Star Iron: Cat Renaissance Abundance

Chapter 290: Chi You was trapped for three years

(There are only three more chapters left before I write the main storyline. This hole is too difficult to fill. Miss Shen He has already set her sights on me.)

Feng Tang sat on the chair with his legs crossed, slowly breaking an orange in his hand, eating while reading the second version of the surrender agreement written by Bai Ling.

"You're being a bit cruel. Can you really sign this? If you do, you won't be able to stand up for the next few hundred years."

Feng Tang was shocked. Although he knew that the armistice agreement would be a scam, it couldn't be so scammy!

"Politics is like this. If you don't do it, don't do it. If you do it, do it thoroughly! There are no allies in politics, only interests. All political actions serve the interests behind them. And war happens to be the most violent, fastest, and most direct means of extracting benefits in the political game!"

Maple Sugar threw the agreement on the stone table and popped the orange in his hand into his mouth.

"Shhhhhhhh! So sour! Where are these oranges from? Some are sour and some are sweet!"

"Half of the greenhouse-grown ones are from plateau greenhouses, and the other half are from mountain greenhouses."

Bai Ling suddenly remembered that he seemed to have forgotten Chi You. It seemed that he had been hiding in the formation waiting for him since he completed his mission.

Thinking of this, Bai Ling said, "Feng Tang, I'm going to do something. I'll be back in three days at most."

"Ah! No, Sister Bai Ling, if you walk for three days, the pile of government affairs will be as high as me!"

Feng Tang gestured with her hands to show how high the backlog of government affairs would be. Ever since Xing left, she had been doing her share alone, leaving her with no free time at all.

"Maple Sugar, be obedient. After the war is over, I will reform the alliance's system. The Stalinist model initially developed heavy industry and maintained social stability, which was positive. But over time, it became rigid. I think you should have noticed that our increasing number of government affairs and the invisible increase in power are byproducts of the Stalinist model."

"It's foreseeable that if we don't control it, class structures will quickly solidify, and people's lives will become difficult. Resources will quickly become skewed."

"Now the entire alliance is under my control. The iron fist policy only benefits more than harms during wartime. Once peace is restored and the alliance's territory continues to shrink, there will be no need to miscommunicate orders or delay them due to the large territory."

Fengtang was a little confused. After breaking open another orange and putting it in his mouth, he said vaguely, "But didn't you say that you would eventually unify the galaxy one day?"

"We lack strength. This is like trying to swallow an elephant in one go. We must proceed slowly, building a solid foundation step by step. Sometimes, what may appear to be concessions is actually a wise strategy, as it allows us to advance more solidly. Remember, the size of a territory doesn't truly reflect a force's true strength. A spark, though tiny, holds immense power. Once ignited, it can ignite a prairie fire!"

"If true strength is judged solely by the size of territory, then the Abundant Alliance has absolutely no chance of rising. Do you know how small the alliance was when it was first established?"

At this point, Bai Ling couldn't help but reveal a hint of emotion, as if her thoughts had returned to the distant past. She slowly continued, "Back then, the Harvest Alliance had only one red star system, and within that system, there was only one habitable planet!"

Recalling these past events, even Bai Ling herself felt as if she were in a dream. For a long time, she had always believed that the Alliance was too small and insignificant. However, after the baptism of this fierce war, various problems and shortcomings were exposed.

The most heartbreaking loss for her was the utter annihilation of the 325th Corps of the Plenty Army. Equipped with four powerful star-class fleets, totaling 400,000 men, the 325th Corps, due to a significant delay in issuing orders, ultimately fell into a formidable enemy encirclement. By the time she learned the 325th Corps had stumbled into a trap, three full days had already passed. At that moment, she was consumed with anxiety. Even though she immediately dispatched troops from the nearest corps and issued a staggering 17 directives, it was too late. Before reinforcements could reach the battlefield, the 325th Corps had tragically been annihilated...

Afterwards, I also did a sand table simulation, which showed that if the 325th Army was 10 seconds closer to me, they would be able to join forces with the reinforcements, and with the help of internal and external forces, they would be able to break out of the encirclement.

(One parsec is approximately equal to 3.26 light-years)

"gone."

Bai Ling's figure disappeared, and Feng Tang sighed as he looked at the empty seat.

银心

Bai Ling came to the formation where Chi You was suppressed.

"Open." Bai Ling pointed his finger, and the huge formation broke into a small hole, and then entered it.

Chi You in the formation didn't know how long he had been waiting. He was so envious of the flowing patterns of the formation and the vague sight of passing starships every day.

After Bai Ling entered, Chi You instantly came to Bai Ling and cried.

"Woo woo woo, my lord, you are here!"

"I'm sorry, the Alliance's affairs were much more complicated than I anticipated. By the time I came to my senses, more than three years had passed."

"Wuwuwuwuwu, I'm almost growing hair. My Lord, please take me away!"

"Okay, okay, stop holding my legs!" Bai Ling pulled back his legs that were tightly hugged with a helpless look on his face, then reached out his hand without hesitation and pushed gently, and the illusory Chi You flew into his original body as lightly as a fallen leaf.

Bai Ling narrowed her eyes slightly, muttering a mysterious incantation softly. As her words fell, the sturdy chains bounding Chi You suddenly snapped, as if receiving some kind of command. Then, as if possessed by life, the broken chains rapidly twisted and twisted, entwining themselves like a swarm of nimble snakes.

After completing all this, Bai Ling raised her arm lightly, and a ball of energy, shimmering with dazzling light and containing incomparably pure and abundant power, flew out of her hand and landed accurately in front of Chi You. As this ball of abundant power came into contact with the air, it began to slowly expand at a speed visible to the naked eye, eventually transforming into a magnified version of Chi You, as gigantic as a mountain.

Immediately afterwards, the giant Chi You replica was bound by chains. Everything seemed to be the same as before. Bai Ling nodded with satisfaction and said slowly, "Okay, you can go now. Originally, according to the plan, you were to be sent to support Qiong Qi, but now it seems that it is no longer necessary. This war will be completely over in a year at most."

However, Chi You seemed somewhat reluctant when he heard this. He grumbled in protest, "Ah? Why is that? But I still want to try out this newfound strength. The last battle wasn't satisfying at all. I haven't even had enough!"