During negotiations with the representative of the alien life form, the Engineer, Viggs, both parties upheld a vision of goodwill, friendliness, and harmony, jointly discussing cooperation matters and achieving good progress.
In light of this, Viggs, the Engineer representative, expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Emrys.
Regarding the technological exchange between their respective races, Viggs fully demonstrated the spirit of humanitarianism, helpfulness, and self-sacrifice.
The 'Racial Peace' talks concluded successfully.
Viggs voluntarily 'shared' the technology of the Engineer race.
For example, biological genetic technology, which is primarily manifested in the armor worn by the Engineer.
Unlike the armor developed by humans, the Engineer's 'armor' is similar to a 'symbiotic' mechanism, completely integrated with the skin.
This can be glimpsed from the bio-armor on Viggs.
The Engineer's technology at the biological gene level is even subtly superior to the Imperium of Man in the Warhammer Universe.
This special bio-armor not only provides immense defensive power but also possesses regenerative capabilities, similar to cellular self-healing in biological injury, and is completely integrated with the skin, like the black carapaces of Space Marines, still providing survival capability even in an alien environment.
The armor fully integrated with the skin is merely the inner layer; Engineers can also wear various outer armors according to different needs.
Secondly, and what Emrys values and cares about most, is gene-editing technology!
If Viggs were given enough time, combining technological ideas from other Worlds, he could absolutely edit a brand new army of 'Aliens' that would obey commands and fear no death!
As for the Engineer's spaceship, although it has a faster-than-light engine, its speed is quite…
But based on the principle of 'since we're here anyway,' even a mosquito's leg is still meat. Emrys decided to steal it. No, to borrow it and then throw it into the Marvel universe.
When the right time comes, he can completely sell it to the oil-men.
He believes that with the oil-men's character, it would be very difficult for them to refuse such a spaceship with faster-than-light engine technology.
What? Heresy?
That doesn't exist. Who doesn't know that the oil-men are the biggest 'heretics'?
If the things in their inventory were to be revealed, they would be far more terrifying than his little items.
Of course, this 'exchange' of technology cannot be completed overnight.
"Well then, pleasant cooperation." Seeing the cooperation reached, Emrys immediately changed his expression, warmly helping the Engineer up, and smiling kindly: "Don't be so nervous, Viggs, from now on, we are all friends, relax."
You call this 'friends'?
Someone who talks about destroying an entire world's life at every turn, actually has the nerve to shamelessly say everyone is friends?
If it weren't for the Engineer's language truly lacking 'insulting' vocabulary, Viggs would probably have started cursing long ago.
But as it stands, no matter how resentful Viggs was, he could only accept it.
He had been in stasis for two thousand years, unaware of what had happened on his homeworld, but he was certain something major had occurred!
If not for that, the plan to destroy humanity, which was formulated back then, would never have been interrupted.
From the moment humans appeared on the spaceship, Viggs immediately deduced the conclusion, which is why he swallowed his anger and agreed to Emrys' demands.
"I hope you will keep your promise."
Despite his immense resentment, Viggs still hoped to protect his homeworld, looking earnestly at Emrys: "I don't know much about the technology of the Engineer race. My primary duty was to destroy humanity, so... I hope you can take me back to my homeworld, and then I will hand over all the technology to you."
"Of course, I don't mind going back to your homeworld with you."
Emrys smiled and nodded, agreeing to Viggs' request.
"Aren't you afraid that once I find my homeworld, I will immediately take action?" Viggs felt a little puzzled. How could the other party trust him so much?
One must know that even if the Engineer race had declined, as long as the Elder could be found, then rising again would only be a matter of time.
At its peak, the Engineer race could traverse the entire universe without issue.
Where did the other party get such confidence?
"Trust me, Viggs."
Emrys slowly said: "Trust is the foundation of our relationship, and if you betray my trust in you, then next time… I can assure you, I will assemble the largest fleet, and turn your homeworld, and even any world with traces of Engineer existence, entirely into glass, completely eradicating your race!"
Don't ask, just know it's an extermination order warning!
Even if he couldn't do it now, Emrys simply didn't believe he wouldn't be able to kill an Engineer in the future?
Viggs was dumbfounded.
His original intention was to probe, but who knew he would probe out such a result?
Although Emrys was smiling, the coldness in his eyes made Viggs feel a chill all over his body.
This tone, demeanor, experience... Viggs didn't believe he hadn't exterminated hundreds of races.
Especially that phrase, 'turn the entire world into glass,' directly conjured a horrific image in his mind of utter desolation, the extinction of all life, like a hellish purgatory!
What kind of cruel race would casually talk about completely exterminating a race?
