CHAPTER 347: CHAPTER 309: THE SITUATION IS NOT GOOD

"Are you going to White Rat Star?"

Xiao Wan was quite puzzled, "What are you going to do in that place?"

"I heard the insect race is becoming more rampant there. I’m going to wipe out the insect race!"

Gao Xuan said passionately, "Eradicating the alien race is everyone’s responsibility."

Xiao Wan looked skeptical, not really believing Gao Xuan’s explanation. This young man was very cunning and sly.

However, in the past two years, the insect race on White Rat Star has indeed increased. The Defense Army has been expanding continuously, but the pressure they bear is growing.

Now, the residents of White Rat Star can only stay within enclosed city circles, and the environment on White Rat Star is getting worse and worse.

The Executive Government of the Twelve Star Domain has even started discussing whether to abandon White Rat Star.

Compared to completely clearing out the insect race, it’s easier to abandon White Rat Star and relocate its residents.

Once everyone evacuates, the military can use various powerful weapons to clean up. Some areas can even be subject to doomsday weaponry.

With the planet’s recovery ability, it won’t take two hundred years to restore its natural ecology. By then, people can be moved back.

This proposal has been shelved. Relocating tens of billions of people is costly.

The key issue is, how to accommodate tens of billions of people?

The twelve administrative stars of the Twelve Star Domain have maintained their current state for thousands of years. None of them would want to accept a large influx of outsiders.

Moreover, White Rat Star has been developed for thousands of years and has accumulated enormous wealth. Destroying it like this would be an immeasurable loss.

Especially the major noble families of White Rat Star, they are vehemently opposed.

Although the immigration proposal was set aside, the insect race’s rampage has severely damaged White Rat Star’s economy.

Now White Rat Star’s situation is quite precarious. No one is willing to go to that damned place anymore. Especially the soldiers serving there.

Xiao Wan was very aware of the situation on White Rat Star, and she thought Gao Xuan really didn’t need to take such a risk.

"You’re now the son-in-law of Hercules, there’s no need to take such risks."

Xiao Wan didn’t say it out loud, but no matter what achievements Gao Xuan made on White Rat Star, it would be meaningless.

Because he wouldn’t stay with the Xiao Family to develop. The Xiao Family couldn’t accommodate a giant like him.

That’s right, unknowingly, Gao Xuan had already grown into a figure that even the patriarch Xiao Jun had to respect.

Xiao Wan still remembered how many senior members of the Xiao Family looked at Gao Xuan with flattering smiles at the banquet.

Xiao Changsheng didn’t even dare show his face. The side branch people even sent Xiao Changsheng to Purple Dragon Star, fearing that Gao Xuan would despise him if he saw him.

There’s no doubt, although Gao Xuan returned, he was the same person, yet he had invisibly gained a higher status and wielded greater power.

Xiao Wan put aside her pride and got into bed with Gao Xuan because she realized Gao Xuan was different, no longer her little follower.

Gao Xuan also understood Xiao Wan’s implication, "I just want to hone my skills."

"Alright, I’ll talk to Father."

Of course, Xiao Wan couldn’t make the decision herself. Since Gao Xuan insisted on going, she could only report it to Xiao Cheng.

Gao Xuan said, "Sister Wan, I’m in a bit of a hurry. Please help me arrange it quickly."

"I know."

Since Xiao Wan and Gao Xuan shared that kind of relationship, her tone also carried a bit of flirtation.

Seeing Gao Xuan was in a hurry, Xiao Wan didn’t dare to be lax. She immediately found her father Xiao Cheng and explained the situation.

The matter was important, and Xiao Cheng didn’t dare to make the decision alone. He hurriedly reported to Xiao Jun.

Xiao Jun was a bit confused too. It didn’t matter if Gao Xuan didn’t want to study, but what was the necessity to run off to White Rat Star?

The place was infested with insect races, and it was truly dangerous.

