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Chapter 1000: The Anthem's Decision
Chapter 1000: The Anthem's Decision
Above the Elbert Peak Psychic Spring, Plante quickly ascended, stopping at a height of three to four hundred meters from the ground.
After stopping, he used his mech to release a laser beam, drawing a giant "X" on the inside of the protective shield. This was the agreed-upon meeting mark he and Su Yu had set.
Seeing the mark, the soldiers of the United Government's army at the base of the mountain immediately entered the game to contact Su Yu.
Less than half a minute later, a silver-white portal appeared above the Elbert Spring, and Su Yu stepped out, facing Plante across the force field.
Looking at Su Yu, Plante said solemnly, "Sir Su Yu, we, the Skrull people, are willing to make peace with the humans of Blue Earth and join forces against the impending threat. From now on, all anti-gravity diamond devices on Blue Earth will be shut down. This is our sincerity."
"Very well, I look forward to our cooperation!" Su Yu smiled and nodded. He was genuinely pleased. The Skrulls' ability to remain rational and respond quickly in the face of such a great crisis was commendable, and having them as allies would be beneficial.
After a moment of thought, Su Yu added, "Sir Plante, in return, we will publicly share the real-time location information of all Blue Earth's Tier 6 and above powerhouses. I promise that we will cease all hostilities against the Skrulls. This is our gesture of goodwill."
"Excellent!" Plante's mood improved significantly upon hearing Su Yu's promise. "Let's start our cooperation now! I hope we can unite and stand against our common enemy."
"It's a deal," Su Yu said solemnly.
Just then, Su Yu remembered another matter. He continued, "By the way, there's one more thing. Our two peak god-tier powerhouses, Cao Cao and Qin Shi Huang, are still on your planet's Wild Continent. Given that we are now in a critical period of jointly combating the Dark Energy rebels, could you inform them to return to Blue Earth?"
"Ah, that..." Plante was momentarily taken aback. However, he quickly regained his composure and smiled. "Sure, I'll have Manina inform them."
Although Plante said this, he had no real intention of notifying the two Blue Earth god-tier powerhouses. The situation was still very fluid despite the newfound peace. If the two god-tier powerhouses returned to Blue Earth and the humans decided to attack the Psychic Spring, the Skrulls' plan to use the anti-gravity diamond devices to extract psychic energy would be ruined.
No matter what, he couldn't let the Blue Earth god-tiers return so soon. At the very least, he needed to delay it for six days. That's why he said he would have Manina inform them, rather than doing it himself. Whether Manina could reach them and whether they would return was not his concern.
...
Su Yu was a smart man. From Plante's words, he could infer that Plante might not be as willing to notify Cao Cao and Qin Shi Huang as he claimed. However, there was nothing Su Yu could do about it, as they had no way to contact the two god-tier powerhouses themselves.
"Alright, let's leave it at that for now," Plante said, bidding Su Yu farewell. "We shouldn't delay any longer. We must return to deal with Cecilia and try to capture her. We can discuss the details of our cooperation later."
"Agreed, see you later."
...
After parting ways with Su Yu, Plante immediately crossed the spatial rift above his head and returned to his home planet. This was a risky move, as it could potentially invite an attack from the humans of Blue Earth. After all, with him gone, the Elbert Peak Psychic Spring would be left without a god-tier guardian for three hours, and no god-tier reinforcements could be summoned. If the humans of Blue Earth attacked, they would surely succeed.
However, with the Dark Energy rebels as a common enemy, Plante couldn't afford to worry about such risks and returned to his home planet directly. He believed that the humans of Blue Earth were not foolish enough to break the peace treaty over a single Psychic Spring.
As it turned out, Plante was right. For the next hour after his return, he closely monitored the situation at the Elbert Peak Psychic Spring. Seeing that the humans of Blue Earth showed no signs of breaking the treaty, he finally relaxed.
...
