Chapter 492

Chapter 492: Getting Closer

“I plan to contact a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe who is skilled in tracking and searching to help find Yi Chen.”

Seeing that Lu Qingxian, although respectful and full of regret, remained silent, Morris had to bring it up himself.

“If that’s the case, we can certainly find Yi Chen right away!”

Lu Qingxian’s face showed joy.

Inside, however, he felt a bit helpless.

This Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy was indeed impatient and decided to take this step.

Unfortunately, he could not stop it.

He could only hope that once Morris brought in the skilled tracker from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, no further troubles would arise.

As for whether the powerful being could actually find Yi Chen, he held no hope.

It seemed like the success rate was extremely high, even exceeding ninety-nine percent.

But in the past few attempts, the success rate had also been over ninety-nine percent, appearing to be foolproof.

Yet, each time ended in failure and resulted in huge troubles.

So, better to save the effort!

As long as no trouble arose, that would be enough.

“The distance from this star cluster to the super star cluster is vast, and there have always been rumors in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe about conflicts with our star cluster. To persuade a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to help requires a massive cost,” Morris said.

“To help you, I have already incurred significant losses. To bring in a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, I can only use the rights to my territory as a bargaining chip, so…”

The implication was clear.

“Envoy, you also know that our human federation cannot offer any high-quality resource materials. How about this, we are willing to sign a new contract with you.”

Instead of pretending to be confused, Lu Qingxian straightforwardly proposed, “As long as we can find Yi Chen and convince him to sign a contract with our human federation, we are willing to pay seventy percent of the future assistance we receive from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to you through special means.”

Morris’s eyes brightened.

This chairman was quite astute!

He actually took the initiative to raise the assistance from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe from fifty percent to seventy percent.

“Since that’s the case, I will draft the new contract and inform you when it’s ready for signing.”

Morris decided.

“Alright! Thank you for your effort, Envoy.”

Lu Qingxian nodded in agreement.

After all, he did not believe that the powerful being Morris brought would truly find Yi Chen.

Therefore, let alone seventy percent, even if they offered all the assistance from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to Morris, he and the High-ranking Leaders of the Federal Parliament and Military would agree.

Because they needed to find Yi Chen for the contract to become effective.

If they could not find him, no matter how high the offers were, they wouldn’t actually have to pay Morris.

Taking a step back, even if they did find Yi Chen and successfully forced him to sign a contract with the human federation…

The High-ranking Leaders of the Federal Parliament and the Military became even more excited.

In their eyes, as long as there was Yi Chen, the human federation was destined to soar high.

The resources and treasures provided by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe were merely supportive.

Even without them, the human federation could still flourish.

As long as the average strength of the human federation kept rising, they could acquire resources and treasures during their continuous expansion.

After ending the call, Morris began drafting the contract.

Once finished, he would contact Lu Qingxian.

Lu Qingxian, along with the High-ranking Leaders of the Federal Parliament and Military, rushed to the place where Morris was training to formally sign the new contract with him.

Once the contract was signed, Morris felt much better.

If he could successfully find Yi Chen and force him to hand over Ketes’s Space Stone, signing a contract with the human federation, he would earn a substantial profit on top of the existing benefits.

After Lu Qingxian and the others left, Morris no longer hesitated.

He immediately took out the communication stone and contacted a powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe named Mares.

Mares was a skilled tracker known for his expertise in finding targets.

Morris was not very familiar with Mares, but several thousand years ago, during a mission against the Time Tribe, they had briefly been teammates.

Back then, Mares’s ability to track and locate targets left a deep impression on him.

Thinking it might be useful in the future, he had made an effort to befriend him.

Mares, recognizing Morris’s strong abilities, also left their energy and aura in each other’s communication stones.

However, the skills to track and find targets were exceedingly rare among the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, and since Mares was a powerful being himself, many strong fighters sought his friendship.

As a result, he had never actively contacted Morris.

On the other hand, although Morris thought he might find use for Mares in the future, his sharp tongue and stingy nature prevented him from spending any resources on building a relationship with Mares unless he truly needed it, so he hadn’t reached out to him either.

“Morris? Long time no see.”

Soon, Mares connected the communication.

“The last time we met was several thousand years ago. I’ve been meaning to reach out and connect, but I’ve been closed off in meditation at a critical point. How have you been lately?”

Morris tried to establish a connection.

“Don’t mention it. Our War Department is not like your foreign affairs department, so relaxed and carefree. We are busy every day running around. Recently, the Time Tribe has been making unusual moves, and we are incredibly busy.”

Mares was quite clever; although he didn’t know why this former teammate, whom he hadn’t contacted for thousands of years, was looking for him, stating he was busy couldn’t go wrong.

“Frequent unusual moves from the Time Tribe?”

Morris was taken aback.

“Not only the Time Tribe; the Reincarnation Tribe also seems to be unsettled. However, I have been focused on tracking the Time Tribe’s intelligence agents, so I don’t know much about the situation with the Reincarnation Tribe.”

Mares was equally surprised that Morris, as a powerful being from the foreign affairs department, hadn’t heard such significant news.

“Does that mean the super star cluster might erupt in war again?”

Morris asked eagerly.

“It’s very possible. After all, both the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and the Time Tribe, as well as the Reincarnation Tribe, are prepared to initiate a new round of war. It just depends on which side strikes first,” Mares nodded in agreement.

Morris felt a sense of urgency.

A large-scale war posed both a crisis and a tremendous opportunity for the powerful beings of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

In the early stages, whether it was the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the Time Tribe, or the Reincarnation Tribe, they would certainly focus on clearing and pressuring the surrounding smaller races.

In such a situation, it was the best time for the powerful beings of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to seize resources.

He was eager to complete his tasks quickly and return to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Unfortunately, tasks couldn’t be completed just because he wanted them to be.

Morris adjusted his mindset and tentatively asked, “Are you very busy lately?”

“Being skilled in tracking and searching means I can’t afford to be idle. I spend all day running around, looking for Time Tribe spies lurking in our Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s territory and the territories of our vassal races.”

Mares was almost certain that Morris had something to discuss with him.

His abilities ensured that many strong beings sought his assistance.

He was experienced in such matters, so he emphasized how busy he was even more.