Chapter 331: The Morton Stargate Campaign · Conclusion

Chapter 331: Chapter 331: The Morton Stargate Campaign · Conclusion

The Morton Stargate Campaign

Hour Five.

All starships of the Imperial Army Twelfth Corps Fleet had traversed the Stargate and arrived at the battlefield, completely taking over the Stargate Defense Line.

With the garrison of nearly three thousand starships from this Imperial Army force, the Stargate Defense Line was now utterly impregnable.

Hour Ten.

The Imperial Army Twenty-second Corps arrived as reinforcements. With the addition of these three thousand starships, the Stargate Defense Line was able to fully reclaim the previously lost defensive areas.

At this time, Imperial Army Stellar Reconnaissance Ships also located the positions of the other two T4 Zerg Nest Motherships.

Fortunately, those two T4 Zerg Nest Motherships were not attacking the Stargate but were instead assaulting planets around it.

Hour Fifteen.

The Governor’s Fleet of the North Wind, along with the Imperial Twenty-fifth Corps and Twenty-sixth Corps arriving from the Chu River Star Sector, reached the area in succession.

At this moment, the Morton Star System had gathered four Imperial Corps Fleets, one Governor’s Fleet, and a large number of lord fleets, totaling nearly twenty thousand starships.

In addition to the three T4 Boreas-class Heavy Star Battleships from the Chu Family’s Third Fleet that arrived first, three more T4 Boreas-class Heavy Star Battleships were added later, these coming from the Governor’s Fleet of the North Wind.

With such a massive interstellar fleet suppressing the situation, the T4 Zerg Nest Mothership crisis in the Morton Star System was now under control.

The safety of the Morton Stargate was also secured. All that remained was to eliminate the remaining Zerg Fleets.

Before that, the fleet forces that had held their ground in the Morton Star System were granted a holographic audience with the Governor of the North Wind.

Zhao Chen opened his eyes.

He found himself in a holographic environment simulating a conference room setting.

Seated at the head was the Governor of the North Wind, whom he had met a few times before. To the Governor’s right sat Chu Xuan.

Also present was Xu Yifan.

Compared to the calm composure of Chu Xuan and Zhao Chen, Xu Yifan was visibly nervous. After all, meeting both his newly admired idol and the Governor at the same time was understandably stirring.

"Yifan, I’ve heard about your father. Please accept my condolences," the Governor of the North Wind began, addressing the matter of Count Morton first.

Xu Yifan sat upright, his expression solemn. "My father came from a military background and earned his title of Count through military achievements. Although, as new nobles, other aristocrats often looked down on us as ’nouveau riche,’ my father always taught me that as long as we are the lords of this star system, it is our duty to protect it! Even if one day he fell before my eyes, I... I..."

At this point, Xu Yifan’s eyes finally reddened. The intense combat operations of the past period had kept him from dwelling on his father’s death, but now his emotions surged forth uncontrollably.

"I would still uphold his responsibility... and defend the Morton Star System, along with all the territory star systems of our Xu Family, to the death!"

"Good lad, you have done just that," the Governor of the North Wind praised, looking approvingly at the young man. "You have not disgraced your father. Old Xu would be immensely proud to see you as you are now."

Xu Yifan looked at the Governor of the North Wind, struggling to hold back the tears in his eyes. "I... I truly haven’t failed in my duty, have I?"

"No, you did great!" the Governor of the North Wind said firmly.

Xu Yifan bit his lip, as if all the pressure he had been bearing was finally released at this moment. Tears streamed down his face, no longer able to be held back.

"According to the Empire’s rules, Old Xu’s Nobility Title will be inherited by you, the eldest son, although the succession ceremony hasn’t taken place yet. But now, you must take on this responsibility," the Governor of the North Wind said, looking at Xu Yifan.

Xu Yifan nodded heavily. "I understand."

"Alright, go and rest for now. There’s still a pile of matters waiting for you to handle later," the Governor of the North Wind said.

"Yes," Xu Yifan replied. Before leaving, he turned to Zhao Chen and Chu Xuan, bowing deeply to them both, and then his figure faded away.

After Xu Yifan left, the Governor’s formal demeanor vanished instantly.

He looked at Zhao Chen and Chu Xuan with a pained expression. "You two ancestors, your courage is truly extraordinary. With just four hundred Starships, you dared to charge straight at a T4 Zerg Nest Mothership in the face of millions of Swarm. Yes! You did manage to take out that T4 Zerg Nest Mothership in the end, but did either of you consider the risks involved? Your identities are not ordinary. I couldn’t speak frankly with Xu Yifan here just now. Compared to the Morton Star System, I would rather accept the loss of the Morton Stargate and the fall of the entire Morton Star System than see either of you in danger!"

Chu Xuan was his precious granddaughter. If Old Man Chu found out about this, he would probably come knocking on his door for a fight.

And Zhao Chen was no ordinary person either, with his Starship Technology and some kind of collaboration with Old Man Chu. Losing such a talent here would break his heart.

"Grandfather, look at what you’re saying. In the end, nothing happened, right?" Chu Xuan immediately tried to soothe her grandfather’s emotions.

"I’m warning you, don’t do anything so risky again!" the Governor of the North Wind reminded them sternly.

Chu Xuan immediately put on the appearance of an obedient child. "I promise! I promise I won’t take such risks again!"

Zhao Chen couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly. Was this promise really going to hold?

The Governor of the North Wind probably also saw that his granddaughter’s promise wasn’t reliable, but he could only look at her with affection, unable to do anything about it.

"Governor, how do you plan to handle this Zerg Crisis going forward?" Zhao Chen inquired.

The Governor of the North Wind said, "Actually, with the gradual disappearance of the Cosmic Stellar Gate and our swift response this time, the Zerg Disaster hasn’t spiraled out of control. So, we expect to eliminate all Zerg Nest Motherships within a month, but clearing the ground-based interstellar zergs on those planets might take over half a year. The Morton Star System is an important raw materials system in our North Wind Star Domain, so it will be prioritized for cleanup. According to my plan, while we have twenty thousand Starships gathered here, along with six T4 Boreas-class Heavy Interstellar Battleships, we’ll clear out all Zerg Fleets within a week, eliminate the ground-based interstellar zergs on the main planets within a month, and handle the rest within the following three months."

"Speaking of which, it’s fortunate that we responded quickly to this Zerg Crisis; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. Who could have imagined that a Level 4 Cosmic Wormhole would appear? Thinking about it, it’s just too coincidental!" Chu Xuan complained.

"Actually, the appearance of so many Cosmic Zerg Nests this time... is indeed quite strange..." the Governor of the North Wind said with a furrowed brow.

"Strange? What’s strange about it?" Zhao Chen looked at the Governor.

The Governor did not answer directly but changed the subject, saying, "Alright. Both of your fleets have worked hard this time. Take a good rest.

The main tasks from now on will be left to the Imperial Fleet."

Zhao Chen noticed the Governor’s evasion and had a premonition.

Strange?

If there was anything strange, from a conspiracy theory perspective, it would be that this Zerg Crisis was not a coincidence!

However, this was not something Zhao Chen could manage for now. He needed to focus on his System Task and develop his fleet first.

Only by strengthening his own power could he handle any possible situations. Otherwise, knowing more would only add unnecessary worries.