The Starfield Farming Sovereign (Elizabeth Schofield) novel Chapter 391

The Farming Saint in the Starry Wasteland

Chapter 391 Stay Out

Theodore set down his glass and fixed Rufus with a sharp, piercing look. His voice carried no warmth at all. “Mr. Blanton, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear any of that. How the Fifth Military operates is our own business. We don’t need your company’s input. As for your dispute with that farm…”

He paused, his tone turning even colder. “That’s your problem. It has nothing to do with the Fifth Military. Let me give you a piece of advice. Some ideas are better left alone. And some waters are better not stepped into.”

With that, he stood up and left without waiting for a response, leaving Rufus frozen in place. His face shifted between red and pale, caught between embarrassment and unease.

He had thought he could use a shared sense of grievance to build a connection. Instead, the reaction he got was sharp, even carrying a hint of warning.

The report was delivered to Jayden exactly as it happened.

Jayden could not make sense of the Fifth Military’s attitude. After thinking it over, he personally prepared

a more carefully worded proposal, with clearer implications of benefits, and sent it directly to Roman.

However, after waiting several days, the reply he received was cold.

It did not come from Roman himself but from one of his aides.

“Commander Lynch asked me to pass this message to Mr. Norton. The Fifth Military will handle its own affairs. Seafarm Group should focus on its own business. What you shouldn’t ask, don’t ask. What you shouldn’t think about, don’t think about. Take care of yourselves.”

There was no mention of cooperation. Not a single word about the farm. Only a firm and unmistakable warning.

The phrase “take care of yourselves” carried a chilling undertone.

When Jayden received the message, he was sitting by the floor-to-ceiling window in his luxurious office. Outside, the lights of Centria Planet stretched endlessly.

Under the shifting glow of neon lights, his expression turned extremely grim. The hand holding the communicator tightened until his knuckles turned pale.

They had been rejected.

Not only had the Fifth Military refused their offer, but they had also explicitly warned them to stay ou

This was completely beyond Jayden’s expectations.

In his mind, the Fifth Military should have been furious at Elizabeth and the farm faced with allies and resources being offered, even if they did not accept everything, they should at least have show? spre willingness to engage.

So why had they responded with such distance, even a hint of disdam and caution.

Chapter 391 Stay Out

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What exactly were they planning?

Jayden set down the communicator and rubbed his temples, a strong sense of unease rising in his chest.

The Fifth Military’s reaction was too unusual. This complete distancing, this refusal to say anything, did not feel like how they would treat a potential partner. It felt more like they were deliberately cutting ties and sealing off information.

Did they already have their own plan?

A plan that did not need, or even actively avoided, involvement from a commercial group like Seafarm?

A plan that might be more extreme… more secretive?

The thought sent a chill down Jayden’s spine.

He remembered the large sums Seafarm Group had funneled into the Fifth Military every year, all of it going into a hidden underground facility.

He had visited it once. Inside were rows upon rows of hybrid creatures, part human, part something else…

He forced himself to stop thinking.

Getting too deeply involved with the military, especially a faction as aggressive as the Fifth Military, had always been a double-edged sword.

Now that they had made it clear they wanted no involvement, pushing further would only bring disaster, dragging Seafarm Group into something far worse than losing market share.

“Send out a notice,” Jayden said to his secretary, who had been waiting nearby. His voice carried a faint, barely noticeable tremor. “All non-standard competitive actions targeting Elizabeth’s farm are to be suspended immediately. As for public opinion on Starnet… ease off. No more active promotion.”

The secretary looked up in surprise. “Mr. Norton, then what about our market…”

“We’ll deal with the market another way,” Jayden cut him off impatiently. “Also, terminate all cooperation with the Fifth Military. Unless they contact us first, we make no moves.”

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