"So we’re hoping to communicate with you, to temporarily cease hostilities and cooperate in our developnt, to jointly deal with the Beastly Intelligent Life?"
Chen Mo smiled. "Of course, that’s no problem. I was already planning to discuss these matters with the person in charge of your Star System."
"Really?"
The woman was visibly stunned by Chen Mo’s easy agreent. He’s surprisingly accommodating, she thought.
However, she quickly realized that this was a decision only the highest authorities in her Star System could make. Although he was from the Solar System, he would need to possess significant influence there to make such a commitnt. If he were rely an ordinary fifth-transition individual from the Solar System, his promise would carry little weight.
She looked at Chen Mo and asked, choosing her words carefully to be polite and humble, "Pardon my presumption, but are you in a position of authority within your Star System? As you know, this matter..."
Chen Mo understood her unspoken question. He smiled and countered, "What about you? Are you in a position of authority within your Star System?"
"Barely, I suppose. I was instructed by the highest echelons of our Star System to find soone from the Solar System to discuss this. Our stance is quite unified, and I can directly contact our Star System’s top leadership."
"I see," Chen Mo said. "In that case, this might work. Otherwise, there would be no need to talk. If you wish to cooperate with us, you’ll naturally have to agree to certain conditions and make so concessions. I assu you understand that."
"We are well aware of that and ca prepared. If we can negotiate, we will do our best to et any conditions you propose."
Chen Mo smiled. "Then have the person with the most authority in your Star System co here to speak with ."
"The person with the most authority?" The woman blinked. He’s asking for soone that high up? "May I ask your identity?"
"I forgot to introduce myself. I am Chen Mo."
At this simple statent, the pupils of the eye on the woman’s forehead constricted sharply. This was a common reaction among her kind when faced with extre shock. Chen Mo... The only one to have activated the so-called Chaos Supre Treasure in the First Region. There wasn’t a single Star System that didn’t know his na. It was already engraved in the minds of every fifth-transition individual. As soon as she heard the na, she understood.
She bowed quickly. "I will imdiately contact the highest authority in our Star System to speak with you. Please wait a mont."
"You have one minute," Chen Mo stated, not mincing words. His ti was limited. If every Star System delayed him by even a few minutes, he’d get nothing else done all day.
"Understood!"
As she spoke, she was already contacting her Star System’s leadership. It didn’t even take five seconds, let alone a minute. The space beside the white-haired woman rippled, and another woman appeared. She too had skin as white as snow, a full head of white hair, and a vertical pupil in the center of her forehead, standing beside the one who now seed younger.
Chen Mo sized up the newcor. She looked to be in her twenties by Earth standards. Though she appeared young, her Divine Power was substantial, clearly indicating she was a veteran expert.
"You are Chen Mo of the Solar System?" The newcor assessed him as soon as she arrived.
"I am. And you are?"
"Forgive my manners, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Jue Yue, and this is my daughter, Jue Xin. I am one of the three individuals with the highest authority in the Jueyuan Star System. You may state any of your requirents to ."
Jue Yue appraised Chen Mo. Her Divine Power Probe, backed by over a thousand units of her own strength, revealed nothing about him. She imdiately knew he was no ordinary individual. It wasn’t that her probe was being blocked by Chaos Energy; it was as if her probe hadn’t even reached a stage where such interference would be relevant. The probe she had cast was utterly disregarded by him at the Divine Power level. When The Heavenly Path’s Hint confird this outco, she beca even more certain of Chen Mo’s identity. His calm and composed deanor further solidified her conviction.
Chen Mo looked at her. "The World of Heavenly Elent is vast. The Solar System alone cannot possibly consu it all. Besides us humanoid intelligent life forms, there is also the race of Beastly Intelligent Life. Even if we were to monopolize all resources for humanoid intelligent life and prevent your developnt, we would ultimately suffer the consequences. Therefore, cooperation is inevitable."
Jue Yue was visibly surprised to hear Chen Mo so openly state his true thoughts. After all, in negotiations, one usually conceals their true intentions and strives to extract maximum benefit from the other side. By speaking so candidly, hasn’t he weakened his own bargaining position? She was naturally taken aback.
Chen Mo paid no mind to her expression and continued, "I prefer to be direct. While I don’t wish for the scenario I just described to happen, if we encounter allies who are unfriendly or break their commitnts, I will not hesitate to eliminate them, regardless of whether another race exists. I hope you’ll keep this precondition in mind."
As he spoke, Jue Yue felt a chilling, suffocating killing intent flash past. She understood that Chen Mo’s words were no re threat.
She imdiately asked, "What are your conditions?"
"The conditions are simple. Regarding the leaderboards: on the individual rankings, if you have the ability, feel free to surpass . I don’t care about that. However, for the faction rankings, you must limit the frequency of your mbers entering. I want to ensure the Solar System remains at the top. If any Star System faction, leveraging a greater number of Life Planets, sends in a massive influx of fifth-transition or stronger individuals and temporarily displaces the Solar System from the top rank, I will imdiately declare war on that Star System. I will ensure they are completely eradicated from the Second Region, without exception."
Jue Yue showed no particular reaction to Chen Mo’s demand to maintain their leaderboard position. The request was reasonable. Besides, the Solar System was currently the strongest. They already had a significant lead. With more ti to develop, even with only one Life Planet, they would likely secure the top spot. There was no reason not to agree to this.
Jue Yue nodded. "Any other conditions?"
"Besides that, the other condition is also simple: you are not to make any moves on any Divine Domain already under the Solar System’s control, regardless of whose specific territory it is."
Having understood the nature of a Divine Domain after entering the World of Heavenly Elent, Jue Yue had no objection to this. After all, attacking a Divine Domain controlled by the Solar System would be tantamount to plundering their resources—an undeniable act of war. If they were to cooperate, this condition was essential. There was no issue with it.ŸŸŸ
Once Jue Yue agreed to these two conditions, Chen Mo proposed a third: neither side was to engage in combat with the other until the Beastly Intelligent Life had been eradicated. If either party initiated provocation or attack, they would face severe judgnt. This ti, Chen Mo wasn’t imposing a condition of absolute control from a victor’s standpoint; it was a mutually binding rule. Naturally, Jue Yue had no objections.
"If soone from the Solar System strikes first, will you ensure justice is carried out impartially?" Jue Yue asked, looking directly at Chen Mo. Since he preferred directness, she too spoke her mind without reservation.
"Rest assured, justice will be absolutely impartial," Chen Mo replied with a slight smile. "If soone from our side is indeed in the wrong, you can bring your complaint directly to . I will honor any reasonable request for compensation."
While Chen Mo was negotiating, other mbers of the Solar System were also encountering many Aliens. Most of these Aliens, much like Jue Xin when she first t Chen Mo, expressed their Star Systems’ interest in discussing cooperation with the Solar System. However, not all Solar System mbers encountered were individuals of Chen Mo’s stature. Many, upon hearing these proposals, relayed the information to their superiors. So encounters, though, nearly escalated into conflict before any words could be exchanged. This was primarily because many from the Solar System, particularly those who had fought in the prolonged wars against the Yongming Star System in the First Region, had a conditioned, hostile reaction to Aliens. Fortunately, these Aliens were quick to express their peaceful intentions, preventing imdiate hostilities.
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