Chapter 508 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

Chapter 508 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

Jon had a hunch that something was wrong, but Ai Wanxin had already taken the communicator, so he didn't say anything. He only looked at Andy, who had retreated to his side, and asked: "Is it really okay? They say they are the president and the mayor, but I feel like they are no different from gangsters?"

Andy looked up at the sky speechlessly and decided to update another chapter of "My stupid commander who is so stubborn, never knows what flexibility is and loves to cry" after returning to the new main planet.

Ai Wanxin lowered her eyes and looked at the person who requested the communication, and couldn't help but laugh.

She connected the communication, and in mid-air, a tall half-body holographic image of Ludwig appeared in front of everyone.

Ludwig on the screen was wearing the neat black uniform of the Galactic Expeditionary Force, with a glittering silver double cross star badge on his collar. From his broad shoulders, one could see outside the porthole a giant circular jump gate glowing in the endless darkness, and huge warships as densely packed as a swarm of bees.

"The legion is about to make a space jump. I left a fleet to deal with those idiots in the Sixth Star Sector to ensure that they don't discover our movements so quickly." Ludwig looked straight ahead, his lips straightened into a straight line, and said in a cold voice.

"The main force of the Federation Navy is guarding the Corona Ring, a jump gate in the solar system. We cannot go through there, so the Legion will leave the hyperdimensional space from the nearest jump gate other than the Corona Ring and then march quickly to the solar system. This will take at least seven days."

"I hope you have a thorough plan before that. Otherwise, once the Federation Navy opens fire first, I will never sit still and wait for death. By then, that bastard Hans will take the opportunity to declare the Federation a state of war, and it will not be so easy to bring him down."

Ai Wanxin looked embarrassed: "Seven days? That's a bit too late. How many days will it take to get out of the solar corona ring?"

Ludwig had already calculated this plan: "If we go through the Corona Ring, it will only take less than two days, but the main force of the entire third quadrant of the Federation Navy is stationed in the Eclipse Fortress near the jump gate. If the legion goes out from there, it will be almost the same as sending itself to death."

Ai Wan thought for a moment and said, "If you suddenly jump out of the Corona Ring as a rebel, it would be no different from committing suicide. But what if you are an ally who came to assist Marshal Schnatter in fighting against the devil? The Federal Navy can't fire at you, right?"

Ludwig's face, which had been deliberately stern, went blank for a moment: "...Ah?"

Ai Wanxin saw his dazed expression on his scarred face and thought it was really cute. She couldn't help but smile and said, "I won't hide it from you. I got intelligence that the demon lord will make a big move in three days. Although I don't know what they are going to do for the time being, I don't think it will be a good thing."

"I may need your help, so I hope you can go through the Corona Ring and not have to stay behind to deal with the Sixth Sector Fleet. Just come and assist Marshal Schnatter with confidence and integrity. As for the Federation Navy, I will make the arrangements."

"But if you have concerns and decide to march as planned, that's fine too. I naturally have other ways to deal with it."

"You two can discuss it."

Ludwig didn't come to his senses until the communication was cut off.

On the side, Herman said in a muffled voice: "Why should we help Schnatter fight the devil? When did we become so close to Schnatter?"

Wei Delin slapped his sturdy back muscles and said, "Who is on good terms with that idiot?"

Hermann felt as if a feather had tickled his flesh. He moved his shoulders uncomfortably and muttered, "Didn't the commander-in-chief say that?"

"She said that we were going to help Schnatter fight the devil, but she didn't say that we had a good relationship. And even if we went, we were only helping Schnatter on the surface. In fact, we weren't going to help Schnatter."

Hermann's caterpillar eyebrows twisted together, not understanding the difference at all.

Weidlin turned to Ludwig at the top and said with a chuckle, "It seems our young actress wants to take care of Schnatter."

"She's right. We can go there openly and with a clear conscience. We don't have to hide from anyone. On the contrary, if the purpose of our trip is 'accidentally' heard by the thief Hans, how do you think he will 'reward' Schnatter?"

