Chapter 719

Chapter 719: Completion of Large Battleship Construction

“According to the think tank’s assessment, the worst-case scenario is that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe only needs this batch of Large Battleships and crew,” Lu Qingxian began. “If that happens, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s regard for our human federation as a vassal race will take a significant downward turn.”

“Although, given the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s style and the contract we signed, they cannot just kick us, the human federation, into a corner and ignore us. They will continue to provide us with abundant resources and treasures to support our strength.”

“However, due to the disharmony between this star cluster and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, it is likely that no matter what trouble we face, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe won’t send their strong fighters to help us.”

The group fell silent.

If this really becomes the worst outcome, there would undoubtedly be significant trouble.

The most immediate concern is that the absence of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe in this star cluster might lead the Shadow King to leave as well, but while he departs, he might also deal a heavy blow to the human federation.

Additionally, Yi Chen has still not been located.

If the Tree-Dwelling Tribe abandons us, that would mean allowing Yi Chen to develop unchecked.

In a hundred or a thousand years, when Yi Chen’s strength realm reaches the peak of this star cluster and he becomes the strongest member, it would also be the day he seeks revenge with the Great Flame Kingdom.

Moreover, without the strong fighters from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to help eliminate attacks from the various tribes, even if the human federation has now occupied and conquered the Angelic Galaxy and the Frenzied Galaxy, and is even sweeping through the Yufeng Star System, it won’t last long.

As long as the armies of the strong from various tribes have not suffered destructive blows, the current strength of the human federation cannot withstand their counterattacks.

The occupied star systems will eventually be reclaimed by the various tribes.

In this case, the human federation will miss the best opportunity to unify the entire star cluster, and it could take an unknown amount of time in the future to achieve this.

“According to the think tank’s plan, if this situation does arise, our only option would be to spare no expense to keep Bunier and other strong fighters in this star cluster to continue helping us.”

Seeing that everyone was at a loss, Lu Qingxian shared the plan provided by the think tank:

“And the reasons are the threat from the Shadow King and the situation with Yi Chen. Especially regarding Yi Chen, it is the best reason to keep Bunier and the other strong fighters.”

“After all, Yi Chen deceived and toyed with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. The Tribe has allowed him to lurk and develop slowly, losing face in the process.”

The eyes of the high-ranking leaders from the parliament and military brightened at this.

These two reasons seemed quite valid.

The former relates to the contract between the human federation and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, while the latter concerns the Tribe’s dignity.

Even though the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, being the stronger party, could ignore these reasons, with a bit of tact and cleverness, persuading the foreign affairs department of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to arrange for Bunier and the other strong fighters to stay could be quite feasible.

The high-ranking leaders of the federation quickly agreed with the think tank’s approach.

“And then, we could see positive outcomes, with even higher chances of success,” Lu Qingxian smiled. “Ten million Large Battleships is already an astonishing figure for our human federation. We have spent two years building them while not lacking in resource materials and continually expanding production.”

“Yet, for the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, this number may not be too significant. After all, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe is much larger than humanity, and even with adjustments made according to their size, only about a hundred thousand of them can be accommodated on each Large Battleship.”

“Ten million ships can only carry approximately one trillion Tree-Dwelling Tribesmen, which pales in comparison to their total military strength.”

“Even if the super star cluster is at peace right now, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe does not plan to stockpile too many Large Battleships. Out of long-term considerations, they definitely won’t simply disregard our human federation.”

“If the super star cluster were not calm, the first batch of Large Battleships would merely be the beginning. There will be more batches, including a second and third one.”

“In the best case, we can at least maintain the status quo without worrying about risks from the Shadow King and Yi Chen. Regarding the various tribes, we will just be repeatedly ambushed, and by paying a certain price, we will eventually be able to unify the entire star cluster.”

“Once we unify the entire star cluster, we can slowly set up defensive nets in various star systems, and the attacks from the various tribes will become a minor concern.”

“If it is the latter…”

The federal High-ranking Leaders all perked up.

They understood Lu Qingxian’s meaning.

If the situation in the super star cluster is critical, and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe desires to stockpile more Large Battleships, then the human federation’s opportunity has arrived.

They could definitely make more demands while having the Tree-Dwelling Tribe send additional personnel to quickly locate the Shadow King and Yi Chen, and eliminate the strong beings and armies from the various tribes.

As for how to determine which situation it is, it wasn’t too difficult.

If the Tree-Dwelling Tribe accepts the first batch of Large Battleships and then disregards further communication, that likely means they only need this batch of Large Battleships and crew.

Their only option would be to keep Bunier and other powerful beings from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe in this star cluster for as long as possible.

If the Tree-Dwelling Tribe informs them to continue building Large Battleships without the need to ramp up production like the previous two years, that would fall into the first scenario of the latter situation.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe still requires the human federation but is relaxed due to the peaceful state of the super star cluster.

If the Tree-Dwelling Tribe demands that the human federation maintains full power and focuses entirely on constructing Large Battleships and training crew, that indicates the latter situation, where the tensions of the super star cluster are high, and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe values the human federation greatly.

The human federation can then propose reasonable requests based on the current situation.

It all depends on the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s attitude after the first batch of Large Battleships is delivered.

Although this matter is not entirely in the hands of the federal High-ranking Leaders, they can anticipate the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s attitude in advance.

By understanding the possible attitudes of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, they can prepare various response measures ahead of time.

This way, they can provide the most perfect response once the Tree-Dwelling Tribe reveals its stance.

After agreeing unanimously on the second matter, Lu Qingxian presented the third issue for discussion: how to construct the defensive networks in the star systems already occupied by the Military.

Regardless of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s stance, establishing a tight defensive network, similar to that of the Milky Way, is the key to truly unifying the entire star cluster.

However, the Milky Way’s defensive network was built and enhanced by the human federation over thousands of years.

Building a defensive network of the same level in other star systems is certainly not an easy task and involves many factors.

Once the group agreed to outsource the construction of the defensive network to various companies for a high price, they determined the general direction of the three matters.

The federal parliament and military high-ranking leaders then began discussing the details.

It wasn’t until half a day later that everything was finalized.

Once confirmed, Lu Qingxian received good news.

The relevant department sent statistics showing that the first batch of Large Battleships required by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had been fully constructed.