Chapter 802
Orc Starfield
Looking at the soul fragment in his hand, Jiang Shu continued:
"I'll give you one last chance. If you obediently tell me, there'll be no need for soul searching."
This is certainly not because we pity the giant python for its difficult cultivation process.
Rather, it's because after its soul was damaged, using this giant python as fuel for a torch would definitely not be as effective!
However, faced with Jiang Shu's questioning, the giant python remained silent and kept quiet.
"Good good!"
Jiang Shu sneered incessantly and forcibly searched the soul.
His power penetrated the giant python's soul almost instantly, and he sensed that the giant python wanted to force itself to perish. However, Jiang Shu did not give it the chance at all.
"Let me see what's in your memories."
Jiang Shu slowly searched the soul and saw a large number of memories, including how a giant snake grew and what it encountered.
In its youth, this giant snake received a fortuitous opportunity that allowed it to enter the realm of cultivation.
After enduring various tribulations and competing with many of his kind for resources after the arrival of the Warp, he became a Venerable One.
Looking at this memory, Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow slightly, noticing something amiss.
"Something's not right, something's definitely not right. Could his memory have been tampered with?"
According to Jiang Shu's observations, upon arriving in the Mingkuang Star Region, there would be no support for the so-called Star Region trade, and there would even be some support for it.
However, until about two weeks ago, the giant snake's attitude suddenly changed, and it began to curse them in its mind from time to time.
"Nothing happened, so why is this giant python behaving so differently towards us? Could it be that someone has tampered with our perception?"
Jiang Shu was suddenly startled.
After all, if it were true, being able to alter the mind and cognition of a Venerable One would be something that no ordinary force could accomplish.
At least, even for him, it would be extremely difficult to do that!
"This python is just a pawn thrown out as bait."
Jiang Shu sneered repeatedly and then gave up the soul-searching.
Even though the other party was prepared, continuing the search would be pointless and might even lead to him falling into their trap!
"how?"
Elder Lei spoke up from the side.
Jiang Shu sighed softly and explained the whole story.
"Her memories were directly altered?"
Elder Lei looked at the giant snake, and a hint of pity suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Despite being a respected figure who did nothing wrong, his memories were directly altered, and he was used as cannon fodder.
Even if they find out now, what can they do?
There must be someone pulling the strings behind the scenes.
It might be the Doomsday Cult!
Hearing their conversation, the mechanical venerable one spoke up: "I support the hypothesis that there is a 99% or higher chance that the venerable one in front of us has had his memories altered, and that his memories must also be concealing some important things."
"We can try to find out who met him, but in the vast universe, even if we know who it is, we may not be able to find out."
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Shu showed a hint of helplessness.
This is the most troublesome part.
"Order someone to investigate and find out which entities they have been in contact with during this period."
"Yes."
Everyone present immediately accepted the task and hurriedly left.
Jiang Shu's gaze shifted, and he looked up at the Venerable One before him. Then he spoke in a low voice, "Besides that, he also participated in spreading the side effects of the Torch."
Upon hearing this, everyone present immediately became solemn.
Based on this alone, some of them were certain that what was in front of them must be related to [something]!
Otherwise, neither the Terrans, Zerg, nor Mechs would have any incentive to leak this information, since all three races can profit from the Torch every day.
In a sense, a solid alliance of interests was formed at this time.
"We must find those rats!"
Someone immediately spoke up.
After exchanging pleasantries, Jiang Shu walked out step by step, his expression somewhat somber.
"It seems it's time to make some preparations."
Naturally, it is necessary to expedite certain actions to search for and uncover the whereabouts of the Doomsday Cult.
After all, I am in the open while the enemy is in the dark, and this situation is extremely unfavorable to them!
Who knows what underhanded tricks the Doomsday Cult will use next?
Jiang Shu glanced at the giant snake and the orc venerable one, then said, "In that case, I'll go and deal with the remaining orcs."
Orcs are not a single group.
