Wandering Meteor-Chapter 19: Conspiracy Schemes!

"Bro, what you're saying, of course, I know about the Iron Base people's skin shedding situation; I was just joking that day!"

Wandering swiftly came up with a clever response, smiling.

"Really?"

Tie Yang gave a cold smile and said, "I deliberately made a mistake earlier; Iron Base people only shed their skin about five times in their lifetimes. How come you didn't know?"

Wandering's smile froze abruptly, and he said angrily, "Are you trying to trick me?"

"Don't put it that way; my initial statement was correct, just now I was testing you," Tie Yang smiled smugly.

Wandering: "..."

Isn't that still a trick?

"Now that it's come to this, just tell the truth, bro... well, maybe I shouldn't call you bro anymore!"

"Bro" is an honorific among the Iron Base people on Iron Base Star, but Tie Yang has realized that Wandering is not an Iron Base person.

Wandering feigned ignorance, "What do you want me to say?"

"Let me show you a photo first!"

Tie Yang took out a photo and said, "This was taken three months ago by an astronomy enthusiast. This metal ball in the photo is the one near Demon Star, belonging to an Advanced Civilization; it infiltrated Iron Base Star three months ago. Moreover, I've checked your information and found it's a blank slate, as if you appeared out of nowhere. So, we have reason to believe you are a spy from an Advanced Civilization!"

At this point, Wandering knew he could probably no longer hide the truth.

So, he immediately communicated with his boss Lu Chen, who instructed him to confess and see what the Iron Base people really wanted.

With Lu Chen's current power, he had no need to fear a First-level Civilization unless Iron Base Star also possessed Consciousness Particles, but he had sensed earlier that there was no Celestial Civilization within the Iron Base Star System.

"As a member of a First-level Civilization, your intelligence is indeed not weak; I am indeed a vanguard from Demon Star," Wandering admitted freely.

Though Tie Yang had speculated as much, seeing Wandering admit so freely still shocked him: "I didn't expect it to be true. Why would your Advanced Civilization infiltrate Iron Base Star? What do you need Kim for?"

"Heh, you claim to be partners with an Advanced Civilization, and this is how you treat an envoy from an Advanced Civilization? Treating me like a criminal?"

Tie Yang was taken aback, explaining, "You misunderstood; actually, we have always wanted to establish contact with you, but alas, after sending countless messages with no reply, now that our identities are clear, I hope we can be open and honest with each other and not have to resort to extremes!"

"Whether or not it will come to extremes depends on your sincerity!" Wandering said.

Tie Yang asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"We have never violated your Iron Base Civilization from beginning to end, but your Iron Base Civilization has repeatedly taken action against us. It can be said that all the conflicts were initiated by you. If you want to quell our anger, then hand over the Kim and the methods to produce it; otherwise, we will not let this go!" Wandering made his demands.

Tie Yang argued, "That's not how you can put it; the whole thing started when you destroyed our expedition fleet 500 years ago."

"They were asking for it. We didn't want to bother with them initially, but they repeatedly attacked our probes and even used nuclear bombs to attack Demon Star. Don't you think they deserved death?" Wandering coldly questioned.

"This..."

Tie Yang essentially didn't know the truth of this matter and found it difficult to reply.

Wandering continued, "Then it was the conflict when we entered your star system. We clearly helped you solve the crisis of the Small Constant Star, but unexpectedly, you were ungrateful and attacked us. Isn't that wrong on your part?"

Tie Yang awkwardly nodded: "This matter is indeed our fault!"

"And, under the guise of cooperation with us, your Iron Base Alliance Government has been deceiving the public and treating us as tools. Shouldn't you give us an explanation for this?"

Wandering was listing the Iron Base people's numerous offenses.

Tie Yang, with an embarrassed expression, said: "Rest assured, we guarantee that we will give you an explanation for this matter."

Wandering waved his hand: "Actually, the explanation doesn't really matter. We only have one condition, and that is to hand over Kim. As long as you surrender Kim, we can let bygones be bygones regarding past matters!"

Tie Yang asked: "Can you decide on this matter? Can you represent your advanced civilization?"

"Yes, I am now speaking to you as the representative of Demon Star!" Wandering nodded.

Tie Yang gave an embarrassed smile: "I understand, but I cannot represent the views of the Iron Base Alliance Government. We might still need to discuss this matter. Could you please wait a few more days?"

"Okay, I hope you do not disappoint us!" Wandering stood up and shook hands with Tie Yang.

In the moment they shook hands, a tiny metal ball flew from Wandering's fingertips into Tie Yang's clothes, containing a Consciousness Particle that could monitor Tie Yang's every move.

This was something Lu Chen had instructed Wandering to do.

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Having once been human, he knew the cunning nature of living beings. Additionally, having witnessed the various tricks played by the Iron Base Alliance Government, he was somewhat distrustful.

Thus, he had Wandering plant a metal ball to monitor Tie Yang, to prevent falling into their schemes. If the Iron Base people really did not know better, he would not mind eradicating their civilization!

Meanwhile, Tie Yang was unaware that he was being surveilled.

He went directly to the new head of the Iron Base Alliance Government—the new Iron Star Lord.

Under the leadership of the new Iron Star Lord, several top officials of the Iron Base Alliance Government began their discussion.

"The situation is as follows, the condition from the advanced civilization is Kim. What are your thoughts?"

"If handing over Kim could truly resolve everything, that might be acceptable. But are advanced civilizations really that easy to negotiate with? What if they renege after obtaining Kim? We have too many vulnerabilities in their hands, and with the former Iron Star Lord still at large, a careless move might lead to a counterattack. We must be very cautious!"

"We cannot hand over Kim to them. Right now, the Giant Plan is being researched at Iron Salt Lake military base and is about to succeed. If we hand over Kim, all our efforts will be wasted!"

"I think the key issue is, why would an advanced civilization need Kim?"

"It is indeed strange. With the technology of an advanced civilization, high-temperature metals should not be a problem for them. Why would they go out of their way to come to Iron Base Star to seek Kim? Moreover, with the technology and power of an advanced civilization, if they really wanted it, they could have launched a direct assault. Yet, they sent a spy to explore Iron Base Star, which is something worth pondering!"

"Are you suggesting that Demon Star might not be an advanced civilization?"

"I don't rule out that possibility, but my opinion is that Demon Star is indeed an advanced civilization, possibly a damaged one. After all, they themselves said they were hit by nuclear missiles from the expedition fleet, and their battle with Small Constant Star must have caused them damage. They didn't launch a direct assault due to their lack of strength, and their desperate need for Kim might relate to restoring their power."

"Good, continue!"

"My view is, we cannot let Demon Star regain its strength. Given our past conflicts, they will surely not let us go. Besides, the universe itself is a place where the weak are prey to the strong. To grow into an advanced civilization, they definitely plundered a lot of resources. If they truly regain their strength, they will certainly destroy us. Rather than being passive, we should strike first. If we can really capture this damaged advanced civilization, we can obtain advanced technology from them. That would be much safer and more beneficial than leaving everything in their hands."

"I agree with this plan. We have been preparing for this day for nearly twenty years. The Flow Base Bomb has been successfully developed, and the Giant Plan is also about to succeed. Even if we go to war, we have a great chance of victory."

"I agree too!"

"I agree too!"

Thinking of the high-tech technology that advanced civilizations use to harness Constant Stars, these Iron Base people were blinded by greed and unanimously agreed to the plan.