149: Postwar statistics

Two days later, at 9:30 AM, Hai Star and Tianqin Star reached a preliminary cease-fire agreement after the first round of online negotiations.

He Ming rested his chin on his hand, pondering internally.

Once Hai Star and Tianqin Star reached a final reconciliation, Hai Star would free up its forces and certainly send heavy troops to attack Blue Star; at that time, it wouldn't be as simple as just a hundred warships.

After all, the news that Blue Star potentially possessed technology from Level 3 or Level 4 civilizations had already reached the Hai Star Royal Family.

And Blue Star could not afford a second interstellar war.

Even having acquired more than fifty Hai Star warships, trying to contend with Hai Star, which was backed by thirteen resource planets, was still too difficult.

Furthermore, the energy consumption of the Hai Star warships was a major issue; they could not be used long-term without major modifications.

And what was needed was time.

Although Blue Star also possessed cosmic warships, their speed was too slow, and they could not yet be called interstellar warships.

They were barely adequate for defense, but if they wanted to launch an offensive, they still had to rely on Hai Star's fifty-plus warships.

To gain the initiative, equipping super-large warp engines was the most pressing matter.

This required massive resources; if they could control the resources of the entire Beastman Star, it might barely suffice, but that was unrealistic.

After all, Beastman Star was right on the doorstep of the Hai Star Civilization, and managing to squeeze out even a few resources was already difficult.

The only solution was to transport resources from the Luol Star System.

Thinking of this, He Ming had already sorted out the issues that needed immediate resolution.

1: They must disrupt the peace talks between Hai Star and Tianqin Star to buy crucial development time for Blue Star.

2: Consolidate Blue Star internally; the taut string cannot be allowed to slacken just because this battle was won.

3: Resolve the resource issue as quickly as possible.

[How many days are left until the second peace talk between Hai Star and Tianqin Star? Give me a specific time.]

[10 days later, 9:30 AM.]

[Based on Blue Star's current resources and strength, help me devise the optimal plan to disrupt the peace talks.]

[Log into the Star Empire virtual network platform, have Huaxia Federation diplomat Li Rui add Tianqin Star's diplomatic ambassador Zhang Zexing as a friend, send information about the Hai Star fleet's defeat, use technologies such as the Space-Time Bridge as bargaining chips, and jointly attack Hai Star 14.]

[What is the success rate?]

[100%.]

He Ming raised an eyebrow slightly. He did not entirely approve of this plan; the peace talks would be disrupted, but the cost was too great.

If Tianqin Star obtained the Space-Time Bridge, it would become an existence even more troublesome than Hai Star.

Moreover, Blue Star could simply not afford a second interstellar war in the short term.

Furthermore, if Hai Star was pushed too far, they might overturn the table completely.

If Hai Star revealed the information about Blue Star potentially possessing Level 4 civilization technology to the Star Empire, then everyone would lose, and Blue Star would be the first one unable to survive.

But this was also unavoidable.

Without using the omniscient notebook for global deduction, Blue Star could not have defeated the Hai Star fleet.

It was precisely because the omniscient notebook was used that the Hai Star people mistakenly believed Blue Star had mastered beyond-visual-range quantum detection technology, a technology only possessed by Level 4 civilizations.

He Ming ran the deduction several times in his mind, still feeling that the solution provided by the omniscient notebook was unusable—the repercussions were too severe.

He changed his line of thought and continued asking questions.

[How can I delay the negotiation time? The longer the better. Provide the optimal plan.]

[Log into the Star Empire virtual network platform, have Huaxia Federation diplomat Li Rui add Tianqin Star's diplomatic ambassador Zhang Zexing as a friend, send information about the Hai Star fleet's defeat, key parameters of the Hai Star warships, composition of the Hai Star Royal Family, troop distribution on the main battlefield...]

He Ming read it patiently and understood the logic behind this plan.

This was intended to strengthen Tianqin Star's bargaining chips at the negotiation table, forcing Hai Star to pay the highest possible price and time cost to conclude the peace talks, or even cause them to collapse.

[If I complete the above plan and let things develop naturally, how long will the delay ultimately be?]

[9 months and seven days...]

[How many troops will Hai Star dispatch to attack Blue Star?]

[7 army groups.]

[How many warships are in one army group?]

[185 ships.]

[How many Star destroyers?]

[6.]

[How many years will it take to reach Blue Star?]

[7.5 years.]

[During this period, will the Hai Star people reveal information about Blue Star to the Star Empire?]

[No.]

Seeing this answer, He Ming felt relieved. As long as they didn't attract the Star Empire, that living ancestor, there was still a chance to turn the tide.

Over the next few hours.

He Ming asked thousands of questions about the Luol Star System and compiled and input this information into jarvis.

"jarvis, Blue Star post-war data."

"Yes, sir."

Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, simple and easy-to-understand tables appeared before his eyes; most were clear at a glance just by reading the summary.

He Ming quickly scanned them, committing all the data to memory.

The Blue Star people won, but they paid a heavy price for it.

The total number of casualties in this battle was 24,701 people.

The elites cultivated by the Huaxia Federation at the cost of massive resources suffered nearly one-third losses in this battle.

The number of "Flood Dragon" medium-sized drones consumed was approximately 850 million units.

The number of lost warships was 13, including one Star Sea Star destroyer.

Their foundation was almost emptied; without three to five years of rest and recovery, they would absolutely be unable to catch their breath.

Fortunately, the gains were also immense.

In this battle, Blue Star acquired more advanced Hai Star vessels, including three Star destroyers: the adjudicator, the judicator, and the destroyer.

Battleships: 20 ships.

Energy supply vessels: 8 ships.

Frigates: 16 ships.

Landing ships: 6 ships.

Number of Hai Star captives: 1,751.

He Ming: "We cannot use this kind of life-for-life fighting strategy anymore."

"jarvis, send the sixth and seventh stages of the Star Guidance Technique to Jiang Zhenhai."

"Send the sixth and seventh stages of the Basic Cultivation Method to the Seventh Bureau."

"Yes, sir."

"Notify Blazing Phoenix, Bai Xiaofei, Zhang Zhifei, Bai Qianqian..."

He Ming paused, thinking of Shui Meng's figure. It was still very necessary to keep this mascot by his side; without her, trying to suppress Wang Chao across cultivation stages would simply be a pipe dream.

"Add Shui Meng. Three months from now, we leave the Solar System. Relatives may be brought along."

"Sir, under what name should I notify them?"

"As an order."

"Yes, sir."

The first to receive the message was Blazing Phoenix. He was currently sitting cross-legged atop the destroyer vessel, performing breathing cultivation.

Upon hearing the special notification sound, Blazing Phoenix immediately opened his eyes and raised his hand to look at his smart bracelet.

[Three months from now, leave the Solar System.]

It was a simple sentence, with no explanation of the reason and no room for discussion.

This was something jarvis had learned from a certain scholar: the more concise the words, the heavier their weight.

The corner of Blazing Phoenix's mouth curled up slightly, and he murmured to himself, "I've wanted to leave this world and see the outside for a long time."

"Second Uncle, where are you going?"