Chapter 3173: Luodasi's Plan

If Luodasi himself holds the right to interpret the school's philosophy, then even if the philosophy changes, it is merely following his own inner choice; as for others, they need only obey, without needing too many thoughts of their own.

This is also the main reason why Xia Duo believes that a Psionic Mage's perception of this world is dynamic and unstable, because the human heart is fickle, and the only thing a Psionic Mage insists upon is himself, which is, of course, also fickle.

And if they completely ignore the outside world, such a Psionic Mage is undoubtedly the most extreme and the most terrifying; one can refer to certain terrorists on Earth, who firmly believe in certain doctrines and use those doctrines to guide reality.

Perhaps they seem normal to themselves, but to normal people, it is undoubtedly a form of terror.

Therefore, if the Alliance is to accept Psionic Mages in the future, the ideology of the Zeqi School must be eradicated completely; only those like the Anti School, who actively approach reality, can be preserved.

As for the present, regarding Luodasi, this prisoner, Xia Duo was not very polite; he pointed out the other's hypocritical persistence without any hesitation. In truth, it was not entirely hypocritical to Luodasi himself, but in Xia Duo's eyes, it was hypocrisy.

In short, this is a flexible interpretation of philosophy that both sides acknowledge.

So next, Xia Duo commanded Luodasi without any politeness, "Just assume that Kalishi's plan can definitely be realized, then think about what they would do? And in that situation, what new manifestations would Psionic Magic have?"

"I—"

Luodasi was still a bit hesitant at first, but thinking that if he didn't speak, there were still other Consciousness Copies, his resistance quickly faded, and he told Xia Duo—

"In such a situation, how do you think I should respond?"

Therefore, among Xia Duo's various contingency plans, killing Kalishi directly was the last option, a method used only when there was no other way.

"It is nothing more than demonstrating the prospects of integration and the power of the New Artifact, or even directly smearing and suppressing those who question it."

Although he himself could not bring himself to sacrifice multiple Psionic Masters, the school's higher-ups might not feel the same; perhaps when he is in a high position, he would also make such trade-offs.

It is just that in the current situation, he has no choice at all, and he is very clear that the moment he feels hesitant, there will inevitably be other "selves" who choose to cooperate with Xia Duo due to dissatisfaction with the school.

Xia Duo's tone was calm, as if he were asking a close friend, but Luodasi felt an incomparably deep pressure; his current situation was far more difficult than the situation Xia Duo was facing!

"And you might not know yet, Zhamu Dasi has already sent a delegation to the Northland, nominally to hold the Alliance accountable for killing your companions previously, and to recover the treasures stolen by Kalishi."

"At present, although Zhamu Dasi has achieved good results in the southeast, they are still being held back by Kaitemier in the northwest; in such a situation, provoking the Northland is not wise."

"So please think of a plan that can stop this project once and for all; with your understanding of Zhamu Dasi, you should be able to come up with many such plans!"

"Why did you stop? Continue! Tell me, if someone in the Northland Alliance believes in Kalishi's plan, what are you prepared to do?"

Xia Duo once again clarified his purpose and informed Luodasi, "Regardless of whether Kalishi's plan is possible to realize, and regardless of whether he has colluded with Zhamu Dasi, I believe that such a high-risk project is not worth starting."

If he does not cooperate, then he might just be an extra option easily discarded by Xia Duo, so he has no choice but to come up with a plan—

But Xia Duo shook his head, "Not appropriate, not appropriate. The current Kalishi is at the eye of the storm; no matter how he dies, I, his most staunch opponent, would be the prime suspect."

An Arcane Mage with preparation is hard to kill; is a Psionic Mage with preparation really that easy to kill?

Regardless of what plans Xia Duo has, as long as he does not report the seventh attack on the Computing Power Pool to the Alliance immediately, it will be seen by those with ulterior motives as a sign of a guilty conscience. As for what he is guilty of, that is, of course, the rumor of incompetence currently circulating in the outside world.

As for those who came to investigate Kalishi, they might truly be sacrificial lambs sent by the two major schools to make Kalishi gain the trust of the Northland!

As he spoke, Luodasi could no longer continue, because he discovered that everything he had said was exactly what Kalishi was doing.

And he is very clear that killing Kalishi is not his true goal; his true goal is to stop or sabotage the high-risk New Artifact Project. As for whether Kalishi lives or dies, it is actually secondary.

But the problem is, is Kalishi really that easy to kill?

In this situation, killing Kalishi is certainly a good plan; the cost is nothing more than Xia Duo offending both the Alliance and Zhamu Dasi simultaneously. If he could really kill Kalishi smoothly, Xia Duo would actually not mind paying such a price.

"But I am very clear about their true purpose; this is to pressure the Alliance, forcing the Alliance to reach a cooperation with Kalishi as soon as possible and provide the Computing Power Pool for Kalishi to collect Arcane Wisdom."

Speaking of this, Luodasi looked at Xia Duo abruptly, "You just said that you are in charge of the Alliance Computing Power Pool; you wouldn't have already encountered—"

It is just that now, as the discarded party, Luodasi finds it very hard to accept.

"If possible, I might have Kalishi, an Elf originally from the Northland, take the New Artifact Project to the Northland and try to persuade the Northland Alliance to participate in the project voluntarily."

Although for those of us Psionic Masters, suspicion is enough, but it also depends on who it is against. If it is against a potential enemy like Xia Duo, by comparison, I would rather choose to trust the school; mere suspicion is not enough.

"That's right, and Kalishi also utilized the losses caused by your previous intrusion into the Computing Power Pool; he really makes the best use of everything! As for this time, because I discovered it in time, the losses you caused were very limited, and the outside world has not yet noticed, but I think Kalishi should have counted it in. Perhaps in another two days, the outside world will again be spreading rumors that I am hiding the incident."

Even without considering that the other party is located in the Evereska Cloudtop Tower and is already under heavy protection, even if the other party were standing right in front of him waiting to be attacked, Xia Duo would not have absolute certainty that he could kill the other party.

After listening, Luodasi broke out in a cold sweat. He certainly did not want to be a sacrificial lamb, but for now, it is only suspicion; there is absolutely no evidence to prove that the school betrayed them.

"If that doesn't work, then we must find a way to secretly control the Computing Power Pool—that medium capable of collecting Arcane Wisdom with extremely high efficiency. Once the New Artifact is built, even if the Northland discovers it, it will be too late."

"I think you could just kill Kalishi directly. As long as the key connecting figure, Kalishi, is gone, their plan will definitely be unable to proceed." Luodasi tried to suggest a plan.