The air in the office seemed to be frozen for a moment.

Xia Xiu gently tapped the table with his fingertips, his golden pupils narrowed slightly, and he looked at the representative of the Gith philosopher, Villoch Zal in front of him.

His expression was leisurely and the smile at the corners of his mouth was faint, while Villoc Zal sat upright in his original position, with his back straight, like a bowstring that was about to be pulled.

Silence lasted only for a few seconds.

Then, Xia Xiu slowly put down the contract in his hand, and the exquisite paper for human contracts gently fell on the desktop. The big words "Human-Gis Philosopher's Academic Agreement" on the white cover were gilded in a shimmer under the soft light.

At the same time, a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of the mouth of the Lord of the Garden.

That is the pleasure of the hunter seeing his prey step into the trap.

——This is not a gamble. This is a voluntary sacrifice.

ten years?

Ten years later, they will find that they can't even say the four words "leaving from the courtyard".

The courtyard will not allow a tech vassal who has been trained for ten years to take off his hands. More importantly, the Gith philosopher himself will no longer be willing to leave the courtyard.

They thought they had a way out and thought they had a way out.

But when their academic research, scientific research equipment, economic resources, strategic defense, diplomatic channels... when all this is deeply embedded in the courtyard system, where can they retreat?

They will find that they cannot live without the courtyard.

A truly smart gambler will never let himself get deeper and deeper in the gambling game, and the philosopher of Gith has lost this consciousness.

They thought they were still gamblers, but in fact, they were just lambs who were induced by the dealer little by little to push all their chips to the gambling table.

At this moment, Villoch Zal was still sitting upright, but he did not notice that his fingers were tightening inadvertently, as if suppressing a sense of tension. His eyes focused on the Lord of the Garden, waiting for the final verdict.

Then, he saw Xia Xiu showing a bright smile.

Gentle and kind, with a reassuring sense, yet irresistible oppression.

At that moment, Villoch Zal suddenly realized that from the moment it was handed over to the Lord of the Courtyard, their destiny was no longer in his own hands.

Xia Xiu smiled lightly and spoke smoothly:

"The courtyard has agreed to your Xuebang vassal request."

After the words came to an end, Villoch Zal subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, a trace of indescribable uneasiness surged in his heart.

Villoch Zal slowly stood up, his movements calmly and smoothly, as if he was performing an elegant etiquette.

He bowed slightly, his hands folded on his chest, and his deep amber pupils showed a firm light, and his tone was respectful but solemn:

"The Lord of the Courtyard, we are all impressed with your promise.

The protection of the courtyard is not only a blessing for the philosopher of Gith, but also a blessing for the astral world.

We will do our best to contribute our wisdom and strength in the war against Vlakis and the Spiritual Sucker Empire.”

His tone became more and more firm, his eyes as sharp as a blade, revealing the unique persistence and decisiveness of the philosopher of Gith.

"The Gith philosopher fleet is willing to follow the courtyard and participate in the battles of all realms, and work together to clear the shadow of the Spirit Sucker Empire.

In addition, we are willing to share the knowledge of the astral world and provide the necessary strategic intelligence to the courtyard."

"The star world is vast and boundless, with no borders to speak of, no fixed territory to guard, no day and night, no time to flow, no material resources, it is the intersection of countless deep worlds and a transit hub for many civilizations.

Because of this, Vlakis was able to wander around, causing the fleet of Guis foreigners to flash like ghosts in the undercurrents of the astral realm, plundering material planes or mining certain astral realm floating islands to obtain resources."

"The Gith foreigners were not satisfied with just surviving in the astral world. They were always looking for new colonies for military expansion, resource exploitation and soldier cultivation. Their colonization methods were completely different from those of mortal countries, and were closer to military occupation and resource plunder.

Her army did not rely on fixed hubs and did not build traditional astral bases. Instead, it used the flow characteristics of the astral world to make the anchorages, supply stations, and armories of its warships hidden between certain stable etheric currents and dimensional rifts, turning into guerrilla legions."

"The Gith foreigners are not rootless people. Although their fleets have no fixed territory, there are still many hidden places in the astral realm - those secret strongholds hidden in the transition nodes, military ports floating on the edge of the astral storm, and shipyards hidden deep in folding space...

These are the foundation of Vlakis' control over the foreign army of Gith."

