Chapter 1204 - 1070: Breaking Through?

Chapter 1204: Chapter 1070: Breaking Through?

On the third day after the battle, Nutrient Injection once again came to the small courtyard where the captives were held.

He brought someone with him, none other than the A-level commander who was directing outside the door that day.

This person was also under restriction, with a face full of indignation.

Upon seeing this, Water Attribute Supreme was quite puzzled, "What’s this about now?"

Nutrient Injection casually dropped the person onto the ground and replied offhandedly, "Since it’s him who came to negotiate compensation, we’ll just detain him."

"This doesn’t seem appropriate, does it?" Water Attribute Supreme protested.

He understood their approach; as long as he didn’t rely on his status and chose to reason objectively, effective communication was still possible.

"He’s the one responsible for negotiation, how could you detain the negotiator? What’s the sense in this?"

Nutrient Injection glanced at him disdainfully, "Last time, he was outside pointing and commanding, didn’t capture him purely because he didn’t enter the territory."

"Now he dares to come and negotiate again. Is it that the Stephen Clan has no one left, or do they think we’re blind?"

The A-level tried hard to defend, "In warfare between nations, envoys are not killed... Although I came last time, I didn’t act!"

"You were the one who mobilized the warships!" Nutrient Injection spoke calmly, "Don’t think you can deceive us... continue babbling and we’ll kill you!"

The A-level immediately fell silent, somewhat puzzled... My orders were extremely covert, is there a traitor in the clan?

Upon hearing this, Water Attribute’s temper subsided too, although the opponent acted tyrannically, this argument wasn’t completely unjustified.

Soon, the news that the Stephen Clan’s negotiator was captured reached the ears of all those interested.

As for the reasons? The people from Gustine’s Territory didn’t explain outwardly.

The Stephen Clan’s people even more so wouldn’t explain — even if they knew the reasons, they wouldn’t voluntarily clarify.

However, this operation instead deterred some forces with wishful thinking.

— Upon seeing the power of the Five Elements Battle Array, it’s impossible for everyone to remain indifferent.

The Stephen Clan is considered a substantial force on Qingyuan Star, but there are also several forces that are not inferior to them.

Qu Jianlei and others showed great strength and cold methods, but it wasn’t enough to frighten away all the coveters.

For now, no one is taking the lead; everyone is just watching.

If a major force steps forward first, there will definitely be followers.

After all, forces qualified to covet such interests aren’t ignorant fools—no one wants to charge ahead for others.

But they had not expected, the people from Gustine’s Territory surprisingly dared to act again, capturing negotiators!

Are they taking Stephen for granted and not at all concerned about the Marquis’s wrath?

Bear in mind, the Marquis is currently not on Qingyuan Star but in the Imperial Capital on business!

Moreover, the Stephen Clan’s strength doesn’t rely solely on itself; their networks are also extensive!

To offend this family to the utmost... how much confidence does one need?

In any case, this incident made even fewer people dare to make the first move.

Instead, some reached out to the Stephen Clan, indicating that those people are bullying you too much; if you wish to continue with action, do let us know.

However, they couldn’t overcome Komodo’s calmness and immense prestige, which subdued the younger forces within the clan.

Now, with provocateurs arriving, it has made the clan members realize: the patriarch is indeed wise!

Even more interesting is that in the afternoon, someone came to Gustine’s Territory to apologize for previous offenses!

It was from the same scheming families who once visited seeking an audience.

Originally, they intended to feign ignorance, hoping to muddle through, but never expected the dignified Marquis Clan would be chased and humiliated by others?

Now, they really have no room for wishful thinking, thus proactively reaching out to communicate, hoping to "clear up the misunderstanding."

The steward directly turned away the tenants, stating, you also know whether it’s a misunderstanding.

Since you haven’t taken specific actions, past grievances can be set aside.

However, it’s merely a temporary respite, you should consider carefully, if there’s any future reversal... think about the consequences yourselves.

Only one family came on that afternoon, but by the second and third day, other families had also come to apologize.

A day later, the new Stephen Clan negotiator arrived, roughly confirming the corresponding compensation amount and date.

The amount will not change, the initial payment of thirty percent is also fixed, the difference lies in future installments.

Eight days later, the Stephen Clan finally gathered a down payment of thirty billion in cash.

Once Big Head Butterfly confirmed the news, it began to stir again, "Should we consider... an ambush along the way?"

"Who have you learned this from?" Qu Jianlei shook his head with laughter and disbelief, "Is there a need for such petty tricks?"

Big Head Butterfly replied confidently, "They were planning to fake a robbery, but were dissuaded by Komodo."

This is indeed... Qu Jianlei felt speechless; when it comes to dirty tricks, these nobles have no limits.

Thankfully, there were still wise people in the opposite family, otherwise, he’d have shown them what "losing a chicken while trying to steal rice" really means!

