With the rise of the status of the War Clan, the area of the fief has increased more than 10,000 times, from the original hundreds of star systems to the current 40 million star systems.

It is true that this number is less than one ten-thousandth compared to the territory of the entire empire, but according to the area of the fief, it is enough to be included in the top ten races of the empire.

And that's not all.

On the one hand, it was influenced by Qin Yan's joining the War Clan, and on the other hand, Qin Yan gave it back and forth, adding up to nearly 500 million units of the Earth Vein Source Spirit, so that a large number of top masters emerged from the War Clan, and with these top masters, it was difficult to improve the status of the War Clan.

Today, the Warclans originally occupied only one low-ranking seat in the Imperial Diet, but now they occupy more than twenty seats.

The number of seats in the Imperial Diet is the most direct proof of racial status.

In more than two years, Qin Yan's reputation among the top echelons of the empire has also changed significantly.

At the beginning, although they heard that he had great strength and learned about the edict given by the emperor, although those high-level officials of the empire did not dare to say anything, they were very unhappy in their hearts, and almost everyone was wondering if Qin Yan had some kind of intention, but now it is different.

What did he have in mind?

Including the time when they first met, the time Qin Yan has been in the empire so far has not added up to less than three days. Once a year, a large number of resources will be handed over to the treasury, and there are more than 600,000 tons of gray crystals given to the empire before and after, in addition to hundreds of millions of units of leyline source spirits, and as for other sub-level resources, there are even more than countable.

It can be said that the amount of resources that Qin Yan paid to the empire in a year, especially the amount of strategic resources, was much more than the entire empire's commercial and vassal offerings in a year combined.

To put it bluntly, the amount of contributions to various resources paid by Qin Yan alone is enough to compare with all the income of the past few decades.

This is still an average value, take Gray Crystal as an example, he has handed over more than 100,000 tons each time in the past two years, which is enough for the treasury for two hundred years!

What can such a person do with nothing but all the time giving?

Gradually, the precautionary mentality of the upper echelons of the empire disappeared, and was replaced by an ever-increasing level of trust, and some people even proposed at the imperial parliament to let Qin Yan enter the core of the empire's power.

Of course, this proposal did not pass.

Although trust has grown, after all, it has only been more than two years, and such a short period of time is not enough to create enough trust.

Imperial capital.

Palace.

Odru was in the largest banquet hall of the palace, receiving an envoy from another country.

Although the other party was only a messenger, he was treated very highly, and his position was only under the head of Emperor Odru, and the expression of this envoy was very arrogant.

In addition to being relatively respectful when talking to the emperor, he always holds his head high to others, even if he is accompanied by the high-ranking members of the Hank Empire.

"Your Excellency, I have arranged a feast, let's go eat first." Odru said with a smile on his face.

"There's no hurry."

The envoy waved his hand lightly and said, "Emperor, I think it's better to get down to business first, right?" What do you think? ”

Odru nodded, and then said to his entourage, "Report the income of these five years to Your Excellency the Special Envoy." ”

Then, a flurry of data reverberated through the ballroom.

That's right!

This envoy is from the Naswell Empire, the suzerainty of the Hank Empire, and the purpose of this trip is to collect the offerings of the subject countries.

Of course, enshrinement exists in all higher civilizations, but the time for paying the enshrinement is determined according to the time of the signing of the ancillary agreement. In other words, not all payment deadlines are the same, some countries pay once a year, and some pay once every 10 years.

The Hank Empire paid up to five years of worship.

In fact, the amount of payment is not high, and it is based on the total income of the state treasury: the so-called state treasury income is the net income of the state treasury within five years, and the proportion of the contribution is 5% of the net income of the state treasury.

Those overlords usually have hundreds of vassals and their own incomes, so that the offerings collected by each of them are small, but they add up to a staggering amount - it is the duty of the subject to pay the offerings, just as it is the duty of the suzerains to protect the subjects.

"Special Adult."

After the emperor's entourage finished reporting the data, he said respectfully: "According to the treasury income, 185 tons of gray crystal should be paid in the past five years, and the earth's vein source spirit ......."

At this moment, a cold color flashed in the envoy's eyes, and he said coldly: "As far as I know, this number is not right, right?" ”

Well?

Odru was stunned for a moment, and then frowned: "Your Excellency, although the treasury revenue is not fixed, there is data to check, and this figure is ......"

"Really? But why did I hear that more than two years ago, your country's treasury had a revenue of 300,000 tons of gray crystal? The envoy unceremoniously interrupted the Emperor.

Damn it!

How did he know?

You must know that the regular income of the treasury cannot be concealed from the suzerain, and as for the batch of gray crystals given by Qin Yan at the beginning, they were given a gag order by Odru at that time.

