"This is not something you need to worry about; everything is within the plan."

Lin Ye did not tell the man what the plan was; the plan was simply the plan.

"You're the one calling the shots."

The man did not waste any more words; he was afraid Lin Ye might casually kill him.

"Huh?"

Lin Ye turned his head to look outside the city; it seemed guests had arrived.

Kent and Delger entered the Holy City, heading straight for the city center. Soon, they saw that row of Lin Yes in the city center, all deep in thought.

This scene made them feel suffocated. Through the information provided by their superior, they understood very clearly what these Lin Yes in different forms represented.

"Mr. Survivor, I am here to negotiate."

Kent walked up to the most normal-looking Lin Ye and spoke.

"I thought you would have come earlier. It seems I overestimated my own importance."

While contemplating the Spiritual Energy Mental Energy Mixed Protective Field technique given to him by the bald man, Lin Ye conversed with the parasitic creature before him.

This feeling was extremely peculiar, as if he were talking to himself.

"No, you are strong, so strong that the Empire must negotiate with you. But the Empire does not accept threats, so we are here to deliver the final ultimatum. You can choose to enter the Plane War to fight for the Empire. In that case, the Empire will also give you the respect you deserve. These natives and the Rule Fragments you obtained will all be your loot."

Although Kent's attitude was extremely respectful, he was not yielding. Instead, he looked at Lin Ye with a provocative gaze.

He knew what was inside his body, but that was not a reason for him to yield. On the contrary, precisely because of that, he had to demonstrate the qualities befitting an Empire soldier.

He could die here without dignity, but a soldier representing the Empire could not.

"If I disagree, you'll use planet-destroying weapons to obliterate the entire planet?"

Lin Ye was not angry; the Empire's reaction was within his expectations.

"Correct."

Kent was prepared to face pain and death.

"Baldie, I'll leave this side to you. You must help me guard our home base well."

Lin Ye patted the man's shoulder and said with a smile.

"...Before I die, there won't be any problems here."

The man sighed. He didn't want to take on such troublesome work, but he couldn't leave now.

"You agree?"

Kent looked at Lin Ye with some surprise.

"I will enter the Plane War and participate in the Plane War. But this is not in response to the Empire's conscription; it's me joining this war in my personal capacity. This will be more convenient for both of us, won't it?"

Of course, Lin Ye was going to participate in the Plane War; he still had an Inheritance Task to complete.

Since those factions liked to treat others as materials, then Lin Ye could certainly use them as materials too.

"...I need to report to the higher-ups. Are you sure you want to do this? Inside the Plane War, there are many tenth-order spiritual energy users and armies from major factions. If you participate in the war in your personal capacity, you might be teleported to the center of the battlefield and quickly die in the chaotic fighting."

Kent said this not to help Lin Ye, but because the commander had already set up traps over there. As soon as Lin Ye teleported over, he would be captured by the traps.

"That is my problem."

Lin Ye looked at the bald man. The man immediately used a tool to open a blood-red portal.

"The higher-ups have agreed. As long as you are willing to go there, we will not use planet-destroying weapons to annihilate this planet."

Kent quickly completed his communication with the higher-ups. They only hoped Lin Ye wouldn't cause trouble here. As long as they could drag things out until the war ended, everything on this planet was unimportant.

"Very good. I suggest you not attack my base. Otherwise, the Alienation bodies inside the base will directly attack your base, which will only lead to consequences neither of us wants to see."

Before entering the portal, Lin Ye said casually.

"I will report it."

Kent watched as that Lin Ye entered the portal. He couldn't determine if this was Lin Ye's true body or not, nor did he need to confirm it.

The higher-ups only hoped Lin Ye wouldn't cause trouble before the war ended. As long as that point was achieved, whether the one entering the Plane War was Lin Ye's true body or not was unimportant.

This was the consensus that both sides needed to reach in this negotiation.

And if Lin Ye was unwilling to reach a consensus, then they could only abandon this landing point.

After all, even if they didn't abandon it, it would only be destroyed by Lin Ye.

…………………………………

Passing through the portal, Lin Ye was teleported to a blood-colored wasteland filled with the smell of blood. As far as the eye could see, there was only blood-red wasteland, nothing else.

Xiao Mei was teleported behind Lin Ye. She took a few steps forward before steadying herself.

"Why did you come over? Aren't you afraid we might be teleported to two different places?"

Lin Ye looked at the young girl with beige hair in front of him. Daring to follow him to such a place, she was no ordinary person either.

"I am your driver, how could I not follow? As for fear, I fear losing hope even more."

Xiao Mei didn't like the bloody smell in the air. This was her first time leaving the Holy City. Before, she had always dreamed of one day leaving that silent, solemn ancient city. Now she realized the outside world wasn't as wonderful as she had imagined.

"Very good, then I'll leave it to you."

Lin Ye summoned the luxurious sports car and sat in the back seat.

"Huh? Don't I need to practice first?"

Xiao Mei was somewhat flustered. She had only heard her older sister describe this spiritual energy vehicle; this was her first time seeing the sports car.

"It's fine. This sports car has an autopilot system. You only need to know two things: the right foot pedal below is the accelerator for speeding up, and that round wheel can be used to adjust direction. That's all."

Lin Ye said very casually.

He didn't know how to drive at first either, but through the spiritual energy collision driving method, he quickly mastered the skill.

"Um, which way should I drive?"

Xiao Mei stepped on the accelerator, and the sports car sped up on the wasteland. As a high-level spiritual energy user, she quickly mastered the technique of driving the sports car. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Although she still didn't know how to slow down.

"Drive anywhere. I still have some things to deal with."

Lin Ye took two cans of iced cola from the cooler and threw one to Xiao Mei.

"Thank you."

Xiao Mei imitated Lin Ye, opened the cola, and took a sip. The cool, stimulating sensation made her eyes light up.

Lin Ye looked out the window. His mental energy spread out through the sports car into the surroundings. Beneath this blood-colored wasteland were buried a large number of corpses of various creatures. Using these corpses, he could accomplish many things.

'They actually teleported me to such a place? When did my luck become this good?'

Relying on this blood-colored wasteland, Lin Ye could quickly establish a new parasitic network here.

Just as Lin Ye was diligently establishing his parasitic network, on the outskirts of the blood-colored wasteland, a Giant Flesh-and-Blood Creature suddenly opened its eyes.