Chapter 1005: 1019, tit for tat Chapter 1005: 1019, tit for tat “Okay,” replied the Sea Giant King immediately.

If Cao Cao wanted them to join the Blue Star People’s camp, the Sea Giant King would certainly not agree;
but Cao Cao’s request for them to maintain neutrality and not join any side was exactly what the Sea Giant King wanted.

The Sea Giant race was weak and small in number, and had no desire to struggle to the death with Skru people as part of the Blue Star People’s camp, even less to join the Skrull camp and be completely deceived by the Skru people.

“Neutrality” was the best option for them, and the Sea Giant King had nothing to hesitate about.

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However, as the conversation between the two progressed to this point, Pu Langte and Manina III would not stand for it!

They had been promoting for some time that “Holy Silver Federation supports the Skru people” specifically to rally more allies (cannon fodder) against Blue Star People.

But now the Sea Giant tribe had agreed to neutrality.

If Cao Cao and Ying Zheng visited other tribes and they also declared neutrality, wouldn’t that make their recent propaganda efforts bankrupt?

Moreover, the statement that “the Holy Silver Federation does not support Skru people,” if spread within their own country, would deal an immense blow to the domestic united government’s prestige.

So they had to stop all of this!

Therefore, Pu Langte stepped forward and said, “Your Excellency Tuskal, do not believe these aliens’ nonsense!”

As the Sea Giant King shifted his attention, Pu Langte continued, “Although there was an ancient grievance between the Skru people and the Sea Giant race thousands of years ago, after all, we are our own kin, having been neighbors on the same planet for hundreds of thousands of years.

But these Blue Star People are different.

They are aliens, who will not care about the indigenous species of Skru Star. Even if all the native life on Skru Star were to perish, they wouldn’t even blink an eye!

Therefore, no matter what, we must unite in the face of outsiders, right?”

“Hmph!” Hearing this, Prime Minister Cao Cao couldn’t help but let out a cold snort.

Clearly, Pu Langte was judging others by himself.

The Skrull people do not care about the life and death of Blue Star creatures and want to eradicate them all. Consequently, they naturally assume that the Blue Star Humans are the same way, thinking that Blue Star Humans would be as cruel as they are.

And so Prime Minister Cao Cao immediately wanted to retort and tell the Sea Giant King the thoughts of the Blue Star People–that Blue Star People were willing to coexist peacefully with Skru creatures, including the Skru people.

But before Prime Minister Cao Cao could speak, the Sea Giant King spoke first.

Staring directly at Pu Langte, he said, “But Your Excellency Pu Langte, our Sea Giant race is weak and has only tens of thousands in population, we do not wish to antagonize the Blue Star People.

‘Maintaining neutrality’ is the true wish of our race, and it has nothing to do with whether they are aliens or not.

For this reason, our race does not wish to interfere in the war between the two of you, and we hope you can understand.”

Without waiting for Pu Langte to respond, the Sea Giant King turned his head to Prime Minister Cao Cao, “Blue Star People, you just said there were two things you came here for, right? What’s the second matter?”

Prime Minister Cao Cao understood the Sea Giant King’s meaning in his words; the Sea Giant King was clearly agreeing to neutrality.

So he smiled and said, “Your Excellency Tuskal, the second matter primarily concerns the new equipment produced by Blue Star.

You must have also heard about the equipment we recently produced on Blue Star, right? Not only is the quality top-notch, but it can also change size and retract into the body, making it especially friendly to races with large physiques…”

Next, Prime Minister Cao Cao heavily praised the newly produced equipment from his side.

The Sea Giant King listened on the side, and listening to the conversation, he couldn’t help but feel tempted as well.

He had long been familiar with the new Blue Star equipment through various channels. The attributes of the equipment were secondary, but the portability truly made him envious!

To be precise, the convenience of the equipment had a fatal attraction for any large-bodied creature!

If it weren’t for Pu Langte and the others watching on the side, he would have liked to agree to order a batch from Prime Minister Cao Cao on the spot!

