Chapter 390

Chapter 390: Morris’s Method

In the Milky Way.

At the center of a certain star.

Morris feels anxious and troubled.

All resources, including the Space Stone, have been taken away by the Shadow King, leaving him unable to cultivate in the star cluster.

With his current strength realm, the spirit energy concentration in the star cluster is hardly better than that of the end of the magic era.

Yet, he has to stay here and pretend to be in the process of cultivating.

He hopes to attract Yi Chen’s appearance.

However, nearly a year has passed, and Yi Chen still hasn’t come to find him.

This makes him begin to doubt if the Federal Parliament’s plan is effective.

A year is not long for him.

Given his long lifespan, a year is just a blink of an eye.

But this year has been incredibly difficult for him.

Saying he has spent his days as if they are years would not be an exaggeration.

After much consideration, he takes out the communication stone and first contacts his subordinates, inquiring whether there are any signs of humanity reported by the foreign affairs department.

After receiving a negative response, a branch extends in front of him.

A giant leaf opens up.

It reveals a communicator.

His Perception Ability enters the communicator and connects to the Federal Parliament Chairman’s communication.

Soon, the virtual image of Lu Qingxian, Parliament Chairman, appears before him.

"Envoy, how may I assist you?" Lu Qingxian bows slightly.

"It has been almost a year, and your Federal Parliament and the headquarters of the Federation Military still haven’t captured any signs of Yi Chen? Or found any clues related to Yi Chen?" Morris replies, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Not yet, but there shouldn’t be any news of Yi Chen appearing in the Tree-Dwelling Tribe star cluster from your side, right?" Lu Qingxian asks.

"None!" Morris answers tersely.

"This is actually good news for us," Lu Qingxian says with a smile.

"Good news?" Morris thinks about smacking Lu Qingxian with a branch.

"Yes!"

Lu Qingxian nodded and said, "Calculating the time, it has been nearly a year since Yi Chen and the Great Flame Kingdom suddenly disappeared from the exile planet. If he really went to the Tree Star Cluster, he must have arrived by now."

"Since there are no news about him, that means he did not go to the Tree Star Cluster. The biggest possibility is that he is waiting for an opportunity to meet with the Envoy."

"Then where is he?" Morris asked unhappily.

"Yi Chen must have guessed that the Envoy might make an agreement with us, so he dares not show himself easily. He plans to wait until his strength realm improves to a certain level before looking for the Envoy."

Lu Qingxian analyzed, "In this case, even if the Envoy is not tempted by him, he can escape the Envoy’s control."

"But the problem is, he does not understand how terrifying the Envoy’s strength truly is. I believe that he will break through one or two major realms and create a speed-type or stealth-type skill, and then he will come looking for us."

"Am I supposed to wait decades or even hundreds of years?" Morris exclaimed.

"Decades or hundreds of years?" Lu Qingxian was stunned for a moment before reacting.

He quickly shook his head and said, "With Yi Chen’s talent, if he hasn’t reached his peak yet and can maintain his previous speed, he should be able to break through one or two major realms within a few years."

"……"

Morris understood. This strongest member of humanity seemed to possess an astonishing level of talent.

"So, do we have to wait a few more years?" Morris asked.

"Yes!"

Lu Qingxian nodded.

"The question is, after waiting for a few years, can you be sure he will definitely come to find me?" Morris was a bit skeptical of the Federal Parliament’s conclusions.

"This…"

Lu Qingxian had confidence in the think tank’s deductions and believed that as long as there were some clues and traces, the success rate would be over ninety-nine percent.

However, the think tank often made incorrect predictions regarding Yi Chen, as no one could truly guess his thoughts.

This made him hesitant to make a definite statement. He could only say it was likely true.

"Is there any other way?" Morris suddenly felt a headache.

Lu Qingxian shook his head helplessly, sighing, "Unfortunately, the undercover agents we sent into the Great Flame Kingdom cannot carry any communication devices or tracking devices. At the moment, they may also be unable to come out from the spatial treasures Yi Chen created. Otherwise, they would surely find a way to contact us."

Morris’s eyes brightened; he seemed to have thought of something.

After careful consideration, he said, "How many Large Battleships do you have over there in the Tree Star Cluster?"

"There are more than a dozen Large Battleships prepared for emergencies," Lu Qingxian explained.

"Then let’s have them prepare a batch of Large Battleships. I will notify my subordinates in the territory to send a team over to this star cluster to search for Yi Chen’s whereabouts. Waiting passively is too unproductive!" Morris decided. "If we still can’t find him, I’ll see if I can invite a powerful being skilled in tracking breath or energy to help us."

"Alright! Then I will trouble the Envoy," Lu Qingxian nodded.

"That’s settled!" Morris ended the communication abruptly, feeling anxious.

He had the feeling that he was making a losing deal. The Federal Parliament had only provided him with a batch of resource materials at the beginning, and the promised half of the resources from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe would only materialize after the Tree-Dwelling Tribe assisted the human federation with resources and treasures.

The Space Stones controlled by Yi Chen’s powerful being from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe needed to be found through Yi Chen first.

But now, he not only lost the payment from the Federal Parliament, but all of his assets had also been taken by the Shadow King.

His losses were immense.

In this situation, he still had to figure out how to pull in his subordinates. If he couldn’t find this group of subordinates, he might have to offer a high price to invite a skilled tracker for assistance.

The cost for this was definitely not small.

In the past, he would never have made such a deal that required him to pay upfront.

But now that he was already in deep, he had to find Yi Chen to recover his losses.

……

On the other side, after putting down the communicator, a flash of joy appeared in Lu Qingxian’s eyes.

Morris was anxious, but the Giants from the Federal Parliament and the Federation Military were even more worried.

Nearly a year had passed, yet Yi Chen still vanished without a trace.

Now, the people of the federation were filled with grievances.

Before Yi Chen left, he clearly intended to conduct the Sixth Skill Teaching.

Moreover, Yi Chen was crucial in determining whether one could overcome tribulations and step onto the path of immortality.

With his disappearance, the entire Federation of Humanity blamed the Federal Parliament and the military for their incompetence in even being unable to seal off an exile planet.

The longer the time stretched, the stronger this resentment would become.

Furthermore, as time passed, Yi Chen’s strength realm would only rise, making him even more difficult to control in the future.

During this period, the Giants from the Parliament and the military spent sleepless nights.

They relied on external wars—occupying how many life planets of Angelic Beings and killing how many powerful beings from the Alliance of Angelic Beings—to divert the people’s attention.

It could be said that the Giants from the Parliament and the military were anxiously waiting for Morris to contact them.

To find Yi Chen, they had no options left and could only rely on Morris to bring help from the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

They had already come up with a plan for Morris—a powerful tracker.

But they understood that they couldn’t actively seek out Morris.

With Morris’s frugal and petty nature, even if he agreed to the plan, he would never want to bear that loss.

Because the Federal Parliament couldn’t afford that price.

At most, they could issue an empty check, promising some benefits after the matter was accomplished.

However, if Morris wanted to invite such a powerful being, he would have to present real benefits to attract them.

Additionally, the reputation of this star cluster at the foreign affairs department was not very good, as everyone knew this place clashed with the Tree-Dwelling Tribe.

And the Tree-Dwelling Tribe, being believers in the causal path, was increasingly superstitious.

It would require a significant cost to persuade them.

Therefore, the best method was to find a way to guide Morris into coming up with this solution on his own.

It seemed the result was good; Morris indeed thought of it and planned to proceed.

However, his decision was to first send a batch of cheaper subordinates to search and, if that failed, then look for a powerful being to assist.