Since there are only the Kordo tribe, the war clan and the imperial capital garrison at the scene, these are all people belonging to different races, and there will definitely be no problem with loyalty, how did the news leak?

The amount of that batch of gray crystals was no less than the treasury revenue of the Haq Empire for hundreds of years.

So......

If the batch of gray crystals is also paid at a rate of 5%, the amount of payment will increase from 185 tons to an astonishing more than 10,000 tons!

"Not only more than two years ago, there should be two more batches of gray crystal with a total of 300,000 tons in the future, right?"

"This ......"

Despite the distress, Odrew finally said: "Your Excellency, that is only a personal gift, and in fact cannot be counted as the income of the treasury. However, since His Excellency the Special Envoy has to put it in the treasury, it is up to him...... This time, the share of the payment was increased to 30,000 tons, no problem, right? ”

"There's a problem." The envoy said lightly.

"What's the problem?" Odrew secretly said bad things in his heart.

"The Emperor of my country asked me to tell you."

The envoy's tone sounded quite polite, but the meaning in his words was very hard: "This batch of additional income of gray crystals, as well as hundreds of millions of units of leyline source spirits, must be paid 50% of the windfall income as an offering. ”

What the?!

Odru almost didn't believe his ears, his face turned cold on the spot, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Don't forget, this country doesn't have to choose the Naswell Empire as its suzerain. ”

"Really?"

The envoy smiled nonchalantly and said, "You should be well aware that such an astonishing amount of strategic resource revenue is far greater than even the revenue of your own national treasury. I'm not going to beat around the bush...... Do you know what I mean by the fact that your country has benefited so much more from its strategic resources than from its overlord, that it will make the overlord feel very insecure? ”

"You ......"

"It's true that you can choose another country as your overlord, but if other countries knew about it, don't you think they would do it?"

Yes, that's the crux of the matter!

For more than two years, the amount of strategic resource income of the Hank Empire has been higher than the income of the suzerain's treasury, how can the suzerain's country not be worried?

The Hank Empire can choose other countries, but the other countries are not worried?

Worry, in other words, covetous.

With such a big piece of fat, everyone wants a piece of the pie, right?

Unless the Hank Empire does not find any country to be the suzerain, but in that case, the consequences are unimaginable: no suzerainty is equivalent to no line, without a protective umbrella, those more powerful countries will definitely be like hungry wolves pounce on food, and divide up the entire Hank Empire.

"Your Excellency, I can't do this alone, I need a little time." Odrew's expression darkened slightly.

"Of course, time is not a problem, half a month."

The envoy stood up and smiled, "I know this is a very painful decision for you, so I am willing to wait for your good news. ”

Seeing the figure of the special departure, Odru's face was gloomy.

After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, "Convene the Imperial Council, and ...... Contact the war clan and ask them to ask Su Hao's opinion. ”

He didn't have Qin Yan's contact information, because he could only contact the war clan, and Ao, who was stationed there, would get in touch with Qin Yan in person.

After all, this matter is not an ordinary trifle.

Qin Yan's own status is very high, and now that Odru's trust in him has increased, he should have the right to know about this kind of major event.

Ares Star.

This is not a fiefdom of the Warclan, but an ancestral land, because thousands of years ago, the Warclan was born on this planet, and this planet is also the core of the Warclan's power.

Ao Jia stood in front of a curtain of light, listening to the news sent back by Ao from the imperial capital, and after the call, his eyes fell on Ao who was standing aside.

"Brother, the emperor asked you to contact Brother Su Hao to ask for his opinion."

"These bastards!"

Hearing that the Naswell Empire would levy up to 50% of the offerings for that batch of strategic resources, Ao couldn't help but curse, and then took out a communicator.

After ten minutes or so, Ao's brow furrowed.

"What's wrong?"

"Can't be reached...... Maybe it's in the wormhole jump, let's get in touch later, doesn't it mean that there is half a month, and I'm not in a hurry. ”

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."

Ao really guessed correctly, Qin Yan, who was more than a billion light years away, was indeed jumping in a wormhole, and there was no way to receive communication signals at this time.

Sneer......

Disguised as the identity of a passing merchant, the No. 51 formation was divided into dozens of groups, each aboard dozens of merchant ships, jumping within the control of a pirate group, constantly replicating the drama of the praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches, which has been played out every day for the past two years.

With the faint blue electric pattern flickering, this merchant ship in charge of Qin Yan, carrying only six people, jumped out of the wormhole.

In order to speed up the search, the less than 400 people were divided into 10 squads, but now they are divided into almost 30 squads to search.

Suddenly!

A large group of warships appeared in the distance, and immediately after the pirate's characteristic shout, the merchant ship stopped charging and fell silent.

Due to the suspension of the charging of the wormhole jump engine, the electrical pattern that would isolate the signal disappeared from the surface of the ship, and a message appeared on the light curtain......