Except for the deceased white-bearded emperor and the female queen who had already become friends with Zhi Peng, the remaining fifteen emperors were enduring mental torment and making difficult decisions.
Should others die, or should they die themselves?
Logically, this choice is very simple, of course, others should die, and oneself should live!
The problem is that the emperors present all have some courage, how can they easily betray their own clans? They all believe that as leaders of their clans, the kings of the entire region, they should bravely sacrifice themselves for the clan.
The key is that while they have some courage, it’s not enough, which is very embarrassing.
Why give them such a difficult choice? Very difficult…
While the emperors were struggling, Suo Hao looked at the sweating Emperor Jia, lifted his hand slowly, and pointed at him.
“Plop!”
Emperor Jia knelt down smoothly, tremblingly begging for mercy, “Mr. Jia Wei, I surrender! I surrender everything, please spare my life!”
Suo Hao showed a hint of a smile, retracted his finger, and said, “It seems you have made a very wise choice! The royal family will eventually perish. Why do you need to die with them? In half a year, no one will recognize you anymore. You can start anew in a new world and enjoy the rest of your life happily.”
With Emperor Jia setting a good example, other emperors didn’t want to die inexplicably and indicated their willingness to cooperate.
In their view, they are the emperor, as long as they are alive, the royal family is still alive, even if others die, it doesn’t matter. Moreover, even if they are given the list, so what? Whether they can all be wiped out in the end remains to be seen! Most importantly, it’s not them who are killing, they are just providing the list! As emperors, they are not ashamed of their actions!
After resolving the issues of the emperors, Su Hao handed them over to Yashan and Feng Cheng to record their testimonies, while assigning Little Guang the task of cracking the ‘consciousness information’ to prevent false reports or concealment by the other party. He himself stayed behind with the mage.
Su Hao said with a faint smile, “I knew I would have a conversation with you, I just didn’t expect it to happen this way. I apologize for any inconvenience and trouble I may have caused you during this period. This is not the place for a conversation, shall we change locations?”
The mage showed no change in expression and replied with a gentle smile, “Sure.”
With a wave of his hand, Su Hao cast a ‘Balance Art’ and then teleported with the mage to the temporary meeting room in the base’s small world. He brewed a pot of tea with a wave of his hand and said, “Please have a seat.”
Su Hao poured himself and the mage a cup of tea, and a light mist rose from the cups, filling the air with a pleasant fragrance.
After taking a sip, Su Hao put down his cup and asked, “Mage, what is your view on the royal family that has ruled the world for over a thousand years?”
The mage pondered and replied, “The royal family has enjoyed wealth and power for over a thousand years, the internal corruption has long existed, losing the spirit of pioneering. However, the royal family’s existence has a special significance. The development and stability of the past thousand years cannot be achieved without the efforts of the royal family. Half of the current prosperity you see is due to the Mage Association, and the other half is due to the royal family.
I understand the thoughts of young people like you. They believe that the royal family is corrupt internally, resorting to bullying and oppression of the people, feeling that the people are wronged, and thus wanting to overthrow it and establish a sacred kingdom…”
Here the mage shook his head and sighed, “Those who view the problem this way are not the first, nor will they be the last. Such history has occurred many times before, and without exception, they have all been suppressed by the Mage Association.
You do not understand how difficult the lives of the people were in the past, toiling every day and still unable to ensure that their families could eat and dress warmly. The current situation is much better than before!
Regardless of how corrupt the royal family may be, people’s lives are improving, and that is a fact.
Therefore, if you want to know the attitude of the Mage Association towards the royal family, this is the attitude. Unless absolutely necessary, the Mage Association will not give up on the royal family. Because no one can predict what the world will be like after losing the royal family!”
Su Hao nodded and said, “Your conservative thinking is not wrong, as it ensures the interests of the vast majority. However, in my opinion, it is not so. While the existence of the royal family ensures peace, it greatly hinders the speed of social development. Over a thousand years, it shouldn’t have been just this. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will definitely discuss this with you.
