When the Minister of Industry told the Führer that Feng Jun had instigated him and the Minister of Military to rebel, the Führer strongly supported the plan. On the contrary, the Minister of Industry repeatedly opposed it. However, the more the Minister of Industry opposed it, the more the Führer felt that the Minister of Industry was loyal. Moreover, the Führer never expected that the Minister of Industry would actually collude with foreigners.
To hasten the human fleet's attack on Wind Star, the leader fabricated a S378 Civilization and deployed a portion of its fleet there. To maintain realism, this fleet consistently advanced towards the marked target point until the Wind Master fleet launched its attack. At that moment, this fleet of two hundred million warships changed course, splitting into two groups. One group returned to Wind Star territory to besiege the human fleet, while the other searched for Earth Two. This dispersal of the fleet not only fulfilled the leader's plan but also gave the Minister of Industry hope. For the Minister of Industry, this was truly a win-win situation.
Besides the Minister of Feng Jun and the Minister of State, there were more than a dozen high-ranking officials and more than a dozen members of the President's personal guard in the room. Everyone was stunned to see the President being shot dead by the Minister of Industry. However, the personal guard reacted immediately and was about to attack the Minister of Industry.
"Everyone, don't move," said the Feng Jun clone controlled by Hu Yu. "Gentlemen, do you think the Minister of Industry would open fire without a complete plan?"
Everyone quieted down again, and the royal guards ceased their attack.
"Gentlemen, let me tell you the truth. Right now, your families and friends have already been invited for tea by the Minister of Industry. Everyone, including the families and friends of your personal guards, if you cooperate, they will indeed eat and drink well and return home unharmed. If you don't cooperate and insist on avenging this corpse, then I'm sorry, what will be delivered to your homes is nothing but a corpse, and a tortured one at that. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
This tactic worked. In most civilizations, there is a concept of kinship. Organic intelligent beings are basically born from a mother, with the exception of the Tree People. Since they are born from a mother, regardless of the method of reproduction, an unusual close relationship will be formed. This relationship is that of family. The Wind Star People are also born from a mother, just like Earthlings. However, the Wind Star People's mothers are more powerful and can give birth to several at once. Moreover, the Wind Star People are not as fragile as human babies. They are more like cattle and sheep, and can take care of many things from birth.
Everyone remained silent. The Führer was already dead, and sacrificing their own family members for him was not worthwhile. For now, they could only wait for the Minister of Industry's arrangements.
"Gentlemen, the leader is incompetent. Our Wind Star Civilization has been stuck at the Star System Level for over 50,000 years, unable to break through. If you trust me, I promise that all of you here will still be able to enjoy your wealth and honor in your original positions. As for you guards, although you will no longer be able to stay in the leader's building, I will arrange for you to serve as local officials, with conditions that are tens of thousands of times better than those of the guards. What do you all think?"
"It's all up to the Führer." Finally, someone was forced to agree to the deal.
"We'll do whatever the Führer says," the others echoed.
"Congratulations to the new head of state." Hu Yu also feigned congratulations, controlling the Feng Jun.
"Lord Feng, have the matters concerning those clan leaders been arranged?"
"Rest assured, Your Majesty, everything is arranged properly. Those clan chiefs will obey; they won't obtain the method to counteract the effects of the Silo Liquor anytime soon."
"Very well, thanks to Lord Feng, I really don't know how to thank you enough. If you don't mind, please join me in watching how I defeat your human fleet and devour your settlement planet. I know killing this puppet won't do any good, so I sincerely invite you to watch this grand spectacle."
"Industry, you really are going to continue attacking us."
"You're wrong. You're the ones attacking us now. I'm just defending myself. Besides, of course I'll eliminate any alien race that dares to offend our Wind Star Civilization. As everyone just saw, it was you, this alien, who instigated our leader to rebel. Later, I'll put you, this puppet shell, to trial and throw you into the Wind Cave. As the one who brought you to justice, my position as leader will be even more secure."
"You don't care about the lives of those people? You should know that the antidote for addiction has been secretly transferred by me, and the person in charge of the transfer has disappeared forever. I am the only one in the entire Wind Star who knows the location of those drugs."
"Why should I care? The harm caused to those people by your infiltration as a foreigner is something I can't do anything about."
"As expected, you are a selfish and self-serving person. I chose the wrong person after all. You can kill the head of your own civilization without hesitation for your own benefit, and you can completely disregard the lives of hundreds of billions of people for the sake of profit."
