486 Secrets and History (2/2)
”It was to… bring representatives of the Federation to the ancient greenish-bronze sword, so that they can see the world inside the sword with their own eyes and judge for themselves what is true and what is false!”
”You should be able to imagine that Li Xingwen was prepared to die going on that trip. He made the necessary arrangements if he should die. He even had contingencies for the scenario where he was controlled by others.” The Governor sighed. Her voice was colored with nostalgia for a period of hardship she hadn't experienced personally.
Wang Baole became silent. Li Xingwen's image appeared in his mind. Suddenly, he seemed to realize… the responsibility that came along with the title of Federation President.
”No one knew how Li Xingwen communicated with Senior Mo Gaozi then, and he never mentioned it. In the end… Senior Mo Gaozi agreed to his request. He communicated with the Vast Expanse Dao Palace, and the Light Faction spent an even greater amount of resources, which was further supported by Senior Mo Gaozi's cultivation, and barely brought Li Xingwen and five other people onto the ancient greenish-bronze sword.
”They saw the Vast Expanse Dao Palace with their own eyes and came across opportunities that aided their cultivation. They verified the Light Faction's sincerity and both parties came to an agreement. Li Xingwen was carrying a baby when he returned. As for the other five people, one became an elder in the Five Generation Sky Clan, one is the current Head Senator, one founded the Trilunaris Corporation, and the remaining two became the elders of the Galactic Dusk Sect and the Plume Manifestation Connate Sect!
”The teleportation caused a great impact on the ancient greenish-bronze sword. That is why there have been no further teleportations since.”
When Wang Baole heard that, he remembered what Zhuo Yifan had told him once. The Five Generation Sky Clan had a strange mystic art that could summon one's past lives. He had his guesses about the baby that the Grand Supreme Elder had brought back as well.
Li Wuchen… Wang Baole fell deep into thought until the Governor's voice rang out again.
”After that, the Federation began to prepare for Operation Sword Sun and the Federation Seedlings Initiative. We began searching for resources and building the teleportation array formation. Our plans were delayed though because of the beast sea. During this battle… Senior Mo Gaozi had gone into seclusion because of the cultivation that he had spent during the teleportation, so he hadn't participated in the fight.
”But it was precisely because of this battle that the Federation, having toiled, torn, and bled, grew stronger swiftly… After the battle, Li Xingwen began to have doubts once again about the plan to reactivate the teleportation array formation. He couldn't set his heart fully at ease even after having witnessed the Vast Expanse Dao Palace's sincerity. After all, once the teleportation array formation was set up, the cultivators on the ancient sword would be able to leave freely. This might be a golden opportunity, but he was also afraid that he might be opening the gates to hell.
”This concerns the safety of the entire Federation civilization, after all. It was right for him to have doubts! Even though Li Xingwen decided to go ahead with construction, he chose to drag it out. Having decided that, he chose to step down. His successor Duan Muque would inherit his plans and make his own deliberations.
”He proposed the research into Anti-Spirit Bombs, which would become the Federation's secret weapon. With that strategy in mind, he didn't hide anything from Senior Mo Gaozi, who had recovered and left seclusion. He told Senior Mo Gaozi that the Federation needed to be fully prepared and that it needed a secret weapon for peace of mind, and so that it could fully cooperate with him.
”Senior Mo Gaozi understood where he was coming from. He knew the worries that a weaker civilization might have when faced with a more powerful one, so he didn't interfere with the Federation's plans and waited patiently instead.
”Then, a few years ago, you pushed back the Beast Tide in a single battle. This meant that the Federation wouldn't have to split its attention and worry about the Beast Tides for a long period of time. There was also an initial success shown in the Anti-Spirit Bomb research. At the same time, Duan Muque was worried that Senior Mo Gaozi might grow impatient with waiting and that their agreed plans might change. That was why Operation Sword Sun was reinitiated, and the Federation Seedlings Initiative was carried out!
”That was the reason for getting you into the capital city, and the reason for the audition. The hundred Federation Seedlings were to be the first batch of Federation cultivators sent onto the ancient sword based on the agreement made between Li Xingwen and the Vast Expanse Dao Palace's Light Faction. They are to head for the Vast Expanse Dao Palace and learn and train there. Besides improving their cultivation, they will also be the first step towards assimilation with the Vast Expanse Dao Palace!”
The Martian Colony Governor's calm voice narrated the history that the Federation had gone through in the past forty years during the Spirit Inception Era. It was as if a painting had unrolled before Wang Baole's eyes. Emotions rippled inside him, and it was a long while before they quieted down.