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Isn't it because Taraxin can give away souls?
As long as Tarasim renewed his subscription with him, the soul would be assigned to him.
However, since the other party doesn't plan to renew the subscription, he can't directly obtain a soul and will have to wait to share it with others.
"Are you really not going to reconsider? Tarachin might be the next one, although I don't know what you're looking for."
Sotek didn't want to give up so easily; he wanted to fight for himself.
"Hmm... never mind, the feng shui is definitely bad today, maybe next time." Karasin thought about it for a moment, but finally refused.
"This..." Sotek had no choice but to accept his fate.
Chapter 212 I won't raise your price, but you can't just refrain from raising it yourself.
Tarahin left just like that.
After leaving the dazzling star map, he used phase technology to teleport directly back to his vehicle. Only after returning to his world engine did he burst into laughter.
He found the coordinates of four Eldar, which could bring him 400 souls. Subtracting the 100 souls he had already brought out, he had a net gain of 390 souls!
The important thing is the soul of the finished product. He added even more resources than the soul seed. He added a full 10 times the resources to each of the finished souls. That is to say, the remaining 90 souls that he had would become resources for him, after he got them, he could go to Zhou Qing to exchange for 900!
This is definitely a highly profitable venture! The Great Necromancer Dynasty truly has the resources; those tens of millions of years of accumulation haven't been in vain!
Tarasin was extremely excited.
After loading all the resources onto his fleet, he quickly initiated faster-than-light travel to leave this part of space and immediately reported to Zhou Qing.
The World Engine activated faster-than-light travel and left this star system. After Tarasin left, the frustrated expression on Sothek's face, who had been communicating with him, vanished instantly.
His expression instantly returned to its original calm, and he coughed softly as he looked in the direction Tarasin had left.
Tarachin is quite tight-lipped. He originally wanted to use this contact to win Tarachin over and get him to tell him what he needed to find.
The soul appeared suddenly recently. All he needs to do is find out what Tarasin is looking for as a support, and then their dynasty can deduce where Tarasin's soul came from.
They were willing to let Tarahim earn some resources first, as a reward he deserved for being able to discover souls, but...
However, this does not mean they are willing to let Tarachin keep profiting from their price difference; they should save where they can and spend where they can.
Neither the overlord nor the emperor of the Necromancer Dynasty in space was easy to deal with.
This is one of the reasons why Tarachin originally wanted to say something, but ultimately chose to leave directly.
In the Necromancers of Space, everyone is a master of court politics; no one should think that bribery will succeed.
Tarasin could indeed use the price difference to get the other party to use the Brilliant Path to search for Eldar for free, and act as a middleman, giving him 10 souls for every Eldar found.
This way, not only can you save your own time, but you can also reduce some losses. Who knows how many he can find in 10 hours of searching? It's much safer to do it this way.
Especially since the Elven race has become somewhat difficult to find, and it will definitely become even more difficult to find in the future, making money won't be so easy anymore.
But the other side wasn't made of clay either. He was sure that as soon as he uttered the words "Spirit Clan," the opposing dynasty would immediately know who he was working for.
These guys will almost certainly bypass him and contact Zhou Qing instead, which would mean he'd lose his chance to make money as the middleman.
One is your long-term path to wealth, and the other seems to offer many short-term benefits but will actually ruin your future wealth.
Tarachin isn't stupid; he knows what to choose.
Nehrach's voice rang in Sotek's ears.
“Come back. You don’t need to stay there any longer. It’s normal to fail. After all, this guy woke up so early, and he used to be a thief. It would be abnormal if he told you.”
"But he also revealed something: the person who gave him his soul should be human."
“Tarasin didn’t used to like using human things so much. Now he keeps talking about humans. I’m afraid this matter is related to humans. We’ll find out by sending our army to investigate further.”
Tarasim was already quite cautious and vigilant, but he was just a minor necromancer overlord, and it was impossible for him to be completely safe from the Emperor's observation.
He used human language several times, and it was this fact that led the other party to conclude that he must have obtained the soul from a human.
None of the necromancers in space are ordinary people; they are simply beings like that.
However, Tarasin could have foreseen some of these things; he never expected to be able to completely hide them.
Rather than protecting one's source of income, it's better to first secure the money one can earn.
It can't be hidden forever. Once he starts exchanging resources with several more undead dynasties, the Three Holy Council will definitely intervene, and then it will be impossible to keep it a secret.
After Tarasin led his fleet to another cosmic void, he began to contact Zhou Qing, who was far away in the Misty Starfield, through the communication equipment that Zhou Qing had given him.
"My dear friend, I have located the coordinates of four Eldar races. I will now send you these coordinates. There are three Savage Eldar and one Ark Eldar in total. I sincerely suggest that you deal with the Ark Eldar first."
"The Ark Spirits have always been on their Ark, and they can easily hide in the pipes to escape. Therefore, you'd better deal with this being first. As for those Savage Spirits, they won't leave, so it'll be easy to kill many of them."
Zhou Qing, who was far away in the hazy star field, received the message from Taraxin almost instantly.
The next second, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.
“Well done, Tarasim. The souls you need will be given to you when you return to me as a reward for finding the Eldar. I will give you an extra 100 souls, making a total of 400 souls, and I will also wipe the slate clean of all your previous debts to me.”
"I know you've been using this thing of mine, and you must have made a lot of resources in your space necromancer dynasty. I won't ask about that."
"It's your business if you can earn resources. I will still sell you more souls at the original price, so just do it without worry."
Sometimes, if you don't express your gratitude, then it's not a true favor.
