Chapter 677

Chapter 677: The Sudden Turn in Internal Conflict

"Well… do you know if the Black Tiger Tribe’s assassination team relies on innate abilities or the powers of treasures?"

The Undying King guessed that Duke Farah might not be very clear, so he asked more specifically.

"It relies on the powers of treasures!"

Duke Farah answered without hesitation.

The Undying King felt a sense of disappointment.

If it wasn’t innate abilities, that would be a major trouble.

He held on to a glimmer of hope and asked, "Does that tribe have many similar treasures?"

"There are only three!"

Duke Farah gave a firm answer.

The Undying King felt completely let down; if there were only three, they might help against the human federation a little, but not significantly.

Because the Wind-Walking Emperor had experience in crafting treasures that could shield against scanner scans, gathering materials to create around one hundred to one hundred eighty treasures was not difficult.

Having these three treasures did not make a difference in the big picture.

What could truly cause a major impact on the human federation was an entire race possessing innate abilities that could shield against perception abilities and scanner scans.

In his disappointment, the Undying King let out a sigh of relief.

According to the agreement among the twenty strongest members of the tribes, if that race could truly bring significant troubles to the human federation, he would use the entire Tianling Star Cluster as a bargaining chip to persuade that race to join forces against the human federation.

This meant that the Tianling Star Cluster would be willingly handed over.

However, the other nineteen tribes would also provide additional compensation after helping the Undying King regain control over the Undying Star System.

Moreover, after the contract ended, they would send troops to help the Undying Race reclaim the Tianling Star Cluster.

Conversely, if that race had little value, the tribes would also mobilize their strong members first to help the Undying King quickly unite the entire Undying Star System.

But the Undying King would also need to compensate the various tribes for their assistance with resources and treasures. He would also have to contribute more effort against the human federation.

At that moment, the Undying King couldn’t decide whether to feel disappointed or relieved.

This outcome meant that as long as he resolved the pressure and crisis posed by the human federation, he could still send troops to retake and rule over the Tianling Star Cluster.

However, due to the various tribes helping him quickly defeat Duke Bolai, he would have to pay a great price for that.

No matter the outcome, there were advantages and disadvantages.

The Undying King didn’t think too much; he spoke, “Duke Farah, starting today, arrange to mobilize all the armies in the Tianling Star Cluster to break into smaller groups and hide in the asteroids or deserted stars surrounding the major life planets.”

“Break into smaller groups?”

Duke Farah, who had been preparing to confront the Undying King, didn’t quite understand what he was planning.

The Undying King explained, “The powerful races allied with the human federation have already sent teams to assist the human federation in unifying the entire star cluster. The only way to counter this is by breaking into smaller groups. After the human federation occupies the major life planets, we will launch attacks on their fleets stationed there.”

"That sounds fantastic!"

Duke Farah jumped up in excitement, filled with enthusiasm.

"Fantastic?"

The Undying King was dumbfounded.

Then, he quickly realized he hadn’t made himself clear, leading Duke Farah to misunderstand.

"It truly is fantastic!"

Duke Farah’s tone became firm.

He planned to confront the Undying King and tear off the mask.

This piece of work pushed him every day to send strong teams to attack Duke Bolai, forcing him to take sides.

Now, he had refused to send troops to help him defeat the Great Flame Empire and instead wanted him to lead his subordinates and armies in breaking into smaller groups as a guerrilla team to harass and attack from behind the enemy lines.

It was simply madness!

If he hadn’t worried about the Undying King’s rage and his possible reckless move to suppress Duke Bolai, he would have almost burst into a furious shout.

"Listen carefully, the human federation plans to unify the entire star cluster!"

The Undying King reminded him.

Duke Farah frowned.

What does that mean?

Could it be…

He seemed to have thought of something.

"I think you should have guessed what I want to say, right?"

"Are you saying…?"

Duke Farah became cautious.

"The human federation has torn up contracts with all allies, including the secret agreement made with Duke Bolai."

The Undying King said calmly.

Duke Farah was left dumbfounded.

It was really like that?

All his hopes had been in vain.

He originally thought the human federation intended to unify the entire star cluster by dividing it among allies.

In that case, as an ally of the human federation, Duke Bolai would easily defeat the Undying King and gain control over the Undying Star System and Tianling Star Cluster.

He would have directly aligned with Duke Bolai, and with his strength and influence, he would continue to act as an agent of the Undying Race to govern the Tianling Star Cluster.

However, he never expected that the human federation actually intended to bypass its allies to unify the Tianling Star Cluster, and judging by the Undying King’s words, it seemed they also planned to occupy and control the territory of their allies.

If that were the case, he might as well stand with the Undying King.

From the Undying King’s attitude, at least he still wanted to lead the Undying Race to resist the human federation.

On the other hand, Duke Bolai’s stance was unclear.

"Yes!"

After a moment’s hesitation, the Undying King continued, "The strongest members of various tribes have already formed an alliance to fight against the human federation."

"At the same time, the tribes will also send assassination teams to help me deal with Duke Bolai first and gain control over his army. Right now, this assassination team should already be on their way to the Undying Star System."

For so many years, the Undying King had felt intense hatred for Duke Farah.

The main reason was that this duke had always played both sides, seemingly following his orders on the surface while secretly providing massive amounts of resources and treasures to Duke Bolai, maintaining a neutral stance that avoided offending anyone, refusing to take his side completely.

Even though he hated him, he still recognized the benefits.

He wanted to kill Duke Farah, but conversely, Duke Farah’s strength ranked among the top within the Undying Race.

He also held considerable power over the strong members of the Undying Race.

Eliminating Duke Farah would deal a heavy blow to the Undying Race, making it difficult to confront the human federation in the future.

Because of this, knowing that Duke Farah was already planning to side with Duke Bolai, the Undying King had to pretend not to know anything.

Duke Farah was left dumbfounded.

He never expected such a huge change to arise due to the human federation.

Originally an ally of the human federation, Duke Bolai, who had established an absolute advantage, suddenly faced a reversal and was caught in the Undying King’s counterattack.

Soon, he felt grateful.

He secretly praised himself for being wise and for holding out under pressure without choosing a side.

Otherwise, with the Undying Race’s situation, he would have likely sided with Duke Bolai.

If that were the case and Duke Bolai was killed, with his strength, he might still have surrendered to the Undying King, but his treatment would definitely drop significantly.

At the very least, he would no longer have the qualifications to be the agent ruler of the Tianling Star Cluster.

Unlike now, even though his attitude had not been good and had clearly leaned towards Duke Bolai, he still had not openly sided with him.

To leverage his strength, the Undying King could only turn a blind eye.

In the future, if he successfully repelled the human federation, the Tianling Star Cluster would still belong to him.