Chapter 663: Negotiation!

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

Gulibaduo ordered the bodyguards to catch her confidant. She took off the communicator on her confidant’s hand. Because of the little device, her confidant was not able to send any information about her actions. With the help of high-class hackers, they were able to see all the messages her confidant had sent. She had been contacting a secret number all these while. Her confidant had told them about the situation with the Babu scepter.

The hackers tried to trace the number but they received nothing in the end. Everyone knew that the other party had hackers too. When they realized that their plan had failed, they cleared all the information.

The king was furious. He decided to investigate this matter. For a period of time, gunshots rang through the sky in the Balaya Kingdom. However, no one knew if the person behind the scene was found.

The only change was the princess’ confidant. She had disappeared. At the same time, a handsome young man from the Federation appeared beside the princess. He was Yun Feiyang. As for whether he managed to gain the liking of the princess and achieve his motive, Ling Lan didn’t care. They were on their way back to the Federation.

Besides the six battle teams, there were no other people on the Feiyang Ship.

The Feiyang Ship was badly damaged. They told their passengers that the ship needed repairing and asked its passengers to stay at Balaya Kingdom for two days. After two days, another cruise ship would come and pick the passengers up.

The Balaya ‘representative’ on the cruise ship negotiated with the passengers about this. If the passengers didn’t want to wait for two days, they could get a refund for their ticket. A portion of the refund would be given to them so that they could buy another ticket to get back to their country. The rest of the refund would be given after the entire trip ended.

Ling Lan and her comrades chose this option. This would allow them to leave the Shun Feng tour group. Another bunch of people also left. However, they didn’t leave voluntarily. They were captured by the soldiers of the Balaya Kingdom.

The Balaya Kingdom would not let these people who attempted to kill their princess go easily. This list of people was given by the soldiers of the Federation. The Federation didn’t want these people to escape too.

All these had nothing to do with Ling Lan and her team. At that moment, they were relaxing on the Feiyang Ship. The six battle teams were having a good time together. The atmosphere between them was friendly. However, at the military headquarters, the representatives from the six battle teams were arguing over the ownership of the two mechas. They almost started fighting because of this.

He Xuyang crossed his hands over his chest and looked at the other representatives coldly.

The Caesar-made mecha was not what everyone was fighting for. It was the ace mecha.

From the images send over from the Feiyang Ship, that ace mecha was the newest model from Caesar. Everyone knew what this meant. This mecha was made using the most advanced technology and the most powerful weapon from Caesar. Once the Federation uncovered the secrets behind that mecha, they would be able to replicate it.

If they were able to uncover the technology of Caesar, the Federation’s mecha would improve in quality and it would be a chance for them to become the leader of the human race.

The person who made all these happened would have his name written down in history. Not only that, the division which he belonged to will be given many privileges. This was what everyone wanted.

No one was able to withstand the temptation of becoming the strongest division. This was why all the six division’s representative appeared here.

However, their Young Master Lan was the one who caught the ace mecha. How could they take away his merit?

He was not only here to protect the rights of the 23rd Division, but he was also here to protect the merits that belonged to their Young Master. This was why General Ling Xiao sent him. Only he knew Ling Lan’s real identity. Hence, he would not let Ling Lan suffer any injustice.

He knocked on the table. The other representatives got attracted by the sound and quietened down. Everyone looked at He Xuyang and waited for him to speak.

“It is undeniable that the 23rd Division took down the two ace mechas. Based on the result of the battle, the mechas belonged to the Lingtian Battle Team.” He Xuyang’s cold voice sounded in the room. His tone was firm. He didn’t want any other division to get any benefits.

The other representatives narrowed their eyes. They realized that He Xuyang had a huge appetite. He wanted to get the entire merit, whether it was individual merit or group merit. He had no intention of sharing the benefits with anyone else.

He Xuyang’s actions angered the other representatives. They exchanged glances with one another and decided to team up for now. They knew that if they wanted to gain any benefit, they needed to deal with this bastard first.

“Hmph, the situation was so messy. How do you know who destroyed the other party? The 23rd Division snatched the two mechas from the other teams at the end of the battle. How was this their merit? Don’t be shameless.” The representative from the 17th division was the first to speak.

He could say this because he had ordered his men to erase all the images the captain of Feiyang had sent them, including the recordings taken by the mechas.

At that moment, he felt lucky that the Feiyang Ship belonged to the 17th division so he had the chance to do such small actions. He didn’t do it because they wanted to snatch other people’s merit. The benefits that this newest ace mecha model brought were too great. They were unable to resist the temptation.

No matter how despicable he had to be, he would do it for the 17th division. The better their equipment was, the greater the survival rate of their soldiers. A tinge of guilt flashed past his eyes. He remained firm to his decision.

“Yes. When our ace operators went out, your ace operators were still hiding in the spaceship. They only came out after they noticed that most of the opponent had been subdued by us. They were just clearing up the battlefield,” The representative from the 13th division continued.

If they didn’t receive the news that the recruits from the 23rd Division brought the two mechas back, they would not be so polite to the 23rd Division.

