One week had passed. The base was extremely calm this week. After snatching supplies from the warehouse, inviting all the regiment commanders and leaders of the various mecha teams in the base, Ling Lan didn't do much. The people who were waiting for a good show to happen were quite disappointed at the lack of drama, and one of them was Song Yiqing. Speaking of Song Yiqing, many people had thought that he would take his revenge on 250 Ace Mecha Clan the earliest but in actual fact, he didn't even take revenge. He had just tolerated his anger until now.
It was not because Song Yiqing was a patient person. It was because when he told the Song family about his tarnished dignity, his family told him to never provoke 250 Ace Mecha Clan. 'It is a hornet's nest,' they said, as anyone who poked it would definitely get into trouble. Song Yiqing was not an idiot as he was someone who was able to become a young master or the heir of a family. Those kinds of idiots that always appeared in stories were almost unheard of in real life.
Hence, Song Yiqing gave up his thoughts of revenge. He was unhappy that he got slapped in the face but it was not a huge problem in the larger scope of things. He could let go of it. Of course, he was happy if Du Mingyi would create some troubles for 250 Ace Mecha Clan. He also didn't mind giving Du Mingyi some help. However, that was all he would and could do.
"Senior colonel, something bad has happened." Du Mingyi's adjutant rushed over with a pale face.
Du Mingyi was drinking tea lazily in the base, so when he heard this, he almost lost his grip on the teacup. He asked hurriedly, "What's the rush? Slowly tell me what happened.""The command center gave an emergency order. Hailiya might be launching an all-out attack soon. They order us to get into DEFCON 1 and prepare to go for battle at any time." The adjutant took a deep breath and repeated the order he had received.
Du Mingyi placed his teacup on the table hurriedly. He was dumbfounded, and his hand started trembling. He didn't manage to place his teacup properly on the table, and all its contents spilled all over the table, soaking the documents on the table.
The adjutant saw this and went forward quickly to save the documents from being destroyed. He wanted to wipe the documents dry but Du Mingyi slapped his hands and said angrily, "Why are you bothering about this? Hurry up and ask the base to enter into DEFCON 1."
"Oh, oh, yes!" The adjutant threw the document on the office table and flew out of the commanding officer's office. He rushed to the JMC department and gave the commanding officer's order.
After some time, the siren signaling DEFCON 1 sounded, stunning all the battle teams. DEFCON 1 meant that they would be called for battle at any time. But, there was no prior news at all before this. Why weren't they given any time to prepare for battle?
The entire base went into a flurry after they had entered into DEFCON 1. When Du Mingyi heard the commotion, he frustratingly slapped himself on the forehead.
"Xu Shiming's information is real. It's real! Damn it! I missed the chance to gain merits for myself." If he chose to trust Xu Shiming and report the information to the command center, even if the command center didn't place importance in the information at that time, he would still gain merits after the information was confirmed, making sure no one would be able to take this credit away from him.At the camp of the scouts team, Xu Shiming shook his head when he heard the alarm. Their scouts team was already prepared for battle. Cui Yunxuan's mecha clan and all the other teams that chose to believe in Ling Lan had already made ample preparations. All their teams were able to enter the battlefield immediately. As for those that didn't prepare beforehand, they were not so lucky. It would take some time before they could arrange themselves to get ready for war.
'I hope Hailiya will delay their attack for some time.' Xu Shiming could only pray to heaven. He wished that once the battle started, the entire base would be ready for war. This was the best situation.
Beep beep beep. Xu Shiming's communicator sounded. The attack from Hailiya had started. Their enemy had already sent many battle teams towards their territory. Their exact target was still unconfirmed but if Base 013 was the target, the enemy would arrive in 40 minutes.
Xu Shiming's expression turned heavy. He stood up instantly and shouted, "Inform the entire team. Go to the mecha hold and prepare for war!"
If their enemy would be arriving in 40 minutes, it meant that they must start acting immediately. They needed to scout their enemy's route of attack in the quickest possible time and made the necessary precautions. Even if their target was not Base 013, they must report their findings to the other bases too. If they really aimed to target base 013, they needed to stop their enemy before they reached the military base. Otherwise, they would be like a turtle in a jar. They would be suppressed by their enemy and could only wait for reinforcements.
Xu Shiming's scouts team was not the only team that started acting. Cui Yunxuan's mecha clan and some other battle teams were moving quickly too. However, they were a little slower. They could only enter the ejection ports after the scouts team left. Then, they would wait on the furthest line of defense for the information by the scouts team.
250 Ace Mecha Clan were also prepared for war. All the mecha operators armed themselves fully and walked out of their camp under the lead of their team leaders. They rushed to the mecha hold and waited for the scouts team to leave before boarding their mechas.
At that moment at the mecha hold, Xu Shiming's scouts team were stopped at the entrance. Without the command of the commanding officer, the mecha hold couldn't be opened. Not only that, but the logistics department of the base also would not be able to give the mecha operators their equipment without the command from the commanding officer. The protective shield of the base wouldn't be activated too.
Xu Shiming's face turned cold. He contacted the command center of the base, requesting to open the mecha hold.
The staff at the command center asked him to wait. He would immediately ask the commanding officer before giving him a reply.
Xu Shiming knew that this was the necessary procedure but now, it was wasting precious time. Yet, he could only wait patiently.
"Commanding officer, leader of the scouts team requested to open the mecha hold so that they could complete their scouting mission. Should we let them in?" A staff member quickly reported Xu Shiming's request to Du Mingyi.
"How dare he go to the mecha hold before reporting his battle plan to me. Does he still see me as the commanding officer?" Du Mingyi slammed the table furiously.
The staff member was frightened. Just as he was contemplating on what he should do, Du Mingyi said, "Do you know who else is with Xu Shiming?" Du Mingyi suddenly wondered if they were trying to test him. If he submitted to them this time, no one in the base would be willing to listen to him again.
