"In fact, at the very beginning, we had no contact with the Mimic Heretics."
"At that time, we were still striving in various ways to control the Mechanical God Sect, to control the newly born Holy Blood Temple..."
Chen Jian interrupted Wang Lizhi once again, then questioned:
"What do you mean by the Holy Blood Temple being newly established?? The ’plague’ of the Mimic Heretics was 150 years ago, and the Holy Blood Temple was founded 150 years ago?"
After these words, Ji Xing on the side couldn’t hold back either.
"The Holy Blood Temple was built decades after the Great Cataclysm, and although most historical records have been destroyed, no one has ever questioned this timeline."
"On what grounds do you say the Holy Blood Temple was only just established 150 years ago?"
"Because at that time, the Holy Blood Temple had just changed its name to the Holy Blood Temple."
Wang Lizhi responded fearlessly:
"I don’t know the exact time of the name change, but according to the records from the Ring Chamber of Commerce, at least two hundred years ago, it wasn’t called the Holy Blood Temple."
"Their initial name was the Academy of Genealogy and Biology."
"People back then called them ’the Academy.’
Chen Jian suddenly stood up, looked at Wang Lizhi in shock, and then asked:
"Do you know what those words mean?? Do you know what ’Genealogy’ means?"
Wang Lizhi shook his head and said:
"Perhaps our leader knows, but such deep and unrelated knowledge has never been our focus."
"So, I can’t explain it to you."
"However... you seem to understand?"
"...It’s not important anymore."
Chen Jian exhaled slowly, then said:
"What’s your connection with the Mimic Heretics?"
"We utilized the Mimic Heretics."
Wang Lizhi said with no reservations:
"When these Mimic Heretics first appeared, they acted almost indistinguishable from you."
"Powerful, fierce, calm, and even cold."
"In a very short time, they swept through half of the North and began to advance southward."
"At that time, no one knew their destination; they were like locusts, constantly migrating, plundering, absorbing nutrients, and growing stronger."
"Many civilians were co-opted by them and joined their ranks."
"But many innocents also died under their blades."
"At some special point in time, we made contact with them."
"We provided them assistance, supplying them with a large amount of weapons through trade."
"We guided them to attack the Mountain City, attempting to use their strength to unlock the secrets of the Mountain City."
"But in the end, we failed."
"They were completely wiped out in Chang’an City, and due to the beast tide’s invasion, the entire Chang’an City remains an almost unvisited dead zone to this day."
"I’ve told you all this just to convey one thing to you."
"Even the mighty Mimic Heretics perished under the beast tide."
"You may be stronger than them, but that doesn’t mean you can handle the beast tide with ease."
"We need cooperation; we need deeper cooperation."
"It’s beneficial and harmless for both parties, a win-win choice."
Chen Jian nodded solemnly.
"Who exactly are those Mimic Heretics?"
"We don’t know, no one knows."
Wang Lizhi shook his head and answered:
"But I can be sure of one thing, they are certainly not ordinary humans."
"Because almost all of them..."
"Look exactly the same!"