The Deal Was Reached

To be honest, Huo Gu was skeptical of the Great Destruction the Revealer had spoken of.

After all, Amoeba had enjoyed smooth sailing ever since expanding its territory. There had been minor obstacles, but on the scale of civilizations, none of them counted as major trouble. Its technology had been advancing by leaps and bounds, especially recently. Amoeba had unlocked faster-than-light technology and could now be considered a faster-than-light civilization.

The divide between below light speed and above light speed was a watershed. The nations within the Gate World possessed faster-than-light technology like Spiritual Domain jumps, yet they did not know how to maximize its potential.

Amoeba was not like those useless fools, sitting atop a treasure mountain without knowing how to use it.

"We have no reason to deceive you. In our view, you already have one foot across the line into 'destruction.' Even if you refuse us now, ownership of the Morning Star will still fall into our hands after your extinction," the Revealer answered frankly.

"Then what are you here to discuss with us?"

Huo Gu was somewhat displeased. He knew the Revealer's words were extremely blunt; they simply said whatever they believed, without the slightest concept of tact.

But being told to his face that he would not live long was still not something Huo Gu could be happy about.

Of course, Huo Gu's words also raised a question. Since they had already concluded that Amoeba would be destroyed, why had they hurried over to trade with Amoeba? Would it not be more worthwhile to wait until Amoeba was destroyed and directly take its inheritance?

The Revealer answered Huo Gu's question. "Other powers of the same level will compete for the Morning Star. We are merely giving ourselves an advantage. If you agree to the trade,