After a few simple exchanges, the Phantom Man and Louis Aite—that is, Lu Yuan—said nothing more. [No pop-up novel website] We know that Louis actually died twenty years ago when the New Shanxi Colony was captured by the Turians. After that, whether it was saving the children or killing the Touareg officers, it was actually Lu Yuan who did it. Today's negotiation with the Phantom Man was also done by Lu Yuan incarnate.
The two of them were silent and waiting quietly, especially the phantom man, who said nothing except smoking at a fixed frequency. There is a Chinese saying that goes, "Whenever big things happen, be calm." The Phantom Man may not know this sentence, but he must know that when things are out of control, the first thing to do is to stay calm. Now that the initiative is not in his hands, the most correct choice is to wait and see.
The method of "hiding" the red star may seem magical, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that it seems more like magic - using the audience's sight to achieve blind transformation. For example, he first diverted his attention by cutting off the cigarette butt and hid the red giant star; then he used a shocking thing like the disappearance of the red giant star to divert his attention again, and then the man who called himself Louis suddenly appeared.
It looked a lot like magic...he just wanted to confirm that first.
The two of them remained motionless, but the world outside was already in turmoil!
Fifteen minutes later, the headlines of all the news networks in front of the Illusive Man had all been replaced by such shocking headlines as "Horsehead Nebula, MIA red giant Anadius suddenly disappeared!" The entire Milky Way is in a state of shock. Countless professional and non-professional telescopes are pointing right at this place!
One of the side effects of the pan-galactic era is that astronomical hobbies have become mainstream culture, and any news about drastic changes in astronomy will receive widespread attention! The red giant star Anadius disappeared for less than a minute before being captured by a professional agency. Then it was reported quickly. Professional astronomical institutions have faster-than-light telescopes. They track major celestial bodies in the sky around the clock, so they discover abnormal phenomena immediately!
at this time. Even when viewed with the naked eye from the nearest nebula, the red giant star is still hanging there intact! As for amateur astronomers on Earth. If you want to observe the sudden disappearance of the red giant with your own eyes, you need to wait 1,500 years... If there are no photos from professional organizations for them to take a quick look, they can only hope that someone will burn them to them in the future.
"Can we have a good talk now?" The burns on Louis' face made his smile look a little ferocious, but the Illusive Man, who had also suffered severe physical trauma, didn't mind. Lu Yuan took out something with a button that looked like a remote control and inserted it into it. The red giant anadius just disappeared. Appeared unexpectedly again!
When the bright flames of the red giant star illuminated the hall again, the Illusive Man's cigarette unknowingly fell on the expensive suit.
Of course Lu Yuan could snap his fingers and make the huge star reappear - no, although that would have a high B rating, it would be too magical and would be unbelievable - he would just press the button honestly. It is said that whether it is a fake star or a real star hidden, it all comes from the holographic technology of the Mona people in another world. The starry sky that the people on Earth saw when they opened their eyes was all fake that the Mona people were playing with. In comparison. Hiding the red giant star is really nothing...it would be more troublesome to send the instrument over after Lu Yuan locates it.
But the Mona people's method is undoubtedly extremely powerful. During that fifteen minute period. The entire galaxy is frantically searching for the red giant anadius using various methods, but they have all failed without a doubt! All measurement methods based on optics, gravitational lensing, etc. seem to have failed, and there is only one result - there is nothing there!
The news window in front of the Illusive Man began to refresh its screen again—that red giant star appeared again! The various observation agencies in the Milky Way are almost going crazy. Even if it's a solar eclipse, they won't be so playful!
However, the Illusive Man's reaction was different. He first looked directly at the screen in front of him, and then his face first showed ecstasy, then sadness and distortion, and finally turned into hysterical laughter! Lu Yuan clapped his hands in his heart, this cooperation... was concluded!
In Lu Yuan's view. The Illusive Man is a contradiction.
On the one hand, the Illusive Man sees the end of humanity in his hallucinations. His innate sense of mission makes him do whatever it takes to save! ——From this point of view. He is absolutely noble and worthy of respect. On the other hand, he is similar to Lu Yuan and other war orphans. He was also deeply hurt by aliens when he first came into contact with the war. Therefore, he was full of distrust of aliens, so much so that he went to extreme extremes.
