Chapter: Chapter 554
After skipping the time spent being chased by Xiaoya with a pillow, the leaders of the four major races finally gathered and held a grand meeting in the large conference room generously provided by Bai Ling.
Well, who knows why Bai Ling would build a large conference room in this building, but she did, and it was actually used today.
“That’s the situation. This time, we need everyone to work together with all their might, without any selfish intentions. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, we’ll all die. Do you understand!” After explaining the manufacturing method of the base point in simple terms and emphasizing the importance of this mission, Leticia took a sip of water and asked the people listening attentively, “If you have any more questions, ask them quickly. You might not be able to ask me questions later.”
“This manufacturing method for the base point is a bit complicated… What if I can’t remember it?” the Great Chief of the Beastmen tribe asked sheepishly, scratching his lion-like head.
Well, that’s a question very much in the style of the Beastmen tribe, and indeed, it’s a question that needs to be considered.
After all, the Beastmen are a bit slow-witted, and asking them to undertake such a large project is a bit of a stretch.
“I’ll make a few copies of the construction method. Humans, go and print these for me. If the Beastmen truly cannot build these independently, then Humans and Demons will have to help you,” Leticia thought for a moment, realizing that it would be difficult for the Beastmen to become enlightened in a short period. The most reliable method would be to send some external aid to support the Beastmen tribe.
“That would be great,” the Great Chief nodded with satisfaction. Accepting reinforcements from other races is not shameful, especially in the current situation.
It’s still the same question: is face more important than life?
At least in the Great Chief’s opinion, face is not as important as life, and this matter concerns the overall situation of the world, so it’s not something that can be compared with face!
The Beastmen tribe may be foolish in other aspects, but in this regard, they are much more practical than some arrogant races.
Yes, that’s right, it’s a direct criticism of the Elves!
Fortunately, most of the arrogant leaders of the Elf race have already died. The remaining Elves are not qualified to participate in this meeting, so there won’t be a situation that would raise Leticia’s blood pressure.
“The Elves might also need support from the Demons, as our manpower might not be sufficient,” Evangeline said after discussing with her subordinates and raised her hand to request support from Leticia’s Demons.
“It’s understandable if the Beastmen did, but why do you Elves need it too?” Leticia raised an eyebrow.
Evangeline showed a helpless expression. If possible, she definitely wouldn’t have asked, but the current situation is really unpredictable. “Some Elves do not recognize my status, so… you understand.”
Those Elves would indeed not openly oppose Evangeline, but they could choose not to cooperate with her.
The Elves are like that; that’s their racial characteristic.
Arrogant, inflexible, and sometimes, it leads to situations that raise blood pressure as it is now.
“Still not enough of them were eliminated. Fine, discuss this with Kira and Xue’er yourself. Sang, tell us about any difficulties your Humans have, just say it all!” Leticia waved her hand with annoyance. These Elves are truly incorrigible. Don’t they know to change their ways?
Fortunately, the request made by Sang Zhitong was not too difficult to handle; it was the least problematic among the three races, which relieved Leticia.
As for the Demon race, there were no problems at all. Whether it was resources or morale, the Demon race was quite strong. Even if some harbored ill intentions, they would not dare to show them in the current situation.
After all… Xue’er had recently sealed off the Demon King City and staged a trap, sending all those who harbored ill intentions to meet their predecessors.
“These things need to be completed as soon as possible. Ten days is the deadline,” Leticia lightly hammered the table and said to everyone in the conference room, “If we succeed, we will welcome the new world together; if we fail, we will all go to see Yama together.”
“If there are no other questions, then go back quickly. We don’t have a single moment to waste now.”
Naturally, there were no other questions, and soon the conference room became empty again.
And not long after, the four worlds quickly became bustling. All intelligent beings joined in this world joint operation and began to establish base points within their own worlds.
Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction. If it continued like this, perhaps the plan to save the world could be completed with ease.
But sometimes, reality is always unsatisfactory.
“Letty, I have a bad feeling,” when Bai Ling pushed open the door and told Leticia her premonition with a frown, Leticia knew that perhaps fate did not want this operation to continue so smoothly.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem with the construction of the Human base point?” Leticia opened her eyes and asked, somewhat confused.
Yin was traveling between worlds at high intensity every day, bringing back news from other worlds.
Even because her individual work efficiency was too low, she even took the time to select a few promising candidates from the Divine Seat to act as divine envoys, so that they could also travel between worlds to deliver messages.
According to the news brought back by these diligent messengers, the construction speed of base points within each race was very fast. The fastest, the Demon race, was almost done arranging the base points within their world.
“It’s not the base points,” Bai Ling shook her head and pointed to the sky, “I feel that the starry sky has brought a dangerous aura.”
“The starry sky has brought a dangerous aura?” Leticia’s expression turned grim. This description reminded her of a very bad term.
Star Tide.
Could a Star Tide erupt again at this time?
“Yes, although it’s very faint, I can feel it. A major change is coming soon,” Bai Ling nodded with a solemn expression, “We might need to speed up.”
“She’s right. A new Star Tide has occurred in the distant void. Your worlds, if nothing unexpected happens, will once again be directly impacted by this Star Tide,” light condensed in the room, and the Traveler walked out of the light, completely confirming Bai Ling’s bad premonition, “I can block the Star Tide for you, but then I won’t be able to help you with world fusion.”
