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Chapter 250 The Conflict Among the Three Factions: A Risky Solution?
Four fully armed guards with sharp eyes stood at the entrance.

Two exploding Magnetons, emitting powerful electric currents, hovered around them, their cannons pointed at the passage.

The energy barrier beside the gate emitted a dangerous blue light, clearly indicating that any unauthorized intruder would be instantly breached.

It's impossible to get in silently using conventional methods.

However, this is not a problem.

Ling Feng retreated to a blind spot in the surveillance camera's view. He whispered, "Baby, I'm leaving you here."

A deep blue flame silently ignited at his feet, and the crystal chandelier gracefully emerged from the shadows.

"Take me through, but don't trigger the alarm."

The ghostly flame in the chandelier's eyes flickered. Invisible ghostly energy rippled outwards like water, enveloping Ling Feng and himself.

Their figures instantly became ethereal and transparent, like shadows merging into the air.

Ling Feng felt his body become light, as if he had lost his physical form.

He followed the Crystal Lamp Spirit and passed through the energy barrier without any hindrance, as easily as passing through a curtain of water.

Behind the barrier was a long corridor made entirely of high-strength alloy. At the end was a huge circular observation window.

Upon approaching, the sight before him made him pause slightly. Looking out the window, he saw an enormous underground space.

Countless thick, energy-shimmering pipes converged towards the very center of the space like blood vessels.

There, a massive mechanical construct was slowly rotating.

It is composed of countless intricate metal rings, gears, energy conduits, and crystal arrays shimmering with runes. The whole thing exudes a terrifying energy fluctuation that makes your heart tremble. A rough sense of it is actually quite similar to the aura of the Crystal Lamp Spirit!

This is the core of the Genesis Engine!
At this moment, its rotation speed is not uniform, sometimes fast and sometimes slow.

The light at the core flickered erratically, clearly indicating a highly unstable state.

Just standing here, Ling Feng could feel the oppressive energy that seemed to tear space apart.

He looked away, found a control room next to the observation window, and pushed the door open to go inside.

The room was dimly lit, with only countless holographic screens emitting a faint blue light, displaying a waterfall-like stream of data.

The air was thick with the smell of smoke.

At the table, a man sat hunched over behind a table piled high with papers.

His hair was disheveled, his beard was unkempt, and his eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at the largest holographic screen in front of him.

The screen displays a complex energy model, next to which is a huge red number—97.8%!

That's a prediction of the failure probability after the engine is forcibly started!

Half-eaten energy bars and several empty energy drink bottles were scattered on the table.

"Not enough... Energy dissipation... Resonator... Replacement... Can't find..."

The man muttered to himself unconsciously, tapping his fingers on the table as if he had just come to a realization.

Ling Feng didn't hide his footsteps and walked straight over.

The man suddenly raised his head. His bloodshot eyes were filled with furious anger at being disturbed and a hint of confusion.

"Who?! Who let you in! Get out..." His roar suddenly stopped.

Because he saw Ling Feng's hand outstretched in front of him, and the cold, black iron plate engraved with gear and lightning symbols.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The rage on Miles's face vanished instantly, replaced by shock and disbelief.

He stared intently at the metal plaque, as if he had seen a ghost.

His lips trembled, and it took him a long time to manage to squeeze out a few words.

"Mo...Mo Heng...he...he's still alive? He...he sent you?"

“Yes.” Ling Feng retrieved the iron token. “He sent me to find you, Minister Miles.”

Miles seemed to have all his strength drained away, collapsing into his chair and looking at Ling Feng with a complex and wary gaze.

"What...did he send you here for? To laugh at me? To see me personally...create a monster that will destroy the world?"

“Old Mo sent me here; I want to know the truth.” Ling Feng stared directly at Miles. “About the Genesis Engine, about the true purpose of the Alliance’s higher-ups. And what will happen if the engine is forcibly activated?”

Miles remained silent for a long time, his eyes shifting between despair and struggle.

In the end, perhaps because the name "Old Mo" carried enough weight, he let out a long sigh.

