Three hours later, the conference room.

Ivan took the tablet from Pizarro and pressed the video communication button, which showed a rotating Rubik's cube. Soon the Rubik's Cube disappeared, and a snow-white operation window lit up.

He lightly clicked on the operation window, and the computer desktop suddenly glowed with colorful light, and the air in front of him seemed to be thrown into the air one after another. After rippling and rippling, a holographic projection appeared.

The background of the projection is blurry, resembling the interior of an active volcano, and the green smoke of burning heat lingers everywhere. The ground and walls are gray-black stone structures, with flames and magma spraying from the cracks, and undulating gray-black rock blocks scattered everywhere.

In the center of the frame, on an altar with a quaint appearance, stands a high-ranking Taltan with a female silhouette.

The female Taltan was tall, with waterfall-like dark blonde hair rising upwards and then draped over her shoulders in a curved arc, wielding a long, narrow sword that lingered with dark red flames. There is a pair of flame wings on its back, its skin is also dark gold, and its entire body is covered in hideous stone armor, and a thick spiral horn on the left shoulder curves upward.

Her face was too thin compared to that of a human, and her cheeks seemed to have been cut with a knife and axe, so that she could not see the feminine softness, and she looked too cold. His eyes were like two red-hot carbon balls, his face was covered with shallow visor armor, and the whole person was bathed in a pale red firelight, which looked extraordinary.

This woman is the high-ranking Taltan, Agnes the Blazing. The second-in-command of the Taltans, second only to the all-powerful Matega. She is said to be able to stop children's night cries near the Energy Center, and is said to be able to cast a magic eye that reflects all damage, and many high-ranking mechanics have been killed by this trick during the armed conflict.

Ordinary people like to use the term 'fiery eyes' to describe a person's sharp gaze, but such a metaphor seems weak and powerless in front of this lady. Her gaze can be said to be a high-temperature ray, as if a glance can ignite everything.

Deep in her pupils was a dark red ring of flames, the mark of Antun the Flame Devourer, meaning she was able to unleash apostle-level magical energy. Some people believe that the Demon Eye of Anti-Injury is the power brought by this mark.

"Are you the humans who asked for a helping hand from Lord Antoun?" she asked in an arrogant tone, condescendingly.

"You can understand it, we do need a helping hand from Lord Antoun, but I think it's a deal...... You help Hyperion, and we provide the supplies you need......" Ivan replied without humility or arrogance.

"You've got the right person. Agnes looked at him, his dark golden pupils narrowing into a slit, glittering: "No other apostle would be willing to fight against Stalker Shylock for the sake of an insignificant planet other than Lord Antun. ”

Hearing her words, Ivan chuckled in his heart, and his body was half cold.

Judging from the content of the other party's words, it seems that it is not a secret that Shylock is causing trouble on Hyperion, and it seems that she intends to prevent the qualified from pulling foreign help, and even Antun got the news in advance. If that's the case, according to the banditry behavior of the Taltans, most of them will ask for a sky-high price.

"So...... Are you agreeing to the deal?" asked Ivan with a pretended calm voice, holding back his anger.

"Of course, but we Taltans are interested in money, and if you want to be saved, you need to grant us another request. Agnes first readily agreed, and then his tone became cold and stiff:

"You must swear to Lord Antun and pay us regular tribute of energy and metal minerals for all eternity!"

"Submission is impossible! Menes will never succumb to power!"

Ivan didn't want to flatly refuse, and then in the sharp gaze of Agnes's falcon, he defended loudly:

"Why should the Taltans cling to ethereal conquests? The Federation will not allow you to rule over a human nation, and it will not do you much good to make the Menes subservient. If you feel alone, we can ally with the Taltans, if you need energy and metals...... We can always provide it for free, even for a thousand years!"

"Bold!"

Agnes's eyes widened, as if he had been humiliated, and he instantly burst into rage: "You worm-like humble things, it is a supreme honor to have the opportunity to serve Lord Antun!

"I don't mean to be disrespectful to Lord Antun!, but the Menes can't accept the rule of the Taltans, and if you insist on conquering Hyperion, then there's nothing to talk about!"

