Chapter 3174: Psionic Energy and Artifact Projection

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If Luodasi himself held the power to interpret the school's philosophy, then even if the philosophy changed, it was merely following his own inner choice; as for the others, they only needed to obey, without needing too many thoughts of their own.

This is also the main reason why Xia Duo believes that a 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, then 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 in their own eyes they seem normal, but in the eyes of normal people, it is undoubtedly a form of terrorist behavior.

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, which actively approaches reality, can be preserved.

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

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

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

Therefore, in Xia Duo's various contingency plans, directly killing Kalishi was always the top option, belonging to the category of a solution when there is no other way.

Speaking of this, Luodasi looked at Xia Duo suddenly, "You just said that you are responsible for the Alliance Computing Power Pool; surely you haven't already encountered—"

Regardless of what plans Xia Duo has, as long as he did not report the seventh attack on the Computing Power Pool to the Alliance immediately, in the eyes of those with ulterior motives, it is all a sign of a guilty conscience. As for what he is guilty about, that is naturally the rumors of incompetence currently circulating in Li Jie.

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

If he does not cooperate, then he might just be a redundant option easily discarded by Xia Duo, so he had no other choice but to state a plan—

"At present, although Zhamu Dasi has achieved decent battle results in the southeast, they are still being held back by Kaitemier in the northwest; under such circumstances, it is not wise to provoke the Northland."

Although for those of us Psionic Masters, having suspicion is enough, 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.

Xia Duo's tone was calm, as if he were asking an old friend with a good relationship, but Luodasi felt immense pressure; his current situation was much more difficult than the situation Xia Duo was facing!

"I—"

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

"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 will again be spreading rumors that I am concealing the incident."

After listening, cold sweat broke out on Luodasi; he certainly did not want to be a sacrificial lamb, but now it was only suspicion, right? There was absolutely no evidence to prove that the school had sold them out.

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

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

Under such circumstances, killing Kalishi is of course a good plan; the cost is nothing more than Xia Duo offending both the Alliance and Zhamu Dasi simultaneously. If he could really successfully kill Kalishi, Xia Duo would actually not mind paying such a price.

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

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

It is just that under the current situation, he has no choice but to choose, and he is very clear that the moment he develops suspicion, there will inevitably be other "mes" who, due to dissatisfaction with the school, choose to cooperate with Xia Duo.

"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."

"It is nothing more than demonstrating the prospects of fusion and the power of the New Artifact, or even directly smearing and suppressing the skeptics."

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

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

"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. As long as the New Artifact is built, even if the Northland discovers it, it will be too late."

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

Although he himself could not do something like sacrificing multiple Psionic Masters, the school's top brass might not necessarily feel the same. Perhaps when he is in a high position, he would also make such trade-offs.

"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 think of many such plans!"

But Xia Duo shook his head, "Not appropriate, not appropriate. The current Kalishi is at the eye of the storm. No matter in what way he dies, I, the most prominent opponent, will be the biggest suspect."

"Why did you stop? Continue! Tell me, if someone in the Northland Alliance suspects 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 a project with such excessive risk is not worth starting."

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

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

Even without considering that the other party is located in the Evereska Cloudtop Tower and is itself under layers of protection, even if the other party were truly standing in front of him and letting him attack, Xia Duo would not have absolute certainty that he could kill the other party.