A few minutes later, under the guidance of the steward, Zhang Lisheng walked into the administrative command building of the New York military base and walked through the long corridor to take the elevator down to the tenth floor. Soon, he came to a seemingly ordinary office in the underground part of the huge base.
As soon as he entered the door, a burly and strong officer stood up from the office chair and took the initiative to extend his hand to him. "Hello, Dr. Zhang. I'm Norrie Fogg, the commander of the federal Noah Military Base. It's an honor to meet you."
"Hello, Commander Norrie. I'm also very honored to meet you." The young man finally showed a relaxed expression and quickly stepped forward to shake the commander's hand. With a smile, he asked, "I remember that Lieutenant General Joss was still the supreme commander when I came to the Noah Military Base last time. I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to see him today.
General Joyce, has he retired? "
"Yes, Lieutenant General Joss just retired at the beginning of this year. Are you familiar with him?"
"Oh, I can't say that I'm familiar with him, but I have a deep impression of him. General Joss is a very lovely old man and a respectable federal soldier. Unfortunately, it's a pity that with the current terrible situation, it's difficult for him to realize his wish of returning to his hometown of Kebo Town, Minnesota to live in seclusion," Zhang Lisheng replied with a smile.
"Oh, you're wrong, doctor. General Joss gave up the opportunity to retire in Noah World after his retirement and has returned to the old federal state of Minnesota," Norrie replied with a smile.
"In such a chaotic situation, he still managed to complete his' retirement plan '? This is a very unexpected choice. Looks like there's still one thing missing from my evaluation of Lieutenant General Joss. He's a brave warrior." Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a moment before shrugging.
"He's indeed a warrior." The base commander nodded in agreement. A few words of small talk imperceptibly made the two people in the room, who had completely different identities and were strangers to each other, become more harmonious.
However, right after that, Norrie stared at the young man's face and said in a low voice, causing the atmosphere in the room to become solemn again. "You're right, doctor, but it seems that Lieutenant General Joss' choice is no longer important, isn't it?
There's no essential difference between Noah and Minnesota anymore. "
Zhang Lisheng's expression changed. After a few seconds of silence, he looked back at Joss and sighed. "Don't tell me that the most terrible consequence that I've speculated has really happened, and all the spatial doors on Earth have collapsed, General?"
"Yes, Doctor. I've just received a notification from the federal government. Other than the inexplicable disappearance of the Shrimp World No. 1's spatial door and the isolation of the world behind the door from Earth, the spatial doors of the other worlds have already collapsed. In other words, more than 900 foreign worlds are now fully connected to Earth.
Fortunately, after breaking through the atmosphere at a high altitude, those foreign worlds will all disappear. The Earth is still an oval sphere, so the connection between the old federal states and the central government is not cut off. "
"Although I had a hunch a long time ago, it is still unacceptable that Earth has indeed returned to the era of the Sector." After listening to the simple introduction of the base commander, the young man pretended to sigh and blurted out.
"Colossal World? What a strange term." Nort put on a curious expression. "What does it mean to return to the era of the Colossal World?
And the reason why the Shrimp World No. 1's spatial door disappeared? You weren't on the Wizard Li Island at that time … "
"I'm sorry, General Joss. I can't explain more about the Colossal World to you. The same goes for the disappearance of the Shrimp World No. 1's spatial door.
That's all I can say. Please help me provide a suborbital spacecraft as soon as possible. I need to rush back to the White House immediately. "
"Looks like you know a lot of secrets that I don't know, Doctor." Nort frowned in displeasure and pondered for a few seconds before saying meaningfully, "Alright, I'll prepare a spacecraft for you right away to send you back to Noah World.
All the actions will be very secretive and will be carried out according to the daily transportation mission. " Picking up the phone on the desk, he personally sent Zhang Lisheng to board the armed transport aircraft that could fly in the suborbital flight.
A few seconds later, the plane slowly lifted off. Looking at the federal general's tall and straight figure that was getting smaller and smaller from the cabin window, Zhang Lisheng, who had everything going smoothly according to the 'script' in the plan, suddenly had an ominous premonition rise in his heart. He could not help but begin to think about the possible accidents that might happen.
"Doctor, we'll reach the old federal state of Mexico in half an hour at most if we advance by suborbital flight. After that, we'll descend into the atmosphere and fly for about 15 minutes before we reach the Noah World's New Washington military base." When the accompanying officer saw the young man's nervous expression, he kindly comforted him.
Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, became speechless for a long time. Without turning his head, he looked out of the window at the scenery that was constantly accelerating from the white clouds in the sky to the vast starry sky. It was only until the spaceship entered the Earth's orbit and began to travel parallel that he finally muttered, "Mr. Lieutenant, I'm afraid our voyage this time is not as easy as you think."
