Coping with changes by remaining unchanged, Menger used the simplest tactic to deal with a complicated situation and dragged the situation into a strange stalemate. In the cloudy starry sky, the Earth's most powerful technological weapon wrapped in a hurricane confronted the Atlantean fleet only several kilometers apart, allowing time to pass by slowly.
In the blink of an eye, the crescent moon slowly sank and the sun rose.
On the Mammoth's command platform, Zhang Lisheng looked at the surrounding hemispherical walls and ceilings that fully displayed the image of the outside world. He noticed that there was already a faint light shining in the rippling sea of clouds. His patience finally ran out and he asked the lieutenant general next to him, "General Menger, it has been a few hours.
Don't tell me that we're going to continue to be in a stalemate with those aliens if they don't withdraw? "
Menger, who had not rested for more than ten hours and maintained a highly tense state, did not show any signs of fatigue but his eyes were already bloodshot. He replied calmly, "It's going to be dawn soon, doctor. By the time we can clearly see each other's battleships with the vision of the human eye, the stalemate will naturally end."
"Oh, this is really a … an extremely simple answer." The young man was stunned for a moment before shrugging in astonishment.
"Simple but effective. There are many complicated problems …" The federal general looked forward and casually said. However, he was interrupted by several huge shining brilliance that suddenly lit up in the distance.
At the same time, the adjutant's hurried report resonated in his ears. "General, the Atlantean reinforcement fleet has appeared at 12 o 'clock. It's initially judged to be B + level.
There are three flagship main battleships, two stellar-level cruisers and one frigate. It's impossible to determine the flagship … "
The news that the alien fleet had received support made the atmosphere of the entire mothership's command platform so heavy that it was as though the air no longer flowed. Even Menger's pupils shrunk abruptly.
Fortunately, just when everyone was worried that the situation was likely to change in an uncontrollable direction, the sergeant in charge of communication suddenly shouted, "General, Captain Alansol, the highest commander of the Atlantean military base in New York, requests to talk to you."
"Looks like the trouble can be solved without waiting for dawn …" Menger's grave expression eased as he muttered to himself and ordered, "Connect the communication."
"Yes, General!" After the communication sergeant answered solemnly, the image of the portrait that was at the same level as the federation general's line of sight rippled with a chaotic light wave, turning into a full-body portrait of an Atlantean with exquisite facial features, fiery red hair, snow-white skin, and slender limbs.
"Captain Alansol, you're contacting me because you want to attack the enemy together with the Mammoth, right?" Upon seeing the transformation of the figure, the federation general slyly said first, "Do you want to launch the attack first or should we?"
"General Menger, you've misunderstood." Alan Thor was slightly stunned. Then, he replied with a blank expression, "It's the Atlantis fleet that's facing the 'Mammoth' that you're commanding now. Don't tell me that you can't even recognize the light energy warship?"
"Our potential enemies are hidden in hundreds and thousands of different 'worlds'. Even the encrypted communication is unreliable, let alone identifying them with the naked eye on the monitor," Menger said stiffly without any loopholes. "Since it's the Atlantis fleet, why didn't they identify themselves?
The Mammoth was threatened by a fleet that did not identify itself in the 'exclusive airspace' on Earth, and it turned out to be an allied warship. I need an explanation, Captain Alansol. "
"Do you still remember that the Earth and Atlantis are allies, General?" The alien captain said coldly, "Then have you ever thought about the serious harm that the increasingly close contact between the United States and the 40219 World will bring to our covenant?"
"Captain Alansol, you should ask the politicians in the White House and Congress for such questions, Captain," The federation general replied with a cold smile. "I'm just a soldier, and my duty is to obey orders and fight against all those who are enemies of the federation."
"But General Menger, don't you understand that there are some enemies that the United States can't defeat?"
"Captain Alansol, do you know why I can command the most powerful battleship of the federation with my mediocre qualifications?" Menger asked inexplicably when he heard this question that was almost a blatant threat.
Alansol was taken aback and shook his head.
"That's because the many wars I've commanded have shown that there's a crazy determination of staking everything in one throw hidden in my genes. Once it erupts, I won't be afraid of any terrible consequences," The federation lieutenant general said coldly.
Menger became silent for a moment and his expression changed. He was no longer so hostile as he said a few words seriously, "General Menger, a madman is indeed terrifying, but it doesn't mean that he can be unscrupulous.
Don't forget that if things really get out of hand, you Earth soldiers will be the first to die. I hope that you and the other generals of the United States will carefully consider your own position. Goodbye. "Then, he turned off the communication.
A few seconds later, the countless lights flashing on the screen image around the mothership's command platform slowly retreated and disappeared in a short while.
