Chapter 2796: A lifetime of fame…
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
In the flames of the explosion, Li Yao was dumbfounded!
He watched the short video more than ten times to make sure that he did not see or hear it wrong. Then, his soul suddenly became sharp.
“What—what the h.e.l.l is this?”
He gnashed his teeth in fury.
“This is the picture of the last battle between the yaksha squad and the puppet king, At that time, Chu Zhixiao was almost able to capture the puppet king. But the puppet king was well prepared. He hacked into the control system of the main wars.h.i.+p ‘Pursuit of Light’ and activated the self-detonation
mode, blowing up almost half of the wars.h.i.+p.
The mental devil explained kindly, “Chu Zhixiao and the rest of them, including the spider tank, were heavily wounded because of that and had to return to the base for a rest.
“Iknow that guy who looks like a salted duck egg is the puppet king. I mean, what does he call himself? His name is Li Yao, Vulture Li Yao!”
Li Yao shrieked, “You didn’t do it, did you?”
“Twould love to, but my head was dizzy a few days ago, and I couldn’t get used to the new form of my life.
“What’s more,” the mental devil said, “the puppet king rose up in the Sanctuary one to two years ago, which means that he has been lurking inside the Sanctuary for at least three to five years. What about the Star Glory Federation, which was still in the Imperium of True Human Beings three to five years
ago, and the Star Glory Federation, which was still in the periphery of the sea of stars three to five years ago? Where did I learn such a remarkable technique to jump to the Sanctuary directly from the federation?”
“So, the shameless puppet king is pretending to be me and trying to make me the scapegoat?”
Li Yao was so angry that his soul was s.h.i.+vering. He shouted, “Shameless! You are too shameless! How could you pretend to be an innocent girl and sneak into someone else’s room? You even tried to lure a girl with a miserable background like Chu Zhixiao with sordid tricks! Ouch…”
“Well, it sounds like the puppet king has the same purpose as us.”
The mental devil remarked, “Even their methods are the same!
“Who said that? Of course, when we were forced into a corner, we would pretend to be somebody else and pretend to be somebody else. But we moved other people deeply with our pure and kind hearts. Then, we conquered other people with our tall and magnificent charisma so that the people who had
been mired in the mud of darkness would see the light and grasp the right outlook on life, the world, and the values. We are the gentlest and most persuasive people. How can we be compared to the puppet king, a sordid man who created ghouls for evil purposes?”
Li Yao was solemn, Pondering for a moment, he said, “However, speaking of which, there are too many distinguished figures in the Imperium of True Human Beings. Why did the guy choose to impersonate me instead of anybody else? Is it because I’ve been dominating the imperium recently, and even
the devils lurking inside the Sanctuary think that my name is more intimidating?”
“Thave a different opinion.”
“Ihave a vague feeling that the puppet king knows us,” the mental devil said.
“He knows us?”
Li Yao was dazed for a moment. “The puppet king should’ve been lurking in the Sanctuary since two to three years ago, and we only jumped to the center of the sea of stars one to two years ago. In other words, if we really know each other, we should not be in the Imperium of True Human Beings but old
acquaintances of the federation!
“It’s possible. Didn’t you hear him? He is from the other side of the sea of stars. Obviously, he is from the federation.”
‘The mental devil said, “Seeing that he is putting the blame on us with a smile, he does not seem to be a good friend. There must be a deep grudge between us. Think about it. How many enemies did we have in the federation?”
“Oh my…”
The question gave Li Yao a headache. “Since I started fighting for justice and for peace, countless thieves have considered me to be a thorn in their side. The number of my enemies is enough to circle around the Heaven’s Origin Sector. How can you count them?
“Yes. You’ve been living and kicking in the sea of stars for more than a hundred years. Naturally, you have a lot of enemies.
“But not many of them are as tough as the puppet king, who has been lurking in the Sanctuary for years without being discovered, who has even developed mental drugs such as the ‘Taotie Virus’ and infiltrated the brains of experts such as Chu Zhixiao, Yun Haixin, and Yuan Kou without alarming them.
“That’s true.”
Li Yao thought hard for a long time but failed to come up with a suitable candidate.
However, when he discovered that he had been framed by the puppet king, he naturally had to reconsider his plan to replace his body.
“What do you think?”
Holding back his laughter, the mental devil asked, “Do you want to change your plan?”
“Well…”
Li Yao wanted to scratch his soul hard. He couldn’t have been more confused. “It seems that the clue of the puppet king must be grasped. Not only is it related to the search for the Grand Master, but also the Star Glory Federation!”
