"Sounds very reasonable."
Lei Chenghu said, "Then, what kind of path are you looking for, Marquess Yongchun? What are your terms?"
"Alright, you are straightforward enough. Since Commander Lei is so straightforward, there is no need for me to beat around the bush. Let's just get to the point!"
Li Wuji said, "Just now, Commander Lei said that I am qualified to be the commander of the coalition army of the four families with my capability. That is naturally too much of an exaggeration. However, I am still confident that I can command the fleet of the Li family."
"Are you suggesting that, as long as I promise that all the fleets of the Li family that are scattered on the battlefield will belong to you, you will be willing to abandon the darkness for the light and stand on my side?"
Lei Chenghu's eyes suddenly glittered. "Is that what you mean?"
"Exactly. It's as simple as that. If Commander Lei agrees to let me command all the fleets of the Li family, I will help you attack and take down Yun Xuefeng!"
Li Wuji said, "However, the question is, how can I trust Commander Lei? Although Commander Lei is a man of your words, I am a noble from one of the four families after all, and I have pissed off everybody. If Commander Lei decides to destroy my fleet after you annihilate Yun Xuefeng's fleet, I believe that nobody will say anything for me. "
"That is indeed a problem."
Lei Chenghu's eyes were deep. "Then, what do you think, Marquess Yongchun? How can I make you trust me?"
"Do you dare to come to my flagship, Commander Lei?"
Li Wuji suddenly said, "Discuss the relevant details in my place and show me your sincerity, Commander Lei?"
"Commander Lei, you must not!"
Before Lei Chenghu replied, the advisors had already shouted, "This is a trap!"
Some of them were even glaring at Li Wuji, not believing his bulls * it at all.
Lei Chenghu waved his hands and was amused. "I am very willing to show my sincerity to Marquess Yongchun, and I even believe what you said, but as the commander of the Thunder Fleet, my life no longer belongs to myself but to the fleet and the entire Imperium! My fleet, my mission, and my responsibility do not allow me to take such a risk.
"Don't forget that I have just escaped from the Godly Might Prison not long ago. If I make the same mistake twice, I deserve to die. If this is the only solution that Marquis Yongchun has come up with, I can only regretfully decline it. Then, let's see who's better on the battlefield!"
"You …"
Thinking gloomily for a long time, Li Wuji asked, "If Commander Lei is unwilling to come, what if I go there?"
"Hmm?"
Lei Chenghu was slightly startled. "What do you mean?"
"I'll come to Iron Torrent, Commander Lei's flagship, in person."
Li Wuji said, "Commander Lei does not dare to take the risk, but I do not have a choice. The result will be the same whether I take the risk or not. Therefore, I am willing to talk to Commander Lei face to face on Iron Torrent. I believe that you will not set me up with your magnanimity."
"Marquis Yongchun is truly courageous. His courage is commendable."
Lei Chenghu thought deeply for a long time and asked suspiciously, "But is it necessary? Even if we really talk face to face, what can we prove?"
"Of course it is necessary."
Li Wuji said, "I've been forced into desperation, and I can't trust anybody except Commander Lei's promise and honor. However, the more people know about the promise, the more reliable it will be.
"What Commander Lei wants is nothing more than to end the 'battle of Seven Seas' as quickly as possible and gather as many forces as possible under Commander Lei's scepter. For that, you have to win the support of most of the warlords and miscellaneous troops. To win their support, you have to maintain the credibility of the 'Letter to All the Soldiers of the Imperium'.
"Then, if I show up on Commander Lei's flagship and issue a 'joint declaration' with Commander Lei to the warlords and miscellaneous troops that take ninety percent of the population, letting everybody know that we have reached an agreement, I believe that Commander Lei will not break the agreement randomly, right?"
Lei Chenghu was silent. With scattered brilliance flashing inside his eyes, he considered the guy's real purpose.
"What, Commander Lei does not have the courage to come to my flagship, but you do not even have the courage to let me come to your flagship?"
Li Wuji grinned and said, "If Commander Lei suspects that I'm playing some tricks, you can rest assured. I'm willing to take a super-small 'Hummingbird' -level space shuttle to Iron Torrent. A 'Hummingbird' -level space shuttle can accommodate two to three members at best. I will only bring one pilot and no ammunition. The ammunition warehouse will be our secret meeting room. We will talk in a certain hangar on Iron Torrent. Commander Lei can send a hundred experts and seventy Colossi to surround the entire hangar. If anything goes wrong, I won't be able to keep a hair of mine.
"Of course, neither Commander Lei nor I are pure battle-type Immortal Cultivators. I'm afraid that our combat ability is on par with each other. If I am determined to die together with you, it is indeed possible that I will be a threat to Commander Lei. If Commander Lei does not even dare to take such a risk, there will be nothing I can say. Just like Commander Lei said just now, let's fight to our heart's content and see who is stronger!"
