Counterfeit Hero

Chapter 543: Volume 6 Chapter 30 The Deification Movement

Newspapers were sold out. Not just this one, but all the newspapers published the next day had no copies left. All of this was because of the appearance of Tian Xingjian.

Reinhardt was defeated! Fled in panic. Along with his arrogant Mythical Army. There’s nothing more satisfying than this. This was a decisive victory. That Fatty vented the anger of all the Leray people!

More importantly, from today on, the Leray Federation is no longer a Mecha desert mocked and despised by others. In this country, there is a person who stands at the pinnacle of the Mecha world!

People always want to prolong their happiness. Even though they knew everything that happened the day before, people still rushed to buy every newspaper with a hero’s special. To re-experience their joy from another angle is indeed a very pleasant thing.

”This commotion is huge.” Mihailovich smiled wryly and waved the newspaper in his hand at Russell. After putting down the newspaper, he lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and sighed: ”For the Federation, this is a boost. For him personally, it’s not necessarily a good thing. Now I don’t even know if what we’re doing is right or wrong.”

Russell furrowed his thick brows, worry evident in his eyes: ”In the past few days, the National Security Bureau has monitored thirteen assassins on the list entering the country. We don’t know how many have already sneaked in undetected or aren’t on the list. It seems they are targeting Tian Xingjian.”

”Who wouldn’t be interested?” Mihailovich stood up abruptly and paced back and forth: ”Three billion Fei Yuan, that’s twenty-one billion Leray Yuan! The news from Gazalin two days ago said that Ritter committed suicide, and the Howard family again added another billion Fei Yuan, to the Revenge Foundation for a bounty. Nearly thirty billion Leray Yuan, just to kill one person, who wouldn’t be tempted?!”

”It’s understandable for the Howard family to do this. But...” Russell’s brow furrowed even tighter: ”What puzzles me is that recently, the Binart Empire seems to be inquiring about the Fatty’s situation too.”

”I’ve read the Military Intelligence Bureau’s report.” Mihailovich nodded: ”I’m also somewhat puzzled by this. The Binart Empire hasn’t yet engaged us directly, why do they value Tian Xingjian so much?”

”Could it be...” Russell rubbed his temples: ”Because of his Magic Beast Mecha?”

Mihailovich extinguished his cigarette butt in the rare cloisonné ashtray and said in a deep voice: ”It’s possible. The reason Feiyang included us in this joint development project is because they were interested in his Mecha.”

After a moment of silence, Russell slowly asked: ”How is the situation in the Saleria Federation now? I’ve heard it’s not very optimistic.”

Mihailovich nodded: ”Yes, our neighbor has always had Pro-Western Alliance forces. Before, it was sandwiched between us and the Chuckna Republic, so it wasn’t a big problem. Now, half of the Reston Star System of Chuckna has been occupied by the Suss Empire, and the Jump Point to the Saleria Federation is also in the hands of the Suss Empire. At this time, some people in Saleria are becoming restless.”

”Going with the wind is a politician’s trump card.” Bernadotte, who had been silent, took over the topic: ”The Western Alliance seized the initiative in this war. The star systems they attacked are just at the critical points of the Space Jump Points. Now, the Fei Alliance member countries are continuously retreating on the interstellar map, no wonder the Saleria Federation has different thoughts now. Even us, huh, don’t we have people secretly contacting the Western Alliance?”

Mihailovich’s office fell silent again. Bernadotte’s pointed words, though sharp, were indeed the reality facing everyone. The Leray Federation has been resisting the invasion, but not everyone has confidence in this protracted cosmic war.

In this country, there are brave heroes, but also cowards, opportunists, and those corrupted by luxury. At the beginning of the Gazalin invasion of Leray, the quick loss of Galileo was telling.

If not for Russell’s list, if not for Bernadotte and Tian Xingjian changing the course of the war in Miloke, who knows what might have happened later. Even now, the memories give Mihailovich and President Hamilton cold sweats.

Although Leray has now resolved the western front, temporarily escaping the dilemma of facing threats from both sides, the Feiyang Republic is not completely reliable. Whether the fleet commanded by Fiscella and the forcefully deployed Knevel at Little Pyrenees can withstand the joint attacks of Desic, Binart, and the Naga Federation, remains uncertain.

In today’s war situation, apart from the two central super empires still tactfully confronting each other in the Karsdon Star River, the war has spread to every star domain of human society. North, south, east, west, on the flat interstellar map of human society, the two major military alliances are already entangled in fierce battles. The battle reports from various star domains show that the Fei Alliance member countries are mostly losing.

Geographically speaking, the Leray Federation is both unfortunate and fortunate. It’s because it’s located at a critical point that Leray suffered the Western Alliance’s priority invasion. It’s also because this passageway is crucial for the union of the Western Alliance’s central and eastern military forces that the Feiyang Republic didn’t hesitate to dispatch two major Expeditionary Armies to help Leray resist.