Chapter 414

Willing to lose money himself, just to let the Zhao Group make money?

Isn't this just sending money directly?

"Idiot. Sending money directly, wouldn't that expose it?!" Krachi seemed to see through the steward's eyes.

"Sending money directly, the Zhao Group might not want it, and it would also let Speaker Howard know."

"And I lose money to secure cooperation with them; if the situation changes in the future... this is my life-saving money."

"Understood," the steward nodded.

He understood that his master was going to be a fence-sitter.

Openly loyal to Speaker Howard, secretly currying favor with Zhao Xing.

This was not just Krachi's approach.

After the news of Zhao Xing becoming a Council member came out...

Many Council member families in the Beihe star system also secretly began contacting the Zhao Group.

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Under a distant starry sky.

Here was a continent spanning ten billion light-years.

It was also a battlefield contested by the empire and the myriad races.

In a mountain peak composed purely of stone,

a middle-aged man wearing silver battle armor and carrying a battle blade was taking off his armor, sitting cross-legged to recover from his injuries.

There was a hideous blade wound on his chest, and the wound was permeated with black mist, preventing his recovery.

And he was the seventh Speaker of the Beihe star system, Howard.

"Almost died at the hands of that Sunlight-grade mechanical race lord."

"However, I also destroyed three of his mechanical Emperor-grade troop units and obtained quite a bit of military merit; next time I meet him, I will definitely be able to kill him!"

A hint of coldness flashed in Howard's eyes.

The military merit trial mission for a star system lord was very unique.

First, it required acting alone, without receiving help from anyone.

Second was the location, which had to be deep within enemy territory.

And one had to possess the ability to kill several enemies one rank higher than oneself.

But the benefits of completing this trial were also great; first, one would become a star system lord, fully mastering a star system.

Second, one could summon the entire star system to conduct some reward-rich conscription missions.

For example, going to conquer a certain small world; only star system lords were qualified to accept such missions.

Additionally, if one could make the star system promote to the first tier, then the lord would be bestowed with Legendary-grade troop units and treasures by the Great Emperor.

This was also the only channel in the empire that could determine the acquisition of Legendary-grade treasures.

Other methods all had great uncertainty.

Like Yuan's treasures; once they appeared, countless people would contend for them.

No one dared to say they would definitely be able to get them.

"Hmm?" Howard suddenly opened his eyes, listening to the news from his intelligent brain with a gloomy expression.

"The Council included Zhao Xing as a Council member, and his candidate ranking rose to the second position?"

Howard looked at this news silently.

This proposal didn't even let him participate, and the meaning was very clear.

"Does the Yun family think so highly of Zhao Xing?"

Howard's eyes were cold.

He had also received some intelligence collected by his intelligent life form.

Many people who had originally defected to him were wavering, secretly contacting the Zhao Group.

"Master, those people in the Council and the military department are truly a pile of loose sand, making one feel cold," the intelligent life form's crisp voice said indignantly.

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"Master is outside conquering for the Beihe star system, accumulating military merit."

"Yet they raise Zhao Xing up to compete with you, Master."

Howard's expression was indifferent.

"According to the intelligence, capturing Emperor-grade troop units, killing Kunte... he indeed has this qualification now."

"He has almost no bottleneck in breaking through to the Silver Moon-grade."

"But, Master..." the intelligent life form was still dissatisfied; how could Zhao Xing be mentioned in the same breath as its master?

"Alright, stop talking," Howard quickly collected his thoughts, "The strong take what they want directly, not by seeking it through crooked paths!"

"Complaining is useless; only by breaking through and returning with indisputable military merit can I make them submit at my feet."

"At that time, those guys who are wavering will naturally be liquidated!"

"Xiao Yun Xue, scan the recovery progress of my injuries."

"Yes."

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"Master, the Hua Hua Die's injuries have finished recovering."

"The Ice-Frost Giant Dragon and the Golden-Horned Giant Dragon cannot recover for the time being."

Inside the folded space, Zhao Xing had also finished resting.

Actually, he hadn't rested much; it was mainly the Bone Tree enslaving the Hua Hua Die and converting corpse servants that took quite a bit of time.

And the Hua Hua Die had been injured under the joint attack of Bi Luo and Shi Xing before.

But now, the Hua Hua Die had recovered almost completely.

"Killing Kunte, I've gained quite a bit."

"Three Emperor-grade troop units; the Hua Hua Die preserved its strength relatively completely."

"The Ice-Frost Giant Dragon and the Golden-Horned Giant Dragon preserved sixty percent of their strength."

"And an Emperor-grade token."

"And the Emperor-grade set on the Hua Hua Die."

Zhao Xing looked at the Hua Hua Die lying under the Bone Tree.

At this moment, the Hua Hua Die was only two meters in size, with dark golden secret patterns floating on its scales.

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Its body was wearing four golden rings.

He described the appearance of these four rings to Teacher Guluohe.

Finally, he also learned the name and function of this Emperor equipment.

"The Spirit Ring set created by Dragon Island."

"The effect is simple and brutal, respectively increasing the troop unit's speed, attack power, defense, and recovery."

"The four-spirit ring, each piece is an early Emperor-grade treasure; combined, they can be counted as a mid-Emperor-grade treasure."

"If you add one more that can enhance soul defense, the five-spirit ring set, the overall attributes will increase by 10 times; it is a top-grade Emperor-grade treasure."

"However, Dragon Island obviously didn't bestow Kunte with so many treasures, only giving the four-spirit ring set."

"If he possessed the five-spirit ring set, whether I could kill him or not is unknown," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

The key point in killing Kunte was the nine Skeleton Emperors of the Bone Tree simultaneously launching Soul Spikes.

Making Kunte, including his troop units, fall into a brief coma.

Therefore, he had no power to resist.

Otherwise, the Ice-Frost Giant Dragon and the Golden-Horned Giant Dragon wouldn't have failed to exert any effect at all.

From this, one can see the preciousness of soul-type treasures.

Like this Purple Soul Robe given to him by Teacher Guluohe, just one piece was top-grade Emperor-grade equipment.

"The appearance of the Hua Hua Die slightly makes up for my deficiency in melee troop units."

"Now for defense I have the Mo Yun Vine, for long-range I have Shi Xing."

"For melee I have the Hua Hua Die, for illusion I have Bi Luo."

"For soul control, I have the nine Bone Emperors of the Bone Tree."

"The number of my Emperor-grade troop units has suddenly increased."