Chapter 168: Benefits

Eli felt a bit excited. The man’s words had revealed a possibility—that he might accept Eli’s suggestion, provided they showed enough sincerity and sacrifice.

If they could satisfy the other side, then an agreement was very likely.

Continuing this war was no longer realistic. They had to stop to save their own lives. At the same time, getting rid of the greedy Tad and escaping his control and exploitation meant everyone could go their separate ways.

Eli believed that if they conducted business independently in the future, they wouldn’t get into such big trouble.

“Sir, if you’re willing to cease fire, according to the System’s judgment, you can receive 30% of the space from our original World.” Eli’s statement made Lei Yaotian pause.

30% of the space? What did that mean? Could it be that he would receive 30% of the opponent’s World as war compensation?

It seemed like a good compensation, but Lei Yaotian felt something was off. If that Space merely merged into his World instead of becoming his private Space, what use would it be?

So Lei Yaotian glanced at Bob and asked, “What does this mean? Could that Space become my private Space?”

Bob replied, “Yes, according to the System’s judgment, 30% of the opposing World’s Space Universe can become your private Space territory. However, all life forms inside will be eradicated, and all Planets will be fused into one super Planet, so it doesn’t seem very useful.”

“Moreover, their Dimensional Plane is only an E-level plane. The minerals produced there probably aren’t great. If you’re unlucky and the System assigns you a barren Dimensional Plane, that would be even more tragic.”

Bob cracked a rare joke.

“Private Space…”

Lei Yaotian wasn’t too concerned about whether there were minerals. But the idea of having his own private Space really intrigued him.

With such a private Space, he could secretly build a hidden Base. His high-tech equipment and Warships could all develop within that Space.

Next time he faced a Dimensional War like this, he could pull out Warships from that Space to fight, without being caught off guard and losing combat power like this time.

Of course, it would also save a lot of Credit Points. After all, he couldn’t hire others to fight every time—that was very wasteful.

But if he had his own private Space, everything would be different.

If he developed slowly and could build super Warships, what would he have to worry about then?

So, despite Bob’s indifference, Lei Yaotian was very interested in the private Space.

“Andrew, what do you think of their conditions?” Since Andrew was the other main participant in this war, Lei Yaotian wanted his opinion. He knew how to handle people.

As the true protagonist of this war, Andrew hadn’t been very useful after notifying Lei Yaotian. Whether it was buying the battlefield or purchasing Battlefield Functions, Lei Yaotian had supported everything alone.

That included hiring Bob and others to help fight this war, all paid for with Lei Yaotian’s own large sums of Credit Points.

After entering the battlefield, Andrew basically just sat with Lei Yaotian and watched, so Andrew felt very guilty.

“This is my own matter, yet Mr. Odin spent a huge amount of Credit Points and even came personally to join the Dimensional War to help me. How can I ever repay such a great kindness?” Andrew kept worrying about this.

Once the war started, Andrew couldn’t help much and became a mere spectator. But he knew he didn’t understand Sci-Fi Dimensional wars at all, so he wisely stayed quiet and didn’t cause trouble.

He had no hard feelings about Lei Yaotian taking the lead—only gratitude.

Now that victory seemed near and the enemy proposed peace talks, Andrew didn’t really want to negotiate.

But Mr. Odin seemed very interested in the talks and even respectfully asked for his opinion, which made Andrew feel incredibly grateful.

If it were someone else, after spending so many Credit Points and putting in so much effort, they probably wouldn’t care about his opinion.

This showed that Mr. Odin was truly someone you could trust with your life, as you could tell from every little interaction.

“Mr. Odin, you decide. As long as it benefits us, I trust your judgment.” Since Odin was trustworthy, Andrew didn’t say much more and left everything to Lei Yaotian.

Hearing Andrew’s words, Lei Yaotian leaned closer and whispered, “Actually, I don’t want to accept the peace talks either, but it looks like they’re ready to fight to the death. If they really go all out, wouldn’t that save us a lot of effort?” Lei Yaotian’s words appealed to Andrew.

