Chapter 2723 - 17: Jia Yan Discovered!
"What’s going on? Jia Yan still hasn’t caught up with us. We’ve reached the Central Region of the Milky Way, and our energy circle has slowed down drastically just to wait for him. I haven’t left subspace and gravitational wave space, yet he still hasn’t arrived!"
The Insect Clan Queen expressed her puzzlement over Jia Yan’s absence in her palace.
"Her Majesty the Queen, I did not trust Jia Yan from the beginning. Although he isn’t the type to go back on his word, the issue is that he has a strong sense of pride. He might already be dissatisfied with you, and if he encounters any minor obstacles outside, it could be the reason for his intentional delay—because he doesn’t want to be restrained once he reaches the Central Star Region of the Milky Way."
The black sheep by the Queen’s side said coldly.
"Black sheep, what you said is somewhat misleading. Although Jia Yan is proud and has self-esteem, I understand that, but he would never go this far. If he hasn’t arrived, there must be some special circumstance causing the delay."
The Insect Clan Queen seemed to see through the black sheep’s thoughts, and appeared slightly amused.
The black sheep made no effort to hide his disdain and simply fell silent.
Right from the start, the black sheep showed no friendliness towards Jia Yan—not because he believed Jia Yan could usurp his authority, but simply out of personal dislike.
"Alright, let’s discuss other matters now. If Jia Yan delays, there’s nothing we can do about it. We need to focus on our own matters."
The Insect Clan Queen in the palace began discussing the next steps with a group of Star River level beings.
By this moment, they had ventured into the central place of the Milky Way.
However, the situation in front of them was quite severe.
As soon as they entered the central place of the Milky Way, they were faced with other factions demanding their alliance and even pressing for extremely unequal peace treaties.
For the Insect Clan Queen and the accompanying Star River level beings, this was utterly unacceptable.
Yet, the faction was extraordinarily strong, and they proposed that if the Insect Clan Queen’s group shared certain knowledge and agreed to be free after a year, they could join.
The conditions seemed slightly humiliating, yet given that it was merely a matter of a year, it wasn’t all that unacceptable—one year of time in exchange for knowledge and experience in the central place of the Milky Way could be considered a wise trade.
Moreover, the Insect Clan Queen’s power was formidable. Among the factions demanding their allegiance, there were only one or two beings with strength comparable to hers.
This emboldened the group—they knew that, if negotiations failed and they turned hostile, none would fear with the Insect Clan Queen amongst them.
Thus, they deliberated on what exactly these factions wanted them to do.
After much discussion, they surmised the factions sought external assistance.
After all, the Insect Clan Queen’s crew had significant strength—despite the factions being highly familiar with newcomers from beyond, sometimes even coercing less powerful Star River individuals to serve as labor or cannon fodder.
Fortunately, they belonged to a decent faction themselves. Without it, even the Insect Clan Queen, had she come alone, might have suffered greatly.
"What about Jia Yan? If he doesn’t understand the local rules and rushes in recklessly, wouldn’t he be dragged into labor like this for life by such factions?"
"That’s hard to say. Besides, I’ve heard that similar fighting methods are implemented outside the Milky Way Central District, indicating that Jia Yan might have encountered such problems as implied by Her Majesty the Queen’s words."
"Ugh, does that mean Jia Yan is doomed? Who cares, we don’t have a strong personal bond with him anyway. On our journey here, while he was cultivating alone, we suffered watching him cultivate alone—now it’s his comeuppance."
In the Insect Clan Queen’s grand hall, the Star River level beings conversed about their arrival at the Milky Way’s center while discussing Jia Yan.
Many felt that Jia Yan would likely struggle to catch up with them, and even if he did, he’d probably be intercepted by strong figures and factions upon arrival.
Jia Yan was, after all, just a normal Strong One—his Star River middle stage strength was remarkable outside, and even within the Insect Clan’s Domain, quite capable, but in the Milky Way Central Region, it wasn’t much.
Upon arriving here, they realized that even the seemingly invincible Insect Clan Queen wasn’t rare, with one or two beings of comparable power among the factions intercepting them.
The strong individuals from these factions warned that if the Insect Clan Queen’s crew refused their advice, they’d face significant setbacks upon reaching deeper into the region, and potentially, every Star River level being within the power energy circle could perish.
Therefore, the antagonistic faction offered the condition: the crew should accompany them in combat for a year. After this year they would provide crucial insights into the Milky Way Central District, aiding the crew in avoiding missteps. Regardless, even if they withheld the insights, a year’s time should suffice for the Insect Clan Queen’s crew to gather plenty of intelligence on their own.