# Chapter 2326: Difficult to Handle? Then Don't Handle It!
Pang Badi and the others also had troubled expressions. As things stood, trying to firmly hold onto these rich mining areas and turn them into exploitable resources was truly not that easy!
Perhaps in the dimensional gap, humans had absolute authority!
But beneath the starry sky, their reach was truly limited. The Sacred Law Council simply refused to give it to you, refused to let you mine. What could you do about it?
Clearly, the Sacred Law Council would not make any concessions on this matter, and the Insect Race certainly wouldn't idly watch their assets become another race's property!
Jiangnan spoke loudly:
(˶‾᷄⁻‾᷅˵) "What do you mean 'don't go too far'? Winning is winning! This is what I deserve! Does the Sacred Law Council think they can just confiscate it as they please?"
"These 241 mining areas nominally belong to Chong Feiyu, so they're hers, and also humanity's. No one can take them away!"
"Besides, I didn't push things to the extreme. The Insect Race has a total of 308 rich mining areas. Excluding Chong Feiyu's, there's still plenty to go around! As far as I know, those 67 mining areas were all newly acquired by Chong Bishi over the years by using mines to support mines!"
"I didn't even ask you to compensate Chong Feiyu for her losses over the past five thousand years, so you should be thanking your lucky stars! And you want to confiscate my mines? No way!"
Chong Feiyu kept nodding:
(๑ᵒ̴̶̷◠ᵒ̴̶̷)و "That's right, that's right! Shameless!"
[From Chong Qianjin: Resentment Value +1007!]
(´థ益థ)σ "What the hell is this? You want to take 241 of our Insect Race's mines, and I'm supposed to give you something extra too?"
Jiangnan spread his hands, looking perfectly reasonable:
ʅ(･´‸･｀)ʃ "Is there a problem?"
Chong Qianjin: !!!
There's a huge problem! You're the shameless ones here!
Yu Gen said calmly: "But in reality, even if the Sacred Law Council confiscates these mines, what can you do about it?"
"End the dimensional war? Or shut down dimensional star navigation? Do you really dare? Indeed! You have leverage over us!"
"But once you use that bargaining chip, the Sacred Law Council will have no reason to keep humanity under the starry sky! The foundation humanity has worked so hard to build will also collapse!"
"Just 241 rich mining areas isn't enough for you to gamble with the very foundation of the human race, is it?"
Di Chou sneered: "Don't think the Sacred Law Council is a soft persimmon! Jiangnan! If you use your trump card, it's no longer a trump card!"
"Besides the dimensional war and dimensional star navigation, what other tricks do you have? Isn't it just relying on Black God?"
"You want the rich mining areas? No way! Just stay in the dimensional gap forever like a turtle hiding in its shell!"
At this moment, everyone's hearts sank.
Pang Badi, Zhong Yingxue, and the others also frowned deeply.
Indeed, the current situation had been built with great difficulty—mutual checks and balances, mutual fear, achieving a kind of equilibrium!
If the trump card was used, the balance would break, and the hard-won situation humanity had created would be wasted!
241 mining areas versus racial survival—these were not on the same level!
This Yu Gen really lived up to being from First Light; he saw through things clearly, each strike hitting vital points. The older ginger really was spicier!
Jiangnan took a deep breath!
"So... there's no room for negotiation, right? The Sacred Law Council intends to fight this to the end?"
Di Chou squinted: "I've already made it very clear just now! You want these 241 rich mining areas?"
"Jiangnan! You're making this very difficult for me!"
Jiangnan broke into a brilliant smile and stretched lazily, as if shedding some burden from his heart.
(ꐦ°᷄д°᷅) "Difficult? Then don't bother handling it anymore! Sacred Law Council, Sacred Law Council! You always do this! Even after taking a loss, you never learn!"
"You have to feel the pain, know the hurt, see blood from the cut before you'll make concessions! Isn't that just being cheap?"
As he spoke, he turned and walked toward the depths of the dimensional gap!
Nuoa, Guruid, and the others were taken aback. What did he mean? Was Jiangnan backing down?
But Jiangnan hadn't taken two steps before he stopped and turned back with a smile: "Don't misunderstand! I'll say this clearly—these 241 rich mining areas that originally belonged to Chong Feiyu!"
