201: Chapter 201 The Problem

"Taking over the Canglan Imperial Star isn't actually that easy," the Great Elder said with a frown.

"The Canglan Empire has lost, but the canglan people won't necessarily admit defeat. When we take over, many of them will surely cause trouble."

"Then kill them!" Su Fan gave a cold smile. "Have the soldiers put on their mecha. Anyone who refuses to obey or causes trouble is to be killed on the spot!"

Next, a large number of mecha landed on the Imperial Star. Just as the Great Elder had guessed, many canglan people resisted, and some even pulled out Level 4 weapons!

Unfortunately, in the face of Level 4 mecha, they could only be suppressed.

A month later, the Xia Kingdom had completely taken over the Canglan Empire.

By this time, as many as several billion people had died on the Imperial Star!

A vast number of rebels were killed; on the Canglan Imperial Star, blood flowed like rivers!

After moving into the Imperial Star, Su Fan, the Great Elder, and many Xia Kingdom officials sat in the former Imperial Palace of the Canglan Imperial Star, discussing their next move.

"I didn't expect the people on the Imperial Star to resist so fiercely."

"If I'd known they'd resist this much, it would have been better to just blast them all to death with one shot!" a radical general said.

"A single blast would inevitably damage the terrain of the Canglan Imperial Star. It would be a pity to ruin such a good planet; our Xia Kingdom people will need to move in later," a conservative official said with a smile.

"It's best not to move in for the time being. Don't forget, there are still twenty thousand ships out there watching us like tigers," a meticulous official remarked.

Su Fan and the Great Elder watched the officials discuss quietly. When he felt they had talked enough, Su Fan spoke.

"Everyone's points are very valid. Summarizing your views, I believe we cannot move into the Canglan Imperial Star just yet."

"First, the Canglan Empire still has residual military forces, with as many as twenty thousand spaceships; their strength cannot be underestimated."

"Second, our investigation shows that Crown Prince Cangming of the Canglan Empire has already fled with a large number of their talents and resources. The Canglan Empire still has a leader."

"Third, the people of the Canglan Imperial Star are uncooperative. We are currently killing those who resist fiercely, but other canglan people might only be cooperating on the surface while harboring thoughts of restoration in their hearts."

"In summary, the Canglan Imperial Star is only temporarily occupied by us. They have a leader, strength, and the people's support. Our best choice is to plunder it and then return to the Xia Kingdom with the resources to continue our development!" Su Fan concluded solemnly.

"Su Fan is right. Everyone, get ready; try to bring back the most precious resources!" The Great Elder stood up with a smile.

"Let's go, let's go! Although we didn't occupy the Imperial Star this time, these resources are more than enough, haha!" Everyone left the Imperial Palace laughing.

There were many precious resources on the Canglan Imperial Star, but Su Fan paid them no mind.

At that moment, he was in a basin where a large number of engineering machines were frantically digging into the ground.

The temptation of high-level cosmic rarities was truly hard to resist!

A day later, under the excavation of advanced engineering machinery, a piece of high-level cosmic rarity was unearthed.

It was a purple-gold metal block, roughly the size of an adult's head.

According to the information provided by the system, this metal was called Purple Sun Gold, the primary raw material for building class-b spaceships.

Upon learning of its effects, Su Fan was overjoyed. Such a crucial strategic resource had to belong to the Xia Kingdom!

Thus, over the next month, a massive amount of Purple Sun Gold was excavated.

By the time they left, almost all of the nearly 8,000 spaceships were loaded with Purple Sun Gold, aside from some other high-level cosmic rarities!

During the retreat, Su Fan also quietly left 100 spaceships near the Imperial Star to scout for information.

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The news that the Xia Kingdom had withdrawn from the Imperial Star and taken a large amount of resources and materials was quickly learned by Cangming.

By now, he had become the new Emperor of the Canglan Empire with the support of the exiled nobility.

"Emperor Cangming, should we return to the Imperial Star now?" an official asked tentatively.

"We cannot return for now; we have no way of knowing if this is a ruse by the enemy," Cangming said with a frown.

"We will head east. Not only have the ten thousand ships on the Black Dragon Empire front left, but the other ten thousand have also retreated. We have already agreed on a meeting point."

"Only with strength will we have the confidence to fight our way back to the Imperial Star!"

"The Emperor is wise!" the officials shouted.

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The Xia Kingdom expeditionary force returned home and received a warm welcome from all the Xia Kingdom people.

The entire Xia Kingdom went wild!

"We beat the Canglan Empire? Holy crap! That's awesome!"

"Long live the Xia Kingdom! Long live God Su!"

"Have you heard? We brought back a massive amount of wealth this time!"

"That goes without saying! With the war won, what resources wouldn't be ours for the taking?"

"My seventh aunt's third cousin is in the military. He said the resources brought back this time are just the tip of the iceberg. Once they're unloaded, all the ships will head back to the Canglan Empire. There are even more resources left behind because they couldn't bring them all!"

"My eighth aunt's second cousin is also in the military. He says the Emperor of the Canglan Empire committed suicide!"

"My third uncle took part in the Imperial Star landing. He says the women of the Canglan Empire are really something else!"

"Tell us more, person above! I'll give you a like if you do!"

"I heard that the Blue Star once had ethnic groups from the Canglan Empire, but they were later wiped out by our Xia Kingdom."

"Sigh—what a pity. I heard they were blonde-haired and blue-eyed with very fair skin!"

"I heard my grandfather talk about it. He said he experienced it when he was young. They looked good, but once you got close, they had a terrible body odor."

"Wow! Your grandpa is a legend!"

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While the Xia Kingdom netizens were having their heated discussion, the 8,000 spaceships set off again two days later.

They would transport the resources left behind back to the Xia Kingdom. The numerous class-c spaceship production lines were already hungry for materials; this time, they would churn out a massive number of troops again!

Meanwhile, Su Fan and the Great Elder were discussing how to deal with the canglan people.

"Great Elder, barring any accidents, once the resources are brought back, our number of spaceships will increase drastically. Occupying the Milky Way won't be a problem at all."

"Those twenty thousand Canglan Empire spaceships are just a minor issue." Su Fan took a leisurely sip of water.

"I understand. What's giving me a headache lately is how to handle the canglan people," the Great Elder said, rubbing his temples.

"There are too many of them. If any problems arise, it will be catastrophic!"

"Furthermore, since there is no reproductive isolation between the Xia Kingdom people and the canglan people, with so many of them, our people's genes will likely be assimilated by theirs over time!"

"That would be indirect extinction!"

Su Fan nodded in agreement. Genetic assimilation—this absolutely could not be allowed to happen!

"How about we issue a clear regulation forbidding having children with the canglan people?"

The Great Elder shook his head. "Prohibition won't work. When men and women fall in love, they will inevitably produce offspring."

"The canglan people aren't ugly. There will definitely be Xia Kingdom people who won't be able to help themselves!"

"Then what should we do?" Su Fan asked helplessly. "How about we implement a caste system?"

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