Chapter 2067: Rushing Into the Starry Stage
Di Chou's mouth twitched: (ꐦ°᷄益°᷅) "Negotiate right here?"
Jiangnan shrugged: ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "Where else? You want to go into the pit and talk?"
He pointed at the giant shell crater at the pole of Wanxiang Star, which used to be the Sacred Law Star Palace!
[From Di Chou...]
[From Man Ti...]
The Star Devourers all sat down with dark faces, and for the first time, humanity finally had the capital to negotiate with the ten thousand races of the starry sky at the table!
There was no way the Silicon would get the Watt Virus, and the original text of the Ten Thousand Races Accord, which had been enforced for over three thousand years, was torn up on the spot!
From now on, there was no more damn Ten Thousand Races Accord!
Humanity also began handling all the procedures for joining the Star Domain Sequence!
That included entering racial information into the terminal database, opening an account for the human race at the Star Source Bank, and joining the Starlight Alliance trade seat!
They confirmed the starry sky sector within the Thousand Stars Domain that belonged to humanity. As the newest addition to the sequence, there were originally 10,987 sequences!
Now humanity ranked dead last, number 10,988, and the area allocated to them was at the outermost edge of the Thousand Stars Domain, right on the border!
They wouldn't get any land on Wanxiang Star — only the top hundred sequences could have that!
But once the Sacred Law Star Palace was rebuilt, humanity would establish a Human Race Embassy inside the Star Palace. That meant they were finally at the table!
If they wanted to redefine the sequence ranking, they'd have to wait until the Sequence War!
And humanity now also had their own racial star domain in the starry sky!
Originally, the Sacred Law Council wanted to just give humanity the dozen or so galaxies around the Milky Way and call it done!
But Jiangnan demanded the entire Laniakea Supercluster as one piece of territory!
His reason was that the Ten Thousand Races Accord back then had sealed off this entire supercluster. Now that humanity was at the table, this starry sky naturally belonged to them!
Di Chou didn't insist and just gave it to humanity. After all, it was a remote, bird-poop-free starry suburb. They didn't care about it anyway!
There were plenty of unclaimed starry sky regions. In the eyes of the major races, these areas weren't worth developing — the returns were far lower than the investment costs!
But Jiangnan was delighted. A larger star domain was always good. Even though humanity currently couldn't even develop the Milky Way!
But one day they would rise, and the family estate had to be built big!
Even if it was a suburb, it was enough for humanity right now. Every single galaxy was a mountain of gold and silver!
These were all the visible benefits of joining the Star Domain Sequence!
Of course, the prerequisite was that Jiangnan had to go to prison!
After finalizing all the details and conditions, the two sides drafted a Sequence Spirit Contract, which the Sacred Law Council and Jiangnan signed and sealed!
From then on, this contract became part of the Starry Sky Law, but it was just a formality — not very meaningful!
After all, the rules were made by the Sacred Law Council. If humanity didn't have Black God backing them, this contract would be a useless piece of paper!
Jiangnan's eyes shifted:
(๑•̌～•̑)☛ "Hey, you! Fa Ma? I still have one Taoyuan Star and three mining stars that haven't been hauled over yet. The contracts are all with me!"
"Tell the Starlight Alliance development department to send a spaceship and drag them over to the Thousand Stars Domain, got it?"
Fa Ma glared at Jiangnan in annoyance. Every time he saw Jiangnan, he remembered that terrifying Black Hole Devouring Star!
(￢益￢٥) "Yeah, yeah! Won't short you!"
Jiangnan grinned and turned his gaze to Miu Ke: "Now, should we discuss how the Silicon is going to make up for their mistakes?"
Miu Ke sat at the table, wishing he could just crash. Earlier at the trial meeting, they had put the Bose Clan on the chopping block and carved them up. Now it was the Silicon's turn!
Heaven's justice has a cycle — who can escape being carved up?
The various Star Devourers licked their lips, their eyes barely concealing their excitement. It was time to strike!
After heated debate, one by one, sanctions against the Silicon were finalized!
Because the Silicon hadn't stopped this catastrophe of the Thousand Stars — instead, they had stirred the pot, causing severe losses to Thousand Stars City!
Therefore, the Silicon were ordered to be responsible for rebuilding Thousand Stars City, and they could not charge any race any fees!
They also had to repair the new Sacred Law Star Palace, restore Wanxiang Star, and all the infrastructure on the newly stationed planets of various races!
Miu Ke was practically smoking from rage:
(ꐦ⊚皿⊚) "We pay? Humanity tore it down! Why should we Silicon pay? Why don't you make humanity pay?"
Jiangnan shrugged: ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "We don't have money. Can't afford it."
Miu Ke almost crushed his mechanical hand. Damn you don't have money! If you can't afford it, then don't tear it down!
You've basically reduced Thousand Stars City to rubble — what's the difference between this and rebuilding from scratch?
How many resources would that cost?
But even if Miu Ke didn't want to accept it, he had no choice but to take it on!
However, the sanctions were far from over. The Silicon being responsible for rebuilding Thousand Stars City was just the foundation!
At the same time, to compensate for the losses of the ten thousand races, the Silicon had to disclose a portion of their technological patents for the common learning of all races!
