Just as Nie Yun found a spare moment to finish taking over the Third Fleet's last warship, a message from the Twin Stars arrived.
The outcome was no surprise. The Twin Stars agreed to the All Things Unity Society's ceasefire proposal, requested the prompt release of the prisoners, and urged them to carry out the first Water of Life transaction as soon as possible.
"Heh!" Nie Yun's lips curled. They'd taken the bait!
The first sample of Water of Life Nie Yun had provided was tiny-not even enough to enhance a cat. It had barely sufficed for the Twin Stars to verify its effects, so naturally, they were eager to obtain more for in-depth research and even human trials.
As for releasing the prisoners, that was merely a probe by the Twin Stars to test his sincerity.
Nie Yun had no intention of playing tricks on that front.
These prisoners had been an unexpected battlefield windfall and were of little use to Nie Yun. Besides, kept in isolated confinement, they could not possibly have learned anything about the Solar System. Releasing them would, at worst, cost him some zoo admission revenue.
Nie Yun arranged for a ship to bring the prisoners to the Proxima Centauri System, then turned to look at Kara Star outside the viewport.
Although a temporary ceasefire was now in place, the Twin Stars would certainly not stop monitoring and probing Kara Star. To keep them from interfering with the Long-Lived One's transformation plan, he would have to find something to keep them busy...
Snap! He snapped his fingers.
"Captain!" Codename's figure appeared, its face as expressionless as ever. On closer inspection, however, its eyes seemed livelier than before.
"Mm! How is the takeover of the Third Fleet progressing?" Nie Yun asked.
"We have completed a full