"You!" The little girl was so angry that she jumped up and down, then crossed her arms and glared at Zhao Chen: "I didn't force you to do this."

You can arrange it yourself, or you can send your fleet to investigate.

If you feel there's any danger at that time, you can choose not to do it.

When the little girl finished saying these words.

A change appeared in Zhao Chen's eyes.

This change wasn't because of what the little girl said.

It was because a task pop-up appeared in front of him.

【Triggered system task (The Secret of the Machine Race)】

Phase 1 Mission: Locate the coordinates of the Mechanical Prophet. (Time limit: three months)

There were even system tasks being issued.

The system never visits unless it needs something.

The fact that a task has been issued indicates that this matter is of great importance.

Moreover, the secrets of the Machine Race are hidden behind it.

As the biggest known boss in this universe.

Although the little girl seems normal at the moment, it is important to know that for thousands of years before this, the Machine Race had been suppressing all interstellar races and forces in this universe.

Who knows, she might suddenly turn into a little devil.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.

Take advantage of this time to learn more about the enemy, which will give you more leverage in the future.

"I can think about it." Zhao Chen nodded slightly, and looking at the little girl's satisfied expression, he added, "Since I'm helping you with this..."

Then shouldn't you...

Zhao Chen looked at the little girl with a smile.

I sensed the meaning behind Zhao Chen's smile.

The little girl instinctively crossed her arms over her chest, looking like she'd encountered a strange man: "Hey, hey, hey, don't come any closer!"

I'm warning you, I won't grant you any of your perverted requests.

Zhao Chen rolled his eyes: "I don't want you, I mean resources, raw materials, [N O V E L I G H T] or... technology!"

This little radish is nowhere near as tempting as raw materials and interstellar warships.

"I've helped you so much before."

They also provided you with crucial intelligence during this insect swarm campaign!

"You're still trying to negotiate with me here!" The little girl glared at Zhao Chen, annoyed.

Zhao Chen said innocently, "I didn't want to either."

But as you know, my Falcon Legion has just suffered heavy losses in a battle.

Now, I have to deal with this mechanical prophet, but who knows how powerful he is?

Shouldn't I be more prepared?

Of course, if you're unwilling to offer any help.

I will continue to do this, but it may take a while...

A year and a half, or three to five years.

Zhao Chen looked nonchalant.

The little girl actually believed Zhao Chen's words, unaware that Zhao Chen still had a system mission on his end, and he was simply trying to squeeze more money out of the little girl.

The little girl hesitated for a moment, looking thoughtful. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Finally, she spoke up and said, "There is a resource mining area at this coordinate location."

I will order the mechanical fleet inside to withdraw.

After you move in, you will receive at least 500 billion Star Coins worth of raw materials every month.

And I will leave all the mining equipment to you.

But you must guarantee me an answer within six months!

For Zhao Chen, gaining access to a resource mining area that could produce raw materials worth 500 billion star coins in a single month was like a windfall.

"Thank you very much," Zhao Chen said with a smile.

The little girl glared at Zhao Chen, then sent him a piece of data.

There are two coordinate positions within it.

One of them is located in the Xiaolong 15th Star Sector, right next to the Machine Race territory, and is about half the size of the star sector.

The other coordinate location is on the other side of the Machine Race territory, at the border between the Demon Race and Machine Race territories.

“This location...” Zhao Chen looked at the coordinates and subconsciously wanted to chat with the little girl a bit more.

"In short, I'm leaving this matter to you."

"Bye-bye." Perhaps worried that the guy would ask her for something again, the little girl simply disappeared.

Zhao Chen shook his head helplessly.

He looked at the two sets of coordinate data and found that he had gained quite a lot this time.

Whether in terms of resources or intelligence.

Zhao Chen didn't forget to contact Xiaolongnu and check the system of the Dragon Emperor.

Zhao Chen still needed to be wary of the highest will of the Machine Race.

Every contact was made with utmost care.

"Come in," Zhao Chen called out to the outside of the office.

Lilith pushed open the door and came in.

Zhao Chen sat on the sofa and told Lilith everything that had just happened, excluding the system mission.

"Internal strife among the Machine Race? The Machine Prophet... The Cult of the Machine God..." Lilith sorted through this information.

"What do you think we should do now?" Zhao Chen asked.

Lilith thought for a moment and said, "Because of the overwhelming overall strength of the Machine Race, we cannot be their enemy in the short term."

Therefore, it's best to maintain the current relationship for as long as possible.

We can even profit from it.

For example, the stargate route to the Angel race that has already been built, the resource-producing area we have now obtained, and the intelligence related to the Machine race.

This is extremely beneficial for us.

Zhao Chen nodded; this was also his long-held idea of ​​maintaining contact with the little girl from the mechanical race.

"What about the Cult of Machines?" Zhao Chen asked.

Lilith said, "We can do it; she didn't force us to do it anyway."

We can decide based on the situation. If what the little girl said is true, and this Mechanicus is a great threat, we can eliminate this Mechanic Prophet if we have the opportunity.

If the information we receive at that time differs from the information she provided, we will then make a decision.

In conclusion, it is crucial to handle relations with the Mech race appropriately.

Lilith's ideas are basically the same as Zhao Chen's.

"I'm entrusting this resource-producing area to you. Send personnel to take over as soon as possible and achieve optimal production capacity in the shortest possible time," Zhao Chen instructed, pointing to the resource-producing area.

Lilith nodded.

"As for the coordinates of this mechanical prophet, we will arrange for a fleet of interstellar stealth reconnaissance ships to go and investigate the situation."

We'll act according to the situation after we receive feedback.

"After all, this geographical location is special, and we can't just send the fleet there directly," Zhao Chen said.

“We will do as you say, Commander,” Lilith said.

Zhao Chen rubbed his temples.

"There are so many things to deal with. After dealing with the Zerg, now the Machine Race issue has popped up."

There are also many things going on with the Angels.

"Can't this universe just be peaceful for once?" Zhao Chen couldn't help but complain.