.”
“Alright, you can tell that this isn’t anything particularly urgent. I’m just using this as an excuse to come see you.”
Li Ang smiled.
Of course, he understood.
“That’s definitely your style.”
Yuan Yingzhi also smiled.
After a while, she restrained her expression and seriously said, “Can you tell me about your current confusion? I may not be able to help much, but I can be a listener. Perhaps, after talking, you’ll figure out the path you should take?”
Li Ang sighed, thought for a moment, and then slowly opened up, “I might have been deceived by Wang Su.”
“Oh?” Yuan Yingzhi showed a surprised expression.
She already knew the context of the ancient immortal legacy and gathering Wang Su’s magic artifacts. That’s precisely why she was somewhat puzzled.
“How did Wang Su deceive you? Tell me in detail.”
“You don’t seem worried?”
“What’s there to worry about?” Yuan Yingzhi indeed just seemed a bit surprised, without any signs of tension or panic. “You’ve already realized he might be deceiving you. How could you still be tricked? I believe you’re not a fool.”
“Hahaha!” Li Ang laughed heartily, “You sure have confidence in me.”
A moment later, he collected himself, sighed again, and said, “But I’m not necessarily as confident in myself. That guy, he set up an open plot, making me know he designed a trap for me, yet in the end, I might still have to step into it…”
“What’s the matter exactly?”
“You know about my acquisition of the ancient immortal legacy. Under the effects of this legacy, my access to the Heavenly Dao Net is increased, allowing me to more easily master spells, hack into enemy spells, and steal them. But this is far from the limits of the ancient immortal legacy. That ancient immortal, the enemy of the saints, left a legacy to seize control of the entire Sky Net, to bring the Heavenly Dao Net left by the saints and the world’s right to use spells and spiritual power all under oneself, to become the master of the Sky Net and thereby become the master of the world.”
“To achieve such a feat, relying solely on the ’legacy’ is not enough. That ancient immortal, once an enemy of the saints, sacrificed himself to infiltrate the Sky Net to open a backdoor in the originally flawless Sky Net and left a key. This key fell into the hands of the Divine Bird Group and was handed over to Wang Su for decryption. Wang Su succeeded, but he knew that the Divine Bird Group wouldn’t let him leave. He didn’t have the ancient immortal legacy and couldn’t expand his Sky Net permissions like I did.”
“So, he transferred the authentication information representing the Sky Net backdoor key from the compass unearthed from ancient ruins onto himself, and then faked his death to escape, transforming himself into a ghost to survive in the Sky Net; while the ’key’ transferred onto him fragmented into countless pieces due to his deliberate action upon his death, scattering into the magic artifacts he crafted by his own hands and marked, across various locations.”
“I, and Divine Bird, will all strive to collect these fragments and eventually reassemble them into a complete key. It doesn’t really matter who wins or loses. If Divine Bird wins, they will seize the legacy within me; if I win, I will gather Wang Su’s magic artifacts… But comparatively, Wang Su likely prefers I successfully complete the final collection work. After all, in his conception, dealing with just me is much more manageable than an entire organization as big as Divine Bird.”
Listening to this long-winded account, Yuan Yingzhi aptly smiled, “He certainly didn’t expect you to single-handedly bring down the Divine Bird Group.”
“I can’t say that; Mei Zheng and the warriors of the Rebel Army made great sacrifices.”
“Yes, I don’t deny their sacrifices were important, but the fundamental core is still because of you. Without you, all sacrifices would be meaningless, as merely sacrificing would never achieve ultimate victory.”
“Let’s not talk about that, let’s get back to that guy Wang Su.” Li Ang steered the conversation back, “I once had a communication with him after he transformed into a unique spirit residing in the Sky Net, the memory he claimed to be. He vigorously assured me that everything he did was for self-preservation, to have a chance to live again once I collected all the backdoor key fragments. But I dare not completely believe what he says.”
“I didn’t consider it much before because it wasn’t time to; the biggest enemy was Divine Bird, and I was clear about that. But now, this issue must be thought through. Wang Su, definitely a genius, even managed to quickly decrypt the Sky Net backdoor key, which was a compass initially, and could even convert his mind and consciousness to survive in the Sky Net. He even tried to control the Sky Net backdoor with just the key, without relying on the ancient immortal legacy… How can someone like him be underestimated?”
“There must be backup plans left by Wang Su hiding in the Sky Net. Besides the Sky Net key fragments scattered on the magic artifacts he crafted upon his death, there are definitely many other things. When I gather all his magic artifacts, thinking the Sky Net key is complete, and happily go to receive the Sky Net permissions, the trap he arranged might be deadly.”
“Having existed as a state of mind consciousness in the Sky Net for quite a while, during this time, who knows how many secret preparations this genius has done? I don’t believe he is just struggling to survive, considering he touched the Sky Net backdoor and has a chance to control the entire Sky Net. Who could resist such temptation?”
“Yes… Given the opportunity, who could resist such temptation?” Yuan Yingzhi empathized deeply, then she glanced aside and smilingly asked, “How about you, Mr. Li Ang? Can you resist this temptation?”
“Hahaha!” Li Ang chuckled, “No, I’m going to become the sovereign of the Sky Net, then the sovereign of the world. Not just Era City, but everyone in the world will have to listen to me. I’ll be the emperor. Are you scared?”
“Not scared at all. I’m not Mei Zheng, all caught up in noble ideals. All I want is to live peacefully. You can do whatever you want, I’ll support you.”
“No,” Li Ang collected his smile and spoke earnestly, “Becoming World King… Is there any achievement greater than building a better world?”
