"At this moment, the Creator·Devourer replied to Su Mo in a low voice, "There's nothing to say. It can only be said that the winner is king, the loser is villainized!"

"Wait, are you saying that the old man lost before? Who was the winner then?"

Su Mo asked in shock.

"Look at who's standing high now, naturally that's who won."

The Creator·Devourer replied with some emotion.

"This, wait, after all this, are you saying it was just infighting among themselves?"

Su Mo suddenly thought of something and asked in surprise.

"I don't know, don't ask me."

The Creator·Devourer replied with some impatience, as if recalling some unpleasant memories.

"Okay, I won't say anything. Let's go."

Seeing Xiao Shi's patience reaching its limit, Su Mo said with a chuckle as he walked out.

Xiao Shi didn't reply to Su Mo, but fell silent.

Soon after, Su Mo left the residence and came to the street, strolling leisurely.

The street seemed unusually deserted, with few figures to be seen, but the number of patrolling guards had increased significantly.

Su Mo frowned slightly. It hadn't been long, but the atmosphere of the entire Star Ring City had changed.

Just as he passed a corner, he keenly overheard the hushed conversation of two civilians.

"Hey, I still don't understand what City Lord Icarus is thinking."

"The negative energy tide is so severe, with personnel mutations and heavy casualties everywhere. And the external monster tides are surging, making it so dangerous to go out, you could die at any moment. Yet, Icarus still wants us to mine and produce at high intensity."

"I feel like she's gone mad, completely disregarding our lives."

"Hmph, I said long ago, she's an extremely selfish person, she only cares about her own interests, not even willing to ease up a little."

"Hey! What can we do? We're powerless to resist?"

"How can we resist? She keeps putting pressure on all the countries. If they don't meet the standards, they'll be severely punished. Now our country is passing the pressure on to us."

......

Su Mo's heart grew heavier. He said to the Creator·Devourer in a low voice.

"The situation is worse than I thought. Everyone is very resentful."

"Hmph, if someone forced you to work and go out constantly in a dangerous state, you would also be very resentful."

The Creator·Devourer replied coldly.

"True."

Su Mo pondered for a moment, and felt that Xiao Shi's words made sense.

Just then, Su Mo's electronic wristband vibrated, and a message popped up.

Su Mo was slightly stunned. He clicked on the message and fell into thought.

"What's wrong?"

The Creator·Devourer asked in a low voice.

"Qian Chengxue sent a message saying that there's a special visitor and we need to go back."

Su Mo said simply to Xiao Shi.

"Okay."

The Creator·Devourer replied in a low voice.

"Let's go."

Su Mo quickened his pace.

......

Late at night.

Immortal Blade, Hangar 1.

Su Mo drove the Mad-Eye Reinhoek at high speed, landing smoothly in the designated location.

He opened the cockpit and jumped down.

At this moment, Qian Chengxue greeted him and said.

"Su Mo, you're back."

"Where's the person?"

"They're temporarily arranged in the waiting hall. I wanted to let him rest first, but he insisted on waiting for you."

Qian Chengxue briefly told Su Mo.

"I understand, you should go and rest, I'll go and meet him."

Su Mo nodded slightly.

"Su Mo, could the visitor have bad intentions?"

Qian Chengxue was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, it's okay, you go and rest, don't think so much, there are still many things to be busy with later."

Su Mo comforted her softly.

"Okay."

Qian Chengxue nodded slightly.

......

Immortal Blade, waiting hall.

An old man with white hair, hale and hearty, wearing a swallow-tailed coat, sat quietly on a chair.

He waited patiently.

At this moment, Su Mo walked in. He looked at the old man in front of him and said politely.

"Mr. Engeita, we meet again."

The person sitting on the chair was none other than Engeita, dispatched by the Machine Corpse Empire. Seeing Su Mo walking over, he quickly got up and bowed gracefully to Su Mo.

"Lord Su Mo."

"No need to be so polite, sit down!"

Su Mo walked straight to Engeita and sat down.

Engeita nodded with a smile, then sat down and said politely to Su Mo.

"Please forgive me for disturbing you so abruptly."

"Just tell me what's going on."

Su Mo replied simply.

"Lord Su Mo is indeed a straightforward person, then I won't be polite. I'm here on behalf of the Machine Corpse Empire, and my purpose is very simple, which is to purchase the damaged fortress that you dragged back. My Machine Corpse Empire is willing to pay a high price."

Engeita respectfully explained his intentions.

Su Mo tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest, then said to Engeita with a serious face.

"Mr. Engeita, let me be honest."

"Please do!"

"I really treat you as a friend, that's why I'm meeting you. To put it bluntly, if the Machine Corpse Empire had sent someone else, I might not have even met them."

Su Mo said in a low voice.

"Thank you, Lord Su Mo, it's my honor."

Engeita was also very grateful.

Su Mo then said to Engeita, "As a friend, I won't beat around the bush with you. I won't sell this fortress, not because of the price, nor because I have any objections to the Machine Corpse Empire. It's because the world is becoming more and more turbulent, and nothing is more important than weapons. You should understand that, right?"

Hearing Su Mo's words, Engeita showed a wry smile, and he said to Su Mo.

"Lord Su Mo is right, I actually guessed the result before I came. I didn't have any hope. The reason why I came to disturb you was more to fulfill the task assigned by the higher-ups."

"Well, but having said that, although the fortress is out of the question, I sincerely want to make you my friend. Although this matter can't be done, we can cooperate on other matters."

Su Mo nodded slightly. The reason why he had such a good impression of Engeita was because this old man was very wise and knew when to advance and retreat.

Hearing Su Mo's words, Engeita showed a hint of surprise and joy, and he asked curiously.

"Lord Su Mo, what do you want to cooperate with me on?"

Su Mo smiled and said, "I want to purchase 1,000 antimatter missiles from your country."

"1,000 missiles, this..."

Engeita was also a little uneasy.

Su Mo then interrupted Engeita and continued, "Don't worry, I don't plan to buy them with star coins, I'm using Grade 6 rare ore to buy them."

"Grade 6 rare ore? Did I hear you right, what kind?"

Engeita became even more uneasy. If he were to purchase with star coins, then this deal would most likely not be successful. But the situation with Grade 6 rare ore is different. This is definitely hard currency, and the Machine Corpse Empire's shortage in this area is astronomical.