The vaguely familiar scene triggered the memories buried in the depths of his memory. Looking at the slowly dissipating thick fog, a look of realization dawned on Zhang Lisheng's face. With a faint smile, he muttered, "Steam missile? It's actually a steam missile … Don't tell me that the Shrimp World No. 1's gods and the Karlado people's steam civilization have become allies?
Don't tell me that the Shrimp World No. 1's gods and the Karlado people's steam civilization have formed an alliance? Looks like the cross-world alliance that I've advocated is becoming a trend. This situation has become more complicated and interesting. In this case, where should the Earthlings go … "
When the young man was muttering to himself, the gorgeous brilliance that shrouded the world's gate in the distance began to dissipate slowly. After a few minutes, it had already become like the setting sun hanging on the horizon in the evening, so dim that it was almost non-existent.
"Has the attack ended just like this? Looks like it's really just a demonstration to announce the alliance.
In this case, the attack target should not only be the Noah World's spatial gate. If I can collect complete information, it'll be very useful for speculating the general strength of the Shrimp World No. 1's gods … "Zhang Lisheng continued to mutter to himself while pondering.
Zhang Lisheng, who was absent-mindedly waiting for the attack of the foreign world's attackers to end, was ready to climb down the tree at any time. However, he suddenly saw that the colorful brilliance that was about to disappear several dozens of kilometers away had instantly intensified to the extreme like the final radiance of the setting sun, illuminating most of the northern sky.
After that, in the endless brilliance, many towering and majestic vague figures began to appear in a fleeting rotation.
"Such a posture and the visual impact it brings to others. D-Could it be? No, I should say that this must be the projection of the Shrimp World No. 1's gods?" The young man cheered up again and looked into the distance with rapt attention as he muttered to himself excitedly. "Consuming a massive amount of power of faith just to show their might in front of the enemy's civilians? I really wonder which idiot came up with this idea.
This amount of divine power is enough to support a large scale war … "Suddenly, a figure in the sky who was covered in a gorgeous cloak with all kinds of circles drawn on it, his facial features were hollow, and only a pair of eyes that were as cold as an ice lake could be seen clearly. He was looking down from above and choking on his words.
In an instant, all the joints in his body seemed to have been rusted to death as he stiffened on the thick branch. Zhang Lisheng's eyes were filled with horror as he stood with his mouth agape without any focus.
After an unknown period of time, his lips trembled, and he unconsciously said incoherently, "That look, that look is, it's di, di, di …"
No, no, this, this is impossible, impossible, how can this be, how can it be her, this is too absurd, too, too … "The voice was hoarse and dry, like rusty metal rubbing against each other.
While the young man was in a daze, the brilliance that shrouded Noah's World's Gate that soared into the sky exhausted its energy after its final brilliance and turned into nothingness. However, even though the provocation of the supernatural realm's god had disappeared, the far-reaching impact of this behavior on the United States could not be ended so easily.
In a white Western-style antique building complex on Pennsylvania Avenue in the northwest of Noah World's New Columbia City, in the oval office in the West Inner Corridor, the man who stood at the peak of US political and military power looked at the image of the war that had just ended projected on the white screen on the wall with an extremely angry expression on his face.
He had been re-elected as president for two terms, and his second term would end with only a year and a half left. He no longer had any pressure to run for office, not to mention that he was in a private meeting. Immediately, he showed his annoyance without any scruples as he slapped the oval desk in front of him and shouted, "It's happening again! It's happening again! This time, it's the mythical civilization and the steam civilization that jointly attacked Noah's spatial door!
Damn it! Why can't they just let me end this term in a good mood? There's only less than 20 months left! Damn it! Damn it … "
When the cabinet members sitting around the desk saw that the owner of the White House was going crazy again, they frowned and focused their attention on a tall and strong white man who had short gray hair like a hedgehog. He looked a little old, but his bright eyes showed that he was still very energetic.
"Rand, getting angry won't solve anything. Even if you smash the table, you won't be able to hurt a single hair of those foreign world's scums, right?" Sensing the heavy gaze on him, the white man stroked his short hair that was as straight as iron wire and said in a low voice.
"What else can I do if I don't get angry? Franklin, my best friend, as a former defense adviser and the current vice president, what do you think I should do? Well, those 'rats' hiding in Noah World are clamoring that they can't give up on any of the federal citizens while desperately protesting because of the declining living standards.
They even accused me, as the commander-in-chief of the federal armed forces, of dispatching six space carriers to fly around the old federal states on Earth, wasting military resources.
