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Chapter 155 General Lawrence! Millions of Miners! Sister Ka Wholesale Star Fortresses! (4k, 22)

Drake-3 Wasteland Galaxy.

Deep within the Milky Way.

The massive interstellar fortress, as large as an asteroid, slowly sailed along.

This is the ninth interstellar refuge fortress of the Tier II civilization Celsa, and one of the ten super-large refuge city fortresses possessed by the Celsa civilization.

now.

Core of the fortress.

On the throne, symbolizing the supreme leader.

A man wearing a purple cloak and a star emblem on his shoulder slowly raised his head in the darkness.

"Well……"

"So weak."

The man muttered to himself.

He rubbed his wrists, as if familiarizing himself with the strength of his body.

His brows furrowed even more deeply.

"too weak."

The man sighed once again.

If an outsider were present and heard this, they would probably be terrified out of their wits.

This is the supreme leader of the Ninth Interstellar Refuge Fortress!
Its level has reached the terrifying limit of the eighteenth level, and it is only one step away from the nineteenth level!
"I hope that piece of trash, Patin, isn't lying to me."

"otherwise……"

“I want him to know what it’s like to spend a hundred years in a federal prison.”

The man muttered to himself as he rose from the throne.

hum-

He waved gently.

Inside the spacious hall, which resembles a plaza, a giant light screen projection appeared.

"Admiral Lawrence!"

Faces appeared one after another on the screen of light.

If Holland were here, he would find—

His sixteenth-rank superior is only located in the lower right corner of the screen.

"Ah."

Faced with the respectful address from the people on the light screen, the man responded softly.

Putting aside his frail body, Lawrence's identity is actually quite good.

"Admiral Lawrence!"

"At such a critical moment, you are convening an emergency meeting..."

"Has a war plan been issued for the Eighth Fortress of Larnaca?"

In the light screen, a red-haired woman with stars hanging on her shoulders spoke in a deep voice.

She is the deputy leader of the Ninth Fortress and also an evolved being of the highest rank, the eighteenth.

"war?"

Lawrence chuckled upon hearing this.

He didn't come here for some childish, low-dimensional civilization war.

"T-9 Fleet, Holland Benitez, whose subordinate are you?"

Lawrence spoke calmly, but the content of his words surprised all the high-ranking generals of Celsa on the light screen.

"Yes, it's me!"

"General Lawrence, sir!"

In the far right corner of the screen, a middle-aged man answered, his face showing a hint of fear.

He couldn't understand—

Why did this general suddenly name his subordinates?

"Oh?"

"you?"

Lawrence glanced at the middle-aged man indifferently.

"he died."

The words fell.

The middle-aged man's expression froze again.

"Uh?"

He was utterly bewildered.

This……

Holland died, and then what?

Although he was indeed a very capable senior commander, he also had the idea of ​​continuing to promote Holland in the future.

"madness."

Lawrence shook his head, seemingly somewhat disheartened.

He waved his hand and reached out to grab at the empty space in front of him.

"Uh--"

In his hand, he was carrying a middle-aged man dressed in a general's uniform.

The man's eyes widened, and he kept sobbing.

Lawrence looked down at him, staring into his eyes.

"Five days."

"I'll give you five days."

"Find the reason for the disappearance of the T-9 fleet, and its location."

"If you can't do it, then you should die with him."

The 'he' that Lawrence was referring to was none other than Holland.

The T-9 fleet was the same fleet that Holland commanded.

Bang-!
Lawrence loosened his grip, and the middle-aged man fell to the ground.

"understand!"

"The mission must be completed!"

The middle-aged man was puzzled, but he still shouted respectfully.

"get out."

Lawrence waved his hand, and the middle-aged man disappeared.

at the same time.

The light projection in the middle of the hall also disappeared.

Bored, Lawrence sat back on the throne.

He gazed at the void before him, a mixture of curiosity and greed in his eyes.

"A predatory ability?"

"If it truly possesses such miraculous power, even the daughter of the Federal Speaker would likely be very interested in it, wouldn't she?"

"And I, by offering up these abilities, might have a chance to win the favor of that young lady..."

……

……

boom--

Rumble——!
Amidst a series of loud explosions.

The S-6 small interstellar fortress slowly flew out of the ninth super fortress and headed towards the distant cosmos.

Inside the fortress.

Commander-in-Chief Toby Calvin, his face grim, rubbed his neck.

His neck bore gruesome finger marks.

These fingerprints were left by Lawrence.

Although Toby was also a level 16 evolver, he had no power to resist the opponent at all.

even……

Even though it seemed like a casual grab, it took Toby a long time to recover.

