#836 - Chapter 836 Subverting Everyone's Perceptions
"What's going on?" Zongzhen Yue asked.
"The process is a bit complicated. In short: I've lost control of Blue Star." Dongfang Chen Er wanted to bring up the topic in the simplest terms.
"? ? ?" Zongzhen Yue looked completely bewildered.
"? ? ?" Yan Zhengping was equally confused.
The two high priests exchanged a glance, but their expressions remained unchanged.
Lu Guyun was slightly surprised, but he quickly restrained himself.
Whether there was a loss of control or not didn't really concern them. After all, all the citizens of the Mayan Empire and the entire population of Bartow City were with them.
"What do you mean by losing control of Blue Star?" Zongzhen Yue couldn't quite digest the phrase.
"I've been overthrown," Dongfang Chen Er offered a different explanation.
"Xiao Chen, this isn't something to joke about," Yan Zhengping said seriously.
"I'm not joking. Not long after the evacuation order was issued, I lost control and was even arrested," Dongfang Chen Er replied just as solemnly.
"I don't quite understand. What control did you lose? And who could gain this control?" Yan Zhengping pressed.
"I've never revealed this to you before. In fact, all those bases in China are controlled by a space station in orbit around Blue Star. And I've always had control of that space station."
"However, not long ago, my control was stripped away by Qin Lao," Dongfang Chen Er said without concealing anything.
There was no way to conceal this matter.
If he didn't tell them the truth now and instead tricked them into staying on Mars as pirates, he wouldn't be able to manage them once they knew the truth.
"Are you saying that Qin Lao stripped you of your power?" Zongzhen Yue asked.
"That's right," Dongfang Chen Er nodded in agreement.
Zongzhen Yue looked at Yan Zhengping.
Yan Zhengping glanced at him, signaling him not to rush and to sit down first.
Their first reaction was that Qin Lao wouldn't seize power for no reason; Dongfang Chen must have done something inappropriate.
Officially: Qin Lao was their superior.
Personally: They had great faith in Qin Lao's character.
Moreover, they were all his soldiers, so their attitude would naturally favor him first.
"Xiao Chen, I still don't understand. Since you had the highest control of the space station, how could Qin Lao strip it away?" Yan Zhengping asked.
"Let me put it this way, from beginning to end, the highest control has always been in Qin Lao's hands. I only accidentally gained secondary control over it," Dongfang Chen Er explained simply, trying to make them understand.
Yan Zhengping nodded and continued to ask:
"Then the technologies you've mastered, did you also obtain them from the space station?"
"That's right," Dongfang Chen Er admitted.
Yan Zhengping and Zongzhen Yue exchanged a look.
Both of them realized there was a new problem here:
"Could it be understood that the one who truly possesses those advanced technologies is Qin Lao?"
The emergence of this question was logical.
All along, they had believed that Dongfang Chen brought these advanced technologies. But if Qin Lao had the highest control of the space station, it would mean that the person who truly possessed these technologies was Qin Lao.
Wasn't this an international joke?
How was this possible?
If Qin Lao possessed these advanced technologies, why didn't he bring them out sooner?
He was a veteran of China. If he had brought out such awesome technology earlier, China would have been leading the world long ago, and the United States of America wouldn't have been a thing!
Therefore, although this question was asked, Yan Zhengping himself wouldn't believe it.
"That's right," Dongfang Chen Er admitted directly.
"? ? ?"
"Are you telling the truth?" Yan Zhengping jumped up from his seat.
Zongzhen Yue also leaped to his feet.
"Absolutely!" Dongfang Chen Er replied very firmly.
"How can I believe you?" Yan Zhengping still couldn't believe it.
If this was true, it would mean:
Qin Lao had a problem!
This matter was enough to subvert everyone's worldview.
"Does this still need proof? If I had the highest control of the space station, would I have been stripped of it?" Dongfang Chen Er spread his hands.
This made sense.
If Dongfang Chen had the highest authority, how could he have been overthrown?
"So what's the situation now?" Yan Zhengping sat back down.
Zongzhen Yue also followed suit.
"Qin Lao sent several planetary-class attack ships and hundreds of escort ships to besiege Mars, but they were all captured by me," Dongfang Chen Er said.
"Looks like you still have some trump cards?" Yan Zhengping chuckled.
Captured planetary-class attack ships?
Without a higher level of strength, it was impossible to do.
"Yes! Actually, several years ago, I suspected that I never had the highest authority over the space station."
"Think about it, the normal operation of all the bases and weapons equipment of the entire Blue Star Federation relies on the technology and communication provided by the space station. If control falls into the wrong hands, the consequences would be severe!"
"Therefore, at that time, I completely separated the Mars base from the control of the space station and operated it as a completely independent project."
