Chapter 1408 - Fishing and Response (2/2)
“Of course not.”
Han Xiao shook his head and pushed Jotina away. He then sat down on the other side of Ames and dragged Lagi to his side.
Seeing this, Jotina snorted and did not move closer. She turned around and sat at the side, glaring at him.
Ames patted Han Xiao’s chest and said with a smile that was not a smile, “You’re very popular now. Many people want to snatch you away from me. Are you going to have a new lover one day?” Han Xiao stroked his chin and pretended to tease. “I think that the reason why people are coveting me is because there are gaps in our relationship. If we form a family and have offspring, others will know better and give
up.”
“…We’ll see.”
Ames leaned her head on Han Xiao’s shoulder and replied softly.
Their relationship had long been made public, and this was not the first time Black Star had brought up the topic of having offspring. However, if she simply did not want to have children, how troublesome would that be? It was just that after more than ten years, Ames’ tone had also changed from firm rejection to hesitation. The ‘threat’ from Jotina made her waver more and more.
Han Xiao did not insist.
In the past few years, he had tried to cultivate his descendants with his life energy and bioengineering. However, he realized that there were many flaws in the life-form created by such gene cultivation. They could not inherit the three inherited talents and could not achieve the expected effect. Thus, his plan to quickly expand the race could only be put on hold.
Since he could not use the Mechanic method, he could only rely on fertilization.
Beep beep!
At this moment, his communicator rang.
Han Xiao took it out and took a look. It was a message from the person in charge of the secondary dimension expedition outpost.
The content was simple, but it made Han Xiao’s pupils contract.
“Your Excellency Black Star, the Abnormal Creature Egg that you told me to pay attention to has shown changes. Please come quickly.”
More than ten years ago, Han Xiao had reached a consensus with the Realmless King. He had borrowed part of the territory and transformed it into the outpost of the secondary dimension expeditionary army of the three Universal Civilizations. They had worked together for a long time.
The so-called Abnormal Creature Egg was the Pivotal Snake Egg. Han Xiao had specially instructed the person in charge of the expedition outpost to monitor it. It had not changed much in the past ten years and this was the first time something had happened.
“I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving for a while. Kasuyi will temporarily give the orders on my behalf.”
Han Xiao stood up without hesitation and left after changing into the King.
On the other side, World Tree Base, Tree King Palace. Fortitude Tree King was seated on the throne, two rays of light appeared on the other two empty seats, quickly turning into the figures of the Ancestral Tree King and Secret Tree King.
As soon as he regained his physical body, the Secret Tree King said impatiently,
“How are you guys fighting? Why is the Subduing Tree King dead again?”
“Just a small accident.” The Fortitude Tree King had always been at odds with him.
The Secret Tree King snorted. “Accident? Heh, don’t make excuses for your incompetence. Look at your results. You participated in the battle twice and lost the Heart Tree King and the Subduing Tree King respectively. You’re simply embarrassing us.” “It’s different this time. The enemy has revealed a new trump card. The reason the Subduing Tree King self-destructed so decisively is because of the Heart Tree King’s case,” the Fortitude Tree King retorted.
“As a Tree King, he died so easily. I don’t think he deserves the Tree King Crown. It would be better if we change to someone else,” the Secret Tree King mocked.
“Alright, stop arguing. There’s no problem with the Subduing Tree King’s choice. At least he was not sealed by the enemy…”
At this time, the Ancestral Tree King raised his hand and stopped the two of them from arguing Although his tone was calm, he was actually feeling depressed. The Subduing Tree King had died too quickly. He had practically self-destructed the moment he left the base. If not for the fact that replacing a Tree King was more troublesome, he really wanted to dismiss the Subduing Tree King.
Hearing this, the Fortitude Tree King did not argue and continued, “The Subduing Tree King’s sacrifice is worth it. He has probed out a new strong enemy for us…”
He shared the battle details with the two of them, emphasizing EsGod’s strength.
The Ancestral Tree King narrowed his eyes and said,
“To think that the enemy still has such a strong opponent… Including Herberlon, there are already three people who have the strength of a Tree King. There’s no lack of people among the other Supers who can fight against a Tree King. Their individual strengths are too developed, and we might not have the advantage.” “It’s mainly because the experts from the other races are unable to take action. Otherwise, it would be much easier.” The Fortitude Tree King was helpless.
Black Star’s existence had directly crippled a large group of their foreign experts, and they did not have all the high-level combatants that could enter the battlefield. Otherwise, they would not have been so passive.
The Ancestral Tree King nodded. “Yes, that’s true. Our only advantage right now is the endless revivals. However, the opponent’s recovery-type Esper is not simple. Although the Exchange tactic is effective, it’s not easy to use it… Comparatively, recovering on the spot is considered immediate combat power for them, but we’re only using it after the battle. It won’t help much in a head-on battle, so we’re at a disadvantage.” “Then what should we do?”
“Hmm, our advantage is that the cost of trial and error is close to zero. We can try a few more times like today, so we don’t have to care too much about the casualties. As long as we can obtain more information about the enemy, it will be worth it.” The Ancestral Tree King said.
The Fortitude Tree King coughed and said, “However, ordinary probing won’t make the enemy feel pressured. I think it’s better for us to attack together.”
The Ancestral Tree King did not doubt him. He thought for a while and said, “You’re right. Today, two Tree Kings were at a disadvantage. It seems like only the three of us together can force out the enemy’s strength. It would be best if we can kill that Esper.” “I think the descent of the Tree God is more reliable…” the Fortitude Tree King suggested. The Ancestral Tree King frowned slightly and shook his head. “The Heart Tree King’s Tree King Crown is gone. Even if we use the Tree God’s Descent, it won’t be complete. Furthermore… I don’t like that feeling.” If it was not necessary, he would not be willing to use the Tree God’s Descent. This was not a comfortable thing.
The Fortitude Tree King agreed and changed the topic.
“By the way, the enemy has built a defensive circle at the border, and it seems like they destroyed quite a few Star Clusters. What do you plan to do?”
The Ancestral Tree King did not mind and casually said,
“That’s normal. Since they know our advantage, they will naturally make such a choice… Think of a way to steal their intel and confirm the enemy’s territory. It’s best to obtain the coordinates of the other Star Fields and have our troops jump over to open up a new battlefront, avoiding their border defense circle.
Also, they seem to be looking for the main body of the mother tree. I don’t know where they got this information from, but we need to search for their traces in the secondary dimension. Also, find a way to confirm the entrance of the enemy civilization into the secondary dimension and open up the secondary dimension battlefront.”
Now was not the time to stop the war. Since they were near the enemy’s territory, there were more options to attack. Compared to attacking the Flickering World’s defense circle, the Ancestral Tree King was more inclined to gathering intelligence and opening up more battlefronts to amplify the World Tree’s advantage.
“Understood.”
The Fortitude Tree King nodded vigorously.
He had deliberately emphasized how difficult it was to deal with the enemy so that he could pull the other two Kings into the team. This way, he would not have to worry alone. Perfect!