HPDBC Chapter 568 Not gaining an advantage is a loss
Chapter 568 Not gaining an advantage is a loss
Although Xu Si could understand the pros and cons involved, but...
"If what you're saying is true, that's fine. But if it's false, wouldn't letting you go back be like raising a tiger to cause trouble?"
Xu Si's words silenced Fan Wanwan.
He wouldn't be easily swayed by other people's words either.
The wind blew through the branches of the World Tree, gently ruffling the stray hairs on her forehead.
She stood on the back of the crimson dragon, remained silent for a moment, and then spoke again:
"So what do you plan to do? Leave the three of us here? Or are you going to wage all-out war against all the supernatural beings?"
There was no provocation in her tone, but rather a calm one, as if they had already prepared to make sacrifices before they came.
However, the word "sacrifice" seems somewhat superfluous when applied to something eerie.
"I doubt your current strength is sufficient to eradicate all the anomalies on Earth. If the anomalies on Earth erupt into chaos, even we will find it difficult to survive!"
Fan Wanwan continued to hesitate, which was also the reason why Xu Si did not act rashly. Although he was a Sequence Nine, he alone was not strong enough to eliminate all the strange creatures on Earth.
Fu Xiaojian's eyes flickered; if he could, he wouldn't want to start a full-scale war with the supernatural.
Because the current situation is so hard-won, he doesn't want humanity to be completely disillusioned just as it has glimpsed a glimmer of hope.
The extraterrestrial visitors that Fan Wanwan mentioned should also be guarded against.
The situation remained deadlocked.
Xu Si was also weighing his options.
Keeping these three people in front of him wasn't too difficult for him.
However, as Fan Wanwan said, his priority now is to recover from his injuries and accumulate the power of the laws, rather than spending time and effort to eliminate the strange entities.
If the outsider Fan Wanwan mentioned were to arrive today, wouldn't Xu Si be doing all the work for someone else?
So no matter how unwilling he was, Xu Si actually had no other choice.
"A truce is fine, but the final chapter has already begun. How do you plan to control the eerie forces of the Gray Land now?"
Wanliuchun once said that the feeling of hunger originated from the throbbing of the very source of life.
It is an instinctive need that cannot be resolved by endurance.
Fan Wanwan visibly breathed a sigh of relief. Now that Xu Si had agreed, they had a basis for negotiation.
"You've hit the nail on the head," Fan Wanwan said in a slightly deep voice.
Her gaze did not leave Xu Si's face. Her fingers tapped lightly twice on the rough scales of the crimson dragon, producing a crisp sound like jade striking jade.
The crimson dragon gave a low hum, as if in response to her action.
Xu Si found it hard to imagine the relationship between this man and the dragon.
"The urge to devour among the supernatural does indeed stem from the very source of life—the underlying logic that all supernatural phenomena cannot defy. But hunger can be channeled."
"guide?"
"Yes." Fan Wanwan said, as the crimson dragon exhaled a wisp of dark red smoke from its nostrils, which hovered around her for a moment before dissipating.
"The reason why so many high-ranking monsters can gather in the Grayish-White Land is not because they have suddenly learned restraint, but because there is a substitute there."
"Alternatives?"
"A crystallization of an energy form, formed by the mixture of the World Tree's root metabolites and strange energy, equivalent to the World Tree's waste."
It contains a great deal of life energy, which, while insufficient to satisfy a high-level, bizarre hunger, is enough to perfectly integrate it into the food chain system of the Gray Land.
"You mean the strange creatures of the Gray Land have given rise to a new food chain?" Fan Wanwan's words made Xu Si more wary.
If a bizarre society develops an ecosystem, then it will have the foundation to survive on Earth, and this foundation can continue even without humans.
This is both good and bad for humanity.
"This is our business! Our agreement is that the World Tree will stop expanding, and the strange occurrences in the Gray Land will no longer fall under the World Tree's control. Before the arrival of other divine messengers, I think this is a win-win situation!" Fan Wanwan said.
If she hadn't still harbored a sliver of hope for divine status, she wouldn't have gotten involved in this at all.
Since she's involved, she has to get this done.
"This doesn't seem to be of any benefit to our human race!" Fu Xiaojian interjected from the side, "Not gaining an advantage is a loss."
"The advantage is that 70% of the strange creatures are confined to the gray and white land, which gives your human race time and space to develop. Isn't that exactly what you need?" Fan Wanwan knew the human race quite well.
"It's possible, but not enough!" Xu Si and Fu Xiaojian are the same type of people.
He wanted to see if he could get any more information out of him.
Fan Wanwan frowned.
This is already beyond expectations. She is willing to make concessions, but the two powerful figures behind her will likely not be so quick to back down.
"We approached you because you are the strongest human, but can you represent the human race?" Fan Wanwan threw the difficult question at Xu Si.
She can offer conditions, but they must be justified.
"I can't represent humanity, but I can represent the World Tree!" Xu Si said.
The World Tree is the core of the entire negotiation.
Fan Wanwan's eyes flickered.
If the World Tree insists on expanding, then the entire basis for the negotiations will be completely lost.
Fan Wanwan was even more certain that Xu Si could indeed represent the World Tree.
Fan Wanwan frowned slightly. The crimson dragon exhaled a wisp of dark red smoke from its nostrils, and a scorching atmosphere filled the air.
[Lou Mi Wang] The huge antlers droop slightly, and shadows flow down from the tips of the antlers, forming a blurry outline in the air.
"Xu Si, you should understand that we're not here to beg you." Fan Wanwan's voice deepened.
"So you're unwilling to agree," Xu Si said.
Xu Si didn't want more conditions; he just wanted to forcefully suppress the strange one.
If Fan Wanwan's words come true, then being superior will give him more say when facing those so-called divine messengers.
The wind swept across the space between the two, carrying the subtle tremor unique to the World Tree and the golden-green light mingling with the decaying aura of the gray-white land, like a string stretched to its limit.
Fu Xiaojian stood to the side and behind Xu Si, holding the sword hilt, his palms already covered in a fine layer of sweat.
He glanced at Xu Si, then at the three enormous creatures opposite him, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down, but ultimately he remained silent.
The three strange attacks were unpredictable; it was unclear whether his Sequence 5 status could withstand them.
"What do you want? A strange drop? A rare item? Or something else?" Fan Wanwan finally gave in.
First, she wasn't sure if Xu Si would show her leniency because of their past friendship. Second, if the negotiations failed, the order of the Gray Land would collapse instantly.
Her desire to advance to a higher sequence would forever remain a pipe dream. She had sacrificed so much, even giving up her original race, and she didn't want to fall from grace here.