Chapter 922 - 483: Change and the Golden [Star River Oath]
“How could this be? Since the end of the pioneering war, the majority of the High Rank Resource Points have been taken away, and the people of the Xian Qin Heavenly Pillar’s Ying family have long since left. Without the supervision of the Xian Qin Monitoring Department, who could be so quick to notice something amiss in their own Star Domain?”
After a brief moment of shock and suspicion, the same question emerged in the hearts of several members of the Song Family.
Although Song Chi and Song Wujiang were the first to detect the enormous object outside the spatial rift, it was enshrouded in an extremely strong dark Energy Shield, so they couldn’t make out the specific appearance of the ship’s body.
In the magnetic wave group chat, the three members of the Song Family exchanged looks and nodded in unison the next second.
Hisss—
The hatch of the [Dinghai Dragon Steed] opened, and the Tri-Eyed Royal Family’s Dominator Flagship, which had once made a fleeting appearance on the Robber Star Floating Land, burst out of the hangar.
As it emerged completely from the [Dinghai Dragon Steed], the Tri-Eyed Royal Dominator Flagship began to expand rapidly.
Kilometers;
Ten of thousands of meters;
…
In an instant, it returned to its prime state, spanning over one hundred thousand kilometers in length.
Although they were clear on the rule that “Torch Warships of the Battleship class and above must not engage in any form of internal strife,” this Evil Spider Star Region had already been claimed by the Torch Human Civilization Territory decades ago, but one always fears the unexpected.
Moreover, as the Tri-Eyed Royal Dominator Flagship was summoned, together with the [Ruins Market Projection Rank] that Song Chi had long held in his hand aboard the Heavenly Ruins Cang Qiong, the confidence of the four members of the Song Family was visibly bolstered.
As the Song Family prepared for the worst, the unknown Star-Annihilating Starship above had already passed through the space rift, revealing its tens of thousands of kilometers long body in full view to the four members of the Song Family.
Differently this time, it did not continue to conceal its identity. Song Chi and the others could soon see the fierce armor underneath the ship’s energy shield, as well as a very familiar “Chenxing” insignia.
“Rosetta, it’s you!”
The voice of Song Wujiang emanated from the warship.
Rosetta Chenxing within the Chenxing Traverse Ship did not pay much attention to the hostility displayed by the Song Family. However, she did show a trace of wariness when she looked at the Tri-Eye Race’s Dominator Flagship, vastly larger than the Chenxing Traverse Ship, nearby.
Although Torch Warships are known for their formidable single combat power, a Dominator Level Flagship from a Star Sea Dominator Level Civilization is no ordinary unit. Considering that she has only been promoted to Annihilation Starship Captain for a short time, and that the components on her warship still lag behind those of veteran captains, it’s hard to tell the outcome if it were to come to a face-off against this Dominator Flagship.
Of course, this was only a comparison of strength. Within the territory of the Torch Human Civilization, bound by rules set forth by the Four Great Super Empires, this comparison was destined to remain just that.
Quickly gathering her thoughts, Rosetta Chenxing’s penetrating gaze turned toward the several warships of the Song Family below.
Once the encrypted communication between both parties was established, her indifferent voice transmitted:
“Song Wujiang, His Majesty means no harm. A transcendental resource like the Time Realm Tree cannot be secured safely by the Song Family’s efforts alone.”
As she spoke, as if to prove her sincerity,
The hatch of the Chenxing Traverse Ship’s Star-Annihilating Warship opened, and shortly after, Song Chi and the others saw nearly a hundred corpses of third and fourth rank Metal Gold Spiders being thrown out.
Below were several warships of the Song Family.
Hearing the words “Time Realm Tree” from the other party, the hearts of Song Chi, Song Wujiang, and Song Shiyuan sank to the bottom.
Although they had guessed this outcome since the appearance of the other party, hearing it said out loud by the other party still made it difficult to accept.
This was the Time Realm Tree, a transcendental resource of the Secret Realm. Just one fourth rank Time Realm Tree could support the inheritance of a fifth rank Clan generation after generation. A sixth rank Time Realm Tree could even act as the foundation of an Immortal Clan, significantly reducing the chances of inheritance disruption.
However, after seeing those nearly a hundred Metal Gold Spider corpses, Song Chi and the others exchanged glances. Without speaking, they all understood the implication.
Clearly, these nearly a hundred Metal Gold Spiders were the ones that had previously slipped through the net. With their numbers clearly laid out, although they tried their best, they couldn’t guarantee that not a single one escaped.
And Rosetta Chenxing’s actions further helped to check for oversights, completely cutting off the possibility of the Time Realm Tree’s exposure.
Considering this, Rosetta Chenxing’s intentions were quite clear.
After pondering for a moment, Song Wujiang spoke:
“Does His Majesty imply that both our families work together to seal off all news of this Secret Realm, and then divide all the Time Realm Trees within it equally?”
Song Wujiang spoke very diplomatically and responded quickly. Knowing that the situation was practically concluded, it was useless to wish otherwise. The most important thing now was to secure as many benefits for the Song Family as possible, such as an equal distribution of resources.
After all, whether in terms of strength or status, the Song Family was at an absolute disadvantage. The best outcome they could fight for now was an equal share of resources.
However, Rosetta was an experienced Fearless Captain who had lived for eight thousand years. In terms of cunning, he was second to none.
“Equal division? Song Wujiang, given the disparity in strength between our two families, do you think that is reasonable?”
With that, he paused, and only after two seconds did he continue:
“Sixty-forty, then. My Chenxing Family takes sixty percent, your Song Family takes forty percent!”