Chapter 1872: Profit First
After venting his anger thoroughly, Carl finally calmed down, returning to the observation sphere and sitting on a stool in silence.
Only the sound of grinding teeth echoed.
Carl was so furious he gritted his molars.
The Star Gate lost, and Zack wasn’t lying—the Star Path was truly sealed!
Even if his starship hadn’t been lost, he wouldn’t be able to break out of this supercluster and return to the Thousand Stars City side.
Had he caused such a huge mess just because of one beacon signal?
Now development had failed, there was no hope of turning things around, and he couldn’t go back. Carl had no choice but to contact the Star Lord via Jiaojiao communication to report the situation and let the upper echelons decide.
They would decide whether to open the Star Path and launch a direct attack.
Soon, the Jiaojiao communication connected.
The Star Lord’s low voice came through.
“The development of the Blue Star Xing Xu is finished, is it? Good.”
“In that case, we’ll have a showdown with the Silicon here. Since the rice is already cooked, what can they do?”
“The follow-up to the Star Gate construction will be…”
Carl said weakly with a nervous emoji: (٥′◔﹏◔`) “Development failed. The Ten Jue are almost all dead. The Creation Beast was taken by the humans. The Spirit Medium is on their side…”
“Over a dozen Bose bodies were lost in battle. Zack is dead too. We lost the fight…”
On the other end of the communication, the Star Lord’s voice suddenly choked up, followed by a long silence.
(☄yi☄ꐦ) “What did you say? That a bunch of lowly carbon-based stinking bugs beat you to this state?”
“The Bose Clan’s face has been utterly disgraced by you. Did you eat shit? How many times have you screwed up?”
The Star Lord had originally thought sending Carl would resolve things quickly, never expecting the mess with the beacon signal.
The Ten Jue should have crushed them easily, but now you’re telling me they’re all dead?
Each piece of news hit like a sledgehammer, and Carl was practically swinging a sledgehammer at his own head.
Carl immediately dropped to his knees with a thud, lowering his head and letting out an “mm”.
(◞‸◟) Mm…
Strictly speaking, the Star Lord wasn’t wrong—it was indeed… uh… mm!
The Star Lord raged, “What the hell happened?”
Carl dared not embellish a single word and had to report the entire situation truthfully.
“Lord Star Lord, should we ask the upper echelons to open the Star Path and directly take Blue Star? We really can’t handle it here…”
The Star Lord gritted his teeth: “Worthless! Do you think the Star Path can be opened just like that? If we can go over, then the Silicon can go over too!”
“Right now they’re holding our leverage. Do you think they don’t have evidence, and you want to hand the evidence right to them?”
“All of you are useless! How many times have we tried to develop Blue Star? Still not done? What good are you?”
Carl bowed his head, not daring to utter a single word.
After a long while, the Star Lord’s voice came through.
“We must retrieve the Creation Beast. Blue Star is ours to take. During the initial development, humanity stole the show in that battle.”
“Not only that, but that existence also emerged. The monarch-level potential of the human race has made countless races drool with greed.”
“Once Blue Star is developed into a Xing Xu and humans become a slave race for all races to control, do you have any idea how much profit that entails?”
“And now you’ve screwed it up like this? You’re really something, aren’t you?”
Carl’s face turned pale from the scolding. How could he not understand the profit involved?
Take the Pupil Race Xing Xu for example. After being developed into a Xing Xu, the Pupil Race became extremely useful mining tools for all races to command.
As the developer, Holy Star took a cut from the slave trade, profiting immensely.
Just one Pupil Race was already like this. What about humans, who have monarch-level potential?
Buy a batch, raise them, and if one like that existence emerges, using them as a thug or a sharp knife would be wonderful.
But all races also fear human potential and possibilities. So until Blue Star is developed as a Xing Xu and the slave mark is applied, all races remain wary.
Directly crush them with a single blow, not giving humanity a chance to develop.
But once Holy Star develops Blue Star into a Xing Xu and brands them with the slave mark, all races will no longer have any worries.
Holy Star can sell them at a high price. With this achievement alone, they would stand out among the various factions of the Bose Clan.
By then, even though this was done in violation of the Ten Thousand Races Accord, the Blue Star Xing Xu would already be established, and all races would benefit.
So no one would say anything.
But such a good thing had been ruined by him.
The Star Lord said coldly, “Wait for now. Once the storm on the Silicon side passes, we’ll send people to deal with Blue Star.”
“Before it’s done, we cannot let this leak. Otherwise, the Sacred Law Council, as enforcers, knowingly breaking the law will be condemned by all races. Holy Star has no standing here.”
Carl’s expression was pained: “The power humanity currently holds is already very strong. The situation is out of control. If ordinary Bose bodies come, it might be useless.”
“We can only send beings at the Planet Destroyer level.”
If he couldn’t handle it, sending ordinary Star Breaker levels would yield the same result—Zack was the best example.
The Star Lord said impatiently:
(zhe yi zhe ꐦ) “Tsk. Do you think sending a Planet Destroyer is that easy?”
