Chapter 126: Contacting the East Atlantis Empire

At the same time, accompanied by a massive nuclear explosion and a terrifying shockwave, the Gomar "Chill" space warship, having taken a direct hit, was instantly shattered into pieces. Everything contained within the vessel was reduced to ashes in a heartbeat.

The infected Dinosaur legions of the Galactic Empire, who were fighting on the ground and had been denied permission to retreat, were also vaporized.

Naturally, the humanoid creatures, robot armies, hover tanks, and various weapons of the Dinosaur Galactic Empire that had come to engage in battle were also caught in the blast. Also affected were the Gomar super-soldiers and Thunder-men.

Everything in the Ulaan-Gom region was destroyed beyond recognition, turned into utter wreckage. The Galactic Empire’s fighter jets, as well as the Gomar manned and unmanned space fighters that had been engaged in aerial combat, were all completely obliterated by the shockwave of the nuclear explosion.

Observing this scene from a safe distance using long-range observation equipment, Jilong Kongde, the frontline commander-in-chief of the Dinosaur Galactic Empire, said to his adjutant, Li Geer:

"Geer, I never expected the Yuri Gotne Group to use two nuclear bombs to strike the Gomar Imperial forces in the Ulaan-Gom region simultaneously. What is your estimate of the yield of these two nuclear missiles?"

Li Geer took a look and estimated, "It looks like the yield of each was twenty kilotons, enough to blast the Gomar 'Chill' space warship into oblivion."

Jilong Kongde nodded and said, "Yes, exactly. It seems the Yuri Gotne Group truly felt that they could not seize the technology of that space warship, so they did not want us to obtain it either. This double nuclear explosion was indeed capable of destroying everything. However, we should soon have to deal with another crisis."

Li Geer asked, "What is the commander referring to?"

Jilong Kongde gave a cold smile and replied, "Isn't it obvious? The Gomar 'Chill' from the direction of Sirius has been destroyed on our planet, and their plan to control the biological life on our planet through genetic means has also failed. Won't they take revenge through other means? I suspect they will likely come to cause trouble for us personally."

Li Geer remarked, "It seems we are preparing for a war between planets. Is there enough time?"

Jilong Kongde sighed and said, "Very well. I think there will be some different things happening soon. What we lack now is air power; it seems we need a large number of drones."

However, just then, a guard ran over to report: "Report, the call from the Führer’s office has been connected. The Führer is on the line and wishes to speak with you personally. Everything is ready."

Jilong Kongde immediately turned to Li Geer and said, "Alright, I am going to report to the Führer. Remember to surround this area; do not let anything in or out, understood?"

Li Geer replied immediately, "Rest assured, Commander. I will hold the line here personally and guarantee that no accidents will occur."

Jilong Kongde nodded and went off to attend to the matter.

...

At the same time, Zhang Desen, having confirmed through remote observation instruments that everything the Gomars had brought to Earth was destroyed, immediately used his communicator to call Zhao Chengming:

"Brother Chengming, the mission is complete. Two stealth cruise nuclear missiles were expended, one Gomar space warship was destroyed, and everything attached to it was completely wiped out."

Zhao Chengming replied, "Excellent! Congratulations, Captain, on your immediate success! This operation not only successfully eliminated Dadu Ku'er but also effectively crushed the Gomar conspiracy. It is a total victory!"

Zhang Desen said, "Alright, Brother Chengming, we can discuss other matters once we return. I must now check to see if there are any fish that slipped through the net coming to cause trouble. After all, we must ensure the air corridor remains clear."

Zhao Chengming asked, "Then, Brother Desen, when do you think we will be ready?"

Zhang Desen replied, "You don't need to worry about the rendezvous. Since we are returning via the air corridor, just clear away all traces we left behind and you can directly pilot the 'Cirque' back. Once I confirm there are no survivors tracking us, I will use navigation to find the 'Cirque' mothership and rendezvous with you directly."

Zhao Chengming said, "Understood, Brother Desen, I will arrange it immediately. However, Brother Desen, I'm afraid we cannot return directly; we must make a stop at Hezhou City on the north bank of the Yangtze River."

Zhang Desen was stunned. "Did something happen?"

Zhao Chengming immediately answered:

"It's like this..."

