Though the Sky Peng Horizontal might not care about her promise—even the full-strength Rune Civilization might not have had anything worth taking from it, let alone the survivors—their attitude had undoubtedly put everyone aboard the Sky Peng Horizontal at ease.
"I'll relay your goodwill to our Captain."
Li Zongxu gave a positive response.
His words also warmed the hearts of the Rune Civilization survivors' senior officials.
The reasoning was simple: if the Sky Peng Horizontal really could stand up to an eleventh-level Legendary creature head-on, then the rewards the Rune Civilization could offer right now were hardly worth mentioning.
Even in the worst-case scenario, if the Sky Peng Horizontal had its eye on some Rune Civilization legacy, it could simply take it.
The Rune Civilization survivors at this stage had almost no power to resist!
That was precisely why Li Zongxu's words, which had fully conveyed the Sky Peng Horizontal's respect for the Rune Civilization survivors, seemed all the more precious.
The negotiations did not end there, of course.
But after both sides had expressed their goodwill and respect, and the Sky Peng Horizontal had agreed to assist the Rune Civilization survivors, the atmosphere between them was vastly different from before.
After a few transitional remarks, they soon got down to business.
"Does your ship already have a plan of action?
Or is there anything you need us to do to assist?"
The Rune Civilization survivors' second-in-command asked.
"First and foremost, we need information about that Cthulhu Beast.
Although our ship has gathered some information since arriving in this star domain, it's still incomplete.
For instance, it was your side that informed us of the reason the Cthulhu Beast woke ahead of schedule.
We also need information on neighboring civilizations, as well as the most comprehensive mineral-resource distribution map you