In a desolate universe belt in the explored universe.
The lurkers of the Star Alliance were paying attention to the progress of the battle on the news and were somewhat dissatisfied with the current situation.
âThe three Universal Civilizations managed to repel the World Treeâs first wave of invasion, and also managed to stabilize the situation despite the sudden chaos. As expected of the three Universal Civilizations, theyâre not that easy to deal with.â
âThe World Treeâs attacks are a little weak⌠No, I should say that the three Universal Civilizationsâ resistance is too strong.â They had leaked the information because they wanted to see the World Tree invade and bring despair to the three Universal Civilizations. However, the current situation was far from their expectations.
âThe good news is that although the progress of the World Tree devouring the territory is slow, it will eventually cause the three Universal Civilizations to fall into a hopeless situation with no chance of turning the tables.â
âThatâs right. The resistance of the three Universal Civilizations will gradually weaken and die.â
âI hope to see that day before my life ends.â
The members of the Star Alliance calmed down and gathered their confidence.
In their eyes, this was a long-term war that might last for decades or even centuries. They decided to wait patiently. No matter how long it took, they had to witness the three Universal Civilizationsâ defeat.
Under the hara.s.sment of the World Treeâs full invasion, the lives of the galactic residents were extremely tough. Half a year pa.s.sed in the flames of war.
The World Tree had launched a large-scale invasion of the various Star Fields on more than one occasion, and the three Universal Civilizations had been resisting nonstop. Both sides had fought back and forth for more than half a year, and hundreds of thousands of battles of various sizes had erupted in the cold universe.
The strategic command center calculated the losses. The total area of the planets lost and swallowed by the World Tree was about three and a half Star Systems. Compared to the Star Fields that had hundreds of Star Systems, this loss was not much. There were more than ten Star Fields in the explored universe, and the planets that the World Tree had taken away were just a drop in the ocean. According to this trend, the World Tree theoretically needed hundreds or thousands of years to defeat the Galactic Alliance Army and devour the entire explored universe. However, the three Universal Civilizations would not relax because of this. They would fight for every inch of land. The players followed the fleets to fight the invaders, and their experience quickly acc.u.mulated. The number of players who stepped into the Calamity Grade increased.
On the other hand, Karlot, Evans, and the other new Beyond Grade As were also rus.h.i.+ng around the battlefields. They did not usually have so many combat opportunities, so their strength was growing rapidly.
Han Xiao was always guarding the shallow layer dimensions alone. In the past half a year, the World Tree Blessed Races had invaded seventeen times, big and small. They all either got killed or fled, unable to shake the secondary dimension defense line that he was guarding.
Other than that, Han Xiao had been focused on cultivating the Pivotal Snake, trying to find a way to make it grow and mate with the secondary dimensions to produce an embryo.
Originally, he did not have much hope, the Pivotal Snake infant was a baby after all. Reproduction was a pressure that it should not bear at its age.
However, what Han Xiao did not expect was that this experiment actually succeeded. Not only did the Pivotal Snake infant stick it up, but it was also very strong. It eagerly destroyed three secondary dimensions that gave birth to ignorant consciousness, leaving behind three embryos. However, after studying the âsnake p*rnoâ that was specially recorded, Han Xiao also found the reason.
Due to the pursuit of the World Tree and the dangers of the secondary dimension environment, the life of the Pivotal Snake was extremely difficult. Therefore, mating as soon as possible and giving birth to offspring might be an instinct carved into their genes. Their reproductive ability was naturally mature, and they did not need to wait until they reached adulthood to give birth.
With the three embryos, he had finally opened the door to the breeder job. Han Xiao had spent most of his time on this, making the Stockman Realmless King bleed.
However, he did not turn the Pivotal Snake infant into a Virtual Life Form because of this. He planned to wait for the embryos to mature. After he had the second and third Pivotal Snake, he planned to try this.
On this day, Han Xiao received news from Oathkeeper and Kasuyi. They planned to visit him together, so he invited them to visit the base.
In the circular corridor of the observatory, three people walked slowly side by side, chatting. The dazzling aurora outside the window left mottled shadows on the three of them.
Han Xiao smiled and said, âHow do you have time to visit me today? Howâs the battle in the main universe?â
âThe Galactic Alliance Army has repelled another wave of the World Tree invasion. We can take a break, so we came to see you.â Kasuyi smiled.
âWhat about him?â Han Xiao turned to Oathkeeper. âWhen did you guys get together?â âAre you even going to care about who I make friends with? Such a great superior,â Oathkeeper said with his hands behind his back.