But with just a few spores, these orcs can be produced in an endless stream, so it's conceivable that there must be a logistics base there.
Jiang Shu had just forcibly extracted information about the location of the orc planet from the orc venerable's mind.
"Be careful."
Elder Lei nodded slightly and said, "Take more people with you. If something unexpected happens, you can still get our support."
Jiang Shu pondered for a moment, then agreed.
Just as he was about to leave, the mechanical race elder spoke up.
"How about I go with you?"
"Would you like to come with me?"
Jiang Shu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"If you are unwilling, this matter can be dropped, or you can bring another Zerg companion with you."
The mechanical race elder spoke up.
Jiang Shu smiled and said, "There's no need for that. Since you're willing, then come with me."
Elder Lei seemed to want to say something, but he didn't speak.
Even without him speaking, the many venerable ones present understood what was going on.
After all, the Machine Race had previously been corrupted by the Doomsday Cult. The reason why traces of the Doomsday Cult appeared in the microcosm at this time was because the other party used the Machine Race's coronation ceremony to briefly control the Machine Mother's clone, thus opening the door to the microcosm.
If you are wary of them, there will naturally be no problem.
Jiang Shu chuckled lightly and continued, "There's no need to worry about trivial matters, and besides that..."
"Remember to make public why we captured this giant snake, to prevent any unforeseen events from those rats in the gutter."
"You can rest assured about that."
Elder Lei nodded immediately, his face full of determination and resolve. "If anyone dares to cause trouble, we will definitely not let them get away with it. After all, stability here is much more important to us than anything else."
"That's good."
Jiang Shu agreed, closed his eyes to recall the coordinates of the orc planet, and then immediately set off.
Elder Lei seemed to be deep in thought, then glanced at the two corpses. "Take care of them, be careful that there's nothing wrong with them, and make sure they're not put into the torch to burn."
"Yes, Elder." The disciples of the War Alliance present nodded in unison.
They possess many corpses of venerable ones, more than ten in total, but none of them can be used lightly.
The reason is simple: these corpses came from the Doomsday Cult.
Those lunatics probably knew about the torch's existence from the very beginning, and perhaps even deliberately waited until the torch appeared before launching their attack.
This made them suspect that these madmen might be plotting something with the torch.
After all, if the machine race had been infiltrated from the beginning, they would have had a long time to plan and wage war before heading to the microcosm.
However, they chose to lie low, which made many powerful figures present worry.
Therefore, all three races are extremely wary of the torch. In the past, there was a Venerable One who guarded it in his later years, and now the guardian is Bloodscythe, the personal guard of the Zerg Queen.
As for the machine race, they actively avoided involvement and did not participate in the protection and patrol of the torch.
Soon, the cooperation between the giant serpent and the orc was made public, accompanied by detailed evidence, information, and Fang Zheng's testimony.
Therefore, the direct arrest of a venerable one had no significant impact.
Instead, many fleets traveling to and from the Bright Expanse began to be wary of whether orc spores were secretly lurking within their own starships.
After all, countless powerful individuals now travel to and from the Mingkuang Star Region for trade. If a cluster of orc spores were to spread here, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Because orcs are born with a sliver of the laws of faith.
If the quantity is small, then the problem is not too big.
If they multiply too much, reaching millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, under the resonance of the laws, it is possible for beast lords to emerge at the tenth realm or even the Venerable level.
After all, most star regions do not have a Venerable One in charge, and a slight mistake could trigger a crisis.
For a time, the market was in a state of panic.
The three races that control the Mingkuang Star Sector immediately stepped forward and offered to provide reconnaissance methods for the orcs in order to prevent them from roaming various planets.
In this way, the trade market in the Mingkuang Star Region finally stabilized.
……
Stepping into the subspace, Jiang Shu and the mechanical race venerable one walked forward with electric current, directly locking onto the coordinates and heading there.
According to his knowledge from soul searching, the orcs occupy several planets, which he discovered through decades of continuous exploration.