Upon returning to his home planet, Plante's first priority was to deal with Cecilia. As long as she remained at large, they would not have peace.
An hour later, the Skrull god-tiers gathered in the city of Trenar. Without hesitation, they headed straight for Cecilia's lair in the country of Beck.
Speaker of the Beck Nation, Cindy Doppler, also noticed the gathering and advancing of the various deities.
She didn't dare to obstruct them, pretending not to see as she let the deities enter the country's borders.
After another ten minutes, the deities from Scrull rapidly entered Beck City and swiftly surrounded Cecilia's stronghold.
However, just as the six deities surrounded Cecilia's stronghold from all six directions, they discovered a serious issue—Cecilia was not there!
Cecilia's stronghold was located on the tallest peak in the south of Beck City, standing at an altitude of 2,300 meters and covering an area of 1,200 square kilometers.
Cecilia and her subordinates had constructed numerous buildings on the mountain, where her core followers resided.
But Cecilia herself was nowhere to be found!
The deities used their mental powers to thoroughly scan every inch of the mountain, but they couldn't detect any trace of Cecilia.
She must have known the plan was exposed and fled in advance!
Plant instructed the other deities, "Regardless, let's continue the search. Even though Cecilia isn't here, we need to find out where she went. As for her direct subordinates, not a single one of them should be spared!"
With that, Plant directly piloted his mech into Cecilia's stronghold.
The other five deities didn't hesitate, joining Plant as they stormed into Cecilia's stronghold, intent on a thorough purge.
Cecilia's loyal subordinates were completely stunned!
What did the head do to provoke an attack from all the deities?
It would be understandable if she had offended one of them, but all six? That seemed impossible!
Cecilia's subordinates didn't dare to resist.
If it had been just one deity, they might have fought back, but with six deities, resistance meant certain death. So, no one resisted, allowing the six deities to advance without hindrance.
Because of the lack of resistance, the six deities quickly occupied the entire stronghold, using their mental powers to scan every corner.
However, despite their meticulous search, they still couldn't find any lingering traces. It was as if Cecilia had vanished into thin air.
Seven-stage cultivators under the deities' command also rushed to help upon receiving the news.
Among them were several skilled trackers.
But after another thorough search, no one could find any trace of Cecilia.
Finally, Plant had to reluctantly give up, "Alright, the search for Cecilia ends here. Later, we'll check other parts of the world to see if we can find her. Berenelli."
Plant called out a name.
"Master," a elderly seven-stage cultivator knelt before him in the sky nearby.
This seven-stage cultivator named "Berenelli" had been Plant's lifelong servant and could be considered his steward.
"Right," Plant instructed, "Contact Emperor Solara and issue a global arrest warrant for Cecilia. Anyone who discovers her whereabouts will be heavily rewarded!"
"Understood, Master," Berenelli replied.
...
For now, the search for Cecilia had come to a temporary halt.
The deities couldn't find her, nor any traces in her stronghold.
However, their mission wasn't entirely fruitless.
Cecilia had left in a hurry, leaving behind many priceless treasures that the deities didn't hesitate to take.
Additionally, Cecilia had several strong subordinates, who were divided among the deities under the guise of "interrogation" and taken back to their respective factions.
They could be absorbed as future allies if successfully persuaded.
...
On the other side of the continent, Emperor Manina of the Sun Empire was delivering a web address, issuing a war mobilization to all member nations of the United Government:
"People of all nations, I have some grave news to share: Our planet, Scrull, has been targeted by another malevolent civilization. They covet our great homeland, our beautiful land... (omitted 1,000 words)... War is imminent, and we must take up arms to defend our home!
I hereby declare a war mobilization. All nations under the United Government must enter the highest state of war readiness immediately! Prepare for war, and swear to defend our civilization to the death!"
Man_ina didn't mention the "Dark Energy Rebellion" in his web address, only stating that the invaders were a civilization similar to Scrull's. This was to prevent the populace from falling into despair.
