Chapter 235: Wind and Clouds Rising (Part 6)

"What I want to talk about is my view on the current situation. Luo Yu mentioned before that Shrek and the Three Great Empires have also realized the power of Soul Guidance, so Shrek is urgently in need of sending students for exchange and study. In other words, there are actually many problems hidden within this. Just as Luo Yu said before, if we refuse the exchange and study, it will undoubtedly make the Three Great Empires suspicious, and the most likely outcome is that they will unite to deal with us."

"However, we can also open up exchange and study to the Three Great Empires. As for the quotas, we can divide them from Shrek's own quota, and how they distribute them is their business. But we must at least add fuel to the fire for them; this is an overt scheme to divide them, because the Three Great Empires actually understand the value of Soul Guidance even better. We need time, and we also need enough time to mobilize the army to put pressure on the Three Great Empires."

"Negotiations themselves require bargaining chips, and our great army is that chip. With the army pressing on the border, we don't necessarily need to start a war for this; our goal is to put pressure on them. We can even explicitly state that if the negotiations collapse, we will immediately enter a state of war with the Heaven Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire, which border us. On this point, the pressure on the two great empires will instantly intensify on Shrek."

"Moreover, our focus needs to be on increasing the control over Shrek and the Three Great Empires' students. As for those terms, we can make appropriate concessions because those terms are not our most important ones. However, I still do not wish for any Shrek teachers to be able to study in our Sun Moon Empire's academy or enter Mingde Hall for observation, so I think we need to prohibit some of the rights of Shrek teachers, making them unable to participate in studies. This can prevent the leakage of our core technology to the greatest extent. After all, how many of the teachers sent for exchange and study are ordinary people?"

People often have inertial thinking in many situations; in an independent academy that sticks to old ways, their thoughts are actually very easy to interpret.

Just as Luo Yu said before, we can agree to their exchange and study, but it must be restricted. These restrictions need to be fought for through negotiations, and as for how to negotiate, that is their business.

The Sun Moon Empire can always exert pressure on them through war, but the Three Great Empires never have such bargaining chips. Moreover, the Sun Moon Empire lacks time, while what Shrek and the Three Great Empires lack is not time, but Soul Guidance technology. Because they, as they are now, have long since lost that Huo Gua who could possibly ascend to godhood.

It seems that Mingde Hall has relaxed its requirements and will allow students from the Three Great Empires to enter and study, but what they are facing is actually a huge trap prepared jointly by Xu Tianran and Luo Yu!

Luo Yu's plan has a purpose; rather than calling it a purpose, it is better to call it preparation for the future war against the Three Great Empires.

Xu Tianran's plan is to attack the heart first; the coordination between the two is evident. However, regarding this matter, Luo Yu had also asked for the Hall Master's opinion before setting off, so Jing Hongchen did not stop Luo Yu, because Jing Hongchen knew that the fact that Luo Yu could take the initiative to seek his opinion already explained everything.

The development of Soul Guidance Technology in the Sun Moon Empire has already gone through ten thousand years of development. The crushing defeat eight thousand years ago made the Sun Moon Empire fully realize their weaknesses, and they have made preparations for thousands of years for this. Not everyone can be like Huo Gua, who could thoroughly understand the cores of all the Soul Guidance Devices they saw and draw up design blueprints. Although they had the all-out help of Huo Yuhao, it ultimately only saved Shrek a few hundred years of research; they still have a huge gap compared to the Sun Moon Empire.

To give a simple example, take the Number One Experimental Subject. Even if the current Number One Experimental Subject were placed in Shrek, the people at Shrek would have no way to analyze or study Number One at all. It is even highly probable that Number One would self-destruct, and then set off a heaven-shaking mushroom cloud in the Shrek Inner Court.

If the plan is implemented successfully, it can at least buy the Sun Moon Empire anywhere from a dozen to several decades of time, because if the time is long enough, someone will eventually discover the clues.

Regarding the detailed parts of the subsequent exchange and study, at the time when Luo Yu handed in his plan, even Xu Tianran, who had always been shrewd and ruthless in his methods, was scared into a cold sweat.

The means and methods of negotiation, how to summarize detailed experimental data from Shrek and the others, how to organize experimental reports, including how to isolate the exchange students, and how to divide a unique area within the existing Mingde Hall, and so on...

If this game of chess succeeds, it will allow the Sun Moon Empire to win the greatest benefits at the smallest cost, or even at a cost that is almost negligible.

