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Chapter 124 - 124: 123 Discussion
Chapter 124 - 124: 123 Discussion
Chapter 124 - 124: 123 Discussion
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Once Du Gang stopped absorbing the Red Crystal, the team transporting the materials immediately slowed down.
Yao Zhenguo quickly rushed in, asking, “What’s wrong?”
Shaking his head, Du Gang replied, “I’ve reached my power limits. The Red Crystal can no longer enhance me. Let them stop!”
“What?”
Startled, Yao Zhenguo hurriedly suggested, “If Red Crystals can’t enhance you, we still have Orange Crystals, Yellow Crystals… If all else fails, we’ll sell the spaceship and get you Purple Crystals…”
The E-class three-star spaceship was originally Du Gang’s spoils of war. He had no objection to its selling for Purple Crystals, which were to be Du Gang’s.
Public is public, private is private. This kind of spoils of war belonged to Du Gang. Yao Zhenguo wouldn’t use moral blackmail to force Du Gang to hand them over. It’s meaningless and unattractive.
Waving his hand, Du Gang rejected the offer, “No need, let them all stop. What I mean is, the crystals can no longer enhance my power!”
“What?!”
Furrowing his brow, Yao Zhenguo asked, “How will you enhance your power in the future?”
“I don’t know.”
Seeing Yao Zhenguo’s worried face, Du Gang endeavored to reassure him, “It’s okay if the crystals can’t enhance my power. This means I’ve reached my power limits…”
“Actually, it’s normal, you should know that those who are of Meteorite-level and above, basically stopped using the Rainbow Crystals. The Rainbow Crystals are useless to them!”
After thinking, Yao Zhenguo realized this was indeed the case.
With a smile, Du Gang explained, “Those at the Meteorite-level stop absorbing crystals as soon as they break through. To enhance their power, they can only absorb cosmic energy. As for my crystal-boosted power is enough to kill a Meteorite-level, it should be enough!”
All of sudden, Yao Zhenguo mentioned, “I’ve learned from a cosmic energy analyst that there’s something called a Source Crystal. Not only could it boost the power of a Meteorite-level entity, but also a Comet-level one…”
Shaking his head, Du Gang interrupted him, “I know about Source Crystals. I’ve read about them in books. It’s a high-density crystal naturally born in nature and is said to be associated with the birth of planets… Often stored near the core of a planet, even the Purple Orchid Kingdom can’t exploit it…”
“Let’s forget about such treasures. Even the Purple Orchid Kingdom can’t exploit them, not to mention our wasteland star domain. Even third-level forces may not possess it!”
Seeing that Yao Zhenguo still had something to say, Du Gang quickly cut him off, “Enough talk. Gather the sages. We need to discuss strategies!”
“That… alright.”
Yao Zhenguo left the room helplessly. He felt quite disappointed after hearing that Du Gang would no longer be able to increase his strength.
Half an hour later, in a fairly spacious conference room, Du Gang, Yao Zhenguo and a group of scholars were all gathered.
Once everyone was gathered, Du Gang looked at the time. It was eight o’clock in the evening. He looked at the group and said, “Summoning you all here is to discuss the matter regarding Overlord’s wedding with Nalan Yanran tomorrow!”
These two, one being a Comet-level and the other a Meteorite level, are considered powerful in the Wasteland Star Domain. The moment news of their wedding hit, it immediately topped the Wasteland Star Domain hot search.
All the citizens are discussing their wedding.
Furthermore, all the forces in the Wasteland Star domain, including the Earth Civilization, have received invitations to the wedding. Some have even publicly responded on social media that they will surely attend, further stoking anticipation for the event.
In addition, the fifth spot on the hot search list features an introduction about Earth.
The main reason for this is Overlord and Nalan Yanran.
Overlord has stated that Earth, a newly-promoted first-level force, harbors natives who killed Nalan Yanran’s son. To please his queen, he will send troops to conquer Earth for revenge after the wedding!
The reason for his early announcement is twofold: firstly, to please Nalan Yanran and secondly, as a warning!
Just as the Nalan family feared previously, their attack on the Earth might provoke other forces.
Despite being a Comet-level, Overlord wouldn’t dare to attack a force at will. He definitely needs to explain the reasons, otherwise it will provoke others forces, and their Barnard Civilization won’t last long.
