All of us are one

Chapter 126 The So-Called Cage

Crescent City Airport.

Finch got off the private plane and learned that Jiang Yanming and the others had left, and Lucy had also returned home by car, which made him feel helpless.

After understanding the situation, Allen asked from the side, "What do we say now?"

"Let's find a hotel to stay in first," Finch said, frowning slightly. "Even Young Master Jiang isn't in a hurry, so what else can I do?"

"He's not in a hurry, which means he has everything under control," Allen said, adding silently to himself, "Perhaps, Young Master Jiang's goal is simply to avenge his friend; the so-called anti-Shenwu Kingdom forces are just an excuse."

In his view, Jiang Yanming, as the son of Mr. Yuedao Jiang, had the right to be so willful.

"Hopefully the Carter family's reaction won't be too extreme," Finch sighed softly.

Upon hearing this, Allen glanced at the crowd behind him, including Speaker Guo of the Martial Arts Alliance, as well as several powerful councilors whose strength was equivalent to that of a level six cyborg. Many other councilors from the Martial Arts Alliance would also be arriving in Crescent City one after another.

The Carter family are major shareholders in military technology, making it easy for them to acquire weapons such as electronic pulse rockets and electronic signal jammers, which are specifically designed to counter cyborgs and cyber hackers.

Martial artists are not afraid of electronic pulses, making them a good helper when dealing with the Carter family.

"The Carter family is unlikely to be so impulsive," Allen said, his eyes narrowing slightly. "What Young Master Jiang wants to deal with is probably just someone from the Carter family; perhaps we don't need to intervene."

"I hope so." Finch thought so too, but for the sake of his own life, he still invited many experts from the Martial Arts Alliance to come along.

"Let's go, wait for Young Master Jiang to contact us." Finch shook his head helplessly and led everyone into the terminal. Vehicles from a subsidiary of the Sun Group were waiting for them outside the airport.

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Crescent City, Bay District.

Inside a VIP room at the "World" Club.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the luxuriously decorated room was heavy. Two young men sat on the sofa across the tea table. One had black hair and blue eyes and a calm and indifferent expression, while the other had blond hair and brown eyes and a gloomy and unpleasant face.

"Didn't you say you'd buy me time?" the blond youth demanded. "But those people from Shenwu Kingdom returned to Crescent City today, and they'll probably be coming for me soon!"

"We did our best to help you, and in doing so, we exposed and sacrificed some of our pawns," the black-haired youth replied calmly. "If you hadn't been so careless and rashly attacked your cousin, things wouldn't have escalated to this point."

"It's because you need to show sincerity, otherwise why would I have attacked him!" the blond youth said angrily.

"Don't try to fob me off with that excuse!" The black-haired youth narrowed his eyes.

boom!

A surge of dark energy erupted, and the air in the room seemed to solidify, making the blond youth feel as if a mountain was pressing down on him, making it impossible for him to breathe.

Soon, the blond youth's face turned red, his eyes bulged like fish eyes, and the vast dark energy suddenly disappeared.

Whoohoo!

The blond youth lowered his head and gasped for breath, his previous furious demeanor gone, replaced by a disheveled state.

"Don't think I don't know. You've disliked your cousin for a long time, and you've called him a bastard in secret more than once." The black-haired youth smiled contemptuously. "We extended an invitation just in time for your cousin's father to leave the Four Nations Alliance, which is why you finally decided to take action."

"It's one thing to take action, but to do it so crudely and poorly is obvious to anyone with eyes. It's just an internal conflict within the Carter family. If you ask me, it would have been better to just kill him. That way, you would be less suspicious."

"You have to help me no matter what!" the blond youth threatened through gritted teeth. "If the people of Shenwu Kingdom come looking for me, you won't escape either!"

"Threatening me?" the black-haired youth sneered. "The documents you left at your private residence in the New Port District have already been retrieved by us. The documents you left at the bank and villa have probably been retrieved as well. And you're still planning to threaten me?"

"You!" The blond youth was shocked to hear this. How could all the backup plans he had made have been cracked?

