In Ao Yue's palace, Ao Yue was so angry that he threw his wine glass on the ground. His face was gloomy and ugly, exuding a strong murderous intent.
The maids in the palace were trembling and lowered their heads, not daring to make any mistakes.
"How could we let that guy Long Chen find it first? We sent out a lot of people, how could he get there first? Damn it, it's only been a few years, and he has found a mineral vein within hundreds of thousands of light-years!"
Reluctance and jealousy made his face become distorted, and the fierce light in his eyes was revealed. .??.
The Holy Son Longfeng next to him said, "Brother Ao Yue, it's useless to talk about this now. What should we do now? With such merit, his contribution must not be inferior to ours."
Ao Yue had a gloomy face and walked around thinking about countermeasures.
One of the saints suggested, "How about we reveal this news to Juntian Kunlun!"
Holy Son Longfeng said in surprise, "Are you crazy? Isn't that betraying the empire?"
Ao Yue narrowed his eyes and said, "You mean to trigger a war with Juntian Kunlun?"
The Holy Son nodded, "Yes, Juntian and Kunlun will definitely fight for it after they know about it, and a war will definitely break out. In this way, we will have the opportunity to make contributions in the war."
"And how long has Long Chen's legion been established? It certainly doesn't have much combat effectiveness, and it definitely can't compare to us in this aspect."
Ao Yue was silent after hearing the words, rubbing his chin, thinking about the feasibility of this method.
The Dongsu Empire also dispatched tens of millions of troops, plus a large number of technical personnel, and miners to the destination mentioned by Xiang Chen.
Xiang Chen's coordinates are a star continent not far from the mining area they mined before, which also has the Eternal Divine Jade vein.
After the army arrived here, the prospectors discovered the deposit of eternal jade.
And leading the army was a marshal-level general in the Dongsu Empire, He Zang!
He Zang is the leader of the Black Dragon Clan among the Dragon Clan of the Dongsu Empire. He is also a powerful person at the eternal level of heaven and earth. He is also a marquis-level figure in the Dongsu Empire.
If divided by titles, then the Nine Saints of the Dragon Clan all belong to the Holy Nobles and are above the Royal Nobles, so they are called the Nine Saints.
The status of the Nine Saints is not inferior to that of the Dragon Lord, but the division of labor between the two parties is different. The Dragon Lord is the one who holds the power and talks things over, while the Nine Saints only enjoy such a high status and treatment, and do not necessarily have real power.
"Haha, Marshal, we have indeed discovered a mineral deposit. According to our exploration, the mineral deposits here start at least one million tons. Since there are mineral deposits here, there must be other mineral veins in the star realm nearby!"
The geological expert in charge of the exploration said to Marshal Hezang with excitement on his face.
Marshal Hezang also looked happy, "Immediately send out our manpower to search for other surrounding star continents. If our Dongsu Empire can monopolize these resources, it will become our capital to unify the world in the future!"
"promise!"
Soon, a large number of interstellar ships were exploring in all directions, looking for mineral deposits.
Marshal He Zang looked at Long Chen and said with a smile, "His Royal Highness the Holy Son Long Chen, you have made great contributions to the empire this time."
Xiang Chen smiled slightly: "Master Hou, you are serious. This is what I should do."
The two of them were polite for a while, and then Marshal Hezang went to arrange the deployment of defense and patrol work.
Three days later, Kunlun Army Headquarters.
"Report! Commander, our reconnaissance plane discovered the troops of the Dongsu Empire."
People from the Military Intelligence Department entered the conference hall to report the situation.
"What!" Everyone present was shocked when they heard this, and Guo Zijun quickly asked, "Where is it?"
The man from the Military Intelligence Department quickly came over and marked the location on the star map. Wang Xing, the chief of staff next to him, frowned and said, "It's very close to us, but it's only two light-years away. Have they discovered the mineral deposits here too?"
Guo Zijun said, "Let them continue to investigate and see how many people from the Dongsu Empire are there!"
"yes!"
Soon, people from the Military Intelligence Department once again conveyed information, discovering a large number of Tosu Empire warships, and reconnaissance planes appeared in the area.
This made Guo Zijun and others almost certain that the other party had discovered mineral deposits here, otherwise it would not have been possible for so many people to gather in this area.
Deputy Commander Zhao Shi said coldly, "Damn you, they are chasing us just after we discovered this place. Could it be that there are some spies within us?"
Chief of Staff Wang Xing frowned and said, "It's indeed too much of a coincidence, but judging from the other party's reaction, they didn't know we were here yet. Someone probably leaked the secret. If they knew in advance that we were here, they would have directly organized troops to go forward."
Come and attack us."
Commander Guo Zijun said coldly, "No matter what the situation is, war is unavoidable. At present, the other side has not discovered us, so we can only strike first to gain the upper hand!"
At this point, he said in a deep and serious voice, "Send the order! The top ten generals will come immediately to attend the military meeting!"
One day later, Juntian Kunlun's army began to gather troops, shrinking and gathering strength.
Four days later, Dongsu Army Headquarters.
"What, the person who discovered Juntian Kunlun?"
Commander Hezang was shocked when he heard this.
Their troops finally discovered the people from Juntian and Kunlun.
"Where are they?"
The people from the reconnaissance department immediately marked it, and everyone frowned after seeing it, because it was very close to them, within a two-light-year distance.
With current technology, interstellar spacecraft can easily reach speeds hundreds of times faster than light. If light travels a distance of one year, an interstellar spacecraft may reach it in less than a day.
"It's so close to us."
"Yes, at such a distance, we can reach it in a short charge."
"Have you detected the enemy's current movements?"
The officer of the reconnaissance department said, "There are a lot of troops on guard around the opponent. We found four star continents with military defenses nearby. We didn't dare to get close to investigate the situation on the star continents, but we saw some transportation
Boats kept coming in and out."
Marshal Hezang said with a gloomy face, "The other party must be mining in the mining area. Damn it, people from Kunlun also discovered this place."
Chief of Staff Xiao He frowned and said, "The other party is already mining, which means they arrived earlier than us."
Deputy Commander Long Yuan said, "Commander, the other party probably hasn't noticed our arrival yet. I suggest we launch a surprise attack on them!"
Immediately, a general also spoke up and agreed, "Yes, Commander, I also suggest the same. If both of us are mining here, a war will inevitably break out over the competition for the mining area. Now that the other side has not discovered us, I suggest that we strike first.
Attack them directly and catch them off guard!"
"Yes, now is a good opportunity. When Kunlun reacts, there will be no such opportunity."
"It's a good opportunity for a surprise attack, I agree!"