The Atlantean's almost blatant threat completely extinguished the last bit of hope in Francesco's heart.
With a grave expression, he became silent for a few seconds before squeezing out a sentence from the gap between his teeth, "Captain Alansol, one day, you'll pay a heavy price for today's unreasonable behavior, and I believe that day will not be too far away!" After that, he ordered the battleship under his command to fly toward the dark passage that cracked at the bottom of the Atlantean's city-sized flagship according to the alien captain's instructions.
A few minutes later, the Earth's spaceship stopped at the bottom deck of the alien battleship. Soon after that, the Earthlings, who enjoyed the title of an ally in name but were actually equivalent to captives, were driven away from their spaceship.
When the American soldiers walked down the escalator one after another with an angry and uneasy expression, Alansol, on the other hand, observed every face carefully with his sharp eyes. It was only until Zhang Lisheng, who was wearing casual clothes, appeared at the last moment that he finally relaxed and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, Francesco, who knew nothing about the secret and did not notice the abnormality in the Atlantean commander's expression, walked up to Alansol with a cold expression. "Captain Alansol, everyone has left the spaceship. You can now send someone to the spaceship to search for the so-called 'confidential document'.
If there's no result … "
"Of course there will be a result, Captain Francesco. In fact, I've already seen the 'confidential document.'" A bright smile suddenly appeared on Alansol's picturesque face as he interrupted the Earth's officer.
"W-What did you say?" Francesco was stunned. He looked at the Atlantean beside him with a dumbfounded expression on his face. Then, he saw Francesco shaking his head apologetically. "I'm sorry, for the peace of Atlantis and Earth, I have to do this …" Then, he was burned into ashes by a group of hot white flames.
The surrounding American soldiers watched helplessly as the alien captain waved his hand and incinerated the commander without any warning. Before they could even react, they were all burned to death by the other Atlantean warriors who attacked at the same time. After a short two to three seconds, Zhang Lisheng was the only one left standing on the deck other than the alien.
Looking at the black-haired young man who was frowning slightly not far away, Alansol took back the light stone in his palm into his body as if nothing had happened and nodded in greeting. "Dr. Lisheng, although the process is regrettable and I've consumed a very valuable chess piece, I'm glad to see you again."
"I'm sorry, Captain Alansol, but I'm not in a good mood to see you again." Zhang Lisheng shrugged nonchalantly and relaxed his brows before asking with interest, "The only thing I'm interested in now is, is the 'chess' you're talking about that Sergeant Anton Negust who likes football?"
"You're right, Doctor. Sometimes, even a small fry can be of great use.
However, a nobody is just a nobody after all. Now is not the time to pay attention to him. "Alansol was a little surprised by the calm performance of his' prey. 'Frowning, he slowly walked towards the young man." We have a problem that concerns the safety of the entire universe to think about, don't we?
"A problem that concerns the safety of the universe …" Looking at the alien captain who was walking towards him step by step, Zhang Lisheng no longer had any scruples as a ferocious smile slowly appeared on the corner of his mouth. "I've indeed been thinking about such a problem recently, but unfortunately, the person who's qualified to think with me is not you.
Not only that, unfortunately, I've just encountered something that almost made me have a mental breakdown. I've been trying my best to suppress my emotions, but now, you've made me fall into a situation where I can't make a choice … "Then, he reached for the belt on his waist.
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly resonated from the shipboard above the deck. "That's enough, Captain Alansol. Your task is only to invite Dr. Zhang Lisheng to board the battleship. As for the follow-up questioning, it should be done by us."
When the familiar female voice entered his ears, Zhang Lisheng, who had been extremely calm since he stepped onto the deck of the alien warship, could not help but freeze.
After that, he stopped in his tracks and raised his head to look in the direction of the voice with a face full of astonishment. He saw a young woman whose facial features were outstanding even among the Atlanteans who were known for their good looks was hurriedly walking towards him along the gangway with a few companions who had the same outstanding temperament.
"T-Trish, you, you have long hair. Oh, no, w-why are you here …" Staring at the beautiful lady with long wavy hair tied with a green band on her forehead, the young man was dumbstruck for a while before he spoke incoherently.
"I didn't expect your first question to be about my hair." The young woman went straight to Zhang Lisheng's side. Her eyes slowly turned red as she lifted her hand to gently caress her lover's face. After tiptoeing and kissing him gently, she smiled and said softly, "You still haven't changed, Lisheng. When you meet 'us', you'll become that boy who is sometimes shockingly smart and sometimes silly and cute."