In his opinion, humans are in a weak and subordinate position in the Citadel Council. Once the Reapers invade on a large scale, a weak race like humans is likely to become cannon fodder and be driven to the front lines by the three major races (this is very possible. Even if humans can survive and the Citadel Council wins against the Reapers, humans will They still have to face the fate of being enslaved by alien races - the three major races that have suffered heavy losses will definitely have to suck the blood of weaker races to rise again quickly.
Moreover, ahem~... As far as we are concerned, human ambitions have never been controllable and will inevitably lead humans to become the opposite of all races in the galaxy. This is actually an unsolvable knot...
To put it nicely - "we are not perfect"; to put it bluntly - we all know what kind of virtue human beings are, don't have too high expectations...
So the problem with the Illusive Man is that if he works hard to weaken the three major races of the Citadel Council, it is likely to lead to a disastrous defeat in the confrontation between the Milky Way and the Reapers, and humanity will also suffer catastrophe; but if it is not weakened, humanity will There is no way to escape the status of vassal - these are two paths that cannot both be taken.
But Lu Yuan showed him the third way - I have extraordinary skills! When the Reapers invade, we can hide the Earth, or even the entire solar system! ——Let the reapers fight the aliens! When they're done fighting, we'll go pick up the bargains - despicable, really despicable... but I like it! For the Illusive Man, who has not yet been completely "civilized", wants to save mankind, and deeply hates aliens, this tmd is his favorite and most perfect way!
Of course, this method also has flaws. For example, if you fly out of the Kronos space station in a shuttle, you only need to fly in the direction of the red giant for five minutes to see the red giant again. Moreover, no matter whether the red giant disappears or appears, the Kronos space station still rotates around the orbit of the red giant normally, which shows that the red giant has not moved anywhere.
Even if the solar system is hidden in the future and the "Charon" relay of the solar system is turned off, the Reapers can still find humans based on the absolute coordinates of the solar system. Although that is very troublesome, it does not mean that it cannot be done.
This can only be used as a way to shift the focus of the Reaper fleet, but it cannot be solved once and for all. Even so, the Illusive Man is still ecstatic! As long as it takes a few more years or even months than other races, there will be countless more room for maneuver!
What are the advantages? ...This kind of operating space in the hands of someone like the Phantom Man is an advantage that can turn the tables!
Of course, there are nearly 30 billion human beings in total, and only about 20 billion are within the solar system. If this plan is implemented, what will happen to the tens of billions of people outside the solar system? The two of them tacitly agreed not to mention it...
"The red giant disappears and reappears. I think it will become more lively than the vegetable market before long - let's move to another place to talk in detail?" Lu Yuan suggested.
"Of course!" The Illusive Man replied decisively, smiling and sincerely inviting him for the first time, "I know a good place...".
The huge engine was turned on, and the Kronos space station sailed out of the orbit of the red giant star and headed towards the deep depths of the universe.
When working with Cerberus, you must avoid being hacked.
Because they have a noble sense of mission - such people are annoying! Whether they are sacrificing themselves or others, they will be confident and don't care! ——Because this is what they consider a "necessary price."
Having an ally like this who could stab you in the back at any time is really unsettling.
Therefore, Lu Yuan came up with mature "canopy" technology, but he will never announce any technical details. Then the situation immediately reversed. When the "future" of mankind has not been realized and the Illusive Man has not been completely "civilized", Cerberus will protect Lu Yuan's organization at all costs. Because at this moment, Lu Yuan has been equated with "the future of mankind".
"Bah~" With the sound of exhaust, the sealed communication cabin on the Racer opened, and Lu Yuan stepped out. Following his footsteps, Lu Yuan's appearance began to change. The gray hair faded, the burns on his face disappeared, and he changed from Louis Aite to Lu Yuan again.
From the moment Mu Xing and Miranda came into contact, or even earlier, Lu Yuan was thinking about how to use and infiltrate the Cerberus organization.
This organization cannot be destroyed. The whereabouts of the Illusive Man are elusive, and Cerberus has hidden himself among tens of billions of people on Earth. No matter how many Cerberus people you capture, you cannot find them, let alone eradicate them - because as long as extremist ideas If it still exists among humans, the Cerberus organization will not truly die.
After that, although Mu Xing accepted investment from Cerberus and established a laboratory mainly composed of Cerberus people, they still could not get close to their core. They seemed to be too afraid of Mu Xing's technical strength, so that they did not cooperate with Mu Xing. In the laboratory, there is no equipment to communicate directly with the Cerberus organization!
Otherwise Mu Xing would have done it long ago. (From this point of view, Cerberus’ caution is actually correct at all... (To be continued) r466
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