The screen in the control room was still lit up, but the green grass logo on the screen looked even more strange. Julie looked at this logo and said unhurriedly, "An ordinary Swordfish spaceship, yet it was able to successfully escape the pursuit of the powerful Falcon spaceship. Why is that?"
Ding Meng immediately thought of Xin Jie. If it were not for Xin Jie's godly hacking skills and heaven-defying dodging abilities, he would have become a floating piece of trash in space during that disaster.
Julie finally said something shocking. "Have you ever wondered why there was a person like Xin Jie on that Swordfish spaceship, and why there was only Xin Jie in the holding bay of that spaceship?"
Ding Meng was stunned. He had indeed met Xin Jie on that Swordfish spaceship, but because he had escaped with his life, he did not think too much about the situation at the time. Now that he thought about it, he realized that there were many details that did not seem to be coincidences.
The refugee camp transported a large number of laborers to Black Gold Base, usually in spaceships. The holding bay of a spaceship would usually be filled with people, but there was only Xin Jie on that Swordfish spaceship.
Ding Meng said hesitantly, "You're saying that Xin Jie himself was not a laborer, and that he flew from a designated spaceship to a designated location on a designated route?"
Julie said, "Yes, but you just happened to meet him when you hijacked the spaceship."
Ding Meng said, "What if Vader and I hijacked a different spaceship?
What difference would the situation have made? "
Julie raised two fingers. "There would have been two outcomes. First, you and Vader would not have been able to escape. Vader would have had to die, and you would have been captured by Baines. The secret of the K virus would have fallen into Chu Yifeng's hands."
Ding Meng nodded. He could not help but admit that Julie's deduction was reasonable. The Falcon spaceship had caught up with the Swordfish spaceship at the time, and everyone would have been doomed.
Julie continued, "The second outcome would have been that Xin Jie would have been taken away by me and brought here."
Ding Meng was shocked. "The person you really want to catch is Xin Jie?"
Julie said, "In order to allow him to take the Swordfish ship to Black Gold Base, we spent a lot of effort. In the end, it was all ruined by you, and this delay lasted for ten years."
There was a lot of information in her words. Ding Meng stared at her. "You're not from Haitian Group?"
"I'm not!"
Julie admitted generously. "Many years ago, I was placed in the Haitian Group. My purpose was to bring Xin Jie to Rainforest Planet."
Ding Meng said, "You don't want the K-virus anymore?"
Julie smiled. "We've never been interested in the K-virus. It's just a virus. There are other things more important than it."
Ding Meng asked, "Then what exactly do you want?"
Julie didn't directly answer his question. Instead, she pointed at the green grass symbol on the screen. "Do you know what this is?"
Ding Meng shook his head. He really couldn't recognize this symbol. Even Xiao Ai's database didn't have any records of this symbol.
Julie said, "Actually, it's normal that you don't know. You belong to the world of origin ability users, and this is a famous symbol in the hacker world. It can be said that it's a supreme existence in the hacker world."
Ding Meng was a little confused. "It's that powerful?"
Julie nodded. "You've seen it for yourself. The central screen of the main control panel and the main operating screens have all been locked down by it. Moreover, it's locked down. No one can do anything about it, and no one can crack it. It's been locked down here for thirteen years, and we haven't been able to crack it at all. If I can make an analogy, it's like a top-notch expert among origin ability users. After locking down your origin ability, it will leave this symbol on your body."
Ding Meng finally understood how powerful it was. He couldn't help but ask, "Who is this person?
How can he be so powerful? "
Julie shook her head. "No one knows who he is, and no one can trace his whereabouts. In the hacker world, he's like a god, controlling the fate of countless people."
Ding Meng muttered, "Then what is this symbol called?"
Julie was silent for a long time before she said word by word, "This symbol's code name is' Grassroots Empire '!"
"Grassroots Empire?"
Ding Meng felt that this name was very strange, but after thinking about it carefully, it made some sense. This symbol was indeed a large patch of green grass. It was completely composed of green grass. It was normal to call it 'Grassroots Empire'. "Is Xin Jie related to Grassroots Empire?"
"He's related!"
Julie nodded affirmatively. "As for what kind of relationship they have, we don't know. We only know that he's related to Grassroots Empire. If we invite Xin Jie, there's no doubt that there's hope to lift this lock."
Ding Meng smiled bitterly. "In the end, it seems like I'm the one who ruined your big plan?"
Julie said, "That's the truth!"
Ding Meng said, "I'm sorry, but I don't know where Xin Jie is right now."
Back then, Conqueror had performed a space jump outside of Planet Extreme Flame and teleported the seven of them to the Norse Empire. Judging from the current situation, they should have been teleported to different places. Not only could they not find anyone, they did not even know if they were alive or dead.
