Star Gate

Chapter 847: Grown Too Bold (II)

“No relationship, really.” Yun Fuming was rather resigned. “If we must identify one, some of my memory fragments indicate that Director Lu was the martial forefather of the owner of these memory fragments.”

Lu Zhen’s granddisciple? Hong Yitang didn’t actually know who Lu Zhen was, just that Li Hao had mentioned the name to them before. Lu Zhen’s daughter had apparently been the Human King’s teacher in the ancient civilization. That made him the Human King’s martial grandfather.

If the child in front of him had absorbed some of the lingering mental fragments, then when it came to seniority, it might put him in the same generation as the Human King. That was a high status and identity.

The owner of the memory fragments was an entity resurrected from mental strength lingering in the Lu Zhen Research Center. Did that make this child the one from the ancient civilization, or the modern Yun Yuming? It was hard to say, and the boy made sense. Perhaps... this was a sort of bloodline heritage from monster spirits? All the same, Yun Yuming had certainly obtained some of the other’s memories and possibly even abilities!

“What is your goal in having Li Hao start a research center?”

“No other reason,” Yuming answered seriously. “Please trust the nature of a researcher, Headmaster Hong. Please also trust that, so long as they weren’t traitors, everyone in New Martial possessed a heart that loved the people. I really have determined that disasters will rock Skystar Dynasty in the days to come. Great trouble will develop if we aren’t ready ahead of time!

“Who will have a mind to spare for the ordinary people once the supernaturals rise up? We would be committing grave sins then with countless dead or injured, the people will struggle in abject misery!

“I know this is exactly the scene that some of the local tyrants wish to see. Perhaps even Commander Li and Headmaster Hong lean in that direction as well. How is new life supposed to spring forth from desperation and all neglected tasks be undertaken if the world is not thrown into chaos? n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“But that is not the case!” Yuming shook his head. “Even if no one knows what you’ve done because crisis is averted from your actions, the heavens will know!” He pointed at the sky. “It’s true, the heavens really will know! They see everything!

“Those who seek to become the Human King now are all jokes! All they have in their hearts is petty comparison, consideration of benefits, and schemes. How can people like that become the Human King?!

“Only those with a sincere heart can do so!” rang Yun Yuming’s young voice. “This is a type of cultivation as well. It’s fine if Commander Li doesn’t wish to be the Human King. Once he is, the heavens will be aware, even if the people remain oblivious. Even if the heart of the world sinks into oblivion, it will know that you were saving lives!

“A world possesses its own will and has a soul—not the will and soul that we know conventionally, but that if you can obtain the support of the heavens, you will truly become the son and father of the world!”

Hong Yitang slowly turned over the meaning behind these words. “It’s not that Li Hao is ignoring all this,” he said softly. “He’s been trying to do something about it and takes risk after risk not for fame or fortune, but because of his heroic heart. However, you are just as aware of the current state of the world. There are too many restrictions that hem us in!

“What help can you bring to Li Hao?” Hong Yitang looked at the boy.

“I may not be able to bring much help,” Yuming admitted after some thought. “I am weak when it comes to martial strength and possibly less than your side when it comes to wisdom. I can accomplish one thing for Commander Li—the construction of the communication system. I am skilled at that. The owner of my memories was the communications expert of the research center.

“I hear my sister say that Commander Li took some people from the Nine Dragons Pavilion, but has sidelined them ever since. I think maybe that’s because the commander is too busy and the rest of his people don’t really understand the task. I’d like to recommend myself to join the Skystar Commander Office and be his communications manager!

“What are we most afraid of in this day and age?” the boy analyzed solemnly. “That it takes many days for a message to reach its goal, that it might not even make it there...

“With supernaturals, martial masters, and technology, I’ll be able to quickly build a special communication system for the dynasty—the sky canopy system!”

“Sky canopy?” Hong Yitang looked quizzically at the young man.

“That was a special system in New Martial, the combination of technology and martial dao,” Yuming introduced. “It utilizes projection technology to reach the four corners of the dynasty at any time. Anything can be projected throughout the land with just one command!

“You can immediately broadcast anything you want to any part of the dynasty. Where there are people, there is the sky canopy.

“Communication between the military’s armored warriors actually made use of the sky canopy back in the day. But the military used an internal version, not the one publicly accessible...

“I came to Headmaster Hong because I know that the headmaster is preparing to establish the Skystar Martial Academy and recruit some of the teachers and students from the Ancient Academy. Therefore, I know that the headmaster might want to restart the technological revolution, so I want in!”

Hong Yitang furrowed his brows. He wasn’t that reassured when it came to this one. Apparently, the kid’s grandfather treated him as a test subject and modified him, inducing some of the mental strength lingering inside the ruins into him. It was difficult to say whether he was Yun Yuming or the ancient existence’s consciousness.

