Chapter 991
Seizing the Sacred Tree
The people of the Black Rock Civilization were furious after hearing the Third Elder's words.
This statement clearly shows that they look down on the Black Rock Civilization.
"Even if we all die here, we will never give you the Holy Stone!"
"That's right, so what if he's the legion commander? Even when my clan submitted to the empire, we didn't hand over the Holy Stone!"
"Clan leader, why don't we just fight them? The sacred stone absolutely cannot be handed over!"
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Upon hearing the words of the Black Rock Civilization members, the Third Elder frowned deeply.
He hadn't expected the Blackrock civilization to react so strongly.
This clearly indicates a willingness to fight to the death.
Sure enough, dealing with a bunch of brainless people is troublesome. In other civilizations, they would probably have compromised long ago.
Seeing this, the young man beside the Third Elder said coldly:
"Elder, let's just take action directly. Trying to negotiate with these stone men is pointless."
In this situation, it's clear that the other party wouldn't willingly hand over the sacred stone, so the only option is to take it by force.
Although the Blackrock Civilization has several seventh-tier powerhouses, they came prepared this time.
They had already investigated and determined the location of the Black Rock Civilization's sacred stone.
Once they can enter Blackrock Star, they can use the space conversion device to forcibly take away the Holy Stone.
The Third Elder was about to speak when two figures suddenly flew over from a distance.
The people who came were naturally Chen Feng and Shi Pan.
Upon seeing Chen Feng arrive, Shi Tian was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to respectfully bow.
"Greetings, Master Hua!"
The rest of the Blackrock Civilization members also immediately bowed respectfully.
The Third Elder and the others, who were in the distance, were somewhat surprised to see this scene.
He knew very well what a nasty temper these stone men of the Black Rock Civilization had.
Now he's being so respectful to people, even Shi Tian, the clan leader, is now showing a fawning expression.
The man in black robes is probably no ordinary person.
The Third Elder immediately released his senses, wanting to examine Chen Feng.
However, his senses vanished without a trace the moment he got close to Chen Feng, as if he had disappeared into the sea.
Upon sensing this, the Third Elder's pupils immediately contracted.
Chen Feng glanced at the situation in the arena. He first nodded to Shi Tian and the others, then looked at the three people from the Vika civilization:
"Who sent you?"
The Third Elder looked at Chen Feng with a solemn expression: "Who are you?"
Before the Third Elder could finish speaking, Shi Tian, standing to the side, said smugly:
"Hmph, this is Lord Hua, one of the current executives of the Empire, and also the most distinguished friend of my Blackrock Civilization!"
Upon hearing the words "Imperial Executive Officer," the Third Elder and the others' expressions completely changed.
Every Imperial Executive is an eighth-tier powerhouse, the true core of the empire, and a figure who can directly reach the head of state!
"How is that possible? Why would an Imperial Executive come to your Blackrock Civilization!" the young man from the Vika Civilization immediately questioned.
No wonder he didn't believe it.
The empire's executive officer is someone whose every word and action affects the empire's situation.
The Blackrock Civilization, being only of a lower-middle level among its subordinate civilizations, could hardly possibly be associated with the Imperial Executive.
But at that moment, the Third Elder angrily rebuked the young man:
"Shut up! How dare you question someone's status!"
The Third Elder's sudden reprimand startled the young man.
"Please forgive me, Your Excellency. It was my fault for not disciplining him properly!" The Third Elder bowed respectfully to Chen Feng, his attitude as humble as could be.
Chen Feng gave the Third Elder a deep look: "Your method of investigation is quite good."
The Third Elder looked embarrassed: "You flatter me, sir. It was just a small trick of mine."
At this moment, cold sweat had already appeared on the Third Elder's forehead.
Just now, after he realized that he could not sense Chen Feng's strength, he used his innate supernatural ability to observe Chen Feng.
His talent is the Mind's Eye, a talent that only the Vika civilization can master. When cultivated to a high level, it allows one to see through the essence of things and understand the universe.
As soon as he focused his attention on Chen Feng, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
However, he also saw the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from Chen Feng through his inner eye.
The terrifying energy emanating from the opponent was like a vast ocean, with no end in sight!
He was certain that the other party was definitely an eighth-level expert.
An eighth-tier powerhouse! In the entire Orion star system, apart from a few well-hidden old monsters, only the Crimson Cloud Empire possesses one.
Therefore, at this moment, the Third Elder was already half convinced that Chen Feng was the executor.
The Black Rock Civilization people standing nearby felt a sense of satisfaction seeing the Third Elder, who had been so arrogant just moments before, now become so respectful.