In the end, Li Wuji threw the handkerchief to the ground brutally, with killing intent all over his face.
As if he were scourged by his killing intent, Lei Chenghu narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time. Finally, he nodded slowly and said, "Alright. After I crush Yun Xuefeng's battle formation again, I will wait for Marquess Yongchun's arrival on Iron Torrent!"
"Great. I can't wait to meet the legendary 'God of War' Lei Chenghu in person, either."
Li Wuji's twisted body disappeared in the swirl, and the communication ended.
However, the data connection between the two parties was not cut off. Instead, they made further plans for the next charge and the route that Li Wuji would take to Iron Torrent with the Hummingbird-level space shuttle.
"Commander Lei, you can't do that!"
Many advisors shouted, "It is impossible for Li Wuji to surrender so easily. He must've had a scheme. Chances are that he is planning to attack Iron Torrent precisely like a surgical strike!"
"Exactly!"
The captain of Lei Chenghu's personal guards, who were responsible for his safety, also roared, "Although Li Wuji is not best known for his combat ability, he is a hundred years younger than Commander Lei after all. Also, he has never been seriously wounded before. If a fight does break out, he will certainly take the advantage. What if he captures Commander Lei in our warehouse inside the Hummingbird-level space shuttle?"
"Enough."
With an expression that nobody could see through popping up on Lei Chenghu's face that seemed to be made of iron, he said casually, "The concerns that you have raised are indeed problems, but our situation is no better than Li Wuji's. We have been forced into a dead end, too.
"On the surface, we will crush Yun Xuefeng's fleet in a few more rounds, but don't forget that the fleets of the Song family, the Li family, and the Dongfang family are still cruising at the edge of the space zone. Song Yushi, the highest commander of the Song family in the frontline, is a real cunning wolf that cannot be compared to Yun Xuefeng.
"Even if we crush Yun Xuefeng's fleet, we will still be faced with dangerous battles. Perhaps we will struggle for months before we finally secure a victory. By then, how many sacrifices will we have to pay, and how can we reinforce the battlefield in the capital? Or even if we can reinforce the battlefield in the capital in time, it will still be a problem!
"The situation is already so tense, and now, Li Wuji's fleet has suddenly jumped out. The enemy's toughness and sharpness are as good as any of the toughest opponents that we have ever encountered. If they stall us from afar all the time, will we be able to crush Yun Xuefeng's fleet quickly according to our original plan?
"If we cannot completely crush Yun Xuefeng's fleet before the reinforcements of the other three families arrive, or if we are stalled by Yun Xuefeng and Li Wuji's fleet, we will fall into the abyss of doom. Our dreams of 'establishing a powerful national defense army, renewing the Imperium, and igniting a new hope of the civilization of mankind' will all be obliterated!
"Now that it is possible to absorb such a tough fleet without any cost, it is worth the risk however great it may be. Besides, did you not hear what Li Wuji said just now? Of course, I will not go to his flagship, but do I not even have the courage to welcome him to my flagship? With so many experts in the Yuanying and the Divinity Transformation Stage guarding the hangar in your Colossi, how am I qualified to be called the 'God of War' if I do not have the courage to meet such a person?
"All in all, I've made up my mind. There's no need to say anything. Just ask the people in our fleet who have met Li Wuji before and the Meditation Healers who are adept at identifying soul marks to gather on the flagship so that we can examine the enemy's identity later.
"Then, focus your attention on Yun Xuefeng and prepare for a second charge!"
"Understood!"
"Understood!"
"Understood, Commander Lei!"
Now that Lei Chenghu gave the order, the leadership of the Thunder Fleet had no objections. Everybody accepted the order and left.
The Thunder Fleet, which had been slightly slowed down, accelerated abruptly again after hundreds of thousands of immaculate arcs of brilliance. Like a cluster of glittering spears, they charged at Yun Xuefeng's battle formation that had not been sorted out yet. Naturally, the situation was even more chaotic than before.
"Li Wuji's fleet", which should've arrived in time, had a minor accident on the way. It seemed that the cluster of arsenal warships at the center was too abrupt and almost collided with the shield warships at the front. Also, they were too far away from the comprehensive supply starships at the rear to provide effective protection for the thin-skinned comprehensive supply starships. The whole fleet had to reduce the speed and adjust itself.
After the adjustment, they missed the best opportunity to attack the Thunder Fleet.
When they finally lunged at the enemy unstoppably, the Thunder Fleet had already completed the second charge. Not giving them any chance to bite at all, the Thunder Fleet continued to move forward at full speed to get out of the vortex of destruction.
The two fleets, like two magnificent icebergs, brushed past each other at a dangerous distance.
Li Wuji's fleet released Crystal Suits and space shuttles crazily, hoping to bite the Thunder Fleet's ass, but the Thunder Fleet broke away at full speed and got rid of all the pursuers after barely raising sparks.
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