"Please send your mental power inside again and try again..."

"Stop for a moment, let me feel it."

Erya said in the energy shielding room.

The people sitting opposite her were none other than Shi Xing and Chi Yao.

The three of them sat on the ground in each side.

The recent opening of medical resources has been going smoothly. Shi Xing has taken on some of the pressure, so the burden on Chi Yao has been lightened. In addition, with the presence of many capable civilian officials such as Ren Yanyong, Wei Zhen and Wei Wan, Chi Yao can finally breathe a sigh of relief on a spiritual level. In other words, government affairs have temporarily returned to normal, and he can combine work and rest.

During this rest time, he was caught by Erya and used as a tool for her to understand Shi Xing's ability.

"Can you go further inside?"

The perception was confirmed, and Erya was referring to mental power.

Shi Xing: "Yes."

"Then continue."

Along with Erya's spiritual power, Shi Xing's spiritual power went inward.

When leaving the northern border, Shi Xing's spiritual power was able to fully enter the outer layer of Chi Yao's spiritual sea. After returning to the imperial capital, Shi Xing had no fresh beast cores during this period. He only relied on Campbell's red ore and the beast cores donated by Changquan and military officers to replenish his energy. However, he was in the mature stage, and even without the supply of particularly high-level energy, it did not hinder the normal growth of his spiritual sea.

It's just that the growth rate may not be as fast as absorbing fresh beast cores all the time.

So without Shi Xing knowing it, Erya specifically brought it up today. He tried it and found that his spiritual power level had grown to the point where he could enter the middle layer of Chi Yao's spiritual sea.

Shi Xing was a little nervous about the depth he could reach, but also had some inexplicable expectations.

The mental power level is too high, and the mental threads in the middle layer of Chi Yao are denser. Shi Xing's mental power is more laborious and consumed more in the process of entering than in the outer layer.

"Can we go in further?"

Er Ya asked when she noticed Shi Xing stopped.

Shi Xing tried again and shook his head, "No."

He was a little surprised and said, "I don't have much mental power left, and I can't maintain the strength to go further."

Erya understood, "That is to say, if you still have mental power, you can continue."

Shi Xing pondered for a moment, "Probably." Then he added honestly, "But I feel that even if I still have mental power, I can't go much deeper."

Erya made a note, "Your Highness, halfway through the middle layer of the spiritual sea."

Shi Xing was surprised, "Already halfway?"

In the past, Chi Yao told him the depth. Shi Xing still remembered that it took him three times to completely cover the lower layer of Chi Yao's spiritual sea. This time he entered the middle layer with I thought it would be more difficult, but I didn't expect...

Erya: "We're here."

Erya: "Don't doubt yourself, your level is very high. Even if the expansion of your sea of ​​​​spirituality has slowed down after returning to the imperial capital, the dense regrowth of the expanded spiritual threads can also improve your level. Plus, so much time has passed, it's almost the same."

Erya: "But I found that you seem to have been using your level and mental power all the time."

Erya: "Have you never tried to use the contract to sweep His Highness's sea of ​​​​spirituality?"

Shi Xing was stunned, "Can, can you?"

Erya looked at Chi Yao thoughtfully. Chi Yao didn't say anything. She looked at Shi Xing again and affirmed, "Of course."

"I'll teach you."

A few minutes later, Shi Xing's feeling of forcibly probing Chi Yao's sea of ​​​​spirituality on the way back to the imperial capital came back.

Following Erya's guidance and experience, he was no longer oppressed by the strong level difference - the contract protected him.

When Shixing mastered it, Erya said, "Let's take a break."

As they got up one after another, Yan Changyue, who was guarding outside, brought in the fruit plate that had been prepared earlier.

Shixing ate the crystal fruit while listening to Erya's summary of today's observation.

"Your ability is improving very quickly. Once the diplomatic relations with the alliance are over, we should not delay any longer. We need to find you fresh animal cores."

"Your Highness is still in the disorder period. When it is over, I will teach you some treatment methods and we will continue to try."

