For Shen Fei, this was all he could do to help FrostNova, Talulah, Reunion Movement, and even Rhodes Island. There was no need for him to involve himself in what came next. Rather than waste time haggling with Ursus, wouldn't it be better to use that time cultivating and researching? In any case, with him around, even if Talulah and the others made the wrong choice, he could still cover for them.
Come to think of it, he could already guess what Talulah and the others would ultimately choose. Even if FrostNova, Artskill, Skullshatterer, and the others objected, Chernobog and Ursus would definitely enter negotiations next and fight for favorable terms. Perhaps they could make Ursus recognize Chernobog's independence and turn it into an independent city-state.
On Terra, besides the major nations, independent mobile city-states also existed. Though there were not many of them, they did exist, and could be considered small independent countries. Most of these independent mobile city-states were not wealthy and only barely managed to survive, since they had no powerful backers behind them.
Of course, there were exceptions. Some independent city-states were extremely prosperous, such as Siesta. It was an independent city-state, yet highly famous among the major nations.
"Charcoal-grilled Sandworm legs... I never expected them to taste surprisingly good. No wonder Doctor likes them so much." In the laboratory, Shen Fei watched Doctor prepare charcoal-grilled Sandworm legs. Out of curiosity, he gave them a try and found the meat quite good.
"Aren't you afraid Amiya will get angry? These are meant for laboratory experiments." Dipping the Sandworm leg into the seasoning Doctor had brought out, Shen Fei spoke as he ate.
"It's fine. We can just say they were normally consumed."
The Sandworm legs Doctor used for grilling were naturally not Sandworms in the usual