"Article One of the Higher-Dimensional Protocol: The Void Council and the Existence Alliance shall cease all hostile actions."
"Article Two: Both sides shall share all intelligence regarding the Observer Civilization."
"Article Three: Both sides shall jointly establish a defense system to resist dimensional threats."
"Article Four: Neither party may unilaterally withdraw from the protocol before the war ends."
Lin Ye carefully read every clause of the contract, then nodded. "Fine. But I want to add one more."
"Speak."
"Article Five: If we successfully repel the Observer Civilization, the Void Council must permanently cease its indiscriminate erosion of ordinary universes. The void may only reclaim existences that perish naturally and must not actively create destruction."
This clause left all Three Sages stunned.
Wu Wu frowned. "That would deprive us of more than half our source of power."
"Then you can refuse," Lin Ye said calmly. "And I'll withdraw from the protocol right now, leaving you to face the Cleaners alone."
The Chief Observer remained silent for even longer.
Then he smiled.
"Accepted," he said. "If we truly can repel the Observer Civilization, then the Void Council should indeed change the way it operates. After all, we exist to maintain balance, not to destroy."
The contract updated automatically, and the fifth clause was added.
"Then sign it."
Without hesitation, Lin Ye left his true-name mark on the contract. The signature had condensed from the power of Super-Reality, gold and black intertwining to represent his will.
The Chief Observer left his mark as well.
The instant the protocol took effect, the entire Multiverse felt a tremor. It was a change on the conceptual level. Countless ongoing void erosions abruptly stopped, and soldiers from both factions received ceasefire orders at the same time.
The monitoring room erupted into an uproar.
"A ceasefire? Just like