Chapter 422

Chapter 422: Left to Dry

The leaders of the parliament and military were discussing various details.

The communicator on the table in front of Lu Qingxian beeped.

He picked it up and exclaimed, “It’s from Morris!”

Everyone understood that this powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe must have regained his composure.

Lu Qingxian and the giants immediately stood up and moved to an open area on the side of the conference room.

They connected the communicator.

Soon, Morris’s virtual image appeared before them.

“Envoy!”

Although they had cursed Morris in their hearts a thousand times, Lu Qingxian and the giants still maintained a respectful demeanor in front of him.

“My subordinates were all eliminated one by one by the Shadow King and Soul Clan using special means.”

Now calm, Morris tried to keep his tone as neutral as possible.

“How… how is that possible?”

Lu Qingxian and the giants were dumbfounded, as if they had just learned this outcome.

“If there are no surprises, my subordinates have all had their consciousness erased by the Soul Clan and have been turned into their hosts.”

Morris continued, “Although they completely control the bodies of my subordinates and will need time to recover their injuries, even in heavily injured bodies, they can forcibly break into the headquarters of the parliament and military.”

“So, if you have any important matters to discuss, it’s better to use virtual meetings rather than gather together.”

The underlying meaning of his words was clear: as long as the giants of the human federation did not gather in one place, they would not be wiped out in one go.

This way, at most, a couple would be killed by the Soul Clan.

In terms of intelligence, although Morris had a longer lifespan, he was clearly not the match for the giants of the parliament and military.

Lu Qingxian immediately showed a troubled expression: “But if the Soul Clan intends to find out our location and kill us all at once by sending a large number of top-tier combat powers in separate actions, how should we respond?”

“The Soul Clan can forcibly seize the memories of others. All they need to do is capture a group of middle and upper ranks from the parliament and military to find out our location.”

“This…”

Morris felt a bit of a headache.

He knew that staying at the headquarters of the Federal Parliament was the best method.

This way, he could be informed immediately if the Soul Clan made any moves.

But he was unwilling to stay in this star cluster.

He worried that staying too long would greatly affect his fate.

If not, such continuous bad luck would not be possible.

“Since the Envoy can ascertain that it was the Shadow King and Soul Clan’s doing, you can surely sense their Energy Aura,” Lu Qingxian said. “The Shadow King is skilled at hiding, but regarding the Soul Clan, I wonder if the Envoy can use their Energy Aura to trace back and find their hiding place?”

“I can’t find them!”

Morris shook his head decisively: "The reason I can sense their Energy Aura is that they used a lot of energy when attacking my subordinates. Once they left, they only needed a small amount of energy to fly, and after such a long time, it is impossible to track them."

"Then…"

Lu Qingxian appeared hesitant.

"Forget it, I’ll stay for now and see how things unfold!"

Morris had no other choice.

Lu Qingxian’s words sparked an idea in him.

That was to stay and see if the Soul Clan, unaware of the danger, would indeed send people to try to kill or control the leaders of the parliament and military.

If they could capture a few from the Soul Clan, they would have the opportunity to trace their movements.

"Then I will trouble the Envoy."

Lu Qingxian and the giants quickly expressed their gratitude.

This outcome was already expected by them.

No matter how unwilling Morris was, he now owed them a significant favor and could not allow them to be controlled or killed by the Soul Clan.

Furthermore, the Soul Clan dared to collaborate with the Shadow King, turning all of Morris’s subordinates into hosts.

This was an undeniable humiliation for Morris.

His hatred for the Soul Clan would certainly reach a level second only to that for the Shadow King.

Prompted by his thoughts, Morris realized he would choose to stay in the hopes of discovering the Soul Clan’s hiding place.

"Let’s do it this way! I will head to the headquarters of the parliament now, and you all should gather together and stay at the headquarters or the planet where the headquarters is located."

Morris directly turned off the communicator.

Lu Qingxian looked at the giants: "The first matter has been settled; let’s continue discussing the details of the overall plan!"

The giants all nodded and returned to the conference table.

The entire conference room was equipped with top-notch equipment designed to block any form of eavesdropping.

Even though Morris had incredibly strong Perception Ability, he could not sense their meeting content or know that they were planning another strategy.

Thus, they were not worried that Morris’s arrival would impact their plan’s implementation.

However, they did not know that although Morris had tremendous strength realm, his Perception Ability couldn’t detect the contents of their meeting room.

The Shadow King of the Shadow Clan, on the other hand, could pass through the energy shield of the conference room and directly enter it to listen in on their discussions.

Upon hearing that Morris planned to come over, the Shadow King immediately contacted the Shadow Lord.

He informed them of the meeting’s content while quietly leaving the conference room and swiftly retreating.

With the strength realm and stealth techniques of the Shadow King, if Morris arrived, even the slightest mistake could lead to him being sensed by Morris’s powerful Perception Ability.

Therefore, it was up to the Shadow Lord to monitor Morris’s actions.

Morris’s visit to the headquarters of the parliament forced the parliament and military leaders’ movements to be completely overseen by the Shadow Lord.

…

An hour later, Yi Chen, who was studying the energy circulation pathways of a new skill, received news from the Shadow Lord.

"Interesting… The giants of the human federation are even more timid than I expected."

Yi Chen clicked his tongue.

The drastic rise in top-tier combat power among the Soul Clan was his design, aimed at diverting the attention and firepower of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and intimidating the giants of the human federation in preparation for collecting interest from them later.

Unexpectedly, the giants of the human federation were so easily frightened that they jumped at the chance to bypass Morris and were willing to lower some of their bottom line to make a deal with him.

Of course, the repeated failures of several envoys from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, leading to negative miracles, played a part in this.

After thinking for a moment, Yi Chen decided to contact Bai Ruo Xin and explain the situation to her.

Even if the giants of the human federation were entirely willing to abandon their bottom line, he had no interest in signing contracts with them.

However, knowing that they were willing to lower their bottom line was beneficial for him in collecting the next wave of interest.

Currently, there was no rush for the second wave of interest, so he asked Bai Ruo Xin to relay a message to the Shadow Clan intelligence personnel dealing with the Revival Army, informing them to hold off on dealing with the federation parliament and military for now.

After the Shadow Clan migrated, with the Shadow King and many Shadow Lords and Shadow Captains abandoning their identities to join the intelligence organization, they were already able to contact the Revival Army.

The method of contact was through the Shadow Clan sending messages to Bai Zhenshan, the deputy commander of the Revival Army.

Once this was taken care of, Yi Chen continued to focus on creating new skills and the corresponding energy circulation pathways.