Chapter 1432: Chapter 1432
Du You completed a mission and returned to the rear territory. As soon as he arrived at the place, he heard a mess of noises. Many people were gathered around a huge building.
This building was also constructed temporarily. Simply because there were too many people coming to negotiate, the Lord’s Mansion couldn’t accommodate them all.
"What’s all the commotion about here?" Du You stepped forward and inquired to the people ahead.
"Haha, folks from the American Alliance have arrived, they’ve been here all day, yelling non-stop, acting as if nobody knows what they’re up to. They even claim they’re here to contribute, as if we’re idiots."
"Aren’t we here to contribute? Otherwise, why would we bring such powerful weapons here?"
Upon seeing who was speaking, it was evident that it was a Caucasian, definitely from the American Alliance. No one wanted to argue; these guys, once they have made up their minds about something, won’t listen to anyone else’s explanation. Arguing is pointless.
"Alright, alright, stop talking, let’s continue listening." someone upfront got impatient.
They were eavesdropping right here, openly and unabashedly eavesdropping. A building that was temporarily put together, not any special construct, simply couldn’t block the hearing of these strongmen.
The people inside knew there were eavesdroppers outside, but they couldn’t do anything about it. There’s no helping it, major matters are manageable, but who can handle these people over such matters. Now, there were quite a few six-tiered strongmen here.
These six-tiered strongmen even held higher status than those inside who were negotiating; how could they be driven away? If anyone dared to drive them away, it might start trouble, which would be an even bigger headache. So, might as well let them listen.
Everyone was upper class, knowing what could be discussed and what couldn’t.
Inside, the representative from the American Alliance slapped the table and shouted loudly: "We demand hero treatment, they must issue badges, all corpses must be handled properly and sent back, no disrespectful acts shall occur."
"There has been no disrespect towards them, but handling corpses is really too difficult for us. There’s a large number of deaths, many of them with shattered corpses. Furthermore, we don’t know how long the battle will go on, preserving the bodies in a dignified manner, we simply can’t maintain it on such a large scale."
"So what about them then, do you intend to let heroes both bleed and cry?"
The meeting representative almost laughed out loud, this must be an Asia Alliance proverb. Also, are these people really heroes? They are just for propaganda. Everyone knows what they’re here for. Chapters fırst released on 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖑~𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖾~𝖓𝖊𝖙
The meeting representative gave the other party a look, hinting them to be mindful, if the opposition continued to be shameless, he wouldn’t accompany them further.
The other side, however, stared back with an aggressive gaze at everyone here, as if they were completely justified.
"This time, we’ve caught most of the Blood Lotus six-tiered upper class in one swoop, this mission’s merits are tremendously significant."
"I know, your contribution is significant, which is why we’ve sent people to protect the remains of your spaceship. From the materials acquired in attacking the Blood Lotus, we can give you an additional 10 percent as compensation."
Regardless of their purpose, their contribution was indeed substantial. The battle that was unknown in duration can now be greatly expedited.
The opposition, due to their prior storming into the sky fortress, caused all six-tiered upper class Blood Lotus present to enter it.
After an explosion, only three of those Blood Lotus elites escaped, the rest died inside. The Blood Lotus’s six-tiered masters were halved in number instantaneously, and now they can barely maintain their defensive line.
Even though the composite fortress on this side also fell, it was never part of their standard combat strength, not included in their calculations. So for their high-level officials, the loss was not significant.
If it weren’t for the people from the Command Center being from the American Alliance, and even a seven-tiered strongman from the American Alliance participating in this operation, it’s doubtful these people could sit in front of them to negotiate .
A share of 10 percent, this is already tremendously substantial, enough to compensate for their losses this time.
"Only 10 percent? Our losses this time are enormous. More than half of the entire crew directly died, is this the only compensation you offer?" So they still think it’s too little.
The meeting representative indifferently said: "This is the decision we’ve come to after discussions. If you continue to make trouble unreasonably, then we’ll have to notify those above to resolve it."
Pausing for a moment, the other side continued, "Additionally, we can grant you the hero treatment, but we don’t need to preserve the corpses. Those who die on our side have their ashes collected and sent back home. They are also heroes."
The other side seemed to want to say more, but seeing the fierce determination in the opponent’s eyes, they felt that they couldn’t make any headway today.
"Hmph, we’ll continue negotiations tomorrow, it’s getting late now, we need to go and rest."
The crowd dispersed, and those at the entrance parted to make way, pointing and whispering about the American Alliance representatives who just walked out. Some were whistling, some showed contempt, and even some cheered; all types of reactions were present.
Observing his surroundings, these American Alliance team members had no interest in talking. This was not a good task from the start, the pressure on them was too great.
The losses are more severe than imagined from the outside. The self-destruction protocol was intended as a final desperate measure to self-destruct. In the end, what they had to do was completely destroy themselves to prevent the enemy from obtaining samples for research. Even with technological barriers, they still worried.
Therefore, they not only enhanced the power of the self-destruction but also crazily included an electromagnetic pulse in it.
A situation where a part was detached and then self-destructed was never anticipated in advance.
As a result, only one-third of the modules self-destructed, but the explosion and electromagnetic pulse destroyed more than two-thirds of them. Now, less than one-third was left that could be repaired and reused.
Moreover, the explosive force was so immense that the shock waves transmitted to other modules.
Those crew members did not have such strong personal abilities, they were just highly rated. As a result, those who were closer died on the spot from the shock. Even those farther away suffered various mishaps, countless casualties ensued.
Such losses were far more serious than they appeared. After understanding the situation, even Du You couldn’t help but feel sympathy for these people; the American Alliance must be hurting badly.