This is an executive officer, this is an eighth-tier powerhouse!
No matter how arrogant the Vika civilization is, it still has to bow its head in front of Master Hua.
Many people from the Black Rock Civilization looked at Chen Feng with admiration and awe, as the Black Rock Civilization has always worshipped the strong.
Chen Feng completely ignored the gazes of the Black Rock Clan members and turned to the Third Elder, saying:
"Imperial laws clearly stipulate that subordinate civilizations are not allowed to trespass into each other's territory without authorization. Has your Vika civilization already disregarded these imperial laws?"
Within the database, Chen Feng had already browsed through all the Empire's documents, including this Interstellar Law and Regulations.
Upon hearing this, the Third Elder trembled and quickly spoke:
"My lord, we did not enter the country without authorization. We only came to make a deal with the Black Rock Civilization. Moreover, I have already informed Chief Shi and the others!"
The Third Elder dares not mention the legion commander behind him at all.
Because he knew that bringing it up would be pointless.
While a legion commander wields considerable power within the Imperial military, he is nothing in the eyes of an executive officer.
The executive officer is someone who can speak directly with the head of state.
Shi Tian, standing nearby, angrily retorted, "Nonsense! We haven't received any notification from you. You're forcibly breaking in!"
Even if Shi Tian were stupid, he would know what to do at this point.
With Chen Feng backing him up, he naturally couldn't let it go like that.
Vika and the others all looked at Shi Tian with grim faces.
The Third Elder hesitated for a moment, then looked at Shi Tian and said:
"Chief Shi, this time it was indeed our fault, and I am willing to make amends for this."
There was nothing he could do but back down in this situation.
With an Imperial Executive backing the Blackrock Civilization, they won't be able to leave so easily today unless they bring out something substantial.
Shi Tian was about to speak when he suddenly received a telepathic message from Chen Feng.
After hearing Wan Chenfeng's telepathic message, he immediately said to the Third Elder:
“Since you’re so sincere, I won’t make things difficult for you. As long as your Vika civilization transfers the mining rights to the Rainbow Constellation to our Black Rock civilization, we’ll call it even.” The young man who had been slapped earlier immediately became agitated upon hearing this request: “That’s impossible! That resource planet is one of our Vika civilization’s most important resources. How could we possibly hand it over to you!”
Resource planets are a special type of planet in the Orion Arm.
These planets are extremely rare throughout the Orion Arm, but each one is incredibly precious.
This resource-rich planet can produce many precious materials.
For example, the planet Rainbow Constellation produces a special metal called Rainbow Ruins Gold, which can be used to forge top-tier warships and is an extremely important strategic resource.
Shi Tian snorted coldly and said to Chen Feng:
"Executive Officer, as you've seen, the people of the Vika Civilization have no sincerity whatsoever!"
Chen Feng also turned his attention back to the Third Elder and the others.
Although he was completely shrouded in a black robe, the Third Elder could still feel the terrifying pressure emanating from him.
The Third Elder gritted his teeth and said:
"Alright, we agree to this condition. Chief Shi can send someone to our Vika Galaxy to hand over the goods when the time comes."
"Elder." The young man next to him wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the Third Elder: "Shut up. This matter was originally our fault, and it is necessary to give some compensation."
Seeing this, the young man dared not speak again.
Shi Tian nodded with a satisfied expression:
"We've already recorded it, so I hope you won't try to back out later."
The Third Elder completely ignored Shi Tian and instead respectfully addressed Chen Feng:
"Sir, is this acceptable?"
Chen Feng calmly said, "The empire has its own rules. You must not do such things again in the future."
"Please rest assured, sir, it will never happen again." The Third Elder hurriedly assured him again and again.
After discussing the compensation, the Third Elder didn't linger and immediately left with his men.
All he wanted to do now was get back and find out who this executor who had appeared in the Blackrock Civilization was.
How did the Black Rock Civilization get in touch with this executive officer?
He didn't directly ask Chen Feng about his identity, because he could tell from the black robe covering the man's entire body that this executive officer was intentionally concealing his identity.
After the people from the Vika civilization left, Shi Tian immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Chen Feng:
"Thank you for your help, sir!"
The other Black Rock Clan members also looked at Chen Feng with gratitude.
If Chen Feng hadn't intervened today, the outcome might have been very different.
Chen Feng said calmly, "It's nothing. You can prepare for a trip to the Vika Civilization in the next couple of days."
Shi Tian nodded immediately: "Understood!"
Chen Feng didn't say anything more and then returned to Black Rock Star alone.
