Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 79 - 063. Fire Master Li Aozi_3

Chapter 79: 063. Fire Master Li Aozi_3

"Hmm?"

The Infant Eater glanced over at a passing container.

"What’s wrong, Your Excellency?" Zhu Baiya asked, while lifting a heavy pistol, "Could there be enemies here?"

"...It’s nothing."

It seemed that the Infant Eater had sensed something, and he smiled slightly:

"Just a little squirrel—no need to worry."

[This aura—it’s Beta Rank!]

Li Aozi’s heart skipped a beat, and he immediately pulled back, pressing his body against the containers on both sides, quietly eavesdropping on the two’s conversation.

"Zhu Baiya, are you not concerned that your men are dying off?" the Infant Eater asked indifferently.

"What does it matter if they’ve all died? With this third-generation Ersha Armament, where can’t I go? I can gather a team anywhere!"

Zhu Baiya caressed the head of the Ersha Armament, the completely lifeless and dehumanized youth showing no response at all, like a weapon entirely at its master’s control.

"Some things are in place; there’s really no need for me to go to war with that woman from Frost Plated."

The Infant Eater chuckled:

"Since you don’t care, then do as you please—but where is the cargo I want?"

"Just up ahead, near the Sikkim Settlement. Our people have dug a cellar here, and all the captured people are settled inside."

Zhu Baiya thought for a moment, then mentioned offhand:

"There are also a few female physicians captured from Mingji in there, skilled in medicine... As a biochemist like yourself, they could probably serve as assistants, right?"

"There’s no need for that."

The Infant Eater dismissed:

"In the entire Outer World, the only technology I deem worthy of attention exists only within Mingji Humanity. It contains secrets that not even the leaders like the Professor have the authority to access—the second layer..."

"You seem to know a lot about Mingji Humanity?" Zhu Baiya asked curiously.

"Of course." The Infant Eater said genially: "Guess where those Ersha Armaments in your hands come from?"

Zhu Baiya was startled, then his eyes filled with fervor.

"Excellency Infant Eater, if I could capture it..."

"The production line for Ersha Armament could also be yours," said the Infant Eater, laughing merrily: "After all, that’s not something novel anymore."

"Not novel, you mean?"

"Frost Plated, you see, has already started using something better."

The Infant Eater knocked on his helmet, speaking with profound implication:

"Is war going to be changed just by a few Arcane Users? Those are Outer World people who haven’t seen much of the world. You haven’t seen forces mobilized en masse, reaching millions, the state machinery, the various factories, private companies called up, the full force of the war machine in action, nor have you seen the dawn brought by a nuclear explosion..."

"But in the end, wars are fought by people. Victory in war can only be secured with flawless command transmission to the front-line soldiers, while also ensuring both the secrecy and the absolute loyalty of the officers."

"The Red Arrow Empire has its terrifying mechanized troops, Sky Ring has its land cruisers traversing the desert sands, and Zhengxu has its massive ballistic missile systems."

"And Frost Plated has already started delving into the field of Psychic Communication."

The Infant Eater said with relish:

"Just that, using babies as a transmission medium doesn’t seem more merciful than me, who snacks on them."

Bang-dong!

Li Aozi’s pupils contracted sharply.

"It doesn’t matter, as long as victory is achieved, no one will care about these costs."

Zhu Baiya chuckled heinously:

"The desert of the Outer World and the resplendent history of the Four Nations are fundamentally the same; only the losers are Not to be Remembered."