First Shelter Base of the Dwarf Race on the Planet
Under the clearance operations of Zhao Chen's Black Knight Mecha Squad and the Stellar Drones, all the Fire Lizard Warriors and Fire Lizard Interstellar Warships in the surrounding area had been completely eliminated.
At that moment, the clouds overhead suddenly parted.
Everyone looked up at the sky.
They saw a massive fireball of an explosion, fleeting in an instant.
"That is... the T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship!" Clan Chief Bagin placed a monocular telescope over his right eye, gazing into space.
This telescope could capture cosmic phenomena within a certain range, and he saw an interstellar warship exploding and burning.
From the partial shape of the ship hull, he immediately recognized it as the T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship!
The very culprit that had led the Fire Salamander fleet to annihilate their Dwarf race's interstellar fleet.
And now, this interstellar warship, just like the Dwarf race's interstellar warships that had been destroyed earlier, had become wreckage drifting in space after the explosion.
"This..." Clan Chief Bagin swallowed hard, looking incredulously at Commander Zhao Chen, who wore a faint smile beside him.
After witnessing the final "remains" of the T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship, he glanced again at the interstellar battlefield, now littered with the wreckage of the Fire Salamander Tribe's interstellar warships.
And that gray T3 interstellar warship moved like a god of death, hunting down the remaining Fire Salamander Tribe interstellar warships.
With the flagship's destruction, more than half of the remaining Fire Salamander Tribe interstellar warships began to flee in disarray.
With their own flagship destroyed and T2 Starships brutally ravaged and slaughtered, those T1 Interstellar Warships were even less of a threat.
How could this battle continue?
Even the Fire Lizard Interstellar Warships in the planet's atmosphere began to flee the planet one after another.
"It seems this battle is already over. The next step is to quickly clean up the remaining Fire Salamander Tribe forces on this planet," Zhao Chen said, turning to Clan Chief Bagin beside him.
Clan Chief Bagin nodded dazedly.
At the same time, Zhao Chen received Charlotte's subsequent combat arrangements. She believed there was no need to pursue the remaining Fire Salamander fleet.
The main reason was to conserve ammunition and supplies for the T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser. After all, in this godforsaken place, most weapons could not be replenished, and every shot fired meant one less available.
Zhao Chen agreed with Charlotte's idea.
Approximately three hours later, the battle finally came to an end.
Apart from the starship wreckage drifting in the planet's near orbit and the hovering T3 Blizzard-class Light Interstellar Battlecruiser, there were no other Fire Salamander Tribe interstellar warships in sight.
The Stellar Drones began returning to the mothership for resupply before continuing their attacks on the Fire Salamander Ground Forces on the planet.
"We are the Dwarf race forces. Fire Salamander Tribe warriors, listen carefully: your interstellar fleet has been driven away by us, and your flagship, the T3 Arkham-class Medium Starship Battleship, has been destroyed by us. If you don't believe it, look up at the sky.
Now, immediately come out of your shelters, lay down your weapons, and surrender. This is your only choice!" Some Stellar Drones continued to broadcast messages in the air.
This was done in the name of the Dwarf race, as Zhao Chen did not want to draw too much attention.
This approach yielded considerable results, with many Fire Salamander Tribe ground forces choosing to surrender, laying down their weapons and being escorted to open areas for placement.
"Report, the second refuge base has been brought back under our control."
"Report, the Fire Salamander forces at the third refuge base have surrendered, and we are beginning to take over the Third Refuge."
"The Fire Salamander forces at the fourth and fifth refuge bases are still stubbornly resisting. We will conduct a raid to eliminate these two groups."
One by one, video communications appeared before Clan Chief Bagin, reporting the current situation.
In reclaiming the Dwarves' territories, firepower was primarily provided by Zhao Chen, but personnel still had to be supplied by Dwarf warriors, as Zhao Chen did not have many people himself.
At this moment, five T2 Moose-class Heavy Interstellar Transport Ships began entering the planet's atmosphere, hovering mid-air.
One after another, unmanned cargo shuttles started moving back and forth between these interstellar transport ships and the ground, unloading 'cargo' containers.
"What is this?" Clan Chief Bagin looked at the massive cargo container before him.
Zhao Chen stepped forward, opened the container, revealing stacks of Nutrition Meals inside.
Seeing this container full of Nutrition Meals, the Dwarf warriors present were wide-eyed!
On their planet, due to insufficient sunlight and poor soil nutrients, it was difficult to grow crops. Even when some scarce natural crops or artificially raised livestock were produced,
they were all traded to passing interstellar freight fleets or the Fire Salamander Clan in exchange for Nutrition Meals.
Because the natural food that could satisfy one person might be exchanged for enough Nutrition Meals to feed hundreds or even thousands.
"I thought that after this battle, your living supplies might be lacking, so I brought some Nutrition Meals. Distribute them," Zhao Chen said calmly.
Clan Chief Bagin said with tearful gratitude, "Commander, I truly don't know how to thank you.
You... not only brought back my daughter but also... prepared so many Nutrition Meals for us.
I, Bagin... I, Bagin swear, if you ever need me, my life is yours!"
"No need for such formalities. Eat first, everyone should rest well.
Don't just stand there, hurry and move the Nutrition Meals," Zhao Chen actively called to the Dwarf warriors.
The Dwarf warriors immediately stepped forward, moving all the Nutrition Meals out of the cargo container.
Besides Nutrition Meals, there were other daily necessities and some simple medicines.
These were all supplies urgently needed by the Dwarf race.
Without these supplies, even if they survived this battle, tens of thousands of Dwarves would die afterward due to various reasons.
Soon, bonfires were lit.
Portions of heated Nutrition Meals were delivered to the Dwarves, and large quantities were sent into the refuge bases for the many more Dwarves inside.
"Commander," Clan Chief Bagin personally brought a portion of Nutrition Meal to Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen repeatedly waved his hand, "I'm not hungry now, you all eat."
Clan Chief Bagin saw that Zhao Chen wasn't eating, so he took the nutrition meal and walked over to his daughter. "Annie, eat up. Didn't you used to love this stuff the most?
You even said before that there wasn't enough nutrition meal to go around... one portion had to be split among you six siblings, and you were always so hungry you couldn't sleep."
Annie, however, looked at the nutrition meal before her with a strange expression.
"Um... Annie... isn't hungry either..."
"Annie, how can you not be hungry? Back on the starship, you used to eat five meals a day!" Zhao Chen teased from the side.
"That's right, hurry up and eat." Clan Chief Bagin shoved the nutrition meal container into his daughter's hands.
Annie looked at the nutrition meal in her hands, then at her father's expectant expression.
She could only take a bite, but the plastic-like taste nearly made her vomit.
If she had thrown up, her father would definitely have scolded her for a long time.
Annie had to force down the urge to vomit, eating the hard-to-swallow nutrition meal while casting resentful glances at the commander.
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