Why don't you use your brain to think about it? If it wasn't for the deterrent power of those Sky Fortresses that they said was nothing but bullsh * t, why would Noah be so peaceful all the time … "Upon hearing the persuasion of his long-time friend and political partner, not only did the president not calm down, he even shouted even louder.
This time, nobody in the Oval Office spoke again. It was only until the owner of the White House had vented the anger in his chest and shut his mouth while panting heavily that a short and fat old man sitting on his right finally rubbed his belly and said with a long face, "Sir President, don't forget that it was those 'rats' who sent you to the top of the US's power with votes.
As the leader of the US people, you should try your best to find a solution when you encounter a difficult problem instead of complaining. "
"You're right, Minister Duke. We should solve the problem when we encounter it." As a born politician who started from a small rural town office and took only 30 years to step into the White House, he could naturally control his emotions immediately if he wanted to. After the president vented his anger, his expression changed as he took a deep breath. Calming down, he asked, "Then, what opinion does the Department of Defense have on this incident?"
"I'll submit the opinion of the Department of Defense to you tonight, Sir President, but I can tell you my personal opinion right away. We'll gather the idle forces of the federation on Earth and unite with the South African government army and the Atlantis African Fleet Command to launch a fierce attack on the Karlado people as revenge," The fat defense minister replied in a sonorous voice.
After a moment of silence with a blank expression, Rand smiled noncommittally and muttered meaningfully in a low voice, "Joint military operation? Ha! Minister Duke, looks like you haven't given up on restarting the 'Earth Integrated Defense Plan' yet.
But have you ever thought about how much it'll cost to let the South African government army that's not even comparable to the militia and the alien warships cooperate with the federal army to launch a military attack on the Karlado people when we don't have the initiative anymore? "Then, he shifted his gaze to the only female cabinet official in the office.
"Margaret, as the highest official of the Department of Homeland Security, what do you think about this incident where the foreign world's invaders are endangering the safety of Noah?" Relaxing his waist against the back of the black office chair, the White House's host asked.
Her beautiful face was hidden under a pair of huge black-rimmed glasses.
Her age was between 30 to 40 years old.
Her innate intellectual temperament made the first thing that people would notice when they saw her was not the voluptuous and tall body wrapped in a coffee-colored suit, but what she was thinking about instead. After a moment of contemplation, the Minister of Homeland Security replied solemnly, "Sir, my opinion is the same as Minister Duke's.
In order to ensure the homeland security of the old states of the Earth Federation, we no longer have the ability to carry out conventional military strikes across the ocean alone … "
"It's not that we don't have this ability, but there are too many things that we have to take into account." The federal president, who was obviously dissatisfied with Margaret's echo of the Minister of Defense's statement, interrupted her abruptly.
Frowning irritably, he turned his head again and looked at an old man wearing a gray casual suit and a cap on his head who always had a faint habitual smile on his face. "Fernand, my Minister of State, you're the real expert when it comes to diplomacy. Tell me your opinion."
The US Secretary of State was actually the Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, due to the reason that the federation had the status of the so-called 'world police' before this, the weight of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was too heavy. Its highest official's status was even higher than that of the vice president. It was the second most powerful person in the cabinet after the president, so it had a special title.
However, as the federal government holed up in the Noah World and had fewer exchanges with the rest of the countries on Earth, the authority of the Secretary of State had also gradually shrunk and had long lost its former prominent status. However, as an old cunning figure that everyone in the federal cabinet respected and hated, Fernand's speech at the cabinet meeting still attracted great attention.
However, in the face of the solemn gaze cast by his peers, the old man did not seem to care at all. He took off his cap to reveal his bald scalp and scratched his head before saying slowly, "Mr. President, ministers, and advisers, I found that everyone has ignored a very important issue.
The United States actually doesn't need to beg the South African government to open their military bases, nor does it need the alien fleet to help fight against the Karlado people. Don't forget that we have a strategic partner who has established an offensive and defensive alliance not long ago … "
"You mean the Wizard Li people?" Rand's eyes widened as he blurted out, "But that covenant is completely forced to be signed by the situation. Don't tell me that we can really count on those indigenous midgets to send troops to fight for the federation?
Besides, didn't the report just submitted by the CIA and the FBI say that tens of millions of refugees in more than ten former metropolitan cities in the old state of the federation have joined a religion that is likely to be controlled by the Wizard Li God? Based on the preliminary judgment, the Wizard Li may have bad intentions towards the United States, so we must be vigilant against them, right? "
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