Xiao Junling, who was far away on the other side of the sea of stars, obviously still underestimated the persistence of this Princess Dai Liwei, of course, even if he knew the truth, he would not take this too seriously!

Now he has enough strength, although he has not yet stepped on the peak, but self-protection is no longer a problem! No matter how powerful this future empress of the Qingqiu Empire is, it is impossible to have a second time with the same forced abduction scene!

"Yuan'er, you order them to clean up, and let's leave in three hours!" After a moment's pause, Dai Liwei came back to her senses and instructed her personal maid to lead the way.

"Yes! Your Highness! Yuan'er agreed, looked at her face, and asked more:

"I wonder where you're going? The concubine is good to make arrangements! ”

"The southeast of the Xiaoyang Galaxy, a special overseas territory of the Empire!"

"What?" Yuan'er couldn't help but be stunned, and asked in surprise, "But haven't you only been back for a few days?" Why do you have to rush over again? ”

She and the princess have grown up together since childhood, and their affection is extraordinary, so Dai Liwei didn't mind, but patiently explained:

"Master Akismona predicts that the empire will have a catastrophe in the near future, and the loss will be not small! The Mother Emperor thought about it, and felt that the place where something most likely to go wrong should be this new territory that we had snatched from the people of the Northern Hell Prison! ”

"So just in case, the Mother Emperor ordered me to go there in person and nominally command the entire legions of the Western Military Region of the Imperial Mainland! If necessary, you can act cheaply so that you can respond to any changes that may arise in a timely manner! ”

"It's so good, the concubine understands!" Yuan'er had a plan in his heart, and immediately ordered his subordinates to prepare separately!

It's just that they don't realize it. Where exactly is the root cause of the outbreak of the crisis of the empire! When Her Royal Highness finally understood. It's a little late!

…………

Time flies. In the blink of an eye, it was already after the Lantern Festival.

Because of the promise to Xia Shuqian, Xiao Junling set off with their mother and daughter after dealing with the affairs of the imperial capital! Along with them are two brand new war fortresses, 30,000 Tier 7 ships, and an all-encompassing Ability Legion!

The fleet was formed by himself, and some of the Aliens were mercenaries of the "Stardust Wind", and some belonged to the Temple of the Silent Star, which was temporarily hired by him at a market price, and there were only more than 10,000 people in his own lineage.

There is no way, although he is not short of money and resources. However, the cultivation and growth cycle of the Ability Legion is undoubtedly much longer than that of the fleet! So far, the number of supernatural beings under his command is not particularly large, and it is seriously inconsistent with his current status as a great lord!

This is the negative effect of rising too fast, there is simply not enough time to build your own descendant armed force!

Fortunately, with the strong support of the Silent Star Temple, coupled with the cultivation of burning money regardless of the cost, this shortcoming is gradually being made up!

“…… Well, there's still some time on the way, so let's talk about the specifics of your territories! By the way, let's discuss how to formulate a response! In the main control room of the fortress, Xiao Junling played with Shi Beibei for a while. Then said to Xia Shuqian.

Xia Shuqian nodded, and used her light brain to call up the data image on the territory. Then explain it.

As an important figure in the Lords' Association and the head of the Shi family's generation, Shi Zhonglong's net worth was extremely rich during his lifetime! He directly controlled the wealth of as many as twenty-five star fields under his name, including three super-level resource star fields and nine first-level resource star fields.

In addition, he also has a number of star fields that have been developed in cooperation with other lords, and he has a lot of income dividends every year. There are also many high-quality industries in China.

The Shi family has been passed down for several generations and has a solid foundation! An important person of his level, the force at hand will definitely not be weak! It's a pity that the most reluctant, because of the weakness of his own protection power, died under the calculations of those guys in the imperial capital!

According to Xia Shuqian, it was because the situation in the newly developed territory of the family was not stable at that time, and most of the elite power on hand of the head of the family was transferred to the town. As a result, when their family returned to the imperial capital, the defense around them was insufficient. Otherwise, if those guys want to succeed, they will definitely pay a greater price, and it will never be so easy!

Another reason is that the high-level leaders of the Lords' Association had promised to guarantee their safety, but for some reason, the strength of Hao Lu's guards was delayed, which led to the fact that when the tragedy occurred, there were almost no manpower available to Shi Zhonglong!

Afterwards, she also secretly investigated, and preliminarily determined that there were also internal ghosts in the family who were secretly doing evil! It's just because there is not enough evidence, and more importantly, not all the armed forces in the family are loyal to her! On the premise that she is not sure enough, she can only choose to forbear!

Up to now, Xia Shuqian has less than five territories that she can effectively master, and there is only one super-grade resource star field! The rest was held by the family elders and her cousins and uncles!

Of the fleet of 140,000 ships, only a quarter remained loyal to her; Of the more than 40,000 Alien Legions, less than 10,000 are willing to obey her orders!

