719: Operational Objectives

Facing everyone's determined stance, Yang Dian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

'The army's morale is high, it's just their strength that's a bit lacking.'

How to make up for a lack of strength?

Mechs, power armor, pet beasts, resource accumulation... Leaving aside mechs and power armor, those require Old Bai to advance technology.

The premise of accumulating resources is to have resources and a lot of time.

That leaves pet beasts.

Thinking of the small gifts he had prepared for the Expeditionary Force soldiers, Yang Dian waved his hand at everyone again:

"Don't adopt this 'succeed or die' attitude."

"Going to Niu Ru Ren Planet to rescue the Niu Ru Ren is mainly to accumulate combat experience in a space environment, to avoid being flustered when we encounter enemies in deep space in the future."

"All in all, it's best if Niu Ru Ren Planet can be saved, but it's also acceptable if it can't; the safety of our own people comes first."

After explaining the combat objective, Yang Dian bent his finger and tapped on the desk.

Crack~

With a soft sound, the all-steel desk instantly shattered into countless cubes.

Then these cubes rearranged and reassembled, finally forming a perfectly square portal from every angle.

Lei Ming, sitting next to Yang Dian, looked at the silver vortex rotating counter-clockwise in the center of the portal and subconsciously swallowed his saliva:

"This?"

Yang Dian surveyed the wide-eyed crowd and smiled:

"It's nothing more than a slight application of Qi and spatial power."

"There's nothing to be surprised about."

After a brief display, Yang Dian was the first to stand up and walk towards the vortex:

"Our Expeditionary Force soldiers' individual strength is top-notch on Earth, but in the context of the entire Universe, it's still a bit weak."

"I've prepared some small gifts for you on Emerald Dragon Star, which should significantly boost the Expeditionary Force's strength."

The moment his voice fell, Yang Dian had already stepped into the silver vortex and disappeared from the conference room.

Li Gui sighed at the sight:

"We're eating others' food, using others' things, and they still have to worry if we're not eating well enough or using things well enough."

"This life is so unfulfilling."

Standing up, he stomped his foot:

"Back then, I was a well-known figure in the Four Provinces of Mountains and Rivers."

"How did I end up like this now?"

Chen Ci looked at Li Gui, who was acting smug after getting a good deal, and couldn't help but roll her eyes:

"Old Li, just tell me if you want what the Army Commander prepared for us."

"If you don't, give your share to me."

Without waiting for Li Gui's answer, she immediately took her short legs, which despite being two-thirds of her height, seemed a bit long due to her small stature, and followed Yang Dian into the silver vortex.

Seeing his friend get flustered, Chu Anyun, the Commander of the Expeditionary Force's Third Legion, couldn't help but show a teasing expression:

"Serves you right for liking to show off, you old man, getting rebutted by a young lady."

Wu Quan, the Commander of the Second Legion, followed Chu Anyun and mimicked Chen Ci's words:

"Old Li, do you want the stuff or not? If not, give your share to me; I'm really short on resources right now."

"Get lost, you brat..."

After Yang Dian appeared, everyone, as if finding their backbone, stepped into the silver vortex with laughter and chatter.

And then.

Silence.

It was the rainy season on Emerald Dragon Star; dark clouds covered the sky, and light rain drizzled down.

But the ground in front of the high wall was surprisingly dry.

No other reason.

A thousand meters above the ground, several thousand Western Dragons of various colors, with outstretched wings, were neatly arranged, flapping their wings intermittently, pushing away the rainwater falling from high in the sky.

Looking at the giant Dragons, hundreds to nearly a thousand meters long, the Deputy Army Commander and the various Legion Commanders of the Expeditionary Force couldn't help but look at each other.

"This, a gift?"

Li Gui swallowed with some difficulty:

"How come it feels like any one of those Western Dragons could easily come down and beat me up?"

"Old Li, you're mistaken." Chen Ci, who had already activated her portable monocular, looked at the giant Dragons in the sky, her face gradually showing excitement:

"Although these giant Dragons are large, many are still in the Transcendent Realm."

"Only two-thirds have entered the Star-Patrolling Realm."

"Listen to what this young person is saying." Li Gui pointed at Chen Ci, his face showing the sentiment of an old man whose thoughts couldn't keep up:

"'Only two-thirds have entered the Star-Patrolling Realm.'"

"Is that something a person says?"

"Leaving aside technology and the deities that have revived abroad, aren't there only three people on Earth with Star-Patrolling Realm combat power: Daoist Qingfeng, Yue Shan, and Wang Wu?"

"Among them, only Daoist Qingfeng Cultivated on his own; Wang Wu is almost inhuman now, and Yue Shan's Soul is a dense mass."

"These are only two words that only energetic, fearless young people can say."

Chen Ci rolled her eyes at Li Gui:

"Old Li, did you forget our Army Commander?" Chen Ci walked to Yang Dian's side, stood on tiptoes, and bumped Yang Dian's arm with her shoulder:

"Our Army Commander is also an existence above Star-Patrolling."

Li Gui glanced at Yang Dian:

"Young Yang's Cultivation speed is inhuman, so exclude him as well."

Yang Dian chuckled:

"I haven't been parasitized by a parasite, nor have I been taken by the great unified survival will through Possession, and you're already kicking me out of humanity?"

After a light joke, Yang Dian pointed at the giant Dragons in the sky and said:

"This is the gift I prepared for the Expeditionary Force."

"Emerald Dragon Star has tens of thousands of giant Dragons in total; those we've captured and are willing to surrender are all here, a total of 6,353."

"Earth's Qi Revival time is too short; although we have outstanding potential, we ultimately need a lot of time to realize that potential."

"These giant Dragons can just help us through the initial difficult period."

"Each of you choose one; from now on, our Expeditionary Force will be a Dragon Knight Legion."

Lei Ming looked at a blue-gold Mutant giant Dragon in the sky, occasionally emitting wisps of electric light, his eyes gleaming, but he also had some misgivings in his heart:

"The strength of those Western Dragons in the sky is much greater than ours."

"Are there any restrictive means that can instantly make them lose their ability to act, or even prevent them from having any rebellious thoughts?"

"If not, then it's a bit dangerous."

"What if they feign surrender and secretly plan a rebellion?"

Hearing Lei Ming's murmur, Yang Dian smiled and then spread his right hand.

Eleven somewhat dusty-looking auxiliary Cultivation artifacts appeared in his palm and flew in front of everyone:

"Auxiliary Cultivation artifacts just made two days ago."

"Similar to Magic Treasures in the Cultivation world, after dripping blood to recognize a master and undergoing Fusion with the spirit and flesh, it has a storage space with a diameter of 1000 meters, possesses the ability to actively absorb Spiritual Qi to nourish the body and Qi, has a built-in intelligent System with radar scanning, ultra-long-distance communication, and functions as a small nuclear Fusion power station..."

After a brief introduction to the auxiliary Cultivation artifacts, Yang Dian finally added:

"I also inscribed a beast-taming array inside. After locking onto a target with your consciousness and activating the array, you can sign a Soul contract with the target, ensuring that the beast will not go out of control."