"Gan Shou, take those with lighter injuries and search the area. Cold Winter Star cannot possibly beco ours, so just take all the resources we can carry," Chen Jiuge instructed.
The blood-stained, burly figure of Gan Shou bowed and said, "Yes, my lord."
Cold Winter Star was a superior Star, and Chen Jiuge had no capability to station forces there. It was also unlikely that the higher-ups would be so generous. After all, the size difference between each class of Stars was more than tenfold, and the disparity in resource output was even greater, ranging from hundreds to thousands of tis.
An hour later, under Gan Shou’s guidance, Chen Jiuge arrived at a massive warehouse.
Seeing the densely packed Spirit Plants, Star Stones, and various bound Spiritual Beasts inside, Chen Jiuge expressed his surprise, "How co there are so many? Don’t the Insects stationed here eat them?"
"It’s possible that these supplies were ant to be transported back to the Insect Nest," Gan Shou speculated.
"A resource-rich Insect Nest has vastly different combat power from one without resources."
"That ans the stars that are further away from the Insect Nests might have a lot of materials?" Chen Jiuge guessed.
"That’s not right. Then why doesn’t Bran Star have as many supplies?" Chen Jiuge contradicted himself.
"It might be that Bran Star was not under the Insect Clan’s control for long. When the Insect Clan occupies a place, they first consu a large amount of Spiritual Objects to produce enough Insects, and only then do they start to slowly cultivate and gradually transport them back to the Insect Nest."
"That makes sense, that makes sense. So, it ans that the materials on so of the Stars that are a little deeper in might not have been transported back to the Insect Nest in ti." Chen Jiuge grew more excited the more he thought about it. Wasn’t this practically prepared just for him?
"Let’s not be hasty. First, let’s distribute these materials and see which can enhance our strength. Let’s enhance our strength first. Support should be arriving soon, and when it does, we’ll send the severely injured personnel back first," Chen Jiuge said, barely suppressing his excitent.
After checking the materials, he casually used an Earth Elent Technique to build a simple stone house. Chen Jiuge brewed a pot of tea and slapped his forehead, saying, "I almost forgot to report."
"Hey, hey, hey, this is Chen Jiuge. I have occupied Cold Winter Star, and two Insect Generals have been completely eliminated."
「Staff Command Hall」
The flushed-faced communications officer flew in on his sword and shouted, "Great news, great news! Chen Jiuge of Butterfly Star has occupied Cold Winter Star, slaying two Insect Generals!"
Just as a staff officer was about to scold the communications officer that flying was not allowed in the great hall, the staff officer switched his tone and said, "Good, very good, excellent."
"The Chief of Staff truly has the Wisdom Eye! You spotted the hero and talent right away." The other staff officers began to offer flattery.
With a hint of a smile on his face, Chen Yan gestured with an open hand and said, "Don’t relax. It’s only Cold Winter Star, after all. By the way, check if Cold Winter Star has not yet transported all its materials back to the Insect Nest?"
Shortly after, a battlefield observer joyfully announced, "Indeed not! They only made two transports. According to the resource output comparison of a superior Star, at least half of the materials have not been transported back."
Chen Yan was delighted. "Excellent! Cold Winter Star is one of the few superior Stars. Being able to intercept half of the materials also counts as indirectly weakening the Insect Nest’s strength."
"Show how Jin Bing is doing?" Chen Yan asked.
"Jin Bing has captured two Lower Stars," the communications officer promptly responded.
Chen Yan showed a hint of dissatisfaction and said, "Hmph, and he’s the kin of a Great Commander, only daring to choose easy targets. Urge him to act. His forces are much more elite than Chen Jiuge’s, including several dozen White Tiger Guards. He must take down a superior Star for ."
Jin Bing, who had just been reveling in his haul, suddenly received an urging from the Staff Command.
After disconnecting, Jin Bing wore a bitter expression as he said, "Senior Brother Chen, you’re really too fierce, directly taking down Cold Winter Star. Now I have to pay a hefty price."
A superior Star actually required several Insect Generals for defense. Cold Winter Star originally had five Insect Generals, but after two resource transports, three left, giving Chen Jiuge an opportunity.
"All Commanders, co over here for a eting!" Despite his bitter expression, Jin Bing still felt sowhat confident. His own strength was not weaker than that of an Insect General, and he had the support of thirty White Tiger Guards from his clan kin. Taking down a superior Star would entail substantial losses, but it was still feasible.
Chen Jiuge was unaware that his action of taking Cold Winter Star had put pressure on Jin Bing.
At this mont, Chen Jiuge was excitedly looking at his haul, which was truly abundant. Even after all his subordinates and Spiritual Beasts had consud the strength-enhancing resources, it barely made a dent.
The remaining resources were comparable to the output of Butterfly Star over the past few centuries, and this was after most of the resources had been transported away.
"What a pity. How good it would have been if all the supplies here were still present," Chen Jiuge lanted.
"My lord, Cold Winter Star was originally guarded by five Insect Generals. The remaining three must have gone to deliver supplies to the Insect Nest. If they were all present, our losses would have been substantial," Gan Shou reminded.
His lord was strong, but not invincible. At least from my perspective, there’s still quite a gap to the King Level, and he mustn’t beco too careless, Gan Shou thought.
"I know; I’m just indulging in a bit of fantasy," Chen Jiuge said. He naturally wouldn’t be careless.
In the Infinite Star Sea, the combat power of each level is roughly distinguished.
The ranks at the True Immortal Level begin with regular Insects, ordinary True Immortals, elite True Immortals, General Level True Immortals, Great General Level True Immortals, King Level True Immortals, and culminate with the top-tier True Kings.
Chen Jiuge’s current combat power was at the Great General level. The Shi Xiaojun he had encountered before was also a Great General level combat power from the Corpse Demon Clan.
"Before the support arrives, let’s use this ti to rest and consolidate our strength. I see many Spiritual Beasts are on the verge of breakthrough. If they lack Cultivation resources, give them directly. We have many wars ahead, and we must enhance our strength as much as possible," Chen Jiuge instructed Gan Shou.
"Yes, my lord. However, it would be best to establish a rit system. This could maximize the soldiers’ motivation," Gan Shou suggested.
Chen Jiuge thought about it and felt this system had potential. "No rush," he said. "We’re not experts in this field, so let’s wait. After this battle ends, we can set it up. For now, providing Cultivation resources without compensation can serve as their reward, which is roughly the sa thing."
Gan Shou thought about it and felt it made sense, admiringly saying, "My lord, that’s wise."
Half a month later, Ming Yujing, who rushed over as fast as possible, finally arrived at Cold Winter Star.
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