If the 23rd Division was sensible and willing to share this merit with them, they were willing to cooperate with them and help the 23rd Division. However, the 23rd Division was too ambitious. They wanted everything. The other divisions were infuriated. They wanted to kick the 23rd Division out of the picture.

Of course, they had this confidence because the information they received told them that the 6 people from the Lingtian Battle Team were just recruits who came out of the military academy recently. Only two of them were experienced soldiers who had been in the military for four years. The rest of them had not become official soldiers yet.

How could such mecha operators be compared to the experienced mecha operators in their division? These young men were just lucky and managed to pick up two mechas from the universe…

The representatives felt jealous. Why weren’t their soldiers so lucky? If not, they wouldn’t have to argue with the people around them. They could act like He Xuyang and take all the merits of the battle.

The 1st division had a close relationship with the 23rd Division since Ling Xiao belonged under the First Marshal. Hence, even though He Xuyang’s words made the 1st division’s representative unhappy, he couldn’t just let the other divisions take away 23rd Division’s merits. Rather than letting the other divisions gaining the benefits, he would rather let the 23rd Division be the one gaining it.

Hence, the representative of the 1st division coughed. Everyone kept quiet. They respected him. He represented the First Marshal, who was the most powerful leader in the military.

The representative of the 1st division said, “In the battlefield, it is normal for a veteran to take care of a recruit. Since the recruits got the merit, we should not snatch it from them. We cannot hurt the recruit’s feelings.” There was a hidden meaning behind his words.

F**k. If the 23rd Division increased in strength, the 1st division would benefit too. That was why you said all this.

The other representatives gritted their teeth. Although the 1st division represented the First Marshal, the representative was the same rank as them. They were not afraid of him.

No division was willing to give up the massive benefits laid out in front of them.

“So what? In a battlefield, the recruits are the last ones to receive the group benefits.” The representative of the 3rd division replied coldly. He represented the Third Marshal. He was not afraid of the First Marshal

There were two kinds of merits in a battlefield: Individual merits and group merit. Individual merit was given to the person who achieved it based on the data collected while the group merit is distributed based on the serving years of the soldier. Veterans would get more benefits compared to recruits. This was because most of the time, the veterans were the ones who contributed to the battle more. As for the recruits, they were fortunate enough to survive the battle. This distribution of merits had been silently acknowledged by the Federation. The other representatives felt hopeful once again.

“Also, the Lingtian Battle Team was only in charge of clearing up the battleground. We don’t even know if getting the two mechas back is part of their merit or not,” The representative of the 9th division said. He didn’t want to give the 23rd Division any chances. One less competitor was good news for him.

He Xuyang laughed lightly. Everyone looked back at him.

“In front of interest, you all are so shameless. How can you all give false accounts of true facts? But, there is no need to worry. I have a video. I’ve many copies of this video so you all can play around with these copy. You can lose it or destroy it.” He Xuyang smiled as he showed his ultimate move. He felt fortunate that Young Master Lan copied the video and passed it to the general using special means. This was why He Xuyang wanted to get all the merits of this battle.

The other people were stunned. He Xuyang signaled his adjutant officer to show everyone the video. Very soon, the screen at the conference room started displaying the scene of the battle.

“There, you can see that they blocked most of the opponent… the other party sent 12 mechas. 7 of them attacked the Lingtian Battle Team. Oh right, I forgot to tell you all that the Lingtian Battle Team is a four-stars battle team. Among the six people that went on this mission, five of them are ace mecha masters. One is a special-class operator. On the other hand, there are only six other ace mecha masters in this mission. Lingtian Battle Team contributed to almost half of the ace mecha masters in this mission.”

Every sentence that He Xuyang said were a slap to the other representatives’ faces. Those people that said that the Lingtian Battle Team didn’t have the capabilities and could only clean up the battlefield felt humiliated. Their faces turned red. They didn’t expect the recruits to be so powerful. They were as strong as experienced mecha operators. Some of them might even be stronger.

Everyone was smart. They could see that the members of the Lingtian Battle Team gained the upper hand. Especially the shot that killed the ace mecha master operating the newest balanced mecha. It was a sneak attack but it helped the Lingtian Battle Team to gain control of the entire situation. If the mecha operator didn’t sacrifice himself to save his captain, all the 7 mechas would have been taken down.

“The members of the 23rd Division used their own abilities to obtain this merit. Those two mechas belonged to the 23rd Division. This is an undeniable fact.” He Xuyang was firm in his decision.

Besides the representative of the 1st division, the other four representatives all looked at He Xuyang coldly. They would not give up. Some of them even wanted to call upon the higher-ups to pressure Ling Xiao.

They felt that Ling Xiao was too greedy! They were unconvinced.

The representative of the 1st division didn’t want the 23rd Division to offend the other division so he tried to ease the situation. “If the other battle teams didn’t block the other ace operators and created such a good environment for the Lingtian Battle Team, the Lingtian Battle Team would not be able to achieve such good results, right?”

He exchanged a glance with He Xuyang. He hoped that He Xuyang would not get too overboard.

Chapter 664: One Step Behind!

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

He Xuyang smiled. “Of course, help from other battle teams were necessary.” He Xuyang understood that he should stop at the right time. He was willing to give up some benefits.

