Chapter 84 The Second Best Choice

He returned to the Sixth Star, and Metz and Nesis were not where they were before. There were even more noteworthy changes - the air no longer tried to fester his skin - the corrosive content within it had been greatly reduced. Only faint traces of the brown-green fog remain. Just as one Metz described it. The gas source has been successfully repaired, and the overall energy has dropped from the danger line. The next step is to restore water sources and geological backfill——

Yi Cha looked down. The three main canals branch out into many branches, connecting more than a dozen pieces of slightly shimmering water. It seems that the original plan has been successfully completed. He noticed that between the shallows of those waters there were many fumaroles that were shooting out steam. They may be natural.

(Possibly means "probably not.")

Another hour passed before Yi Cha returned to Wei Xing No. 5.

He had not planned to look for traces of the original Olympian in the past hour, and certainly not now - he saw it before he even reached his tower -

One Metz room became two rooms, with a triangular roof with a precise angle on top. At three-quarters of the height of his tower, and one and one-fifth of its width.

A golden chain tied the small house like a weird pod to the highest balcony. As before, the wall facing him in the original room remained transparent at all times. Through the transparent wall, you can see the original Olympian and his big golden eyes behind the spotless and gorgeous calculation table.

They were waiting for him.

Yi Cha hoped that he was wishful thinking. But Metz immediately turned around and raised his arms to him.

The necromancer held the same dry twig in his withered fingers - he shook the twig, as if he was afraid he wouldn't recognize it.

Echa landed in that room. I was thinking about where the chain that tied the small house would go if I cut it off.

"It's not going anywhere."

Metz caught the words - as if someone really wanted to hear them. "And you won't do that. Take Chaint. You've done enough confrontational things today—" He raised the pinky of his branch hand—a gesture that looked vaguely familiar.

"——I mean that you filled up all the gas and liquid vents that I newly opened. You also blocked the related underground circulation. I informed you that I will make some adjustments to Only Star Six. Let everyone The sources are evenly distributed. And you interrupted these adjustments without telling me." The original Olympian's tone was cold. "You're doing a disservice. Or causing trouble. I can't tell the difference.

But what I am sure of is that I now need to change a plan to unblock the energy fluctuations generated by the new air and water sources so that they can smoothly integrate into the environment. "

Don't think I don't know what you just did. As he spoke, Yimeiz's expression seemed to be saying another sentence at the same time - in the same cold and objective tone. "You have already caused such a level of trouble. Therefore, in order to avoid intensifying the conflict, you will not go against me at this time."

Be against. Yi Cha thought. "Being against is not being right." Nesis said quietly.

"Why not?" Yicha ignored Nesis's voice and let a smile appear on his face. “What comes out of those vents is not necessarily good. There are a lot of things that can take advantage of that.

Live. Or not alive. You see - sometimes I don't know whether 'not alive' sounds worse or 'dead' sounds worse. Could it be that you don’t know either? "

"Within a certain range, I know that."

One metz without pause. Show no visible attitude. "What I provide are the optimal results after calculation. It is optimal to open these gas-liquid ports, circulate the new energy source of the Six Stars, and discharge the remnants of the Hell Tree Inspiring Hybrid into the void from the main canal."

"By the way, we can dismember and cleanse the immature ancestor."

"That's right. That's why it is the second of the four major turmoils." Metz responded simply. Then he paused, but soon spoke again. "Only Star Six cannot bear a new ancestor. Whether it is the remnants of hybrids inspired by various hell trees, or the new ancestor that was created because of it, they are all huge hidden dangers.

Simply repairing is not enough. The best option is, of course, to nip the threat in the bud. "

"Yes. I agree very much." Yi Cha nodded. "What about Yu's choice that time?"

“When the best option is unavailable, we choose the next best option.”

"Of course. That's right. Thanks for the explanation. If you didn't tell me, I might have been kept in the dark." Yi Cha looked at him with a smile:

"I've blocked those vents and cut off circulation and cleanup. What's your next best option? Re-open the vents? Kill me and re-open them? Get a new place and move out? Or just join in? The other camps of the dead want to defeat me and the Lord of Demons as villains who are unwilling to cooperate?

Or have you already done this? What I cut off was part of another plan? "

Either the word "dead" did the trick, or the hidden charge in his words did the trick. Yimeizi's gaze suddenly became extremely serious - his eyes were almost dripping with molten gold.

Yi Cha pretended to be nonchalant and observed him. He expressed it a bit too obviously - but when faced with the undead, mathematicians, or undead mathematicians, have to be more direct. If Willy Shaw were here, he would describe the place as "on the verge of breaking out." But in fact, this kind of timing is much stronger than what can be achieved by "one touch". It was carefully prepared and cunningly foreshadowed, and it took many confrontations to get to this point.

"The second best option is." Yimetz said coldly:

"It is to use other methods to remove the traces left by the Hell Tree's encouragement of hybrids, and then find ways to stabilize the ancestor. Cultivate. Control. You can do it. Try to keep it within a range that does not cause huge turmoil."

It was surprisingly smooth. Smooth and scary.

It's like being handed a test paper without any preparation, but all the answers are already filled in - you just need to write your name.

(From another perspective, this kind of thing is called a "contract")

"Then so be it." Yi Cha smiled lightly. "Then we'll do the 'second best option'. I'm guessing the 'second best option' involves another massive life experiment. Right?"

He walked towards the golden arithmetic table. "I noticed. You have already got the experimental materials in your hands in advance." Yi Cha shrugged one shoulder. "Without my consent."

The dead branches of Alexander's Hanged Ghost crunched in Metz's hands.

"Yes. I had to. Because you refused to hand it over. And—"

"Oh. That happened before." Yi Cha waved his hand and interrupted him. "Everyone says so, I'm a good person to work with."

(End of chapter)