Especially with the tidal waves of insects pouring in, that kind of scene was terrifying. Individual power was insignificant in the face of a massive tide of insects.

Only powerful modern weapons could contain the insect race.

Because of this, Xiao Jun called over Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wan. He carefully inquired into Xiao Wan’s specifics again.

Gao Xuan just said he wanted to hone his skills, but I don’t know what he means."

Xiao Wan felt a bit embarrassed, realizing that she hadn’t asked more questions at the time. She was just muddled by Gao Xuan’s words and came to pass on the message.

"Could it be that he’s preparing to advance to the Golden Level?"

Xiao Jun mused aloud. He knew a bit about the Golden Level and was aware that achieving it required a lot of preparation.

Given the power Gao Xuan had displayed, no one doubted he could advance to the Golden Level. Even saying he was a golden powerhouse, no one doubted it.

"Since Gao Xuan wants to go, let’s send him. It’s a great thing for us."

Xiao Jun said, "If he can eliminate the insect race, it would be a great thing for the billions of people on White Rat Star. And it’s a great thing for us too."

Xiao Cheng nodded, indeed the situation on White Rat Star wasn’t good, and it also affected other administrative stars in the Twelve Star Domain.

Especially the annually increasing military spending. It put a huge strain on Taurus.

As a soldier, he’d usually hope for increased military spending, but the worsening situation on White Rat Star had become difficult to control.

If the insect race could truly be eradicated, the Xiao Family would gain immense prestige and greater power.

Xiao Jun thought for a moment and said, "Wang, Lin, Yu Families, and others are unwilling to back down. We must prevent them from going crazy. Gao Xuan’s trip to White Rat Star must be kept confidential. Allocate two assault masters to him..."

Recently, reinforcements have been continuously sent to White Rat Star, hoping to sweep the ground clear of insect races and carve out a safe zone.

With Gao Xuan’s rank, he was fully qualified to command two Assault Masters.

Xiao Wan accomplished this task and hurriedly found Gao Xuan to report the situation.

Gao Xuan was quite satisfied, as the Xiao Family handled matters very reliably. He expressed strong gratitude to Xiao Wan.

Afterwards, he still had a direct call with Xiao Jun.

Gao Xuan didn’t need to bring that many people, and he wasn’t particularly interested in commanding the Assault Master.

This time, it was to kill the Golden Insect Race, and even if environmental constraints limited the Source Power Level, the Golden Insect Race was still extremely terrifying.

As the Insect Race rampaged across the cosmos, they mainly relied on their bodies. Imagine how formidable a body with Golden Level could be.

Ordinary soldiers facing such terrifying Insect Race could only watch helplessly as they were slain.

Gao Xuan could also remotely command, but it had little meaning. He wasn’t a military expert, and commanding battles wasn’t his strong suit.

After some consideration, Xiao Jun decided to have Xiao Ting accompany Gao Xuan. Xiao Ting would command an Assault Master.

In case of necessity, Xiao Ting could fully cooperate with Gao Xuan.

The reason it wasn’t Xiao Wan accompanying was due to her closer relationship with Gao Xuan, which could easily arouse suspicion from others.

Furthermore, Xiao Ting was more composed and had overall capabilities that surpassed Xiao Wan’s. Her close relationship with Gao Xuan also facilitated communication.

The next day, Gao Xuan boarded the Star River Battleship heading to the White Rat Star.

Meanwhile, Yun Qingshang moved into the villa gifted by Xiao Jun, providing an external cover.

"We received the latest news that Raccoon City has been breached by the Insect Race, with over seven million deaths..."

Xiao Ting looked at the battle report issued by the military network, her expression exceptionally grave.

Although the Insect Race was rampant on the White Rat Star, such large-scale casualties had never occurred before.

This was only the preliminary report; once detailed statistics were compiled, the casualty figures could very well multiply several times over.

