Chapter 565: The Final Preparation (2/2)

”Don't…Don't look at me like that! Fine, fine! I will let him stay here. But, be quiet about it! I am taking a huge risk in doing this.”

”If he succeeds, your family would have the rights to the pattern. ”Wang Tong said plainly.

”I want fifty-fifty.” Syracuse's face became serious as soon as he started to talk about business.

”Ten and ninety!” Wang Tong's expression didn't change, but his counteroffer had startled Syracuse. This was outright blackmailing!

”Are you kidding me? Even if we were able to mass-produce the weapon, I can't survive on just ten percent! I have employees, and they all have families to feed. What about thirty and seventy?”

”I meant ten percent for me, and you get the ninety percent.” Wang Tong explained.

Syracuse was shocked again. He took out a cigar and lit it in between his lips as he took time to ponder what exactly Wang Tong was after. He knew that Wang Tong's too-good-to-be-true offer must come with a caveat.

”What do you want?” Syracuse asked.

”I want only one thing: you need to sell it as cheap as possible so that all human forces can use them. The final battle is near…We need to hurry.”

”Stopping bluffing me! The situation on Mars is very stable. It is true that we are not able to push the Zergs back right now, but it's not as bad as you make it sound.” Syracuse piped up.

”Both the Earth and the Moon have fallen under the Zergs' control, leaving Mars the last bastion of human civilization. If the humans on Mars fail to turn the situation around soon, only death awaits them when the Zergs finally join the forces. Perhaps, the human resistance on Mars will not even last that long. The dark lord hasn't even revealed one-tenth of his real military might to the humans, since he is still waiting for the completion of his master plan.”

”What plan?” Syracuse asked curiously.

”Perhaps there are still people out there hoping that the struggle between Moye and Patroclus would provide a turning point for the human to strike back. I call them delusional dreamers! The Zerg that had burrowed into Patroclus's chest was the Zerg's highest commander, the Mother Supreme.

Therefore, the conflict between Patroclus and Moye would never escalate any further. Moye's plan right now was to improve the abilities of his dark ones using human as a practice target. If he wanted to, he could raise an army big enough to overwhelm the entire planet. ”

”You mean, Moye is using us humans to level up his soldiers in order to prepare for his final showdown with Patroclus?”

”It's a competition between two of the evolution branches. To the Zergs, only two things really matter… evolution and the destruction of the others. The general direction of their evolution train was already set, which was to evolve closer to a human. However, somewhere along the line, the original path forked into two branches. But in the end, only one branch can be adopted by the Zergs. This war is no longer between the humans and the Zergs. It is a war among the humans, immortals, and the dark ones. So far, the humans have been the weakest of the three parties.”

”What makes it even worse for the humans is that some of us still haven't realized how bad their situation has gotten.” Syracuse puffed a cloud of smoke and then said. Wang Tong's words had rendered him at a loss. Truth to be told, humans on Mars lived a much more comfortable life than their earth and moon counterparts. Over time, they came to believe that there was something special about themselves that had made them thrive during the crisis. However, their wishful thinking was far from the truth. As the weakest of the three parties, both the other two factions had treated the humans like a practice target. So much so, that Moye didn't even want to spend his best soldiers on them, as he had deemed the humans unworthy.

”I see where you are coming from. I can try to talk to my old man back home. But, I doubt his old mind will accept your idea.” Syracuse announced.

Although Syracuse was a businessman, he was a citizen of Mars first. At that end, he knew very well where his duty lied.

Wang Tong cracked a smile. ”Let's focus on the Energy crystal gun first. If we are able to achieve mass production, we will be able to increase the number of human soldiers by a few folds.”

”As soon as our friend finishes his research, I can help you contact more resourceful families. I assume that you don't mind House Lie joining our venture, do you?”

”Of course not!” Wang Tong nodded. ”Meanwhile, I will try to create a perfect storm for the Zergs while we wait. ”

”Haha, I will take you up on that.” Syracuse laughed. He wondered what kind of storm Wang Tong was brewing this time.