Xiao Chengjun Calls!

The sum was neither more nor less—exactly the so-called "civilization subsidy" the Alliance message had previously proposed for having Blue Star incorporated into the Great Prosperity Circle.

The other party had not waited for his reply at all. They had not even planned to listen to his refusal. They had directly forced the money into his account, making it clear they were disregarding his wishes and turning this so-called "negotiation" completely into a one-sided compulsory notice. They were using this method to pressure him, certain he had no way to resist the forces behind them.

Lu Yuan looked at that string of numbers, and a cold curve tugged at the corner of his mouth. A faint chill instantly spread around him.

Beside him, Ying Luan sensed the change in his aura. Her beautiful eyes lifted slightly, and her cool voice slowly rang out. "Little Junior Brother, did something happen?"

Lu Yuan raised his eyes and turned the watch screen toward Ying Luan. His tone was calm, yet carried a trace of disdain. "Nothing much. The people from the Cosmic Civilization Alliance didn't wait for my reply and directly forced that ten billion Galactic coins subsidy into my account."

Ying Luan's gaze swept over the remittance information. A hint of anger flashed through her beautiful eyes, and the pressure of the Star Extreme Realm around her faintly leaked out as she said coldly, "These people truly are used to being overbearing. They haven't put you or Blue Star in their eyes at all."

Hearing this, a trace of understanding of the universe's rules passed through Lu Yuan's eyes. His tone was steady, yet threaded with coldness, as he slowly nodded and said, "Indeed. In this world, strength is still what reigns supreme in the end. Without enough power, you don't even