Chapter 409: Muddying the Water
* * *: Got distracted by some trivial matters. It's already past six in the morning by the time I finished writing the second chapter. Time to sleep.
"Master, here's your zhajiangmian and cola." The little robot, Dou Dou, respectfully served up a tray with two large bowls of zhajiangmian and a cola.
The zhajiangmian was golden in color, and its aroma could be smelled from afar. Several green vegetable leaves were neatly laid to the side, and just looking at them was enough to whet one's appetite.
"Dou Dou, your cooking is getting better and better. You can even catch up to the best chef in Beijing." Xia Fei patted Dou Dou on the head and said.
"Beijing? Is it fun there? "Dou Dou tilted his head and asked.
Xia Fei felt a little awkward. Earth was part of the Endaro Galaxy, and the Endaro Galaxy had long been occupied by the insectoids. Xia Fei had already learned this when he read the reports on the insectoid network.
The Forbidden City, the Statue of Liberty, and the Eiffel Tower were all symbols of Earth's civilization. He wondered if they had been damaged or not. Old Bai San who sold beef buns, Beardy Ning who sold lamb skewers, these familiar neighbors in his memory, and the friends who had founded Quantum Holdings with him were all worried about him.
In the past, he had always complained about Beijing's spring sandstorms and the snail-like cars on the streets. Only now did he realize that some things were hard to accumulate but very easy to destroy.
Dou Dou, who did not know what was going on, was still waiting for Xia Fei's answer. Xia Fei could only force a smile and casually say, "Not bad."
Furball, who was sleeping on the sofa, suddenly jumped up and roared at the command deck with sleepy eyes. He seemed to be very angry. After throwing his tantrum, Furball jumped back onto the sofa and burrowed into a pile of magazines to continue sleeping, as if he had suddenly become hysterical in his sleep.
"What's wrong with Furball?" Phantom asked with a smile.
Xia Fei said, "This fellow sensed the disturbance in my heart and thought that it was an enemy, so he went crazy in a daze. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, he went back to sleep."
Phantom nodded. Ever since Furball and Xia Fei had signed a contract and their minds were connected, the little fellow had been getting angry whenever Xia Fei was angry and happy whenever Xia Fei was happy. Alas, Xia Fei had not had many happy moments recently, so Furball's temper was getting more and more irritable.
After eating a few mouthfuls of zhajiang noodles, Xia Fei turned on his computer and hacked into the insectoid network. After going through a complicated hacking process, Xia Fei managed to steal the username and password of an insectoid major general. With this password, he could browse the vast majority of the information on the network, even the military network. However, browsing the military network would leave a login trail, so he needed to bypass the firewall and log in through a proxy server to be able to hide it.
The Sacred Warrior top hundred ranking list had long since been updated, and Xia Fei was searching for his next target. As for Arendaz, who had overestimated himself, he was ranked in the top three hundred. Challenging Xia Fei was just a way to please the crowd. If not for the fact that the brat was so arrogant, Xia Fei would not have bothered with him. His death was entirely his own doing. Xia Fei's real target was actually within the top one hundred.
At the top of the list was High Priest Ryun. Xia Fei had found quite a bit of information on him, and the information described him as a god-like figure, practically omnipotent.
Xia Fei did not believe in gods, but there was no way an insectoid would be so revered for no reason. Perhaps there was a problem that he did not understand, and Xia Fei's keen senses were warning him not to get involved with the top-ranked insectoid as much as possible. Thus, Xia Fei set his sights on those who had a certain level of fame and could be taken down by him in one bite.
Moreover, these people could not be too far away from him. The insectoid territory was even wider than the Pan-human Alliance territory, and it would take at least three months of non-stop flight to get from one side to the other. There was no way he would spend several months traveling just to eliminate a single expert.
From the very beginning, Xia Fei's goal had been very clear. Destroying the insectoid capital and killing Uti was his only chance to prevent the extinction of humanity!
Attacking these insectoid experts along the way was just an appetizer. There were still two Stars of Ruin left, and using them to destroy the central nervous system of the insectoids was Xia Fei's main mission. Though the Special Task Force had been destroyed, leaving Xia Fei alone, he had no intention of giving up.
"Who's our next target?" Phantom asked.
Xia Fei lightly tapped on the screen and pulled out the information of a Sacred Warrior, as well as the star map of his current location.
Phantom furrowed his brows after seeing it. "Isn't this too obvious? Even a fool can tell that you're advancing toward the capital, and I'm afraid that the defenses of the Golden Tent will be very tight when the time comes."
Xia Fei nonchalantly replied, "Beating the grass to scare the snake is also a tactic at times. What if we suddenly disappear when everyone thinks that we're about to attack the capital?"
"This …" Phantom was bewildered. Xia Fei's tactics had always been cunning and ever-changing, and Phantom was having a hard time figuring out Xia Fei's true intentions.
"Look, the insectoid territory is like a basin of water. We'll first muddy the waters, and this way, be it the big fish or the small fish in the basin, they'll all panic, and that'll be the time for us to fish in troubled waters!" Xia Fei's eyes flashed coldly as he viciously said.
