"Your Highness."

"Hmm, straighten up. Where are you all from?"

These merchants revealed their hometowns: some came from the desert, some from the garden, and two from the northern plains.

Qin Che asked them, "What brings you here? Have you encountered any difficulties?"

"Your Highness, we are here on behalf of someone to negotiate with you."

"negotiation?"

Qin Che was taken aback and frowned as he looked at them.

The group of merchants remained expressionless and calm. Although they stood with their heads bowed in front of him, they gave Qin Che a familiar feeling.

"Hmph, who wants to negotiate with me?" Qin Che asked, leaning back in his chair.

"Please take a look at this letter, Your Highness."

The merchant handed it over to the gerbil, who then examined it and passed it on to Qin Che.

Qin Che didn't need to look; he had already sensed it in his heart.

The mind-reading ability did not detect any emotions in these merchants.

They are clones...

Qin Che didn't open the letter, but threw it on the table, shook his head and said, "Just say what you have to say. I don't like reading letters."

The merchants exchanged glances.

The leader said, "Your Highness, the war has reached its final stage. The Iron Beast Kingdom has sent someone to offer you a deal. If you can stand by and watch the Iron Beast army march south, the company will give you anything you want, including technology and various resources. You can propose the terms of the deal."

Qin Che sneered, "Did the company send you?"

The merchants remained silent.

Qin Che: "Do you know that Ed is dead? Pope Qiu personally killed him on the main battlefield. You also lost your advantage on the Hexi battlefield and lost fifty second-stage superhuman clones. It must be heartbreaking."

The merchants remained silent, only bowing their heads even lower.

Qin Che picked up the letter and threw it directly onto the carpet.

“I won’t kill you. It’s not new that clones have spies in the capital. We arrest a batch of them every month.”

"Go back and report to your company. If you want to fight, then fight. Don't play these games. Do you really think I care about your company's technology? You're just a bunch of old-world remnants. Wash your necks and wait. It won't be long before the Central Plains War ends, and we will be the victors."

The merchants left.

Qin Che sat in the chair and sneered.

The gerbil picked up the letter and glanced at it: "Your Highness, the conditions they have proposed are very generous."

Qin Che shook his head: "Then I wouldn't even consider it."

"There's a war going on on the Ice Plains right now, and new technologies are being discovered every month. The Leopard Court's forces haven't really entered the Central Plains battlefield yet. The company's attempt to bribe me is either a smokescreen or an attempt to incite infighting among us. Maybe Elder Qiu knows about it too."

"Or perhaps, they have become wary, after all, what I did on the Hexi battlefield caused them huge losses."

Gerald nodded: "The loss of fifty great superhumans is something no one can withstand."

Qin Che: "Give this letter to Elder Qiu so he can see it too. It's best not to speculate among ourselves, but don't let the sect members see it."

"yes!"

...

North of the river.

The territory of the Iron Beast Army.

Several officers were gathered together, their faces grave.

Standing at the head of them was none other than Ed!

Ed was clearly dead, but the man in front of him had no injuries whatsoever, and he was listening angrily to the reporter's report.

"King Leopard Court of the Mechanical Capital has declined our offer!"

Ed snorted coldly: "Just as I expected, they've started to join forces."

"Lord Ed, what is the background of this King of Leopard Court? He is also a Master? He defeated your clone on the battlefield of Hexi. He is very strong."

"Yes, I have never seen a Master like this before. He is amazing."

"Fifty great transcendent beings were instantly killed by him."

The officers were filled with lingering fear.

Some of them had also experienced the Hexi battlefield and witnessed that scene firsthand.

"This person's strength is comparable to that of the Pope; he is probably an outsider invited by the sect."

"Send someone to the south to investigate this Leopard Court. Their arrival was too sudden, and we know too little about them."

Ed pondered,

But he believes this is undoubtedly good news.

The fact that the Mechanicus brought in outside help indicates that they were already at their breaking point.

On the main battlefield, there were daily clashes and skirmishes, and from time to time, there were also attacks and battles.

Do the Mechanicus faction have that many capable fighters?

Over the past few decades, it has been widely believed that the number of Mechanicus members sent to the front lines has been decreasing, and the sense of oppression has diminished.

This means they're almost all gone.

Even in extraordinary wars, national strength is the deciding factor.

A large portion of this is the population.

The frequent wars of the last decade have resulted in population depletion exceeding the number of births by the Papacy.

On the other hand, they have clones being produced and trained in a continuous stream every day.

"Power Generation Headquarters, dispatch Clone Number 1 to the front lines to assist in the battle."

These words immediately surprised the officers.

"Lord Ed, are you sure? Isn't it too early to release clone number 1 now?"

"Yes, those Tier 1 warriors, once they're on the battlefield, our trump cards will be exposed."

Ed shook his head: "Before I came here, I had already communicated with Unit One and obtained approval from the company's board of directors. Now is the time to deploy, and we can't delay any longer. We must head south this quarter; that's an order!"

The so-called clone number one comes from unit number one, and the original unit number one is the T1 super soldier that the company originally developed.

Once they are deployed to the battlefield, the consequences are unpredictable.

But one thing is for sure: these monsters will definitely crush those mechanical soldiers.

Ed snorted coldly: "One month from now, once Unit One arrives, we will declare war on the Pope and begin the Extraordinary War!"

"yes!"

The officers acknowledged the order and agreed.

Everyone had a premonition.

A true total war is about to begin.