Chapter 3102 Didn't Pay Attention
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Lisan Universe indeed accepted giving Garisan their Werdlem Treasures... but not all of them. They reached an agreement that only the Werdlem Hexahedron would be given to Garisan.
As one can imagine, Garisan didn't want only one. But, in the end, it was still a Werdlem Empire Treasure. Something that they couldn't simply obtain any time they wanted. Lisan was willing to take their chances and let Garisan leave rather than give up all their Werdlem Treasures. The reason was pretty simple. Not only could they not use the mass teleportation the twins used before, but they were too weak after the war. If they gave everything to Garisan, Garisan could easily turn against them. At that moment, there would be nothing else that could be done. Garisan then put a few extra terms on top of the Werdlem Hexahedron, including the addition of many of their own experts into Lisan Universe. Garisan wanted to make sure Lisan Universe understood that they were the ones in command. Lisan would join them as a Vassal Universe, and as a Vassal Universe, they had to act like. It goes without saying that Lisan also put their terms on the table, but they accepted Garisan being considered the one in control of Lisan Universe. Above all, the various Semi-Celestials of Lisan Universe still had hope to learn more about the Celestial Realm. And with Garisan as their allies, they would get access to that information.
Rean heard all of that and couldn't help but ask. "So... does that mean the experts in Lisan are now Garisan Citizens?"
Kentucky confirmed. "That's pretty much it. In the years you have been gone, many of the Garisan Experts took positions in the various powers of Lisan. Of course, they did not get control over the Soul Gem Dimensional Realm, but they were allowed to use it."
Kentucky then accessed his Pocket Dimensional Realm... or so he tried. "Shit! I can't control my Spatial Powers anymore!"
"Obviously," Rean shrugged. "You are a Stage Six Demon Beast, so how could you? What was it that you wanted to take out?"
"My ID card from Garisan," Kentucky explained.
The entire Lisan Universe was then added to the Garisan Empire's network. Of course, there are plenty of planets back in Lisan that still haven't received any cultivators. A universe is that big, after all. The planet the twins are on at the moment was like this twenty thousand years ago before the Werdlem Empire finally appeared. And the Werdlem Empire had conquered this Universe much, much longer ago.
Roan's expression relaxed a bit after hearing that. "They better not."
Kentucky then scratched the back of his head before speaking the next part. "However, they were pretty affected by your deaths... Calina and Qia especially."
"Don't worry," Rean spoke with confidence. "Those girls are strong. The very fact Qia returned to work with Circuitry Formations proves it. Besides, we won't be gone for long."
Kentucky had his doubts. "We won't? The Charybdis said to only come back in the Celestial Realm, and we are nowhere near that."
"Well... at least we won't have problems with our breakthroughs," Rean tried to see the positives.
Roan changed the topic there. "What about Soul Gem? Did he say anything to you after we were gone? He is definitely involved. Perhaps he did something suspicious or similar?"
Kentucky pondered a bit but shook his head in the end. "All I can say for sure is that he fought very hard to get the best terms possible for our Lisan Universe. Other than that, I don't think he did anything out of the ordinary. Of course, he is Soul Gem, so you never know what he might be doing in the shadows."
"In the shadows?" Rean asked back.
"Yes," Kentucky continued. "After the negotiations were concluded, he pretty much disappeared from public sight. I can... could still contact him through the Communication Badges at any time, but I had no idea where he went. I simply didn't pay attention to it."