Chapter 252
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Chapter 252: Fork in the Road
“The Angelic Beings, he really is one of them!”
“Damn it, how can someone from the Angelic Beings mix in with fake heavy criminals?”
In the live room, when Lie Bo claimed to be from the Angelic Beings, all the viewers erupted in chaos.
Especially when Yi Chen used his divine consciousness to take away the treasures from Lie Bo.
This included the treasures that could prevent scans from the scanner.
After Lie Bo’s identity was thoroughly confirmed, the viewers in the live room were engulfed in anger.
No one expected that the Federal Parliament would make such a significant and unforgivable mistake.
Who would have thought that a member of the Angelic Beings could infiltrate among the fake heavy criminals?
If it weren’t for Yi Chen’s rapid rise in strength, killing even full-level fierce beasts, today, this greatest genius in human history could have fallen.
If it weren’t for the Angelic Beings being careful and cautious, not quickly subjugating slightly weaker fierce beasts and instead opting for a full-level fierce beast, and if Yi Chen hadn’t always kept a low profile without leaving any flaws, an accident could have happened years ago.
Just thinking about it sent shudders through the federal populace.
If that were the case, there would be no waiting for the sixth Skill Teaching.
Even the fifth or fourth Skill Teaching might not have happened.
The Federal Parliament’s major mistake nearly destroyed the significant interests of the entire human federation.
Soon, the Federal Parliament issued an announcement.
The content basically stated that the Angelic Being’s infiltration among the fake heavy criminals was not a major error by the Federal Parliament, but rather part of their initial plan.
Allowing the Angelic Beings to mix in with the fake heavy criminals was actually intended to buy time, giving Yi Chen more opportunities to develop.
Thus, the Angelic Beings would place most of their hopes on this fake heavy criminal and would not seek other ways to kill Yi Chen.
Conversely, this Angelic Being fake heavy criminal’s every move would be under the monitoring of the Federal Parliament, maximizing the elimination of potential risks.
Another reason was to stimulate Yi Chen to grow stronger, investing more time and energy into cultivation and creating new skills.
To ensure Yi Chen’s safety, the Federal Parliament would conduct strict inspections of all fake heavy criminals’ strengths, examining any genetic warriors, those with powerful energy within, and any treasures or micro-devices containing strong energy.
As a result, all fake heavy criminals would ensure they had no strength or powerful attacking treasures.
Even if they wanted to kill Yi Chen, they would have to slowly increase their own strength through other means or control some formidable fierce beasts.
According to the Federal Parliament’s deductions, even if they were taking shortcuts, it was unlikely they could genuinely threaten Yi Chen’s safety; they would only serve as a catalyst for this greatest genius in human history to strive harder.
Not to mention, the Federal Parliament had also arranged fake heavy criminals to secretly gather strength, ensuring that if Yi Chen faced danger, they could intervene and rescue him.
However, time would prove that the Federal Parliament’s initial assumptions were wrong.
Those shortcuts that the fake heavy criminals could take were incapable of threatening Yi Chen and did not need to stimulate him to focus his time and energy on improving his strength or creating new skills.
But because of these two major reasons, the Federal Parliament initially allowed some rebellious forces, even members of the Angelic Beings, to infiltrate among the fake heavy criminals.
Once this announcement was made, combined with the guidance of public sentiment, the anger of the populace immediately receded like a tide.
Because of these two reasons, it seemed reasonable and without flaws.
It appeared that everything was truly within the Federal Parliament’s plans.
Only those who understand can see the flaws in this announcement.
Both reasons are based on Yi Chen’s insane rise in strength, achieving the ability to easily slay full-level fierce beasts in just over seven years.
Otherwise, Yi Chen would undoubtedly be dead this time.
The scanner’s display made it clear that there were no traces of full-level fierce beasts around, not even top fierce beasts.
