Chapter 1539: Chapter 1536: Maya’s Surrender

Upon hearing Hei Bulun’s request, Li Chen didn’t immediately agree.

If it were just these simple requests, he’d have no qualms about agreeing.

But he was worried it might be a trick deliberately played by the Ancient Maya.

After all, there were only about three hundred interstellar warships in front of him. The entire Star Domain of the Ancient Maya, however, had over a million.

This was a terrifying number, enough to destroy all the planets, including Earth, and even the entire Solar System!

Hence, he had to treat it cautiously.

After pondering for a moment, Li Chen looked at Hei Bulun and asked, "After leaving the Solar System, where will you go, back to your Mother Star?"

Hearing this, Hei Bulun and the Maya soldiers couldn’t help but feel a deep sadness.

Noticing the peculiar atmosphere, Li Chen tentatively asked, "What’s the matter, did something happen?"

Hei Bulun sighed deeply and said, "To be honest, we can’t go back. We can only wander the vast universe until we face extinction!"

In this, Hei Bulun was not lying.

Having lost their Mother Star, and with less than three hundred interstellar warships left, they were now like trees without roots and water without a source. If they couldn’t find a suitable planet to settle on, extinction was inevitably their fate.

And how difficult it would be to find a suitable planet to settle on within their lifetime!

Upon hearing Hei Bulun’s words, Li Chen couldn’t help but be startled.

It seemed that the Ancient Maya were left with only these two to three hundred interstellar warships, wandering the cosmos.

As Li Chen cast his gaze on the interstellar warships of the Ancient Maya and the likes of Quantum Nuclear Bomb Cannons, his eyes lit up.

Purely from a technological standpoint, the Mayan Civilization was at least three centuries ahead of Earth.

If it could be utilized, Earth’s technological level would explode in growth.

Thinking this, Li Chen smiled slightly and said, "Well, how about you stay here? I’ll leave Mars to you, as your base for the Mayan Star people. What do you think?"

Upon hearing Li Chen’s offer, Hei Bulun was taken aback.

"Are you serious?"

Li Chen nodded and responded, "Of course, the Solar System is so vast, and with human technological levels, we probably couldn’t fully develop it even within three centuries!"

With a hint of caution in his tone, Hei Bulun asked, "What about after three centuries?"

"Uh?"

Li Chen never expected Hei Bulun to think so far into the future, already considering matters three centuries ahead.

"We’ll talk about it then!"

Li Chen offered an almost perfunctory answer.

In truth, it was not entirely his fault.

The God Monarch Yunlong from the Red Sun Star Domain and the Dinosaur Clan from the Cretaceous Star Domain would never allow them three centuries.

Let alone three centuries, even thirty years might not be granted.

With the combat power of the Mahayana Divine Monarch, once unleashed fully, whether the entire Solar System would still exist is a question.

Although Hei Bulun and the others were not very satisfied with Li Chen’s somewhat perfunctory answer,

they were helpless to do otherwise. The pressing issue at hand was to first resolve the matter of their base.

Everything else, as Li Chen said, could be addressed later!

After a simple discussion, Hei Bulun and the others preliminarily agreed to Li Chen’s suggestion.

And they also promised to conduct bilateral trade with Earth and guide Earth’s technological development.

This result was indeed a win-win!

After the handshake and reconciliation, Hei Bulun naturally released the four thousand eight hundred people detained by Moo Xi, Vermilion Bird, and the Nasha sisters.

Among them, Earth’s humans numbered four thousand two hundred, and the Mermaid Clan six hundred.

Although Moo Xi and Vermilion Bird had long guessed that Li Chen would come to rescue them, they couldn’t help but shed tears when they saw him in person.

As for the Nasha sisters, their first reaction was shock.

They had never expected Li Chen to come to their rescue.

The Fishman Clan of the Green Fish Tribe looked at Li Chen with much more complex expressions.

After all, the entire Green Fish Tribe was not very friendly to Li Chen. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Some of them had even participated in actions against Li Chen.

Now being saved by Li Chen, they felt utterly ashamed.

Besides the shame, there was also a certain fear.

Concerned about being held accountable by Li Chen!

Li Chen first reassured Moo Xi and Vermilion Bird and then approached the Nasha sisters.

"I didn’t expect we’d meet here!"

The younger Nami, suddenly faced with the upheaval and so much fright, was timid, hiding timidly behind her sister Nasha, not daring to come out.

Nasha forced a smile and said, "Yes, I didn’t expect it either!"

Li Chen pointed at the ground and said, "This is Mars, with no water resources. It’s unsuitable for you Mermaids. Come back to Earth with me!"

After saying this, he added,

"The living environment on Earth is quite similar to your Blue Star, suitable for you to live in!"

Upon hearing Li Chen’s proposal, Nasha exchanged glances with several Elders.

Seeing none of the Elders dissenting, she nodded and agreed.

"Thank you!"

Li Chen waved his hand, indicating that these were mere trifles, just a small effort, no need to be so courteous.

After handling all this, Li Chen turned his attention to Olympus Volcano.

At this time, the volcano had stopped erupting, and the entire Mars was shrouded in gray volcanic ash.

The erupted lava had mostly solidified, coating the surrounding ground.

Li Chen keenly felt a very rich fluctuation of Spiritual Power within the volcano.

He released his Divine Sense to investigate, but after penetrating several kilometers, he was blocked by a powerful force of laws.

Noticing this, Li Chen frowned slightly and decided to explore further.

Determined, Li Chen wasted no time and delved further in the shortest time possible.

Though the volcanic lava outside had solidified, inside, it still flowed in a liquid state, like a river of fire, slowly flowing, sizzling when encountering obstacles.

Li Chen unleashed his Protective Gang Qi to resist the high temperatures, carefully probing deeper within.

In this manner, after penetrating three kilometers, Li Chen found a Spirit Stone amidst the molten rocks.

The Spirit Stone contained a very rich Spiritual Power.

Based on a simple estimation by Li Chen, its richness might exceed the Spirit Stones of Earth’s Ancient Nine Provinces by nearly ten times.

Li Chen looked ahead with eyes gleaming with fervent light.

If he guessed correctly, there must be a Fire Spirit Vein below.

A Fire Spirit Vein, as the name suggests, is a mineral vein containing Fire Attribute Spirit Stones.

Thinking this, Li Chen immediately took out the Fire Spirit Pearl, using the mutual sensing of the Fire Attribute as a beacon, continuing to venture into the depths of the magma...