The old Emperor did not know who exactly wrote these plans, but he knew that his son, who had crippled legs, already had enough ability to take over his position. Even if his ability was not enough, there was this young man named Luo Yu to assist him.

The person valued by Silver Moon Douluo—his judgment would not be wrong.

In the second half of the meeting, Luo Yu rarely spoke, only occasionally answering questions about the content of his plan, but the gazes everyone cast toward him were full of fanaticism.

They all knew that Luo Yu would be a member who could stand on equal footing with them in the future. Even if he did not enter politics in the future, his achievements would definitely not be lower than Jing Hongchen's!

The current old Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire did not have much time left; even for this meeting, he had taken medicine to force himself into a normal state.

The old Emperor finally left the meeting room with the support of his guards, but his final order made people feel chilled.

"If anyone reveals a single word of today's content to others, then..."

Otherwise what? The people present were actually very clear about that.

Watching the young Luo Yu, who was bathed in the light outside the hall and bowing respectfully to him, the old Emperor nodded with satisfaction. He braced his somewhat blurred vision, could not help but sigh softly, then patted Xu Tianran's shoulder heavily and left the great hall.

If the missing son of my eldest brother were to appear again, I would raise the butcher's knife once more to ensure this empire would have no hidden dangers from then on. Because he did not want the palace coup to happen to him again!

Another matter worth noting is that Su Yu, who had been missing, received the graduation assessment for Shrek students. This assessment was a masterpiece after the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire reached a deal with the Sea God Pavilion.

Looking at the academy letter sent by Zhang Lexuan in his hand, Su Yu frowned and said, "If I remember correctly, I had already refused the Star Luo Empire before, but why is this assessment heading to the Star Luo Empire again?"

"This is the academy's requirement; I don't know either." The Master did not know about these things.

Su Yu nodded and said, "Master, I understand. I will ask the academy about this matter myself."

Taking the letter, Su Yu put it into his Storage Soul Guidance Device. Su Yu looked at the worried Master; clearly, this Master before him had something on her mind.

"Bei Bei, is he doing alright?" The Master looked at Su Yu with slight anticipation, her eyes filled with unconcealable pain.

Su Yu turned around and said slowly, "Master, I think it is far better for you to go see for yourself than for us to keep it suppressed in our hearts. Actually, ever since that Sea God Fate Festival, I have noticed many things."

"You knew all along?" The Master looked at Su Yu in astonishment.

"I don't know, but I can guess. Although I don't know the specific details, if you don't resolve it well, it will bring trouble to the Master, you, and the Master's current girlfriend, Teacher Tang Ya. So, I still hope that you, Master, will resolve these matters yourself. If you don't have the courage, perhaps I can give you a little help."

The Master shook her head in pain, the light in her eyes gradually dimming.

"No need, Su Yu, thank you for your kindness..."

"Master, there are some things you will eventually have to face, whether it is the past or the present."

"I know, Su Yu, please stop talking, okay..."

Watching the Master leave, Su Yu could not help but sigh silently. What a good person the Master was, yet she had such a painful story.

"Young Master, the Old Master asks you to come over; the Old Master says he has something to instruct you." The servant's words came slowly, but they were met with Su Yu's refusal.

"No need, go back and tell the old man that I will handle some things myself."

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The matter is very complicated, but it depends on who is handling it.

Su Yu is very clear about his father's intentions. He knows that his father is now retreating behind the scenes and can no longer provide help to his son, so he hopes that Su Yu will not be at odds with the Star Luo Empire at the starting stage.

However, Shrek is carrying this kind of thing anyway. Even if the Star Luo Empire uses coercion, Su Yu can just throw his hands up and join the Sun Moon Empire directly.

Anyway, the one crying in the end won't be himself. As a small figure, he cannot become a pawn sacrificed in the games of various parties for now.

As far as the current situation is concerned, Su Yu clearly realizes his own value, and according to the calculations of Xuan Lao and the others, Su Yu actually has the possibility of becoming a god.

However, this kind of news was only revealed to Su Yu intentionally or unintentionally by Xuan Lao during their conversations, but Su Yu is very clear-headed.

Me become a god?

Are you kidding me?

Relying on me to inherit someone else's God Position, and then go up there to be bullied by that old guy fair and square?

The path of becoming a god is the least fulfilling, unless I really achieve nothing and can only go to inherit the positions of those guys in the God Realm, then go up and become the lowest level, to be manipulated by others at will.

"Su Yu, you seem to have a lot of opinions about becoming a god in this world of yours?" Yi Lao's voice suddenly appeared in Su Yu's mind.