Chapter 137 The Evolutionary Cube

The Star-Eyes God Race fleet nearby urgently assembled on this planet, standing ready for battle, while the border, not far away, also increased its defenses, on guard against the Empire's fleet beyond the border.

After waiting for two days, everyone finally received a sighting report of Sisko arriving at this border.

"Your Excellencies, Leader Sisko has arrived at the border and will be here soon."

Jed breathed a sigh of relief and said, forcing himself to appear energetic.

His expression was slightly listless. For the past two days, Han Xiao and Herber had stayed in the room. He had suggested that everyone go to accommodations, but Han Xiao and Herber ignored him completely, nor did they allow him to leave. Jed could only stay in the room with them for two days, sitting on pins and needles, not daring to sleep. The highly strained nerves increased his mental fatigue, making him look unwell.

For Beyond Grade A individuals, two days was nothing; they did not need rest. Their high-level lifeforms had a different sense of time. They could react in microseconds, or blink and have several days pass by. They could adjust the activity level of their own cells to achieve this. The elites that the two brought and the surrounding Star-Eyes God Race guards were basically Calamity Grade, so it did not affect them much. Only the government envoy, Jed, was a little tired.

If they had gone to accommodations, the pressure that had been building up would have dissipated, so the two had sat here for two days, which in turn increased the pressure on the Star-Eyes God Race present.

After waiting for a while longer, there was a commotion outside the door. In the perception of the two, a huge energy source was slowly approaching.

Herber suddenly opened his eyes and slowly nodded. "He's here."

The next moment, the door was pushed open, and Sisko slowly walked in. Everyone's eyes focused on him.

The guards present all breathed a sigh of relief, straightened their backs a little, as if they had found their backbone.

"Yo, isn't this little Sisi? The hero makes a dazzling entrance." Han Xiao changed his posture and joked.

Sisko glanced at him and walked to the position opposite the two. Jed, who had been sitting here, was excited and quickly got up to give Sisko his seat.

"Didn't you want to see me? I'm back. What do you want? Just say it."

Sisko's tone was solemn.

However, the next second, Han Xiao suddenly raised his hand, mechanical structures covered his arm, and the electric light of machinery flashed by. The machinery continued to expand, turning into a huge palm, and pushed forward with a bang.

The table and sofa in front of him were all pushed away, and the mechanical palm slammed into Sisko head-on, smashing him into the wall!

Bang!!

The entire room shook violently!

"What are you doing?!"

The guards present changed their expressions drastically, immediately about to take action to help their leader.

However, at this moment, Hela and a group of close guards simultaneously unleashed their auras, releasing them toward the surrounding guards. The oppressive feeling, as if condensed into substance, was full of warning. The War Realm pioneers on the side were also watching intently.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, but at this moment, Sisko's serious voice came from under the mechanical palm.

"Don't do anything."

The mechanical palm compressed section by section, leaving the wall. At this time, Sisko was embedded in the alloy wall, looking a little embarrassed. He used his psychic power to pry himself out of the dented and twisted metal wall, gazing at Han Xiao, with no intention of fighting back.

"You almost took my life. Do you have a problem with me hitting you?" Han Xiao narrowed his eyes.

"...No."

Sisko took a deep breath, knowing that this was a show of strength to undermine his prestige. He had no choice but to endure it. He told his subordinates, who had faces full of anger, not to be impulsive, and had someone bring in new tables and chairs, and sat down again in front of the two.

The surrounding Star-Eyes God Race clenched their fists, their faces full of resentment.

They could understand Sisko's posture of enduring humiliation, but they still could not help but feel disappointed. On the one hand, they were angry at their own powerlessness, and on the other hand, they felt ashamed that the dignity of their race had been damaged.

Although many Star-Eyes God Race members present knew that the Empire was here to hold them accountable, they still fantasized in their hearts that Sisko could handle the situation while waiting. However, the scene at this time shattered their illusions, forcing them to accept the reality—their leader Sisko was here to endure humiliation this time.

After re-seating, the Red Empire envoy, who had been silent all along, finally spoke, saying indifferently, "You participated in the attack on the Beacon Star outpost. Of the six Beyond Grade A individuals who fled, four have been captured. The Empire wants you and the Star-Eyes God Race to give an explanation."

"What explanation do you want?" Sisko asked in a deep voice.

The Empire's special envoy tapped the smooth white bracelet on his wrist and summoned a virtual screen, which displayed a list of agreement terms.

"You must formally apologize publicly and sign this compensation agreement to show your sincerity in apologizing. The specific content is all inside. If you do not agree, please go to the Empire to accept trial, or wait for the Arcane Church to redeem you."

"Compensation and apology..."

Sisko muttered to himself. He had not been idle these past two days, and had been thinking about the Empire's intentions. This was not beyond his expectations.