"I, Jiangnan, am determined to have them!"
"Since there's no room for negotiation, then we won't negotiate! You wanted to see what other methods I have, right? You'll witness them!"
"When you want to negotiate again, the price won't be the same! Goodbye!"
With that, he walked into the darkness without looking back, casually snapping his fingers. The void hole rapidly repaired itself, eventually disappearing completely. The starry sky fell silent!
The eight Star Devourers stood in space, looking at each other.
Di Chou frowned: "What exactly is Jiangnan trying to do? He clearly hasn't backed down!"
Yu Gen sneered: "Anyone can talk tough. What can he actually do? With his current power, can he contend with the Sacred Law Council?"
"It would only end in mutual destruction. We don't want to fight, and Jiangnan doesn't either!"
Tie Zu's mechanical voice rang out:
[┐⊡_⊡┌] "I have ordered people to monitor the dimensional battlefield and the dimensional star navigation movements. If anything is found, I will immediately notify everyone."
"I advise everyone—if any of your clans currently have people in the dimensional wind tunnels, pull them out as soon as possible, or they might be exploited by humans..."
Nuoa chuckled: (￢↼￢) "Don't be ridiculous! How could humans smash their own rice bowl over something like this? Don't bother with useless worries!"
Chong Qianjin couldn't help feeling a bit unsettled:
(°﹏°〃) "Then what about the 241 mining areas under Chong Feiyu's name..."
Di Chou said calmly: "Don't worry. After recovery, they'll still belong to your Insect Race. After all, the Sequence War is imminent, and no one wants to stir things up over this."
"It's not good for anyone to end up in a bitter fight. It's better to maintain stability in the Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang. After all, no one wants to fight another Beimian War."
Chong Qianjin's eyes lit up:
(ʃƪ⁰̷̴꒨⁰̷̴) "Oh? Really? Then many thanks to Brother Di Chou for the support!"
Yu Gen glanced sideways at Chong Qianjin:
(￢_￢◟) "But this year's mining area commission from the Insect Race..."
Chong Qianjin forced a bitter smile. Did she have the right to disagree?
This way, minimizing the Insect Race's losses was already the best outcome!
(⌒_⌒;) "Since the Insect Race has received so much consideration from everyone, then this year the Insect Race will not participate in the profit sharing. It's only right, ahaha~"
Di Chou didn't really care. These were just small gains.
The real issue was how to kill Jiangnan!
If he kept hiding in the dimensional gap, there was truly no way to deal with him!
...
In the dimensional gap, everyone looked somewhat dejected, especially Chong Feiyu, who was pouting like a big sucker.
Meanwhile, Jiangnan seemed to be whispering something with Ai Jiang the spirit.
Chong Feiyu pouted: (๑◔₃◔ิ๑) "S... sorry? I thought we could get them, but I didn't expect the Sacred Law Council to be so shameless, confiscating them just like that!"
"Now I'm not a little rich woman anymore. There's no soft rice for you to eat~"
Jiangnan tilted his head and smiled:
(｡･ˇ↼ˇ･) "What are you talking about in your sleep? Who said we can't get the mines back? They're originally yours. Why shouldn't they give them?"
Pang Badi was stunned: Σ(°△°$) "What's going on? How can we still manage this? The Sacred Law Council is powerful. In the starry sky, we really can't compete!"
"By the way, what secrets were you whispering to Ai Jiang about?"
Jiangnan scratched his head: ୧(๑•̌～•̑) "Ah, this? I asked Ai Jiang to inform Brother Jian to have all humans currently in the starry sky open a dimensional star gate nearby and retreat to the dimensional gap to take cover!"
"Otherwise, when we dismantle the Beimian Star Capital later, I'm afraid the Sacred Law Council will retaliate. It shouldn't take too long. We'll talk after the demolition~"
The moment these words were spoken, the scene fell into unprecedented silence. Everyone's eyes bulged, and their jaws slammed onto their insteps!
Σ(ଵ口ଵ|||) Huh?
D... dismantle the Beimian Star Capital?
Don't use such a calm tone to say something so shocking, for crying out loud!