“A new Star Tide? At this time?” Leticia exclaimed, “Are we that unlucky?”
“Yes, we are that unlucky. Perhaps a great battle has broken out there, or perhaps a large number of worlds have collapsed in that area in an instant. In short, a new Star Tide is coming,” the Traveler nodded calmly, “We now have two choices. The first is to speed up and complete the world fusion before the Star Tide affects the worlds. If successful, that would be the best choice.”
“But I cannot estimate how long the world fusion will take. If the Star Tide attacks during the world fusion process, I will not have enough time to withdraw and block the Star Tide for you. And the consequences… you can probably guess.”
Worlds without the Traveler’s protection would be easily torn apart by the Star Tide, right?
“The second method is that I will focus all my efforts on defending against the Star Tide’s attacks in the coming time, and the world fusion will be handled by you. I can provide you with an absolutely safe fusion environment, but without my assistance, it might be somewhat difficult for you alone to perfectly fuse the worlds.”
This choice was also very dangerous. Leticia had been working tirelessly to learn about world fusion knowledge these days, but knowledge and actual operation were ultimately two different things.
Even with the Traveler’s assistance, she didn’t have much confidence in herself, let alone now that the Traveler needed to defend against the Star Tide and couldn’t remind her or guide her fusion from the side.
A dilemma.
“Can we get through the Star Tide first and then proceed with the fusion?” Leticia asked with a glimmer of hope.
The Traveler shook her head. If that were possible, she would definitely choose that method, but unfortunately, it wouldn’t work.
“The worlds are not colliding now because I am using my power to maintain their distance. When I withdraw my power to fight the Star Tide, the power that maintains the current state of the worlds will disappear, and the worlds will immediately collide.”
Well, it seems there’s no loophole.
And after thinking about it, Leticia realized she could only choose the second option.
It wasn’t because she was confident in herself, but because the preparatory work for the fusion of the four worlds had not yet been completed. Only about half of the base points had been built. By the time the base points were completely set up, it would probably be several days later.
Then Leticia still had to go to other worlds to check if there were any problems with the placement of these base points. These base points had to correspond to the base points in other worlds, all of which required time.
If she did all of this, the Star Tide would probably be upon them!
And how long would world fusion take? Leticia didn’t know, but according to the plan provided by the Traveler herself, it would take many days for the four worlds to completely fuse.
“If we can complete all the preparations within five days and start the world fusion process, we should be able to complete the world fusion before the Star Tide arrives.” Soon, the Traveler’s words made Leticia completely give up on choosing the first option.
It was simply impossible.
In five days, they couldn’t even finish setting up the base points, let alone the subsequent inspections!
If some smart person accidentally placed the base points a hundred thousand miles wrong, then during the world fusion, it would be over. If they were lucky, only that area would explode, but if they were unlucky, all four worlds would perish.
This matter really couldn’t be rushed.
“The second one, the first one is too tight, completely impossible,” Leticia made her choice, or rather, there was no choice, because only the second option had a chance of success.
“Mm,” the Traveler nodded, not expressing her opinion. As long as it was Leticia’s choice, she would fully support it.
“By the way, can I try practicing the techniques for world fusion first?”
“The world fragments destroyed by the last Star Tide are still wandering in space. You can choose a few to practice with. They will later turn into pure nutrients and return to the origin of the world. If you make them explode now, it won’t have any impact,” the Traveler suggested. There were so many world fragments around, so practicing with them should not be a problem.
“Oh, and during the world fusion process, you might need the help of stellar energy. So, let this girl beside you go with you. Besides me, she is the only one in this world who has the talent to help you.”
Her gaze fell on Bai Ling, and the Traveler continued, “I will send you a copy of what you need to do. The survival of this world may depend on both of you.”
“Me?” Bai Ling pointed to herself, her expression quickly changing from surprise to happiness, “I understand!”
Before, Leticia had basically excluded her from the plan. The reason was that she wanted her to rest well. She couldn’t help with this matter, Bai Ling.
Now that the Traveler said so, Leticia had no reason to stop her!
As if sensing a hint of complaint in Bai Ling’s voice, Leticia blinked helplessly. Wasn’t she doing it for Bai Ling’s own good?
You were just squeezed by your mother in the device for so many days. I saw that you were so weak that I wanted you to rest well, and can you help with anything? You’re not going to collect authority fragments in space, are you?
As for stellar energy, your mother has already entered the device herself to fill the gap. With a great figure like the Traveler using stellar energy, you, Bai Ling, also can’t get involved, right?
Then, Bai Ling’s only remaining option was to stay at home and be a beautiful vase, right?
Is there a problem with that?
No problem!
No one wants to see this situation. An experienced expert temporarily withdraws, and Bai Ling, a novice almost like Leticia, has to step up. To put it bluntly, this is simply a disaster!
“Well, you two familiarize yourselves with the operation of world fusion. The Star Tide is arriving very soon. Before its impact, I will withdraw the power that maintains the distance between worlds. At that time, everything will depend on you.”
“For this beautiful world, I hope you don’t disappoint me.”
“We will absolutely not disappoint you, don’t worry!” Leticia took a deep breath, suppressed the doubts in her heart, and showed a confident and cheerful smile, “Leave it to us!”