"They'll only suffer for a while; they won't lose their lives. Don't try to blackmail me with that. Rest assured, I care more about their lives than you do. Without them, what am I, the leader, but a figurehead? After I wipe out your civilization, I will naturally give the people an explanation."
"Alright, let's watch your performance together. Our human fleet isn't something you can just devour as you please. Actually, I expected this outcome. Let's wait and see."
"Alright, let's watch together. I hope you can survive this calamity. To be honest, personally, I have no grudge against your Human Civilization. On the contrary, I became the new leader because of you. In fact, I should thank you. However, eating you will make the people support me more, so I don't mind fulfilling their wishes."
Hu Yu handed control back to Old Li, letting him stay on Wind Star. At this point, there was little point in contacting the Wind Star Civilization anymore. However, given how arrogant this Minister of Industry was, Hu Yu was more eager to see him defeated.
" Old Hu, I'm a bit confused. What exactly happened?"
"Here's the thing, when Ninety-Seven arrived at our fleet, I knew the fleet had been exposed, and so had Old Li. But the Wind Star Civilization didn't touch Old Li or the fleet. I guessed they might be trying to take advantage of the situation and wipe us out. So I played along, having Old Li continue to instigate the Minister of Industry to rebel. The Minister of Industry had previously eliminated the previous Minister of Industry for his own benefit, so the possibility of him rebelling was extremely high. Sure enough, he used our handicrafts to eliminate the leader. We originally thought the Minister of Industry would choose to negotiate with us to stabilize the internal situation, and we might even be able to obtain the technology tree. Unexpectedly, this Minister of Industry didn't care about the lives of the people. Fortunately, we also had a backup plan, so we weren't completely fooled."
"Furthermore, I didn't expect the leader of Wind Star to be playing such a grand game. To give us peace of mind to attack, he actually deployed two hundred million warships. Now, a portion of these two hundred million warships has been sent to catch up with Earth Two, while the rest are rushing to reinforce the Wind Star battlefield."
"What can we do then, Old Hu? Our Earth Two is only 500 times the speed of light. We'll be caught up in ten years at most. There are only ten million Wind Master here; they're no match for the Wind Star Fleet."
" The Wind Star Fleet doesn't yet know Earth Two's exact location or course of flight, so they won't find us anytime soon. As long as we end the battle quickly, we can ensure Earth Two's safety. Let's see where the fleet is now."
"The first wave is about to penetrate Wind Star's interception fleet."
"Increase the attack intensity. Stop conserving antimatter. At the moment of contact, unleash all your antimatter to give the second wave an opportunity and let them experience the power of neutron-degenerate matter."
The first echelon was advancing at high speed amidst a barrage of antimatter bombs. The probability of being hit by antimatter while in warp mode was a hundred times greater than when using a conventional power engine, because once the warp engine was activated, it became a huge gravitational source that would automatically attract the surrounding antimatter bombs.
In warp mode, the defense system is also ineffective, relying solely on thick armor to withstand the antimatter bombs. Because they are unmanned warships, the gravity bombs are not very effective. However, the Wind Star People are unaware that if they used antimatter at full power, these 200,000 warships might not even travel 0.2 light-years. The pursuing Wind Star warships were intercepted by other Wind Master at the entrance to the passage opened by the armor-piercing bombs. Currently, only about 200,000 Wind Master have entered the passage, temporarily ignoring the Wind Star fleet's concerns. However, when a large number of Wind Master enter the passage later, their intentions will certainly be revealed to the Wind Star fleet.
Now, several to dozens of these 200,000 Wind Master are being destroyed by antimatter bombs every second. The enormous energy released by the annihilation can instantly turn a Wind Master into a burst of light. The array of 200,000 Wind Master is like a person walking in a downpour with an umbrella, with each raindrop representing an antimatter bomb destroying a Wind Master.
Warships were continuously affected by the energy ripples of the explosions, breaking into several pieces within a single burst. These pieces tumbled through space, crashing at high speed into the Wind Star Civilization's defensive perimeter, triggering a series of explosions. Warship fragments were scattered throughout the entire cosmos, their power no less than that of armor-piercing projectiles. For a moment, the entire cosmos resembled a dazzling fireworks display.
"Faster, faster, hold on! "Hu Yu silently shouted in his heart.
Finally, the first echelon, after losing more than 180,000 warships, broke into the interception fleet of the Wind Star Civilization.