While the eighteenth rank may seem to be only two ranks higher than the sixteenth rank, in reality, the two are no longer life forms on the same level.

After the sixteenth level, the difference between each level is much greater than the sum of all the previous levels.

The leader of the nineteenth-tier corporate alliance possesses the power to destroy galaxies with a mere wave of his hand.

That kind of power is no different from that of a true god!

"Holland, Holland..."

"That damned Holland, he's dead, so why did he attract General Lawrence's attention!"

Toby rubbed his neck while muttering curses incessantly.

He commands a total of 10 high-level fleets, which are responsible for carrying out various missions.

Holland's mission this time is to investigate the disappearance of the X-87 fleet and the traitor Carol.

Logically speaking, this task should not be difficult.

"Carol?"

Toby kept repeating the name.

This was once one of his commanders. Although his rank was only twelfth, his attributes and talents made his war command ability extremely superior.

Originally, Toby also wanted to promote her.

but……

The power struggle among the upper-ranking generals made that promising commander a victim.

Toby was fully aware of this and felt somewhat regretful, but he could only accept it.

"Could it be that General Lawrence intends to use this as a starting point..."

"Take action against those lieutenant generals?"

"In recent decades, our war with the Larnaca civilization has remained at a stalemate, with no clear victor."

"The deadline for advancement is drawing ever closer, but the advancement slots for the Celsa civilization are not secure..."

"In contrast, the Larnaca civilization's advancement is almost a certainty, given that it discovered and occupied a high-quality planetary system a few years ago."

"This is why, in recent years, several major fortresses in Selsa have seen a series of extremely serious scandals involving the defection of generals..."

"The two lieutenant generals at the Ninth Fortress seem to share similar thoughts, which is why the battlefield situation is at a stalemate..."

Toby gazed at the distant starry sky, his thoughts drifting.

He thought far ahead and considered many things.

But obviously.

For him, the most important thing right now is to complete the mission assigned by General Lawrence.

"coordinate--"

"R-1007 Starfield!"

"Full power activation of the jump device!"

"Prepare for a series of jumps!"

"We must arrive within three days!"

Toby stood up, waved his hand, and gave the order.

Inside the interstellar fortress codenamed 'S-6', figures began to bustle about.

……

...R-1007 star system.

Southwest corner.

Planet 01 is unclaimed.

Dang Cang——!
Tang Yunxuan buried himself in his work, digging diligently.

Before his eyes, the countdown timer on the game panel was drawing ever closer.

From the initial 23 days, only 15 days remain now.

Over the past week.

Tang Yunxuan's mining skills became increasingly refined, and his efficiency continued to improve.

nowadays.

On the real-time published 'mining leaderboard', Tang Yunxuan's name ranked third!

The second place went to Yin Zhenzhong.

The power of the golden shovel should not be underestimated.

The first place winner was one of the 100,000 new players who logged in later.

His name is Leng Feng, a young man in his twenties.

His attribute is simple and straightforward—mining.

Tang Yunxuan was convinced of his defeat to a player whose expertise was so closely aligned with his own.

In contrast.

Peng Siyi, a girl with the attribute 'Great Strength' and who follows the 'Great Strength Brick-Flying' route, ranked ninth, which is much inferior.

Mining is ultimately a delicate activity.

The technique is too rough, and the skill ceiling is not high.

This is Tang Yunxuan's evaluation of it.

"Only one day left!"

"Rankings will be settled immediately, and the top ten will have the opportunity to be trained and developed into warship commanders!"

"Stay calm, don't get reckless, mine like crazy!"

While Tang Yunxuan kept working, he cheered himself on.

nowadays.

The total number of beta testers, or miners, on this unclaimed planet has already exceeded one million and is still increasing.

Starting yesterday, a new batch of beta testers logged in in large numbers.

Swah——

Swish-

At that very moment, a new figure appeared out of thin air not far in front of Tang Yunxuan.

Tang Yunxuan didn't understand what the pattern was in the appearance of these helmets.

All he knew was—

The more miners there are, the greater the competition!
As time goes by, the number of miners may even exceed ten million!

By that time...

Making it into the top ten of the 'mining leaderboard' is now an extremely difficult task.

His current ranking is largely due to logging in earlier and starting mining earlier, in addition to consistently mining for 16 hours a day.

boom--

Boom——!
A loud noise from afar interrupted Tang Yunxuan's thoughts.

He looked up at the sky.

"hiss--"

"Why did they bring back an even bigger fortress?"

Tang Yunxuan's eyes widened.

In the past day.

Commander Carol, also known as AAA Starship Wholesaler Carol, is constantly engaged in wholesale business.

