"An exchange?" The aged voice seemed to ponder. "An interesting proposal. However, trust cannot be built overnight."

At that moment, a slightly impatient mental fluctuation interrupted from the side.

"Chief! We mustn't trust them!"

Immediately, other mental fluctuations echoed this.

"Exactly! What kind of deep-sea creature would come to live on land? The deep sea doesn't welcome surface life!"

Opposition voices rose and fell; clearly, not all deep-sea creatures were willing to accept Gu Xi's proposal.

Some races, in particular, are inherently hostile to surface races, so their opposition is exceptionally fierce.

The atmosphere became tense again.

A chilling aura quietly permeated around Ai Si, indicating that she was ready to act at any moment.

"Quiet." The aged voice rang out again, carrying an undeniable authority that instantly silenced all the noise.

“Gu Xi,” the aged voice said slowly, “we can consider your proposal. However, we need to see your sincerity and your value.”

"We can try to make small-scale contact. As for your establishment of islands, I believe other deep-sea races will have the same questions. If you haven't found a solution before the United Conference, I believe your deep-sea human race will not have an easy time establishing itself at the conference."

This is an attempt, and also a well-intentioned piece of advice.

Gu Xi quickly calculated in his mind that the United Nations Conference was about to be held, and the reason why humanity lacked a voice was ultimately due to its combat strength.

To put it nicely, the ocean is a place where many species coexist; to put it bluntly, it's a place where the strong prey on the weak, and everyone is just a link in the food chain, struggling for survival.

Fortunately, humans had cooperated with the deep-sea race several times before; otherwise, in this incident, the deep-sea race probably wouldn't have given them a chance to negotiate and would have gone straight to war.

After all, their existence is like that of an outsider to deep-sea species, someone who is not of their kind and whose heart is bound to be different.

While this is not the ideal outcome, it at least prevents an immediate conflict from breaking out.

"Okay." Gu Xi readily agreed, "Thank you for reminding me."

"Hmm." The aged voice said nothing more, and the immense SS-level spiritual power receded like a tide.

Although the other deep-sea creatures around them still harbored resentment and hostility, they all restrained their auras after the octopus clan chief made his decision, but their cold and wary gazes remained firmly fixed on the Future.

"Pluh, let's go," Ais whispered.

Gu Xi nodded, signaling the crew to start the engine. The Future slowly turned around and left the area.

The Future returned to the island.

"Sister Xi, is this considered settled?" Sun Yiming asked cautiously.

"We've managed to stabilize the situation for now," said Gu Xi, who was working enthusiastically. "We've bought ourselves some time, and we need to get back to work before the UN General Assembly."

"In addition, we cannot neglect our strength. You should tell everyone to seize the time to improve their strength and strive to raise our overall strength to a higher level before the United Nations Conference."

Sun Yiming looked at her in surprise, noticing her deep gaze, which didn't seem like she was joking at all.

What does it mean to improve one's strength level? It means going from A-level to S-level, and from S-level to SS-level.

If he remembered correctly, Sister Xi was already S-rank, right? Was she aiming for SS-rank and becoming a pillar of humanity?

For a moment, Sun Yiming was filled with awe. (This chapter has been read. Please click to continue reading the next chapter!)