"Everyone, please don't get so angry. Let's sit down and talk things over!"
Seeing that the Star God was about to stand up and leave, the Theater God quickly pressed him down to stop him from leaving.
Immediately, the Theater God glanced at the Zither Saint and quickly gave him a meaningful look.
The meaning is obvious!
Stop hiding it!
The Star God is no ordinary being. If you use the same tactics you use on others to deal with the Star God, then this peace talk is doomed to fail.
"For the Star God, there are only two possibilities: zero times or one time."
The Theater God transmitted his voice to the Zither Saint with great anxiety, "If this peace negotiation fails, then I probably won't be able to give you any special treatment in the future."
"By the way, I told you beforehand."
"My stage setup still requires a significant amount of resources. If I successfully help you reach this agreement, you'll have to give me 10% of the profits."
Upon hearing this, the Zither Saint replied immediately, "Ten percent is too much; three percent is the most."
"..."
Ultimately, after several quick exchanges, the two negotiated a split of 5%.
The Theater God was quite satisfied with this ratio.
After all, the amount of resources compensated by the Descender Universe this time is quite substantial.
My original idea was that getting two or three percent would be about right.
Now, it's a whopping five percent!
Sure, sure!
If that doesn't work, I'll check back later and bring a few more people over to "persuade" Star God.
Then Star God was in charge of the direct negotiations, while they were responsible for secretly taking a cut.
The resources obtained in the end should be slightly more than the highest resources that the Descender Universe can provide.
"Your Majesty, Star God, what do you think of this number?"
The Zither Saint immediately raised the amount to 80% of the maximum limit. Even with the Theater God's commission, it was only close to 85%.
"If you want to negotiate, five times that amount."
"..."
For a moment, the Zither Saint fell silent.
Star God is really asking for an exorbitant amount!
If they meet the Star God's conditions, they will immediately be at a disadvantage in the upcoming global-level clash.
"It seems you have no intention of negotiating."
The Star God said coldly, "If that's the case, then so be it."
"Anyway, the area we conquered was quite resource-rich."
"If you mine some resources, the losses you've incurred through years of war won't be entirely irreparable."
Zither Saint suddenly spoke up, saying, "One and a half times, that's really the highest amount of resources we can offer. Any more, we simply can't provide."
The Star God glanced at the Zither Saint and said in a low voice, "It seems that you've allocated about 3,700 kinds of high-grade rare and precious materials to subsidize the Remnant Clan Grand Elder this time, right?"
"And three hundred years ago, you bestowed upon the Remnant Clan Grand Elder six thousand three hundred kinds of high-grade rare and precious materials. I won't even mention the others."
"And the subsidies from the Remnant Clan High Priest amounted to 2,726 different types."
"..."
Afterwards, the Star God recounted, one by one, all the information about the transactions the Descender Universe had made to the high-ranking members of the Remnant Clan over the years.
From the very top-ranking members of the Remnant Clan to all the True King of the Remnant Clan who had traded with the Descender Universe.
He recounted everything, big and small.
Even the details of these transactions were unclear to Zither Saint, and after receiving confirmation from his comrade, Zither Saint fell silent.
What's going on with the Immortal Clan?
Based on the information Star God has gathered, Star God probably knows exactly what kind of underwear the Immortal Clan is wearing today.
He couldn't even imagine that if the Star God Star God knew every detail of their transactions with the Immortal Clan, what else on the Immortal Clan's side was unknown to him?
"I've done the math. The subsidies you've been giving to the Remnant Clan over the years, even if you double that, it seems to be the amount I'm asking for."
The Star God said calmly, "Or is it that... the redemption of your own territory is worth less than this?"
"If you were to reveal right now that the resources subsidized to the Remnant Clan are all your resources, then that would be... somewhat insulting to our intelligence."
Ever since he started talking about the trade, he's been saying it's a subsidy from the Descender Universe to the Remnant Clan!
Right!
It has to be a subsidy!
It cannot be a transaction!
In this way, some things become easier to discuss.
You've been giving so many resources to the Remnant Clan, but now you can only offer this little?
Are you trying to get rid of a beggar?
Or do you look down on their Divine Fate Universe army?
The Zither Saint sat opposite the Star God, remaining silent for a long time.
Although he could say a lot, and even use language and logic to steer the conversation away from the topic.
But at this moment, he was facing Star God!
How could he dare to play such tricks when his side was begging for peace talks?
Do you really think the Star God can't see it?
In particular, the Star God clearly didn't seem to want to negotiate with them.
A mistake!
Moreover, this mistake was a major error at the decision-making level!
In the short time he had been here, two things happened that shocked him greatly.
The first thing is that the Star God presided over this peace talks.
The second point is that the Star God was fully aware of the transactions between the Immortal Clan and them.
Therefore, the peace talks have now reached an awkward point.
"I'll give you time to think it over, and this is your only chance."
The Star God slowly rose, a gentle smile still on his face, as if he wasn't the one Descender Universe's coffers.
"You have no sincerity whatsoever in negotiating peace!"
After the Star God left, the Theater God said angrily, "You guys give so many resources to the Remnant Clan, but last time you only gave me so little?"
"What's the meaning?"
"You think I'm easy to bully because I'm young and inexperienced?"
Seeing the sudden outburst of anger from the Theater God, the Zither Saint quickly tried to comfort him.
Although the Theater God was not the primary target of the negotiations, he was at least a secondary one.
If we anger the other side, the success of this peace negotiation will be very difficult.
The Descender Universe truly cannot withstand billions of years of continuous global-scale warfare.
If they could have afforded it, the two armies would probably have clashed again by now.
After all, they do have some strength and resources on their side.
They simply hadn't expected that the Divine Fate Universe would suddenly unleash a terrifying power completely different from anything they had seen before, achieving total victory on multiple fronts of warfare.
So much so that before they even had a chance to unleash their full potential, the enemy pushed the battle lines back to their own home.
It's tough!
However, the Theater God was not an unreasonable person. His anger subsided after his share of the profits was increased to eight percent.
Afterwards, he cheerfully led the Zither Saint and the Descenders to their lodgings.
"Xiao Ying, come with me to the next peace talks."
When the Theater God returned, he said with a smile, "Then, if the Star God goes berserk, the two of us will stop Star God together."
"For every 'bad cop,' there are always two 'good cop's' to play."
"After all, if I'm alone, the Descenders might think I can't control them."
"Then, you can quietly ask the other party for a higher price and demand a cut."
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