Published: February 12, 2025
CHAPTER
"You must be crazy."
The leaders from the other faction could hardly sit still.
"Kid, do you know what two hundred million Moon Age Gold means? Do you know how much Moon Age Gold our entire Su Clan needs to operate in a year? Two hundred million? Let me put it this way, with that price, you might as well go to the Tarros Red Dwarf and see if they would consider selling you a piece of divine-level equipment."
Two hundred million is indeed a staggering number because this value represents not a currency like those on Earth, but Moon Age Gold, a miraculous substance needed in all aspects.
From the operation of the Survivor Fortress, the functioning of the race, to individual cultivation and the power of equipment, everything is closely related to Moon Age Gold.
That price of two hundred million Moon Age Gold could only be presented by super-large clans, and it wouldn't be easy at all.
The Su Clan indeed craved this formation that could use humans as arrays, but it didn’t mean they would cripple their entire race for it.
"Then one hundred fifty million."
"At most, one hundred twenty million. Kid, don’t be too greedy." Yao Han Su tapped the table.
"Alright." Ye Zhongming expressed his pain: "That's non-negotiable."
The terms were thus settled. However, Jie Su, who knew Ye Zhongming the best, always felt something was off. There was always a sense of being scammed.
"Third, teach the Star Eye Clan no less than five large formations for attack, defense, and comprehensive types."
Ye Zhongming's conditions began to deepen and gradually involved core issues.
"That's impossible!" Without the other faction leader speaking, Yao Han Su directly rejected the request.
Formations are the most core secrets of the Su Clan, just like the manufacturing techniques of the Tarros Red Dwarf. Some formations, even if not core formations of the Su Clan, could be deciphered if leaked, exposing their techniques, habits, and principles.
To protect their secrets, the Su Clan rarely set up formations for other races, fearing that one day, they might be learned. How could they actively teach others their formations?
Even though Yao Han Su deeply wanted to cooperate with the Star Eye Clan, he couldn't use this matter as a bargaining chip. Once he agreed, the opposition within the clan would be enough to remove him from his position as leader.
"Do you know? Since I entered the apocalypse from my home planet, I learned one thing: nothing is impossible; it all depends on whether you need to do it."
Ye Zhongming was not surprised by the Su Clan's refusal but began to explain his reasoning.
"Everyone has their secrets, and every race is the same. Formations are your core interests, and you cannot allow others to know them; I understand that. But you must know one thing: the value and significance of these things are built on the premise that your Su Clan can maintain its current position, or even its very existence. If the race were to be extinguished, what would be the meaning of these things?"
Ye Zhongming saw many Su Clan members wanting to speak, even Jie Su wanting to refute, but he let everyone listen to him finish.
"I said before that the Su Clan, like many races, is facing a crisis. You may not believe it or be skeptical, but just pay attention or let your people investigate, and you’ll notice. A crisis is coming."
Pointing outside, the King of Cloud Summit continued, "The overall crisis comes from the Slave Clan, and the pressure is immense, especially under the premise of nutritional waves. This pressure looms over all races in the universe, and the two major camps are the first to bear the brunt. To survive through this crisis, will they recklessly fight against the Slave Clan? No, they won’t. They will shift the losses onto other races, and the ones most capable of bearing the losses are super-large clans like your Su Clan, the tail end."
"At this time, does holding onto your formations make sense? Moreover, I am not asking for your top ten formations; I just want other large formations. If I can give you such ancient formation techniques, what can’t you let go of to us?"