Inside the spacecraft, Hong Dali laid on Li Nianwei’s thigh, resting with his eyes closed. According to his understanding of the System, now that they were getting ready to go onto the Dimension Battlefield to participate in the Dimensional War, the System would probably upgrade itself again.

Sure enough, he had only been lying down for a short while when the cold mechanical voice of the System sounded—

“The host is ready to enter the Dimension Battlefield. System upgrade, please wait.”

After about 20 seconds, the System upgrade was completed. “System upgrade completed. Current Host Title: Astral Prodigal. Astral-level Prodigal: For every 100 million Astral Dollars that the host squanders, the System will automatically exchange it for a Divine Energy Core. Divine Energy Core: After the host becomes an Astral-level Prodigal, this material can be exchanged for various powerful skill items.”

“For every 100 million Astral Dollars that the host squanders, the host can exchange it for one million yuan in the Enjoyment Dimension. Money in the Enjoyment Dimension can be used positively or negatively, there will be no penalty.” Used positively or negatively, meaning he could use it to earn money or squander, there would be no penalty or negative effect. The System would not care. En, this was not bad. He could do what he wanted with peace of mind.

I have to squander 100 million Astral Dollars in order to exchange for one Divine Energy Core, this thing is so expensive…

“Host Skill Upgrade: The title ‘Animal’s Best Friend’ upgraded—the host can control any animals in any dimension. This will prevent conflicts with animals from other dimensions. The title ‘Nature’s Best Friend’ upgraded—Elemental Affinity, Elemental Shock effect doubled. Lackey Halo’s effect increased by 50%, the effective area will increase ten times.”

Hehe, this is good. Controlling animals will be very useful! Elemental Affinity and Elemental Shock are great. The effect of the Lackey Halo will be great as well.

This is probably the most practical upgrade, haha.

“Star Knight transformation entered the third stage, effect increase, top-level combat power 5 million, each transformation consumes 100 attribute points. Additional explanation: For every 10 million Astral Dollars that the host squanders, the System automatically adds one attribute point. Attribute points: Consumables, can be produced repeatedly.”

En, the Star Knight transformation is very practical as well. I have to depend on it to show off and pretend!

The System paused for a while, then began to give missions: “The second phase of the Epic Mission: Explore the Secrets of the Dimensional War. Mission Rewards: Unknown.” Heck, what does Rewards: Unknown mean?!

The System continued: “The third phase of the Final Ability, incomplete.”

Alright, it seems I need to work harder for the 1,000 Achievement points…

After all the rewards and missions had been announced, the System’s voice disappeared completely. Hong Dali closed his eyes. He was quite satisfied with the upgrade. To put it simply, each abilities’ attributes were increased, and a follow-up mission was given. So-so, not bad.

As he was lying there, Ling Xiaoyi walked over slowly and smiled. “Young Master, there’s news from Shenglong Star.”

“En.” Hong Dali arched his back while lying on Li Nianwei’s thigh and stretched. It made Li Nianwei blush prettily. He muttered. “What news? Let’s hear it.”

“The Zhu family surrendered. 90% of their assets were transferred to your name.” Ling Xiaoyi paused, then took a deep breath and said, “It comes up to a total of 4.86 trillion Shenglong Dollars.”

“Damn! So much?!” 4.86 trillion Shenglong Dollars! That was an astronomical number! Hong Dali widened his eyes. “The Zhu Family is so rich?!”

“Yes,” Ling Xiaoyi smiled and answered. “The head of the Zhu Family has transferred all his assets to you, Young Master. Also, there is an additional 500 billion from Lieutenant General Lei Zhe. In addition to your previous assets, your current assets are…” She calculated silently and finally reported it. “5.5 trillion Astral Dollars.”

5.5 trillion Astral Dollars! That number was huge!

Hong Dali sniffled. “How many zeros?”

“Eleven Zeros, with two fives in front.” Ling Xiaoyi covered her mouth and giggled.

“So-so, not bad.” Hong Dali was elated. But he was an Astral-level prodigal, after all. He must remain calm. “En, is there anything else?”

“Not at the moment.” As the leader of the nine lackeys, Hong Dali’s personal secretary, Ling Xiaoyi had managed Hong Dali’s matters well. “But the family head said he will take care of it from behind. He asks you not to worry.”

From behind meant Shenglong Star. What Hong Xingyu meant was, the Zhu Family had fallen. The Bei Family could only lie low. There was no need for him to worry about anything.

“En, good.” Hong Dali stretched lazily and smiled. “Aiya, I’ve come to this stage unknowingly. My wealth now is enough to be compared to a country’s wealth, right?”

“Young Master is forever the richest person.” Li Nianwei gently tidied his clothes and smiled. “It’s not just money.”

