Final Ultimatum

"What do they want?" Bai Pu asked. "For us to hand over Earth?"

"That was their initial demand, and I rejected it outright. Later, they changed their demand to having us compensate them with one of Earth's continents for the Yazde People to settle on," Duan She Li said.

"That's impossible. Forget an entire continent—even a single island, I won't give them."

Bai Pu spoke decisively.

Duan She Li nodded. "We should refuse. This is their plan of gradual encroachment. Once we open this door and let the Yazde People gain residency rights on Earth, they'll soon start a war and seize other continents until they occupy the entire planet."

"There's another reason I refused. The Yazde People require an extremely hot, fire-element environment to survive, completely unlike Earth's water-rich, ocean-filled environment. Even if we compromised and gave them the African Continent, it still wouldn't meet their needs. They would resort to all kinds of extreme measures to trigger the energy in Earth's core and alter its climate. For humanity on Earth, that would be a catastrophe of extinction."

"Mm. But the Yazde People have given us only twenty-seven days to respond."

Duan She Li's voice was grave. "Twenty-seven days isn't because the Yazde People are merciful. It's the time their large starships need to reach Earth! I've received word that their starships have already assembled and are heading toward the 'Azure Dragon Domain' and 'Kappa Virginis.'"

Kappa Virginis was the region of Starry Sky coordinates where Earth was located relative to Silver Heart Star.

Bai Pu let out a breath. "Lord Duan She Li, I'll find a way. If I can't, we'll proceed according to our original plan... No matter what, we have to preserve Earth."

The original plan was the inheritance.

Bai Pu would pass the Earth Starship