Chapter 300: with translation of the given Chinese title

Ailin Mier readily accepts.

Although several other ancestors showed slight expressions, making clear that their true thoughts might differ from Ailin Mier's, none raised any objection.

Because Ailin Mier, among the twenty million Mar, possesses the strongest Spiritual Energy and the greatest learning, her words carry weight.

Moreover, as the situation grew more severe, even without Ailin Mier's Prophecy, all the Mar reached a consensus: to continue surviving in this galaxy, the only viable path is to rely on humanity.

"Great ancestors…"

At that moment, the hall warrior tasked with guiding tried to suggest something, but Ailin Mier's wave interrupted him. Then Ailin Mier continued, smiling at Lai Ang: "I regret being unable to fulfill the host's courtesy, but as you said, time is precious, and I believe the Lord of Humanity's third son is fully capable of ensuring my safety."

"Indeed," Lai Ang did not deny.

"Hehe," Ailin Mier chuckled again, and, under the escort of several hall warriors, approached Lai Ang, saying: "Let's go; it's time to discuss with your father the fate of our two peoples... no, it should be the future of my people."

"Fine," Lai Ang replied briefly.

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Three hours later.

Docked on the sunward side of the Courage Anthem, the vessel's interior, located in the midsection of the hull, contains a large cabin dedicated to meetings and receptions.

The cabin's metal floor is covered with a red carpet that reduces noise, and at this moment the virtual window displays a live view of the Courage Anthem's exterior.

On both sides in front of the virtual window are placed comfortable fixed sofas.

Sui Bian, dressed in formal attire, sits on the left sofa, while on his left and right stand two secretaries also in formal wear, maintaining a calm posture.

Moreover, the White Empress's left hand holds for Sui Bian his most admired sword, the Sword of Governance.

As for the person seated opposite Sui Bian, she is Ailin Mier, politely invited by Lai Ang to represent the twenty million Mar.

Both leaders wear standardized expressions, revealing no inner intent or true thoughts, smiling as if friendly toward everything, especially Sui Bian.

With legs together and hands lightly resting on her abdomen, Ailin Mier speaks first: "It is an honor to negotiate face-to-face with the Lord of Humanity, and in reality you appear younger than the image I saw in my prophetic dream."

"Thank you for the compliment; you are also much younger than I expected."

Sui Bian still smiles faintly, unwilling to beat around the bush, lifts his left hand to point at her head, then lowers it and says bluntly:

"I want to obtain all the knowledge you possess—everything, including your understanding of the alien dimensions, the distribution of the Weilin clan and other species, and the core technology mastered by your Mar."

Of course, in return I will offer you protection, preventing you and your people from being corrupted by alien dimensions or persecuted by other hostile forces.

You, who possess prophetic ability, must have already anticipated the content of this conversation, right?

"So..." Sui Bian continues, swinging his left hand to the left, palm open, saying: "Choose to become mine, to become a vassal of humanity, and accept my Spiritual Energy protection, sparing your race from annihilation."

Immediately, his right hand also swings to the right, forming a fist; his smile narrows, and in a slightly deeper tone he says:

"You may also refuse, but you and your people, as well as the Mar star system you inhabit, will become subjects of human surveillance.

Although I am reluctant to casually destroy a planet or slaughter life, once it threatens humanity's stability and survival, I will be ruthless, without a hint of mercy."

"Your words sound nothing like a discussion of alliance; they feel like coercion and intimidation," Ailin Mier replies with a faint smile.

Sui Bian lowers his hands, his face again showing a smile, shrugs and says: "I don't care what you think; I never pay attention to others' opinions."

"Since that's the case..." Ailin Mier hums, and after a few seconds gladly replies: "Very well, then I, representing all the Mar, accept all your demands, becoming humanity... no, I should say becoming the holder of extraordinary giant offspring, becoming your vassal."

After all, without you, the Lord of Humanity, or without your giant offspring, humanity will ultimately be corrupted to extinction by alien dimensions.

"Truly worthy of a clan ancestor, refreshing," Sui Bian claps his hands and says.

