"Minister, what are you joking about? Are there that many?!"
Chen Shu frowned slightly and said, "I remember that in peacetime, there weren't even ten thousand异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions) in the whole world, right?"
"At that time, the statistics were within the scope of human influence."
Gu Lan said lightly, "Now, we must include the 异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions) of the entire ocean."
"..."
Chen Shu was slightly stunned, then nodded and said,
"It seems there really are tens of thousands of them."
"But you don't need to be too pessimistic."
Gu Lan smiled and said, "They can only attack in waves; they can't all rush at us at once."
"Hmm? Why?"
"Blue Star isn't big enough to hold them all."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched. Was this also an advantage...
He glanced at the virtual screen above, where, centered on the mainland of Huaguo, red dots were densely spread all around, spreading like a virus.
Each red dot represented a large group of ferocious beasts.
Looking at the constantly moving and flashing red dots, the sense of oppression was imaginable.
"Minister, actually, I have a plan that can end this battle early."
Chen Shu's eyes rolled, and a plan immediately came to mind.
"You mean surrender directly, right?"
"??"
Chen Shu turned to look at Gu Lan, not expecting the serious minister to say such a thing.
Gu Lan smiled faintly and said, "I'm starting to understand you a bit."
"..."
Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he said, "Of course not, I'm seriously considering countermeasures."
"Then tell me, if you can really do it, you'll be the greatest contributor to humanity."
"I think we should just blow up Blue Star..."
Chen Shu's eyes had a wise glow, and he said, "If Blue Star is gone, what are the ferocious beasts invading? Aren't we directly invincible?"
"..."
Gu Lan's expression froze, and he was utterly shocked.
Was this a method that humans could come up with?
"Minister, don't rush, let me analyze it slowly."
Chen Shu said lightly:
"Aren't there some 异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions) that are not connected, with spatial fractures at their edges? If Blue Star is gone, their spatial channels will naturally cease to exist. We humans can slip in beforehand and start a brand new life..."
"You..."
Gu Lan rubbed his head, not expecting Chen Shu's imagination to be so wild.
Chen Shu spread his hands and said humbly, "Minister, no need for praise, it's just ordinary strategic talent."
"What kind of rogue talk are you spouting again, you brat?"
Just then, an old voice sounded, and an old man in a black long gown walked in.
"Old Sir."
Gu Lan's body instantly straightened, his eyes filled with respect.
The old man nodded and said, "Xiao Lan, did this kid say something again just now?"
"..."
Gu Lan hesitated a bit, but still said, "He... he wants to blow up Blue Star..."
"As expected of rogue talk!"
The old man immediately glared at Chen Shu and said, "To prevent the ferocious beasts from invading, you want to destroy it yourself first?"
"Uh..."
Chen Shu scratched his head and said, "I don't think territory is that important, as long as we can save lives."
"Give up that idea."
The old man shook his head and said, "Neither humans nor ferocious beasts would let you do that."
"Why?"
"Blue Star is not large in area, at least far less than tens of thousands of 异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions), but it is still the most important location."
The old man explained:
"The other 异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions) are parasitic on Blue Star. Once Blue Star disappears, the other 异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions) may also collapse, and then no one will survive."
"..."
Chen Shu was speechless, it seemed his plan wouldn't work...
"I know your intentions are good, but it's best if we don't act on it."
"..."
"Alright, let's wait for the others to arrive."
The old man smiled, took the foremost seat, and began to meditate.
Chen Shu shook his head and started to wander around.
He saw that the walls were also hung with virtual screens, displaying various information, such as powerful ferocious beast races, rare beast-taming materials, and... the process of human forces' demise:
Resurrection Era, January 4th, 988. Two Great Beast Emperors led countless ferocious beasts to launch a full-scale invasion of Snow Country. In an instant, heavy casualties occurred. The Snow Country authorities responded swiftly and, knowing it was doomed, chose to evacuate in scattered groups.
January 6th, the three Great Beast Emperors of Longyuan, along with two Beast Emperors from the [Ancient Deep Sea Royal Palace], joined forces to invade the Immortal Kingdom. In just one day, they conquered it, leading to the kingdom's destruction...
January 7th, the Canghai Shark Emperor led countless king-level ferocious beasts, infiltrated the 异空间 (yì kōng jiān - other dimensions), broke out from within human territory, and destroyed four medium-sized human forces.
January 9th, five medium-sized human forces abandoned their territories and chose to evacuate, just to preserve their strength.
January 13th, three medium-sized human forces were conquered by the Longyuan Beast Emperor, with countless casualties, and were ultimately annihilated...
"..."
Chen Shu remained silent, gazing at the simple records. Despite only a few lines of text, he could sense the overwhelming blood and cruelty.
In less than half a month, only Huaguo remained as a human force...
Who would have thought that a month ago, humanity was full of spirit, hope, frantically hunting monarchs, accumulating resources, and improving themselves.
Yet, only half a month after the return of the Beast Emperors, the situation had become like this...
Under the trampling of countless ferocious beasts, it truly didn't take long to destroy human forces...
"Old Sir, are the other two legendary beast tamers alright?"
"No."
The old man still had his eyes closed and said:
"They are both fine. Ever since Old Qiao's incident, the Beast Emperors don't dare to fight to the death with legends easily. The two major countries still retain considerable strength. Besides that, some medium-sized forces also have counterattacking capabilities."
"However, this is only temporary. Currently, the ferocious beasts have no time to deal with them; their focus is on us."
"Is that so..."
Chen Shu stroked his chin and said, "The ferocious beasts aren't pursuing them to the end? Then why are they breaking through human forces?"
At this moment, Gu Lan explained, "First, it's to plunder resources! The sudden attack meant humans didn't have time to collect resources. Except for our Huaguo, almost all the world's resources have fallen into the hands of the Beast Emperor forces."
"Second, the humans who are hiding now dare not show themselves at all and will never interfere with the ferocious beasts' attack on us."
"To put it bluntly, in the eyes of the ferocious beasts, we are the main enemies, and the other human forces are just incidental cleanup."
"..."
Chen Shu nodded and murmured:
"It seems the ferocious beasts are still wary of my Nanjang rogue!"