The Taltans are known for their banditry in the Energy Center, forcing the lawless thugs into cooperating with the Federation Army, and they are the only one in the galaxy. It turns out that they do not understand the concepts of equality and cooperation at all, even if they do not even have a false sense of affection on the surface, and they have a strict set of hierarchical concepts in their minds. If the Menes Empire were to defect to these monsters, they would be treated like slaves, oppressed and exploited with the utmost reproach - such a thing that Evan would never allow.

"Since you have rejected this gift, be prepared to fend for yourselves. Agnes lifted his chin and gave him a nonchalant look, then cut off the video communication.

Everyone in the conference room did not speak, silently watching the projection on the conference table thin layer by layer, and finally disappear into invisibility. At the moment when Agnes completely disappeared, one of the qualified people turned red, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but say:

The most important thing now is to live, there is still a long time to come, and Menes will always have a chance to break free from Anthun's grip. ”

"Yes, yes, I think life is the most important thing compared to Agnes's conditions. ”

"There's still room for mediation, so let's talk about it later......"

After he blurted out these words, many people echoed them, and there was a faint dissatisfaction with Evan in his tone.

"Talk, it's because she doesn't want to talk to us! I've made the biggest concession!" Ivan was so angry by the crowd that he slammed the table hard, suppressed their speeches, and then roared loudly like thunder:

"I repeat, on the question of Menes' sovereignty, I will not budge!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Pizarro stood up from his seat, pressed down with his hands, motioned for everyone to be silent, and looked at Ivan with an indifferent expression: "We still have time to contact other powerhouses, even if we don't get the help of Lord Antun, ten billion federal coins should be more than enough to hire a inheritance-level mechanic." ”

"No one will come to help us!Didn't you hear what Lord Agnes just said?Shylock has already laid a dead end, and no one dares to disobey her will except for fellow apostolic beings!" Someone immediately stood up and refuted, and glanced at Ivan angrily, as if dissatisfied with his previous insistence.

Poyet, who had been silent before, looked around and saw that more and more people were expressing dissatisfaction, and immediately found the right time to echo:

"That's right, only Lord Antun can save us now! We can't refuse Lord Agnes's kindness, and this matter is not the business of Lord Evan alone, but the business of all of us who are qualified! Because of this, Lord Ewen has no right to represent us, and this matter should be decided by all of us!"

"It makes sense, it's all about us, and of course everyone should make decisions together!"

"That's right! Vote, the minority obeys the majority!"

"Vote for vote! Solve this matter in a democratic way, and reject dictatorship!"

Hearing him say this, everyone immediately found the theoretical basis for forcing Ivan to compromise, and they followed in a hurry. And it is becoming more and more justified - it is better to die than to live anyway, and the civilians of Hyperion must be afraid of death, and they know that this option should also be compromised.

As for what will become of Hyperion and what will happen to the Menes Empire in the future, they don't care.

Anyway, it's generous to others, so why not do it!?

"A bunch of robbers!garbage!shameless scum!" In the one-sided public opinion at this time, a voice with opposing opinions was particularly obsessive.

The voices of the qualified people suddenly dimmed, and when they looked at the source of the sound, they realized that it was the bad old man of Tesla.

At this time, Tesla took Peggy's hand, his face was bruised, he looked at these people with an angry face, and shouted unceremoniously: "If it weren't for Evan, you garbage would not have had the opportunity to speak here, and you would have died in the invisible city a long time ago! Now not only is he not grateful, but he actually forced him to betray the sovereignty of the country, which is simply shameless! Even the gangsters in the slums will despise what you have done!"

"Calm down, this is democracy. Poyet replied with a smile.

"Bah!" Tesla opened his mouth and spat at him.

"We have no other choice, the Legacy mechanics don't dare to offend Shylock, and most of the Apostles are busy with the Great War of Conquest. Poyet's body flashed, avoiding the sputum, and he spread his hands and said helplessly:

"Even if these apostles are available, we have no channels to contact us, so we can only rely on the power of Lord Antoun for now. If you sell your sovereignty, you can still live, and everyone will die in the end, and the specific choice could not be clearer. I think...... If the civilians of the Menes Empire knew about this, they would have supported our choice. ”

"The public opinion of the Menes Empire is not your turn to represent!