521: Chapter 569 Let's do things the proper way! Let's open the betting!

Number 1379 closed its eyes in fear, the loud bang almost causing its mechanical heart to stop.

But a few seconds later, it was surprised to find that it hadn't died.

It remembered hearing Lord Tike's voice just now; could it be that Lord Tike had stepped in to save it?

For real?

Number 1379 opened its eyes in disbelief, only to see that the meeting room had vanished at some point.

It, the Chief Steward, and the other Noble Lords were standing in the void of space.

There had been a planet nearby, but it had now turned into a cloud of dust drifting away.

A planet had been pulverized in the blink of an eye!

"Hmm? Tike, are you crazy?" Azure questioned. "Stepping in to protect a robot?"

"We need it," Tike replied flatly.

Following their conversation, the vanished meeting room gradually reappeared beneath everyone's feet.

The commotion here also drew the attention of many other Noble Lords, who cast their gazes over.

"Hahaha!"

The Azure Noble laughed out loud, as if hearing a huge joke.

"Tike, you're a noble. Why would you, a noble, need a robot when there are as many of them as you want?"

"It seems you really have gone mad."

Nearby, many Noble Lords, after learning the story, were surprised that Tike had protected Number 1379.

Some looked on with curiosity, some were just watching the spectacle, and others sneered.

"Tike, since it profaned us Noble Lords, it deserves to die."

"Yeah! Why go to such lengths to save it?"

"Doing this only encourages evil. What if the creatures of the universe no longer respect us Noble Lords in the future?"

"Do you intend to be the virtuous one among Noble Lords, playing the role of protector for the insignificant?"

"..."

The inviolability of noble dignity was an idea etched into their very bones.

Knowing that Number 1379's thoughts just now had profaned the Noble Lords, everyone naturally intended to erase it.

Tike's actions were undoubtedly contrary to those of the other Noble Lords.

Number 1379 felt like it was sitting on pins and needles, bowing its head and trembling, not daring to make a sound.

Here, even the Chief Steward, who could be called 'He', didn't dare to overstep in the slightest.

It feared that with only Lord Tike's word, it would be truly difficult to save it.

But this was also its own problem.

To actually have thoughts that profaned the Noble Lords...

Number 1379 hesitated for a moment and said fearfully, "Lord Azure, and Noble Lords, I am sorry!"

"This robot knows it was wrong and will never make such a low-level mistake again. P-please, I hope you can forgive me..."

"This robot guarantees it will never profane the dignity of the Noble Lords again."

"If I fail to do so, this robot is willing to accept the most severe punishment."

"..."

Number 1379 repeated its apologies over and over, being as humble as could be.

However, it was met only with the Azure Noble's sneer: "If apologies were useful, what would we need the Joint Committee for?"

"Today, I will definitely erase you!"

"Slam!!"

The Irascible Noble Brother slammed the table and stood up; this slam once again smashed the recently restored meeting room.

A planet below, even at a distance of 3 billion kilometers, still could not escape the fate of being destroyed.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?" Fama shouted.

"Why all the useless talk?"

"Number 1379 is now our robot. Since you want to deal with it, then use the stakes in the Civilization Game to settle it. Why all the chatter here?"

"As long as the Seed Contestant you invested in defeats the Seed Contestant we invested in, then Number 1379 is yours to deal with."

"If ours defeats yours, then shut your mouth and swallow your displeasure."

Saying this, Noble Fama looked directly at the head of the conference table; the meeting room had been restored again.

He said loudly, "Canghai, tell us yourself, isn't that how it works?"

"If Number 1379 didn't belong to anyone's faction, then erasing it would be fine, but now it is our property, so shouldn't we follow the rules?"

At the head of the table, the Canghai Noble was the Noble Lord with the highest status in the current domain.

Because in the Civilization Game, his stakes were the highest.

Meaning many of the Seed Contestants were ones he had favored before.

As mentioned before, the more stakes one had, the higher their status.

The Canghai Noble nodded slightly: "That is indeed the case."

"Azure, sit down. Since Number 1379 is Fama and the others' property, then victory and defeat must be determined by your own stakes."

"You can ask who the Seed Contestant they favor is.

As long as your stakes take down their stakes, then Number 1379 will belong to you."

"But this robot profaned us Noble Lords!!" Azure said sharply.

"If it profaned the Noble Lords, we will naturally punish it; we don't need an outsider like you meddling," Dainike's feminine voice rang out.

Then She lightly raised her hand, and one of Number 1379's arms instantly fell to the ground.

"Alright, now we have punished it.

Number 1379, do you know your mistake?"

Number 1379 was stunned, then the entire robot prostrated itself on the ground: "This robot knows its mistake."

"This robot guarantees it will never dare to have even a single thought of profaning the Noble Lords again."

Number 1379 spoke with great sincerity.

In the future, even if it were given the courage of a sun, it wouldn't dare do such a thing.

Losing an arm now was hardly a punishment for it.

Setting aside the fact that it could install a new arm, even if it lost one, didn't it still have many left?

The Azure Noble naturally understood this as well, and his displeasure rose to its peak.

But since the Canghai Noble had spoken, He could no longer say anything.

Fighting would violate the rules of the Joint Committee, and he would be suppressed by the combined efforts of the other Noble Lords.

There had been a crazy Noble Lord before who didn't follow the rules at all, and the key was that the person's strength was incredibly high.

In a one-on-one, almost no Noble Lord could beat Him, but in the end, He was still suppressed by the Joint Committee in alliance with Noble Lords from other domains.

Now He was exiled into a large 'black hole'.

"Very well, very well!"

Azure said as he sat back into his high-backed chair.

"Then we'll settle this according to the rules as you say. As long as my stakes take down yours.

Not only will Number 1379 be mine, but you must also give me half of the resources in the hands of any one of you."

"And vice versa, I'll give you half of the resources in my hands. How about it, do you dare to bet?"

Azure said smugly.

Tike said without hesitation, "No problem."

"The Seed Contestant we favor is the Blue Star Civilization's Dragon Country Contestant, An Ke!"

"Heh!"

The Azure Noble gave a noncommittal smile: "The one I favor is the Metal Civilization."

Just then, someone said:

"There are only ten minutes left until the final Elimination Round begins."

The Azure Noble grinned: "It's truly something to look forward to~"

"Let me see in a moment what the comprehensive strength evaluation of the civilization where your favored Seed Contestant is located is."

"I hope you don't disappoint me too much~"

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