The Old Fox of Ten Thousand Years, Duka

Oh.

Inside the command room, Luo'erjiao listened to the complaints of the others, rubbed his brow, and looked at them, saying, "Now that things have become a foregone conclusion, saying more is useless. First, let's tally how much supplies are left at the station, and then..."

Hearing Luo'erjiao's orders, the others nodded. They understood that given the current situation, this was the only option.

The core point of Luo'erjiao's words was simple: squeeze out the maximum resources and send them to the main battlefield. That was the most critical part and absolutely could not go wrong.

Otherwise, things would really be screwed.

But this method was only a temporary measure. To completely resolve the issue, they still relied on supplies from the rear.

Otherwise, if the rear supplies kept delaying, problems would eventually arise sooner or later.

After the people in the command room left, Luo'erjiao began making phone calls one by one, contacting personnel in the rear to figure out a way to get another batch of supplies shipped over as soon as possible.

Yanhuang Empire, Xuanhuang City.

Ye Chen looked at the latest news in his hand and couldn't help but smile, saying, "It seems this Dukao is getting anxious too. But then again, they simply can't afford to drag this out.

After all, even if they have all the equipment, the soldiers still need to eat, don't they?"

Putting down the documents in his hand, Ye Chen stood up and looked at the huge world map behind him.

At this moment, the red representing the Yanhuang Empire on the map had nearly dyed the entire map crimson.

"Now that two years have passed, the training should come to an end. Continuing it any further would be meaningless."

Thinking this, Ye Chen said calmly, "Yuan Lan, instruct the Kunpeng Squadron to load the Star No.2 Weapon and head to the European Continent. This war that has dragged on for years needs to end."

"Understood!"

Yuan Lan, standing not far behind him, acknowledged the order and immediately went to make arrangements.

Half a month later.

Ye Chen stood above the European Continent, looking down at the "thousands of household fires" below, silent and unmoving.

At that moment, he sensed a gaze upon him and instantly followed it to see a figure with an Eastern face standing out of place on the peak of a mountain below.

Seeing this, Ye Chen thought for a moment and realized that the only Eastern face that could appear here at this time was likely someone from Dukao's side.

He just wondered what Dukao meant by sending someone over now.

As he pondered, Ye Chen's figure descended to the mountain range below, facing Ajie across from him.

"Who are you?"

Looking at Ye Chen before him, Ajie respectfully performed a cupped-fist salute and said, "Greetings, Emperor. This Humble One is Ajie, sent here on the orders of General Dukao to—"

"You say your name is Ajie?!"

As he spoke, Ye Chen couldn't help but look at the man before him with a strange expression.

To be honest, this Ajie, aside from having long hair and speaking in a somewhat literary manner, his face was very similar to that big-talking swindler Ajie from his memory.

Across from him, Ye Chen's words left Ajie somewhat confused. What was wrong with him being called Ajie? Was the name that strange?

Looking at Ajie before him, Ye Chen said with a half-smile, "Imperial We also know someone named Ajie, and that person is a notorious big talker. So hearing you call yourself Ajie this time caught Imperial We off guard."

Hearing this, Ajie secretly thought to himself, "A big talker, also named Ajie. That guy sounds a lot like me. Wait, this bastard isn't talking about me, is he?!"

Thinking this, Ajie immediately caught Ye Chen's half-smiling gaze and confirmed in his heart that Ye Chen really did know him.

"What did Dukao send you here to say?"

Hearing Ye Chen's voice, Ajie quickly snapped back to attention and said, "This Humble One came mainly to deliver a communicator to the Emperor. General Dukao is busy with affairs and couldn't come in person..."

As he spoke, Ajie pulled out a special communicator, tapped it lightly, and a beam of light projected an image into the air. The figure in the projection was Dukao himself.

After doing this, Ajie stepped aside to wait at a distance.

Ignoring Ajie, Ye Chen looked at Dukao on the screen. This was the first time he had seen Dukao in this world.

Well, how to put it... it looked a bit awkward.

After all, the Dukao in his memory wore modern attire. This Dukao had long hair and ancient robes, paired with a face that looked like everyone owed him eighty million—making it even more awkward.

A fleeting, offbeat thought passed through his mind as Ye Chen looked at Dukao and said, "Dukao, the war maniac of the Denuo Civilization from ten thousand years ago... I'm not wrong, am I?"

"Haha, it seems the Emperor indeed knows a great deal about matters in the universe. You're right, I was once a general of the Denuo Civilization.

But everything from the past vanished along with the Denuo Civilization. I am now just an ordinary Blue Star person."

Hearing Ye Chen's words, Dukao laughed heartily and admitted it openly.

But that last sentence was quite thought-provoking.

"Oh?! You think you're a Blue Star person? Hah, give me a reason." Looking at Dukao across from him, Ye Chen couldn't help but sneer.

"Ever since the Denuo Civilization disappeared, I led the remaining people to wander the stars in search of a new home. A few hundred years ago, I came to Blue Star. After seeing it, I deeply fell in love with this place and actively integrated into it, never once thinking of harming the people of Blue Star.

Moreover, from the Tang Dynasty to the present, I have always held official positions in various dynasties, working for the common people of the world."

Hearing this, Ye Chen immediately understood what the other party was here for.

This fellow sees that the tide has turned against him and wants to integrate into the Yanhuang Empire, just as he did in every dynasty before—taking up official posts and borrowing the strength of each ruling power.

What Ye Chen didn't know was that Dukao also intended to use this opportunity to search for the nonexistent alien civilization behind the Yanhuang Empire.

After hearing his words, Ye Chen fixed his gaze on the man, and Dukao quietly looked back, waiting for Ye Chen's reply.

"Dukao, other dynasties might have acknowledged your status, but do you not know that one dynasty has its own ministers, and the sword of a former court cannot cut the officials of the present? Therefore, Imperial We does not accept this reasoning."

Hearing this, Dukao felt no surprise in his heart—after all, he had anticipated it. If Ye Chen had agreed so easily, he would have been uneasy instead.

Then Dukao said, "I understand that the Emperor rejects our origins, but over the past few hundred years, we have intermarried with the people of this world and borne children. We have thoroughly integrated into it. I beg the Emperor to grant us a chance. In return, we are willing to offer a set of technological data as a token."

Ajie, standing in the distance, heard this and immediately walked over, pulling out more documents and a data storage device to hand to Ye Chen.

Seeing this, Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and thought to himself, "Dukao, that old fox, really is a ten-thousand-year schemer—he even prepared the rent in advance."