Chapter 2617: Allies Walk Together for Life! What I Don’t Have, My Allies Have
The race representatives who had been invited no longer hesitated.
They joined the Carbon-Based Alliance one after another, afraid of being left out—after all, once they joined, they became part of an organization!
After this wave of joining fervor, the atmosphere in the venue remained lively!
At least at this moment, they felt a sense of security in their hearts!
And just then, Jiangnan coughed lightly and said with a smile:
(ʃƪ⌒̫⌒) "Ahem～ So, since we're all allies now, it's only right to help each other, isn't it?"
The Son of God pounded his chest passionately:
(︶⇀︶〃) "Of course! That's the core tenet of our Carbon-Based Alliance! When one side is in trouble, all sides support!"
"Join hands and move forward together, creating a bright tomorrow～"
Jiangnan pointed a finger at the Son of God:
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)☛ "This brother speaks well! Right now, humanity is in a critical moment!"
"After all, we've only entered the starry sky recently, and our accumulated foundation and manpower can't compare to races that have developed for hundreds of millions of years!"
"Because during the Cosmic Grand Hunt, we accidentally scored over ten million points, the Sacred Law Council awarded us over ten thousand base planets, which are still piled up in the Sea of Star Embers～"
"Right now, just dealing with Carbon-Based Alliance matters has exhausted us, and we simply can't spare extra manpower or resources to build base planets and fortify star sectors!"
"Could you all, while building your own defense zones, also help build humanity's? That way, the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle will have a better start!"
Hearing this, the race representatives in the meeting room all had dark faces!
(̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿(̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿(̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄…
Jiangnan perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be Versailles + shameless!
Over ten thousand base planets—he complains there are too many, no resources, no manpower to build them? What the hell is that?
The alliance was just established, and he's already using it!
We knew there was no free lunch in the world!
So this is what he was waiting for!
Qingnong covered his face—I knew it, as soon as Jiangnan opens his mouth, nothing good comes out!
Jiangnan said slyly:
(≖ᴗ≖๑) "Brother Noah? Sister Manti? Benny Maymay? Qianjin Chongbug?～ Don't you think so? Right?"
"Humanity is poor! Compared to you big shots, building and fortifying over ten thousand planets is just a drop in the bucket, isn't it?"
Noah and the others also had dark faces!
Benny Mei: (̿▀̿益▀̿̿٥)̄???
What did you just call me?
Noah's mouth twitched:
(￢益￢٥) "Humanity is poor? Where are they poor? They hold the Dimensional Star Navigation and over two hundred mining zones, and you're crying poverty?"
Jiangnan said matter-of-factly:
(◕ˇ◠ˇ◕) "Aren't we poor? How long have we been in the game? You all have been around for years! What's wrong with helping out a rookie like us?"
"Besides, in the end, we'll still be fighting together in the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle. If you help build humanity's bases, won't you be able to use them too?"
"Helping us is helping yourselves! We're all in the same pair of shorts!"
Manti rubbed her forehead:
(ﾉ)´-﹏-`) "You're rookies? How long have you been around to reach this position? Even cheats aren't this fast! And you call yourselves rookies?"
Qianjin laughed bitterly: "That's true. Humanity's current scale and foundation are still far behind the major races. If they do it alone, it will indeed be a bit difficult!"
"I, the Insect Race, can contribute to fortifying the bases!"
Manti clicked her tongue: (︶益︶〃) "The Apocalypse Race will send people to help humanity build base planets!"
Noah said grumpily:
(￢～￢) "The Dark Cosmos Entity's God-Soldier Factory can provide weapon support…"
Since the core member races had spoken, how could the other allied races refuse to help?
They all expressed willingness to help build base planets and fortify star sectors!
After all, they had just joined; this was also a chance to flatter Alliance Leader Jiangnan. Spreading the work out, each race wouldn't bleed too much!
Consider it the entry fee for joining the Carbon-Based Alliance!
In fact, in terms of wealth, even races like the Pupil Race or Hidden Spirit Clan could crush humanity!
After all, foundation is accumulated over time. Humanity's only shortcoming is how short a time they've been active!
At this moment, Jiangnan's mouth was crooked with glee!
(๑⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) "Ahahaha～ My fellow brothers and sisters are truly my good allies! So generous! If you have any questions, you can ask Qingnong—he's already working on it over there!"
Qingnong grimaced and raised a hand to signal!
Meanwhile, Yang Jian was stunned!
He remembered what Jiangnan had said earlier!
*Allies walk together for life; what I don’t have, my allies have!*
And he actually did it?!
The thing is, even though these allies were bleeding, they did it willingly!
So far, humanity hasn't spent a single cent. The entire base construction and star sector fortification for the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle have all been taken care of!
Outsourcing the whole thing! They just need to inspect before the battle starts? They didn't even have to worry about it!