Viggs shuddered, and the last shred of thought in his mind was immediately cut off: "Please rest assured, I will keep my promise, and I hope you will keep yours as well."
"A very wise choice."
Looking at Viggs, who seemed to be scared witless, Emrys tried to make his tone much softer: "Trust me, Viggs, in the future you will be grateful for the choice you made today."
After the conversation ended, Emrys turned his attention to the others: "I have good news for everyone. Your creator, after friendly discussions with me, voluntarily decided to help us, let go of his hatred, and no longer destroy humanity."
Looking at Viggs, who had an unwilling expression, everyone suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
Voluntarily?
Wayland looked at the Engineer, whose face was filled with resentment, and the corner of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Are you sure it's really voluntary?
Although there was a language barrier, at least from the expression, it wasn't like that at all!
This Engineer was filled with grief and indignation, not looking 'voluntary,' but rather somewhat 'coerced.'
"Um, Mr.…"
But Wayland next to him couldn't care less. He was afraid if he didn't ask now, he wouldn't have another chance: "Can you ask him if he can grant me eternal life!"
Emrys glanced at Viggs next to him: "This old man wants you to help him achieve eternal life."
Upon hearing this, Viggs first looked at Wayland, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said: "In my race, the concept of 'eternal life' does not exist, but if specialized gene-editing is performed, his lifespan can be extended. The specific duration needs to be determined based on racial circumstances."
"Oh."
Emrys nodded slightly, then turned to Wayland and said: "He said no, you're not worthy."
Are you fooling ghosts?
Wayland's mouth twitched, feeling as if a thousand horses were galloping in his heart.
Even if he was an idiot, he should know that such a long statement couldn't possibly translate into just two sentences!
But alas, the initiative was in the other person's hands, so he could only force a smile.
Otherwise, what could he do?
A living example was right before his eyes!
The great 'Creator' was beaten by him, and his eyes even became clear.
In Elizabeth's fantasy, things shouldn't have been this way.
At least, the great 'Creator' shouldn't have looked like a student who made a mistake, bowing and scraping with a fawning expression.
Yes, that's right!
It was that bowing, scraping, and fawning expression!
Why was Elizabeth so certain?
The reason was simple: when she and her boyfriend went to Weyland for investment, their expressions were exactly the same as the 'Creator's'!
Who knew how much psychological 'trauma' they suffered in just over ten minutes.
As for the hopeful Weyland, he truly experienced what 'despair' felt like.
He had found the 'Creator,' but the situation was not as he had imagined.
But fortunately, Weyland, who had dominated for many years, immediately understood the 'alien life's' intentions, and thus he no longer panicked.
Isn't it just about pledging allegiance?
No problem, absolutely no problem!
As long as it could extend his life, pledging allegiance was nothing, he could always deal with it later.
This brings up the flexible bottom line of a businessman, and Weyland's bottom line was particularly flexible; he was almost at the end of his rope. Let alone pledging allegiance to alien life, he wouldn't hesitate even to betray humanity.
"By the way, what was this spaceship called?"
Emrys stroked the spaceship's pilot seat, his eyes full of joy.
Although it was a bit hard to accept at first glance, once he thought that this thing would soon be his, it immediately became much more pleasing to the eye.
"Its name is 'Lord of the world'."
Viggs seemed to be gradually accepting his fate as a 'prisoner of war,' and very proactively began introducing Emrys to the various functions of this universe spaceship.
As a small space-faring vessel mainstream to the 'Engineer' race, its exterior was a U-shaped, semi-enclosed ring, flat overall, with a diameter of about three hundred meters.
The entire spaceship was created through biological genetic modification. To explain it in terms understandable to humans, it was roughly that the entire spaceship 'grew up from a young age,' much like cultivating plants, and this also represented the 'Engineer's' biotechnology.
It was equipped with a small FTL engine, capable of traveling at several times the speed of light in the universe.
The hull hardness of the Lord of the world far exceeded the metal of Weyland Corporation's spaceships. In the movie, when they collided, the human spaceship exploded, while the Lord of the world merely crashed.
Furthermore, afterward, the female protagonist and David re-piloted the 'Lord of the world' to the 'Engineer's' home base, 'Paradise world.'
From this, it can be seen that the Lord of the world, as a spaceship, was definitely the biggest gain so far.
"If you are willing, I can give you the Lord of the world."
Viggs was indeed an 'Engineer,' his mental flexibility was no less than that of humans: "Of course, you need to allow me to pilot the Lord of the world back to 'Paradise world' first."
In fact, Viggs didn't care about a mere small spaceship.
