Chapter 1259 - Ling Xiao, You Disappoint Me

Qi Yaoyang closed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds. Then, he stood up and ordered, “Release general’s order to the 7th division and ask them to launch a full force assault.”

The adjutant beside him rushed to the mainframe and sent the order to the 7th division.

“What do we do?” The vice-general, Jin Anlong, asked in a low voice. He saw the message sent by the general too. 7th division should be fine but they were in a dilemma.

If they followed their general’s order, they wouldn’t be able to send any god-class operators to reinforce the Lingtian Independent Army and their commander, Ling Lan. However, if things really happened according to what general predicted, he and Ling Lan would be in great danger. Yet, this was a good time to gain merits on the frontlines.

“Anlong, inform Mister Muqi and Mister Zhong to go to the Qingri wormhole secretly.” Qi Yaoyang gave up attacking and chose to reinforce Ling Xiao instead.

“Okay.” Jin Anlong felt a little pity but he agreed with Qi Yaoyang’s decision. Merits were important but the safety of their brother-in-arms was more important.

Jin Anlong quickly contacted King Muqi and Falling Snow. With the help of Qi Yaoyang, the two of them left the command center silently. A few flashes of their mechas were seen before they disappeared into the universe.

“Report, marshal.” The First Marshal was looking through some documents in his manor when he heard someone calling him. He looked up, revealing his stern face.

“What’s the matter?” The First Marshal replied indifferently. The person who came in was his adviser as well as one of his confidants.

The adviser quickly replied, “I just received a piece of news from the frontline command center. Base Nebula is being chased by a god-class operator. They’re requesting us to send god-class operators to reinforce them. At the same time, the 23rd division is heading towards the Qingri wormhole too.”

The First Marshal squinted his eyes. After a few seconds, he asked, “Where is Ling Xiao?”

The adviser felt an oppressing pressure coming from the First Marshal. He couldn’t help but swallow his saliva. He calmed himself down before replying, “He should be rushing to the Qingri wormhole too.”

The First Marshal’s aura turned cold. The adviser felt as though he was standing in a frozen cold lake. He shuddered. Fortunately, the chill only lasted for a second. The adviser thought that it might be an illusion.

“I understand,” The First Marshal said slowly. The adviser heard a soft sigh.

“Then…” The adviser carefully opened his mouth. He remembered the request from the frontline command center. Would the First Marshal agree to them?

“I’ll make arrangements.” The First Marshal waved his hand.

The adviser left the room silently.

Once the door closed, the First Marshal let go of his disguise.

“Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao… you disappoint me.” The First Marshal closed his eyes in agony. He leaned against his chair helplessly.

He didn’t set this trap but he knew briefly about it too. He chose to watch and see what happened because he wanted to dig out the ultimate spy who was hiding in the Federation. He wanted to uproot the entire spy organisation that was attempting to destroy the Federation.

At the same time, he wanted to test Ling Xiao too. He wanted to know if Ling Xiao had the ability to take over his position. The result was disappointing

He kept silent for a few seconds. Then, he slammed the table in front of him and pressed a button on his optical supercomputer. “Inform Master of the East to head towards the Qingri wormhole and reinforce the Lingtian Independent Army.”

“Yes, marshal!” The optical supercomputer immediately sent the order to Master of the East.

After making the command, the First Marshal sat down slowly. He sighed. “Ling Xiao, this is the only thing I can do to help you. You’ll have to rely on yourself from now on.”

He wasn’t satisfied with Ling Xiao but he was still someone whom he groomed personally. There was a complicated connection between them too. “I’m getting old.”

He wasn’t as ruthless and decisive as he was in the past. The First Marshal gave a bitter smile. He gave everything to his ambition and his nation. He could confidently and proudly say that he didn’t disappoint himself or his nation.

The only people he let down was his family. Sometimes, he asked himself if he ever regretted his decision, but the final answer was always no.

As a patriotic man, he looked down on people like Ling Xiao. Ling Xiao was emotional and irresolute. If he was a normal senior of Ling Xiao, he would be proud of him. Ling Xiao loved his wife and was very loyal to her. He was a good father and a good husband. However, Ling Xiao was supposed to be his successor. He originally hid Ling Xiao’s god-class operator status because god-class operators were unable to become a marshal.

He did everything he could to clear the path for Ling Xiao. Unfortunately, he fell extremely ill that year which allowed the spies a chance to scheme against Ling Xiao using the conflict between the three factions of the three great marshals. He tried his best to salvage the situation but the damage of losing Ling Xiao was already caused.

In the past, he always had the final say. However, after what had happened, the other two marshals’ influence increased, and he wasn’t able to do as he wished anymore. He took more than ten years to suppress the other two marshals again. When Ling Xiao came back alive, the factions of the other two marshals experienced huge turbulence. He made use of it to regain his authority, and his faction had the final say once again. The situation was getting better for them.

Just as the First Marshal felt that everything was going on the right track, he realised Ling Xiao’s fatal weakness, his family and friends!

This was a taboo for people in power. A marshal represented the future and prosperity of a nation. An outstanding marshal must be rational and calm at all times. If he was heartless and cold-blooded, that would be the best as this would prevent him from making emotional decisions. Sadly, Ling Xiao didn’t fit this criterion.

Thus, the First Marshal had to find another successor. He did groom another successor when Ling Xiao was ‘dead’ and he was satisfied with this new successor too. However, when Ling Xiao came back, he realised that Ling Xiao was much better at everything else, besides the fact that he was emotional. The First Marshal didn’t want to give up on Ling Xiao so he was in a dilemma.