The common people were unaware that the impending invasion was not from an ordinary civilization but from a major boss.
However, once Manina's war mobilization video was released, it immediately caused a massive stir worldwide! Netizens discussed the news with an unprecedented level of enthusiasm:
"Is it true that another civilization is about to invade us?"
"It must be true. Emperor Solis would never lie."
"It's not that I don't trust Emperor Solis, but we're already at war with the Blue Star. How did another civilization suddenly decide to invade us? Isn't the Saint Silver Federation going to do anything about it?"
"How should I know?"
"Regardless, we should follow the United Government's instructions. Who knows what kind of monsters we'll be facing."
"Sigh, the highest state of war readiness... It looks like we'll be working in the military factories from now on."
"Yeah, sigh."
...
While the Skrull planet was in turmoil, the Blue Star remained calm.
Speaker Hu Jing did not disclose the "Dark Energy Rebel Army" incident, and there was no need for him to issue a war mobilization like Manina, as the Blue Star was already in the highest state of readiness.
Moreover, the Blue Star people were not idle. They accelerated their own power growth and entrusted Donna with a request to the Saint Song, asking her to cancel or postpone the war between the Blue Star and Skrull.
This time, Saint Song did not respond immediately. It took over a dozen hours for her to make a decision, which was sent to Donna's electronic terminal at 8:00 AM the next day.
At that time, Su Yu was still in the game, burning materials to enhance his powers.
At 8:05 AM in real time, he received a message from the AI Blue Whale: "Su Yu, something's not right!"
"Oh? What's wrong?" Su Yu quickly replied, his heart racing.
"Saint Song has just responded to our request to cancel or postpone the war between the Blue Star and Skrull. She says she has received similar requests from the Skrull people before us.
However, after a comprehensive assessment, she has rejected our request and insists that the war proceed as planned."
"Why?!" Su Yu was shocked.
He had always thought that Saint Song would likely agree to the Blue Star's request, as canceling or delaying the war was not an unreasonable demand.
With the five major rebel organizations causing trouble and an alien civilization intervening, wouldn't it be beneficial for the Saint Silver Civilization if the Blue Star and Skrull united against the common threat?
Though the two planets were relatively weak, they had over 20 god-tier beings combined, which would be useful for the Saint Silver people in dealing with the lesser enemies.
But who would have thought that Saint Song would reject their request!
"Blue Whale, do you know why?" Su Yu couldn't help but scratch his head, utterly baffled.
"I can't figure it out either," the AI Blue Whale replied in a very calm tone. "Based on my recent analysis, the probability of Saint Song agreeing to cancel the war between our two planets was around 20%, while the probability of postponing it was around 80%. The probability of rejecting our request was the lowest, theoretically not exceeding one in a thousand.
But this one-in-a-thousand event still happened!"
"That's... quite a surprise," Su Yu's mind was a mess.
Theoretically, Saint Song should not have rejected their request, but she did, and there must be a reason they were unaware of.
At that moment, the AI Blue Whale suddenly said, "But there's something you can consider."
"What is it?" Su Yu asked eagerly.
"Earlier, Donna told me that because the Dark Energy Rebel Army is about to invade, she and her brother Link requested to return to the Saint Silver Secret Court, which is explicitly allowed by Saint Song's 'Emergency Evacuation for Mission Execution' law.
However, Saint Song directly rejected their request to return, which infuriated them.
Donna told me that Saint Song is acting quite strangely, and she's not sure why."
"..." Su Yu was at a loss for words.
But this also helped him understand something—why Donna had been unusually excited when she heard the name "Dark Energy Rebel Army" yesterday afternoon, only to be struck like a bolt of lightning and become as still as a dead fish.
It turned out that Donna had thought she could return to the Secret Court but was stopped by Saint Song.
To have to "witness" the invasion of the Dark Energy Rebel Army on the Blue Star, Donna must be going through a lot.
(End of Chapter)
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