Chapter 1147: Human Savior

While Sun Bumian was "secretly chatting" with Teacher Ye, the others had already walked outside the office.

Chen Ling couldn't help but ask the next moment:

"Why did you guys come here?"

"Why? You can come to the Fusion Faction, but we can't?" Jian Changsheng asked back as a matter of course. "The Jack of Diamonds said that my situation is very special, and Teacher Ye is the only one in the world who is most likely to have a solution... I need to improve my strength as soon as possible, so of course I have to come find him."

“……”

Chen Ling couldn't refute that. He looked at Jiang Xiaohua on the side, about to ask him to explain the embarrassing "flower-turning" performance from earlier, but after hesitating for a long time, he sighed helplessly...

Chen Ling knew Jiang Xiaohua’s personality; this guy was completely content with whatever situation he was in. Before, when he was trapped in the Ancient Imperial Treasury, he could just find a place to bury himself on the spot, without any intention of finding a way out. Human Domain, Gray World, Fusion Faction—to him, there was no difference at all.

"Where’s the Jack? Why hasn't he come out yet?"

"I don't know, he seems to be whispering to Teacher Ye inside... I guess he’s inciting him to deal with the Red King."

"What kind of grudge does he have with the Red King?"

Chen Ling had doubts before. Sun Bumian liked to avoid bad luck and rarely had conflicts with people, so how did he actively provoke the Red King?

"It seems like his savings of thousands of years were stolen by the Red King... I don't know the specifics."

Chen Ling: ?

Just as they were talking, the office door opened, and Sun Bumian walked out, playing with his prayer beads with a subtle expression...

"How was it? What did Teacher Ye say?"

"He said that the Fusion Faction has always avoided participating in the struggles of other factions..."

"About what I expected." Chen Ling nodded slightly. "Teacher Ye’s personality doesn't seem like the type to actively provoke the Twilight Society."

"However..." the next moment, Sun Bumian changed the subject,

"He is very interested in my personal idea of overthrowing the Red King and replacing him."

“？？？”

Looking at the faint smile on Sun Bumian’s face, Chen Ling only came back to his senses after a while, looking at the tightly closed office door in disbelief,

"How can this be... could it be that Teacher Ye and the Red King have a history?"

"I don't know about that. Anyway, my idea has a chance!" Sun Bumian rubbed his hands, looking ambitious, as if he had already seen the lost gold beckoning to him,

"During this time, I need to plan carefully..."

Sun Bumian muttered to himself while walking toward the depths of the Mother Tree.

"...Does he know where his room is?" Chen Ling’s expression was strange.

"What? We have our own rooms?" Jian Changsheng was shocked. "Isn't this a tree? I thought we’d all have to sleep hanging from the tree..."

"Can I not sleep in a room?" Jiang Xiaohua raised his hand silently. "...I want to sleep in the ground."

"You guys came here without knowing anything??"

Chen Ling was speechless. He suddenly remembered something and looked around, "Where’s the Jack of Diamonds who brought you here? Didn't he come in with you?"

"Him..."

Jian Changsheng shrugged,

"After dropping us off at the entrance, he didn't come in, saying he was embarrassed to see some old acquaintances... If nothing goes wrong, he should have already set off back to the Human Domain."

Chen Ling turned to look in the direction outside the Mother Tree, lost in thought.

……

A bone-chilling wind swept across the barren land.

Under the lead-gray clouds, the Jack of Diamonds stood quietly among the messily flying gravel, looking at the towering dead tree in the distance, his expression somewhat complex.

After an unknown amount of time, he still couldn't muster the courage, shook his head, and walked away.

"You haven't been back in so many years, really not going in to sit for a while?"

A peaceful voice sounded from behind him.

The Jack of Diamonds was slightly startled. He looked back and saw a plain-clothed teacher standing on the raised hill, his clothes fluttering in the wind.

"...Teacher Ye."

For the first time, the Jack of Diamonds’ tattooed, fierce, and gloomy face showed the reverence of a student, like the complexity and melancholy of returning to high school and seeing his mentor again after more than a decade of life’s hardships.

"I’m no longer a member of the Fusion Faction, how could I have the face to go back..." The Jack of Diamonds smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Not being a member of the Fusion Faction doesn't mean you can't be a guest... Although you are now the Jack of Diamonds of the Twilight Society, I have always considered you my student." Teacher Ye smiled slightly. "A student has finally returned, how can you just take a look at the door and leave?"

The Jack of Diamonds opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.

"Have you been doing well all these years?"

"...I guess so." The Jack of Diamonds paused for a moment. "The Twilight Society, you know, it’s not as comfortable as the Fusion Faction. We don't have a fixed place, we just keep drifting between various domains... Life is a bit bitter, but at least my heart is at ease."

Hearing the last sentence, Teacher Ye frowned slightly,

"After all these years, are you still doubting your teacher?"

"I have never doubted my teacher; what I doubt is 'fusion' itself." The Jack of Diamonds looked into Teacher Ye’s eyes, his tone calm and firm.

"'Fusion' itself..."

Teacher Ye seemed to recall something, a flash of unwillingness and pain appearing in his eyes behind his glasses. He closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, and spoke slowly,

"I have been researching fusion and calamities for over three hundred years... I single-handedly created the Fusion Faction and saved the lives of so many children. Even your life was saved by me using fusion technology...

Why, why are none of you willing to believe me?"

There was no anger in Teacher Ye’s voice, only endless sorrow. He wasn't expressing dissatisfaction with the Jack of Diamonds, but questioning himself, or questioning the fairness of this world.

"I am willing to believe my teacher." The Jack of Diamonds spoke slowly. "But someone has to prepare a way out... In case things head toward the worst outcome, restarting the world will be humanity’s final way out."

"...I understand."

Teacher Ye opened his eyes and looked at the Jack of Diamonds earnestly. "Among my students, you are the one who plans for the worst... That’s why I wasn't angry when you chose to leave the Fusion Faction; I even felt a bit gratified...

However, that doesn't matter anymore."

Teacher Ye took out a test tube from his bosom. Scarlet blood surged and flowed within it, reflecting Teacher Ye’s eyes, which were flashing with firmness and confidence.

"I have already obtained the blood of the King of Calamities. Just give me a little more time, and I will be able to prove that I am right... By then, whether it’s me, you, or the entire Fusion Faction, we will all return to the light.

We will become the saviors of humanity."