Chapter 770

Chapter 770: Surrender of the Entire Tribe

The Holy Emperor of the Qianwei Tribe and the seven elders felt a stir within their hearts.

The Sixteenth Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, having taken the initiative to show them the contract, clearly believed its terms would persuade them.

This meant the terms of the contract would likely not be too harsh.

After a moment of hesitation, the Holy Emperor and the seven elders infused their Perception Ability into the contract.

Their gazes gradually became blank.

They knew that since the Sixteenth Elder allowed them to view the contract before making a decision, the terms would certainly be lenient.

However, they never expected the terms offered by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to be so surprisingly accommodating.

According to the contract, after the Qianwei Tribe surrendered, all resources and treasures within the tribe would still belong to the Qianwei Tribe and would not need to be surrendered to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Just this single point made the Holy Emperor of the Qianwei Tribe and the seven elders eager to sign the contract immediately.

Moreover, in addition to this, although the Qianwei Tribe would need to periodically pay a portion of resources and treasures to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe after surrendering, the amounts were not large and were completely within an acceptable range for the Qianwei Tribe.

Furthermore, the Qianwei Tribe would retain a certain level of autonomy.

The various rights they held were only slightly inferior to those of the vassal races of the Death Tribe.

This contract was completely at odds with the usual style of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Not only among the three dominant races, but even across the entire super star cluster, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, due to their belief in the causal path, belonged to a more gentle-ruling race.

They were known for treating their vassal races well.

They were not too harsh on the conquered races either.

At the very least, they rarely personally went to annihilate those races on their path of expansion and often gave the people of those races a chance to live.

In contrast, strong and tyrannical races would normally turn all conquered races into slave races, even if they didn’t annihilate them entirely.

Yet, based on the past practices of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, they would typically seize all resources and treasures from the conquered races, annexing all lands and their resources to themselves.

This current contract was not just slightly better; it was thousands or hundreds of thousands of times better.

The only downside was that after surrendering to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the entire Qianwei Tribe would be bound to the chariot of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, mobilizing their elite army and accepting the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s command.

Of course, conversely, if the Qianwei Tribe’s elite army achieved military accomplishments, they would also receive corresponding rewards.

"How about it?"

The voice of the Sixteenth Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe suddenly echoed, "If you cannot accept even this contract, then I will have no choice but to order a strong attack. You should also understand, the trillion soldiers of the Death Tribe are almost at the designated area and can launch a strong attack at any moment!"

After exchanging glances, the Holy Emperor of the Qianwei Tribe and the seven elders saw compromise and helplessness in each other’s eyes.

"We are willing to lead the Qianwei Tribe to surrender."

The Holy Emperor of the Qianwei Tribe spoke first.

As soon as the words left his mouth, he fell into a state of weakness.

No matter what, he would be the first Holy Emperor to lead the Qianwei Tribe in their total surrender.

"Very well!"

The Sixteenth Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe nodded, his expression unchanged.

But in their hearts, they were filled with immense joy.

This success indicated that the rapid expansion path of the Great Flame Empire could be replicated.

Succeeding once meant they could succeed a second and third time, which held great significance.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe could likewise copy the Great Flame Empire’s rapid expansion method, swiftly conquering tribe after tribe.

Soon, the Holy Emperor of the Qianwei Tribe and the Seven Elders officially signed the contract with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe on behalf of the high-ranking leaders of the Qianwei Tribe.

With a command from the Sixteenth Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the armies of the Death Tribe, which were aggressively attacking the Holy Star, immediately halted their assault.

The Holy Emperor of the Qianwei Tribe and the Seven Elders began contacting the other elders to introduce the entire matter and invited them to the Holy Star.

The Sixteenth Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe then informed the great chief of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and the Great Elder of the foreign affairs department about this astonishing news before reaching out to the chief of the Death Tribe.

In just half an hour, the Death Tribe started issuing announcements and notifications, declaring that the Qianwei Tribe had been conquered and would officially become one of the vassal races of the Death Tribe.

This move was naturally intended to distance themselves from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, to prevent the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe from seizing the opportunity to unite against the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Though this strategy was somewhat counterproductive, it did provide a certain level of delay.

As soon as the news broke, all the various tribes in the Te Fung Star Cluster were thrown into shock.

Even the other tribes in different star clusters were stirred.

In the super star cluster, even during the most stable and peaceful periods, race wars were numerous, with different races engaging in large-scale wars almost every moment.

At this stage, the super star cluster was in a tense situation, and various race wars were even more frequent.

It was commonplace for races to be conquered.

However, it was somewhat rare for a tribe like the Qianwei Tribe, which dominated eight star clusters, to be conquered.

But the real shock for the entire super star cluster came from how sudden and swift the conquest of the Qianwei Tribe was, making it hard to believe.

According to the announcement from the Qianwei Tribe, they declared their full surrender in just three days.

In three days, the armies of the Death Tribe hadn’t even left their own territory yet.

Quickly, relevant information about large battleships began to be gathered by various races through various channels.

This outcome left the high-ranking leaders of the various tribes even more astonished and fearful.

The ability to mobilize troops at such a long distance and on a large scale would undoubtedly make race wars easier and simpler.

For the smaller and medium-sized tribes, this sparked a sense of crisis among everyone.

The larger tribes also felt a strong sense of danger.

The reason was clear—only the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had such long-range large-scale troop mobilization abilities.

And the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was one of the dominant races in the super star cluster.

Everyone could sense that the emergence of large battleships would change the entire layout of the super star cluster once more.

At the very least, it would plunge the already tense super star cluster into an even more severe situation.

And indeed, it turned out to be true.

Barely ten days after the Qianwei Tribe’s total surrender, another neighboring star cluster of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the Fire Condensing Tribe, which was one of the vassal races of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, suddenly deployed, sending ninety percent of their elite army into the territory of a hostile tribe.

In less than a day, that tribe formally announced its total surrender to the Fire Condensing Tribe.

All tribes in the various star clusters began to focus their attention on the movements of the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe.

Because if this situation continued to develop, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe could conquer numerous star clusters in just a few years, gaining an unimaginable advantage due to their remarkably lenient terms.

Only the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe could potentially curb the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s momentum.

All the tribes hoped that the Time Tribe and Reincarnation Tribe would take measures to stop the rapid expansion of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s vassal races.

Ideally, they would destroy all the large battleships, a game-changing treasure.

The emergence of such a treasure would be a disaster for all the smaller and medium-sized tribes.