In the room, the envoys of the eight nations all looked at Li Xiaotian nervously, speechless. The Emperor of Qin beside them tried hard to suppress his laughter. Earlier, when facing him, these envoys had been unreasonable, but now that Li Xiaotian had arrived, they had all become obedient.
"Everyone, let's continue discussing the purchase of mecha technology. I'll say it again, mecha technology is Da Qin's most core technology at present. To develop it, Da Qin lost quite a few people, so if you wish to purchase it, I hope you can offer a good price."
The Emperor of Qin broke the silence in the room.
Upon hearing this, the envoys of the eight nations looked at each other, then secretly glanced at Li Xiaotian. How were they supposed to negotiate this?
They had planned their approach before coming, intending to use righteousness to pressure Da Qin into sharing the mecha technology for free. From Li Xiaotian's words, he already disagreed with the Emperor of Qin selling the mecha technology. If he heard they were trying to get the technology without paying a cent, Li Xiaotian would likely fly into a rage on the spot.
"What are you all standing around for? Speak up, don't be nervous. Our Da Qin is a friendly country. If outsiders saw this, they'd think we were bullying you."
Li Xiaotian spoke, raising an eyebrow and feigning impatience.
Seeing this, the envoys of the eight nations felt a pang of fear and guilt.
"By the way, Your Majesty Qin, what prices did the envoys offer earlier? We are all friends, so don't ask too high a price. After all, in the face of this crisis, all human nations should help each other and overcome it together."
Li Xiaotian suddenly asked the Emperor of Qin.
"Ahem, the envoys did not offer any price earlier. They hoped Da Qin would share the mecha technology for free."
The Emperor of Qin coughed and said, pretending not to see the frantic winks from the envoys of the eight nations.
"What?! Share for free???"
Li Xiaotian exclaimed, his expression instantly turning grim.
"Boom!" The aura of a late-stage Emperor-level expert erupted instantly, filling the entire room with a terrifying, suffocating sensation.
"Bang bang bang!!!" At the same time, the envoys of the eight nations were forced to their knees by the immense pressure.
"Our Da Qin sacrificed countless research heroes to develop mecha technology, and you expect us to share it for free? Do you think Da Qin is easily bullied now? Or do you have a overlord behind you, allowing you to disregard Da Qin?!"
Li Xiaotian glared, looking at the envoys of the eight nations with a hint of coldness.
Upon hearing this, the envoys of the eight nations inwardly cried out in misery. Easily bullied? Who in the world didn't know that Da Qin had risen? They had struck fear into the hearts of the Western Border Alliance.
An overlord? Even if they had an overlord, they wouldn't dare to oppose Da Qin. Da Qin had killed an overlord; their head was still hanging on the city wall.
"Xiaotian, do not be rude to the envoys of the various nations."
The Emperor of Qin, unable to suppress his laughter, admonished Li Xiaotian with a stern face.
"Rude? These people are here to freeload. I suspect they aren't envoys from their respective countries at all, but impostors. Your Majesty Qin, hand them over to me, and I'll investigate their true identities. I don't believe the eight great nations would do something so shameless."
Li Xiaotian seemed to disregard the Emperor of Qin's words, his face flushed with anger. He stood up, as if intending to have the envoys of the eight nations taken away.
Seeing this, the envoys of the eight nations immediately panicked. Hand them over to Li Xiaotian? Would they still be alive?
"Lord Dragon King, it's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. We never asked Da Qin to share the mecha technology for free. Our previous discussion was just a joke."
The envoy from the United States of America gritted his teeth and spoke, regretting that he hadn't considered Li Xiaotian when they came earlier. The Emperor of Qin and Da Qin were benevolent; perhaps they could have gotten away with it before.
But now Da Qin had Li Xiaotian. Li Xiaotian didn't care about international influence or anything like that. Besides, what international influence was there now? Who cared about that?
"Yes, Lord Dragon King, Emperor Qin. Our words just now are all void. We are indeed envoys from our respective countries, not impostors, we are genuine."
"Lord Dragon King, please calm your anger. We are sincerely here to purchase Da Qin's mecha technology and have absolutely no intention of freeloading."
The envoys of the eight nations spoke one after another, their hearts filled with fear. Their previous plan had failed. The most important thing now was to save their lives. As for paying to purchase the mecha technology, they would buy it. Originally, their respective countries had prepared to bleed heavily.
"That's more like it. Let me clarify in advance, Da Qin only accepts payment in the form of Beast Emperor-level corpses, or other heavenly and earthly treasures. As for gold and currency, we do not accept them!"
Li Xiaotian retracted his aura, pouting. These people were indeed difficult; he had to scare them first.
"Beast Emperor-level corpses!!! Heavenly and earthly treasures!!!"
The envoys of the eight nations widened their eyes upon hearing this. Where were they supposed to get those? Their respective countries were in dire straits, some had even lost their territories, let alone their armies.
Asking them to produce Beast Emperor-level corpses and heavenly and earthly treasures, they simply couldn't!
"Lord Dragon King, could we exchange for something else? The core technology of my United States of America's thermal weapons, rare metals, and so on, can all be used as exchange items."
The envoy from the United States of America spoke.
"Oh, Smi Da. Lord Dragon King, my Little Korea has been a friendly nation to Da Qin since ancient times, helping each other. How about this, my Little Korea is willing to become a vassal state of Da Qin in exchange for Da Qin's mecha technology?"
"Dragon King, my Great Sun Empire is willing to exchange ancient artifacts of Da Qin, or beautiful women. We truly cannot produce Beast Emperor-level corpses."
The envoys of various countries spoke, regretting not having negotiated properly with the Emperor of Qin earlier. If the Emperor of Qin had been in charge, perhaps they would have paid a smaller price.
"So you mean you don't have Beast Emperor-level corpses? Then how can we trade? There's no sincerity at all. What core technology, artifacts, or women? Do you think Da Qin needs these now?"
Li Xiaotian's voice grew colder as he looked at the Emperor of Qin. They exchanged glances.
"Ahem, Xiaotian, the situation of the various countries is not very good right now, and Beast Emperor-level corpses are indeed a bit difficult for them. Perhaps we can lower the conditions a bit. After all, I am willing to sell the mecha technology this time not to make money for Da Qin, but simply to help the various countries."
The Emperor of Qin spoke, signaling Li Xiaotian with his eyes that it was enough. With Li Xiaotian's appearance this time, he believed these envoys would behave themselves afterwards, and Da Qin would get what it wanted.
The envoys of the eight nations also looked at Li Xiaotian with hopeful eyes, nervously awaiting the conditions Li Xiaotian would set. They truly couldn't meet them.
"Alas, Your Majesty Qin is right. After all, our Da Qin establishes diplomatic relations with various countries based on the principle of friendly mutual assistance, and we cannot push our friendly nations too hard."
Li Xiaotian nodded slightly, a hint of disdain flashing in his heart, and then continued.
"Then I will listen to Your Majesty Qin. I don't understand this transaction, and I am only the First Commander of Da Qin's War Department. By rights, I shouldn't be in charge of this matter."