Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 216 Excrement Fleet

It swallowed the large ring.

The Devouring Emperor sat on a huge golden chair. Below him, the officials in charge of the twelve districts and the main officials of the empire were arranged in two rows. The Devouring Great Ring was divided into 12 equal 'time zones' with the center as the origin. The highest ruler of each time zone was a 'governor'. All 12 'governors' were responsible to the Emperor of the Devouring Empire.

In addition, there were officials such as the Minister of Science, the Minister of Military Affairs, and the Minister of Production. This simple and brutal hereditary political aristocracy formed the high-level political ecology of the empire.

Since the 'Ring 1' took off from Earth, the political landscape of the dinosaurs seemed to have become completely fixed, with almost no major changes except for the transition from a republic to an empire 60 million years ago.

Now, all the high-ranking members of the Devouring Sect have gathered together, and there can only be one reason that can bring these political aristocrats together.

Humanity.

The Devouring Empire's optical observation system was not like the human Fitzroy-Ringer III telescope, which consisted of a 1-kilometer-diameter glass lens and a 10-kilometer-long multi-layered space lens. The Devouring Empire's optical observation system was more advanced.

The devouring mothership uses gravitational lensing technology that extends thousands of kilometers to lock onto target planets spanning several light-years. Its optical system can complete spectral analysis of surface resources in a short time, thereby determining whether the target planet is worth devouring.

In addition, the Devouring Empire's observation technology can use visible light to map the outlines of continents, and can also emit powerful X-ray equipment to penetrate the crust and detect mineral distribution. Although it did not mention gravitational wave communication technology, the Devouring Empire's directional neutrino detection system is sufficient to complete the task of scanning the Earth's core activity.

In the tens of thousands of years since arriving in the solar system, the Devouring Empire has already scanned all the planets and large satellites inside and outside the solar system.

This recipe was prepared 10,000 years ago.

In their observations of the solar system, the Devouring Empire had already discovered, 200 ring years ago (one ring year is approximately 370 days), that Earth's second-generation civilization was showing signs of large-scale entry into space.

At that time, the large-scale launch of space rockets by mankind had already attracted the attention of the empire.

Two hundred years ago, human civilization, which had just entered space, had undergone several technological explosions and had developed a considerable space military force, which greatly surprised the Devouring Empire. During the Dragon Ant Civilization period, from the first dinosaur astronaut, Gaja, to the large-scale entry of dinosaurs into space, a full 2000 years had passed.

Humans only took 200 years.

Most importantly, the envoy sent by the Empire never returned; the dinosaur diplomat named Big Tooth was imprisoned on Earth.

Humanity rejected his demand for 'support' from the empire and vowed to resist to the end.

Three days ago, through the long-range observation system of the Great Ring, it was clear that 2500 shining stars in the inner solar system formed a neat formation and were flying rapidly toward the Empire at a constant speed of 1% of the speed of light.

The Solar System Fleet launched an offensive against the Devouring Empire.

Since its founding, the Devouring Empire has devoured at least 80 to 100 civilizations. It still has breeding grounds for dozens of civilizations. Compared to those low-level civilizations that crumble at the slightest touch, this is the first time the Empire has faced an enemy that dares to take the initiative to attack.

As expected of a civilization on Earth, the human insectoids have not disgraced the Empire's home planet, which the Empire finds very gratifying.

But, my dear human insects, the struggle for the crown prince has always been like this.

The provocative actions of the human insects have already provoked the empire's wrath. "What do you ministers think?" the emperor of the Devouring Empire asked, his Devouring language carrying great authority.

The military minister said, "This is a provocation by the insects, and they must be completely eliminated."

The Minister of Science said, "In just 200 years, the technology of the human insectoids has already approached that of the Devouring Empire. The Devouring Empire must be cautious in dealing with this insectoid civilization."

The Development Minister said, "Humans are of appropriate size; they do not need ants to help them in the microscopic world, and they possess strength similar to that of dinosaurs. The potential of such a civilization is terrifying, and according to the Dark Forest Theory, it must be completely destroyed."

At seven o'clock, the governor said, "According to the earlier message from the Great Tooth Messenger, these human insects may be extremely delicious, much more delicious than those low-level civilization individuals in the Imperial Breeding Zone."

The Minister of Production said, "Your Majesty, the materials for the Great Ring are running low, and the production efficiency of the dismantling and reorganization factories is declining. The Empire needs to replenish its food supplies."

After the ministers had finished expressing their opinions, the Devouring Emperor scanned the noble ministers before him with his golden vertical pupils and said, "The great Devouring Empire does not need to follow the Dark Forest Law. Advanced civilizations will not dare to attack the Devouring Empire. The Devouring Empire is the spokesperson of the gods, but the complete annihilation of humanity is necessary!"

At seven o'clock, the governor said, "Your Majesty, we don't need to exterminate them all. We can cultivate some of these human insects. As creatures from our home planet, they must taste quite good."

"This is something to consider after the war is won," the Devouring Emperor said, turning to look at the Minister of Military Affairs.

"The human insectoids have launched a proactive attack on the Empire. Their courage is admirable. I'm starting to like these little insectoids. Minister of War, how do you plan to destroy their attacking fleet?"

The Minister of War said respectfully, "The Great Ring's defense system can easily dismantle their fleet."

"No!" the Devouring Emperor said unhappily, "Don't let them get close to the Great Ring. Let the fourth-class dinosaurs meet the enemy. Use the garbage fleet made of iron scrap left over from heavy nuclear fusion to wear them down."

The "garbage fleet" that the Devouring Emperor refers to here is the nearly one million Devouring Fleet outside the Giant Ring.

The Minister of War said, “Your Majesty, those fleets are merely filth we discharged from the mothership. Their combat power is limited, and they are likely no match for the human insectoid fleet. Twenty-two years ago, those iron junk briefly clashed with human warships, but did not achieve victory.”

The Emperor of the Devouring Empire waved his forelimbs impatiently: "Then just pile them up in numbers. They're just consumables anyway, so there's no need to worry about the consumption of those fourth-class dinosaurs. The Empire has plenty of dinosaur eggs."

The military minister raised his forelimbs high above his head, a gesture dinosaurs used to express loyalty, signifying "obeying His Majesty's orders."

The officials present were all imperial nobles. Unlike the predatory inhabitants who evolved from other common dinosaur species, they, along with His Majesty the Emperor, were all descended from the great Tyrannosaurus Rex and possessed noble bloodlines. The imperial nobles, who evolved from Tyrannosaurus Rex, were the ruling class of this empire.

Ordinary carnivorous dinosaurs like Velociraptors and Pterosaurs existed as second-class citizens, while functional herbivorous dinosaurs like Triceratops and Brachiosaurus were third-class citizens. Smaller herbivorous dinosaurs with even lower intelligence were considered fourth-class citizens or even carnivorous dinosaurs.

Those dinosaur warships made of 'iron,' a byproduct of heavy nuclear fusion, were less warships and more like garbage dumped by the Great Ring. For the Empire, the consumption of these fleets was never a problem compared to the consumption of fourth-class dinosaurs.

Let these excrements of the great empire target the human fleet; only then will they die a worthy death, making their final contribution to the great empire.

(End of this chapter)