Chapter 646

Chapter 646: Constant Surprises

Lu Qingxian and the high-ranking leaders of the parliament and military sat anxiously in the conference room for over three hours.

Finally, Morris sent another communication request.

Lu Qingxian quickly connected the call.

“Envoy, what do the great ones of the foreign affairs department say?”

Lu Qingxian and the other leaders looked at Morris with anxious hearts, fearing he would reveal an unacceptable outcome.

“You’re in luck. Knowing about the grievances between your human federation and the strongest member of humanity, Yi Chen, we determined this situation was likely caused by Yi Chen wanting to take the human federation down with him. More than half of the high-ranking leaders believe your responsibility is not too great and are willing to give you another chance.”

Morris said calmly.

Once these words were spoken, Lu Qingxian and the others all breathed a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, they had escaped a disaster.

“What are your thoughts on the strongest member of humanity, Yi Chen?”

Morris inquired.

“Um…”

Lu Qingxian and the other high-ranking leaders exchanged glances, feeling conflicted.

“Envoy… did Yi Chen really not represent our humanity when signing the vassal contract?”

Marshal Iron Blood could not help but ask.

Even now, they found it hard to accept that Yi Chen would use this method to take revenge on the human federation.

They all knew that Yi Chen deeply hated the human federation, whether it was for wanting to gain control or wanting to destroy it, both aligned with his style and character.

But to toy with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, risking the lives of the citizens of the Great Flame Empire for his own future, and wanting to drag the human federation down with him, was something they struggled to accept.

Even if he wanted to destroy the human federation, they believed Yi Chen wouldn’t employ such self-damaging tactics.

“Are you questioning my words?”

Morris coldly asked.

“Not at all, not at all. It’s just that this matter is truly beyond comprehension.”

Marshal Iron Blood quickly shook his head.

Morris fell silent, waiting for an answer.

After exchanging glances for a long while, Lu Qingxian and the other high-ranking leaders all sighed quietly.

With no other option, Lu Qingxian spoke, “Yi Chen has long since separated the Great Flame Empire from our human federation’s control. According to our human federation’s laws and regulations, those from the exile planet do not count as citizens of our human federation. He and the Great Flame Empire have no connection to us.”

Morris was somewhat surprised.

He hadn’t expected the high-ranking leaders of the human federation to be able to let go of things so easily and make these hard choices in such a critical moment.

He nodded and said, “Prepare yourselves to come here. Join in representing the human federation to sign the vassal contract with our Tree-Dwelling Tribe.”

“Understood!”

Lu Qingxian and the high-ranking leaders nodded, feeling extremely complex emotions in their hearts.

Giving up on Yi Chen was equivalent to abandoning the short-term rapid development opportunity for humanity.

In the future, if the human federation wanted to continue expanding in cultivation, they would need countless generations of geniuses to slowly explore and advance.

However, they had no other choice.

They could not afford to offend the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

The consequence of offending the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would be the extermination of humanity in the short term.

There was no real choice to be made.

Fortunately, gaining the understanding of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and continuing to be their vassal race was still a good consolation.

At the very least, as long as they secured assistance from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the human federation could quickly unify the entire star cluster and become its ruler.

“As for Yi Chen, the foreign affairs department will send a team to search for and capture him.”

Morris continued, “Currently, most of the high-ranking leaders believe that since he dared to toy with our Tree-Dwelling Tribe, he must suffer extreme punishment for no less than a hundred thousand years to uphold our tribe’s dignity.”

Lu Qingxian and the high-ranking leaders could not help but swallow hard.

“Extreme punishment” was already a chilling term for them.

The idea of it lasting no less than a hundred thousand years sent shivers down their spines, leaving them unable to imagine it.

“However, he has created a large number of cultivation techniques that have drastically improved the average strength of the human federation, making him a genius even the high-ranking leaders in our foreign affairs department admire.”

Morris’s voice echoed again, “After signing the contract, the human federation will officially become a vassal race of our Tree-Dwelling Tribe. Our attitude towards vassal races has always been to help as much as possible for their rapid growth and improvement.”

“Thus, the high-ranking leaders believe that while he is under extreme punishment, he can also create various techniques to reduce the duration of that punishment. In other words, for every technique he creates, it will be assessed based on its enhancement effect on the human federation to shorten his time of extreme punishment or even exempt him from it for a number of years.”

Lu Qingxian and the high-ranking leaders’ eyes suddenly widened.

Joy surged within them, barely containable.

None of them had expected that this situation could turn out so favorably.

Moreover, it exceeded their expectations.

This meant that once the Tree-Dwelling Tribe captured Yi Chen, if he wanted to avoid the extreme punishment, he would have to wholeheartedly research and create techniques that significantly improved the average strength and level of the human federation.

The efficiency of this would be vastly greater than pleading with Yi Chen to create new techniques, leaving all the decisions up to him.

“Thank you, Envoy, for your kind words. Thank you to the great ones of the foreign affairs department for your generosity in giving Yi Chen a chance to redeem himself through merit. Rest assured, once the task is completed, we will deliver the promised benefits.”

Lu Qingxian and the high-ranking leaders all bowed low, their bodies slightly trembling with excitement.

“The benefits are not necessary. Once it is revealed that Yi Chen did not sign the vassal contract, the high-ranking leaders of the foreign affairs department were furious, contacted me, and scolded me about it, asking for an explanation.”

Morris said with resignation, “I did not dare to hide anything and told them the truth, including the contents of the contract signed before coming to this star cluster. Due to the reason of privately receiving rewards as a vassal race, there will also be severe punishments. The previous contract we signed with you will be voided!”

“This…”

Lu Qingxian felt a thrill of joy in his heart, but his face showed guilt.

This was undoubtedly extremely good news for the human federation.

Because they had promised that once they received the resource assistance from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, more than fifty percent of it would be given to Morris as a reward through various channels and methods.

With the contract voided, it meant they no longer needed to provide those benefits.

Neither Lu Qingxian nor the high-ranking leaders of the parliament and military had expected that after waiting anxiously for more than three hours, they would receive such huge surprises one after another.

Their original expectation was simply to hope that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would not hold any grudges against them and the human federation.

“You all prepare yourselves and come to me to sign the contract!”

Morris concluded the communication decisively.

Lu Qingxian and the high-ranking leaders all got up from the ground.

Their anxious feelings had completely vanished.

Each of them wore an excited smile on their faces.