Galaxy City, the Mechanical Empire's garrison.
"You want our fortress defense system?" Flash Thunder looked at True Lord Yuchen.
The representatives of the three sects had only just been welcomed in and taken a few sips of tea when Yuchen raised the matter.
Thoughts flickered through Flash Thunder's mind, and he quickly understood what was going on.
Every Safe Zone on the Red Rock Continent under the Tianli Sect had adopted a dual-layer defense system. Its defensive efficiency had already surpassed that of any single defense system.
The destructive power of technological weapons, combined with an Array Formation system, produced an effect where one plus one equaled three—or even five.
The three sects had seen the results, and their hearts had been stirred!
True Lord Yuchen smiled faintly.
"That is correct. I wonder whether the Mechanical Empire has such intentions. We could cooperate!"
Flash Thunder looked at Yuchen with a half-smile.
"True Lord Yuchen, if we agreed, would you dare use it?"
This was precisely what the three sects feared most. What if the Mechanical Empire installed backdoors? They did not understand such things. If the Mechanical Empire caused trouble then, every Safe Zone would become the Mechanical Empire's territory.
Yuchen looked at True Lord Flash Thunder and smiled faintly.
"Of course we are afraid. However, we believe that if your side did such a thing, you would have to consider the consequences. The reason the Tianli Sect agreed to let you enter the Ancient Realm today was because we did not stand with them. Once we join forces with the Tianli Sect..."
Flash Thunder's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "May I take that as you threatening our Empire?"
Yuchen replied calmly, "It cannot be called a threat, merely a statement of fact. I believe