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Chapter 718: Poseidon’s Plans for Cooperation
Hua Li was unperturbed “We’ve considered the possibility The alien threat is real, and if humanity is destroyed than there’s no reason for us to stay The universe is a vast place, and nothose creatures beco – no species could Froenia will descend upon the aliens when they’ve passed a certain threshold of strength We know they’re facing this problem now – that’s why they’re after us Constant evolution is their eternal goal, but even evolution has its end We’ll go out and search for a suitable planet away froer I suspect it’ll take about a hundred years”
Lan Qing pressed “So in ay do you plan to ‘join’ the East?”
Hua Li leaned back in his chair “When the fighting starts we’ll leave the West and fight with Eastern forces So long as there is a species to fight for we’ll stay We don’t want to see the destruction of humanity as reat deal from the love and respect of the people We have a responsibility, and we’ll contribute asuntil the last moment”
“Why not stay with the West? Poseidon Group is powerful and respected there – are they not giving enough?” Chu Cheng inquired
Hua Li shook his head before responding “No, it’s not about ‘enough’ I sianization’s intelligence and the analyses presented at the conference caainst these creatures is the Adept The West has a host of inherent issues that look impossible to overcome The Pontiff’s Citadel and the Dark Citadel will never work together, their mutual enmity runs too deep Their hierarchical system is also a probleood parts but the bad have begun to outweigh theested by the Western , and Chu Cheng understood Was the West planning to flee?
Hua Li sighed “Such is the nature of our disappointment with the West Part of their scheo to war and instead cover their retreat If they decided the situation was too dire, they want us to flee with them How are we supposed to feel about that? If you plan to run at least make the enemy howl in pain before you do I suspect if the aliens show up in Western territory first, they won’t hold out long Their first inclination will be to scatter”
Lan Jue glowered at the prognosis He knew his alliance, and the East was ready to face this crisis as one people Perhaps it had been foolish optimism to think the other alliances felt the sas weren’t as unified as he’d like, and at least out there proble
“So, after athered all the resources we can that we’ll leave the West We will fight the aliens, but we don’t want our future generations to be saddled with an unreliable partner We’ll fight with the East”
Lan Qing didn’t rush to elation His burning eyes fixed Hua Li “What are your demands?”
There were no free meals in this universe Hua Li was their close friend, but he also represented a powerful family This wasn’t a question if friendship, he had his own people to consider
Hua Li nodded “We’re hoping for deeper tied to the East Specifically, ant to be a part of the alliance Assu victory over the aliens we have one request; that you let us purchase Taihua or Lyr for our own use”
Chu Cheng whistled “You guys sure have a healthy appetite! Out to buy another planet!”
Hua Li sighed “We really have no other option We can’t see any future in the West, and although the North is hty it doesn’t measure up to the East in the ways that on presence And, of course, because of you!” Hua Li looked between Lan Qing and Lan Jue
Lan Qing’s brows furrowed and he muttered inaudibly to himself This was no trivial matter to consider Poseidon Group was phenomenally rich, with more money and resources than the East would knohat to do with An extra Bastion and a couple fleets would be very useful in the co wouldthe East safer
But it would cost theic resources! 1
“I’ll need to bring this up with the leadership and wait for an official reply Speaking personally I hope you do join us, but selling a planet is bigger thanas I have your support, Big Brother, I’ve acco Taihua may not be necessary If the West really does leave then all those planets will be up for grabs Perhaps the East can capture Poseidon for us We’d of course prefer our native ho nodded He understood Hua Li’s position and recognized it as an important possibility for the East
“How capable is the Poseidon-class Bastion?” He asked
Hua Li responded “I can’t tell you exactly, but in many ways it’s not inferior to the Terminator-class Bastion”