thefictionvixens Chapter 30 The Seed of the Ghost, A Five-Year Scheme
Chapter 30 The Seed of the Ghost, A Five-Year Scheme
Seed of the Ghost, a Five-Year Scheme
By the time the meeting in Mingdu ended, it was already dawn.
The lights on the top floor of the Federal Building were still on, casting a cold, white glow in the corridor. Mo Runshu emerged from the conference room, his face expressionless, though the slight wrinkles at his collar betrayed his weariness. Yue Mianmian followed beside him, her long, silver-white dress trailing behind her, her steps light.
The two of them walked back to the lounge.
The moment the door closed, it was as if all the sounds outside were cut off. The room became quiet, almost too quiet.
Mo Runshu walked to the sofa, sat down, and first let out a breath.
"It's finally over," he said.
Yue Mianmian stood by the window, not turning around, but looking at the buildings outside that were not yet fully lit.
"Yunming won't believe everything," she said. "But they won't find anything out either. That thing at the bottom of Sea God Lake has been buried for half a year, and it's practically alive now."
Mo Runshu looked up at her.
"As long as they're alive, that's enough."
He spoke very softly, as if he couldn't be bothered to explain any further.
This time, the Federation's armory was robbed. From the outside, it looked huge, and three level-12 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells were missing—anyone would frown upon hearing that. But the real key point wasn't there. The whole thing Mo Runshu and Yue Mianmian put on at the meeting was just for show. The attention that needed to be diverted had already been diverted, and what needed to be hidden was no longer in its original place.
"Eternal Heaven" is now in the demiplane.
The cannonball appeared to be merely sealed off, but in reality, it had begun to be gradually tamed again. The power of the sun and moon slowly seeped in, neither hastily nor chaotically.
When Yue Mianmian turned around, her eyes were a little colder than usual.
"Shrek hasn't caught on yet," she said. "Right now, they're only focused on the theft, on the Holy Spirit Cult and the Spirit Tower. Nobody realizes that what we really want isn't this theft, but to lure them somewhere else."
Mo Runshu leaned back on the sofa and rubbed his temples.
"Yunming is too used to being the gatekeeper," he said. "After a while, one starts to feel like the gate itself."
Yuemianmian did not respond.
She understood his words and knew he wasn't just making a casual remark. The contradictions accumulated over twenty thousand years couldn't be explained in a few words. Shrek Academy had stood there for too long, so long that many things that should have been viewed with caution had begun to be taken for granted.
"That shell," she asked, "are you planning to keep it forever?"
"Let's leave it for now." Mo Runshu paused. "It's not time yet."
Yue Mianmian glanced at him but didn't ask any further questions.
She knew that when Mo Runshu said "it's not the right time," it often meant that something was really missing. Or perhaps it wasn't just a little bit, but that the whole situation hadn't been settled yet.
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A hundred miles away, the wind in the barren mountains is very cold.
Qian Gu Dongfeng stood on the rock, holding the deep green "Devouring Heaven and Earth" shell in his hand. The shell's surface was plain, appearing quite still, but the stillness was unsettling.
He looked down at it for a while, and then the plot intensified: Update, come and see! Suddenly he smiled.
"The Federation is really willing to give up this time."
The Ghost Emperor emerged from the shadows, his tone as somber as ever: "Don't underestimate them. Mo Runshu isn't the type to reveal his true colors easily."
"I know," Qian Gu Dong Feng said, "which is why I'm even more eager to know what he's trying to do."
The Ghost Emperor snorted coldly and did not respond.
The ancient east wind flipped the shell over, and gently touched the outer shell with its fingertip, a very slow movement.
The most troublesome aspect of "Devouring Heaven and Earth" is not just its power.
It can devour the surrounding energy, consuming it completely, and then transforming that energy into its own destructive power. If used correctly, it could even bring down a god's position.
This is also why the ancient East Wind has its eye on it.
"Mo Runshu thought he had everything under control by hiding 'Eternal Heaven' in a demiplane," he said in a low voice. "But whether you have the thing or not is never the most important thing. What matters is who figures it out first."
The Ghost Emperor glanced at him.
"Take care of what you have first."
"Of course I'll take care of it." Qian Gu Dongfeng raised his head, a hint of barely suppressed excitement in his eyes, "But not now."
He paused, then added, "Five years is enough."
The sky in the distance was dark, with low-hanging clouds that looked like it was about to rain at any moment.
But the rain hadn't started yet.
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The bottom of Poseidon Lake is actually quieter.
That "ghost seed" had been there for a long time. When it was first planted, almost nothing could be seen. At most, the lake water seemed a little deeper on some nights, and the aquatic plants lay low.
It's different now.
It began to slowly drain the life energy from that place.
very slow.
But it's very stable.
That's the most troublesome thing about this thing. It doesn't explode at first, nor does it become visible immediately. It burrows in, takes root, and by the time you discover it, it's often too late.
The Ghost Emperor had been waiting for this moment.
Five years is not just about waiting for an outcome.
They're just waiting for Shrek to fall into chaos first.
Once the things Yunming is used to gradually change, and once that place, which has always been regarded as a sacred site, begins to crumble from within, then taking action will be much simpler.
He stood in the shadows, his eyes cold.
"Let them do their own thing," he said. "We'll wait."
Qian Gu Dongfeng did not answer immediately, but simply put away "Swallowing Heaven and Earth" with a very steady movement.
The mountain breeze slipped through the cracks in the rocks, making a low rustling sound.
The sky was still overcast.
Real storms usually don't come that quickly.
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He stood in the shadows, his eyes cold.
"Let them do their own thing," he said. "We'll wait."
Qian Gu Dongfeng did not answer immediately, but simply put away "Swallowing Heaven and Earth" with a very steady movement.
The mountain breeze slipped through the cracks in the rocks, making a low rustling sound.
The sky was still overcast.
Real storms usually don't come that quickly.