Chapter 371: Negotiations in Progress, Using Both Kindness and Force
Colin, Douglas, Noftori, Choi Hyun Bin and others felt horrified.

Matsubara Shinaga and Yano Rin, who were at the same level of strength as them, were slaughtered at will like fish on a chopping board.

The former has the ability to seal space and the matter inside it into a solid mirror, which is almost unbreakable. With this skill, he established a great reputation in the East and quelled many riots;

The latter was good at manipulating shadows and was flexible and should have easily dodged, but he was beheaded before he even had a chance to struggle.

No.13 Lu Jin and No.21 Zhang Zhiwei executed No.28 Matsubara Shinaga and No.32 Yano Rin in less than 2 seconds, as if the strength of both sides was not at the same level at all.

Colin, Douglas and Novtori, who were ranked higher, were in a very bad mood. If it were them, this attack would most likely kill them, without even a chance to fight back.

Especially the speed displayed by Zhang Zhiwei, the more you look at it, the more abnormal it seems. It is simply not something that a strange person ranked in his early twenties can possess.

With this speed alone, it is not an exaggeration to rank among the top 10 in the world. However, overseas news is incomplete, and the information revealed on the dark web is only a fragmentary part. The information gap is too serious.

Choi Hyun Bin, who ranked 48th in the world, had cold sweat on his back and his teeth were chattering.

Just now he was still thinking about standing together with the two representatives from Japan to express his protest in exchange for China's retention and compromise. He didn't expect that after hesitating for a moment, he would be separated from them by life and death.

Choi Hyun Bin had no doubt that if he left, he would be one of the more heads falling to the ground.

After surviving the disaster, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had been cautious enough.

At this time, the twenty-two foreign representatives had different expressions. Some were timid, some were fearful, and some slowly closed their eyes, sighed silently, and prepared to accept their fate.

But no one stood up to say a word of dissatisfaction on behalf of the dozen or so Japanese visitors who died.

Colin, who was No.16, felt the pressure as heavy as a mountain. He had no choice but to bite the bullet, look at the people in front of him, and ask unwillingly:
"Yu, by doing this, are you planning to start a new war?"

"Matsuhara and Yano are highly respected awakeners in the East. If you kill them, how will you give an explanation to the East?"

"If you want to steal the top secrets of the Security Council, you can kill him. What special reason do you need?"

"Let alone that they want to give us an explanation, why are you planning to confuse right and wrong, stir up conflicts between China and Japan, and then reap the benefits?"

Yu Huai glanced at Colin, Douglas, and Noftori, asking them whether they were willing to continue signing the contract.

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Colin clenched his hands, anger welling up in his heart, and he almost overturned the table. The threats implicit in the words made him feel like thorns in his back. He had never felt so humiliated before.

Douglas, who always laughed and talked cheerfully in public and looked down on others, has changed his personality and is now silent. He doesn't want to say a word, so he shuts up wisely. Saving his life is the most important thing.

Unlike the elite negotiators sent by other countries, Douglas himself is a British duke and aristocrat, with genes of selfishness, greed and fear of death running in his blood.

Compared with the illusory secret realm, he cared more about his own life at the moment. He even had the idea of ​​firmly surrendering, thinking that sacrificing the interests of Britain would not mean sacrificing his interests.

As an awakener who may be promoted to level 5 in the future, as long as he lives to that day, he will be able to bring the family to an unprecedented prosperity and heyday. Even the royal family may even flatter them in return.

Douglas acted decisively and acted as a peacemaker. He patted his old friend Colin on the shoulder to calm his irritable mood. Then, he exchanged glances with the two representatives, Hudson and Ryan, indicating that he was willing to make some compromises. Leaving China alive was the most important thing.

Novotori, who ranks 19th in the world, had a face as calm as the sea. His brain was working at high speed and he remained calm in the face of danger without showing any panic.

Having dealt with some old acquaintances from the nine tribes of China for many years, he knew clearly that the other party would not easily do anything extreme. Judging from the situation today, they would most likely use both kindness and force.