The fact is, there are quite a few people willing to give Overlord’s face.
The internet is flooded with sayings like “an eye for an eye”, “repay debts”.
Only a very small crowd discusses the inhumanity of these actions.
Most people are blessing Overlord while jokingly saying they will surely watch Overlord’s expedition.
Even some websites have set up odds, hoping to cash in on the event.
Unfortunately, the public isn’t buying it. They’re not fools.
On one side, there’s a second-level force with a Comet-level powerhouse and over thirty Meteorite-level powerhouses.
On the other, there’s a force that just ascended to first-level, with only one Meteorite-level powerhouse!
No one thinks Earth will win, so naturally, no one will bet on Earth.
“The Internet…they’re all pessimistic about us. In their eyes, Earth is doomed by tomorrow…”
Shaking his head, Du Gang stated, “Their pessimism doesn’t matter. Our survival doesn’t rely on the internet users. Let’s now discuss Overlord’s wedding tomorrow!”
It’s certain they will attack!”
“What we need to mainly discuss is how we counter this!”
“Firstly, Overlord is at the Comet level. Do we have someone who can contend with him?”
As he spoke, his gaze fell on the head figure.
Nodding, Du Gang confirmed, “I should be able to fight him!”
Zhuge Shui continued, “We have a Comet-level combat power, but we have a huge gap in Meteorite-level combat power!”
“The enemy has over thirty Meteorite-level powerhouses, whereas we don’t even have a Purple-level warrior…”
“Once they attack Earth, even if we win at the Comet level, Earth would still lose!”
“Therefore, I propose that our Comet-level power Du Gang directly go to Barnard Star System and attend Overlord’s wedding. We should shift the battlefield to Planet Overlord! ”
The others had long thought of this, but they were worried that Du Gang might have other ideas, so they let Zhuge Shui present it.
Du Gang didn’t find anything wrong.
The essence of the matter is just like that. He and Overlord are bound to fight due to Nalan Yanran.
If the battlefield is chosen to be Earth, even if he wins, and the Earth is completely annihilated, then it’s still considered a loss!
Only if the battlefield is Planet Overlord can his victory be considered significant and meaningful if he wins!
“That’s fine. Let it be Planet Overlord!”
Du Gang was actually harboring the same thoughts, because he wanted to see Nalan Yanran once more.
Not because he missed her, but because he wanted to know how much she knew about him.
Lately, he had been contemplating the matter thoroughly. The actions of Nalan Hongwen were indeed peculiar, and both Wang Yixuan and Ming Yuwei were watching him closely.
It was as if Nalan Hongwen knew about the Ancient God, and was planning something sinister.
He wanted to confirm if Nalan Yanran knew more and whether she informed others about it.
At this moment, Zhuge Shui once again spoke up: “Mr Chairman, besides this, there is another matter that requires your intervention. ”
“Speak.”
“The Nalan Star System.”
Du Gang frowned, perplexed: “Didn’t I wipe out the 16 Meteorite-level elders of the Nalan clan?”
Zhuge Shui shook his head and sighed, “While all the Meteorite-level powerhouses were killed by you, they still retain a large number of Purple-level powerhouses on their planets.”
“If you go to Planet Overlord, it is inevitable that the Purple-level warriors of the Nalan clan would come for you, and by that time, nobody on Earth would be able to resist them!”
“By your reckoning, you want me to go to the Nalan Star System first and exterminate all the Purple-level soldiers?”
Purple-level soldiers, even though there are only a minority who possess strong talents that can reach this level, when considering the billions of people in the Nalan Star System, there should be at least ten thousand or even more Purple-level soldiers!
He shook his head, “The number of Purple-level warriors in the Nalan Star System is too large and too dispersed, I can’t possibly wipe out all the billions of inhabitants of the Nalan Star system, can I?”
Zhuge Shui chuckled, “You don’t need to do that.”
“You might not be too familiar with the specifics of the Nalan Star System.” Du Gang immediately looked over, waiting for him to elaborate.
Zhuge Shui smiled and continued, “The Nalan clan refers to itself as the Nalan tribe, but in reality, they all originate from one planet. The so-called Nalan clan simply adds the prefix name of their base star, Nalan Star.”
