The Third Round of Negotiations

Shortly after the second round of negotiations concluded, a Transport Ship from the Darkness Sword Organization arrived at the outskirts of the Mechanical Civilization's controlled zone.

The fleet did not carry any Combat Legion.

Dozens of astonishingly large Transport Platform are loaded with high-end Rule Resources.

Part of it was the compensation that Ebony had previously promised to deliver.

After the Mechanical Probe completed multiple rounds of inspections around the fleet, Skynet allowed these platforms to enter the designated area.

One by one, the sealed warehouses were opened.

A dense atmosphere of darkness, death, space, and the fluctuations of sword rules quickly filled the starry sky.

Saine only glanced at it briefly before ordering his Mechanical Legion to take over.

The resources delivered by Ebony were certainly insufficient to cover the entire compensation list.

But at least it shows that this guy really wants to end the war.

The third round of negotiations then began.

"You've received the items," Ebony said.

"What have you thought about the matter I raised earlier?"

"I can help," Saine replied directly.

Ebony showed no sign of joy.

He knew that there must be other conditions behind Saine's demands.

Sure enough, a new set of war terms soon appeared among them.

"All resources needed to eliminate the Source-Devouring Legion will be provided by the Darkness Sword Time-Space."

"The Source-Devouring Crystal Core, Mother Nest Remains, and Rule Materials captured during the war belong to the participating legions."

"Special passages and Origin Node captured by the Mechanical Civilization will also be considered new spoils of war."

"I'm speaking calmly, "Saine said.

Ebony stared at the last line, his expression gradually darkening.

"Those nodes are located in my Mother Time-Space."

"The Source-Devouring Time-Space now thinks so too," Saine replied.

You can choose to take it back yourself.

"But since we're needed, let's do it our way."

Ebony turned to look at Locke.

What do you mean?

"Saine's terms are my terms," Locke said.

Ebony did not immediately agree.

The subsequent negotiations mainly revolved around the ownership of the Homeland Star Territory, the duration of the Mechanical Civilization's temporary garrison, and control of the reclaimed nodes.

Ebony demanded that all nodes located within the Darkness Sword Time-Space must be returned after the war.

Saine, however, only agreed to gradually return the ordinary star systems.

As for those special nodes that have been deeply eroded by the Source-Devouring Power and are even able to connect to the Source-Devouring Time-Space, the cost must be calculated separately.

"Are you planning to establish a permanent base in the Darkness Sword Time-Space?" Ebony asked.

Saine glanced at the other person and said, "At least until the Source-Devouring Corruption is fully investigated, the Mechanical Civilization will not hand it over directly."

The two sides pulled back and forth for a long time before finally reaching a preliminary framework.

After Ebony delivered the first phase of compensation, the Destruction Divine Kingdom Faction ceased its advance into the depths of the Darkness Sword Time-Space.

For each batch of compensation completed by Ebony, Locke would return a portion of the ordinary Homeland Star Territory.

New gains made during the cleanup of the Source-Devouring Legion are not included in the original scope of return.

The Myriad Phenomena Balance Disk slowly rotates.

A Temporary Ceasefire Pact with numerous conditions was thus formed.

The news quickly spread throughout all the war zones in this timeline.

The Destruction Legion, which had been relentlessly advancing into the depths of the Darkness Sword Time-Space, began to halt at its current front.

The War Fortress remained activated, their cannons locked onto the Dark Sword Formation ahead.

The Darkness Sword Organization's legions also did not lower their defenses.

Both sides simply stopped actively crossing the boundaries they had drawn for each other.

For the first time, a brief silence fell over some of the Plane Battlefield that had been ravaged for hundreds of years.

But the corpses piled up in the starry sky and within the planes, and the still-burning Rule Flame, all testify to how fragile this silence is.

Both Dark Nether Death God and Duolie stopped their attack, but did not lead their troops away.

The Thunder Emperor of Myriad Law Thunder Emperor and the Paper Figure Dimension Lord also remained in the star field they originally occupied.

