IW: Chapter 257 - Bai Ye: Although I am despicable and shameless, I am still a good person! Believe me!
"It's impossible for it to work. Hua Ye's ambition goes beyond this."
Hoffman was well aware that his own value was very high.
If Hua Ye could gain his support, then his rule would certainly be more stable.
The so-called ultimate pleasure.
Those female angels and slaves were no different, and even if his own daughter married Hua Ye, she would ultimately have no status.
"Don't worry, no matter how much he messes around, he will still refrain from doing those things out of respect for his father."
Hoffman could only place his last hope on Hua Ye letting this matter go out of respect for his father, Hua Que.
After all, Hua Ye already had many female angels.
On his side, those female angels were all his to choose from freely.
There was no need to keep holding onto Kaisha.
"So, should I go now?"
The letter had said to let Kaisha go and see first.
But Kaisha was actually unwilling to go deep down, because if she really went, whether she could return was a question.
"Don't go!"
Hoffman shook his head, telling Kaisha not to go.
He didn't trust Hua Ye.
So he certainly wouldn't be happy to see Kaisha go.
"Mhm."
Kaisha couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
She wasn't the Angel Queen yet, and she had heard of Hua Ye's reputation, so she naturally wasn't very willing to go.
"What about Liang Bing then?"
Kaisha and Liang Bing were half-sisters, and Kaisha valued this younger sister very much.
Liang Bing was exiled to the frontier for making a mistake.
Hoffman originally didn't want Liang Bing to go.
It was just that if Liang Bing didn't go, it seemed difficult to convince the public.
It was also during these years that Liang Bing went there that her mother passed away.
In fact, Hoffman had wanted to transfer Liang Bing back a long time ago.
It was just because of the ultimate pleasure Hua Ye was currently creating in the Heavenly Palace.
He had put it off until now.
"Liang Bing?! Is that your other daughter?"
Hua Ye's intriguing voice reached Hoffman's ears.
"Hua Ye?!"
"She really is a beautiful woman!"
Hua Ye looked at Kaisha with great interest. He hadn't planned on coming originally.
But ever since being angered by Bai Ye, he decided to come and see his fiancée.
Although he had sent a letter asking the other party to come.
But Hua Ye was not a fool; he naturally knew that if he didn't come, Kaisha definitely wouldn't come either.
Ignoring Hoffman's wary gaze, Hua Ye scrutinized Kaisha, feeling extremely satisfied.
When Bai Ye had previously disdained the women he offered him, Hua Ye wondered if they were really that bad?
After returning, Hua Ye directly told those few female angels to leave.
He thought it over and over, and finally decided to come here to see Kaisha's appearance.
After coming here, he felt refreshed; she was much more beautiful than his own female angels.
Being scrutinized by Hua Ye, Kaisha's expression was also very poor.
From the moment he entered, his eyes hadn't left her.
"Hua Ye, you are not welcome here!"
Hoffman's face darkened. He did not welcome Hua Ye.
At this moment, he actually wasn't afraid of Hua Ye at all.
At least it wouldn't be that simple for Hua Ye to deal with him.
"This old man..."
Hua Ye cast a gloomy glance at Hoffman.
He actually interrupted him from looking at a beautiful woman.
However, Hua Ye didn't intend to make a move at this time.
At this moment, the power of Hua Ye and Hoffman was not particularly different.
Hoffman was a feudal lord, considered one of the strongest forces among the angels.
Even his father, Hua Que, had to show Hoffman three points of respect.
And the marriage alliance back then was actually due to the similar strength of both sides, uniting to strengthen their respective powers.
Hua Ye wasn't brainless; although he had always promoted his extreme hedonism.
But this was actually just for other forces to see.
To let the male angels of other forces see how good it was on his side.
They would also prioritize his side, and indeed, that was the case.
In this era, the combat power of female angels was incomparable to that of male angels.
The gap in combat power between the two sides was simply too great.
The First Generation Divine Body technology was not yet very mature, and he only barely had a vague 0.5 Generation Divine Body technology now.
Even this technology required a huge amount of energy.
After all, the technology was not very mature, so the energy required was naturally much more than that of mature technology.
Before forming an overwhelming combat power, Hua Ye would temporarily not fall out with these feudal lords.
At least not until he had a First Generation Divine Body, or his legion already had many 0.5 Generation Divine Bodies and his legion was also equipped with better weapons than others.
And coming into contact with Kaisha at this time was also unexpected.
However, this was a pleasant surprise for Hua Ye; he hadn't expected her to be so beautiful!
"Hoffman, no matter what, Kaisha is my fiancée, why can't I come?"
Hua Ye looked at Kaisha's face and suddenly wasn't angry anymore.
He'd let it go, considering this old man had such a beautiful daughter.
"Hua Ye, I think this engagement should be dissolved."
Since Hua Ye had come, Hoffman directly stated the matter.
They themselves no longer wanted this engagement.
If he really had to marry Kaisha to Hua Ye, he truly couldn't accept it.