Andrew’s face showed deep thought.

Lei Yaotian continued, “Besides, they’re willing to give us 30% of their Space as our spoils. That could be very useful for us.”

Andrew asked, “What use is that Space?”

Lei Yaotian explained, “You’re from a Fantasy Dimension, and you’re an Archmage now, right?” Andrew nodded. “That’s right, my current rank is Magister, but I believe I’ll reach Demigod level soon.”

Lei Yaotian said, “If you successfully reach Demigod level, then that Space will be very useful for you. And if I guess correctly, lower-level Deities in your World all have their own Domain Worlds.”

“How do you know all this?” Andrew was very curious after hearing Lei Yaotian’s words.

Lei Yaotian didn’t answer that question, only giving a mysterious smile.

How did he know? Because in his original World, all the novels wrote it that way.

Of course, Lei Yaotian couldn’t tell Andrew that—it was his own secret, one he wouldn’t reveal even on his deathbed.

“Let’s just say I know,” Lei Yaotian said lightly, then continued, “But if you have your own private Space, it’s different. You can move your secret weapons or research into that Space, and you can even cultivate your believers, having them live there. You know, Deities are strong because they have countless believers supplying them with Faith. If your believers are in your private Space, that means with their Faith, your Mana will never run out.”

Lei Yaotian tempted Andrew like a devil tempting a pure lamb, and Andrew was indeed captivated by his words.

“I never knew that was why Deities were so powerful. No wonder many Deities work to gain believers or start wars to increase their numbers,” Andrew murmured to himself.

Lei Yaotian smiled. “So, what do you think? Isn’t that Space very useful for us?”

Andrew nodded. “From what you say, it does seem useful. But I suppose we’d need to build up that Space slowly. After all, once believers move in, we have to give them a satisfactory environment.”

Hearing Andrew’s words, Lei Yaotian replied, “I think that’s a small matter for us, right? We are Dimensional Merchants. Spending some Credit Points should be enough to make that Space beautiful.”

“You handle the negotiations with them. I said earlier that you should take charge.”

Lei Yaotian said to Andrew, “I wanted to explain it clearly so you’d understand. Otherwise, you wouldn’t know why I’m negotiating with them, and that might cause misunderstandings between us.”

Lei Yaotian was very thoughtful, which moved Andrew deeply.

Then Lei Yaotian turned and walked back to Bob. He looked up at the 3D image of Eli in front of him.

“We can accept your conditions, but how can you guarantee you’ll keep your word? Also, do you speak for yourself or for everyone in the Trade Alliance except Tad?”

Just as Eli was about to answer, Hudi and his group walked into Eli’s Command Room.

When Hudi entered, he happened to hear Lei Yaotian’s questions.

“It seems they’ve agreed to Eli’s peace proposal,” Hudi thought, striding forward. “Eli speaks for all of us. I am Hudi, the Commander of this war.”

At the same time, Hudi gave Bob a meaningful look and quickly whispered, “Take control of Cesar and Lille right away. I don’t know if they agree with your suggestion, but at least we can’t let them ruin things.”

Eli knew these two were close to Tad. Since they were all Fantasy Dimension Merchants, they had a better relationship. But that didn’t stop Tad from exploiting them—in fact, he exploited them even more.

Why those two still bowed obediently to Tad was anyone’s guess.

Eli stepped back a few paces and quietly instructed his Deputy Officer. The Deputy Officer then slipped out of the Command Room and returned with a squad of soldiers, who seized Cesar and Lille.

“Hudi! Eli! Obena! What are you doing?” Cesar shouted loudly.

“Cesar, don’t panic. Just bear with it for a while. We’ll release you after we finish,” Hudi said, glancing back at him.

“Mr. Odin, may we sign the ceasefire agreement now? I think it’s best to handle this quickly. Delays might bring trouble.”

Hudi turned his attention back to Lei Yaotian.