Ye Zhongming and his party returned to the guest quarters with countless attention. rely an hour later, Jie Su appeared.
"Aren't you in the midst of cultivation?" Ye Zhongming asked, sowhat strangely.
Jie Su was at a critical point in breaking through a certain ability. If Ye Zhongming's visit hadn't been so important, he would definitely have locked himself in his room to cultivate.
"Because of you!" Jie Su asked, sowhat annoyed.
Ye Zhongming shrugged, saying nothing.
Instead, Jie Su was taken aback, looking at Ye Zhongming hesitantly, "You did it on purpose?"
"You could say that. I also had no other choice."
Ye Zhongming replied.
"You've seen the current situation. Your clan holds a negative attitude towards cooperating with us. Normally, I should just give up."
Ye Zhongming invited Jie Su to sit, poured him a drink, and then sat down beside him.
"For the Su Clan, there might not be any impact; they would still live days as usual. But for you and , the impact would be too great."
After saying this, Ye Zhongming sighed, not showing any of the boldness he had just displayed when spending extravagantly at the Su Clan's comrcial center.
"For , without the Su Clan's support, attacks targeting the Star-Eye Clan and
would beco even more unrestrained. We have no confidence at all in whether we could hold on. Without the Su Clan's help, even if we opened a planetary hunting ground, we couldn't obtain corresponding benefits. Even if we got so share because of the Novice battlefield rewards, it would eventually make us beco fat in others' eyes. Whether there was an opportunity or not, they would co and take a bite until the Star-Eye Clan was covered in blood and fell dead."
Jie Su drank his beverage, not saying anything, just quietly listening.
"Conversely, whether our Star-Eye Clan gains huge benefits from the planetary hunting ground and continuously strengthens ourselves, or receives help or even formation thods from the Su Clan, both could ensure no major problems arise in the short term. You know, what we lack most is ti."
Thinking of the previous assassination attempt and the uncertain attitude towards the Star-Eye Clan's future in Darkstrip City now, Ye Zhongming felt a trace of anxiety.
The Star-Eye Clan's weakness was not sothing his rapid progress could compensate for, even if he now had the Library Palace as a powerful ally. But he first needed to solve their troubles, and how could that be easy?
He had just resolved the internal worries within the Star-Eye Clan, but the problem of external threats was not sothing the Cloud Peak King could decide alone with his strength.
Now, he, or the Star-Eye Clan, really needed a powerful helper like the Su Clan too much.
"For you... the impact is actually greater." Ye Zhongming patted Jie Su's shoulder. "I've morized all the information you gave , which is why I say this."
Jie Su smiled bitterly, not at all surprised that Ye Zhongming would say this.
"The affiliated races that trust you are too weak, not much stronger than the Star-Eye Clan. Moreover, their drive is just like the Su Clan's—both are weak, or strictly speaking, non-existent. Usually, they follow behind you. Whatever you need, they will try their best to satisfy you."
"But... their strength is insufficient to give you strong support. Take this ti you handled the transport starship matter; they could only scrape together one million Moonspan Gold for you. This... really can't be said to be of much use."
Pausing, Ye Zhongming added, "At least before your status within the clan becos prominent, they can only give you 'million'-level help."
Jie Su had no trouble admitting this. The races standing by his side were weak on one hand, and at critical tis, they also wouldn't give their all.
"If the Star-Eye Clan cannot grow stronger, relying solely on your own efforts, can you break the Su Clan's long-standing rules? I think not. Even if you could, it might be many, many years later. We don't have that kind of patience."
"If this cooperation fails, the Star-Eye Clan is destined to beco weak or even perish. Even if White Robe and I survive, we will beco rootless duckweeds, unable to help you. In a chain reaction, our already small alliance will collapse. Yi Sevi will marry soone else. All aspirations will beco bubbles."
"You might never sit on that chair again."
Hearing this, Jie Su drank his beverage irritably.
When weak, there is always hope, but the fla of this hope is often too small, easily blown out by the wind. After that, only despair remains.
Jie Su hated the feeling of weakness but couldn't change the fact of weakness for now.
"So you spent a huge amount of money and openly returned here with a Raini Grade chanical war beast just to attract the attention of the entire Su Clan?"
"I want to create possibility within impossibility. As long as I can think of it, I will do it. Only this way can we retain the last shred of hope." Ye Zhongming replied. "Your clan leader's ambiguous attitude is our only hope. You have perford well enough; you've placed your potential there and are quickly realizing it, making your clan leader constantly concerned about you."
"Then, for my part, I must let your clan leader know that I and the Star-Eye Clan, like you, have great potential. Others think we are a race about to perish, but I can be here, spending nearly ten million Moonspan Gold at once. This way, even your Su Clan will have to look at
with new eyes, right?"
Ye Zhongming's voice rose a little here, also stating the purpose of his earlier high-profile huge expenditure.
Our strength is weak, but we still have money!
"And also, what a coincidence. According to the information you gave , the most powerful among the affiliated races currently supporting the Su Clan's first heir actually appeared in the sa appraisal eting as
and was about to purchase a Raini Grade chanical war beast they couldn't even use at once. Then I couldn't help but suspect they were doing it to curry favor with that future Su Clan leader. And he is your direct competitor. From any perspective, I couldn't let that person succeed. I couldn't let such a piece of equipnt fall into the hands of your biggest opponent!"
At this mont, soone knocked on the door outside. It was Jie Su's assistant who entered, bringing a ssage: the Su Clan leader wanted to see Ye Zhongming.
The Cloud Peak King stood up, looking at Jie Su, saying, "This is only the first gift I prepared to surprise the entire Su Clan. I have several more here. Wait and see. Even if in the end I am powerless to change the outco, I will still make those Su Clan mbers standing opposite us wonder if they made the wrong choice."
Jie Su was silent for a mont, then suddenly smiled.
"Has anyone told you that having a friend like you is pretty good?"
Ye Zhongming laughed heartily and walked out shoulder to shoulder with Jie Su.
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