As soon as Jia Hua and Fels left, Miss Bing stopped talking. She stood there quietly like an ice sculpture.
Chu Yifeng was still pacing back and forth by the fountain, as if he was thinking of a countermeasure. Since things had turned out this way, then the previous strategy would no longer work.
The key problem now was that Ding Meng was in the Norse Empire, and Chu Yifeng had no way to deal with Ding Meng.
Thus, he could only ask the think tank beside him, "In your opinion, what should our next step be?"
Miss Bing would only speak when it came to work. "I think there are a few things that you should pay attention to, Young Master Feng."
Chu Yifeng nodded slightly. "Please speak."
Miss Bing said, "First, all signs indicate that Ding Meng has become an Origin Ability user from an ordinary person in just a month, and his strength has increased very quickly. Among the group of people he killed, Leopard, Wolf, Machine Gun, Sadler, and Julie, none of them were weak."
Chu Yifeng pondered and said, "This is obviously a change brought to him by the memory chip. We can be certain that the memory chip can quickly increase a person's strength."
Miss Bing said, "Second, according to the records of the Black Gold Base, Ding Meng is stubborn and unmoved by force or persuasion. I judge that he is a person with a strong will."
Chu Yifeng also agreed. "No matter who it is, after wandering for a few years like him, they will either become numb or become strong."
Miss Bing said, "That's not the most important thing. The key is that threats and promises have no effect on him. We can't do what we did in the past. We can't rob him openly or buy him at a high price. That won't work. We should use another strategy."
Julie and Sadler's encounter had undoubtedly proved this point. Ding Meng's true strength was not in his martial prowess, but he was smart and cunning enough. He was always able to come up with clever ideas and use his brain in a deadlock situation.
Miss Bing continued, "We also have people in the Empire, but none of them are on planet TT12."
Chu Yifeng said, "Where is the nearest one?"
Miss Bing looked at him indifferently. "Right now, we are the closest to Ding Meng."
Chu Yifeng frowned. "Other than us?
Who else? "
Miss Bing said, "Apart from us, the nearest one to reach planet TT12 will take three months."
Chu Yifeng suddenly stopped talking. Three months was something he could not accept no matter what. Using three months just to reach a planet of the Empire was not only a waste of precious time for someone like him, but it was also an unforgivable act of stupidity.
Miss Bing seemed to have guessed his thoughts. "The higher-ups are willing to use 15 years to build the Black Gold Base and excavate the memory, but you are unwilling to use three months to quickly reach the location of the memory."
Chu Yifeng's expression darkened. "I'm different from them. They have too many concerns and too many standpoints. That's why things ended up like this. I'm not someone who likes to clean up the mess."
Miss Bing let out a rare sigh, "Then there are some things that you are not fated to have. There is a saying that goes, 'If it is fated, it will be there. If it is not fated, do not force it.'"
These words seemed to imply something else. Chu Yifeng couldn't help but raise his head to look at her. Every time he saw her as cold as ice, there would be an unknown raging fire in his heart. But very quickly, his reason and pride quickly suppressed this ball of fire.
Miss Bing also admired him for this. Chu Yifeng's eyes were burning with passion at first, but it only flashed for a moment, and he quickly regained his usual calmness.
"You don't seem to be very optimistic recently," Chu Yifeng said coldly.
Miss Bing's tone was even colder. "I can't be optimistic at all."
Chu Yifeng asked, "Is it because of me?"
"That's not it."
Miss Bing sighed again. "I just want to remind you that if we depart now, we will be able to enter the Norse Empire's territory in a week. About ten days later, we will be able to enter the TT12 star sector. Of course, this is very risky. Furthermore, with your identity, it is unlikely that you will be able to enter the Empire."
Chu Yifeng was silent. In fact, he had thought about this before. It was reasonable to say that the higher the risk, the greater the reward. Although the existence of the memory chip was worth the risk, if the operation failed, the consequences would be even more severe than the destruction of Black Gold Base and Baines' death.
No matter how many times he said it, it was still the same logic. He also had the same problem that all big shots had: suspicion!
Miss Bing continued, "Young Master Feng, there is one more thing I want to remind you. Shang Wu died at the hands of Julie."
Chu Yifeng hesitated. "Are you referring to the spy from the Empire who disguised himself as a laborer?"
Miss Bing said, "Since you know that he is a spy, then the enemy must also be paying attention to the memory chip. Shang Wu had an affair with Vader, so he must have been trying to communicate with the enemy through Vader. Now that Vader is dead, the communication has been cut off for more than two months. If you were the commander of the enemy, what would you do?"
Chu Yifeng was startled. He suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation. Since Shang Wu was disabled and forced to return to the Black Gold Base, how could his opponent be weak? Chu Yifeng thought to himself. Chu Yifeng was startled and suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.
If he were the enemy, now that the communication had been cut off for two months, it meant that Shang Wu had met with an accident. There was only one possibility that could make Shang Wu meet with an accident, and that was the discovery of the memory chip.
Since everyone was here for the memory chip, no one's intelligence system was useless. Perhaps the enemy had already found Ding Meng.
Thinking of this, Chu Yifeng's heart sank. Time was more pressing than he thought.
Miss Bing said, "There is one more thing. Even if the memory chip is not on Ding Meng, at least Ding Meng knows some of the secrets in the memory chip. In just one month in Black Gold Base, he broke through from an ordinary person to an origin ability user. Now that two months have passed, he is very likely to be a warrior. If this drags on, the situation will become more complicated."
"You're right."
Chu Yifeng suddenly became spirited. His eyes revealed a hint of sharpness. "If this drags on for a year and a half, that kid will be free to mingle around and become a giant in the future, then we can only look at the ocean and sigh."
Miss Bing pressed the wrist device, and the interstellar map changed again. Starting from the Dome Star, a zigzag route moved irregularly in space. The destination was star TT12 in the TCP121 nebula.
Miss Bing explained while operating the map, "I have already investigated the patrol route of the Norse Empire's fleet in this area. If we follow this route, we will not alarm anyone."
Chu Yifeng did not say anything more. He coldly issued an order. "Let's set off now. Destination: star TT12."