"Ha, I don't think I'll ever change about this.
Regardless of strength, power, and status, as long as one is an intelligent creature, one must be dominated by emotions. " Feeling the warmth that had yet to dissipate from his lips, the Wizard Li world's overlord snapped back to reality and muttered with a wry smile. Then, he shook his head hard and raised his voice to ask again, "Trish, answer my second question. Why are you on the Atlantean's spaceship?"
"Because I now have a second identity, the descendant of the Atlantis Binette Family and the fifth secretary of Elder Holwagner of the Supreme Regime Senate. Baby, it's just like how you have the identity of the native guardian spiritual monster of World 3009," Trish replied with a smile.
"The descendant of the Atlantis Binette Family and the fifth secretary of Elder Holwagner of the Supreme Regime Senate …" Zhang Lisheng was stunned for a while as he digested the answer the girl told him. Incredulously, he said, "You actually found the ancestral genealogy of ancient times and even became the secretary of the alien elder …"
Through various channels, the young man had long understood the situation of the Atlantis civilization very well. He knew that this powerful civilization that claimed to rule 32 planets actually only had nine planets that had oxygen. The remaining 23 planets were only conquered for the purpose of plundering resources. The original civilization on them had not gone extinct and large-scale riots happened from time to time.
In the nine planets of Atlantis, the planets that were completely controlled were called 'core planets.' Each planet was led by a relatively independent government and had different legal systems under a unified charter. The conquered planets were called 'resource planets' and were managed by the colonial government.
Whether it was the core planets or the colonial planets, they were all subject to the rule of the so-called 'Supreme Regime.' Such a regime was actually very similar to the regime when the United States had just become independent.
The 'Supreme Regime' of Atlantis was composed of three parts:
The Senate, which had the power to interpret the fundamental charter and the highest judicial ruling power;
The Council, which directly governed all military affairs and had the highest jurisdiction over major political affairs; and the House of Wisdom, which had no power in name but was actually the spiritual support of all Atlanteans.
As one of the important components of the 'supreme power,' the elders of the Senate had a very lofty position in the Atlantean civilization. Even ordinary Atlantean elites could not easily obtain the position of secretary to help them exercise their rights, let alone a young woman who was born on Earth.
Understanding the surprise of the black-haired young man beside her, Trish explained, "Lisheng, even Earth has mastered the genetic verification technology now, let alone Atlantis.
Not only that, the Atlantis civilization can be considered as a semi-supernatural civilization. When it was first established, it paid great attention to the inheritance of good family genealogy. No matter how long the bloodline has been passed down, as long as the person is willing to trace it back, it's easy to find it.
As for the reason why I can become the secretary of Sir Holuwagner, it's because the Senator's wife is also from the Binette family like me. Even though there are many descendants in the Binette family in the past 100 years, there are very few who can produce high-grade light stones by themselves. For this reason, I naturally attracted the attention of Mrs. Holuwagner … "
"You're not a soldier, so why would you attract attention if you can produce high-grade light stones by yourself? Don't tell me that a secretary needs to go to the battlefield?" Zhang Lisheng interrupted the girl's words with concern.
"Of course not, baby." When Trish heard her lover's uncontrollable concern, she could not help but smile sweetly.
"If you don't need to go to the battlefield, then what's the use of producing high-grade light stones in your body?"
"Indeed, it's not very useful, but it's just like how white people were nobler than black people during the racial segregation in the United States.
During World War II, the blond Aryans were the hope of mankind in the eyes of the Germans, but the value of the equally smart and intelligent Jews was the same as being killed to make soap and blankets. Even though there's no proper reason, in the traditional culture of the Atlantis civilization, a person who can produce high-grade light stones in his body is naturally very, very noble. "
"Oh, is that so? Looks like the precipitation of time won't make intelligent creatures become smarter.
Well, that's right. When I first learned about the political structure of the Atlantis civilization, I should've guessed that these aliens are not much better than the Earthlings. "When the young man heard the girl's answer, he curled his lips and finally asked," But why would you suddenly have such a 180-degree change in your mind and trace back to your Atlantean ancestors? "
"It's because I really can't continue to suppress my love for you!
Lisheng, you don't know how much I love you. I can't give up on you. "Trish lowered her head and became silent for a moment before whispering in Zhang Lisheng's ear in a voice so soft that it was almost undetectable." I don't want to become a worthless' vine 'attached to you, so attaching myself to Atlantis is my only choice … "
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