"Preposterous! Do you even know what you're saying?!"
"I can outright buy 10 planets the likes of Tertiuses with 1 Billion UCs"
"Considering the resources available on your planet and its location it's barely worth…"
Genos let out a mechanized growl…
Chronos simply chuckled at the robotic fury emanating from the other side of the transmission.
"Is this the extent of Machina's diplomacy? A robotic tantrum?"
He mused to himself.
"100 million UCs… But the Empire of Machina isn't buying a planet is it?"
Chronos calmly replied.
Genos paused.
Initially, upon hearing 1 Billion UCs, his guesses of Tertius having made contact with other Galactic empires completely dissipated.
A surge of anger flooded his central systems, the shame of having been bluffed by a lesser was abated only by the relief of Machina's monopoly over Tertius.
But as soon as Chronos said 100million UCs, his entire being froze.
"Is the advancement of your species not worth waging a meager 10 planets?"
