Chapter 689

Chapter 689: Smart and Capable

Year 6159 in the Xia calendar, space

The Demon Queen appeared again and wanted to enter space. It wasn’t easy for her because she was afraid of being ambushed by humans. She needed extreme weather as cover to arrive safely.

After the Demon Queen reached space, she was quickly spotted by spacecraft. However, this time Cao Ying didn’t go up to fight because she was in a brief seclusion, and Lin Jiang wanted to test the Space Battleship in a real battle.

Lin Jiang ordered the astronauts to evacuate urgently while commanding the Space Battleship to strike the Demon Queen.

Under the command of artificial intelligence, six first-generation Space Battleships located the Demon Queen and started attacking her mainly using lasers.

In space, Lin Jiang could only watch through the video as a Space Battleship’s laser hit the Demon Queen, creating a bright flash of light on her.

However, despite the flash of light, the Demon Queen remained unharmed. In the space environment, she lost many of her abilities like sound waves and wind blades.

Nevertheless, the Demon Queen still had ways to attack. She started chasing the Space Battleships, which were retreating and causing damage to satellites along the way, unable to escape the Demon Queen’s wrath.

The Space Battleships were fast, but for the magic-wielding Demon Queen, they were no match. Soon, she caught up with the first Space Battleship and destroyed it, overpowering its defenses after just three strikes, turning it into a blaze of light.

"Sir, the space station is about to be destroyed."

"It doesn’t matter, it’s due for an upgrade anyway. Let it be destroyed."

Lin Jiang shook his head. The space station was over a hundred years old and, despite constant upgrades, it was outdated compared to current technology. The new space station was almost ready to be launched, and it was time for a change.

Lin Jiang kept watching the battle unfold, seeing the Demon Queen wreak havoc in space by destroying satellites and warships, until she turned her gaze towards the now-empty space station.

"Is the second-generation Space Battleship almost finished in development?"

"Yes, according to the message from the lab, the second-generation Space Battleship can have five types of weapons. There are new laser weapons, electromagnetic cannons, and the most powerful Spiritual Cannon which can harm high-level Soul Changing cultivators."

"No nuclear weapons?"

"Sir, many weapons are more effective and powerful than nuclear weapons."

"Haha, true. Tell them to speed up, let the second-generation Space Battleship enter the battle."

Lin Jiang said that during times of war, weapon development speeds up. A decade of war progresses faster than a century of development. He also wanted to put some pressure on the researchers.

"Sir, the space station has been destroyed."

"I know. Calculate the falling position of the space station. If it’s going to land in a human-populated area, send people to intercept. Also, send a team to stop the Demon Queen."

Lin Jiang saw that the Demon Queen was losing strength and couldn’t continue destroying the remaining satellites. There were too many satellites, tens of thousands, and the Demon Queen was running out of power due to the intense space battles.

That’s why Lin Jiang ordered the team to stop her, even though it might not make a difference. They couldn’t let the Demon Queen come and go as she pleased. By accumulating more opportunities to stop her, there might be a chance for Cao Ying to deliver a fatal blow when the time comes.

"Ask Huaxia Official to make up for the losses quickly."

Lin Jiang casually said. Space Battleship, space station, satellite, if Demon Queen wants to destroy, let her destroy. She destroys one, Lin Jiang can make up for ten immediately. It’s all about comprehensive national strength, whether you destroy faster or he replenishes faster.

Demon Queen can go to space a hundred times and succeed every time, but as long as she fails once, she may have no future and will eventually fall in space.

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"Heavenly Fox Demon King, sir."

In the Jiabang Empire, Muse saw a vortex in front of him, and in the vortex appeared a figure, who was the Heavenly Fox Demon King in Fangzhang Continent.

"Muse, congratulations, you have broken through the Building Foundation Period and can now use the Profound Light Realm artifacts."

"It’s all thanks to the sir’s blessing, please convey my greetings to my family on behalf of me to the sir."

"Don’t worry, your family is still noble now, they are doing well. Two months ago, your son’s first child was born, you are now a grandfather."

The Heavenly Fox Demon King said. Muse had a happy smile on his face, looking very pleased.

"Muse, you can now report on your work."

