Chapter 819

Chapter 819: Sea-Crossing Ark

Lingjing Star, Wanfa Temple

The group of Bodhisattvas fell silent, mourning for Changfeng and the others. The loss of over a hundred people brought pain to Lingjing Star.

"Amitabha, esteemed Bodhisattvas, today’s meeting is to discuss Bodhisattva Changguang and the others. Please feel free to speak your minds."

"Senior Brother Kong Yan, the people from Blue Star are wicked demons. Our Buddhist sect advocates kindness to the world, yet the people of Blue Star cruelly killed Brother Changguang and the others. This is truly a great sin. Our Buddhist sect cannot stand by and do nothing."

"Senior Brother Kong Yan, it is our duty to cleanse the world of heretics. Please give the order, and our Buddhist sect will raise an army against Blue Star…"

"Senior Brother Kong Yan…"

In a moment, the people in Wanfa Temple were very angry and declared that they would take revenge for Bodhisattva Changguang and cleanse Blue Star of heretics.

"Amitabha."

"I understand the determination of my younger brothers. I will gather the major Buddhist temples of Lingjing Star to build ten Sea-crossing Arks and send millions of Buddhist disciples to Blue Star to avenge Changguang, Puxiang, and the others, to eliminate the evil spirits and demons, and let the beings of Blue Star bathe in the light of our Buddha…"

Bodhisattva Kongyan nodded. Since the people were enraged, he decided to respond to their request and seek revenge.

Of course, the reasons must be very strong. Blue Star had unjustly killed Buddhist disciples, which makes them evil spirits and demons. The Buddhist order follows heaven’s will to cleanse evil, and that is only natural.

However, they still needed to gather resources to build the Sea-crossing Arks. Changguang and the others had already confirmed that sending hundreds of Buddhist disciples was useless; the enemy was very strong. If they were to go, they needed to take many more; Lingjing Star should send millions of Buddhist disciples.

Each Buddhist temple did not refuse this time. In general, the Buddhist order of Lingjing Star was very united, and every temple believed that Lingjing Star could conquer Blue Star. Once conquered, it would mean four billion followers, a truly enormous cake that no one could resist; everyone was eager for it.

Most of the Bodhisattvas had left, while Bodhisattva Kongyan and a few key Bodhisattvas were exploring information about Blue Star. Previously, Bodhisattva Changguang had sent back a lot of materials; although it was in video format, it was enough for them to have a general understanding of Blue Star over two days.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated." They understood this truth, but the more information Kong Yan and the others looked at, the more complicated their feelings became. On one hand, they realized how powerful Blue Star was; on the other hand, they longed for everything about Blue Star, from its hundreds of billions of followers to its advanced technology, which made them very envious.

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In the year 7780 of the Blue Star Xia calendar, Huaxia.

As the teleportation array activated, dozens of cultivators stepped out, dropping their storage bags, which were filled with resources from Jiang Star.

The Space Mother Ship would not fly directly to Blue Star but would instead stop at the end of the Interstellar Teleportation Array and then be sent back through the teleportation array. This would save a lot of time.

Each storage bag had a label that detailed what was inside and how much there was.

Dozens of logistics officials from different fields were chatting and drinking tea nearby. They were part of the management and did not need to work directly; their job was just to supervise.

"Looking at this shipment list, the amount is much greater than before. The total weight is almost fifty million tons."

"That was because my Spiritual Energy Research Institute specially approved one hundred storage bags to be sent, but they should not be completely full. Otherwise, we expected it to exceed sixty million tons. Jiang Star must have hidden some and is unwilling to share."

"That shouldn’t be possible, they don’t have the courage for that."

"Who knows? Anyway, I’ve heard that they are sending inspectors from above. The situation with Buddhist cultivation on Blue Star is so serious, and other countries are so poor. Right now, we are completely relying on Jiang Star for supplies."

One member of the management said, as news of the Qingyun Yangjiang battle spread across Blue Star, the whole world learned that they had discovered another world, and it had aliens, unlike Jiang Star which is an uninhabited planet.

