Chapter 440 - Assistance (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Don’t worry,” said a reassuring voice.
Chen Jin continued, “I’ll settle that small Selain fleet for you. Just deal with the main one according to your initial arrangements and stick with the original plan.”
“But…” Mu Yunhua was anxious and unsure. Although no longer flustered, she still had doubts. “Will things really work out if we don’t make any adjustments?” What she was actually implying was, Jin, can I place all my trust in you?
After all, based on the supervision of various types of detectors, no third force had been detected near the warning zone for the Walf Galaxy. If Jin wanted to help her, shouldn’t his fleet already have appeared by then? But they had spotted nothing. The lives of more than a billion human beings hung on whether Jin would provide assistance. The life and death of a civilization was pinned on a guy who was much the same as a “netizen.”
Anyone’s heart would probably be full of doubts and unsure whether or not they could believe him.
“Yunhua, we have known each other for more than 30 years, right?” Chen Jin asked; he wanted to know what she was thinking.
“Yes, indeed.”
“Do you not know what kind of person I am, and what qualities I have?”
“I am aware of those things.” He was wacky, lustful, and occasionally provided her with some advanced technical information—that was it.
“I said I’ll solve the problem for you. Please just believe in this one thing.”
“I believe you—but can you tell me, plainly, how you intend to help me? Will your fleet be arriving soon? I’ll feel more reassured if I can see it for myself.” Seeing was believing. She would only be willing to trust him completely when she could see the reinforcements with her very own eyes.
“If I let you see them directly, won’t I become less mysterious? Why would a hero show himself before the very last moment? How can there be no climax to the performance on such a great stage?”
Mu Yunhua couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Similar situations had arisen too many times. Every time she encountered a tricky problem and, badly battered, asked for help from the other side, he always acted this way: he fooled around, teased her, and provided aid only at the very last minute. Of course, she still considered Jin reliable. He had basically fulfilled every promise he had ever made.
This may have been the biggest crisis yet, but, aside from Jin, Mu Yunhua couldn’t think of anyone who could help her. One could say that her habitual-dependence-sickness was terminal.
“Okay, okay, quit it with your unrealistic, utopian fantasy,” Chen Jin said. “Just believe me and do everything according to the original plan. I will straighten out the unexpected for you. You just have to convince the delegates to follow your arrangements and do their best in destroying the 500 main Selain battleships.” His tone was serious. He was doing his best to lessen Mu Yunhua’s worries, to sound adequately convincing, and to make Mu Yunhua believe that he was the 100%-reliable ‘Jin the faithful.’
“A—…alright, I’ll listen to you,” Mu Yunhua said with difficulty. After all, her only choice was to trust him.
However, her subsequent efforts to convince the executive representatives to ignore the threat of the Selain sub-fleet and to continue to follow the original plan encountered quite some resistance.
There were a few representatives who lost their calm.
“Ignore the Selain sub-fleet? What if we can’t hold them back once they come close to planet Walf?”
“Forget 50 battleships—even five can destroy this entire planet, on which more than a billion human remnants live.”
“Chief, you said you have a way to hold off that sub-fleet, so why aren’t you telling us how exactly you’ll do it? How can you expect us to believe in you?”
But Mu Yunhua still maintained the position that she would keep it a secret until the end, refusing to utter even half a word.
“We are already under the Selain’s strict surveillance. If classified information is leaked, it will be impossible for us to win the war. We can talk about it after we are victorious.”
This sentence of hers dispelled the questions in the minds of most representatives. Just as things had gone more than 30 years ago, secrets that only a few knew would become the main factor in their triumph.
Absolute—or, rather, blind—trust allowed Mu Yunhua to implement her strategy smoothly.
…
In borderless space.
An aggressive fleet was crawling towards their destination, like a devil baring its fangs and brandishing its claws.
Inside the massive flagship at the core of the fleet.
On the wide deck of the bridge.
The chief commander, staff officer, liaison officer, and other personnel of the Selain Fleet stood before the console’s line of screens. Their agate-colored, vertical pupils were gazing straight ahead, and, from time to time, shrank, expanded, and emitted a chilling glare.
“Although we only lost ten sub-warships, the disgrace of the Selains lingers on in this galaxy,” The Selain commander muttered. “That tiny ambush should definitely be made a classic, and should be included in the teaching materials of the Selain Central Military Academy, so that our young reserve officers can see what kind of astonishing wisdom can arise from a weak civilization that is driven to desperation.
“We who were conceited on account of our wisdom, flexibility, and conspiratorial skill relaxed our vigilance and celebrated that our two spies had led a low-level civilization into self-annihilation, so that only a few hundred thousand were left. Through 50 years of forbearance, the humans taught us a profound lesson.
“We must not underestimate even a weak civilization. We cannot simmer down, even if we have a 99% chance of winning.”
The Selain commander sighed. Across his face flashed slight admiration, respect, and… the determination to annihilate them!
His advisor, who stood next to him, felt somewhat dissatisfied. “My Lord, those so-called humans are only clever in terms of petty tricks. We, meanwhile, were unfortunately left with the short end of the stick. However, we are still the greater ones. They can never make us falter!
“Yes, indeed, my Lord. They were just lucky the last time. This time, however, their good fortune has come to an end! You are the great admiral of the Republic’s frontiers. You, my Lord, are unparalleled in wisdom and resourcefulness and are ever-victorious. With you in the ring, the one thing that’s certain is the humans’ inevitable demise.
“Moreover, our forces have been split into two, and we will be attacking them from both sides! No matter what plots or traps they have in place, it will be impossible for them to take care of things simultaneously at both ends. In a few days, those humans will wriggle no more.
“Our plan is basically foolproof. Our mission this time is to eradicate the humans from the root, and none of them shall be left alive! It has proven to be best for us to arrange the follow-up work in advance so that we omit nothing. Every single cell containing human genetic material must be completely destroyed, as the rules of a true competition between civilizations demand,” he said in a chilling voice.
The Selain commander nodded. “This universe is dangerous. We respect all intelligent civilizations; it is the rules that are cruel. Through our monitors, we have witnessed five intellectual civilizations that were decimated after their defeat, without a single exception! There are a few legends where kind and irresolute conquerors left behind the seeds of future trouble and were ultimately defeated by the weak. Hence, civilization is destined to be a brutal elimination-race.
“I am commanding this ship to eradicate the remnants of humanity.
“In the future, I will destroy more civilizations, crush more hopes, and, possibly… run into some very difficult enemies. But the Selain people will not fail. We are a race of gods. The advantages we have are unparalleled. In the end, we will become the masters of this universe!” said the Selian commander in an arrogant tone.
After all, in the Selain civilization, which was in a period of rapid expansion from top to bottom, almost everyone was swelling with pride. Only their arrogance and self-confidence, their egos and their pride, could match their “wisdom.”
It would take a setback that was like waking up from a dream to make them tone things down a little.
…
One month later.
The Selain main fleet, which had entered their circle of surveillance, was less than 50 astronomical units away from the central main sequence.
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The intruders were getting closer and closer.
“Attack!”