Chapter 1026: A Period of Calm
Chapter 1026: A Period of Calm
With that, the events on Skrulon temporarily came to a close.
The leaders of the 22 races, having received Planter’s promise, dispersed with satisfaction. Chancellor Cao didn’t linger either and used a teleportation charm to return to Earth.
As for the impact of these events, that would have to wait until the next visit to Skrulon to be fully understood.
...
Back on Earth, Chancellor Cao’s figure appeared in the basement of Donna’s house.
Looking at the familiar layout of the underground room, even Chancellor Cao couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Finally back! Only Earth can truly make one feel safe.
At the same time, a brilliant blue teleportation portal opened beside him, and Su Yu quickly stepped out.
Upon receiving the news of Chancellor Cao’s return, Su Yu had rushed over immediately.
"Welcome back, Chancellor Cao!" Still unsteady from the teleportation, Su Yu smiled and bowed to Chancellor Cao.
"Ha ha, Su Yu, you’re as prompt as ever!" Seeing the spirited Su Yu, Chancellor Cao returned the bow, feeling a bit more at ease.
Su Yu was a pillar of strength for Earth, and the fact that this "pillar" wasn’t showing any signs of anxiety or worry indicated that the situation on Earth was still manageable.
However, there were still questions that needed to be asked.
Chancellor Cao’s expression turned serious as he inquired, "Su Yu, how has the situation on Earth been recently? Didn’t Ying Zheng return before me? Did he encounter any insurmountable problems?"
"Many things have happened on Earth recently. Let me transfer a segment of my mental energy to you so you can review it." With that, Su Yu transmitted a segment of his mental energy to Chancellor Cao.
This mental energy carried all the significant events that had occurred on Earth over the past two weeks, from the Cecilia incident to the Dark Energy Rebellion and the subsequent reclamation of all the psychic springs except Mount Fuji.
Thanks to the mental energy transfer, it took Chancellor Cao only five seconds to fully understand all the major events that had transpired on Earth, far faster than if Su Yu had recounted them verbally.
"Tsk, tsk, I never imagined so much would happen on Earth in such a short time!" Chancellor Cao couldn’t help but exclaim.
The timing of the anti-gravity crystal instrument was particularly well-played by the Skrulons!
The Skrulons had chosen to strike while he and Ying Zheng were on Skrulon, and they had retreated just as promptly.
If he and Ying Zheng had been on Earth, the Skrulons would have faced significant consequences for using the anti-gravity crystal instrument or attempting a smooth retreat. But since they were absent, the Skrulons had managed to siphon off a substantial amount of psychic energy and retreat without much trouble.
The Skrulons had indeed made a brilliant move!
Another significant event involved Cecilia and the Dark Energy Rebellion.
Thinking about this, Chancellor Cao couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful: "Around the same time the Cecilia incident occurred, a Skrulon approached Ying Zheng and me, claiming to be one of Planter’s subordinates. He said, ‘A major event has occurred on Earth, suspected to be an alien invasion.’
At the time, we didn’t believe him and ignored his warning. Now, looking back, we should have returned to check things out!"
"Really, such a thing happened." Su Yu pursed his lips.
Planter had promised to notify Chancellor Cao and Ying Zheng when they needed to return to Earth, and it seemed they had kept their word, albeit only partially. The critical details were left out, leading to significant misdirection for Chancellor Cao.
Su Yu comforted him, "It’s not your fault, Chancellor. The Skrulons were just too cunning and didn’t provide a clear explanation... But let’s not dwell on that. What happened after the Final Secret Realm? How did you deal with the Skrulons?"
Su Yu had already heard from the surviving players who had returned earlier about the events that transpired within the Final Secret Realm.
However, Su Yu was still unaware of what Chancellor Cao did after the players returned to Blue Star, so he raised a question.
"About what happened afterward..." Chancellor ChancellorChancellor Cao sent a mental wave to Su Yu, containing all the information from the end of the Secret Realm to the division of Cessyria's estate and the dispersal of the tribes.
Su Yu quickly "read" through the information.
After understanding the final outcome, he frowned. "What are the Skrull people up to? Why did they start off with such a pained expression, only to end up looking like they had succeeded in their scheme? Did they gain some benefit from dividing Cessyria's estate?"
Chancellor Cao shook his head. "I'm just as puzzled as you are. I don't know what the Skrull people are planning.
Perhaps we'll have to wait until we return to Skrull to find out their exact plan."
"Yes, we'll have to wait until next time," Su Yu nodded.
However, regardless of the Skrull people's plot, they could only deal with it as it came.
...
Until now, the deep blue teleportation gate that Su Yu opened remained open.
Maintaining a teleportation gate still consumed a significant amount of mana, even though the distance this gate spanned was not very far—only about 70 to 80 kilometers.
Su Yu said to Chancellor Cao, "My Lord, this isn't the place to talk. Let's return to the headquarters in Yan Mountain. There, we can discuss things calmly with President Hu and Secretary Zhang."
As he spoke, SuYu made a "please" gesture toward the teleportation gate.
"Alright." Chancellor Cao didn't hesitate, stepping directly through the gate, and Su Yu followed immediately after.
Their figures disappeared from the basement, arriving at the Yan Mountain headquarters.
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...
For the next half month, Blue Star entered a period of calm.
Not only Blue Star, but Skrull was also very quiet, with no major events occurring.
However, beneath the calm surface, the undercurrents were turbulent.
Both sides were actively preparing for the major battle two months later.
The Skrull United Government had long begun a general mobilization, transforming all civilian forces into military ones, and ramping up military production.
Blue Star, on the other hand, took it a step further, concentrating all forces and resources on the military sector and mobilizing all available military resources to Neihong Island.
Due to extensive military deployment, all residents of Neihong Island had begun to evacuate.
Some of these residents would be relocated to East Asian countries, where they would temporarily reside; others would be directly moved to North America, to a sparsely populated nation, to start new homes.
The Blue Star United Government's plan was to deploy all defensive structures on Neihong Island, turning the entire island into an impregnable fortress.
Meanwhile, the main base of the Blue Star humans—the Huaxia Nation—would step back to a secondary position, transforming into a large transfer station and logistics warehouse.
Since the intercontinental teleportation array had already been built, with the East Asian terminal set in Yuzhou, this couldn't be changed. Thus, the Huaxia Nation could only serve as a warehouse and transfer station.
All the world's resources would be concentrated in Yuzhou through the intercontinental teleportation array. After resource integration in Yuzhou, they would be transported in batches to Neihong Island, where a defensive array line would be constructed.
The entire resource allocation, resource transportation, and final defensive line construction would be completed under the planning and control of the AI Blue Whale, allowing the Blue Star humans to maximize the use of available resources to create the strongest defensive effect.
(End of Chapter)
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