Chapter 276: Chapter 8: Negotiation
Su Xiao reviewed the battlefield situation through the screen, the Contractors were still bathing in blood and fighting. He glanced at the numbers in the top corner of the screen: 285/289.
represented the total number of Contractors, and 285 represented the currently surviving Contractors. In less than two hours, four Contractors had already died.
This was not good news. There were still two defense battles left, and if more than fifty people died, the subsequent wars would become exceptionally difficult.
The overall strength of the Contractors would decrease as their numbers dwindled. If it went below 100, they would be unable to form a line of defense unless they defended in only one direction.
Su Xiao was also worried about one thing: the Kara Aliens hadn’t appeared yet. As a race capable of nearly exterminating humanity, the Kara Aliens must have very advanced technology. If they directly brought spacecraft from the European Continent, then...
Fortunately, this possibility was low, as the Human Alliance within the Derivative World was not to be trifled with.
Su Xiao asked Reincarnation Paradise whether the Human Alliance within the Derivative World was friend or foe.
The answer was: ’The Human Alliance is unaware of the existence of Reincarnation Paradise,’ only the Kara Aliens know Reincarnation Paradise is an enemy.
Su Xiao began to organize his thoughts, as the current situation was somewhat chaotic.
Firstly, it was certain that the Contractors’ enemy was the Kara Aliens.
The Kara Aliens were a Void Race, an opposing force. They had realized the existence of Reincarnation Paradise and were fiercely resisting its attempt to seize the "Parasitic Beast" Derivative World.
If Reincarnation Paradise captured the "Parasitic Beast" Derivative World, the Kara Aliens would be forever wandering in space.
Reincarnation Paradise would not allow the time line of the Derivative World to develop to the point where the Kara Aliens appeared; it would always reset the timeline. In this way, the Kara Aliens would be at the mercy of Reincarnation Paradise.
Currently, Reincarnation Paradise could not reset the timeline of this Derivative World; it was in the seizing stage.
The ultimate goal of the war was to seize the world and reset the timeline, so that other Contractors could enter the "Parasitic Beast" world for adventure.
Perhaps all other Derivative Worlds were captured by Reincarnation Paradise in this way, with Contractors growing stronger within them, and then assisting Reincarnation Paradise in capturing more Derivative Worlds.
As to why Reincarnation Paradise wanted to seize more Derivative Worlds, Su Xiao did not know either.
This clarified the situation significantly: the Kara Aliens were an irreconcilable enemy for the Contractors and the main adversary in the war.
The Human Alliance was different; if handled well, it might be possible to bring in an Allied Army, as the Contractors were also human, of the same race.
There were three major forces in this world: the Contractors representing Reincarnation Paradise, the Kara Aliens, and the Human Alliance.
With his thoughts straightened out, Su Xiao began to plan his next steps.
First, he needed to defend the first World Coordinate, and then find a way to contact the Human Alliance. The Contractors were on the Asian Continent, which was the territory of the Human Alliance.
However, this was a radiation zone, a buffer zone for the battlefield, which was why the Human Alliance had not acted until now.
But how to contact the Human Alliance? Su Xiao hesitated whether to go to the Human Alliance alone. Currently, the Contractors showed no signs of collapsing; even if they wanted to escape, they couldn’t, as they were surrounded by the Parasitic Beasts.
Su Xiao looked at his personal information showing 5 points in Charm Attributes, raising an eyebrow. These few points of charm were not enough to meet high-ranking members of the Human Alliance; it would be easier to have Bubute Ni act cute.
Su Xiao’s Charm Attributes were very low, but among those Contractors who were fighting, there must be some Charm Specialization Contractors.
Contractors who ran away would not face mandatory execution; it would be handled by Su Xiao or the enemy’s Ruler.
He glanced at the corpses not far away, a smile appearing on Su Xiao’s face. There were no enemy Rulers left, leaving only himself on the battlefield.
"Then... let’s use one more chance."
Su Xiao had three more opportunities to indirectly intervene in the battlefield. He began to edit a message on the battlefield channel, choosing this time to express it in writing.
The content was as follows:
’Battlefield Recruitment Order: Recruiting Contractors with over 20 Charm Points, limited to three, needing to be members of an Adventure group. Each group can send combat forces for protection, limited to three.
Maximum Participants: 6 people.
Duration: 2 natural days.
Objective: To contact senior members of the Human Alliance and receive their support.
Note: This notice is issued by the ’Ruler Alliance’ and has been notarized by Reincarnation Paradise.
Issued by: Ruler!
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Su Xiao reviewed the edited message and nodded in satisfaction. Choosing only Adventure group members was to prevent Contractors from using this as an opportunity to escape, as no leader would send subordinates with escape potential given the opportunity to gain the Human Alliance’s assistance.
The three Charm Specialized Contractors would handle communication with the Human Alliance, while the three Battle Sequence Contractors would ensure safety along the way.
The maximum number of participants was not arbitrary; he would let a few leave if he said it, but anyone over six would be killed without mercy!
The time was set for two days, considering the long journey and the time needed for negotiations.
As for the final ’Ruler Alliance,’ Su Xiao wasn’t completely making it up; it was an organization he set up ten seconds ago, consisting only of him and a Dog Star Person, to be disbanded at the end of the war.
There were no rules saying one person cannot form an organization, and a Ruler could certainly call it the Ruler Alliance.
Thus, Su Xiao posted this fake mission on the war channel.
Currently, the three leaders couldn’t send anyone to carry out this ’mission,’ as they were too busy with the barrage of Parasitic Beasts to even breathe.
At this moment, with the battle stabilizing, Su Xiao took out [Tuka’s Collection].
[Open Tuka’s Collection]?
Su Xiao took out the [Fate Redeeming Lighter +7] and checked the stored Qi Luck Value, which was 60%.
Even with 60% Qi Luck Value, it could be released, having the same effect as 100% Qi Luck Value, only with a shorter duration of 1 minute and 12 seconds compared to the full 2 minutes.
The [Fate Redemption] cooldown was five days, which perfectly matched the duration of the war, making this the right time to use it.
Lighting a cigarette with the Fate Redeeming Lighter, Su Xiao took a deep inhalation and exhaled a light golden smoke, feeling something called Qi Luck surround him.
He chose to open [Tuka’s Collection], causing the silver crystal stone to shatter with a crackling sound, transforming into scattered fragments, and several items appeared in Su Xiao’s hand.
[You obtained Soul Crystal (Medium) ×1.]
[You obtained Spirit Blast (Skill Scroll).]
[You obtained Montelarya Ore ×1.]
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[Soul Crystal (Medium)]
Quality: None
Type: Concentrated Soul Essence.
Rating: None
Description: Soul Crystals are rare items, which can be used to enhance abilities and trade with storyline creatures, acting as hard currency across any race. Owning this pure soul means owning everything.
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[Spirit Blast]
Quality: Purple
Type: Skill Scroll.
Learning Conditions: Intelligence 30 points, Stamina 10 points (due to Absolute Demon Physique, this skill cannot be learned by the Hunter).
Effect: Releases a powerful Spirit Blast after three seconds of mental concentration, causing a stunning effect on enemies within 10 meters and dealing Intelligence ×5 damage.
Note: This skill has a cooldown of one hour.
Note: Each use of Spirit Blast requires 200 Mana Value.
Rating: 120 (Note: Purple item rating ranges from 71 to 150.)
Description: This is a Kara Alien’s secret technique, requiring extreme caution when using Spirit Blast, as improper use can cause severe damage to the brain.
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Su Xiao looked at the last item in his hand, and upon seeing its attributes, he was amazed.