Initially, it was a small, unmanned interstellar fleet.

Each fleet consists of small warships and interstellar drones.

In just one day, Sister Ka bought more than 30 of these fleets wholesale!

Then, there are small interstellar refuge fortresses.

before that.

Tang Yunxuan thought that the X-87 interstellar mothership was already extremely exaggerated in scale.

Until he witnessed a small refuge fortress descend upon the planet...

The area of ​​that fortress was comparable to that of a county town on Earth!
What’s even more exaggerated is…

Ka-jie drove back 10 such fortresses without stopping for a moment!
But now?
Tang Yunxuan looked up at the interstellar fortress, which was ten times larger than a small fortress and comparable in size to a large city, and completely lost his ability to speak.

On a planet without a master.

At this moment, all the millions of miners, like Tang Yunxuan, looked up at the sky.

The new miners were still confused.

Old miner...

Dang Cang——!
Tang Yunxuan quickly recovered from his shock.

He hurriedly swung his shovel and dug even harder!
boom--

Rumble——!
A medium-sized interstellar fortress slowly descends.

The moment it landed, the ground within a radius of a hundred miles shook violently, as if it were an earthquake.

Carol emerged from the fortress.

Swah——

She flashed into the sky above the planet, looking down at the millions of players below.

"Everyone——"

Carol spoke, and her voice reached everyone's ears.

"From today onwards, everyone will mine during the day and train at night!"

"Our lord has brought us so many warships and such a powerful fortress..."

"We must complete the development of this planet while preparing for the future conquest of the vast galaxy!"

The words fell.

Millions of players are ecstatic.

They had no idea who this 'Lord' was.

They only know that—

These futuristic and powerful spaceships, warships, and interstellar fortresses can give them a great sense of security!

"Leng Feng!"

Carol suddenly started calling roll.

"To!"

Deep within the crystalline mine, a bronze-skinned youth responded loudly.

"From this day forward, you shall assume the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Y-01 Star Fortress!"

This statement came out.

Leng Feng was stunned.

The remaining million players gasped in shock.

no……

So this is the commander of the Star Fortress?
So perverted?
Before training has even started, Leng Feng is already heading to that interstellar fortress that's about the size of a county town.

boom--!
Boom——!
Seemingly to entice the millions of players, Carol finished speaking not long after.

The interstellar fortress, codenamed 'Y-01', emitted a stream of blazing blue-white energy and slowly rose into the air.

Kaka——!
The interstellar fortress emitted bursts of sounds.

The hatches on both sides opened one after another.

Under the control of the drone mechs, one after another interstellar warships flew out and hovered above the crowd.

"I am Cao!"

From the crowd, one phrase after another of traditional Chinese poetry burst forth.

Leng Feng, meanwhile, rolled his eyes and fainted on the spot...

"Fuck!"

"That kid beat me to it!"

Tang Yunxuan was so envious he was itching to bite back. While he was cursing and swearing, his gaze towards Carol was filled with tension and anticipation.

Leng Feng, who is ranked first, has already been ranked first. He, who is ranked third, should also be able to... right?

"Yin Zhenzhong!"

Carol called out names again.

"To!"

Yin Zhenzhong's voice trembled slightly.

"From this day forward, you shall assume the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Y-02 Star Fortress!"

boom--!
Same as before.

As soon as Carol finished speaking, another small fortress roared into the air.

Yin Zhenzhong looked at the sky, his eyes reddening.

Pride, excitement, surprise, exhilaration, anticipation...

A mix of emotions caused the middle-aged man to take deep breaths repeatedly.

"It's my time, it's my time!"

At this moment, Tang Yunxuan was even more excited than Yin Zhenzhong.

His face turned completely red, and his heart was pounding wildly!

"Tang Yunxuan!"

Carol called out the third name.

"Here!"

Tang Yunxuan shouted at the top of his lungs until his voice was hoarse.

"..."

Carol sighed, glanced down at the guy, and began to doubt whether her decision was right.

Can this unreliable young man really become the commander-in-chief of the interstellar fortress?

Carol's hesitation was only momentary.

Commander can be changed.

What she needs to do today is to use this incident to motivate other players and give them even more incentive to mine.

"From this day forward, you shall assume the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Y-03 Star Fortress!"

Carol's voice faded.

The third small fortress rose into the sky.

"Hahahaha!"

Tang Yunxuan laughed wildly.

"Old Yu, oh Old Yu!"

"My brother's become the lord of the fortress!"

"You absolutely must advance quickly and come to the intergalactic wasteland soon..."

"I'll protect you, bro!"

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