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Chapter 1556 - 1444, utilitarianism

Chapter 1556: 1444, utilitarianism

"It must be properly handled."

"Such traitors ought to be put to death!"

Everyone’s gaze toward Jared was icy cold.

Jared had once deeply earned everyone’s trust. Among the four major factions of the Nexus, every one of them placed their faith in him. Speaker Lemo and Daland Military Chief didn’t get along, yet both trusted Jared completely.

But a betrayal like Jared’s, turning against all of them—how could they trust anyone in the future?

Gem Dragon Lucia gently flapped her enormous wings.

She spoke, "Actually, there were signs of Jared’s betrayal early on, but we failed to notice."

"Signs? What kind of signs?" Everyone turned to look at her.

Lucia said seriously, "Unlike us Gem Dragons, none of you pay attention to details, but I vividly remember that 1,235 years ago, hymn’s evaluation of him was—top-tier talent, hardworking and resilient, destined for great Fortune. But his mindset was slightly impatient, a bit opportunistic."

"Oh, now that you mention it, I recall," Ashley interjected, "This was hymn’s evaluation when Jared had just ascended to Planet-level, right?"

"Yes," Lucia nodded her massive head.

"A bit opportunistic..." Speaker Lemo mulled over the words and suddenly said, "Then it’s not surprising."

"So that’s how it is," Daland Military Chief also chimed in, enlightened.

Hymn’s evaluation of Jared as "a bit opportunistic" turned out to be the origin of his betrayal.

"Opportunistic" in the Holy Silver Federation is far from a neutral term—it’s entirely pejorative.

According to scholarly statistics, among Holy Silver Men who defected to the "Glory Rebels," 99% had been evaluated as "opportunistic" by hymn.

Chief Soren clicked his tongue, "But Jared learned to repent afterward and concealed it very well."

"Indeed," Speaker Lemo nodded, "For the following thousand years, he didn’t display any signs of being ’opportunistic.’ Instead, he appeared philanthropic and willing to help others... Turns out, what’s buried deep in the soul truly cannot change, even after a thousand years!"

"It’s true!" Everyone sighed in unison.

...

After their collective lament, Speaker Lemo said, "But what’s done is done. Tomorrow, we’ll settle it in the parliament meeting and convict Jared on the spot!"

"Yes, convict him."

"Death penalty!"

Everyone chimed in.

"The conviction itself is secondary," Daland Military Chief glanced at the hymn tower below and sighed, "But we’ve yet to complete the mission Lord Berna assigned us—what are we to do about that?"

"As for this..." Speaker Lemo said helplessly, "We’ll have no choice but to apologize to Lord Berna and the Nexus."

"We’ll go together to beg forgiveness," Daland Military Chief sighed.

"Indeed, all of us together," Chief Soren said, "This matter involves negligence on the part of all Stellar Level members. We owe an apology to the Nexus citizens."

At this moment, the Cat Morning Star standing on Su Yu’s shoulder shot him a glance, asking if the "AI Blue Whale repairs" should be mentioned now.

Su Yu subtly shook his head, indicating that the time wasn’t right.

But suddenly, an idea struck him!

Immediately, he took Morning Star and flew rapidly toward the ground below.

Su Yu’s figure transformed into a streak of lightning, disappearing in an instant.

...

Su Yu’s sudden departure didn’t draw much attention from the Stellar Level elites.

As regret gripped them, Daland Military Chief and Gem Dragon Lucia worked together to heal Omir.

Omir was now gravely injured and near death within the crystal, but this posed no challenge for the Stellar Level elites.

Daland and Lucia cast spells in unison, forming loops of gem-colored halos around the crystal. The crystal slowly dissolved under the halos.

Plant Association Chairman Grande tossed a few healing spells toward Omir.

Bathing in the spells, Omir gradually recovered, and before long, his injuries improved so much that he opened his eyes.

However, the newly recovered Omir neither looked at Jared nor thanked the Stellar Level elites—instead, his astonished gaze was fixed on Su Yu below, his eyes widening dangerously!

Although previously sealed within the crystal, Omir had been aware of everything happening outside.

Su Yu had nearly annihilated Jared with a single strike! Nothing could be more shocking!

...

Noticing Omir’s expression, the Stellar Level elites grew curious.

Following Omir’s gaze downward, they immediately saw Su Yu, who had already burrowed into the earth’s strata.

Su Yu was busy at the moment.

A thought had just dawned on him—Jared’s lower half was still buried in the soil!

It was the lower half of a Planet Level 5 cultivator—that was immensely valuable!

Without a second thought, Su Yu darted into the ground to dig it up.

By the time the Stellar Level elites shifted their attention to Su Yu, he had already unearthed the lower half of Jared’s body and was cheerfully dragging it back to the surface.

Witnessing this scene, the Stellar Level elites exchanged glances.

Each gaze was filled with complex emotions.

Su Yu’s actions inevitably reminded them of hymn’s evaluation of Jared.

If Jared was merely "a bit opportunistic," then the individual before them was downright "opportunistic to the extreme!"

Jared’s opportunism paled in comparison to the sheer level displayed by Su Yu—they had never seen anyone as adept at acquiring wealth as him.

Chief Soren murmured, "But considering he’s a native and not a Holy Silver Federation-born citizen, this flaw is tolerable, right?"

"Hmm, tolerable."

"Not an issue."

Everyone agreed.