Chapter 1261: The Negotiation Before coming here, President Yan Xia had been thinking about how to get something out of these guys.

After all, their physical bodies were outside the Milky Way, and what arrived here was just a skeleton.

There was very little 'meat' on the skeleton.

For this, he even contacted Ella.

After President Yan Xia's main body returned to Ella and concealed itself within the black hole, the concealment of the external President Yan Xia was no longer extremely important.

Although the true main body had not yet been identified, this was only a concern for Ella and President Yan Xia himself; for their known and unknown enemies, it made no difference whether the one who returned was the main body or a clone.

Therefore, President Yan Xia, the President of the Rasti Federation, could also uninhibitedly contact Ella.

To obtain some information he desired.

Information was crucial when dealing with these Extraterrestrial Civilizations.

Without information, not knowing what these Extraterrestrial Civilizations wanted or feared, this negotiation meeting would definitely be led by the nose.

A metallic, mountain-of-flesh-like entity spoke: “President Yan Xia, the result of our joint discussion among Extraterrestrial Civilizations is simple: we only need two things – scientific technology and the right of passage for Human Civilization.”

The metallic mountain of flesh looked like a short, stout, armored worm.

This thing looked quite disgusting, but it was the main representative put forward by many Extraterrestrial Unknown Civilizations.

Naturally, it was not a figure put forward to take the blame, but a Civilization with genuine strength.

President Yan Xia named it the Dwarf Hill Civilization, implying that these creatures were like short hills.

They called themselves Bidiju, meaning “strong and great.”

How shameless.

However, such discussions would yield no results, as the aesthetics of each Civilization were quite different.

But it was one thing for a Civilization to be shameless; for a negotiation to be so shameless made President Yan Xia somewhat angry.

“Then, what can you provide for Rasti?”

Trading with top-tier Civilizations was not truly equal.

These Extraterrestrial Unknown Civilizations probably knew this point.

But what are you, to dare imitate the style of top-tier Civilizations?

“Of course, weapons. We can sell weapons to you, allowing you to face the Dimension War with greater composure.”

The Bidiju Civilization representative said as if it were a matter of course.

President Yan Xia laughed out of anger.

“Sorry, our Rasti Federation does not lack weapons.”

These Extraterrestrial Unknown Civilizations would indeed sell weapons; President Yan Xia was certain of this.

But would the weapons sold be the newest models?

Would they be the most powerful weapons?

That was not necessarily true.

And if not, what use would Human Civilization have for them?

Human Civilization was not the one bullying in the Dimension War, but the one being bullied. What truly possessed deterrent power were superweapons.

“If your federation can sell Dwarf Planet-class Battleships, then we can consider it.”

President Yan Xia did not completely close the door on the discussion.

But this statement clearly made the Bidiju Civilization representative feel that President Yan Xia did not know what was good for him.

“Human Civilization is within the Milky Way, and the Dimension War has already begun. I hear that the tendrils of many Civilizations are reaching into Human Civilization.”

“If not for our help, do you think your Human Civilization alone can survive the Dimension War?”

“Only if we unite, will these things be possible!”

While the words were true.

If their words and actions matched, President Yan Xia would welcome them.

But these guys, upon reaching Human Civilization's territory, had been doing nothing but underhanded deeds.

Not only secretly undermining the stability of the Rasti Federation, but also funding those small Star Countries on the periphery, seemingly wanting to make the Rasti Federation repeat its past path.

President Yan Xia sighed.

“That's why we need large weapons like warship, which can truly be a decisive factor.”

“I believe everyone present here is compassionate. If Human Civilization is destroyed, it would be a great loss for the Unknown Civilizations of the Milky Way.”

The participants in this meeting were naturally not just the Bidiju; representatives from other Unknown Civilizations were also present.

It was just that the Bidiju Civilization representative could act like a mad dog, chasing and biting President Yan Xia, and once President Yan Xia couldn't take it anymore, the negotiation would be mostly complete.

“We can sell warship, but not Dwarf Planet-class Battleships.”

A Civilization representative spoke up, reflecting the thoughts of most Civilizations in this Extraterrestrial Civilization alliance.

