Chapter 2292: Transfer Plan

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Xia Duo was listening to Sainide introduce the laws of the Territory with great interest when suddenly, an old man with a forehead covered in deep wrinkles rushed out from the crowd, plopped down on his knees before Xia Duo, and began jabbering away.

At the same time, an extremely intense, extremely clear, and almost entirely unambiguous message from the Conscious Mind arrived through the Spirit Thought Network—

"Great Lord of the Heavenly Dynasty, I beg you to save my people!"

The thought was intense and repetitive, and this person was none other than the one Xia Duo had just identified as having the status of an Elder among the hidden forces of the Mulan!

This made him feel somewhat curious; according to his deductions, the upper echelons of the hidden Mulan forces were likely the "Prophets," followed by the "Elders," with these individuals serving as the backbone to unite the Mulan of Yimaska into a single whole.

If it were said that the non-Elder Sainide and other ordinary Mulan unaware of the truth were easily swayed by the new hope Xia Duo promised, then those Elders who had long-standing plans should not be like this!

They ought to have had a relatively clear plan; as long as they could create a god, they would have no need for others to give them hope—they themselves would be the hope.

Although their plan might not succeed in Xia Duo's view, as participants in the plan, they should possess a certain level of conviction; if they could change their Faith so easily, then why bother participating in any God-Making Project at all!

"Look, aren't those around you all your people?" Xia Duo asked, knowing the answer, just to see what the other party was actually thinking.

"Those here are only a small portion of my people; there are still a vast number of my people in Yimaska who cannot receive Jiusu. I beg you to save them!"

"The number of new subjects my Territory can accept is limited. Give me a reason to grant them Jiusu!"

"My people are the best craftsmen. As long as you are willing to grant them Jiusu, they can offer everything to you!"

The craftsmen mentioned here by the Mulan Elder were not the Creation Craftsmanship of Yimaska, but rather traditional craftsmen like stonemasons and carpenters; there was no ambiguity in the Spirit Thought Network.

And the "offer everything" mentioned by this Elder included everything, even their lives; they would not hesitate to remain Slaves, just to leave a glimmer of hope for their descendants.

However, Xia Duo was not satisfied with this answer. Of course, it was not that he wanted more—after all, "everything" was already the maximum—but rather that the other party's answer had missed the point.

Thus, Xia Duo shook his head. "This reason is not enough to convince me. I do not need you to offer everything. Say it again!"

Xia Duo's response left the Elder stunned for a few seconds before he reacted. To a Lord who mastered such a great order, using the same old tricks from Yimaska was an absolute insult. This thought immediately made him break out in a cold sweat.

Thinking further, he suddenly realized that the Mulan could be considered entirely redundant to the other party. Kindness and compassion were not infinite, and the other party had also said the number of people the Territory could accept was limited. So, what reason should he use?

For a moment, the Elder's expression shifted repeatedly, and various thoughts clashed fiercely in his mind. In the end, he had to admit that the Mulan, already a slave race, truly had no merits worth additional Jiusu.

Could it be that he should say *that*?

The Elder struggled internally, unable to make up his mind for a long time, but this entire thought process had already been observed by Xia Duo. The Mulan actually possessed a heritage of Creation Craftsmanship!

This was something he had never expected. After all, it had been a recognized fact for hundreds of years that the Mulan lacked the talent for craftsmanship, although Xia Duo had speculated that the Mulan might possess such talent and had simply hidden it.

But the Yimaska would not think so; if it wasn't there, it wasn't there, and there would be no need for any cultivation. Under such circumstances, how could the Mulan obtain and preserve those craft heritages?

Xia Duo had personally experienced the process of perceiving the Creation Power; he knew well the difficulties involved. Furthermore, perceiving the Creation Power was merely the beginning of a long path of craftsmanship—he had only taken the first step, and that step hadn't even truly landed yet!

On what grounds could the Mulan do it?

Heritage, heritage—one must have the ability to inherit for it to be called a heritage; otherwise, it was just a bit of knowledge about Psionic Creation. Xia Duo did not deny that the Mulan might possess the latter; after all, living in a land of craftsmen, they would inevitably come into contact with some of it through osmosis.

But a heritage was not so easily obtained. Did they have Secret Artifact Manufacturing Technology to assist in perceiving the Creation Power? Did they have Secret Artifacts capable of Control and regulating the Creation Power?

Did they have the Creation Principles summarized by countless Yimaska craftsmen over thousands of years? Did they have the Secret Artifact Manufacturing Technology that had also developed over thousands of years?

If they didn't, then what kind of craft heritage was that!

If not for the fact that the Spirit Thought Network had no ambiguity, Xia Duo would have even suspected that this Mulan Elder had discovered the essence of the Spirit Thought Network's mind-probing and was engaging in mental deception!

However, this possibility was just a thought; it was actually unlikely. Even if it really happened, and the other party tricked him into buying—that is, granting Jiusu to—more Mulan, so what?

If there were no true craft heritage, wouldn't the other party worry about angering him, leading him to kill all those Mulan or sell them back to Yimaska?

It was not that things purchased at a cost must be cherished; even ordinary people might smash a cup when angry. If a Lord felt offended, not to mention "corpses piling up a million deep and blood flowing for a thousand miles," they certainly wouldn't let it go easily.

But there was a problem now: this Mulan Elder had not proposed the "craft heritage" to Xia Duo; all of this had been glimpsed by Xia Duo from the other party's Subconscious.

"I must find a way to make him bring it up voluntarily!" Xia Duo thought.

There was actually no trick to this. Since he already knew that a craft heritage might exist, he would never let it go. Although he had decided to follow the path of the Creation Mythallar, having an orthodox path as a reference was of immeasurable value.

Not to mention that the heritage might also contain Creation Principles and Secret Artifact Manufacturing Technology—those were things he had sought in vain from the Yimaska authorities but could never forget!

How could he give that up!

Thus, Xia Duo chose to show his hand. "To gain something, one must pay a price. Elder Busouganglaisi, do you really think my tolerance and compassion are so cheap?"

"My Lord, I, I—" Busouganglaisi clearly had not expected Xia Duo to know his status as an Elder, and for a moment, he was at a loss.

"Tell me about the craft heritage! That is the only thing I have some interest in. If you don't have it, I can tell you that I will be leaving Yimaska tomorrow."

"Leaving Yimaska tomorrow?"

But before Busouganglaisi could be surprised by this news, the craft heritage had already caused a massive stir in his heart, like a heavy object falling into water.

How did he know? How did he know?

Countless question marks echoed in Busouganglaisi's mind. His brain went almost completely blank for a moment, and it was a long time before he regained his senses. He realized that the most critical moment for the Mulan had arrived.

Whether it would be hope or despair depended on his next answer!