List handed out lavish rewards. It looked as though he had suffered heavy losses, but in truth, he had thoroughly tied the Dark Faction of the Blue Star Federation to his war chariot.
Moreover, every reward he chose served a purpose.
For example, the five Sword Forgemaster slaves he gave Li Yifei.
Even without the secret to becoming an advanced knight, Sword Forgemasters were still considered to have entered the extraordinary realm.
Controlling Sword Forgemasters meant that the Blue Star Li Family had achieved a breakthrough in the extraordinary realm.
This was far more important than anything else, at least to the Li Family.
Li Yifei tried to keep the reward for himself, but the old geezers of the Li Family were no pushovers. They immediately seized upon the key point.
"The baronial title is yours, and so is the fief. The Sword Forgemasters must be handed over to the family."
The Li Family elders directly gave up the vast majority of the rewards. In terms of sheer value alone, Li Yifei had gotten an enormous bargain.
But in the long run, both the title and the territory would be registered under Li Yifei's name. As long as he gradually grew stronger, he would reclaim them sooner or later.
This was determined by the Dark Empire's laws. It was not something the Li Family could change simply because they wanted to.
But Sword Forgemasters were different. They were the key to stepping into the extraordinary realm. The Li Family could keep them firmly under its control and even develop further in this specialized field.
Thus, Li Yifei was deeply frustrated. He had set his sights on the Sword Forgemasters as well.
"The family can have the right to use the title and fief. I want the Sword Forgemasters."
"Impossible, Li