Chapter 32: The Foundation of Strategy Lies in Intelligence

To be perfectly honest, Qian Gu held a certain degree of recognition for this "wisdom" of the China Team.

But!

Merely based on this sliver of acknowledgment, to abdicate his position, yield his influence, and entrust the future fate of the China Team to this "Super Coordinator," effectively becoming a pawn in another’s hand—Qian Gu had only three words:

I! Refuse!

One must despise the enemy strategically while respecting them tactically. To solidify his power and become the unshakable "Strategist" of the China Team, a clandestine rivalry with Chu Xuan was inevitable. What Qian Gu needed was to arm his own mind.

One must understand that in the "Infinite Multiverse," wisdom and being a "Sage" are not absolutely correlated. The foundation that determines whether a high-IQ individual can become a "Multiversal Sage" lies in their mode of thought—the so-called "Sage’s mindset."

Much like "reading the script."

To emerge victorious in this rivalry, one must establish one’s own mode of thought.

The passive composure of arcane energy.
The fox-like cunning, constant and fixed.
The mechanized intellect of constant spectacles.

Under the blessing of this triple buff, Qian Gu finally possessed the confidence he needed, even if this was not the *Alien 1* scenario he had originally calculated for.

The foundation of all planning lies in—

"Intelligence."

Qian Gu’s gaze, peering through his spectacles like a beam of cold light, swept over everyone, including the alien corpses and the android remains on the floor.

"The plot foundation of *Alien 4*." His gaze finally settled on Chu Xuan. "The smuggling ship *Betty* is headed to the Auriga space station, also carrying a batch of people via military vessel to be used for hatching Xenomorphs."

"The entire story unfolds because of the military and merchants' cloning project, an attempt to weaponize the Xenomorphs."

This was the backstory of *Alien 4*.

If not for the military-led cloning project, the "Newborn" Xenomorph—a creature possessing viviparous capabilities and capable of crushing a cloned Alien Queen with one hand, arguably the most terrifying individual entity up to that point in the *Alien* series—would never have been born.

Yes, that is the so-called Xenomorph evolution.

"When the Main God drops reincarnators into a horror film, it often assigns an identity. For instance, in our previous experience in *Resident Evil 1*, our identities were Umbrella security personnel." Qian Gu used their past experience as an example. "Identity determines the assistance we can obtain, and it also determines the crises we will encounter."

Zhan Lan’s mind, not yet clouded by romantic notions, understood immediately what Qian Gu was implying.

"Our current identity is that of parasitic test subjects smuggled in by the *Betty*."

The initial parasitic crisis was clearly brought about by this identity.

Qian Gu nodded slightly.

"Therefore," he said, "our current opponents are not just the Xenomorphs, but also our own kind: the military of the Auriga joint fleet."

Zheng Zha was startled.

He glanced at the android remains on the floor. "Surely not?"

"Do you think there is no surveillance here?"

Qian Gu cast him a sidelong glance and sneered. "The Xenomorphs are already fascinating enough; how do you think they would view you, a vampire, or Uncle Mou, a master of Qigong?"

[Survive for 6 hours while being hunted by Auriga Commander Perez. Reward for all: one C-rank horror side quest, 3000 reward points.]

The Main God’s cold, mechanical voice echoed in everyone’s ears.

*My deduction is correct!*

Qian Gu smiled inwardly, his gaze sweeping over Chu Xuan.

The Main God’s announcement provided the most powerful evidence for his theory, implanting the character settings and social standing into the minds of the newcomers, save for Chu Xuan.

"You are quite capable."

Zhao Yingkong said coldly: "I am joining your team."

A genius assassin from an Eastern assassin clan.
A product of the "Sky Project."
Bearing the triple template of Sasuke, Killua, and Shiki Ryougi.
Her primary personality was a Fourth-Stage powerhouse, while her secondary personality—the one currently in control—was a First-Stage genetic lock user. Even with her physical attributes degraded, she remained well above three times the strength of an average human.

Speaking of the "Sky Project"...

*The waters of the Origin World are truly deep. The Primordial Heavenly Court really ought to come and learn a thing or two.*

An artificial "Approach to Sainthood," and a gifted individual at that!

Despite the side effect of indiscriminate killing, when one considers that the source of the entire project was merely a Fourth-Stage genetic lock powerhouse who had not yet overcome their "Heart’s Demon" tribulation, the scientific research capabilities of the Zhao family were truly terrifying.

"Six hours..."

The main mission was six hours, and the side quest was also six hours.

"A simple linguistic trap," Chu Xuan said indifferently. "In the first mission, the method for opening the escape pod doors was not explained. In this newly triggered mission, the Commander of the Auriga is still alive, and the entire Auriga joint fleet has not yet lost control."

"This means that if we want to return to the Main God’s space, we must first seize control of the Auriga joint fleet."

"Precisely."

Qian Gu nodded. "Therefore, what we must do now is to walk straight into the tiger's den, knowing full well the tiger is there."

The tone of their operation was essentially set.

Next came the question of how to proceed.

Qian Gu scanned the group, raised his hand, and cast a point of Mage Armor on each of the newcomers to prevent stray bullets or debris during the coming melee—lest they end up as the punchline of a "God-Slaying Stone" joke.

"Let’s go."

...

The surgery proceeded quickly.

The newcomers had all undergone the parasite removal procedure, and aside from some residual weakness, they were basically fine.

Prying open the door to the parasite chamber, the China Team stepped onto the alloy flooring of the Auriga joint fleet.

Before them lay a straight, orderly ship corridor, spacious enough to allow a modern sedan to fishtail or even drift without ever scraping the walls.

The corridors extended in all directions. Every so often, an alloy door blocked the path. The entire space was filled with an eerie silence; not a single sound could be heard, save for the rhythm of their own breathing.

"Which way should we go?"

At a four-way intersection, Zheng Zha nudged Qian Gu’s arm.

Which way?

Qian Gu could not answer that question for the moment.

As a space observatory of the future, the Auriga joint fleet was massive. The brief glimpse provided in the original *Alien 4* plot did not represent the whole.

Finding the central control room would be difficult indeed.

Well...

Only for the moment.

Because Qian Gu had another way to obtain information.

Raising his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly. Qian Gu’s lips moved softly, his fingers constantly weaving through hand seals, as the Dragon Power within his mind began to deplete.

"Perez... Auriga joint fleet..."

As Qian Gu provided more detailed parameters, even filling in most of the plot and background of *Alien 4*, the 5th-level spell was finally cast successfully.

Divination School, *Legend Lore*!

Obscure and cryptic poetic stanzas began to emerge in Qian Gu’s mind. Each stanza shared a similar theme, all concerning a "legend" within the universe—a terrifying monster.

That was the Xenomorph.

And in the fourth stanza, the fourth subsection, a few short lines of poetry hid the answer within.

*Truly the style of the Divination School, never just speaking plainly...*

Qian Gu rubbed his temples, raised a finger, and pointed.

"This way."