This time, for the money delivery, they used three small ships—such a substantial amount, the Stephen Clan couldn’t afford to be careless.

Besides the compensation of thirty billion, they also brought an extra five million.

This money was intended for various living expenses of the captives.

The Marquis Clan has some complaints about the fees and amounts, but there’s nothing they can do; they don’t have the strength to oppose.

However, they deeply remembered this humiliation—just don’t let us have the day to turn things around.

The butler couldn’t help but hint at the Nutrient Injection, "Our distinguished guests must be careful; the people of the Stephen family aren’t very big-hearted."

The Nutrient Injection casually replied, "No problem, they’ll get used to it!"

Get used to it... the butler mentally repeated this overwhelmingly confident line and turned to leave.

Another day passed, and the butler boarded the Business Starship to ascend into the sky, then sent a request from space.

Audward, the Supreme of the Gustine Clan, along with several younger clan members, wished to pay a visit to the distinguished guests.

It’s said they are the real masters of the territory and shouldn’t have to wait in space for a response.

But upon hearing of their own tenants’ might, Audward felt it necessary to show some family etiquette.

The Nutrient Injection expressed there was no need for such courtesy, they were welcome to come directly.

—After all, it’s just a gesture; nobles care about their dignity.

When Audward and his group landed, they indeed felt the other side’s indifference.

The ones receiving him were two A-levels... six Supremes, not one showed up.

Audward, the Supreme, didn’t dare to complain; with an imbalance in power, he had no right to demand equal status.

He even got along quite well with the Nutrient Injection and Flower Scorpion—so-called personal connections are cultivated bit by bit!

Audward introduced his clan, mainly distributed across the Misty Star Realm, and also in the Imperial Capital and nearby areas.

During the lease period of this territory, the clan wouldn’t change its mind—the discussion of renewing early could be addressed.

He then warmly expressed hope that if the distinguished guests had a chance to go to the Misty area in the future, they must visit the Gustine Clan.

Apart from this, Audward also surveyed the Qingyuan Star nobles, emphasizing a few families with good relations with his own.

—If you have any inconvenient matters, you can ask them for help; they probably wouldn’t refuse.

Audward rushed over largely due to the entrustment of some allies.

The Gustine Clan had long since moved away from Qingyuan Star; anything happening there should have little relation to them,

but these few allies are crucial; without the clan’s revitalization, maintaining existing relations is a must.

Their presence on Qingyuan Star has become less significant, and they can’t just let their influence completely vanish, right?

Moreover, they had a curiosity about the tenants’ origins.

The territory was originally leased to an old acquaintance, but later that acquaintance subleased without revealing the new tenant’s background.

The Gustine family didn’t inquire—they reasoned that those with the courage to sublease wouldn’t fear their enemies.

Thus, they couldn’t possibly fear the Gustine Clan either.

In the past, Audward didn’t want to ask, fearing the tenants would perceive it as picking a fight; now that the opportunity presented itself, he seized it to see them.

Nonetheless, the Nutrient Injection didn’t show much interest in the allies he introduced, and his offhand acknowledgments seemed quite dismissive.

Audward was psychologically prepared for this; the disparity in strength was clear as day, what could he expect?

As long as the other side showed no obvious rejection, he could be satisfied.

Concerning the focus of much interest—the Five Elements Battle Array—not a word was mentioned, afraid the other side might deem him ulteriorly motivated.

Finally, he remotely observed the captives of the Stephen family without appearing on-site.

There were reasons behind this.

Though the Gustine family voluntarily moved away, no one could forbid their return, but truly showing up would indeed stir some changes.

In summary, Audward crossed star realms with his entourage, without leaving the territory, staying just one night before departing, somewhat costly.

But it depended on what he accomplished, at least the Gustine family felt that it was worthwhile to specifically meet those powerful figures.

Afterwards, the families he named sent representatives to visit.

The Gustine family’s butler continued to receive them.

He mentioned that the distinguished guests had remembered their names, but as for face-to-face meetings... these people were very busy.

The visitors didn’t feel slighted; those sufficiently strong have the right to be arrogant.

In the blink of an eye, six months passed, and on this day, the Nutrient Injection sought out Qu Jianlei.

The new computational units had arrived, priced at nine billion eight hundred million each, totaling two units, currently stationed in space.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but be secretly amazed, true Supremes indeed, sweeping in with nearly two hundred billion.

"Then let’s go receive them, truly grateful."

The Nutrient Injection hesitated for a moment, then awkwardly stated, "Sir, I feel I can strive for the Supreme level."

"Really?" Qu Jianlei carefully sensed the guy’s aura... anyway, he was somewhat uncertain.

But since the other party had decided, he wouldn’t rashly suggest anything—their backing was a genuine Supreme!

"That’s great, anything we need to do?"

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