"So, what are you planning to offer in exchange?"
Alice raised the crucial question.
The Abyss and Purgatory were valuable not only for their arable land and resources.
The seemingly endless number of demons and devils was an enormous fortune in itself.
Back when the witches swept through the first layer of the Abyss and the first two layers of Purgatory, rivers of blood were an everyday occurrence. Seas of corpses were no exaggeration.
In fact, most witches had satisfied the bloodlust that flowed through their veins during that war.
The entire society of witches had grown peaceful and stable as a result.
The value of that was self-evident.
Judging by Qi Fei's current position, it was hard to say whether she had anything besides the Floating City that could persuade Hestia.
Qi Fei knew that, too.
In the original story, Hestia sold all the entrances to the third through sixth layers of Purgatory to the Sleeping Witch, Olivia.
In return, she transformed into a Cat Lantern Witch.
At first glance, it seemed like an unequal deal.
But in reality, becoming a Cat Lantern Witch was not only the culmination of Olivia's life's work, combining the benefits of both a profession and a species.
She also gained access to Olivia's connections in politics, business, and other fields, as well as those of the Cat Lantern Witches and the Cat Witches.
And she had the backing of the Cat Lanterns and the Cat Lantern Realm.
All those scattered benefits added up to a truly substantial value.
Right now, Qi Fei would have a hard time offering anything equivalent.
"The bargaining chip I want to use is this."
Qi Fei took out a set of blueprints.
They came from the Swallowed Star universe and depicted a very common type of Laser Cannon.