Chapter 1418: 1317, an extra 40 billion reward

“Is that so? Thank you for the legion’s generosity!” Su Yu exclaimed joyfully.

The high ranks of the Defense Force must have just learned this news.

But even if they just found out, their first reaction was to send a defense team here, which shows they truly want to win me over, Su Yu thought to himself.

“Also, there’s another matter.” Lu Man continued: “The high-level meeting has just ended, and the legion commander instructed me to tell you that he has applied for a 40 billion reward for you, and it has already started going through government procedures.”

“40 billion?!” Su Yu was thrilled again.

But where did this 40 billion come from?

Before he could ask, Lu Man already smilingly said: “Do you remember the ‘compensation for the civilizational ascension war’ you applied for? This 40 billion is part of that compensation.”

“So it’s that compensation?” Su Yu suddenly realized.

“Yes.” Lu Man continued: “Didn’t the council decide to compensate you in installments based on your contributions to the Hub?

Some time ago, you made a significant contribution to the Hub during the bounty event, solving over 100 cases big and small. You truly deserve commendation.

The total amount of compensation amounts to 400 billion.

The legion commander has applied for 10% of it as a commendation for your bounty contribution, and for the remaining part, you will need to continue contributing to the Hub.”

“Thank you, Lord Legion Commander!” Su Yu was immensely grateful.

He almost forgot about the compensation reward.

After announcing the auction of Darak’s corpse, he had wondered whether the council might cancel the compensation. After all, the value of Darak’s corpse was already enough to cover the compensation, and if they gave more, it would mean Blue Star received a double compensation.

But now it seems he can still receive the compensation. At least the legion commander is willing to give it to him!

And the first installment is 40 billion!

40 billion is a lot, most Eighth Rank Cultivators only have 1-10 billion on hand.

Regardless, he is very thankful to the legion commander!

“Looks like building a good relationship with the Defense Force was the right move.” The joy in Su Yu’s heart was indescribable.

However…

Suddenly, Su Yu thought of another matter.

So, he asked, “Lord Gried, when will this 40 billion be completely processed? It won’t be like the bounty rewards that take ‘three to five years’ to be distributed, right?”

The timeline for the distribution of bounty rewards had left him quite traumatized.

Who would have thought it would take so long for the rewards to be credited? Up to three to five years! And they even had to pay a high tax.

Lu Man understood Su Yu’s concerns very well.

According to Su Yu’s self-description, Su Yu was just a new human who had lived for just over twenty years.

Lu Man had a certain understanding of the mindset of such new humans, having not experienced a long life nearly as long as his, spanning nearly ten thousand years, they of course would be displeased.

So, Lu Man smiled and said: “This money will be distributed a bit faster, we strive to have it reach your account before your auction starts, and you won’t need to pay any tax on this amount.”

“Will it be credited in these few days? That’s great! Thank you, Legion Commander, and thank you Lord Gried.” Su Yu expressed his gratitude again.

If the money is credited within the next few days, he could buy more materials.

The more materials he could bring back to Blue Star in one go, the better. This way, he could advance to Planet Level in one fell swoop without having to frequently travel back and forth to the Hub.

“That’s all I have to say.” Lu Man concluded: “Take care during this period. The legion commander is not opposed to your holding an auction, on the contrary, he even suggested doing more publicity work.

However, don’t wander around too much during this time.

“I remember you like running around between various star zones. To prevent you from being targeted, I suggest you stay within the Giant Rock Tribe’s territory as much as possible unless it’s necessary to go out.”

“Okay, I won’t go anywhere else,” Su Yu immediately assured.

…

After a few more casual exchanges, the call ended.

Over the next 7 days, Su Yu stayed within the Stone People’s territory as Lu Man had advised, without venturing out.

Truth be told, the Defense Force treated Su Yu really well, offering him plenty of incentives to win him over.

Su Yu wasn’t rebellious either; he knew he should maintain a good cooperation with the Defense Force in the future.

During these 7 days, news of the auction spread rapidly across the entire network.

With Reitdoz’s help, almost everyone was aware of the auction, especially since the items up for bid were frighteningly incredible!

Even the nearby hubs were no exception.

Through the interstellar portals, top-rank powerhouses from several hubs knew about the auction of a Planet Level Four Dragon Corpse, and many top-rank powerhouses were already on their way to join the excitement!

On the public network, everyone was fervently discussing this event, the first few days half of the discussion posts were about Su Yu and the auction!

Some envied Su Yu’s incredible luck;

Others worried if Su Yu might attract the covetous gaze of malicious powerhouses once he sold the items.

Not only public discussions ensued, but major forces also focused their attention on Su Yu, such as the Lemo Mercenary Corps and Fig Central Bank.

In fact, they had noticed Su Yu, the rising star, during the bounty period. Now, they focused their main attention on him.

These major forces also dispatched their subordinates to investigate Su Yu.

After the investigation, they found Su Yu residing within the Giant Rock Tribe’s domain, which was very close to the Defense Force.

Furthermore, they discovered a protection squad from the Defense Force near Su Yu.

Additionally, everyone guessed about Su Yu’s secretive dealings with the Defense Force during the bounty period.

Therefore, major forces deduced that the auction was likely orchestrated by the Defense Force, and it was almost certain that Su Yu was one of them.

“Hmm, why did Manler host this auction?” Inside a gigantic building in the Red Peak area of the First Star Sector, Chief Soren Andrew*Soren muttered to himself while looking at the intelligence.

The building where Soren was located was nearly ten thousand meters tall, housing millions of Intelligent Creatures, with clouds merely hovering at the base of the building.

Compared to this gigantic structure, the 4000 meters Treyna Skyscraper seemed tiny.

Now, Chief Soren stood by the window at the top of the building, gazing into the pitch-black night sky.

He wasn’t surprised that Su Yu leaned towards the Defense Force; they really had offered him a lot of benefits.

But why host this auction? Even now, he hadn’t figured it out.

Just then, a flash occurred beside him.

Following that, a virtual humanoid projection appeared in the office.

“Chief, we’ve bought over Relox and obtained a crucial piece of intelligence from him,” the arriving person eagerly reported as soon as the projection appeared.

“Relox” was a descendant of the Stone Man Retdoz, separated by four or five generations, and one of his confidants.

But even a confidant couldn’t withstand the substantial offer from the Central Bank.

Faced with an enormous amount of Holy Silver Coins, Relox ultimately couldn’t resist the temptation and sold the critical intelligence to the Central Bank.