"If my feeling is right, there are some places that I cannot treat, but you can."

"Your Highness has a high level of mental power. It is not a bad thing to feel tired during treatment. It will stimulate your ability to grow in the opposite direction."

"Oh, by the way, I will also teach you the combat method of absorbing energy. It depends on whether you can learn it."

He paused and gave a final summary.

"Recently, you should absorb energy normally and practice. The rest will be discussed later."

Shi Xing nodded and swallowed a crystal fruit.

After rummaging through the fruit plate, Erya knew what he was looking for because he had been spending more time with Shi Xing recently. She said, "It should be a change of taste. I didn't bring you your favorite food today. If you want to eat, go find Yan Changyue. I'm done here."

After Shi Xing left, Erya looked at Chi Yao again.

Noticing the line of sight, she knew what he wanted to ask. Before Erya could speak, Chi Yao answered first, "At the beginning, his mental power level was still low. Before he became stronger, I didn't want to show him the true situation of my mental sea, fearing that it would put too much pressure on him. That's it." What

Erya wanted to ask was why Shi Xing didn't know how to use the contract. After all, it was Chi Yao who taught her how to overlook Chi Yao's mental sea with the help of the contract.

Erya raised her eyebrows, but didn't say anything after knowing it.

After a moment, she stood up and prepared to leave.

Chi Yao: "Are you going to ask me a few more questions?"

Erya turned her back to Chi Yao and waved her hands, saying nonchalantly, "Sorry, I'm not interested in the emotional entanglements between couples."

Chi Yao shook his head and laughed.

Not long after, Shi Xing came back and asked curiously, "Where's Sister Erya?"

After hearing the news that Erya had left, Shi Xing was not surprised. He handed the crystal fruit to Chi Yao with a smile on his face, saying, "Your Highness, please try it. It's very sweet. I picked the best."

At Shi Xing's urging, Chi Yao tasted it and said, "Not bad." Shi

Xing's smile widened, "Hee, I told you, it smells good!"

His smile was so brilliant, and his heartless appearance made Chi Yao unable to help but pinch the child's soft cheeks.

After internal discussions, the energy diplomacy negotiations were temporarily suspended under the leadership of the Empire.

The reason was very sufficient. The Empire had not thought it through yet. Under the premise that the two sides could not reach an agreement at all, if the Alliance was not prepared to give in, then no results would be achieved by further talks. It might as well wait a little longer.

When leaving, the Empire's Ministry of Foreign Affairs added a sentence that angered the diplomats, saying that Chi Yao and Shi Xing didn't have time anyway.

As for why they didn't have time, the issue of opening up medical resources was a hot topic, and the Alliance diplomats had nothing to understand.

It was too much. They were arguing about it every day, and the Empire was still talking nonsense! Too much!!

However, this was just the beginning.

Shi Xing ignored the private diplomatic letter from the Alliance Resource Star. After discussing with Chi Yao, he asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate the situation of resource stars outside the Alliance.

Not to mention, over time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also received several special diplomatic letters from planets.

Two were from planets in the neighboring galaxy, and one was from a planet in the next-next-next-next-galaxy. Without exception, they were all eager to seek medical treatment.

And in order to impress the Empire, the patient's details and photos were also attached.

Among the two neighboring planets, after repeated verification by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one was a resource star with rich mineral varieties and a high degree of mining. Shi Xing happily allowed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to have friendly communication with this planet.

The planet in the next-next-next-next-galaxy is not a resource star, but it is undoubtedly a rich planet. The most important thing is that the case is very special. The difference in mental power between Shi Xing and the patient is relatively high. After discussing with Erya, the Empire took the initiative to invite this planet.

Shi Xing: "If it can be cured, it should be a case that proves the level of the Imperial doctors. It can be promoted to the outside world and the price of subsequent medical qualifications can be raised again. Let's give it a try."

Fei Chu: "They are not energy stars, so what will they pay with?"

