I Don't Agree to the Terms-Chapter 1087 - 571: Alliance of Protagonist and Antagonist (Part 2)

"Next, if we want to devour this world, we have to consider the issue of the Destructive Frost."

Gu Shanhai wasn't actually worried that the Destructive Frost would cause any turmoil in his stomach. Without the presence of the Magic Power Tides, the Destructive Frost's power actually isn't that frightening.

The main issue is within the Celestial Body World cluster, where the Magic Power Tides are the source of the Transcendence, and annoyingly this source also brings along two rooted scourges, with destruction accompanying the arrival of the Transcendence, which is very problematic.

What he worried about was if he devours too many of these frozen worlds, would the Destructive Frost take shape within him.

After all, the ability of the Destructive Frost to specifically target worlds isn't easy for Gu Shanhai to digest, hence it would take some time.

Thus, devouring too many worlds will lead to numerous issues.

"Forget it, let's eat first then talk."

Gu Shanhai figured that at worst, he could just vomit out the Destructive Frost later.

Yes, he could vomit it out; he's unlike the worlds within the Celestial Body World cluster, which can't effectively guard against and handle the Destructive Frost due to the Magic Power Tides.

The reason he isn't willing to vomit it out is because, after all, the Destructive Frost can be consumed; the downside is difficulty in digestion.

Gu Shanhai has no relationship with the Magic Power Tides, nor does he care about it, let alone regard it as the source of his Transcendence, hence he can easily expel the Destructive Frost from within.

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"The Jade Tree wants to cooperate with me to resist the impending Eternal Winter?" Ruben's mountain-like body trembled slightly as he looked at the woman in the distance and asked.

Now it's a woman, but it definitely wasn't before, absolutely was an earnest man.

"Yes, if we don't join forces, you and I will definitely die in this winter." As a sub-body, even though it retained the original character, it was controlled by the Jade Tree as the main body. Now, it's the Jade Tree itself controlling this sub-body.

"You seem to know something." A gleam flashed in Ruben's eyes, followed by the burst of the King of Kings' aura, forcibly suppressing the spreading infection from the sub-body, and he warned: "Stop your petty actions, or I won't be able to resist crushing you."

"Just minor issues, you're not affected anyway." The Jade Tree said with an unchanged expression.

"If this is your sincerity, then I'm ready to take action." Ruben didn't really think too much, sincerity is something that can be seen, not just spoken, moreover, he wasn't in the mood to bicker with the Jade Tree now.

Winter is coming, the whole world cannot escape.

As the Jade Tree said, cooperation can indeed provide the greatest safeguard, yet prior to this, they were enemies, and adversaries who were locked in fierce battle.

An enemy suddenly suggesting cooperation to weather the storm would make anyone cautious.

Moreover, just moments ago, the enemy was still making minor maneuvers.

With Ruben's current intelligence, he wouldn't consider it a test or have any profound meaning, he would simply think the other party was provoking him, and the reason for not acting immediately might be the concern that the opponent had some backup plan.

"You really can rely on your King of Kings bloodline to resist, even dispel and wipe out the meme infection, as such it's clear you and I might be products of the same existence." The Jade Tree's probing wasn't meant to deliberately provoke Ruben but to verify.

"The same existence? My King of Kings bloodline was passed down from my ancestors, how could it be from the same source as yours." Ruben sneered, not believing the Jade Tree's words at all.

"But your ancestor's bloodline isn't the King of Kings, rather it's the Blood Orchid Flying Snake bloodline." The Jade Tree said with a strange expression.

He had assimilated numerous nobles, from their memories he saw the heritage of various nobles, although not deeply recorded, it was mentioned.

Combining other noble bloodlines, titles, fiefs, etc., he derived a pattern, that all noble bloodlines were Extraordinary Wizards bloodlines formed by combining animal and plant. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

And Ruben's King of Kings bloodline not only didn't exist and was fake, since it didn't match any current bloodline, the only possibility in such a situation was it was artificially created.

"Are you insulting my ancestors?" Ruben's chest filled with rage up to his head, he stood up abruptly, the aura that had been dissipating became tangible.

The Jade Tree wasn't the least bit flustered, as long as Ruben didn't act immediately, it meant there's room for discussion, otherwise if it had truly fallen apart, Ruben would have punched him, turning this sub-body into pulp, and then it would be too late to say anything.

"You seemed to have sensed something long ago?" The Jade Tree asked calmly.

"My intuition tells me you're not lying." Ruben spoke with displeasure; since it wasn't a lie, it must be the truth, and he then sat back down, the massive weight and size making the chair behave oddly, yet it held strong with no issues whatsoever.

"Actually, I suspect your creation was specifically designed to counter me, in order to maintain balance." The Jade Tree wasn't foolish, let alone after merging with so many people, the myriad of mental impacts indeed made his temper odd, but accordingly, it also gathered all the wisdom of the people he merged with.

Nobles or ordinary people aren't stupid, merely their era and environments imposed constraints, after numerous memories were integrated into the Jade Tree, such constraints were greatly reduced.

Automatically they deduced some truths.

"Really, do you have any suspects?" Ruben didn't bother with the Jade Tree's tests, as it was meaningless.

"Yes, Hogwarts Witchcraft Academy." The Jade Tree didn't intend to conceal this, however, upon stating this, he also added: "Our goal isn't this mysterious academy, survival is our main priority."

"I know, I don't even know where this academy is, how could I possibly cause trouble for it." Ruben wasn't foolish, he didn't plan on real action, with his current intelligence he long forgot about the Hogwarts Witchcraft Academy, it only seemed vaguely familiar, needing time to recall.

Within the Jade Tree's sphere, Hogwarts Witchcraft Academy seemed more significant, while for Ruben and the nobles here, it wasn't regarded at all, firstly because it disappeared from public view, and secondly because they inherently considered them as sewer rats.

If truly powerful, they wouldn't hide away, rather appear openly like the Jade Tree, even marking where the old haven was.

Being mighty, so there's nothing to fear.

Such hiding to the point of disappearance naturally made the nobles look down upon them.

"So, what do you think of our cooperation?" The Jade Tree asked the main point directly, he knew with Ruben's nature, he'd either agree or not, there wouldn't be any pretense or deliberate delays.

Asking straightforwardly was better than being tactful or testing.

"What can you offer me?" Ruben meant he agreed, although he also realized the Jade Tree wanted the nobles and all humans.

Ruben could offer that, given that he never really cared about these matters, only concerning himself and his family.

"I know your mother is collecting various talents, be it doctors or carpenters, my sub-body can fulfill these roles, even as servants."

"And after my transformation, I and my sub-body can survive without food, thereby greatly reducing food expenses, enabling your family to live better during the winter."

"If necessary, I can even cultivate herbs, grains, and more."

"Collaborating with me equates to collaborating with countless people."

"I need your strength as a guarantee, and you need my power to provide a comfortable living environment for your family during the winter."

The Jade Tree bluntly laid out its conditions. As for serving which might debase oneself? Among those he merged were not just nobles, but also slaves, commoners, and their number was even larger. Under the integration of these thoughts, he didn't see any issue here, the main matter was roping in a strong ally to advance and retreat together.

Moreover, it's his sub-body doing the hard work, not him.

"Alright, I agree." Upon hearing the terms, Ruben naturally agreed without hesitation.