Astina fell silent upon hearing this; she truly didn't feel that Hokkstan's question was offensive.
The people of the Blade Star Realm are indeed ruthless and iron-blooded, but most iron-blooded people share one trait: worship of the strong!
When reason fails, they turn to the blade to make their point, which is why the star realm is nad Blade.
However, when even the blade fails, if they persist stubbornly, they're simply courting death.
The Blade Star Realm has clashed with the Military, with the Scavengers, and though headstrong, they retract when they can't win.
So there's the saying: to handle barbarians, you must be more barbaric than they are.
And the Cyan Blade Comrce Association is a business organization; it might risk it all for profit, but there's little need for disputes over pride.
Qu Jianlei's repeated ambushes indeed troubled the Cyan Blade Comrce Association, but the comrce association truly looked down on such ghostly fiend tactics.
No matter how they treated Xiang Xue, that's not important. What's important is that the people of the Blade Star Realm respect tough warriors.
Losing to a tough warrior... is just losing, not too disgraceful, but losing to a sinister villain, and you can't raise your head.
Qu Jianlei killed two supre beings within half an hour, the second in a direct assault, shedding his sinister nature.
For the Cyan Blade Comrce Association, the backdrop was their own supre, which felt extrely disappointing and particularly humiliating.
However, the opponent's actions... truly counted as those of a tough warrior.
Even Astina herself had thoughts of giving up: losing to such an opponent isn't shaful, especially since the comrce association started the conflict.
Moreover, the crucial thing is, currently in the Hope Star Realm, not a single supre from the Cyan Blade Comrce Association dares to step outside!
If even the supre beings dare not step outside, let alone other Awakened, do they really have to hope... the opponent won't kill the small fry?
The comrce association is about business; if they don't step outside, how can they conduct business? Resort to watch scams?
Astina's relationship with Arindel wasn't bad, at least much better than with Fahim, and she also wanted to avenge Arindel.
But deep down, she vaguely felt that the association had provoked such a powerful enemy, just retreating from this star realm intact would be fortunate.
She truly didn't want to face this opponent again, not only strong but also extrely sinister.
If not for Hertman's death revealing this opponent's ferocious side, she wouldn't have thought the opponent could be so powerful.
However, this also showed... indeed sinister.
"Supre Hokkstan, the association has already stated, they will send a supre... Blade people don't deceive Blade people!"
Hokkstan's focus wasn't here, "Then what? Are two supres certain to defeat the opponent? Or should we send more?"
"I don't know the general association's intentions," Astina replied gravely, "maybe we will consider a strategic retreat."
"This battle might last quite a long ti; it's not worth it... sending another supre at least can cover a safe retreat for everyone."
Blade people have this nature; they love to fight, it's true, and they might even puff themselves up.
But when even breaking teeth can't puff them up, they admit defeat decisively.
Admitting you're outmatched is shaful, but if everyone knows you're outmatched and you don't admit it, that's even more shaful!
"Hmm?" Hokkstan grunted in surprise, "Your comrce association plans to call it quits?"
"We are business people," Astina replied without a trace of emotion, "fighting and killing are just a ans, not everything."
"The direction of the comrce association's developnt is decided by the top managent; the final decisions are made by many shareholders, having nothing to do with ."
She distanced herself decisively, without ntioning that she also held over three percent of the shares.
Hokkstan, upon hearing this, knew that the strategy of drawing the Cyan Blade Comrce Association into the affair could basically be declared a failure.
However, he couldn't just give up, "So for the next ten days or so, you're not planning to step outside?"
"It's Fubi who's not stepping outside," Astina replied without hesitation, "How could I step outside alone?"
Hokkstan said in a deep voice, "Electromagnetic A-level might not co here; even if they do, Bu Shang is still there, your courage disappoints ."
"Then you can step outside and try," Astina sneered, "don't let down."
Indeed, Electromagnetic A-level might not co, but please get this straight, the other side is a team—at least there's still Poison Attribute!
"We could go outside together," Hokkstan replied without hesitation, "I'm a Gold Attribute, I'd love to confront him!"
"That's your business!" Astina refused flatly; she could sense with her gut that the Divine Text Association wanted to regain their footing.
But why drag into this as fodder? "If I leave, Fubi may not be able to hold the contact point."
Actually, not far from the contact point is Bu Shang Supre's residence, supposedly with no danger.
She wasn't as adventurous as Arindel, thinking that having one more supre would allow her to take risks and move away."
She's not as reckless as Arindel, who thought having an extra supre ant they could take risks and move away their base.
The reason for this choice is not just because of a woman's delicacy, but mainly because... she witnessed Fahim's death with her own eyes.
