Chapter 361: Conditions that cannot be refused
In the middle of his conversation with Renault, Jolu noticed that the Hubelion's weapons systems were still on high alert, ready to fire and start the engines into the air.
At the same time, there was a group of commandos at the exit of the battleship, lest something happen to Renault, ready to rush up and rescue him at any time.
Seeing this, Qiao Lu also took the opportunity to propose to Renault: "It's better for us to talk to your ship, and save your guys from being so nervous, it can be seen that they are very uneasy." β
For Renault, being able to return to his own territory to negotiate naturally gave him a lot more confidence, so he agreed to Qiao Lu's proposal.
It's just that when he saw Qiao Lu preparing to follow alone, he couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Can you come alone with peace of mind? I remember in the propaganda of Mengsk, we were heinous thugs. β
"Do I think someone who believes that kind of nonsense?" Qiao Lu asked rhetorically, and then boarded the Hyperion without paying attention.
Seeing Renault's safe return, the Rangers on the Hyperion also breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, they were also very curious about Qiao Lu, who came up alone, what was the origin of this person? Why were they so confident in choosing their site for negotiations?
In fact, Jolu's purpose was to confirm whether the first keystone fragment was already on the Hyperion, and it was best not to let so many people know about the conditions he was going to put forward next.
Jolu followed Renault all the way to the bridge of the Hyperion, where the Rangers' second-in-command, Matt Horner, the captain of the Hyperion, and Tyketh Finley, another of Renault's old friends, had been waiting for a long time.
"It's good to see you back, sir." Matt greeted Renault and said that he was the one who feared that the trip would be a trap, but fortunately the coalition government proved to have no ill intentions.
On the other hand, Tykes showed great interest in Jo Lu. He wears a heavy set of blue power armor, which he never takes off even on the bridge, and has a cigar in his mouth all the time, which can be described as full of the temperament of a hooligan ruffian.
"You're the head of the coalition government?" Tykes asked Qiao Lu condescendingly, and with his hideous appearance, it really gave people a strong sense of oppression.
In fact, he is indeed a criminal who has just been released from prison, and his crimes include, but are not limited to, drug dealing, stealing, prison breaking, piracy, theft, and murder, and it is impossible to get out of prison if it were not for some dirty dealings behind it.
"Don't mess with me, Tykes."
Renault hurriedly stopped Tykes, who also knew that with Tykes's reckless character, he would mess things up in minutes, so he let him leave the bridge temporarily.
At this point, Renault asked Qiao Lu: "So, let's talk about cooperation, what do you want?" β
Qiao Lu replied, "It's simple, overthrow the tyranny of the Tyranid Empire and defend the colony planet that has been invaded by the Zerg, what we are doing is no different from yours. β
Both of these are the main ways to expand the strength of the Wandering Earth in the StarCraft plane, and the planets under the rule of the Tyranid Empire are included in the coalition government's one-ball plan one by one, and a huge force can eventually be formed.
Anyway, according to the original plot of StarCraft, after Jim Renault finally overthrew the Tyranid Empire, he only put Valerian, the son of FΓΌhrer Monsk, on the throne of the new emperor.
It would be better to let the coalition government take over all this, which would be good news for the people of the colonies.
"If you can guarantee the independence of the colonies, we can agree on this."
Renault said with trepidation that he was used by Mengsk to overthrow the decaying Tyranid Federation in the past, which turned out to be the more brutal Tyranid Empire today, and he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.
Qiao Lu replied with great certainty: "Of course, we will guarantee the independence of the colony, and we will never build any empire again." β
The Wandering Earth has never engaged in hegemonism, let alone allowed imperialism to be restored, so Reynolds's worries are completely unnecessary.
After agreeing on the colony, Jolu went on to say to Renault:
"In addition to these two points, we have another thing we want to work with you, and before you come here, we should have captured a powerful alien artifact fragment from those of the Tyranid Empire, right?"
The alien artifact that Qiao Lu is talking about is the Keystone, which is related to the Wandering Earth being able to continue to travel to the next plane after six months.
"You're really well informed." Matt couldn't help but say that he was becoming more and more unpredictable about the details behind Qiao Lu.
Renault asked curiously, "What's wrong with that thing?" β
Qiao Lu said, "As far as I know, you collected those alien artifact fragments just because someone was willing to pay a high price for them. In this case, we can pay a higher price and send troops to assist you. β
At this time, Renault did not know the true power of these keystone fragments, or even that this artifact could turn the Queen of Blades back into a human, and that it was just to raise military funds and help people.
"Contribute money and effort, I really haven't heard of such a good errand." Renault sighed, "But this business is not my next step, you have to ask Tykes, it is the buyer he is looking for." β
However, Jolu knew that Tykes had actually been released after making a deal with Mengsk, and that his armor was a new cell that could stop his body organs at any time, and could only be released from the armor after completing the mission.
Therefore, it was impossible for Tykis to agree to this plan, and in exchange for his freedom, he had to obey Mengsk's orders.
So Qiao Lu further said: "I don't mean to sow discord or anything about you, but do you really think there is nothing wrong with the buyer that Tykis introduced to you?" Who has the power to release a criminal with a criminal record as thick as a dictionary from prison? And the armor he hasn't taken off, haven't you all been suspicious? β
What Qiao Lu said, Renault didn't think about it, but he didn't want to think about it, and hoped to save his old friend's life as much as possible.
Even so, Qiao Lu still has another killer move, and there is one thing that is indeed more important in Renault's heart than Tykes.
"If that's not enough to tempt you, then I'll add one last condition, and I can help you turn Queen of Blades back into a human and restore her to the Sarah Kerrigan she used to be."
This is a condition that Renault cannot refuse!