Chapter 179
Although he had noticed something from the different style of the starry sky robe on the other party, Ye Bai was still shocked when he heard the other party say it himself.
The Church of the Stars suddenly issued an emergency hunting order, and the target was actually their bishop.
There is no doubt that the status of the bishop in a church organization is self-evident, and through the additional information revealed by the other party's mental power, Ye Bai instantly knew that within the Church of Stars, this identity is already the highest level.
As if he had anticipated Ye Bai's surprise, the Bishop of the Church of the Stars named Le Lun... or rather, the former Bishop, continued, "I did something that is absolutely forbidden for the church."
Collaboration? Betrayal? Heresy?
Hearing this, Ye Bai subconsciously thought of the most taboo things in various religions. At the same time, he suddenly remembered that he had not yet figured out who the gods believed in by the Church of the Stars were. So he placed a gravity trap in the void in front of him and immediately asked:
"What does the Church of the Stars believe in? And what have you done?"
Leren controlled the tilt of the spacecraft, methodically dodging the trap, and then looked at Ye Bai: "The Lord is omniscient and omnipresent. The Lord is the stars, representing the known and unknown truths of this world."
It sounds like the stars seem to encompass a concept of universal 'truth'. This church... is actually a bit unexpectedly scientific?
While Ye Bai was pondering, Le Lun continued to deliver the message: "And I, I have committed blasphemy and crossed the limit set by the Lord for all intelligent life."
"What restrictions?" Ye Bai was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately asked.
Because of the brief exploratory confrontation before, Le Lun was very aware of Ye Bai's strength and wanted to win her over, so he answered without hiding anything:
"The upper limit of mental strength is A-level, and the upper limit of soul is ten thousand years. This is the limit set by the Lord for intelligent life. Like the laws of nature, it is part of the rules of our universe."
Is there a limit to mental power? The pinnacle of all intelligent life is A-level?
Ye Bai was caught off guard by this information, and immediately reacted to another piece of information: "What does soul limit mean?"
Facing this problem, Leren had anticipated it: "Even if intelligent life is blessed with the ability to understand and apply some truths, possessing infinite possibilities, it cannot achieve true 'immortality'."
"The maximum active lifespan of cells in intelligent creatures is 100 years. Through long-term dormancy, biomodulation, mechanization, and other methods, they can be transformed to achieve an immortal body. The ultimate limit on intelligent life is the duration of its soul's activity, and 10,000 years is the limit."
"This limit is the lifespan of the soul."
Here, Le Lun's "soul" is translated into words that Ye Bai can understand. The accurate description should refer to "mental power, consciousness, thinking and other subjective behaviors of intelligent creatures."
After hearing Le Lun say that the soul limit was 10,000 years, Ye Bai immediately thought of his own 'age of over 10,000 years'.
But Leren immediately continued to describe: "I was born billions of years ago. In order not to exceed the upper limit of my soul, I have been dormant for countless years."
It turns out that when you are in unconscious activity like hibernation, the soul limit that the other party mentioned is not taken into account.
At the same time, Ye Bai vaguely realized that Le Lun might have violated a taboo -
Sure enough, the next moment, Le Lun gave the same answer as Ye Bai thought: "I tampered with the upper limit of my soul from the Lord."
Having said that, Leren revealed the resentment and greed that had existed for many years, and finally his delicate, robot-like face revealed a bit of humanity.
"I just want to live longer. What's wrong with that?! The Lord doesn't care."
"What matters is the others in the church who dare not do this. They still have a long soul limit and are now only thinking about snatching the vacant bishop position!"
After a pause, as if realizing his own gaffe, Le Lun composed his expression, then looked at Ye Bai and asked, "You were one of the two missionaries on the last planet migration mission, right?"
Hearing this, Ye Bai immediately reacted: "Are you the third tasker?"
Before coming here, she had made the connection between the urgent task, the inability to complete the previous task, and the missing third tasker, and now she was completely confirmed.
Le Lun admitted, "This mission was part of my plan to escape the Chaos Star Sea. After evaluation, it was a mission with a high probability of failure. I was the mission settlement person, and the main control terminal couldn't leave the Chaos Star Sea. I temporarily forged a mission sub-account to leave after the mission failed."
"For this purpose, I deliberately advanced the timing of the gamma-ray burst tenfold, increasing the difficulty of the mission. Surprisingly, someone still accepted it, and you even completed it, causing me to be exposed prematurely."
Hearing this, Ye Bai saw the image of a gamma-ray burst and felt a chill descending from his head.
"You guys controlled the gamma-ray burst?"
Leren replied, "It is the Lord's will. I simply adjusted the time within a limited scope. This is something every bishop can do."
Ye Bai's mood was indescribable for a moment. She had previously thought that the Church of the Stars had only predicted the disaster in advance and then exerted influence. However, if even the source of the disaster was controlled by them, then what Teda Star encountered was not salvation by civilization, but complete interference from civilization.
