The leaders of the various nations felt a jolt in their hearts.
How could they not understand the meaning behind John Crison's words?
He clearly wanted Ao Yuan to step in and suppress this small world!
It had to be admitted that this small world was most suitable for Ao Yuan to suppress.
At least in the water, Ao Yuan could exert his full strength.
And with his power, he could suppress it with ease.
But the problem was, this proposal had been made by Beautiful Country before, and Great Xia had directly refused.
Furthermore, why should Ao Yuan help them?
Unlike Great Xia, they had no shared interests.
John Crison took in everyone's expressions.
He cleared his throat and continued, "So this is where your help comes in."
"Speak!" Sanben Yitian immediately replied, "As long as there's a way, we'll cooperate however you want!"
The leaders of the other nations also nodded in succession, appearing to defer to John Crison.
John Crison smiled slightly and then said, "My method is..."
After John Crison finished speaking, the leaders of the various nations exchanged knowing smiles.
After exchanging glances, they disconnected one after another and, under John Crison's leadership, immediately announced that they would proceed with further meetings regarding the further escalation of events in the Pacific.
Upon receiving the news that another meeting was to be convened.
The creases on Elder Long's face deepened.
This meeting had been requested by John Crison, and given the current situation, he could tell at a glance that it was not for a good cause.
"We'll deal with whatever comes our way," Elder Long slowly relaxed his brow, which had been furrowed for a long time, and whispered.
A moment later.
Elder Long sat alone in the conference room and connected to the various nations.
Looking at the familiar faces he had seen not long ago, Elder Long remained silent, remarkably composed.
"Elder Long!"
"How is the situation in your Great Xia?"
The first to break the silence was Sanben Yitian from Fusang Country.
"The situation in Great Xia is none of your concern," Elder Long said calmly.
"Alas, what kind of situation can Great Xia be in?"
"I heard that Great Xia currently has a demon king leading demonic beasts within its borders, living quite comfortably!" Kangaroo Country chimed in sarcastically.
"Alas, why must you say such things?"
"It's not Great Xia's fault; it's just that we don't have Great Xia's ability to control the demonic beasts within our own country," Stick Country chimed in.
Elder Long looked calmly at the leader of Stick Country without speaking.
Stick Country and Great Xia had a long-standing enmity. While his words sounded like he was helping Great Xia, anyone with discerning eyes could see he was provoking conflict.
The leader of Maple Leaf Country shook his head, glancing at Elder Long with an attitude of sincere inquiry, "Elder Long, I'm actually very curious to ask you, how exactly did you manage to tie the demonic beasts so firmly to Great Xia?"
"You even managed to get the demonic beasts to fight for Great Xia!"
Elder Long remained silent, as if he hadn't heard.
Seeing Elder Long's demeanor, John Crison's expression turned cold, and he reprimanded, "Elder Long, do you have any animosity towards our Beautiful Country?"
"On what grounds do you say that?" Elder Long asked calmly.
"Since the demonic beasts of Great Xia can fight for Great Xia, they are naturally a part of Great Xia."
"Then why did Great Xia condone Ao Yuan attacking our Beautiful Country?"
"Moreover, I know that after Ao Yuan was killed by our Beautiful Country, it was Bai Feng of your Great Xia who saved him!"
"Is Great Xia trying to break ties with our Beautiful Country?"
Elder Long paused and said gravely, "Bai Feng's actions were also unexpected by me."
"But Bai Feng is a person of Great Xia, and even if he did something wrong, it is not for you to question!"
"Then is it unreasonable for our Beautiful Country to demand an apology?"
Elder Long remained silent, seemingly contemplating Beautiful Country's intentions, but then he lightly nodded.
At present, he could not afford to antagonize Beautiful Country too much; maintaining appearances was necessary.
"Then I will be direct."
John Crison said with a smile, "I don't need you to compensate our Beautiful Country."
"I only need you to have Ao Yuan step forward and resolve this disaster for all of us!"
"Wow! I didn't expect this proposal, it's really excellent!"
"Beautiful Country is worthy of being the number one power on Blue Star; its vision is extraordinary!"
"Don't be so quick to say that, Elder Long hasn't agreed yet."
"Beautiful Country didn't ask for any compensation from Great Xia, and now they want Ao Yuan to act; what's not to agree to?"
The leaders of the various nations spoke up one after another, effectively cornering Elder Long.
Elder Long's expression did not change, but inwardly he was cursing.
By now, he knew that the various nations and John Crison had been waiting for him.
With things having come to this point, what else could he say?
After a long silence, Elder Long did not speak, and neither did anyone else.
John Crison looked at Elder Long, and a smile crept onto his lips.
"Let's see how you get out of this now!" John Crison thought to himself.
"Elder Long, what do you think of my proposal?"
After waiting for a while longer and seeing that Elder Long still had not replied, John Crison pressed on.
Elder Long slightly raised his eyes to look at them.
He did not speak, but merely lifted his phone and, without a word, dialed Bai Feng.
"Elder Long!" Bai Feng's voice responded quickly.
"Are you by the side of His Highness, the Guardian Beast?"
"No, I'm at the front lines!" Bai Feng replied.
"Good!" Elder Long nodded calmly and then said, "Then please contact the Demon King."
"Elder Long? The leader of Great Xia? What is it?"
A moment later, a gruff voice emerged.
It was the voice of Great Xia's Python King, which everyone recognized.
"It's like this, I want the Guardian Beast to help all our nations resolve the extraterrestrial creatures in the Pacific!"
"Impossible!"
The Python King roared and exclaimed, "Absolutely impossible!"
"Elder Long, it's already been very good of us from the Dragon Palace to come to the vicinity of the Pacific!"
Elder Long sighed, "Actually, this is what Beautiful Country and the other nations requested, after all, Ao Yuan was previously in Beautiful Country..."
Before Elder Long could finish speaking, the Python King roared, "Elder Long, helping Great Xia is already an extra favor from our Dragon Palace."
"And you want us to help Beautiful Country? Absolutely impossible!"
"Then if you must have members of our Dragon Palace go?" Elder Long persisted.
"You want our Dragon Palace to go? Fine!"
The Python King roared, "Have that leader of Beautiful Country kneel and beg for mercy at our Dragon Palace!"
"Only then might our Dragon God have a chance to help Beautiful Country!"
"Fuck, fuck, fuck!"
John Crison was furious, roaring repeatedly.
"Python King, thank you."
"I understand."
Elder Long nodded with a blank expression and then hung up the phone.
He then looked at everyone and spread his hands helplessly, "Did you all see?"
"These are not things I can control."
"If you truly wish to invite His Highness, the Guardian Beast of Great Xia, to take action..."
Elder Long did not continue, but the implication was clear.
Should they now go and beg Ao Yuan?
The thought involuntarily crossed the minds of the leaders of the various nations.
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