Chapter 256
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Chapter 256: Raising the Stakes
“Envoy, will there be any problems?”
Lu Qingxian, Parliament Chairman, and the leaders of the human federation looked anxiously at the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
“Don’t worry, there won’t be any issues. Once Lord Ketes finishes assessing Yi Chen, he should immediately go resolve matters with the Soul Clan.”
The Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy found it a bit laughable.
He thought Lu Qingxian and the leaders of the human federation were being overly paranoid.
It was just a single misjudgment.
How could there be another one?
It was important to note that Lord Ketes had already reached the threshold of the strong among the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.
His strength was at a level where, if he chose to waste time, he could easily sweep through the entire star cluster with a single sweep.
In this star cluster, Ketes was a force of overwhelming power.
No matter what calamity was mixed with what cause and effect, he could resolve it effortlessly, without any problems.
“That’s good to hear!”
Lu Qingxian and the leaders felt a strong sense of confidence from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy’s tone.
They felt much more at ease.
Since there was no problem with the Soul Clan, they could wait a few more days.
Lu Qingxian exchanged a glance with Marshal Iron Blood, then spoke again, “Envoy, in your view, will Yi Chen pass Lord Ketes’s test?”
“This human genius of yours has such high talent that even I am amazed and find it hard to believe. It is certain that he will pass Lord Ketes’s test.”
The Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy thought this question was a waste of time.
“Then…”
Lu Qingxian hesitated for a moment before asking another question: “We plan to confront him once Lord Ketes finds Yi Chen, possibly using the strength that Lord Ketes displays as one of our negotiating chips. If Lord Ketes learns of this, would he be unhappy?”
As soon as he said this, all the leaders watched the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy with nervous eyes.
Such a question should not have been asked so carelessly.
However, Ketes’s indifferent attitude showed that he clearly had no regard for the human federation.
Using Ketes’s terrifying power as a means to intimidate Yi Chen, if Ketes found out, there could certainly be unexpected consequences.
They had no choice but to ask the relatively agreeable Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy.
Fortunately, even if the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy understood the relationship between the human federation and Yi Chen, he probably wouldn’t favor Yi Chen.
This was because if they failed to harvest the calamity fruit and lost their physical form, not only would they suffer greatly, but they would also have a debt to the human federation’s cause and effect.
“Confront Yi Chen?”
The Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy’s gaze swept over Lu Qingxian and the others.
He finally realized that Lu Qingxian’s previous two time-wasting questions were just to probe his attitude in order to ask this key question.
Just as Lu Qingxian suspected, burdened by the debt to the human federation, and seeing that there were no desirable resources in the galaxy, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy did not think too much, and after a brief contemplation, he shook his head.
“In the eyes of our Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Yi Chen and your human federation are one and the same. We do not care about any conflicts or entanglements between you; we are too lazy to intervene as long as you can reach a resolution.”
“Reconciliation between you will benefit Lord Ketes on this mission. Even if he knows you borrowed his power to pressure Yi Chen, as long as you succeed in reconciling, he probably won’t take it to heart.”
Lu Qingxian and the leaders felt completely at ease.
“However…”
Considering the debt to the human federation, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy added:
“According to the orders from the foreign affairs department, the elders value Yi Chen’s potential, which is now higher than that of the human federation.”
“By convention, our Tree-Dwelling Tribe tends to control the strongest member of the allied race.”
“Thus, for the human federation to officially ally with our Tree-Dwelling Tribe, it ultimately has to be Yi Chen representing all of humanity in this control.”
“Lord Ketes’s journey to the exile planet will likely have Yi Chen as the representative of the human federation to sign a contract of loyalty to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, promising never to betray us.”
“If you also want to sign any contract with Yi Chen, after discussing the terms, you can seek my assistance.”
“We understand. Thank you for the reminder, envoy.”
Lu Qingxian and the leaders nodded in agreement.
They grasped why the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy made this additional comment.
This was a subtle reminder that after formally accepting the human federation as their subordinate, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would use a contract to ensure that humanity would not betray them by controlling Yi Chen, the strongest among humanity.
Likewise, in the future, they would only communicate with Yi Chen, assuming he was the highest ruler of the human federation.
Under these circumstances, if the human federation wanted to hold power, they would have to figure out how to sign a special contract with Yi Chen before he fully understood the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s stance.
Otherwise, given Yi Chen’s ambitious nature and exceptional intelligence, anyone could use the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to gradually seize control of the entire human federation.
“It seems we need to temporarily raise the stakes!”
Lu Qingxian sent a message to the leaders of the parliament and the military.
The leaders quickly responded with their agreement.
There was no choice; from their perspective, the previously discussed sweet deal was something Yi Chen could not refuse.
But with Yi Chen’s peculiar personality and ambition, making him sign a contract to act as a nominal ruler of the human federation without actual power would not guarantee the previously discussed sweet deal.
Lu Qingxian gritted his teeth, while continuing to engage in pleasantries with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe envoy, he sent more messages:
“Time is tight, and we don’t have the luxury to discuss many details. Given this, let’s double the original offer!”
“Regarding identity privileges, we will change his title from duke to royal family member, representing the ruling class of the human federation, the Emperor of Humanity!”
“In terms of territory, outside the exile planet, we will add one life planet. On these two life planets, he will have absolute dominion. However, the additional life planet will see the citizens of the human federation evacuate.”
“As for the Supreme Honor Status, in addition to erecting various statues and the title of the Human Tribe’s army, the number of seats for the chairman will increase from one to two.”
“When it comes to wealth and resources, the human federation will allocate a total of two hundred trillion in funds and various resources for the construction of the royal family over phases.”
The leaders of the parliament and the military hesitated for several minutes before sending back their agreement.
Everyone soon returned to the large transport ship.
They headed towards the exile planet while keeping a close eye on Yi Chen’s situation.
Once Ketes finished assessing Yi Chen’s talents and confirmed his potential to lead humanity as a vassal of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, and after they finalized the contract with Yi Chen,
According to plan, it would be the best time for Lu Qingxian to represent the human federation to confront and negotiate with Yi Chen.