Shi Xing blinked and gave a matter-of-fact answer, "Use crystal coins. Can't we use crystal coins to directly buy crystal stones and crystal mines in this galaxy?"

Fei Chu was silent.

Oh, I have seen too many sales of energy star medical qualifications, but I have forgotten that it is the fastest and most reasonable to receive crystal coins as compensation. With

crystal coins in hand, what can't be bought? Didn't the Empire use crystal coins to buy crystal stones and crystal mines in previous years? !

Fei Chu slowly gave Shi Xing a thumbs up.

The progress of the treatment of the 30 patients was faster than Shi Xing expected. Most of the original diseases were not difficult to treat. Some difficult diseases would recur after being cured, like Shu Ning, who needed multiple follow-up visits.

After thinking about this, the black-hearted businessman Shi Xing set the number of follow-up visits for one patient at 3, which was a suitable number. It would not be too much of a burden on the doctors, nor would it seem that one treatment quota was too inefficient for this disease. It could show the humanization of the imperial medical care, and it could be used as a selling point to attract more buyers.

Ten S-level doctors were transferred from the six major legions back to the imperial capital, and all 30 patients were treated within a week and a half.

During each treatment, the star would look at the patients and found that their mental power levels were generally not high, and it was easier for the doctors to treat the patients than to treat the high-ranking officers of the Empire.

After all, most patients would not have the residual mental power of the star beasts in their mental seas, and they simply needed medical treatment.

The two planets in the alien galaxy docked smoothly.

The resource star received the notice and drove a passenger mothership to come. At the same time, it received the hint of the Empire's energy needs. A main ship was followed by five daughter ships of the same size, which were filled with crystals and crystals produced on their planet.

Not only Shi Xing's eyes widened, but on the first day of the negotiation, Chi Yao also felt that he could change his way of thinking and said, "Perhaps, without relying on the alliance, we can solve the crystal stone and crystal mine problem in the outer star system, but the transportation will be more troublesome and costly."

Shi Xing: "If the alliance really can't negotiate, it's still a solution."

The crystal mines and crystal stones in this star system are convenient to transport on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are more suitable for warships. After all, the warships and weapons of the empire are all developed with them as the power source.

The invisible cost of replacing crystal stones and crystal mines from outer star systems will still be higher, and because the properties of crystal stones are different, the compatibility cannot be estimated.

Lian Ren Yanyong agreed to this proposal.

After happily and unreservedly accepting several daughter ship crystals, receiving guests in the palace and treating them, the Empire signed a tentative energy purchase agreement with the resource star in the alien galaxy, agreeing to exchange medical qualifications for a relatively low-priced crystal and crystal mineral contract.

In a perfect calculation, the resource star did not lose, and the empire also gained, a win-win situation.

And all of this undoubtedly stimulated the sensitive and fragile nerves of the alliance.

With the arrival of another high-level alien planet, after the time star cured a difficult and not uncommon spiritual sea original genetic disease with a level difference, all the waiting planets in the galaxy could not sit still.

Just after the Empire and a resource star that did not belong to the Alliance signed another energy purchase agreement within the galaxy, the Alliance completely exploded.

The last straw that broke the camel's back was probably that the Empire's medical qualification quota was full. What they were selling now were not the quotas for immediate medical treatment, but the pre-sale numbers for medical qualifications.

And it was said that the pre-sale numbers were sold out for half a year.

The resource stars in the Alliance were completely restless.

On an ordinary afternoon, Li Yu opened the virtual projection interface, and what came to him was a quarrel.

Although there had been quarrels within the Alliance during this period, today's battle was definitely something Li Yu had never seen before.

The representative of Tianyuan Star appealed, "Can't everyone hold out a little longer? The Empire is just trying to..."

The representative of Fernan Star, one of the six founding planets and currently the largest resource star in the Alliance, immediately snorted, "Why wait? Look at how many contracts the Empire has signed. If they sign a few more, they won't need the Alliance's energy anymore."