Listening to Hoffman's words, Hua Ye's mood, which had just recovered, instantly soured.
Dissolve the engagement!?
What a joke!
Such a beautiful fiancée; if the engagement were really dissolved, unless his brain was addled, Hua Ye couldn't think of any reason to dissolve the engagement.
"You're joking, old man?"
"Hua Ye, aren't you absurd enough? How many female angels are being oppressed by your current order?!"
What Hoffman couldn't stand was this point.
Back then, Hua Que actually also had the intention to unify, but that was a republican system, completely different from Hua Ye's.
If Hua Que hadn't suddenly died in an accident back then, it really wouldn't have been Hua Ye's turn to ascend to power.
"What's wrong with my system?! You haven't personally seen my system, how would you know?"
Hua Ye said, and couldn't help but inwardly complain that this old man didn't know how to enjoy himself.
If he went, how could he possibly oppose his system?!
At least all the male angels on his side praised this system.
As a male angel, Hoffman should also like it very much, right?
Thinking of this, Hua Ye suddenly thought of letting Hoffman go and see.
Anyway, their locations weren't far apart.
Currently, Hua Ye didn't want to make a move; his research hadn't been completed. Once he made a move against Hoffman, the ultimate result would definitely be mutual destruction.
He could completely let Hoffman go and see first. If the old man accepted, then everyone would be happy.
If he couldn't accept it, he could also prepare himself mentally in advance, and then immediately make a move against Hoffman once he was fully armed.
"What?! How about you take your people to my side and have a look?!"
"Father!"
Kaisha pulled Hoffman; she didn't want Hoffman to go.
After all, if they went, no one knew what would happen.
"Hoffman, you can bring your people to see. If you think my system is very good, then we will continue the engagement. If not, you can dissolve it when you come back!"
This!?
Listening to Hua Ye's words, Hoffman was actually a little tempted.
In fact, someone like him, who went with prejudice, would certainly believe that Hua Ye's system was wrong.
He hadn't heard about this matter before.
Naturally, he was very repulsed.
Afterward, the engagement was definitely dissolved.
"Are you sure?"
Hoffman was actually a little tempted, and so was Kaisha.
If they could dissolve the engagement with Hua Ye in this way, that would naturally be the best.
"Of course!"
Hua Ye smiled sinisterly.
He wasn't going to make a move at this time; anyway, this time was just to let Hoffman go and see.
If Hoffman agreed, then it would be good for everyone.
If Hoffman didn't agree, what if the engagement was dissolved?!
Did he think that without the engagement, he wouldn't make a move on Kaisha?
Ever since seeing Kaisha this time, Hua Ye had already decided in his heart that Kaisha was his woman, so he didn't care about the so-called engagement at all.
"Alright."
Hoffman decided to bring his guards and an army, so if Hua Ye made any moves, they could resist him.
Of course, if Hua Ye gave up just like that, it would naturally be for the best.
"Good!"
Under widespread publicity, the news of Hoffman coming here spread quickly.
This was also spread by Hoffman himself.
On one hand, it was to inform the other vassals that he was going there, and if anything unexpected happened, everyone would turn against Hua Ye.
After all, Hua Ye was truly unpopular at the moment.
"Is this the 0.5 Generation Divine Body? It seems pretty trashy."
Inside the laboratory.
After getting Bai Ye's data, He Xi also successfully experimented with the 0.5 Generation Divine Body.
Originally, He Xi was delighted after experimenting with this Divine Body.
However, after hearing Bai Ye's words, she instantly didn't know what to say.
"This isn't strong?! Currently, only Hua Ye and Su Ma Li in the entire Heavenly Palace have the 0.5 Generation Divine Body!"
He Xi felt that Bai Ye was a bit arrogant.
If it weren't for Bai Ye's data, this 0.5 Generation Divine Body would have been very difficult to research, and she didn't know where Bai Ye got such detailed experimental data.
He Xi only needed to follow the steps on it one by one to succeed in the experiment; there was no difficulty at all.
"Didn't you notice that this 0.5 Generation Divine Body is not much different from an ordinary person?"
Bai Ye was speechless.
Although he had thought of it long ago, even the First Generation Divine Body was not very strong; the main thing was that various technologies had to keep up, otherwise, a mere Divine Body would have limited use.
The Divine Body was actually a technology that included combat power and understanding of universal rules.
The Divine Body required enormous energy, and to fully utilize the body, it had to be matched with a corresponding computing ability.
If there was power but no computing ability, it would result in having power but not knowing how to use it.
So, at this time, the Divine Body, without an engine and other auxiliary conditions, was not actually very strong.
"At least you've improved in all aspects, haven't you?!"
"But this improvement for me… forget it, you wouldn't understand."
This improvement was even slower than what he gained from using the T-Virus and the Super Soldier Serum.
It seemed that he must prioritize getting the First Generation Divine Body out first.
"Too bad, if I had enough energy, I could also arrange it for myself. Oh, right, your clothes."
With that, He Xi threw the clothes to Bai Ye.
