Chapter 1079: Chapter 263: The Art of Cosmic Balance (2)

Only when negative emotions argue over certain problems to the point of almost forming a space storm, does Ethan come forward to mediate.

At that time, everyone would give him face because everyone in Node Space knows who is the most powerful.

"I see."

Lindong mused, "Zhuang Xiao is copying your way of ruling the tribe."

However, she found it difficult to judge whether Ethan’s way of handling Node Space counts as domination, because most of the time, he was too lazy to care about what happened there.

Maybe after Zhuang Xiao defeats the immediate enemy, the red-eyed demon, the efficiently running tribe will fall into a standstill, and as the tribe’s warlord, the super boss Zhuang Xiao will go to relax and directly throw the tribe’s matters aside.

Perhaps... this is the art of cosmic balance.

With the power contained in Node Space, if Ethan were an ambitious super boss, he might develop a military force that sweeps through the cosmos through My Power of Thought, and by then, not only the "Magic Realm" and "Holy City" but even those Death Stars infected by Old Gods would be flattened by Ethan, and Old Gods might be completely exterminated by him.

Although theoretically, Old Gods are immortal and indestructible, what if Ethan suddenly one day thinks he can beat them to death with a giant stick, and the consciousnesses formed by the countless negative emotions in Node Space believe their boss is truly that mighty?

Precisely because of this, as Ethan gained unrivaled power, he became a good-natured optimist.

All negative emotions in Node Space were absorbed clean by those consciousnesses, resulting in the most gentle character falling on Ethan.

But upon careful thought...

Gosh, Ethan’s current personality is fed by her.

Lindong turned her face, gazing at Ethan wearing pajamas, barefoot and in slippers, enjoying chicken popcorn happily—she was sure this person would never have the thought of starting a cosmic war in his life.

Doesn’t that mean she saved the entire galaxy?

Excellent.

The great first lady has added another highlight to her record of achievements.

Ethan sensed Lindong’s gaze and kindly offered the box of chicken popcorn, "Want some?"

"Yes!"

Lindong grabbed a handful of chicken popcorn.

She saved the galaxy, deserving this handful of chicken popcorn.

"Why are you so interested in Zhuang Xiao?"

"Correction, not Zhuang Xiao, but My Power of Thought and the social composition of the tribe."

Lindong corrected, Zhuang Xiao is instead the biggest flaw, if the tribe warlord were replaced by a male... no, she heard some bad trends recently in Holy City, replacing with an armed helicopter would make it all more perfect.

"Alright, why are you so interested in the tribe?"

"Because they are both fulfilling and joyful."

Lindong said, "I’ve carefully examined Zhuang Xiao’s brain, her nerves haven’t been affected by chemicals, and her newly recruited three members, their brains are absolutely normal."

In other words, their fulfillment and joy are true emotional feedback.

Merlin and Song Xian’s allegations against Zhuang Xiao are unfounded, every piece of data she detected shows Zhuang Xiao hasn’t become dumber, her memory and reaction have instead improved exponentially, which can be glimpsed when she ’interviews’ three new tribe members—Zhuang Xiao is the best interviewer, she doesn’t need to ask questions, just by observation she can discern others’ talents.

I suppose this is also the basic competency of a warlord.

Only Merlin and others cannot understand Zhuang Xiao becoming overly simplistic, direct brain pathways.

However, from the results, in the target of combating demons, Zhuang Xiao is dozens of times more efficient than everyone else.

Initially, Lindong, like Merlin and others, could not understand Zhuang Xiao’s thinking methods, but with deepening observation, she has touched the mystery of My Power of Thought.

"Humans have been seeking answers all along, yearning to understand everything with knowledge, explain everything, thereby finding the meaning of their existence."

She was the same, and she went further than anyone else.

She created Messiah—a man-made god who can explain everything in the world, even weave the threads of fate.

But it is precisely because of humans’ inherent obsession, they become confused, wandering, fearful, just like Merlin and Song Xian and others, recognizing their insignificance, drowned in a sense of powerlessness in the upcoming storm.

"But Zhuang Xiao is different, she doesn’t care about the answers at all and is too lazy to ask questions."

"Are you sentimental? That’s unlike your style."

"Sentimental?"

Lindong was perplexed, "When was I sentimental, I’m obviously super excited now, researching whether My Power of Thought can merge onto Messiah, I think it can neutralize its going berserk state."

But this touches upon her unknown territory, and no one can predict what will happen after the fusion with the Lord of the Holy City and My Power of Thought.

Perhaps Holy City will enter a new era of high development again, or the Lord of the Holy City ponders why his family members are so selfish, deciding to send them to Edge World for hard labor.

It is precisely due to the unknown that brings Lindong endless fun.

"Ethan."

Her tone rose, "You are simply my joy!"

"Uh, is this flirting?"

Ethan heard that geniuses flirt often subtly, normal people find it hard to understand their deep meaning.

"Don’t you understand?"

Lindong’s eyes sparkled, "Let’s roll together in bed!"

She made a direct invitation as primitive as the tribal natives.

Ethan had plenty of reason to suspect Lindong had also been infected by Zhuang Xiao.

...

Unlike the cheerful and fulfilling tribe, the legal department is in the depths of despair, their team dispatched to besiege the demon was wiped out, bringing no clues about the demon, subsequent support forces found only incomplete bodies at the site—just like the massacre that happened at the family gathering.

And not long ago, a family member escaped to the legal department, bringing them even deeper despair.

The family has been completely controlled by demons.

They possessed the bodies of family key personnel, which means those core and edge worlds controlled by the family have also become the demon’s feast, the armies and war machines there won’t become their reinforcements, even if they are dispatched to First Special District, but to help demons besiege them.

Even this family member was deliberately released by the demons.

On the way to escape, her guards were all killed by demons, demons surrounded her laughing, poking her like an insect, degrading her with words cruelly.

Yet ultimately, demons let her go, to deliver a message to the legal department and Sanctuary.

Humans crave answers, demons graciously provide them.

The reason they aren’t in a hurry to eliminate the legal department and Sanctuary is because they are among the few emotional beings in First Special District, they are rare high-level delicacies.

Demons also have the habit of saving the best for last, to fully enjoy the feast, they devised a hunting plan, personally delivered by this family member to the Chief Prosecutor.

"Starting today, citizens will report seeing demon traces to the legal department every day..."

The family member’s face was pale, body shivering uncontrollably, "You need to send in a team of 15 to investigate the scene, if you fail to dispatch the respective number, demons will break into the legal department and Sanctuary building, slaughtering the respective number."

"What else did they say..."

"They said, don’t even think about storming the family’s residence for a decisive battle with them."

The family member seemed to recall terrifying memories, "No, don’t do that, don’t defy their will, otherwise something worse than death will happen!"