Due to the drastic reduction of territories and various resources, the financial revenue has dropped sharply, and even maintaining the combat effectiveness of these fleets is already very difficult!

And those ambitious guys are not satisfied, they are pressing step by step, and even trying to snatch away the last little thing in her hands!

"You should have come to me earlier!" Xiao Junling said with some regret,

"If you had used thunder to clean them up in the first place, would you still have to suffer so much idleness?"

Xia Shuqian didn't know what to say, she belonged to the kind of character that was relatively strong and a little dead-eyed! Due to the death of her husband, her heart has become more and more sensitive, and even when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, she can't pull her face to beg others!

If it weren't for this chance encounter in the imperial capital, she would have already planned to succumb to fate! Although the end of this may be even more miserable, and even the happiness of her daughter will be difficult to preserve!

Of course, there is another unspeakable reason: she is not sure about Xiao Junling's temperament, and rashly asking him for help will lead to the evil result of luring the wolf into the house?

After all, this young genius not only has strong strength, but also has an extremely amazing background! If he had a different heart and wanted to covet the Shi family's industrial territory, then she basically had no means to deal with it!

"I know what you're probably worried about!" Xiao Junling seemed to see her thoughts, put a document that had been prepared in front of her, and said:

"With that, I think you should have less worries!"

Xia Shuqian took it and looked at it, and found that it was a long-term cooperation agreement, which was opened in the name of the Silent Star Temple, inviting the Shi family to become one of the material suppliers of the temple!

According to the agreement, all the production in the Shi family's territory every year can be sold to the Temple of the Silent Star, and the price is based on the market standard. Or it may be decided by mutual agreement.

The text does not require much of the Shi family's obligations, only stipulating a lower limit on the amount of materials supplied annually, and there is no upper limit. In other words, she sells as much as she wants.

And the biggest advantage that the Shi family has gained is that they can get the protection of the Silent Star Temple and Xiao Junling, and in the future, any powerful forces, including the Lord Association, want to attack her, they must carefully weigh the possible consequences!

"This ...... Is this true? Xia Shuqian clutched the document tightly, her heart was mixed, and she couldn't tell what it felt.

Such an agreement can not only be called fair, but it can even be said that it takes care of her quite a lot, after all, the temple and Xiao Junling have paid much more!

"If there is no problem, just sign it! Rest assured, there are no strings attached! He was a little sarcastic.

Xia Shuqian sighed: "That's it! It's me who lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain! Brother Xiao, don't thank you for your kindness, if you can use it in the future, just open your mouth and command! ”

With that, she signed her name to the agreement.

Xiao Yulan, who had never spoken out next to him, glanced at him, and quietly said to him with mental fluctuations: "This woman's heart defense has been opened, maybe after a while, she will take the initiative to make a promise!" Happiness, right? You insidious fellow! ”

Xiao Junling frowned slightly, and replied quietly: "Do you think I will be the kind of shameless person who takes advantage of people's danger?" ”

"Although you don't have such a thought subjectively, the result is not that different!" She retorted unconvinced.

"Strong words!" Xiao Junling snorted and ignored her.

A week later, the fleet finally left the southeastern border of China, and after a voyage of tens of thousands of light years, finally arrived at the main territory of the Shi family.

The Shi family's family headquarters is located in the Rolling Stone Star Field, which is a high-grade resource star field rich in rare minerals: tin luo copper. This metal can be applied to the core driving component of a large optical brain, and it is one of the strategic materials that the Chinese Empire attaches great importance to!

The ancestors of the Shi family started by mining and reselling this resource, and after several generations, there is today's prosperous situation! And the newly succeeded Shi Zhonglong is an extremely capable family head! If it weren't for the accidental fall, maybe under his leadership, the influence of the Shi family would have been further expanded in a few years! It is even expected to enter the top 500 ranking of the wealthy families of the empire!

But now with Xiao Junling's help, it is not difficult for Xia Shuqian to pick up this burden, as long as her daughter Shi Beibei will compete in the future, it will not be a problem to continue her father's unfinished business!

"The family headquarters is on the Rock Star, the capital of the star field, let's go over!" Xia Shuqian said to him gently.

"Hmmm! That's fine! When the time comes, you will be responsible for summoning all the people of your clan to discuss the matter, and take this opportunity to make a settlement! Xiao Junling said.

At this moment, a fleet suddenly rushed into the void in the distance, looking like there were about ten thousand ships, and the black hull was all engraved with the family crest of the Shi family!

"Lord, the other party asks for a call!" The officer of the communications group reported.

"Then take it!" He said nonchalantly.

Soon, a middle-aged man in a general's uniform with a gloomy expression appeared in the light screen image, and asked with a proud face:

"This is the Shi family's territory, where did you come from? Want to invade? (To be continued......)