The Frost Blue Star Nation accepted the challenge.
Their actions were unexpectedly swift.
More than thirty Star Countries responded in unison, aiming to annihilate the Rasti Federation.
For a time, the entire Star Country region was swept by a storm.
This was the biggest event to occur, aside from wars between Star Countries and Federations, not only since the establishment of the Twenty-Eight Star States Alliance but specifically in the last ten to twenty thousand years.
Both sides possessed battle-level forces of hundreds of thousands of warships.
Many newly established Star Countries had never witnessed such a war.
However, even though both sides declared war, there was no direct dialogue between them; it was like the calm before a storm, making it impossible to fathom their intentions.
“War is about to begin again!”
Sumiya had enjoyed a rare few centuries of stable life.
Although Rasti had declared war on its neighbors before this, for Rasti, those barely counted as wars.
They were more like conquests!
Now, facing the Frost Blue Star Nation, this was truly the beginning of war.
Others only knew that the Frost Blue Star Nation’s vassal Star Countries had responded to the war, and they were still far away.
But in reality,
some Star Countries surrounding the Rasti Federation, feeling the pressure from Rasti, were also in turmoil.
They not only wanted to eliminate the Rasti Federation, a huge threat, but also wanted to carve up the Rasti Federation.
The Frost Blue Star Nation was, after all, distant.
Even if they defeated the Rasti Federation,
unless a new Star Country was rebuilt on the existing foundation, this place would inevitably become their prize.
“What are these guys thinking?”
Sumiya found these surrounding Star Countries somewhat ridiculous.
Their ideas would never be realized.
That person had already foreseen all of this.
Sumiya called someone over.
As a Secretary, his official rank was not that high, but directly facing Yan Xia allowed his authority to be second only to one person and above ten thousand.
Even those with higher positions had to obey him.
The person who arrived was Rasti’s Vice Admiral.
Originally, Rasti, as a medium-sized Star Country, only had five fleet groups, each divided into Military 指 (zhi), Ship Secretary, Ship Commander, and so on.
Now, Rasti had replaced its main force from spaceships to warships and could form a true warship fleet, so its military ranks also aligned with the mainstream.
Vice Admiral was already an extremely high position, whether in the Federation or in the current Rasti.
However, the other party still appeared somewhat reserved in front of Sumiya.
“Is there another order?”
Godali was originally on the front lines and had recently returned here for a meeting.
In fact, his spaceship was scheduled to depart today, and Sumiya calling him now made him somewhat anxious.
“Vice Admiral, Mr. President asked me to tell you that he highly recognizes your achievements, and your performance on the battlefield has been impeccable.”
“Thank you, Mr. President!”
Godali was overwhelmed with flattery.
Sumiya was very satisfied with Godali’s reaction.
Many people, after reaching high positions, inevitably become somewhat arrogant, to the point of not taking themselves seriously.
In front of him, those people didn’t even bother to feign humility, always maintaining their composure no matter what.
Compared to them, at least Godali was still humble.
“Mr. President asked me to tell you that he needs you to do something.”
“Don’t worry, I will definitely satisfy Mr. President!”
“Very good!”
“This task is very simple. I have a list here; within 100 years, all the names on this list must disappear.”
Godali took the list and began to read it.
Each name was very familiar.
After all, these were the names of surrounding Star Countries.
“Recently, these Star Countries have been too boisterous.”
“As you know, we are about to go to war with the Frost Blue Star Nation, and some individuals who want to fish in troubled waters will inevitably cause us some trouble.”
“So, why not make them disappear forever before that happens!”
Yan Xia had already planted spies within these Star Countries.
He knew many of the actions of these Star Countries.
The most troublesome Star Countries were all on this list.
“This… my fleet seems too small!”
Godali’s eyes sparkled.
He saw an opportunity.
If he completed this task, he could advance even further.
It should be known that, as a Star Country, Rasti shared the same problem as other Star Countries.
That was, immortality!
Immortality meant that the people above him would not die.
One position, one person; if the people above didn’t die, how could he take that position?
The only way was through immense merit.
Of course, this task was not easy.
As a Vice Admiral, Godali actually commanded a relatively small fleet.
Rasti had four Ship Commanders and five Vice Admirals.
Ship Commanders and Vice Admirals were not in a subordinate relationship.
It just meant that the number of warships commanded by a Ship Commander would be much greater than that of a Vice Admiral.
Godali’s subordinate warships were not many, only 8,000, plus 150,000 spaceships.
They were divided into eight fleets in total.
Sumiya did not answer Godali’s words for a moment, which made Godali somewhat nervous.
He quickly said, “I’m not saying I can’t complete the task, it’s just that the time is too tight!”
“If I delay Mr. President’s plan, then I deserve to die ten thousand deaths.”
The number of Star Countries on the list was too many, spanning too great an area.
Although they were all lower and middle-tier Star Countries, 8,000 warships and 150,000 spaceships were enough to sweep through them, but they couldn’t advance quickly.
The time consumed just on the journey might exceed 100 years.
