Chapter 100: Sinister Message, False Facade

"Yan Xia, the tachyon communicator has received a message."

Ella entered the room, which was over three hundred square meters.

"I understand."

Yan Xia looked at Ella and opened his mouth to speak but stopped.

Over the years, Ella's main body has been on the Tiangong spacecraft, and the Ella he brought with him is just an attachment, far inferior to the main body. Therefore, Ella hasn't provided much assistance to Yan Xia.

Yan Xia has been using Ella as a computer and hasn't sought her opinions.

He wanted to ask Ella's opinion on Chu's reaction, but since there is a tachyon communicator, it's better to ask Ella's main body for a more accurate answer.

Yan Xia stood up and pressed a button on his wristwatch, causing his body to levitate.

In /Border City, there is no gravity, so he needs a gravity device to maintain his weight. Yan Xia just turned off the gravity device.

Then, his body was covered in liquid armor, which used electromagnetic force to propel him forward, allowing him to fly freely.

After about an hour, Yan Xia arrived at the tachyon communication device, heavily guarded by soldiers. He entered the massive device's interior.

The device hadn't changed since it was built, and the interior space was small, with only a physical computer with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard.

Yan Xia opened the message and saw that it had already been read, probably by Ella.

The message was in a secret code, which, when translated, would be in English and Latin, not Chinese.

Ella only used this communication method for urgent messages because there was no record of these languages in the Civilized Federation, and only Ella and Yan Xia knew them.

After translating the message completely, Yan Xia broke out in a cold sweat.

At the beginning of the message, Ella mentioned that the Tiangong spacecraft's main system had been shut down 78 years ago, and Yan Xia should be careful.

There are only two possible reasons for the Tiangong spacecraft's main system to be shut down.

The first is that it was attacked and the attack breached the first layer of defense.

The second is that Ella's attachment was invaded, forcing the main system to shut down to prevent the controlled Ella from accessing the messages stored in the main system.

Yan Xia had originally planned to ask Ella about her opinion on Chu's reaction through the tachyon communicator.

Now, there was no need for that.

Seventy-eight years ago, when Yan Xia was still overseeing the construction of the tachyon communication device and hadn't planned to start the internal conflict, Ella's attachment might have already been controlled. In that case, the internal conflict might have been initiated with Chu's consent.

If the message hadn't been read, Yan Xia might have believed the first possibility, but since it had been read, and Ella hadn't told him about it, it could only be the second possibility.

Yan Xia felt a chill.

He hadn't returned to the Tiangong spacecraft in many years. If it weren't for his instruction to Ella to build a tachyon communication device in the interstellar silk road's supermassive star system, the message from the Tiangong spacecraft would take 275 years to reach Sirius.

Yan Xia might only learn the truth then, and by that time, he might have been swallowed up by Chu, leaving nothing behind.

Indeed, no civilization can be underestimated, and the ruler's mind and tactics are very deep.

Yan Xia has been cautious, but he hadn't anticipated that Ella, his closest companion, would be so easily controlled.

Fortunately, Yan Xia had anticipated this outcome.

"The controlled Ella attachment has very little information left after disconnecting from the Tiangong spacecraft's main system, so Chu has limited information. She won't know my true purpose or the specific details of the Holy Grail Project."

"This means I still have room to maneuver here."

Now, Yan Xia's primary concern is why Chu would agree to his plan and allow the internal conflict in /Border City.

However, before that, Yan Xia needs to complete another task, which is the main reason Ella contacted him.

Yan Xia left the tachyon communication device and saw Ella looking at him through the glass window in his office.

The distance between them was considerable, but Yan Xia's eyesight was sharp, and Ella's modified human body was supermodel-like.

Yan Xia left the area where the Civilized Federation and the Olive Branch Civilization were separated and said to a random lifeform of the Olive Branch Civilization, "I need to see Chu."

After many years, they met again.

The moment Yan Xia spoke, the platform beneath his feet lifted him and flew towards a pillar.

After a short while, he arrived at the top of the pillar, which gradually descended to form a spiral staircase. Yan Xia walked down the stairs.

He entered a vast empty room of several hundred thousand square meters.

A shadow appeared from a crack and materialized into a human figure in front of Yan Xia.

"Yan Xia, it's been a long time since we last met. I heard you wanted to see me."

Yan Xia nodded.

"Yes, there have been some changes in the Civilized Federation."

"Chu, our initial cooperation was to ensure peace between our civilizations, as we are so close to each other. According to your star map, there is also a Silkworm Civilization in our vicinity."

"The Silkworm Civilization is a civilization very similar to the Civilized Federation, and they are one of the civilizations chosen to participate in the Holy Grail Project."

"Three months ago, we launched a war against the Silkworm Civilization. We had to do this."

"The Holy Grail War has a time limit, and we must eliminate each other within 50,000 years."

"I believe your messenger has informed you about the Holy Grail Project, so Chu, I hope to receive assistance from the Olive Branch Civilization."

Yan Xia spoke sincerely.

Even though he knew that Chu was aware of his role in instigating the internal conflict in the Olive Branch Civilization, Yan Xia still came here and said these words.

In the war between civilizations, there is no room for face-saving.

Chu replied, "I am very willing to help, but the Silkworm Civilization and our civilization are not that different in terms of strength."

"A war would cause us significant losses."

"Moreover, I am just a small city ruler, not the leader of the civilization. I need to report this to the leader."

Yan Xia nodded.

"I understand."

"If you are unwilling to help us, we hope that you will not become our enemy."

"If you can help us, the technology obtained from the Silkworm Civilization and the tachyon communication technology we have can be shared with you, and we will become one."

This is a huge temptation.

Chu already knows that tachyon communication technology exists, and its value is immense.

Yan Xia could sense Chu's hesitation, which lasted for 0.2 seconds.

"I am very willing to help. Rest assured, I will try my best to persuade the leader to cooperate with you, as we are both civilizations that love peace, aren't we?"

At this moment, Yan Xia couldn't guess what Chu was up to, and Chu couldn't guess what Yan Xia and the Civilized Federation were planning.

Their false facades were waiting to be exposed, revealing their true evil nature.

[Chapter 100, thank you for your support and encouragement, I will do my best!]