Among the core crew members of the Zagramalish, some had watched Geshut seize Zairha in the blink of an eye with flickering eyes, while others had looked hesitant.
So Geshut had been confident he could divide and control them in short order, then indirectly gain the highest authority over the Zagramalish.
But now, looking at them again—
Nearly all the Zagramalish's core crew members were glaring at Geshut with murderous looks!
Geshut narrowed his eyes. With his intelligence, he could of course tell what this meant.
The so-called "Ancient Pact" was an unwritten rule popular among high-tier Kindling Warships within Kindling Human Civilization, born of the most fundamental interests of civilization.
In other words, it existed to safeguard the overall strength of Kindling Human Civilization to the greatest extent possible.
During civil wars within Kindling Human Civilization, the high-tier Kindling Warships on either side were expected to grant enemy high-tier Kindling Warships the most basic right to choose.
The side that ultimately won had to give enemy high-tier Kindling Warships the right to surrender.
As long as the enemy's high-tier Kindling Warships were willing to surrender, the victor had to accept, and do its best to ensure the safety of every crew member aboard the surrendering ships.
It had to be said that this simple, ancient pact had indeed effectively curbed infighting among high-tier Kindling Warships in the early days of Kindling Human Civilization.
After the Kindling Human Civilization Alliance was founded, it quickly formalized the Ancient Pact as a convention.
And so, for tens of thousands of years, nearly all high-tier Kindling Warships had abided by this convention in public. Violating it no longer brought only moral condemnation.
It also brought an investigation by the Kindling Human Civilization Alliance, and could even be classified as a crime against civilization!