Chapter 2970: Bullying

Eh?

Just as he was thinking about going to find them, they took the initiative and came to him first?

“Agree to the transition. Let them come over.”

Quite a loss indeed–the team leader of the Iron-Eating Besat Tribe entered the meeting room under the escort of the soldiers.

The leader bowed to Fang Heng and said, “Great Human Captain, we have accepted the instructions from the Shadow Clan and hope to receive your protection, to buy us time to build the Star Eye prism positioning device.”

The Iron-Eating Beast Tribe specialized in forging and construction, but their overall strength was relatively weak among the various races, so they maintained a humble attitude.

“Mm, we’ll provide you with protection. What’s the current progress on construction? How long until it’s completed?”

“Respected Captain, that is exactly why we came.”

The Iron-Eating Beast tribe’s leader respectfully handed a document to a nearby soldier and said, “This is a list of the materials currently lacking for the construction of the Prism Tower. Part of the materials we’ve managed to gather, but the rest are beyond our capabilities. The Shadow Clan assured us that the humans would provide the remaining materials.”

Fang Heng took the list and glanced over it, frowning slightly before handing it to Chen Yu and the others for review.

The Iron-Eating Beast tribe’s attitude was respectful, leaving no room for criticism.

Fang Heng maintained a calm expression, and he replied, “Understood. Anything else to report?”

“No. The lack of materials will affect the construction speed of the prism’s defense system. We hope the resources can be replenished soon. If the timeline is delayed, all allied races will blame us Iron-Eating Beasts. Thank you very much.”

After the Iron-Eating Beast tribe left, Zaka couldn’t hold back and said with a curled lip, “Damn, that’s extortion. Not only do they want to freeload off our combat strength to fight the swarm, now they want us to provide building materials for free? Do they want all the benefits for themselves?”

Fang Heng looked at the captain of the flying squirrel tribe and asked, “Is the Shadow Clan always like this?”

The flying squirrel showed a bitter smile, thinking this was already considered mild.

Fang Heng understood the captain’s expression and thought for a moment before saying, “No rush. Let’s talk to the Shadow Clan first.”

Soon, a soldier came to report: “The Shadow Clan said they are aware of the situation. As it is currently wartime, they hope we can resolve it ourselves. They also said there are plenty of ore sites in this world, and we can gather resources ourselves.”

Everyone who had just been angrily cursing the Shadow Clan paused and looked at each other.

Uh…

Could it be… there’s actually such a good deal?

They probably didn’t know how terrifyingly fast Boss Fang was at plundering mining area materials.

Sure enough, Fang Heng’s eyes lit up immediately.

“So generous? They’re allowing us to freely mine ores?”

Fang Heng immediately turned to the captain of the flying squirrel tribe and asked, “Moose, have you found the mining areas?”

Being called out, Moose’s heart skipped a beat.

The Flying Squirrel tribe possessed a unique ore perception ability, allowing them to sense a wide range of minerals, their reserves, and even the mining area’s level.

“There are a few mining areas nearby.”

Moose nodded and added cautiously, “Boss Fang, although all major allied forces are currently concentrating troops on the front lines, in reality, most mining areas have already been occupied by allied races. They aren’t mining, but they’ve claimed all the ore zones. If we forcefully occupy and start mining, we may offend them, or even spark conflict…”

The flying squirrel tribe was timid and didn’t dare confront the Shadow Clan directly.

In fact, the Shadow Clan and other alliances were banking on Fang Heng not daring to touch the mining zones they’d already taken over.

This was one of the Shadow Clan’s typical methods of harvesting from other fleets.

They forced others to help construct buildings without providing materials, essentially making each race pay to work.

“Tch.”

Arkley’s fists were itching again. He said unhappily, “On the surface, they tell us to find mining areas, but secretly they’ve already taken over most of them. Clearly, they want us to spend money to buy the materials. These bastards. Boss Fang, should we make a move?”

The flying squirrel captain, Moose, immediately shrank his neck.

Goodness, are these humans always so quick to resort to violence?

Terrifying.

“No rush. We’re not some evil force. We advocate resolving issues through communication and seeking common ground.”

Fang Heng smiled sincerely and looked at Moose, saying, “Same as before–regarding ore excavation, transport, and refining, we’ll handle it. Your flying squirrel tribe will help with searching and sorting the ore zones.”

“Of course, happy to help,” Moose nodded repeatedly, then nervously added, “Boss Fang, the Shadow Clan is very powerful and domineering. Please don’t underestimate them.”

The flying squirrel tribe quickly departed.

Everyone left behind looked toward Fang Heng.

“No rush. Zaka and Arkley, come with me to check out the mining area. The rest of the fleets stay put and continue dealing with the swarm as planned.”

“Yes! Understood!”

…

At a mining area near District 6 of the Star Eye.

In truth, Fang Heng and the Federation had underestimated the nastiness of the Shadow Clan’s teams.

Even before Fang Heng and his people arrived in this world, the major allied forces had already carved up all the resource sites.

Every mining area’s ownership had been clearly divided.

A large portion of the materials needed to build the Star Eye would not be provided, leaving the “suckers” who took the mission to find their own way.

On the surface, of course, they were allowed to search locally for materials to build with.

But in reality…

The smaller races didn’t dare offend the alliances by taking over those already-claimed mining areas.

What’s that?

You say you can’t find any ore?

Well, that just means you’re incompetent. What does that have to do with the Shadow Clan? Sorry, but if you mess up, you’ll just have to pay out of pocket. You can’t drag down the entire alliance’s mission just because of you, right?

From afar, Fang Heng could already see the flag planted outside the mining area, showing that the place had been claimed by the Crocodile Clan.

The Crocodile Clan ranked in the top thirty of the entire Spawn Alliance system in terms of strength. Like the Shadow Clan, they had a massive fleet and had always been a loyal follower of the Shadow Clan.

“Let’s go, let’s check out the situation.”

Outside the mining area.

Noticing Fang Heng’s team in protective suits approaching, the Crocodile Clan guards immediately raised their guns, warning, “Humans! Leave this place! This is our mining domain, private territory! Leave immediately or you’ll be treated as invaders!”

The Crocodile Clan possessed powerful physical strength and could survive in most harsh planetary environments without protective suits.

Seeing that Fang Heng had not left, the guard captain of the Crocodile Clan pulled the trigger in warning.

“Whoosh!”

A light beam blasted the ground near Zaka, creating a small crater and startling him.

“Hahaha!”

The Crocodile Clan guards burst into laughter and shouted, “Get lost, humans! This is no place for you!”