In addition, you don’t need to worry about the world falling into chaos after losing the royal family. With me here, chaos is impossible! I have the ability to deal with anyone who dares to cause trouble.”
The mage sensed a strong confidence in Su Hao’s tone and just sighed and shook his head, not arguing with Su Hao.
He was extremely regretful that he hadn’t met this Jia Wei mage earlier, so young and powerful, he might have been the best successor to the Mage Association in the future, but his thoughts had gone astray and could not be salvaged.
Su Hao brought up his own matter again, “As I have mentioned before, another purpose of eliminating the royal family is to demonstrate my absolute power and then gain the qualification to cooperate with the Mage Association. What do you think?”
The mage nodded and said, “If you have the ability to eradicate all the royal families in the world, then you do have the qualification to cooperate with the Mage Association. However, replacing the royal family is equivalent to gaining everything in this world. What else do you want to cooperate with the Mage Association for?”
Su Hao said, “I want to cooperate with the Mage Association to unravel the mystery of the ‘Source’!”
The mage was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, “For many years, the Mage Association has been trying to decipher the mystery of the Source, but there hasn’t been much progress. Everything you see is the extent of our exploration, at most there are some things that are not known to the public, but there are no earth-shattering secrets hidden.”
Cooperation and non-cooperation, there is no difference. Su Hao shook his head and said, “I think you misunderstand the meaning of cooperation that I mentioned. What I mean is, the Mage Association will help me collect the data I want worldwide according to my request, and I will decipher the secrets of the source.”
The mage put away his smile and said seriously, “Are you serious? For thousands of years, countless geniuses have struggled one after another to explore the secrets of the source, it is difficult to glimpse its secrets. How can you be confident in deciphering its mysteries? How could the Mage Association join you in this nonsense?”
In The mage’s view, this is nonsense. Just because he says he can decipher the mystery of the source, should all the mages in the world help him?
This is impossible. Even if The mage is willing, other mages are not fools and will not agree. Even if they are forced to agree under pressure, who can guarantee that every mage will take it seriously?
Su Hao said, “Do I look like I’m joking?”
The mage shook his head.
Su Hao continued, “This is something I must do, which is why I have put so much effort into supporting the Radiant Society. I just want to tell everyone that I have the ability to destroy anyone or organization that refuses to cooperate with me, and let everyone know that they only have two choices, follow my orders and complete the goals I set, or die.”
The mage looked at Su Hao, who calmly spoke these words, and fell into silence.
Such a person, with such immense power, what a disaster to the world!
Su Hao added, “Of course, I am just curious about the ‘source’, I just want to know everything about the ‘source’, that’s all. You need to understand that I have no ill intentions towards this world, on the contrary, I hope it becomes better.”
The mage didn’t believe Su Hao’s words. He had seen many evil people who firmly believed they were righteous messengers.
Su Hao continued, “And please do not doubt our research capabilities, otherwise what do you think our ‘Source Vector Inhibitor’ is used for to limit abilities?”
The mage was shocked, grasped the key point, and asked, “Source Vector Inhibitor?”
Su Hao said, “Yes, this is one of our research achievements, which can make all mages within a range of two hundred kilometers lose their source abilities.”
The mage’s eyes widened, “What? Two hundred kilometers?”
Faced with such an enemy, where is the chance of winning? Can’t fight, surrender, right…
Su Hao smiled, “No need to be so surprised, this is just one of our research achievements.”
With that, Su Hao extended his hand and clicked.
“Shoo—”
“Boom—”
A corner of the reception hall suddenly burst open, with a large amount of rubble flying out, blocked by a thin golden film.
“I am a Origin Mage of Explosions!”
After saying that, he pointed again, “Crack,” and a thunderbolt was sparked from his hand, blue and white electric lights flickered, illuminating the entire room, along with The mage’s shocked face turned white.
“At the same time, I am also a Origin Mage of Thunder.”
“Whoosh—”
A fire dragon spewed out.
“A Fire Origin Mage too!”
“Puff, puff, puff!”
A large number of metal spikes suddenly emerged from the ground.
“Material Source is also possible!”