Looking at the empty white clouds around him, Zhang Lisheng shrugged and suddenly said, "General, your 'war madman' strategy is impressive, and it looks like you've succeeded again.
However, I've dealt with that Captain Alansol several times before, and he didn't seem to be such a tough person at that time.
His performance today makes me feel that the patience of the Atlanteans seems to have reached a certain limit. The 'nuclear threat' can't be effective forever, so you'd better be careful in the future and don't play such a risky 'game' anymore. "
The young man's words seemed to be concerned, but in fact, it was a test of the determination of the federal military's Hawks to fight against the alien forces. However, the answer he obtained was not very satisfactory. Menger merely smiled at him and said calmly, "Thank you, Doctor." Then, he looked away and ordered, "Attention, everyone! Our target is the Shrimp World No. 2 Wizard Li Island, advance at full speed!"
Under the commander's order, the power of the Mammoth's engine group was increased from a half-started state to a full-load operation in just four to five seconds. Countless propellers slowly tilted and accelerated, pushing the Sky Fortress to break through the clouds and fly towards the world's gate towering in the sea on the outskirts of New York facing the rising sun.
With Zhang Lisheng's simple military manufacturing knowledge, it was difficult for him to understand why the federal aircraft carrier would choose a simple spiral wind kinetic energy system instead of using the theoretically more efficient movement methods such as jet and magnetic propulsion.
However, this did not prevent him from standing steadily on the command platform of the Mammoth and watching the broken clouds being continuously thrown behind him as he passed through the fence and entered the land shrouded by his faith.
At that instant when the 'world' changed, the young man clearly felt an unusual change in the depths of his soul. This change did not originate from the enhancement of his strength, but from an indescribable 'acknowledgement,' a kind of 'submission' that the entire planet had surrendered to under his feet!
Lowering his head and clenching his fists to suppress the uncontrollable surge in his heart, Zhang Lisheng became speechless for a long time. It was only until the mothership had crossed the long sea area and most of the indigenous island and began to land in an open harbor that he finally raised his head to conceal it and said with a smile, "Oh, I can't believe that the Atlantean army guarding the Shrimp World No. 2's light curtain did not stop our battleship."
"Doctor, since you've already expressed your attitude with provocation, it's meaningless to stop us from crossing the world's gate," Menger looked at Zhang Lisheng and said. Menger looked at Zhang Lisheng and said, "You seem to be very excited. This is not a good sign for a person who hasn't slept all night and is in a nervous state."
"It's alright, General. Staying up late is a common thing for a scientist, especially a biologist who needs to observe animal activities for a long time. I'm already used to it," The young man smiled and shook his head.
When the two of them were conversing, the battleship slowly landed in the offshore area of the Wizard Li Island. After a slight jolt, the communication officer finally reported in a relaxed tone, "General, the Mammoth has landed safely and has already sent a port signal to the Wizard Li people."
"Lieutenant Colonel, tell the Wizard Li people that their 'pundit' has personally come for the gold transaction this time." The federal general pondered and suddenly ordered.
"Yes, General!" The communication officer of the mothership sent out a message according to the commander's order. Very soon, the speed of the Wizard Li warships and fishing boats outside the incomparably huge Earth mothership that were like peas rolling around a basketball began to accelerate.
"I can see that you really have a very high position in the hearts of these foreign world's dwarves, Doctor …" Upon seeing this scene on the hemispherical screen around the command platform, the federal general suddenly said softly.
While he was speaking, an oval-shaped strange spaceship with a volume that blotted out the sun, with a leather-like black luster and covered with ferocious mouthparts and tentacles on its shell, that seemed to be moving slowly but was actually moving at an extremely fast speed, flew over the Mammoth, faintly shrouding the entire Earth mothership.
Upon realizing the true reappearance of the shadow on the arched screen above his head, Menger choked on his words. Raising his head to look up, he murmured in admiration, "It's the Wizard Li people's giant skybeast.
Doctor, even though nobody has seen the performance of this so-called 'god's creation' weapon on the battlefield, just based on its almost perfect shape, many of the federal weapons experts think that it should be one of the manifestations of the weapon terminal of the mythical civilization.
If you can get a skybeast from the Wizard Li people, even if it's just the smallest … "
"General Menger, do you think that the federal senator can persuade the Congress and the president to export an aircraft carrier to the Wizard Li Nation?" Zhang Lisheng burst out laughing and interrupted the federal general's dream-like words.
Menger became silent for a while before shaking his head with a regretful smile. "Of course not. The idea I had just now was just too whimsical. Doctor, I'm sorry."
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