Lin Feng snorted and said no more.

’If a Tier Three Middle Stage Mother Empress were that easy to deal with, why would I still be looking for materials to boost my Defense Power? I would’ve destroyed her nest long ago, especially since her location is practically an open secret.’

With this in mind, Lin Feng watched as the Red-Armored Beetle Swarm set down the Zerg Eggs. He saw their retreating backs as they, now carrying the Mother Empress Avatar, were about to disappear into the cave entrance. He then added:

"When the time comes, if I really can’t hold her off, you have to step in when necessary..." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"This place is only fifteen kilometers from Wu City by East Taihu Lake. Once the Hai City Mother Empress conquers Wu City, she’ll be in your attack range too."

The controlled young woman turned her head:

"Fine."

"Right, what’s your name?"

Lin Feng was slightly taken aback:

"Lin Feng. And you? I assume all the Mother Empresses around the world have their own names or designations, right?"

The Mother Empress Avatar showed a faint smile, growing more and more accustomed to her human form:

"That’s right. I’m currently ranked 108, while the one in Hai City has already risen to 76..."

"But I have a new name now. It’s Ling Yi."

Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed:

"So you have a real-time internal ranking system?"

With a look that said ’of course,’ the Mother Empress who had just named herself Ling Yi nodded and said:

"Yes. The Spirit Worlds of all High-tier Mother Empresses are interconnected..."

"Oh~ I know of you, Lin Feng."

"The legendary Awakener active in the Federation of Jiangnan Province."

"A legend who has created numerous miracles single-handedly."

"I hope you survive to witness the day I, Ling Yi, achieve Ascension into the Cosmos. Then you can become one of my retainers, and we shall conquer the Galaxy together!"

Lin Feng shrugged and said with a smile:

"Why don’t you break into the top hundred first, then we’ll talk."

A faint smile touched Ling Yi’s lips as she vanished into the mouth of the cave.

Lin Feng then snapped his fingers.

Two minutes later, the Land Patrol Battleship arrived before Lin Feng, leading eight Tanks. Everyone was baffled as they stared at the fifty massive Zerg Eggs on the ground, each five meters long and two meters wide.

Lin Feng, of course, had no intention of publicizing his private deal with Mother Empress Ling Yi. If it became common knowledge, the repercussions would be bad for both of them.

So, under everyone’s confused gazes, he announced nonchalantly:

"This is a peace offering from the Jia City Mother Empress."

"She was willing to hand over these Zerg Eggs in exchange for a ceasefire on our part."

"They’re just like the Western marauders of old—they only understand the language of cannons. When faced with an enemy they can’t defeat, they’ll cede territory, pay reparations, and apologize just the same."

As he spoke, Lin Feng gestured with his chin toward Chen Yanyan in the cockpit at the Battleship’s bow, signaling for her to maneuver the vessel and load the fifty Zerg Eggs into the storage bay at the stern.

He then stood at the bow and continued addressing the crowd:

"These Zerg Eggs have not yet fully developed, but each one is incubating a Tier Two Tiger Spine Zerg..."

"That’s right! Killing them will also provide the Energy needed to reach Tier Two Awakening!"

"This is a heavy price for the Mother Empress to pay, but she handed them over voluntarily to cut her losses. She has also promised me that she won’t invade other cities for the time being!"

"And now, our most important enemy is the Hai City Mother Empress, who wants to conquer Wu City and invade Jin City!"

Upon hearing the battle results Lin Feng announced, everyone’s faces lit up with joy. After all, subduing the enemy without fighting and achieving a victory with no casualties was the highest form of strategy.

Although no one had died in yesterday’s battle, about ten teammates had been severely injured.

Seeing the pained faces of their comrades, the lucky ones who were unscathed naturally felt it was best to avoid risks if possible.

Besides, the Mother Empress’s submission was also proof of their own formidable strength.

This would be the first instance of humanity defeating a Mother Empress!

Cheers of victory immediately erupted, one after another.

As Lin Feng watched everyone dancing for joy, a slight smile touched his lips, and a notification suddenly appeared before his eyes:

[After in-depth Identification and analysis...]

[Tier Two Zerg Egg Extra Attributes: Consuming one increases satiety by 100% and rapidly restores a Tier Two Awakener’s Physique State. Each one consumed also provides an additional 10 points to one’s Physique Attribute Value.]