Zhao Chengming then explained the reason. It turned out that after Zhang Desen and his team had departed, Emperor Zhao Xinglong of the Daxing Kingdom had sent Guo Ji, the personal attendant of the Second Prince, to deliver an imperial decree, promoting Zhang Desen's title from Marquis of Pingbei to Duke of Pingbei.

However, since Zhang Desen was absent, Prime Minister Zhang Chengwei and the wealthy Liu Youde, who were discussing matters together, claimed that Zhang Desen had gone to Hezhou on official business.

At the same time, Guo Ji told Liu and the others that recently, due to the instigation of Councilor Qian, Emperor Zhao Xinglong of the Daxing Kingdom might use extraordinary means to completely sabotage the marriage between the Zhang and Liu families. Therefore, except for necessary reasons such as Prime Minister Zhang Chengwei’s audience with the Emperor, everyone should try their best to decline if summoned to the palace.

The reason for the trip to Hezhou this time was that several powerful families were planning to meet there before heading to the Western Capital to visit the Zhang and Liu mansions.

To Zhang Desen's surprise, the reincarnation of the Universal Mother was also a descendant of a major clan and would be attending the meeting in Hezhou. Zhang Desen had not expected that his mother's family in this universe was actually a powerful clan capable of contending with some of the nations in this universe.

Leaving aside Zhang Desen's original universe, in this universe, his father, Zhang Chengwei, had a poor family background in the beginning. When Zhang Chengwei was traveling to the capital for the imperial examinations, he lacked travel funds and nearly starved on the road. Fortunately, he received help from a young woman, who was none other than Zhang Desen's mother.

Hearing this, Zhang Desen said to Zhao Chengming on the other end of the communicator, "Hey, I didn't expect my parents in this universe to have such a legendary experience. It’s incredible, but I like it. Moreover, the mother in this universe is as kind as the mother in my original universe; I am very proud and very happy."

Zhao Chengming replied, "Right, Brother Desen, I will try to keep it brief..."

Then, Zhao Chengming continued.

Later, Zhang Desen's mother greatly admired his father's talent and integrity, and the two secretly pledged their lives to each other. However, this could not be hidden from her family. Originally, it might not have been exposed so quickly, but Zhang Desen's mother's personal maid believed Zhang Chengwei was leading her mistress down a path of no return and informed the clan patriarch.

The patriarch immediately sent men to beat Zhang Chengwei. Zhang Desen's mother then made the impulsive decision to elope with Zhang Chengwei.

Later, Zhang Chengwei did not fail his wife and successfully became the top scholar. However, the powerful family still refused to recognize the relationship. They eventually sent people to find them, stating that because Zhang Desen's mother had betrayed the family, the patriarch had decided to expel her. However, if they could perform a great service for the family, there might be a chance to return to a cadet branch, though she could never return to the main lineage. But if their descendants showed exceptional talent, they might still have a chance to return to the main line.

To the messenger's surprise, Zhang Desen's mother stated that they could live very well without returning to the family and did not need to beg for their favors.

Because of this, the messenger was furious and said, "Since you are unwilling, the family will not allow any shame to persist. If you do not strive for the family's forgiveness, then no matter what achievements you have in the future, you will sooner or later be completely purged as a disgrace."

Zhang Chengwei and his wife insisted they would never beg for the family's charity. Eventually, the messenger left in a rage, and Zhang Chengwei worked hard, eventually becoming Prime Minister.

However, the death of Zhang Desen's mother was quite suspicious, and Zhang Chengwei even suspected that her family might have been behind it. Zhang Chengwei also suspected that Councilor Qian and his faction might have the support of that family, so he had been working hard to strengthen his power in the hope of taking revenge one day.

It wasn't until Zhang Desen successfully led the ten thousand joint retainers of the Zhang and Liu households to defeat the eighty-thousand-strong invading army of the Liaogu Kingdom that the powerful families took notice. They had not expected the power of the Zhang and Liu joint forces to be so strong, potentially rivaling their own, which was why they planned to reach out again.

It was precisely for this reason that Zhang Chengwei and Liu Youde had encouraged Zhang Desen and Liu Yuting to marry as soon as possible. They shared the same view: they did not want to be controlled by those powerful clans.

Before long, these super-family members would surely pay a visit, so Zhang Chengwei and Liu had sent Zhang Desen to Hezhou to observe them, so he would not be completely uninformed when the time came to deal with them.

