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Chapter 396 387 sets for
Bai Zhongqi stood there, arms folded, with a childish expression on his face, occasionally sitting on the ground cross-legged like a small child. The two benefactors, shackled in electronic handcuffs, squatted on the ground with an air of righteousness, looking as if they were householders swept up in an anti-vice raid.
"We won't tell you anything, so you might as well give up on that idea!"
While sitting on the ground, Hu propped his legs up with his hands, turned his head to Bai Zhongqi, and said gently, "Chancellor, they will tell you everything."
Bai Zhongqi nodded and said, "Then let's begin."
Hu turned his head back, and without any visible action, Bai Zhongqi suddenly felt as if the air had thickened, his breathing momentarily stifled. He saw the eyes of the two benefactors, which shone like light bulbs, dim down at that moment.
Hu suddenly laughed again and said to Bai Zhongqi, "It seems I've found something interesting."
Bai Zhongqi, not understanding, saw Hu stretch out his hand, and then a speck of light converged at his fingertip. He slightly pointed his fingertip towards the belly of Shenshenshu, and then moved it downward as if cutting with a high-powered laser, slicing open the belly of the benefactor without any cries of pain or signs of discomfort. Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire
Bai Zhongqi didn't understand why Hu would slit someone open without any provocation, but then he saw an ugly, dwarfish thing slide out from the belly of the benefactor with a plop.
It was an extremely ugly creature, even smaller than the dwarves Bai Zhongqi had seen. Its rough, withered skin was covered in disgusting, tumor-like protrusions, and its head was topped with fuzz like lanugo, wrapped in a thin yellowish mucus.
"Is this, this a parasite?"
Nan Ma spoke from behind, "I'm afraid this is the true form of the benefactors. Who would have thought that the always majestic and elegant benefactors, known for their beauty and grace, are actually such ugly and lowly creatures? The outer shell is merely a disguise to fool others."
Bai Zhongqi nodded; this was beyond his expectations.
Reliant on this method, the Controllers destroyed one civilization after another, amassing these civilizations' achievements for themselves and forming the current civilization of the Controllers.
After their initial failed struggle against the Controllers, the Benefactors became allies of the Controllers. The Controllers had no interest in controlling the Benefactors; instead, they had them perform tasks that were inconvenient for them to do, such as collecting Eternal Crystal Stones.
"So, the Eternal Crystal Stones are not something that the Benefactors need but something the Controllers need," Bai Zhongqi thought to himself.
The two captive Benefactors were also unclear about why the Controllers needed the Eternal Crystal Stones. Once directed by the Controllers, they complied.
"We do not know how the Eternal Crystal Stones are formed. They exist within the wastelands and are sought after for their radiation-absorbing properties, so many creatures on the Taoran Star consume them, and then the stones remain within their bodies. We ordered the local natives to hunt these creatures and then extracted the Eternal Crystal Stones," the terse Horse of Elegance, Pei Yangbai, confessed.
Bai Zhongqi asked again, "Did the Controllers know about the existence of Eternal Crystal Stones before?"
"It is said that the Controllers mined Eternal Crystal Stones on another planet six hundred years ago, but the supply depleted quickly. That planet also became a wasteland."
Bai Zhongqi's eyebrows twitched, sensing something, and asked, "Did you discover the Eternal Crystal Stones, or did the Controllers?"
"The Controllers discovered them and then instructed us to collect them. Grand Mercy dispatched us to the Taoran Star for mining."
Bai Zhongqi further inquired, "How many of you are there, and what is your strength?"
"Six Benefactors came to Taoran Star, with the Blessing Officer Tranquil Xuan Pei at the helm. We established two main bases on Taoran Star, equipped with over 100 flying saucers and tens of thousands of vassal races."
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