"You are the key to resisting alien dimensions; I can naturally discern what is heavier or lighter, and I will not be constrained by so‑called face or dignity, causing my people to die in vain," Ailin Mier explains.

Finally, it also asks Sui Bian: "Respected Lord of Humanity, I have an unseemly request: I hope that eccentric doctor can also develop a suitable vaccine for my people."

"I will convey your request to that doctor, but given his temperament, he should be quite interested in your race."

Whether the plague doctor will develop a vaccine for the Mar is not absolutely guaranteed by Sui Bian; his answer remains ambiguous.

"Thank you," Ailin Mier does not press the issue, and continues: "There is one more point to remind you: it is time to reveal your true identity to the public, to confront the future arrival in the real universe of the evil god's Divine Choice and its army of servants."

"Oh?" Sui Bian lifts his left eyebrow, murmuring with interest: "Divine Choice of the evil god and its army of servants?"

Hearing her words, he first thought of Zeus and the Olympian army of divine servants, then stared into her eyes and asked:

"Is this another Prophecy of yours?"

"It could be called a prophetic dream," Ailin Mier does not deny, and emphasizes, explaining to Sui Bian:

"In the dream I could not see the exact details or process, but I clearly sensed that soon, the Divine Choice blessed by all evil gods will..."

"It will lead its army back into the real universe, preparing to sacrifice countless lives..."

"including your humans and my people, thereby gaining greater power, and then launching a total assault on your humanity's home star system..."

"Facing such a scale of alien‑dimensional invasion, my race alone would face annihilation; that is why I accept all your demands."

"…"

Sui Bian nods lightly to show he understands Ailin Mier's choice, and his face grows a bit solemn, indicating he is pondering how to deal with the possible 'Divine Choice total assault'.

Ailin Mier continues without pause: "In the dream I also saw that the pantheon's Divine Choice, using its true identity and its understanding of humanity's nature, would cause humans to fall into confusion and despair when resisting alien‑dimensional invasion, gradually accepting that 'gods' truly exist."

Upon hearing this, Sui Bian's brows relax, no longer looking solemn, and he smiles lightly: "So that's why you propose that I step into the open, giving humanity a belief and a support."

"Yes," Ailin Mier solemnly says: "Thus, I, and all the Mar, will revere you as the leader against alien dimensions, against demonic evil gods, or rather..."

"the True God."

"God? Ha."

Sui Bian scoffs, rises from the sofa, and, under the gaze of two AIs and the Mar ancestors, walks slowly to the virtual window, hands clasped behind his back, his tone still full of contempt for gods, saying:

"How ironic— the more one deliberately avoids it, the more one is worshipped as a god; it satisfies the so‑called vanity, the pursuit of absolute domination, those who fantasize about becoming gods, yet each one falls into corruption, becoming despised filth."

Through the prophetic dream, Ailin Mier knows Sui Bian to some extent, aware that this Lord of Humanity denies divinity, yet she does not understand why.

She then replies to Sui Bian's earlier remark: "It must be fate; some things are destined to be unchangeable."

He hears the words.

Sui Bian no longer watches the live scene displayed by the virtual window, turns sideways, glances with his peripheral vision at Ailin Mier still seated on the right sofa, and says: "Fate? That's just an excuse. When one stands above fate, confidence is the true master of destiny, but..."

As he spoke here, Sui Bian also turned completely around, facing Ai Linmi, and then, changing his tone, said:

"Thank you for your reminder and suggestion; I will adopt them appropriately, and I will also make the necessary arrangements to provide the protection you expect, but before that…"

Speaking, Sui Bian turned his head toward the cabin hatch, raised his voice slightly, and said: "Lai Ang."

The words fell as soon as they left his mouth.

The hatch opened to both sides, allowing the power‑armored Lai Ang to walk into the cabin unimpeded.

Seeing this, Sui Bian turned to Ai Linmi again and said: "First, let's go visit your comatose Ma Er compatriot, and afterwards, Leon and my secretary will assist in completing the matters of your Ma Er people affiliating with our humans."

