Zhou Dai had made things quite clear.
The basis of their cooperation-the bargaining chip of sharing the Radiant Goddess's power-was no longer as enticing as it had been.
The players and the system could simply choose to forgo that power and achieve their goal through the power of Sweet Island and Salt Island.
Lada frowned. Streams of data surfaced in her left eye, and she seemed to be thinking or discussing something. Only after several seconds did she speak.
"...So, what other bargaining chips can you offer?"
Lada asked, but Zhou Dai's answer was no.
"We have no other bargaining chips, but my lord will never accept failure. So if you refuse to cooperate, Reinhardt and I will do everything in our power to destroy you.
"Our fleet is also on its way, less than two months' sailing from here. When it arrives, those believers can either be brave, fearless reinforcements or the blades that utterly defeat you...because time is running out, for both you and my lord."
Zhou Dai's words carried a threat. Essentially, although they had no more valuable bargaining chips, they had a way to drag everyone down with them.
Mutual defeat was their new bargaining chip.
The expression gradually faded from Lada's face as she listened. The data streams in her left eye flickered rapidly, and she asked coldly, "When did you send the fleet?"
Her words gradually took on a hostile edge as well. Sweet Island's appearance and Yang Yi's return had both happened within the past few days, yet the fleet Zhou Dai spoke of was already less than two months' sailing away. That could only mean they had made these preparations from the outset. Lada had no choice but to be wary, and even to reassess this "partner."
Zhou Dai offered an explanation,