âWhat are you talking about? Iâm just afraid that youâll be led astray by Kasuyi. Heâs a veteran two-faced actor.â Han Xiao snorted.
âYou have no right to say that about me.â Kasuyi inwardly rolled his eyes.
The three chatted for a while before getting down to business. âSpeaking of which, some of the Beyond Grade As have died in this battle. When do you plan to revive them?â
Han Xiao shook his head. âNot at the moment. Although my authority is high, I will have to spend two to three months in the Sanctum. If I donât stay here, it will be easy for accidents to happen. Protecting the Pivotal Snake is more important now, so I canât leave yet.â
Oathkeeper nodded and suddenly changed the topic. âWhen the war is over, I will leave the explored universe. I will leave the Holy Accord to you.â
Han Xiao was stunned.
What are you doing? What enmity do we have? Why are you suddenly sticking a flag in my face? You are making me panic!
At this moment, Kasuyi smiled and said, âMe too. After this battle, Iâll leave with him.â
What? Are the two of you eloping?
Han Xiao had a strange expression. âThis is what you came to talk to me about today? What are you doing? Why do you want to leave when everything is alright?â
Kasuyi shrugged. âItâs just a long journey. Although itâs convenient to stay in the galactic society, this is just a corner of the world. The universe is so big, I want to take a look.â âŚSo capable? The Underworld is huge too. Do you want to take a look?
Han Xiao criticized inwardly.
âYou can go if you want to. Itâs not like I wonât let you go. Or do you want to see if I will make you stay?â
Oathkeeper said, âThatâs not the case. The unexplored universe is filled with unknown dangers. We came to inform you in advance. We hope that every time you enter the Sanctum, you will use Revive on us. If we are still alive, there will naturally be no effect. If we unfortunately die and no news is sent back, you will be able to revive us.â
âThatâs it? So, you guys are going out to have fun, and you want me to back you up at home?â Han Xiao said.
âThatâs about it.â Kasuyi was not embarra.s.sed at all.
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Han Xiao was speechless. He waved his hand and said, âAlright, Iâll remember this⌠but arenât you guys talking too early? The war is not over yet. Didnât you hear the a.n.a.lysis of the Military Strategy Department? They predicted that this war would take another 200 to 500 years under normal circ.u.mstances.â
Kasuyi laughed. âThatâs for the average person to see. How can we, the upper echelons, not know? As long as your Pivotal Snake matures, it will be time for us to officially counterattack. It wonât take that long.â
âThatâs hard to say.â Han Xiao shook his head and said, âThe Pivotal Snake is similar to most creatures. It has six stages of growth, namely the embryo stage, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Although the Pivotal Snake infant is growing quickly, it has only been less than a year since it broke out of its sh.e.l.l. At most, it is still in the infant stage, and it is still too far from adulthood.â âNo matter what, the Pivotal Snake wonât take a few hundred years to reach adulthood. I estimate that it will take at most ten to thirty years,â Oathkeeper concluded.
âThat isnât short.â Han Xiao spread out his hands. âTherefore, the expeditionary army still has to continue moving. We have to search for the World Treeâs main body together. Now that we know each otherâs strengths, we donât have to worry about leaking information. The expeditionary army doesnât have to be as secretive as before.â
Kasuyi suddenly thought of something and said, âBy the way, is there someone called Harrison among your subordinates?â
âYou know him?â Han Xiao was surprised.
âI went to reinforce a battlefield not too far away from Planet Aquamarineâs refuge planet, so after the battle, I went to Floating Dragon to take a look. Ames was not at home, and her manager, Jenny, received me. She knows about our relations.h.i.+p and wanted me to pa.s.s you a message.â âWhat is it?â Han Xiao was curious.
âShe said sheâs pregnant.â Kasuyiâs tone was playful.
âF*ck!â Han Xiao was shocked. âItâs not mine! Iâve never mated with her! Donât talk nonsense!â
âWhat are you thinking?â Kasuyi raised his brows. âShe said the childâs father is Harrison, not you. Why are you so agitated?â
âPhew, thatâs good⌠Can you finish your sentence in one breath next time?â
Han Xiao heaved a sigh of relief.
If Ames misunderstood that he had something going on with her sister, things would get interestingâŚ
Kasuyi sized him up from head to toe and laughed. âHow can a Transcendent be afraid of a mere Ames?â
âWhat do you mean scared? What do you know? No matter how strong you are, strength is not used to intimidate your family. This is called protecting the harmony of your family.â Han Xiao said with disdain.