"Indeed, that child has passed the dangerous phase, but we cannot delay too long."

Ai Linmi rose from the sofa, placed her left hand on the back of her right hand, then positioned herself before Sui Bian, bowing to him to show their…

or their clan's lofty respect, and then immediately followed Lai Ang out of the cabin.

Also leaving with the two were Hong Hou, the secretary Sui Bian just mentioned who is in charge of handling the related matters.

As for the Ma Er compatriot Sui Bian mentioned, she actually survived together with Yi Na and even rescued Leon's Ma Er woman.

When the hatch closed.

As the cabin fell into brief silence, Bai Hou approached Sui Bian standing by the virtual window, proactively breaking the atmosphere by asking: "Chairman, should we prepare in advance to gradually reveal various truths to the public so that we can respond to the Prophecy spoken by the ancestor?"

He heard the question.

Sui Bian turned to the approaching Bai Hou, remained silent for a moment, gave no order, and instead asked his secretary back: "Bai Hou, if I step onto the stage and the world learns that I am the OriginalBody and the father of the Astate, the immortal possessing the strongest Spiritual Energy, and the pioneer leading technological progress, what do you think the outcome would be?"

"Result…"

Bai Hou's prosthetic face simulated the look of human contemplation; after the twin pupils' blue glimmer dimmed, she said: "Religion will regain vitality and will cause a massive impact on society as a whole, but eventually the public will gradually accept the facts, and you, Chairman, will bear the people's reverence and… deification."

When she reached the final word "deification," Bai Hou's tone paused noticeably, then she projected several holographic screens before Sui Bian, displaying a few typical files and saying to him:

"Since the Chairman introduced the OriginalBodies and Astates into the public eye, various regions have begun to see religions emerge that regard the OriginalBody as a 'demigod' or the Astate as an 'angel', using such rhetoric to gather followers."

"However, these religions were detected by me and Hong Hou at their budding stage, and then handled by the Intelligence Department."

"Religion, believers…"

Reviewing the files on the Intelligence Department's dismantling of the religions, Sui Bian appeared slightly melancholy.

He knows that once it reaches the surface, such events will inevitably unfold, and the deliberate suppression by Hong and Bai Hou and the Intelligence Department can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

The more they suppress, the more it backfires.

Sui Bian naturally knows this.

"Chairman…"

At that moment, Bai Hou's face simulated a puzzled expression, her head tilted, and she again proactively asked: "Why don't you accept 'becoming a god'?"

"That would limit humanity," he replied.

His secretary, along with another Hong Hou who is currently assisting Lai Ang with matters, have posed increasingly many 'questions' in recent years, and Sui Bian has long become accustomed to it.

After all, they now possess a degree of autonomous thought, can even comprehend some human emotions, and thus use their prosthetic faces to simulate.

He paused briefly.

"Fine, since that's the case, let's face it openly."

After muttering to himself, Sui Bian stopped feeling melancholy or conflicted, crossed his hands over his chest, and immediately ordered Bai Hou: "Notify the company's film, television, and entertainment divisions to from now on focus on works whose content and setting involve 'oddities' and 'Spiritual Energy'."

At the same time, using the opportunity of the Ma Er people soon affiliating with our humans, gradually disclose information about Spiritual Energy to the public, coordinated with games, movies, and comics, to lay the groundwork for the moment when the real existence of Spiritual Users is officially announced.

Also, we can try to reveal some non‑threatening or Nix (Level 2) anomalous phenomenon files, so humanity gradually realizes that the universe not only contains alien races but also various oddities and Spiritual Users.

"Understood, Chairman," Bai Hou carefully recorded Sui Bian's words and immediately carried them out.

Then she asked again: "Chairman, since we have disclosed Spiritual Users and anomalous phenomena to the public, what about information and data concerning the Greek gods and the evil demons?"

"Hm? Gods and demons?" Sui Bian turned again to the virtual window, gazing at the real-time cosmic field outside the Courage Anthem vessel, and smiled: "Where there are gods or demons, aren't they just anomalous phenomena possessing Spiritual Energy?"

(End of chapter)