152: One for Five, a Big Profit (Modified Version)

Itera Civilization?

Upon hearing this name, Chen Du fell into deep thought.

He frowned slightly, racking his brain to recall, but there was no memory of this civilization in his mind.

If he remembered correctly, this should be the first time he had heard the name of this civilization.

According to the data recorded by the High Martial Civilization, there are currently only 632 known civilizations.

However, it should be noted that this number is not the sum of all civilizations on Blue Star.

It is merely the number confirmed by the High Martial Civilization itself through exploration and research.

Among these 632 civilizations, there are not only Great Civilizations of vast scale and profound influence.

It also includes those relatively smaller and less known Small Civilizations.

It even includes some ancient civilizations that once flourished but have now vanished, ultimately suffering the fate of extermination.

After all, Blue Star is so vast and boundless, its territory unimaginably wide; no one knows if they are truly extinct.

And the Land of Abandoned Armor, with its minuscule area, accounts for only one ten-thousandth of Blue Star's total area.

Limited by various factors, the information that High Martial Civilization could obtain about these civilizations was truly limited.

"Itera Civilization?" Pang Tian Ce asked with a bewildered tone, clearly hearing the name for the first time as well.

You Zhong nodded, seemingly not intending to hide anything.

"The Itera Civilization comes from another continent on Blue Star called the 'Land of Dawn'."

"It is a continent much more fertile than our Land of Abandoned Armor."

"Its overall strength surpasses that of the top-tier Small Civilizations here."

"Their appearance, physique, physical stats, progression speed, and other indicators are almost identical to those of the High Martial Civilization."

"Most importantly, they can alter their own brainwaves!"

"Although the conditions are very stringent, it is indeed possible."

"Alter their own brainwaves..." Pang Tian Ce muttered under his breath.

He didn't feel much about the previous statements, as there were distance limitations.

No matter how strong you are, you can't be stronger than a Great Civilization, nor can you lead a large army to invade.

But that last sentence truly shocked him.

Unless there are new detection methods, High Martial Civilization would be completely unable to defend against the Itera Civilization!

Those civilizations with strange appearances, on the contrary, cannot be infiltrated by the Itera Civilization.

Having said this, You Zhong placed the two short blades in his Storage Ring.

His headscarf had fallen off during the battle, revealing his gradually graying hair, but he paid no mind to it:

"How did you notice me? I believe I left no trace," You Zhong asked with a calm smile.

"Because of the death rate," Pang Tian Ce replied directly, looking at the state of the opponent's Life Ignition Cord.

"Death rate?"

"What death rate?"

"Let me be clear, I have never killed anyone from the High Martial Civilization."

Pang Tian Ce looked at You Zhong with star-like eyes and continued:

"Every year, new first-year students leave their respective ecological zones and come to our First Ecological Zone."

"A long time ago, this was a very dangerous thing."

"At that time, the situation in the Land of Abandoned Armor was not fully stable, and traveling was very dangerous."

"At that time, our Sky Soaring Warrior numbers were also very limited, but we still braved the danger."

"We adopted a one-on-one Sky Soaring Warrior escort mechanism to safely bring the Geniuses from other ecological zones to the First Ecological Zone."

"But as the limited resources of the Land of Abandoned Armor were completely divided among the various alien races here..."

"The Land of Abandoned Armor became less dangerous. Everyone, for the sake of development, extended their reach to the borders of those Great Civilizations."

"It was precisely because of this that we gradually changed the escort's specifications."

"It became: Grade B, C, and D contract students are escorted by Advanced Martial Artists, while Grade A and S contract students are escorted by Sky Soaring Warriors."

"This was to ensure that the combat power of each ecological zone did not experience a 'weak' period."

"However, in recent years, the death rate of students traveling to our Qilin Martial Arts University has been significantly higher than that of the other two universities."

"Especially last year, we publicly claimed it was a Withering of talent."

"In reality, several students were killed on their way to the First Ecological Zone!"

"Among them were three students from the Qilin Class!"

"And after years of investigation, we discovered that any student you and Peng Fei signed a contract with..."

"...had a significantly higher death rate than others!"

You Zhong listened silently, then asked:

"So, you suspected Peng Fei and me because of that?"

"No," Pang Tian Ce replied with an unchanging expression.

"You two have been at Qilin Martial Arts University for many years. Your contributions and connections are all beyond reproach."

"Our initial suspects were the Advanced Martial Artists who served as escorts."

"However, we couldn't find anything, and they were also victims, so they had almost no suspicion."

"Later, we secretly investigated the family backgrounds of those students who were lost, but still found no clues."

"Finally, we focused our attention on the two of you!"

"But we checked all your itineraries, even the conversations automatically recorded on your wristbands, and still found nothing."

"Just as we were about to conclude it was simply 'bad luck'..."

"...a Vice-Principal provided a piece of information."

"The routes!"

"Because he often traveled for business and had also served as an escort for a period when he was younger..."

"...he would receive requests every year from people who weren't too familiar with the routes, or wanted to confirm if a certain route was safe that year, and so on."

"The world is dynamic. A route that is safe this year might not be next year."

"Their thoughts and actions were very reasonable."

"So we checked through the wristbands."

"The result showed that 70% of the escorts who had consulted you about the 'best route' for their student migration died on the way."

"And, they died precisely on the 'best route' you suggested!"

"So that's how it is," You Zhong said calmly.

"When I gave them the answers, I was afraid that one day it would be traced through the wristbands."

"So everything I said was true; those routes were indeed the best routes."

"Many people have taken them."

"It's just that the days you considered safest were, ironically, the most unsafe days."

You Zhong was very frank and did not deny it.

Including his previous escort of Chen Du to the First Ecological Zone, it was also a probabilistic killing; it was just a pity that the Sand Dune Civilization failed to kill Chen Du.

"So, this time you specifically arranged for me to lead a team of five Grade A students?"

"You wanted to see if I would make a move?"

"Exactly."

"If you were truly an undercover agent, there would be no reason not to act."

"These five Grade A students represent a considerable asset in any civilization."

"Their future even holds the potential to advance to Advanced Martial Artist."

"Purely in terms of value, the five of them combined are worth far more than you!"

"A trade of one for five is a huge profit!"

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