Chapter 188

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Chapter 188: The Envoy Seeks to Harvest Calamity Fruit

After a pause, once Marshal Iron Blood and the various Military leaders managed to process this information, Kong continued, "Within calamity, calamity fruit will be nurtured. According to the envoy’s deduction, the calamity fruit should be born on one of our life planets in the Federation of Humanity or in the Space Battlefield against various tribes."

"This calamity fruit may involve a person, an event, or an object, and it will inevitably bring significant harm to the Federation of Humanity."

"As our causality with Yi Chen intensifies, yet we are unable to return corresponding merit and luck to him, this harm will absorb increasingly more calamity, continuously escalating its impact."

"The envoy cannot predict exactly where and when it will appear. The Military must enhance monitoring and seek out early signs of the calamity fruit."

Marshal Iron Blood asked, "Once it’s discovered, should we destroy it directly?"

Kong replied calmly, "No, we should let it grow. As long as we haven’t resolved our causality with Yi Chen, calamity will continue to emerge. It’s better to allow it to grow to a certain extent before addressing it."

"This won’t do. If it grows stronger, the harm will increase, causing public panic," a Seven-Star General interjected.

Kong shook his head, "The envoy wants to personally eliminate the calamity fruit once it grows stronger, harvesting our humanity’s merit and luck."

"Of course, there will be consequences for every action. The envoy will provide the Federation of Humanity with certain assistance; at the very least, he will do his best to promote the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s acceptance of our humanity."

"Even if the Tree-Dwelling Tribe ultimately does not accept our humanity, the envoy will still help us in a private capacity."

"While his power is insignificant to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, within this star system, he surpasses the strongest among the various tribes."

"Simultaneously, he will offer great rewards to Yi Chen."

"Because what he harvests is actually the calamity fruit transformed from the merit and luck that the Federation has been unable to return to Yi Chen."

"This merit and luck are of no use to Yi Chen, who is trapped on the exile planet; they only hold great value for someone of the envoy’s status. He is willing to exchange them for other benefits."

Marshal Iron Blood and the other leaders furrowed their brows.

They understood why the council suddenly revealed this information to them: to find a scapegoat.

Normally, the most beneficial action for humanity would be to eliminate the calamity fruit at its inception.

Thus, even if calamity fruits continued to emerge, the harm could be minimized.

However, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s envoy wanted to personally slay the calamity fruit to reap the merit and luck.

Even if he was willing to provide compensation, the council couldn’t refuse.

When seeking to be someone’s subordinate, they must act according to their superior’s wishes.

Yet allowing the calamity fruit to continuously absorb calamity and grow in influence would transform it into a significant crisis.

At that time, it would certainly cause public panic and distrust.

All anger would undoubtedly be directed at the Military, which allowed the harm to escalate without taking action.

After a moment of exchanging glances, Marshal Iron Blood and the Senior Military Officials turned to Kong:

"Are you certain the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy can eliminate the calamity fruit?"

"Absolutely!"

Kong affirmed, nodding confidently, "According to the envoy, only three types of individuals can slay this calamity fruit. One is Yi Chen, as the calamity and its fruit belong to his merit and luck."

"Secondly, the calamity and its fruit arise from our own Federation of Humanity because we have not provided Yi Chen with the merit and luck he deserves."

"If our Federation of Humanity possessed strong enough fortune, it might give rise to a calamity when we suffer great losses."

"Thirdly, there is the envoy; the Tree-Dwelling Tribe has a profound understanding of causality and various means to create and sever it. Given humanity’s weak power, the calamity fruit generated will not be too strong, and with his level of strength, he can easily harvest it."

Marshal Iron Blood and the military leaders remained silent.

They chose to silently accept this heavy burden.

There was no other option; when it came to cunning, they primarily rose through military achievements and could not compete with the council, composed of seasoned politicians.

In terms of status, the Military, though independent from the council, ranked lower than the council.

Once the Military’s decisions involved the significant interests of the Federation of Humanity, council approval was required.

Just like the recently formulated ‘suppression plan,’ it had to be approved by the council before the Military could implement it.

Council decisions, however, did not require Military approval.

The ‘distant alliances, close attacks’ strategy had been in place for a century, with secret alliances with various tribes ongoing for decades.

The military leaders were only informed when it was time for them to take the blame.

Heaven knows how many more secret decisions the council had not revealed.

"I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t disturb your meeting any longer."

Kong slightly bowed and turned off the projection device.

After a while, Marshal Iron Blood glanced over the faces of the leaders.

"The facts cannot be changed; let’s determine one thing first."

"Except for immediate family members in danger, under no circumstances should any information be leaked. Is there any disagreement?"

The leaders shook their heads.

They understood that if this information leaked, it would have terrifying negative consequences for both the council and the Military.

They knew that the so-called calamity fruit could indeed cause harm, just as the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy claimed.

Allowing the calamity fruit to grow was akin to permitting countless members of the Federation of Humanity to fall into crisis, all for the sake of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy harvesting it personally.

This already severely violated the laws and regulations of the human federation.

Even according to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy’s words, any response measures would inevitably result in losses for the Federation of Humanity.

Ordinary people would never accept such a scenario, as it concealed great cruelty and brutality.

The truth absolutely must not be revealed.

Of course, these leaders were also mere mortals, not yet at the level of having hearts of stone.

They could sacrifice a portion of the Federation of Humanity for the greater good but could not abandon their immediate family.

If the calamity fruit appeared in areas with close relatives, they would definitely use other reasonable explanations to rescue their loved ones.

This was also one of the compensations the council offered the Military for taking the blame.

"Since there are no objections, let’s discuss how to suppress the harm caused by the calamity fruit as much as possible!"

Marshal Iron Blood tapped the table, "We cannot leave this matter to the Analyst and think tank to draft a preliminary plan."

"Therefore, we need to analyze what types of crises may arise from the calamity fruit based on the known information. Once various crises emerge, we must determine how to respond and mitigate them."

"At the same time, we must study and discuss how to distribute the negative impact this brings to the Military."

"The required time will be extensive, so everyone can first notify your respective secretaries that if any urgent military matters need addressing, you can be contacted at any time."

"In addition, once the suppression plan is approved, it will officially allow the think tank to cooperate with experts and scholars from various fields to develop a more detailed plan."

The leaders silently took out their communication devices, switching to a contact mode only accessible by secretaries as Marshal Iron Blood had done.

They then contacted their respective secretaries to issue orders.

Once everything was arranged, the leaders began discussing and researching response measures.