Collapse: Nano Brigade Captain's Journey Across the Galaxy

Continued from last time...

"...Oh? Then when did you start to doubt me?"

“People who engage in academic research always find it difficult to believe in something. On the contrary... it is much easier to doubt him.”

"From the beginning...Mr. Latio, I have the same bad habits as you."

"Haha, I'm honored by this, but I have a question... Since you've already seen through it, why didn't you say anything?"

"Too curious, logical: I made the same decision as you: go along and observe."

"Then how can you be sure?"

"As for the results, apart from minor mental damage, no officer was actually hurt in the attack. This is not in line with the usual style of the Annihilation Gang."

"Logic: It was a third person who saved them."

After hearing this, Latio stared at Screw Cobalt. After a long while, he said, "Haha... If I hadn't accidentally obtained the Spirit Fire and interfered with the transmission of the Hell Fire, those people... haha... would have been space junk floating outside the window."

"You are more honest than calculated."

"But it was within your calculations after all, wasn't it?"

Afterwards, Doctor Truth pondered for a while before speaking: "One last question: Screw Cobalt, as a genius like you, can you figure out why I did this?"

And "Screw Cobalt" answered directly: "I can't be sure. Even though I have done many calculations before, I can only make the following inferences-"

“To help the weak is the benevolence of a doctor; to stand aside and let the incident develop is the severity of a scholar; and to stay behind the scenes and control the overall situation is a challenge to genius.”

Doctor Truth said in an expected tone: "The king of Screw Star really understands people's hearts, but it's a pity that he is as far away from the world as Genius - you are still wrong after all."

"To stand aside and watch is the real cure. There is a stubborn disease in this world: it is called "stupidity", which is more difficult to eradicate than any disease."

"The fate of 'intellect' is neither reason nor logic. Geniuses walk among the stars, but ordinary people cannot catch up with even one step."

"So... mediocre people can only learn to walk independently, and spend their lives in mediocrity by falling and getting up again..."

"But... a failed life is still a life after all, and they have the right to taste it to the end; and only when they fall to the ground and no one helps them up, can fools... understand how to stand up."

Then, he turned from the window and said to "Screw Cobalt", "I have mysophobia. I can't stand fools, idiots, and idiots... When I see them, I want to die - unfortunately, this space station is just like the "Doctoral Society". There are no geniuses, but only mediocrity."

And "Screw Cobalt" said calmly: "What you want to eradicate... is the blind faith of the clerks in "genius"."

But Doctor Truth did not give a direct answer. He simply said, "I just listed my doubts. As for the answers? Haha... they will explain it themselves."

"After all... seeking with a negative attitude is also a kind of seeking, and it can also help us reach the right destination. And if a group of mediocre people want to be enlightened, then this is the only way."

And "Screw Cobalt" said with a hint of admiration: "Compared to a scholar, you are indeed more like a "doctor."

"Heh... As for the little sparks I left behind..."

"I believe Estelle can handle it properly."

“This is also the subject I left for her.”

Then, Latio said: "Well... I'll take my leave now. I hope I'll have the chance to meet you geniuses in the future. I believe that by then... it will be like today..."

As he was talking, Latio took out the cube that had captured the sub-fire again and threw it to the ground. The flames inside spread out and enveloped his body. He was still saying something...

"It's just a farce... all these troubles... in the end, they are just... people worrying about nothing."

………………

Outside the screen, Qiong, Chen Ye and Angel watched as this man, who looked more like a doctor than a scholar, was covered in flames and then disappeared.

After watching all this, Chen Ye asked: "Qiong, what do you think of what Doctor Truth said?"

"Brother Chen Ye, do you mean... that he wants to eradicate people's blind faith in "genius"?"

"Don't ask me, I'm asking you - what do you think of what he said?"

"Personally, I think... this is a fantasy. I think that as long as the Genius Club exists, his goal will never be achieved."

"And if you want the Genius Club to cease to exist, the most basic thing is... to kill "Zhizhi?Boshizun" first. This alone is already extremely difficult, not to mention that after killing "Zhizhi?Boshizun", "Doctor Truth" will have to wipe out all the members of the "Genius Club" in order to make the "Genius Club" cease to exist, but... this is impossible."

"Why do you always want to solve problems with force? Otherwise, why do people say you are still too young? In fact, if Doctor Zhenli wants to do what he said, besides using your extremely violent method, there is actually another way, which is - to kill people and destroy their hearts!"

"Killing and killing people?"

"Yes, it's a crime that destroys people's hearts. Think about why people blindly believe in "genius"?"

"Shh... because the genius is too smart?"

"Yes and no. In general, geniuses can do what they can do, and geniuses can do what they can't do. This can't be explained simply by the genius being too smart."

"So, this counterpart of Joyce still has a lot to do."

………………

"Star Train Observation Car"

"Come, come, let me introduce to you all. The person behind me is the second Herrscher of the Void - Angel Kaslana!"

Chen Ye said this to everyone in the carriage, but... Angel was now sitting on his shoulders, holding a bucket of instant noodles in her hand, eating happily. Apart from that, he really didn't care about anything.

Huh? You asked him where the instant noodles came from? It's so funny. Did you see the Silver Wolf being comforted by Joachim over there? Yes, that guy, and he came here in person, not as a virtual data.

As for why her real body is here? It's simple. Angel heard that her ether editing ability can tamper with reality, so she wondered if she could use her ether editing ability to make instant noodles.

Chen Ye was just about to say that the "Star Core Hunters" were elusive and that he would not be able to find them unless he sacrificed himself. But... just as he finished speaking, Silver Wolf appeared on the train by himself. After asking, he found out that he wanted to be a guest, and then... he happened to run into Angel.