Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!-Chapter 257 - 107 Mo Dao Stone Man with One Eye.....

"Damn, he can really put on an act!"

Inside Bunker 011, after watching He Shuo’s report, Chen Jian gritted his teeth and said.

He indeed suspected that there was something wrong with Jin Cheng’s reaction long ago and knew that their cooperation was not sincere.

But he did not expect that this "Saint" of the Mechanical God Sect could go to such lengths.

Outwardly respectful, honest, and earnest, appearing to have genuinely reformed.

Yet behind the scenes, he completely tore off his disguise and schemed to grasp at the last straw to drag the Huaxia Army into the abyss.

One must admit that such a mindset does indeed suit his current position.

If, with Jin Zhong’s help, He Shuo successfully used the ultra-micro reconnaissance drone to enter the most secretive "Great Book Collection," perhaps everyone would still be wavering in their decision to "kill" or "not kill" because of the opponent’s attitude.

From this point of view, Jin Cheng’s judgment of the "enemy" is also quite keen.

He not only knows what he wants but also what the enemy wants.

He clearly understands that the Huaxia Army desires "stability," so he deliberately creates an illusion of stability to exchange for the Mechanical God Sect and his survival.

Tsk.

This man’s wolfish ambition must be eliminated!

Chen Jian took a deep breath and then said:

"The situation is basically clear now."

"The Mechanical God Sect has truly guided the beast tides through means we currently don’t understand, and this method is likely related to the concept of the ’monster vacuum zone.’"

"There is a strong possibility that the monster vacuum and beast tides are directly connected, and the monster migration brought by territorial void is the precursor of the beast tides."

"This also explains why most human settlements avoid actively conflicting with other monsters in the area as much as possible."

"Monsters are both a threat and a barrier."

"Keeping the basic balance is the best strategy, and if the balance is broken... it will inevitably lead to a war between humans and monsters."

"And now, we’ve already broken the balance to a large extent."

"But no one knows whether we’ve broken through that threshold."

"We don’t have much time left, and we must prepare early!"

As Chen Jian’s voice fell, Lei Jie immediately nodded and then said:

"Yes, we should quickly sort out our next work focus."

"On one hand, we need to take decisive steps to overthrow the top leadership of the Mechanical God Sect in Jinling City and support a ’Saint’ who is favorable to us."

"On the other hand, we must also quickly understand the specific situation of the beast tides to make countermeasures."

"The intelligence we have now is still too limited."

"What destroys the Mechanical Soul monsters, what changes the weather anomalies, what biological weapons shoot farther than cannons... these vague judgments are not enough to support us in making countermeasures."

"We need to enter the Great Book Collection and obtain all the information there."

"In other words, we need to..."

"Truly control Jinling City."

Shen Yue interjected:

"However, we have to borrow the hands of someone else."

"And this person must come from the Mechanical God Sect."

"Only then can we control the chaotic influence brought by the ’religious war’ and possibly maintain a relatively stable situation in Jinling City without consuming our own energy and efficiency."

"Then this person... is quite easily chosen."

"Jin Zhong, or Zhang Tao?"

As the voice fell, everyone in the command and control room fell silent.

After a moment, Chen Jian spoke:

"I propose Zhang Tao."

"This person is an opportunist, but his abilities and ambition are stronger than Jin Zhong’s."

"A person without ambition cannot control such a big city."

"He may not be the best choice, but given the current situation... he should be the most suitable choice."

"If he loses control afterward... we’ll just replace him again!"

"Agreed."

"Agreed."

One by one, they voiced their agreement, and Chen Jian gently knocked on the table, making the decision:

"Then it’s decided."

"Take down Jin Cheng and let Zhang Tao take over!"

....

A few minutes later, within Jinling City.

He Shuo looked at the command sent from Bunker 011, a mysterious smile appearing on his face.

Beside him, Zeng Yi, looking at his expression with some confusion, asked:

"Captain, what are you smiling about?"

"This thing isn’t as easy as it seems... wanting to support Zhang Tao to take over isn’t as simple as just taking down Jin Cheng and letting Zhang Tao sit in that seat."

"We have to consider Jinling City’s stability, so we must let Zhang Tao win enough support to give him a reason to rise."

"Accomplishing this is harder than overtaking Jinling City directly..."

"It is indeed difficult."

He Shuo nodded slightly, then said:

"However, there is no conflict between difficulty and my wanting to smile."

"You don’t understand, I’m probably just the kind of person who naturally enjoys plotting from the shadows, or else I wouldn’t have chosen to be a sniper."

"Compared to simple combat tasks, this kind of thing... makes me feel more interesting."

Saying this, He Shuo put down the PDA in his hand, pondered for a moment, and continued:

"What you said is actually very true, overthrowing the top leadership of a power and supporting newcomers to rise has never been easy."

"Most of the time, it requires long-term preparation, and this ’long-term’ can even reach decades."

"But this is only a hypothesis made under a completely rational world."

"If we are in a world with low scientific understanding... have you heard the story of the fish’s belly message?"

"No."

Zeng Yi shook his head blankly, and He Shuo explained:

"It’s a means of captivating or inspiring people’s hearts."

"It tells of a group of peasants wanting to start an uprising under the rule of a feudal dynasty in ancient times."

"But, just like the followers under the Mechanical God Sect couldn’t resist the church, these peasants were also bound by an implicit set of rules."

"In their environment, so-called ’uprising’ is actually ’rebellion,’ severely lacking legitimacy."

"Where to find such legitimacy then?"

"So he stuffed a message written on paper into a fish’s belly, with three big words on it: Chen Sheng King."

"Chen Sheng is his name."

"There are many similar legends."

"What about ’the stone man with one eye incites the Yellow River to rebel,’ or ’sword cuts the white snake,’ or ’Luoshui presents the stele’... all this is the wisdom of the ancestors."

"And now, it’s very coincidental that the environment we are in is almost the same as that time, even with more favorable conditions."

"Because the Mechanical God Sect is a religious force, the influence of mysterious power on them will be stronger."

"So... what we have to do is actually very simple."

By this point, Zeng Yi had completely understood.

He too showed a smile on his face.

"So you mean, to let the so-called ’Holy Trinity’ personally select its spokesperson?"

"More or less."

He Shuo exhaled deeply, then said:

"I need to request assistance from Bunker 011."

"The cold-start speed must be accelerated to provide us with the necessary support."

"The time has come."

"It’s time to let these people witness the power of industrial wonders!"

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