“a.s.suming that the puppet king comes from a certain… ‘existence’ of the Star Glory Federation, and that he is captured by the yaksha squad and sent to Master Zhi Shan, it is very likely that Master Zhi Shan will dig out information about the Star Glory Federation from his brain.
“By then, it is hard to say whether or not the Imperium of True Human Beings will be able to resist the large-scale attack of the Sanctuary Alliance, but the federation will definitely be affected and suffer a destructive strike!
“No. I have to hide in the yaksha squad and capture the puppet king with them so that I can figure out his ident.i.ty. If necessary, I have to kill him before he reveals the coordinates of the federation!”
Li Yao’s soul was particularly sharp.
“Lagree.”
“Then don’t waste your time,” the mental devil said. “Come and learn how to play the personalized interactive mode of the spider tank. Right. Chu Zhixiao has also given the spider tank a name. From now on, your name is ‘Red Pig.”
“Red Pig…”
Li Yao was silent again. “Why don’t we study it more carefully? Do we have a second option?”
“Tm afraid not.”
“You don’t have a choice,” the mental devil said. “It is the fastest and closest choice to the truth, unless you want to watch the puppet king run amok in your name.
“Wait. What do you mean by ‘my name, I have no choice’?
Li Yao shouted, “Isn’t that ‘our name, we don’t have a choice’? You are Li Yao, aren’t you? Why are you not fighting with me now? I remember that I just acknowledged you as my big brother a few days ago! Why don’t you do it? When Chu Zhixiao makes some… outrageous demands about the Spider Tank,
you will take over its control system. You can sing, dance, and perform any funny show you want!”
“I don’t want it.”
The mental devil refused immediately. “I have more important work to do.”
Li Yao asked, “What job?”
“To hack the Spiritual Nexus of the higher level of the f.u.xi system,” the mental devil said. “To gain more control rights, to explore more secrets about the Sanctuary Alliance, and to try to reach out to the Star Ocean Imperium and transmit encrypted information to them. Such work will consume all my
computational ability. Therefore, I cannot perform such a trivial task as interacting with the yaksha squad. Why don’t we switch jobs and you hack the f.u.xi system?”
“Uh…”
Li Yao said, “Forget it. You do it.”
“That must be it.”
“Then play the role of the major’s pet seriously and try to capture the puppet king!”
” Alright.”
Li Yao was silent for a long time. Then he gnashed his teeth. “But I only have one request!
The mental devil asked, “What is it?”
“This matter must, must, must not be spread out.”
Li Yao said, “Once it is known by a third person, we will silence him, okay?”
“It’s good, but I think you’re too sensitive. Even if you really speak like an eight-year-old primary school student and even dance to the heavens, we all know that you are doing this for your motherland, for civilization, and for a very n.o.ble purpose.”
The mental devil replied, “It’s not a scandal. n.o.body will laugh at you. Hehehehe.”
“” Li Yao.
“Tm sorry. I’m not laughing at you. I just happened to think of something very funny. Enough talk. The test is over. We are going to be sent back!”
Li Yao was suddenly alarmed. He did not have the time to argue with the mental devil. Instead, he focused his attention on the surface of the spider tank and crouched, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.
It was placed on a floating disc and floated forward slowly in the pathway according to the coordinates that were automatically set.
Soon, he was sent to Cabin No. 9, where the yaksha squad was stationed. In the innermost lounge, ‘Major’ Chu Zhixiao, who had just finished his treatment, was waiting for his ‘return’.
It had been a long time since Li Yao was so nervous.
He wasted no time in absorbing the data inside the memory chip and simulated the interactive habits that Chu Zhixiao had developed for the Spider Tank bit by bit with his amazing computational ability.
The more he swallowed, the more he felt that he was better off dead.
The floating disc stopped in front of the cabin door of the relaxation room.
Li Yao was still hesitating. He was not ready to go in yet, but the cabin door opened automatically. Chu Zhixiao, in neat clothes, was savaging the gel target in the corner. Seeing that he was back, she suddenly turned around, her seemingly cold eyes full of joy.
Li Yao made up his mind and walked in, waving his six limbs.
“Major, are you alright? I’m so glad. You have no idea how worried I was!”
Li Yao spoke in the soft voice of a primary school student.
Then, he raised his head and roared to the heavens, the earth, the universe, the stars, the name of ‘Vulture Li Yao’!
“Of course I’m fine. Are you okay, too?”
Chu Zhixiao smiled. He glanced at Li Yao and was relieved to find that ‘it’ was exactly the same as before.
“Tm fine, too. Great. I can be with the major again!”
Li Yao stood up and danced in a circle with the pulleys on his back legs..