Published: February 12, 2025
“Hey, Tian Ge, long time no see! Why have you grown a beard?”
Little Tiger laughed as he slung his arm around Tang Tian's shoulder, acting quite casual. After all, he was his sister's husband.
Tang Tian shot him an annoyed glare and said, “Are you trying to adopt a northeastern accent today? Didn't you have a Sichuan accent last time?”
“I can learn and switch it up anytime, haha.”
“After being out there for so long, you didn't do anything to let my Candy down, did you?” Tang Tian narrowed his eyes at his brother-in-law. It was clear that if Little Tiger hesitated in his response, he would have to face the consequences.
Little Tiger grimaced and complained, “Big Brother, you need to keep an eye on Candy. As soon as I returned, I went looking for her, but I didn't even get to see her. A little assistant came out and told me she was busy and to wait until she was free. I mean, I've been out fighting for months; can't I at least get that much?”
“Tian Ge, I can testify. When Little Tiger asked someone to call Candy, his exact words were, ‘Beautiful girl, come on, let’s go home and have some fun.’ It would be strange if Candy came out.”
“Ayang, are you asking for trouble?” Little Tiger shouted and tried to run away but was caught by Tang Tian.
“I knew you were up to no good! Otherwise, how could my Candy not come out to see you? Come on, come on, there’s still some time before the meeting; let’s go out and talk.”
“No way, no way! Sister Mo, help!”
The others watched and laughed, most of them egging Tang Tian on to deal with Little Tiger.
Of course, in terms of strength, Tang Tian was not a match for Little Tiger, but Little Tiger definitely wouldn’t dare fight back; otherwise, he’d be kneeling on the magic crystal once he got home.
“How’s it going on your side?” Commander Mu asked as he sipped tea with Guangyao.
“I was just about to ask you the same thing.” Guangyao straightened his posture, “Originally, I brought Garan and Mina with the copper kettle, and we had surrounded three legions of the Radiant World Army. But then I suddenly received orders yesterday to abandon the attack; by the time I returned today, those guys had retreated from one direction, and we couldn't block them. We could only watch them leave, and now we have no idea when we’ll have the chance to catch them again. Is this the opinion of the command center?”
Commander Mu shook his head, “I just found out this morning. It was a direct order from Xia Lei. I don't know the specific reason, but I plan to ask about it soon.”
After he finished speaking, Commander Mu glanced at the temporarily empty main seat and lowered his voice a bit.
“Recently, Xia Lei has been acting a bit strangely. She was usually the most radical one, but now she seems to have calmed down, or maybe she's too calm. Besides letting go of a good opportunity against the Radiant World Army, she also slowed down attacks in the southeastern and northwestern regions, where there are two major rebel zones.”
As someone from a command background, Guangyao naturally understood what Commander Mu was implying.
Whether it was against the Radiant World Army or the rebel zones, the recent two operations had been meticulously planned. They utilized Cloud Summit's powerful teleportation capabilities and the squad's mobility to exploit the weaknesses exposed after Cloud Summit suddenly declared war on them, specifically that their main forces were not all gathered together. The goal was to take them out one by one.
If Cloud Summit could defeat almost half of the Radiant World Army and the rebel zones, then the remaining forces would be forced into a defensive position. Besides one ogre chain being a bit of a threat in the entire national district, the other forces would no longer be able to contend with Cloud Summit.
These two orders to refrain from action not only turned the combat plans that the command center had been studying into scrap paper but also gave the Radiant World Army and the rebel zones time to regroup. The main forces would likely meet up soon, making it much harder to fight then.