Although the negotiations lasted for nearly two months, the result was that the fourth company commander Sejanus, who represented the 16th Legion of the Terran Empire's Second Fleet's Expeditionary Fleet 'Lunar Wolves' on a secret mission to Huagai Star, was not at all satisfied. Can't be happy.
Because, he came to the mine base and conducted relevant negotiations from beginning to end with the general of the Nakpur Hero Federation, with the commander of the Head Guards of the sector, and with Darius, the mine base and the actual ruler of the Taiwei Galaxy Huagai Star. There is no progress at all.
Just like at the beginning, the other party did not clearly say that they wanted to reject them, but they also did not clearly say that they wanted to accept any of their conditions or make concessions!
Every time, when he felt desperate and planned to announce that the negotiations had completely broken down and leave resolutely, the other party cleverly relented in time and pretended to give in on a certain key point, which made his hope and hope rise again more than once, and Continue to bite the bullet and continue the negotiations.
But the result...
Almost every time, whenever the negotiation reaches that substantive content, the other party always likes to release some relevant preconditions that they cannot agree to or absolutely impossible to accept, and the originally good negotiation once again falls into trouble. In a deadlock?
then!
After being controlled by others again and again, being teased again and again, and overturning a series of conditions or treaties finally negotiated with great difficulty, Sejanus finally understood it completely: it was not that he did not work hard, but that the other party had no sincerity at all. No!
It is very likely that the other party did not want to negotiate with them from the beginning, and the reason why they received and stayed with him for nearly two months was just to deliberately delay time or conduct some intelligence spying.
Although, Sejanus and his dozen or so elite Astartes warriors are doing the same thing almost every day. They are collecting all kinds of information about the star sector and the mine base every day, and they have gained a lot. Full, but those are just minor details. They are not really here to spy on Huagai Star, but have other more important and urgent missions.
"I will definitely tell my parents and my friends about you!"
This is his most intuitive feeling after recovering countless colonial worlds, there is no doubt about it!
Obviously, after staying on Huagai Star for so long, Sejanus has understood many things. Originally, he had no ill feelings towards the humans in the sector and the various practices and policies of the Federation of Heroes. On the contrary, he still Appreciate and support it very much?
Although there are some threads about his ambition, he cannot deny that the governance policies of the star area and the mine base are very friendly to the humans of Huagai Planet and Huagai Planet. Anyway, they are much better than Terra. .
"goodbye--!"
Everyone involved, especially the negotiators who come to the mine base, must remain silent about this, even if those involved are not aware of it.
But the facts cruelly prove that it is still in vain.
(︶)
"Goodbye~"
While crying and waving loudly and shouting goodbye at the boarding gate, the little girl Ali didn't forget to hug her things tightly.
"Woo..."
"I will definitely remember you!"
Because, once the commander of the second fleet of their Natera Empire Expedition Fleet, Horus, the commander of their 16th legion 'Lunar Wolves' and the original body, sent a communication, it would represent the other party.
The deadline given has expired, and Sejanus must go back no matter what.
"You really shouldn't be so forceful."
Even if it is coaxing, even if it is inducement, even if it goes against the honor of the Astartes, he will not hesitate!
Anyway!
The little girl Ali was crying, holding a glass jar and several beautiful goldfish beside it, and boarded the Terra Empire landing craft with a rough style and no artistic appreciation at all.
"..."
During this period, he also used Ali's convenience to directly bypass the higher-ups of the mine base and successfully have many face-to-face private negotiations and conversations with the little girl named Annie, or he used little Ali to talk to the other party.
They want to beg for what they want from the so-called supreme head of the star region, so as to avoid the long negotiations with almost no results.
"Uh-huh!"
It was a beautiful colorful goldfish that she had been thinking about for a long time. It belonged to a pet shop owned by a weird family in a certain street store in the market. Moreover, her sister Anne specially sent someone to buy it for her today, saying that it was
Think of it as a parting gift to her.
"Sister Anne..."
