Chapter 2869: Chapter 915
"Wait a minute!"
After that thought arose in his mind, Zhou Tian not only stopped his actions against the Burrow Spider God but also called for a pause.
Faced with such a situation, the Burrow Spider God was taken aback, after all, Zhou Tian seemed to have the upper hand. In such a situation where he had the opportunity to take it down in one move, Zhou Tian chose to hold back, which naturally surprised the Burrow Spider God.
If the Burrow Spider God had the advantage, it’s likely that no matter how much Zhou Tian shouted, it wouldn’t have stopped its actions. But since Zhou Tian had the advantage at that moment, and the Burrow Spider God did not know Zhou Tian’s situation, seeing Zhou Tian about to take it down and then suddenly calling for a pause, it couldn’t continue attacking Zhou Tian even for the sake of taking a breather.
"What do you want to say?"
"Do you want to cooperate?"
"What?"
"I said, do you want to cooperate with me?" Without seeming to notice the other’s reaction, Zhou Tian proposed, "I come from another world, one more advanced than yours, and my purpose here is to help my world annex yours. I believe you have already felt it! As a being of integration, your strength has been decreasing, indicating that my world is steadily annexing yours. It’s only a matter of time before your world is annexed by mine. As things stand, if we reach the end, as a strongman of this world, you will inevitably need to be eliminated. Your only hope for survival is to cooperate with me!"
After hearing Zhou Tian’s words, the Burrow Spider God fell silent.
If it could, the Burrow Spider God would certainly not want to let Zhou Tian go, considering the losses Zhou Tian caused their Burrow Spider clan. With what Zhou Tian had done, it’s unlikely anyone would want to let him go.
But the problem at hand was that, although the Burrow Spider God hated Zhou Tian to the core, it could clearly sense that Zhou Tian’s words might not be 100% correct, but they were likely accurate. After all, the changes within itself were undeniable, and aside from Zhou Tian’s explanation, it couldn’t think of any other possibilities.
Precisely because it believed Zhou Tian’s words might be true, the Burrow Spider God felt conflicted. After all, cooperating with its sworn enemy was hard to accept, regardless of anything else.
Of course, Zhou Tian never thought his idea would be impossible to achieve. No matter the losses inflicted upon the Burrow Spider clan, as long as everything he said was true, Zhou Tian didn’t believe the Burrow Spider God would insist on being his enemy because of past events.
In fact, Zhou Tian’s thinking wasn’t wrong, as after he set things in place, the Burrow Spider God’s reaction was as Zhou Tian expected. After hearing Zhou Tian’s words, it was conflicted for a long time and couldn’t refuse.
Clearly, while the Burrow Spider God couldn’t say it didn’t care about the interests of its race, it prioritized its own benefit over the interests of the entire clan. So as long as Zhou Tian could provide significant benefits, enough to overlook the clan’s losses, then even cooperating with Zhou Tian was acceptable to the Burrow Spider God.
Thus, although it was conflicted for a while, the Burrow Spider God’s choice didn’t surprise Zhou Tian. However, despite the Burrow Spider God already approving Zhou Tian’s proposal, they still needed to negotiate about the benefits.
Even if collaboration with or defection to Zhou Tian became necessary, the Burrow Spider God would still try to secure greater benefits for itself as conditions permitted. After all, everyone desires advantages, and when there’s a chance to gain more benefits from the same actions, who would refuse offered benefits?
Thus...
"I believe what you say is true, but if we cooperate, what do I gain?"
Upon hearing the Burrow Spider God’s words, Zhou Tian immediately smiled. As things reached this point, Zhou Tian could basically affirm that his plan was successful.
Such words indicated the Burrow Spider God was ready to concede, and once things reached this stage, all Zhou Tian needed to do was gain the Burrow Spider God’s approval. As for what benefits to offer the other side, that’s another matter, but overall, this cooperation should proceed without any surprises.
