"As long as it doesn’t involve our fundamental interests, there’s no need for me to lie, is there?"

Chen Ming sat up straight and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

"Let’s start with something simple, to establish some initial trust between us. Was it you who destroyed our underground laboratory?"

"It was me."

Chen Ming admitted this without hesitation.

Thousand Faces pointed at the glass beads on the table and said straightforwardly, "Which one do you want?"

There were about twenty glass beads on the table, with a dozen different types of Spiritual Energy Fluctuation.

"What abilities do these have?"

"Can’t you just feel them yourself?"

The Spiritual Energy Fluctuations of the dozen or so Heart-Gathering Spirit Pearls on the coffee table were very weak, so they did not conflict with each other, but they did somewhat interfere with Chen Ming’s choice.

Besides a rough sense of type, there was no way to determine the specific effects and intensity.

However, among these glass beads, the one with red and blue intermingling had a significantly higher intensity of Spiritual Energy Fluctuation than the other glass beads.

This was the Entropy-Controlled Heart-Gathering Spirit Pearl left behind by Hu Yi.

It’s uncertain whether Hu Yi left it willingly or had it taken by Thousand Faces.

Chen Ming already had a Black Mist and one of Hu Yi’s entropy controls, so he was definitely more interested in the others.

However, after rational analysis, he still chose the Black Mist.

After all, if this thing is used well, it’s indeed top-level spiritual energy that combines attack, survival, and movement.

Thousand Faces had a look of realization on their face and signaled An Wuping to ask questions.

Chen Ming thought for a moment and directly asked Thousand Faces, "What exactly are you doing in the Cai Mo Star Realm?"

"This isn’t a simple question."

It’s certainly not a simple question.

Because Chen Ming could be sure that what’s happening in the Cai Mo Star Realm is definitely not just dimensional infection, but that Zuo Jing is trying to utilize the dimensional infection and has achieved some results.

This was based on his discovery of Zuo Jing’s experimentation with dimensional infection, without a doubt.

Is it some object related to dimensional infection? Or someone related to dimensional infection? Or is it purely research data? It’s still unclear.

So, what Chen Ming wants to figure out now is what exactly Zuo Jing has produced from the dimensional infection.

Why doesn’t Zuo Jing leave with their results? Instead, they remain in the Cai Mo Star Realm, even though Cai Mo is fully surrounded by the Fifth Legion, appearing to be on the verge of annihilating them, yet they don’t leave.

They even send a large number of their own Psychics into Cai Mo.

Zuo Jing has always been an unpresentable cult, although they can never be completely eradicated and continue to annoy the Empire in various places.

But they don’t have the possibility of standing against the Empire in a star realm for a lifetime, let alone a star realm deep in the Empire’s territory.

So, Chen Ming thinks it’s very likely that there’s something in the Cai Mo Star Realm that requires Zuo Jing to persist for a period to complete a task related to dimensional infection.

They must persist for a period before they can leave with this thing, otherwise, it doesn’t explain why they’ve changed from their previous elusive style to clashing with the Empire in Cai Mo.

Although there hasn’t been actual conflict yet, with the current situation, a large-scale psychic conflict is only a matter of time.

So, the thing Zuo Jing is now protecting is the key to Zuo Jing’s plan and what Chen Ming needs to destroy.

Chen Ming, of course, knows this isn’t a simple question.

But he has to play dumb and ask anyway, just in case they spill something.

Unfortunately, Thousand Faces doesn’t fall for it.

So, Chen Ming doesn’t continue to dwell on this question.

After all, he already has a general idea, and he’s sure these guesses will stay hidden within him.

It’s not beneficial to casually spread them and only causes unnecessary caution.

Just move on to other questions.

So Chen Ming stared at Thousand Faces for a few moments and asked another question, "How are resources allocated for Psychics within Zuo Jing? How are they obtained?"

"Oh? Even for a temporary collaboration, you’re interested in something one can only access through long-term commitment? What’s up? Got any ideas?"

"Just asking."

Thousand Faces chuckled and said, "We regularly set tasks for bases in different star realms. Once tasks are completed, we reward the bases and the Psychics who performed the tasks, just like that."

"The rewards for those who complete tasks are fixed. The extras given to the base should be considered funding, and how much people in the base can get depends on their abilities."

Chen Ming could already imagine a scenario within a Zuo Jing base where Psychics were fighting each other for resources with no reasonable distribution plan: "You really aren’t afraid of raising an entire base to ruin."

"If it’s ruined, it means they were worthless. We’ll just find others. The world is never short of people who can’t control their desires once they gain a bit of power. Such people are all potential members for us."

"By the way, what I said earlier applies to our ordinary Psychics."

"If it were you, as long as we can confirm you’re sincerely wanting to join us long-term, your abilities would be enough for us to cultivate you specially."

"You’re worth cultivating, just like giving you important drugs."

Chen Ming said with some disdain, "The drugs are the foundation of our cooperation. I work for you, and you give me drugs. It has nothing to do with whether you’re cultivating or not. Don’t try to tie unrelated things together."