Although he possessed personal strength far surpassing Madam Befu's, Salamander Grayke did not dare act rashly in the slightest under these circumstances.
The stronger side dictated the terms—this was the starkest reality of the current Dimension War in the Light Universe Time-Space. The Destruction Divine Kingdom Faction represented by Madam Befu and the others had firmly seized the dominant position. Especially in the diplomatic game, they held absolute authority.
And Madam Befu's condition of conducting open cooperation negotiations was far harsher and more complicated than it appeared on the surface.
Once they chose open negotiations and reached a partnership, it would inevitably mean that the forces of Bewilderment Time-Space had to make a clear choice among the Multiverse's many factions—choosing one true patron from among the Destruction Divine Kingdom Faction and dimensional forces such as Dark Universe Time-Space, Qisha Time-Space, and the Darkness Sword Organization, then entering into deeply bound cooperation.
But if they chose to cooperate deeply with the Destruction Divine Kingdom, Salamander Grayke and the others would inevitably face the frenzied retaliation of several forces, including Dark Universe Time-Space. That was the outcome they feared most.
After all, level-13 Lords of Dimension such as the Dark Nether Death God, the leader of the Darkness Sword, and the Ebony Monarch were none of them kindly souls. They had always repaid even the smallest grievance and wielded ruthless methods.
More troublesome still, the core source of interests on the Light Universe Time-Space Battlefield, as well as the actual partner they had depended upon, for this portion of the Bewilderment Time-Space Legion led by Salamander Grayke had, throughout a rather long stretch of years, been the Dark Universe Time-Space Faction.
Such deeply rooted ties of interest forced Salamander Grayke to weigh things again and again: if they truly allied openly with