“Within their star system, only a very small number of people have the privilege of bearing the Nalan surname.”
“For instance, upon promotion to Meteorite-level, one is granted the Nalan surname; apart from this, only the offspring of Meteorite-level members can bear this name.”
“Aside from that, their rule is actually stringent.”
“They exploit their subjects extremely harshly.”
“So, once you eliminate the direct descendants of the Nalan clan, their internal structure would collapse.”
“Those factions secretly plotting to counter-attack Earth are primarily the offspring of the sixteen Meteorite-level elders.”
“Therefore, once you eliminate the Nalan clan’s direct descendants who are secretly plotting to counter-attack Earth on these sixteen planets, the danger to Earth after your departure would be effectively mitigated.”
Du Gang paused a moment, then asked, “How did you know they were secretly plotting to counter-attack Earth on these sixteen planets?”
At this point, Yao Zhenguo chuckled, “Where there are people, there is intrigue…ln this world, money talks.”
“Since we have already determined ourselves as enemies of the Nalan clan, naturally, we’d have made our moves when we had the ability to understand them.’
“Although the Wasteland Star Domain doesn’t contain any second-level banks, we still have the Wasteland Bank, which the people of the Wasteland Star
Domain frequently use. Its currency, when compared to the Purple Orchid
Coin, is a ten thousand to one ratio.”
“Bribing some people from the Nalan Star System with Wasteland currency is quite easy.”
Yao Zhenguo smiled, “Speaking of which, it’s also related to their clan’s circumstances.”
“The Nalan Star System employs a hierarchy system, where individuals get different treatment based on their level of strength.”
“For instance, ordinary people of their planets can only have one wife, produce one child, possess a single house, own a car that’s not above a hundred thousand, etc.”
“Remember, however, every person harbors emotions such as jealousy, envy which are present in everyone on all planets.”
“Therefore, the prospect of earning a lot of money by betraying a key member of the Nalan clan is highly tempting to the ordinary people there.” “Moreover, most servants are ordinary people.”
With that, Yao Zhenguo directly opened his wristwatch, displaying a three-dimensional model of a massive castle.
“This castle, called Nalan Fort, is the residence of the clan’s eldest member, and it covers an area of one hundred thousand square meters.”
He pointed at a section of the model highlighted in red, saying, “Here is where the descendants of the direct line are currently holding a meeting!”
Du Gang exhaled in awe. These people who managed nations professionally were on another level. The Nalan clan had just lost sixteen elders to him not long ago. Yet, they had already turned so many people against them through the network.
Considering they could monitor the activities of the direct members from all sixteen Nalan planets, one could imagine their formidable capabilities.
He admitted that he had underestimated the people of Earth!
He hadn’t expected them to unveil their opponents’ full capabilities in such a short time!
Yao Zhenguo chuckled, “The Wasteland Star Domain respects the strong, but in reality, a population majority doesn’t possess any superpowers—almost more than half of the total.”
“We noticed a prevailing situation when we first connected to the Wasteland network.”
“That is that all the powers in the Wasteland Star Domain fundamentally run on a hierarchy system, paying little attention to ordinary people and neglecting their survival, thus, the living standards of the ordinary people on any planet is the poorest.”
“The hopes of ordinary people lie in giving birth to a child with the potential for awakening, hoping to alter their social status.”
“While we can’t change their potential, we can utilize money to change their lives.”
Yao ZhenGuo’s mouth curled upwards, “Our Earth Union has established a secret organization, known as Sparrow. Its sole purpose is to develop these overlooked ordinary humans.”
“Just give me some time, and I’ll plant Sparrows all over the Wasteland Star
Domain!”
“By then, we can stay informed of every single move.”
“Therefore, Mr. Chairman, as long as we weather this crisis, I believe the Earth
Huaxia can rise again.”
“Uh huh!”
Du Gang was taken aback for a while, then finally managed to squeeze out two words, “Very good!”
Having said this, he rose to his feet and spoke, “In that case, there’s no time to lose. I’ll depart for the Nalan Star System immediately. Send all the information relevant to that location to my spaceship!”
This time, he has to depart on his own!
The quickest cultivator on Earth at the moment is Jindan Wang, who has already reached the Green Level. However, there is still a long way to go before reaching the Purple Level and being able to board a spaceship..