Chapter 945: Chapter 516: The First Deal_2 Chapter 945: Chapter 516: The First Deal_2 Watching the eerie scene unfold, the observer was speechless for a long while.

By the time he realized he should have reported to his superior, the octopuses had already flown out of the room and were heading towards the battleship.

Gazing at this bizarre spectacle, the observer just wanted to say, “The universe is so vast, I really haven’t seen anything like this before.”

At that moment, the channel used for communicating with superiors blared with a series of noisy sounds.

Following that, the irate voice of a superior blasted through the channel, “Observer A, what the hell are you doing? Such a big incident has occurred, why didn’t you report it!”

“I was spacing out!” Observer A immediately shouted in panic.

“I knew it! You’ve been demoted!”

“I’m sorry!”

“As punishment, you’ll handle the interaction with those octopuses! Try your best to die out there!”

“Understood, Commander! But I absolutely will die after you! Even if I die, I’ll use you as a cushion!”

“I know you won’t think about coming back alive!”

After ending the communication, Observer A felt utterly desolate inside.

To reduce internal consumption and increase communication efficiency, they were modified from birth to utilize energy more effectively and to make it easier to survive in space.

However, a side effect of the modification was that they were completely incapable of lying; whatever they sensed, they would respond with. This meant that the lower-ranking soldiers wouldn’t dare to face their superiors’ questioning.

And the inability to lie made their social interactions extraordinarily awkward, for fear that they might inadvertently reveal something they didn’t want to disclose to others.

Cursing his superior internally, Observer A silently walked towards the deck, preparing to communicate with the octopuses.

They had some sporadic interactions with them before, but they mostly led to no results.

The other party’s method of communication seemed to be wildly waving their tentacles in the air, a completely incomprehensible way of communicating that made it extremely difficult for both parties to understand each other, creating intense anxiety.

Because they didn’t receive a response from the others, they would gradually fall into a state of anxiety, and it was highly likely that due to excessive stress, they would experience atavism, which would be quite embarrassing.

With a trepidatious heart, Observer A entered the special reception room.

Although the reception room was empty, he knew other observers were on standby in the next room. Should he revert to a primitive state or die, those individuals would immediately take over, as it was essential not to cause offense.

Such was the plight of weaker species; a single impoliteness could bring about disaster, and each step had to be taken with extreme caution.

Nervously hiding his tail, Observer A fought hard to resist the urge to bristle and stared quietly ahead.

Before long, the door to the room was opened, and a massive octopus floated in, taking a seat across from Observer A.

Looking at the colossal octopus, Observer A tentatively said, “Your Excellency, do you have any commands?”

This was the customary greeting before diplomatic talks, a preparatory step they maintained as tradition despite having encountered only a few extraterrestrial civilizations.

The octopus in front of him stared intently at Observer A for a long time, its piercing gaze making Observer A feel a bit warm, the urge to groom himself growing stronger.

Just as Observer A felt he was about to revert to primitive form, he heard the octopus opposite him say, “That cat is pretty big huh.”

“…You can talk!” Observer A exclaimed in surprise.

“I really do get underestimated. Before, people only told me to shut up, no one’s ever said that to me.”

Extending a tentacle to the upright-walking large cat, the octopus said amicably, “Xiemen Waidao, a daily goods trader.”

Curiously taking Xiemen Waidao’s tentacle, Observer A shook it properly back and forth, then said, “Observer A, but I suppose now it’s Diplomat A.”

“Your name is strange.”

“I actually think your name is stranger. Was it randomly selected by a machine?”

“I chose it myself.”

“You can choose your own name? Aren’t you afraid of duplicates?”

“I feel like the name Observer A is more likely to have duplicates.”

Using their names as an icebreaker, the two hit it off immediately.

If you overlooked the fact that this was a fish and an octopus chatting, then the situation wasn’t too bad.

Their conversation began to branch out, moving from introductions to each other’s hobbies.

Just as Observer A expressed her fondness for the starry sky, the earpiece hidden beneath her ear flared up with restlessness, and her superior’s voice rang out in her ear, “Cut out the nonsense. Ask about his intentions. Be a bit more tactful.”

Observer A nodded and then said to Xiemen Waidao, “My superior would like to know your intentions. If your goal is to off my boss, I’d be quite pleased.”

“Observer A!” Her superior’s angry voice echoed in her ear.

Ignoring this voice, Observer A continued, “If it’s not about offing the boss, do you guys have any tricks that can make his life a misery? I don’t mind paying a little price for it.”

“It’s not that exaggerated.” Xiemen Waidao immediately shook his head, “I’m a businessman, surely here for business purposes. I have a vast array of goods that will satisfy you.”

Curious, Observer A asked, “What kind of goods?”

“This is it.”

Looking at the nuclear bomb Xiemen Waidao pulled out from under him, Observer A couldn’t help but ask loudly, “Is this thing a daily necessity? Anything you can use during the day counts as a daily necessity?”

“I like your commentary there; any interest in forming a comedy duo with me?”

“I’d be delighted, considering the job I’m doing now is so boring. But before I switch careers, let me just say, that’s a nuclear bomb!”

“No, this is a propulsion device. Detonate one at the rear of a spaceship, and it’ll provide a massive thrust. So, this is a spaceship thruster.”

“You make it sound nice, but it’s really just a bomb! Plus, our spaceships don’t need that kind of power. No thanks.”

“Is that so…” Xiemen Waidao sighed and then said, “Then you’ll definitely love this.”

Watching Xiemen Waidao produce yet another object, Observer A couldn’t help but exclaim, “That’s still a nuclear bomb!”

“No, this is a vacuum cleaning robot. Just place one in a room, and the entire city will be cleaned. However, caution is advised before use, as improper operation may result in irreversible consequences.”

“Without the city, there surely would be irreversible consequences! But no need for that either; all our waste must be recycled, given how few resources we have.”

“Short on resources!” Xiemen Waidao’s eyes lit up, “Then you need our nuclear bombs even more.”

“At last you admit it’s a bomb!”

“You should be familiar with the mass-energy equation, right? Just reverse this thing and it can generate matter. Granted, it’s only the most basic quanta, but with your technology, stacking quanta to amass matter shouldn’t be a problem.”

“It feels like the energy needed for reversal is even greater! This thing’s useless!”

Noticing that Observer A kept deeming it useless, Xiemen Waidao grew impatient.

Slamming his tentacle on the table, he said with dissatisfaction, “This is useless, that’s useless, are you just nitpicking?”

“I’m not! Clearly, you’re the one nitpicking!”

“Are you taking it or not?”

“No.”

Xiemen Waidao looked expressionlessly at Observer A in front of him, then began silently pulling out more bombs.

Even though an octopus could only store a hundred nuclear bombs within its body, he was a player who had wished for an enormously large bag through the consummation of merits and virtues.

In his bag resided nuclear bombs for millions of octopuses, all ready to blast this place skyward if detonated at once.

Before long, the reception room was filled with small nuclear bombs, causing Observer A to look on apprehensively.

When the count reached three thousand, Observer A heard her superior’s voice in her ear.

And looking relieved, she turned to Xiemen Waidao and said, “Although we still don’t want them, we’ll take them.”

“There you go, was that so hard? I’ll sell to you again next time.”

Looking at the gleeful Xiemen Waidao and the multitude of bombs, Observer A was on the verge of tears.