Chapter 789
Sage's Methods
"good."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, "Since the appearance of this subspace, it has caused countless calamities. Now that we have a navigator, we can barely navigate in the subspace, so naturally we need to reconnect with the many worlds!"
The two nodded immediately.
"We do."
Seeing the two Venerable Ones' reactions, Jiang Shu showed some satisfaction and then handed over the coordinates of Cangyu Star to them.
“You can send your navigators there to meet up. They are relatively poor in all resources except for minerals, so you can provide some support.”
Jiang Shu began to speak, which was naturally not a difficult task for the two Venerable Ones.
Even if they don't know how, their subordinates will step in to help.
In the days that followed, the Canglan Kingdom dispatched starships and a large number of personnel to Cangyu Star.
This is a joyous occasion for both sides, symbolizing the convergence of two human powers, something that has rarely, if ever, occurred in the past few decades.
Jiang Shu was happy to facilitate this.
After all, the combined strength of both sides becomes a resource that he can mobilize.
Instead of continuing to explore the starry sky, he frequently traveled between the two forces, gradually merging them together.
At the same time, Jiang Shu gradually allowed the powerful human race from the outside universe to appear and obtain a formal identity.
After all, on the surface, it is actually a coalition of three forces.
After all, they couldn't reveal that they came from the greater universe; if it attracted the saints from the lesser universe, it would be a real problem.
If one of the saints knew that he was in a small world, would he think about going to another place?
During this time, Jiang Shu received another piece of news.
He entered the hidden space station and met Elder Lei.
"Elder, what is it that you need to inform me of in such a hurry?"
"It's a matter of the universe."
Elder Lei stroked his beard and said directly, "The few copies of the Zerg Navigator you sent out have been of great use. The Vice Alliance Leader of the War Alliance sent them to the War Alliance headquarters to be studied by the Saints. It seems that they have made some progress and are now summoning you over."
"Oh?"
Jiang Shu's eyes suddenly lit up.
Could it be that a sage intervened and deciphered the secret of the Navigator? Could they then be able to mass-produce the Navigators?
Upon receiving the news from Elder Lei, Jiang Shu immediately set off and returned to that dark star field through the portal between the greater and lesser universes.
The moment Jiang Shu stepped out of that door, he immediately sensed an extremely familiar spatial and temporal fluctuation.
"Is this... the aura of the Navigator?"
Jiang Shu's pupils contracted slightly.
At this moment, the aura of that space is omnipresent, causing the surrounding space and time to pulsate in rhythm.
This might not seem like much in the vast universe, but Jiang Shu knew very well that in that small universe, such an aura would not be enough to protect a force that could traverse subspace.
"Could it be that they really figured something out through that navigator!?"
Jiang Shu couldn't help but feel a little delighted.
Although this kind of research also requires in-depth study of the laws of time, it would be best if relevant results could be obtained.
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Shu immediately headed towards Xingcheng.
However, as soon as he turned around, he realized that something seemed wrong with Xingcheng.
Above the magnificent city, an extremely bright light suddenly shone, illuminating all directions. The sense of time and space that Jiang Shu sensed at that moment originated from that light!
"This, this is..."
Jiang Shu frowned slightly as he watched this scene.
He could clearly see that at the very top of that star city, a building resembling a light tower stood proudly, illuminating countless things, and time and space seemed to pulsate in response.
"what is this?"
He was filled with surprise, and then he heard a voice transmission in his ear.
"Surprised? This is the work of a sage. Come here."
That was Zhan Jiuxiao's voice.
Jiang Shu immediately set off. He had a vague premonition that it was definitely not an ordinary item; it was something that a sage had personally taken action on!
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Shu stepped into this place and arrived at the foot of the vast Tower of Light, where he saw one powerful figure after another sitting cross-legged.
Zhan Jiuxiao, the Insect Emperor's personal guards, the Mechanical God Envoy, and many other Venerables.
At this moment, many powerful figures gathered on that tower of light, each emanating an aura of time and space, as if they were trying to comprehend something.
The closer Jiang Shu got, the more he felt the extraordinary nature of this Tower of Light; it seemed like an enlarged and enhanced version of the Navigator.
"Senior, what is this?"
Jiang Shu stared in astonishment at the tower of light and spoke.
"This is a work that combines the creations of sages from several clans."
Zhan Jiuxiao's face showed a complicated expression, and then he said, "We have tested the four Zerg Navigators you sent. Once they appear in the universe, they will also be instinctively eliminated by the laws."
"However, it's not without a solution. Several sages studied together and obtained the corresponding principles. Finally, the mechanical race sage personally took action to create this torch."
"torch?"
Jiang Shu pondered the name, and for a moment, he felt that it might have a deeper meaning.
"Could it be used for something special?"
"Correct."
The humanoid mechanical envoy in the distance nodded slightly, then spoke in a gentle, adult male voice, "Your guess is correct. Our mother named it Torch, which means 'to illuminate the way forward'."
“Navigators cannot exist independently in our universe unless they can become Venerables. Even if they become Venerables, it is only for self-preservation.”
"Even so, several sages intervened and made corresponding modifications, creating this torch."
"Its function is simple: within that microcosm, it provides strong individuals with spatial coordinates and temporal scales for navigating in subspace."
Jiang Shu took a deep breath.
"I see."
Jiang Shu gazed at the magnificent torch, lost in thought, before speaking:
"It's of little use in the macrocosm, because time and space are equal, not chaotic. However, it's of great use in that microcosm."
"indeed."
The mechanical race envoy nodded slightly: "Based on the large amount of information you have transmitted, we have made a guess. Perhaps it was the emergence of the subspace that caused the collapse of the civilization in that small universe, regardless of the race."
