Chapter 496

Chapter 496: Sudden Appearance

Two days later, Mares arrived at the headquarters of the foreign affairs department located on the life planet.

He boarded the Large Battleship left by the human federation there.

His attitude was calm, as if he were unaware of the deception he had fallen for.

The Large Battleship quickly headed towards the coordinates of the star cluster, moving steadily forward.

…

After another half a month, the blood-colored planet officially saw the Great Flame Empire dispatch its troops.

Commander Guli led the way.

On the humanity side, after months of organization, the total military strength of the five legions had reached nine hundred thousand, all participating in this expedition.

On the Demon Race side, they also nearly mobilized all their forces, with a total military strength of one million five hundred thousand.

The most abundant forces came from the Black Tiger Tribe, whose total military strength reached a staggering one hundred million, all elite troops drawn from various tribes.

The high-ranking leaders of the Black Tiger Tribe also nearly mobilized all their forces.

Over one hundred million troops advanced in mighty numbers.

However, their momentum seemed somewhat subdued.

The main reason was that the Black Tiger Tribe still held dissatisfaction and anger towards the Great Flame Empire.

“Gentlemen, the Military Department of the Great Flame Empire has issued orders, informing us to prepare to command the troops into the flying treasure according to the original plan.”

Inside the Black Tiger Tribe’s military tent, Chief Nika looked at the nine leaders.

“Do as you wish; anyway, if it’s just a matter of troop mobilization, we will follow their orders.”

One leader scoffed, “As for combat… it’s the same; we’ll execute their orders. If the soldiers choose not to obey, that’s their problem.”

“Exactly, because of suppressing the rebellion, we high-ranking leaders have lost all prestige in the Black Tiger Tribe.”

Another leader nodded and said, “It’s normal for the soldiers to ignore our orders. Honestly, even if we cooperated and issued various commands, the soldiers might not fully obey.”

Chief Nika hesitated for a moment but still reminded them, “Deploying troops so quickly, we have already informed the Great Flame Empire that the Black Tiger Tribe’s forces have not completed integration. The rebellion has just settled down, and there will definitely be many troublesome matters.”

“If the soldiers disregard various commands, I believe the Great Flame Empire’s military won’t blame us.”

“But in any case, we must order the soldiers not to clash with the soldiers of the Great Flame Empire to avoid any casualties.”

The nine leaders remained silent, but their attitude clearly indicated agreement.

The Black Tiger Tribe had just quelled a rebellion, and now they were to mobilize all their elite army for an expedition; there were bound to be many issues.

In this regard, no matter how unreasonable the Great Flame Empire might be, they could not place blame on them.

According to the Great Flame Empire’s military, minor problems were acceptable, but there must be no civil unrest among the troops, especially no incidents of Black Tiger Tribe soldiers attacking human soldiers.

This was a strict prohibition enforced by the Great Flame Empire’s military.

No matter how dissatisfied they were, these high-ranking leaders had to act cautiously.

If such conflicts were to erupt, they feared that this expedition would turn into a large-scale war between the Great Flame Empire and the Black Tiger Tribe.

Despite the Great Flame Empire and the Demon Race having only a combined total of two million troops, their combined strength was merely one-fiftieth that of the Black Tiger Tribe.

However, if a fight truly starts, the Black Tiger Tribe, aside from having an advantage in top-tier combat power, would be incredibly weak.

Furthermore, the so-called advantage in top-tier combat power only applies when the Emperor of the Great Flame Empire does not intervene.

They are well aware of how the Great Flame Pirates, with just over two thousand members, defeated the Spirit Heart Tribe’s thirty million troops in half a day.

If a significant problem arises, that same method could also be used against the Black Tiger Tribe.

“Send a message to the army to prepare to board the flying treasure. Then issue layered commands—regardless of the situation, there must be no conflict with the soldiers of the Great Flame Empire. Anyone who disobeys will be killed on the spot, and those who act will receive a generous reward.”

Chief Nika began to issue orders.

These commands spread throughout the entire army of the Black Tiger Tribe.

Half an hour later, tens of thousands of flying treasures departed from the army of the Great Flame Empire, entering the armies of the Black Tiger Tribe and the Demon Race.

These flying treasures were all hastily crafted by a large number of craftsmen mobilized by the Political Council over the past few months.

In a situation where materials were abundant, the craftsmen, though limited by their levels, produced flying treasures that were not particularly fast.

They also did not set up defensive formations and lacked functions like energy shields to block perception ability.

However, each flying treasure, when expanded to its maximum, was enormous enough to accommodate over ten thousand soldiers from either the Black Tiger Tribe or the Demon Race.

Following the orders of the Great Flame Empire’s military, the soldiers of the Black Tiger Tribe and the Demon Race entered these flying treasures in batches.

Each flying treasure only housed three to four thousand individuals, making it not too crowded.

After spending over two hours, the more than one hundred million soldiers of the Black Tiger Tribe finally all boarded the flying treasures.

These flying treasures immediately began to shrink, soaring into the sky.

According to the planned schedule, they would dock with the battleships and transport ships in outer space.

So far, under Dr. Qi Li’s continuous modifications, the Great Flame Empire possessed one Large Battleship, two small space battleships, three large transport ships, and five medium transport ships.

For this expedition, ten out of eleven space vessels were deployed, leaving one medium transport ship to guard the blood-colored planet in case of unexpected situations.

As all the flying treasures entered the space vessels, the ten space vessels gradually accelerated, moving towards the vast emptiness of space.

Once they exceeded the speed of light and were unaffected by the gravitational pull of surrounding celestial bodies, these space vessels performed Space Jumps one after another.

They soon reached the outer space not far from Colin Planet.

Since ordinary flying treasures lacked defensive formations on the outside, they could not withstand space radiation, these battleships needed to send all the flying treasures directly to Colin Planet.

In fact, the interiors of these flying treasures also did not have Five Elements formations, which meant they could not generate air.

The air inside the flying treasures would deplete over time, consumed by the soldiers within.

However, the soldiers inside the flying treasures were all high-end combatants above level eighty.

Going without breathing for several months was not an issue; it would not cause significant effects in a short term.

Upon reaching the outer space near Colin Planet, the ten space vessels continued their approach towards the planet.

Only three flying treasures personally crafted by Yi Chen flew out from the space vessels.

They began to clear out the Spirit Heart Tribe scouts surrounding Colin Planet, ensuring that the army would not be discovered before appearing on the planet.

An hour later, the ten space vessels quietly entered the atmosphere of Colin Planet, hovering above the stronghold of the Spirit Heart Tribe.

With the command from the headquarters, the Army of the Three Races began to mobilize urgently.

Tens of thousands of flying treasures left the space vessels, quickly heading to the surroundings of the Spirit Heart Tribe stronghold as per the established plan.

Countless soldiers from the three races surged out of the flying treasures.

“This… isn’t this the life planet of the Black Tiger Tribe?”

“What’s going on? Looking at the defenses, how does it resemble a life planet under the control of the Spirit Heart Tribe?”

After leaving the flying treasures, the soldiers of the Black Tiger Tribe lazily reformed their ranks according to orders, preparing to carry out their half-hearted approach.

But soon, some soldiers from the Black Tiger Tribe noticed something was wrong.

The various defenses around them were incredibly strong and completely different from the defensive structures of the Black Tiger Tribe’s tribes.