Noldrei paid no mind to Shigure Kira, who had vanished from Earth. He was indeed currently in communication with Sa.
However, having been tricked once, Sa was no longer so willing to listen to Noldrei.
Inevitably, he had to resort to some... less savory methods.
"What? You still haven't given up? You haven't chosen to commit suicide, nor have you submitted to me. Even if you persist for so long, what can you do? In the end, it's all useless, isn't it?"
Compared to Noldrei's dignified appearance, Sa looked much more disheveled.
She knew that Noldrei's actions towards her were more like toying with her. It wasn't even an interrogation, nor was there any intention of an exchange of benefits.
There wasn't much difference between Sa and a fish on a chopping block. It was just that she used to treat others this way, and now it was payback time.
"I won't do as you say. Don't even think about making me give up my tentacles in the Sea of Quanta. Haven't you already gotten the coordinates of the agents you wanted from Vita? You can clearly do it yourself, yet you insist on toying with me and making me deal with the agents..."
After so many years, Sa finally felt the emotion of grievance.
Even though she was filled with emotions, she didn't dare to show them in front of Noldrei. She could only continue to pretend to be her "inhuman" self.
Noldrei didn't answer Sa's complaint. He treated slave owners and primitive people with two different attitudes.
In his eyes, primitive people were humans who had shed their animal nature and were seeking a breakthrough to a new civilization, while slave owners were half-beasts who imitated the social activities of animal groups.
So, no matter how he treated Sa, Noldrei would feel no sympathy or hesitation.
He was just using this method to make Sa misunderstand, to make her think that he had no other way to force her besides this.
"Sa, first of all, I want to congratulate you. Thanks to our careful operation, the legacy of the Venus civilization has been recognized by the Cocoon of Finality as the legacy of the Earth civilization. In this state, the Cocoon of Finality now defaults to dealing with the civilizational crystallizations of both Venus and Earth."
Noldrei's words made Sa shudder.
If she really had the guts to face the Herrschers and the Cocoon of Finality, she would have come long before humans were even born on Earth. But... she didn't have that kind of courage.
"What are you telling me this for?"
Although Sa guessed that Noldrei didn't mean to mock her, his actions were constantly doing just that.
"Maybe it's because I find you pleasing to the eye? So I'm specially telling you the fate of the Venus civilization. What I mean is, even if you can resurrect 12 billion people, the Cocoon of Finality will only recognize these 12 billion people as a branch civilization under the control of the 7 billion people of Earth."
"From this point of view, the Cocoon of Finality is still somewhat discerning."
Noldrei's words almost made Sa's breathing chaotic. She had never met anyone so tormenting in all her years.
"If you just want to humiliate me physically and mentally, then you have already achieved your goal."
Sa had given up resisting. She no longer had any motivation to avoid Noldrei's teasing.
She felt like a salted fish, just waiting for someone to flip her over to see if the other side was also salty.
"No, you should listen to me now. Be good. Absorb all your tentacles in the Sea of Quanta and then create the Second Cocoon in this world, understand?"
Noldrei's words didn't sound like a negotiation at all. He was indeed ordering Sa to do things.
As a fellow successor of a civilization, Sa was the most vicious and disgusting existence in Noldrei's eyes. He had to hit her hard at all times.
"Why should I do that? You already know the location of the agents. Vita has already betrayed me."
Sa didn't understand. She couldn't understand why Noldrei insisted on making her do it.
"I just want you to do it."
Noldrei gave his reason very plainly.
"You're too absurd! Just for this, you're pestering me like this?!" Sa grabbed Noldrei's arm and asked loudly, "Are you the leader of a civilization or not? If you are, why are you so obsessed with this kind of thing!!"
'You will never understand how joyful it is to make a slave owner bow down and become a slave.'
Noldrei would never tell Sa his thoughts. His face was as calm as water as he said, "Do you think I have no other way if you don't collect them? Let me tell you, the Cocoon of Finality has already learned from the power of the Venus civilization and created an existence with the same authority as you. All she needs to do next is to get the coordinates of your agents in the Sea of Quanta, and she will help the Cocoon of Finality create the Second Cocoon."
Sa stared at Noldrei blankly, realizing what this guy wanted to do.
He wanted to see her and the Cocoon of Finality's Herrscher fight each other.
By tying the Venus civilization to the Earth civilization, he would then use the Cocoon of Finality's hand to control her in turn.
"Was this all your plan?"
Sa suspected that this guy had long foreseen the current situation and was just waiting for her to be forced into a conflict with the Cocoon of Finality at this moment.
As the only one who could possibly create the Second Cocoon, the Cocoon of Finality would never let her go after making her a part of its civilization.
"No one can think that far ahead. I'm just pushing things forward based on how reality develops."
Noldrei denied this god-like speculation. He really hadn't expected Shigure Kira to be targeted by the Cocoon of Finality. It was mainly because Noldrei had underestimated how much the Cocoon of Finality valued him.
As the person who had brought human civilization to this point, it was not an exaggeration for the Cocoon of Finality to value him so much.
"..."
After knowing Noldrei's plan, Sa knew she had no choice. Either she could watch as Noldrei destroyed the last bit of hope for the revival of the Venus civilization, or she could obediently kneel at his feet and listen.
Although she was mocked by Noldrei as the slave owner of the Venus civilization, Sa always believed that she was the orthodox successor of the Venus civilization.
She was silent for a long time...
Finally, she knelt at Noldrei's feet, obediently placing her hands on her forehead and offering her submission to the emperor of Earth.
"If this can satisfy you."
Sa's words were filled with helplessness.
For Sa, who was so full of emotions, Noldrei was very sure that her claims of losing her humanity were all lies.
He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, your actions have satisfied me. However, I have some bad news for you..."
Sa raised her head and looked at Noldrei with a blank expression. She had nothing left to fear now.
"Just now, the newly born Herrscher has already run off to the Sea of Quanta."
"You!"
Sa's composure broke on the spot.
"Of course, there's also good news. I know where she's going."
A layer of irregular, green, leathery, tentacle-like existence emerged from Noldrei's body.