Chapter 2651: You’re Still the Professional, Huh?
So, under Jiangnan’s relentless insistence, Xiao Chuihuo, Yakeli, and the others forced their way through the Star Radiance Legion’s desperate counterattack!
They snatched all of their alliance’s hundreds of racial beacons, along with their base planets, and brought them over!
Delivered into Jiangnan’s hands, he compressed them with the Palm Realm and hung them on the Tengwu vine weapon strapped to his back!
Even though the Star Radiance Alliance threw everything they had into reinforcing, they couldn’t hold back the Carbon Alliance’s fierce assault!
The Hundred Alliance’s position was smashed to pieces, with broken fortress fragments floating everywhere in the starry sky!
Wuxiang and the others watched the racial beacons fall into Jiangnan’s hands, and their hearts sank completely.
How the hell were they supposed to get those back now?
Back when Jiangnan helped the Carbon Alliance relocate their positions, the Silicon-Based and the Bose teamed up and even unleashed a Black Hole, yet they still couldn’t wrest a single planet from Jiangnan’s grasp!
For them to turn the tide now was nothing short of a pipe dream!
Ruozhi couldn’t help but let out a bitter laugh.
Was it really all over?
Just as Wang Youzhi had said, every struggle was futile. They’d almost given it their all!
Yet they still couldn’t change the outcome—they’d been stripped clean, down to their last pair of underwear!
With Jiangnan’s terrifying strength, plus the combined forces of the Carbon Alliance’s major races, he really didn’t know who else on the battlefield could stand against them.
Probably only those bigshots, right?
But they had no choice!
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to latch onto a powerful patron. Joining the Matter Alliance would indeed provide shelter, but it also came with a price!
Losing autonomy was a terrifying thing!
They had originally thought that banding together for warmth might give them a sliver of hope, but now it looked like they were completely screwed.
Wuxiang let out a long sigh:
(U◠U#) “Ehhh… it’s over! Let’s go… there’s no point in staying here any longer!”
“Our war… is finished!”
With that, he prepared to lead the Star Radiance Legion off the field, each of them hanging their heads in defeat, about to leave the Sea of Star Embers.
Jiangnan quickly called out:
(〃ﾟ口ﾟ)ﾂ “Hey hey hey! Don’t go! What are you all doing?”
Wuxiang said angrily:
(´థ益థ) “What else? Going home to cry! You’ve blown up our position, looted all our base planets—what are we still doing here?”
“Keep throwing our lives away against you? Do you take us for fools?”
“We’ve already lost the right to compete. Are we supposed to stay here and make fools of ourselves?”
Jiangnan spread his hands:
ʅ(･´～･｀)ʃ “Who says you’ve lost your right to compete? Aren’t all your racial beacons still lit?”
“That means you haven’t been wiped out yet, so you still qualify to stay and fight on the field! The only difference is that your beacons are now in my hands…”
Ruozhi narrowed his eyes:
(｡･ˇ_ˇ･) “What do you mean by that?”
A wicked grin spread across Jiangnan’s face:
(｡ิ⥎ิ) “Hehehe—I’ve said it before. Our Carbon Alliance always handles things peacefully. We’re not interested in fighting and killing, and we never do the shady deed of snuffing out another race’s hope!”
“I won’t extinguish your racial beacons! I’ll just keep them safe for you until the day before the Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle ends!”
“You can redeem them from me with 30 base planets! If you can get them, I’ll return your beacons immediately, and I promise not to touch them again!”
“Come on, come on—with your race’s strength, scraping together 30 base planets by grabbing some here and scrounging some there shouldn’t be too hard, right? The Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle has only just begun!”
As soon as he said that, not only the Star Radiance army was stunned, but even the Carbon Alliance was dumbfounded.
They all looked at Jiangnan in shock.
Yang Jian’s jaw dropped:
Σ(°△°|||) “You… you really know how to work it, huh?”
If they simply extinguished those racial beacons, there’d be no extra points—at most, they’d get 1,000 points per base planet they captured!
But if they demanded 30 base planets as ransom for each beacon, that’s 30,000 points!
Jiangnan had hundreds of beacons in his hands—30,000 per beacon? Holy shit…
They could just sit at home without lifting a finger, while other races fought tooth and nail to grab base planets for the Carbon Alliance!
It was like having an extra workforce for free!
That was brilliant!
The Star Radiance Alliance’s faces turned green. They knew exactly what Jiangnan was scheming.
Wuxiang clenched his teeth:
(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง “Pfft—why the hell should I trust you? Who knows if you’re telling the truth or not?”
“What if we fight our guts out, bring you the base planets, and then you pull a double-cross—take the planets and still snuff out our beacons? What do we do then? Our beacons are in your hands, so you can do whatever you want!”
Jiangnan smiled:
(≖̫≖〃) “First of all, you’ve got to understand that you don’t have the strength to negotiate terms with me. You can only accept my proposal!”
“Secondly, I, Jiangnan, am a businessman. I value integrity above all. If I break my word whenever I feel like it, who would ever do business with me again?”
“Besides, this way, you’re not without benefits. With your beacons in my hands, even if the Heavenly King himself comes, he won’t be able to snuff them out. So you don’t have to worry about being eliminated!”
“The deadline is the last day of the offensive and defensive battle. You still have plenty of opportunities!”
At this, the Star Radiance Alliance couldn’t sit still anymore. They thought it was all over, but then Jiangnan threw them a lifeline of hope!
Although Wuxiang knew that Jiangnan was just squeezing their remaining value out of them, how could they be willing to walk away with such regret?
If they missed this chance, they’d have to wait another 10,000 years. When would they ever rise again?