They had been in Human Civilization for decades, so they were very clear about the classification of Human Civilization's warship.

Most were classified by the length of the warship.

Coincidentally, the idea that 'bigger is better' also applied quite well to other Civilizations.

It made no sense for a 100,000-meter warship to be weaker than a 10,000-meter warship within the same Civilization.

Dwarf Planet-class Battleships were true strategic weapons within each Civilization. Even if these warship were stripped down to empty shells, the warship themselves contained very high technological content.

Selling them at 10 times the manufacturing cost would still be a loss for them.

If Human Civilization truly researched something, getting some technology was fine, but if they used this technology to research methods to counter their strategic weapons, that would be a foolish act of losing both the wife and the army.

So, in this regard, these guys would certainly not budge.

However, President Yan Xia himself was well aware of this.

The so-called request for these guys to sell Dwarf Planet-class Battleships was merely to annoy them.

His real goal was not here.

“That's also fine…”

“Our Rasti will assess the price of each Civilization's warship to ensure the fairest transaction.”

Mentioning Dwarf Planet-class Battleships was for these warship.

One should know that even for these warship, they were previously unwilling to budge.

The Civilization representative who spoke instantly realized he had fallen into a trap and went silent, saying nothing.

As long as one was shameless enough, words spoken could also be taken back.

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“Regarding warship transactions, we can discuss it.”

“However, we only accept bartering.”

That Civilization representative's remark was an impromptu thought, while the Bidiju Civilization representative was truly prepared.

“Oh, what do you fancy from our Rasti Federation?”

The Bidiju Civilization representative shook its head.

“Not from your Rasti Federation, but from the Civilization Federation.”

“According to the information we obtained from Destiny Ring Star, the Civilization Federation possesses a technology called Consciousness Warrior. If President Yan Xia can exchange this, we can offer a high price of 1 million warship.”

President Yan Xia wanted to spit a mouthful of phlegm on the other party's face.

Provided the other party actually had a face.

“May I ask if your Civilization is truly an Unknown Civilization?” President Yan Xia asked with a puzzled expression.

The Bidiju Civilization representative did not catch the hidden meaning and foolishly replied: “Of course it is!”

“What does Mr. President mean by that?”

President Yan Xia patted his chest.

“You scared me. I thought I was being deceived.”

“When did an Unknown Civilization consider 1 million warship a high price? Anyone who didn't understand would think we were just two little ants playing house!”

The Bidiju Civilization representative was not truly foolish; it understood President Yan Xia's meaning.

Perhaps due to cultural differences, the other party was not angered but asked.

“Then how much do you want?”

In fact, for Unknown Civilizations like them, the number of warship was just a figure.

If they wanted to, they could build hundreds of millions or billions of them.

It was just that daily maintenance was expensive, and upgrading and replacing them would be even more painful.

That's why when the Civilization Federation and the Flying Civilization fought, they couldn't even field 100 million warship.

But if they really wanted to build them, by the mid-stage of the war, Human Civilization's warship count had already exceeded 100 million, and in the later stages, over 200 million warship were lost.

This was also because the war between the two was not very long. If it had lasted tens of thousands of years longer, Human Civilization's warship might have increased over time, eventually accumulating one or two billion warship, and not temporary, shoddy ones.

And the current negotiating parties were numerous Unknown Civilizations. Combined, they could probably field tens of billions of warship.

That's why President Yan Xia said 1 million warship was child's play. Of course, there was another reason: a Consciousness Warrior itself had the combat power of 1 million warship. To exchange this technology for 1 million warship, wouldn't that be insane?

President Yan Xia also didn't believe these guys hadn't learned this from Destiny Ring Star.

Since Destiny Ring Star decided to leave the Milky Way and no longer conflict with Human Civilization, it had taken on the role of an observer.

Previously, they were enemies, so they naturally wouldn't let Human Civilization have an easy time. Therefore, they secretly and openly sold a lot of Human Civilization's information to these Extraterrestrial Civilizations, making every Extraterrestrial Civilization that came to Human Civilization now seem like a Human.

This was utterly detestable and disgusting.