These days, He Xi had also been researching the 0.5 Generation Divine Body with Bai Ye. Saying they researched together, but in reality, she was doing the research herself, and Bai Ye was completely clueless in this area.
"Thank you."
Although the Divine Body was somewhat unsatisfactory, at least she helped with the research.
This also made Bai Ye see the importance of a scientist.
Indeed, a poor student like him really couldn't understand.
"You don't need to thank me; just remember what you promised me."
He Xi wiped the sweat from her forehead; the recent experiment had also exhausted her.
But thinking of the previous agreement with Bai Ye, He Xi felt a faint expectation in her heart.
"I will do what I promised you, but have you thought about who should lead the Angels if they are overthrown?"
From the previous probes, Bai Ye also knew that He Xi had not yet contacted Keisha.
The two currently had no intersection.
Moreover, whether Keisha could ascend to become the Angel King was still a question mark.
After all, was Keisha, who hadn't experienced those things yet, truly Sacred Keisha?
"I haven't thought about it. As long as it's better than now, that's fine. I prefer to research technology."
Compared to power.
What He Xi valued more was research.
She liked research, and as for who would ultimately become the King of Angels, she didn't care, as long as it was better than the present.
The reason she was swayed by Bai Ye back then was simply because the status of female Angels under Hua Ye's rule was very low.
On one hand, it was because the combat power of female Angels was indeed inferior to that of male Angels.
On the other hand, it was Hua Ye's extreme hedonism.
Female Angels were said to be playthings, but they might actually be even worse than playthings.
He Xi had seen too many such things. She didn't want this to keep happening, but she wanted to stop it but had no strength. Now that someone could stand up and stop it, she was very willing to do so.
"Then what do you think?"
He Xi curiously looked at Bai Ye. Since he had already started planning all this, he should have thought it through, right?
What surprised He Xi the most was that Bai Ye was clearly not an Angel, and even though Hua Ye had promised him such good conditions before, he still chose to rebel, which He Xi had not expected.
"You Angels can decide internally."
"Then why do you want to rebel against Hua Ye? After all, according to what you said before, Hua Ye said you could choose any female Angel."
He Xi asked curiously.
She had always wanted to ask this question before.
However, at that time, He Xi felt that their relationship had not reached that point.
So He Xi couldn't ask this question.
Taking advantage of Bai Ye having just successfully upgraded to the 0.5 Generation Divine Body under her experiment, she felt that it was probably her time to speak.
"How should I put it? I don't really want what he gives me, and those female Angels might only choose to be with me out of fear of power. If I want someone, I hope the other person also likes me. At least, I don't like coercion!"
Someone like Hua Ye, Bai Ye felt that although he was despicable and could do anything to survive.
But he would not engage in such coercive behavior.
It was like a meme he had seen online once: 'You got my body but not my heart,' and then the other person replies, 'I only want your body, not your heart.'
But those words are just words. If you can truly get the other person's heart along with their body, why wouldn't you want it?
If he followed Hua Ye, he would definitely be tainted, and the beautiful ones might even be chosen by Hua Ye first. Bai Ye didn't want to choose after Hua Ye.
So Bai Ye certainly wouldn't follow Hua Ye.
"Your thoughts are truly advanced."
He Xi lowered her head, feeling an indescribable emotion in her heart.
In Angel Nebula, it was the first time she had heard someone say such words. Even Su Ma Li, when pursuing her, maintained himself very well, but the arrogance in his bones would never allow him to say such words.
"This isn't a question of being advanced, but rather that Hua Ye simply hasn't understood that more often, people need respect between them. He believes that men will definitely like his extreme hedonism, but actually, not everyone is like that!"
Was Hua Ye's extreme hedonism good?
Good!
Very good!
At least in Bai Ye's view, the upper class had it all.
But did all male Angels have this right?
Absolutely not!
Male Angels at the bottom basically had no right to choose, and even their wives and children had to be careful not to be targeted.
So, beneath all this, the most satisfied were actually the upper-middle class.
"Actually, I don't think the identity of the Angel King is important, or even whether there is a King. I agreed to you simply because I want to change the status quo."
He Xi also directly told Bai Ye her true feelings.
She actually didn't care who the King was, or even what their identity was.
As long as it was better than the present, that was fine.
"So we have a common goal, don't we?"
It was absurd.
Bai Ye actually didn't know how to explain to He Xi about overthrowing Hua Ye.
After all, he was an outsider, and Hua Ye had given him such generous conditions, yet he still chose to rebel. No one would understand this.
However, fortunately, He Xi seemed not to be prepared to delve further into this matter, which naturally made Bai Ye relieved.
"That's right."
He Xi nodded, then took off her lab coat and said, "Want to go for a walk?!"
She had been in the laboratory for a long time, and He Xi was feeling a bit stifled. Plus, if they weren't experimenting, it felt a bit strange for them to be together, and just walking away didn't seem right, so He Xi asked Bai Ye if he wanted to go out together.
"Okay."
He also wanted to go for a walk.