Chapter 263
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Chapter 263: As Dark as Pitch
One hour, two hours, three hours…
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a day had passed.
Ketes was still stabilizing his soul while slowly transmitting his understanding of the laws of fate.
But Yi Chen noticed that the blue luck pouring into his Qi Sea suddenly turned black.
He quickly reversed the process and operated the Luck Technique, sending the extracted black luck back to Ketes.
After spending a whole day, the super pump of the Luck Technique finally drained Ketes’s luck completely.
In his Qi Sea, the blue luck had reached an extremely terrifying level.
After calculating, once he sent all the black luck back to Ketes, he began to run the lower part of the Luck Technique.
An astonishing amount of blue luck was instantly consumed, leaving not a single trace behind.
Ketes continued to use his Perception Ability to transmit his understanding of the laws of fate, hoping that Yi Chen would greatly benefit.
In this way, he could receive Yi Chen’s gratitude without any cost.
Yi Chen was still receiving Ketes’s trash insights.
But the Luck Technique had stopped being cast.
All the luck he had drawn was already used up.
He waited for the benefits to arrive.
Relatively speaking, he hoped something unexpected would happen, causing Ketes to temporarily abandon persuading him to pledge loyalty to the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, rather than gaining any substantial benefits.
So, although it only temporarily delayed the issue, it provided a brief respite from the urgent situation.
But now, Ketes’s luck had been completely drained; it was so dark that one could not see their hand in front of them.
Afterward, he would undoubtedly face misfortune.
The probability of him being in trouble was quite high.
If that happened, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would have to find someone else to persuade him, possibly buying him more time to come up with a solution.
In the blink of an eye, another half hour had passed.
Inside Ketes, the crimson gem suddenly began to vibrate.
He divided a little of his Perception Ability and sent it into the crimson gem.
His expression changed drastically.
The message was from his subordinate in his territory.
The message informed him that the main planet of his territory had come under a frenzied attack from the Shadow Clan.
“Damn it!”
Ketes was filled with rage.
He never expected the Shadow Clan would dare to take revenge on him.
This incident could be traced back more than five thousand years.
He had once received an order from the foreign affairs department to help a vassal race eliminate its rival.
That rival race was the Shadow Clan.
The mission went extremely smoothly.
The vassal race already had the upper hand, and with his assistance, they completely wiped out the Shadow Clan in just over ten years, leaving only the strongest members of the Shadow Clan to escape with a small group of their people.
At that time, he didn’t think much of it.
Even the strongest member of the Shadow Clan was not as strong as him.
According to the ratings of the Federation Military, he was only about level one hundred and ninety.
In the same realm, they were weaker than him, not to mention they were not even on his level.
The only troublesome part was that the Shadow Clan was skilled at stealth, making them difficult to hunt down or find.
Also, if the Shadow Clan sought revenge, they should target the vassal race with deeper grievances, not him.
As a result, he had almost forgotten about this race that hadn’t made any news since then.
What he never expected was that after over five thousand years, the Shadow Clan would attack the main base of his territory.
Ketes felt a headache coming on.
He contacted his subordinates to allocate troops for support at the main base.
At the same time, he hesitated on whether to quickly finish his task here and rush back to his territory.
Since the Shadow Clan had launched a revenge attack, they obviously came prepared, having discovered his current task and knowing he had left the Tree Star Cluster.
Their entire revenge plan was definitely detailed and meticulous.
If he didn’t return personally to suppress them, he might suffer heavy losses.
After weighing the options, he decided to complete his task here as quickly as possible and return to his territory.
The longer he delayed, the greater the losses would be, so he must handle the situation promptly.
After all, this task was very simple.
However, this meant he couldn’t continue the unprofitable job.
Just transmitting his understanding of the laws of fate would take several days.
If Yi Chen really knew nothing about the laws of fate afterward, the time needed for answering questions would only increase.
With gritted teeth, Ketes interrupted the transmission of his understanding of the laws of fate.
Yi Chen felt a stir in his heart.
He could be certain that the understanding of the laws of fate had only been transmitted partially, at most a small fraction.
Suddenly interrupted, could it be that the consumed fortune had taken effect?
“I have some urgent matters to attend to, so I’m afraid I will need to postpone discussing the laws of fate for a while.”
Ketes said with slight regret.
“No problem!”
Yi Chen replied, feeling a bit disappointed.
Both sides showcased their acting skills.
From Ketes, a high-quality Space Stone, about two or three cubic units in size, flew out.
“We, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, believe in cause and effect and place great importance on destiny. Even though this is our first meeting, our connection is quite special.”
“Inside, you’ll find all the resources and treasures I brought with me this time.”
As Ketes used his Perception Ability to guide the Space Stone to Yi Chen, he continued to introduce it:
“I have something to attend to, but I’ll come back in a few days. You can look inside and see if there’s any resource or treasure that suits you. If you find something, feel free to keep it; no need to be polite with me.”
“Alright!”
Yi Chen didn’t hold back with Ketes.
He had exhausted all of Ketes’s fortune, so he wouldn’t pass up the benefits he had gained from Ketes.
There was no need to be courteous with someone whose luck was running out.
He promptly placed the Space Stone into his storage ring.
Ketes was also pleased with Yi Chen’s straightforward attitude.
He planned to deal with the Soul Clan and then return to retrieve the Space Stone.
He had done a favor and incurred no losses.
Inside the stone were all high-quality resources and treasures.
Although Yi Chen’s divine consciousness was very strong, it couldn’t test the properties of these resources and treasures, so he had no way to choose.
He could only take whatever was given and return them in kind.
If he owed Ketes a favor, he wouldn’t be able to gain anything.
When the time came, he would casually pick some resources and treasures that Yi Chen could use in the future to gift him, ensuring that his gratitude would go even further.
Additionally, by generously allowing Yi Chen to choose from all the resources and treasures, he could greatly enhance the success rate of Yi Chen signing the loyalty contract.
It truly killed three birds with one stone.
Ketes felt somewhat impressed with himself for coming up with such an excellent low-cost, high-return plan.
The branches and leaves around Ketes began to sway.
Energy surged.
The power of the laws continuously gathered.
A massive green light orb gradually took shape.
“This green light orb represents the contract of loyalty that humanity will never betray our Tree-Dwelling Tribe. By using your Perception Ability to enter it, you can check the relevant content.”
Ketes explained, “If everything looks good, simply infuse it with your blood, which contains energy, and the contract will be established.”
Sure enough, it had come.
Yi Chen’s heart tightened.
But his face remained calm.
His divine consciousness entered the green light orb.
A surge of information flooded into his mind.
Ketes wasn’t exaggerating; at least from this contract, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe treated its vassal races quite well.
They were not only willing to provide the various resources and treasures needed by the vassal races and strongly support their development, but they were also willing to send the strong to help vassal races expand their territories and fend off invading rival races.
When the vassal races needed the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s assistance, they would receive appropriate rewards after fully providing help.
If the vassal races suffered heavy losses, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would try to help them recover their vitality, even elevating them further.
Ketes confidently awaited Yi Chen to sign the contract.
He believed that Yi Chen would find it impossible to refuse such a sincere contract.
Whether it was the powerful strength of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the generous terms of the contract, or the goodwill and generosity released by him as the envoy,
anyone in Yi Chen’s situation would surely not refuse to sign a contract where the benefits outweighed the drawbacks.
