"It’s truly a magical area!" Jia Yan glanced around the vicinity, which had appeared twisted from the outside, but now, from a traditional path of travel, it seemed as if it was normal space, and the outside that was distorted.
Of course, if one were to look at the trajectory of the battleships, one would find that they were not flying in a straight line, but only seemed to be flying straight.
In the pursuing fleet behind them, Lord Rong Bo looked on in surprise at the Giant Mosquito Fleet emerging from the Distorted Space, his expression inevitably revealing shock.
"The Commander of the Giant Mosquito Fleet must be an extraordinarily talented individual, to have so quickly found a viable flight path through our movement patterns. He’s simply a genius! However, they shouldn’t have appeared; their current route is the same as ours, and their movements can easily be predicted. Now, our attacks can easily hit them!"
"Before that, I want to communicate with Jia Yan once more. This is Distorted Space, and if a battle breaks out here, I can’t control his death. I must try again to see if he’s willing to cooperate!"
Inside the battleship, Jia Yan suddenly heard the communicator’s voice.
"Lord, Lord Rong Bo is making another request to communicate, still desiring a direct dialogue with you. Would you like to respond or not?"
"Another communication? Didn’t I just make my intentions clear to this guy?" Jia Yan was somewhat surprised by the other’s persistence, but he wouldn’t waste the opportunity to buy time. If Kama could quickly analyze the distortion patterns of this galaxy, there was a chance for them to escape.
After receiving Jia Yan’s consent, a video message was transmitted into Jia Yan’s battleship.
"Lord Jia Yan, did you really deceive me with words?" As soon as the purple Monster saw Jia Yan’s face, he stared intensely at Jia Yan’s Compound Eyes, with a hint of anger in his tone.
"Give it a rest, Lord Rong Bo. Let’s be clear, we are both battle creatures; isn’t our philosophy to stop at nothing for victory? Do you really think that I, having grown to this point, would be foolish enough to trust you readily?" It seemed that Jia Yan’s anger flared even more, as if he wanted to cut off the communication immediately, a departure from the previous tactic of delay.
"Very well, tell me what you want. I’ll lay it out here: unless you’re willing to reveal the secrets of Promotion, I won’t let your fleet go!" Lord Rong Bo spoke candidly, directly addressing Jia Yan.
Jia Yan could feel the intensity of this being’s desire for the so-called Promotion information, which was frighteningly profound. However, Jia Yan noted that other Strong Ones he had encountered were the same; they had longed for the chance to Promote for so long, without any possibility, which led to such desperate longing.
As for Jia Yan himself, due to the uniqueness of his form, the Talent of an Evolutionary Creature was exceptional. Even though he was just as clueless about the upcoming Promotion, he had no doubts about his ability to reach Stellar level; and thus, he could not truly empathize with the Strong Ones’ yearning.
"Lord Rong Bo, as you know, I am a Strong One who honors my promises. I once promised that great being not to reveal his method of Promotion to anyone. If you ask me to do so now, wouldn’t that be putting me in a difficult position?" Jia Yan stated calmly.
He had grown somewhat accustomed to fabricating tales of the so-called ’great being,’ as if such a great existence really existed.
"Lord Jia Yan, I must say, you really are a greedy individual. I have some information that might be useful to you; how about we trade?" Lord Rong Bo declared loudly from the screen.
"What information?" Jia Yan’s eyes flashed with a dark light as he inquired coolly.
"It’s about the Chaos stone. I’ve heard that you caused quite a commotion in the Desolate Star System for just a bit of Chaos stone. I have information about a cache of them, not just a small amount, but a large region far surpassing the one in the Desolate Star System. How about it, will we trade?"
"Chaos stone?" Jia Yan was taken aback.
He knew the significance of the Chaos stone; aside from himself, other Strong Ones also harbored a great desire to mine it. Because when properly processed, the stone could become part of some powerful metals, or even a little could significantly strengthen weapons and battleships. Most battleships incorporated this material, making it a crucial strategic resource.
However, Jia Yan had already harvested Chaos stone, and now, for him, aside from its financial impact, it held no further allure.
"I apologize, Lord Rong Bo, but as you know, the secret of Promotion can’t be traded for mere information about the Chaos stone. Furthermore, I doubt that if you knew where it was, you wouldn’t have mined it yourself, suggesting that it’s not an easy area to extract from. So, I won’t trade. I hope you come up with something more significant..." Jia Yan shook his head, his face revealing no sign of temptation.
"Damn it, don’t forget, it’s me who’s hunting you!" Lord Rong Bo bellowed, his gaze filled with an intense murderous intent.