"Right now, if we want to make use of that microcosm as soon as possible, establish power from it, and acquire a lot of resources, the way we should do it is not to explore, but to establish a coordinate."
coordinate!
Jiang Shu suddenly understood the thoughts of these high-ranking members of the three clans.
His previous search in the subspace was actually just a matter of luck. Although he could guarantee that he would not be swept away by space and time, other spaces would be.
This led him to rely entirely on luck in his search for external resources. This was destined to be an extremely inefficient and costly method.
However, things are different now that we have that kind of torch.
The torches weren't meant to help them spot others, but rather to make others spot them and then approach them.
"The emergence of a subspace in this microcosm has caused order to collapse and time to become chaotic, much like being plunged into a long, dark night. What we need to do now is not to shout and run through the darkness, but to ignite a flame."
Jiang Shu immediately spoke up.
Upon hearing these words, many powerful figures nodded in approval.
This is the most efficient method!
Jiang Shu chuckled, then looked at the mechanical messenger: "I've heard similar stories before, would you like to hear them, Your Excellency?"
"Oh, I wonder what the story is about?"
Numerous rays of light appeared on the blue-silver shell of the mechanical messenger, then converged to form a question mark.
"This is a story about hunting. It's like a dark forest where the prey is also the hunter, and the hunter can also be a beast. The roles can be reversed at any time. Once someone makes the slightest sound, it will trigger the destruction that others will spare no effort and leave no cost."
Jiang Shu spoke up.
The many venerable ones present were naturally intelligent and immediately understood the meaning behind Jiang Shu's words.
"I understand, you mean you're worried that this will bring disaster?"
The mechanical messenger spoke.
The crowd gathered, as if observing a philosophical discussion.
However, Jiang Shu chuckled lightly, "There is danger, but there is another option: to burn the entire forest down with flames and ignite the fire."
“We are not hunters. We have saints behind us. If we attract other powerful people, we can burn down the forest and fight our way out on the open ground.”
His words startled everyone, but they immediately understood.
"Indeed, according to the intelligence you sent back, the five known saints are probably still in great trouble. The other smaller forces are no match for us."
Zhan Jiuxiao immediately nodded in approval.
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, then looked up at the "torch" and asked, "In that case, what is needed to maintain this torch?"
He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
After all, those navigators appear in the vast universe and require powerful beings who understand the laws of time and space to maintain them.
This torch, created using the spatial and temporal laws of the macrocosm, will inevitably be affected when placed within a microcosm.
At this moment, the mechanical messenger answered his question again, "To maintain the torch, a massive amount of energy is needed. At the same time, every once in a while, a Venerable One must be thrown into it as firewood."
"hiss……"
Hearing these words, Jiang Shu was also taken aback.
Using the Venerable One as kindling to light the torch?
For a moment, Jiang Shu couldn't help but marvel at the scale of this undertaking.
"How do we maintain this?"
“We obtained an answer through the computational power of the mother body: if we want to illuminate the original human federation area, we need to throw in a strong person at the early stage of the Venerable realm every month.”
"If it's the mid-stage of the Venerable realm, it should be able to last three to five months."
"If it is the later stage of the Venerable One, I believe it can last for one to three years or more."
The mechanical messenger provided the answer.
Jiang Shu was also speechless with amazement.
It should be understood that for any race, a Venerable is an extremely valuable source of combat power and resources.
If a faction burns to death an early-stage Venerable every month, then in a few hundred years, all the Venerables in the entire universe will be burned to death.
"I see. However, it's not a big problem for us."
Jiang Shu nodded to himself, still feeling a little regretful.
If this torch had come out earlier, he might have simply kept those few Zerg Venerables to use as firewood.
"So, should we move this item into our microcosm next?"
Jiang Shu asked the question.
Zhan Jiuxiao immediately nodded, "That's for sure. This might be the key for us later. In addition, strong people should also enter to prevent problems from arising."
Jiang Shu nodded to himself.
He already had a premonition that once this torch appeared in that microcosm, the numerous forces that had been bewildered and confused for so long would use all sorts of means to cross the subspace and come directly to their torch placement point.
"No rush. There are still a few days before the final testing of the torch. Please be patient."
The mechanical messenger spoke.
At this moment, it is connected with the torch, and countless streams of information are silently converging.
Jiang Shu nodded to himself.
He turned around and sat cross-legged there, beginning to comprehend the aura of the laws of time and space emanating from that torch.
The other powerful individuals also continued their own cultivation and comprehension.
At this moment, he sat cross-legged, his consciousness almost sinking into the law, lost in contemplation.
This torch was personally crafted by a sage and embodies his laws; it would be best to comprehend it.
Just then, a violent tremor spread from the distant starry sky.
This is not a sound, nor is it something that is being transmitted; it is a wave of space!
If the surrounding space was like a calm lake before, it is now like a raging torrent.
Not only that, the entire Star City began to descend into chaos, its light and darkness shifting like a candle flickering in the wind.
At the same time, the various hidden formations around began to tremble and even cracked open, seemingly about to shatter.
A terrifying pressure suddenly struck from afar, like an invisible mountain pressing down on the star city.
The oppressive force was so strong and violent that Jiang Shu even sensed a familiar aura.
"wrong!"
Jiang Shu immediately snapped out of his meditative state, stood up abruptly, and stared intently into the distance.
In the distant starry sky, a gray-white wave surged forth, carrying a strong aura of destruction, as if it would swallow the entire star city whole.
That was a devastating tidal wave!
"presumptuous!"
"What a courage!"
Immediately afterwards, a roar spread by the spirit and soul suddenly resounded throughout the starry sky.
Zhan Jiuxiao immediately flew out, his body brimming with the power of numerous laws.
A hand suddenly pressed down, unleashing a massive burst of lightning that forcefully blocked the gray-white raging tide. (End of Chapter)