Chapter 806

Chapter 806: The Arrival of Bad News

"The announcement is out! The parliament has released an announcement! My intuition was right!"

Someone discovered the announcement but couldn’t wait to check its content before boasting about their instincts.

"The announcements from the parliament are usually long and dull. Can someone go take a look and see what the reward is this time? If the reward exceeds expectations, maybe the reward after the end of the third expansion will also surpass our expectations."

"Exactly! Let’s see what the reward is this time!"

Upon hearing that the parliament had issued an announcement, the citizens of the federation grew even more excited.

Some were patient and waited for others to inform them of the content.

But some impatient ones couldn’t resist logging into the parliament’s official website to check the new announcement.

But the more they looked, the more they felt something was wrong.

The more they read, the more terrified they became.

This was not an announcement about what rewards the Tree-Dwelling Tribe had given, but rather what the parliament had planned to distribute after their research.

The content of the announcement stated that Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire had arrived in the super star cluster and were rapidly expanding their influence in the Golden Cloud Galaxy using their large-scale long-distance troop transport capability.

The Tree-Dwelling Tribe, fearing this capability could be controlled by the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe, sent the Great Elder and the Third Elder leading an elder team, along with an elite army, to control Yi Chen in the Golden Cloud Galaxy.

As a result, they fell into a trap set by Yi Chen and were ambushed.

The elite army was completely wiped out, and both the elder team and the strong team were heavily injured and captured.

Furthermore, Yi Chen used the lives of these elders and strong individuals as leverage to demand the Tree-Dwelling Tribe pay a massive ransom of precious resources and treasures in order to return them.

The high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe were outraged and ordered the parliament and senior military officials to resolve this issue within ten days, or else the entire human federation would endure the most severe punishment.

All citizens of the federation who saw the announcement stood dumbfounded, trembling with fear.

The content of the announcement spread quickly throughout the human federation.

"This isn’t a reward announcement but a potential declaration of severe punishment. How could it be like this?"

"What on earth is happening? Isn’t Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire hiding in this star cluster? How could they possibly arrive in the super star cluster?"

"Even more unbelievable is that they could ambush and capture the elders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. This is the Great Elder of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, second only to the chief!"

"Moreover, the entire elder team consists of thirty-one level 240 strong individuals. With their strength, it would be no problem to wipe out a large race. Not to mention, they also have hundreds of level 230 and level 220 strong individuals."

Suddenly, the entire human federation shifted from an atmosphere of excitement and anticipation to one of extreme panic.

"The most severe punishment… Oh my God! The Tree-Dwelling Tribe wouldn’t want to annihilate us, would they?"

"Our base is in the center of the Tree Star Cluster. If the Tree-Dwelling Tribe really wants to wipe us out, it would take no effort at all."

"How did it come to this? We provided large battleships and accrued such significant accomplishments, even giving the Tree-Dwelling Tribe the hope to unify the entire super star cluster. How can they completely ignore our contributions due to a mistake?"

"And this mistake wasn’t even caused by us. Although Yi Chen is also part of humanity, he and the Great Flame Empire have long since parted ways with our human federation. He offended the Tree-Dwelling Tribe; how can they blame us?"

"Exactly! This is scapegoating; the high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe are clearly blaming our human federation."

"This is too much; the Tree-Dwelling Tribe is truly going too far. I praised them for being so generous and grand every day, even praying for them to unify the entire super star cluster."

"There’s nothing we can do. After all, we are just a vassal race. The initiative has never been in our hands. We achieved great accomplishments and created incredible benefits for the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, so of course they are willing to reward us sufficiently to encourage us to keep going."

"But when we make any mistakes, or even when we haven’t made any, the Tree-Dwelling Tribe can casually find a charge to place on us when they need to vent."

"Why, why has it turned out this way? Damn the parliament and military; can’t they explain to the high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe that Yi Chen and the human federation have no connection? They can’t punish us because of Yi Chen’s actions!"

"Does it matter? Reasoning doesn’t work before such powerful entities like the Tree-Dwelling Tribe."

A tremendous panic enveloped the entire human federation.

No one expected that just when everything was going smoothly, there would be such a significant turn of events.

Even the possibility of the human federation facing a thunderous strike from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe became a reality.

And the reasons were simply too difficult to accept.

Before long, the Federal Parliament issued another announcement, stating that the high-ranking officials of the parliament and military had immediately set off for the Tree-Dwelling Tribe’s home planet to request an audience with the chief of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe. They hoped to persuade the Chief of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe to agree to their ideas and plans.

All the citizens secretly prayed for their journey to be smooth.

The entire human federation found itself in a state of anxious waiting.

And this wait lasted for more than ten hours.

Finally, the Federal Parliament released another announcement.

The high-ranking officials of the Federal Parliament and military successfully met with the Chief of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and the high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and persuaded them to agree to the plan.

This plan involved paying a ransom to Yi Chen while forming an alliance with him.

Joining forces would not only ensure that the large-scale long-distance troop transport capability would not be seized by the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe, but it would also help the Tree-Dwelling Tribe defeat the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe more easily.

According to the intelligence organization of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, the elder team of the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe had also been ambushed and captured by Yi Chen.

If Yi Chen was willing to ally, both sides could easily crush the Time Tribe and the Reincarnation Tribe with their top-tier combat powers.

In the future, there may come a day when they could unify the entire super star cluster, and the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and the Great Flame Empire could coexist peacefully, sharing the entire super star cluster.

This announcement was undoubtedly a momentous piece of news for the citizens of the human federation.

However, upon seeing the contents of the announcement, the citizens of the human federation fell into silence.

From this announcement, they saw a fact that none of them could believe.

Yi Chen and the Great Flame Empire had actually grown strong enough that the three dominant races of the super star cluster sought to form an alliance with them.

Moreover, even in the situation where they had captured the elder team of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe and demanded a high ransom, they were willing to pay this ransom while seeking an alliance with Yi Chen.

This undoubtedly indicated that in the eyes of the high-ranking leaders of the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, Yi Chen and his Great Flame Empire had reached a level of equality with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.