Chapter 348: The Chess Game with Gods as Pawns

When Zhu Ping infiltrated the Giant God Peak, he saw a face that had clearly lost a lot of weight over the month, with two heavy dark circles around the eyes.
“Atreus, what’s wrong with you...?”
“It's nothing, this is the price paid to seek out the Lunaris sect...” Atreus said confidently, “The people of the Lunaris sect have already been found.”
Immediately afterwards, Atreides repeated the words he had exchanged with the Moon Spirit to Zhu Ping, stumbling over his speech. He didn't know why, but recently his memory had been deteriorating rapidly; it took him a long time to recall just a few sentences.
As Zhu Ping's gaze scrutinized the other party repeating the words of the Lunar Star Spirit, there was not only no hostility but also a hint of recognition in his eyes. He thought to himself, ‘The Lunar Star Spirit's ability to sway people's hearts is indeed impressive.’
No matter how beautifully Ren Jiaoyue Xingling speaks, as long as there are no tangible benefits, everything in Zhu Ping's eyes is empty...
They will all be regarded as enemies or potential enemies.
However, Zhu Ping not only did not express these attitudes to Atreus, but instead showed a look of gratitude, saying to Atreus:
“It is really great that the Moonlight Star Spirit is willing to help us humans. Please convey to the Moonlight Star Spirit that I will pass on their kindness to other humans. Thank her for her selfless help to humanity.”
“Hmm!” Atrius nodded vigorously, his face showing a resolute expression as if everyone was responsible for saving the world.
What a perfect tool, blindly believing whatever he’s told... Zhu Ping bid farewell to Atrius and left, stepping onto the teleportation array leading to the Black Rose.
All teleportation magic must pass through the river of time. By stepping onto the teleportation array of the black rose, one can conceal their abilities to a certain extent.
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Immortal Bastion.
Zhu Ping teleported directly to the Noxian stronghold with LeBlanc. He, LeBlanc, and Swain occupied three positions, forcing Darius to sit in the corner with a small stool.
“The attitude of the Lunari towards humanity is generally as follows: I conveyed my goodwill towards the Lunari to Atreus, allowing the Lunari to feel humanity's trust through Atreus's words.”
Immediately after, Zhu Ping extended three fingers and said solemnly: “The reason why the Bright Moon Spirit has fallen out with the Dawn Goddess could be for three possible reasons.
1. The Bright Moon Spirit genuinely wishes to befriend humanity and sincerely help humans... This point can be directly dismissed.
The Lunar Spirits conspired to share the spoils unevenly with other Star Spirits, attempting to establish themselves independently. They pretended to withdraw from the Rune Terrarum, but were secretly accumulating power, preparing to take advantage of the situation...
This possibility exists to some extent, but it is not very likely, as the Lunar Spirits do not possess a significant strength gap compared to other Star Spirits.
The 3 Crescent Moon Star Spirits perform a play with other Star Spirits, seemingly at odds with them, but in reality, it is not the case.
She has detached from the 'Alliance of Dawn Star Gods', drifting among various factions, acting as a 'middleman'... essentially serving as a buffer zone in disputes.
```html“Middleman?” Lefran pondered over these three words.
Zhu Ping noticed the other person's confusion and proceeded to explain...
Using a middleman as a buffer is quite common in certain alliance countries when voting for sanctions against other nations.```
For example, if ten countries are voting, there may be one or two countries that vote against it, allowing the alliance's proposal to still pass... at the same time providing a buffer.
If the voting results in benefits for the alliance, then everything is great.
If voting causes the allied countries to lift a rock and drop it on their own feet, and if the alliance wishes to regret this and restore relationships with the sanctioned countries, those nations that voted against will become the windows for easing tensions between both sides.
It is the same in the Rune Land.
These star gods are interconnected, yet somewhat independent, much like a confederated nation.
The Rune Land is a big cake, an incredibly important big cake.
But to put it bluntly, a cake is just a cake.
Although cake is delicious, it wouldn't be worth the effort if it requires injuring oneself just to have it.
If the Star God really reaches a point where they fight to the death with the Void, resulting in mutual destruction that neither side can afford, the Crescent Moon Star Spirit, as a moderate, can step in to mediate.
Zhu Ping finished explaining and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps Diana took the Dark One away as a bargaining chip for compromise."
Leifang and Swain also nodded in agreement.
As for the split between Dawn and Moon, with their followers killing each other, to the Star Gods, these followers are merely tools that can be eliminated at any time, and are not worth considering.
Moreover, the Moon Goddess suddenly became furious and killed all the elders of the Sunfire Sect, but spared the Dawn Goddess Leona, which further proves this characteristic.
After hearing Zhu Ping's explanation, LeFeiLan and Swain fell silent, taking a long time to absorb this knowledge and organize their logic.
Then the two looked at each other and both read from each other's eyes that... the mentor's explanation was very likely the truth.
At the same time, they were also shocked by the mentor's outstanding knowledge and strong reasoning ability.
斯维因最先从震撼中醒悟过来，脸色没有变化，但声音低沉了许多，道：
“若事实真是如此的话，星神进可入侵符文之地，退可以放弃符文之地，与虚空妥协。
The conflicts between both parties do exist, but they are not of a type that cannot be mediated.
If our strength is too overpowering, the Star God and the Void might even join forces to annihilate humanity...
Le Fu Lan looked at Zhu Ping and asked, "But if they compromise and choose to take a step back, won't Soraka's hidden hand be greatly weakened?"
"Soraka?" Swain replied, puzzled.
After receiving a nod from Zhu Ping, LeBlanc explained the existence of the Star Child Soraka to Swain and her importance.
Originally, Zhu Ping and LeBlanc intended to use the Star Child Soraka as a trigger to incite a war between the Void and the Celestials.
However, knowing that the Lunar Spirit is a "middleman," one couldn't help but reassess the relationship between both parties. "Stepping into the Rune Land, it is very likely that the incomplete Star God Soraka" won't be able to tear the two sides apart.
“If relying solely on a child of the stars can't make them tear each other's faces off...” Zhu Ping's fingers lightly tapped the table: “Then let’s add another star spirit!”
Adding another star spirit... The so-called “sly” Le Frant immediately understood what Zhu Ping meant by that,
She exclaimed, "You want to use LeBlanc as bait, collaborate with the Void, and create a trap to lure the Lunari into it."
This plan is quite bold... but it actually sounds pretty good!"
Lephran's eyes gleamed with cunning:
“The Lunar Star Spirit thinks she has humanity under her control. As long as we tell her that someone has captured the Celestial Children and wants to offer them to the Void... she will likely choose to believe it.
```htmlAt this moment, we establish contact with the Void, exposing the actions of the Moon Spirit to them. The Void will not miss the opportunity to set a trap for the Star God...
Next, as long as we help the Void capture or kill the intermediary, the Moon Spirit, the conflict between both parties is bound to erupt.```
After the barrier is broken, not only can we participate in the battle, but we can also summon external aid to bring in the Star Dragon King, eliminating both sides in one swoop...
One ring encompasses another; this is an excellent opportunity!
Levelyn's eyes sparkled as she struggled through the pitch-black fog for over a thousand years, finally seeing a way out. How could she not feel joy?
Zhu Ping nodded and smiled encouragingly, saying, "You're truly the cunning Pale Lady, so smart!"
Le Fu Lan couldn't help but show a smile on her face, but in an instant, she realized that the other party seemed to be evaluating her from a condescending perspective.
“Hum!” She raised her head and shot Zhu Ping a fierce glare; if it weren't for his good looks, she would have chopped him up to feed the flowers today.