Ludwig pursed his lips tightly. He did not answer Weidlin's words, but asked: "Besides that idiot Jon, there are two other people standing behind her. Did you see clearly?"

Wei Delin laughed and said, "Who can take their eyes off that face? I haven't seen the commander in person in years. Do you dare to say that you called him on video not because you wanted to take a closer look?"

"Besides, this communicator automatically blurs the background. I couldn't see it clearly anyway. What happened to the two people behind?"

"I didn't see it clearly either." Hermann said in a low voice.

"Frost Fury." Ludwig said in a deep voice, "Replay the video just now."

The suspended mecha's optical computer flashed blue light, and Ai Wanxin's half-body projection appeared in the air again.

"Restore the appearance of the two people in the background."

The ice-blue light ball gradually brightened, and the blurry portraits of Yin Yanhan and Pei Junlin in the background were magnified separately. The light bar swept from top to bottom, and the portraits became clearer with each refresh.

Frost Fury said dimly: "This background blur technology is still the same as before, there is no update at all."

Isn't that right?

The communicators were all hidden by Jon. Where did he go to update the technology?

However, neither Ludwig, Weidlin, nor Hermann had any intention of praising it. They stared at the two faces restored through calculation on the projection with their eyes wide open, speechless.

"Isn't this?" Herman pointed at the projection, his loud voice almost breaking the eardrums of the two people, "Isn't this so-and-so and so-and-so?"

He looked at Weidling in shock: "The commander found them!"

Wei Delin's eyes flickered, and he was stunned. He said uncertainly: "Little Jon... is it... that you are too thoughtful and even find someone to dress up as the Four Horsemen...?"

The further he spoke, the lower his voice became, showing that even he didn't believe what he said.

Ludwig looked at Ai Wan's smiling face in the center of the projection, and felt that all sounds disappeared from his world. Only the slightly rapid sound of his heartbeat, bang bang bang, bang bang, reminded him that this was not his wishful dream.

After a long while, Ludwig finally found his voice. He spoke clearly and firmly, with a tremor from the depths of his soul, "Let Otto come back. There is no need to tangle with the Sixth Fleet. By the way, let the Sixth Fleet 'accidentally' intercept the jump coordinates we sent to Otto. Just consider it as my parting gift to Hans."

In the central control room of the Blue Coral, Ludwig's holographic image disappeared. Jon subconsciously took a step forward and said urgently: "Commander-in-chief, there are a total of 22 star zone fleets in the third quadrant, six main fleets, 12 support fleets and four reserve fleets. This time Schnatter is coming with all the main fleets and half of the support fleets and reserve fleets."

"Except for the Sixth Sector Fleet that was sent to harass Ludwig and his men, the other fleets are stationed in the Eclipse Fortress. If the rebels come out from the Corona Ring, they will be immediately surrounded."

Seeing that he was sweating with anxiety, Ai Wanxin soothed him softly, "Yes, so didn't I say that I suggest that they come as allies instead of rebels?"

Jon seemed to understand, and asked hesitantly, "Did you reach an agreement with Schnatter when you were on the Conqueror?"

Ai Wanxin said with a smile: "How is that possible? At that time, I didn't even know about the existence of the resistance army."

Jon really couldn't do it this time: "Then...then...?"

He didn't even know how to ask.

Ai Wanxin said patiently, "In order to prevent another person like me from monopolizing power in the military, Speaker Hans found a fool like Schnatter to be the Admiral of the Navy."

"He is wary of the connection between the military high-ranking officials and the local government. He has to use people but also guard against them. Now that the election is imminent, he can't protect himself, but he still refuses to let Schnatter get involved in the Earth Alliance. The trust between them is as fragile as a soda cracker. With just a little effort, the mutual suspicion can disintegrate their alliance."

"If Chancellor Hans, who is far away on the New Prime Planet, knew that the rebels were coming to help Schnatter fight the demons, what would he think and what would he do?"

Jon took a deep breath, and finally understood what was strange.

The commander has learned to kill with a borrowed knife!