Besides, with the beacon in Jiangnan’s hands, they didn’t have to worry about defending their home—they could just go all out on the attack!
After all, their beacon wouldn’t be extinguished!
Ruozhi took a deep breath:
(ꐦ◔益◔ิ) “Are you sure? If we bring you base planets, you’ll really give it back? And… isn’t 30 a bit too much?”
“Could we…”
Jiangnan glared:
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) “Haggling with me? Did you just wake up? It’s 30! Gather them first. If you can’t make up the number, you can pay with supplies, rare minerals, Star Source Points, or something like that—that works too!”
“Also, if you capture a base planet and are afraid someone else might take it, you can send it straight to our moat. Someone will keep track for you. When the count is right, we’ll return your beacon!”
“If you’re still not at ease, you can notify our Carbon Alliance people. We can send someone to pick it up from your side. Our service is top-notch, with no worries for you at all!”
“So? Is this deal on or not?”
Ruozhi’s teeth were almost ground to dust as he urgently contacted the high-level members of his clan:
(˵¯͒﹏¯͒) “Re… really can’t you lower the price…”
(︶益︶〃) “Tsk—I’m about to extinguish the beacon now, eh!”
٩(☍口⁰。) “Hey hey hey—don’t! We’ll do it! We’ll do it, okay? It’s a deal! 30 base planets for the beacon!”
Jiangnan grinned broadly:
(͡°ꇴ͡°)✧ “There, that’s settled! So… what are you still standing around for? Get out there and rob someone else!”
“Leave the base here—it’s busted up anyway, you don’t have any use for it, right?”
The Star Radiance Alliance glowered darkly, but they were driven out of their ruined base by the Carbon Alliance.
Jiangnan waved his hand grandly:
(︶～︶〃)ﾉ “Repair Girl, take your people and fix up the Star Radiance Alliance’s base. Restore it!”
“At least make it 99% new, then haul it into the Dimensional Gap. We’ll use it ourselves. If we don’t need it, we can sell it for some cash to fund the Carbon Alliance’s operations!”
Olivia covered her face and led Wen Ge and the others off to repair the base.
We’re the Fourth Sequence!
The Fourth Sequence, for crying out loud—why weren’t we playing a decisive role on the battlefield? Instead, we’re stuck repairing bases!
So the Apocalypse Race warriors, faces dark, unleashed Atomic Reconstruction and began fixing the position that had just been blown to bits.
Jiangnan watched the scene with a satisfied look, then turned back to the Star Radiance Alliance and said:
(๑◔◡◔ิ) “Oh, by the way—if you redeem your beacons and still need a base to put them in, feel free to give me a call!”
“I just picked up a base that’s perfect for your alliance—99% new. It’s second-hand, but the quality is guaranteed!”
“As for the price… we can negotiate~”
At that moment, Wuxiang, Shiyu, Ruozhi, and the others were completely dumbfounded!
If I’m not mistaken…
Didn’t you just pick up that base from us?
You really are a good picker, aren’t you?
Ruozhi covered his face:
(ﾉ)益(ヾ) “I thought the worst that could happen in a Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle was having all your planets looted, your beacon extinguished, and being eliminated…”
“I honestly never imagined we could end up in debt! Fighting in a Sequence Offensive and Defensive Battle and actually going into debt? Damn it all~%?…;#*’☆℃!”
We got beaten up right at the start, had all our assets stolen, and now we owe 30 base planets each?
Tell me, is there anything worse than this?
The killer part is that Jiangnan didn’t go all the way—he left the hope dangling there!
Even if you’ve lost everything, you still have to cling to that hope, charge into the battlefield, and fight for Jiangnan like a bunch of laborers.
You have no choice but to do it, unless you want to give up and let your race’s ranking fall to the bottom.
Wuxiang said darkly:
(̿▀̿益▀̿̿٥)̄ “Jiangnan! You really are a devil!”
Jiangnan beamed brightly:
(〃⁼̴ꇴ⁼̴) “Thanks for the compliment! Oh, right, kid… want to buy some cheats?”
“We have Dali you can drink! And if you think you can’t win, our Carbon Alliance can send a battlefield cheerleading specialist to cheer you on!”
As he spoke, he shook the War Horn in his hand.
“You only need to pay a small price. If you can’t afford it, you can put it on credit—I’m easy to talk to~”
“Hey hey hey—don’t go! Let me tell you more about Dali! It’s really useful, you know?”
But the Star Radiance army had already turned around and sprinted away, burdened with debt!
If they stayed any longer, even their underwear might end up pawned by Jiangnan.
Jiangnan pouted:
(◦`~´◦) “Tch—kids these days, always so impatient. And here I was kindly customizing an exclusive campaign package for them!”
“Domination of the Sea of Star Embers isn’t just a dream!”
At that moment, every member of the Carbon Alliance stared at Jiangnan in awe, their eyes as if they were looking up at a god!
Going so far as to pluck feathers from a passing goose can’t even describe Boss Nan anymore!
This guy pulls the feathers and then leaves the goose in debt before it leaves!
Absolutely insane!
Yang Jian swallowed hard:
Σ(°△°|||) “You really know how to rake it in, huh?”
No wonder he’s a professional in this field—even the donkey from the production team would cry, then kneel down and kowtow to Jiangnan twice, right?
Jiangnan put his hands on his hips:
(︶.̮︶〃)ﾉ “Heheh—I told you, we’re here to make money. Who fights a war that costs money?”
“Come on! Let’s find the next sucker… ahem, alliance. I’m going to make every single race in the starry sky, except the Carbon Alliance, owe me money!”