104: Chapter 104 A Huge Sum of Fifty Million! Planetary Defense Network and Diamonds Like Pockets!

The leviathan-class aerospace carrier flew steadily above the clouds.

Looking down from high altitude, the outline of the Asian continent gradually faded into the distance.

Hundreds of heavy transport ships detached from the main fleet, escorting 400,000 survivors from Kunlun Base, changing course toward the frozen tundra of Siberia.

What awaited these prisoners of war was an endless life of titanium mining.

Inside the top-level command cabin of the carrier, the temperature was comfortable, and not a trace of engine noise could be heard.

Chu Feng leaned back in the spacious captain's chair, his legs crossed.

General Li Jianguo and several other high-ranking Asian military officers had already been escorted to the special cells on the bottom level of the carrier.

Across the entire surface of the Earth, all large shelters possessing organized armed forces had been completely wiped out.

From this day on, there would only be one voice on this planet.

Evelyn held a pure gold tray in both hands, crawling on her knees before Chu Feng.

The tray was lined with black velvet, on which dozens of top-quality diamonds the size of eggs were neatly arranged.

These were spoils of war looted from the vaults of European financial magnates, each one a rare treasure of the world.

Under the illumination of the lights, they refracted a dazzling, mesmerizing radiance.

"Master, these are the best quality jewels we have selected. Please take a look."

Evelyn looked up, her eyes filled with fawning and a hint of greed she could barely conceal.

Women are naturally powerless against such shiny stones.

Chu Feng glanced at the tray.

He casually picked up the largest pink diamond and placed it between two of his fingers.

Applying a little force, a crisp "crack" sound rang out.

The diamond, known as the hardest natural substance on Earth, was crushed into fragments directly by his cell-enhanced fingers.

Pink powder fell through his fingers onto the carpet.

Evelyn trembled all over in fear and hurriedly lowered her head.

"Just stones," Chu Feng said, brushing the powder off his hands. "If you like them, take them and divide them up."

Hearing this, the eyes of the women in the command cabin lit up instantly.

The Russian Twins looked at each other and carefully took one each.

Isabella had no interest in these stones. She had once been a princess of the European Royal Family and had seen countless jewels growing up.

She just knelt quietly by Chu Feng's feet, using her slender fingers to straighten the creases of his suit trousers.

Chu Feng paid no attention to the women dividing the loot; his focus was concentrated on the system panel in his mind.

Account balance: 50,000,000 Wealth Points.

This was an unprecedented massive fortune.

Now that the internal threats to Earth had been cleared, what needed to be faced next was the Star Core Race fleet arriving in over two months, as well as the Void Swarm lurking in the depths of the universe that could be lured here at any time.

The defense must be upgraded.

Chu Feng opened the system store. Today, the three item slots in the store were emitting a blinding purple-gold light.

[Item 1: Planetary-class Energy Defense Net Array (Full Set)]

[Price: 30,000,000 Wealth Points]

[Details: A global defense matrix composed of 360 synchronous orbit satellites. Once activated, it can form a 10-kilometer-thick high-frequency energy shield around the Earth's atmosphere.]

[Capable of withstanding continuous bombardment from planet-destroying cannons. Includes optical stealth and radar shielding functions, allowing the entire planet to be completely hidden from cosmic view.]

Good stuff. This was practically putting an invincible turtle shell on Earth.

With this, there was no need to fear alien fleets conducting long-range fire suppression on the ground directly from space.

If they couldn't break the shield, the enemy would have no choice but to obediently land on the surface to fight a war of attrition.

Thirty million Wealth Points—money well spent. Chu Feng clicked to purchase immediately.

[Ding! Deducted 30,000,000 Wealth Points. Purchase successful!]

[Planetary-class Energy Defense Net Array has been sent to near-Earth orbit and has begun automatic deployment. Estimated deployment time: two hours.]

The balance instantly shrank to twenty million. Chu Feng continued to look at the next item.

[Item 2: Clone Troop Unlock Card (Special Class)]

[Price: 10,000,000 Wealth Points]

[Details: Breaks the genetic limitations of basic clones. After use, the Arsenal can cultivate mutant troops with special abilities.]

[Includes: "Ghost Assassin" with optical stealth capabilities, "Heavy Armored Behemoth" standing five meters tall, and "Electromagnetic Disruptor" with biological electromagnetic interference capabilities. (Note: The cost of special troops is ten times that of ordinary soldiers.)]

Chu Feng's eyes lit up. Although the 100,000-strong clone army in his hands had undergone cell enhancement, the unit types were too monotonous. They were all infantry armed with spears and grenades. In complex battlefield environments, tactical coordination was not flexible enough. Unlocking special troops would make the combat power of his bandit legion more multi-dimensional.

"Buy." Ten million Wealth Points were deducted. A card emitting golden light appeared in the system space.

