Chapter 623: 623
While the picture was completely different from what Han Xiao had expected, Han Xiao received quite a bit of information from their conversation .
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The Subterranean Mutants had the ability to think logically and had a certain level of intelligence . However, their ability to recognize and differentiate the different races was not fully developed yet .
After knowing that Feidin was able to communicate with the Subterranean Mutants, Han Xiao terminated the mental link .
“We can definitely communicate with them through the Prophecy Stones . If we make use of the mine, we should be able to communicate with the entire nest,” Feidin said .
“Then let’s find a nest to try . ”
Han Xiao nodded and had a target in mind .
A thick bloody smell filled Nest No . 2, with puddles of blood all around . This was the scene after a massacre .
The faces of many players turned pale as the scene before them was truly too shocking . Even after completing a small part of their mission, the players could not be happy . Many of them could not help but turn on the green filter mode .
Only the Sunil warriors were completely calm . They were far too used to seeing such a sight and were completely indifferent toward it . Furthermore, they had lost some of their soldiers in the previous battle, and their armor was full of cracks .
Herlous led the vanguard troops ahead and destroyed the entire nest . He killed millions of mutants, and the remaining few escaped in fear, taking with them a portion of the Prophecy Stones .
The logistics troops began to mine the Prophecy Stones, and the main troops reorganized their formation on the spot . They used flamethrowers to burn up the corpses of the Subterranean Mutants .
Herlous held onto his Battleship Slicing Blade and was resting by the side . Previously, he had been the tip of the spear and was like moving meat grinder, single handedly killing tens of thousands of Subterranean Mutants . His strength was far from Han Xiao’s, and he consumed a great deal of stamina in the battle .
After a while, a soldier ran over and gave a military salute .
“The mining is complete . Commander, please give us your next order . ”
“Return to the temporary camp and replenish our ammunition . ”
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While the Subterranean Mutants were not strong, their numbers were frightening . Cleaning up a single nest had exhausted over sixty percent of their ammunition, and almost all the players had some injuries .
If they continued to attack the nests, the number of casualties would definitely increase . Thus, Herlous decided to return to camp and rest for a few hours first .
The troops marched back to their temporary camp, and Herlous saw two figures appearing in the camp—Han Xiao and Feidin .
“Why are the two of you here?” Herlous welcomed them with a questioning look on his face .
Han Xiao did not reply to the question and looked toward the troops . “How are the casualties?”
“There are very few casualties, but…” Herlous brows were furrowed . “This is only the first battle, and there are many nests all around the planet . The number of casualties isn’t ideal . The deaths of the Sunils will be too severe, and we can only rely on our mercenaries . ”
The mine detector that Reynold had developed was already in use, and Han Xiao had deployed a few dozen spaceships to scan the entire planet . In just a short few days, they had already found a few dozen underground mines all over the planet .
Some of the nests were large and some small . The largest had a population of a few hundred million while the smallest had millions at the very least . The total number of Subterranean Mutants underground had reached a staggering few billion .
The moment he thought about the staggering number of enemies, Herlous’ heart sank .
Furthermore, the positions of the other nests were different, and new underground tunnels had to be made in many locations . Without the undying Black Star Army, it was no more than a dream for the Sunils to wipe out the mutants . Only the Black Star Army would be capable of such a feat .
Han Xiao knew what Herlous was thinking about and briefly explained his plan of migrating the mutants . “I am here to communicate with the Subterranean Mutants . If I can convince a portion of the mutants to submit to us and get the mutants to convince other mutants, we will be able to greatly reduce the number of enemies . ”
Herlous’ eyes lit up . He would naturally be willing to do so if it would reduce the number of casualties when cleaning up the mutants . “Do we have to change our strategy?”
“No, continue to attack the nests of the mutants, but there isn’t a need to chase those who escape . I want to plant a seed of fear in their hearts as it will make it easier to persuade them,” Han Xiao said slowly .
Compared to killing, this was a much more efficient method .
After leaving the camp, Han Xiao and Feidin paid a visit to the second nest and caught up to the mutants that had escaped .
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The number of casualties in this tribe was disastrous, and upon discovering Han Xiao and Feidin, a fight could not be avoided . However, they could not threaten Han Xiao in the slightest .
Han Xiao summoned his Mechanical Army and killed a path toward the Prophecy Stones that these mutants were moving . They then infiltrated the mental network of the mutants .
The next moment, all the attacking mutants suddenly paused . If they had expressions on their faces, they would surely have looked dumbfounded .
In their knowledge, only those of their kind were capable of connecting to them mentally . However, Han Xiao had just killed them and was obviously not their kind . This situation confused the Subterranean Mutants, whose intelligence was not fully developed .
“Who are you?”
In the mental network, many of the mutants revealed emotions of shock .