“The truth…” He gave a wry smile. “The truth is, we opened a Pandora’s box, and we couldn’t control it at all.”

He pointed to the failure rate on the screen and continued:
"The most optimistic estimate of the consequences of forcibly starting it is that it will cause a local energy imbalance in the Earth's core, leading to the complete collapse of the geological structure within a radius of 300 kilometers centered on the engine. The lower city will collapse more than half of itself like a sandcastle, and countless people will be buried alive."

"This is just the physical disaster; the worst-case scenario..."

He sighed.

"The destruction of the entire planet's ley lines by the engine will trigger a chain reaction... global ecological extinction, energy storms sweeping across the surface, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, drastic climate change... there will be no safe place above or below ground."

Ling Feng frowned. It seemed his intuition was correct.

It seems that starting the engine directly would be much worse than he imagined, which explains why the alliance hasn't taken action yet.

He asked:
"If that's the case, why would the alliance take such a risk? Don't they know that they're willing to risk this just to maintain their rule?"

"Why?" Miles asked as if he had heard a joke.

"No... I think you've got it wrong. The engine's initial plan was indeed to stabilize the underground energy supply, allowing us to survive underground. But... the Alliance discovered the true state of the surface world."

He raised his head, looked at Ling Feng, and his eyes sharpened.

"You're from the Lower City, you should know... the Alliance has been spreading the lie that the surface world is a dead zone filled with deadly radiation and toxic dust, right? That's all a lie! It's all fake!"

Ling Feng nodded.

Nonsense, I went to the ground just last week and even saw the Void Flame. How could I not know?
And Miles continued:
"The world above ground is indeed recovering—vegetation, water, fresh air…that's humanity's future home, but!" His tone suddenly became agitated. "...some life forms have also appeared there, life forms we cannot understand, life forms we cannot fight against."

"A group of strange Pokémon has appeared on the ground, possessing incredible power! Our army is no match for them!"

A deep fear flickered in Miles' eyes, as if he were recalling some horrific scene.

"The first small-scale reconnaissance team encounter: five state-of-the-art mechs, twenty well-trained Magnetonnaxes and Slashing Commanders... completely wiped out! They didn't even last three minutes! Those creatures... were terrifying."

"No matter how the world on Earth recovers, if these guys take over, it will mean nothing to us."

"So...the plan changed." "The pro-war faction...General Quinn, oh no, he's been captured now, and the one jumping the gun the most right now is Colonel Walker, they've completely gone mad!"

Miles looked helpless.

"They believe that since we cannot take back the surface world, we should simply destroy it, forcibly tearing apart the earth's veins with the Genesis Engine at full power, creating a catastrophe that covers the entire surface."

"At least this way, we can have a quiet surface."

"But the price is what I just mentioned! The lower city will collapse on a large scale, and countless people will perish! And the 97.8% failure rate could trigger a global extinction!"

"But in their view, the former's sacrifice is worthwhile. For the sake of purifying the surface and for the future of the alliance, it doesn't matter how many lowly people in the lower city die!"

"What about the other factions?"

Ling Feng interrupted only after hearing this.

"The maintenance faction is led by a few bigwigs who control the distribution of core energy and military factories."

Miles pursed his lips.

"They don't care about the surface or the underground. They only care about their own power and wealth. They believe that the engine only needs to be run at a power level sufficient to maintain the luxurious lifestyle and military strength of the underground city, extracting energy and stabilizing the underground."

"As for whether the lower city will collapse or how many people will die, they don't care. If it collapses, it will save resources. Simply put, they support partial power engine start-up."

"Then...is no one objecting?" Ling Feng asked.

"Have!"

A faint glimmer of light finally appeared in Miles' eyes.

"The current leader of the Alliance, Chairwoman Alicia Soren... is a representative of the moderate faction. She believes that the dungeon's energy can last for a while, and the engine should not be started unless absolutely necessary."

