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Translator: CinderTL
The Lord of the Mist's words made Feng Qi realize the timeline had been corrected.
History was once again moving forward along its predetermined path.
He had initially believed that the Lord of the Mist's infiltration of the Tiger Soul Research Institute was his own idea, but he now realized it had been influenced by the black shadow forces behind the Technology Research Institute.
The meeting convened by the black shadow had clearly shown the Lord of the Mist the immense benefits of controlling a human research institute.
This was a tempting prospect for the Lord of the Mist, who was desperately seeking to expand his influence.
Furthermore, through this meeting, the Lord of the Mist learned about the "Black Reaper Project," a future plan the black shadow forces were vigorously pushing.
This laid the groundwork for the Lord of the Mist to eventually plant "spies" in the core circle of the Technology Research Institute.
Many points that had previously been hazy to him now became clear.
A complete timeline formed in his mind.
Yet many questions still lingered.
Especially regarding the black shadow forces behind the Technology Research Institute.
He had always assumed that compared to the Tiger Soul Research Institute, the Technology Research Institute was significantly weaker.
At least the Black Shadow Faction had failed to control Little Black, nor had they demonstrated any significant power in the future.
Their presence in the future was virtually nonexistent.
In contrast, the Lord of the Mist behind the Tiger Soul Research Institute would undoubtedly become a dominant force in the future, 1,500 years from now.
The Flesh and Blood Sacrifice cultivation technique he developed, once activated, propelled the Lord of the Mist into a phase of rapid growth. Given enough time, his potential would be limitless.
But one thing was strange.
Every previous Sacrifice Line that involved confronting the Technology Research Institute had resulted in a massive change in the future.
Yet all other timelines, regardless of how they were altered, ended in the extinction of humanity.
Logically, the Technology Research Institute's influence shouldn't be enough to have such a profound impact on the future.
How could confronting them change the future?
Upon careful reflection, he suspected this wasn't a coincidence. The Technology Research Institute must indeed wield immense power over the future.
This thought sparked a hypothesis in his mind.
The Technology Research Institute was far more complex than he had imagined. If left unchecked, it would inevitably grow into a colossal force.
Based on the intelligence gathered so far...
The Black Shadow Faction behind the Technology Research Institute was merely an emerging force, established by defectors from the Spirit Energy Clan in recent years.
Based on Le Ping'an's memories, this had occurred roughly twenty years ago.
When Le Ping'an's parents were deceived, he was only about four or five years old.
This allowed him to confidently conclude that the Technology Research Institute had been fully infiltrated within the past two decades.
Compared to the massive Domain Forces, like the Spirit Energy Clan, that had been lurking in human society for countless centuries, calling the Black Shadow Faction an emerging force was entirely accurate.
He couldn't help but wonder:
Perhaps the Black Shadow Faction behind the Technology Research Institute had immense growth potential for the future.
By choosing to subvert the Technology Research Institute in his Sacrifice Line plan, he was effectively stifling this faction's rise before it could truly emerge.
This decision had far-reaching consequences for the future, granting Human Civilization a temporary reprieve from annihilation.
Perhaps this was why the Sacrifice Line of Confronting the Technology Research Institute allowed him to contact Future People.
Feng Qi couldn't know the exact truth.
But he felt his conjecture was very close to the truth, at least logically sound.
He realized that his understanding of the truth had been a process of constantly correcting his misconceptions.
Initially, when he mistook the Scarlet Research Institute for a Domain Force, he believed they secretly controlled the entire world and captured humans for experiments.
The Genius List, in reality, was an assassination list.
Yet the truth proved that the Scarlet Research Institute had always stood with humanity.
The modified human subjects were all volunteers who participated in rune modification experiments, aiming to transform into domain creatures and enter the domain world to locate the Transmission Source.
As he gradually uncovered the truth about the world, he mentally ranked the threat posed by various Domain Forces.
He placed the Technology Research Institute at the bottom of this list.
But now, he saw that this seemingly weak institute would wield terrifying influence in the future.
It was a Domain Force with immense growth potential.
At the very least, the Black Shadow Faction behind the Technology Research Institute was no weaker than the Tiger Soul Research Institute controlled by the Lord of the Mist.
If he could control Little Black, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call the Technology Research Institute the strongest among all known Domain Forces.
Fortunately, Little Black was uncontrollable.
This reminded him of information he had learned: the Tiger Soul Research Institute had once developed an anti-control device.
At the time, he had suspected that this device was the cause of Little Black's loss of control.
It was also part of the Tiger Soul Research Institute's secret plan to target the Technology Research Institute.
As for the truth, he didn't know for sure yet.
He could only hope that in this timeline, he would live long enough to uncover more truths and secrets alongside the Lord of the Mist.
"What do you think? Should we infiltrate a research institute to serve our own interests?"
Noticing Feng Qi's continued silence, the Lord of the Mist spoke again.
Startled from his thoughts, Feng Qi snapped back to attention.
Looking at the puzzled Lord of the Mist, he pondered for a moment before saying, "It's a good idea, but infiltrating a research institute isn't easy. There are still powerful individuals among humans. One wrong step could trigger a series of crises. We need to plan this carefully before acting."
"Of course, we must plan carefully. But infiltrating a research institute is definitely feasible. I've been thinking about which one would be best to target since I returned."
"So, which institute are you considering now?" Feng Qi pressed.
(End of the Chapter)
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