As long as he could return to Paradise world, if nothing unexpected happened, there should still be a 'mothership-class' universe spaceship there, whose size was a hundred times that of the 'Lord of the world.'
A spaceship larger than the Lord of the world was suspended above Paradise world.
But unfortunately, what Viggs didn't know was that Emrys, having watched the movie and understood the details, already knew about the giant mothership docked at the ceremonial plaza on Paradise world.
Although the mothership was much larger than the Lord of the world in scale, it unfortunately had no firepower and served only as a 'port' for docking.
Therefore, Emrys wasn't very interested in that mothership, and besides, if he pushed them too hard, it wouldn't be worth it.
"Alright, I allow you to pilot my spaceship back to Paradise world."
Emrys nodded slightly, agreeing to Viggs' proposal, but did not forget to add: "Of course, I want to go to Paradise world with you. You don't have any objections, do you?"
"No objections."
Viggs was already used to it, and besides, what right did he have to object?
"By the way, there's something I need you to do for me." Emrys looked at him kindly and said in the Engineer's language: "I need a method to control other creatures."
Viggs was not surprised at all, and even thought it was very reasonable: "Of course, in our Engineer race, this technology is very simple. You only need to implant a nano-organism to completely control the other party's biological nervous system. If you need it, I can give it to you now."
As expected of a niche race specializing in biology, can this thing be produced on demand?
"When we go back, get one for that old man."
Emrys said to Viggs.
"No problem."
Viggs nodded.
Thus, the open conspiracy was completed.
"Alright, then we'll reorganize on LV-223 for a day, and then depart for Paradise world."
Emrys quickly formulated the plan and then said to the others: "Since everything has been resolved satisfactorily, everyone should return to the spaceship. I have something I want to discuss with Mr. Weyland."
"It's my honor, Mr. Emrys."
Weyland was secretly delighted, thinking to himself that he had indeed guessed correctly.
However, when Emrys and his group, leading the clearly non-human Viggs, returned to the Prometheus, everyone, including Captain Janek and his crew, and even the illegitimate daughter Vickers, showed expressions of horror, even resolutely refusing to open the hatch.
Of course, this small problem was quickly resolved. After Emrys blasted open the airlock with a single shot, Viggs and the others immediately displayed humanity's unique speed of changing faces, 'enthusiastically' welcoming them.
Elizabeth was placed in the fully automated medical bay due to extensive burns.
As for Ford, the biologist, he hugged the can of 'alien embryo' frozen in liquid nitrogen with a bitter expression, responsible for taking care of the 'thing' inside.
The only one who seemed a bit unhappy was probably Viggs.
His height made walking in the spaceship constantly bump his head, and seeing the chattering humans around him made him very annoyed, wishing he could crush their heads.
Weyland sat back in his wheelchair and went with Emrys to the secret compartment.
"Sir as long as you can extend my life, I am willing to offer everything!"
As soon as they entered, Weyland was somewhat impatient, looking at Emrys with a fanatical expression.
He didn't have much time left, and this operation had yielded nothing. If there was no further progress, he would likely be hung on the wall very soon.
"Such as?"
Emrys now held his lifeline, so there was no need for him to rush.
"I can transfer all the profits of Weyland Corporation to you!" The reason Weyland said this was not out of foolishness; on the contrary, he was very clever.
Weyland-Yutani Corporation was huge, involving countless industries. Even if it were truly handed over to Aliens, wouldn't the other party still need him to manage it?
"I don't need your company."
Emrys shook his head. Mining, industries, and such things were meaningless to him at the moment.
"Then what about synthetic human technology?"
Weyland seemed to have made some kind of decision, gritting his teeth and saying in a deep voice: "Synthetic human technology is the greatest work of my life. I can give you the complete synthetic human technology in exchange for a way to extend my life. Would that be acceptable?"
"Not enough."
Emrys was still shaking his head.
This was like a gambler at a card table; he held a winning hand and had to extract every last bit of value from the opponent!
"FTL engines! Atmospheric terraforming technology! Whatever you want, I can give you everything!"
At this moment, Weyland was like a gambler whose eyes were red with loss, completely desperate to extend his life.
Finally, Emrys seemed somewhat moved. Looking at the flushed Weyland, the corners of his lips slightly curved: "Actually, what I value most is not those technologies, but you, Peter Weyland. You are the most valuable 'commodity'."
"I am willing to pledge my allegiance to you, Mr. Emrys."
Weyland also smiled, because he knew very well that after the other party said this, he would not let him die.
As the alien life said, he, Peter Weyland, had, by his own efforts, created the giant Weyland-Yutani Corporation that spanned the universe. He was the most valuable commodity!