Friends, family, and companions are all present.

Ma Ran is quite satisfied with the current situation.

If possible, he would like to maintain this lifestyle forever.

However…

Ma Ran knows very well that he cannot stop.

He doesn’t have the right to stop.

Those alien influences, full of malice, will not cease their invasion just because he stands still.

Therefore…

The plan doesn’t need to speed up, but it must continue!

All the praise, admiration, criticism, and fear, Ma Ran can bear it all.

For the negative part, as long as it’s eliminated from the root when it surfaces, that’s enough.

Even with the same ability, the same experiences, different people in Ma Ran’s position would offer different solutions.

Every being capable of thought has their own beliefs; persuading everyone with words is simply impossible.

So Ma Ran rarely spreads his thoughts.

He just acts.

Bit by bit, changing the world.

“Thinking too far ahead.”

Ma Ran shook his head and quickly caught up to Su Qiangwei in front.

During the Grass Hut Battle, the half of the inner qi stored within her body wasn’t really safe when facing opponents like the Extremely Effective Monarch.

However, this was already the limit of what Ma Ran could do.

Because the human body’s capacity is only so much.

Su Qiangwei has a slightly higher limit due to several passive physique enhancement abilities from Myriad Transformations, but not much higher.

If Ma Ran had infused more inner qi initially, there’d be no need to wait until she went to the battlefield; she would have to be directly carried to the ICU for rescue.

With others, whether Wan Haihao, Zhu Hanyi, Wu Di, or other excellent members of the academic society, they wouldn’t be able to bear the pressure of this “Guardian Spirit Armor.”

The human body’s endurance limit is just that high, and as they have cultivated inner qi themselves, even a slight gift from Ma Ran could easily exceed the limit and cause them to split open.

…

In the expanded lead prison, nearly a hundred Longevity Star captives were detained.

The cell of the Crimson Hammer isn’t far from the Pursuer.

With his limbs abolished, the Crimson Hammer couldn’t adjust his posture, only barely moving his eyeballs to catch glimpses of the Pursuer.

After pondering for a long time, he activated the damaged communication pendant in his protective clothing to send a message: “Hey! Pursuer, are you really going to reveal all your cards?”

The Title Holders have many privileges unknown to outsiders.

The Crimson Hammer’s communication pendant was a reward from the Mysterious Research Institute; unlike those used by ordinary Longevity Star People, its priority and communication strength are higher. Even if partially damaged, it can freely send messages.

Unfortunately, because of the traitor Pursuer’s leak of this important intelligence, the lead prison has been enhanced with special metal elements these past days, effectively intercepting and locking most signals.

Any scattered signals, even if they barely escape Earth’s atmosphere, would disperse in the cold, dead outer space, unable to summon rescue.

SOS signals couldn’t be sent out and can only circulate within the lead prison.

Thus, the Crimson Hammer wanted to communicate more with the Pursuer to understand whether he intended to abandon him for solo escape or truly gave up resisting, fully cooperating with the Earthlings.

If it’s the former, then there might be a chance for mutual exploitation.

That would actually be the best outcome.

Even mutual exploitation with the Pursuer is just a matter of each playing their game.

The Crimson Hammer still had a bit of confidence.

Seeing no response from the Pursuer, he continued: “I still have some survival tactics here, unused, waiting for these Earthlings to lower their guard.”

“Demon Child, Martial God, Prophet.”

“If any two of these three leave the Grass Hut Academy, we have a chance to escape alive!”

“If we join forces, I have more than a seventy percent chance!”

Silence, prolonged silence.

The Pursuer seemed dead, with not a word of response.

After a dozen seconds, just as the Crimson Hammer was about to speak again, the Pursuer finally said, “I’ll report you.”

Upon hearing this, the Crimson Hammer’s expression twisted, suppressing his true emotions with a deep breath, then typed back: “Why do this? We could collude, using nine-tenths truth and one-tenth false information to deceive these low-level civilization natives! My acting isn’t bad; as long as you’re willing to cooperate and not talk much, I believe I can do it!”

The Pursuer sneered, “But I don’t trust you.”

“Collude?”

“Heh.”

The Crimson Hammer does have some cleverness but lacks wisdom.

The possibility of collusion never existed from the start!

This guy really thought the Demon Child and the Martial God were decorations?

In front of those two, no lie or trick can hide.

The Pursuer knew this long ago.

Earthlings imprisoned the Crimson Hammer near him likely to use a defector with an eye only for longevity to sway the Crimson Hammer and gather more intel, right?

Both Title Holders held high positions in the Eternal Civilization, each with unique traits.

One is a lone wolf; the other, a born leader forming unions.

Through the different perspectives of Crimson Hammer and Pursuer, more detailed intel on the Eternal Civilization can be painted, stripping away its mysterious veil.

Fear stems from the unknown.

Once understanding the Eternal Civilization deeply enough, even if the power difference is vast, the warriors safeguarding Earth Civilization will find some confidence, no longer marching to battle with a death wish, writing a will in advance.

These intelligence pieces came from President Huang Weiguo of Grass Hut Academy, that prematurely aged man with a full head of white hair and a face covered in wrinkles.

Before imprisoning them together, he sincerely stated that as long as the Pursuer helped sway the Crimson Hammer, he’d be willing to give him the cultivation method for the Thirteenth Rank of Inner Qi.

The Pursuer agreed decisively!

Cultivating to the Thirteenth Rank of Inner Qi can extend one’s lifespan by twenty to forty years for Earthlings!

Combined with the technology of the Eternal Civilization, the lifespan increase is unlikely to be less than that, perhaps even exceeding forty years!

This temptation, how could the Pursuer refuse?

Earthlings have diverse personalities, but the Chinese, especially those inside the Extraordinary Academy…

Based on previously gathered intelligence, they’re all about credibility and valuing promises.

Whether it’s Sword Master Lin Qiubai or Demon Child Zhang Kuang, they’re willing to believe them.

A normal person might think, with such a promise made, that they only committed to providing the Thirteenth Rank method, without promising to not kill, nor offering the methods from First Rank to Twelfth Rank.

This deal is riddled with flaws from start to finish!

However, after requesting Prophet Ma Ran to guarantee and reiterate President Huang Weiguo’s promise, the Pursuer devoted himself to his new traitor identity.

He racked his brain on how to perfectly sway the Crimson Hammer.

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