Chapter 998: 998
"Let's review what happened more than ten years ago .
"The Blood Demon Sector and the Heaven's Origin Sector discovered Boneyard, which is around ten thousand lightyears away, almost at the same time .
"Since Boneyard was the residence of 'Skeleton Dragon', an ancient ferocious demon from forty thousand years ago, the Blood Demon Sector had more information about it . I remember that the federation did not know the real name of the planet and called it 'Ultimacy' at that time .
"However, after the discovery of Boneyard, neither the Blood Demon Sector nor the Heaven's Origin Sector started the exploration immediately .
"It was because a distance of ten thousand lightyears was too vast . With the technologies of the Blood Demon Sector and the Heaven's Origin Sector, it was quite questionable whether or not the resources on the planet could be developed efficiently, if resources were detected at all .
"Therefore, even in the Blood Demon Sector, which had more knowledge about Boneyard, the debate over whether to explore the planet or not remained unabated for a long time . You were scared that the resources you devoted to the exploration would prove to be a waste!
"Eventually, it was your father who convinced all the other demon emperors to gather the resources of the Blood Demon Sector and start building the super teleportation array Eye of Blood Demon!
"In order to initiate the project as soon as possible, you father even promised that the Gold Crow Kingdom would contribute one third of the total capital and resources, didn't he?"
Jin Xinyue thought for a moment and nodded . "At that time, I was still very young, but the incident left quite a deep impression on me .
"Although my father was one of the twelve demon emperors, he was not the one with the highest personal strength . Furthermore, the national capability of the Gold Crow Kingdom was incomparable to that of the Nether Spring Kingdom or the Kingdom of Lion Butchers . Therefore, he had always kept a low profile until then . Like I said last time, my father is very good at 'compromising' .
"But the project of the Eye of Blood Demon was what he had been most insistent on since I had memory . He even smashed the table in the headquarters of the Pantheon of Demons, declaring resolutely that it was a rarely-seen opportunity and that there would certainly be major discoveries on Boneyard .
"Since he was responsible for the universal exploration of the Blood Demon Sector, his voice was apparently the largest in the issue . Also, the Gold Crow Kingdom was providing most of the resources . Therefore, the other demon emperors all agreed to the plan, however unwilling to, in the end . "
"It was not until the Blood Demon Sector got started with the Eye of Blood Demon that the Star Glory Federation began building the Heaven's Artillery," Li Yao observed . "Perhaps the federation was not interested in Boneyard at first . But after noticing that the Blood Demon Sector was taking actions, they were forced into an 'arms race' .
"If they did not join the competition, wouldn't the federation have been caught in an awkward situation if some earth-shaking magical equipment had been excavated from Boneyard when the demons monopolized it?
"All in all, your father was the proposer and the greatest endorser of the exploration of Boneyard!"
"That's right," Jin Xinyue confirmed .
"But the exploration proved to be a fiasco in the end . " Li Yao sighed . "Let's leave the trap of Skeleton Dragon aside for a moment . Even after I brought away Skeleton Dragon through teleportation, the exploration project on Boneyard was still put on hiatus after a few years because both the Heaven's Origin Sector and the Blood Demon Sector discovered that it was tremendously difficult to develop a planet ten thousand lightyears ago on a large scale with their current technology .
"Water too far away cannot quench one's current thirst . If a lot of resources were devoted to the development of Boneyard, chances were that their home would be demolished by the enemy before the resources on the planet were brought back!
"In the decade that followed, small-scale explorations were conducted on Boneyard, but the missions were mostly restricted on surveying, prospecting, and the collection of mineral samples . The Heaven's Artillery and the Eye of Blood Demon did not play roles deserving of their cost . Sure enough, they could be used to develop the world fragments at a shorter distance, but it would like butchering a chicken with a cleaver designed to dissect a bull!
"That is the conclusion I came to based on the Fire Ant King's theory and yours, as well as the public information . Is there anything wrong about it?"
"No . " Jin Xinyue shook her head . "The incident was a major blow for the Gold Crow Kingdom . I remember that my father was severely impeached, too . Everybody said that he was too reckless and wasted so many resources on a useless Eye of Blood Demon . Not only were so many silver-blood demons killed in the attempt, the teleportation array never played an important role later, either . It was a great failure!
"However, if we hadn't built the Eye of Blood Demon, the federation might not have established the Heaven's Artillery at all . Therefore, I think we drew even in the end by wasting equal quantities of resources on nothing!
"Anyway, the incident depressed my father for several years . He became even more low-key in the Pantheon of Demons . It was not until after the Battle of Dawn, when the continentalism that the Nether Spring Kingdom and the Kingdom of Lion Butchers enshrined seemed impractical, that my father, as the master of the air forces, was elected as the commander-in-chief of the coalition army of demons . "
Li Yao sneered . "Do you really think that your father's insistence on the project of the Eye of Blood Demon was a feverish, reckless decision?"
Jin Xinyue was stunned for a moment and then fell into deep thought .
"Since your father was the 'Minister of Universal Exploration and Development' of the Blood Demon Sector, he must've had abundant experience in the exploration of world fragments . Would he have neglected the cost issue, which wouldn't even escape a countryfolk's attention? Would he not have known that the technology of the Blood Demon Sector at that time was not advanced enough to develop a planet ten thousand lightyears away on a large scale?
"On the very contrary, I believe that he knew it better than anybody else!"
"If he knew it clearly, why did he—"
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