645 Survival Of The Fittes (1/2)
Samantha's face hardened after she heard the comments. She could tolerate the two's ostentatious remarks at any time, other than right now in front of Wang Tong. Guan Dongyang and the other martian warriors furrowed their bows in displeasure as well. They came here to help the earthlings, not to be put under their servitude.
”Take it back! Wang Tong is the leader of the Martian united front, and you think the position of a lieutenant would be enough?” Lie Xuan piped up. She had learned to contain her fire over the time she had spent with Guan Dongyang. However, she could not manage to hold back her anger after hearing the insult.
Xiao Se's smile froze on his face while fire burst out of Li Hong's mouth, ”Who the hell are you and who allowed you to speak while I am talking?”
”Captain Li Hong, my name is Lie Xuan, and I'm with Guan Dongyang. We represent the Martian united front. If you don't need our assistance, we will just head back home. We didn't come for you anyway; we are here for our leader Wang Tong.”
”Don't try to threaten me! We will liberate the Earth with or without you! Without busting our a*s and keeping Patroclus busy, Mars would never have been liberated.”
”Is that so? To me, it seemed like you had been chased around by Patroclus like a chicken. You are losing more ground on the Earth by the day, and you still think you can liberate it?”
”Followers of the Divine Mastery sect only listen to Wang Tong's command.” Xiao Yuyu kept it brief.
”We would listen to your orders if you were the one who had defeated Moye.” Some METAL warrior put in, and the rest nodded in agreement.
”I can speak for all the Kaedeians that we only follow Wang Tong's order.” Heidi finally broke her silence. Although she was sitting in the corner of the room, she had always been under everyone's attention.
Kaedeians always had a special place in humans' hearts, and every young soldier dreamed of sharing a bed with one of these dangerously beautiful female warriors. The Kaedeians were grateful for the Blade Warrior's decision of letting them settle on Mars, and they had repaid the humans with their sacrifice at the front line. Even when they were used as cannon fodder during a space battle, they never spoke up against the confederation. However, their servitude had limits too, and Heidi would not obey the order of any human she didn't trust.
An awkward silence fell onto the meeting room. The two captains could ignore the METAL warriors complain, but they needed to heed the words from the leaders of the Sect and the Kaedeians.
Finally, Samantha broke the spell. ”Why don't we ask what Wang Tong thinks about this? Although he used to be an academy student, he is the leader of many powerful factions. I think he deserves to be heard.”
”What are you trying to insinuate? Are you suggesting us to take orders from a foot soldier? I don't care if he is the heir of Blade Warrior or not, commanding a fleet needs leadership skills, and not brute strength.” Li Hong piped up.
Li Hong's words really got under the Martians' skins as a swell of discontented murmur rose from the meeting room. If Li Hong were with these warriors in person, he might have to call an ambulance right then.
If Wang Tong were angry at the two cocky captains, he didn't wear it on his face. He cracked a calm smile and willed the soldiers to be quiet. Suddenly, even the most foolhardy Martian soldier sat down in silence.
The two human captains were both shocked by the soldiers' obedience. They had initially thought the Martians fighters followed Wang Tong simply due to gratitude. However, they registered that they had followed Wang Tong's instruction as if it was their second instinct.
”Dear captains, I hope we don't get too caught up by my title, which is a trivial matter compared to our real mission. Please regard me as a foot soldier working under Admiral Samantha if you so choose. Both of you are renowned commanders, so I won't meddle in your affairs and will keep my own units close to myself. We share the same goal: to liberate the Earth and the moon. So, I hope we can work with instead of against each other.” Wang Tong said with a faint smile on his face.