"Sister Anne..."
Soon, when the little girl Ali was taken into the cabin of the landing craft by his Astartes, Sejanus, who was still with two soldiers on the apron below, came to Anne's side with a slightly stiff expression.
He came forward and said bitterly:
"Prince Anne..."
"Speaking of which, this planet was finally liberated from the poison of the subspace demons, and so many people died before and after it. I really don't want to see it fall into the flames of war again."
Therefore, every time he was played by the other party, when the other party overturned the negotiation results and was about to start over, he always had the urge to turn over the table and walk away at all costs.
"Woo..."
But no matter what...
(^o^)/
Upon seeing this, Anne, who was among the farewell crowd, naturally waved her hands vigorously and signaled the crying person to quickly enter the cabin.
Today he, Sejanus, is leaving, taking with him the little girl Ali who was crying and reluctant to leave, as well as a dozen of his men who have become seriously addicted to virtual online games and cannot extricate themselves. He even proposed several times before he was about to leave.
Elite Astartes warriors who dismantle other people's holographic simulation game equipment and pack it up to continue being gamers.
Even if he tried all his tricks, even if he used all the means, even if he racked his brains and was exhausted, in the end he still failed to get what he wanted.
"to be honest!"
The matter was of great importance, and that thing was indeed crucial to them. Therefore, in order to successfully get what they wanted first, and to prevent the other party from hiding it or simply destroying it, he still had to
Continue to negotiate patiently and with a glimmer of hope and compromise again and again.
"That's too cruel and not worth it."
Of course, he did not directly report the situation to the original body Horus in the communication, because they had already discussed and agreed before setting off, regardless of the negotiation itself or the content of the negotiation, and regardless of the final outcome of the negotiation, they
There will be no conversations in the communication, and no paper or information records will be left.
"I promise!"
"goodbye!"
And just like the two Astartes legions that could not be mentioned completely disappeared during the Great Crusade, his mission, this negotiation and any content involved in the negotiation will always be his and his only.
Sejanus and the Primarch Horus knew it!
At least, that is currently the case between the entire Great Crusade Fleet and the Astartes.
In this way, Sejanus stayed at the mine base for nearly two months. Finally, after the Primarch Horus sent a communication to inquire, he had to give up completely and no longer had any hope in the negotiation.
.
"Bye now……"
(`)~
"Come in quickly!"
While speaking meaningfully, Sejanus did not forget to look at the lush jungles and mountains outside the base, and then couldn't help but sigh.
"Next time, I will come and play with you again!"
If possible, he really hopes that Huagai Star and even this mine base can unconditionally accept their kindness, hand over certain things and integrate them into the empire. In that case, it will not only bring great benefits to mankind, the empire, and the Great Expedition Fleet.
With the help and new vitality, it is also likely to affect and change many things, which is what he likes to see the most.
But unfortunately, sometimes the development of things is not always as expected.
Although he also wanted to save things, the situation was confusing...
Now that he has tried his best, he may already be able to predict what will happen in the future.
"Strong?"
|o`)
Annie only felt a little baffled by what the strange uncle in front of her said.
"I'm not strong enough!"
()
"You're talking nonsense!"
(_)
In fact, if she wanted to be strong, she would have opened the plane portal at all costs, and then risked the collapse of the world to summon her own fleet of the Head Guard, directly defeating the opponent's Great Expedition Fleet, and destroying the opponent's fleet.
The emperor captured him, spanked him and locked him in a small dark room, and then brought the entire galaxy under the control of the star sector.
It is even possible to counterattack the subspace, directly wipe out all the endless subspace demons and chaos monsters nearby, capture the four evil gods, stuff them into glass bottles, and make them prisoners with some ancient gods. And the bottom of the prison will be impenetrable.
In the end, it is possible that those who follow her will prosper, and those who go against her will perish!
Or, simply break up the whole universe and crush it like a glass ball, so that all the billions of creatures and demons in this whole world will be destroyed together?
And that is called strength!
