The sudden knock on the door woke Roddy up. Only then did he realize that the sky outside the window was already shining, and the world had ushered in a new day.
"I hope there's some good news today." Roddy muttered to himself and called out, "Come in." The door opened and a man dressed as a mercenary said in a deep voice, "Mr. Roddy, the meeting is ahead of schedule. We have to go out soon. I'm afraid you don't have time for breakfast." There was a black eagle symbol on his sleeve. Obviously, he was a member of Bescot's surface army, the Black Eagle.
Roddy stood up and said, "Give me a minute."
The guard nodded and left.
He opened the wardrobe beside him, took out a saber, shaved his beard in front of the mirror in the wardrobe, and changed into a well-ironed suit before walking out of the door. Outside the door, there was a hall that was not very spacious but it was filled with Black Hawk Guards. The captain of the guards who had just reported to Rody gestured for him to follow. Rody left the room with a group of guards and walked into a narrow alley.
There were already a few olden era off-road vehicles on standby at the entrance of the alley. These antique vehicles' performance wasn't all that bad, and the Black Hawk's technicians had carried out some rather covert modifications. Even though they couldn't compare to magic energy tanks, they were enough to deal with small-scale armed groups on the surface. Behind the off-road vehicle was an inconspicuous magic energy flying car, and Roddy got into it. The carriage was unexpectedly spacious. At this moment, the captain of the guards whistled, and the rough engine of the off-road vehicle sounded.
The convoy began to set off.
Looking from the car, one could see the low buildings around them. This was a small town on the surface. It was very ordinary. The people in the town were all genuine residents of the surface. They were born on the surface and died on the surface. The only difference was that the entire town served Bescot. Bescot had a few more towns like this in his hands. Every clan would have their own secret strongholds. Even a cunning rabbit had three holes, not to mention these large clans.
Looking at the people passing by outside the window, it seemed that the invasion of Nelm had not affected them too much. There was still a market in the town this morning. The people in the town, especially the children, all had excitement and anticipation on their faces. Perhaps they hoped to be able to exchange for what they needed at the market? Rody could not help but sigh in his heart. Such a simple happiness would soon disappear. As the impact of the people of Nelm on Earth intensified, the major cities on the surface would definitely be affected first, and then other places would be affected. Small towns like this would not be spared.
Unless the people of Nelm could be expelled. This was not impossible. After all, Earth was no longer the undefended planet from more than four hundred years ago. Whether it was technology or the number of experts, Earth would not be much inferior to the people of Nelm. But the problem was that these intruders' timing was just too perfect.
The invasion of Nelm happened to take place when both Marshals were at the interstellar defense line. This factor, which was extremely disadvantageous to Earth, was the reason why they were able to capture Babylon so smoothly. Otherwise, with the two trump card legions of the Golden Lion and Sirius guarding them, as well as the two super experts, Capulo and Windsor Belo, how could the people of Nelm easily succeed?
Now, during the three days that Rody had been on the surface, he had received information that Capullo and Windsor Bellow were rushing back to Earth. However, when Sirius mobilized its troops, the interstellar defense line was attacked by the Kidds. Judging from the relationship between the Nelms and the Kidds, Rody would not believe that the Kidds' attack this time was not to cooperate with the Nelms' actions.
At present, only Capulo had rushed back to Earth and had secretly come to the surface.
Today, at an underground base of the Federation in District 14, a meeting was held in the name of President Mobius. The members of the meeting included nobles like Rody, Federation officials, members of the Gate of Freedom, and even the leader of the Light Concealment Society. However, the most important person was naturally Marshal Capulo. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss how to gather the forces of all parties to counterattack the alien invaders.
This was a big stone hanging on Rody's chest, and the other stone was his father, Horn.
Rody hadn't heard from his father since the fall of Babylon that night. However, even the Iron Prison Explosion hadn't killed Horn. Rody believed that his father was still alive, but he didn't know why he hadn't come to meet him. This time, even Anna couldn't contact him at all. No one knew where Horn was now.
After the convoy left the town, they walked for more than a hundred kilometers before changing to an airship from a hidden airport. Through the porthole of the airship, Rody looked down at the desolate and boundless earth that was constantly retreating. The Black Hawk captain took a brain and placed it in front of Rody. On the screen was the latest situation in the Federation.
"The situation isn't good." Rody rubbed his eyebrows. Judging from the rolling information, many of the Federation's bases, barracks, and factories on the surface were being bombed by the Nelms. The aliens had accurately grasped the location of these strategic locations. Even though the Federation government had issued an evacuation order on the night of the invasion, more than 40% of the base's factories had been destroyed, and the losses were so heavy that it was hard to breathe.
Of the twenty-two districts on the surface, five had completely lost contact and seven were under attack. Among them, the Gate of Freedom had lost two areas of control, and the new base of the Light Concealment Society had also been picked up by the artillery of the Nelms. This was probably the reason why these originally anti- Federation organizations were willing to accept the invitation. After all, it was one thing for humans to fight internally behind closed doors. Now that foreign enemies had already entered their lair and set fire everywhere, that was another thing.
The leaders of the Light Concealment Society and the Gate of Freedom were not short-sighted enough to still want to drag the Federation down under such circumstances.
Apart from the losses of the Federation, the various clans also had varying degrees of impact. However, their impact was much lighter than that of the Federation. Thanks to Alan, the fake president, who had fallen out with the nobles, the clans, including the three great clans, had no choice but to transfer their supplies, factories, and talents in advance. Thus, at the moment when the Nelms invaded, they suffered the least losses.
After Rody had a video call with Third Bell on the airship, the Black Hawk captain reminded him that the airship was about to land. Rody simply put away his brain. After a slight jolt on the airship, they finally arrived at their destination. At the Federation's military base in District 14 on the surface, Rody walked down from the airship and saw that the secret port hidden in the mountain was already filled with all kinds of airships.
A young First Lieutenant and the Blackhawk captain confirmed Roddy's identity and registered. Then, they walked over and saluted him. "Mr. Roddy, the meeting will begin in 30 minutes. Please follow me."
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