Chapter 199 I Need Your Help

"I need you to help me put on a show, to make this look more realistic." The Gale Apostle spoke, very seriously. "Li Tianran isn't so easily fooled. In his eyes, I'm already struggling in the ancient civilization. Taking the core crystal and leaving the ancient civilization safely shouldn't be so simple, at least not particularly smooth..."

The other three apostles, upon hearing this, asked, "What do you want us to do?"

"When I leave, choose to hunt me down… It would be best to chase me all the way to the human defense line, creating a bloody battle to make Li Tianran see how big the 'gap' between us really is!" The Gale Apostle paused, then made another suggestion, "In addition, you have to cooperate with me and help me gain merit on Gale Breath Island, quickly gaining Li Tianran's approval and trust. Only then will my position be more stable, and only then can I make Li Tianran lower his guard against me."

"Only in this way will my autonomy on Gale Breath Island become greater and greater, and I will be able to cooperate with you more smoothly in the future!"

"You mean, let us suffer some losses in exchange for your position on Gale Breath Island…" the Ocean Apostle asked, "What do you want us to sacrifice? Resources? Territory? The lives of our followers?"

"Anything is fine, but the weight must be heavy, otherwise it will be difficult to gain Li Tianran's trust," the Gale Apostle nodded.

The Night Apostle and the Ocean Apostle remained silent.

The Star Apostle, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke, a bright and mocking smile on its face, "Something of great weight? Our lives are the heaviest. Why don't you choose one of us three to be killed by you? In that case, you'd probably be able to sit on equal footing with Li Tianran on Gale Breath Island!"

"If you are willing to sacrifice your life for our future, I have no objection!" The Gale Apostle turned to look at the Star Apostle, retorting with extreme sharpness.

The last time the Gale Apostle's cave was destroyed, although the three apostles were secretly manipulating behind the scenes, as the one who took action, the Star Apostle still incurred the Gale Apostle's strongest resentment.

Now, after only a few words, the atmosphere between the two was already filled with gunpowder.

"We agree with you." Just as the atmosphere between the Gale Apostle and the Star Apostle became increasingly tense, almost about to break out into a fight, the Ocean Apostle and the Night Apostle forcibly squeezed between the two, stopping the impending battle. "Let's work out a detailed plan…"

Seeing this, the battle intent rising on the Gale Apostle gradually dissipated.

And the Star Apostle also chose to remain silent, expressionless.

After half an hour of discussion, the four apostles finally worked out a specific plan.

Just before the Gale Apostle left, the Ocean Apostle suddenly stopped it, saying meaningfully, "Gale, we are willing to sacrifice some things to elevate your position on Gale Breath Island, but don't let us down."

"Don't forget your identity and mission."

The Ocean Apostle paused, then said in an almost joking tone, "If your position on Gale Breath Island becomes higher and higher, you won't end up taking the play seriously, really joining Li Tianran's camp, and becoming our enemy, will you?"

Hearing the Ocean Apostle's almost direct questioning, the Gale Apostle turned around and said very seriously, "Even if my position on Gale Breath Island becomes higher and higher, I will not join Li Tianran's camp! I will look for opportunities to take everything from him! Then return to the ancient civilization and become the new overlord!"

"At that time, you will all become my subordinates!"

Hearing the Gale Apostle's rude and offensive words, the three apostles not only did not get angry, but were completely relieved.

"Alright, Gale, go! We will do our best to cooperate with you…"

"We expect you to play a miraculous role in the future two civilization war!"

The Gale Apostle flapped its wings and flew away.

The three great apostles watched the Gale Apostle's departing figure. The Star Apostle said, "Do you really believe what it said? I don't think it will ever come back after it runs away!"

"I always feel that sending it to Gale Breath Island as a spy is not as good as letting it lead a team to act as a vanguard!"

The Ocean Apostle heard this, and its three huge heads shook, obviously disagreeing with the Star Apostle's view. "Technological weapons are about to be revived. Li Tianran's Kunlun Battleship and Sky Citadel don't have much weaker firepower than us, and there is also a triangular tower of unknown allegiance."

"We may not have much of an advantage in war! Moreover, after the revival of technological weapons, the importance of individual combat power will be greatly reduced. Even apostles will not be able to play a big role in the future battlefield. Even if we are as strong as you and me, we cannot resist a few laser cannons!"

"Even if the Gale Apostle is sent to be a vanguard, how many human cities can it take down for us after the full revival of technological weapons?"

"But if it is placed on Gale Breath Island, the meaning is completely different."

"Every apostle is a king who once stood at the peak of power. It will never be willing to be inferior to Li Tianran. Even if it holds a grudge against us, it will never be of one mind with Li Tianran. Just like it said, as long as it has the opportunity, it will definitely cause huge chaos on Gale Breath Island and seize everything from Li Tianran!"

After the Ocean Apostle finished speaking, the Night Apostle and the Star Apostle stopped talking.

The Gale Apostle's infiltration into Gale Breath Island as an "undercover" agent was a decision they made after careful consideration, because even as apostles, even after the revival of technological weapons, they did not have much hope of defeating Li Tianran on the frontal battlefield.

Now, Li Tianran's firepower is not weaker than that of the ancient civilization.

The Kunlun Battleship, Gale Breath Island, and Sky Citadel combined can almost contend with the firepower of the three great apostles.

It would have been better if the Gale Apostle's Miracle architecture had not been destroyed, but since the battle in the great desert, the strength of the Gale tribe has plummeted, and they can no longer serve as a pillar in the ancient civilization to exert force on the battlefield!

In order to prepare for the future and gain an advantage in the wars to come, the apostles had no choice but to make other choices.

"The development speed of the human race is really too fast… The ways we used to use violent warfare to exterminate other races are difficult to implement on this race," the Ocean Apostle said, "We can only try a different approach, hoping it will have an effect."

…

Above the sea.

Li Tianran sat on the deck, deep in thought.

Although he had temporarily completed cooperative negotiations with the Gale Apostle, he always felt that this matter was somewhat unrealistic and could not determine its authenticity.

Was the Gale Apostle sincerely seeking cooperation, or was it using cooperation as an excuse to achieve some purpose?

Li Tianran naturally did not know about the conversation between the four apostles that took place deep beneath the sea, nor did he know about the Gale Apostle's "undercover" plan. He was only analyzing the authenticity of the matter from the perspective of a leader.

Li Tianran is the leader of the entire human civilization, and every decision he makes will affect the future direction of human civilization, so no matter how normal something seems, he must analyze it with extreme caution.

"…" He glanced at Han Han, who was sitting in the distance, and resisted the urge to ask her thoughts.

During his conversation with the Gale Apostle just now, Han Han had not taken the initiative to interrupt, indicating that she was not interested in this matter at all.

Moreover, the true thoughts of an apostle are not so easily read!

Even if she is as strong as the Earth Apostle, she can easily defeat the other apostles, but she cannot arbitrarily browse their minds without contact and without letting the other party notice, as she can with an evolver!

"Has the relationship between ancient civilizations really deteriorated to this point? Is the Gale Apostle forced to choose to leave in order to save its life?" Li Tianran muttered to himself, "Although from all indications, the Gale Apostle has indeed acted alone many times at the risk of its own life, but… I always feel that there is something fishy about this."

The Gale Apostle had its followers attack freighters and attack Base 550, plundering resources, and from beginning to end, no other apostles came out to help it. From this perspective, its situation in the ancient civilization is indeed very difficult.

But who can guarantee that this is not deliberately putting on a show for him?