The Ruins of the City of Tianfu: Large-Scale Instance (10)
Since neither side's leaders had any intention of fighting or falling out—apart from one troublesome little girl—they had no choice but to sit down and talk things over again after arguing for a while. They openly shared some general information about their respective situations and explained why they had been forced to come here.
"..."
After learning the general situation at the Iron Nest settlement, and listening in disbelief to Annie's many exploits and the fact that she seemed to be genuinely powerful enough to destroy the Mechanical Race's units, Chao Jun fell silent for a moment. In the end, he took a deep breath and did his best to calm himself down.
He pondered for a long while, turning it over and over in his mind, before he finally sighed and said regretfully:
"I understand your situation..."
"But even so..."
"Sorry, we really can't give up this battleship so easily. We've already paid a heavy price for it."
Yes, Chao Jun understood Li Kui and the people of the Iron Nest settlement's reasonable demands very well. But understanding was one thing. For the sake of the Tiannan faction's future and their own hope of survival, he would never back down or compromise easily when it came to that battleship.
"Because..."
"It's the only hope for everyone on our island to survive!"
Those were truly his heartfelt words. He wasn't making excuses or trying to wriggle out of anything. Otherwise, they wouldn't have come here so quickly.
"..."
Although he felt ashamed and helpless himself, Li Kui let out a forlorn sigh, furrowed his brows, and tried to make another case.
"But!"
"We really need this battleship!"
"Without it, we'd have no way to fight back if the Mechanical Race