Industrial Cthulhu doesn't believe in the end times.

Chapter 250 The Suspended Sword Plan
What the other party said was true. Su Xun could confirm that, in the current state, he would not be hindered in any way if he wanted to detonate the sword tip. After all, he had reached the ninth level before, so he still had that much insight.

In other words, Yin Danyi readily entrusted her life to Su Xun.

However, since the other party didn't care about this matter, Su Xun stopped being coy.

He quickly convened another meeting, with a slightly smaller number of attendees, but all those who were supposed to be there were present.

The sword tip naturally sparked another round of discussion and surprise among the crowd, but for the time being, no one raised any clear questions.

Although Su Xun has not actively disseminated information about Fuxi, in the discussions over the past few days, many high-ranking members of the legion have gained a basic understanding of the previous season's civilization's fundamental situation—after all, this is the basis for many discussions.

Therefore, when Yin Danyi took out such an item, the group did not find it too difficult to accept. Coupled with their trust in Su Xun, they quickly got into the meeting mode.

In fact, this is because after so much discussion, no other more effective solutions have been found, and the benefits of building Taodu are so real that it is hard to give up. In fact, most people are already inclined to compromise.

Having already obtained the permissions for the Broken Sword application, Su Xun didn't waste any more words and directly wrote four words next to him—the Suspended Sword Plan.

Someone asked at the opportune moment, "How exactly should this plan be implemented?"

"We set two trigger conditions for it."

Su Xun said, "First, we need to bind them to a few fixed people to a minimum, and then disperse these people to various parts of Taodu. This process must be kept absolutely secret. With the operation of me, Minister Yin, and several other high-ranking officials, even the Tree Spirit will not know exactly who these people are. If these people experience an unusually large number of deaths in a very short period of time, then it can be basically confirmed that Taodu is out of control, and this system will be triggered."

Some people felt that this plan was slightly inappropriate and asked, "If Taodu is invaded by a high-level enemy and suffers large-scale casualties due to external factors, will it cause the system to be triggered accidentally?"

"We can't rule out that possibility, so we have a second option."

"In the second plan, we need to find three to five people to share high-level access to the broken sword with me, so that under certain conditions, we can either actively disable the first mechanism or trigger it directly."

Upon hearing this, the attendees exchanged glances.

In fact, they were very familiar with this plan. Not to mention some mechanisms that existed before the Great Cataclysm, they had discussed in the past few days whether they could place some bombs in Taodu that were enough to kill the tree and detonate them through a certain mechanism. Given that Mount Tai was about to produce a large amount of spiritual energy crystals and space crystals, this plan was not just wishful thinking.

However, the idea of ​​using bombs to destroy the Peach Capital Sacred Tree would likely result in the entire Peach Capital region being wiped out once the explosion occurred. This would be a suicidal act and would be meaningless to the people living there. Therefore, the plan was ultimately rejected.

The advantage of the sword tip that Yin Danyi brought is that it can cause damage on another level, which can be regarded as making up for the biggest flaw of the bomb plan. In addition, the maneuverability and reaction speed of this black technology are beyond the reach of current human technology, which also brings great convenience to the construction of the entire system and saves a lot of trouble.

This is actually the most suitable solution they can find at this stage, but some people still raise questions, perhaps out of habit.

"These two methods can only be used to salvage the situation after Taodu goes out of control, and by then the number of deaths may be beyond our capacity to handle."

Su Xun smiled and said, "What if the person with high-level privileges is a true prophet?"

As he spoke, he looked at Tao Yue.

Hearing this, Tao Yue, who was huddled in the corner, was completely stunned. She hadn't quite understood why she had been invited to the meeting when she arrived, but now it all made sense. "Me...me?"

"Yes, that's you."

Su Xun smiled and said, "With the prophet as the earliest trigger for this system, we may have known about its loss of control even earlier than Taodu itself."

"But my current predictions for Taodu are also very vague..."

"You'll be fine once you advance to the next level. Your precognitive abilities are already much stronger than before, aren't they?"

"...That, that's true..."

"So you agree to participate in this? It's not difficult, it's not much different from your previous work at the research institute."

Tao Yue's mind was clearly in a state of confusion. In her mind, the holder of this authority, besides Su Xun, should be someone like Qin Chang, or even Secretary-General Feng Zhengze. Although she often dealt with the high-ranking members of the Corps at the Research Institute, she never thought that she would stand with these people at some point.

Seeing her hesitate, Su Xun understood her concerns to some extent. He walked up to her, his hand instinctively reaching for her head, pausing in mid-air before pressing it on her shoulder.

"Comrade Tao Yue, don't always think of yourself as an insignificant little person. In the entire army corps, you are actually probably the most important person—more important than me. Do you believe me? If one day Commander Qin needs to sacrifice himself to save you, he will definitely do it without hesitation?"

"I...I...I can't...No, no..."

It was obvious to the naked eye that Tao Yue's entire body turned red.

"The commander-in-chief is right, Xiao Tao, you can't underestimate yourself." Qin Chang sat to the side, a smile on his face, chiming in, seemingly finding the scene quite amusing.

Su Xun continued, "At this point, I won't talk about giving you a raise or anything like that; it's meaningless. Comrade Tao Yue, the time has come when the motherland and the people need you. Are you willing to become the fuse of Taodu and contribute your strength to the revival of mankind?"

"I—!!" Tao Yue blurted out instinctively, but Su Xun stopped her.

"Don't rush, think it over carefully. If you really can't handle this pressure, we'll find another way."

To reiterate, forcing it will not benefit the plan. If she cannot handle the pressure or make the necessary preparations, then forcing her to take the lead will only ruin a prophet, and at the same time, the Hanging Sword Plan will completely lose the possibility of utilizing the prophet's power.

If Xiao Zhenru were here, she would probably be the type who couldn't handle it. She might choose to force herself on him and then fall into a long period of anxiety.

However, Su Xun was actually confident that Tao Yue in front of him was a tough person who could handle high-level meetings. The tasks she had participated in at the research institute before, such as the radio station, cognitive anchors, and jet weapons, were all of great importance.

Finally, Tao Yue seemed to have calmed down, looked around, and asked in a low voice, "Um, Commander-in-Chief, are you really not going to talk about a pay raise?"

This meant they had agreed, and the senior leaders in the conference room burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)