hotmtlnovel Chapter 109 Factions
Chapter 109 Factions
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"hmm?"
alkaid looked at xie yi'er.
waiting for her explanation.
and she didn't beat around the bush.
"during this period, we've been continuously hunting down the rebirth society. even though we've never managed to eliminate that monster from the moon demon empire, we've killed quite a few of the rebirth society's higher-ups and obtained a lot of crucial intelligence from those high-ranking members,"
xie yi'er said, "the entire rebirth society is collecting information about you, and they consider you their greatest enemy."
her gaze flickered slightly, "holding the belief that the enemy of our enemy is our friend, we found you the first thing and we also believe that there must be something incredible about you that makes the rebirth society treat you with such caution."
alkaid keenly caught the subtle change in xie yi'er's eyes.
after a moment of thought, he quickly understood what she was thinking.
"you suspect that i am also from the moon demon empire but not on the same side as the rebirth society? just like how the xie family and jiang family are both part of the artifact sect but belong to different factions,"
alkaid said.
ji pingtian, hong chuan, and others couldn't help but steal a glance at alkaid.
especially ji pingtian...
even though he had personally tested him not long ago and verified that alkaid had no connection to the rebirth society.
but...
since alkaid could make the rebirth society treat him with such caution, his identity must be not far off.
possibly like that terrifying existence in the rebirth society, both could be on par with one who has "established the dao foundation."
for beings of such existence hiding their true nature from someone like ji pingtian, a divine intent martial saint, would be effortlessly possible.
furthermore, just as xie yi'er said, maybe alkaid and those from the rebirth society did not follow the same path and hence were hostile towards each other.
"factions aren't important, nor are identities. to judge whether a being is good or bad, what's important is to observe their words and deeds,"
xie yi'er stated directly, "the cangwu great world has never lacked the broad-mindedness to embrace all rivers. inside our artifact sect, there aren't only members of the human race but also beastmen, sea race, artifact spirits, and so on. as long as they recognize our human race's stance and integrate into our culture, we can also regard them as one of us."
her remarks also made ji pingtian nod in agreement secretly.
origins, species, and backgrounds were not important; what mattered was their attitude.
moreover, all of these were just speculations; the specific truth was still unknown.
the interaction during this period had already made ji pingtian and the others recognize alkaid's identity, and they wouldn't just do things beneficial to the adversary over speculation from outsiders.
they weren't that foolish.
"the rebirth society."
alkaid thought about that person who claimed to be the soul commander from the sixth fleet of the divine city's expeditionary force of the moon demon empire, leng tianfeng.
from the information absorbed from the soul capturing orb, it wasn't hard to guess that he hadn't truly died.
and he had said himself that when he conversed with him, he was merely using an avatar.
furthermore, considering the message he deliberately left behind when he "died"...
he even suspected that the moon demon creature that had possessed marshal xie boen might be leng tianfeng's true body.
arriving in person, intending to settle old scores.
in such a case, a confrontation between the two of them was indeed inevitable.
with that thought, he asked, "what are your plans for cooperation?"
xie yi'er's eyes brightened, and she hurriedly said, "we hope that lord alkaid will join our team for the encirclement and suppression of the rebirth society, and help lure out the remnants of the rebirth society."
"good," alkaid nodded and added, "don't forget to collect the entrance fee."
"understood," ji pingtian nodded quickly. "compared to red star, which demands money without affording them any dignity or status, we only ask for a contribution of materials in exchange for protecting their safety. it's much to ask for, and almost no nation has rejected our reasonable request to join the alliance."
he was stating facts.
for these royal families, spending money was a trifle.
after all, once money reaches a certain amount, it becomes just a number.
there may not be a big difference between living with a fortune of a hundred billion and one of a trillion.
as long as their status and safety could be ensured, all else was negotiable.
"that's good, you may go now," alkaid gestured with a wave of his hand.
ji pingtian, hong chuan, and the others bowed and took their leave.
no sooner had they left than kong fang could not help but say, "chairman alkaid... the path that the grand alliance takes may not be the same as ours, and that snow dragon federation definitely does not have good intentions in cooperating with us..."
"i know," alkaid interrupted him.
he looked at the grand procurator, who had initially been hostile to him but now served him wholeheartedly, and finally added, "it all comes down to whose methods are superior."
hearing alkaid speak thus, kong fang fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.
he knew that he could not influence alkaid's decisions.
alkaid had his own plans.
his growth had hit a bottleneck, and unless he was willing to persevere for ten or eight years, he had to seek out variability.
just as he had said, it all came down to methods.
...
elsewhere.
not long after xie yi'er left emperor yu's mountain villa, she boarded a specialized communication vehicle.
the vehicle was full of all sorts of electronic equipment, exuding a sci-fi allure.
shortly after getting on, xie yi'er had already connected the signal, and a figure soon appeared on the other side.
it was the president of the snow dragon federation, xie lang.
"how did it go?"
"he agreed," xie yi'er said somewhat excitedly.
she then added, "however, besides the cultivation materials, he made another demand, hoping we could gift him a set of top-tier divine battle armor to cope with the attack from the rebirth society's monster."
xie lang nodded slightly, "to set his mind at ease, let him have it."
he squinted his eyes, "as long as we can get hold of the stellar gate technology controlled by the moon demon empire behind the rebirth society and reconnect with the artifact sect, everything is worth it."
xie yi'er listened but was somewhat hesitant, "can we really reconnect with the sect through the rebirth society's stellar gate technology?"
"wasn't that moon demon empire creature able to descend smoothly by utilizing the coordinates we sent when opening the stellar gate? the researchers at the stellar gate institute have already calculated it clearly.
if we can really supplement with this technology, opening the gate back to the sect will undoubtedly be within our reach," xie lang explained, "as long as we can open the return gate to the sect, all difficulties will be easily solved."
"but what if..." xie yi'er hesitated for a moment, "what if what the moon demon empire said was true..."
xie lang fell silent.
after a long while, he finally said, "for this esteemed alkaid, we have shown enough sincerity... haven't we?"
upon hearing this, xie yi'er suddenly realized.
choosing sides...
in that moment, it had already been completed.