With ten million points of balance remaining, Chu Feng looked at the third item, which was a blueprint for an advanced agricultural eco-park, priced at five million. It was to solve the feeding problem for hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war and slaves. Chu Feng bought it casually and handed it to Anna to handle.

After the spending was done, five million remained in the account as a reserve fund. Making money was meant for spending. Looking at his ever-strengthening trump cards, Chu Feng felt very secure.

Two hours later, the leviathan-class aerospace carrier finished its transoceanic flight and hovered steadily above the Global Financial Center in Los Santos.

Chu Feng took the women in the elevator and returned to the penthouse suite of the building. It was noon outside. The sky over Los Santos was crystal blue, and the sun was bright.

Chu Feng walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window. "Mother Hive. Activate the planetary defense net." "Understood, Boss."

In outer space above Earth, 360 silver satellites with strange designs were evenly distributed in synchronous orbit. As the command was issued, all the satellites lit up with blinding blue light simultaneously.

Three hundred and sixty thick energy beams connected to each other in space, forming a massive glowing network that completely enveloped the entire Earth. Following this, the light net expanded outward and merged. A semi-transparent energy shield, ten kilometers thick, formed around the outer atmosphere.

Looking up at the sky from the ground in Los Santos, the sight was incredibly shocking. The originally azure sky suddenly revealed a layer of faint hexagonal energy honeycomb patterns. These patterns shimmered with a soft light, filtering the blinding sunlight into something very gentle. It was as if the entire sky had been covered with a sci-fi dome.

The civilian slaves who were moving bricks on the street stopped their work again, staring blankly at the anomaly in the sky. They were already used to such things; they just knelt on the ground one after another, skillfully kowtowing and praying toward the direction of the Global Financial Center.

Inside the suite, Stussy, Evelyn, and the others stood behind Chu Feng, looking at the honeycomb-patterned sky outside the window, their eyes full of awe. They could not understand this power that could change the heavens and the earth, and could only attribute it to the work of a god.

The alien maid Zero walked to the window, a string of complex data flashing in her water-blue eyes. "Master." There was a hint of unconcealable shock in Zero's voice. "This is a planetary-class deflection field above a Level 7 civilization. Even the home planet of the Star Core Race does not have such an advanced defense system."

Zero turned her head, her gaze toward Chu Feng becoming even more fanatical. She discovered that she could not see through the man in front of her at all. Not only did he possess the twelve-winged biological weapon of a Level 6 civilization, but he could also conjure this era-transcending ultimate defense net out of thin air.

"Activate optical stealth." Chu Feng ignored Zero's shock and continued to issue orders. "Command received."

The hexagonal patterns in the sky disappeared instantly. Everything returned to its normal azure blue, as if nothing had ever happened. But in cosmic space, the location of Earth turned directly into a deep, pitch-black void. Optical rays were completely absorbed and refracted by the defense net, and even the most advanced detection radar could only scan a silent vacuum. Earth had "cloaked" itself in the universe.

Chu Feng turned around with satisfaction and sat down on the leather sofa. The turtle shell was built; next was to let go and mass-produce troops.

"Anna." Chu Feng looked toward the workbench. "I am here, Master." "Import the data of the newly unlocked clone troops into the Arsenal."

Chu Feng threw the golden card in his hand over; the card turned into a stream of light in mid-air and drilled directly into the main control computer.

"Stop all production lines for ordinary infantry. From now on, focus all efforts on cultivating these three types of special troops."

Anna quickly checked the parameters of the new troops, and her expression changed. "Master, the combat power of these three types of special troops is terrifying, but the cost is too high. The nutrient solution and metal resources needed to cultivate one special soldier are enough to cultivate ten ordinary clones. Our current resource reserves can only support the production of 10,000 special troops at most."

"10,000 is enough." Chu Feng leaned back against the sofa. Quality is better than quantity. With 100,000 enhanced infantry as meat shields and fire output, plus 10,000 elites with special abilities, it would be perfectly sufficient to deal with the upcoming interstellar war.

"Go and arrange it. Get them formed into an army as fast as possible." Anna acknowledged the order and withdrew.

Chu Feng relaxed his body, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest of the sofa. The troubles on the Earth's surface had been cleaned up, and the next two months would be a relatively peaceful period of development: building ships, mass-producing troops, and digesting the spoils of war.

Alice brought a glass of freshly squeezed juice and knelt beside him to feed it to Chu Feng. The room returned to an atmosphere of decadent luxury.

Meanwhile, far away in the Kuiper Belt at the edge of the Solar System, a strong spatial ripple suddenly appeared in the pitch-black cosmic space.

A giant silver warship, comparable in size to the moon, jumped directly out of a spatial wormhole. The surface of the warship was covered with complex energy patterns, and the front end featured a massive diamond-shaped crystal ram.

Surrounding this mother ship followed hundreds of slightly smaller frigates. The Star Core Race 7th Fleet had arrived in the Solar System ahead of schedule.