"Lord Xia Feng?!"
Bai Xiaowen was somewhat shocked.
From what he currently understood, Great Xia Fief should have been one of the top-ranked territories in the Star Alliance.
Based on the information he had gathered, Bai Xiaowen divided the Star Alliance territories into five tiers.
The first tier consisted of the core territories of the three major organizations, such as the Divine Court's Barros Territory and the Radiance Society's Boyd Territory.
The second tier consisted of territories with considerable standing within the three major organizations, such as Lord Xia Feng's Great Xia Fief. Their strength had already approached that of the three organizations' core territories, threatening their status and even drawing a certain degree of suppression as a result.
The third tier was made up of old-established territories in the usual sense, such as Queen Bee's Wuzhou Territory and Kenneth's Gondor Fief—the one Kenneth who had been defeated by Lord Xia Feng in a duel.
The fourth tier should have included old-established territories like Great Tang Domain, which had grown corrupt and declined rather than advanced, though they still retained their independence.
The fifth tier consisted of vassal territories, or perhaps semi-colonies—those without any autonomy.
Bai Xiaowen did not keep the other party waiting and directly accepted the private chat.
[Xia Feng - Great Xia: Sorry to bother you.] [Lu Wang - White Phoenix: You're too polite, sir... May I ask what this is about?] [Xia Feng - Great Xia: Forty percent of the mining rights, and I'll guarantee your safety. The term is one year. When it expires, you may decide for yourself whether to end the protection arrangement. If you agree, announce it in the group.]
Bai Xiaowen was slightly taken aback.
He had originally been wondering whether Lord Xia Feng had approached him because he