"Yes, sir. After many years of investigation…"

Muse put away his smile and began reporting on his work. After several years of investigation, with the help of the Human Self Help Association, he found out that there are over ten million people in the Penglai Continent and Fangzhang Continent on the Shen Continent.

These refugees have diverse backgrounds, including merchants, students, officials who were in Shen Continent before the two continents fell, as well as genuine refugees.

Muse’s current job is to help refugees integrate into life on Shen Continent and empower them. He has been successful in this, using public opinion and highlighting the refugees’ plight, gaining the support of many influential people on Shen Continent. Many refugees have been resettled, raising Muse’s social status once again.

"Muse, I need a detailed plan from you. Only then can I convince the other elders of the Demon God Temple to continue supporting you, instead of suspecting you of betrayal and executing your family."

"Sir, resettling refugees is just my first step. I will ensure more refugees are properly resettled, then nurture their growing sense of entitlement, encouraging them to demand more benefits as the underprivileged, escalating tensions between refugees and the locals on Shen Continent, ultimately making the refugees the most restless group on Shen Continent and increasing the ruling cost of each country."

"As for the second step, we are actively preparing. We are producing a large number of cultivators, detached from the systems of Shen Continent countries, who will demand benefits from the existing beneficiaries in the Shen Continent countries. For the third step, we are seeking suitable candidates to teach them dark magic techniques…"

Muse revealed all his plans. He knows Shen Continent better than the Heavenly Fox Demon King. He understands that these countries are very strong and have a solid foundation of power. Simply causing destruction would not work.

For example, if they bomb their industrial areas, how much can they destroy? Taking Huaxia as an example, there are more than a dozen industrial cities forming an industrial cluster. Even if they bomb all of them, the countries can quickly recover.

So, all of Muse’s plans revolve around one goal, which is to escalate the internal conflicts among the countries of Shen Continent and incite civil unrest.

For instance, with millions of refugees, the countries of Shen Continent need to spend a lot of money on resettlement. He can use the media to smear this issue, intensify the conflict between refugees and locals, and the group of cultivators can challenge the current leaders as a new emerging class.

As for the sorcerers, they can have a greater impact. The current cultivators are seen as saviors because of the threat of the demon race, so the countries of Shen Continent have reached a tacit understanding. Cultivators fight demons abroad, while ordinary people produce goods domestically and provide logistical support.

But if ordinary people discover that the sorcerers harm them more than the demons, will this understanding be broken?

With his slow strategies, when all conflicts are ignited, there will be strikes and protests at the least, and possibly even riots. Of course, if things go smoothly, Muse will expand these riots infinitely, which is much more terrifying than just creating a few terrorist attacks.

"Muse, you are truly shrewd and capable. You are a pillar of our demon race."

"You exaggerate, sir. I am doing this for the peace of both races. Humans and demons should coexist peacefully."

Muse said that no matter how he was forced, he had to show that he was brainwashed by the Heavenly Fox Demon King on the surface. So, maintaining peace between the two tribes was his excuse to comfort himself and the best way to deceive the demon tribe.

"You are right. Back in the era of cultivating immortality, our demon tribe and human tribe got along well. It was the people from Huaxia who were filled with ambition. They wanted to control the world and become immortals. After becoming immortals, they could enslave you forever, Muse. This is for the sake of your own future."

The Heavenly Fox Demon King said that he had now summarized some words to brainwash the human tribe on the Fangzhang Continent. Currently, the effect was good, especially on those young children who didn’t know much and were easily influenced. In their words, the people from Huaxia were the evil ones, like the once evil dictator who wanted to enslave the world.

"Thank you, sir."

"Muse, what else do you need support with? Other groups have already established channels, and I can provide continuous support here for you."

The Heavenly Fox Demon King mentioned that the spies he sent out were not just Muse, but as many as hundreds of groups and tens of thousands of people. These people were forced by the demon tribe. They were not only brainwashed but also subjected to enslavement spells and threats to their families.

Under this pressure, the human tribes worked harder one after another. Many groups had already achieved good results, even transportation stations were established. The demon tribe could provide them with more support.

Facing the Heavenly Fox Demon King’s words, Muse boldly asked for many resources. Muse knew very well that his own strength was more important than all the strategies. To stay alive and protect his family, besides showcasing his abilities, he needed to strengthen himself.