Jiangnan spread his hands:
ʅ(･´～･｀)ʃ "Why are you all staring at me like that? It's just a Beimian Star Capital. It's not even as big as Thousand Stars City!"
As he spoke, he looked at Shengyi and winked:
(☛͡°͜ʖ͡°)☛ "So? Did I disappoint you? Since we're here, right?"
Shengyi almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. She thought this wave was over and the Beimian Star Capital could escape the Southern God's clutches!
Who would have thought it was going to be demolished after all, for crying out loud!
Wang Youzhi was absolutely thrilled. He pounced over, wrapped his arm around Jiangnan's neck, and jabbed his elbow into Jiangnan's ribs!
✧*｡٩(˵ಡꇴಡ˵)و✧*｡ "Yahoo! I knew you couldn't hold back! This is my little brother! Demolish it! Demolish it all! Why is the three-dimensional world so prosperous while I have nothing here? Smash it to pieces!"
"Why didn't you say so earlier? I didn't prepare anything! I'll go back to my shelf of collectibles and see which small figure I don't like anymore. I can totally support you!"
Everyone stared blankly at Wang Youzhi!
O(⊙﹏⊙)O
This isn't a good god either! You're just purely jealous, aren't you?
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao were also stunned, their heads spinning.
"(º▿º(ʘ̅▿ʘ̅๑)!!! "A... again? Demolish again?"
First Thousand Stars City, now the Beimian Star Capital? Little Nan really plans to clear the entire map, doesn't he?
Jiangnan grinned: "It's not a spur-of-the-moment decision. It's just a means to an end. The Beimian Star Capital had already undergone a major migration after news of my arrival spread. People left their buildings empty. There's almost no one left!"
"So there aren't many worries. Besides, since the atmosphere has built up to this point, if I don't demolish something, I'd be letting down the title of 'Starry Sky Editor,' wouldn't I?"
Yakeli's forehead broke out in cold sweat!
It's specifically because the atmosphere built up to this point that you want to demolish the Beimian Star Capital?
(ﾉ)´-﹏-) "You're more ruthless than me, you know?"
And he was supposed to be a murderous maniac?
Chong Feiyu was completely stunned: "You're serious? This is your method?"
Jiangnan smiled: "Do I look like I'm joking at all?"
Jiu Lan covered her face. Being a hostage was way too exciting. She missed the Thousand Stars catastrophe last time, but now she was catching the Beimian catastrophe?
Chong Feiyu's expression turned fierce:
(▼へ▼◦) "Demolish it then! I've got a belly full of anger too! Whatever you do, I support you!"
"I'll accompany you, even if it costs my life! Besides, we might not die!"
At this moment, the Bully Gang was completely fired up!
Taluo beat his chest and roared: "Let's do it! As criminals, we should do what criminals do! Being able to personally demolish the Beimian Star Capital with Boss Nan Shen? That's enough to go down in history!"
Suona covered his face: (ﾉ)﹏(ヾ) "This is more like becoming infamous, isn't it? But there's nothing to fear! Southern God! Just tell us what to do!"
Samo and Bodeng also had shining eyes. Being able to participate in such a huge event was thrilling just to think about!
They were all criminals, fearless and unbridled. As long as Jiangnan dared to lead, they dared to follow!
Jiangnan smiled and pressed his hands down: "Hey hey hey, don't misunderstand. I never planned to take all of you along. I appreciate the sentiment, but you should just watch from the dimensional gap!"
"This time, there's no dark matter tide to cover us. We'll be facing several Star Devourers head-on. If you go out, you'll be taken out in an instant!"
Wang Youzhi was stunned: "You're going alone? Just yourself? How are you going to... sss~"
Before he could finish, Wang Youzhi suddenly stopped!
Jiangnan said calmly: "I have methods to face Star Devourers directly without them being able to do anything to me. The main purpose of this move isn't to demolish the city, and I probably won't even be able to finish demolishing it!"
"What I'm doing is showing the Sacred Law Council my blade, letting them know what I can achieve now, and not to push me too far!"
"To fight for the 241 mining areas, and even more importantly, to fight for my own place under the starry sky!"
"I have to do this! This pose... I, Jiangnan, am determined to strike!"