Chapter 524

Chapter 524: Continue to Keep a Low Profile

"I truly don’t understand what you are still hesitating and considering!"

Marquises Moses looked at everyone with a strong sense of disdain.

"Duke Farah has consistently ignored our interests for his own benefit and refuses to choose between the Undying King and Duke Bolai."

"In this situation, how could we Marquises and Counts not feel utterly frustrated and regret missing out on this great opportunity?"

"Now, a bigger opportunity lies before you. As long as you pledge loyalty to His Majesty and the Great Flame Empire, all of you present will become the highest ranks of the Undying Race, yet you are still hesitating?"

As soon as he said this, the six Marquises and thirty-five Counts indeed began to feel stirred.

Although they had never witnessed the style of Yi Chen, the strongest member of humanity, they had heard much about it.

As long as one acted early and remained loyal, the benefits would be enormous.

As Marquises Moses said, if they could become the earliest Marquises and Counts to pledge loyalty to Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire, one day, if they indeed collaborated with the Great Flame Empire to conquer the Undying Race, they would likely become the rulers and high-ranking leaders of the Undying Race, given Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire’s approach.

"Are we signing the contract with you, or with the strongest member of humanity?"

One Marquises suddenly asked the crucial question.

All the Marquises and Counts turned to look at Marquises Moses in unison.

"I’m sorry, I’m the first Undying Race member to surrender and pledge loyalty to His Majesty. You can only sign a life-and-death contract with me, accepting my management and assignment."

Marquises Moses spoke the truth.

The Marquises felt a wave of disappointment.

This meant they would directly lose the qualification to compete with Marquises Moses.

This guy had struck luck, at least for now, being viewed by Yi Chen as the representative of the Undying Race.

"I am willing to sign the contract!"

Marquises Hippo suddenly spoke up.

The five Marquises and all the Counts looked at Marquises Hippo in surprise.

In their eyes, Marquises Hippo should be the one most opposed.

After all, Marquises Hippo was just a step away from level 140.

Normally, Marquises Hippo would be the least willing to be beneath Marquises Moses.

But unexpectedly, Marquises Hippo was the first to express willingness to surrender.

Thinking back on it, the Marquises and Counts suddenly realized.

Yi Chen only cared about the order of arrival, disregarding strength realm, viewing Marquises Moses as the representative of the Undying Race. This meant as long as Marquises Moses did not betray them, it would sever their hope of becoming future rulers of the Undying Race.

On the other hand, they would be the second group to surrender to Yi Chen after Marquises Moses.

They would also catch the second bus, belonging to the Undying Race that was personally defeated by Yi Chen.

As a semi-official high-ranking member of the Undying Race, even if Marquises Moses tried to exclude others, he could never push them out.

Although they no longer hoped to become the next Undying King, at least he was a duke with great power.

Moreover, he was a duke with little competition.

Even Marquises Hippo’s greatest desire was nothing more than that.

Having thought this through, he naturally expressed his willingness to surrender at the first opportunity.

If even Marquises Hippo felt this way, the other five Marquises and thirty-five Counts naturally no longer hesitated.

One after another, they expressed their willingness to surrender and sign the contract.

Especially the thirty-five Counts, who were particularly eager.

Because, like them, they too could likely become the future dukes with great power in the Undying Race.

The strength realm was their only obstacle.

But that wasn’t a cause for concern.

Given their current status and position, it was difficult to obtain resources and treasures that could enhance their talent or strength realm.

Such resources and treasures were extremely rare.

However, once they became high-ranking members of the Undying Race, collecting resources and treasures that could improve their talent or strength realm would not be so challenging.

Even the rarest resources and treasures would simply be rare.

With control over vast territories and power, even with limitless resources and treasures to exchange, there would always be Undying Race members willing to trade for such scarce resources.

In fact, many Undying Race members who were fortunate enough to obtain these scarce resources would willingly offer them in exchange for power and territory.

Seeing that all Marquises and Counts had reached a consensus, Marquises Moses began to draft life-and-death contracts one by one.

After making their decision, the six Marquises and thirty-five Counts swiftly signed the contracts.

"From today on, we are brothers!"

Marquises Moses was filled with excitement.

To tame and control these Marquises and Counts meant he was one step closer to the throne of the Undying Race rulers.

He immediately went to Yi Chen’s flying treasure, knelt down, and respectfully said, "Report to you, Master, the six Marquises and thirty-five Counts have all surrendered and pledged loyalty, signing the life-and-death contracts with me."

"Very good!"

In the flying treasure, Yi Chen nodded.

He had seen the whole process of Marquises Moses subduing all the Marquises and Counts very clearly.

Although this first Undying Race to surrender lacked assertiveness, he did possess good judgment.

The entire subjugation process was clear and well-structured.

The speed was much faster than he had anticipated.

"Master, what should we do next?"

Marquises Moses asked.

"Let them follow their previous plan, slowly dragging Duke Farah on for a few months, and we’ll discuss further when the time comes."

Yi Chen replied without hesitation.

"Understood!"

Marquises Moses quickly responded.

"Go on!"

Yi Chen said no more.

The development speed of the Great Flame Empire, in the short term, was still not at a level to fight against the Undying Race.

For now, the focus should be on low-profile expansion.

Only when they could no longer keep a low profile in the Tianling Star Cluster would be the right moment to take decisive action against the Undying Race there.

Therefore, to prevent any leaks, now was not the time for these Undying Race Marquises and Counts to secretly gather their trusted allies and prepare for a rebellion against the Undying Race.

Of course, even if the information did leak, the Intelligence Organization could clean up any Undying Race members who knew.

But doing so would still be somewhat troublesome.

"Yes!"

Marquises Moses immediately stood up, calling all the Marquises and Counts to leave.

"Marquises Moses… Sir, what did His Majesty say?"

Marquises Hippo seemed a bit unaccustomed to suddenly being Marquises Moses’s subordinate, his attitude and expression were somewhat awkward and unnatural.

Marquises Moses intentionally ignored this and explained, "You all continue to delay time according to the original plan. As for whether to contact your trusted allies and explain the current situation, His Majesty hasn’t mentioned it, so it seems there’s no rush for now."

The Marquises and Counts nodded one after another.

From these words, they could almost determine the general direction of Yi Chen’s future development.

To them, the fact that Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire had already achieved such strength but still chose to expand quietly was undoubtedly a good thing.

With thick accumulation leading to thin release, once they initiated their actions, along with their inside connection, they would be able to defeat the Undying Race in the Tianling Star Cluster in a short time and rapidly unify the entire Tianling Star Cluster.

After reaching a consensus, the Marquises and Counts did not want to disturb Yi Chen.

They found a quiet place on a nearby Deserted Star to stay quietly.