The Tailo Empire must hand over the technology for destroying the Fault Channel, or bear the consequences.
You say you do not have it, and that means you do not have it? If you want us to believe you, then open your empire's core database for us to inspect.
Unwilling? Perfect. Our fleet that attacked the Black Mang Empire has not returned yet. How about making a detour to the Tailo Empire for some sightseeing?
We will give you one final month. If you still refuse to hand it over, do not blame us for taking action.
These past few days had utterly worn Valeri down.
Led by the Hiltek Empire and the Teli Empire, a total of nineteen civilizations had joined forces to challenge him.
They had even—
Issued an ultimatum.
But the problem was, forget the technology for destroying the Fault Channel, they did not have any other technology either!
After Montero took the imperial capital back then, he had sent Carmen to search it while clinging to a sliver of hope, but the result had been nothing.
Before Sharet fled, he had thoroughly destroyed the core database. No data could be recovered.
"Your Majesty, they all know this was a lie Sharet spread to make us fight one another."
"Since they know, then why—"
"For profit!"
Duke Carterman said.
Those words plunged Valeri into silence.
He was not stupid. It was simply that he had spent these past days dealing with those civilizations, and in his turmoil, he had failed to think of it.
Now that Carterman had pointed it out, he naturally understood.
Those bastards did not care about the technology for destroying the Fault Channel at all. They merely wanted an excuse to form a coalition army, destroy him, and then divide up the empire