"Good luck.
The Western Silk Road was currently under the command of its deputy captain, Song Lu, who was also Song Jie's staunchest loyalist.
We can tell him directly why we're here."
Mada reminded him.
Soon after, a communications channel opened between the two ships.
Mingzhi Guangxiu was in charge of the negotiations.
Since the purpose of this visit was essentially to make a deal,
Mingzhi Guangxiu was the obvious choice for the job.
The negotiations were simple and went smoothly.
Mingzhi Guangxiu explained their purpose and showed the other side the information on the "Level 9 Bio-Essence (Orange)."
Song Lu agreed to the deal without the slightest hesitation. He didn't even need to ask Song Jie for his opinion!
"Song Lu really does seem to be Song Jie's staunchest loyalist.
The Western Silk Road is actually the best bargaining chip he currently has.
If he wanted to, he could use it to exert enormous influence over who becomes the Song Family's next heir.
At the very least, even if he simply remained neutral, then handed the Western Silk Road over properly once the final candidate had been chosen,
he'd still reap enough benefits to spend the rest of his life enjoying himself in comfort.
But Song Lu didn't do that.
Instead, he went ahead and agreed to the deal on his own initiative.
That shows just how important Song Jie is to him."
Xu Zhenzhi analyzed.
"To have a follower this loyal,
Song Jie must be an extraordinary man."
Wang Dong hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, either.
After agreeing to the deal, Song Lu immediately contacted another Star Destroyer belonging to the Guiqiu Kingdom, stationed in a nearby starfield, to serve as a guarantor.
A few hours later,
once the Star Destroyer arrived,
Song Lu promptly removed