There were hundreds or even thousands of manufacturing technologies, all things the various races had wanted for a long time. The Silicon had always kept them as core secrets and never disclosed them!
This time, the ten thousand races caught the opportunity and ruthlessly bled them dry!
Humanity could also benefit a bit. These disclosed Silicon tech patents would be enough to cause a qualitative leap in humanity's technological level!
At the same time, the Sacred Law Council also restricted the sale of Silicon products, because the Silicon couldn't guarantee that their products wouldn't malfunction again!
But even without restrictions, after this incident, the defective Silicon products had already caused certain psychological shadows among the ten thousand races!
The brand image had dropped significantly, and sales would inevitably plummet! These losses were astronomical!
The sanctions even cut down the Silicon's proportion of personnel in the Sacred Law Council, and forced them to build mechanical wormholes for the Council for free, connecting to remote star domains!
Item after item, they pushed the Silicon to their bottom line!
Miu Ke slammed the table: "Don't push too far! The Supreme Intelligence has already ordered! If you keep forcing the Silicon, we will no longer execute the existing starry sky rules! We'll set up our own!"
After this wave, the benefits they had gained earlier weren't enough to cover the compensation. Instead of fewer sanctions, there were more!
The Silicon hadn't done a losing deal in who knows how many years, but this time they lost everything!
Di Chou waved his hand:
(︶.̮︶*)ﾉ "Why are you getting so worked up? My Bose Clan went through the same thing, didn't we? If you do something wrong, you have to admit it!"
Noah chimed in: "Right, right! These sanctions really aren't too much. They're already quite lenient with you Silicon, you know?"
But seeing Miu Ke glaring without saying a word, everyone knew they had really pushed the Silicon to the limit!
There was nothing left to squeeze out. If they truly forced them into a corner, it wouldn't be good for anyone!
So the sanctions ended there, with the Sacred Law Council supervising the Silicon's execution!
This temporary starry sky meeting came to an end!
The space closed, and Jiangnan's group didn't linger at the Thousand Stars ruins. After all, they had just finished demolishing it. If someone else got hot-headed and lit a firecracker, they'd end up fighting again!
Black God casually snapped his fingers, and the entire group was directly teleported to the sky above the Lost Kingdom!
All the humans looked at the solar system and Blue Star quietly floating there, feeling a sense of peace!
Everything was worth it, wasn't it?
Jiangnan raised his hand gently, as if tenderly stroking the Blue Star in front of him!
(๑ớ◡ờ)ھ "Don't worry! Just wait! Soon! Very soon, I'll let you return to the starry sky! It won't be too long!"
At this moment, the people returning from the battlefield exchanged glances. Earlier, facing the ten thousand races of the starry sky, no matter how happy they were inside, they had to keep a straight face!
But now, they couldn't hold it anymore!
Yang Jian clenched his fist and roared, letting out all the long-suppressed emotions!
That shout was like lighting a powder keg. Cheers echoed through the Lost Kingdom!
Countless people rushed up, hugging Jiangnan, tousling his hair, pounding his chest!
Everyone embraced in a cluster, their faces brimming with unabated joy!
"We did it! We really did it! Half a month, writing the miracle of 27 minutes!"
"For over three thousand years, no human has ever accomplished what Nan Shen did! Humanity has finally set foot on the starry stage! We have our own star domain! Awesome!"
Wang Youzhi also beat his chest and roared. Even though he didn't know why they were so happy, he joined in the shouting! Otherwise, he'd seem out of place!
Jiangnan coughed lightly, swaying left and right from everyone's hugs, his eyes a bit moist!
(cough) "Ahem... well, it's fine if girls hug me, but you big guys better stay back, got it?"
"Hey hey hey! Who the hell is pinching my grape? That's going too far! Taking advantage of me like that?"
Jiangnan's eyes also held excitement!
Now he had the face to see Uncle Li, to see Chen Daoyi, to see the names on those steles!
He also had the courage to tell Xiao Di, Qin Di, Yu Shen, and even Jiang Fan: I did it! Humanity has truly rushed onto the starry stage!
No one can stop us!
Wu Liang smacked his lips: (๑•́㉨•̀๑) "It's really great! It's done! Except that Big Bro has to go to prison..."
As soon as he said that, everyone's expressions stiffened. Xiong Er immediately gave Wu Liang a flick on the forehead!
"Big Pot! The atmosphere! Check the atmosphere, dammit!"
Zhong Yingxue held Jiangnan's little hand, unwilling to let go. Xia Yao hugged Jiangnan's waist!
(๑•᷄～•᷅) "Do you really have to go to prison? I don't want you to go. Can't you just not go?"
Yang Jian's expression was solemn: "Are you sure you have to go? This isn't a joke. What if you get caught in there? Should we..."
Jiangnan grinned: "Don't worry! It's indeed a pit, but it's also an opportunity! How could a crummy prison hold me? Who am I? Nan Shen, okay?"
"I don't believe the criminals in there are more heinous than I am!"
"Rest assured! Wherever I go, I'm the boss! Think of it as a vacation!"
Wang Youzhi patted his chest:
(︶⇀︶〃) "Don't worry! I'll keep him safe!"
Jiangnan rolled his eyes. The more you say that, the less confident I feel, you know?