Esper X Family – Chapter 616 – I’m Gonna Use Them for Egg Fried Rice!

Ye Yao had figured it out.

The internal personnel of this expeditionary fleet were not united.

Although they were all suicide squad members here to handle the crisis, their ideas were quite different.

“Caution is necessary,”

Gray Marsh’s steady voice rang out.

He did not directly refute but instead adopted a roundabout strategy.

“But aren’t your plans too passive?

The Evolutionary Divine Machine’s deductions are very costly, and they might not yield accurate results.

The future changes in an instant; missing one opportunity could mean a significant loss for us.

We’ve endured countless hardships to reach this place and obtain first-hand intelligence. Are we merely going to act as a mouthpiece?”

He stepped forward, his silhouette appearing especially tall and straight under the blue glow of the holographic star chart.

“If this ‘Ye Yao’ truly is the target indicated by the Evolutionary Divine Machine, then the possibilities she represent means immeasurable power.

If we can safely place her under our observation and control in a non-harmful manner, that would undoubtedly add a crucial trump card for our civilization’s standing in the universe.”

Several officers beside Gray Marsh nodded slightly in support.

White Comet: “?”

Although she had always been well aware that these people harbored ambitions, she had never imagined that they would simply ignore the risks.

“If I recall correctly, according to the intelligence, Ye Yao is secretly guarded by ‘Ye Ge’.

She casually annihilated an interstellar overlord, and that one person alone could be worth half of the Watcher Civilization. Have you considered the cost of failure?”

White Comet looked directly at these people, her tone calm but unquestionable.

Gray Marsh did not back down an inch.

“Commander White Comet, don’t forget we have brought along the Watcher Civilization’s most advanced weapons on this expedition to prevent the worst-case scenario.

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Risk and opportunity always coexist. Stop using that interstellar overlord as an excuse; with the fleet’s current firepower, it wouldn’t even last a second. Therefore, I don’t believe the situation will spiral out of control.”

Ye Yao, who was observing secretly, began to get a little excited.

“Wow! They’re arguing! They’re actually arguing! There’s even an infighting segment?

It seems that even in another civilization, I’m still a beauty who brings disaster!

Sigh, it’s my all damn charm… My character modeling is just too OP.”

Xing Lan remained skeptical.

“Isn’t it more about coveting your strength? Logically speaking, what truly attracts those people should be me.”

“Shut up! There’s no place for a cup to speak here!” Ye Yao said, flustered and annoyed.

The debate continued.

In the end, after hours of intense discussion and risk assessment simulations, the two sides reached a compromise.

For the time being, they would not make contact but would observe covertly, without revealing the existence of the Watcher Civilization.

They would avoid any hostile relationship with it.

The fleet could secretly station itself in the solar system for a long period.

After all, they had come prepared to die. Even if they perished in the solar system, it would be dying for their homeland.

During this time, they could monitor changes in “Ye Yao’s” activities.

If she truly did something that threatened the safety of the universe, the vanguard of the Watcher Civilization would intervene in human civilization and take control measures.

Prior to that, no major actions could be taken.

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This expeditionary fleet could choose not to return home, enduring however long it took, solely to eliminate the threat to their civilization.

This resolution further transformed the fleet, which was once a “blade”, into a pair of “eyes”.

If Ye Yao could understand their plan, she might feel a strong sense of déjà vu.

Wasn’t this exactly how the Countermeasures Bureau operated in the early days?

They would just keep watching and strike hard at the first sign of trouble.

Back then, Ye Yao had been genuinely afraid of being crushed into a cat pancake, which was why she had to hide herself.

Now, however, who’s the cat pancake and who’s the Dayun Truck is debatable.

After the meeting adjourned, Gray Marsh returned to his private quarters deep within the flagship.

He stood by the window, gazing at the distant blue planet, a sharp, ambition-filled glint flashing in his eyes.

“The center of the world, the key to the endpoint… If a weak human civilization can grasp it, then I can naturally control it as well.”

Then, he contemplated his plan.

According to the earlier resolution, the fleet would quietly send some personnel to Bluestar, having them infiltrate human civilization under disguised identities.

With their powerful technology, human civilization would detect nothing amiss.

At that point, they would no longer have to cling to written intelligence but could instead observe the target’s essence with their own eyes.

As the deputy commander of this expedition, Gray Marsh naturally couldn’t go in person.

He would have to let others execute the setup on his behalf.

White Comet was in the same position; she could only send her own trusted subordinates to Bluestar.

Gray Marsh had to extract more information before that.

If his own people made a move, it would certainly provoke White Comet’s anger.

She was the commander, and the majority of the fleet listened to her.

Even if they had differing views, they had to act within the bounds of discipline. Otherwise, they would only fail.

Gray Marsh attempted to carve out a dangerous secret path within the framework of the compromise.

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He didn’t intend to immediately overturn White Comet’s authority on the surface.

Just because his people couldn’t act directly did not mean that human civilization lacked usable resources.

As the intelligence indicated, this civilization hadn’t achieved true unity.

After the arrival of the new era, light had illuminated many dark corners.

Yet, undercurrents still quietly surged.

White Comet’s faction would never tolerate the extreme ideas of the other faction.

But if it were internal strife within human civilization, they would probably turn a blind eye to it.

In any case, Gray Marsh had his own rhythm.

He was determined to obtain the key to the endpoint of the universe!

However, Gray Marsh would never imagine that all his actions were falling completely into another pair of “eyes”.

Bluestar, Ye Yao’s residence.

“This guy is trouble. Looks like he’s planning something.”

Ye Yao quickly went to Tu Sheng to do some doxxing.

She wasn’t going to be an arrogant flash king ¹ Explained before. Gilgamesh from the Fate series has an omniscient Noble Phantasm, but usually chooses not to use it since it’ll be boring. .

There was no point in having an X-ray hack if she didn’t use it.

After listening to Ye Yao’s description, Tu Sheng closed her eyes and soon opened them again.

“The person you’re talking about is the deputy commander of this expeditionary fleet, named Gray Marsh. He’s quite ambitious. He wants to use your power to turn the Watcher Civilization into his own dictatorship, then go on to dominate the entire universe.”

“Oh, I see.”

Ye Yao poked Xing Lan, who had reverted to being a little fat bird.

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“Hear that, Xing Lan? Dominate the universe, such a classic goal! What do you think?”

“Easier than laying eggs.”

It seemed that Xing Lan was still hung up on Ye Yao bringing up the laying eggs thing.

She wasn’t actually a bird!

At most, she just looked like one.

If she had that kind of function, Xing Lan would’ve long since dropped a big one on Ye Yao’s head.

【Xing Lan wants to drop a big one on your head】

The system seemed to be fanning the flames.

Ye Yao’s mouth twitched slightly.

So ill-mannered!

“Xing Lan, it looks like I really do need to install egg-laying functions for you. I’m gonna use them for egg fried rice ² !”

“Coo coo coo!!!”

Xing Lan was so startled that she flapped her wings and flew behind Tu Sheng to hide.

Tu Sheng chuckled softly at the amusing scene.

“That Gray Marsh should be up to some little tricks. How do you plan to respond?”

“I feel like he’d be a speed bump, so I’ll play along with him. Let’s see what kind of good show he can put on.”

For Ye Yao, the schemes of any ambitionist were less important than figuring out how to get Xing Lan to lay eggs.

Author Note

I miss the computer in my rented apartment. Bringing my laptop home makes logging into games and checking in so laggy it’s practically a PowerPoint presentation.

Text: You’re a pig 🐷