Yang Jian whispered:
(ﾉ)◔益◔ิ) "You... you don't plan to spend a single Star Source Point for the entire Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle, do you? Free-riding all the way?"
Jiangnan was surprised: (｡･ˇ～ˇ･｡) "How is that possible!"
Yang Jian breathed a sigh of relief—good.
Jiangnan continued:
ʅ(･´～･｀)ʃ "Not spending is only half the story. If I don't earn some, wouldn't this battle be fought for nothing? Who says war has to burn money?"
"This time, if I don't thicken humanity's foundation by five to seven times, I'll consider it a loss!"
Yang Jian almost spat out an old mouthful of blood!
Free-riding is already an understatement? You want the others to give you red envelopes too?
Earlier, Yang Jian was worried that the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle would drain humanity dry, but now it seemed there was no need for such concern at all!
Allies are truly [good] [stuff]!
After outsourcing the base construction, everyone began to formulate the specific details and cooperation matters of the alliance!
The alliance wasn't just about the front line; deeper binding could also be done in business exchanges, resource flows, and so on!
Yang Jian was the first to throw out a wave of benefits: for all Carbon-Based Alliance members, using Dimensional Star Navigation would get a 20% discount, and in urgent wartime situations, it could even be used for free!
Then there was the implementation of the Black Jade Plan among all races!
Member races could include their core planets, bases, etc., within the protection scope of the Black Jade Plan!
Once an irresistible crisis occurred, all planets on the Black Jade Plan list would be temporarily moved into the Dimensional Gap to resist the crisis and preserve the spark!
These two points alone had already made the Carbon-Based Alliance members cheer with joy!
In this way, the Dimensional Gap wasn't just humanity's retreat, but also the Carbon-Based Alliance's retreat!
Following that, they jointly formulated a joint defense convention and issued the Carbon Order!
If any member race of the Carbon-Based Alliance encountered a major crisis threatening its own safety, they just needed to crush the Carbon Order!
All alliance members would receive the message and rush to the scene for support, deeply binding them!
Once a reliable and stable system was formed, no one wanting to mess with the Carbon Alliance would have to weigh their strength—could they withstand the counterattack and retaliation from the entire Carbon Alliance?
After finalizing various rules and agreements, they also made overall plans for a series of tactical strategies and actions in the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle!
This included supporting the Netherworld Race in gaining qualification to join the Star Domain Sequence!
The alliance members naturally nodded in agreement—since Noah and the others had no objections, they didn't need to worry about these things!
Just follow the big brother!
Not only that, but the implementation of humanity's Ascension Plan required an enormous amount of resources in the early stages!
Although humanity had 241 rich mining zones in the Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang, some scarce strategic resources were still insufficient!
After all, building a technological foundation eats up a ton of resources!
So they conducted a deep level of resource exchange with Noah and the Apocalypse Race, each taking what they needed!
These races, having been in the top ten sequences for so long, had stockpiles of every resource imaginable!
In theory, even in deep cooperative relationships, strategic resources wouldn't be easily given up!
But Jiangnan didn't say much—just mentioned that it had to do with that big, impressive bargaining chip!
So they had no choice but to obediently exchange resources, providing humanity with more comprehensive resource support!
This first summit of the Carbon Alliance lasted three or four days, covering every detail and negotiating everything!
By the time these race representatives left, they were walking on air!
Why? Because it was way too damn profitable!
The cooperation model of the Carbon Alliance was different from previous models. The deeper binding broadened each race's development scope and commercial channels!
Compared to the benefits, the backing, the retreat, and the sense of security gained from joining the Carbon Alliance, helping humanity build some bases was nothing but a drop in the bucket!
Everyone left with smiles!
After the summit, Jiangnan personally saw off Noah and the others. After returning to their races, they had even more work to do!
Joining the Carbon Alliance would also require adjustments to the overall strategic direction of the major races!
But once they left the Dimensional Gap, Noah and the others still breathed a sigh of relief!
They even felt like crying—they had come to the meeting prepared to die, never expecting to walk out alive!
It felt like a lifetime away!
Noah stood in the starry sky, full of emotion, his hands behind his back, looking at the countless stars. The corners of his mouth involuntarily lifted!
(͡°⇀͡°) "Heh～ Interesting…"
Ye Jinse looked puzzled: (◕•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Lord Noah? What's wrong?"
Noah shook his head with a smile: "Nothing... I just feel like I've become young again. When I was young, I thought that as long as I dared to fight, I could achieve anything!"
"But gradually, reality and the times wore down that vibrant, vigorous tenacity. I only thought about maintaining the status quo, how not to make mistakes, treading on thin ice, cautious, only looking at the path beneath my feet!"
"But maintaining the status quo won't produce results. It's time to make a change..."
"I'm not old yet, I haven't been abandoned by the times. Everything is still possible, right?"
Noah gradually began to understand the depth of that saying: "Forever young, forever passionate."