The claim that the Federal Parliament continuously monitored the movements of the Angelic Beings and arranged for fake heavy criminals to build up their strength to intercept and rescue Yi Chen in case of danger is completely unsubstantiated.
Moreover, if the Federal Parliament could truly calculate that Yi Chen’s strength realm was rising so quickly and that he had yet to reach a limit, they would have contacted him immediately to reveal the truth and invited him to join the human federation long ago.
Instead, they dragged the situation into this difficult place.
Only the top figures of the human federation were aware of the calamity and its fruit.
But anyone who understands can see that the longer they wait to inform Yi Chen of the truth, the lower the chances of reaching an understanding become, increasing the likelihood that this greatest genius in human history will become their adversary.
Of course, the Federal Parliament cannot be blamed entirely.
Because no one back then could have anticipated the speed of Yi Chen’s strength development or that he would never hit a ceiling.
…
In the headquarters of the Federal Parliament.
In the conference room.
The leaders from the Parliament and the Military gathered again for a Video Meeting.
The discussion, of course, wasn’t about how to calm the public’s anger.
With Yi Chen having resolved the crisis himself, the Federal Parliament had countless methods to guide public sentiment and quell rage.
Even the military leaders were unaware that the Parliament’s loose control over the identity of fake heavy criminals was entirely due to seeking advice from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
This Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy suggested making things more challenging for Yi Chen, hoping to entertain himself during his idle time.
But even the envoy could not have imagined that Yi Chen’s luck was remarkably strong beyond comprehension.
His decisions to increase the fun and replace Yi Chen in harvesting the calamity fruit, although not significantly impacting Yi Chen, ended up unwittingly depleting his luck.
If he were to meet a strong member of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and ask them to check his luck, he would find it had fallen to a low point.
Before coming to the galaxy, it had been exceptional.
The discussions among the leaders of the Parliament and Military focused on their attitude towards Yi Chen.
After Yi Chen emerged dramatically, both the Parliament and Military, standing by their own interests and positions, allowed Yi Chen to grow and spared no effort to ensure his safety.
To that end, they even mobilized the Space Fortress to station in the cosmic storm zone.
As of now, again standing from their self-interests and positions, the situation had become somewhat delicate.
The evolution and development of the human federation still depended on Yi Chen.
However, Yi Chen’s strength had begun to become increasingly unmanageable.
“According to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy, as Yi Chen continues to grow stronger, he will face divine trials and encounter the Tribulation.”
“Once he overcomes the Tribulation, he could evolve into a more advanced life form. If those full-level fierce beasts were to face it, they would become the ancestors of a whole race, with a success rate of less than one in ten million.”
“This probability is almost negligible, but…”
The Parliament Chairman, Lu Qingxian, scanned the faces of the leaders.
A hint of helplessness flickered in his eyes: “The Tree-Dwelling Tribe looks down on our humanity, and their envoy scorns the resources in our galaxy, even ridiculing our talents.”
“But even he has had to raise his expectations of Yi Chen again and again. Now, it has even reached a level of admiration.”
“According to the envoy’s estimation, although Yi Chen is the first human to face the Tribulation, the challenges he will encounter will be terrifying. However, his talent is far beyond that of those full-level fierce beasts. Even with the failure rate of one in ten million, he likely can succeed.”
“Moreover, the elders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe have given new orders, making the assessment of Yi Chen’s talent the sole criterion for whether they will accept our human federation.”
“Yi Chen’s talent determines how high humanity can rise. In the eyes of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe elders, this value has surpassed our ability for large-scale remote troop transportation.”
“It can be said that Yi Chen, single-handedly, has elevated humanity’s value and significance in the eyes of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.”
“He is undoubtedly the pride and glory of humanity, but as he evolves into a more advanced life form, the vast space will no longer be his shackles and prison, and he will also become a double-edged sword for our human federation.”
Taking a deep breath, Chairman Lu Qingxian concluded:
“Our human federation is facing a fork in the road that requires a choice and preparation.”
