Chapter 280: 273 Sixteenth Prince
In the distant space of the universe, when the last disc-shaped spaceship was completely destroyed, the Lizard People aboard the warship began to cheer and leap for joy.
A young Lizard Person, wild and confident, also one of the commanders of this fleet and dearly loved by the Great Emperor of Teizene, the Sixteenth Prince Su Beisi, raised his hand and said, "My warriors, to celebrate our victory, tonight's dinner we shall feast on live food."
All Teizene opened their wide lizard mouths, screaming excitedly and wildly, looking quite terrifying.
The live feast was a traditional event for the Teizene, usually reserved for more important occasions. In the Teizene military, the live feast was particularly characteristic, where they would release living food, which were intelligent beings from different planets, to run amok or hide throughout the warship. Packs of beast-like Teizene would then commence a grand hunt aboard the vessel, tearing open the bodies of these beings with their bare hands within six hours, and devouring them alive.
To make the event even more interesting, the Teizene would sometimes give these beings small chances, such as placing cold weapons inside the ship, allowing them to find something handy to defend themselves with.
But no matter what, the released beings were eventually eaten. Even if they hid well, they were just captured again and awaited being eaten later.
The Guard Officer beside Prince Su Beisi couldn't help but remind, "Your Highness, we don't have many live foods left in our fleet, we will soon reach the outskirts of the Danlu Interstellar Cloud after one more jump at warp speed, and our supplies are not plentiful, it's best to conserve some."
Su Beisi, however, was unconcerned and replied, "According to our intelligence, there is a lower civilization outside the Danlu Interstellar Cloud, small but sufficient to provide us with all sorts of supplies and food. Once we get there, we can let all the warriors feast on fresh flesh and blood."
The Guard Officer said, "Our actions in the Elo Star District have caused quite a stir. Many civilizations have become wary of us, and with the main force leaving the Box Star Territory, the Empire could possibly be attacked by those self-proclaimed righteous fools."
Su Beisi scornfully pointed at the wreckage of ships in the universe outside the warship and said, "As if these things could stop us? This so-called Order Association, even if it includes civilizations with a higher level than ours, their fleets are so easily shattered before us. Even though I took away twelve hundred warships, and a few high generals took nearly two thousand, the coalition forces of the Order Association couldn't withstand seven thousand Empire warships. So, the main goal of the Order Association is to intercept us, not to trouble the Empire, because they know they can't afford to provoke us."
The Guard Officer wasn't pleased to see Prince Su Beisi's high profile and confidence, he said, "Perhaps the Order Association isn't much of an issue, but our target isn't as weak as we thought. The spaceship we bought from the Borke Civilization, which has second-level warp speed capabilities, entered the Danlu Interstellar Cloud and sent back a lot of intelligence about Earth's civilization. In such a short time, Earth has built a planetary defense system comparable to an intermediate civilization and might have a sizable interstellar fleet. Their production capability is several times that of our Teizene's."
Su Beisi looked coldly at the Guard Officer, whose duties included being an advisor, usually occupied by highly capable individuals. Although Su Beisi disliked his guard officer, he couldn't deny that he was still useful.
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But now, the Guard Officer's words greatly annoyed Su Beisi, "You mean to say, our Cannibalistic Civilization that traverses the galaxy, could lose to a group of Primate Clan primates that have only recently left their native environments?"
The Guard Officer hurriedly said, "Sir, I never said that."
Su Beisi haughtily said, "The strength of the Teizene Empire is a fact that must be recognized even by the High Council of the Galaxy. We have defeated countless enemies, even those stronger than us, we have personally buried. As for these Earthlings, what sort of threat are they? Nothing but a wave of interstellar scammers who exploited the resources of their planet to establish an interstellar civilization. Now with a few warships and cannons, they think they can resist Teizene? That's a fool's dream!"
The Guard Officer likewise said, "Your capabilities are among the best of the princes, and our Expeditionary Fleet is powerful. You have brought as many as 91 main battle ships. In the universe, the ability of an interstellar civilization to coordinate the deployment of thousands of warships for military action is already worthy of respect. Teizene's strength can't be questioned, but as your subordinate, I wish to remind you, we are still not familiar with our enemy, so we should remain somewhat cautious."
Su Beisi said, "I understand your intention, but even this scam-like interstellar fleet infusing Earth with a high-level civilization, can they really defeat us? Impossible! They can't assemble a fleet that can contend with ours in this short span. We are destined to push into the Danlu Interstellar Cloud, grind the weak Earthlings into dust, sink their warships, burn their planets to ashes, and even take half of their population of seven billion as our greatest war trophy to present to my father. Such an ample new source of food will definitely make him overjoyed."
Su Beisi didn't want to waste more words on this issue. From his departure from the Teizene Star to this location, he never predicted he would lose this war. The only considerations were the process and potential losses. The Teizene's civilization had never conducted such a grand scale military movement before, and as the prince leading the first batch of the Expeditionary Fleet, it indicated the deep trust placed in him by the Great Emperor of Teizene, and this experience would serve as a significant capital for him to aspire to the emperor's throne in the future.
"Alright, clean up the battlefield, let's see what can still be used from the weak Order Association's fleet," Su Beisi commanded.
With official matters finished, Su Beisi was already looking forward to tonight's live feast. After all, as the son of the Great Emperor and the 16th child, Su Beisi grew up in a superior environment and also indulged in luxuries. The live feast was one of the favorite leisure activities of the Teizene, and also a reserved item for Su Beisi to entertain many equally noble Teizene nobility offspring.
The Teizene enjoyed watching their enemies have a slim chance of survival, then ruthlessly crushing their hopes and consuming the flesh infused with their despair.