Everyone nodded. The chaos in the Ding Residence had indeed crossed the line.
Fang Yun continued, "I need everyone's help. Or rather, I want to make a deal with the Half-saint aristocratic families. I hope that the five aristocratic families of Jingguo will support me from now on. My reward is thirty years of mining rights in some areas of the Ten Cold Ancient Land, a thousand years of management rights in five cities in the Bloodlight Realm, and a limited number of divine items at half price, including the treasures of the Half-saint. "
Everyone's breathing became heavy. Even the knowledgeable Patriarchs and Notre-Dame were no exception.
No matter when or where, weapons, armor, and mechanisms were one of the basic forces of the aristocratic families. The rich minerals in the Ten Cold Ancient Land had always been a strategic resource that the human race had to fight for.
As for the Bloodlight Realm, it was an ancient land that every aristocratic family coveted. It was very similar to the Saint Origin World in many aspects. It had already been recognized by the Notre-Dame as a technology reserve base and a future refuge.
The divine items that Fang Yun had brought back from the Sacred Burial Valley made all the Saint Families jealous. Even the Kong Family had very little or no stock of many of these items.
Whether it was the minerals, the Bloodlight Realm, or the divine items, they could greatly increase the power of the aristocratic families.
These items could allow the aristocratic families to survive longer and were related to the rise and fall of an aristocratic family.
For any aristocratic family, they did not rely on ordinary wealth to maintain their prosperity. What they needed was precisely what Fang Yun could provide.
However, Fang Yun's request was not small.
Full support meant that the five aristocratic families would form an alliance with Fang Yun. Furthermore, as long as it did not harm the core interests of the five aristocratic families, Fang Yun would be the leader in everything they did.
They believed in Fang Yun and understood Fang Yun's way of doing things. If they really wanted to form an alliance, Fang Yun would not use them excessively. This was because Fang Yun was a person who liked mutual benefits, especially when it came to allies.
However, as aristocratic families, they could not place their bets on anyone. They naturally did not trust anyone.
In history, there were too many aristocratic families that had lost everything because of a single misstep. They had declined greatly and had yet to recover to this day. For example, the aristocratic families that had bet on Xiang Yu and Sun Quan.
Fang Yun's opponent was too strong, so strong that even if the five great clans worked together, it would still be difficult to fight against him.
Fang Yun seemed to have seen through the doubts of the five aristocratic families and said, "This deal is only within the borders of Jingguo. In other words, I need the unconditional support of the five aristocratic families in Jingguo. As for the other countries, aristocratic families, and even Notre-Dame, you don't have to show up. I can't afford such a high price. "
Everyone from the five aristocratic families looked at the Notre-Dame sitting beside Fang Yun.
Outside of Jingguo, even if the five aristocratic families worked together, they would still not be a match for any of the Halls. Moreover, there were so many Halls that stood behind Fang Yun.
If it was a few months ago, the aristocratic families would have suspected that Fang Yun was a fox pretending to be a tiger. However, everything that had happened in the past few months proved that Fang Yun had already formed a solid alliance with the Punishment Hall, Engineering Hall, and Agriculture Hall. These three Halls were cooperating with Fang Yun everywhere.
The Medical Hall and Battle Hall's support was slightly weaker, but at least they would not become Fang Yun's enemy.
From a certain perspective, the five aristocratic families cooperating with Fang Yun was equivalent to cooperating with the Punishment Hall, Engineering Hall, and Agriculture Hall. Even if the benefits in the future were not great, the losses were still acceptable.
Moreover, the Zhang Heng Clan, one of the five aristocratic families, was destined to ally with Fang Yun. This was because the Zhang Heng Clan was as famous as the Mo Clan in the Engineering Hall.
Moreover, Fang Yun was Jingguo's last hope.
If Fang Yun failed, the five aristocratic families would have no choice but to join the other countries. Even if the other countries welcomed them, it would not change the fact that they were stray dogs.
The aristocratic families could be defeated, but they would never surrender without a fight.
The five aristocratic families did not reply immediately. Instead, they communicated secretly through letters.
Soon, tea was served on the table. Everyone discussed in secret while drinking tea.
After a full hour, the head of the Zhang Heng Clan, Zhang Hu, was the first to agree. He expressed that he was willing to form an alliance with Fang Yun. As long as Jingguo did not fall, the alliance would last forever.
The Chen Shengshi Clan was the second to agree. They had no choice.
Chen Shengshi was the only and last Half-saint in Jingguo. He had the most conflicts with other Half-saint families, unlike the other aristocratic families. Even if he had conflicts with other aristocratic families, they had slowly faded many years ago.
If Jingguo could not be saved, the other countries and aristocratic families who had a grudge against the Chen Shengshi Clan would not let it go. The Chen Family would inevitably fall to the bottom. Moreover, the Chen Family's foundation was not comparable to those ancient aristocratic families. If they could get Fang Yun's help, even if they failed, their decline would be slowed down.
The Cui Sheng Clan was the third to agree. Jingguo was founded by Cui Sheng and the Great Ancestor of Jingguo. They did not want to see Jingguo fall. Therefore, the Cui Sheng Clan had been secretly supporting Fang Yun. Inside the Cui Sheng Clan, there was a unified voice. If Fang Yun had a conflict with the royal family, they would try to stand on Fang Yun's side. Some people in the Cui Sheng Clan were even willing to support Fang Yun's ascension as long as the title of the country was not changed.
The Gong Yang Clan agreed. The Gong Yang Clan was the orthodox Confucian family. Half-saint Gong Yang Gao's master was Kong Sheng's disciple Zi Xia. Behind him was Dong Zhongshu's lineage. In the Confucian family, their status was second only to Kong Sheng's lineage. Even if they failed, Fang Yun's enemies would not target them too much.
The last was the Ban Gu Clan. When the three heroes of the Ban Family established the Ban Family in the Han Dynasty, they had inherited the radical style of foreign affairs. Whether it was Ban Gu or Ban Chao, they had participated in foreign wars. As a historian, although the Ban Family was not as powerful as the Gong Yang Clan, they were more pragmatic. Therefore, they had always admired Fang Yun.
Since the five patriarchs had agreed, under the witness of the guests, Fang Yun and the five patriarchs went to the shrine and drank blood as an oath.
Before the family banquet ended, Fang Yun took out some treasures that were very common in the Sacred Burial Valley but were very rare in the Saint Origin World. He gave them to everyone who came, such as the precious Life Fruit and Life Prolongation Fruit.
However, Fang Yun secretly gave more things to the Chen Sheng Clan, and they were all divine items that were effective against Half-saint.
The next morning, the five patriarchs of Jingguo jointly announced that the situation in Jingguo was very serious. For the sake of the people's health, for the development of Jingguo, and to resist the Demon Realm, the five patriarchs fully supported the Strike Hard Department's campaign and the reform of Jingguo.
The news swept through Jingguo like a tsunami.
In the Saint Origin World, the status of the Holy Clans had always been higher than the royal family.
Many things were ignored by the royal family, but once the Holy Clans made an announcement, it was much more significant than the royal family.
Yesterday, even when Fang Yun used the Council to threaten and entice, no family left the palace.
Today, within an hour of the announcement by the five great aristocratic families, the families surrounding the palace dispersed in an uproar. Some families even cleaned up the ground before leaving.
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