Chapter 960, The Old Woman

Chapter 960, The Old Woman
Gu Hang was still a little curious when he saw the old woman who had come to visit.

He had no intention of meeting the new leader of the Dark Eldar.

Peace talks are pointless.

Even though the diplomatic ambassadors of both sides maintained contact and communication after Victor's death, the human side basically gave up the will to negotiate with the other side, and only repeatedly emphasized that they demanded the other side's unconditional surrender.

For humanity, this was a simple matter—the Dark Eldar's credibility was one factor, after all, humanity wasn't much better off. However, the biggest reason was that, from the Alliance's perspective, with Viktor's death and the Dark Eldar's continuous defeats, they had lost all bargaining chips.

Military defeats and political turmoil have compelled the alliance to resolutely advance its strategy of fully occupying the entire Comoros.

Once we win the war, everything will be mine. What conditions are we going to discuss then?
After the last peace talks, the Terran expeditionary force, which was in the most hurry to leave, has already departed. For the Dark Eldar, this certainly meant sending away a powerful force and gaining an opportunity for an offensive, but conversely, it also benefits humanity.

One of the key reasons why humanity accepted peace talks was the fear that the events in Comoros had dragged on for too long, leading to unacceptable changes on Holy Terra.

Although the Alliance had a plan for this, the advance fleet equipped with the Veil Spirit Gate had already set off to find a way to Holy Terra.

However, that's at best a safety net.

Based on this, the sooner the better.

The last peace talks provided a very good opportunity.

Even though Robert's departure took away a large number of troops and occupied the Veil Spirit Gate's resources for a considerable period, seemingly weakening humanity's power in the Comoros, it also relieved the Alliance of its worries about the rear.

There's no need to worry about Holy Terra anymore; all that matters is Comoros.

With the alliance able to go all out, coupled with Gu Hang's intervention and Victor's death, Comoros had absolutely no chance to fight back.

Now, they have no bargaining chips left to negotiate if they want to continue talks.

Until the old woman appeared.

According to the report Gu Hang received, this person should have been eliminated by Viktor before the peace talks even began.

The old woman's identity was quite special; she was considered a religious leader within the Spirit Clan, and her status surpassed that of many family rulers. It was actually quite reasonable for her to step in and stabilize the situation during the Spirit Clan's time of crisis.

After all, his prestige speaks for itself.

Gu Hang was puzzled that she was still alive.

Initially, Gu Hang felt quite sorry when he learned that the old woman had been eliminated by Viktor.

The Storm Spirits were able to infiltrate Comoros so smoothly and rise through the ranks, gaining access to some of the Dark Eldar's core secrets and information in just a few decades, largely thanks to the Witch Spirit Cult.

The old woman's shadow could be vaguely seen inside.

She had never established any direct contact with Gu Hang through the Storm Spirits. However, Gu Hang felt that she seemed to be actively condoning something.

This was just a feeling; during the decades of Storm Spirits' activities in Comoros, Gu Hang regarded it as a tacit understanding between the two sides.

After the Comoros War officially broke out, and after the Storm Spirits played a crucial role, Gu Hang originally planned to find a way to contact the old woman.

However, contacting her is not an easy task, especially after all the Storm Heroes have been exposed, there is a lack of infiltrators.

The Alliance's regular agents often have to operate within the organization by posing as human slaves enslaved by the Dark Eldar.

Slaves are not free, and the agents' actions are severely restricted, with limited access to intelligence and low-level individuals. Trying to contact the old woman through this route would be extremely difficult.

However, there is another line.

Diplomatic routes.

Since the start of the war, diplomatic activities between humans and dark elves have never ceased. There are ambassadors from the dark elves stationed on the Alliance's side, as well as diplomatic envoys from the Alliance, accompanied by numerous military officers and guards.

From this perspective, a significant proportion of these individuals originate from the Alliance's intelligence departments. They take advantage of various diplomatic activities to attempt to make contact with high-ranking figures within the Dark Eldar.

They also had contact with the witchcraft sect, especially trying to get in touch with the old woman. However, as the religious leader, the old woman rarely appeared on most occasions, making it virtually impossible to contact her.

Although the intelligence agents never gave up on the mission, the old woman suddenly disappeared before they could succeed.

Although the purge of this religious leader was kept secret within the Dark Eldar, such things are never truly kept secret.
The religious leader has disappeared, many high-ranking members of the Witchcraft Cult have been replaced, and many of their original privileges have been reduced... Although there is no obvious evidence, it is easy to guess what happened.

Gu Hang was somewhat moved after hearing the news.

However, I never expected that she didn't die and is now in power.

After taking power, her first task was internal unification.

This step went relatively smoothly.

The Dark Eldar also realized that they faced annihilation. In this situation, if they didn't unite, they would truly be doomed. The old woman possessed enough prestige to unite all forces; even the most ambitious factions had to prioritize the greater good.

The most important factor in uniting the Dark Eldar is that the old woman can come up with a way to stop the war.

This statement initially delighted the Dark Eldar, but when they learned the specifics of the solution, it caused a huge uproar.

Unconditional surrender.

The Dark Eldar are willing to accept surrender.

Let's talk it out and clarify the terms. Even if it means being treated like a dog, we'll accept it. After all, it's clear we can't win the war, our base has been invaded, and we don't have much left to offer as bargaining chips.

However, surrendering unconditionally is still too difficult to bear.

On one hand, the Dark Eldar have been a race that has relied on the exploitation of slaves and plundering for survival for millennia. Although they don't specifically target humans, humans are the dominant species in the real universe, occupying the most habitable planets and having the largest population. Even without specific targeting, they have been plundered the most times. The number of people captured and enslaved is currently in the tens of billions, accounting for more than 70% of the total number of slaves enslaved by the Dark Eldar.

If we extend this order of magnitude to the entire history of human empires spanning tens of thousands of years, how many people's blood and tears have been shed at the hands of Blackie?

Racial hatred is right there in front of us.

Moreover, they were not unaware of the human empire's usual attitude towards all non-human races—extermination.

Unconditional surrender is nothing more than handing the butcher's knife to humanity, then raising your neck and letting them decide whether to cut you down or not.
Why do you do that?

If the entire race is destined to perish, why not die in the struggle instead of surrendering in such a humiliating way and being easily slaughtered?
So, you're the one who leads the entire race after being put in power by such a prestigious figure?
But the old woman was clearly determined. Regardless of the internal feedback, she clearly conveyed her will to the Alliance's ambassador and requested to meet with Gu Hang once.

Gu Hang agreed.

(End of this chapter)