Chapter 659: Truce Agreement 3
Jiang Cai’Er had long since reorganized the base and comforted the wounded. The families of the deceased would receive generous death benefits, and their children would be given preferential treatment in the future. Political affairs were Jiang Cai’Er’s forte, so Li Xiang didn’t need to worry about them.
Besides large-scale construction on Mars, Jiang Cai’Er also dispatched Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ships to the seven massive moons—specifically, Jupiter’s Moons I, II, III, and IV, as well as Saturn’s Moons V, VI, and VIII—to build Earth Calculation Centers and Celestial Calculation Centers. Her power was advancing by leaps and bounds, far faster than even Chiba Yuki’s.
Even Luo Feifei couldn’t help but marvel that Jiang Cai’Er was no weaker than her.
After everyone had returned to their peak strength, or even reached a new level, and Mars’s defenses had become impregnable, Li Xiang planned to lead Luo Feifei and Chiba Yuki to launch surprise attacks on some Planet Dominators.
After all, the Solar Element had eight major planets, and six of them were now in the hands of Exotic Beasts.
The Earth Humans’ faction now had four powerful Planet Dominator Realm experts—Li Xiang, Luo Feifei, Jiang Cai’Er, and Chiba Yuki—as well as Divine King Realm masters like Yao Yao and dozens of Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ships. As for the number of Saint Tier Transcendents, according to the latest news from Shen Wenqian, it had surpassed the ten-thousand mark, while those below Saint Tier numbered over a hundred million. This was enough to face the Space Exotic Beasts within the Solar Element in a major clash.
Just as Li Xiang was about to make his move, a massive Exotic Beast Legion arrived from the depths of the Black Mist Star Realm.
There were eight at the Planet Dominator Realm alone. Combined with the few already in the Solar Element, the total number exceeded fifteen.
So, Li Xiang retreated with the two women to prepare for battle, planning to mount a staunch defense.
Luo Feifei said, “If it really comes to it, we can consider migrating. I found a star system similar to the Solar Element in an unfamiliar, desolate Star Realm. It has a super-large planet, three times the size of Earth, but with a similar environment. And, well, I’m that planet’s Planet Master.”
The flow of time in that star system might be different from the Solar Element’s. Luo Feifei felt like she had spent decades there, but upon returning, only eight or nine years had passed in the Solar Element.
She had entered a profound state of seclusion to achieve Fusion with that super-large planet, losing all track of time. When she emerged from that state and did a quick calculation, she realized how many years had passed. She had rushed back to the Solar Element in a panic, thinking her mother had already passed away and she had missed seeing her one last time. But in the end, everything was fine.
She had also taken the time to return to Earth a few days ago and stayed with her mother for a few days. Her mother was in great health. At home, she had plenty of Spiritual Medicine gifted by Li Xiang, as well as a robotic dog for security. Plus, they lived in the most central, high-end residential complex in City No. 03, so Luo Feifei was at ease.
Jiang Cai’Er agreed with Luo Feifei’s proposal. “We have enough Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ships now. Combining the ones on Earth and Mars, although some retrofits aren’t complete yet, we estimate sixty ships will be available for use within five years.”
Earth already had thirteen ships in service. Due to years of war on Mars, they had acquired one hundred seventy or eighty Divine King Realm corpses, but some weren’t of high enough quality. Jiang Cai’Er had selected forty-seven qualifying corpses for retrofitting, bringing the total between the two planets to sixty ships.
A single “Divine King Level” ship could carry around one hundred million people, so sixty ships meant six billion. Adding the several hundred “Divine Level” Stellar Mother Ships, each capable of carrying twenty to thirty million people, they could transport everyone in a single trip.
But the retrofitting would take time.
“It’s not that simple,” Li Xiang said, shaking his head.
Jiang Cai’Er immediately understood the problem. The Stellar Mother Ships could only fly there conventionally. Who knew how many light-years away Luo Feifei’s planet was from the Solar Element? It would take forever to get there!
Luo Feifei, on the other hand, had used a Space Passage to arrive quickly.
Luo Feifei was stunned, too. ‘That’s right… Although I can cleave open a Space Passage and stabilize it with a Space-Time Anchor, and I also know of an Ancient Starry Sky Road, both the Space Passage I create and the Teleportation Arrays on the Ancient Starry Sky Road are too small. At most, they can only allow a few dozen people to pass through at a time. They can’t accommodate a Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ship.’
Moreover, the journey required more than just one jump or teleportation; there were fifty or sixty of them in total. Even traveling alone, it had taken her a very long time.
Just as they were meeting to discuss whether to retreat or defend—and how to do either—a vast and mighty wave of Spiritual Fluctuations washed over them from space. It was from a King of Exotic Beasts at the Planet Dominator Realm, inviting them to meet in deep space for ceasefire negotiations.
Li Xiang: “…”
The women: “…”
“What kind of play is this? Since when are the Space Exotic Beasts so kind?”
“This isn’t a trap, is it?”
After all, the advantage wasn’t on their side.
Regardless, Li Xiang and the others decided to go and talk.
In the end, Li Xiang sent a reply via Spiritual Fluctuations: “We agree to negotiate.”
After a brief communication, they settled on a time and place.
「Three days later.」
Li Xiang, leading the women, arrived at the negotiation point aboard the Cloud Whale Aerospace Carrier.
The reason they took the Cloud Whale was that it was built with pure Earth technology. The Divine King Level Stellar Mother Ships, while large and impressive, were retrofitted from the corpses of Divine King Realm Exotic Beasts. If they showed up for negotiations in a ship like that, the Kings of Exotic Beasts on the other side would likely fly into a rage and attack before a single word was spoken.
The Cloud Whale was a good choice. It had a distinct Earth feel.
This Cloud Whale was far from its original state. Over time, as technology advanced, Jiang Cai’Er had performed comprehensive upgrades and maintenance on its electronic equipment, onboard weaponry, and more. Its performance had improved by more than just a little.
The negotiation was a long, drawn-out affair. It had to be said that the Space Exotic Beasts were not a low-level, barbaric civilization. They had their own great thinkers who were skilled in negotiation, protracted deadlocks, and even psychological warfare.
However, on Li Xiang’s side, people like Yao Yao and Erin had grown into their roles. With Jiang Cai’Er, the Solar Element’s foremost Wisdom Goddess, presiding over the talks, handling the situation was still quite easy.