Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 1221: The Silent Victory

Chapter 1221: The Silent Victory

Hovering above Veloxia, the enormous alien battleship loomed over them.

From its underside, countless smaller ships descended continuously.

The three of them followed Minister Sharif to a massive plaza that was large enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.

The ships descending from the battleship were landing steadily on the plaza—there was no battle, no clashing of blades, none of the chaos they had expected.

Instead, the soldiers of the Draconis Empire were systematically unloading cargo, while neatly organized troops outside the plaza moved in orderly formations to transport supplies.

The entire scene was one of calm efficiency.

Miralles and the others were dumbfounded.

An alien cosmic battleship—had it fallen into the hands of the Draconis Empire?

The Pleiades Star System had been trying to seize an alien cosmic battleship for a long time, but the aliens guarded even their Cosmorite Mechas with extreme vigilance—let alone a cosmic battleship, which represented the pinnacle of higher-dimensional technology.

Their emperor had sent people to capture alien cosmic battleships multiple times, but each attempt ended in crushing failure.

Whenever aliens sensed that their battleships were about to be taken, they would go mad, preferring to self-destruct their ship—perishing along with their enemies—rather than let such advanced technology fall into human hands.

This wasn’t an exaggeration.

It had happened before.

So how had the Draconis Empire managed to do this?

The battleship before them was in pristine condition—intact on the outside, and likely undamaged internally.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to deploy it.

"Ah, I almost forgot. You three must be quite surprised to see this battleship," Minister Sharif said with a smile. "Just before your arrival, Veloxia was surrounded by an alien fleet. By some stroke of fortune, we managed to emerge victorious. You haven’t seen many of our people around because they’ve been out hunting down fleeing alien forces. They’ve only now returned in triumph."

Hunting down the fleeing aliens?

In the Pleiades Star System, such a scene wasn’t unheard of.

But in the Erythar Star System, it felt downright surreal.

Only now did the three of them realize why the Draconis Empire was so confident, why they didn’t even take them seriously.

It wasn’t just because they had that powerful cultivator—they had their own strength to back it up.

"Sharif you old guy, how could I let you come to greet me personally? Why didn’t His Majesty come?"

Laith strode down from the battleship with his head held high, his voice booming with excitement.

He was in great spirits.

Never before had he fought such an exhilarating war—it was even better than his first time in bed.

"And who are these three?" Laith asked as he approached.

Miralles felt an uncomfortable twinge in his heart.

If this had been before, he would have been offended—three living envoys standing right here, yet a small nation dared to ignore them.

But now, knowing that the Draconis Empire had managed to capture an intact alien battleship, he no longer dared to see himself as superior.

"They’re the envoys from the Pleiades Star System. They came to observe our battleship," Minister Sharif introduced them casually.

"Would we be allowed to board and take a look?" Miralles asked.

Minister Sharif glanced at him with a smile and said, "Of course, you may."

If they were going to curb their arrogance, they might as well go all the way.

"General Herrera, you’ve had a hard campaign. His Majesty is in the hall—you should go report to him. I’ll take the three envoys to tour the battleship."

"Do you need me to accompany you?" Laith cast a wary glance at the three of them, making no effort to conceal his vigilance.

"No need. This is still Veloxia, after all. And besides, the immortals is here."

Miralles smiled bitterly to himself.

This was a clear threat—and one he couldn’t even protest.

If someone had told him before coming to the Erythar Star System that he’d be in this situation, he would have laughed in their face.

As soon as the battleship returned, Amalia detected it immediately.

However, she didn’t sense Kenny Lin’s presence aboard, leading her to guess that he had likely gone after Major General Rafiq’s battleship.

Judging by the time, he should be returning soon.

After her conversation with Amalia, the Emperor swiftly broadcasted the purpose of the envoys of the Pleiades Star System’ visit as news across the entire star system.

To maintain interstellar peace and stand alongside the Nine Great Star Systems in resisting the invasion of the higher-dimensional aliens, they had decided to dispatch troops to accompany the envoys to the Pleiades Star System.

Aside from the royal court’s designated personnel, they would also open 100 additional slots for cultivators from the civilian population to volunteer for the mission.

Within a day of the announcement, over ten thousand people had registered.

Before this, the Draconis Empire had no idea that the Erythar Star System harbored so many cultivators.

However, after reviewing the registration materials, they realized they had overestimated the situation.

Most of the so-called "cultivators" had barely set foot on the path of cultivation.

The real volunteers were a group of ordinary citizens who sincerely wanted to contribute to the empire.

To select those who were truly willing to fight for the star system’s protection, the royal court held a selection process, mainly testing the character of the applicants.

A large number of people were eliminated instantly.

The second battleship did not return until the day before the agreed half-month deadline.

On that day, Veloxia’s sky was once again shrouded in darkness.

The three envoys from the Pleiades Star System stepped out of the Gilded Fang Hall to take a look and were greeted by the sight of yet another massive alien battleship.

From shock to numbness, even Jaime—who had always considered himself superior—now looked like a withered eggplant, unwilling to step out of the hall.

After touring the alien battleship with Minister Sharif last time, they were horrified to discover that the ship’s interior bore no signs of battle.

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