At the end of the conversation, Prime Minister Cao Cao added, “Currently, our Blue Star craftsmen’s manufacturing levels have all been raised, and our production capacity is abundant. As long as the materials are in place, we can quickly produce all the equipment and deliver it.”

Moreover, we Blue Star Humans can come to Skru Star twice. If you’re interested, you could try the gift set I’m offering you. If you’re satisfied, place an order with us, and I will personally deliver the manufactured equipment to your doorstep in a month, guaranteed to be high quality and reasonably priced!

“What do you think?”

“Ahem,” the Sea Giant King coughed awkwardly.

If Pu Langte and Manina III were not present, he would be very willing to order a batch of new equipment, as his clan of Sea Giants had an abundance of precious ores and gems just gathering dust at home, which they might as well exchange for something desirable.

But now that Pu Langte was there, how could he dare to reveal his intentions? It certainly wouldn’t do to deliberately disrespect the Skrull people.

After much consideration, the Sea Giant King decided to revert to his old trick.

He turned his head towards Pu Langte and said earnestly, “Your Excellency Pu Langte, the Blue Star Humans wish to trade equipment with our clan. In fact, many clans have already purchased equipment from the Blue Star Humans. What do you think, should I agree to this trade?”

Once again, the Sea Giant King passed the ball to Pu Langte.

If the Skrull people didn’t interfere, he would immediately place an order with the Blue Star People joyfully; if the Skrulls disagreed (which was very likely), he could even demand some compensation from them. Either way, it was a no-lose situation.

“Of course, you cannot agree!” Pu Langte declared emphatically.

Pu Langte was very clear in his mind; this was a precedent they could not afford to set.

If they allowed the Sea Giants to trade with the Blue Star Humans, other clans would surely follow suit.

Currently, the Skrull people’s equipment couldn’t compete with that of the Blue Star Humans. This would allow the Blue Star Humans to reap massive benefits from the trade, procure more resources to manufacture finished equipment, and even influence the trend of the future war!

So this precedent must not be set at any cost!

The purpose of their visit was also to ensure this precedent remained unestablished!

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Hearing Pu Langte’s words, the Sea Giant King scratched his head with his large palm, struggling to find words, “But Your Excellency Pu Langte, many clans have already acquired equipment made by the Blue Star Humans, significantly increasing their strength.

If we do not trade with the Blue Star Humans, our strength will quickly decline, and we may not be able to handle the invasions by these clans…”

“I will provide protection for you!” Pu Langte insisted resolutely. “Regarding those pieces of equipment you desire, when we Skrull people occupy Blue Star, we will imprison Blue Star craftsmen to make equipment for you. At that time, you will have as much as you want!”

“!!” Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Cao Cao and Emperor Qin Shi Huang immediately became furious!

Emperor Qin stood up from his seat, standing side by side with Prime Minister Cao Cao.

The majestic aura of the Mahayana period peak surged from within him, clashing violently with the presences of Pu Langte and Manina III across from him.

Crack, crack, crack–
The walls of the stone palace beneath their feet let out consecutive explosions; the originally solid plaster and inlaid gems began raining down.

Soon, the palace was filled with dust and seemed on the verge of collapse.

Nevertheless, this was after all the Sea Giant King’s turf. Neither side started a fight there, trying their best to remain restrained.

The Sea Giant King also felt helpless.

He didn’t want equipment now but wanted to quickly get rid of these four deities. Should they fight, he didn’t know how many of his people would perish!

“Gentlemen, please calm down,” the Sea Giant King said in a deep voice:
“After all, this is Skru Star. Two mighty Blue Star warriors, if you truly start fighting, you may not be able to return to Blue Star within a short time. Your Excellencies Pu Langte and Manina, if you fight, Skru Star will be the one to suffer damages.

So please, let’s all stay calm!”

“Alright then.” After a standoff of auras for a while, Pu Langte was the first to speak.

He hadn’t really wanted to fight, only to provoke the two from Blue Star.

Pu Langte looked towards the Sea Giant King, “How about this, Lord Tuskal.

If you promise that your clan of Sea Giants will not engage in any form of trade with the Blue Star People, I will return to you the noble relic–the Geknatite Pearl. What do you say?”