Chapter 354: The Arrogance of Jiang Yu_1

The staff responsible for protecting Cheng Xin immediately became tense; they had no idea why the lady insisted on provoking Jiang Yu. The current tense situation made them afraid to even breathe heavily.

On Jiang Yu's side, the security personnel were not that nervous since most of them were robotic bodyguards, not understanding what "tension" meant.

Jiang Yu's words made Cheng Xin frown, "I am serious! If you go too far, I will..."

"I know, I know, you will threaten to destroy the Solar System as a deterrent to me!" Jiang Yu said as if he had heard a very funny joke. He was gloomy just a moment ago, but now he even had a smile on his face:

"That would be you destroying the beautiful world in your heart, not me. Don't just toss the blame around!"

Before Cheng Xin could react further, Jiang Yu swiftly continued, "Since I am already being the good guy, I might as well go all the way.

"Today I offer you another piece of advice: If you fail to protect humanity, then fight for humanity.

"If you die in battle, you are a hero, and even if you don't, at least your conscience will feel better!"

Cheng Xin's eyebrows furrowed tightly, "I will protect this world!"

Jiang Yu paid no attention to Cheng Xin's determination and instead continued, "If you were an ordinary person, then you would live in a world filled with love and make some really good friends, and I wouldn't even refuse to be friends with you, as an ordinary person.

"But now it's different. Your destructive power exceeds all of humanity's existing weapons combined!"

Just as Cheng Xin was about to argue, Jiang Yu beat her to it, "I don't know if you've seen an old domestic movie, was it called 'Destruction of Opium at Humen' or something? I've forgotten.

"The first time I watched this movie, I was puzzled by a certain scene.

"Why were the high officials of the time discussing whether to grow their own opium? Or how to regulate its import?

"Shouldn't this thing be banned outright?

"Later I came to realize that the Qing government at the time did not represent the interests of the people; they only represented their own interests.

"Thus, they were never concerned about the health and well-being of the people, but about maximizing the interests of the ruling class."

Cheng Xin didn't quite understand why Jiang Yu would bring up this topic, but she patiently listened to him finish.

Only to hear Jiang Yu continue, "Looking at you, you haven't grasped my point at all!

"Let me put it even more clearly, the perspective from which the PDC and Fleet International view issues is very much like that of the Qing government back in the day!

"Narrow-minded and self-righteous, and in the past year, they have successfully brainwashed you!

"This is evident from the increased aggressiveness in your attitude toward me.

"The beautiful world you see is but an illusion, a mirage constructed from the bounty of technological profits and casual accumulation!"

As Jiang Yu spoke, Cheng Xin shook her head, "You're looking at things too one-sidedly."

Jiang Yu laughed, "Why am I wasting my breath on you? Go and face your destiny!"

Having said that, Jiang Yu turned his head away, indicating that he no longer wished to communicate with Cheng Xin.

Cheng Xin said, "Embrace this new world! Stop the incessant militarization!" Then she left.

Jiang Yu glanced at the time and said to an officer beside him, "Start the preparations!"

The officer nodded silently and pressed a button he had always worn on his wrist.

Everything had been planned long ago, and no details about the plan could be revealed outside the Sophon Blind Zone.

Half an hour later, Logic arrived with several prosecutors in black suits using the elevator.

Jiang Yu finally approached and said, "Teacher Luo Ji, congratulations, you can finally see the light of day again."

The calm at sundown filled Luo Ji's eyes as he nodded with a smile, his lips moved, but he said nothing.

Jiang Yu took the cloak passed by his subordinate and draped it over the scantily clad Luo Ji.

However, a few prosecutors stepped forward, "We are sorry, but Luo Ji is now..."

Halting mid-sentence, they didn't dare to continue because Jiang Yu's guard robots had drawn their weapons, pointing them at the prosecutors.

Sentries nearby immediately tensed up and also raised their weapons.

Jiang Yu leisurely draped the cloak over Luo Ji as if he noticed none of the mounting tension around them.

The rotating PDC Chairman, having arrived later in the elevator, gestured toward the distant scene upon seeing this.

Ten fully armed armored vehicles, along with more than twenty J75s, charged out from the underground bunkers and headed this way.

The Chairman smiled at Jiang Yu, "Wallfacer, you shouldn't be so impulsive."

After speaking, he gestured with his eyes, signalling the prosecutors to take Luo Ji away.

One of the prosecutors smiled at Jiang Yu, "Luo Ji is the biggest criminal in history; we have to take him..."

"Shoot him!" Jiang Yu cut the prosecutor off.

The Chairman and others were stunned. Before the prosecutor had time to run, an armed robot had already hit him in the forehead with a laser gun.

The intense heat immediately evaporated his brain, and by the time he hit the ground, he was dead.

Like a signal for an attack, intense roars filled the air, and six fireballs dove toward the scene from above.

Everyone present suddenly felt their hair stand on end as beams of deep red light, like strings, fell from the sky.

These "light ropes" landed precisely among the formation of armored vehicles and J75s, turning most of them into molten iron and disabling the outer vehicles with the intense heat.

This was the Solar System State's satellite weapon, designed to disintegrate the enemy's metallic armed forces by firing high-intensity lasers from orbit.

The J75s, with their superior maneuverability, fared better than the armored vehicles; at least half escaped the satellite weapon's assault.

But the six "fireballs" were now very close, their weapons like the grim reaper's scythe, and after two rounds of focused firing from the bright laser cannons, all J75s were done for.

All this happened too fast; in just three or four seconds, the battle was over.

After annihilating their enemies, the six "fireballs" immediately changed course, circling overhead, becoming the aerial defense and strike force for Jiang Yu and his company.

The PDC rotating Chairman and others could now see that the six "fireballs" were red humanoid combat devices.

They were entirely crimson as if made of iron glowing red-hot.

They had no wings or jets but were able to hover mid-air, exuding a magical sense of technology!

Jiang Yu pointed at them, "J135! The newest single-soldier combat weapon of the Solar System State, with a unique gravity device that lets them ignore all gravity.

"They can move freely on planets with atmospheres and launch raids from low orbit."

Jiang Yu looked at the astounded rotating Chairman, "I've realized, the Uranus Battle didn't wake you up at all!

"It's the space warfare era now! A few armored vehicles, a handful of J75s—what kind of fighting power is that? Since you thought of keeping me here, didn't you ever guard against an attack from space?"