Chapter 488: Lifting Off, Attacking a Second-Tier Star!

"Gold again! A 10% probability is still way too off the charts!"

The "AOE" trait tag was clearly very useful.

For example, previously the Light Speed Fist could only pierce a beam of light in one direction, but with this trait tag, it might not be a beam anymore, but a ring of light! A halo! A blaze of radiance!

Furthermore, "AOE" could also spread out the offensive means of other trait tags.

Did trait tags have offensive capabilities?

Yes, they did.

Take the classic old trait tag, "Trait Slingshot," for example.

Previously, every trait tag fired off could only affect one person unless it inherently had a wide-area effect.

Now, even single-target effects could be applied to an entire area.

"He's invincible again."

[You chose Yes.]

[You replaced "Playing the Pig to Eat the Tiger" with "AOE".]

[As the war progressed, you raised higher demands for Myriad Treasures Child Goddess, who was in charge of weapons and equipment.]

["What? You want cannons?"]

["Yes, the Immortal Dao version."]

["What use is something so bulky and heavy? Aren't crossbow bolts quicker and cleaner for killing people than that thing?"]

["They're quick for killing people, but they're no good for besieging cities and conquering territory. When we need to lay siege and provide fire coverage, cannon-type weapons are the way to go, aren't they?"]

[Myriad Treasures Child Goddess looked like she wanted to say something but held back.]

[She actually wanted to say, if there really was a city you couldn't take, wouldn't you be more useful than any cannon?]

[After thinking it over, she didn't say it and buried her head in drafting blueprints.]

[During the battles on Fortune Star, that was indeed how you operated.]

[Whenever you encountered a tough city to crack, one Light Speed Fist from you, and no city wall could hold.]

[But next, you were going to attack Lingwei Star.]

[Lingwei Star was larger than Fortune Star, and the situation was more complex.]

[You might not be able to personally handle the sieges for every unit, so it was better to give them their own siege capabilities.]

[The siege cannon was only one part of siege equipment.]

[From the fifth simulation of the Dragon-Man tribe's invasion of the human world, you absorbed a lot of inspiration and handed it all to Myriad Treasures Child Goddess, letting her complete the detailed design and production.]

[As time passed.]

[The Winged God Church on Fortune Star was completely eradicated.]

[All cities and regions were now under the jurisdiction of the various Rebel Kings of the Rebel Army.]

[Only the portion of the Alien Races that had joined the Winged Army managed to survive. All others were judged guilty, dying either on the battlefield or at the execution ground.]

[Slavery was abolished, and schools and martial arts halls rose from the ground one after another.]

[Everything on Fortune Star was developing in a positive direction, though the process would still have its twists and turns.]

[For instance, the economic systems in various regions were somewhat chaotic. Some people used gold and silver as currency, some used paper money, and some even used Source Stones.]

[But these problems were not your concern. A society would solve its own internal problems on its own.]

[Now, you had gathered a mighty army at the Star Harbor, ready to set out for the Second-tier Star, the headquarters of the Winged God Church, Lingwei Star!]

[Fortune Star, Star Harbor.]

[The banners of the Eighteen Heavenly Kings and the Sixty-Four Earthly Kings fluttered in the wind, a riot of colors, with all sorts of patterns and designs on them.]

[At the very center of these banners stood one largest war banner, with a red background and black characters, bearing a huge character, "Yi".]

[Now, no matter which Rebel King's army the Rebel Army soldiers on site belonged to, they all fell under the unified command of the Yi Army.]

[The Yi Army's direct-line force of one hundred thousand soldiers, the absolute main force fully equipped with Rebel Army gear, had an average cultivation level already reaching the Late Stage of the Postnatal Martial Artist realm.]

[One million elite troops carefully selected from the armies of the various Rebel Kings, some equipped with Rebel Army gear and the rest with standard equipment, had an average cultivation level roughly equal to that of ordinary mortals.]

[In addition, three million regular Rebel Army soldiers participated in the battle.]

[This wasn't the Rebel Army's full scale, because another portion of the army was left behind for garrison duty, and another portion was responsible for governing the various regions.]

["Ten years since the uprising, we have taken back our homeland!

Is the war over? The war has only just begun!

The Winged God Church on Fortune Star is only a part of the Winged God Church. The enemy still eyes us hungrily. They will appear again at any moment to take away everything our comrades won with their lives!

Soldiers, are you willing to board the Star Ships with me, to enter the starry sky, and to do battle across the sea of stars?"]

[At this moment, you weren't carrying the "Chinese-Style Succubus", but for the Rebel Army on Fortune Star, you didn't need that trait tag at all.]

[To the global Rebel Army, the Red-Hair Grand Marshal was a living legend.]

[In just ten short years, he had reversed the plight of the entire human race, toppled every mountain pressing down on humanity. Even many of the Alien Races worshipped this Red-Hair Grand Marshal and were willing to fight for him, let alone humans themselves.]

["We are willing!!!"]

[You pulled up the Yi Army war banner and raised it above your head.]

["All troops, advance! Target, Lingwei Star!!"]

[Inside the Star Harbor, over a thousand Star Ships were already ready and waiting.]

[Among them were ships for transporting troops, weapons, and supplies, categorized by type, lifting off one after another.]

[The Rebel Army formed neat and orderly ranks, swiftly boarding the ships in an orderly queue.]

[The metallic clanging of armor colliding became the only sound above the Star Ships.]

[Even though the ordinary Rebel Army soldiers didn't have defensive gear at the level of high-grade magical artifacts, at least they all had a set of light armor.]

["First Route, First Army, all in position! Star Ship, lift off!"]

["First Route, Second Army, all in position! Star Ship, lift off!"]

["Second Route..."]

[One Star Ship after another started up, rising vertically within the seven-colored rainbow beams of light, heading toward the Channel in space.]

[Outside the Star Harbor, the human civilians of Fortune Star were packed in layer upon layer.]

[On this day of the great expedition, the families of the soldiers had all come to see them off.]

[Even if no one in a household was a member of the Rebel Army, as long as they had the means to come, humans were willing to come witness this grand spectacle.]

["Unbelievable. This is actually the power of our human race!"]

["If you had told me ten years ago that we'd have millions of soldiers, over a thousand Star Ships, and countless weapons and armor, I would have just said you were dreaming!"]

["Our human race has finally turned things around!"]

["It doesn't stop there. The Red-Hair Grand Marshal is going to lead us to do battle across the sea of stars and take back even more of our homeland!"]

[The beams of light at the Star Harbor were obscured by the Star Ships one after another, casting enormous shadows that swept across the faces of the civilians at the periphery, one ship at a time.]

[People looked up at these Star Ships, gazing at the warriors inside who would do battle across the sea of stars.]

[Inside the Star Harbor, Myriad Treasures Child Goddess floated beside you.]

["Are you really planning to conquer Lingwei Star?"]

["Please watch your wording. Our Rebel Army doesn't say 'conquer.' We are taking back what is rightfully ours and rescuing our persecuted compatriots."]

["Fine. It looks like you're really going to war with the Winged God Church. I mean, their main temple."]

["Isn't that obvious enough?"]

["You're up against a stellar system level force that has taken over an entire Second-tier Star. A lot of people are going to die, and I don't think you're going to win."]

["People will make sacrifices, but not too many, because I'll arrive before the Rebel Army does."]

[As you spoke, you took out the Star Ship that was once Myriad Treasures Child Goddess's pride and joy, the five-pointed-star-shaped Voyager.]

[Myriad Treasures Child Goddess rolled her eyes, turned her head away, and out of sight, out of mind.]