Abyss Solo
Chapter 318 - 155 Ghost Reappears, Insect Race Main Attack [Seeking Guarantee!]

Chapter 318: 155 Ghost Reappears, Insect Race Main Attack [Seeking Guarantee!]

gasped for breath as she ran back to the ship bridge, only to find the atmosphere extremely tense.

The big boss and the second boss were accompanying the current high-ranking lady boss, huddled around the monitor of the detection instrument.

zipped up the front of her garment to cover the bit of fat she had developed over the past two years, then approached with her hands behind her back.

"Boss, I’m back!"

"Mm, well done," Yang Ming said, giving a perfunctory compliment before continuing to look down at the monitor.

stood on tiptoe and peeked at the screen, seeing an eight-digit number. She couldn’t help but ask, "Is this the number of bugs?"

"Estimated number," Lyu exhaled softly, "I suspect the Mother Worm here is approaching the Fourth Rank, and most of these bugs are probably Third Rank with many special individuals among them."

Hera said, "The over thirty million population on this Administrative Star is completely insufficient for the first wave outbreak of these bugs."

Yang Ming crossed his arms and sighed deeply.

They had found the Insect Race, but they were a bit too strong.

"I can’t deal with twelve million bugs... Just a fraction of them could exhaust me."

Silence fell among the group again.

They had spent twenty hard days finding the Insect Swarm, but because the swarm was too powerful and might affect innocents on the Administrative Star, they couldn’t act directly.

Yang Ming was not the type to be indecisive, and he laughed, "Having results is better than not having results. Let’s notify the Sherman Imperial Military; think of it as doing a good deed."

Lyu sighed, "We’re so unlucky; it’s still within the Sherman Empire’s territory, the first Administrative Star to discover the insect nest."

nodded in agreement, "The New Federation CIA is too treacherous, their intentions are downright evil!"

"Why don’t we simulate how the situation might develop," Hera said, crossing her arms, "I don’t trust the Sherman Imperial Military, it’s a radical and violent organization from a warlike nation."

Yang Ming laughed, "I think the most likely scenario is that the Imperial Military will evacuate the civilians first and then blast this Administrative Star."

"Not really," Lyu reminded, "Wouldn’t the cost of destroying a planet be too high? Evacuating thirty million people would take an enormous amount of human and material resources, requiring more than five thousand large transport ship sorties, and accommodating them would also be a problem. Moreover, the current value, future developmental value, and cultural value of this Administrative Star... the Empire isn’t that wealthy."

Hera said, "I actually think there might not be an evacuation phase."

"Destroy the planet without evacuation?" 026 was shocked.

"The Empire has done such things in history, also when fighting the Insect Race," Hera said, "There was a military operation that directly caused the deaths and injuries of millions of civilians, just because the military decided to destroy the insect nest with full firepower regardless of the cost."

Hera paused and added, "In the Empire, only eighty percent of the population has basic rights, and the Imperial Army is full of lunatics."

"That’s simple," Yang Ming said, "We can turn this into a public opinion event, first use public opinion to corner the military so they can’t act recklessly."

Hera said, "The insect swarm here likely already has the capability to cross the Constant Star System. When the Imperial Military approaches, they may react in advance. We’re dealing with cosmic creatures with intelligence not inferior to ours."

Lyu said, "Boss, I’ve just completed the simulation for three potential scenarios."

"State the one beneficial to us directly."

"Yes."

Lyu’s expression was serious, his fingertips gently skimming over, and several projection frames appeared displaying a continuous series of simulated animations.

"Our most advantageous path is to fish in troubled waters.

"We use the name White Ghost to apply broad public opinion pressure within the Empire.

"This Administrative Star is the first to discover an insect nest in this wave of disasters, carrying high propaganda value and creating a crisis of impending insect disaster, leaving the entire Empire with this sense of urgency. Previously, they only destroyed over thirty desolate planets, merely releasing ship energy.

"This news will inevitably be shocking and aligns with the majority of the Sherman Empire’s noble class interests.

"We can also leverage the Empire nobles’ belligerent nature.

"As the boss mentioned, corner the Sherman Imperial Military with public opinion, forcing them to rescue the over thirty million civilians instead of destroying the planet directly. While they engage the Insect Race in contact battles, we can reap the benefits from the battlefield edges.

"The specific simulation model is full of uncertainties and also considers the Insect Race’s potential reaction upon discovering the boss.

"But the urgent issue now is ensuring the military does not attack us, and figuring out how to retreat entirely after gaining enough benefits."

Hera smiled and said, "If killing bugs could yield benefits, we could make White Ghost a hero of the Empire. They value admiration of the strong, propagate heroism, and regard personal honor highly, essential parts of the Empire’s cultural gene, meaning they place great importance on face, something we can exploit."

whispered, "Why not have a live broadcast interaction? A live bug hunt? The White Ghost has many supporters within the Empire who might also send lots of gifts."

Hera, Lyu, and Yang Ming all turned their heads to look at her.

grew a bit nervous, "Did I say something wrong?"

"Brilliant," Yang Ming gave a thumbs up, "Lyu, get a livestream platform set up."

"Okay, boss, I’ll hack a batch of distributed servers."

Lyu’s projection shimmered lightly and disappeared instantly.

beamed with satisfaction; she finally contributed to the team, justifying the salary the boss gave her.

Yang Ming stared out the porthole at the heavily polluted planet, as a bold plan began to form in his mind.