And now he wanted to join the Skystar Commander Office. Did he have other motives in mind, or did he really just want to better everyone’s lives? That he could predict Hong Yitang would visit this street must mean that he had special abilities. Perhaps his mental strength was so strong that he had some precognitive abilities.

That would be quite normal. Hong Yitang’s mental strength was likewise strong; although he couldn’t foretell the future, he could predict what his opponent would do in the next second. That meant the boy’s mental strength might be even stronger than his.

The Lu Zhen Research Center...

Li Hao hadn’t visited that ruin because he knew it might give rise to certain troubles. It was even more thorny considering that the research material involved the resurrection of mental strength. He might unwittingly release some terrifying existences.

Not to mention, accessing those ruins might result in outright hostility with the nine ministries and royal family. They would quickly turn their weapons on Li Hao.

Hong Yitang ran throughout numerous possibilities in his mind. “Then I’ll take you to Li Hao,” he exhaled. “You talk to him about this yourself. Perhaps this is precisely the result you wanted. Additionally... liven up a bit. Be more cheerful. You don’t seem like a child at all at your age!”

Yuming smiled and nodded. Like a child? Do I not seem like one? I’ve always been one. He felt that Hong Yitang had misunderstood something, but this wasn’t a good time to speak further.

......

Li Hao was working on his personal domain in the Skystar Commander Office when his eyes snapped open. He seemed to see a ball of light!

Light flickered through his eyes as he saw two people. He ignored Hong Yitang and looked at the child. Something appeared in his eyes—the ball of light was rather mottled and murky. It was his first time witnessing such a unique situation. Red light appeared in Li Hao’s eyes and he looked at the child again.

“We are graced by a senior’s presence, Li Hao has failed to show proper hospitality!” he smiled after a long moment.

“I am Yun Yuming, greetings to the commander!” Yuming said with resignation.

“I know you.” Li Hao inclined his head. “Your mental strength is intermingled and one might even say that you’ve occupied another’s place. But... this child was touched in the head to begin with, you’ve bestowed him intelligence. But do you count as an ancient being or a modern human?”

“A modern human!” grumped Yuming. “Really, the commander must believe me.”

He looked curiously at Li Hao, impressed by the young man’s powers of observation. Not only that, but the boy sensed a peculiarity in the void around him. It seemed to be an independent space. Yuming quietly probed it, finding it both curious and strange.

What a powerful guy! Not in terms of strength, but that some of his methods were very special. Li Hao would be nothing in the ancient civilization—any division leader of ten thousand would be stronger than him.

Yuming repeated what he’d just told Hong Yitang.

“The sky canopy?” murmured Li Hao. This guy wanted to build the sky canopy system for him? As for the people he’d grabbed from the Nine Dragons Pavilion, he had indeed left them sitting around. The main thing was that he’d been preoccupied with all the previous fighting and had been concerned that he wouldn’t be back after every engagement.

This fellow was an interesting one to approach him and say that he hoped to access the Lu Zhen Research Center. Was that good or bad?

Li Hao sank into deep thought. The late Chen Hai had asked him if he wanted to start a dynasty that inherited the ancient civilization or a brand new one?

He’d responded then that he wanted to start a new one. No matter how strong or good New Martial had been, those were people and events of yesteryear. Man should look forward and only learn from the past, not relive it. Therefore, Li Hao was equal parts wary and respectful of ancient people, items, and monster spirits.

Were the ancient people and monster spirits of Silver Moon good entities?

Not necessarily!

Were the good people of that age still good people in this age?

Not necessarily either!

The little tree said that gods had once existed in Silver Moon Territory, that they were the original inhabitants. They’d been exterminated by New Martial all the same. So did Li Hao and the rest count as original inhabitants or foreigners?

New Martial didn’t give a definitive label to them, but for Li Hao, he felt a distance between himself and the ancient civilization. He looked at Yuming again with a smile. “I welcome your help, but what do you need?”

“Mysterious power stones, some machines, and some equipment. Those can be found in the research center, but I can also create them from scratch. However, I’ll need a lot of time to do so. There’s a sky canopy generator in the research center that can mass produce endless canopies. There’s also a lot in storage. It will take at least ten years for the same level to be reached in the outside world.”

So at the end of the day, he still wanted Li Hao to open the ruins. The young man fell silent and said after a long while, “You should go discuss this with your aunt. I’ll consider it if she thinks there’s a need to open them.”

“I... already discussed it with her,” Yuming said with resignation after a while. “She ignored me and said it’s best if that place is sealed away forever!”

Li Hao grinned. Yun Yao had not mentioned this to him, so Yun Yao should’ve already met Yun Yuming and felt that it was a bad idea.

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