Chapter 3892: Temporary Cooperation

Only a few Monster Beast and women were still battling some low‑level members of the Faction, honing the strength they had just increased.

However, everyone's assessment of these members of the Faction was that they were far stronger than the Foreign Tribe they had previously encountered.

Ye Liuyun did not act again. His Golden Pupil spotted a Flying Boat in the distance.

Inside the Flying Boat were not members of the Faction from this Xing Xi, but a group of Demon Race.

They were all encased in black battle armor, and their numbers were small—only a little over twenty in total.

One of the Demon Race of the Eightfold Cavern had a head that looked like a black ox, with a sharp horn on top.

It kept staring with a pair of ox eyes, fixed on the direction of Ye Liuyun and his companions. At this distance it was still inside the Flying Boat, evidently also possessing X‑ray vision.

And what drew Ye Liuyun's attention even more was the color of their armor.

Ordinary black battle armor, even at its darkest shade, still shows layers and outlines.

But the armor worn by these Demon Race was so black that no layers could be discerned. When several stood together, one could not tell how many there were; only an expanse of pitch black could be seen.

If it weren't for his Golden Pupil, which could see their core and Soul, he could not tell how many were standing together.

"Could this be armor forged from black absolute stone?"

He immediately guessed that this blackness might be related to black absolute stone.

At that moment, the Demon Race inside the Flying Boat also looked at Ye Liuyun; the two locked eyes and confirmed that each could see the other.

After a brief hesitation, it immediately ordered the Flying Boat to change course and head toward Ye Liuyun and his group.

"Demons are coming; finish the battle quickly!"

Ye Liuyun reminded the others.

So everyone struck together, swiftly clearing the remaining Foreign Tribe, and then stood in a tight formation.

After the Demon Race's Flying Boat arrived, they did not disembark; instead, the X‑ray‑vision Demon Race directly communicated with Ye Liuyun using Divine Sense.

"The Demon Race is at war with the Faction; we came to ambush them, not to be your enemies."

He first stated his position, then directly asked Ye Liuyun: "Would you be willing to assist us in this raid, help us deal with the Faction? I can pay you a reward, and all the spoils can belong to you!"

Ye Liuyun was tempted by the words. However, these Demon Race might not be trustworthy; they could later use them as cannon fodder to draw the Faction's fire.

Yet this mutually exploitative cooperation also gave him a chance to penetrate the Faction and understand their strength.

He didn't immediately reply to the cooperation, but asked the Demon Race: "Is the armor you wear forged from black absolute stone?"

"Exactly. This armor infused with black absolute stone not only defends against attacks from the Faction's Three‑eyed Evil Creature, but also is ideal for concealing one's shape."

The Demon Race said this, then gave a command to the Demon Race behind him; they all ended up hiding behind a single person.

And because of that blackness, Ye Liuyun could not discern how many were hidden behind him; he could only see the silhouette of the foremost humanoid.

Subsequently, these Demon Race changed formation again. This time Ye Liuyun could only see something like a black spherical black hole. Whether it was composed of several people, who were in front or behind, was hard to distinguish.

An ordinary person could not tell that there were over twenty Demon Race there.

"What a fine thing!" Ye Liuyun thought approvingly.

"Do you want this kind of armor?" the Demon Race asked temptingly.

In Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, the Ten Thousand Gods Command Golden Light flared, and he immediately realized that it was using illusion.

"Illusion doesn't work on me; stop using it, or there's nothing to discuss. How much black absolute stone material do you have?" he asked the Demon Race bluntly.

The Demon Race's illusion was seen through by Ye Liuyun, which was somewhat unexpected. After a pause, they said: "I don't have any on hand, but if you need it, I can have someone deliver it."

He feared Ye Liuyun wouldn't believe, and added: "This black absolute stone isn't sturdy, nor is it very suitable for forging armor; it's not a valuable thing."

"However, because it can defend against the Three‑eyed Evil Creature's Black and White Light, it does have some value. If you agree to cooperate with me, I can give you some."

"I need enough to forge ten thousand sets of armor!" Ye Liuyun demanded directly.

The Demon Race, upon hearing this, began to take Ye Liuyun seriously: "Does the Human Race also have a force fighting the Faction? I hadn't heard of that before."

"Now you know! We have plenty of experience fighting the Faction!" Ye Liuyun said, and used his Golden Pupil to shoot a Technique into the Xingkong.

The Demon Race, seeing this Technique, became somewhat excited, and stepped down from the Flying Boat to meet Ye Liuyun face to face.

They had actually long ago researched this Black and White Light and had also acquired the Foreign Tribe's three eyes. Only many Demon Race were completely drained during the refining process, and no one has succeeded.

"I didn't expect the Human Race to have such a force. If you can cooperate with us Demon Race, then our victory over the Demon Race will be more assured. With your strength, if you can go to the front battlefield, you will achieve more!"

It said, somewhat excited, to Ye Liuyun.

"I haven't thought about going to the front battlefield for now," Ye Liuyun replied, not wanting to get involved in a direct war between the two races.

The Demon Race nodded: "It doesn't matter where you apply your abilities! Since you also intend to oppose the Faction, I can give you black absolute stone."

However, delivering it will take three to four months; why not seize this chance to cooperate once? Our target this time is several of their metal Mineral Veins.

"If possible, we will also try to kill as many of the Faction here as we can. All resources will belong to you; we want none. What do you think?"

For him, that black absolute stone, aside from countering the Three‑eyed Evil Creature's Black and White Light, has no other use. Its effect in forging equipment is mediocre; it only makes the color unusually black, obscuring layers.

And those who need this ore to mass‑produce equipment are certainly targeting the Three‑eyed Faction. So this is good news for the Demon Race; they can help restrain some of the Faction's power, and receiving the ore for free costs them nothing.

However, the Demon Race's distance to here is indeed far; even aboard the fastest Flying Boat, it takes over three months.

Ye Liuyun still didn't want to go back with them, so he thought to use this time to cooperate with the Demon Race, maximizing damage to the Faction.

And he also wanted to build rapport with Ye Liuyun, to extract how Ye Liuyun refines the Foreign Tribe's three eyes.

Ye Liuyun, seeing his reaction when the Flying Boat descended, already guessed that the Demon Race were also very interested in the function of these three eyes. Yet he would not reveal his method of refining the three eyes, lest he create a few Demon Race superiors.

Nevertheless, he still strongly approved the temporary cooperation proposal. All resources would belong to him, effectively giving him a few Demon Race assistants.

He believed that as long as these Demon Race aren't threatened with death, they wouldn't deliberately betray the force resisting the Faction.

Believe these Demon Race, as long as they are not threatened with death, they also wouldn't deliberately screw over this force of theirs that resists the Faction.

"Alright, then we'll cooperate while we wait."

Alright, we'll cooperate while we wait.