Chen Feng didn't kill the Vika civilization members himself because he wanted to obtain the Sacred Tree from them.
To obtain the Sacred Tree from the Vika civilization, one would definitely need to make a trip to the Vika civilization.
The Vika civilization is thousands of light-years away, and he can't use the scroll to teleport, so he has to use the interstellar gate.
But this thing requires authorization, so the only option is to have the Blackrock Civilization take it along when they go there.
That's why he asked Shi Tian to demand that the other party hand over the mining rights to Jin Hongzuo.
Because this planet is located in the Vika system.
Although Chen Feng's current strength is enough to annihilate the Vika civilization, doing so would inevitably alarm the Crimson Cloud Empire.
Therefore, Chen Feng chose a method that allowed him to both conceal his identity and obtain the Sacred Tree.
They first traveled through the Black Rock Civilization to the star system where the Vika Civilization was located, and then secretly stole the Sacred Tree.
In this way, even if the Vika civilization discovers that the Sacred Tree is gone, they will not dare to report it to the Crimson Cloud Empire because they have been hiding the Sacred Tree.
Besides that, he had another purpose, which was the Golden Rainbow Seat.
He had seen the metal Rainbow Ruins Gold in the database.
This metal is a top-tier material. If we could get our hands on it, it would mean we'd have access to a completely new material on Earth.
After Chen Feng left, a member of the Black Rock Clan said excitedly:
"Chieftain, once word gets out about this, other civilizations will certainly no longer dare to underestimate our Blackrock Civilization!"
The other Blackrock tribesmen also showed excitement.
They all knew very well that Chen Feng's act of helping them drive away the Vika civilization was, in a sense, a public declaration of support for their Black Rock civilization.
Once other civilizations learn of this, their attitude towards the Blackrock civilization will inevitably change.
This is undoubtedly a great thing for their Black Rock civilization.
Shi Tian, however, said with a serious expression:
"Master Hua values our clan so highly, we must not let him down. From now on, our clan must obey Master Hua's orders unconditionally."
"Furthermore, Shi Pan, take some men to select a giant rock and have a statue made for Lord Hua, to be erected in the main city square!"
Shi Pan nodded immediately: "I will make the arrangements right away."
The rest of the Black Rock tribesmen had no objection to Shi Tian's decision.
Chen Feng helped their Black Rock Civilization, and his status is so high that he truly deserves to have a statue erected for their people to worship.
the other side.
The Third Elder and others were traveling in a warship toward the nearest stargate.
The atmosphere inside the warship's cabin was very heavy at this moment.
The young man who had been slapped earlier spoke up, saying, "Elder, why did you agree to their conditions? The Golden Rainbow Seat is one of our most important resources. If it is given to the Black Rock Civilization, our clan's annual merit points will decrease by at least 30%!"
The Third Elder sneered and said, "Then what do you suggest? Should we just refuse?"
The young man scoffed: "What good would it do to refuse? Even if that person is an executive officer of the empire, he still has to follow the rules. At worst, we can just report this to the imperial central government. It's not like our Vika civilization doesn't have people in the imperial central government!"
Upon hearing this, the Third Elder immediately cursed, "Foolish! What do you think Imperial Executives are? Their power is beyond your imagination. I can tell you, even if he had killed us all on the spot just now, the Imperial Central Government wouldn't have reacted at all."
"How is that possible! Imperial law clearly stipulates that, apart from orders from the central government, no high-ranking official of the empire may take action against us, their subordinate civilizations, without authorization." The young man was clearly incredulous.
The Third Elder sighed:
"Laws? Heh, these are just tools to restrain us. From beginning to end, we've been nothing but ants in the eyes of the Crimson Cloud Empire."
The Third Elder's words silenced the room.
Another powerful figure from the Vika civilization looked at the young man and said:
“Luca, you are still too young. You will understand many things when you actually encounter them. Rules are always used to restrain the weak.”
The young man named Luca fell silent, as if he had suddenly understood something.
No wonder their civilization clearly no longer faces external crises.
But they still tried every means to acquire all available resources.
Especially after obtaining that treasure last time, the civilization's higher-ups even risked being discovered by the empire to secretly hide it.
Clearly, the higher-ups of their Vika civilization had long realized that true strength lay in their own power.
Therefore, it has been developing rapidly in secret all these years.
The Third Elder changed the subject and said:
"It's hard to say whether that person is actually an Executive Officer. I've never seen an Executive Officer hiding their identity. Contact the civilization immediately and have them use their connections to investigate and see if any of the Empire's Executive Officers have recently come to the Blackrock Civilization." (End of Chapter)