Chapter 664: One Step Behind!Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
He Xuyang smiled. “Of course, help from other battle teams were necessary.” He Xuyang understood that he should stop at the right time. He was willing to give up some benefits.
The other representatives felt better when they heard what He Xuyang said. This meant that the 23rd Division was willing to share some of the benefits with them. There was still room for negotiation.
Hence, they start a new round of discussion again. The other representatives became much more humble since He Xuyang had the upper hand. He Xuyang"s job became easier.
However, it was not easy to satisfy everyone. He Xuyang didn"t want to undermine the 23rd Division"s interest. He was only willing to let the other division a.s.sist the 23rd Division in experimenting with the mechas and gain some benefits through that. But, that was not enough for the other divisions.
Eight hours pa.s.sed. He Xuyang felt that he had reached his limit. He was not going to take any more steps back. The discussion reached a standstill.
The representative of the other divisions did many actions behind the scenes in order to gain as much advantage for their division. They contacted the Second and Third Marshal and hoped that they could put some stress on Ling Xiao and asked him to make a concession.
Even the First Marshal received a message from the General of the 1st division. He hoped that the First Marshal would ask Ling Xiao to give some compromises. The three marshals felt helpless. They had no choice but to contact Ling Xiao. However, Ling Xiao was on a honeymoon with his wife. He even switched off his communicator so that he wouldn"t be disturb.
F**k. You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, Ling Xiao. How can you use such a method to run away from us? Shameless!
The three marshals were experienced. They knew why Ling Xiao did this. He didn"t want to give in. The Second and Third Marshal felt depressed while the First Marshal just laughed heartily. As expected of the person whom he had high hopes for. He had become a qualified general. He had a successor now.
Since the generals of the divisions couldn"t find Ling Xiao and couldn"t convince He Xuyang, they decided to lay their hands on the mechas. The generals decided to cooperate and s.n.a.t.c.h the mechas themselves.
While the other divisions keep watch over the 23rd Division and prevented any starships of the 23rd Division from coming close to the Feiyang Ship, the people from the 17th division waited for the Feiyang Ship at the s.p.a.ceport. Once the Feiyang Ship landed, they would s.n.a.t.c.h the two ace mechas over.
This was the only way to force the sly Ling Xiao out of his cave.
Just as they were preparing to act, they received a piece of news from Feiyang which made them vomit blood.
The captain of the Feiyang Ship received an order to go directly to the base of the 17th division after they entered the Federation. At the same time, they needed to hold back the people from the Lingtian Battle Team and prevent them from taking the two ace mechas away.
The captain looked at the order and sighed. The adviser beside him seemed worried. “Captain, must we do this?”
“We are soldiers. We just need to obey instructions. There is no need to think about anything else,” the caption replied calmly.
The higher-ups had to consider many things when they pa.s.sed an order, so the people under them might not be able to understand the order at the start. However, experience told them that the decisions made by the higher-ups were always beneficial to them. Hence, they just needed to carry out the orders.
The Feiyang Ship followed their captain"s order and went straight to the 17th division, the moment they entered Federation grounds. All the defensive fleets had received a message too so the Feiyang Ship pa.s.sed without any resistance.
After three hours, the Feiyang Ship entered the region in the Federation where the magnetic field was the messiest. Radars and signals would be lost in this region. The navigators had to rely on their innate talents to find the correct path and direct the ship out of this maze.
The Feiyang Ship was a basic military vessel but it was equipped well. There was a navigator on board too so under his guidance, the Feiyang Ship moved steadily towards their destination.
“Something is wrong!” The navigator shouted suddenly. The sleepy crew beside him woke up from the shout.
“What happened?” The operative asked nervously. The life of everyone on board the ship was in their hands. It was already too huge of a burden for him to bear.
“I felt something moving towards us,” The navigator said seriously.
“Moving towards us? Is it a meteorite? Or is it a ruin in this maze?” These were the first things the operative thought of. His expression changed.