President Yan Xia naturally wanted to devour Destiny Ring Star alive, but his strength was still insufficient.

If Human Civilization were a near-top-tier Civilization now, who would dare to stroke their beard?

“I think 2 billion warship would be good!”

This time, it was the Bidiju Civilization representative's turn to want to curse President Yan Xia.

2 billion warship, that's one-fifth of the combined combat power of all our Civilizations. If we give it to you, you could even follow the navigation routes and attack us. If we really gave it to you, wouldn't we be fools?

With Human Civilization's productivity, manufacturing so many warship would probably take three to four tens of thousands of years.

And that's at full production.

How many resources would that waste? If it were truly exchanged, even if it were just a pile of warship shells, it could earn Human Civilization thousands of years of development energy.

“Logically speaking, we are now half-allies. If we can assist your Human Civilization, we are naturally in favor.”

“But outside our galaxy, it's not peaceful either. Not only are there other Extraterrestrial Civilizations suppressing us, but there are also Star Pirates from the Andromeda Galaxy eyeing us. We truly have no choice.”

The Bidiju Civilization representative sighed. It had learned Human Civilization's tragic rhetoric quite well, leaving President Yan Xia unable to find any fault.

However, the information about Star Pirates from the Andromeda Galaxy outside the galaxy was something President Yan Xia was hearing for the first time.

“Star Pirates from the Andromeda Galaxy, crossing over 2 million light-years to get here, probably can't threaten you, right?”

President Yan Xia sneered.

He thought it was an excuse the other party was making.

But the Bidiju Civilization representative cried out.

“This is not deceiving you. Your Human Civilization is in the middle of the star disk, 20,000 to 30,000 light-years from the Silver Heart, and also 20,000 to 30,000 light-years from outside the galaxy. It's normal for you to know little about matters outside the galaxy.”

“The Andromeda Galaxy has a Level 3 Civilization and is inherently much more stable than the Milky Way. All Level 2 Civilizations are vassals of that huge Level 3 Civilization. They can't cause major conflicts among themselves, so they naturally look outward for compensation.”

“The Milky Way, as the largest galaxy surrounding the Andromeda Galaxy, still has no Level 3 Civilization, so it is naturally seen as a fat piece of meat by them.”

“The Level 3 Civilization of the Andromeda Galaxy also secretly supports this. With the technology of a Level 3 Civilization, crossing millions of light-years is easy and doesn't waste much time or energy.”

What was originally complex now seemed even more complicated.

President Yan Xia did not believe that the Level 3 Civilization of the Andromeda Galaxy had no interest in the Milky Way's resources.

Moreover, if a Level 3 Civilization were to emerge in the Milky Way, at least during the period of preparing for resources at the edge of the universe, the Level 3 Civilizations of the two galaxies would definitely experience friction.

Therefore, the Level 3 Civilization of the Andromeda Galaxy absolutely did not want a Level 3 Civilization to emerge in the Milky Way.

It could even be foreseen that among the Extraterrestrial Civilizations Human Civilization was currently in contact with, there were definitely some Civilizations that had already become traitors, defecting to the clearly stronger Andromeda Galaxy.

So, some of these Civilizations here might even be here to cause trouble!

“Damn it, this deal can't be done!”

President Yan Xia cursed inwardly. He swore that he was usually very gentle and wouldn't easily use foul language.

But the burdens of life forced him to swear.

“Alas, everyone has it tough. Then all the more reason we should help each other.”

“How about this, you want our right of passage, right? I can't guarantee the Civilization Federation and the Twenty-Eight Starfire Alliance, but within my Rasti Star Country, you can still pass freely.”

Before the representatives of the Extraterrestrial Civilization alliance could rejoice, President Yan Xia continued.

“You came to help our Human Civilization solve the problem of the Dimension War.”

“We shouldn't be stingy either. Let's exchange it for your Extraterrestrial Civilization's right of passage!”

With such a righteous demeanor, one would think he was about to say something profound, but it turned out to be this!

Your right of passage for one Rasti Federation, you want to exchange for the right of passage of dozens of our Civilizations? Stick your face out, let me measure if it's as thick as a planetary crust!

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