"Don't do anything foolish. As long as you keep your mouth shut, we'll find a way to save you," the black-haired youth said calmly. "If all else fails, we'll try to transfer your consciousness so you can live another life under a different identity."

"Consciousness transfer?" The blond youth was incredulous, filled with more doubt than anything else. "Where did you get this kind of technology and equipment? Isn't this place technologically sealed off?"

"You don't need to worry about where he came from. In any case, we won't give up on our official members easily," the black-haired youth said calmly. "What you need to do now is to find a way to provoke conflict between the Carter family and the people of Shenwu Kingdom. Remember to save your brain."

"Do you really have the technology to transfer consciousness?" the blond youth asked again.

"Believe it or not," the black-haired youth said indifferently. "If you think you can survive, you might as well try to confess to your grandfather and see if the people of Shenwu Kingdom will let you go."

The blond youth fell silent upon hearing this. He had considered confessing to his grandfather, but the chances of surviving that way were too slim. The people of Shenwu Kingdom would not let him go, especially that bastard father!

"It seems you know very well that the people of Shenwu Kingdom will not let you go," the black-haired youth smiled. "So trust us, instigate conflict between the Carter family and the people of Shenwu Kingdom, that's your only hope for survival."

The blond youth pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth, stood up, and said, "Fine! I'll trust you one more time. I'll find a way to stir up trouble!"

"I'll wait for your good news." The black-haired youth nodded in satisfaction, then reminded him again, "Remember, you must do everything you can to keep your brain intact."

"Thank you for the reminder." The blond youth said thank you and left, believing the black-haired youth's words to some extent.

Before the Gregorian calendar, this planet possessed consciousness transfer technology, which is why he, an elite member of the Carter family, was aware of its existence.

However, with the planet sealed off, technology stagnated for over three hundred years, and only the name and effects of consciousness transfer remained in the Carter family's collection of books.

The black-haired youth was resting with his eyes closed when someone pushed the door open and came in. It was a beautiful red-haired woman with a gorgeous long dress and a charming figure.

"When did the club consciously transfer technology?" The red-haired woman sat elegantly on the sofa, looking at the young man opposite her with amusement.

"Once the blockade is lifted, we'll have all kinds of technology," the black-haired youth said calmly.

"Lifting the lockdown is easier said than done; it would be more reliable to be eligible to leave this place." The red-haired woman shook her head slightly.

"Since the beginning of the new calendar, how many level nine dark energy users have emerged? And how many have been able to become level eight dark energy users before the age of thirty?" the black-haired youth asked calmly. "How many people in the club do you think can achieve that?"

The red-haired woman fell silent.

Becoming a Level 9 Dark Energy User or a Level 8 Dark Energy User before the age of thirty is extremely difficult; only a handful of people on the entire planet can achieve it.

Unfortunately, Dark Energy Masters don't live as long as Martial Artists, especially Level 8 Dark Energy Masters, whose lifespans are far shorter than those of the top experts in the Divine Martial Kingdom.

"Apart from Lucy of the Green family, no one in this generation can leave this 'cage,' including me!" As he said this, a look of resentment flashed in the black-haired youth's eyes.

In order to escape this "cage", he did many things against his conscience, including driving his teacher to his death.

"Since there's no technology for transferring consciousness, why did you let him keep his brain?" the red-haired woman asked, puzzled.

"If you don't give him hope, how can he be willing to do things?" The black-haired youth replied, composing himself. "If he can preserve his brain, I will try to preserve its activity. Maybe in the future, he can really transfer his consciousness."

Upon hearing this, the red-haired woman smiled with relief, as these words aligned with her understanding of the person before her.

"By the way, did you find what you were looking for?" the red-haired woman asked curiously.

"I don't know where it's hiding. I haven't received any signal yet." The black-haired youth leaned back on the sofa, closed his eyes, and sighed. "I guess it has either sunk into the sea or been taken to the Divine Martial Kingdom."

The red-haired woman fell silent, feeling a pang of regret. After all, it was combat equipment for a level eight peak dark energy user. Obtaining it would greatly enhance the club's strength. Whether or not there was a level eight peak combatant to guard the club made a world of difference!