Chapter 431: Harvesting a Batch of Chives as Materials First
In a flash, another five years had passed, and the Moon Star Girl's debut plan has gone very smoothly. After all, the whole world is playing along with them.
Gu Shanhai didn't bother to pay attention, anyway, the resources they consume are negligible, and instead, having their entire schedule controlled, they've spent a lot of energy internally.
This made any suspicions they might have discovered completely disappear.
"The excessive aggregation of the Moon Star girls will exacerbate the infiltration phenomenon of the Demon Claw universe..."
Looking at the data in his hand, Gu Shanhai finally understood one thing, that the key to opening the Yang Energy Universe was these Moon Star girls.
And the series of chaotic settings and reasons surrounding the Moon Star girls might have originated from the conflict created when the two universes were initially coupled.
"According to the data, to open the channel between the two realms, at least a thousand Moon Star girls need to gather for over a month."
The channel Gu Shanhai was talking about was obviously not a temporary channel, but a permanent one.
Doing this certainly comes with a lot of risks, such as him not knowing the situation of the Demon Claw and the opposing universe.
But it doesn't matter, having the Moon Star Universe as a buffer, even if he can't beat them, Gu Shanhai can close the universe channel. He doesn't believe the other side could still get through.
Of course, if they can really come through, then Gu Shanhai will just return.
In any case, the goal has essentially been achieved.
For him, it's just simply about obtaining the original Yang energy, not about a life-and-death struggle with the other side.
"Having all the Moon Star girls stay in one place for a month, that's a bit difficult, it still requires time, and resources haven't been fully integrated yet."
The Moon Star girls haven't been fully integrated yet, even though they are under the same company. Still, to avoid them noticing any related secrets, they must exercise some discretion.
If they really go through with it, it would basically announce the secret invasion of the Ascension Empire has ended and it would turn into an overt invasion.
He's not too concerned about it, although it would lead to plenty of troubles.
Over the years, Gu Shanhai has also dissected quite a few Moon Star girls and Demon Claws, the former conducted in a coma and treated afterward to make sure no one noticed.
Whereas the Demon Claws are a bit more troublesome, capturing them alive, and currently, about a dozen are confined in the basement where Gu Shanhai occasionally conducts research.
The feedback from the research on the Moon Star girls is substantial. At least the Multi-Life Flower within them is completely stabilized and is vaguely entering the fruiting stage due to the triangular structure.
Gu Shanhai thinks it only needs one or two more concept descending powers to produce a Dao Fruit.
As for whether it's one or two, that depends on how the subsequent cultivation goes.
If there's really one less, it doesn't matter, Gu Shanhai can fully ripen it, though ripening comes with its downsides.
This downside is that when Gu Shanhai breaks through the Magic Awakening Stage, he might feel hungrier, needing to devour half a world more, meaning two worlds are not enough, requiring two and a half worlds.
With insufficient materials, it's necessary to rob Peter to pay Paul.
Actually, Gu Shanhai doesn't have much confidence in world devouring.
The method primarily evolved from an original natural passage, having undergone natural sucking and natural devouring phases, it's now reached a world devouring level. However, Gu Shanhai has always stopped short, refraining from proceeding after obtaining accurate data and repeated verifications without any error.
After all, right now he can only eat a little, any more would be unbearable.
"Let the Ascension Empire do their best, if it doesn't work, then use force."
Actually, there is a simple method to gather all the Moon Star girls together for a month, which is to give each a shot of sedative, and once they're in a coma, place them in life-sustaining capsules, they would be unconscious for a month, thus solving the problem.
However, saying is easier than doing.
Firstly, the Moon Star girls themselves are group protagonist-like characters, one or two being moved wouldn't be an issue, but once the numbers increase, unexpected events are bound to happen, leading to a situation where one or two escape and perform a "Return of the King," not only failing the plan but also losing out, dragging down the Ascension Empire with them.
Doing so is inherently malicious, targeting one or two Moon Star girls wouldn't provoke such a large reaction, but targeting all of them is akin to targeting the protagonist.
The outcome for villains can be seen, how many villains have been able to suppress the protagonist?
If the Child of Destiny was so easy to handle, Gu Shanhai wouldn't be this cautious.
"I can only bide my time."
Gu Shanhai is not too eager, knowing that haste makes waste.
"The issue with the Moon Star girls can be put aside for now, meanwhile, it seems the neighboring cancer universe is about to attack."
Over these five years, Emperor Navia hasn't shown any signs of giving up, and looking at the current situation, he could open the passage between the worlds in about three months.
"If I open the channel right now, wouldn't Emperor Navia's mindset collapse?" Gu Shanhai suddenly thought of a very malicious idea.
That is, after opening it, tell him, "If you try a little harder, you can successfully connect the two universes, but because of Gu Shanhai's arrival, all your previous efforts have gone down the drain."
If his mindset doesn't collapse, he'd be truly impressive.
"Tsk tsk, might as well give it a try."