Lu Yin’s eyes lit up when he looked at the inventory that Yan Yan sent him. He hadn’t expected the treasury of the Greatsword Dynasty to provide such a pleasant surprise to him.

Most treasuries held valuable items that weren’t easily traded, but the Greatsword Dynasty’s treasury was very simple; it was straight up star crystals and star essence, as well as a bit of savings in universal currency. 

The Greatsword Dynasty’s treasury consisted of three billion star crystals and twelve thousand star essence, the total value of which was more than forty thousand star essence. This was a large sum that could even pique the interest of Enlighters. 

Lu Yin felt as though he had struck gold. 

He commanded Yan Yan to transport all the star essence to King Zishan’s palace while the three billion star crystals were to be delivered to the Great Yu Empire’s treasury. He had sent the Seventh Squadron over this time, so he couldn’t keep all of the loot for himself. 

Nonetheless, he still went ahead and quietly increased the amount that the empire owed him to 80,000 star essence. He was treating these star crystals as a loan to the empire. 

The treasury was just an unexpected bonus, as what Lu Yin truly wanted was the Greatsword Dynasty’s influence over Northcastle Weave. 

Northcastle Weave had been on the verge of collapsing during the battles on Planet Pyrolyte, and the Greatsword Dynasty had long been the most powerful force in Northcastle Weave for many years. Therefore, once the Greatsword Dynasty joined the Great Eastern Alliance, all of Northcastle Weave could be considered theirs as well. 

But when he thought about...