“The higher-ups have many things to consider. Who knows if that existence is dead or alive? Blue Star is his homeland.”
“Risk assessments must be made. But since he’s been missing for so many years with no news, hah, he probably can’t stir up much trouble anymore. If he could come out, he would have already.”
Carl smiled bitterly. Yes, there was still that uncertain factor.
The Star Lord said lightly, “If we send a Planet Destroyer, this matter won’t be hidden. We must take Blue Star with the force of thunder.”
“Complete the Xing Xu development in one go. Hah, very strong? That’s just strong in human eyes.”
“Remember, the Bose Clan has never lost and cannot lose, or else we wouldn’t sit in the position of Star Domain Overlord.”
“This time, Blue Star is mine. During this period, you all stay there and prepare the follow-up work for the Xing Xu development.”
“Wait for my news. Remember, no more trouble. Holy Star has no use for trash. Understand?”
Carl nodded in agreement, then hung up the Jiaojiao communication, letting out a long sigh.
A fierce grin curled at the corner of his mouth.
Hah, playing against Holy Star? You humans think you’re worthy?
Once humans become a slave race, the first thing I’ll do is sell Jiangnan to the Enchanting Race for 100 years of service!
Let you keep acting cocky!
As he spoke, Carl’s gaze swept over the faces of his remaining subordinates.
(✡͡°৺͡°) “You heard what was said just now. Once those annoying Silicon mechanical freaks are suppressed, just wait for the higher-ups to intervene and crush Blue Star with thunderous force.”
“Igor, your pawn…”
Igor bowed his head: “Yes, Lord Carl. I know what to do.”
As he spoke, the Creation Crystal Source in Carl’s hand materialized, his gaze shifting between Xiangzhi, Vivian, and Kubo.
“You’ve been following me for so long. It’s time you saw the scenery above.”
“Otherwise, when humans become a slave race, there’ll be no one obedient to manage things.”
Vivian’s eyes went straight. The day she had been waiting for had finally come, hadn’t it?
Xiangzhi: ???
Does that mean I get a piece too?
(͡°͜ʖ͡°) “Shen, I’m also curious what kind of Domain your body will comprehend when it reaches the Star Breaker level~”
Kubo: (΄◞ิٹ◟ิ‵) “Hehehe~ If it’s passable, using humans as the Divine Control vessels for my Chaos Race would be perfect!”
“When I report back to the clan, we’ll inevitably get a batch of high-quality goods to take back for breeding. Then, Lord Carl, how about giving us a friendly price?”
Carl laughed heartily: “Easy, easy~”
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On the warp speed starship, Jiangnan was holding a Small Fire Jar with the character “horn” written on it, pressing it against Jiangning’s head.
Inside the Dull Sack, Ten was clutching his forehead, weeping violently, his face full of terror.
(¹ˣ꒦ິyi꒦ີ)
Is this human a demon? He even removed the horn of a Bose body?
What kind of earth-shattering method is this?
Jiangnan: (•︠～•︡) “Hmm~ Is the position okay? Is it crooked?”
Jiangjing beside him nodded repeatedly:
(ง•̀◡•́)ง “Not crooked, not crooked. Just put it on!”
“Stick one on for me later too~”
Jiangnan grinned: “Don’t worry, I’ll arrange it!”
At this moment, Jiangning was nervous. She was going to have a third horn installed?
(๑ŏ﹏ŏ๑)
Was he trying to turn her into a Creation Beast or something?
But just as Jiangnan clicked the “horn” character and started, the Small Fire Jar didn’t react.
Jiangnan was stunned. What’s going on? It can’t charge a third horn? Can’t arrange the Jiaojiao Crown?
Maybe the position is wrong?
So he tried different spots with the Small Fire Jar—shoulders, back, chest, etc.
Jiangning hugged her chest, blushing and stepping back frantically:
˚‧º·(˚˃﹏˂)‧º·˚ “Were you just now trying to install a horn on my chest?”
“No way, no way. That would be too weird, and later it would… it would poke people!”
Jiangnan looked confused:
(๑•̌～•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ “It worked before. Why can’t it now?”
Then he tried it on Jiangjing, the Creation Beast, and himself, but none of them worked.
Li Bing twitched the corner of her mouth: “Have you gone crazy?”
“Lower Clan becomes Upper Clan just by having an extra horn. Different numbers of horns mean different strengths, but the life level is the same.”
“Three horns—that’s a Creation Beast! They possess the power of creation, which is a different life level.”
“You can’t just create one by sticking on an extra horn.”
Jiangnan looked regretful. He had originally planned to create a Creation Ning and a Creation Jing.
So he casually pulled out Ten’s other horn and tossed both jars to Li Bing.
With the Godslayer Blade stabbed in, Ten was instantly killed inside the sack.
(•̆₃•̆) “Can’t install it? What a pity. No use keeping them. Kill him!”
The crowd watched the violently struggling sack go limp and fall silent, twitching their mouths.
Nowadays, killing a Bose body was so casual?