Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1078: Chapter 944: Why

The public channel said ”please cooperate,” but that severe tone had nothing to do with ”please” at all.

It was more like the City Guard had caught a thief red-handed and was shouting at them not to resist.

The people on the Star Body were stunned for quite a while before the Guard Captain stepped forward to speak.

”Lord Zhan Donglai is here, this is a matter of Purple Star’s society, may I know which distinguished person from the military is leading?”

Military intervention in local affairs is a major taboo; this was a clear query, not exactly a provocation.

”Celestial River Military Region, Roger,” another voice came from the public channel.

”Please maintain your current status and do not casually touch the Starship, I will come down to discuss!”

Again the word ”please,” but still not very polite, just slightly better than the previous tone.

However, hearing the name ”Roger,” everyone froze, ”First Supreme?”

This ”first” is not Celestial River Star Realm’s first, nor the Imperial first, but the Star Domain Military’s default first.

According to common sense, the military’s first is almost equivalent to the first in all society, after all, the army is the most violent machine.

However, as the saying goes, there is no first place in literary circles and no second in martial circles, so it is the same in the circle of Awakened, hence there are constantly Supremes coming to challenge.

Roger also likes fighting, but being chased after all day by challengers is annoying for anyone.

Moreover, some people indeed study him thoroughly, and they can often fight for several days and nights.

Roger is extremely annoyed, the key is that the military does not care about society, they care about completing tasks, not those empty titles.

The fact is, every time he works hard to defeat an opponent, he constantly exposes his cards, which is not what a soldier should do.

So later he specifically declared: this is a joke within the military and henceforth he would no longer accept challenges from society.

With this statement, if anyone dared to challenge again, he could openly strike them down.

Roger’s combat power is strong, but his position in the military is not high, generally, he does not randomly represent the military for tasks.

This time, his presence speaks volumes: the military plans to take personal combat power seriously.

Soon after, a small Attack Ship emerged from the Warship, quickly landing on the Star Body.

The Attack Ship released a holographic projection displaying the Military Department’s orders, ”No one thinks this is fake, right?”

”Roger, what kind of joke is this,” Zhan Donglai spoke up, ”Haven’t we met for a while, let’s have a chat?”

Regarding the invitation from the second-in-command, Roger demonstrated a noticeable military style, ”I’ll finish my official business first...”

”If there are no objections, we will start deploying actions.”

”I have objections,” Zhan Donglai spoke unceremoniously, ”The Military Department’s orders only require cooperation from the local side, not specific actions.”

He somewhat counts as a notable figure, with the authority to voice a query—your earlier words before landing were just waving the flag as a guise.

However, the fact is, his original intention was to provide an escape route for the opponent.

Roger securely received this assist, and bluntly countered, ”What’s the difference?”

”This means no matter what we do, the Military Department will approve, the authorization scope is even larger than you imagined.”

As expected, Zhan Donglai coldly chuckled, ”I was just helping everyone ask a question.”

Next, two more small Attack Ships landed, taking some information from the official side.

Strictly speaking, the military doing this is overstepping authority, but with the Military Department’s documents, even if overstepping, they have the Department’s backing.

Then afterward, several small Attack Ships appeared, blocking all directions of the Star Body.

Next, they conduct actual reconnaissance of the Star Body.

This is the style of military action, to obtain data from the official side is necessary, but ultimately, they still prefer to trust their comrades.

Qu Jianlei and the seven others watched this scene, also a bit confused; Qinghu even directly spoke up, ”What madness is the military on?”

No one could answer that question; instead, Mu Yu said, ”That First Supreme... seems to completely ignore us”

Indeed, truly ignored, the other side isn’t deaf or blind, they should long be aware that Ping’an has several Supremes.

But until now, even after coming down for reconnaissance, they paid no heed to them.

This is already beyond unusual, it can be said there is a strong sense of targeting.

——So what if there are many Supremes? We’re not very concerned.

Or perhaps, they have already formulated a response plan, but are not in a hurry yet.

In any case, this abnormal reaction from the military, in the view of Qu Jianlei and the others, is definitely not a good omen.

But everyone wasn’t overly concerned, the military is undoubtedly strong-headed, but do they not have their own plans?

The Paranoid even casually commented, ”The ship parked farthest away should be a Division Level Warship, hehe, truly a big hand.”

”This Warship is hard to deal damage to,” Granny Jia also joined the discussion, her tone containing a hint of regret.

”If truly impossible, then we can only run away.”

One must say, her ambition is indeed high; Division Level Warships can already attack planets, they are strategic-level deadly weapons.

Let alone Armed Merchant Ships, even standard Regiment Level Warships facing it would be lucky to escape.

