Chapter 189 I Will Kill You!

Although the art style was far from what he imagined, Han Xiao obtained a lot of information from it.

These Subterranean lifeforms possessed a certain level of logical ability and intelligence, but their cognitive abilities were still in an unevolved stage.

After a short experiment, Fording established a mental link and was able to communicate normally with the Subterranean lifeform. After getting the results, Han Xiao cut off the mental connection.

"Communication through the Twisted Language Stones is feasible. If we use the ore veins, we should be able to communicate with an entire nest at once," Fording said.

"Then let's try with a nest."

Han Xiao nodded, and an idea flashed in his mind. He had a target.

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Subterranean World, Nest No. 2.

The smell of blood was thick and lingered, and blood plasma covered everything in sight, a scene straight out of a massacre.

Many players turned pale. The scene was too shocking. Even though they had completed many small objectives of [Clearing Subterranean Lifeforms], everyone couldn't be happy and couldn't help but turn on the green eye protection mode.

Only the Sunils were indifferent. They were used to hellish disasters and were unmoved at this time. They also suffered casualties in the previous battle, and most of their armor was covered with scratches.

Melos led his troops to advance step by step, directly destroying Nest No. 2, killing millions of aliens. The remaining aliens timidly fled, taking away some of the Twisted Language Stone veins.

The logistics mining unit mined the Twisted Language Stones in the center of the nest, and the troops stayed here to guard and rest, preventing the fleeing aliens from returning to kill them. They also used flamethrowers to spew out raging flames and burn the corpses of the Subterranean lifeforms all over the ground.

Melos rested to the side, holding his ship-slicing blade. Just now, he had taken the lead, like a mobile meat grinder, chopping up tens of thousands of Subterranean lifeforms. His strength was far inferior to Han Xiao's, and he had consumed a lot of physical strength. His eyebrows showed exhaustion.

After a while, a non-commissioned officer ran over and gave a military salute.

"The ore vein has been mined, Commander. Please instruct on the next course of action."

"Return to the temporary camp to replenish ammunition."

Although the Subterranean lifeforms were not strong, there were too many of them. Clearing a nest at once had consumed sixty to seventy percent of their ammunition, and almost every player was injured.

If they continued to attack the next nest, casualties might increase significantly, so Melos decided to return to the camp to rest for a few hours first.

The troops set off and returned to the temporary camp next to the cave. Melos suddenly saw two figures appearing beside the camp, Han Xiao and Fording.

"Why are you here?"

Melos greeted them with a look of surprise.

Han Xiao didn't answer this question, but turned his gaze to the troops and asked, "What are the casualties?"

"The casualties are small, but…" Melos looked embarrassed, "This is only the first campaign. There are still many Subterranean lifeform nests around the world. This casualty rate is not optimistic. The Sunil casualties will be very heavy, and we can only rely on our mercenaries to fight."

The ore vein detector manufactured by Reynold had been put into use. Han Xiao dispatched dozens of the legion's spaceships to detect the globe, and the efficiency was very high. In just a few days, they had discovered dozens of underground ore veins in different locations on Sunil Star, all of which were nests.

The nests varied in size, the largest with a population of tens of millions, and the smallest with a population of millions. The total number of Subterranean lifeforms had reached the scale of billions.

Thinking of the enemy's massive numbers, Melos couldn't help but feel heavy.

Moreover, the locations of the other nests were different, and many places needed to be re-excavated. Without the undying Black Star mercenaries, it would be a fool's dream for the Sunils to exterminate the Subterranean lifeforms based solely on their own strength. Only the Black Star Army could do it.

Han Xiao knew Melos's thoughts, briefly explained the migration plan, and said, "I'm here to try to communicate with the Subterranean lifeforms. If I can persuade some of them and let them persuade each other, I can convert a lot of enemies."

Melos's eyes lit up. If he could reduce casualties while driving out the Subterranean lifeforms, he would be very willing to do so and couldn't help but ask, "Do I need to change my strategy?"

"No, you continue to attack the alien nests, but don't chase after those who escape. You have to plant the seeds of fear in their hearts to make it easier to persuade them," Han Xiao said slowly.

Compared to pure killing, the efficiency of dividing and conquering was naturally higher.

Leaving the camp, Han Xiao and the two arrived at the destroyed Nest No. 2. Following the escape route, they caught up with the fleeing remnants.

This tribe suffered heavy casualties. When they discovered Han Xiao and the two, a battle was inevitable, but it posed no threat to Han Xiao.

Releasing the mechanical giant hand to smash and kill, Han Xiao and Fording fought their way out and approached the Twisted Language Stones carried by the aliens, invading the aliens' mental network.

The next moment, all the aliens who were attacking stopped at the same time. If they could make expressions, they would definitely be bewildered.

In their cognition, only members of the same race possessed the ability to mentally link. However, Han Xiao had just killed a bunch of them and was not their compatriot. The current situation immediately confused this unevolved Subterranean lifeform tribe.

"Who are you?"

In the mental network, countless aliens generated shocked emotional fluctuations.

"I am Black Star, an envoy from among the stars…" Han Xiao's eyes flashed, and he quickly introduced the situation, but made "appropriate" modifications.