"She advocated for a concerted effort to find an alternative to the 'Star Stone,' or something that could resonate with life energy. She believed that only in that way could the engine slowly draw energy from the underground city without harming the ley lines or causing disasters, and then gradually find a way to solve the problems of the surface world."

"Life energy?" Ling Feng asked, feigning ignorance.

"Yes! A gentle, special life energy that can guide the orderly flow of energy! This is the key to changing the nature of the engine."

"But it's too difficult! We've searched through all the information and tried countless materials, but none of them can bear and guide that level of life energy! And the pro-war and pro-defense factions simply can't wait! They've been putting pressure on Alicia!"

"The 'Purification Day' a month from now is their deadline. If they can't find an alternative or a medium for life energy within a month, the engine must start trial operation! Once the trial operation starts, it can't be stopped!"

Hearing this, Ling Feng finally understood completely.

Behind the Genesis Engine are three factions torn apart at the top of the alliance: the radical pro-war faction, the selfish and self-serving maintenance faction, and the conciliatory faction seeking a peaceful solution.

And that medium of life energy, etc...
It's right here with me.

"Which faction does Quinn belong to?" Ling Feng asked to confirm.

"The pro-war faction! Colonel Walker is on his side!" Miles answered without hesitation.

"And what about you?" Ling Feng asked, looking at Miles. "Which side are you on?"

Miles let out a long, weary sigh.

“Me?” He pointed to the 97.8% failure rate on the screen, then to his bloodshot eyes.

"What do you think?"

“Kid, I know why Mo Heng sent you here. He wants my help. But…” He shook his head, his tone heavy. “Take my advice, leave. This matter is too complicated. It’s completely beyond your reach. Even the Chairman is having a hard time right now! What can a kid from the lower city do? You can’t change anything!”

Ling Feng remained silent. He did not answer, but slowly took out the Seed of the World from his system inventory.

A warm, green light quietly illuminated the dimly lit control room.

A surge of incredibly rich and vibrant life energy instantly spread out!
“This…what is this?!”

Miles jumped up from his chair as if he'd been struck by lightning!

His bloodshot eyes were fixed on the seed in Ling Feng's hand that emitted a soft green light, his face filled with extreme shock and disbelief!
As a top-notch research minister, he is naturally quite sensitive to energy fluctuations!
He clearly felt that pure, boundless power.
This feeling...

Is this...?

Ling Feng didn't explain; he simply put away the Seed of the World, and the rich life force vanished instantly.

Miles remained in the position with his hands on the table and his body leaning forward.

He was breathing heavily, his eyes fixed on Ling Feng.

"That...that thing...where did you get it from?! What is it?!" His voice trembled with excitement.

"That's a secret for now," Ling Feng said with a smile.

"If you want to know, you might have to do me a few favors."

Miles looked at Ling Feng's young yet unusually composed face, and recalled the radiant life he had just witnessed.

After the immense shock, a faint flame called hope rekindled in his despairing heart.

This young man… perhaps…

"What...what do you want to do?"

“I need to see Chairwoman Alicia Soren,” Ling Feng stated his purpose directly. “I need to speak with her.”

Miles looked as if he had heard a joke, then gave a wry smile.

"See her? Kid, do you know who she is? The Alliance Chairperson! The highest authority in the entire alliance!"

"Even for me, I need to make an appointment well in advance to see her, and I'm not even guaranteed to get a meeting, given your current status."

He pointed to the dark gray work clothes Ling Feng was wearing. "A 'Lynn' from the lower city? Forget about getting close to her, you can't even get through the gates of the administrative core area where she lives! The security checks there are ten times stricter than here!"

Ling Feng smiled again.

"If I really wanted to go, they probably couldn't stop me, but that would be very chaotic, so I came to ask you if there was any way."

Miles looked at Ling Feng's expression, who seemed to be hesitating about something.

He scratched his messy hair in frustration and paced back and forth in the cramped control room.

Finally, he stopped abruptly, as if he had made up his mind.

“There is… a solution,” he said in a low voice.

"It's just... a bit risky."

"Oh? What can I do?"

(End of this chapter)