The Empire's special envoy did not keep it a secret and directly read out all the terms of the agreement. Many of the terms were very excessive, simply a blatant shakedown. The faces of the surrounding Star-Eyes God Race members became even more angry.

There were only two choices in front of Sisko: either accept the compensation, or become a prisoner... Of course, there was also a third choice, which was to resist, but if he chose the third path, the Empire would not give him any face at all.

The Empire did not necessarily need that little compensation, but they needed the attitude of the enemy surrendering.

After listening, Sisko nodded.

"...I accept this agreement and will publicly apologize for this operation at that time."

He did not care much about the astronomical compensation. He was helping the Arcane Church to do things. Although he had failed, the Arcane Church would not let his subordinates take the blame, otherwise who would help them do things in the future? Therefore, the compensation would be compensated by the Arcane Church, and the Star-Eyes God Race would basically not need to spend any money.

As for the public apology, it was to show surrender. This was also what the Arcane Church wanted to see, because the Arcane Church would never apologize to the Empire, but they wanted to redeem people, so they needed an indirect way to express their attitude. The surrender of the Star-Eyes God Race was separated by a layer, which euphemistically represented the attitude of the Arcane Church, which could both ease the recent conflicts to a certain extent and prevent the Arcane Church from being embarrassed. It could be regarded as a disguised compromise.

Even if the Arcane Church protected the Star-Eyes God Race, the Red Empire was still a Universal Civilization. In the case of surface conflicts and private negotiations between the two sides, the Star-Eyes God Race's explanation was necessary.

It was just that Sisko himself was clear about this, but the others present might not be.

In the eyes of the surrounding people, their leader had agreed to such humiliating terms without saying a word, making the faces of every Star-Eyes God Race member become increasingly ugly, and the gazes toward Sisko changed from firm to complex.

This made it seem as if Sisko, in order to protect himself, had unhesitatingly betrayed the interests of the race... Of course, they knew that this idea was completely wrong, but they could not help but have this idea.

Although Jed and the many guards around him knew that Sisko's choice was not a problem, they still felt angry and humiliated in their hearts.

At this time, Herber spoke, "Sisko, take your people and leave the Shattered Star Ring. You know that we and the Empire will not sit idly by and watch you develop. For you, the best choice is to leave here."

With one less Beyond Grade A in the Shattered Star Ring, it would be beneficial to the rest. Herber had the same idea as the Empire in this regard.

However, Sisko shook his head. "No matter what difficulties and obstacles we encounter, as long as we can overcome them, we will not easily leave our home."

"Hmph." Seeing this, Herber stopped talking.

At this time, Han Xiao tapped the table and said calmly, "Next is our business. You will pay compensation to the Empire, and you must also show something to me, the victim."

Sisko turned to look over. "What do you want?"

Han Xiao smiled.

"I want the Evolutionary Cube."

Everyone was stunned.

Sisko was puzzled. "Didn't you already snatch it away?"

"No, you misunderstood my meaning." Han Xiao crossed his arms and said lightly, "I want you to lift the psychic induction on the Evolutionary Cube, and also declare to the entire universe that you have given me the Evolutionary Cube."

Sisko's face suddenly changed.

He understood. This bad thing, Black Star, wanted to kill him and punish his heart!

Originally, the Star-Eyes God Race thought that Black Star had snatched their "treasure of the race". If he publicly declared that he had given up the Evolutionary Cube, which meant that he had given this thing to Black Star, then what qualifications would they have to condemn him? At that time, all the clansmen would be silenced, and the people's anger would be vented on him, and his prestige as the leader would plummet.

"You bastard..." Sisko gritted his teeth.

Han Xiao said in a deep voice, "Because of the Evolutionary Cube, you have dealt with me again and again. This attack was also caused by the Evolutionary Cube. If I don't make you give up on this thing, similar things will happen in the future. There is also the matter of Avitan's soul almost bombing Aquamarine. I haven't settled the score with you yet... Let's take a look at this video first."

As he said that, Han Xiao summoned a virtual screen. The screen showed the recording of the guard named Laleem reprimanding him two days ago. Philip had already recorded it.

The recording was quickly played, and Sisko's face was ugly.

Han Xiao put away the virtual screen and raised his eyebrows. "Offending a Beyond Grade A, I didn't bother with him, but I don't want to hear similar bullshit again. So in order to prevent your clansmen from continuing to think this way, I decided to use this method to solve this problem once and for all. What do you think?"

"What if I don't agree?" Sisko endured his anger.

"It's okay if you don't agree." Han Xiao narrowed his eyes, his aura gradually rising, and said slowly, "It's just... are you still my opponent now? Have you ever thought about what will happen to the Star-Eyes God Race without you, the leader?"