However, Ding Meng was also most worried about Xin Jie because Xin Jie was the weakest among the seven of them. In terms of odds of survival, the ones most likely to survive were Jun Ling and Lu Qing, while Xin Jie was the last.
Julie said casually, "Don't worry. I know where Xin Jie is right now."
Ding Meng was surprised. "Oh?"
Julie said something shocking again. "On this Rain Forest Planet."
Ding Meng asked suspiciously, "Are you sure?"
Julie nodded. "He came here a year ago, and I only discovered you recently. I'm guessing that you must have been active in outer space after disappearing for ten years. Now that you suddenly appeared on Rain Forest Planet, it's very likely that you were teleported here."
Ding Meng could not help but admire this woman's quick thinking. Although his guess was not accurate, it was not far off.
"Where is Xin Jie on Rain Forest Planet right now?" Ding Meng asked.
Julie's face turned ugly. "He fell into the hands of Fomalhaut."
Ding Meng's heart sank, and he hurriedly said, "From what I remember, he doesn't seem to have any grudges with you outer space organizations, right?"
"He doesn't have any grudges, but the problem is that Fomalhaut is in the same situation as us. They've been sanctioned by the grassroots empire for so many years, and they're actively looking for a way to get rid of the lockdown."
Julie replied calmly. "Xin Jie has come to Rain Forest Planet, so they won't let go of this opportunity."
Ding Meng pondered for a moment before saying, "You want me to go and get Xin Jie?"
Julie glanced at him. "From what I know, you and Xin Jie are on pretty good terms. You're both soldiers of the empire."
Ding Meng could not help but laugh. "There are so many of your subordinates outside, so many Combat Masters and Combat Generals, and you still can't get Xin Jie to come here?"
Julie said calmly, "That's only because you don't know what kind of organization Fomalhaut is."
Ding Meng asked, "What's the difference?"
Julie said, "Fomalhaut's headquarters is 2,000 kilometers south of this place. There's a prison 50,000 meters below the headquarters."
Ding Meng laughed. "There's an empire's prison here?"
Julie explained calmly, "The Holy Grail Federation's Black Spider Prison, the Devouring World's Pine Stormy Prison, and the Norse Empire's Underground Prison 108 are known as the three most inescapable prisons in the world. Prison 108 is managed by Fomalhaut, and the empire will provide resources and subsidies based on the number of prisoners. Otherwise, what would the people of Rain Forest Planet eat and drink?
So, even though we have a lot of people outside, we don't dare to openly go against Fomalhaut. "
Ding Meng laughed again. "But I'm different. I'm an outsider, and I came from the Steel Mane Empire's prisoner of war camp. It's perfectly justifiable for me to go and get them."
Julie said, "You're still as smart as before."
Ding Meng said, "But I know my limits. You guys spent a year and still couldn't get them out of prison 108. What makes you think I can?"
Julie also laughed. "You didn't even have to lift a finger to deal with Ying Beinian. How many people on this planet are your match?"
Ding Meng laughed. "You know quite a lot."
Julie said, "I only know one thing. Xin Jie is your friend, and you rarely disappoint your friends. In the Federation's Planet KV303, you dared to go to Bogor Planet alone for a group of refugees, let alone a friend."
This sentence hit Ding Meng's soft spot. No matter what, he had to save Xin Jie.
Julie had obviously learned her lesson from Black Gold Base. Threats and promises were useless against people like Ding Meng. She could only play the emotional card.
"What can I get out of this?" Ding Meng suddenly asked.
Julie said, "If Xin Jie can remove the lock on my place, I'll give you a starship and send you back to the Norse Empire and the Holy Grail Federation. You can enjoy what you deserve and be a celebrity. I won't disturb you."
Ding Meng nodded. "I trust you this time!"
Julie said, "In three days, the Empire's military supply ship will arrive at Rainforest Planet. When the time comes, I'll put you on board. You'll be a new prisoner and successfully enter prison 108. Of course, whether you can get out or not will depend on your own ability."
Ding Meng said, "There's no need to go through all that trouble!"
Julie was a little surprised. "Oh?"
Ding Meng said, "Send me a starship and airdrop me to Fomalhaut's headquarters. I'll naturally have a way to get in."
Julie said, "Are you sure?"
Ding Meng said, "Do I feel like I'm joking?"
Julie's lips curled into a strange smile. "Alright, I'll drop you two thousand kilometers away. I hope you won't regret it if you don't follow my instructions."
Ding Meng didn't waste any time after they walked out of the control room. Widow led him and Su Xia straight to the helipad.
Little Rascal suddenly said, "Ding Meng, do you really believe that woman?"
Ding Meng sneered and said, "I don't believe a single word she says. There are too many uncertainties, but now's not the time to worry about that. Let's save Xin Jie first."