The super metropolitan areas where humans congregated usually housed at least tens of millions. Once the city’s defenses were breached, vast numbers of unarmed humans stood defenseless against the Insect Race.

Since sweeping through the Insect Race, there hadn’t been such massive casualties in the Twelve Star Domains for centuries.

Such significant losses, the Governor naturally bore responsibility, and the military had to shoulder major accountability.

Thinking of the casualty figures in the tens of millions, Xiao Ting felt an extraordinary heaviness.

From the time she became sensible, humanity had been the dominant force in the Galaxy. Other Alien Races were all reduced to subordinates. No matter how they resisted, they posed no threat to humans.

Especially on the Administrative Stars managed by humans, humans were the absolute rulers.

In Xiao Ting’s impression, the Insect Race was like large cockroaches lurking in the house, disgusting but not threatening.

Now, the fact that the Insect Race could breach human cities overturned her understanding of them. It left her deeply shocked and extremely angry.

Gao Xuan was also a bit surprised, were the Insect Race so rampant?

The Insect Race was undoubtedly formidable, but small-scale Insect Race had no way to compete with humans.

Only when the Insect Race reached a certain scale, with the powerful Thought Waves generated by billions of Insect Race, could they confront humanity’s advanced technological weapons.

Gao Xuan thought this matter was likely related to the Golden Insect Race. Breaching cities allowed the Insect Race to gain a large number of human beings as food. Some special Insect Race could also absorb human memories.

For the Insect Race, humans were the best nourishing food. In fact, all intelligent life forms were food for the Insect Race.

The Insect Race could even consume certain special minerals.

However, the Insect Race couldn’t eat everything.

If the Insect Race could eat anything... the cosmos would have long been consumed by them.

In his past life, Gao Xuan dealt with the Insect Race many times and had a fair understanding of them. The Insect Race truly had a unitary elite structure.

Each large Insect Race tribe had only one head. All other Insect Race absolutely obeyed this head.

The Thought Waves of the Insect Race were said to penetrate the cosmos and time, unhindered.

According to human experiments, this claim was utter nonsense. The Insect Race’s Thought Waves, like human Spiritual Power, were a form of mental fluctuation.

Human Spiritual Power was stronger and more varied.

The frequency of the Insect Race’s Thought Waves was singular, but they had powerful penetrative capabilities. The biggest advantage was in absorbing individual powers and continuously combining them. Like Lego blocks, no matter how many there were, they could be pieced together to form a whole.

The Insect Race relied on this unique skill to become a powerful species.

Of course, no matter how powerful the Thought Waves, they had to be restrained by Source Power.

In a low Source Power environment like the White Rat Star, the Golden Insect Race couldn’t exert too much power. However, as their power continued to grow, unless the momentum was rapidly checked, it would become increasingly troublesome later on.

Gao Xuan recalled his past life’s memories and didn’t remember any Insect Race riot ever occurring on the White Rat Star.

However, such events might not have been publicly recorded. For the vast Alliance, the White Rat Star was insignificant. It was normal for him to have no relevant memory.

Gao Xuan said to Xiao Ting, "There are advanced Insect Races hidden on the White Rat Star. Inform the front lines to be extremely cautious."

Xiao Ting had no idea how Gao Xuan knew such confidential information. But it was obvious Gao Xuan wasn’t joking.

She hastily notified the highest Defense Army command on the White Rat Star.

After a while, Xiao Ting received a communication from the command, with the highest commander of the White Rat Star, Yu Canghai, personally speaking with Xiao Ting, inquiring about the source of her information.

Naturally, Xiao Ting couldn’t mention Gao Xuan and could only say it came from a reliable channel.

As a result, she received a scolding from Yu Canghai.

After the communication ended, Xiao Ting was so angry her mouth almost twisted, and she said to Gao Xuan, "See? The Yu Family people seize opportunities to make things difficult for us. Make sure this guy never finds out you’re on the White Rat Star..."