Chapter 985: Negotiate terms
Dragon Emperor - Captain's Office
Zhao Chen watched as a figure of light appeared before him; it was the little girl from the mechanical race.
This time, she was able to appear here so smoothly only because Zhao Chen had given her prior permission.
"So, did you kill that mechanical prophet guy?" The little girl looked at Zhao Chen with shining eyes.
"No," Zhao Chen replied calmly.
The little girl rolled her eyes: "Tch~, when you contacted me, you said it was about the mechanical prophet."
I thought you had already sorted it out.
Zhao Chen raised his hand, and a holographic interstellar sand table appeared, with a red area drawn on it.
"The coordinates you gave me have led my men to discover that there is a 300,000-strong mechanical fleet stationed here, including T5-class interstellar warships."
Tell me, with the power I currently possess, how can I possibly destroy this mechanical prophet in such a short time?
"Three hundred thousand? There's that much!" the little girl muttered in surprise.
It seems she didn't expect there to be so many interstellar warships.
"You don't know?" Zhao Chen looked at the little girl.
The little girl shook her head and pointed to the red area: "Because my permissions are blocked outside this area, any machine units that enter this area will lose contact with me."
Therefore, I don't know how many of those are mechanical prophets' interstellar warships.
It seems that many of the mechanical interstellar warships that have gone missing over the years were taken by the Mechanical Prophets.
"Moreover, there is a starship manufacturing industrial zone here. They cooperate with the Demon Race to provide the Demon Race with interstellar warships."
"The evil technology that the Demon Race has developed in recent years was mostly provided by your Mechanical Race." Zhao Chen tapped his fingers on the table, looking at the little girl with hostility.
"Hey, hey, hey, this wasn't provided by me."
I had suspected they were cooperating, but I didn't expect the cooperation to be so extensive. The little girl waved her hands repeatedly, distancing herself from the area.
"But they are mechanical races after all. How do I know if you have similar technology?"
"After all, you have too many secrets." Zhao Chen squinted and crossed his arms.
"Ahem, there are some things I don't want to say."
"But even if you know now, there's nothing you can do; it won't do you any good."
"How do you know it won't benefit me if you don't tell me!" Zhao Chen retorted.
The little girl didn't want to dwell on the issue too much. She pointed to the red area on the interstellar sand table and looked at Zhao Chen: "Since you've already investigated this place..."
They called me over again.
This means you are still willing to get rid of this mechanical prophet.
Go ahead and say it.
What are your conditions?
Zhao Chen said, "I don't have many of the Dragon Legion's interstellar warships at hand right now, and we've also been through a fierce battle with the interstellar insectoids."
The odds of winning against 300,000 mechanical interstellar warships of unknown strength are extremely low.
You can ask me to do it if you want.
You shall dispatch at least half a million of your equivalent Mech Starships to my command, and I shall lead them to annihilate this Mech Prophet!
The little girl spread her hands, shook her head, and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you before?"
I can't personally eliminate these guys.
Moreover, this area is extremely strange. If my mechanical fleet enters it, it is highly likely that it will be controlled by the mechanical prophet.
This is like a virus to me!
"So there's nothing we can do?" Zhao Chen shrugged.
In an instant, the entire office fell silent.
The little girl's expression turned serious, and she placed her hands on the desk in front of Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen looked at the position where the little girl's hands touched the desk with some surprise, and could not tell at all that this was just a holographic image.
“I know you have a way.”
"Just tell me, what do you need!" The little girl stared at Zhao Chen.
"One hundred trillion Star Coins worth of raw materials."
"There will be casualties and losses in battle, and I need this compensation." Zhao Chen stated his first condition.
The little girl nodded: "No problem, I can pay you a hundred trillion star coins anytime."
It seems that the price is a bit too low.
But the main event is yet to come.
"Because I need to fight the machine race fleet led by that mechanical prophet, I need combat data on all of the machine race's active interstellar warships!"
The little girl paused for a moment, then nodded: "Detailed starship data is not available, but I can give you basic combat information and characteristics."
For Zhao Chen, the mechanical race has always been a threatening presence.
Although they are not entirely enemies now, who knows what the future holds?
Obtaining more relevant intelligence and information is always beneficial.
“I need your support of 500,000 Mech Race interstellar warships,” Zhao Chen said.
The little girl rolled her eyes and said impatiently, "Didn't I just say, my fleet..."
“You don’t need to enter this red zone to support my mechanical fleet,” Zhao Chen interjected.
The little girl looked at Zhao Chen in surprise: "Aren't you going in?"
"You don't need to know the detailed battle plan for now."
"All you need to do is fulfill these conditions," Zhao Chen said.
"You want to lure out those interstellar warships of the Mechanical Prophet?"
That's impossible; they would never leave this area so easily.
"They know I'm watching them!" The little girl shook her head, believing she had guessed Zhao Chen's plan correctly.
"How do you know a plan won't work if you don't try it?"
"And you have no other choice now." Zhao Chen smiled as he looked at the little girl.
The little girl stared at Zhao Chen's smiling face for a long time, then turned her back to him and said, "Okay, I'll believe you this once."
I can give you a fleet of machine races, half a million interstellar warships, that will obey my every command.
I may be unaware of your military operations.
But you have to give me some time, right?
"I will do this before the end of this year, regardless of whether it succeeds or not," Zhao Chen said.
"It's a deal then," the little girl said, seemingly preparing to leave.
"When will you give me the raw materials worth one hundred trillion star coins?" Zhao Chen shouted.
"I'll send you a coordinate address. Go there to pick it up in three days." After saying this, the little girl disappeared.
The smile on Zhao Chen's face vanished.
He leaned back in his armchair, squinting, and muttered to himself, "The Mechanical Prophet... and you, little fellow..."
No matter how many secrets you have, I will uncover them one by one.
【Mission (The Secret of the Machine Race)】
Phase 1 Mission: Locate the coordinates of the Mechanical Prophet. (Completed)
Phase Two Mission: Launch a campaign against the Machine Prophets, destroying at least 300,000 of their interstellar fleets. (Complete within three months)
Zhao Chen looked at the updated system task interface in front of him.
This machine race definitely has some big secret hidden.
"Little Dragon Girl, check the system of our Dragon Emperor."
Remember to check him every time he comes in.
"yes!"