Shadows of the Deep Space - Chapter 1853 - 569: Reunion_4
“Celeste!”
Su Ming called out.
“I’m here!”
Celeste’s projection immediately appeared.
“I’ll leave the repairs of the Grey Angel to you. You must fix it as soon as possible.”
“Don’t worry, I will repair it at the fastest speed. But if you really go looking for the Mechanical friends later, remember to take me with you.”
“I got it. If there is news, I’ll have Ankaga bring you over. Just focus on repairing the spaceship here.”
Su Ming instructed Celeste.
“Alright, bye!”
Celeste said to Su Ming, then the virtual image disappeared.
At this moment, Li Menghan activated the Optical Device, displaying the image of the external starry sky.
Only the Ancient-level Star Destroyer Grey Angel slowly descended through the camouflaged sky.
The densely packed Mechanical Engineers began surrounding the Grey Angel to carry out repairs.
After watching, Su Ming turned to Li Menghan and said.
“Head to the Third Planet!”
“Yes!”
Li Menghan immediately responded.
…
Federation Government·Dawn Hall.
The spacious meeting room was noisy, with many council members constantly arguing.
Ferion and Jone stood at the entrance of the meeting hall, looking very conflicted as if wanting to go in but not daring to.
“Old Fei, how are we going to explain this to Lord Long Bai?”
Jone asked dejectedly.
“Sigh, I don’t know either.”
Ferion replied, looking complicated.
“What are you two doing standing here?”
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind.
Ferion and Jone immediately jolted and quickly turned to look.
They saw Su Ming standing behind them, smiling at them.
“Su Ming, when did you get back?”
“Just got back, and then I saw you two looking so worried. What happened?”
Su Ming asked curiously.
“Don’t mention it. We were ordered to support the Black Flame Star, but we ran into Pamie halfway, got beaten with no power to fight back, and the Black Flame Star defense line didn’t get timely support and fell.”
Ferion explained with a complex expression.
“Pamie again?”
Su Ming furrowed his brow upon hearing Ferion’s words.
“Sigh, if you were there, we wouldn’t have lost, and we could have destroyed it!”
Ferion said regretfully.
“Stop sighing. There’s no guarantee I’d win even if I were there.”
Su Ming shook his head and replied.
“Now we don’t know how to report back to Lord Long Bai. It’s really embarrassing.”
Ferion both sighed deeply.
“It’s not entirely your fault. Pamie itself is difficult to deal with. By the way, what’s with the council? Why is it so noisy in there?”
Su Ming asked in confusion.
“What else, the defense line crumbled, the enemy is almost at the door, and everyone’s terrified.”
Ferion said to Su Ming.
“Oh, let me listen in.”
Su Ming then carefully pushed open the meeting room door and looked inside.
He saw Long Bai standing indifferently on the council platform, quietly watching the arguing council members.
The entire meeting room was in chaos, one might mistake it for a market.
Su Ming then subtly eavesdropped.
At this moment, a patrolling team of soldiers came over, and upon seeing Su Ming eavesdropping by the door, they twitched slightly at the corner of their mouths before turning away.
If it were anyone else eavesdropping there, they would have been apprehended as spies.
Inside the meeting room, numerous council members were anxiously arguing.
“So many people retreating, how will we accommodate them!”
“Accommodation is the least of the problems. Panic is spreading, we shouldn’t have retreated.”
“Can we win if we don’t retreat?”
“So what now? The enemy is about to attack, if the Earth Flame Star defense line falls, the next step is the Third Planet!”
…
At this moment, Senior Member Ammanfen sighed, stood up, and asked.
“Lord Long Bai, the situation is very bleak, morale is low, we can’t stay passive in defense.”
“Exactly, such defense might hold for a while, but not forever, it’ll collapse eventually.”
…
Many council members echoed.
“Are you all planning to back down?”
Long Bai asked coldly.
“No, we just want to know, Lord Long Bai, do you have any countermeasures?”
Many council members looked at Long Bai with anticipation.
“Hold the line till the end!”
Long Bai didn’t reveal the Federation’s backup plan because the less people know, the fewer unexpected changes.
The council members’ faces darkened upon hearing Long Bai’s response.
At this moment, Member Kang An stood up nervously, looking uneasy, and said.
“Lord Long Bai, why don’t we hand it over? While we’re not too badly damaged, we can negotiate.”
Numerous council members were momentarily stunned, but then many began to agree.
“Member Kang An, this proposal is feasible!”
….
“Shut up! There’s no way we can hand it over. That’s a death wish.”
Long Bai said coldly.
The present council members sighed helplessly.
Farren and City Lord Alicia both frowned at these council members.
These fools actually want to hand it over.
If it falls into the Alien Race’s hands and they succeeded in merging, humanity would be at their mercy.
At this moment, Senior Member Bai Kedi stood up, mustered his courage, and said to Long Bai.
“Lord Long Bai, I think you’re right, we can’t hold any delusion towards the Alien Race, we must hold the line, but….”
“But what?”
Long Bai asked Bai Kedi.
“But we also need to prepare for the worst,”
