Chapter 629: The Six-Fingered Tribe
This sentence caused everyone to fall silent. The Hall of Honor was undisputedly the most powerful organization in the universe. The Six-Finger Tribe could refuse the Great Yu Empire, but they didn’t dare to reject the Hall of Honor.
“Clan leader, are you certain that this alliance is something that the Hall of Honor wants?” an elder asked.
Bach Shamus glanced over at Luke Shamus.
Luke Shamus cleared his throat and glanced around the room before slowly replying, “That’s correct. The acting king of the Great Yu Empire has made it clear that this alliance is what the Hall of Honor desires.”
Everyone present looked at each other, and nobody dared to object any more.
“All of you should already know that, during the last battle in Ironblood Weave, our tribe was also ordered to send an elder over as part of the reinforcements. Although the elder sacrificed himself during one of the battles, we still received some information about the events in Ironblood Weave. The acting king of the Great Yu Empire was crucial to the weave’s defense, and he even had the opportunity to have an one-on-one meeting with an elder from the Hall of Honor. This is the main focus of the alliance. If it had merely been suggested by the Great Yu Empire, then we would be able to completely ignore it,” Luke Shamus continued.
“Very well. If the Great Yu Empire can produce an official order from the Hall of Honor, then we can consider agreeing to this alliance,” an elder said.
Nobody objected as the Hall of Honor had exerted a vast amount of pressure on humanity over the eons. It was like a huge mountain that had never moved, and even though the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, these people still didn’t dare to go against the Hall of Honor. Furthermore, Elder Lohar, whose power level exceeded 300,000, was still in Ironblood Weave, whereas the Six-Fingered Tribe didn’t have even a single Enlighter.
The tribe meeting thus ended. Everyone left the room until only the tribe chief Bach Shamus and Luke Shamus remained.
“Elder Luke, do you really believe that the Great Yu Empire will produce an order from the Hall of Honor?” Bach Shamus looked at Luke Shamus with bright eyes.
Luke Shamus’s gaze flashed. “What are you trying to say, Chief?”
Bach Shamus replied, “The Six-Fingered Tribe is much weaker than the Great Yu Empire, and just the acting king of the Great Yu Empire himself is enough to obliterate our tribe. After all, he is someone who can kill an Enlighter. Thus, if the Great Yu Empire decides to act against us, we probably won’t be able to survive.”
“Do you think that the Great Yu Empire would counterfeit an order from the Hall of Honor?” Luke Shamus asked.
Bach Shamus rubbed his temples. “I’m not sure, but I feel that there’s a high chance of it happening.”
“Then I’ll go and meet that captain from the Great Yu Empire again,” Luke Shamus said.
Bach Shamus nodded. “Thank you, Elder.”
Not long after that meeting, Luke Shamus met with Huo Qingshan, who was the envoy that the empire had sent to the Six-Fingered Tribe.
“As expected, most of the people in our tribe are resistant to joining this alliance,” Luke Shamus told Huo Qingshan as soon as they met.
Huo Qingshan calmly answered, “In that case, what are you planning to do, Elder Luke?”
“Just leave this to me. I will definitely persuade the Six-Fingered Tribe to join the Great Eastern Alliance. Captain Huo, please pass some good words about me to His Highness.”
Luke was under Lu Yin’s control due to the secrets that Lu Yin had obtained from Mafioso Planet. Luke had sent someone to assassinate the former chief of the Six-Fingered Tribe, and the current tribe chief, Bach Shamus, wasn’t actually the previous chief’s son. Instead, Bake was Luke’s son who had been born by the previous chief’s wife. Luke had killed the previous chief when he discovered this secret.
Since Lu Yin knew this secret, Luke was forced to listen to Lu Yin’s orders for the rest of his life. Otherwise, his life would be ruined.
Huo Qingshan watched Luke Shamus leave and then took out his gadget. His call connected to a pleasant looking middle aged man, who was the Nalan family’s administrator in charge of the Lars Weave.
“Cut off all economic activities with the Six-Fingered Tribe,” Huo Qingshan commanded.
This middle aged man had already received instructions from Madam Nalan to fully cooperate with the Great Yu Empire, and thus, although Huo Qingshan’s order was very abrupt and would cause the Nalan family to suffer a financial loss, the man still obediently carried out the Huo Qingshan’s orders.
Soon after, a number of people asked to meet with Bach Shamus as some issues had appeared concerning the Six-Fingered Tribe’s economy. The Nalan family had business ventures in multiple weaves, and they also had some dealings with the Six-Fingered Tribe. Therefore, once the Nalan family severed their dealings with the Six-Fingered Tribe, the tribe immediately incurred a huge loss, especially since most of the transactions were tied to the tribe’s elders.
Of course, the economic factor wasn’t enough to pressure the Six-Fingered Tribe into agreeing to join the alliance, but numerous scandals had been exposed over the course of the last few days with information such as which elder had sent someone to kill another elder’s son, which elder had bribed another elder, and so on being publicly released. Mafioso Planet had evidence of everybody’s secrets, not just Luke Shamus’s, and the leakage of this sensitive information had caused mass chaos in the Six-Fingered Tribe.
These scandals led to infighting within the Six-Fingered Tribe, and Bach Shamus grew extremely worried.
Luke Shamus immediately requested to meet Huo Qingshan again, but Huo Qingshan refused.
Huo Qingshan hadn’t placed all his hopes on Luke Shamus since Lu Yin was in a rush.
Luke Shamus reluctantly initiated certain plans and killed three of the elders who had vehemently objected to the alliance a few days ago, which shocked the entire Six-Fingered Tribe.
Even Huo Qingshan was surprised when he learned of the matter, as Luke Shamus was truly ruthless.