After hearing Zhao Chengming's account, Zhang Desen said, "I didn't expect my father to trust you so much, telling you all these things."

Zhao Chengming replied, "It's not that simple, Brother Desen. Prime Minister Zhang and Master Liu didn't want you to be overly influenced and fail to complete your current tasks. That is why they told me these things first. They just hope..."

Zhang Desen interrupted, "Alright, Brother Chengming. I have no other meaning. It seems I know too little about this universe, so I should learn more. Thank you, Brother Chengming."

Zhao Chengming said, "In fact, if I hadn't found the opportunity to tell you, Brother Longfang would have told you as well."

Li Longfang, sitting in the tail-gunner position, also expressed his agreement over the communicator. Upon hearing this, Zhang Desen added, "Alright, you two, let us continue with the previous plan. What we need to do now is hurry to Hezhou."

The two immediately acknowledged.

...

Meanwhile, in the Führer's office in Grassland City, the capital of the Ormei Empire, Damor Jin walked in and reported to Führer Yuri Gotne:

"My Führer, a report has come from the front. It says that for some reason, a mysterious nuclear explosion occurred. The Gomar 'Chill' space warship was shattered into pieces by two massive nuclear explosions, with almost nothing left."

Yuri Gotne was greatly surprised and asked, "How is this possible? Could it have been the Goba-Xiaofu Group?"

Damor Jin replied, "That is impossible. I have studied the transcripts of our calls with the Goba-Xiaofu Group repeatedly, and I am absolutely certain that their claim of having no nuclear weapon reserves left is true."

Yuri Gotne fell into deep thought and said, "Then, according to you, could it be the Atlantis Empire? I remember intelligence reports indicating there is a West Atlantis Empire in the Pacific region. Was it them?"

Damor Jin said, "I also believe this is entirely possible. Perhaps they did it to thoroughly enrage the Gomars, causing them to fight against our high-level ground civilization forces, creating chaos so that they could profit and gain the greatest advantage."

Yuri Gotne felt a massive headache and said, "This is difficult. We just fought a war against the Goba-Xiaofu Group, and the overall situation is very unfavorable for us. How can we deal with a joint attack from the Gomars and the West Atlantis Empire?"

Damor Jin said, "My Führer, it is not very difficult to handle these matters. I have already conceived a plan that is absolutely feasible."

Yuri Gotne asked, "Tell me about it..."

Damor Jin said confidently, "My Führer, have you forgotten that in addition to the West Atlantis Empire on the seabed in the Pacific region, there is also an East Atlantis Empire in the Atlantic region?"

It turned out that after the great catastrophe, the armies of Atlantis retreated to the seabed and split into two factions. One was the War Faction, which believed they should expand onto land whenever the opportunity arose. The other was the Peace Faction, which felt that in the face of catastrophe, no one could do anything, and they should just stay on the seabed rather than trying to conquer the surface world.

These two factions refused to submit to each other, eventually leading to the split of the Atlantis Empire. The West Atlantis Empire advocated for war, controlled the Pacific region, and its capital was Atlant City. The East Atlantis Empire occupied their ancestral home in the Atlantic region, with the ancient capital of Poseidonia, and advocated for peace.

However, this led to constant conflict between them.

After hearing this, Yuri Gotne asked, "So, you want us to send an envoy to ask for help from the East Atlantis Empire?"

Damor Jin replied, "There is no need for that. We only need to send a ship to the airspace above the waters of Poseidonia, the capital of the East Atlantis Empire, and inform them that the West Atlantis Empire has teamed up with the Gomars to wreak havoc on this planet. They will naturally take appropriate action."

Yuri Gotne asked, "They won't make other demands? Will they just help us like that?"

Damor Jin said, "It's not about helping us. According to historical data, the people of the East Atlantis Empire have always hated the Gomars. As long as they know that the West Atlantis Empire has joined forces with the Gomars, they will never let the West Atlantis Empire off."

Yuri Gotne was overjoyed and said, "Very well, proceed as you said. We must make the fools of the West Atlantis Empire reap what they have sown."

Damor Jin said excitedly, "Rest assured, Führer, I will go and handle it immediately."

Yuri Gotne said, "Go."

Damor Jin then left to attend to the matter.