642 Old Friends (2/2)
”Wang Tong, tell us everything…We are very curious!” Apache asked.
”Yes, boss! Things are looking pretty good here, but on Earth...” Karl said with a big frown. Wang Tong's lips curved into a thin smile. ”I have been trying to break the bottleneck in my cultivation. Otherwise, I wouldn't stand a chance before Patroclus. I have been late…I am sorry.”
”I have seen your fight against Moye…It was amazing!” Karl's fist pumped the air as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
”Moye is nothing. Wait until you see the battle between Patroclus and me. By the way, are you still this childish?”
”Haha…Don't worry! Karl only acts like this when he is not in a battle. Once in a space fleet battle, he is calmer than a cat.” Apache remarked.
”You don't say! I have quite a reputation on my ship, especially among the girls.” Karl said readily.
”Apache, are you sure? Look at him! I bet he is still a virgin.” Wang Tong jested.
Karl blushed and waved his arms. ”No, no, Apache, don't answer him!”
Apache ignored him and replied: ”I have heard he is seeing someone from the third fleet. But, I don't know if they are actually dating. Karl usually makes things sound more serious than they really are.”
”Awe…I hate you Apache! By the way. I am not a virgin since a long time. ”
”How long?”
”Since last month!”
The room was quickly filled with snickers and laughter. At first, Karl was taken aback by people's reactions, but then he started laughing with the others.
”Jokes aside, what is your plan, Wang Tong? The situation on the Earth is...beyond bad.”
”We need to act fast, but first things first, we need an able fleet.”
”I agree! Our ships are so run down we can barely sustain one more attack.” Karl complained.
”We don't lack talented officers, thanks to Samantha, but we don't have enough battleships to counter the Zergs' presence. Hopefully, things will start change after the Mars is finally liberated.” Apache said.
”That will only be a matter of time. House Lie and the Sect had been preparing for the final attack for a while now. However, I fear that the Immortals would not just sit around and let humans reclaim Mars.”
”Patroclus is not the actual ruler of Zergs. It is their mother supreme. With Moye's death, she might feel threatened by Patroclus, since she no longer has Moye to keep him in check. I wonder if the queen would allow Patroclus to extend his reach to Mars.”
”We can't count on their squabbles. I think out priority should be strengthening our own fleet using the disorganized Zerg fleet around Mars.”
”Using them as practice target?”
”That's the plan. However, we need to be vigilant against Patroclus' actions. We can't afford to fight at both fronts.”
Wang Tong was not entirely sure what the Zergs' next move would be. However, he reckoned that his first task should be rebuilding a capable fleet so that he could return to Earth safely.
”I will introduce my companions to you tomorrow, and we better start plotting our routes now. ”
Apache didn't reply, dragging out the silence. Karl finally broke the spell and urged Apache, ”Come on! Spit it out!”
Wang Tong furrowed his brows and asked curiously, ”What is it?”
”Well, it's complicated. Although Samantha is the official admiral, the captains had divided into three factions. Don't be surprised to hear unwelcoming voices when you get there.”
”Oh? Like what?”
”Our faction is the biggest one out of the three, and we control the same amount of ships as the other two combined. The leader of one faction is called Xiao Se, and he used to work for the chief councilor. The other faction belongs to house House Li, and their leader is a house member named Li Hong. Those two factions used to be rivals, but they are now partners because neither of them like the way Samantha handles things.” Apache said.
Although Wang Tong was a powerful warrior, to those faction leaders, he was a soldier, and not a leader. Therefore, they would not willingly hand over their ships to him.
Wang Tong smiled broadly and was scarcely concerned by the warning. ”Thanks for the heads up! I am sure we'll figure it out.”
”I told you, boss wouldn't mind these trivial matters. Haven't you seen how cocky Lie Jian used to be? Now, even he has to work for the boss! Don't worry Apache, Boss will teach them some lessons. ”