Phantom said, "So what you're saying is that we won't enter the Imperial Capital. Instead, we'll surround the Imperial Capital and keep assassinating their Sacred Warriors and high-ranking officials. This will indeed make the insectoids panic, but it won't threaten the Golden Tent."
Xia Fei coldly laughed. "The master of the Golden Tent, Uti, is known as the smartest insectoid in history. Against a smart person, martial strength alone isn't enough to win. We also need to grasp his lifeline and strike mercilessly.
"Though the Star of Ruin is powerful, we've already used it once. That king in the Golden Tent won't fall for it so easily. Right now, we need to make it look like we're preparing to charge into the capital in one go, and when he mobilizes all his troops back to the capital to tighten the defenses, we'll not charge in but instead take a detour and surround the capital, leaving not a single one of them alive!"
"And then?" Phantom hurriedly asked.
Xia Fei smiled. "I have a plan. In any case, when dealing with a smart person, we can't let him see our movements clearly. The more confused he is, the more likely he'll make a mistake, and the moment he makes a mistake, that'll be our chance!
"Don't forget, they're out in the open while we're in the dark. He doesn't know what we're doing, but we've already secretly taken control of the insectoid military network!"
Xia Fei spoke very seriously. Though Phantom did not understand what Xia Fei was saying, he very much agreed with Xia Fei's view of using extraordinary means.
Uti was no ordinary person, or else he would not have been able to rule the Golden Tent. It must be understood that the mite species he belonged to had no status. They had a small population, and their military strength was low. In the insectoid race, which had a strict racial hierarchy, it was a miracle that he could ascend to the throne as a member of the mite species! Before this, the mite species did not even have a general, and they could be considered one of the lowest ranking insectoid species.
To deal with such a character, it was indeed necessary to use some tricks.
Xia Fei set the navigation mark and ate a few mouthfuls of noodles before returning to his secret chamber to cultivate.
Phantom suddenly discovered that after Xia Fei left, the little robot Lil Pea had sent the video of Xia Fei killing Arendaz, as well as some trivial details of his daily life, back to the Alliance through the Black Bat radar.
Phantom was very curious. Xia Fei had never given him such an order, so why would Lil Pea send Xia Fei's daily life and combat records back?
"Master really likes Avril, and Miss Avril is such a good person that she definitely won't die. Lil Pea must let Miss Avril know that master is still alive," Lil Pea said to himself as he sent the message.
Phantom was so sad that he could not say anything. It turned out that Lil Pea did not believe that Avril was dead, which was why he had sent the video footage back to the Alliance, hoping that Avril would be able to see it if she was still alive.
Sighing, Phantom lowered his head and quickly left. Lil Pea's muttering was still ringing in his ear. "Miss Avril won't die, and neither will master. Moreover, master is very powerful. If Avril saw master kill so many insectoids, she'd definitely be very happy."
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Never in his wildest dreams would Duabi have imagined that Uti would give him a new mission so quickly, to accompany a human girl to search for another human invader. Besides his old partner, Laresh, there was also another member of the Seven Champions, Yadan, who was going with him.
The last time he was teleported to the exotic beast colony, Duabi had already lost all confidence in himself and was prepared to retire and return to his hometown, no longer meddling in politics.
Seeing Uti's gloomy face, Duabi could not bring out his resignation letter. Helpless, he could only grit his teeth and accept the mission, stepping out into the sea of stars once more.
This time, he did not choose a large battleship, instead choosing a well-equipped and agile Ladybug-class cruiser. Compared to the last time, there were far fewer people participating in the hunt, and they had lost the ability to use the radar system to find Xia Fei. What was more important was the agility and maneuverability of a warship so that they could quickly track the target.
"Lord Klose, ranked sixty-first on the Sacred Warrior Leaderboard, has been killed by the enemy in the base!" A communications soldier reported with furrowed brows after receiving an urgent message from headquarters.
"What?!" Duabi was stunned. "Klose is the commander of the Deep Space Defense Base. The base floats in the sea of stars and is specifically responsible for secretly monitoring the ships that come and go. How was he killed?"
"Apparently, someone infiltrated the base and slaughtered almost all the crew members in a matter of minutes!"
Duabi felt a wave of dizziness wash over him. This was a scene straight out of a sci-fi movie!
Klose's department was equivalent to the Secret Investigation Bureau, a covert existence that carried out many unspeakable deeds in the sea of stars. Xia Fei's ability to find the Deep Space Defense Base was already a shocking feat, and he had even infiltrated it and killed its commander! Did he have a spy among the insectoids?!
Frowning, Duabi turned his eyes to Mingjing, hoping to hear her suggestion. Though this human girl was not an insectoid, she was still High Priest Ryun's disciple. Her status was transcendent, and the operation this time revolved around her.
Mingjing was mute and could not speak. She took out an electronic tablet and wrote a few words before handing it to Duabi.
Duabi took it and saw that this was what was written.
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