In just a few seconds, he gave up the idea of ​​fighting to the death and decided to try to gain more benefits under the disadvantageous situation. He took the initiative to give in and said:

"The secret realm is certainly important, but the problem is that the things inside also pose great risks. Not every country has the ability to explore it. If one accidentally enters the territory of some highly intelligent life forms, a tragic war will also break out."

"Whoever has the most advanced technology will surely win an overwhelming victory. The blessings and disasters brought by the secret realm are completely in a "Schrödinger" state. Only God knows what will happen."

"Yu, am I right about this?"

"Ah."

Yu Huai answered softly, agreeing with Novtori's statement.

20 years ago, China was extremely lucky in its exploration of the secret realm and did not encounter any intelligent life forms. All that was left were broken ruins and a pile of mecha remains.

If it were an intact mecha, the ruling creatures of the secret realm would still be there, the consequences would be disastrous, and war would be inevitable. Based on the law of survival between civilizations, the higher-level party would often destroy the lower-level party without any mercy.

"Regarding the last clause of the contract, I can promise you the right to know, explore, and develop ancient relics, extraterrestrial life, and reality folding space."

Novotori said this without any emotion, and then he asked:

"Instead, we need more of your assistance, but it won't involve your mecha manufacturing technology."

"Go on."

Yu Huai smiled faintly and considered it carefully.

Novotori secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the other party didn't reject it outright, there was hope. He slowly stated his needs:
"1. Ability Detector. We need this kind of monitoring tool to go with the ability lock. Without it, we won't be able to find those powerful threats. The ability lock is better than nothing."

"2. Both parties need to share the technology and resources they have obtained in the secret realm for mutual benefit and win-win results."

"3. When a subversive crisis occurs in our country, that is, when a Level 5 rebel is born, we need your help to quell the unrest. In return, you can get the natural resources you want, without having to mine them. We will provide them. In addition, the corpses of Level 5 awakeners can be studied together."

"4. The above requirements are valid for three years. After the expiration, if both parties are happy with the cooperation, they can propose a new renewal."

"These are my sincere words. We can make certain adjustments through consultation. I sincerely hope your country will agree to it."

Novotori made every effort to make supplementary agreements to the contents of the contract.

If the other party is still unwilling to give in under such circumstances, then he has no choice but to die.

When representatives from other countries saw the requests put forward by Novotori, their eyes lit up. This seemed to be a good decision, at least it balanced the exchange value of both parties.

"Jade, how is it?"

Novtori asked in a low voice.

"It's not a harsh condition. There are still some things that need to be modified. Let us discuss it."

Yu Huai did not explicitly object to the four proposals. He planned to discuss his opinions with the five representatives of his side first. "I really hope that both of us can have a happy result."

Novtori smiled, his tense spirit slowly relaxing. At this point, he was basically relieved that it would be no problem for him to walk out alive today.

"Yu, we can also make similar agreements!"

Douglas in the British camp could not wait to seize this glimmer of hope and took the initiative to show goodwill.

"You guys? Just think it through."

Yu Huai smiled nonchalantly, too lazy to argue with him and willing to give him a way out.

"After all, there is plenty of time, no need to rush."

The tense atmosphere quickly eased, and the visiting delegations from 11 countries began to continue internal discussions and voting, and soon reached a consensus.

On the Chinese side, Yu Huai also worked with Lu Jin, the old Taoist priest, and the two top leaders of the nine departments to modify some of the content of the four requirements.

"Three years is too short a time frame. Second, we can designate the right to enter the secret realm discovered three times without a time limit, just in case."

This is what the old Taoist thinks.

"Yes, the location of the secret realm is constantly moving, and it is difficult to determine when it will appear."

The old man surnamed Ning nodded in agreement.

"As for the risks of developing the secret realm, let them bear them on their own. This conflicts with the third rule, which is to assist in the defense of Level 5 awakeners. We can't possibly help them with everything."

The other old man had some concerns and regretted what he said as soon as he said it.

He looked at Yu Huai beside him, holding a pen and writing a specially constructed secret code on the white paper on the table. It was a language that the top leaders of the nine departments and the three presidents of the Security Council had to learn to prevent outsiders from eavesdropping on their conversations.

There are some powerful awakeners, or extraordinary people who are good at hearing, who can roughly judge the words written by the subtle changes in the friction between the handwriting and the paper. There happen to be such people in the Nine Departments, and there may be such people in the outside world as well.

