The Tianqin Empire has a suzerainty above and a vassal country below, and the number of vassal states is not small, it is definitely in tens of thousands.

But!

Among these tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of vassal states, the vast majority of them do not have a substantive meaning, and nine out of ten will not give any worship to the Lyra Empire.

It's not that the subject country is bold, but it's that there really isn't anything.

In the process of continuous exploration of the unexplored universe, the expeditionary force will undoubtedly discover one civilization after another, and once these civilizations are discovered by the expeditionary force of a certain country, they will be included in the vassal states of that country, and after being labeled as a suzerain, the expeditionary forces of other empires will definitely not dare to do it again, otherwise it will affect the whole body, and it is likely to cause a series of reactions, and the impact is beyond imagination.

However, the vast majority of these discovered civilizations are still at a very low level of civilization, and some of them are not even able to leave the star system where they are located.

It is conceivable that it is impossible for a civilization of this level to carry out interstellar exploration like the Lyra Empire, and it is even more impossible to obtain the resources of alien planets.

Ninety out of nine vassal states of this level are accounted for, and who can try to make this civilization offer something to the suzerain?

The civilization level is divided into nine levels, the Tianqin Empire belongs to the seventh-level civilization, and among the vassal countries under its jurisdiction, most of the civilizations below the fourth level are the majority.

The total number of remaining fifth-level civilization vassal countries is not enough for the past, and the number of sixth-level civilization vassal countries is even lower to less than a hundred.

As you move deeper into unexplored universes, the farther you are from the center of a higher civilization, the lower the chance of a high-level civilization appearing. For example, now, the last 20 billion light-years have been almost completely developed, and by 20 billion light-years away, it is almost impossible to have a civilization above level 4.

With the current situation of the Lyra Empire, if you want to increase the number of sixth-level civilization vassal states under your command, the most common way is to wait!

Through a long period of development, the technology of those fifth-level civilizations has become more and more powerful, and one day they may become sixth-level civilizations.

However, it will be a long process, often in millions of years.

Some people will say, why can't the overlord pass on its own skills to the vassals below to help them move up the ranks?

Then we have to talk about a rule: subject countries are free to choose their overlord.

The relationship between the suzerainty and the subject is a relationship of protection and protection, but no suzerainty will be given to the subject country with superb technology, because no one knows whether the subject country will choose a new overlord country after these technology upgrades.

If it doesn't work, the bamboo basket will be empty, and in turn it will make wedding dresses for other seventh-level civilizations, so relying on time to improve the level of civilization has become the only way.

The Lyra Empire has dozens of sixth-level civilization vassals, and this number has not changed for two or three hundred thousand years.

What does it mean to add a tier 6 civilization vassal state?

In other words, there will be the equivalent of 10,000 units of earth's leyline source spirit income every day: the number of offerings in a year is not impressive for the huge Tianqin Empire, but if it is 10,000 years, 100,000 years or even millions of years, what an astonishing amount of income will it be?

If the Grey Crystal is enshrined, it will give the Empire an additional strategic reserve.

If you worship the leyline source spirit, you can create a group of more masters for the empire.

This will mean that the power of the empire will be increased, and this is not a one-time task, the worship will continue forever!

In fact, co-opting the dependencies of other countries, which is also a way to rapidly increase the number of dependents, is actually very low.

Take the Alpha Empire as an example, its suzerainty is also a seventh-level civilization, so why bother to take refuge in another seventh-level civilization?

Switching to other countries is not good for them.

Usually it is not the overlord who has gone too far, and no subject country is willing to vote for another master: a country that vacillates and often changes masters is difficult to trust.

Another method is direct intervention, such as coercion and deterrence, but no country dares to use this method.

Because the other side has a suzerain, and the suzerainty has a suzerain, once coercive measures are taken, how can the other party's suzerainty be indifferent?

So!

It is almost impossible to add a stronger subject to the original one!

On the contrary, if someone can bring a vassal country of a sixth-level civilization for the empire, the credit will be immeasurable.

"I think it won't be long before the Emperor will receive a message from Filo to confirm the truth of this matter." Qin Yan smiled.

"Good! Very good! Qin Yan, I didn't misread you! Caesar was overwhelmed with emotion.

"That'...... Emperor, the matter of the earth's leyline source spirit ......"

"Those are not part of the mission in the first place, of course they are yours."

"Thank you, Emperor."

"Damn it!"

At this moment, Caesar hurriedly said: "Qin Yan, if there is anything to talk about later, Philo really sent a message, using the channel of the Alpha Empire royal family!" ”

"Emperor, wait a minute."

Qin Yan hurriedly stopped him from turning off the communication, and hurriedly said: "There is one thing that I ask the emperor to help conceal, the humble position is to contact Filo as a member of the royal family of the Tianqin Empire, so ......"

"Now the whole empire knows that your relationship with Winona, you are also a member of the royal family."