The representative of Fernan Star felt uncomfortable, "And several leaders of our planet and their families are in particular need of medical resources. Now the number has been queued up. Half a year later, among the several known galaxies, only the Blue Star people have the ability to heal. Could it be that the price can still go down? The most remote planets in the Twin Stars are sending diplomatic letters to the Empire! ! "

One of the six major planets, Hani Star, which is mainly engaged in the entertainment industry and has a lot of money, said on behalf of humanity, "Our president is old, and the injuries he suffered in the beast tide can no longer be delayed. Yesterday, the citizens of the entire planet launched a petition on the Star Network. It will be very difficult for Hani Star to persist."

The representative of a medium-sized resource star, who had recently represented the resource stars in several conflicts with the six planets of the alliance, could no longer bear it. "Can you say something practical? The Empire simply does not accept private contacts from the alliance planets. The genetic disease problem of the royal family and royal bloodline of our planet is very serious. Can the alliance come up with a plan? When we joined the alliance, we didn't let the alliance use us as guns."

As soon as he spoke, several resource stars echoed, "That's right, now it's scheduled for half a year, and our planet can't wait."

"Our planet's marshal can't wait either."

"Our leader's condition is not optimistic. The problem of the spiritual sea torments him and his family all the time. If he is sick, he needs to see a doctor. We need a doctor."

"Yes, give us a plan, and stop talking nonsense here."

"It's been half a month, and the medical qualifications are rising every day. What has the alliance done? They won't bring us together, so they just write us empty promises." The

Tianyuan Star representative was angry, "Shut up, what are you making a fuss about?"

The Resource Star representative said, "We are not making a fuss, we are giving the alliance an ultimatum."

The Tianyuan Star representative's heart skipped a beat, looking at the group of troublemakers from the Resource Star, "What do you mean?"

The Resource Star representative said, "The meaning is very simple. If the Alliance can provide a solution, it will. If not, we will withdraw from the Alliance and find a solution ourselves!"

After that, a Resource Star echoed, "Yes, how many benefits have we enjoyed after joining the Alliance? If not, forget it, anyway, our planet is far away from the main body of the Alliance."

"The Alliance is ruled by the six planets. The benefits to the six planets cannot solve the problems. Why should we raise the price of crystals and minerals? We need something else now."

"We joined not for any political pursuits. If it doesn't work out, forget it. Let's part ways in peace."

The words fell to the ground, shocking the six planets into collective silence.

All the quarrels disappeared on this day, disappeared in the joint negotiation of several resource stars petitioning to withdraw from the Alliance.

Under such a devastating situation, the Alliance's crystal price did drop.

It dropped, and the appointment number was also scheduled for a year later.

Shi Xing proposed that if the resource star signed a contract with them in the name of the planet instead of the Alliance, they could add two numbers to them in the near future by adding doctors.

As soon as this proposal came out, all the resource stars returned to change their contracts, and the six planets of the alliance were furious.

Two of the six planets were also interested. They were also planets close to the Empire, but due to their position, it was not easy to sign such a contract for individual planets. After discussing with the Empire, they listened to the Empire's suggestions and secretly added some additional preferential conditions. The Empire also privately added two numbers to these two planets. When the

Prime Minister from Tianyuan Star learned about this, he was directly sick with anger.

Jane Miller had no idea which backward planet she had been exiled to for retirement. Marshal Will and Admiral Li Yu, the only remaining diplomats, had to comfort the Prime Minister by visiting him in the hospital.

To comfort him, the next issue to discuss energy is the border. It is impossible for the Empire to not want the border. The Alliance will then find a way to settle accounts with the Empire.

The idea is very good, and a series of feasible measures were also discussed.

On the first day of the meeting, the entire Alliance was dumbfounded.

On this day, Chi Yao attended with Shi Xing and forcefully announced a decision of the Empire.

Chi Yao: "When the border was first established, star beasts were rampant, and king-level star beasts led the beast tide to attack. Due to its strong military strength, the Empire made some concessions and sacrifices and agreed to guard the longest border."

