Cruzet told Xiao Ran the bottom line of the negotiation with the Impact Army, which was to ensure that they obtained all the relevant technologies for the Moonlight Cannon. Even if they could not sell it to Prometheus, it would be enough for them to use it themselves. Secondly, it would be 35% of the total settlement score.
In other words, although they knew that they might get a lot of points, they couldn't guarantee how many points they would get. They also couldn't guarantee whether this would be a losing business or a big profit. But in fact, it was a very safe method for both sides.
Unless Xiao Ran wanted to take the risk and stop all negotiations with the Impact Army and leave all the problems for Prometheus to solve, he could apply to the army management center to force the settlement. However, that would also be a 50-50 chance of winning or losing in the end.
In the end, Xiao Ran's group could be considered to have been a bystander in the entire conflict between the Impact Army and the Overlord Legion. They only encountered the Impact Army at the final destination, and they only managed to suppress them with the help of the ELS. Of course, this did not mean that the Victory Fleet alone could not defeat the Impact Army. It was just that the appearance of the ELS had made the Impact Army lose all will to resist, ending the war prematurely.
However, victory was victory, and defeat was defeat. Whether it was Xiao Ran, Na Zi, or the people from the Impact Army, none of them thought that this was just luck. If not for Xiao Ran, who had worried so many super pilots along the way and directly chose to communicate with the ELS, the final result would not have been so simple.
Seeing that Xiao Ran did not say anything, Cruzet unhurriedly raised his glass again and slowly drank the wine in it before saying, "Are you not satisfied?"
"No, it's already a pleasant surprise to be able to obtain all the relevant technologies for the Moonlight Cannon and the 35% settlement score you mentioned."
Xiao Ran shook his head lightly and said, "With these things, plus the war achievement points obtained from the battles along the way, as well as the super AI and the preliminary technology of the Demon God, we have already earned back everything we invested. I'm just thinking … about the Overlord Legion."
Cruzet glanced at Xiao Ran and nodded slightly. He said thoughtfully, "Do you think that if we monopolize all the spoils of this mission, they might be dissatisfied?"
"A little bit." Xiao Ran leaned against the back of the chair and said lazily, "You know what I'm thinking. I want to turn the Impact Army into an existence similar to our subordinate legion. I don't want to let go of an S-rank like Na Zi so easily. As for the ten A-rank pilots in their legion, they are also a huge force, so I think it's best to avoid a situation where they are really dissatisfied."
"And even if we were to provide them with compensation in the future, this compensation wouldn't be a favor, but a matter of course. How much compensation would we need to make them feel that it's enough? If we were to give them a favor on top of the compensation, how much would we need to make them remember our kindness and willingly become a subordinate of the Burning Legion?"
After listening to Xiao Ran's words, Cruzet thought for a moment and said, "Your main idea is to hide the Burning Legion behind the Overlord Legion as much as possible and dilute the existence of the Burning Legion. However, after this battle, although we can use an agreement to restrict them from leaking information about us, we have already fallen into the eyes of the other legions. The other legions also know that the Overlord Legion is supported by another legion, so they will be even more curious about us. As time goes by, they will come into contact with more legions until we are completely exposed. What effect will that have on us? No, it's just a very normal thing. The emergence of a new, small legion won't attract anyone's attention, and they won't become enemies with us for no reason. "
"I've never really understood what you're worried about, and why you want to hide your army. But in my opinion, there really isn't much meaning to it. Perhaps no one in Prometheus's army would be willing to see the emergence of another super-large army, but in truth, there isn't much of a conflict of interest between us. Prometheus has countless worlds under its control, and its faction territories are all its own. At most, we'll just have one more neighbor who can be a friend or a foe."
"In the end, do you think a familiar neighbor is more worrisome, or a mysterious, powerful neighbor that suddenly appeared out of nowhere?"
"In the past, you felt that you weren't strong enough and didn't want to be completely exposed. I can understand that, but now that so many people have joined us, as long as this mission is over, they will officially join our forces. Who in the Overlord Legion and Impact Army will be a match for us? Coupled with the combat power of the legions' territories, even if the Impact Army and Overlord Legion are doubled in strength, they still won't be a match for us, right? "
"Sometimes, your thoughts are too complicated. Haven't we already started to slowly reveal the Burning Legion to the other legions? I believe you've also felt the frustration of having a lot of resources in hand but no channels in fact. All this time, we've been developing on our own, causing us to be completely out of touch with the other legions. We don't have a source of information, we don't have a channel to exchange resources, and we don't know many things about Prometheus. It's time for all of this to change."
Xiao Ran took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. He smiled faintly and said, "I know. After this battle, it's indeed time for the Burning Legion to slowly appear in the eyes of the other legions. It's not that I haven't considered this, but I want to erect a shield for the exposed Burning Legion. Some things that aren't suitable to be done in the name of the Burning Legion can be done by that shield."
Cruzet said, "But you have to know, based on my understanding of the Overlord Legion, not everything can make them willingly become our shield. And you have to know that if we support them too much, it's very likely that they will break away from our control."
"So … an alliance is definitely out of the question." Xiao Ran smiled and spread out his hands. "We have to make them completely our people, people under our control and control. Just now, I was thinking about whether to completely absorb the Overlord Legion into our Burning Legion, leaving a portion of them to maintain the Overlord Legion's structure, and then let them continue to act in the name of the Overlord Legion. At most, others will think that we're a life-and-death alliance, and with an S-rank pilot like Na Zi at the front, we'll receive much less attention."
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