This sentence caused everyone to fall silent, as the Hall of Honor was the uncrowned king of the entire universe. They could reject the Great Yu Empire, but they did not dare to reject the Hall of Honor.
"Chief, are you certain that this is the Hall of Honor's decision?" an elder asked.
Bach Shamus looked at Luke Shamus.
Luke Shamus coughed and glanced at the crowd. "That's right. The Great Yu Empire's Royal Regent has clearly stated that this is the Hall of Honor's decision."
Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to speak for a while.
"Everyone should know that during the war in Ironblood Weave, our Six-Fingered Tribe sent an elder over. Although that elder died, we still have some understanding of Ironblood Weave. The Great Yu Empire's Royal Regent, Lu Yin, has been very active, and he has even met with an elder from the Hall of Honor. This matter is highly credible, and this is the most crucial aspect of this alliance. Otherwise, if the Great Yu Empire was the only one who brought this up, we wouldn't have bothered with it," Luke Shamus continued.
"How about this? If the Great Yu Empire can produce an official order from the Hall of Honor, then we can consider agreeing," an elder said.
The others did not object. For countless years, the Hall of Honor had brought about too much pressure, and this mountain had never moved. Even if the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated, they still did not dare to casually defy the Hall of Honor. Furthermore, Ironblood Weave still had Elder Lohar, whose power level was over 300,000, while the Six-Fingered Tribe did not even have an Enlighter.
The meeting ended, and everyone dispersed, leaving only Bach Shamus and Luke Shamus behind.
"Elder Luke, do you think that the Great Yu Empire can produce an order from the Hall of Honor?" Bach Shamus stared at Luke Shamus with a burning gaze.
Luke Shamus's eyes flashed. "What is Chief trying to say?"
Bach Shamus replied, "Our Six-Fingered Tribe is much weaker than the Great Yu Empire. Even if it's just the Great Yu Empire's Royal Regent alone, he'll still be able to consign our Six-Fingered Tribe to eternal damnation. He's someone who has repeatedly killed Enlighters. If the Great Yu Empire decides to take action, then we might not be able to withstand them."
"Chief, do you think that the Great Yu Empire has forged an order from the Hall of Honor?" Luke Shamus asked.
Bach Shamus rubbed his head. "I don't know, but it's very likely."
"Then I'll go meet that captain from the Great Yu Empire," Luke Shamus said as he stood up.
Bach Shamus nodded. "Thank you, Elder."
After a short while, Huo Qingshan, who was on a diplomatic mission to the Six-Fingered Tribe, met with Luke Shamus.
"If I'm not mistaken, the majority of the clan disagrees." This was the first thing Luke Shamus said when he saw Huo Qingshan.
Huo Qingshan said calmly, "As expected. What do you plan to do, Elder Liku?"
"Leave everything to me. I will definitely get the Six-Fingered Tribe to join the Great Eastern Alliance that Your Highness has established. Captain Huo, please put in a good word for me in front of His Highness," Luke Shamus respectfully replied. He was one of the higher-ups of the Six-Fingered Tribe that Lu Yin had controlled using Mafioso Planet's secrets. He was the one who had sent people to assassinate the previous leader of the Six-Fingered Tribe, and the current leader, Bach Shamus, was not the previous leader's son. Instead, Bach Shamus was the son of Luke Shamus and the previous leader's wife. The previous leader had been killed because he had discovered this secret.
With this secret, Luke Shamus would have to listen to Lu Yin's orders for the rest of his life, or he would be finished.
Huo Qingshan watched as Luke Shamus left. He raised his gadget and connected to a middle-aged man with a kind expression. This man was the Nalan family's trade representative in the Lars Weave.
"Cut off all trade with the Six-Fingered Tribe," Huo Qingshan ordered.
The middle-aged man had already received Madam Nalan's orders to cooperate fully with the Great Yu Empire. Huo Qingshan's order was very sudden, and it would also cause the Nalan family to suffer economic losses, but the man still carried out the order without any hesitation.
Not long after, many people requested to meet with Bach Shamus. The Six-Fingered Tribe's economy was in trouble. The Nalan family had invested in many weaves, and the Six-Fingered Tribe was no exception. If they cut off all trade, then the Six-Fingered Tribe would suffer a great loss, especially since many of the transactions were backed by the elders.
Of course, just the economy alone was not enough to make the Six-Fingered Tribe submit. In just a few days, many of the Six-Fingered Tribe's secrets were revealed, such as which elder had sent people to kill which elder's son, which elder had conspired with which elder, and so on. Mafioso Planet did not just know Luke Shamus's secrets; many of the Six-Fingered Tribe's members had their own secrets as well.
These secrets caused internal strife within the Six-Fingered Tribe, which gave Bach Shamus a headache.
Luke Shamus immediately requested to meet with Huo Qingshan, but Huo Qingshan refused to see him.
He did not place all of his hopes on Luke Shamus, as Luke Shamus could wait, but Huo Qingshan could not.
Luke Shamus had no choice but to execute the worst-case scenario, and within a few days, he had killed three elders who had strongly opposed the alliance. This news shocked the entire Six-Fingered Tribe.
Huo Qingshan was shocked when he found out, as Luke Shamus was truly ruthless.
"Elder Luke, don't tell me that you weren't the one who did this." Bach Shamus glared at Luke Shamus, his voice cold. There was even a Hunter standing behind him.