“I"m not sure.” The navigator replied. He was only a low-level navigator. He could only sense the right path and whether anything was flying towards them. He was unable to see things around them like high-level navigators.
“Everyone, be on your guard. Be careful of meteorites and ruins. Don"t let the ship b.u.mp into anything.” The captain had rushed over after receiving the news.
The people in the control room got busy. The radar was useless now so everyone had to use binoculars.
“Ah, what is that?” One of the crew saw something huge in his vision and shouted.
The crew moved quickly and soon, the image he saw was uploaded on the big screen.
“It is a ma.s.sive starship!” Someone shouted.
“It is the most powerful starship, the command ship!” As the starship got closer, they could see the numerous cannons on the starship as well as its magnificent design. All these proved that there was a general on the starship.
The starship moved to the side and revealed its fire phoenix totem on the side of the ship. Beside the phoenix, there was a huge number "23".
Everyone was dumbfounded. Ling Xiao, who used to appear on screens, suddenly appeared in front of them. Were they dreaming?
“Beep, beep. An unknown starship wants to communicate with us.” The optical supercomputer of the starship reminded everyone that a signal was coming in.
The captain immediately answered the call. A clear voice sounded, “To the people on Feiyang, nice to meet you. This is General Ling Xiao"s ship, The Phoenix. Please prepare yourself. The general would like to personally board Feiyang.”
“Yes, yes… I will prepare instantly.” The captain hung up excitedly. No one expected that they would meet General Ling Xiao in the magnetic field maze. They never thought that the general would want to board the Feiyang Ship too. This was their honor.
Although the Feiyang Ship was not under the 23rd division and Ling Xiao was not their direct leader, he was everyone"s idol in the military. Everyone would be excited to see Ling Xiao. How could anyone reject meeting him? The entire crew on the Feiyang Ship started preparing for General Ling Xiao"s arrival.
Very soon, a huge mecha flew out of The Phoenix. It was the G.o.d-cla.s.s mecha which was always seen on the screen. Everyone stared at it intently. The mecha landed on the entrance of the Feiyang Ship.
All the crew was in the mecha hold. They watched as the G.o.d-cla.s.s mecha [Belief] got transported into the center of the mecha hold.
The c.o.c.kpit opened. Ling Xiao came down with the help of the elevator platform. There was a beautiful woman beside him. She was his wife, Lan Luofeng. She wore a military uniform. They looked really good together.
The moment Ling Xiao and Lan Luofeng landed, the captain rushed forward excitedly and bowed to Ling Xiao. “Nice to meet you, General.”
Ling Xiao smiled and saluted back. “Thank you for your hard work.”
The captain"s face turned red when he got a reply from Ling Xiao. He didn"t know what to say.
Ling Xiao didn"t mind his reaction. He brought Lan Luofeng and walked towards the two Caesar mechas. He looked at them carefully. After a while, he asked, “Are these the war trophies that the Lingtian Battle Team brought back?” This sentence confirmed that the two mechas belonged to Lingtian.
The captain felt as though he was splashed with a bucket of cold water, he regained his senses. He remembered that his general wanted the two mechas too.
The captain gave a forced smile. Since General Ling Xiao came directly to the ship, the final result was apparent. The two mechas would definitely be taken by the 23rd division. The plan that their general had failed. Who would dare to stop General Ling Xiao? Unless their general came personally, no one could stop him. They could only listen to his words obediently.
The captain couldn"t help but look at Ling Lan and her team with envy. They had such a good leader. The Lingtian Battle Team had a bright future ahead of themselves.
The other battle teams felt helpless too. No one expected Ling Xiao to personally come to protect the merits of a battle team under his division. They were a step behind.
Meng Shangyuan smiled at Ling Lan and her team members. With Ling Xiao around, they would definitely get the rewards that they deserved.
Actually, when he knew that the other divisions wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h this merit from them, he was worried. They were recruits who just entered the 23rd division. If there was no one powerful supporting them, this merit would never land in their hands.
Luckily, they had an impartial general. This was their good fortune as well as the luck of the Federation.