Anyone could come up with the idea of using souls to make money; he would definitely earn a lot of resources. However, Zhou Qing could use this opportunity to show Taraxin that he would not raise prices.
In this case, Zhou Qing was doing him a favor, and doing a favor doesn't increase the price, but he has to accept this favor.
This way, it won't just be a transaction like before. In a transaction, there's naturally no concept of personal relationships involved.
Some things won't exist if you don't make them clear. That's politics.
You made it clear to him that you wouldn't add money, but if he really doesn't add money, then it's his fault.
Chapter 213 The First Eldar Ark Destroyed Like Dryads
Tarasin was quite knowledgeable about such political matters, so when he returned, he proactively raised the price by 50% as a way of repaying Zhou Qing.
That's how it is. If you give me face, I'll give you face, and we'll both make money. If I feel I'm not making enough money, you'd better honestly raise the price yourself. How much you raise it is up to you, and I won't argue with you.
If the price you offer satisfies me, then this matter is over. Otherwise, you are not unique, and I can replace you at any time.
What about the friendship we shared in fighting against chaos?
Use your brain to think: if it weren't for this friendship, would you have the right to raise the price here?
Tarachin knew this very well and he wouldn't let Zhou Qing down; the 50% price increase was a well-considered decision.
On the one hand, this also provides Zhou Qing with a lot of resources; on the other hand, he does need to pay costs, and if he fails to find them, he will lose money.
In business terms, the price of finished souls has increased by 50%, while the price of ordinary soul fragments has doubled. There's not much else to say about that.
He doubled Zhou Qing's earnings, and Zhou Qing naturally didn't object to the transaction continuing. Having obtained the coordinates, Zhou Qing quickly issued new instructions.
A force of 20 Imperial Guards, along with 20 Grey Knights, 20 Silent Sisters, 200 million Space Marines, two Titan Legions, and two Astronaut Corps, under Zhou Qing's personal leadership, prepared to besiege the Ark there.
To ensure the other party could not escape through the network, Zhou Qing personally took action, bringing a space stabilizer to ensure their escape was impossible.
He is a scientist, but he is also a war commander of the human empire.
It's time for the war commander to fulfill his responsibilities.
Under the protection of the patrol fleet, the fleet set off. Because all the warships could travel faster than the speed of light, Zhou Qing intercepted the location of the Eldar ark only two standard Terra days later.
Their fleets met in the void.
The next second, Zhou Qing's Titan opened fire.
There's nothing to say to the Eldar; the only attitude humanity currently has towards them is to fight them on sight.
The crimson energy pillar struck the Eldar Ark's shipboard energy shield directly. The Eldar's energy shield was different from those of other races; their energy shield was transparent, like crystal.
At the same time, a spirit bone shield is added inside this energy shield, forming a multi-layered protection of an outer energy shield and an inner spirit bone field.
The Ark Eldar, as a branch of the Eldar Empire that inherited most of the technology, possess an extremely strong shield.
The crimson light and the Eldar's shield canceled each other out, and the entire Eldar Ark was not directly destroyed by this shot, which shows that the Eldar were once the dominant force in the galaxy and that their technology was not weak.
Zhou Qing was not surprised at all by this scene.
If a Titan could destroy the Ark on the other side with a single shot, then there would be no need for him to bring his army troops.
The next second, the battleships opened fire in unison, their tachyon spears aimed at the Eldar Ark's shield, with the same effect: although the shield was already teetering on the brink of collapse, it remained intact.
Because Zhou Qing's fleet was conducting a direct attack across light-years, the Eldar Ark fleet had not yet detected the direction of the human fleet.
Even so, their escort fleet reacted swiftly.
A large escort fleet flew towards the direction from which the attack was coming, preparing to intercept Zhou Qing's fleet, while the human fleet showed no intention of retreating and charged straight forward as well.
Retreat and wage guerrilla warfare? Kite the enemy with your own range?
That's a tactic the enemy uses when they're attacking. Now, if these Ark Eldar try to retreat and play guerrilla warfare, they might just run away.
Therefore, the human fleet directly attacked the direction from which the Eldar escort fleet was coming, preparing to destroy the Eldar fleet in space.
The Eldar on the Ark that was attacked reacted quickly. They immediately tried to open a network to escape, since in this galaxy, only humans could cross such a long distance to attack them.
However, after a series of operations, they were helpless to find that they could not open the curve at all, as if the surrounding space was firmly nailed shut.
The inability to open the network channel nearly drove the Eldar Ark to despair, and they turned around and picked up their weapons once again.
Humans have arrived, and they are about to realize the scene that the Eldar once foretold: the human army will crush the last Eldar survivor.
The prophecy will surely come true, and my race will be doomed...
The Eldar members all knew they were about to perish, but their leader, as the former ruler of the galaxy, chose to die standing rather than kneeling, even as they faced certain annihilation.
A large number of Spirit Clan warriors who had completed their cultivation journey took up their weapons, ready to fight the enemy when the humans stormed into the Ark.
As they took their weapons, the already prepared ground forces, especially the Custodians and Space Marines, appeared inside the Eldar Ark the next second, their bodies shimmering with blue light.
Blowing up their warships wouldn't be as satisfying as personally killing them!
Large numbers of Terran troops entered the Eldar Ark using the warp system. Before the Eldar soldiers could react, the Imperial Guards wielded their garrison spears and brought them down.
Large numbers of Eldar began to be slaughtered, but it was all their own doing.
The appearance of the Royal Guard put pressure on the Eldar, but they quickly deployed their ground armored forces, including Scorpion Tanks and Skycat Tanks, and even activated their most prized Titans.