Chapter 805

Chapter 805: The Citizens of the Federation’s Foreboding

"What should we do?"

Lu Qingxian and the federal High-ranking Leaders looked extremely pale.

"It’s actually quite simple. After the meeting ends, you will issue a statement saying that because the elder team has been captured, Yi Chen is demanding a high ransom, which has made our Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s High-ranking Leaders extremely angry. You should mention that they summoned you for a stern reprimand, giving you a ten-day deadline to resolve this matter, or else the human federation will face unimaginable punishment."

The Chief of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe spoke, "A few days later, you will announce that after your analysis and persuasion, our High-ranking Leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe agreed to let you act as representatives to negotiate an alliance with Yi Chen."

"Please outline the details as soon as possible, then show us the plan. If there are no issues, implement it immediately."

"Understood!"

Lu Qingxian nodded slightly.

He understood very well that they had no choice.

"Since there are no problems, let’s move quickly!"

The Chief of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe gestured.

Lu Qingxian and the others silently closed the virtual image device.

Their awareness quickly returned to their physical bodies.

They appeared in the Secret Meeting room of the Federal Parliament Building.

A table of people looked grim and visibly upset.

"Damned Tree-Dwelling Tribe, they’re roasting us over a fire."

"Yes! They only care about their own reputation and status, but they don’t consider that if we go through with this, our reputation will be completely destroyed, and we’ll be hated by the citizens of the federation."

"Regardless of whether this succeeds, we will likely be seen as criminals by the citizens of the federation."

The group of federal High-ranking Leaders cursed continuously.

But after venting their anger, they all fell into silence.

Because no matter how much they cursed, they had to follow the wishes of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s High-ranking Leaders.

Living under someone else’s roof, they were entirely at their mercy.

It wasn’t that they wanted to refuse; they simply couldn’t.

"Let’s discuss the main issue! All we can do is minimize the negative impact as much as possible."

Lu Qingxian said helplessly, "And then, let’s pray that heaven blesses us and that Yi Chen agrees to the alliance."

The faces of the federal High-ranking Leaders grew even darker.

They understood what Lu Qingxian meant.

If Yi Chen agreed to the alliance, that would be fine; they would only suffer severe damage to their reputations, and the impact on the human federation would not be too great.

In fact, with the constraints of the contract, there would be no need to worry about Yi Chen causing trouble for the human federation once he became more powerful.

However, if Yi Chen refused to ally, it would be a huge problem.

The human federation had signed a vassal contract with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe couldn’t truly direct their anger at the human federation over this matter.

But their relationship would inevitably suffer a fracture.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe must be secretly using the young children of the human federation as a means to balance against Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire. They will also surely leverage the human federation to push back against Yi Chen. There are many ways to do this without violating the contract.

After all, we are currently in the early stages of a race war in the super star cluster. Just finding a random reason could lead the human federation to send troops to attack other races.

As long as the reason is reasonable, it would be easy to have the human federation act as cannon fodder.

And with the small stature of the human federation, if they were to become cannon fodder, even a smaller race from the super star cluster could easily wipe them out.

The only thing they feel fortunate about is that the large battleships of the human federation provide significant help to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Even if they want to threaten Yi Chen using the human federation, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would not go too far.

"Sigh… It hasn’t been long, and Yi Chen has already grown to the point where even a giant like the Tree-Dwelling Tribe has to choose to seek peace."

A high-ranking official sighed softly.

Many others sighed in agreement.

…

"We’ve got it! The latest news is that the Kree Tribe has successfully forced the Red Barbarian Tribe to surrender."

During this time, almost everyone in the human federation has been closely watching the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s third expansion.

Whenever the vassal races of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe successfully force a race to surrender, the citizens of the federation cheer and are filled with excitement, as if it were the human federation that conquered those races.

Of course, the human federation does have reasons to celebrate and be excited.

The main reason is that every time the Tree-Dwelling Tribe conquers a race, it greatly benefits the large battleships of the human federation.

And true to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s style, they generously reward the human federation for their significant accomplishments.

After three rounds of expansion, the rewards for the human federation keep coming in.

Every single citizen of the human federation receives a massive amount of resources and treasures each month, and that amount keeps increasing.

Under these circumstances, the citizens of the human federation naturally hope for the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to continue winning, conquering one race after another, and even unifying the entire super star cluster.

"Is this true? It hasn’t even been a few days, and another medium-sized race has surrendered?"

"I’m certain! Although it hasn’t been announced, this is what a friend of mine, who is part of the crew for the large battleship fleet involved in the third expansion, told me."

"Since this isn’t sensitive information, he cannot be lying."

"Wow, the speed at which the Tree-Dwelling Tribe is conquering races during this third expansion has clearly increased."

"Of course! The Tree-Dwelling Tribe is one of the most powerful races in the super star cluster. And this is before they even enter the fray. If our human federation had more large battleships, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to wage war against dozens of major races at once."

"I have a feeling that today the parliament will announce rewards from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe for us, and within half a month, there will definitely be a larger scale reward announcement."

"What kind of feeling is that? Anyone with a bit of sense can deduce it from the first and second expansions."

"Exactly! Based on the experiences of the previous two expansions, everything has gone smoothly, and almost every five days, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe rewards us. After the expansion ends, they will probably give another massive reward."

"Small rewards are good, but they are just ordinary resources and treasures. What I’m really looking forward to is the kind of rewards the Tree-Dwelling Tribe will offer after the third expansion ends."

"I hope it will be spirit materials that can enhance our talents, just like after the second expansion.”

"It might be a bit difficult this time; after all, the last batch of spirit materials that could enhance talent has already significantly improved our average talent. If they reward us with more spirit materials that enhance talent, they must be of a higher grade than last time to be effective."

"And the higher the grade of the spirit materials that enhance talent, the more terrifying their value. Even if they do give this type of reward this time, it probably won’t be possible for everyone to get one like last time."

"That’s fine, even if we can’t each get one this time, we will just have to wait a few more months. When the fourth expansion starts, the rewards will surely include higher-quality spirit materials that can enhance talent for everyone."

The citizens of the federation are filled with hope, endlessly praising the generosity and openness of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

Just as everyone is celebrating the success of the third expansion and the forced surrender of another medium-sized race, the parliament suddenly issued an announcement.