Under Huaxia’s strong media pressure, along with the smear campaign against the Buddhist teachings, public opinion on Blue Star has unified, and everyone believes a great battle with Lingjing Star is necessary.

Before the great battle, preparations must be made, so Huaxia specifically instructed Jiang Star to increase resource shipments from tens of millions to nearly fifty million tons.

But that is still far from enough. Huaxia has sent inspectors to Jiang Star to supervise, aiming to increase Jiang Star’s shipments to one hundred million tons before the war.

"With these fifty million tons of resources coming back, Huaxia is going to be overloaded. I took a glance, and just the high-grade spirit rice alone is tens of millions of tons. Wow, high-grade spirit rice tastes so good, I could eat three big bowls without any dishes!"

"At your level, can you really eat high-grade spirit rice?"

"Don’t underestimate me! Even though my level is not high, I have a cousin. My cousin is a Soul Changing cultivator, so I can still join him for a meal occasionally."

"Ha ha, turns out you are a shameless one. I thought you had a way to get high-level spirit rice."

"What is spirit rice? Look at the number of spirit herbs listed above. I think that after Jiang Star sends resources this time, the price of pills will lower a bit. I have hope to break through to the Nascent Soul stage."

The few of them were still chatting away. Every time Jiang Star delivers resources, it is very important for Huaxia. Even spirit rice, which is used for ballast, is worth a lot.

Meanwhile, in Haigang City, Lin Jiang and Cao Ying were also discussing the list of supplies sent by Jiang Star.

"Ye Chen is right. In just a few hundred years, the new generation at Jiang Star has developed their own ideas and started to withhold some precious resources."

"Shall we have Ye Chen clean it up?"

"Cleaning has to be done. For the next batch of immigrants, we need to send some people over to adjust Jiang Star’s mindset. They need to understand that without the mother star, Jiang Star is just a piece of meat, ready to be destroyed at any moment."

"Is that why you are sending inspectors?"

"Of course. If they are willing to cooperate, the cleaning will be easier. If they are still stubborn, then we will have a complete overhaul of Jiang Star’s management."

Lin Jiang nodded. He did not want to go too far, but if the leaders at Jiang Star did not know the right time, then he could not be blamed. He might have to remove some people physically.

"This batch of resources is very important for us. Right now, all of Blue Star is in an economic decline. The capitalist financial crisis is about to break out. It is unavoidable."

Cao Ying said that Blue Star had enjoyed too much peace for a long time. Over the past few hundred years, the population has exploded. In fact, the population of Blue Star, which was 40 billion according to a census more than a hundred years ago, is now estimated to be 50 billion.

With a growing population, the economy does not benefit much because there are too many poor people. Consumption does not increase, and with other internal conflicts, the trend of a financial crisis has already begun. This is the law of the economy, and they cannot stop it.

At this time, if Huaxia continues to drain resources from the world, it will worsen the conflicts and lead to civil war. So Huaxia has slowed down its economic plundering outside, relying on Jiang Star for support.

"So, the war with Lingjing Star is not entirely a bad thing. War has always been the best way to shift internal conflicts, of course, provided we can win. If we lose, we will have nothing."

"So, do you think we can win this time?"

"Yes, you must believe in me and believe in us."

Lin Jiang said that defeating over a hundred experts from Lingjing Star was not a big deal. In fact, all of Lingjing Star’s experts were not the key to the war. However, Lin Jiang still believed that they could win; they had to have faith in victory.

"I also believe we can win; we must win."

"Yes, we will win. Let’s not talk about this anymore; let’s distribute the resources."

Lin Jiang said that every time Jiang Star sends resources back, it is a time of struggle among factions within Huaxia, because these resources are very precious, and no one wants to miss these opportunities.

For example, this time there are nearly fifty million tons of goods, and the least valuable ones are those high-level spirit rice. The main items are various refined minerals, and the more there are, the less valuable they become. On the other hand, some items that are rare and very valuable, like spirit herbs, are things that all factions are keenly watching. As the leader, Lin Jiang must try to ensure everyone’s interests are considered to avoid disappointing anyone.

Distributing benefits has always been more important than creating benefits.