"Swish"

The pen quickly passed over, and a line of elegant, mysterious characters appeared on the paper. The content was:
"A-class mecha, are there any vacancies?"

Yu Huai stared at it and wrote a reply:

"No, the only two remaining ones are on missions. Currently, there is a new one in the testing phase. It has not yet been equipped with weapons. It needs to borrow the wreckage of the mecha that was destroyed last time to be recast. Perhaps it will be much faster, maybe two or three months."

"That one mecha isn't enough to cover all those countries, so the third rule needs to be changed."

The old man continued writing, his expression somewhat solemn.

"Ah."

While listening to the old man's opinions, Yu Huai also communicated with several other people.

The conference room gradually became busy and time passed silently. When the bodies and bloodstains of the Japanese visitors were cleaned up, the discussions between the two sides were nearing their end.

After a while, 22 representatives led by Colin and Novtoli formally proposed to amend the contract and add four additional requirements to the last clause of the agreement.

In response to this, Yu Huai, who followed the opinions of five colleagues, was calm and composed. His gentle voice spread throughout the conference room as he proposed changes one after another.

"1. We can provide you with the ability detector, but we will not export it in large quantities in the short term. We are still in the process of laying out more than cities in our country. Once the laying is completed, all the stocks will be sold to you at normal prices, and we will double the production to help you lay out the entire territory."

“2. Within three years, no matter how many secret realms, ancient civilizations, or relics of extraterrestrial civilizations you have discovered, we are qualified to explore and develop them, and we can share the results. As long as they appear, we will leave your territory on our own when the three-year period is up.

Given the extremely small probability of the three appearing, we need to ensure that we obtain absolute rights and interests. If we do not obtain anything within three years, after three years, we will also have the right to know, explore, and develop any secret realm, ancient civilization, or extraterrestrial civilization three times in each of the three categories. You will bear the risks here by yourselves, and we will not be responsible at all. "

After these words were spoken, the representatives of several Nordic countries froze in place, but they still managed to keep their composure and acquiesced to these two amendments.

"continue."

Novotori did not show any obvious opposition, and he became the leader of the group, and representatives of other countries intended to stand together with him.

"3. Within three years, we will give priority to helping the country that first encounters a Level 5 rebel, with a limit of three. When a fourth Level 3 rebel appears, we will no longer deal with them. In addition, the destruction and casualties caused in the process of hunting down Level 4 rebels are unavoidable. Please understand that we will do our best to eliminate them. At the same time, if another country has Level 5 rebels, it is not within the scope of our assistance. We will only consider providing assistance after we have killed the first country's rebels."

This time, everyone looked a little unnatural and found it hard to accept.

The revised requirements are extremely friendly to the country that first has Level 5 rebels, but all subsequent countries are ignored. If you are unlucky enough to encounter one, then signing the contract is the same as not signing it.

"Yu, excuse me for asking, I guess you still have a generation of hidden Class A mechas, right?"

"How long will it take for it to deal with a Level 5 Awakener?"

Russia's Viktor Mir asked the question that concerned him most.

Facing everyone's burning and anxious eyes, Yu Huai suddenly smiled and said confidently:

"As long as you don't interfere, as long as you don't care about the losses, it will give the rebels the most brutal blow within 24 hours. Basically, no level awakener who has just broken through can withstand its firepower. This shows that its energy consumption is too huge, and you need to pay for it."

"Does that mean we can destroy the target within 24 hours?!"

Victormir was a little excited. He couldn't even imagine how terrifying that weapon was.

"Yes, provided that you accept the cost of all destruction and casualties."

Yu Huai's reply made more than 20 representatives unable to sit still.

It seems that each country has at most three chances to strangle level 5 rebels, which is not as bad as they thought. Even if they are shaken, this contract is not unacceptable.

"Wait. Add another one."

At this time, Colin, who had been silent for a long time, discovered a terrible hidden danger, and he quickly spoke out and emphasized:

"After signing the contract with us, your country must not have any dealings with the rebel forces in our country, and cannot provide them with any substantial assistance."

(End of this chapter)