Lan Jue's voice was solemn. "If this were a battlefield, would you say the same thing to your enemy?
Unfortunately, you wouldn't stand a chance.
You'd already be dead. "
"Uh …" Huali's voice trailed off.
Inside Thor, Lan Jue's stomach was cramping with laughter. It wasn't easy for him to keep his voice steady under these circumstances!
Tang Xiao's technique was a good one.
Back then, even the first time he encountered this wretched move, he was almost killed.
"If you don't like it, come again!" Hua Li said through gritted teeth.
Lan Jue's voice boasted. "You're too weak. Go back and train before you challenge me!" Thor vanished in a flash of light.
Light swirled, and Zeus and Poseidon returned to the Sanctuary.
"Ah Jue!
When did you become so wretched?! "Poseidon pounced on Zeus's neck.
"Requesting system protection." Zeus's voice was calm.
"Boom!" A bolt of lightning scorched Poseidon's body. He flew several meters back.
"I told you you couldn't." Zeus wagged a finger at Poseidon.
"Zeus!" At this moment, an electronic female voice suddenly rang out.
Zeus turned. The woman in red who'd been watching the fight was walking towards him.
"Piao Hong, thank you for the gem," Zeus said.
Piao Hong's voice was cold. "Unfortunately, I didn't see what I wanted to see.
I'll apply to DreamNet for reconsideration. "
"Up to you," Zeus said.
"By the way, I was looking for you."
"Looking for me?" Piao Hong was surprised.
Zeus nodded and said, "Are you interested in doing some business?
I'd like to buy a Fantascia Genetica Decoction. "
"You can't use it?" Piao Hong asked in confusion.
Zeus said, "You don't have to worry about that.
I have my own uses for it.
Name your price. "
Piao Hong was silent for a moment.
"You should know.
This thing was priceless. For those who needed it, no price was too high.
Moreover, this was top secret.
Before we can verify the identity of the other party, we will not sell it. "
Zeus smiled. "There is no such thing as priceless in this world."
Piao Hong suddenly laughed. "Zeus is indeed Zeus. You're right. There's nothing truly priceless in this world.
I'm coming for you.
It just so happens that I have something to discuss with you.
If you agree, I'll even give you a Fantasy Gene Potion as an advance payment. "
"Oh?" Poseidon said, "What's the matter that requires the Fantasy Gene Medicine to only be used as an advance payment?"
Piao Hong smiled faintly. Her crimson attire seemed to ripple with blood. "God-team battle!"
Zeus and Poseidon's eyes narrowed. Surprise flashed in their eyes.
"You Four Divine Monarchs have been at the top of the world for far too long. In three years, many things should have changed.
We would like to challenge you to a god-team battle. "Piao Hong's voice held a metallic edge.
Zeus's voice was cold. "According to the rules, if you want to challenge us, you'll need to be in the top ten. Then you can issue a challenge.
DreamNet has approved it.
We have three months' notice to prepare, unless we give up on the rankings.
Otherwise, we have no choice but to accept.
So tell me, what do you want? "
Piao Hong's aura softened. "Smart.
What we want is simple. Make it public!
Make it public, to every corner of the Major League.
Let everyone see what a God-ranked mecha pilot's fight looks like.
Let every young pilot who wants to become one become even more fervent.
Let the whole world go crazy! "Her voice was filled with excitement. Even Zeus and Poseidon were affected by her passion.
"Public?
You're not dreaming, are you? "
Poseidon's voice was doubtful. "You should understand that every top-class mecha pilot has their own secrets. Making this public is the same as exposing everything to the world.
Nowadays video technology is accurate down to the millimeter. This will give our enemies the opportunity to study us.
Up until now, none of the battles in DreamNet had been made public to the public, much less to the entire Three Alliances.
The Fantascia Genetica is important, but it's nothing compared to this. "
"That's why we're discussing this," Piao Hong said softly.
As for this matter, it's definitely not because we want to play to the gallery, but because we need to prepare for a rainy day. "
"Speak," Zeus said.
"You should understand that without a good enough reason you won't be able to convince us."
"You should know the history of DreamNet," Piao Hong said, "right?"
"Of course," Poseidon said.
"DreamNet is a platform developed by the top corporations in the Major League, in conjunction with the governments of the Major League.