Yet hearing her tone, unable to damage the opposing side seemed extremely unsettling.

”Tsk,” Qu Jianlei smacked his lips and lightly smiled, ”I hope it won’t come to running away.”

His mood wasn’t as calm as it appeared; if this foundation was lost again, he estimated he would go crazy.

The military’s investigation lasted an entire day, during which they even called on the Business Alliance to assist with the military’s actions.

As the investigation neared its conclusion, the military dispatched more warships, gradually surrounding the people on the star body.

Zhan Donglai was quite dissatisfied with this. As the second governor of the planet, he had countless matters to attend to daily.

He had traveled a great distance to participate in the signing ceremony, which took a half-month round trip, and now he felt that his freedom was vaguely restricted.

”Roger, what’s your meaning by all this?”

”No meaning at all,” Roger appeared as well, ”Zhan Donglai, you’re a prominent official, can’t you stay calm?”

This was a tall, resolute man, whose demeanor alone was worthy of the title ”First Supreme.”

”Hmph,” Zhan Donglai snorted coldly. Although he wanted to remain calm, the stance the other party took was indeed excessive.

But now their strength was inferior, and arguing served no purpose, only diminishing his dignity.

Then he glanced in the direction of Qu Jianlei and others, discovering that they stood outside the stone cave, poised and composed.

For a moment, curiosity arose in his heart: these people seemed fearless, could they actually resist the military?

In all honesty, he truly didn’t believe this—this wasn’t just the Celestial River Military acting alone, but backed by the Imperial Army Department!

Thus, he entertained a new hypothesis: could it be that these people were certain... a battle wouldn’t break out?

He really couldn’t imagine, if a confrontation was inevitable, how the other side could remain so composed.

Sharing Zhan Donglai’s doubts was the military’s First Supreme, Roger.

He was well aware that the Celestial River Military’s pursuit this time was aimed at dealing with this mysterious group behind the Ping’an Trading Group.

He knew very well that this group wasn’t easy to provoke, the forces behind them wouldn’t be trivial.

To rally five Earth Attribute Supremes with just a word, and casually bring out two Electromagnetic Supremes, they were definitely not a common power.

If not for the Military Department’s authorization, he wouldn’t want to provoke such people.

Of course, he didn’t think his side was powerless against them. Are there really problems the military couldn’t solve? That would be a joke!

However, given the scale of the opposing forces, it would be best to have sufficient cause before acting.

Coincidentally, the military also had an interest in the Energy Stone Ore.

For them, preventing an Energy Block supply disruption was a necessity, given the many unpredictable variables in space.

Thus, the military held some Energy Stone Ore reserves, independent of the Business Alliance’s jurisdiction.

But these mines were ones they had discovered themselves, avoiding civil sources to prevent military-civil disputes.

Additionally, this prevented the local military from becoming too powerful and creating an untouchable situation.

But this time, with the Military Department’s backing, should the Military Region conveniently seize the mine, it would be beneficial.

Nonetheless, this was incidental; their primary target remained the group behind Ping’an.

Roger knew that their side had dispatched four Supremes and other strong reinforcements this time.

Coupled with the powerful standard warships, he couldn’t envision any comeback chance for the other side.

If the opponent managed to escape with just one Supreme, he would eat that Division Level warship!

So, shouldn’t the other side be terrified?

Even if their backing was significant, allowing them to stay calm, coming forward to engage in some communication was the proper thing to do, wasn’t it?

Indeed, at the outset, Roger didn’t contact the other side, signifying their calmness and awaiting the adversary’s proactive engagement.

This was a probing tactic, exuding full confidence and demonstrating that the initiative was firmly in their grasp.

However, the other side had shown no response, which surprised Roger slightly.

Could it be that our demonstrated strength and exerted pressure weren’t enough?

Or did the other side possess enough confidence to withstand our anger?

But the issue remained; we had already announced, holding a military order from the Military Department, could any power dare to disregard it?

Roger harbored doubts but remained expressionless. This was a silent contest, testing which side could maintain composure.

Whoever initiated contact would suffer a loss in momentum, falling into a passive position.

In this eerie silence, finally, the military’s survey results were in.

Roger scanned the summary report, surveying the surroundings, and spoke loudly.

”I need to confirm, is the discoverer of this star body the Ping’an Trading Group?”

Jilt hesitated for a moment, then replied reluctantly, ”Yes.”

Roger coughed lightly, ”I announce, all individuals connected to the Ping’an Trading Group... surrender and comply with our orders!”

The scene plunged into dead silence.

Everyone had anticipated this outcome, but even so, they were quite surprised when it truly unfolded.

A moment later, Jilt asked softly, ”Why?”

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