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Chapter 327: Radiant Han Kingdom's Grand Expansion War - [Immortal Qin Dynasty - Immortal Qin Heavy
Chapter 327: Radiant Han Kingdom's Grand Expansion War - [Immortal Qin Dynasty - Immortal Qin Heavy Industries]
The overwhelming aura of the 6th-Rank Dreadnought once again spread through the starry sky, its immense power enveloping a million kilometers, making the entire starfield fall silent under its boundless pressure.
Compared to before, the pressure now was even more terrifying, as it was generated by the five Dreadnoughts present.
Of course, this pressure was not directed at the surrounding ordinary Flameheart Captains. It quickly transformed into a closed energy field, enveloping the three Dreadnoughts and two Dreadnought projections present.
Apart from the five Dreadnoughts, the last person was the Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction. As the only Battleship Captain among the six, he stood out noticeably.
Although the energy field isolated the outside, the ordinary Flameheart Captains could not know what the six giants were discussing. However, their view was not obstructed, and they could roughly see that the Eagle Family Follower Faction Elder's flagship seemed to be somewhat marginalized among the six warships.
Watching the Battleship trembling slightly within the light circle, all the Flameheart Captains outside felt a sense of strangeness. A thought surfaced in their minds...
Even the formidable Battleship Captains can be so uneasy!
In fact, the situation was not much different from what the outside crowd suspected. The Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction was indeed under tremendous pressure within the energy field.
"According to the previous interest distribution, the Eagle Family and the Song Family each have 0.75, the Lu Family and the Dusk Family each have 1.25, my Stark Family and the Morningstar Family each have 20%, and the remaining 20% is evenly divided among the other forces of the Principality. Now, it seems this distribution is not reasonable..."
Hardy Stark was the first to speak, his gaze shifting to the Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction among the six.
Although he did not spell it out, his meaning was clear: he wanted to cut into the Eagle Family's original 0.75 share.
Upon hearing this, the Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction looked grim. However, before he could speak, Song Wujiang interjected:
"I, the Song Family, agree with this. The previous distribution was indeed unreasonable. In the future, I will join the alliance fleet, and the Song Family's share should be increased to 1.25..."
Upon hearing this, the other five people in the communication channel exchanged glances, and no one showed obvious opposition.
The moment Song Wujiang revealed his identity as a Dreadnought Captain, the others had already anticipated this turn of events.
On the other side, the Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction still couldn't be the third to speak. As the only Battleship Captain present, he was being silently suppressed by the five Dreadnought Captains.
After Song Wujiang finished speaking, Hardy Stark continued:
"Fifty years from now, my Stark Family will still send out two Dreadnoughts, but one of them will be the [White Phantom]!"
Hearing this, the other five were all surprised, a mix of joy and confusion in their expressions.
The addition of a Dreadnought with the combat power of an Ultimate Dreadnought would significantly boost the strength of the subsequent joint fleet. This would directly enhance the safety of the fleet and allow it to gain greater benefits in the upcoming large-scale expansion war.
However, after the initial excitement, they were puzzled.
Even during the Tianpan River System's Grand Expansion War, the Radiant Han Kingdom would certainly strictly prohibit any internal conflicts within the river system to eliminate concerns among all subordinate forces. But what about the territories controlled by the Stark Family in other star domains? Wouldn't they need the suppression of an Ultimate Dreadnought?
Or did the Stark Family have many hidden Dreadnoughts that could handle these situations?
Each had their own speculations. After much consideration, the Elder of the Lu Family tentatively proposed a new distribution plan:
"Since that's the case, the Lu Family and the Dusk Duke Family will retain their 1.25 shares. The Song Family, with a Dreadnought combat power, will also have 1.25. As for the Eagle Family, their share will be reduced to 0.5. The Morningstar Family and the Stark Family will remain at 20%, but the Stark Family will have 2.25. The remaining 1.5 will be evenly divided among the other 4th-Rank forces of the Principality!"
For this new distribution plan, the Song Family, the Dusk Duke Family, the Lu Family, and the Morningstar Family did not object, clearly satisfied. The Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction, however, was clearly unhappy, and Hardy Stark also seemed reluctant.
Just as the ancient being, who had lived for ten thousand years, was about to speak, the Elder of the Eagle Family's Follower Faction seized the opportunity to speak first:
"I disagree!"
