Chapter 1544

Thus, Chen Tianwu arrived in Qingluan City with two elders from Babaozhai.

On the very day he arrived in Qingluan City, Chen Tianwu came to find Su Yang.

But Su Yang was naturally not there—he was out enjoying himself with Sovereign Jiazi and Xia Na.

Chen Tianwu asked Qin Xiaoxiao when Su Yang would return.

Qin Xiaoxiao told Chen Tianwu that Su Yang would likely return that night, but the exact time was uncertain.

Chen Tianwu asked Qin Xiaoxiao to deliver a message for him: to invite Su Yang to visit Babaozhai the next day, and Qin Xiaoxiao agreed.

Su Yang had mentioned Babaozhai to Qin Xiaoxiao before.

When he returned home that night, Qin Xiaoxiao told Su Yang about Chen Tianwu's visit.

Su Yang paid it no mind—it was all within his expectations.

Tomorrow, he could meet the upper echelons of Babaozhai.

"General Su, have you informed the Federation?" Sovereign Jiazi asked worriedly, "The Federation has people who know the Extinction Phoenix is in your hands."

"I've already informed the Federation!" Su Yang nodded. "Including General Yu, everyone has been reassigned to dig air raid shelters. The northwestern Shoushen Sect has been rampant for years, and many safety installations have been completely abandoned—they've all been switched to engineering troops."

"Their situation now is certainly much better than when the Shoushen Sect was still active—at least no one is dying now!"

Not many people are involved in this matter.

After learning that Water Blue Star would merge into the Beast Tamer Grand World, the Federation had already issued a strict gag order prohibiting the leakage of Su Yang's true strength.

Yu Chenghai and the others, upon learning Su Yang had signed with the Phoenix, did not spread the news.

Thus, very few people know that Su Yang has signed the Divine Beast Extinction Phoenix—and all of them are from the military!

The Federation's territory is vast; isolating them is extremely simple.

Xia Na laughed: "True enough!"

Sovereign Jiazi asked again: "General Su, why are you leaking news of the Phoenix to Babaozhai?"

Su Yang briefly explained the entire sequence of events to Sovereign Jiazi and Xia Na.

He omitted several childish and inappropriate details.

Those things were indeed inconvenient to discuss.

Xia Na complained: "That Phoenix is vile—it's gotten you such a powerful enemy!"

Sovereign Jiazi asked: "Are you trying to frame Babaozhai for the Phoenix's appearance?"

If the news of the Extinction Phoenix appearing on Water Blue Star reaches Shenlongshang Society, they will naturally suspect the S-rank Beast Tamers who entered Water Blue Star.

Su Yang and Qin Longyun would both be listed as suspects.

But if a Babaozhai S-rank Beast Tamer also entered Water Blue Star, then Shenlongshang Society's primary suspect would become Babaozhai!

Babaozhai's S-rank Beast Tamers have both the strength and the capability to seize the Extinction Phoenix.

Even if Babaozhai's Beast Tamers deny it outright, Shenlongshang Alliance may not believe them!

Once Shenlongshang Alliance turns its attention to Babaozhai, the pressure on Su Yang and the Federation will drop dramatically.

Because no matter how you look at it, Babaozhai—powerful, possessing knowledge of the Extinction Phoenix, and already at odds with Shenlongshang Alliance—has a far higher probability of having obtained the Phoenix.

"I do have this idea!"

Su Yang admitted it directly.

To be honest, he wasn't very willing to join Shenlongshang Alliance.

The Phoenix's reason was secondary.

He could keep the Phoenix hidden indefinitely, waiting until he regressed to Iron Rank and lost all his memories.

His reason for not wanting to join Shenlongshang Alliance was simple: one Federation is already enough to worry about…

Within the Federation, he can still be the shadow leader, and the Federation's high command listens to his advice.

But in Shenlongshang Alliance, he'd have someone above him again!

Moreover, Shenlongshang Alliance is a strange and ancient organization, full of factions and cliques—it would surely be extremely troublesome!

Another reason is also tied to the Federation.

He wants the Federation to quietly remain in a corner and develop in silence.

The Federation's current position is simply too awkward.

Between the Federation and Shenlongshang Society lies the powerful Babaozhai, and Babaozhai is already at odds with Shenlongshang Society.

If Su Yang joins Shenlongshang Alliance, does that mean the Federation must become enemies with Babaozhai?

Even though "ally with distant powers, attack nearby ones" is a strategy, the precondition is being able to win!

Sovereign Jiazi thought for a moment and said: "General Su, there's a major problem here!"

"What problem?"

"It's the timeline issue—Babaozhai's entry into Water Blue Star clearly occurred before the Phoenix was reclaimed. You said Shenlongshang Society knows when the Phoenix was reclaimed!"

"Correct!" Su Yang nodded. "You've thought this far already—very impressive!"

Sovereign Jiazi's beautiful eyes regarded Su Yang curiously, waiting for his explanation.

"More precisely, Babaozhai publicly entered Water Blue Star after the Phoenix was reclaimed…"

"You mean Shenlongshang Society might suspect Babaozhai is deliberately fabricating an alibi?"

"Why not?" Su Yang shrugged. "They entered early, reclaimed the Phoenix, then made a grand entrance into Water Blue Star—what's wrong with that? Once they entered, it's nearly impossible for them to prove their innocence!"

"I doubt those Babaozhai guys would release all their beast companions for Shenlongshang Society to inspect one by one," Su Yang said. "If Shenlongshang Society were truly that powerful, Babaozhai would have been wiped out long ago."