Lin Qianhua was still sitting at the conference table of the command ship. Elder Xia Baimo was also sitting on the conference table. Xia Xuanzhe and his sister Xia Xuanbing had just had their wounds treated. When they learned that Lin Qianhua was a disciple of Doctor Xue, everyone finally understood.
He understood why Lin Qianhua cared so much about Xia Miaoxuan, and at the same time he also let go of his wariness towards Lin Qianhua.
In the command room, Lin Qianhua's expression became more and more solemn as he listened to Elder Xia Baimo describing a series of recent events in the Xia family!
The two major clans of the Zonghe Empire, the Huang tribe and the Aogu tribe, implement a feudal imperial system. The Huang tribe commands seven governors and ninety-two counties, among which the seven governors are respectively composed of the Kua, Liao, Liang, Tai, and Feng tribes.
, the Shen and Wu tribes are governed by seven first-class families, with one governor per clan, while the ninety-two counties are governed by fifty-six second-class families. Currently, the most powerful Wu tribe is in charge of seven counties and is listed as the twelve county capitals.
The head of the powerful clan, and the Xia clan is also one of the twelve powerful clans in the county. When the Xia clan was at its peak, it was in charge of five counties and ranked fifth.
But in recent decades, since Xia Yongtai became the family elder, his upright character has offended many powerful people, especially thirty years ago because of the marriage between the eldest daughter Xia Miaoxuan and the fifth elder of the Shen clan of the Yipin family.
After Xia Yongtai politely refused, he was suppressed from all sides by the Shen tribe and the Feng and Ge tribes who had long-term friendship with the Shen tribe. Now the Feng tribe and the Ge tribe, which are both the twelve powerful tribes in the county capital, have taken away one county each.
Under the control of the Xia clan, they only have three counties in their hands, and their strength is not as good as before.
Then something happened this year, which caused the Fuyang County controlled by the Xia Clan to be taken away by the two tribes again. And if the Xia Clan loses another county this year, they will be completely excluded from the ranks of the twelve powerful clans in the county capital. This will be very important to the Xia Clan.
It was a fatal blow to the family.
It turns out that Fuyang County, located in the northwest starry sky of the "Storm Star Field", consists of two major galaxies, Taihe and Mengxi, and a secondary nebula circle. Among them, the most economically valuable Taihe galaxy is rich in two important biological species resources.
A plant named "Alternaria Alternifolia"; and another biological enzyme called "Heliocyanin" is the main component of the "Regenerative Cold Core Fine Aggregation Agent", which is
Human DNA has extremely strong stimulating and catalytic effects. It is an indispensable triggering agent for the warrior king to advance to the venerable position the day after tomorrow, and for practitioners to cross from the mortal realm to the human realm. However, the biological enzyme "helium amine" is derived from a
It is extracted from the skin of a ferocious beast called the Split-Eye Crocodile that lives on the Daling twin planets in the Taihe galaxy. It is an extremely cautious species with a rudimentary IQ that lives in the vast swamps of the Daling twin planets.
of amphibians.
The Split Eye Breath Crocodile is cruel and extremely cautious. When it finds a creature stronger than itself, this timid guy will quickly escape and hide in the swamp abyss. But when it finds a creature weaker than itself, the Split Eye Breath
Crocodiles will be in a ferocious predatory state.
The total value of the "Helium Cyclamine" biological enzyme produced in the Taihe Galaxy every year is as high as 30 billion federal coins, which is almost equivalent to half the economic total of a mid-level second-grade family. This is currently the most important economy of the Xia Clan.
Of course, there are definitely not a few people who are eyeing such a big cake. In the past, the Xia family was very powerful, and most families were reluctant to mess with it. But this year, the Xia family is weak, so more people want to take advantage of this cake.
The Xia clan's economy as a whole has continued to decline for decades, resulting in a 37% decline in the overall economy of family businesses as of last year. Three of the family's seven major businesses were forced to close down. Coupled with long-term exclusion, the elder Xia Yongtai is another figure who is obsessed with saving face.
, the Xia Clan's stubborn temper, unreasonable character, and unwillingness to accept death have kept the Xia Clan in a state of isolation for a long time. Even the Kua Clan, a first-class family that the family has always been friends with, has not given the Xia Clan a good look in recent years!
Just half a year ago, a major investment in the "biopharmaceutical" industry that had lasted for thirty-two years by the Xia Clan failed. Not only did the Xia Clan lose 320 billion federal coins, they also owed nearly 200 billion federal dollars.
Originally, with the Xia clan’s economic strength, the debt of 200 billion federal currency was not impossible to repay, and it was inevitable that the debt would be broken. But at this juncture, the creditor of the debt of 200 billion federal currency was
It was transferred to the hands of the Feng and Ge tribes. The Feng and Ge tribes simultaneously applied to the royal family of the Zonghe Empire, requesting that the thirty-year ownership of Fuyang County controlled by the Xia tribe be used to offset the Xia family's debt.
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Originally, such an ending was not unacceptable, but the person handling the debt dispute application was Huang Zhe, the youngest son of the Sixth Emperor of the Huang clan. Huang Zhe completely inherited the character of his father, Huang You, who respected martial arts and believed in "all things."