“And deep in the astral realm, there is a huge city suspended in the endless void, considered a symbol of the Gith foreign empire and also the throne of Vlakis, which is called Tu’narath.

The city's infrastructure is built on the corpse of a dead ancient god. When the foreigners of Gith got rid of the spirit-sucking monster, Vlakis took them to a six-armed corpse floating on the astral plane.

The corpse has turned into a huge rock, and its lower body has been destroyed as early as ancient times.

From the lower end of the body, some floating boulders larger than the castle were extended.

The city of Tunaras is built on the upper body of the corpse, with the central area located in the chest, while the appendage area extends outward along the six arms and head.

According to legend, this god fell in a certain god battle. The foreigners of Gis used their huge remains, combined with astral alloys and psychic crafts, to build it into a floating war fortress."

Villoch Zal paused slightly, and then slowly said:

"To completely eradicate Vlakis, you need to find her fleet anchorage, cut off her supply line, completely erase her guerrilla advantage, and at the same time find the soul box where she chose to seal or destroy the soul she sealed."

After saying that, he lowered his head slightly again to show his respect.

——This is a complete letter of vote.

Villoc Zal knew that once these information was delivered, the Gis philosophers would have no way back. They would completely tie up the chariots of the courtyard and walk with the will of the courtyard, without any room for any wavering.

But that's exactly what they ask for.

Xia Xiu nodded with satisfaction, his golden pupils reflected the figure of Villoc Zal, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a meaningful smile.

"very good."

His voice was steady and calm, as if everything was already under control.

"If you fight against foreign countries, you must first settle the country."

“We really need to solve Vlakis’s problem before we clear the Empire of the Sucker.”

"Since she is galloping around the astral world, we will set her a wall that she cannot cross."

Xia Xiu slowly stood up, his eyes turned to the tactical holographic projection on the desk, and the coordinates of the transition nodes appeared in the void, and the geographical framework of the astral realm slowly unfolded in front of his eyes.

"The era of free plunder by the foreigners of Gith is over."

Afterwards, the talks with the representatives of the Gis philosopher soon came to an end.

Xia Xiu left his name on the contract, while Villoch Zal respectfully took the contract and put it away cautiously.

This document not only means that the future of the Gis philosophers has been firmly tied to the courtyard, but also symbolizes that they have officially embarked on a path that cannot be turned back.

Zar lowered his head slightly to Xia Xiu, and his tone was solemn:

"Menso Atas, the sacred and great Lord of the Courtyard and the current Speaker of the Parliament of the Philosophers, will lead a visiting delegation to the Courtyard to meet with you in detail to discuss the next cooperation matters."

Xia Xiu nodded slightly, and smiled at the corner of his mouth:

"The courtyard is always welcome to the visit of the Philosopher of Gith."

The representative of the philosopher, bowed again and left with a contract.

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After watching their ship slowly take off and disappear at the leap node in the courtyard sky, Xia Xiu immediately issued a convening order to the core members of the courtyard through the think tank [Adam].

Not long after, Vice Principal Tours, the first week of the contingent spy, Broly, the commander of the imperial guards in the courtyard, and Mole, the special operator of the Administration, walked into the principal's office in turn.

Xia Xiu did not say much, but simply transmitted the newly signed [Xuebang Contract] to the genealogy sharing link of everyone through genealogy sharing.

After everyone had browsed the contract content, the office was quiet for a few seconds.

In the end, Tours was the first to speak. He gently shook the fluffy fox tail and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth:

"These philosophers... are so good at making a good plan."

His voice was filled with a hint of teasing, and he obviously scoffed at the gambling game that the philosopher of Gith thought was clever.

"Of course their wishful thinking is a hit."

Yi Zhou, who was standing aside, narrowed his eyes slightly and then added:

"When I interrogated the two captured foreign slaves of Gith, I extracted some important information from their memory fragments - the war between the philosophers and the foreigners of Gith never gained the upper hand."

Xia Xiu had a premonition about this. He tapped his fingers gently on the table and said to Vito Antonio:

"Continue talking."

"According to this information, when the Gith philosopher was in the most embarrassing situation, he even had to escape to the [Chaos Sea]."

The sound was calm for the week, but everyone heard the amount of information contained therein.

"Chaos Sea?" Broly frowned slightly.

The mole's eyes flashed:

"You mean that extremely chaotic, unstable plane?"

“That’s right.”

Nodded a week.
To be continued...