“I am Black Star, an emissary from the galaxy…” Han Xiao then briefly explained what was going on with ‘appropriate’ changes .
He threw the entire blame of massacring the Subterranean Mutants to the Sunils, and Han Xiao described the Sunils as though they were demons . He then described himself as someone willing to help their race and a friendly emissary who was convincing the Sunils to stop their massacre . He then promised that he could stop the slaughter on the condition that they surrendered and moved out of this planet .
To allow the mutants to understand what was going on, Han Xiao had also briefly mentioned some basic knowledge of the universe and some of the benefits that they could receive .
The efficiency of a mental connection was extremely high, and the entire race fell into deep thought . It was as though they had just listened to the preaching of a heavenly book .
To the galactic residents, what Han Xiao had just said was no more than common sense . However, it completely changed the view that the mutants had of the world . In their eyes, the underground world was their entire world, and the planet and galaxy were completely new concepts .
The Subterranean Mutants viewed those who came from above ground as their enemies, and the Sunils treated them the same .
A mutant that seemed to be the leader of the tribe then took the initiative to communicate with Han Xiao .
“We are willing to surrender . Please do not hurt us anymore . ”
Almost all the mutants knelt down on the ground and displayed their intent to submit .
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The tribe leader treated Han Xiao extremely respectfully . The words that came out from Han Xiao’s mouth far exceeded the boundaries of his knowledge and was far too shocking to him . Because of their undeveloped intelligence, they treated Han Xiao as a god-like figure and began worshiping him .
The persuasion process was far easier than he had imagined .
But thinking back, it was not too surprising . The intelligence of the Subterranean Mutants was no different from children . They did not understand any complex feelings such as glory or humiliation, and their view of hatred was also extremely basic .
The Subterranean Mutants had not grown out of their bestial nature . Beasts that were afraid would reveal signs of submission . This tribe that had been massacred by Herlous was already thoroughly frightened .
The Subterranean Mutants did not have any natural predators, and they could feed on the rocks underground without fighting with each other . Thus, they lived in peace and rarely experienced battle . At the very most, they would have small conflicts with other tribes . As such, their race was extremely simple .
The only downside was that they were far too ugly . It was probably because the underground world was far too dark, and no one could even see their appearance . Thus, they just grew as they wished .
With the ability to communicate, Han Xiao could now understand the structure of their civilization . After a series of questions, Han Xiao finally had a clear understanding of the Subterranean Mutant race .
The Subterranean Mutants knew that there were other nests near them, and they would occasionally fight each other to snatch Prophecy Stones . The structure of their society was at the caveman stage, and every tribe had a tribe leader with the development of every tribe being different . There were some with more intelligence and others that were more boorish . Their culture was starting to sprout into many different kinds of flowers .
If they developed according to their original path, the Subterranean Mutants would take many more years before the various tribes combined into a civilization with intellect and began forming kingdoms . With his interference, their development speed will be shortened by thousands of years .
“What do we need to do?” the tribe leader asked obediently .
Han Xiao thought for a while before saying, “Convince the tribes in this region and disseminate my intention . From now on, you will be my emissary, and if you complete my mission, go to the cave nearby to find the guests from the surface . They will not harm you . ”
“Woah, this is great!”
“They won’t attack us anymore!”
The entire tribe broke out in cheers .
After giving a series of instructions and ensuring that the tribe knew their mission, Han Xiao was prepared to leave . He then realized something and asked the tribe leader, “Right, what is your name?”
“What is a name?” The tribe leader was puzzled .
Han Xiao could only helplessly explain, “It is a way to address you to allow others to know that this word represents you . For example, I am Black Star, and Black Star is me…”
The tribe leader nodded, looking as though he understood what Han Xiao said .
“Sigh, alright . I shall give you a name…” Han Xiao then looked at Feidin beside him and immediately had an idea . “Since you are so good looking, you shall be called Chen Xing . ”
Feidin’s mental energy immediately began fluctuating wildly, and Chen Xing who was inside him began roaring, “I will definitely kill you! Do you hear me‽ I will definitely kill you!”
The ugly Subterranean Mutants sharing the same name as her was something that Chen Xing would never be able to accept .
Feidin had a helpless look on his face . “Black Star, don’t tease her so much . ”
“Tsk tsk, the two of you are indeed of one body . You are so protective of her . ” Han Xiao clicked his tongue before saying to the tribe leader, “Okay, ignored what I just said . You shall be called Germinal . ”
There should not be anyone jumping out from their graves to disagree with him .
“Germinal…” the tribe leader muttered to himself before suddenly crying out with joy . “I have a name!”
“As for your tribe…” Han Xiao stroked his chin . “Let’s just call it the Germinal Tribe . ”
Wait… does this mean that this fellow is the Germinal Leader?
Seeing the overjoyed tribe leader, Han Xiao had a strange look on his face .
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