Marshal, Please Calm Down (MARSHAL)
How vast can the human imagination be? Perhaps even God cannot provide an answer to this question.
Although Feng Yan'er had always put on an air of confidence, deep down, she was uncertain.
Regarding Wu Zimo's situation, apart from the possibility that his Quantum Beast might one day hatch into a phoenix, everything else was fabricated by her.
Yes, Feng Yan'er had never personally seen Wu Zimo's Quantum Beast, nor could she gather any information about it, but Cui Yi had seen it.
At the wedding in Alman Manor, it was Wu Zimo's Ares that ultimately withstood the Spiritual Strength attack from David Perse's Quantum Beast.
A giant egg with emoticons displayed on its shell was indeed very attention-grabbing, not to mention the fact that this peculiar egg had a rather unique ability.
Cui Yi was unaware of the secrets surrounding Wu Zimo and the Feng Family, but during a conversation with Feng Yan'er, he casually mentioned that Wu Zimo's Quantum Beast was a strange, giant egg.
When Feng Yan'er heard this news, she nearly broke her perfectly manicured nails.
Even outsiders like Scott could immediately think of the Feng Family's secrets upon seeing Ares, let alone Feng Yan'er, a direct descendant of the Feng Family.
How could Wu Zimo, that despicable person, awaken the legendary Phoenix Egg of the Feng Family? There could only be one phoenix, and that was her!
Feng Yan'er had forgotten that her Quantum Beast was not a phoenix but a peacock, and a crippled one at that, which had been devastated by Scott's Spiritual Strength and could not reform.
However, this did not hinder Feng Yan'er from planning how to completely eliminate Wu Zimo, who should never have appeared.
The idea that Wu Zimo could help Sentinels break through their Spiritual Strength was purely a sudden inspiration for Feng Yan'er, who had been terrified by the Marshal's immense Spiritual Strength when she faced Scott.
The arrogant Feng Yan'er did not want to admit that Scott Alman was a man of great power.
As the saying goes, "If you have Buddha in your heart, you see Buddha everywhere; if you have filth in your heart, everything you see is abnormal."
Feng Yan'er believed that Scott Alman's strength must have been aided by external factors—drugs, human experiments, and so on. Eventually, she directed her imagination toward Wu Zimo.
It was not surprising that she thought this way.
Because after Scott and Wu Zimo bonded, Scott's Spiritual Strength did indeed undergo a transformation, but in reality, Wu Zimo only played a catalytic role.
Scott's Spiritual Strength had always been inhumanly powerful, but before he had a Guide to help regulate it, he dared not use it fully. In other words, before bonding, the Marshal could only exert 50% of his combat power. With Wu Zimo, he could now unleash 100%.
Moreover, when it came to the mysteries of Spiritual Strength, the perfect compatibility between the two directly elevated Scott to an inhuman level.
But the most fundamental requirement was a solid foundation to soar from!
But Feng Yan'er did not understand the intricacies involved.
All she needed to know was that her lie, corroborated by Cui Yi's testimony, had indeed piqued the interest of the Prince from the Mola Empire.
A Prince of an empire—Feng Yan'er refused to believe that he couldn't deal with that despicable Wu Zimo!
The mere thought of Wu Zimo being subdued and trained by the repulsively ugly Prince Maijia made the light in Feng Yan'er's eyes burn even brighter.
In the secret chamber, the only one who could maintain rationality was the Feng Family Head.
As the head of the family, he was well aware of the family's affairs and the legend of the phoenix. However, the phoenix had never mentioned anything about helping Sentinels break through their Spiritual Strength.
Noticing the confusion in her father's eyes, Feng Yan'er signaled him with her gaze and warning him not to speak out of turn.
Receiving his daughter's silent warning, the Feng Family Head had no choice but to suppress his doubts and simply nodded along with Feng Yan'er's words, offering no further comments.
Prince Maijia, having received confirmation from both Cui Yi and the Feng Family Head, couldn't help but become intrigued by Wu Zimo.
Meanwhile, Wu Zimo, who was diligently translating on the Alman Battleship, had no idea that Feng Yan'er's wild imagination had piqued Prince Maijia's interest in him.
When the Federation issued a joint announcement to various civilizations across the universe, Prince Maijia immediately advised the current Mola Empire Emperor.
What he said remains unknown to outsiders, but in the end, the Mola Empire Emperor agreed to allocate some troops for Prince Maijia to participate in the joint operation.
However, before Prince Maijia could rejoice, the Mola Empire Emperor unexpectedly assigned the Sixth Prince, who posed the greatest threat to him, as his deputy.
Right now, Prince Maijia was currently standing face-to-face with the smiling Sixth Prince and struggled to maintain his composure.
The Sixth Prince, seemingly unbothered by Prince Maijia's dark expression, greeted him with grace, "From now on, I’ll be counting on your guidance, Third Brother."
The turmoil within the Mola Empire and even extending to the dispatched troops, was something only Scott and his team paid attention to.
Today, Wu Zimo was not holed up in his little den and buried in translation work. Instead, he stood beside Scott to observe the fleet of battleships surrounding the Alman Battleship.
"Will this number of troops be enough?" he asked.
