Void Jigsaw Puzzle

Taibai Star, where Wuming City is located, is only a tiny star if placed in the entire territory of the Hydrogen Clan.

However, just as a person's influence is not proportional to his height and weight, Taibai Star, despite its small size, is still the absolute core of the entire hydrogen clan's territory.

Because the Hydrogen Clan’s Patriarch Hydrogen Yi and Chief Marshal Hydrogen Ao are both here.

Originally they did not have such a title. When they received a delayed signal from a distant corner of the other side of the universe and reproduced it, they discovered that this civilization, which they later named "Nameless City", had many titles used to highlight identity.

President, Chairman, Prime Minister, Secretary General, Chairman, General, Marshal...

They found it very interesting and selected a few of them.

In the long process of civilization, they can no longer remember when they stopped using these labeled things. Now that they are picking them up again, they feel a sense of freshness of returning to the ancient times.

However, this shared interest in the title was not enough to bridge the differences in their views on other things.

For example, how to deal with the civilization of Wuming City.

Hydrogen Memory advocates ignoring it and letting it fend for itself, while Hydrogen Ao believes that they should take the initiative to intervene, let it fall into internal strife and accelerate its demise, so that Wuming City can be recovered sooner.

"If you hadn't taken the initiative to appear in front of them and let them know of our existence, this argument wouldn't have had to happen at all." Qiong Yi said coldly.

Qian Ao was a little annoyed: "You always bring up things that are not related to the topic! I admit that I was impulsive at the time, but this has already happened, and you still keep harping on it..."

But he didn't dare to vent his anger, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "Please rest assured, clan leader. We have a comprehensive plan. We can make them lose their composure. I'm afraid they will be destroyed soon. When that happens, we will just need to take over Wuming City again."

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it in the first place." Hydrogen Yi still had no expression on his face.

Qian Ao thought to himself, "Huh, this sentence should be mine for you... If you hadn't decided to recover them from the cosmic signal for the sake of fame and so-called morality, how could all this subsequent trouble have come about?"

At this moment, he seemed to have received some information, his eyes became solemn, and he was completely stunned.

Qi Yi noticed his abnormality and said, "You don't have to blame yourself so much. Just be extra careful from now on."

Hydrogen Ao did not reply immediately, but remained silent for a long time before recovering.

He replied in a heavy tone, "The situation has become complicated, Patriarch... I just received news that a crack has appeared on the border between Wuming City and us again."

"Cracks? This is the third time it's appeared, right?"

"Yes, the boundaries you set initially...when the cracks appeared, they were temporarily unable to prevent people from Nameless City from entering our territory. They could also be exploited by cosmic hooligans to sneak in unnoticed."

"It seems we need to be doubly careful. If this so-called 'crack' is their doing, it means our crisis is approaching again." Hydrogen Memory realized the seriousness of the situation. "I didn't expect that they could come back so quickly from the edge of the universe..."

Hydrogen Ao took the opportunity to ask, "Master Patriarch, then we should pay more attention to the border and take more active defensive measures, right?"

"Well... the most important thing is to figure out the cause of the cracks. As long as it helps achieve this goal, any means will do."

"understand!"

A hint of pride flashed in Hydrogen Ao's eyes.

......

Although Zhong Chenmu's suit was torn to pieces by branches and leaves in the dense forest on the top of Ma'anshan Mountain, he still washed it clean and returned to Leyou Mansion two days later.

Liang Ye did not come out to receive him. He just put down his clothes, left a note full of apology, and left.

During the day, most of the shops in Leyouting are closed, the streets are empty, and the traces of last night's revelry and garbage are scattered haphazardly on the road surface. Several cleaners are cleaning silently with their heads down. The whole area looks a bit desolate, a completely different world from that at night.

Zhong Chenmu walked through Leyou Pavilion with some emotion and came back to Linjiang Tower.

He has already made an appointment with Pierce to have a good talk.

Openly poaching one's own people is something we cannot tolerate!

However, when he arrived at Pierce's office, there was nothing unusual on Pierce's expression.

There was no trace of tension at all, and there was no trace of guilt or indebtedness at all.

It seemed as if today was just an ordinary day for Pierce, and he was not surprised at all by Zhong Chenmu's visit.

"This old man is quite patient..." Zhong Chenmu thought as he sat down on the sofa in the middle of the office without any hesitation.

Pierce took a cup of steaming hot coffee from the minibar. "Captain Zhong, since you don't drink coffee, I won't prepare any for you. Please help yourself to the water on the coffee table. Did you come to me today because you've had contact with the Hydrogen Clan? Have you made any progress?"

After saying that, he sat down, crossed his legs, and looked like he was ready to listen to a report.

Zhong Chenmu suppressed his anger and made his tone sound less aggressive: "I'm not here to discuss this matter. I want to ask why you poached my people."

Pierce's expression remained unchanged. He simply lowered his head slightly, took a sip of coffee, and said, "Don't be so cliquey. We're all part of the Prophet Society, a team. The Twelve Apostles are short on personnel, and the advance team has some extra personnel. Supporting each other is only natural, isn't it?"

"Then you should have told me first. What's the point of telling my teammates directly?" Zhong Chenmu insisted.

Pierce didn't expect Zhong Chenmu to be so familiar with this kind of trickery. He smiled and said, "Okay, I was wrong then. I apologize. I'll give you a heads-up next time... But, Captain Zhong, my original intention in forming the advance team, including choosing you as captain, was to better communicate with the outside world. With your abilities, you alone are enough to deal with the Hydrogen Clan. At most, you could recruit someone to support you. And now, you've already recruited four new people, including an old man as old as me and a kid who's just started elementary school. What do you think they can do? Is their workload sufficient?"

"Why does it matter? You're not paying, so what's the point of having one more person? Does it affect the overall cost of the Prophet Society?"

"That's just one meaning. Another meaning is that if they have nothing to do here, you should let them join the Twelve Apostles and continue to help the Prophet Society expand. They're already too busy over there."

"Who said they have nothing to do? I just assigned them a very important task." Zhong Chenmu smiled.

Fortunately, before coming, he and his teammates had specifically rehearsed all the tactics that Pierce might use.

"Although I'm young, I have the wisdom of all ages behind me!"

Pierce didn't say anything else, but narrowed his light blue eyes slightly, wondering what he was thinking.