Published: February 13, 2025
In this situation, Ye Zhongming had encountered something similar with the Star Eye Clan.
Currently, the All Races of the Universe have been terrified by the Slave Clan. Too many failures have drained their courage to continue resisting.
For many, living in the Survivor Fortress and drifting through the universe may allow them to survive for many years—perhaps even hundreds or thousands of years, or even longer!
It's better than making a meaningless sacrifice. If they expend their entire fortune and lose their race to genocide, what significance would that hold?
Who would want to take risks if the outcome meant certain death?
The same goes for the Laina Aliens. Perhaps Queen Ning Jihua Mei and Ana personally lean towards trying, but their positions dictate that such actions are not permitted. They hold power but cannot act freely.
After Ye Zhongming reached the peak of his power, he intended to take action against the Slave Clan. Technically, they could do it with the strength of the Su Clan Alliance, but it would be immensely costly. A single failure could bring about the extinction of their clan. Even if they succeeded, it would take a significant amount of time to convert the results into benefits to compensate for their losses, making it too easy for others to take advantage of them.
Thus, they needed allies, the strength of allies, and allies to share the risks.
Ye Zhongming's expression shifted from relaxed to somewhat serious.
“I do not deny that dealing with the Slave Clan will incur predictable or unpredictable risks and costs, but your majesty should also acknowledge what will be gained if we succeed.”
Ye Zhongming rubbed one hand against the fingers of the other.
“Skipping over the process and talking about the results, or the results you believe, is meaningless.” Ning Jihua Mei slightly shook her head, showing no reaction to Ye Zhongming's words.
“Indeed, I myself do not have absolute confidence,” Ye Zhongming quickly shifted gears. “But I believe I am the one closest to achieving a good result. Please take a look at this video.”
The queen and Ana opened the terminal to view the video Ye Zhongming had sent. It showed aerial footage of the battle of Divine Artisan City, likely filmed from a warship on the Su Clan Alliance's side.
The content of the battle of Divine Artisan City is now well understood by most races, and they are studying it. Some battle footage has been obtained, but not all.
This was the first time the queen and Ana saw the battle at the city gates, and their attention naturally focused on that bizarre yet terrifyingly powerful creature.
“We integrated the genes of the Slave Clan into this creature, and now you see its destructive power.”
“Yes, we obtained the genes of the Slave Clan—not the scarce fragments we got from parasites, but segments, even whole ones.”
“We also have a considerable amount of Slave Clan flesh and blood tissue. To put it this way, our research on the Slave Clan has made rapid progress in recent years, far exceeding the level of other races.”
“Or you could say— we have already figured out how to deal with the Slave Clan and have prepared combat plans, but the manpower and resources required are substantial. The preparation will take too long. If we could have Laina Star's assistance, it would greatly shorten this process and eliminate the possibility of unforeseen changes.”
Ye Zhongming continued to make impactful statements to Ning Jihua Mei and Ana.
“Perhaps your majesty will feel uncomfortable or not believe this, but I must say, for us in the Su Clan Alliance, besides ourselves, there is no one or race that is indispensable. Not teaming up with us will only delay our actions, but it will not affect the final outcome. The cooperation intention I am bringing is simply because we do not want to wait any longer and do not want to miss this opportunity, that’s all.”
“It’s not a request; it’s certainly not a plea, but rather out of friendly… inquiry.”