Chapter 413 With a settled mind, the trip is postponed.
Sun Jiuchou's figure disappeared at the end of the corridor. Zhou Jue stood alone in the empty conference room, her mind buzzing. She rubbed her throbbing temples, turned around, and left the conference room.
She didn't go to anyone, but went straight back to the room assigned to her by the base.
The door slammed shut, isolating the outside world from everything.
Zhou Jue threw himself onto the bed, staring at the snow-white ceiling.
Every word and expression of Sun Jiuchou replayed repeatedly in her mind.
"We have far too many opportunities to become enemies."
"If you later feel that Blue Star is too shallow a pond to contain a true dragon like you, and want to betray Blue Star, tell me, will we be considered enemies then?"
"Every time you undergo tribulation on Earth, when you're struck down by heavenly tribulation... are we considered enemies?"
These words sounded like a threat, but Zhou Jue carefully recalled Sun Jiuchou's tone at the time, and there was no murderous intent in them. Instead, they carried a kind of... teasing and reminder.
Like a chess player, he intentionally or unintentionally showed her the whole chessboard, even pointing out a few possible dead ends.
He didn't force, command, or even give clear answers; he simply posed questions one by one.
Zhou Jue sat up, walked to her desk, pulled out a chair, and sat down. She needed to calm down.
Sun Jiuchou, or rather, the attitude of the Blue Star Heavenly Dao, is the core of all the current problems.
Judging from his previous actions, he is happy to see China become stronger and the civilization level of the entire planet rise.
But if he is the Heavenly Dao of Earth, shouldn't he treat all countries equally? Why is he helping China alone? Or is it just a coincidence that he's helping China?
No! The Heavenly Dao is the supreme being in the Chinese mythological system, while the Western mythological system seems to lack the Heavenly Dao and instead have gods.
Then another question arises: in the mythological system of the transformation of gods, besides the Heavenly Dao, the more orthodox ones seem to be the gods, and those who control the power of thunder and lightning are the Thunder God and the Lightning Goddess.
If he were the Thunder God and Lightning Goddess, then it would make sense for him to help China. But why doesn't he just take action directly?
Zhou Jue recalled what the old tree senior and the listening sea beast had said in the Cangyun Realm: the will of heaven and earth has its own rules and cannot easily interfere with specific matters.
The fact that Sun Jiuchou could transform into human form and walk in the world might be the limit of what he could do? This also explains why his cultivation level has never been high.
Having figured this out, Zhou Jue's agitation gradually subsided.
Sun Jiuchou is not an enemy. When he said that before, I thought Sun Jiuchou might have a conflict with China's stance. But listening to his words today, it seems that he was worried that she would betray Blue Star. Well, it's alright. She would never betray Blue Star, much less betray China.
As long as they don't betray Earth, they will always be allies on the same side.
So, the second question is, should I go to that planet that has been located by both the system and interstellar space?
"What is your purpose?" Sun Jiuchou's words echoed in her mind again.
Zhou Jue asked himself honestly, had he really thought about what he wanted to do on that planet?
Sightseeing? There's no need to sightsee on a planet without intelligent life, a planet that's already been mined by interstellar spacecraft.
To establish diplomatic relations? With what? With fists? That might just expose the existence of Earth.
Go mining? But their country already has enough resources to develop for a while.
Zhou Jue realized that aside from pure curiosity about the interstellar people, there seemed to be nothing else he needed to do with that planet.
The technological level demonstrated by that "interstellar user" network is unfathomable; it can locate across galaxies and silently implant "backdoors."
If we go there rashly and are exposed, what will happen to Earth?
Is it an opportunity or a devastating disaster?
Earth is at a critical juncture. It seems that the most rational decision is to complete its internal transformation first and then consider external challenges.
She can't gamble.
She is no longer alone; behind her are the country that trusts her and 1.4 billion compatriots.
You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.
Strength can bring victory, but recklessness and arrogance will only lead to destruction.
The Blue Star is not yet integrated internally, the Americans are still eyeing it covetously, the system of universal cultivation has only just been established, and the Zhou Tian Star Array is still only on paper.
Now is far from the time to set foot on other planets.
Zhou Jue let out a long breath, his eyes becoming completely clear.
"Brother Tongzi," she called out in her heart.
[Host, I'm here!] The system's voice immediately rang out, tinged with a hint of excitement.
"Temporarily abandon the exploration plan for the target planet." Zhou Jue's command was clear and calm.
[Huh? Why, host? Not many people go to that planet now! Shouldn't we go take a look? Maybe we can find lots of treasures!]
"Now is not the time."
"Oh, okay then," the system replied, sounding aggrieved.
"Maintain monitoring of that 'interstellar user' communicator," Zhou Jue continued, issuing the order: "Raise the monitoring level to the highest."
"I need to know the technological level, social structure, and civilization form of different planets throughout the intergalactic world, as well as their attitudes toward 'unknown civilizations' capable of joining the Star Network."
"Especially their attitude towards planets and other life forms with different technologies or other power systems—is it friendliness, indifference, or...conquest?"
"The focus of our investigation is to determine whether any members of the StarNet possess any extraordinary abilities besides technological power, such as cultivation, magic, or advanced martial arts..."
"I want you to create a dedicated database to classify, organize, and analyze all relevant information, and then synchronize it with me in real time."
"Oh, and there's also information about your system, the system that was reworked, and the new system."
[Understood! Mission accomplished! Host, this part of the recording has been continuously running. As soon as we returned, I sent the recording to the research team.]
“Alright, we need to know ourselves and our enemy.” Zhou Jue’s gaze seemed to pierce through the walls and look into the deep universe.
"Until we are absolutely certain, we will remain quiet observers."
After making this decision, Zhou Jue felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, and he felt much more relaxed.
She stood up, pushed open the door, and prepared to go find Commander Qi and the others to discuss the promotion of the "Mysterious Heaven Dao Canon" and the construction plan for the Zhou Tian Star Array.
He had only taken two steps when Cheng Gan's figure rushed over from the other end of the corridor, his face showing a strange mix of excitement and confusion.
"Xiao Jue!"
Cheng Gan ran up to her and stopped, his breathing still a little unsteady from running so fast.
"Something's happened!"
Zhou Jue raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Has the US attacked?"
"No, not at all." Cheng Gan waved his hand, calmed his breathing, and his expression became even stranger.
"It's from Yunlan University... a group of 'guests' have arrived!"
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