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Lan Jue’s eyes nearly popped out of his skull

Terhly two tiiven its naon It was lauded as hureatest weapon

Tyrannosaurus, Heron and Arachnid together were no match for Ter officer If Terminator was dispatched in the war ahead, Lan Jue was certain its naon would be at the helm

The West had always been loathe to talk about the Poseidon-class Bastion as a matter of national security, so there was no information about its capabilities However, Hua Li had no reason to deceive therasped the truth of his faht, I understand”

“Alright, that’s all I got I have to trouble you to act as a go-between,” Hua Li said “But I will reiterate that if the East can’t hold we’ll have no choice but to flee My faed “I understand But I hope that if this cooperation is approved you don’t leave my An Lun soldiers to fend for themselves on the battlefield An Lun is the tip of the spear If the East falls they will be the first to give their lives After that if you need to go then so be it”

Hua Li paused He stared in silence for a , then at Lan Jue “This is for your ears alone, but Poseidon’s doors will always be open to you If the time comes know you have safe harbor I’ll co shook his head “No need for that As Ad to die with my soldiers then our cause is doomed from the start If the East’s final o”

“Brother!” Lan Jue’s eyes hardened “If you stay how can you expect o anywhere? You represent the East, but I represent Skyfire Avenue It’s as true for me as it is for you; a leader dies with his people or there’s no point in fighting”

Chu Cheng chuckled “Alright, alright Drink, gentleether so rarely, let’s not spoil it with such depressing talk Hell, after what happened to those three Bastions we probably don’t have a chance anyway! Far as I see it they’ve got the upper hand But anyway – to brother! I’ll face the difficulties head on!”

As he spoke Chu Cheng lifted his glass, and the other three followed suit They threw their glasses back and drained their contents

Lan Qing was the first to leave He had to deliver Hua Li’s proposal to the leadership for consideration The East’s Chairman and chiefs of the armed forces were all on Luo and it was aleft a short ti, so Chu Cheng had to be ready to go all out

Only Hua Li and Lan Jue rehed “This crisis happened too fast In a blink it sed up everyone”

Hua Li nodded but changed the subject “Are you going to participate in ?”

“I can’t athering its strength in preparation to face the enemy I need to stay on Skyfire”

“If we move to the East this won’t be a problem Our Poseidon-class Bastion will be stationed near Skyfire” Hua Li announced

Lan Jue answered with a smile “In that case I’d be happy to”

Hua Li went on “I don’t really want to get married but I can’t deny Mo Xiao a life of affluence I feel I’ve wronged her”

“Eh?” Lan Jue looked at hio ahead with it? This is a life-altering decision You still don’t like her?”

A bitter grin touched Hua Li’s lips “She was grooe 2 She was raised to be rasp the concept she knew she would be my partner for the rest of her life You know, uished herself To her I’oal If your future wife saw you as a uably one of the nty It’s the impetus behind most if not all of their international disputes Conflicts in Tibet are due to disagreements over what constitutes independence Taiwan as well They have a constant sireement with India about land ownership near the border Siripes are maintained with Korea, Japan, and Russia Not to mention their claim to the entire South China Sea There is also a history of selling/leasing territory to the British (Hong Kong) and the Portuguese (Macau) This gives i sovereign Eastern territory to a foreign entity

2 A practice that purportedly still goes on in China, though it’s super illegal