Chapter 673

Chapter 673: Surprises Keep Coming

What the citizens of the federation did not expect was that an enormous surprise would follow one after another.

Two days later, the Federal Parliament and the Federation Military each released an announcement.

The announcement from the Federal Parliament was very lengthy, primarily detailing how the major allied tribes had failed to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations as allies, even conspiring behind the scenes to undermine the human federation.

The most significant evidence was that when Yi Chen was still on the exile planet, various tribes secretly planned to send their strongest members to join forces with the Soul Clan’s Soul Emperor in an attempt to assassinate Yi Chen.

The allied tribes of the human federation not only failed to warn the federation but even participated in the plot.

Additionally, there were incidents where, during the human federation’s offensive against the Angelic Galaxy, the allied tribes appeared to offer assistance but were secretly providing information to the Angelic Beings, even leaking the coordinates and plans of the Federation Military’s fleet.

In light of this, the Federal Parliament decided to tear up the alliance pact signed with the Ten-Armed Tribe, Undying Race, and others after careful consideration.

To that end, they were willing to pay the corresponding compensation as outlined in the agreement.

The announcement from the Military was much simpler and clearer.

It contained straightforward information: recruitment and accelerated expansion.

"This is the beginning of uniting the entire star cluster! And we won’t be sharing the spoils with any allied races; it’s all for ourselves!"

"Why didn’t the Military’s announcement mention that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would send troops to fight?"

"Why mention it? Isn’t it obvious? Otherwise, how could the parliament suddenly tear up the alliance pact? It clearly means that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe will send troops to help our human federation swiftly unify the entire star cluster!"

"I estimate that within ten years, the entire star cluster will have only our human federation as the sole ruler!"

"Ten years seems a bit exaggerated. The star cluster is so large that even if we are incredibly strong, ten years might not be enough to conquer the entire star cluster."

"You just don’t understand. Unifying the star cluster in ten years only means a nominal unification at first. We will still need a lot of time to consolidate the various tribes and strengthen control, but that will be the situation after the unification."

"Incredible! To unify the star cluster and become its only ruler is the goal we have worked towards for thousands of years since leaving the Blue Star. I never imagined I would see this day in my lifetime."

"More than just unifying the star cluster, with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s help, it’s a done deal. The point is, with the support of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, after we consolidate the star cluster and boost our strength realms to a certain level, we will undoubtedly be able to venture beyond the star cluster."

The entire human federation was in a state of fervor.

Meanwhile, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of various tribes felt a chill in their hearts, trembling in fear.

They all understood that the human federation, supported by the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, had become an invincible force.

The only good news was that, according to intelligence gathered from the Fog Cloud Star System, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s forces consisted of only around two thousand members.

These two thousand Tree-Dwelling Tribe members could ensure that the human federation’s army would sweep through the whole star cluster effortlessly, but they could not help the human federation conquer the entire star cluster.

There was a significant difference between the two.

This difference lay in the fact that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe was understaffed; no matter how powerful and invincible they were, they could not cover the entire star cluster.

Within just one day, the strongest members of various tribes reached a consensus to utilize the large battleships they had secretly preserved. They found a place to gather and held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures.

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"It seems that the various tribes still have some backbone; at least they are not surrendering without a fight or fleeing at the first sign of trouble!"

Yi Chen quickly received related news from the intelligence organization.

This outcome pleased him greatly.

It was inevitable that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would arrive in the star cluster to help the human federation unify the whole star cluster.

This had long been anticipated by Yi Chen.

What he truly worried about was whether the dominant races in the star cluster would surrender without a fight or flee.

Especially the latter, which was highly likely.

More than ten years ago, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of various tribes had already studied and secretly prepared for this situation.

Their goal was to ensure that one day, when the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s army appeared in the star cluster to help the human federation unify it, they could quickly lead their entire tribe to temporarily evacuate with the gathered resources and treasures.

They planned to find a few life planets far away from the star cluster to hide in, and based on the situation, seek an opportunity to counterattack the star cluster.

Some tribes even considered surrendering to the human federation.

While such a decision would mean accepting the federation’s rule in the future and struggling to find a way to rise again, it was still a lesser risk compared to migrating their entire tribe out of the star cluster and waiting idly for an unknown opportunity.

Fortunately, whether they chose to flee or surrender was based on the premise that the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would send a large army to aid the human federation in unifying the star cluster.

When the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had only around two thousand members, the strongest members and high-ranking leaders of the various tribes had not yet become so timid that they would not even dare to resist, letting go of their power that had ruled for hundreds of thousands of years.

After considering the situation, Yi Chen took out the communication stone and contacted the Shadow King.

"Your Majesty!"

The Shadow King quickly connected to the call.

"Half a day later, come to the blood-colored planet through the teleportation array. I want to go to the star region where the strongest members of the various tribes are secretly gathering."

Yi Chen decided to listen to the discussions among the strongest members to determine whether he should involve himself.

From his and the Great Flame Empire’s perspective, he certainly did not want the human federation to unify the entire star cluster in a short time.

This would quickly expose the Tianling Star Cluster and the Great Flame Empire to the eyes of the human federation.

If possible, he planned to encourage the Shadow King to inspire a little confidence in resistance among the strongest members.

"Understood!"

The Shadow King immediately agreed.

Yi Chen ended the communication, quickly expanding his divine consciousness to find Bai Ruo Xin, asking her to prepare the large battleship and send someone to the teleportation array on the exile planet to fetch the Shadow King.

Though the Shadow King was powerful, the teleportation array set up by Yi Chen could only be manipulated with spirit power and immortal power, necessitating a human cultivator to assist him in using it.

Half a day later, after completing his training, the Shadow King arrived at the blood-colored planet through the teleportation array.

After meeting up with Yi Chen, they both entered the already prepared large battleship.

With a command from Yi Chen, the large battleship began its journey toward a deserted star on the edge of the star cluster.

This deserted star was precisely the meeting point decided by the strongest members of various tribes.

When they were still several light-years away from the deserted star, Yi Chen withdrew the large battleship into the Map of Mountains and Rivers, entering the flying treasure.

With the Shadow King in a profitable state, he carried them toward the deserted star.

By the time the two arrived, six of the twenty strongest members had already arrived early.

These six strongest members could not even sense Yi Chen’s flying treasure, let alone the Shadow King in his hiding state.

No one knew that their chosen secret meeting location had two unexpected guests.