Published: February 12, 2025
"We are going to open the planet hunting grounds."
Ye Zhongming's statement left everyone confused, unsure of how this related to dealing with the eight heads from Dark Strip City.
"Indeed, we should open the planet hunting grounds. The deadline given from above is approaching, and since we made this decision, we still need to inform the other All Races of the Universe, giving everyone some time to prepare," lord Xing responded, though he looked at Ye Zhongming in puzzlement and asked, "What does this have to do with dealing with the eight heads?"
Ye Zhongming smiled, "It naturally depends on our operations."
He didn’t keep them guessing and continued, "No matter how you look at it, the eight heads will definitely participate in the planet hunting grounds."
After considering this, everyone nodded.
Although the planet hunting grounds were dangerous, they also offered great profits. Many races could cover hundreds of cosmic days' expenses with the spoils from just one hunt. Even larger races, with a bit of luck, could gain numerous benefits and enhance their strength.
In the past, Dark Strip City had also participated, but it was in the form of a collective effort from the eight heads. After all, while they were a medium race, they ranked poorly among all medium races in the universe. While they could dominate in their small city, they wouldn't look impressive outside of it. If they didn’t join forces for battle, sending out any number of people would mean losing that many.
This time, since it was the Star-Eye Clan opening the planet hunting grounds, it was equivalent to their home turf. Although this home turf didn’t mean much for smaller clans, if the eight heads gained this privilege, coming together might allow them to accomplish something.
This home turf meant they could prioritize selecting hunting areas on the planet and be the first to land in the hunting grounds.
A planet has countless hunting areas; there are always a few that offer very high cost-performance ratios, where the prey and materials are valuable with low danger.
Once selected, as long as the strengths are not too disparate, they could easily gain substantial profits.
Such opportunities would not be missed by the eight heads, who had long since gotten used to exploiting the Star-Eye Clan. Moreover, in the few instances where non-large races opened planet hunting grounds, they typically arose from the alliance of the local city.
Of course, even under those circumstances, it didn’t happen often. After all, planet hunting grounds are undeveloped areas, and the risk is high—one misstep could lead to catastrophe for medium and small races.
If the Star-Eye Clan chose to open the planet hunting grounds, the eight heads would certainly come to exert pressure, compelling the Star-Eye Clan to handle this matter under the guise of Dark Strip City. At that point, they could deploy a coalition to fight, and it was almost guaranteed—they would undoubtedly use the Star-Eye Clan’s warriors as cannon fodder, clearing the way for themselves while trying to gain as many benefits from the hunting areas as possible.
What they did today was underhanded, and they knew it. They also understood that the Star-Eye Clan would harbor hatred against them. If they could use the opportunity presented by the planet hunting grounds to weaken the Star-Eye Clan, or even push them to a point of no return, that would be ideal.
For these reasons, once the Star-Eye Clan opened the hunting grounds, the eight heads would definitely take the initiative to participate.
"Their greatest mistake is their lack of understanding of the current Star-Eye Clan. They still think we are the original Star-Eye Clan, and their chances of winning this time are simply a desperate gamble. The asymmetry of information is their greatest weakness and the starting point of their descent into the abyss."
Ye Zhongming's lips curled into a cold smile. Today’s events truly infuriated him. As the King of Cloud Summit, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?