“Hmm, it is indeed a bit tight.”
“New warships produced later will be preferentially supplied to you.”
“And you can also mobilize the warships and spaceships of those member Star Countries to help you complete the task.”
Sumiya’s words reassured Godali.
Soon, he left Sumiya’s office and went to coordinate with other departments, asking them to facilitate his work.
After all this was done, it was already a week later when he finally departed.
And this also opened the prelude to another war.
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In the year 236218 AD.
The Rasti Star Nation fleet set sail again.
A total of 17,000 warships and 310,000 spaceships advanced towards the surrounding Star Countries.
About 20 years later,
they arrived at the first Star Country.
Within 1 year, the first Star Country was destroyed!
Another 10 years, the second Star Country was destroyed!
The Rasti Federation launched a frenzied slaughter.
By the year 236303 AD, Rasti’s demon, Godali, had led his fleet to destroy 22 Star Countries, making countless restless Star Countries, eager to participate in the war, fall silent.
After resolving the 22 Star Countries, Godali also got his wish and became Rasti’s fifth Ship Commander.
Although his warships suffered some losses during the war, the total number did not decrease. With subsequent warship support, after the war was over, Godali’s warships numbered close to 20,000.
This also made others see the problem.
Rasti’s growth was too rapid!
All of this came from Superstar Technology’s ample financial support.
The Frost Blue Star Nation knew where these funds came from.
So very quickly, they used means to have some shareholders of Superstar Technology request an audit of the internal funds of the stock exchange.
No company in the entire Star Country could withstand such an audit!
Once exposed for embezzling funds, Superstar Technology’s credibility would plummet, and its market value would quickly crash.
Large numbers of shareholders would sell their shares, and the exchange would have to provide this cash. If they couldn’t provide it then, Rasti’s enemies would be more than just the Frost Blue Star Nation.
The Twenty-Eight Star States Alliance was strong.
That was true.
But it didn’t mean that other upper-tier Star Countries were weak, nor did it mean that non-Star Country forces were weak.
Some super companies in the Star Country region themselves had investment businesses.
Superstar Technology had also received investments from those super companies.
The strength of these super companies themselves was no weaker than any Star Country within the Twenty-Eight Star States Alliance.
Would Rasti collapse with just a slight move from the Frost Blue Star Nation?
Everyone was waiting to see how Rasti would respond.
Sumiya was also overwhelmed by this matter.
As a Secretary, he knew how much money Rasti had taken out of the exchange in recent centuries.
That was an astronomical figure.
It would be impossible to fill the gap in decades or even a century.
“The audit team will be here in a month!”
“What should I do!”
Yan Xia saw his frantic state.
Yan Xia was very calm about this matter; he had many ways to solve this problem.
However, it was indeed difficult to find the optimal solution.
The money lying in the exchange was cash; it couldn’t be faked by just modifying computer data.
“Forget it, it’s better to cut the Gordian knot with this matter.”
Yan Xia called Sumiya over.
Sumiya’s mental state was visibly poor, and Yan Xia showed a slight concern.
Sumiya was, after all, a useful assistant; if he collapsed from exhaustion, a replacement would be difficult to cultivate.
“I called you here about the audit team!”
Sumiya’s spirits lifted.
“Mr. President, after the audit team arrives, I can definitely stall them and prevent them from auditing the funds.”
This was the only solution Sumiya could come up with.
The so-called stalling would certainly involve a lot of financial maneuvering, which is commonly known as bribery.
“It is indeed a good idea.”
It was also a last resort.
Sumiya being able to do this was commendable.
Bribing those audit teams was no simple matter.
The cost required would be much higher than imagined.
“However…”
Yan Xia thought that was unnecessary.
“There are definitely people from the Frost Blue Star Nation mixed in with the audit team; there’s no doubt about that.”
“What will you do then?”
Sumiya was speechless for a moment.
Because there really was no countermeasure.
“Since we are likely to make the worst-case scenario after they arrive, why not make the worst-case decision halfway there.”
What was the worst-case scenario?
Killing the person from the Frost Blue Star Nation.
But that would truly cause an uproar.
Yan Xia’s idea was to directly kill them halfway and blame it on Interstellar Pirates.
Although anyone with an ounce of sense would know it was impossible, at least they would disappear in Deep Space, and what did that have to do with him?
It was better than killing them after they arrived.
“Let Yadu go!” Yan Xia assigned a person.
Yadu was one of Sumiya’s subordinates.
A Ship Secretary.
A Ship Secretary typically commanded hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of spaceships.
“This, isn’t this making a mountain out of a molehill!”
After all, it was just an audit team, and they might even be arriving by spaceship.
It was inappropriate to send a Ship Secretary to do such a thing!
“This matter must be foolproof!”
Yan Xia said seriously to Sumiya.
Many times, his subordinates wanted to use small costs to leverage big things.
Using a small stake to win big was a traditional virtue of Rasti, but it depended on the situation.
The Frost Blue Star Nation might also foresee these things, as no modern person was a fool!
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