By this point,
the Sky Peng Horizontal had returned Li Tiange to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce.
This was by no means letting a tiger go free.
Because as soon as Li Tiange returned to the Li Family Chamber of Commerce,
Li Bicheng "persuaded" Li Tiange to use his "sacrifice" ability to contribute to the Hanchuan Simida, in exchange for sparing the lives of Li Tiange's father, Li Yunbin, and the rest of his family, while allowing them to keep some of their property.
In fact, Li Bicheng had prepared other contingency plans as well.
But Li Tiange knew he was doomed and had accepted that there was no way out. Perhaps mindful of how indulgent Li Yunbin had been toward him all these years, his conscience finally stirred. In the end, he went to his death "willingly," sniffling and sobbing.
That saved Li Bicheng from having to use his contingency plans.
After this battle,
the Li Family Chamber of Commerce had suffered tremendous losses.
Not only had it burned through vast amounts of resources for enhancing its Kindling Warships, severely affecting the growth of the many Kindling Warships under its command for at least the next year,
but the loss of forty Star Destroyers was enough to deprive it of firm control over multiple trade-route hubs, giving other factions the chance to exploit the opening and expand their power.
It had also somewhat undermined the Li Family Chamber of Commerce's position as ruler of the Zhongli River System.
Aside from that, the most serious consequence was the severe internal conflict triggered by the selection list, which had made the atmosphere within the Li Family Chamber of Commerce tense overnight.
The internal conflicts that had flared up, the rifts that had formed, and the infighting that had ensued would