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Chapter 1475: Chapter 838: “Treasure
Wang Keren hastily fled from the Steel Flame Furnace.
Indeed, he was the Founding General of the Steel Flame Furnace, and it was his stronghold. If it weren’t for the hopeless situation, he wouldn’t have left his lair.
But now, it had reached a point where there was no other way.
The Beastman Army that conquered Bright Star was too fierce.
At the beginning of the battle, nobody realized that the invading enemy was so powerful. By the time the situation quickly deteriorated, it was too late to react.
In Wang Keren’s view, the culprit for the rapid collapse of the Bright Star battle was Ricardo Lazio.
Wangyue Star Domain provided so many resources to Bright Star, yet that guy couldn’t hold it for even half a month before losing Bright Star. He was utterly unforgivable!
He wasn’t aware of any fault of his own in the matter.
Just as he did not think there was any problem with being the Founding General of the Founding World and evacuating with the most elite guard and many warships, including the Mechanical Ark, when the enemy was advancing.
The entire Steel Flame Furnace was his possession, his most precious treasure. He was already heartbroken enough to abandon his treasure, so who had any right to accuse him of anything in such times?
Could the Steel Flame Furnace hold out when even Bright Star fell in such a short time?
It’s hard to say.
Even if they could hold out at the cost of the entire place turning into scorched earth, staying at the Steel Flame Furnace was risky for him. It’s said that the Beastman Overlord was extremely powerful, and if he led an elite force to raid the palace he was in, he could not assure that he would withstand it. He might very well die.
Leaving with the most elite troops and the most precious ships was to preserve vitality. As long as the people and the Mechanical Ark were intact, even if the Founding World was lost, they could perhaps rebuild a new Founding World somewhere else. Even though it would be much smaller and take many years to develop to the scale of the Steel Flame Furnace, it was still something that had to be done.
It’s better than the people, ships, and the world perishing together, right?
As for the many people left on the Steel Flame Furnace… There was no way around it. Time was tight, and with limited ships, Wang Keren couldn’t possibly take everyone away from the planet.
Moreover, they could just as well remain on the planet, utilizing the Steel Flame Furnace’s comprehensive defense system as a Founding World, to maneuver and resist the Beastman Army, layer by layer.
He hoped they could hold out until the Alliance Army led by Tai Shichen arrived, and even more so that by then, the Steel Flame Furnace would still be relatively intact.
By then, he would return and take back his treasure.
Wasn’t it natural for the Founding General to reclaim his Founding World?
For now, the most urgent matter was still to find a suitable foothold. This place had to facilitate their operations at the opportune moment.
If the Beastmen broke through all the remaining defenses of the Wangyue Star Domain, and even the Alliance Army led by Tai Shichen couldn’t stop them, then this place must be suitable for immediate escape.
If the Steel Flame Furnace could be reclaimed, this place would also need to accommodate his fleet for a swift return and retrieval of his treasure.
The location selection required careful consideration!
He had already gathered his aides and the Principal Sages for two meetings, but the proposed locations did not satisfy him.
After all, this matter was not just about selecting a location but also included a series of subsequent action plans, which had to be executable and imaginative.
In a foul mood, Wang Keren had been irritable for several days.
Today was the third meeting.
He still felt the plans weren’t particularly good, and he berated everyone in the meeting.
But he himself did not have any better ideas.
In the end, it seemed he could only forcefully choose one from the existing plans.
Just as he hesitated between a few proposals, the doors of the conference hall were suddenly pushed open.
Wang Keren sharply raised his head.
All those he appointed to attend the meeting had already arrived. Apart from the attendees, he didn’t recall permitting anyone else to enter the conference hall at this time.
He saw that the person bursting in was Liu Se, the acting Battle Group Leader of the Wangyue Knight Battle Group, one of the few survivors of the Bright Star Campaign—a failure and a deserter.
Beside him were more than ten Interstellar Warriors.
There were warriors from both the Wangyue Knight Battle Group and the Black Fox Blade Battle Group, the latter being one of the native groups from Wangyue Star Domain, sharing a similar fate as the Wangyue Knights.
Only around a dozen Interstellar Warriors managed to retreat from Bright Star, all from these two groups, while all the Spear of the Dragon King warriors perished.
When they retreated to the Steel Flame Furnace, Wang Keren provided protection to these failures, and during the evacuation, considering the combat power of Interstellar Warriors, even though there were only a dozen, they were brought along and treated with a degree of respect.
However…
“Battle Leader Liu Se, the respect I gave you is not a reason for you to disrespect me,” Wang Keren said angrily. “This meeting didn’t invite you. Please leave.”
Liu Se said nothing, merely stepping aside.
From behind him, two teams emerged.
One team consisted of several Dominant Bishops from the Steel Flame Furnace, led by Sage Pirias.
While Pirias was indeed a Sage of the Steel Flame Furnace, Wang Keren didn’t like him. Especially after the Alliance arrived, this guy got close to the Alliance, which annoyed him even more.
During the carriage ride, he deliberately didn’t inform Pirias. This guy should have been left on the soil of the Steel Flame Furnace, so why was he on the ship?
As for the woman beside Pirias, she was even more unfamiliar to him.
But despite the unfamiliarity, upon looking at the emblem on the woman’s right chest, he suddenly recalled some things.
…
Liu Se said nothing, merely stepping aside.
From behind him, two teams emerged.
One team consisted of several Dominant Bishops from the Steel Flame Furnace, led by Sage Pirias.
While Pirias was indeed a Sage of the Steel Flame Furnace, Wang Keren didn’t like him. Especially after the Alliance arrived, this guy got close to the Alliance, which annoyed him even more.
During the carriage ride, he deliberately didn’t inform Pirias. This guy should have been left on the soil of the Steel Flame Furnace, so why was he on the ship?
As for the woman beside Pirias, she was even more unfamiliar to him.
But despite the unfamiliarity, upon looking at the emblem on the woman’s right chest, he suddenly recalled some things.
