Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

“You’re right. Logically speaking, we are just asking for a discussion, not refusing to cooperate… Shi Jin’s actions do seem like he’s forcing us to give in.”

You Wu was taken aback, seemingly not expecting the marshal to agree with his point of view. After all, he was just angry, and the final decision still rested with the marshal.

"But..." Hua changed the subject calmly, "Have you ever thought about this?"

"What's the problem?"

Why didn't Shi Jin wait for us to finish discussing it?

There was a pause.

Hua shook his head and continued, "He has that video footage and solid evidence. If he just wanted to punish Xianzhou, he could have made it public from the beginning. He didn't need to contact us privately first."

"But he didn't. He gave us a chance privately first, letting us handle it ourselves."

"But we said we need to discuss it."

She paused, a hint of helplessness in her voice.

“We believe this is just a normal procedure. We believe we have the right to discuss things slowly. We believe that Xianzhou is strong enough and the other party should be able to wait.”

"But whether or not there is a general, have you ever considered... why the other side can't wait?"

Chapter 186 Why not just die?

Black Tower Space Station.

Jiang Jiu leaned against the window, quietly letting his thoughts wander, or rather... letting the dust settle for a while.

At that moment, he had no idea how much trouble he had just thrown at ScrewGumm, because his phone had unfortunately crashed completely...

It wasn't a malfunction, but rather that there were too many messages, which crashed the processor.

Hei Ta picked up the phone with the black screen, looked at it, and raised an eyebrow: "It's crashed."

Jiang Jiu turned his head to look at her: "What?"

Hei Ta handed over the phone, and Jiang Jiu pressed it twice, but there was no response.

"...Is it really necessary?"

Jiang Jiu placed his phone on the experimental table, performed a few simple operations, and connected the phone to the supercomputer of the Black Tower Space Station.

After restarting the computer, a dense stream of messages appeared.

...Indeed, there are many.

Jiang Jiu scrolled through the messages, ignoring everyone, and casually swiped a few times before finally fixing his fingertip on Xianzhou's reply.

"..."

Jiang Jiu stared at Xianzhou's final reply, his gaze gradually turning cold: "So... all you're doing is reconsidering the terms...?"

Is it really that difficult to just hand over the items?

If you want to make peace, why not show sincerity?

They have countless choices, but Jiang Jiu wants an attitude.

Even now, they are still trying to maintain their dignity with "reserve".

Why bother.

When will they finally understand that Jiang Jiu isn't here to negotiate with them?

"...Fine, if you don't want to live, then just die."

Anyone who dares to stop him from stopping the end... he'll send them to meet the end!

If left unchecked, the world will eventually be doomed.

They won't be in a rush for a few more days.

Why don't we all just die...?

Seeing Jiang Jiu turn to leave, Hei Ta instinctively called out, "Where are you going?"

Jiang Jiu paused, then calmly said, "Interstellar Peace Company."

"...Are you still calm?"

"Probably?" Jiang Jiu chuckled. "The fact that it can still make me angry now is quite impressive, considering how powerful the Immortal Ship is."

"Alright, I'm leaving. Do as you please."

Hei Ta crossed her arms. She leaned against the lab table, neither stopping her, nor asking questions, nor saying a word.

Only after Jiang Jiu's figure disappeared from sight did she sigh helplessly.

"...It seems the talks have fallen through, that's a pity."

This time, the star map of the universe will probably be missing something.

Black Tower sent a message to Screw Gum on his phone, and the other party replied instantly.

Having received a satisfactory answer, Black Tower put away his phone and conjured a door in front of him out of thin air.

......

Nguyen Mai was leaning over the workbench, her fingertips hovering over a tube of culture medium.

The laboratory was so quiet that only the sounds of the instruments running could be heard.

Click, click...

For her, the research has reached a crucial stage.

In front of her was a small piece of the remains of a breeding plant that had been sent by the other party after the previous transaction with Rakshasa.

She put down the culture medium and turned to get another sample.

Then she paused.

The door won't open.

It's not locked, it's not stuck, the problem is with the door itself.

Nguyen Mai reached out her hand, her fingertips touching the doorknob. She paused slightly, then withdrew her hand and turned around.

Two more people had appeared in the lab without anyone noticing.

Black Tower leaned against the lab bench, holding a chocolate in her hand, slowly peeling off the wrapper. Her posture was as casual as if she were at home, but her purple eyes held a hint of seriousness.

Screw Gum stood beside her, calmly and gracefully watching Ruan Mei.

“Ruan Mei.” Hei Ta put a chocolate in his mouth, chewed it, and said, “Long time no see.”

Nguyen Mai was silent for two seconds.

Her gaze swept back and forth between the Black Tower and Screw Gum before settling on the door.

“Black Tower, Screw Gum.” Her voice remained calm, devoid of emotion. “You two have come together, surely not just for tea.”

"Tea?" Black Tower raised an eyebrow. "You have tea here?"

Nguyen Mai did not respond to this question.

She simply watched the two of them quietly, waiting for their answer.

Screw Gum took a half step forward, his posture elegant and composed.

"Logic: The situation is urgent, so we are using the most efficient communication method. Please forgive us if this has offended you."

Nguyen Mai nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

Screw Gumu: "It is known that Lord Shijin has publicly declared his opposition to the Immortal Boat Alliance, and war is about to break out. The Immortal Boat is seeking all possible assistance to deal with the impending conflict."

"It is known that Ms. Ruan Mei's research in the field of life sciences has reached an extremely high level. If Xianzhou wants to crack the secret of the reproductive remains, it will definitely seek your assistance."

"If you accept the Immortal Ship's invitation to provide research support, you will inevitably be drawn into this war, and at that time..."

He paused.

"You will stand on the opposite side of Lord Shijin."

Nguyen Mai listened quietly, her expression unchanged.

After Screw Gum finished speaking, she spoke softly, "So, you two are here to stop me?"

“Yes,” Black Tower admitted directly, “no.”

Nguyen Mai tilted her head slightly, signaling her to continue.

“Ruan Mei, I know a little about your research on breeding. You are very interested in that stuff, but have you seen the video?”

Ruan Mei hummed in agreement.

What's your opinion?

"That's stupid."

Nguyen Mai calmly commented on her actions at the time: "With such good experimental subjects, I simply tried to deconstruct life by fusing reproduction with immortality."

"With reproduction, theoretically, as long as we put in some effort to 'cultivate,' 'recombine,' and 'reproduce' life..."

"I can even dissect 'memory,' regulate 'balance,' deconstruct 'pure beauty,' and recreate 'immortality.'"

"Don't you think that's stupid?"

Black Tower: "..."

Screw Gum: "..."

Screw Gum and Black Tower exchanged a glance and said helplessly, "Should we say it's fortunate that it was us who came, and not Lord Shijin?"

Black Tower clicked his tongue: "If he were here, it would probably have exploded by now."

Ruan Mei tilted her head, seemingly puzzled: "Why?"

“Because of what you just said,” Black Tower said, “to him it was probably equivalent to, I’m very interested in breeding, I want to study it, I want to dissect it, and I might use it to cause a second global locust plague.”

“Ruan Mei, reproduction is something that almost destroyed the universe. At least for now, in Jiang Jiu’s eyes, getting involved in reproduction is tantamount to courting death.”

Nguyen Mai paused for two seconds, then nodded.

“I understand his position,” she said, “but I’m just curious.”