"Hmm?"
Immediately, the five Dreadnought Class captains furrowed their brows, looking at the Battlestar Captain of the Eagle Family with some suspicion. This captain had lived for over three thousand years and should have a considerable amount of life experience. Wasn’t it already clear enough? Was it really within the right of a Battlestar Captain to oppose this?
Even though they were all considered one of the five major powers in the Principality, the difference between having a 6th Rank Dreadnought and not having one was significant, and they all knew it.
However, things were naturally not as simple as they thought. The elder of the Follower Faction of the Eagle Family was already close to four thousand years old. How could he not see through such subtleties? What he said next was the crux of the matter.
"Our Eagle Family can provide a high-level mobile warstar, without needing to increase the share. We only need to maintain the previous 0.75 share!"
Upon hearing this, the five Dreadnought Class captains' eyes widened in realization, and they began to ponder.
Especially Song Wujiang, whose gaze was filled with surprise as he looked at the elder of the Follower Faction of the Eagle Family.
A high-level mobile warstar was a formidable existence, comparable to a 6th Rank Dreadnought in terms of defense and firepower, and even surpassing it in firepower.
Such a high-level mobile warstar could only be constructed by the "Immortal Qin Heavy Industries" of the Immortal Qin Dynasty, one of the four super empires. Each one required a vast amount of high-grade materials, making a high-level mobile warstar extremely valuable.
In his youth, as a 5th Rank Battlestar Captain, Song Wujiang had once attended a high-end auction in the Radiant Han Kingdom, where he witnessed the auction of a high-level mobile warstar. It had finally been sold for a significant amount of 7th Rank Floating Land Essence. At that time, even a 6th Rank Floating Land Essence was a tight squeeze for Song Wujiang.
Even now, after advancing to the 6th Rank, a 7th Rank Floating Land Essence was still extremely precious to him and the entire Song Clan of Dinghai. Every bit of it was stored as clan heritage, and only the most valuable ship components would be used to attempt to reinforce them to the 7th Rank.
Knowing the value of a high-level mobile warstar, Song Wujiang was genuinely surprised. In his memory, he had never known the Eagle Family to possess such a high-level mobile warstar.
The five major powers of the Morning Star Principality each had quite a few mobile warstars. They wouldn't have less than ten low-level mobile warstars comparable to the 4th Rank and a few medium-level mobile warstars comparable to the 5th Rank.
But he had never heard of any family possessing a high-level mobile warstar.
"Could it be something left behind by the First Duke, Robert Eagle?"
While Song Wujiang was thinking, Hardy Stark's voice rang out again.
"Besides my personal participation, I will also provide a golden sanctum component. This component can provide a 200% increase in defense, speed, and firepower to all bound warships, enough to bind all the Dreadnoughts in the subsequent joint fleet!"
The moment he mentioned the golden sanctum component, the five people, including Song Wujiang, narrowed their eyes, their gazes flickering rapidly, each lost in their own thoughts.
Just as everyone was silent, Hardy Stark spoke again.
"Along with this golden sanctum component, the Stark Family will take a 2.5 share!"
The five leaders of the Morning Star Principality's major powers remained silent, rapidly calculating in their minds.
They all had some guesses about the plans of the Stark Family, or more specifically, Hardy Stark.
This was a figure who had lived for nearly ten thousand years, with his flagship already reaching the 6th Rank limit for several thousand years. If they did the math, he was not far from reaching the 6th Rank limit.
A 4th Rank Flameheart Captain had a lifespan of 2000 years.
A 5th Rank Flameheart Captain had a lifespan of 4000 years.
A 6th Rank Flameheart Captain had a lifespan of exactly 10,000 years.
Judging by this, Hardy Stark clearly did not want to wait passively for his limit to arrive. He wanted to use the large-scale expansion war of the Radiant Han Kingdom to attempt to reach the 7th Rank Sovereign position.
To make that leap, the resources required were extremely terrifying.
Therefore, to accumulate the necessary resources, the Stark Family must gain sufficient benefits from this large-scale expansion war.
Otherwise, with their shrinking influence over the past few thousand years, if Hardy Stark failed to advance, the entire Stark Family might struggle to maintain its current balance. The family's influence would decline sharply, possibly even leading to its demise, swallowed up by the many powerful factions of the Radiant Han Kingdom.
