203: Chapter 203 Discovering Cangming

Time passed slowly, and it was now the year 2235.

After more than four years of development and military buildup, the number of Xia Country's class-c spaceships had reached a staggering 100,000.

The reason for such a high number was that interstellar trade had not stopped during these years, and system influence points continued to increase frantically.

Su Fan exchanged for more spaceship production lines. Combined with the previous lines and the resources plundered from the Canglan Empire, the fleet size finally reached 100,000 ships.

Once the count reached 100,000, the plundered resources were temporarily exhausted.

But it didn't matter, because 100,000 ships already possessed the strength to sweep through the Milky Way, the Black Dragon Galaxy, and the Alma Galaxy!

At this moment, within the territory of Blue Star, 80,000 spaceships were undergoing inspection.

Next, Xia Country would once again campaign through the Milky Way. The purpose this time was to clear out the remnants of Canglan and eliminate all Level 3 civilizations in the Milky Way.

According to reconnaissance by the Xia Country Reconnaissance Legion, the former First Prince of the Canglan Empire—now the Great Emperor Cangming—had hidden in the area directly east of the Canglan Fourth Ring after meeting up with a fleet of 20,000 spaceships that had been campaigning abroad.

They were discovered because, two months ago, Cangming sent a small squad of ships back to the Canglan Imperial Star to investigate. They were spotted by the one hundred ships Su Fan had hidden near the Imperial Star.

After tracking them, the Xia Country fleet successfully located the Canglan remnants led by Cangming one day ago.

They immediately reported such major news to their superiors, and Su Fan learned of it at the first opportunity.

Thus, this military review was held.

80,000 class-c spaceships blotted out the entire starry sky. At Su Fan's command, they grandly activated their Warp Drives and jumped toward a certain star system in the eastern region of the Fourth Ring!

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Since the Canglan Empire's defeat and the withdrawal of the 20,000 ships supporting the Black Dragon Empire, the Black Dragon Empire had been defeated two years ago. The Alma Federation successfully occupied the Black Dragon Galaxy!

According to reports from frontline scouts, the Alma Federation broke through the Black Dragon Imperial Star two years ago and massacred everyone on the planet. All the Black Dragon People on the Imperial Star became fertilizer for the Alma People!

Next, the Alma People dispatched a large number of ships to attack other planets in the Black Dragon Galaxy. Any planet that encountered an Alma attack saw every living creature on it exterminated root and branch!

This practice was countless times more brutal than that of the Xia Country people!

As of now, the Alma People had slaughtered all living beings on every planet in the core region of the Black Dragon Empire and then 'planted' their own 'people' there.

Su Fan felt a chill run through his body when he heard this news; this method of racial extermination was too ruthless.

In truth, whether it was the Canglan Empire, the Black Dragon Empire, or the current Xia Country, they might exclude alien civilizations, but they had never been cruel to this degree.

Watching the video sent back by the frontline scouts' ships, Su Fan almost vomited.

The Alma People would first kill all the Black Dragon People on a planet, but they would leave the corpses.

Then, a large number of seeds would be scattered across the planet.

When these seeds landed on the corpses, they would immediately take root and sprout, then devour the entire corpse as nourishment to grow rapidly.

In just one or two days, the entire planet would be filled with Alma People!

“The Alma People absolutely cannot be allowed to remain!” Su Fan secretly resolved.

This was also the resolution of all the Xia Country high-level officials who had watched the video!

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“The remnants of the Canglan Empire actually fled to the eastern region of the Fourth Ring, right across from the Black Dragon Empire. Do they also worry about the Alma People invading the Milky Way?”

On one of the ships of the expeditionary fleet, Su Fan was chatting with the Great Elder.

“They probably are worried,” the Great Elder said after a moment of thought. “After we captured the Canglan Imperial Star, we only stayed for a short time before leaving.”

“Cangming and his people definitely have contact methods with some people on the Imperial Star. They are very clear about the situation there.”

“Under these circumstances, the fact that they held out for four years before deciding to go back and investigate shows they have some patience.”

“Unfortunately, only a little,” the Great Elder shook his head.

“In this situation, the best way would be to find a safe place as quickly as possible to lay low and develop,” Su Fan said with a smile.

“The current Cangming is like rootless duckweed. They have talent and resources, but they couldn't take the spaceship production lines or large-scale industrial facilities with them.”

“At a time like this, if they aren't certain, they should find a safe place to establish a foundation first. Otherwise, in a war, every ship they lose is a ship they can't replace!”

“It won't last!”

“Perhaps this Cangming thinks we only intended to plunder a batch of resources and then leave?” The Great Elder laughed.

“Perhaps.” Su Fan swiped his hand across the 3D star map in front of him, zooming into a specific location.

This location was where Cangming and his people were: the Fran Star System.

The Fran Star System was not a particularly large star system. It had two habitable planets, ten rocky planets, and two gas giants.

The two habitable planets were Planet Four and Planet Five.

Cangming was currently working in a palace on Planet Four.

Few people knew that the Fran Star System was actually an important base built by the Canglan Imperial Family. It had complete industrial facilities, but they were all hidden underground and inactive.

This was the Canglan Imperial Family's backup plan. If they faced a crisis of extinction, they would hide here and develop slowly!

Su Fan's assessment was correct. These remaining fugitives of the Canglan Empire did indeed need to lay low and develop, and Cangming was doing exactly that.

However, what he didn't expect was that just by sending ten ships to circle around the Imperial Star, his home base would be discovered by Xia Country.

Inside the palace, Cangming was frowning as he looked at intelligence from the Black Dragon Galaxy.

According to reports from their informants in the Black Dragon Galaxy, the Alma People had slaughtered everything on the planets throughout the core region of the Black Dragon Galaxy.

“The Alma People are a truly disgusting race. For Imperial Father to ally with them back then... he must have been driven mad by the desire to win!” Cangming frowned.

He strongly disapproved of the alliance with the Alma People to attack the Black Dragon Empire back then, but since Emperor Cangyang insisted on it, he had no choice.

“In about twenty years, these Alma People will have wiped out all life in the Black Dragon Galaxy,” Cangming analyzed.

“When that time comes, the Canglan Empire will be their target.”

“Can we block them?”

“Great Emperor, do we need to be the ones to block them?” A minister nearby said. “Shouldn't that civilization that invaded us step forward?”

“Otherwise, once the Alma Federation enters, all life in the entire galaxy will die!”

“Don't be delusional! They are just invaders, and they haven't appeared again since they broke the Imperial Star,” Cangming said in a serious tone.

“I'm not sure if they are fishing or if they really just plundered a batch of resources and left.”

“We cannot place our hopes on invaders!”

“In the entire Canglan Star System, we canglan people are the most numerous. Once the Alma Federation breaks through, their fate is easy to imagine.”

The minister nearby frowned, wanting to continue arguing, but considering his position, he ultimately sighed and quietly withdrew.

Other ministers also wanted to voice their views, but seeing this, they could only shake their heads and retreat.

What Cangming didn't realize was that his perspective was too benevolent, which was of no benefit to restoring his nation.

Of course, he wouldn't have the chance to be benevolent for long, because the Xia Country fleet was about to arrive at the Fran Star System!

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