"Take it with force", the application was approved at that time, either the Xia tribe will pay back the money within half a year, or the Xia tribe will compete with the Feng and Ge tribes, and they will hunt down the "split-eye hole breathing crocodile" in the great swamp within 12 hours.
"The number will determine the outcome. If the Xia clan wins, the debt will be forgiven, and Fuyang County will still belong to the Xia clan. If the Feng and Ge clans win, the Xia clan's debt will also be forgiven, but Fuyang County will permanently belong to Feng and Ge Liang.
owned by the clan.
As soon as this approval came out, the entire Zonghe Empire instantly became lively. The Xia, Feng, and Ge tribes, who are also the twelve powerful tribes in the county capital, have to fight openly with real swords and guns. This is not a big deal.
See, the top figure of the Xia clan, Elder Xia Yongtai, has broken through the ranks of the average divine generals for more than 30 years, and is probably only one step away from reaching the top of the divine generals. Compared with the top figures of Feng and Ge, he is certainly the most powerful.
Strong. But this time, what I was hunting was the "Cracked Eye Crocodile", an animal with extremely keen sense of danger. I'm afraid these timid guys would have been able to escape before Xia Yongtai even reached the edge of the swamp.
There is no trace. If you have to find them one by one from the swamp and abyss and kill them, I am afraid it will be difficult to find one for twelve hours.
As we all know, the lower the cultivation level, the stronger the strength, and the higher the efficiency in killing ferocious beasts like the Split-Eye Hole Breath Crocodile. Therefore, the teams that often go to the "Great Swamp" of the twin planets of Daling to kill the Split-Eye Hole Breath Crocodile are just a few.
A young strong man with low cultivation but powerful strength. In order to win this competition, the Feng and Ge tribes formed a seven-person hunting team. Not only did the elite youths from the two tribes come out, but they also stayed within the scope allowed by the rules (foreign aid did not exceed
Half of the total number of people) paid a lot of money to hire three first-class aristocratic families, the Tai clan and the Feng clan.
And the Shen Clan's strong foreign aid. It is said that the person the Shen Clan is assisting this time is the grandson of the Shen Clan's great elder, the Greedy Wolf Star Shenlang, known as the "Little Seven Stars". He has a four-star combat spiritual cultivation level, but has a power not weaker than
The strength of a four-star warrior.
On the other hand, the Xia Clan is far behind. In recent years, the younger generation of the Xia Clan has been in decline, and very few can take action. In addition, in the past hundred years, the Xia Clan has only been able to get close to the powerful families of the Kua Clan. Xia Yongtai
For the first time, the Great Elder lowered his face and asked for help from the Kua Clan. The Kua Clan happily agreed to the Xia family's request and promised to help the Xia Clan find three strong young foreign aid men. However, at the same time, it also posed a huge problem for the Xia family.
, to help it transport a batch of goods to the Federal Empire, and this batch of goods is exactly what the trade fleet in front of them is transporting.
Because the Great Elder Xia Yongtai did not agree to transport the goods, the third elder took over his power at the clan meeting. The third elder took the initiative to go to the Kua clan and promised to transport the goods. The two families reached a consensus after a series of discussions.
, First, this batch of goods was escorted in the name of the Xia clan and has nothing to do with the Kua clan; but in return, the Kua clan appointed three strong foreign aids in the Fuyang County competition, and 20% of the proceeds from this trade were handed over to the Xia clan.
clan.
And this batch of goods was made up of 2,378 casual cultivators from the Zonghe Empire. Their cultivation levels ranged from soldiers to generals. The targets of the transaction were the Gu family, who are now extremely popular in the Federation and Alliance Empire.
When Elder Xia Baimo told the real goods of this trade, Xia Xuanzhe who was also beside him became furious. If Lin Qianhua hadn't been there, he might have started fighting with Elder Xia Baimo on the spot. Xia Baimo sighed heavily,
Said: "Xuanzhe, this is a joint decision of the Xia family. Do you know how important this hunting competition of the split-eye crocodile in the great swamp is to my Xia family? Without the assistance of the Kua family, we can say
There is no doubt that he will lose, not to mention other things, just Shen Lang, who among the younger generation disciples of my Xia family can beat him, I’m afraid it’s you, but he may not be his opponent!”
"Elder Xia, maybe I don't understand the truth. The battle between empires and families may be far darker than selling cultivators. But have you ever considered that if this matter is really exposed?
The consequences suffered by my Xia family are by no means a problem of one county, but the reputation of the entire family and the anger from the entire Free Practitioners Alliance! I don’t want to care about this kind of human trafficking, and I can’t control what other families do.
But the Xia family must not do such bottomless things. Now, I order to return immediately and release all the casual cultivators as soon as we return to the Zonghe Empire."
"Hey, it can only be like this until now. But this time, even the Kua clan may be seriously offended!" Elder Xia Baimo looked at Lin Qianhua, stood up suddenly, saluted Lin Qianhua and said: "Mr. Lin,
The Xia family is really facing a life-and-death situation this time. I hope Mr. Lin will help because of Miss Xia Miaoxuan's infatuation with Dr. Xue!"