Shi Lang walked out of the command center and made a beeline to his room, he was about to open the door when the door behind him opened, and Shi Lang found Amelia standing behind. He opened his eyes wide. He could clearly tell that the sense of presence around him had not vanished for even a second and even now it was like someone was standing close to him, then how can Amelia appear seven meters away from him.
He was about to move when Amelia said, “This is what I wanted to show you.”
Shi Lang raised his brow as he sensed the presence around him vanish. He was smart enough to understand what was going on. He asked, “When did you break through?”
Amelia smiled and said, “On the way here, I had an epiphany inside the simulation realm. My ability has grown along with my cultivation level.”
Shi Lang smiled and nodded, “Indeed, you have stepped on the peak of the body refining realm. It is time to tell you all the further levels of spiritual cultivation.”
Amelia nodded and stepped back inside her room. Then she turned invisible and came out before the door was closed. Amelia could erase her presence completely and stay undetected by the cameras and the surveillance. Shi Lang knew what she was going to do, so he opened his room and entered.
Amelia had followed him inside the room. They did not wish for many people to know the news that they were a couple until Amelia has established an image of herself. Inside the room, the girl let go of the restrain and hugged Shi Lang, her hands were hooked around his neck and her chin was resting over his shoulder.
The way she jumped made Shi Lang fall down on the bed, he supported Amelia’s waist with his hands, making sure that she did not get shunned by the fall. This girl was rarely so proactive. He also held her in his embrace and asked, “How have you been?”
Amelia replied, “I have been fine. I heard that the Galactic Council lady was very interested in you. What is this about?”
Shi Lang chuckled and using his hand, he tuck the strand of her hair behind her ear and said, “She was interested but I did not let her come close. She was asked to leave in the morning. I have passed the issue to the Representative in the galactic council.”
The two began to chat slowly, gradually losing things about the real world and were immersed in stories from the era of immortals. Amelia was talking to Shi Lang about the life of cultivators in the ancient era. The young man told her a lot of things, ofcourse he used the term imagination to convey things.
Amelia was immersed in the stories, and gradually both of them leaned closer and were almost about to kiss. After a few minutes, when Amelia’s communicator vibrated, she woke up and found that it was Hayley calling her.
She cast an apologetic gaze at Shi Lang and picked up the call. Hayley was aware of their relationship so they did not bother to hide from her. Hayley said, “Amelia, can you tell him, there is an urgent message from the Galactic Council. The president is waiting for his call.”
Amelia realized that things were serious, she nodded and quickly told Shi Lang what the message was. The young man got up, Amelia helped him sort his clothes and then he walked out of his room. His speed was very fast, he was heading for the command center. Earlier he had placed his communicator on do not disturb, that was why Hayley called Amelia.
When he reached the command center he could sense that the air was stiff. He cast a gaze on Hayley and she said, “The call from the president is still on hold. A total of twenty seconds.”
Shi Lang rolled his eyes and sat down in front of the holo-screen. He said “Hello, Sir. Anything I can help you with?”
The president nodded and said, “General Shi Lang, the galactic council has agreed to let us go to war.”
Shi Lang smiled and said, “We will not lose sir.”
“I can rest assured with your skills, general, but try to keep the casualties low as well.”, said the old man on the screen.
Shi Lang nodded and said, “I will do my best sir.”
The president said, “Your orders have been sent to you. In a day or two, you will be visited by an envoy from the Galactic Council and that person will help you negotiate the rules of war with the Zergs.”
Shi Lang nodded to express his understanding. The president passed him a few more guidelines and Shi Lang took account of everything sincerely. He had no idea about the war protocols. It seemed like they will not be able to receive any reinforcements once the war started due to the laws of the Galactic Council and if they lost then the federation will have to cede a part of their territory to the Zergs.
After the conversation was finished, Shi Lang raised his eyebrow and said, “Tell all the deputies, I want them here in half an hour, they can give up everything. Time is not our ally.”
Hayley nodded and using her communicator she issued a lot of messages. Shi Lang stood up and made his way to the technical division. He was going to find Dr. Stephan, and have them speed things up.
Dr. Stephan was hesitant at first, but when Shi Lang mentioned that these bots will be their trump card in the upcoming war. The old man understood the cruciality of this issue and agreed. Not only him but the team of people beside him, all began to move quickly.
Shi Lang then made his way to the conference room and began to wait for the rest of the deputies to come over. They all understood how delicate this matter was and arrived five minutes before the designated time. Shi Lang nodded and said, “The war is about to begin. The president just told me that we will be visited by the envoy from the Galactic council. This person will help us negotiate with the Zergs, and help us set the rules of the war. Do you realize what that means?”
Sikar spoke, “Sir, Zergs are not only savages but also cunning ones. We need to be prepared.”
Shi Lang nodded and said, “That is why I have called you all over. To discuss the initial war strategy.”
The meeting began. Shi Lang asked the head of the logistics, “Rear General Douglas, you are to fill up our food supplies, water storage, and medicine to the brim.”
Rear General Douglas nodded and said, “Understood sir.”
Shi Lang nodded and turned to face another guy and said, “Rear General Muse, conduct scouting ops throughout the sector. I want every nook and cranny to be mapped. If your teams find places that can be rigged with traps, do it.”
Rear General Muse nodded and said, “It will be done, Sir.”
Shi Lang divided roles and tasks to people quickly and his orders were simple to understand, yet everyone could see that the importance of these orders as the key to winning this war. After an hour they all left the conference room and began to activate their troops and teams.
Shi Lang went back to the command center and said, “Everyone, for the next three days, I want you all to be at your best. If a Zerg is spotted, you will directly order a team to engage and destroy the strays. Understood?”
The people replied in one voice, “Sir, Yes, Sir.”
They could tell that the war was approaching and they would definitely do their best. Shi Lang also commanded all of the off-duty personnel to use medical pods to recover quickly from the fatigue in the training centers. The Terrans could defy sleep for a few days when they reach a four-star level. However, when these people were introduced to spiritual cultivation, they realized that spiritual energy could repair their brain cells and the damaged body.
They gave up on sleep completely. During the next three days, Shi Lang and the deputies could be seen sparing without holding back anything during the day. The young general took time out to personally teach people a lot of things about combat.
This war was not going to be a simple space dog fight, but they will be fighting on the ground level as well. Shi Lang was completely occupied and on the third day, just as the President had said, a ship docked at the spaceport of the frontier and the passengers of this ship were none other than the group of people from the Galactic Council.
Shi Lang stood on the tarmac to greet these people in person and to get on with things. In the past three days, the first fleet had experienced some things that would shock the people. It will not be easy to hide them for long, so the quicker they got on with it the better.