Today was the day Scott and his team would set out.
The plan to ambush the Mother Zerg had been unanimously approved.
The Gader civilization, which had been closely monitoring the Mother Zerg's coordinates, shared information with all civilizations that decided to send troops.
Given the vastness of the universe, some civilizations had already dispatched their forces when the decision to join the operation was made.
And as the mastermind behind the plan, Scott naturally wouldn't arrive too late.
This wasn't a theatrical production where the protagonist makes a grand entrance at the last moment.
After careful calculations, the Federation urgently assembled a group of elites.
The battleships sent out were all equipped with the New Battleship Control System and the New Energy Shield System developed by Wu Zimo.
As Scott's Guide, Wu Zimo would naturally accompany him on this mission.
At that moment, a communication request came through from Old Marshal Alman, along with two other Marshals and President Xuanyuan Chengtian.
When the communication was connected, Wu Zimo noticed that not only were the marshals present, but Madam Alman was also there.
On the screen, Madam Alman looked at her son and Wu Zimo with her eyes red with emotion. Yet, she understood that her sons' mission was crucial to the future safety of the Federation and the universe.
As a mother, though worried, she would not stand in their way.
Old Marshal Alman embraced his wife and offered a silent comfort.
"Scott, you don't need to worry about the Federation." he said.
Scott's mission was extremely perilous, and those who remained in the Federation to resist the Zerg would also face a challenging battle.
Xuanyuan Chengtian stood in the presidential office and watched the two figures on the screen. He concealed the worry in his eyes and spoke calmly, "Scott, we in the Federation await your triumphant return."
Scott nodded to Xuanyuan Chengtian, then glanced at Old Marshal Alman and Madam Alman with his silver eyes flickered slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.
Scott saluted the screen, and simultaneously, all the soldiers and officers on the departing battleships saluted as well.
Lowering his hand from the salute, Scott spoke solemnly to the communications officer, "All forces, prepare to depart!"
"Yes, Marshal! All forces, prepare to depart!"
In the dark expanse of space, the Alman Battleship led the way, followed by a hundred other warships and slowly advancing forward.
Scott's surprise operation had been announced to the entire nation an hour before departure.
Now, on all public screens, the sight of the 101 warships gradually moving away was being broadcast.
As the Alman Battleship and the others departed, Old Marshal Alman and the rest stood at attention and saluted.
All the soldiers on the border and also watching them leave, also paid their respects.
This mission of Scott's carried the hopes of the Federation and all intelligent races in the universe.
To eliminate the Mother Zerg and restore peace and tranquility to the cosmos.
In every corner of the Federation, the people watched the slowly departing warships with their hearts and minds gripped with tension. Especially on planets that had once suffered from Zerg invasions, they all prayed for the Marshal's victory.
"Mom, will the Marshal be able to defeat the Mother Zerg?"
"Of course, because Marshal Alman is the God of War of our Federation, our protector. He will surely win."
"That's right! Our hero is the strongest!"
Similar conversations were happening all over the Federation.
At this moment, the protagonists of the topic had already activated warp speed travel and entered subspace.
This time, Wu Zimo was slightly more useful, at least he did not have to be stuffed into a hibernation pod.
On the bridge of the Alman Battleship, and beside Scott's position, a comfortable, soft, and highly secure chair had been specially placed. Needless to say, this seat was reserved for the Marshal's Wife.
The other soldiers on the bridge had no objections to this.
Our Marshal's Wife must be cherished, not to mention that he is such a treasure!
Wu Zimo's abilities were known to most of the soldiers, if not the civilians. So, how could such an important treasure not be cradled and protected?
Of course, the task of protection fell to the Marshal himself.
As Wu Zimo sat on the couch, Caesar from Scott's spiritual world immediately bounded out.
Without Ares, the mischievous egg, to incubate, Caesar had no choice but to gather Wu Zimo under its belly.
Wu Zimo wasn't particularly fond of furry things, but Caesar's fur was indeed very soft.
While grooming Caesar, Wu Zimo apologized, "Sorry, Caesar. Recently, Ares has been acting strange and refusing to come out of the spiritual world."
Wu Zimo knew that the Quantum Beasts of bonded Sentinels and Guides, like their masters, enjoyed being close. Although his Ares was a bit special, and whenever it got together with Caesar, it either exploded, froze, or looked utterly hopeless.
Wu Zimo couldn't help but feel both amused and exasperated. While other Quantum Beasts were so clingy, his own Ares had such a unique reaction.
Fortunately, Caesar didn't mind, and since this was a matter of interaction between Quantum Beasts, he, as the owner, couldn't intervene too much.
However, recently, Wu Zimo felt that his spiritual world was a bit strange, especially with Ares, who had been hiding in the grass and wasn't as playful and active as usual.
The sudden quietness of Ares made Wu Zimo very uncomfortable, and lately, even when he called, Ares wasn't very willing to come out.
If it weren't for the fact that Quantum Beasts couldn't get sick, Wu Zimo would have taken his adorable egg to the vet to see what was wrong.
•───────•°•❀•°•───────•
If you appreciate what I do, please consider supporting me on kofi. Thank you!
•───────•°•❀•°•───────•