They were all waiting for Ebony to deliver on the promised rewards for his participation in the war.

As for helping the Darkness Sword Organization drive out the Source-Devouring Legion?

They won't continue to put in the effort without enough incentives.

The Myriad Manifestations Eternal Lord also stayed.

However, his aim was not to gain more from the war, but to prevent a full-scale conflict from breaking out again during the handover process.

After the Temporary Ceasefire Pact was formed, Ebony immediately issued an ultimatum to the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch.

"The Darkness Sword Organization and the Destruction Divine Kingdom Faction have reached a temporary ceasefire."

"The existing Source-Devouring Legion must evacuate within the specified time."

"From now on, I will no longer provide you with any additional resources."

The bright yellow projection of the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch silently watched over Ebony.

"Evacuation is negotiable."

"But the Source-Devouring Time-Space has already suffered corresponding losses after deploying so many legions."

"The existing Mother Nest and tunnel infrastructure cannot be completely removed."

"The Darkness Sword Time-Space also needs to designate several star regions as long-term residence areas for the Source-Devouring Legion."

The dark rules behind Ebony surged violently.

"Impossible!"

"This is my Mother Time-Space!"

"The Source-Devouring Time-Space can take away its own legion, as well as resources that have not yet been put into use."

"But those passageways and base complexes must be destroyed, or handed over to the Darkness Sword Time-Space for management."

There was no room for negotiation in Ebony's voice.

The Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch simply shook his head.

"Those facilities were built by the Source-Devouring Time-Space."

"If you want to take over, you'd better compensate us for our investment first."

"As for the star field you reside in, this is a prerequisite for the Source-Devouring Time-Space to continue helping you maintain the stability of the Darkness Sword Time-Space."

"We're doing this for your own good."

When Wumu heard the other party describe the embezzlement as assistance, Ebony almost laughed out of anger.

"Anyway, our Source-Devouring Legion won't leave easily." After saying this, the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch's communication was interrupted again.

This time, Ebony did not wait any longer.

He directly cut off part of the Origin Supply that the Devouring Source Garrison could obtain from the Darkness Sword Time-Space.

During this process, several Source-Devouring Mother Nest, which had previously stopped drawing upon the source, suddenly accelerated their operation.

Numerous bright yellow veins extend into the Surrounding Starfield.

A Darkness Sword fleet, tasked with taking over one of the nodes, was besieged by hundreds of millions of Source-Devouring Beasts as soon as it arrived nearby.

The Dark Sword Light and the bright yellow Energy Tide collided violently in that starry sky!

The Darkness Fleet, responsible for taking over the node, had no idea that the Source-Devouring Beasts, who had previously fought alongside them, would suddenly launch an attack.

The first few hundred warships were smashed to pieces in the first wave of the Beast Tide tide.

An eleventh-level Dark Sword Master of the fleet, made a move in anger, Zongheng sword lights tore open large areas of emptiness in the center of the Beast Tide.

But even more Source-Devouring Beasts soon surged out from the depths of the Mother Nest.

They devoured the Life Source Power of warship wreckage and fallen creatures while transmitting the power they gained back to their Mother Nest.

The legions sent by Ebony to take over the star system became the last targets of these Mother Nest ' plunder before they left.

This was also the first formal battle that broke out between the two sides after they went from allies to enemies.

When Ebony received the battle report, he did not contact the Rift-Splitting Emperor Monarch again.

He sent a record containing the coordinates of the Source-Devouring Mother Nest, local node information, and corresponding rules and permissions directly to Saine.

"Let's get started."

"Ebony said in a deep voice."

As these words were spoken, a batch of primal permissions that had been strictly locked by the Darkness Sword Organization were temporarily opened to the Mechanical Civilization.

Another Different Dimensional Plane force that Ebony himself released is about to drive out the reinforcements he previously summoned.

It's quite ironic that things have come to this point.