To avoid this situation, the Stark family must do everything in their power to secure a significant share in the Alliance of Six Families.
The five people's guess wasn't wrong, and Hardy Stark's next words fully confirmed this.
"With this golden sacred domain component, it's not too much for the Stark family to ask for a 2.5 share, right?"
The faces of Song Wujiang and the others showed some hesitation.
A 25% share meant the Starks would take one-fourth of the joint fleet's total earnings, which wasn't a small number.
Moreover, there were many Fourth-Rank forces within the duchy outside of the six families that would also need a share.
However, the golden sacred domain component that the other party had brought was indeed powerful, offering a 200% increase in ship defense, firepower, and movement speed. This would significantly boost the safety of all the dreadnoughts, no one could refuse such an offer.
After a moment, the ancestor of the Lu family spoke up,
"Let's do this: 2.5 for the Starks, 2 for the Morningstar, 1.2 for my Lu family, Song family, and Dusk family each, 0.7 for the Eagle family, and the remaining 1.2 to be divided among the other forces in the duchy. However, the two dreadnoughts from the royal family must also participate."
As he spoke, his gaze turned to Angerelle Morningstar.
During the initial negotiations, the Morningstar royal family had expressed their desire for a 20% share but had not explicitly stated the number of dreadnoughts they would contribute. Now, it was time to finalize this point.
Otherwise, why should the Golden Light Traverse have a combat power not much different from the Rosetta, why should the Morningstar family get a 20% share while the Lu family only gets 1.2%?
Angerelle nodded without hesitation, "Of course, both my ancestor and I will join the fleet!"
"Then it's settled. As for the distribution among the Fourth-Rank forces within the Morningstar duchy, you can arrange it yourselves. The specific time for the expansion into the Radiant Han Kingdom should be in fifty years. Use this time to prepare for the war."
With that, Hardy Stark's ship projection slowly dissipated. As for Song Wujiang, he didn't rush to end his projection; he still had some matters to discuss with Song Xingru, as he wasn't entirely confident in her handling the situation.
Outside, the energy light circle in the center finally dissipated, and the gazes of all the Flame Torch Captains converged on the flagship of the duchy's major powers.
Although they didn't know the specifics of the six's discussion, the core members of the Fourth-Rank forces had a general idea that it was related to the distribution of benefits from the upcoming expansion.
Now that Hardy Stark had left, it meant the final distribution was settled, and it was their turn next. The Fourth-Rank forces naturally paid close attention.
Feeling the countless gazes converging on them, the six Sixth-Rank ancestors felt a bit of a headache.
They knew that the territory of the Morningstar duchy spanned tens of thousands of light-years, with no shortage of Fourth-Rank forces—over twenty families, including two pseudo-major forces with battleships. With only a 1.2 share to be distributed, it was easy to imagine the chaos that would ensue.
Song Wujiang, however, didn't concern himself with these matters. He was just a projection and his projection time was about to end. Song Xingru wasn't the right person to handle these issues either, so he left the headache to the other four families.
Song Chi, unaware of these internal discussions, was currently focused on the battleship captain from the Stark family.
He was somewhat surprised that the other party seemed to completely ignore him.
However, after discussing the matter with Rugu and the family's initial ancestor, their explanations helped him understand quickly.
"Don't overestimate Anderson Stark. To a near-ten-thousand-year-old ultimate dreadnought it's too much trouble, it's not too urgent. In the eyes of an elder who has lived for nearly ten thousand years, nothing is more important than extending his life and breaking through to the Seventh Rank. A descendant separated by so many generations isn't even considered a significant figure in the family, and his death might not even cause a ripple in the Stark family."
After hearing this, Song Chi was enlightened and understood even more.
The same situation applied to him. Potential is potential, but until he fully realizes his potential and significantly enhances his strength, he shouldn't overestimate his importance.
In the end, his strength is the foundation.
Soon, after the projection of the ancestor's flagship dissipated, Song Chi and the others returned to the Morningstar Yang Land through the star gate.
Song Chi didn't choose to return to the Dragon Spine Continent directly. Since he no longer needed to worry about the Stark family, he planned to first install the few supreme components he had on the Sky Dome.
(End of Chapter)
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