A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 369 - 286 Meeting_1
Chapter 369: Chapter 286 Meeting_1
Star League Holy City, City of Universal Love.
Within the grand conference hall, a frenzy of noise was currently brewing.
“This is nothing short of disgrace and blasphemy!”
Looking at the completely destroyed remnants of the ring on the screen before him, True Prophet clenched his fists in rage and slammed them on the armrest of his chair.
“Not only has the Ring of the Sacred Sign been destroyed, but the Special Justice Fleet has also been wiped out! This is an unprecedented disgrace!”
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“We must respond! We cannot let humans continue with their reckless behavior!”
Prophet of Sorrow, who was on the side, also began to speak.
“However, we are still unaware of the enemy’s power and information.”
Prophet of Mercy, who was on another side, shook his head.
“If the reports are correct, the enemy only has about ten ships, yet they annihilated the entire Special Justice Fleet and even destroyed the Ring of the Sacred Sign. Their power cannot be underestimated. We must investigate where this fleet comes from and to whom it belongs.”
“Regardless of who the enemy is, they cannot prevent our pilgrimage.”
After a moment of silence, the True Prophet spoke.
“The pilgrimage is about to begin. This failure will only make our determination stronger. In fact, this also tells us that, on the road to the holy path, dangers and obstacles are everywhere, but this is not the reason for us to stop.”
At this point, the True Prophet looked at others, and the noisy races in the conference room fell silent at this moment.
Then the voice of the True Prophet echoed once again.
“The great pilgrimage is about to begin, all obstacles in our way will ultimately fail. Star League will surmount these obstacles and reach our holy goal!”
“Oooooohhhh!!”
At this moment, a wave of cheers echoed through the grand conference hall.
Although the words of the True Prophet temporarily stabilized the restlessness within the Star League, the situation did not change at all.
“So, are we going to turn a blind eye to that fleet?”
After the meeting ended, Prophet of Mercy with a serious expression found True Prophet and asked.
“As it stands, a mere ten-odd warships do not pose a significant threat to the Star League. As I just said…”
With that, the True Prophet’s expression became grim.
“What we should focus on is the pilgrimage.”
Meanwhile, at the UNSC Headquarters, the atmosphere was equally tense.
“I never thought there would be such a fleet in existence.”
Admiral Terrence Hood, looking at the report in front of him, was equally filled with emotion. This was an elderly man approaching the age of sixty, his hair and beard were all white, but that face still revealed a rock-like determination – as the Supreme Commander of UNSC, he lived up to this title.
“Are we really inviting them here, sir?”
An officer in front of Terrence Hood nervously asked.
“Of course, regardless of their origin, they defeated the Star Alliance fleet and even helped us protect Proxima Star. As for now, they are neither our enemies nor enemies of humans.”
“But, don’t you think their goal is a bit too extraordinary?”
What the officer was referring to was the report submitted by Colonel Holland, which described Duanmu Huai’s aim for the Tribunal – to eliminate all threats to humanity. Frankly speaking, this goal seemed a bit too ambitious to some senior officers of the UNSC. Although this fleet was indeed powerful, the Star League was not just one planet – it was a powerful cosmic empire formed by several interstellar races joining the alliance, just as its name suggested. These interstellar races lived on hundreds to thousands of planets, and the idea of destroying them all seemed absurd to most people.
Even the UNSC itself never thought of completely annihilating the Star League. Their goal was to break through the assault of the Star League and then sign a peace agreement with them after gaining the initiative in the war situation. After all, wars cost lives, and it’s not commendable for humans to gamble with lives against the Star League.
Of course, there were also some extremists within the UNSC who believed that the UNSC should take advantage of this situation to completely annihilate the Star League. However, these radical factions did not receive the support of the majority. The reason was quite simple. To counter the Star League, the UNSC had to take complete control and establish military rule. Under the threat posed by the Star League, it was indeed necessary to ensure the survival of humanity.
However, once the Star League was repelled, whether there was still any need to continue making sacrifices and waging war is a hard question to answer. Moreover, maintaining a state of high pressure for a long period can easily cause internal turmoil. Strictly speaking, completely annihilating the Star League does not bring any benefits to humans as it stands.
That’s why most senior officers were concerned that contact with the Tribunal might fuel the fanaticism of the radical factions, dragging humans into a protracted war. Hence, many of them proposed to keep a certain distance from the Tribunal for now. However they did not expect Commander-in-chief Hood to directly invite them to Earth.
“They are the benefactors of Proxima Star. We should naturally treat them with respect. Additionally, only by initiating dialogue can we understand their intentions.”
Commander-in-chief Hood shook his head, and at this moment, a voice rang out.
