"Well —"
Meng Xiaolang, the probationary advisor, was dumbfounded, thinking that he had heard it wrong.
What — what did he just hear? The Speaker of the Supreme Council of the Xing Yao Federation, who should be a leader in the court, was about to lead the charge?
It was one thing to go to the frontline in person, but it was a completely different thing to lead the charge at the vanguard of the battle formation. In the history of mankind in the past hundred thousand years, had there ever been a leader who was so fearless of death?
Meng Xiaolang blinked and looked at his companions next to him. Everybody was shocked and confused.
However, when they looked at Ding Ling Dong's robe that was as red as blood and burning furiously on the light beam, they all realized that they had not heard it wrong. Mr. Speaker, who was known as' Blazing Tyrannosaur ', was — was really going to be the most dazzling edge on the tip of the Federation's saber!
Meng Xiaolang's face was still somewhat frozen, but strength was already burning deep inside his veins, nerves, and internal organs. There was no telling who roared first, but all in all, in only half a minute, zealous roars echoed around Meng Xiaolang and on every warship of the Union Army.
"Union Army, crush all the enemies who stand in our way. Forward! Forward! Forward!"
…
"This is —"
Even all the representatives and experts on 'Kunlun' were greatly surprised. Looking at each other in bewilderment, none of them knew what was going on. Why were they unaware of such a great event as the Speaker of the Federation launching an attack in person? Was it possible that Ding Ling Dong had made the decision on her own? That was too —
…
"This is too reckless!"
On 'Burning Prairie', the flagship of the Union Army, Bai Kaixin, the Chief of the General Staff, roared hysterically for the hundredth time. "Who does she think she is? A tough general with more brawn than brains? This is our first attack. Our first attack! We don't even know the details of the enemy. We don't even know if the so-called 'allies' are reliable or if they have set up a trap for us. As the highest leader of the Federation and the symbol of the Cultivators, she is going to charge out without caring about anything? Isn't there a procedure for such a big matter? Isn't there a democratic vote in the parliament? "
Bai Kaixin was infuriated for a long time. He browsed through the many regulations of the parliament and the military law in his head, but it seemed that … well, it seemed that he failed to find the voting procedure of the parliament when the Speaker of the Federation decides to charge at the enemy recklessly.
It did make sense. None of the predecessors who drafted the laws of the federation, the basic laws of the Cultivators, and the voting procedures in parliament had foreseen that the people of the federation would elect such a barbaric and reckless Speaker!
No wonder she didn't want to give a speech to the entire army on the bridge and insisted on giving it in the hangar. She even said that it would be better to be with the soldiers at the grass-roots level. What the hell? She was just feeling guilty and was avoiding me. She wanted to do it on her own. I should have known! "
Bai Kaixin burst into fury and tried to reach out to the Speaker in a hurry. However, as he expected, Ding Ling Dong had already cut off the communication with him.
Perhaps, she would not be bold enough to resume the communication with Bai Kaixin until her "Draconic Phoenix" reached the front of all the starships.
"We —"
Bai Kaixin knew that it was too late for him to go to the hangar to stop her. He was so exasperated that he scratched his hair. "How did we end up with such a Speaker?"
…
"Lord Speaker, don't you think that this is too reckless and that you should think twice?"
In the workshop of the Colossi on Burning Prairie, Jin Xinyue opened her arms and stood in front of Ding Ling Dong. A third of the eyes were filled with admiration, a third of them were filled with confusion, and the last third of them were determined without any hesitation.
Despite the audacity of the witch in the past who came up with the "Dim Moon Plan", she did not expect that her Speaker, her masteress, and her strongest competitor in her life, would be so bold.
It was already a great honor to say that Ding Ling Dong was "reckless". She should've been "crazy"!
"Reckless?"
Ding Ling Dong stopped. She brushed her burning purple hair to the back of her head and tied it up with a hairband made of super alloys. She looked at Jin Xinyue with a vague smile. "Just 'reckless'? Don't tell me that what you really want to say is' crazy, stupid, brave, all brawn and no brains' or something along those lines? "
"Huh?"
Jin Xinyue was completely confused. "Speaker … Masteress, if you know everything, why are you still so stubborn? You are the Speaker of the Federation. Whatever accident happens to you, the morale of the Union Army will be greatly affected. I'm sorry, but if you do not give a satisfactory explanation, I will not allow you to take the risk! "
"Is that so?"
Ding Ling Dong's eyes and lips both curled. Looking at Jin Xinyue who was solemn, she smiled and said, "You think you can stop me?"
"I have to stop you whether or not I can."
Jin Xinyue gnashed her teeth. "It's my duty, just like your duty is to stay in the central government dutifully and not take any risks!"
