Beastmaster of the Ages - Chapter 7479

Chapter 7293: Offering Tribute

Immediately afterward, Li Tianming reached out and instantly gathered the scattered Sumeru Rings from the black-armored men.

Hundreds of Sumeru Rings were now in Li Tianming’s hands.

After briefly examining them, Li Tianming tossed them all in front of Mingyan.

Mingyan was startled and hurriedly grabbed the rings.

“Master, what are you doing?” Mingyan asked, somewhat bewildered.

“The wealth of these hundreds of black-armored men totals about fifty million, enough to support your tribute for hundreds of years without starting any work,” Li Tianming said calmly.

“Fifty…fifty million?” Mingyan’s mind was buzzing, clearly stunned by the number. However, after recovering, she hesitated for a moment and said, “Actually, Master, you don’t need to do this. Fifty million is a considerable fortune. You can keep it for yourself.”

“I don’t need it. I just find leaving the city troublesome. Just make it convenient for me to leave the city, that’s all you need to do.” Li Tianming waved his hand, seemingly indifferent.

“Since Master requests it, then I will obey.” Mingyan pursed her lips slightly and nodded obediently.

Li Tianming looked at the empty cabin, now devoid of anyone else, and said with a deep gaze, “Although the tribute issue has been resolved, you can still continue this business, but the frequency can be reduced. It’s not for any Super Star Dao Crystals, but mainly to avoid suspicion and prevent any clues from being discovered.”

“Yes, I understand.” Mingyan nodded repeatedly.

Li Tianming then looked into her eyes and said, “Furthermore, your main task is still to serve me. Be there immediately when I need you. This is what you must do. Otherwise, I will have to completely control your brain and make you a completely obedient living puppet…”

Mingyan nodded violently upon hearing this, showing no fear despite the threat. Instead, she said excitedly, “No problem, Master! I will definitely satisfy you and guarantee to be there whenever you call!”

Mingyan knew perfectly well that she could only live longer if she was still of use to Li Tianming; otherwise, she would die at any moment.

It seemed that this once arrogant woman in white armor was changing her perspective, recognizing her situation, and knowing what was beneficial to her.

Since even her soul was now under control and her consciousness could be erased at any time, there was no need to pursue human rights anymore.

The plundered wealth wasn’t hers, not even her life, but Li Tianming had left her with the most important thing: freedom!

For a slave who originally had no rights, this was incredibly precious.

In a way, she even had less work to do than before, no longer needing to frequently send spaceships to transport people out of the city.

Of course, all of this was just self-consolation.

At this moment

, for Li Tianming, controlling this Nightmare was also an unexpected gain.

She would undoubtedly become an important asset for Li Tianming as he traveled within the Qianfeng Eternal Empire.

Moreover, someone like her, if she were to accompany Li Tianming, would have a very important advantage: she could serve as a universal guide!

Although Yin Chen could help Li Tianming explore, the entire Qianfeng Eternal Empire was so vast that Yin Chen could not easily cover it all; it would take a very long time.

But Nightmare was different; to Li Tianming, she was a walking map.

In order to conduct underground transportation business, Nightmare had roamed extensively throughout most of the Qianfeng Eternal Empire’s territory, and thus was quite familiar with the entire Qianfeng Eternal Empire.

Li Tianming could directly learn about the areas she had visited through the small infant soul that Bai Feng was parasitizing in her brain.

This information wasn’t even required from Mingyan herself; she could provide it to Li Tianming.

At this point, the two had roughly finalized the details and formulated their plan to leave the city.

In general, the most important thing was to avoid suspicion and the gaze of the upper echelons of the so-called chaotic organization.

Mingyan, for her own survival, would also actively help Li Tianming hide.

After arranging everything, Li Tianming continued, “Since you’ve decided to follow me, I need to go somewhere now. You’ll personally escort me there.”

Mingyan was speechless with resentment. It wasn’t her decision to follow Li Tianming; it was Bai Feng’s infant spirit that seemed like a sword hanging over her head, forcing her to choose to follow him.

However, at this moment, she obediently activated the Ink-Dyed Sword, stabilizing the aimlessly drifting spaceship.

Then, Mingyan turned around and asked curiously, “Master, where are we going now?”

“Take me to the No. 1 Divine Treasure Mine in Tianzang Province, as quickly as possible,” Li Tianming said directly.

“Number One? The biggest one?” Mingyan’s eyes widened slightly.

“That’s right.” Li Tianming nodded.

Since they were going to take Xiao Jiu to ‘do bad things,’ they naturally had to choose the most suitable place to carry out their plan.

The Number One Divine Treasure Mine, equivalent to more than five thousand times the size of the Divine Treasure Star System, was the best choice, as it was the largest area and also meant the best place to hide.

However, Mingyan seemed terrified upon hearing this. She was almost pale as she said, “Master, are you sure you’re going there? That place is not for ordinary people; it could bring about your death!”

“Why can’t we go?” Li Tianming frowned slightly, seemingly displeased.

“Because that’s a vital area of the Qianfeng Eternal Empire! And besides the Divine Stone resources, there shouldn’t be anything else useful there, right? What are you going there for?” Mingyan was speaking when she suddenly widened her eyes, as if she had remembered something, and exclaimed in shock, “Could it be that you want to steal the Divine Stone resources there? You mustn’t even think about that, it’s too risky, you could easily lose your life!”

Mingyan also guessed that if Li Tianming was in danger, he would definitely take her with him before he died, so caring about Li Tianming was actually caring about her own life.

So at this moment, even though her life was in Li Tianming’s hands, she was very resistant to this destination.

If she rushed into the forbidden area like a fool, even if Li Tianming didn’t attack Mingyan, the guards might kill her.

However, Li Tianming didn’t care. His face darkened, and he slowly said, “You don’t need to worry about so much, just open your spaceship.”

Seeing that Li Tianming didn’t seem to realize the seriousness of the problem, Mingyan became even more anxious.

“Tianzang Province is a vital area of Qianfeng’s Eternal Empire. The Divine Treasure Army stationed there is an existence that our entire Chaotic Organization dares not provoke at all. In particular, the No. 1 Divine Treasure Mine has a bunch of light-year-level experts.”