In order to ensure that DreamNet is fair and just, the core of DreamNet was separated from the Major League, and set up as a platform specifically for it.
It's more advanced than any of the Major League's militaries.
The technology is supported by ten of the strongest corporations in the Major League. "
"So you've heard of the DreamNet Adjudication Directive," Piao Hong said.
Both Zeus and Poseidon were taken aback by the mention of the Adjudication Directive.
Zeus's voice was low. "Of course.
The Adjudication Directive is specifically aimed at DreamNet's mainframe.
Because it's so powerful, it needs to be restrained.
So, when it was first established, the Major League and the corporations decided that certain matters related to the survival of humanity would be transformed into Adjudication Directives. These were the source code of DreamNet's mainframe.
For example, if a DreamNet personality develops anti-human emotions, it will self-destruct.
The quality of the other Adjudication Directives is based on this, and has been perfected. "
Piao Hong nodded. "Yes.
The reason I'm asking you this is so you can confirm that DreamNet's decisions are made on the premise that they are fair, and that they are beneficial to the development of humanity. "As she spoke, she lifted her hand, and a speck of golden light shot towards Zeus.
Zeus waved his hand, and the light came to rest in his palm.
It wasn't a physical object. As it fell into Zeus's hand, a beam of golden light descended from the heavens. A deafening voice boomed from all directions.
"DreamNet is fair and just, and I protect it." As these words rang out, the entirety of Dreamburg began to shake violently.
A golden figure appeared in front of Zeus and Poseidon. It was a middle-aged man with a dignified face. He had a pair of golden eyes that seemed capable of piercing through everything. Just a glance from him was enough to make one's very soul feel as though it was being pierced through.
"DreamNet's Guardian?" Zeus and Poseidon said at the same time.
In the next moment, the surrounding tremors and the dazzling golden light disappeared without a trace.
Zeus looked at Piao Hong in surprise. "I didn't think you were a DreamNet Guardian."
DreamNet Guardians were a special group of people, responsible for DreamNet's internal affairs. They belonged to DreamNet alone, and from the day they became Guardians, their mission was to protect DreamNet, and to protect humanity.
From then on, not even the Major League had the power to restrain them.
Their identities were kept secret, and no one knew who the Guardians of DreamNet were. Every time a DreamNet Guardian appeared with a mask on, it meant something big was happening in DreamNet.
Piao Hong nodded. "Yes. I may be from the Western Alliance, but I am also a DreamNet Guardian.
What I'm about to tell you will be DreamNet's top secret.
If you don't agree, please keep this a secret as well. If you don't, you will become the enemy of DreamNet and all its Guardians. "
"Alright!" Zeus and Poseidon agreed in unison.
They knew all too well what DreamNet and its Guardians had done in the course of human history.
Three times they had averted civil strife, and four times they had averted a calamity.
The Guardians of DreamNet were worthy of respect.
Piao Hong's voice was low. "About eight months ago, the Northern Alliance was on a long-range expedition. They were attacked in the process.
Only a tenth of their fleet returned.
But they also brought back a piece of top-secret information.
From Luo's position, there were three planets with life about seventy or eighty light-years away.
There are extremely strange and powerful lifeforms living on it. "
"Even more frightening was the fact that they were alive. They floated in space, without a fixed orbit. But they were able to attach themselves to other planets, wreaking havoc and plundering their energy.
When the Northern Alliance's fleet discovered them, they came across an asteroid that had been plundered by one of the planets. They saw it explode with their own eyes.
The aftermath of the explosion dealt a heavy blow to the Northern Alliance's recon fleet. "
"Then, they encountered all kinds of biological attacks released by these three monstrous celestial bodies.
They suffered heavy losses.
If not for the recon fleet's speed, they wouldn't have made it back alive. "
"According to the Northern Alliance's recon fleet.
The combined destructive power of these three celestial bodies was equivalent to that of a Bastion ship.
And that's just a preliminary estimate. Their fighting style is completely different from ours.
Seventy-eight light-years isn't a long distance in the cosmos.
The three Major Alliance have dozens of planets suitable for human habitation. Most of them have plenty of energy.
Although the three monster planets may not choose our direction, we still have to prepare for a rainy day.
And besides … "
Unforeseen danger!
(To be continued …)