The other representatives felt better when they heard what He Xuyang said. This meant that the 23rd Division was willing to share some of the benefits with them. There was still room for negotiation.

Hence, they start a new round of discussion again. The other representatives became much more humble since He Xuyang had the upper hand. He Xuyang’s job became easier.

However, it was not easy to satisfy everyone. He Xuyang didn’t want to undermine the 23rd Division’s interest. He was only willing to let the other division assist the 23rd Division in experimenting with the mechas and gain some benefits through that. But, that was not enough for the other divisions.

Eight hours passed. He Xuyang felt that he had reached his limit. He was not going to take any more steps back. The discussion reached a standstill.

The representative of the other divisions did many actions behind the scenes in order to gain as much advantage for their division. They contacted the Second and Third Marshal and hoped that they could put some stress on Ling Xiao and asked him to make a concession.

Even the First Marshal received a message from the General of the 1st division. He hoped that the First Marshal would ask Ling Xiao to give some compromises. The three marshals felt helpless. They had no choice but to contact Ling Xiao. However, Ling Xiao was on a honeymoon with his wife. He even switched off his communicator so that he wouldn’t be disturb.

F**k. You bastard, Ling Xiao. How can you use such a method to run away from us? Shameless!

The three marshals were experienced. They knew why Ling Xiao did this. He didn’t want to give in. The Second and Third Marshal felt depressed while the First Marshal just laughed heartily. As expected of the person whom he had high hopes for. He had become a qualified general. He had a successor now.

Since the generals of the divisions couldn’t find Ling Xiao and couldn’t convince He Xuyang, they decided to lay their hands on the mechas. The generals decided to cooperate and snatch the mechas themselves.

While the other divisions keep watch over the 23rd Division and prevented any starships of the 23rd Division from coming close to the Feiyang Ship, the people from the 17th division waited for the Feiyang Ship at the spaceport. Once the Feiyang Ship landed, they would snatch the two ace mechas over.

This was the only way to force the sly Ling Xiao out of his cave.

Just as they were preparing to act, they received a piece of news from Feiyang which made them vomit blood.

The captain of the Feiyang Ship received an order to go directly to the base of the 17th division after they entered the Federation. At the same time, they needed to hold back the people from the Lingtian Battle Team and prevent them from taking the two ace mechas away.

The captain looked at the order and sighed. The adviser beside him seemed worried. “Captain, must we do this?”

“We are soldiers. We just need to obey instructions. There is no need to think about anything else,” the caption replied calmly.

The higher-ups had to consider many things when they passed an order, so the people under them might not be able to understand the order at the start. However, experience told them that the decisions made by the higher-ups were always beneficial to them. Hence, they just needed to carry out the orders.

The Feiyang Ship followed their captain’s order and went straight to the 17th division, the moment they entered Federation grounds. All the defensive fleets had received a message too so the Feiyang Ship passed without any resistance.

After three hours, the Feiyang Ship entered the region in the Federation where the magnetic field was the messiest. Radars and signals would be lost in this region. The navigators had to rely on their innate talents to find the correct path and direct the ship out of this maze.

The Feiyang Ship was a basic military vessel but it was equipped well. There was a navigator on board too so under his guidance, the Feiyang Ship moved steadily towards their destination.

“Something is wrong!” The navigator shouted suddenly. The sleepy crew beside him woke up from the shout.

“What happened?” The operative asked nervously. The life of everyone on board the ship was in their hands. It was already too huge of a burden for him to bear.

“I felt something moving towards us,” The navigator said seriously.

“Moving towards us? Is it a meteorite? Or is it a ruin in this maze?” These were the first things the operative thought of. His expression changed.

“I’m not sure.” The navigator replied. He was only a low-level navigator. He could only sense the right path and whether anything was flying towards them. He was unable to see things around them like high-level navigators.

“Everyone, be on your guard. Be careful of meteorites and ruins. Don’t let the ship bump into anything.” The captain had rushed over after receiving the news.

The people in the control room got busy. The radar was useless now so everyone had to use binoculars.

“Ah, what is that?” One of the crew saw something huge in his vision and shouted.

The crew moved quickly and soon, the image he saw was uploaded on the big screen.

“It is a massive starship!” Someone shouted.

“It is the most powerful starship, the command ship!” As the starship got closer, they could see the numerous cannons on the starship as well as its magnificent design. All these proved that there was a general on the starship.

The starship moved to the side and revealed its fire phoenix totem on the side of the ship. Beside the phoenix, there was a huge number ’23’.

Everyone was dumbfounded. Ling Xiao, who used to appear on screens, suddenly appeared in front of them. Were they dreaming?

“Beep, beep. An unknown starship wants to communicate with us.” The optical supercomputer of the starship reminded everyone that a signal was coming in.

The captain immediately answered the call. A clear voice sounded, “To the people on Feiyang, nice to meet you. This is General Ling Xiao’s ship, The Phoenix. Please prepare yourself. The general would like to personally board Feiyang.”

“Yes, yes… I will prepare instantly.” The captain hung up excitedly. No one expected that they would meet General