At this moment, Sisko realized that the Black Star in front of him was no longer the guy who had fought to a draw with him back then. He immediately remembered Di Lun, who had been captured by Han Xiao in an instant, and his heart was shocked.

However, he was still unwilling to give up the Evolutionary Cube. The soul connection between him and the Evolutionary Cube had brought a certain bonus to his psychic strength. If he lost this cosmic treasure, his own combat power would decline, and his position in the Arcane Church would also be reduced.

At this time, the Empire's special envoy said lightly:

"Black Star's meaning is the Empire's meaning. If you don't agree... this item can be written into the compensation agreement."

Han Xiao's heart moved. He had not discussed this matter with the Empire, but it was beneficial and harmless. It was normal for the Empire's special envoy to support him. Perhaps there were also political assets involved.

Hearing this, Sisko clenched his fists secretly, then let go weakly, his tone low.

"...I agree."

Bang!

A Star-Eyes God Race Calamity Grade guard next to him could not bear it any longer. In anger, he slammed the wall hard, smashing out a dent, making a loud bang.

However, the other Star-Eyes God Race members were also trembling with anger. No one looked at him at all. Han Xiao and others directly ignored the person's venting.

Han Xiao nodded, took out the Evolutionary Cube, and let it float in front of everyone. The small silver cube rotated, attracting everyone's attention.

Herber's Adam's apple moved imperceptibly, but he did not let his subordinates see it.

"Then let's express your sincerity first and lift the psychic induction on it."

Sisko closed his eyes, calmed the waves in his heart, and then slowly released his psychic power to touch the Evolutionary Cube, gritting his teeth, and cut off the induction link.

The next moment, his body shook, and his brain clearly perceived that the bridge through which the Evolutionary Cube continuously fed back power to him had been broken.

The positioning ability that had been around for a long time disappeared without a trace.

"It's done." Sisko's tone was very low, trying to hide his loss.

Han Xiao took back the Evolutionary Cube. Beyond Grade A individuals were very sensitive to energy, and a certain aura attached to the Evolutionary Cube had indeed disappeared.

"Finally, the hidden danger has been removed..." Han Xiao felt relieved in his heart. Although the Amber of Time also had the same effect, he would always have times when he would use the Evolutionary Cube, so this was more permanent.

However, he was careful and threw the cube to Fording to check. Although Fording was only a Calamity Grade, his luck was good.

"Don't worry, your Empire also has Beyond Grade A psychic power users, so it's easy to find out. You don't have to worry about me doing anything."

Sisko said sullenly, "I have already agreed to your conditions. Is there anything else? If not, please leave the territory of the Star-Eyes God Race immediately."

The Empire's special envoy stood up. "Okay, we won't disturb you anymore. Remember, the Empire will always be watching you. We are looking forward to your statement."

Sisko clenched his back molars and said nothing.

"Don't blame me." Han Xiao also stood up. "If you fail, you have to pay the price. It's a matter of course. At least you are still alive."

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Xiao suddenly felt that these words had the visual sense of a villain.

However, in the eyes of the Star-Eyes God Race, he was a complete villain.

"I won't always fail." Sisko said in a deep voice.

"You won't always be alive either." Herber interjected and took the lead in walking out of the room. The Empire's special envoy followed closely behind.

Stepping out of the door with one foot, Han Xiao turned back and glanced at Sisko, who was sitting motionless, and smiled. "Instead of being sullen with us here, you should deal with the public opinion problem first."

Sisko did not answer this question, but asked, "How is Di Lun?"

"You still have the leisure to care about others? It seems that you have a really good relationship with him."

Han Xiao's lips curled up.

"Don't worry, he is very safe now... very safe."

After saying that, Han Xiao waved his hand and still had the leisure to say goodbye before leaving.

Watching the group of people disappear from sight, after a while, Sisko received a report that Han Xiao and others had boarded the spaceship and taken off into the sky.

Sitting blankly for a while, Sisko raised his head and saw all the clansmen in the room staring at him expectantly. He could not help but sigh and stood up.

"Give the order to prepare to hold a government press conference... I will attend in person."

Jed hesitated for a moment and reminded, "Black Star used virtual technology to invade many media websites and incited public opinion everywhere, spreading remarks that are unfavorable to you. Do you want to deal with it first..."

"No, Black Star will stop when he leaves. Although he is a ruthless person, he will not always play with these petty tricks." Sisko sighed. "And when I release the statement, you will know... this little bit of public opinion is nothing at all now."

At the thought of the backlash that this statement would cause, Sisko's heart was filled with sorrow.

However, the situation was stronger than people. He had no choice. Even if he found his own backstage, the Arcane Church would not start a new conflict with the Empire over the small matter of Sisko's reputation being damaged, considering the importance of redeeming people.

Under the multi-party game, his personal reputation was not something that the Arcane Church was concerned about at all.