“Elder Luke, don’t tell me that you were the one who did this.” Bach Shamus glared at Luke Shamus as he spoke in a cold voice. There was even a Hunter standing behind him.
There were only three Hunters within the Six-Fingered Tribe: one to protect Bach Shamus, one who led their troops outside of their region, and the last one was Luke Shamus himself.
When he saw the Hunter behind Bach Shamus, Luke Shamus sighed. “Tribe chief, I had no choice. You are also aware of what has happened over the past few days.”
“Was it the Great Yu Empire?’ Bach Shamus gritted his teeth.
Luke Shamus nodded. “We cannot oppose them.”
“If the Great Yu Empire really can’t produce the Hall of Honor’s orders, then that means that this alliance is just their acting king’s plans. But in that case, what does he want?” Bach Shamus bellowed. “And why are you helping them?”
Luke Shamus sighed and replied, “I’m not helping them. I’m just trying to save our tribe.” Luke Shamus then looked at Bach Shamus with a complicated expression. “Lu Yin, the acting king of the Great Yu Empire, is completely ruthless, and he has already killed many Enlighters. Do you think that he will let us off?”
“He’s trying to form an alliance with many different weaves. We can try to join forces with those weaves to fight off the Great Yu Empire.”
“Ignoring the fact that the other weaves might not even believe us, will it even matter if we join forces with them? Can we defeat Lu Yin? He is basically an Enlighter.”
“The power vessel that Lu Yin used to kill the Enlighters was destroyed during the last battle in Ironblood Weave.”
Luke Shamus smirked. “From what I have come to understand, that person never does anything without being fully confident. Since he has been relentlessly forcing us to join this alliance, he must feel certain about being able to deal with us. Chief, you know full well how hard it has been for the Six-Fingered Tribe to continue our inheritance, and we cannot waste our ancestors’ efforts. We must continue passing down that inheritance.”
Bach Shamus’s expression turned grim.
“Besides, this alliance is not entirely a bad thing.” Luke Shamus changed the topic to the alliance. “Although this contract is beneficial to the Great Yu Empire, if the Six-Fingered Tribe is attacked by an enemy, we will have the alliance’s protection. Don’t forget that we have a strong enemy to the west.”
Bach Shamus frowned. “Let me think about it.”
“Chief, Huo Qingshan is also stronger than everyone here,” Luke Shamus commented before leaving.
This last statement annoyed the Hunter who was standing behind Bach Shamus, but he didn’t retort as he himself was even weaker than Luke Shamus. Also, if Luke Shamus had said such a thing, then it must be the truth.
Bach Shamus nodded. “Fine. I can agree to the alliance, but I first have to meet with Lu Yin and ensure the benefits of our tribe.”
Luke Shamus heaved a sigh of relief. “Alright, I will let Huo Qingshan know.”
In the Great Yu Empire, Lu Yin nodded at the screen that showed Huo Qingshan. “Alright, I can meet with Bach Shamus.”
“Your Highness, I will go ahead and contact Bach Shamus now then,” Huo Qingshan said.
Lu Yin nodded.
Huo Qingshan’s image soon reappeared on the screen, and he respectfully said, “Your Highness, there have been some changes. Luke Shamus wants to talk to you instead.”
“Has Bach Shamus changed his mind?” Lu Yin asked coldly.
Huo Qingshan replied, “No, it’s just that Luke Shamus wants to exchange the greatest secret of his tribe for a permanent seat in the cabinet and to ensure that the position can be passed down to future generations.”
Lu Yin laughed. “A permanent seat that can be passed down to his future generations! What a request!”
Huo Qingshan gravely said, “That is what Luke Shamus himself said, and he guaranteed that the secret would cause Your Highness to agree.”
Lu Yin was shocked by Luke Shamus’s confidence. “Fine, I’ll personally head out to the Six-Fingered Tribe to find out what this secret is all about.”
“Understood,” Huo Qingshan answered.
After ending his conversation with Huo Qingshan, Lu Yin immediately went to read up on the Six-Fingered Tribe’s history. He was able to access far more information than normal people due to his six Honor Points.
According to the records that he found, the Six-Fingered Tribe had only existed for tens of thousands of years and had always been located in the Outerverse. There was nothing special about the tribe, and its government was very similar to that of other major forces; once the tribe’s strongest powerhouse passed away, a new person would take over. If no accidents occurred, then time wasn’t not a concern, and they would continue passing their inheritance down in such fashion.
That was the information that most people were able to see. Lu Yin had access to some extra information as the Hall of Honor had investigated the Six-Fingered Tribe in the past. This tribe had survived through multiple disasters and would nearly be wiped out after a certain period of time. The number of people in the tribe would suddenly drop to almost nothing, and they would take a great deal of time to recover.
The time between these disasters was ten thousand years.
Furthermore, these disasters weren’t caused by external factors; rather, they seemed to be destined to happen. These disasters were almost like time bombs that would go off once the designated time arrived.
That was all the information that Lu Yin could access. He believed that the Hall of Honor had likely conducted further research on this issue, but the results of those studies were not something that he could access.
What kind of secret could an Outerverse tribe possibly have? Lu Yin had his doubts, but he headed towards the Lars Weave despite them.
The Nalan family had given the Great Yu Empire a large Aurora spacecraft that could accommodate up to ten thousand people, and it was being used as Lu Yin’s personal spacecraft. This was what he used to travel to Lars Weave.
Since the two weaves bordered each other, he only needed a short amount of time to reach the Six-Fingered Tribe’s territory.
Lu Yin was calmly reciting the Stonewall Scriptures as usual when he suddenly heard an alarm go off. He unleashed his domain and saw that there were five Hunters outside his ship—to his surprise, these people were assassins.