But now, she cares about very few things and just goes with the flow. She even tries her best to control and restrain her own power in order to prevent the world from collapsing. She only occasionally helps out on a whim, such as Fighting demons, flying planes, or just making some interesting little arrangements and games, how can this be considered strong?
(…)
(●●)
"Yeah?"
He frowned and stared at Anne for a while. He didn't know what the disparity in strength between the two sides was. Sejanus, who had always thought that he and the Terra Empire's Great Expedition Second Fleet, which he represented, had absolute strength, thought for a moment, and then He continued to look into the distance and spoke quietly to persuade:
"Let's not mention those first!"
"Prince Anne, I still hope you can think about it carefully before there is still a chance?"
"Joining the empire really won't do you much harm."
"After all, the empire only needs a righteous name. The rulers of many colonial worlds often only need to declare their membership and change their flags, and then abide by the truth of the empire in name. There is no need to change much else."
"If you are willing, we can even promise not to interfere in the affairs of Huagai Star and Taiwei Galaxy."
"otherwise……"
Otherwise, Sejanus didn't say anything. He just sighed in frustration, then withdrew his gaze from the lush mountains in the distance, and looked down at a certain person standing in front of him again. A little girl who is as tall as his knees, but can decide the success or failure of his mission with just one word.
"Imperial Truth?"
(.)
"The kind that likes to cut off people's brains and then use them as slaves, or use living people as firewood and put them in high towers to be burned, or they don't even have enough to eat, and they have to work more than ten or twenty times a day. Isn’t it an imperial truth that it’s an hour’s work without a day off and no overtime pay?”
|˙˙)?
Although it is said that hitting someone is not a slap in the face, and scolding someone is not exposing someone's shortcomings, Anne did not care about that and directly told some of the truths she had learned in front of the other party.
"Yes or no?"
(o▽)o
Regardless of the other party's embarrassed expression, Annie continued to ask.
Because she had asked little Ali a long time ago and knew what the situation was like for mutants, psykers and even ordinary humans on Terra, even on some colonial planets and Great Expedition battleships.
Therefore, if the other party wants to use Nashlaoshizi's 'Empire Truth' to convince her, there is definitely no possibility.
In comparison, she felt that Darius and the others in the Star Sector and Mine Base did a good job.
Not to mention anything else, in this Huagai Star alone, after everything is gradually on the right track, everyone has lived and worked in peace and contentment, and many policies have been implemented in accordance with the system of the star sector, which is better than the so-called Terra Empire of the other party. I don't know how many times.
For example: the district implements universal subsistence allowances in Huagai Star, arranges suitable jobs for free, strictly implements an eight-hour work system, provides nutritious work meals, triples wages for overtime work, free medical care, free childcare and high subsidies. When you form a new family, you will receive a free house, car, etc.
You know, Huagai Planet is still a war zone now, and many benefits have been compressed. But even then, the life here is even the little Ali who was born on the other side's 'Shadow Wolf' flagship is very envious and jealous. Crying and not wanting to leave.
It's good now that the other party's empire is so poorly managed that he still has the nerve to convince her and want her to order Darius and the other idiots to surrender?
Although in Anne's opinion, Darius and his idiots did not do very well in many aspects, and did many things very slowly, but no matter what, they were countless times better than the other empire, right?
"Pork..."
(_)
"Although I am just a child, I'm afraid you can't even convince yourself of what you just said, right?"
(o°ω°o)
Anyway, on Huagai Star, Anne didn't see that people's brains were cut off and then used as slaves, or that living people were used as firewood and burned in high towers, or that they were even eaten without enough food and made people suffer. It is a terrible practice to work for more than ten or twenty hours a day with no rest days and no overtime pay.
Although there are still many riots and even rebellions on the Canopy Planet, Anne knows that they are just some careerists, the exploiting class who are unwilling to lose their privileges, or some people who have been deceived and corrupted by the subspace demons. The corrupted fools were just fighting hysterically in the end. Those guys didn't pose much of a threat. At least for now, most of the survivors of Huagai Planet absolutely and unconditionally support the mine base.