It's like a person looking at a bunch of plants in the garden and feeling that it doesn't grow to his liking, so he trims it into a different shape.
Even at this moment, Ye Bai inexplicably thought of the Ordovician period when the Blue Planet encountered a gamma-ray burst. Could the meteorite that encountered it ten thousand years ago also be the result of such interference?
The two communicated using mental power, which was extremely efficient. During the communication, Leren had gradually deviated from the coordinates of the area that had been exposed before. As long as he broke through before being surrounded by the Church of the Stars, his chances of escape would be greater.
Because forming an encirclement in the universe requires far more power than on a planet, it no longer requires a flat circle, but a sphere.
As they gradually reached the edge of the positioning coordinates, Leren's expression revealed a hint of relief: "I admire your ability and strength, so, do you want to cooperate with me?"
Ye Bai came back to his senses and asked without comment, "How do we cooperate?"
Leron: "Two choices... First, you deliberately fail to catch up with me, and I will transfer a large amount of technology and 100 million star points to you. Second, cooperate with me to escape the chaotic star sea and go to the Star Alliance. If you are from the Star Alliance, I will eliminate the influence of the Star Will on you."
Upon hearing the second option, Ye Bai felt strange at first. She had just arrived from the Star Alliance. However, she immediately grasped an important piece of information: "What influence of the will of the stars?"
Leren was not surprised by Ye Bai's question. It could be said that at this stage he was happy to tell her some information. Maybe he could escape the siege without paying anything.
"You are indeed from the Star Alliance. No wonder you don't know so much common sense. Those who come to the Chaos Star Sea from the Star Alliance and return to the Star Alliance will be influenced by the will of the stars. They will not reveal anything related to the Star Church to others, and they themselves will not be able to detect it."
Hearing this, Ye Bai was stunned again.
There is such an impact?!
She had previously speculated that there might be a game or tacit understanding between the Star Alliance and the Chaos Star Sea, which led to the current state of balance presented to the public. It turned out that the speculation was wrong. There was a "will of the stars" that prevented all people from coming from the Star Alliance, whether they came here intentionally or unintentionally, from revealing relevant information to the outside world.
Ye Bai has not returned to the Star Alliance since he came here, and he doesn’t know whether he will be affected when he returns.
Could it be that the stars that this church believes in, which sound like they represent the 'concept of cosmic truth', are actually some kind of real will?
Ye Bai's mind once again flashed with one of the pieces of information he had obtained from the information flood during his last attempt -
Be wary of the stars.
For a moment, Ye Bai, who originally just wanted to spy on Leren, hesitated, wondering whether to take this opportunity to return to the Star Alliance with the other party.
However, Ye Bai posed many threats in the Star Alliance and was at risk of being exposed. Moreover, she could not trust Leren, the Star Bishop who looked young but had actually lived for hundreds of millions of years and whose only concern was increasing his lifespan.
The other party is now the most wanted criminal of the Church of the Stars. Ye Bai doesn't know how much effort the Church of the Stars will put into hunting him down, but judging from the current situation, it will definitely be a lot.
Ye Bai and Bishop Le Lun have a serious information gap when it comes to the Church of the Stars. It is hard to say when Ye Bai will be tricked by the other party and become a hunted substitute.
The road ahead was once again blocked by Ye Bai. The experienced Le Lun quickly understood something: "Is your status in the Star Alliance not good? Or are you worried about being dragged down by me?"
Ye Bai answered simply: "Both."
As they were about to escape the encirclement, Leren said politely, "It's okay. You can choose the first one. As a token of my sincerity, I'll place this master terminal here. I've enabled permissions. As long as you get within a certain distance of your secondary terminal, you can access the technology and points inside."
At the same time, a terminal that was the same size as the one in Ye Bai's hand, but pure black in color, flew out of the spacecraft and floated in space.
Ye Bai did not rashly touch the terminal with his mental power, but immediately communicated with his own terminal.
The terminal, which had been forced to shut down other functions, was restored as if it had been newly connected to the Internet. At the same time, a page exactly the same as the one she had used when she settled the wormhole mission appeared in front of her.
As soon as she thought about it, a large amount of technology and points were added to her terminal, just like the rewards she chose when the last task was settled.
Looks like a local download hotspot...
Ye Bai couldn't help but complain, and he also understood that there needed to be someone from the Church of the Stars on every mission. This was not only to demonstrate the church's control, but also to distribute rewards. However, this form was more like granting some kind of authority.
"I don't need this terminal anymore. This is what the Church of the Stars is after. If you want it, I'll give it to you."
Leren on the opposite side said generously, as if he wanted to use the terminal to delay Ye Bai's time.
Ye Bai looked at the black bishop terminal with his eyes flashing.
She was extremely curious about the secrets that might be hidden in this Bishop Terminal, but if she planned to stay in the Chaos Star Sea, she could not leave this terminal in her hands. However, she had another way to keep it.
Because she only needs to have it 'once'.
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