CH 89.1

Chapter 89: Return To The Empire

For thousands of years, the relationship between the Federation and the Empire had undergone a long and tortuous development process. From the incompatible water and fire at the beginning, to both parties walking on thin ice, to the current climate of reluctant coexistence. Untold generations of trial and effort went by in the process.

However, most Federalists still disdained to interact with Imperials. In their eyes, the Empire was still the same and weak group that it was far back at the very beginning. As for commerce, there was no need to talk about it.

Even though the Federation and the Empire have begun to encourage cross-border tourism, there were still very few people who were really willing to go abroad.

This time Andre made personal trip was made to the Empire to participate in stone gambling. Although there were other federal merchants, they all thought appearing personally was beneath them. After sending their jadeite to the auction, he didn’t see a single one show their face throughout the whole process. After settling the funds, he simply left directly, but it ended up being a good deal for Andre.

He thought that he really stumbled upon a stroke of good luck. If it weren’t for the fact that the Tobys’ star field was located relatively close to the Empire, he wouldn’t have had the idea of ​​wanting to establish business relations with the Empire. Then he would have missed the opportunity to get to know Lin Luo and the others and wouldn’t have discovered the wondrous element liquid.

Both Andre and Victor were very optimistic about the potential value of the element liquid. Taking advantage of the fact that most of the Federation citizens didn’t know about it, the two of them can be the first entrepreneurs to pioneer this new path [1], establish friendly cooperative relations with the Empire, and firmly grasp this excellent development opportunity.

Although they were a confederate nation under the Federation, the Federation was composed of thousands of alien races. It was impossible for all of them to be at peace with each other. It was inevitable that some discord would occur, and they would stumble on each other both overtly and secretly. This time Brad suddenly attacked by working alongside the interstellar pirate group, behind which there were shadows of other forces. This gave Andre a certain sense of crisis, and he felt that ultimately their Toby tribe had no place at all among the many confederate nations. If they fell behind, they would be beaten. Only by making himself and his country stronger would they not fall to that point. When he was free, he had to make time to completely wipe out Nelson’s gang of interstellar pirates, otherwise he would always be worried that they would suddenly appear out of nowhere.

Xing Mo and Yin Ye had similar thoughts. The Empire hadn’t been able to gain a firm foothold in the interstellar world until recently, which was done with no small amount of difficulty. As such, this opportunity for cooperation was also very important for them.

The two parties unanimously decided to keep their cooperation under wraps.

After eating, Andre and Victor sent Lin Luo and the other two to the star port where the 178 energy converters had been delivered from various storage warehouses. Andre also specifically instructed his subordinates to try not to attract the attention of others when transporting them. After all, there were many Federation citizens of other races on the main planet. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it was better to be as low-key as possible.

Soon, the energy converters were sent to the star harbor one after another, and were transported to Yin Ye’s starship by special personnel.

After all the energy converters were loaded, they were ready to leave.

Before leaving, Xing Mo and Lin Luo transferred all the credit points in their mobile terminal accounts to Yin Ye, then returned the mobile terminal to Andre.

“You must contact us as soon as possible after you go back. We’re waiting for your good news.”

“Ok, no problem.”

Andre and Victor watched Yin Ye’s starship ascend into the sky until the starship completely disappeared, then left the star port.

Yin Ye’s starship was the most high-end luxury configuration in the latest KLC series. The cabins were large and luxurious, and were also equipped with entertainment and rest areas where passengers could relax during the journey. In addition to the soft large-size bed, there was also a sofa that could rotate freely, and drinks and snacks were also readily available.

In addition to these amenities, the defensive power and combat effectiveness of the starship weren’t to be underestimated. When encountering danger, it was able to immediately transform into a battleship.

Now wasn’t the time for them to relax, though. The energy converters had to be sent back to the Empire as soon as possible, so they needed to lie down in the dormancy cabin.

“Have a good rest and get ready for the space transition. We have to go back as soon as possible. My uncle is still waiting.”

“Okay.” Both Lin Luo and Xing Mo knew the importance of getting back quickly, so they naturally agreed. The two returned to their room and lay in the dormancy cabin.

When they opened their eyes again, it was already seven days later, which was the shortest the trip could be at maximum speed.

Yin Ye first sent Lin Luo and Xing Mo back to Kipola, and urged, “After you go back, talk to me as soon as possible. Deal with the Kulta affair, and you should also look for an energy engineer in short order. I’ll go to the capital and send these energy converters to the military headquarters. ”

“Understood.”

After many days away, Xing Mo and Lin Luo finally returned to their little home.

===========Translator’s Corner===========

[1] 第一个吃螃蟹的人 – Dì Yī Gè Chī Páng Xiè De Rén – lit. The first person to eat crabs, idiom meaning first person to do something innovative / daring