He dumped the blame for slaughtering the Subterranean lifeforms on the Sunils, shaping the Sunils into demon-like figures, while he was portrayed as a friendly envoy willing to help the Subterranean lifeforms, capable of persuading the Sunils to give up the slaughter, claiming that he could protect them from the slaughter, provided they surrendered, and moved out of this planet with the Twisted Language Stones.

In order to make the Subterranean lifeforms understand the situation, Han Xiao also popularized the basic knowledge of the universe and the starry sky, and also carried out a series of threats and inducements.

The efficiency of mental network communication was extremely high, and this tribe fell into a dazed state, as if listening to a heavenly book.

What Han Xiao said was the most basic knowledge for interstellar citizens, but it subverted the Subterranean lifeforms' worldview, like a myth. In their eyes, the underground was the whole world, and the universe and planets were completely beyond their comprehension.

The Subterranean lifeforms viewed enemies from the surface in the same way that the Sunils viewed them, both feeling that the other was a dangerous existence.

A Subterranean lifeform who seemed to be the tribal leader took the initiative to communicate.

"We are willing to surrender. Please don't hurt us anymore."

Almost all the aliens prostrated themselves, making a gesture of submission, the scene was spectacular.

The tribal leader's attitude was very respectful and humble. The knowledge Han Xiao spoke of was too shocking in their eyes. Due to their unevolved characteristics, they couldn't help but regard Han Xiao as a god-like figure, engaging in primitive totem worship.

Han Xiao raised an eyebrow. The difficulty of persuasion was much easier than he had imagined.

After thinking about it, he was somewhat enlightened. The Subterranean lifeforms' level of intelligence was equivalent to that of a child, and their civilization had not yet evolved. They had not developed advanced emotions such as a sense of honor or shame, and their concept of hatred was also very weak.

The Subterranean lifeforms had not yet shed their wild animal habits. Wild animals, when beaten and frightened, would expose their vitals to show submission and surrender. This tribe had had a large number of their kind slaughtered by Melos and were already terrified.

Because the Subterranean lifeforms had almost no natural enemies, and their food was rocks, there were no survival conflicts. They had multiplied and lived for many years, rarely experiencing disputes, at most friction with other nests. If he had to describe them, this species was actually very simple.

Uh… it was just that they were too ugly. It was probably because it was too dark underground, no one could see them, so they just grew however they wanted.

With a basis for communication, he could deeply understand the civilization structure of the Subterranean lifeforms. Han Xiao asked a series of questions, and through the other party's answers, he gained a comprehensive understanding of the Subterranean lifeform race.

The Subterranean lifeforms knew that there were other similar nests nearby, and they would occasionally fight each other to compete for the Twisted Language Stones. From the perspective of their social structure, the Subterranean lifeforms were currently in the tribal cultural stage of the savage era. Each tribe grew independently, and different tribes had different degrees of evolution. Some were more intelligent, some were more barbaric, and cultures were budding and blossoming.

If following the original trajectory, it might take many years for the Subterranean lifeforms to complete the tribal merger and gradually become an intelligent civilization, establishing city-states or kingdoms. But now, with his external force intervening, the development process might be shortened by thousands of years, no longer a wild growth.

"What do we need to do?" the tribal leader asked obediently.

Han Xiao thought for a while and said, "You persuade all the tribes in this area and convey my meaning. From now on, you are my envoy. If you complete the task I assigned, go to the cave entrance and look for those surface visitors. They will not hurt you."

"Wow, that's great."

"They won't attack us anymore."

The entire tribe was happy and chattering non-stop, with a somewhat optimistic attitude.

After giving instructions, ensuring that this tribe understood their mission, Han Xiao was about to leave when he suddenly realized something and asked the tribal leader, "By the way, what's your name?"

"What is a name?" the tribal leader asked confused.

Han Xiao was helpless and had to explain, "It's a title, to let others know that this title represents you, for example, I am Black Star, Black Star is me…"

The tribal leader seemed to understand.

"Sigh, alright, I'll give you a name then…" Han Xiao glanced at Fording next to him and suddenly had inspiration, "You look so good, let's call you 'Morning Star'."

Fording suddenly generated a violent mental fluctuation. The Morning Star in her body let out a deafening roar.

"I will definitely kill you! Did you hear that, I will definitely kill you!!"

The Subterranean lifeform's ugly appearance, yet it had a name the same as her own. The word 'Morning Star' had ambiguous undertones. This was simply something she couldn't tolerate.

Fording looked helpless, "Black Star, don't tease her."

"Tsk tsk, no wonder you're one entity, you're already starting to protect her."

Han Xiao curled his lips and said to the tribal leader, "What I said just now is invalid, let's call you 'Sprout'."

Haha, there's no way someone can jump out of a coffin to object to him now.

"Sprout…" the tribal leader muttered, suddenly happy, "I have a name!"

"As for your tribe…" Han Xiao stroked his chin, a hint of reminiscence flashed in his eyes, "Let's just call it the Sprout Tribe."

Wait, then wouldn't this guy be the "Sprout Leader"?

Looking at the happy alien leader, Han Xiao had a malicious smile on his face.