The dignified supre, dying bit by bit in front of her, with the doctor's countdown in her ears... who can understand such fear?
Does she not even have this bit of courage? Hokkstan was indeed a bit helpless, "I thought Blade people were all brave warriors."
"They killed Cohen Supre first!" Astina couldn't hold back anymore, "Do you really think my Cyan Blade Comrce Association is uninford?"
If you're willing to use your brains, there's really not much difference in intelligence between people!
"If you had shown rcy to Hoyel's guard captain's family, things wouldn't have reached this point."
She could barely recall Hertman's na—just a minor A-level, not worth rembering.
But she clearly rembered the relationship chart, "You got yourselves into trouble and now seek us to share the risk?"
"Is it that hard to have so dignity?"
Born from the Blade Star Realm, she spared no effort in her bluntness, truly a straightforward person.
"If that's how you're going to talk, I have nothing more to say," Hokkstan acknowledged, sounding affronted, "as if I can't manage without you."
So he settled for sothing less, "Well, can you lend a few A-levels with Gold Attributes?"
"Gold Attribute A-levels?" Astina frowned slightly, "I can only mobilize two... what do you need them for?"
Two A-levels don't sound like much, but specifying attributes makes them quite nurous.
On a simple equal distribution among the five attributes, you'd need at least ten A-levels to get two Gold Attributes—even then, it's a matter of luck.
Does Cyan Blade currently have ten A-levels on Star No. 4? Definitely not!
So they'd have to deploy them from other planets, but this transfer, leaving program issues aside, is exceptionally dangerous!
Just think about it: if even supre-levels dare not travel easily, what consequences await an A-level setting out?
If it's B-level, it's slightly better; in the eyes of the opponent, they're small fry—they can be killed or spared.
Hence Astina had to ask why he needed A-level Gold Attribute warriors,
Hokkstan hesitated for a mont but straightforwardly admitted, "Since you don't dare venture out with , I'll take them out."
Astina thought about it, then furiously realized and lashed out.
"You want our mbers to be your bullet shields? At least have so dignity, they're soldiers!"
"That's ridiculous!" Hokkstan retorted angrily, "I'm just trying to exploit the Thunder Attraction property to seize an opportunity."
In his battle plan, having a few Gold Attribute Awakened around him would effectively attract lightning.
As long as he can seize the chance to strike, employing his exclusive weapon, it's not difficult to take down the foe.
The opponent his plan targets is an electromagnetic A-level; as for other adversaries... they shouldn't be tougher than this.
Astina, though she was enraged, listened to his explanation, yet at the end, she coldly snorted.
"Ultimately, you're sending our A-levels to die... You don't genuinely believe there's only one troubleso opponent?"
"I can't agree to your request. Speaking of Gold Attribute A-levels, the military has more!"
Seeing her irritably hang up the communication, a shadow crossed Hokkstan's face, "Uh-huh, won!"
Next, he contacted several powerful forces seeking assistance from a few supre-levels to hunt down the culprit.
At this ti, the consequences of those two murders beca apparent.
No force openly refused the Divine Text Association, but the excuses to decline were varied.
The least sincere claid their supre was cultivating or busy with other matters, regrettably unavailable.
Those a bit more flexible would offer to sponsor so costs.
Typically, such costs wouldn't be excessively low, yet wouldn't be exceedingly high either—just a token gesture suffices.
If Hokkstan dared to demand exorbitant amounts, he had to consider the possibility of angering the other party.
—We have supre-levels in our forces, and you still dare to extort arbitrarily?
So forces indicated that if he could gather a sufficient number of supre-levels, their supre might consider assisting.
But even if offering aid, it wouldn't be for long... Our masters are really busy; please understand.
Other forces straightforwardly said: Helping you isn't out of the question, but first, tell us who the opponent is?
If you can't even elucidate this, then sorry, our supre-levels have broad connections and might have ties with them.
Having ties doesn't an they won't strike, but if matters could be resolved amicably without creating enmity, wouldn't that be better?
This was the most confident form of refusal; powers with supre-levels generally don't lack in intelligence.
Hokkstan was left speechless, ultimately resigning to berating, "A bunch of fence-sitting cowards!"
In the end, he had to swallow his pride and seek military assistance.
The military's attitude towards him... was actually quite acceptable, as they were eager to uncover the electromagnet A-level's background.
Thus, the military's response was an effort to investigate the person and simultaneously provide so protection.
However, unfortunately, this protection did not include combat power at the supre level.
What a joke, the military's supre protecting the supre of the Divine Text Association—what makes you think Divine Text Association is worthy?
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