"besides!"
(˙o˙)
"Even if they really ask them to give you the things you need, will you really leave and never come to cause trouble?"
(′ o′)
Then, without waiting for the other party to speak, Anne asked loudly and pointedly again in that cute tone.
"..."
Sejanus opened his mouth, but after looking into the little girl's pure eyes for a long time, he finally turned his head away in embarrassment, not having the courage to answer those words. Nor dare to look at each other.
He didn't know if the other party or the other party's forces had analyzed something, but he couldn't deny that what the other party just said was correct. In terms of governance and friendliness to the people, their Terra Empire and Imperial Truth were indeed a bit exaggerated. It was harsh, but he didn't think it was unreasonable.
Because that is necessary and in line with the current situation of Terra and even most human colonial worlds, as evidenced by the Great Crusade they are currently undertaking.
"Feel sorry!"
"For humanity, for the Emperor, for the Empire..."
"We have no choice!"
So, in the end, Sejanus suddenly spoke apologetically.
It is unclear whether he is apologizing for some of the cruel practices and truths of Imperial Truth, or for something that Anne just meant.
"What's the use of saying it's spicy?"
()
"If you can't make people happy, what's the point of your country and your truth?"
(ˉ▽)Cut~~
Anne said disdainfully, then suddenly changed her expression and waved her hands vigorously towards a crying tabby cat lying on the landing craft at the porthole again.
"Yeah……"
"never mind."
"Wish you good luck!"
For the last time, he looked deeply at the little girl in front of him whose attention was no longer on him, and then looked at the few uninterested people in the distance. It seemed that there was not much willingness to come to see him off and greet him, and he didn't want to come up to talk to him. Base senior officials, in the end, Sejanus just sighed sadly, then turned around and walked onto the landing craft with his two guards.
soon!
As the landing craft's engine roared and violent airflow exploded, several escorting Viking fighter planes also slowly took off. Finally, as Annie and others watched, the Terra Empire's Second Expeditionary Fleet envoys called The small spaceship flew roaring towards the sky of the planet, and disappeared completely above the clouds in a short while, leaving only a few clear white flight tracks.
"Finally willing to leave?"
"!"
"Führer, it seems that war is not far away!"
It wasn't until the other party left, and until the soldiers and officers on guard around him dispersed, that Darius walked up behind Anne unhurriedly and sighed.
"??"
(.)
"Isn't this what you want?"
(˙o˙)
"People know that you have secretly built a fleet during this period!"
()
After turning her head and blinking at the other person for a while, Annie suddenly asked in surprise.
"And!"
(.)
"Who told you not to give them those skills?"
()
"The transformation technology of Shiastarte is not very important, so just give it to me. Isn't it rare?"
(ˉ▽)Cut~~
Although she made it by herself, from the beginning to the end, Annie never paid attention to that kind of technology, and she never felt that it was something to hide.
"Ha ha!"
Darius shook his head and smiled, not intending to discuss that matter.
"That's not a question of whether it's important or not."
"But whether we give it or not, war is inevitable. And since it is inevitable, why not not give it?"
"Besides, that thing seems to be very important to them..."
"If you don't give it, you can still buy some time, but once you give it, they will probably kill you and silence you immediately!"
As he said that, Darius sneered and looked at the few white tracks in the sky, which were left by the opponent's landing craft and the Viking fighter planes they were responsible for escorting and monitoring their departure.
Although, this time they managed to whet the opponent's appetite, and gained nearly two months of precious development time. They basically sorted out the resistance forces on Huagai Star and eliminated most of the demon infiltration, and even in space
He secretly built up a fleet that was not too small, but he still had too little time, and he himself was not very sure about what the fight would be like.
But luckily!
Their head of state is here. Although it is foreseeable that the battle will not be easy, but with his head of state backing him up, Darius is still very confident to fight against the Shitera Empire.