"But it has also been verbally agreed with the Alliance that after the galaxy is stabilized, the border guarded by the Empire will be shortened to the following range." The

Empire's diplomat projected a schematic diagram of the new border guarded by the Empire that had been prepared long ago.

Will and Miller were shocked that the Empire had shortened the border they were guarding by half!

Half, a full half!!

Chi Yao: "The above decision was not a negotiation, but a formal notification from the Empire."

"It should have been implemented as early as when I took the throne."

"But due to various reasons, it was postponed for thirty years."

"The seven legions of the Empire have worked hard for many years to guard the border, and countless outstanding soldiers have been killed and injured. It is time for them to recuperate."

Shi Xing used it to convince the S-level doctors, and a very important prerequisite for agreeing to open up medical resources was to promise all S-level doctors that the Empire would shorten the border to half.

Only when the pressure on the imperial doctors to treat their own legion is reduced and the probability of their families being injured is reduced, will they have the energy and energy to open up their medical resources to the outside world.

Otherwise, under such high pressure of treatment, opening up is just empty talk.

This is also the reason why Chi Yao is unwilling to negotiate energy issues with the Alliance at the cost of increasing the border.

He had already thought about it. The border must be shortened, but it hindered the energy needs of the Empire. Before the energy was in place, he dared not release this decision rashly, for fear of causing uncontrollable variables.

But with the resolution of the energy problem, now is the time to announce it.

The chief diplomat of the Alliance was shocked.

Will and Li Yu looked at each other, both confused.

After the shock, he was angry.

He immediately stood up and made a confirmation, "May I ask the Empire, what does it mean by not negotiating but not notifying?"

Chi Yao: "It means that the Empire will not change this decision."

"Whether the Alliance agrees or opposes."

"The Empire will shorten the border line to the length originally agreed upon verbally next month."

The chief diplomat slammed the table in anger, "The Empire insists on its own way. Isn't it afraid that the Alliance will break the energy contract?"

Chi Yao said nothing, and Shi Xing stood up beside him.

Perhaps he had been tempered by Shi Xing, or perhaps Shi Xing left an indelible memory for all diplomats.

The moment he saw him stand up, all diplomats' heads were buzzing.

Clearing his throat, Shi Xing said calmly: "It is natural to cancel an energy contract signed in the name of the alliance. But for a contract signed in the name of a planet, it still depends on the intentions of each planet. The alliance is only an economic alliance and cannot force an independent sovereign planet politically, right?"

At this moment, all the diplomats finally understood why the Empire wanted resource stars to sign contracts in the name of the planets!

I understand, and I almost vomited blood.

Shi Xing: "As for the contract signed in the name of the alliance, the following points must be stated in the breach of the contract."

"First, all advance payments for medical quotas in the early stage will not be refunded, whether they were paid in the form of crystal coins or crystal minerals."

And this is a large amount of crystal minerals.

And at the urging of the Empire, all of them have arrived and been transported to the Imperial Treasury.

"Second, once the contract is breached, all subsequent medical resources of the Empire will not be open to the breaching planet under any conditions."

In other words, after the contract is breached, there is no need to dream of any medical resources of the Empire.

People may not need luxury goods, but who can guarantee that they will not get sick?

If you get sick, you have to see a doctor, but some medical treatments for the spiritual sea can only be provided by the Empire.

When the Empire takes the initiative to close this door, all the planets will have to weigh whether they can bear the conditions and costs of breaking the contract.

Looking at the rigid diplomats, Shi Xing smiled.

"Did everyone hear it clearly?"

"If you heard it clearly, the Empire welcomes planets that want to break the contract to terminate the contract at any time."

"Oh, right."

Thinking of something, Shi Xing slightly adjusted the direction and smiled at the camera again.

This speech, as an important video of the Empire's shrinking borders, will be posted on the Star Network for release later.

Shi Xing smiled sincerely, "The medical qualifications vacated after the breaking of the contract, their serial numbers and consultation times, will be announced on the official website of the Empire. Planets with needs and capabilities are welcome to make a second purchase."