Chapter 1405: Chapter 1405

1405: Chapter 1401: Chaotic Mercury 1405: Chapter 1401: Chaotic Mercury Lu Ping’an and his group returned to Earth to seek assistance and discuss alliances, time on Mercury 42 did not stop, nor did the invaders from the Exotic Realm.

In fact, quite the opposite – the battlefield only became fiercer…

If there hadn’t been mounting pressure, the lords of Lin Nu’s Church would not have felt the need to voluntarily share their “cake.”

“Has it been five months already?

Haven’t they returned yet?”

“…It might still take some time.

The flow of time here is still somewhat abnormal.

From the news I’ve received, it seems like it’s only been a little over three months on Earth.”

The initial disruption of the timeline was not without its problems, especially since the superpower that had originally accelerated the process was no longer present.

Over the recent months, the flow of time on Mercury 42 indeed had been chaotic, fluctuating irregularly between fast and slow…

But without the staggering power of a world controller, everything was gradually settling down, and the maximum time disparity did not exceed three times the norm, which was generally considered an acceptable “time difference.”

Now, after calculating overall, it seemed rather natural that a few extra months had been wasted.

“The round trip alone takes over two months…

So indeed, it could take some more time.”

Although understandable, various battlefronts were already starting to falter.

Once it was confirmed that the frontline was safe (not falling into temporal turbulence), the high-tier combat powers of various forces began to move into the territory to claim land, and several cities and regions started showing obvious signs of exotic transformation.

Some high-tier combat forces from Mercury 42 were also compelled to join the fray.

Naturally, discussions about reinforcements occasionally occurred in the “chat room,” but everyone knew that there likely wouldn’t be an answer anytime soon.

Talking led naturally to mutual complaints and tugs-of-war.

Each leader had their own sphere of influence, and combat power was always limited.

Reluctantly, no one wanted to fight desperately…

until their sphere was directly attacked, at which point fighting hard held little significance.

The potential for war in this world was not even close to fully mobilized; each power was more concerned with clearing their own doorstep, and that was the biggest problem.

Everyone could see the issue, yet it was utterly unsolvable…

Many had joined Lin Nu’s Church precisely because its internal structure was sufficiently loose and free.

As every member was part of the inside group, even if your power was a little higher, why would others trust you and follow your commands with your interests so clearly at play.

There was virtually no credibility in such a too loosely formed alliance, especially when each lord had their own territory and industry…

Many of them even secretly hoped their neighbors would be wiped out so they could take over the population, resources, and territory.

What they needed most was not military force, but a “decision-maker.”

Even the correct statements from insiders would be questioned…

this was the fundamental reason they sought aid from the Eastern Country.

As high-ranking officials of Lin Nu’s Church, they didn’t even trust their own people, but instead trusted the Eastern Country officialdom.

“Lu Ping’an is back.”

Suddenly, the “large group,” which had been maintaining silence and neutrality, suddenly spoke up.

She had her unique channels, and often received news earlier than others…

And even she, after receiving the news, repeatedly verified its authenticity.

After all, having personally interacted with Lu Ping’an, she truly knew the situation of that young man who was not an old man pretending to be young as in the legends, but a genuinely fresh-faced newcomer.

“Have the reinforcements arrived?”

“How is it going with the Salvation Army?

Has his disciple’s nation-building plan been approved by the officials…”

Everyone had their demands, and the chat bar that had seen a single conversational phrase in the recent few hours instantly exploded with activity.

Too much information scrolled past, and many hidden big shots surfaced, letting everyone know there had been many watching the screen.

It’s no wonder, after all, the results brought by Lu Ping’an’s return could directly determine the life or death of this planet, and how many leaders would end up disastrously losing their investments… for most of them, the latter was the most crucial.

In reality, the frontline had turned into such a mess because they were still indecisive and hesitating about whether to flee.

“Next, silence for five minutes, Quasi-God may speak…

First, he succeeded.”

This message undoubtedly relieved everyone.

Quasi-God ‘King Kui’ Arkur was the first to ask,

“I knew that kid could do it…

He succeeded to that extent?

Is the Official willing to send reinforcements…

That’s unlikely, so how many mercenaries are there?”

After organizing the intelligence in his hands, “The Horde” Xiu Yi disclosed what Lu Ping’an had done.

“First, the treaty has been negotiated, and it is of the highest level, with national leaders personally signing their approval.

Of course, don’t even think about military districts; their involvement might not be good for us.

The tasks initially assigned to Lu Ping’an, he has completed most of…”

There would probably have been a barrage of astonishment and symbols filling the screen if not for the silence.

But the intelligence Xiu Yi got was too plentiful and complicated, it made her, who had experienced many battles, question its authenticity.

After thinking it through, she still wrote them down.

“He has negotiated with the natives of the Silent Mountain Range World, their reinforcements are already on their way, at least two Deities are bringing over a hundred thousand elite Saphire people…”

“He has negotiated with the Moon God, who has defected from the Red Star Republic, and should arrive in this world’s airspace soon to become one of the Guardian Gods…”

“He has negotiated with the Official, not only have two Proper God Forces mercenaries joined, but also many scattered mercenaries under the Official’s control…”

“The Official has not only agreed to help the Salvation Army with Nation-Building but will also make a series of investments and infrastructure improvements.

The first arrivals include several large state-owned enterprises, expected to make substantial investments in light industry, agriculture, military-industrial, education, etc…”

“A group of Earth people from the Eastern Country will immigrate here; please take care of them…”

Msg after msg inundated the screen, lacking various small details.

However, simply stating the content as concisely as possible yielded several tens of thousands of words.

When Xiu Yi finished speaking and lifted the ban on speaking, it immediately caused an uproar.

“How could that be, is the Official doing charity?!”

“That’s ridiculous, Your Excellency Xiu Yi, did you get false intelligence?”

“You didn’t have to go so far just to strengthen our resolve to resist.”

Many messages of astonishment and disbelief flooded the screen.

Most high-level executives had mental expectations; earning 10% was a pleasant surprise, earning 300% would make them consider if they were being deceived.

What they probably thought was that even in the best scenario, only one Proper God force might come to help with local Salvation Army Nation-Building; that was the best result they could hope for.

Real substantial local investment?

They didn’t even dare to think about it.

The reason for Lu Ping’an’s delay was that he had a fierce battle with the ‘World Devourer’ Bane in Siberia.”

It seemed as though Your Excellency Xiu Yi suddenly brought up an irrelevant matter, but at that moment, even without the silence, no one interrupted her.

“It is said that the battle lasted a week, turning tens of square kilometers of snow into scorched earth, Lu Ping’an won, and Bane died…completely.”

Well, no more doubts or confusions remained.

An old eighth-tier, one of the hardest to kill completely among the Life system Evil Gods, just perished like that…

Power was always the most convincing proof.

Since Lu was strong enough, anything he did was possible.

But from that moment on, no one dared to underestimate Lu Ping’an, and those inappropriate thoughts naturally had to be reigned in.

“Perhaps, we all owe him a big favor, and we need to consider carefully how we should face him from now on…”