There were only three Hunters left in the Six-Fingered Tribe. One was protecting Bach Shamus, one was leading the troops outside, and the last one was Luke Shamus.
Luke Shamus sighed when he saw the Hunter behind Bach Shamus. "Tribe Leader, I was forced to do this. You know what has happened in the tribe over the past few days."
"Was it the Great Yu Empire?" Bach Shamus gritted his teeth.
Luke Shamus nodded. "We can't do anything about it."
"If that's the case, then the Great Yu Empire really can't produce an order from the Hall of Honor. This alliance is the Royal Regent's plan. What is he trying to do?" Bach Shamus growled. "And why are you helping them?"
Luke Shamus sighed. "I'm not helping them. I'm saving our Six-Fingered Tribe." He looked at Bach Shamus with a complicated expression. "The Royal Regent of the Great Yu Empire is vicious and merciless, and he killed many Enlighters. Do you think that he'll let us off?"
"This person wants to form an alliance with many weaves. We can ally with those weaves and wage war against the Great Yu Empire."
"Let's not talk about whether those weaves will believe us. So what if we form an alliance?
Can we deal with Lu Yin?
That's equivalent to dealing with an Enlighter. "
"The power vessel that Lu Yin used to kill the Enlighters was destroyed in Ironblood Weave."
Luke Shamus smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Based on his actions, he never does anything that he isn't confident in. Since he dares to force us like this, then he must be confident in dealing with us. Chief, the Six-Fingered Tribe has gone through a lot of hardships, and you should know that we can't waste our ancestors' efforts. We must continue to pass down our legacy."
Bach Shamus's expression turned ugly.
"Also, forming an alliance isn't a bad thing." Luke Shamus changed the topic to the alliance itself. "According to the treaty, although it's beneficial to the Great Yu Empire, the Six-Fingered Tribe will still enjoy the alliance's protection if we encounter any external enemies. Don't forget that we still have powerful enemies in the west."
Bach Shamus frowned. "Let me think about it."
"Chief, that Huo Qingshan's strength surpasses all of us," Luke Shamus said one last time.
This statement made the Hunter behind Bach Shamus unhappy, but he did not refute it. He was weaker than Luke Shamus, and if even Luke Shamus had said this, then it must be true.
Bach Shamus' body trembled, and he nodded. "Alright, I can agree to the alliance, but I must meet with Royal Regent Lu Yin and also guarantee the Six-Fingered Tribe's benefits."
Luke Shamus relaxed. "Alright, I'll reply to Huo Qingshan right away."
In the Great Yu Empire, Lu Yin looked at Huo Qingshan's image on a screen and nodded. "Alright, I can speak with Bach Shamus."
"Your Highness, I'll help you contact Bach Shamus," Huo Qingshan said.
Lu Yin nodded.
Not long after, Huo Qingshan's image appeared on the screen again, and he respectfully said to Lu Yin, "Your Highness, there's been a change in the situation. Luke Shamus wishes to speak with you."
"Has Bach Shamus gone back on his word?" Lu Yin's expression turned cold.
Huo Qingshan replied, "No, but Luke Shamus wants to use their tribe's greatest secret in exchange for a seat in the Lu Ministry of Staff. He also wants to keep it forever and pass it down through the generations."
Lu Yin laughed. "A seat in the Lu Ministry of Staff that can be passed down through the generations? What a bold claim."
Huo Qingshan solemnly said, "These are Luke Shamus's exact words, and he guarantees that Your Highness will agree to this secret."
Lu Yin was stunned. "Alright, I'll personally make a trip to the Six-Fingered Tribe and see what this secret is."
"Understood," Huo Qingshan answered.
After ending the call with Huo Qingshan, Lu Yin immediately checked the Six-Fingered Tribe's history. With his six Honor Points, he could access more information than the average person.
According to the records, the Six-Fingered Tribe had only been in the Outerverse for tens of thousands of years, and there was nothing special about them. Like most organizations in the universe, their powerhouses would die of old age and be replaced by new people, passing down their legacies from generation to generation. If there were no accidents, then time was meaningless to them, and they would continue to pass down their legacies.
This was information that the average person could access, but Lu Yin could see more. The Hall of Honor had once investigated the Six-Fingered Tribe, and they had been plagued by disasters. Every once in a while, they would experience a catastrophe that would cause the tribe's population to rapidly decrease, and it would take a long time for them to recover.
This happened once every ten thousand years or so.
These disasters did not come from external forces, as if they were predestined by the heavens. In other words, these disasters were like time poisons that would activate when the time was right.
That was all that Lu Yin could see. He believed that since the Hall of Honor had mentioned this, it was impossible for them to not have done more in-depth research. However, that research was not something that he could access.
How many secrets could an Outerverse family have?
Lu Yin was puzzled.
With these doubts in mind, he embarked on his journey to Lars Weave.
The Nalan family had donated a large radiant-grade Aurora spacecraft to the Great Yu Empire that could carry more than ten thousand people. It could be considered Lu Yin's personal vehicle, and he would be taking it to Lars Weave.
Since the two weaves were adjacent to each other, it wouldn't take long for him to reach the Six-Fingered Tribe's territory with the speed of the radiant-grade Aurora.
While reciting the Stonewall Scriptures, Lu Yin suddenly heard an urgent alarm and released his domain. He was shocked to see five Hunters lined up in a row in outer space. Assassins!