Jiang Shu had all the coordinates of those gathering points!
“Venerable Jiang Shu, the coordinates of the nearest orc settlement to us should be only a quarter of an hour away, not taking into account spatial turbulence fluctuations.”
"We'll be there soon."
Jiang Shu took a deep breath and began to move himself.
He will naturally have a big battle later and try to wipe out those orcs.
"There is no need to worry. According to the results of the soul search, there are only three Venerables among the orcish population we have discovered so far, and none of them have the strength of the mid-stage. With Venerable Jiang Shu's strength, he can easily wipe them out."
"Of course I know that too."
Jiang Shu frowned slightly.
However, what he was worried about was the eternal killer behind the orc race.
The Law of Faith is very special. Compared with other laws, the Law of Faith has many wonderful uses that can be described as miraculous.
Just like restoration, the Law of Faith can completely draw upon the power of faith. As long as everyone is of one mind and their beliefs are united, they can directly restore themselves.
The orcish venerable who fought him back then continuously used the power of faith to restore himself.
If it were any other cultivation system, unless it were something like the Great Dao of Creation, it would have been crushed by Jiang Shu long ago.
In addition, when Jiang Shu forcibly searched the soul of the orc, he unexpectedly felt a glance from the Eternal Slayer, which made him even more uneasy.
"Perhaps, perhaps among the five saints of this world, only that eternal warrior might be able to break through some kind of limitation and interfere with external affairs."
However, this was merely his speculation.
Even with his current level of understanding, he could only glimpse a fraction of the methods of a sage.
“No need to worry, Venerable Jiang Shu. If the Eternal Slayers could really do all this, it’s impossible that even the Orcs couldn’t cross the Star Sea. Even if the Sage only provides some insights, the situation would be completely different.”
The mechanical venerable spoke through the electric current.
"That's absolutely right."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, then a hint of doubt arose in his mind, and he said, "You mechanical race seem to like to use some kind of characteristic as your name?"
"Yes."
The Mechanical Venerable nodded slightly.
"For us, the laws of heaven and earth can be calculated through countless experiments."
“Unless it is obtained through some kind of intuition like ordinary races, everything is predetermined and can be calculated.”
Jiang Shu nodded slightly.
He naturally understood.
This is due to the different ways in which different races comprehend the Great Dao.
After all, in a sense, all mechanical beings are creations of the future.
"In that case, how did you name it?"
Jiang Shu was quite curious.
The mechanical envoys he had seen before, such as Resistor, the new mechanical venerables, and Entropy, the previous mechanical prodigy, all named themselves in this way.
Upon hearing these words, Dianli spoke up.
"In our community, a name is not just a title, but also symbolizes a certain power. Every power has a corresponding lineage, and the name is the representative of this lineage."
"Oh?"
Jiang Shuwei stopped in his tracks; this was the first time he had heard of this matter.
"In that case, I wonder if the name of the Mechanical Matrix is being hidden. I have never known the name of a Mechanical Matrix before."
"Yes."
The current answered with utmost sincerity: "The name of each mechanical mother represents an ultimate inheritance for us. Of course, if our mechanical race is able to create another ultimate inheritance, the name of that inheritance will also be defined by him."
Jiang Shu fell into thought.
He naturally knew that this so-called ultimate inheritance was probably a saint-level inheritance.
He suddenly remembered the entropy he had encountered before, and wondered what kind of inheritance that person seemed to be good at using mechanical poison.
A sense of doubt arose in his mind.
Just then, the current suddenly spoke up, "Alright, we've arrived at a planet. We can go down now."
"Ah."
Jiang Shu nodded slightly, and then suddenly broke free from the subspace.
At this very moment, what appeared before him was a star system.
However, the star systems in front of him were somewhat desolate, with very few technological creations remaining in the starry sky.
"But this should be it."
This area was almost identical to the information he had forcibly extracted from the orcish venerable's mind. (End of Chapter)