Chapter 152 The Faded Battlefield (Second Update)

“How far do you think the Dark Tide Star Sea is from the Taiboken Transit Country?”

Irelia then asked.

“Not far, it’s nearby! Wait, this league won’t be about the Faded Battlefield, will it?”

Begfins’s expression instantly changed.

Irelia also frowned and spoke calmly.

“In the old era, in 4531, the Taiboken Transit Country was attacked by the Qilami Clan, and the Taiboken Planet was in a semi-fallen state. Its current King of Taiboken, Abosa, sent an urgent request for aid to the Federal Government. The Federal Government urgently mobilized the 4th Grade Mothership · Du Mu, the 3rd Grade Battleship · Rock Shield, and the 3rd Grade Battleship · Wind Shadow, which were patrolling the Dark Tide Star Sea, to go to Taiboken Planet for support. Does that make sense?”

“It makes sense, but I remember that in the Faded Battlefield, everyone who went to support died. Why would they choose this battlefield?”

Begfins said with a bitter smile.

“Not everyone died. There was one escape pod that got out with one survivor.”

“What’s the difference then? If that’s the case, we might as well just give up and do nothing; maybe we can live a bit longer. When those two academies are wiped out, maybe we’ll just win directly.”

“Do you think the higher-ups would create such an obvious bug for us to exploit?”

Irelia asked calmly.

“No, then is there a time limit?”

Begfins stroked his chin and asked.

“Who among you still remembers when that survivor was rescued?”

Irelia then asked a very tricky question.

“This, how would we remember that?”

Begfins replied, looking at each other.

“On March 16, 4531, at 7 AM, the only survivor from Taiboken was rescued. The entire country perished, finally disappearing into the river of history. Now it’s March 15, 4531, in the old era, at 3 PM, which means we have at most 16 hours left.”

Irelia gave a precise answer.

“Immediately calculate how long it will take to reach the Taiboken Transit Country from here?”

Olivert immediately turned to ask his companion who was operating the ship.

“Understood, calculating now!”

“Calculated. If we engage in super-light speed flight, we can arrive in an estimated 2 hours and 10 minutes at the fastest.”

Soon, the operators below gave a precise answer.

“My order: immediately dispatch a portion of people to take over the 3rd Grade Battleship · Rock Shield and the 3rd Grade Battleship · Wind Shadow and recover them to the mothership. At the same time, correct the course. In forty minutes, depart for the Taiboken Transit Country. Our time is tight; there’s no time to delay. The sooner we arrive, the more advantageous the situation will be for us.”

Irelia replied very clearly.

“Understood.”

Begfins and the others replied with grave expressions.

Federal Government Administrative Building · Dawn Second Hall.

Gakels, Faraon, Alicia, and others were all seated in mechanical chairs.

The conference table in the middle projected real-time video images of the three academies’ participating students.

At this moment, Aslofa from Azure Sky Academy and Dilken from Amonsk Academy were both leading a group of command students, studying the league mission in the command room.

They had not yet figured out how this league was supposed to be played.

However, in the image displayed by Royal Court Academy, Begfins spoke with a changed expression.

“Not far, it’s nearby! Wait, this league won’t be about the Faded Battlefield, will it?”

Gakels, the City Lord of Starlight City, heard the words “Faded Battlefield,” and his face instantly changed dramatically. He never expected that the AI generated the Faded Battlefield.

Faraon and Alicia also showed very surprised expressions.

“The theme of this league is actually the Faded Battlefield?”

Xiao Lie and the others were also very surprised.

At this moment, Gakels suddenly stood up from his chair and, with a dark face, issued an order.

“Terminate the competition!”

As soon as Gakels said this, everyone in the conference hall was startled and looked at him in surprise.

It was their first time seeing Vice Council Speaker Gakels so agitated.

“No, the competition has already started, and the whole nation is watching. How can it be stopped just like that?”

Faraon directly spoke to veto Gakels’s words.

“That’s right, Gakels, why are you reacting so strongly? Could it be that this Faded Battlefield has some unspeakable secret?”

Alicia turned to look at Gakels.

“There’s no unspeakable secret. This battle was too tragic and is not suitable as league content.”

Gakels’s expression changed for a moment, and he forcefully argued.

Of course, he wouldn’t tell everyone that this battle could not be made public. If the scene at that time were recreated, once they cleared the level, the hidden historical truth would be exposed to the entire nation.

“Gakels, do you think we will believe you? Regarding the Faded Battlefield back then, all related archives are still sealed, and we have asked you many times why that battle was fought. The Federal Government has never given a direct answer, only using the excuse of an ally’s request for aid to prevaricate us.”

Faraon replied with a sneer.

He had always been bothered by the events of that year, and now, the Federation had brought it up. He wanted to see what these guys were hiding.

“Faraon is right, don’t use such childish excuses to prevaricate. The Taiboken Transit Country is our ally, true, but have you ever seen anyone send so many fleets to their deaths like madmen just to save an insignificant ally? And where did the person who was rescued back then go?”

Alicia followed up with her question.

Gakels’s face grew darker and darker; it was clear the situation was getting worse. These two tigers had smelled something delicious and were unwilling to let go, so he spoke very forcefully.

“The Federal Government has already explained the matters of the Faded Battlefield very clearly. What I am talking about now is the competition. Immediately terminate the competition and change the battle to the Earthfire Star Battle.”

“Gakels, although you have presided over government affairs for nearly a hundred years, don’t forget that we are also Vice Council Speakers, just like you. If you want to terminate the competition, it’s not up to you alone; it requires a vote.”

Faraon replied without backing down.

Gakels then looked at Xiao Lie and the others. However, unexpectedly, Xiao Lie and the others did not watch the show this time but spoke up one by one.

“Lord Gakels, we also believe that the league cannot be terminated. This would damage the Federal Government’s reputation and be a blow to the prestige of the three academies. Moreover, we also want to see what the Faded Battlefield was truly like. At that time, the Federal Government urgently dispatched all fleets near the Taiboken Transit Country, regardless of the cost, to rescue them. Many of those were our fleets, and we also want to pay tribute to their heroic deeds.”

One must know that in the Faded Battlefield back then, not a single one of the dispatched fleets returned alive.

The Federal Government issued orders like crazy, telling everyone to rescue at all costs. Their people died for so many years without a clear reason; anyone would want to know.