Free Web NovelChapter 539: Chapter 310: Game with the Pasture Master
If we really can’t win, we’ll seek ways to change from the main world line.
Moreover, Shen Shi believes that with the advantages of the Human Interstellar Empire, they might not necessarily fail.
At the very least, combining the changes in world lines to keep dragging the war on shouldn’t be difficult.
"Abandon these two star systems first and prepare to retreat," Shen Shi ordered first, "Scatter into new star systems."
Just this order alone would take thousands of years to possibly complete.
And only the Human Interstellar Empire could issue such an order.
Systems like the Mude System and the Thousand Alliance System don’t even have the option to retreat in war. Such a retreat would undoubtedly be attacked midway. To withdraw forces from a star system would require at least multiple times the forces for maintenance, otherwise, there’s only the option to fight to the death without retreat.
After the order was issued, all civilizations began their preparations.
Even knowing the enemy are the two powerful systems, there was not much panic or wavering.
On the one hand, that’s because most of the civilizations that joined the Human Interstellar Empire over the years understood that war with the two systems was inevitable, and they weren’t entirely without a chance of victory. On the other hand, the interstellar civilizations of this era had long become accustomed to war.
"Speed up a bit more," Shen Shi watched the retreat scenes from various locations, and said to Gong Chu who had already been transferred to his side, "Since we’ve decided to abandon these two star systems, the faster the retreat, the lower our losses. We can consider abandoning some lower-value materials."
"Understood." Gong Chu nodded.
No special preparation was needed; after the order from Shen Shi, there would naturally be countless people to execute it.
Under the power of a strong budget and control, even such a massive force can act like a precise machine, executing orders in an almost perfect manner.
It has almost maximized the potential of civilization’s war.
The entire retreat and preparations lasted a full seven hundred years.
Fortunately, the Mude System and Thousand Alliance System seemed to understand that expending enormous effort to besiege these two star systems would practically have no significant meaning, wouldn’t cause much loss for humans, nor bring them much benefit.
So they didn’t rush to attack later on.
This is the main reason why the Human Interstellar Empire was able to complete the migration.
However, just when Shen Shi thought they could smoothly delay for some time, he suddenly received emergency news from the retreat location.
The message was very simple, simple enough to be summed up in one sentence.
"The Pasture Master is attacking!" ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm
"..." Shen Fei couldn’t immediately determine the meaning behind this message.
He wasn’t surprised that the Pasture Master could locate the star systems they set up outside the two systems. But the problem was, what was the point of the Pasture Master attacking in a surprise raid?
Even if he had the Fantasy Legion, the Pasture Master’s role was only to play a key role on critical battlegrounds.
However, the attacked star system was merely one of the rear bases, unless the Pasture Master could destroy the entire system, which was clearly impossible.
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Even if the Pasture Master went crazy attacking with the Fantasy Legion, how much could he destroy?
"Confirm if it’s the Pasture Master alone?" Shen Shi didn’t rush over but asked.
"Confirmed, no signs of large-scale fleet warp detected."
"... So, this is an invitation to battle," Shen Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he understood, "An invitation to me. If we can eliminate the Pasture Master, the Mude System will face problems in a short time. Then, with our system superiority, we could easily annex at least half of it, and the chance of victory is already established. This temptation is simply too great."
The behavior of the Pasture Master is equivalent to directly sending himself to ask if we want to fight.
If we win, the great cause is accomplished.
He didn’t even choose the two retreating star systems to give humans and Shen Shi more confidence. Instead, he chose a rear star system belonging to the Human Interstellar Empire, the real human home base.
Plus, with the power from the Holy Land, they can mobilize a massive legion for encirclement in a very short time.
Even Shen Shi could only conclude, "The chance of victory is huge and the cost-effectiveness is extremely high."
Then, the question arises.
Where does the Pasture Master’s confidence come from?
"Lack of sufficient intelligence," Shen Shi’s mind was calculating wildly, "After undergoing modification from the Bronze Hall and the emergence of the fourth future line, my power on the surface isn’t weaker than the Pasture Master’s power displayed in previous wars. The Pasture Master himself might not be aware of this, but the fact that I possess the Fantasy Legion should already be exposed... Basically, we can determine that the Pasture Master must have confidence that he can defeat me, or at least retreat easily... But what exactly is this confidence?"
Honestly, if this were the main world line or another solidified future line, Shen Shi would definitely not consider taking action.
There is too much unknown intelligence.
He differs from most interstellar civilizations. He acts according to strict benefit calculations; sometimes, even if the apparent benefit is enormous, he won’t take excessive risks. This is determined by his confidence in his own potential.
