"Rustle~" Charles' boots made a strange sound as they stepped on the bumpy ground.
The crowd, surrounded by a large group of rats, looked vigilantly at the dark environment around them.
Charles and his friends have already stepped onto the meteorite road, and they are ready to head towards the "table" mentioned by the mouse.
"Snap" Charles opened the gold pocket watch with some paint peeling off, looked at it, and put it back into his arms.
Exactly two months have passed, and today is the time agreed with T. If the foundation agreed with T's suggestion, then their people should also be on this island now.
The island was not big, and after a while, Charles saw the table that Lily mentioned.
Next to the two black fighter jets, there was a square table with no signs of any human activity nearby.
The table appeared to be made of metal, and its silvery-white surface reflected the flashlight and was spotless.
There was only one thing on the table, a white tablet the size of two palms. The screen was pitch black and it looked like it was not turned on.
"Squeak... squeak~" Lily, who was sitting in the palm of Gretris's hand, raised her head and shouted. The mice quickly crawled in front of the tablet, checking for danger.
"There's no need to do this. If the Foundation really wants to, there are plenty of ways to do it. They won't do anything about it."
Charles walked to the table, extended his metal mechanical arm and picked up the tablet on the table.
When he lightly pressed the power button with his finger, the screen lit up. After the pleasant startup sound, a familiar yet unfamiliar person appeared in front of Charles.
"Captain, do you still remember me? I haven't seen you for so long, you shouldn't have forgotten me, right?"
Feuerbach, the former second mate of the Narwhal, appeared on the screen with his signature smile.
Looking at him, Charles didn't feel surprised. He said with a fake smile: "For such a big matter, the Foundation only sent you here? It seems that you have a very high status in the Foundation."
Feuerbach waved his hands modestly and said with a smile: "Captain, you are too kind. There is no such thing as high or low. We are all working towards the same goal. We have different divisions of labor, and there is no distinction between high and low."
"Let someone you can talk to come see me. I don't like talking to a messenger."
It is not a good sign that the other party does not even show up for the cooperation between the two parties.
"Don't worry, Captain. All members of the GK Council are watching you now. It's just that it's not convenient for them to come out and meet you right now."
Charles took a deep breath and said calmly: "Let's be frank. What is your attitude? Cooperation or non-cooperation?"
Hearing Charles' words, the hearts of all the crew members holding flashlights behind him were hanging.
"We agree to your request for cooperation. You are right. In this case, there is no need to enforce the confidentiality agreement. Because of you, the foundation's existence has been expanded throughout the Earth Sea." Feuerbach said after stretching.
There was no expression on Charles' face, but he clenched his right hand tightly, and his heart was suddenly filled with ecstasy. In this way, the two forces were combined into one, and the probability of saving the Earth Sea was greatly increased.
But before Charles could be happy for too long, Feuerbach continued, "But in exchange, we have a condition that you must agree to."
Charles was a little surprised. Since they were already cooperating, what conditions were there? With the Foundation's technology, everything that the Earthsea humans had should be easily available.
"Haha, you know what. There is one kind we don't have. That is your daughter, Shanshan. We have conducted the same breeding experiment many times and failed. She is simply a miracle."
When Charles heard the other party say this, his brows furrowed instantly, and alarm bells rang in his heart.
"Send your daughter to us. We need to run various tests on her. Of course, don't worry, this is absolutely safe and will not harm her at all."
Charles treated the last two sentences as complete nonsense. The Foundation's tests have never been safe.
"You need to make conditions for saving Dihai? The humans cooperating with Dihai have nothing to do with you? Is the purpose of your foundation for all mankind?" There was a hint of dissatisfaction in Charles' tone.
Feuerbach showed a trace of grievance on his face, "Captain, I'm just a clone delivering messages. It's useless for you to tell me these things."
As soon as he finished speaking, a metallic blue light flashed in his eyes. When he opened his mouth again, his voice became a metallic and magnetic voice that was half male and half female.
"Charles, you claim that you can sacrifice everything for Earthsea, so why are you hesitating now that it's your turn?"
"Yes, I can sacrifice everything for Dihai, but the premise is that I sacrifice for Dihai, not for you. Also, who are you?"
"I am K9." Feuerbach said with a smile on the screen.
"Impossible, 1,000 years ago, K9 had already merged with others to become the God of Light!" Charles asserted.
"K9 is just a title, just like your captain of the Narwhal. When you die, someone else will become the captain of the Narwhal."
The lovely face of Winky Winky flashed through Charles' mind. After thinking for a moment, he leaned forward and said, "K9, I agree to your terms, but you must send me the experimental project you want to do, and my people will conduct the experiment on Winky Winky, if your experiment is really harmless."
Feuerbach, who was controlled by K9, shook his head and said, "Governor Charles, you seem to not understand. In this situation, you are the ones begging me, not us begging you, so you did not put forward any conditions."
"You may think that you are helping us by looking for darkness? No, you are just causing us trouble."
"We never had any hope for you. In our eyes, you are just apes from the Stone Age. When 007 opened that door, we had already calculated the possible situation and took active actions for it, but you are still living in ignorance in Earthsea."
"Our time is precious. Please don't waste it. Please make your choice as soon as possible. Of course, you don't have to. After we deal with the dark matter, we will find a way to bring her back. But by that time, I'm afraid things won't be that simple."
K9's attitude was very tough and there was no room for negotiation.
Charles felt the gazes of the crew members behind him, as if needles were pricking his back, "I..."
"We don't agree!" A decisive voice sounded from behind him. It was Anna's voice.
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