One touch.
The most important thing is: he is the commander-in-chief of the Heroic Federal Heads of Guard of the Koprulu Sector, representing the face of the sector and the Head of State!
Although it is true that only one flagship has been teleported, the total number of direct troops is only one hundred thousand, and there are even fewer elites who can directly enter the battle. The strength is indeed too weak, but he still cannot give in easily.
, otherwise, when he returns to the star region in the future, he will be laughed at by his colleagues.
"Moreover!"
"That thing..."
"Didn't you already give it to them?"
After thinking about it, Darius hesitated, and finally teased their little head of state with a half-smile.
"!!"
!!!!=()
"I didn't give it to you. Don't talk nonsense!"
(﹏,)
After hearing this, Annie exclaimed in a split second, like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on.
"..."
Darius didn't mind either, he just continued to look at their head of state with a half-smile and deliberately mentioned something that seemed completely irrelevant:
"The little girl..."
"I remember that she was resting in your spaceship a few nights ago, right?"
"then……"
"You also asked Xiaobai to access the transformation information of Nash Astarte, and took away many of the institute's radioactive cloning organs..."
At this point, Darius suddenly stopped and just stopped there without continuing to say more.
"!!"
(ω)
"You even know this?"
(?)
Hearing this, Anne was surprised and stunned, and couldn't help but feel a little angry, because she originally thought it would be very secretive.
"How dare you peek into someone else's diary?!"
Q(`Q)
Then, she yelled angrily with some dissatisfaction and was about to get angry.
"You didn't keep it secret..."
"Besides..."
"I just took a look out of curiosity..."
"But don't worry, no matter what you want to do, I promise not to leak it!"
Upon seeing this, Darius quickly raised his hand to assure himself, fearing that their head of state would become angry and do something unworthy of his status.
"never mind!"
(?△.)
"It's not that important anyway!"
()
"Now only the two of us know, just don't tell anyone else."
(*^▽^*)
Yes, in her opinion, if only she and the other party knew, it shouldn't be a big problem!
As for Xiaobai and Tibbers... they are obviously not human, so of course they cannot be counted.
(…)
(●●)
"unimportant?"
"Two people?"
"!!"
"That is to say..."
Darius was startled for a moment, then thought of Sejanus's disappointed expression when he left, then suddenly realized something and asked with some surprise:
"Could it be..."
"Even the little girl Ali doesn't know what happened to her?"
"That Sejanus doesn't even know that there is a living sample next to him?!"
He never expected that the truth would be like that, which made Darius more and more confused as to what the purpose of it was.
"this……"
"Do you have any plans?"
That kind of thing is indeed quite strange, especially after thinking about it for a while and still not knowing why his head of state did what he did. Of course, Darius wanted to know the reason.
"you guess?"
(︶)
Unfortunately, Anne didn't want to confess.
"!!"
However, Darius was not stupid, and he quickly figured out some key points.
"I see."
"Do you want to..."
Although he didn’t know the details, he roughly knew that his head of state must have bad intentions, so he still nodded in understanding and thought for a while before continuing to ask:
"But what's the use of that?"
"Do you have any specific plans?"
They didn't give the other party what they wanted during the negotiation, but their own head of state secretly gave it to them, while hiding it from everyone. Even the little girl might not know it. The key to this seems interesting. , he was still confused for a while and just wanted to know more so that he could make relevant arrangements in advance.
"have no idea!"
(`)~
"At least not yet!"
╮(╯▽╰)╭
With slumped shoulders, Annie said.
"Let's do this first!"
()hey-hey
"goodbye!"
-
==()
With that said, Annie was already impatient. She didn't intend to say anything more to the other party, so she turned around, patted her butt and walked away quickly.
"..."
And Darius did not dare to stop him. He just stood there silently for a long time, seemingly still thinking about the reason why his head of state did what he did and what was his real purpose?
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Monthly ticket*.(ˊ▽ˋ*)*.Monthly ticket()
Chapter completed!