731: Li Gui: Did I pretend in vain?

Wo Er held his niece Vera's hand, standing on the ruins shrouded by the mecha's shadow, and opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

But no matter how hard he tried, only meaningless sounds like "Ah ah woo woo" came from his throat.

Due to his extreme nervousness, he lost control of his body.

Wo Er was nervous, and Li Gui was equally so.

However, Wo Er's nervousness stemmed from his fear of the colossal object and his uncontrollable excitement at the arrival of hope.

Li Gui's nervousness, on the other hand, simply stemmed from whether his pose was cool enough.

Inside the cockpit, Li Gui, who appeared calm on the surface, frantically called out to Ya Zi:

"Ya Zi, Ya Zi, how was my entrance? Was my tone of voice very pretentious? What's the feedback from the domestic audience? Did I embarrass our Expeditionary Force?"

Why would Li Gui ask such a question?

Naturally, it was because tens of seconds earlier, just before the last space jump, Yang Dian had informed Ya Zi to livestream the entire operation to rescue the Niu Ru people of Niu Ru Star.

Who doesn't like to show off in front of people?

Even Li Gui, who was already forty or fifty years old, had reached the Late Stage of the Martial Dao Level 6, and was the commander of the Expeditionary Force's First Legion, was no exception.

If he could, he wanted to preserve his heroic image and play it for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren years later, personally telling his grandchildren how awesome their grandfather used to be.

Unfortunately, Ya Zi's answer left him a little disappointed.

"Due to no prior livestream notification, the number of domestic viewers was only 273,800, with the vast majority being active-duty military personnel."

"Active-duty military personnel, according to military requirements, focused their view on the space battle."

"The number of ordinary citizens watching the livestream accounted for only 17.36%, or 47,500 people."

"Among them, only about 0.2295%, or 109 people, had their view locked on you."

"Among the 109 people, only 1 person praised your actions."

Li Gui looked up at the sky, speechless and choked with emotion:

"So, the entrance I painstakingly designed was basically for nothing?"

"Not at all," Ya Zi replied very honestly:

"You killed 6 Guang Yao People and blew up a Guang Yao Civilization stealth fighter."

"Although in my opinion, capturing the Guang Yao People alive and fully acquiring the stealth fighter would maximize benefits."

"But killing and destroying them, and rescuing the Niu Ru people they were guarding, still counts as a military achievement."

Li Gui was silent:

"What tricks did the others play? Leaving aside the military personnel, why were there only over 100 people whose view was locked on me?"

"This number is not small," Ya Zi said truthfully:

"Excluding military data, among the remaining ordinary viewers, 66% had their view locked on the commander, 23% switched their view between the space battlefield, and the remaining 11% focused their attention on other members of the Expeditionary Force."

"The viewers locked on you accounted for 2.09% of the remaining audience. This data is not small, and the viewing numbers can rank among the top five of the Expeditionary Force, Expeditionary Force affiliated legions, and Expeditionary Force Machina legions."

"Sigh~" Li Gui let out a long sigh:

"Young Yang can get 66% of people to watch him just by sitting in his office, while I pondered for so long and only got so few people?"

"Is there really such a big difference between people?"

After he finished sighing, he nodded at the small Niu Ru person who had broken free from the embrace of the big Niu Ru person in front of him, ran closer, and looked up at him.

Then he moved his head to the right, and a red laser shot from his glabella, blowing up a deeply hidden camera in the ruins, before he spoke again:

"Ya Zi, are there any other hidden dangers around?"

"Detecting..."

"No hidden dangers found within a 72-kilometer radius. Resistance forces found 73 kilometers to the southwest. Guang Yao Clan Golden Life has organized resistance forces."

"Please note, Guang Yao Clan Golden Life possesses Star-Patrolling Realm combat power, can resist most kinetic attacks below the Star Dome Realm, is completely immune to laser weapon attacks below Star Dome Realm intensity, and can devour metal to restore strength."

"Due to the excessive destructive power of Star Dome Realm level attacks on the continent, Star Dome Realm level laser weapons have not been tested."

"It is recommended to dispatch Dragons to attack it using transcendent energy attacks."

Li Gui looked back at the three giant Dragons behind him.

Although only 3 days had passed since the contract was signed, and it was a subjugation contract, not an equal contract.

But after three days, Li Gui had already come to regard this obedient, powerful, and tireless Mutant Dragon as a true companion.

Now, to send it to be cannon fodder?

Li Gui blinked:

"Southwest direction, 73 kilometers, there are Guang Yao Clan resistance forces."

"You, go and test how deep the water is for the Guang Yao Clan Golden Life."

Beast taming, after all, was for cannon fodder.

If it didn't act as cannon fodder, should the Expeditionary Force soldiers fill the gap with their lives?

If a tamed beast died, another one could be contracted.

If an Expeditionary Force soldier died, their families would cry.

Li Gui didn't want to carry the ashes of soldiers and send them home again.

Thinking of this, he added another sentence.

"Oh, and the Guang Yao Clan's Golden Life can devour metal, so take off your mimetic mecha before you go."

The three-headed black Dragon snorted a hot breath from its nose, then with a thought, the mimetic mecha filled with cold energy on its body instantly turned into countless particles, gathered around it, and transformed into a three-headed Dragon statue.

After shedding its armor, the black Dragon did not hesitate. It let out a loud Dragon roar towards the sky and then rushed towards the southwest.

He heard the wails of the Dragon Clan coming from the southwest.

Not long after the black Dragon left, hundreds of rhomboid devices fell from the sky.

The devices fell like meteors, as if they were going to pierce the earth.

But before impacting the earth, the rhomboid devices suddenly stopped, hovering ten centimeters above the ground, not even stirring up a speck of dust.

Two seconds later, accompanied by an urgent "beep beep" sound, one side of the rhomboid device's wall suddenly opened, forming a ramp that landed.

Then, pig-like, pink-colored guide robots flew out of the device, circled above the still bewildered Niu Ru people, and broadcasted in the Niu Ru language:

"Dear Niu Ru friends, we are the Huaxia Expeditionary Force from the deep reaches of the Universe. The Expeditionary Force, at the invitation of Aola, captain of the Niu Ru Ring Starship, has come to Niu Ru Star to rescue the Niu Ru people who were attacked by the Guang Yao Civilization."

"Currently, the Guang Yao People in this area have been cleared, but there are still Guang Yao People and Guang Yao Machina threats in the distance."

"To ensure your safety, please enter the escape pods as soon as possible. We will transfer you to a safe area."

"Repeat, we are the Huaxia Expeditionary Force, invited by Aola to Niu Ru Star to rescue you. Please enter the escape pods as soon as possible. We will transfer you to a safe area..."