"I've heard of that artifact as well. It can contend with an ether-class ship, which is already quite terrifying. And those two women you mentioned, their value is second only to Lin Feng. Most importantly... Weisheng Moran is more important to you than the Gladean Ruins, isn't she?" Shenxi Xingtian knew the value of Weisheng Moran; it was something he held over Meng Ying.

"If she wasn't important, would I have come all this way? Without the Gladean Ruins, would you have bothered with me?" Meng Ying sneered.

"You're exaggerating, esteemed one," Shenxi Xingtian hastily replied.

"Let's be open about it, brother. Both parties need to be...