There is no absolute hatred, only eternal interests

All the hustle and bustle of the world is for gain; all the clamor and commotion is for profit. There is no absolute hatred, only eternal interests.

After all, money can make the devil turn the millstone. If something cannot be done, it only means the price offered is not high enough.

As it stands now, that old fox Dukao hasn't wasted his years in Huaxia—he knows this game well.

Ye Chen looked at the documents in his hand. They were a rough catalog and introduction of technical data.

Glancing through it, Ye Chen found that the technological level of these items roughly corresponded to the 21st century of his previous life, and there was no manufacturing data for the big killer, the Nuclear Peacemaker.

Although the Nuclear Peacemaker, that great weapon, lost much of its value once civilization entered the stars, it was still the most powerful weapon during the Homeworld Civilization era.

Clearly, that old fox and miser Dukao had priced things based on the Yanhuang Empire's current development, while also keeping his guard up against him.

Thinking this, Ye Chen raised his head to look at Dukao in the projection before him and said coldly, "Dukao, since you know that Imperial We are aware of many matters in the universe, then you should understand how little value this technical data of yours holds."

After speaking, Ye Chen stared at the other's expressionless face and added, "Dukao, are you insulting Imperial We by pretending Imperial We do not know the vastness of heaven and earth?"

Seeing this, Dukao's expression did not change, but he knew in his heart that this matter was settled.

As an old fox, Dukao would never reveal his hand right away. This data was merely a test.

Now, Ye Chen was simply dissatisfied that the offered goods were too low in value.

What followed was merely a matter of how much to add to the price.

At the same time, after meeting Ye Chen and conversing with him, Dukao began to speculate in his mind which cosmic civilization was backing Ye Chen.

Now, seeing that Ye Chen knew so much about the universe and even had such detailed knowledge of the Denuo Civilization, Dukao eventually locked onto the Lieyang Civilization as the target.

Because the Lieyang Civilization had motive—after all, the Noxian War God had once cleaved most of the Lieyang Star with his axe.

Moreover, the Lieyang Civilization's cultural system was very similar to the Yanhuang Empire's, both being feudal imperial civilizations. Additionally, the Lieyang Civilization had invaded Blue Star centuries ago but was repelled by Sun Wukong.

Thus, analyzing all these factors, Dukao grew increasingly certain that the Yanhuang Empire was likely an empire propped up by the Lieyang Civilization, and Ye Chen was a puppet emperor supported by Pan Zhen.

Thinking this, Dukao couldn't help but smile inwardly. "Pan Zhen, Pan Zhen, I never thought that after all these years, you old fellow still have designs on Blue Star.

But this move of yours is indeed clever—supporting a local Blue Star force, one that shares the same lineage as Huaxia. This way, even Sun Wukong can't interfere."

As the guardian deity of Super God Huaxia, Sun Wukong protects Huaxia itself. As for internal squabbles among Huaxia's people, even if they fight to the point of bashing each other's brains out, he won't intervene.

Because that's infighting among one's own.

If Ye Chen knew that in this short time, that old fox Dukao had concocted so many fantasies in his head, even mistaking his empire for a puppet regime propped up by Pan Zhen of the Lieyang Civilization, he would probably admire the man's imagination.

Sometimes, overthinking is truly fatal. Dukao had first assumed that the Yanhuang Empire must be backed by some cosmic civilization, and then, without anyone prompting him, he used bits of information to conjure up an imaginary adversary.

After quickly running through his thoughts, Dukao, now convinced he understood everything, smiled and said, "Do not blame This Humble One, Emperor. This data is merely a gift of introduction, with absolutely no intent to insult Your Majesty.

Now that Your Majesty has unified Blue Star, it can be said that the tide of history is on your side. As the future master of Blue Star, may I ask what Your Majesty desires in exchange for allowing us to remain and live on Blue Star?

As long as it is not an excessive request, we can satisfy Your Majesty."

Hearing Dukao's words, Ye Chen noticed a shift in the man's tone—he seemed much more confident. "What's with this old guy? Why has his attitude changed so suddenly?"

Ye Chen pondered for a moment but couldn't figure out what had caused such a rapid shift in attitude. After all, this man was a millennia-old fox; who knew how his brain worked.

Unable to figure it out, he decided not to bother. After all, once the Denuo Civilization's people entered Blue Star, they wouldn't be able to escape. Now, even if Dukao didn't want to stay on Blue Star, Ye Chen wouldn't allow it.

After all, Blue Star was his territory. Once they set foot here, if he didn't squeeze every bit of value out of them, how could he let them go?

So, he directly made an exorbitant demand: "Imperial We want your Super Soldier technology."

Hearing this, Dukao's eyes sharpened. He hadn't expected Ye Chen's appetite to be so vast.

He actually wanted their Super Soldier technology—this was their most precious asset, and he absolutely could not allow it to leak.

Thinking this, Dukao immediately refused, "That is impossible. Since Your Majesty knows much about the universe, you should understand that Super Soldier technology is the most fundamental thing for any civilization and absolutely cannot be leaked."

Seeing his refusal, Ye Chen wasn't bothered. Knowing the story, he naturally understood how heavily Dukao valued Super Soldier technology.

Or rather, everyone in the Super God world placed immense importance on Super Soldier technology.

But Ye Chen wasn't a native of the Super God world. He didn't value the Super Soldier technology that these people cherished so much, because his path was the ascension of the entire civilization, not pinning everything on a single divine individual.

Thus, his goal from start to finish was simply the interstellar civilization data in Dukao's hands—things like controlled nuclear fusion technology, warp drive technology, antimatter weapon technology, and data on weapons suitable for space warfare.

In his system, while he could also exchange for interstellar civilization technical data, those things cost a fair amount of Civilization Points. Besides, with Dukao around as a free resource to exploit, why waste points in the system?

Wouldn't it be better to save the points spent on technical data and use them to exchange for even better technology? After all, earning a few Civilization Points wasn't easy.

In his plan, if he could drain Dukao, this experience-rich target, dry, it should allow the Yanhuang Empire to smoothly reach the level of a Level 2 Interstellar Civilization.

Then, the Civilization Points he saved could be used to exchange for Level 2 Interstellar Civilization weapon data.

Afterward, Ye Chen began haggling back and forth with Dukao. Finally, Ye Chen summoned A Zhui down from space. When Dukao learned that Ye Chen's wife was A Zhui, the look on his face at that moment was indescribably colorful.

He hadn't expected Ye Chen to have ties not only with the Lieyang Civilization but also with the Angel Civilization.

Ye Chen felt no shame in using A Zhui's identity to pressure the other party. After all, some people would love to borrow such influence but couldn't.