"That's not what it meant...... The lowly position is in the form of the Lyra......"

"What? How did you come to be a family shape? ”

"This ...... The emperor will know later, and there is no time to explain it slowly. ”

Caesar seemed very anxious, obviously he didn't have time to talk to Qin Yan about such a trivial matter, so he turned off the call and went to do what he should be busy with.

Turning to look at Saroon who was slumped on the sofa, Qin Yan smiled and said, "Commander, that ...... I have a bit of a leyline source spirit here, can I trouble you to use the equipment at the base? Of course, I know that using instruments to improve my strength not only requires leyline source spirits but also consumes energy, so let's take the salaries of everyone in the 51st formation. ”

In the past, he had an agreement with Caesar that as long as the people of the No. 51 formation cultivated to reach the peak of the late stage of each great realm, they could carry out it unconditionally and cross the ascension of the great realm.

It's a pity that no one has met the conditions before.

It is true that Hou Qing is in the late stage of the Sixth Heaven, and Harley is also in the late stage of the Sixth Heaven, but they have only just broken through to the late stage, and they are still a little far from the peak.

But with these leyline source spirits, it is different, you can use these earth vein source spirits to fill the gap from the peak of the later stage, and then according to the agreement with Caesar, unconditionally advance to the next stage.

Merely......

Saron looked at Qin Yan stupidly: This kid actually said that he was 'a little' of the earth's vein source spirit, is 100,000 units only a 'little'?

You must know that a thousand units of the Earth Vein Source Spirit can make an ordinary person rise all the way to the peak of the late stage of the Heavenly Martial Six Heavens!

Even if it is promoted to the early stage of the Seventh Heaven, there will be a qualitative increase in the amount of weight required, but it will only be 10,000 units. In other words, these 100,000 units of Earth Leyline Source Spirit were enough to turn ten ordinary people into Heavenly Martial Seven Heavenly Realm early stage powerhouses, what an astonishing number?

According to the normal ratio, in the expeditionary force base of the Tianqin Empire, there are only two powerhouses in the early stage of the Seven Heavens, who are the commander and the deputy commander.

So......

Soon, how many Sevenfold Heaven masters will there be in Formation 51?

One hundred thousand units of the leyline source spirit were handed over to Nina, and the next step would be an all-round upgrade, except for Qin Yan himself and Hou Qing.

The energy nature of him and Hou Qing was not a true element, and there was no way to use the earth vein source spirit to improve their strength.

Soon.

Qin Yan returned to his residence, took a hot bath, and then turned on the sauna function, and the slightly hot steam quickly filled the entire sauna room.

He sat naked in the thick steam, enjoying a rare relaxation and comfort, but a question came to his mind.

Now, the other members of the No. 51 formation will greatly increase their strength, and this group of companions who were once inferior to him in cultivation are bound to surpass him. Although this kind of transcendence is limited to the realm, and the actual combat effectiveness may still be inferior to him, as the captain of the No. 51 formation, he is weaker than the other team members, how can it be said that this is unreasonable?

More importantly, as a leader, you must have strong enough strength to play an absolute deterrent effect and play a leading role.

It's a pity that he and Hou Qing's energy nature is special, so the two of them can't improve with the help of the leyline source spirit, and the only way for him to improve is to cultivate.

Long before the civil strife in the Alpha Empire, he had already reached the peak of the late stage of the Sixth Heavens.

But!

There is a moat from the sixth heaven to the seventh heaven, which is a qualitative change from the rule to the law, and a breakthrough from space to time, and the difficulty can be imagined.

It is necessary to break through to the Heavenly Martial Seven Heavens in the shortest possible time.

How to break through?

This requires an opportunity to realize, and the key is that this opportunity is not created by man, but by chance - God knows when this opportunity will arise?

"No way!"

Taking a deep breath, he muttered to himself: "As the current situation continues, the pressure from the outside world is getting less and less, the so-called chance is less likely, and there is no opportunity to create an opportunity - how can we create an opportunity?" ”

The pressure comes from opponents who are stronger than themselves.

However, these countless advanced civilizations have formed a complex network of relationships: it does not mean that you can take a slightly stronger force as an opponent, behind your opponent is a country, and there is a suzerainty above that country, and if you don't do it well, there will be a chain reaction, and the final opponent is not slightly stronger than yourself, but far from being a behemoth that you can contend with.

If things develop to that extent, they are not creating so-called opportunities, but digging a mortal grave for themselves!

Didi ......

Just as he was in a reverie, there was a sudden movement from the communicator, and as soon as he turned it on, he heard Salon's anxious voice: "Qin Yan! Someone from the Turok family...... Damn, those people in your formation are still improving, and when all three or four hundred people are promoted, it will take at least a few hours! ”

Qin Yan was stunned for a moment, quickly put on his clothes, and as soon as he ran out of his residence, he saw Hou Qing greet him with a cold face, and now there were only the two of them.