Krillin suddenly changed his expression. "You should say this: 'While you were patrolling, you encountered one of King Cold's subordinates. King Cold's subordinate is now waiting at the central oasis. He has ordered all of Dirt Clod Star's subordinates to gather at the central oasis because there are important combat orders!'"
Shaz was somewhat confused by Krillin's words. Send everyone on his side to the central oasis? But his boss had a Battle Power of ten thousand. Krillin would definitely die then. Shaz's eyes shifted. Is he testing me?
Shaz immediately wailed loudly. "I would never dare lead my companions to the central oasis! I've never even met Lord Krillin!"
Krillin said impatiently, "Cut the nonsense. If you can't lure the other aliens to the central oasis, you can forget about keeping your head!"
Shaz shrank his neck and thought, You're courting death yourself, so don't blame me. Out loud, he agreed to Krillin's request.
Krillin gave Shadao a look. Shadao reluctantly stepped forward and untied Shaz. He still did not understand why they were letting him go.
Krillin chuckled inwardly. Isn't it so you can show off in front of your millions of clansmen? Otherwise, how could you become their leader? And if you don't become their leader, who's going to work for me?
After those aliens set out, Krillin quietly teleported over and naturally collected the already mined ore. No one would know, and no one would notice. How delightful. When the time came, he could pin the responsibility on those aliens. Haha, everyone would praise Krillin for defeating the invaders.
If Shadao knew what Krillin was thinking, he would definitely shout, "Lord Krillin, you're so damn cunning!"
Shaz had already flown into the air. From time to time, he looked back at Krillin, afraid that Krillin would suddenly blast him from behind with a Ki attack. But that made no sense! If Krillin wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago. Having figured that out, Shaz sped up even more.
As Shaz flew along, he suddenly wore a regretful expression. "I'm so stupid, really. When Krillin first captured me, I actually thought about ending my own life. Luckily, I couldn't bring myself to do it. Haven't I escaped death now?" Shaz laughed loudly, filled with the joy of surviving a disaster.
"Prepare to depart!" Ian had already informed his clansmen to get ready to head for the central oasis.
Krillin had calculated the Dirt Clod Star Aliens' travel capabilities. Their average Battle Power was around thirty, so they should be able to travel at least three hundred kilometers a day. In about five days, they would reach the vicinity of the central oasis.
The massive army of one hundred thousand marched toward the central oasis. Krillin flew at the rear, then said to the piles of ore behind him, "System, absorb."
"Ding, a total of ten thousand energy has been absorbed."
Krillin could not help feeling disappointed. Why was it so little? He remembered that on Earth, absorbing a single Perseus Stone had given him several thousand energy.
"Because these are merely ores exposed to energy radiation, not genuine Perseus Stones. Obtaining ten thousand energy from them is already quite fortunate," the system quietly popped up again and said.
"What? So I should be thanking heaven and earth for getting ten thousand energy?" Krillin said speechlessly.
"Theoretically, yes." The system's punchable voice rang out again.
"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier? If I'd known, why would I have gone through all that trouble? I could've just come over and absorbed it directly. System, hurry up and shut down! I'm sick of seeing you!"
"System shutting down!"
Krillin: ...
The fourth day of the journey...
Shadao shouted down to his fellow clansmen from the sky, "Hang in there! We'll arrive in one more day!"
Upon hearing Shadao's words, the people of Dirt Clod Star instantly found renewed strength, as though victory were right before their eyes.
Shadao landed on the ground and walked over to Avila, asking with concern, "How are you? Can you keep going, Avila? Do you want your big brother to carry you there?"
Avila's face flushed slightly, and she replied in a voice as soft as a mosquito's, "Brother Shadao, this is already the fourth time you've asked!"
Shadao scratched his head awkwardly. It really was. Since the day they had set out, he had asked her once every day. One time, while he was asking Avila, Ian had happened to see them. Shadao had been so frightened that he scrambled away.
Avila put on a determined expression and whispered again, "I can do it. So many of our clansmen can endure it, so I can too!"
Shadao wanted to say something else, but he suddenly heard Ian cough again. He hurriedly said, "Avila, I'm leaving first. I'll come again tomorrow!" With that, Shadao flew away.
Avila could not help smiling as she watched Shadao flee in panic. "But we'll arrive tomorrow!" A trace of disappointment appeared on her face. It was all because her father had shown up at just the right time again.
Ian looked at his daughter's expression, smiled, shook his head, and left.
Two days earlier...
As Shaz saw that he was nearing Slave Zone Number One, his face lit up with joy. He was about to see his boss. He had to ask his boss to avenge him.
As Shaz approached the warning perimeter of Slave Zone Number One, an alien suddenly appeared and pointed the cannon in his hand at Shaz. "Who goes there?"
"Are you blind?" Shaz immediately shouted.
The alien immediately put on a fawning expression. "So it's Lord Shaz! This subordinate greets Lord Shaz!"
Shaz was fairly satisfied with the alien's attitude and asked, "Is Boss Rick here?"
"Yes, Boss Rick is at the base." Mentioning Rick made the alien perk up. After all, he was Lord Rick's lackey. Even among lackeys, there were those who ran faster than others, and he was clearly one of the faster ones.
Shaz ignored him and flew straight toward Rick.
"Yes, Lord Shaviza. We will definitely transport the ore to headquarters this year," Rick said anxiously.
An evil voice came from the other end. "If you fail to deliver it, you'll have no value left."
"Yes, this subordinate will definitely deliver it!" Rick wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, only to find that the other party had already ended the call.
Lord Shaviza was the captain of the Mecha Force and King Cooler's foremost general. Every time Rick spoke with Shaviza, his heart clenched with fear. One small mistake and he would be finished.
"Lord Rick!" Shaz came forward, his voice thick with tears.
Rick was somewhat puzzled when he saw Shaz. "Why are you here? Why aren't you at Mine Number Five? If something went wrong at Mine Number Five, I won't be able to complete this year's assignment!"
Shaz continued in a tearful voice, "Lord Rick, you have to avenge me! Mine Number Five was attacked by the remaining Dirt Clod Star Aliens. This subordinate went through countless hardships just to escape!"
"What?" Rick's eyes nearly split open. There really was a problem at Mine Number Five. Then he definitely would not be able to finish this year's task. Thinking of Lord Shaviza, Rick shuddered violently.
He quickly grabbed Shaz and pressed, "Where are they?"
"They fled to the central oasis," Shaz answered truthfully.
When Rick heard that they had fled to the central oasis, he relaxed inwardly. "Good. They can't escape my grasp anyway. It seems the suppression a hundred years ago wasn't brutal enough." At that thought, Rick revealed an even more sinister smile.
"What's their highest Battle Power?"
"Maybe around ten thousand!" Shaz thought Krillin only had a Battle Power of three or four thousand, so he deliberately exaggerated and said ten thousand.
Rick clearly did not believe him. He hurriedly took out his scouter and began scanning, but he only detected Shadao's Battle Power of nine hundred. He did not find the person Shaz claimed had a Battle Power of ten thousand.
But Shaz should not dare lie to him. Rick hesitated. Just how much Battle Power did that person have? He had seen people under the King of Dirt Clod Star with Battle Power exceeding twenty thousand. Should he gather all the aliens?
Rick pondered for a moment. After all, his life was more important. He ordered Shaz, "Gather all main forces and surround the central oasis."
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