Chapter 1289: Canaan Star Alliance Prepares Experiment (2)

The military Commander's expression changed.

"Destroy the entire planet? How many ships would that take? How much military force?"

The Chief Scientist looked at him.

"No ships needed, no military force needed. Enough explosives to destroy the entire planet have already been buried beneath the experimental facility. If the experiment fails, we can detonate them at the first opportunity."

The room fell into Silence once again.

Viridius asked.

"Who is in charge of this project?"

The Chief Scientist said.

"The team of scientists. They are all volunteers. They know the risks."

Viridius nodded.

"Good. Continue. But remember, safety first. If the risk is too great, stop."

The Chief Scientist nodded.

"Understood, Speaker."

Viridius looked toward the Intelligence Chief.

"As for the Ash Star Alliance, continue monitoring. If they start researching those materials, tell me immediately."

The Intelligence Chief nodded.

"Yes, Speaker."

Viridius looked toward the military Commander.

"Strengthen the guard for the border fleet. Do not let them discover what we are doing."

The military Commander nodded.

"Understood."

Viridius stood up.

"That is all then. Dismissed."

After the three left, Viridius sat alone in the secret room.

He recalled the words of Salmox.

"If one is alive, is it just waiting for others to come and kill?"

Canaan Star Alliance Capital Star, Central Academy of Sciences.

This building is located at the easternmost end of the city and is one of the tallest buildings in the Canaan Star Alliance.

It is constructed entirely of silver-white metal, shining brightly under the sunlight.

At this moment, in the laboratory in the deepest part of the Academy of Sciences, Chief Scientist Dian is discussing the latest progress with several core researchers.

"The calculation for the Stable Anchor Point is ninety-seven percent complete."

A young researcher said excitedly.

"In at most another month, we will be able to conduct the first simulation experiment."

Another researcher added.

"The technology for a Controllable Opening is also nearly ready. The key is energy control. If the energy is too great, the rift will be Out of Control. If the energy is too small, the rift will not open. We need a control model precise to the twelfth decimal place."

Dian nodded.

"Continue. Energy control is the core. The failure of the Feng Qi Xing Alliance was because something went wrong with their energy control. Their equipment was too crude, their control too rough, and as a result, they summoned things that should not have been summoned."

An older researcher frowned.

"Dian, do you really believe that report? That there is something on the other side of the rift? Watching, waiting?"

Dian looked at him.

"You don't believe it?"

The older researcher shook his head.

"It's not that I don't believe it, it's that I feel it might be exaggerated. Veriks is a scientist, but he is also a coward. He was afraid, so he described that thing as so terrifying. Perhaps there is nothing on the other side, and he was just scaring himself."

Dian was silent for a few seconds.

"Perhaps you are right. But we cannot gamble. What if there is?"

The older researcher nodded.

"Of course. That is why we must do simulation experiments. Once the simulation experiment is successful, then we do the real experiment. One step at a time."

"Speaker Viridius."

Dian said in a low voice.

"He knows the risks. But he still lets us continue. Do you know why?"

The older researcher asked.

"Why?"

Dian turned around and looked at him.

"Because he knows that if we don't research it, others will. The Ash Star Alliance is researching it, the Daikong Star Alliance is researching it, and those small factions are also researching it. Rather than letting others succeed first, it is better that we succeed first."

He paused.

"At least, we know what we are doing."

Canaan Star Alliance Capital Star, Viridius's official residence.

The night was deep.

Viridius was still sitting in the study, with that intelligence report he had already read countless times before him.

The Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance is stationing troops on the border of the Ash Star Alliance.

He put down the intelligence and rubbed his temples.

The door was knocked on lightly.

"Come in."

The Adjutant walked in, holding a new report in his hand.

"Speaker, news has come from the Academy of Sciences; the calculations for the Stable Anchor Point are ninety-seven percent complete. It is expected that the first simulation experiment can be conducted within a month."

Viridius nodded.

"Good. Let them continue."

The Adjutant hesitated for a moment.

"Speaker, regarding the Ash Star Alliance, are we really not going to tell them?"

Viridius looked at him.

"Tell them what? Tell them we are researching those materials? And then what? They will research even more frantically, they will chase even more frantically. Then, the rift will open on their planet, not ours."

The Adjutant fell into Silence.

Viridius continued to speak.

"Salmox is a smart man, Xanos is an impulsive man. A smart man plus an impulsive man equals disaster. Once they know, they will want to get there first. Wanting to get there first means taking risks. Taking risks means something will go wrong."

He paused.

"Therefore, we cannot tell them."

The Adjutant nodded.

"Understood, Speaker."

Viridius leaned back in his chair.

"Besides, don't you find it strange?"

The Adjutant asked.

"What is strange?"

Viridius said.

"The Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance destroyed the Feng Qi Xing Alliance, yet they did not go to track down the whereabouts of those materials. They know those materials were scattered everywhere, yet they did nothing. Why?"

The Adjutant thought for a moment.

"Perhaps they feel those materials are not important?"

Viridius shook his head.

"Not important? If they were truly not important, the Emperor would not have gone to Shenyuan Star in person to close the rift. They care, they care very much. But they do not care whether we have those materials."

The Adjutant asked.

"Why?"

Viridius said.

"Because they know that those who touch those materials will bring about their own destruction."

He stood up and walked to the window.

"The Feng Qi Xing Alliance touched them, and the Feng Qi Xing Alliance was destroyed. We touched them, and perhaps we will be destroyed too. But they do not care. Destroy one, and there is one less."

He turned around and looked at the Adjutant.

"Therefore, we must research, but we must also be careful. Research is for self-preservation, and being careful is to avoid self-destruction."

The Adjutant nodded.

"Understood, Speaker."

"Do you think Xanos will listen to Salmox?"

Viridius asked suddenly.

The Adjutant thought for a moment.

"Xanos is impulsive, but not stupid. Salmox will take your words back, and Xanos will weigh them. At least in the short term, he will not touch those materials."

Viridius nodded.

"In the short term. But what about the long term?"

The Adjutant did not answer.

Viridius continued to speak.

"Xanos is a proud man. Proud men cannot endure humiliation. The Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance stationing troops at his doorstep is a slap in his face. He can endure it today, he can endure it tomorrow, but what about the day after? Or the day after that?"

He turned and looked at the Adjutant.

"One day, he will not be able to endure it. When that time comes, he will go and touch those materials."

The Adjutant asked.

"Speaker, what will we do then?"

Viridius was silent for a long time.

"We will talk about it when the time comes."

He walked back to the table and sat down.

"For now, we can only wait. Wait for the research results from the Academy of Sciences, wait for the reaction of the Ash Star Alliance, and wait for the next move of the Xiuluo Holy Star Alliance."

He paused.

"Wait for that thing to appear on someone else's doorstep first."

The Adjutant fell into Silence.

Viridius leaned back in his chair, his three eyes staring at the ceiling.

"Salmox, you ask me what to do if living is just waiting for others to come and kill you? I tell you, as long as you are alive, there is a chance. If you are dead, there is nothing left."