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Chapter 637: The Night's Accomplishment
Chapter 637: The Night's Accomplishment
The scene shifts back to the Himalayas, where the battle between the Blue Star cultivators and the Skrull guerrillas continues.
Unbeknownst to them, the time had already slipped into the morning of November 13th, 8:00 AM.
Standing high in the sky, Su Yu could see the eastern horizon beginning to lighten.
After a grueling night of combat, the Blue Star cultivators were exhausted. They had traveled between various psychic springs, expending a great deal of their mana.
However, the night's accomplishments were less than satisfactory.
Their strategy of dividing into two teams had proven to be reliable, ensuring that no great cultivator was lost or even injured. However, this came at the cost of efficiency.
The time spent traveling, combined with the sudden interference from the Skrull god-tier beings, meant that Su Yu and his team of four, along with Chancellor Cao, could only occupy a small spring every half-hour on average.
By 8:00 AM, after seven hours, the Blue Star cultivators had only managed to occupy 28 small springs. Adding the three springs Su Yu and Alyssa had taken in the first hour, they had occupied a total of 31 small springs.
Occupying 31 small springs in one night might seem impressive, considering there were only about 3,700 springs worldwide, and they had secured nearly 1% in a single night. However, compared to the 177 springs they had taken the night before, this was a significant drop, leaving everyone less than satisfied.
Now, Su Yu and the other three seventh-stage cultivators had just secured another small spring and were waiting in the air for the sixth-stage cultivators to take over.
Noticing the dissatisfaction on Su Yu's face, Tina softly comforted him, "Don't worry, Krypton. Occupying 31 springs is still quite good. We have nearly 200 days left, and we have more than enough time to reclaim all the springs!"
Hearing her words, Su Yu's furrowed brow relaxed, and he smiled at her, "You're right, Tina."
Tina was correct; they still had plenty of time.
As the Blue Star cultivators' strength grew, the speed at which they could reclaim the springs would also increase.
In the end, they could reclaim all the springs before the final battle!
However, Su Yu still had a lingering sense of unease.
He noticed that the Skrull god-tier beings seemed unusually calm. Could they be planning something sinister?
Alyssa stood beside Tina and Su Yu, her gaze fixed on the Skrull base below. She mused, "The Skrulls' technology is truly advanced! If I could bring such technology back to my country, it would help my people escape the drudgery of manual labor and boost productivity. My people could finally live well!"
Hearing her words, Su Yu smiled, "Alyssa, isn't that exactly what we're doing?
Industrial and technological development must progress gradually, not overnight. One day, your planet and ours will reach the same level of technology as the Skrulls!"
Currently, within the game world, especially in the Kingdom of Garter, the Industrial Revolution had already begun. The United Government had shared all the technology they had with the game world without reservation.
However, due to the game world's weak foundation and the short time frame, industrialization was still in its early stages.
"I hope that day comes soon!" Alyssa clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and made a prayerful gesture.
Although she had temporarily entrusted the management of her country to her clone, her nation remained the most important thing to her, even more important than Su Yu, by a small margin.
Leading her country to prosperity was her lifelong mission and the only goal she had in life.
Seeing Alyssa's earnest expression, Su Yu wanted to say more, but he held back.
But then, his phone suddenly rang.
He took out his phone and saw that the call was from Cao Chancellor.
He quickly answered, "Chancellor, what’s up?"
The scene shifts to the planet Skrull.
At the Skrull Expeditionary Force’s General Headquarters, Commander Rance was reporting to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, so far, the humans on Earth have occupied a total of 31 springs, and they are all small ones.
It’s currently 8:00 AM in China, and I believe it won’t be long before they start to retreat."
"Good job," Emperor Maninaga praised. "Everyone has worked hard, significantly delaying the humans' progress. By the way, Rance, how is the 'Explosive Mining' plan coming along?"
"Your Majesty, the plan is proceeding smoothly," Rance replied with a smile. "The logistics department is transporting 'Anti-Gravity Crystal Drills' from all over the country.
In about 9 days, all the crystal drills will be concentrated at the General Headquarters, and then we can officially launch the plan."
"9 days? That’s faster than expected. Continue your work, and I’ll give you the honor and rewards you deserve after the war!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Rance replied, visibly excited.
With the promise of a reward, perhaps when the Emperor is in a better mood, he might ransom Rance’s brother back from Earth! The thought invigorated him.
After Emperor Maninaga XIII ended the video call, Rance drank a glass of freshly squeezed bug juice to boost his spirits and prepared to continue monitoring the Earthlings' movements.
On the screen in front of him, dots representing the movements of the Earthlings were flashing. As he turned his gaze to the dots, he was immediately startled.
The dot representing Cao Chancellor and the dots representing Su Yu and his four companions were suddenly moving towards each other, about to converge.
In the past few hours, Cao Chancellor and Su Yu’s group had been going their separate ways, never converging.
What were they up to?
Soon, a message from Jenevieve at the Earth base arrived: "Lord Rance, the four 7th-stage Earth cultivators, including Su Yu, are suddenly moving towards Cao Chancellor to converge. How should we respond?"
"Jenevieve, do you know why they are converging?" Rance asked in a deep voice.
"I’m not sure," Jenevieve replied. "Based on my analysis, there are two possibilities: one, the Earth cultivators are gathering to leave and prepare for tomorrow’s battle; the other, they are planning to target a larger objective!
I lean towards the second possibility because these five Earth cultivators are flying at an extremely high speed! If they were planning to leave, there would be no need for them to fly so fast."
Hearing Jenevieve’s words, Rance glanced at the screen in front of him.
Seeing the flight speeds of the five Earth cultivators displayed on the screen, his pupils immediately contracted.
They weren’t just flying fast; they were likely at their maximum flight speed!
Typically, a 5th-stage cultivator’s flight speed is around 30 km/h, a 6th-stage cultivator’s speed is about 210 km/h.
A 7th-stage cultivator can reach 1 Mach (1 times the speed of sound), and an 8th-stage cultivator can reach about 7 Mach.
According to the current speed data on the screen, Su Yu and his companions were flying at an average speed of around 3.3 Mach, while Cao Chancellor was flying at an astonishing 15 Mach!
Clearly, they were not planning to retreat; they were definitely gathering to target a larger spring. Rance was certain of it!
(End of Chapter)
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