Chapter 270

Their jaws would probably drop in shock.

"Quantum fluctuation speed reading, you wouldn't understand," Lin Qi said offhandedly, then looked at Kafka.

"As for getting Stelle to walk the Path of Preservation, I'll figure it out."

"Come to think of it, the other Paths aren't easy to resolve."

"Preservation, however, isn't difficult."

"After all, it's just about walking the Path of Preservation, not becoming a Preservation Emissary?"

"It's very simple."

Before Kafka could speak, Silver Wolf asked curiously.

"How so?"

"Can you reveal a little? Satisfy my curiosity?"

Lin Qi smiled and explained, "It's nothing more than practicing the philosophy of Preservation. In your opinion, what is the greatest Preservation faction in the universe?"

Silver Wolf didn't even think, blurted out immediately.

"The IPC!"

"Think again?" Lin Qi shook his head.

"Huh? Is that wrong? I'm talking about the Interastral Peace Corporation!" Silver Wolf paused for a moment. "They have Preservation Emissaries, and not just one. Dr. Lin Qi, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Silver Wolf thought about it again, feeling her answer was correct.

As a hacker who had infiltrated the IPC's internal network multiple times, Silver Wolf knew the corporation's scale better than many of its own employees.

Therefore.

In her view, the IPC was the number one faction in the universe.

And without any controversy.

Let alone who was the greatest Preservation faction in the universe.

Besides the IPC, who else could it be?

At this moment.

Kafka smiled and said, "It should be the Builders, right?"

Lin Qi looked at Kafka in surprise; he hadn't expected her to know.

Then he nodded.

"Correct, it is the Builders."

"Whether by scale or by the purity of their commitment to the will of Preservation, they are undoubtedly the number one in the universe."

"Even bigger than the IPC!"

Silver Wolf's mouth hung open, utterly astonished.

"Impossible, right? How much influence do they have? Doesn't the IPC crush them by miles?"

Lin Qi shook his head and explained.

"Because the IPC is a single entity, you think their influence is huge. But in fact, the Builders are the majority in the universe. They are just too scattered, lacking a unified voice."

"Perhaps before the Destruction appeared, the Builders didn't make up that large a portion of the universe, but now, with the Antimatter Legion and the Stellaron Crisis..."

"For the vast majority of planets, emulating Preservation and building walls to protect their own worlds is the only choice."

Actually, before Lin Qi even finished speaking, Silver Wolf already believed him.

She had indeed overlooked this point.

The "silent majority."

One cannot ignore the fact that they are a faction just because the Builders lack a unified voice.

Or rather...

The Aeon of Preservation is their leader.

Lin Qi added, "Besides, do the IPC's actions truly align with Preservation? I actually feel they resemble Preservation's arch-enemy—Abundance?"

"Uh..."

Silver Wolf's small mouth opened wide again, her expression filled with disbelief.

Only after snapping out of it did she blurt out a sentence.

"Dr., you really dare to say that!"

"What is there to fear? The IPC wouldn't dare do anything to me," Lin Qi said indifferently.

"But aren't you still in a cooperative relationship with the IPC?"

"One thing is one thing, another is another. What's wrong with cooperating? Does that mean we can't criticize them? That makes no sense."

Lin Qi didn't care at all what the IPC thought.

And.

The IPC's endless expansion of power and its behavior of plundering wealth and resources truly align more with Abundance.

After the universe-wide Swarm Disaster, Abundance vanished.

It was also during this period that the IPC was founded.

Lin Qi even had a reckless, irresponsible guess.

Abundance and the IPC likely have a connection!

It's not that Preservation's influence within the IPC is fake, but rather that the IPC is not pure.

At least in executing the will of Preservation, they are not flawless.

Only the Builders are a faction that truly walks solely the Path of Preservation.

"So, your method for getting the Stellaron bearer to walk the Path of Preservation is..." Kafka had a vague guess.

"Mm, just as you thought."

Lin Qi said with a smile.

"Mixing cement!"

Huh?

Mixing cement?

Hauling bricks on a construction site?

At this moment.

Silver Wolf has already been at a loss for words; she had never expected that this was what Lin Qi was planning.

But on second thought, there didn't seem to be any problem with it.

This was the purest form of Preservation.

It's just that there were still problems left unsolved.

Kafka spoke up, "Then what do you plan to do with Stellaron's weapon? According to the script, she should receive the lance of the first Supreme Guardian."

"No worries, I'll modify the lance a bit and add a few functions to it." Lin Qi pondered for a moment. "Add a rotation and vibration function, and it has to be able to spray liquid — best if it also comes with a heating function…"

"That way it'll be much more convenient when mixing concrete."

"Hm? Silver Wolf, what's with that look?"

Lin Qi felt it was a little strange.

Because he noticed that the expression Silver Wolf wore while looking at him was, well, a touch… subtle.

"No, it's nothing, I just thought… if you made a smaller version of the lance, you might just open up a new market, mm… not necessarily, there are so many species across the cosmos, maybe there's a race that happens to like exactly this size?" Silver Wolf said in a low voice.

"What on earth do you spend all day browsing online?"

Lin Qi was a little speechless.

He was being perfectly serious.

But with the discussion reaching this point, the meeting with the Stellaron Hunters could be considered concluded.

Not only did he learn their objective, he could also have them assist with the experiment.

Since there was still more on the agenda, Lin Qi had no intention of keeping them around.

"Stellaron's matter, I'll handle it. If there's nothing else, you should head back to the hotel and rest for now. As for the experiment…"

Lin Qi had only spoken halfway.

News came through.

【Kafka: Rather than picking another day, why not today? Doctor, are you free this evening? Could you take a look at the ailment on me?】

This evening?

Lin Qi glanced at Kafka.