[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-434":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320366,4537,"Chapter 434: The Ark Appears","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>In a small red-brick building in the capital of Huáguó.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A white man in his thirties, dressed in jeans, smiled as he handed his recently hung-up phone to an elderly man beside him wearing Tang-style attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tang-clad elder had a stern face; after taking the phone, he slowly spoke to the seemingly handsome white man before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That old fool Mac must have been terrified when he heard Mr. Lei Sa was joining the project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe. But as I said before, Number One is of critical importance—we cannot let Blue Star lose a potential chance at self-rescue due to narrow national prejudice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our Blue Star once lost the chance to make contact with the Setan world out of fear of the unknown; we don’t want you to repeat the same mistake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to Dr. Chen, Number One is the key to your Blue Star’s contact with the Setan world.” Lei Sa first shook his head at Minister Li, then smiled at the third person in the room—a Han Chinese man sitting on a nearby sofa, tapping complex schematics on a tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was none other than Dr. Chen of the Setan Base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The current leadership of the British Commonwealth probably can’t abandon such prejudice—they themselves walked this path, and once took pride in it for a long time,” Dr. Chen replied without looking up, his fingers still tracing lines on the tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I admit my predecessors made a fatal mistake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They failed to realize that, in the face of this great catastrophe, humanity’s very survival was in question—yet after seizing control of the Alliance, they inflicted massive losses upon the Yellow race, especially the Chinese.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They never imagined that, in the face of such catastrophe, population was Blue Star’s most vital resource—only with sufficient population could high-tier mecha pilots emerge; the more people, the more brilliant scientists could arise, and the more advanced weapons could be invented and manufactured to help Blue Star resist this catastrophe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, my predecessors deeply regretted and blamed themselves for this; later, they even pushed the Alliance to enact and implement policies favorable to the Yellow race, actively encouraging the Chinese to have more children and to cultivate and select outstanding talents among them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should have already explained and emphasized all this when I first contacted your two nations—but from the current feedback, it’s clear your nations have learned nothing from it, which fills me with deep regret,” Lei Sa said with a touch of helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Lei Sa, I sense your goodwill, but as one of Huáguó’s leaders, I cannot place Huáguó’s security on the condition that other nations learn from their mistakes, nor can I allow what has already happened in the future to happen again to Huáguó,” the Tang-clad elder replied solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand this logic perfectly—that’s why I didn’t interfere when Dr. Chen came to Huáguó, or even when he gave you some warnings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But as the two strongest superpowers on Blue Star, if Huáguó and the British Commonwealth continue this hostility, I must question whether our crossing over was even necessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even with our warnings and your preparations, if nations cannot unite—if they continue scheming against each other within the soon-to-be-formed Alliance—these pre-made mecha and weapons won’t become assets against Blue Star’s catastrophe; they’ll become powerful tools for your own civil wars,” Lei Sa said coolly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So this is why Dr. Chen suddenly contacted Mr. Lei Sa and revealed the matter of Number One?” Minister Li glanced at Dr. Chen on the sofa and asked without expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I called Lei Sa over for two reasons: first, Number One is in real danger, and only Lei Sa can stop the British Commonwealth; second, Number One’s importance exceeds your imagination—by countless times, greater than the combined value of all three of us,” Dr. Chen finally stopped tapping the tablet, looked up, and spoke calmly to the two men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it really that exaggerated?” Minister Li blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Sa raised an eyebrow but said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I believe that to unlock Number One’s maximum potential, neither my individual strength nor Huáguó alone can achieve it—we must bring in the British Commonwealth, the strongest nation on Blue Star, and later, if needed, other major powers like Fábái kè, or even every nation on Blue Star,” Dr. Chen said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen, do you know what you’re saying?” Lei Sa finally showed a flicker of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lei Sa, I know exactly what I’m saying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In our world, when mecha were first developed, everyone thought they’d be Blue Star’s salvation—but in reality, mecha only bought us a little more time; our world still faced imminent extinction, even with the Kli’s help.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even with our assistance, Blue Star at this time may endure longer—but I still don’t believe the final outcome will change much,” Dr. Chen stated firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minister Li had weathered countless storms in his life; hearing this, his expression subtly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Sa, however, seemed to grasp something—he fixed his gaze and asked gravely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chen… are you planning to…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I intend to formally propose the ‘Opening Heaven Plan’ to the Ark Team, requesting a vote to allocate over half the team’s resources to this plan,” Dr. Chen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible. I cannot agree to this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Opening Heaven Plan was rejected by the Alliance Council—two of the three AIs have already simulated its failure. I won’t let the team waste such vast resources on this insane plan at such a critical moment,” Lei Sa said without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, insane plan? Lei Sa, don’t forget that one of the three AIs—Tai Yuan—did approve this plan,” Dr. Chen chuckled lightly, noncommittal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the other two AIs both failed their simulations. As team leader, without Alliance Council authorization, I won’t approve this. At most, I can agree to assign two more personnel to the Setan project,” Lei Sa said solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s fine. I never intended to seek your approval. I plan to activate my personal AI’s ‘Council’ system and forcibly initiate a ‘Council’ vote across all team members’ personal AIs. As the Ark Team’s sole ‘Helmsman,’ I believe I have both the authority and the right to do so,” Dr. Chen added casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Council system! Chen, you’re actually going to entrust the fate of two worlds to a bunch of personal auxiliary AIs?” Lei Sa stared at Dr. Chen, his face filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could either of you tell me what this ‘Opening Heaven Plan’ is? And what exactly is this ‘Council’ system and voting?” Minister Li, after listening to their exchange, cleared his throat and finally couldn’t hold back his question.\u003C\u002Fp>",1100,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.565Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a0ce7a56b71f3eab24071e20dedad471eefa0c82b5d44b949ebfcf7be5d37da9","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-435","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-433",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]