At this moment, the angel Tilia was presented with an extremely difficult choice.

She was conflicted; she wanted to say something, but hesitated to speak.

Zhao Chen noticed the inner turmoil in the angel Tilia.

The seeds have been planted.

Next, you have to water it yourself.

To gain something, you naturally have to pay a price.

Zhao Chen was well aware of this.

There's no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

“If the Angel race is willing to continue helping us, we, the Wyvern, are also willing to offer some compensation,” Zhao Chen initiated the conversation.

Upon hearing this, the angel Tilia instinctively asked, "What is the reward?"

From a personal perspective, Angel Tilia wanted to help Xiaolong.

But such a huge undertaking requires dealing with the Demons first, and then the Zerg.

If we don't give the three angel kings a proper explanation, it will be difficult to get permission.

Zhao Chen's words have given the angel Tilia an opportunity.

“For example...” Zhao Chen hesitated for a moment, as if he was wavering, but quickly made a decision: “We are willing to grant the Angel race the sales rights to our Dragon-type T3-class interstellar warships!”

If this had happened back when I was with the Angels, I probably would have been scorned.

But now, here!

Especially these three high-ranking angels who had personally witnessed the combat capabilities of the Dragon Legion.

They were well aware of the combat capabilities of the Xiaolong series interstellar warships, which could be said to surpass those of the Angel series interstellar warships of the same level; the only question was about their construction costs.

"We want your T5 starships!" High Angel Berkeley blurted out his request almost instinctively.

Zhao Chen paused, a look of displeasure on his face.

Deep down, they already knew their prey had taken the bait, but they continued to play along.

Zhao Chen stood up abruptly and slammed his hands on the conference table: "Impossible! We absolutely will not sell this T5 interstellar warship to any foreign party!"

High Archangel Berkeley looked at Zhao Chen coldly: "Your Excellency, the life and death of the Dragonflight is now at stake."

Isn't this worth several T5 starships?

Besides, what we need isn't technology!

Zhao Chen's face was gloomy, as if he was suppressing his anger: "You are a high-ranking angel and legion commander of the angel race."

You should also know how much it costs to build a T5 starship.

How many T5 interstellar warships does your Angel race currently have in service?

We only have a few T5 interstellar warships with the JF-17 Thunder series so far, which isn't even enough for our own needs, so how could we possibly sell them to other countries?

"I'm afraid I can't grant this request!"

High Angel Berkeley wanted to say something more, but was stopped by High Angel Jesse beside him. She looked at Zhao Chen and said, "Your Excellency, we also hope to help Xiaolong."

However, your sincerity is insufficient for us to take this risk.

Zhao Chen sat back down in his chair with a dark expression, his hands clasped under his chin, his eyes closed in a thoughtful pose.

A few seconds later.

Zhao Chen didn't open his eyes, but said, "I can sell some T4-class interstellar warships to your Xiaolong series."

“We need the technical blueprints!” demanded the high angel Berkeley.

"The technology is absolutely not going to be given away." Zhao Chen's tone was unwavering.

High Angel Jesse then asked, "Does this portion of T4 interstellar warships include interstellar missile ships and interstellar gunships?"

“Not included,” Zhao Chen stated bluntly.

"Lord..." High Angel Jesse wanted to say something more.

Zhao Chen interrupted, saying first, "The T3 Judgement-class heavy interstellar missile ship can be sold to you; this is the best we can offer."

"As for the rest, I'm afraid I can't comply."

The atmosphere in the meeting room fell silent for a few seconds.

Finally, the angel Tilia stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, it's such an important matter that none of us can make a decision."

"Please grant us some time, my lord. We need to contact our Angel King."

"I understand, and I hope to receive your reply as soon as possible."

"After all... we don't have much time left." Zhao Chen finished speaking, walked out of the conference room with a sullen face, looking like he was in a very bad mood.

The three high-ranking angels exchanged a glance but said nothing more.

Silently, led by the crew of the JF-17, they left the interstellar warship and boarded the shuttle.

High Angel Burke spoke first: "Why don't you ask them for that T4 interstellar missile ship!"

I know they won't give us the T5 starship, but we can try to get the T4 star missile ship, and we also need their technical blueprints!

He had initially asked for a T5 interstellar warship, but he knew that the other party would never agree to that request.

However, if you set a high requirement first, and then make another appropriate requirement, you might be able to succeed.

"They won't provide the technical drawings."

Starship technology has always been something that all interstellar powers regard as their lifeblood, so how could they easily hand it over to others?

As for the T4 interstellar missile ship... I can tell he's not too keen on handing it over to us.

Although it was only T4 level, it was one of their trump cards.

At this point, getting him to provide us with T4-level starships is already a pretty good result.

"We can also reverse engineer it ourselves. I believe that with the technology of our angel race, we will be able to fully master it in a few decades!" High Angel Jesse said confidently from the side.

"Those interstellar warships of the Xiaolong series... to be honest, I'm really envious."

"I saw the combat power of their interstellar warships on the battlefield before..." High Angel Berkeley said with great anticipation.

Angel Tilia then poured cold water on their enthusiasm: "Don't be too happy yet. We still need to see if we can persuade our Angel King."

Jesse, once you get back, use our ultra-long-range communication equipment to contact the King of Angels.

Inform them of what happened here, and the content of the meeting just now.

“Yes!” High Angel Jesse responded.

This ultra-long-range communication device represents the Angel race's cutting-edge communication technology. It can communicate over long distances without intermediate nodes, but it consumes a great deal of energy and is very expensive to build.

There are very few of them in the entire angel race.

It was only because they wanted to travel to this distant universe that the Holy Angel King granted them this communication device.

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Through the porthole, Zhao Chen watched the three angels board the shuttle and drive away.

At this moment, Zhao Chen's face showed no trace of grief, indignation, or helplessness.

That whole "performance" was actually a trap to lure the enemy into a snare.

Offering some T4 series interstellar warships as a condition was something Zhao Chen had already planned.

But this cannot be said at the beginning, otherwise those angels will definitely think that they can offer more conditions.

That's why Zhao Chen acted out that play.

Furthermore, Zhao Chen has even longer-term plans.

This is a perfect opportunity to open up sales channels for the Angel race for the Xiaolong series of interstellar warships, even if it seems like a loss.

"Swarm of insects..." Zhao Chen muttered to himself about this quarter's mission, his hands behind his back as he stared into the dark universe.