"What did you say, Bo …" The officer asked the young man in astonishment. Before his words could die away, he saw through the cabin window that, other than the huge shining stars outside, there was a shuttle-shaped light that suddenly appeared in the dark space environment.
No longer bothering to ask, the young federal lieutenant blurted out, "Light battleships! Hundreds of light battleships! That's the Atlanteans' fleet! T-They seem to be surrounding our spaceship …"
"It's not 'seem', they've already surrounded us.
However, this time, no matter what these red-haired fellows are trying to do, they're destined to be disappointed. " As the spaceship came to an abrupt stop, Zhang Lisheng stood up with a blank expression. Rubbing the belt on his waist, a ferocious gleam flashed faintly in his eyes.
At the same time, in the cockpit of the spaceship, in front of the screen that displayed hundreds of control spots flashing densely in the lower half of the spaceship and the live surveillance outside the ship in the upper half, a tall middle-aged man with thick lips and dark skin wearing a well-ironed federal military uniform with a spreading eagle on his shoulder shouted in exasperation, "They actually dare to surround the spaceship of the federal government that's carrying out a military mission?
Is the commander of this Atlantean fleet crazy? This is a declaration of war on the United States! A declaration of war … "When he reached here, he suddenly choked on his words. His expression changed drastically for a few seconds before muttering," A declaration of war? Don't tell me that those aliens are really going to declare war on the Earth? "
"Captain Francisco, even if the Atlanteans really declare war on the Earth, they won't attack a space target like us in the first instance.
This must be a mistake, "When the adjutant next to the black captain saw his superior's incompetent speculation, he hurriedly said," Or perhaps there's a special situation that has happened. We should immediately contact the commander of the alien fleet that is surrounding us and eliminate the misunderstanding as soon as possible.
We must not let the situation continue to get worse. "
"You're right, Hoteby! You're right!" The black captain took a deep breath and quickly calmed down before ordering the spaceship's communication officer, "Corradi, immediately contact the alien fleet and tell them that the Air Force Colonel Francisco Wade of the New York Military Base of the United States wants to talk to their commander."
"Yes, Colonel!" The communication officer answered loudly in a hurried tone. His finger swiped on the operation screen in front of him. When he was about to click on the communication channel that the federal military and the Atlanteans had agreed on, he suddenly saw a request for a call on the screen. Hastily, he reported, "Colonel, the Atlantean fleet has requested to contact us in advance."
"Permission granted." When the black captain heard that the aliens had taken the initiative to request to contact them, an uneasy premonition rose in his heart. Then, he saw that the screen in front of him changed and a familiar delicate face flashed before saying in surprise, "Captain Alansol, it's you …"
"Good afternoon, Colonel Francisco." The Atlantean head on the screen showed a smiling expression as he nodded. "I'm sorry that I can't meet you as a fleet commander under such circumstances."
"Let's not talk about whether it's a pity or not, Captain." Francisco's shocked expression did not disappear for a long time as he asked, "Why did you suddenly surround us?
Not only that, the fleet you command should not be composed of the Atlantean warships stationed in the New York Military Base. Why? "
"It's very simple, Colonel Francisco. This morning, the Atlantean fleet command stationed in the New York Military Base lost an important document. I've asked the other fleets to conduct an all-round blockade of the entire New York area, from the space to the underground passage. Of course, I'm the commander, but I didn't expect to bump into you," Alansol explained simply.
"Cooperate with the other fleets to conduct an all-round blockade of New York? Captain Alansol, who allowed you to do this without the authorization of the federal government?" Francisco asked angrily.
"No one allowed it, but the situation is urgent, so I have no choice but to do so." After throwing out a barely passable reason, the Atlantean captain seemed to have run out of patience. With a straight face, he said, "In short, I want to check all the vehicles leaving the Greater New York area, whether it's cars, ships, trains, or spaceships."
"I'm performing a military mission. If you insist on doing this, you must bear all the serious consequences caused by it." Upon hearing the implied meaning in Alansol's words, Francisco was stunned for a while before replying with a grave expression.
"There's no need for you to remind me, Colonel Francisco. I've already been prepared to bear all the consequences before the blockade of New York." The voice of the human face on the spacecraft's control screen turned cold. "I'll open the fleet flagship's' receiving channel 'immediately. Please drive the spacecraft into the cabin for inspection.
That's right, I'll give you a small warning. I know that the Crab King is not only an ordinary transport aircraft but also has a certain offensive and defensive ability. However, that level of armed force is just a trivial joke in front of a stellar-level Atlantean fleet. Please don't take any risks.
If there's no abnormality, I'll let you go soon. "
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