Chapter 960 - 449: Ancestral Blood, the Sealed Ancient Dragon Power
From the Executor’s words, one could deduce that at the very least, the Polar Star Association was unaware of the new divine edict recorded on the stele, and similarly, the Stars Gods supporting them from the shadows might not know either.
Otherwise, if they knew the Abyss wished to be a hands-off manager, planning to hand over both Authorities to the ’Son of the Abyss’ for a backstabbing strike, they would not have made such foolish remarks about the third war of gods.
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[You didn’t immediately agree to the request for an alliance, but instead spoke indifferently, ’Executor,’ if you wish to form an alliance and have visited the Underworld Abyss to meet me, why have you come empty-handed, without any ’sincerity’?]
[The ’Executor,’ confident of victory, knew you would surely agree to the alliance, otherwise the rest of the Demon Clan might start to have reservations about you.]
[However, it did not anticipate that you would completely ignore convention and publicly demand benefits at this critical juncture...]
[The ’Executor’ quickly realized the crux of the matter after a moment’s thought; the current negotiation situation was entirely in its favor, while you, the ’Son of the Abyss,’ were at a disadvantage. Even if you were reluctant, you would have to agree to the alliance under the collective will of the many demons.]
[Although forming an alliance was beneficial for both parties, it didn’t grant you the choice, compromising your dignity, and naturally, you felt unable to save face.]
[Now, by demanding benefits, you were ostensibly trying to make it suffer a loss to turn the tables, but in reality, you were looking for a way to gracefully concede and agree to the alliance under the guise of gain.]