Kasuyi did not comment and continued, âAnyway, Jenny told me to tell you that she hopes you can persuade Harrison to give up his position in the expeditionary army and not take the risk again. She doesnât want her child to lose his father the moment heâs born.â
Hearing this, Han Xiao also stopped joking and told Phillip to check on Harrisonâs current situation.
He did not have the time to dig into his subordinatesâ privacy, and he only found out about this today. In the past, he only knew that the two of them had some ambiguous relations.h.i.+p, but he did not confirm their relations.h.i.+p. After some investigation, he realized that the two of them had only officially gotten together half a year ago. In the past decade or so, Harrison had been partic.i.p.ating in the expedition in the secondary dimension and rarely contacted Jenny. He had originally thought that he would not be able to take care of her feelings, but Jenny did not know if it was because no one wanted her or because she was old and did not want to be alone anymore. Not only did she not have any complaints about this, but her feelings for Harrison also grew deeper instead.
More than half a year ago, the expeditionary army outpost was breached by the World Tree Blessed Race, and the expeditionary army suffered heavy losses. Harrison escaped with his life, and when the expeditionary army rea.s.sembled, he finally had the time to return to the main universe. He had escaped death, and Jenny was burning with pa.s.sion. The two of them finally did it, and the long-distance relations.h.i.+p had come to fruition. They seemed to have made up their mind to reproduce, and they did not take any safety measures.
A month ago, Harrison returned to the expeditionary army and left Jennyâs side.
Han Xiao looked at the file and said, âNo one seems to have recruited him. He returned to the expedition army voluntarily.â
Because of the Pivotal Snake, Han Xiao did not continue to force Harrison to partic.i.p.ate in the subsequent expedition. Now, he realized that it was Harrisonâs own doing.
âWhy is this guy so proactive?â
Han Xiao was curious. Using the Realmless King as a transit station, he contacted Harrison, who had been branded.
A few seconds later, the call connected.
âYour Excellency Black Star.â
Harrisonâs remote projection appeared and greeted Han Xiao respectfully.
âThereâs no need to be so polite. Itâs like this. Jenny is pregnant, and she told me to persuade you not to take the risk with the expeditionary army. Furthermore, youâre not the only one in the army. How about it? Do you want to go back?â Han Xiao went straight to the point.
Harrison shook his head. âI appreciate her kindness, but I wonât go back.â
âI noticed that you joined the expedition willingly. What were you thinking?â Han Xiao asked.
Harrison was silent for a moment before slowly saying,
âWhen I was on Floating Dragon Island, I came into contact with many refugees. Do you know their current state? They live in panic every day. Many of them canât take the pressure and choose to free themselves, while those who are alive fear the unknown tomorrow. No one knows if they will one day become the target of the World Tree invasion. New religions are popular, and countless people are looking for comfort. Everyone is praying for the war to end soon.
You said that my luck is very good, and itâs very suitable for me to find things. I donât know if itâs true, but I hope youâre right. I hope that this illusory luck will be of use and contribute to the end of the war as soon as possible.â
Han Xiao raised his brows and chuckled.
âNot bad, youâve made me feel a little respect for you⌠However, you should know that we have a very high chance of winning now that the Pivotal Snake is in our hands. The expeditionary army is no longer the only way, and it might not be of any use. Youâre not the only one in the army, and your actions might just be a waste of effort and a risk to your life. Why not go back and accompany your unborn child?â
Harrison shook his head. âI donât want to enjoy myself under your protection for these reasons. My colleagues are here, and I donât want to run away. Please donât persuade me anymore. Iâve made up my mind.â âAlright, I wonât persuade you then. Be careful.â Han Xiao nodded.
â⌠If possible, please tell Jenny that I love her.â
Little brother, do you know that the moment you say this, your death omen is flas.h.i.+ng?
âTell her yourself. Who do you think I am? Your mouthpiece?â
Han Xiao clicked his tongue and hung up before Harrison could reply.
Little brother, donât thank me. Iâm helping you pull out the flag to save your life!
Kasuyi listened to the whole conversation from the side and sighed. âYou have a good officer.â
âHe wasnât like this in the past. He was at most a curious child, but now it seems like heâs already an adult.â
Han Xiao paused and smiled. âThis person might be a little stupid, but the world needs some idiots like him. Maybe he can really give me a surprise.â