“Sister Nianwei’s words are soothing, as always.” Hong Dali chuckled. Then, he looked at the holographic projection of the view outside the spacecraft. “It seems we’re almost there. Aye, I wonder what the Dimensional War’s venue looks like.”

Sure enough, as he said that, Lieutenant General Lei Zhe pushed the door open and walked in. When he saw Hong Dali, he said, “Dali, have you received the money? I have allocated 500 billion to you. You must work hard.”

“En, en. I’ve received it. Don’t worry.” Hong Dali nodded. “Speaking of which, you’re not worried about letting me be the commander? I’m a rookie, I’ve never acted as a commander in such a big battle.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Lei Zhe did not mind much. He pulled the holographic projection over and pressed the button above the projection twice. Soon, the holographic projection became a cosmic starry sky. In the center was a huge black hole. It was different from the black hole usually seen. It was radial and there were things constantly flying out from the inside.

“The Dimensional War is very cruel.” Lei Zhe explained. “If we rely purely on our individual strength, we have no advantage over the army from other dimensions. You were called here because you seem to have ideas that are a little unpredictable. If we are able to reduce our casualties, even if it’s just by a little, we will have achieved our aim.”

His aim was not too difficult to achieve and Hong Dali understood what he meant. “You want me to reduce our casualties from the war, right? This is doable, there shouldn’t be too many problems.”

“Yes, that’s right.” Lei Zhe’s voice turned serious when the casualties of war were mentioned. “Every soldier has a family. They may have a wife, children, and parents. Every soldier’s family hopes that they can return alive. I’m also a human being. Naturally, I don’t want my family to await my return day and night only to be met by an urn of ashes. Do you understand what I mean?”

“I understand!” Hong Dali had a rare serious moment. “I know what you mean. Well, it seems that I really have to be serious this time.”

“It’s good that you understand.” Lei Zhe pointed to the holographic projection. All the young officers who had been sitting a distance away gathered around them and waited for Lei Zhe’s explanation of the current situation—

“Right now, the dimension gate is already open. This area has been fighting for decades. The situation has been like a tug-of-war.” Lei Zhe said slowly, “But for the past two days, for some unknown reason, there has been an uncommonly large number of beings from other dimensions, perhaps 60 billion of them. These people are not weak. Some of them come straight for us while others invade the surrounding areas and establish their own bases. They obviously intend to engage us in a drawn-out battle.”

“So, the current situation is very simple. The dimension gate cannot be closed, so all we can do is prevent them from roaming, occupying other planets, and killing civilians.”

When he heard this, Hong Dali understood.

To put it simply, the part of this battlefield where the battle would be fiercest was at the exit of this gate. They would have to attack with all they had here. The battle would be less fierce when it came to those who had escaped out into the universe. Those who escaped would be looking for a suitable base, establish a line of defense, and play a game of endurance with the natives of this dimension.

“Well, this is simple.” Hong Dali looked at Lei Zhe. “We kill whatever comes out and capture whatever tries to run. Isn’t that all?”

“Simple?” Lei Zhe stared at Hong Dali fiercely. “The universe is so big, do you know what is the area around the dimension gate within which enemies can appear? Three light years! That means, with this dimension gateway as the center, enemies can appear at any location within three light-years from here! Kill them as they come? Do you really think that’s doable?!”

Three light-years. The distance of one light-year was 9.5 quadrillion kilometers, and three light-years were 28.5 quadrillion kilometers. With such a large area, it would be impossible to block it all even if all the military strength of 100 Astral realms were transferred here…

“Oh, it’s a bit big. En, don’t worry, wait for me to think about it first.” Hong Dali immediately started rubbing his chin as he thought.

At this time, the younger officers all started whispering, “Will this work? This Dimension Battlefield is not like the Group Battle. With such a large area, it will be impossible to prevent the enemies from other dimensions from roaming around.” “Yes, that’s the most troubling part of the Dimensional War. It’s not a grounded battle where there’s only one direction and one way in. The Dimension Door is three dimensional. Enemies may appear from any point around it and the area is huge. There’s no way to block it, and we definitely have to chase after them to fight them.” “The Dimension Door is really huge. This is hard. I can’t think of anything that will work.”

It was no wonder that everyone was not optimistic about the situation. With such a large surface area, it was impossible to stop the enemy from entering. It was also impossible to cross into their area. It would be like going to their death. The door for this dimension was here. That meant that the powerful fighters from other dimensions would gather and enter from here. But if they were to enter from this door, there was no knowing as to which dimension they would end up on. Once they were separated, it was inevitable that they would be slaughtered.

“It seems that the legendary tactical genius is nothing more than this.” Li Longfei looked at Hong Dali’s face and sneered. “He’s just helpless like the others when he gets to the Dimension battlefield, isn’t he?”