Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 808 - 53: The Strategy of Fetching Chestnuts from the Fire

Chapter 808: Chapter 53: The Strategy of Fetching Chestnuts from the Fire

After Jeanne left, Sandelier returned to his office, where he lightly tapped his toe on the floor, letting his massive body hover in the office, gazing out at the starry sky outside the window.

After a while, he sighed, "What a pity. She immediately moved into a surveillance dead zone. But then again, a Martial Artist of her level couldn’t survive without a bit of counter-tracking skills."

He shook his head, truly lamenting the situation.

Martial Artists surpassing a major threshold have no weaknesses in any aspect—and this standard line fluctuates with the times. Cognitive ability development, neural reflex speed, Internal dharma gate, External Skills, and the energy supply and defense capabilities of Prosthetic Bodies all ensure that they don’t become critical weaknesses when ’facing the army.’

The standard of the "First Layer Heavenly Land" changes with the times. The only thing that might remain unchanged is the "Reactor." After all, compared to the consumption needed for "Guerrilla Warfare" and "Decapitation Battle," the reactor’s lifespan is long enough.

A mediocre One Layer Heaven Martial Artist of this era can probably crush the Martial Ancestor who first emerged with the term "surpassing a major threshold," thanks to performance and algorithmic advantages of Prosthetic Bodies.

Among these standards, some purely rely on external conditions and have nothing to do with personal effort; some require effort but are also heavily dependent on cognitive ability, and thus rely on the thinking ability based on neural network structures; some perhaps relate to effort or might rely on the genetic traits yet to be fully understood, which differentiate the features of nerve cells.

Some relate to innate factors, some to acquired factors, and others purely depend on external conditions.

In short, such individuals are rare in any era.

Sandelier lamented, "That lady has obviously surpassed the realm of External Martial Techniques..."

Sandelier’s aide was somewhat displeased, "Is it necessary for someone whose origins are unclear..."

"She has a record of killing the Rangers," Sandelier said, "Remember the report from a few days ago. Yawgmoth doesn’t like ’sacrificing for virtually constructed things,’ so the Protector Army also doesn’t have ’sacrificing for the collective.’ Theoretically, Protector Soldiers are under the protection of civilization, so officers cannot send soldiers on suicide missions. Even high-ranking officers cannot openly execute subordinate soldiers without reason—although the government can find numerous reasons as small as a single-electron transistor to justify killings during their actual operations, at least there’s supposed to be a reason."

"Since she killed the Rangers, she couldn’t be someone from the government."

The battle involving the Hermo Association was seen by many in the City of Ur. At this stage, there’s a noticeable difference between Biological Brain and pure AI in External Strength that Internal experts can discern at a glance. In that battle, due to the use of Drone Formation by Martial Artists, both sides employed interference means like releasing an Electromagnetic Pulse. Remote-controlled Prosthetic Bodies had difficulty avoiding the effects.

Moreover, biological components were indeed detected on-site.

"Not belonging to the government and not appearing on the frontline against the government and chivalrous forces is valuable for us to win over."

The aide reminded, "She’s definitely trying to use you!"

"To use me to deal with that One Layer Heaven Martial Artist of unknown origin. I understand," Sandelier said. "I will investigate the One Layer Heaven Martial Artist who disregards the rules of the City of Ur, using heavy firepower and lethal weapons in the Martial Arts School district. Her intelligence is very useful for me to approach that Martial Artist. And she needs my help to get rid of that One Layer Heaven Martial Artist."

The aide was a bit worried, "She surely has other affairs to handle in the City of Ur. What if there’s a conspiracy?"

"But this intelligence is real, helping me fulfill my duties better," Sandelier said, "She didn’t avoid exposing some of her inner thoughts to us. In this sense, she has already shown friendliness towards us, right? I believe it’s worth developing a rapport."

Sandelier’s aide sighed, "But directly promising a First Layer Heaven Cyborg is a bit too exaggerated."

"Anyway, she refused," Sandelier shook his head. That silent person bluntly rejected his goodwill, which indeed was a bit displeasing.

But what he would do next had nothing to do with that ungracious woman.

Because he is the Guardian of the City of Ur, so he will certainly act.

The intelligence is merely an aid to him, nothing more.

..................

Jeanne walked alone in a dark passage. This was also one of the undeveloped pathways left after starship wreckage was pieced together.

Jeanne was silent for a moment, then said, [Are we setting that person up?]

Tumor Xiang Shan said, [Not necessarily. Even without us, he would still investigate the Six Dragons Sect. Before the magnetic chain weapon malfunctioned and hit the Martial Arts School district, that Six Dragons Sect expert might have been able to blend in, but after that strike, he couldn’t blend in anymore.]

[But without our intelligence, he might not find that Six Dragons Sect expert, right?]

[Don’t underestimate these Neutral City-States. Complex organizations, while increasing operational costs, occasionally greatly reduce operational efficiency, but in some aspects, they are far more profound than single-person operations. As long as their analysis team isn’t dull, they are likely stronger than Protectors who only rely on monitoring volume and AI analysis to identify rebels.]

Tumor Xiang Shan leisurely stated, [Without our intelligence, he might not catch the other’s little tail... the little magnetic chain might even get reverse ambushed. His level, if reverse ambushed, would be truly dangerous, perhaps directly finished. With our intelligence, he at least has a layer of insurance, as long as he doesn’t get caught dead.]

The information provided by Xiang Shan and Jeanne, even subtly hinted at "a mysterious organization secretly conducting inhumane activities" and used "I have certain personal conflicts with them" as a guise, giving Sandelier a lot of alertness.

Jeanne nodded, [If that’s the case, then it’s quite good.]

This is the plan Xiang Shan put forward. Since Jeanne is now involved with a Martial Artist she can’t handle, the best approach is to introduce a force capable of countering him.

It just needs to be for a short period.

Now Jeanne needs to snatch chestnuts from the fire.

Xiang Shan told Jeanne at that time, [I think the Six Dragons Sect came here with at least half the possibility for that bastard. Although that guy may be spineless, at least his research level should be decent. If he has consistently used small amounts of Restoring Enzyme along with learning over the years, he has to shake people at this point.]

[But why after so many years, have they become interested in Li Zheyuan specifically now?]

[I guess they only found out recently. How did you learn about that bastard? Because when you were attacking merchants related to the Six Dragons Sect, you accidentally hit Li Zheyuan’s collaborator with your AOE. If the Six Dragons Sect recently followed your trail, they probably found clues.]