"Then, what if I didn't do it on impulse, but after careful consideration, I had a reason to go? Not one reason, but three. "
Ding Ling Dong extended three fingers. Before Jin Xinyue was surprised, she went on. "Firstly, you should know very well that, although our main force was deployed in full strength and jumped over in time in the most critical battle of the civil war of the Imperium, our fleet was not prepared at all because of the pursuit of speed. Many starships were short of fuel and ammunition. Some of them even only had three to five basic firepower reserves. Many of the starships were temporarily jumbled up. Many of them were rookies who had just been pulled out of military academies and had never seen blood before. Many of the starships were even low-level warships that were only suitable for the orbit defense and had not been strengthened. They were congenitally deficient and went to the battlefield with wounds.
"Not only are you and I aware of the situation, many bottom-level soldiers and high-level experts are also aware that we are bluffing. To some extent, this is not just a military adventure but also a 'strategic deception'. It depends on whether or not the enemy is intimidated by us.
"Therefore, our teamwork is not perfect, and the morale of the soldiers is definitely not high, either.
"Besides, this is our first battle at the center of the cosmos. It is the first real battle that we are faced with the legendary main force of the Imperium. It is perfectly normal that the soldiers are hesitant, if not nervous. Under such circumstances, is there any way other than me to make the whole army summon 120% of their courage and launch a suicidal charge in only a couple of minutes?
"Hehe. After all, as the unworthy 'supreme commander of the three armies', I am not good at strategic command in the first place. I'd better not disturb a professional such as Chief of Staff Bai in dealing with professional issues. Why don't I shine a little bit in what I'm best at?"
"Well …"
Jin Xinyue pondered for a moment and had to admit that Ding Ling Dong was telling the truth.
"Secondly, you know that, although the motion of 'all out' was passed in parliament, a lot of people still object to such a military adventure. I'm afraid that those people will cause more trouble if the battle in the frontline does not go well. So, they will retreat."
Ding Ling Dong continued. "If the Speaker of the Federation takes part in the battle in person, no matter what the outcome is, and even if I am heavily wounded, it will still raise strong opinions among the people. Even if the reason is only 'revenge for the Speaker', it will still force the hesitant people to turn back. It will be impossible for them to overturn the motion of 'all out and fight to the last drop of blood'!"
"That explains a lot!"
Jin Xinyue was greatly enlightened, but she felt that it was the first time that she had met Ding Ling Dong.
"Thirdly, and most importantly of all, you think that I am reckless and crazy, don't you? That's right. I want to leave such an impression on everybody, especially the Immortal Cultivators at the center of the cosmos! "
Ding Ling Dong smiled and said, "Compared to the Imperium of True Human Beings, the Xing Yao Federation is a small country. Even if we help the new Imperium win the war, we still do not have enough leverage on the negotiation table.
"If the negotiator on our side is a rational person and a standard politician, it will be difficult for us to get any benefits and will be easily swallowed by the Immortal Cultivators of the reformists.
"But what if the negotiator on our side is an irrational, unscrupulous, domineering, and unscrupulous madman?
"Sometimes, a lunatic who does not play by the rules and is bold enough to flip the table at any moment can more easily muddy the water and win more benefits on the negotiation table.
"Don't the guys at the center of the cosmos consider the Xing Yao Federation to be a barbarian country in a remote area? 'Then, let me, the Queen of Barbarians, be a little wild and leave a deep impression of being unreasonable and insane. I'll let them know that I don't care about anything, that I dare to do anything, and that if they don't satisfy my demands, I will break up at any moment. At worst, we will all die together!'
"I will play 'lunatic', and you will play 'rational'. Only the little emperor of the new Imperium named 'Li Jialing' or 'Wuying Ling' will be fooled by us. So, as the first battle of the 'Queen of Barbarians', how can I not lead the charge?"
"…"
Jin Xinyue was dumbfounded. Her worldview was greatly shocked, if not "shocked".
She originally thought that only someone with such a foxy face like hers would be able to play tricks and scheme.
But as it turned out, even Ding Ling Dong, her most beloved masteress, had been corrupted by her, too!
"Don't look at me in shock like that, as if I were a brainless barbarian."
Ding Ling Dong extended two fingers and raised Jin Xinyue's chin softly. She smiled and said, "Even if I were a barbarian, my years as the Speaker were not for nothing. How can I be as impulsive as in the past? Just focus on your business and explain to Bai Kaixin and the rest of them for me. I believe that he must be hopping mad right now! "
Ding Ling Dong pushed Jin Xinyue away and strode to her Colossus, Draconic Phoenix.
"Right. There's an insignificant, personal reason."
Climbing onto the breastplate of Draconic Phoenix, Ding Ling Dong had already lowered the facial cover that had nine dragons carved on it, revealing only a pair of furiously burning, aggressive eyes. She turned around and said to Jin Xinyue, one word after another, "Li Yao has been lost in the depths of the sea of stars, and I'm in a hurry to find him. Yet, these blind scumbags are getting in my way. How infuriating.
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