Free Web NovelChapter 622: Chapter 474: Negotiation Day (Part 3)
Uncle Long, George, the Great Emperor, and other top leaders from various countries would naturally follow, as they would participate in the upcoming negotiations.
Liu Kexin, who will be the "Eternal Star Lord’s Lady" in the future, naturally had to follow along to meet Balabamo and others.
The same goes for my parents.
As for Shen Xia, Lu Li brought her because she is currently his "number one henchman," overseeing all the super artificial intelligence.
Of course, there would be far more people from Earth at the scene than the two hundred or so on the airship, including journalists from around the world, journalists sent by the Interstellar Alliance, some service personnel, and robots originally stationed in the office city.
Lu Li sat by the window of the airship, pondering over the events of the past half month. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
"In the past half month, I have increased my power by eighteen stellar forces, from fifteen to thirty-three. Unfortunately, I still have no sense of when the next deep evolution will occur."
Lu Li felt a bit puzzled, "Why can’t I sense the impending seventh deep evolution even though I’m at thirty-three stellar forces?"
He couldn’t figure out the reason, so he chose not to dwell on it.
Though the matter of deep evolution left him a bit frustrated, the countless "Yang Spirit" avatars sent out earlier kept bringing good news.
After such a long hunt, the remnants of the Spiritual Race on various colonized planets were nearly wiped out.
This was because Lu Li wanted to preserve those star systems for his own use; otherwise, the killing would have been faster.
The reason the "Yang Spirit" avatars could quickly locate the remnants of the Spiritual Race was that Lu Li had visited the Spiritual Race’s Mother Star before its destruction.
He "stole" all the secrets of the Spiritual Race at that time, including but not limited to technology and racial deployment maps.
Therefore, he knew the location of every colonized planet of the Spiritual Race, allowing the "Yang Spirit" avatars to complete the "genocide" massacre in half a month.
Although the remnants of the Spiritual Race were nearly all exterminated, Lu Li did not recall the "Yang Spirit" avatars.
He left those "Yang Spirit" avatars to guard the tens of thousands of star systems, with the intention of swallowing those star systems to fuel human development.
At this moment, Gu Wei came over from the side.
He saw Lu Li with furrowed brows and smiled, "Mr. Lu, are you worried about the upcoming meeting with Balabamo?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Long, George, the Great Emperor, and other national leaders all perked up their ears.
Of course, they knew why Gu Wei said that.
Everyone clearly understood how important the upcoming negotiations were for Earth’s civilization to obtain star systems from the Orion Arm Interstellar Alliance.
To be honest, George, the Great Emperor, Lady Sanna, and others shared a similar view with the outside world, believing that acquiring thirty to forty star systems in the negotiation would be quite good.
After all, Earth’s civilization was too weak, lacking the qualifications to negotiate.
The reason they had the opportunity to negotiate this time was due to Lu Li, the "Eternal Star Lord."
Lu Li casually replied, "Why do you say that?"
Because of his good relationship with Lu Li, Gu Wei spoke without reservation, "Didn’t you say earlier that you wanted to discuss the ownership of star systems with the Interstellar Alliance?"
Lu Li nodded and said, "Yes."
Gu Wei said, "I think you shouldn’t worry too much about this. Our Earth’s civilization is so backward that we should accept however many star systems they are willing to give. Once our civilization develops, we can gradually strive for more. Otherwise, without bargaining power, pushing too hard might harm relations."
Lu Li understood what Gu Wei meant. If he pushed hard, he might get more star system control rights from the Interstellar Alliance, but as analysts outside discussed, Earth’s civilization was too weak. Even with control over these star systems, they couldn’t manage them, so it was better to build a good relationship with the Interstellar Alliance, develop technology, and then fight for interests later without issue.
Actually, this was a more secure negotiation plan. Without damaging relations, the Interstellar Alliance would likely be willing to provide some advanced technology to Earth’s civilization.
If relations turned sour, the Interstellar Alliance might grant more star systems out of fear of Lu Li’s authority, but technical support might cease.
Though this didn’t align with Lu Li’s inner thoughts, he still asked, "Old Gu, how many star system control rights do you think we could ask from Balabamo at most?"
Gu Wei thought carefully for a while and sincerely replied, "Thirty to forty is a conservative estimate. If it’s lower than that, I don’t think we should agree. Personally, if we could obtain control over a hundred star systems, although managing them might be difficult, at least we’d have ample resources for rapid technological development."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Long, George, and the Great Emperor nodded in agreement.
They thought similarly to Gu Wei; getting thirty to forty star systems was the minimum threshold, while a hundred was more desirable.
They weren’t delusional enough to believe they could obtain more star systems.
After speaking, Gu Wei glanced at Lu Li’s expression and tentatively asked, "Mr. Lu, do you think my asking for a hundred star systems is a bit greedy?"
"Just a hundred star systems, and you think that’s greedy?"
Lu Li was amused by Gu Wei’s cautious demeanor; his ambition surpasses yours by far.
A mere hundred star systems cannot satisfy his ambitions!
He wanted to swallow all the colonized star systems of the Original Spiritual Race!
Of course, he did not disclose his inner thoughts to everyone at the moment.
After all, achieving this would depend on the final negotiation results.
Moreover, the "appetite" was too enormous, so he feared shocking everyone and, hence, did not immediately say it out loud.
Lu Li thought to himself, "Just wait and watch—let’s see how many star systems I can secure for Earth’s civilization that will astonish the entire planet!"
