Chapter 1 The Eve of War

The massive Kunlun warship cruised through the sky. Inside the control room, Li Tianran stood with Lu Chi, who had been revived. The three thousand Wasteland Pioneer warriors surrounding them wore solemn expressions, exuding a palpable murderous aura.

He had already made arrangements for the shelter, ensuring that Hanhan remained in a heavily controlled state to prevent her from waking again. Then, he immediately mobilized the army, ready to face the impending war.

Li Tianran hung up the satellite phone after a call with the European Union President, his gaze fixed on the horizon.

Despite the incredible power displayed by the resurrected ancient civilization, this battle was unavoidable. Humanity had to fight, no matter the cost.

Because the nature of all creatures and civilizations was almost identical. When faced with an unknown, new force, they would typically test its strength. They would mercilessly destroy or dominate those weaker than themselves. They would choose to coexist after a war with those of equal strength. And they would avoid those stronger than themselves.

Just as Europeans discovered the New World of the Americas in the fifteenth century, the Indigenous people living on the American continent were backward, almost in a tribal era. So the Europeans immediately launched an invasion, using guns to kill countless natives.

Imagine if the Indigenous people and Europeans had been at the same level of civilization. Would the Europeans have dared to launch such a reckless invasion?

In that case, the Europeans would only have peacefully coexisted with the Indigenous people and engaged in trade!

Of course, even when the strengths of both sides were unequal, even if a war broke out, the weaker side could not retreat for fear of being severely damaged. This would not make the enemy merciful or sympathetic, but would only make them more crazed and unrestrained.

This was the inferiority of all creatures, from beasts to humans, and none could avoid it!

In a herd of animals, the weak and those who did not know how to resist would have their food taken away by other members of their species, and would be treated as delicacies by predators.

And among humans, the cowardly and those who did not know how to fight back would be bullied to death. Just like the school bullying incidents frequently reported in the news before the Cataclysm, those who were bullied were always cowardly children who kept retreating!

If these bullied children could resist when the bullies attacked them, even if they couldn't beat them and were beaten black and blue, but they still didn't kneel down and beg for mercy, and instead desperately grabbed a brick and smashed it on the other person's head, making them bleed…

In that case, even if you were still weaker than them, the next time, the other person would know that you were not easy to mess with, that you dared to risk your life. The next time they wanted to do something to you, wouldn't they have to consider whether they would be hit by your desperate brick again?

Under this consideration, there were many things that the other party would no longer dare to do, and many things that they would need to consider the pros and cons before doing!

But if you still didn't know how to resist, then the other party would have no scruples when bullying you, and would not need to consider the pros and cons at all!

You can't beat me anyway, and you don't dare to resist, so who else am I going to bully but you?

I'll beat you when I'm unhappy, and I'll beat you when I'm happy!

Anyway, you're small and cowardly!

Don't deny it, this was the nature of most creatures, and even the Second Evolution Kings of the ancient civilization were no exception!

Yes, for bullied children, the first act of resistance would be very painful, and they might be beaten even harder, but if they didn't experience this brief pain, the bullying would be long and endless!

And what Li Tianran wanted to show the ancient civilization at this time was such an attitude.

Before the establishment of the former Federation, it suffered an invasion from the Sakura Country, whose military strength was even more powerful, but all the soldiers and civilians of the Federation resisted with the toughest attitude, from the highest authority to the lowest farmer, without exception, the whole nation was a soldier, and they were willing to start a war even if it meant the destruction of the country!

In the end, the Federation won!

And if the Federation's attitude had been cowardly and retreatist at the time, then it would have been devoured by the invaders long ago. How could there be the world's third strongest country today?

The fate of the Indigenous people would not have been any better if they had compromised with the European invaders. They would only have been destroyed faster!

In a situation where the strength of both sides was vastly different, and defeat and destruction were inevitable in the future, fighting to the death after a desperate resistance was much better than kneeling weakly on the ground and being slaughtered by the enemy like cattle and sheep!

Li Tianran insisted on launching this war, refusing to allow the Cartier Fort defense line to retreat, because he wanted the Kings of the ancient civilization to know that although we are inferior to you in technology and power, even if you have already regarded humans as bones and meat ready to be gnawed on, I will still knock out a few of your teeth!

"Full speed ahead, destination… Cartier Fort battlefield!" Li Tianran shouted in a deep voice.

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At the Alliance Command Center, commanders watched the situation on satellites from various countries and said in a deep voice: "So far, a total of five enemy groups have appeared, but the other four are far from our defense line, and they don't seem to have any intention of launching a full-scale attack on us."

"Only the Sky Citadel of Cartier Fort is closest to our defense line, and it has already begun to invade."

"We don't know if this King is the enemy's vanguard, used to test our strength, or if our defense line is too close to it, making it feel threatened."

The Alliance's senior officials frowned.

Someone said: "If it's the latter, can we move the defense line back a little, out of the other party's threat range? After all, the other party has already demonstrated its terrifying power. If a war breaks out, the garrison on Cartier Fort may be completely wiped out!"

Yes, so far, of the five ancient royal families that have appeared, only the Dragon Clan closest to humanity has launched an offensive, while the other four Kings and their clans have remained silent, as if quietly observing this Blue Planet that has become somewhat unfamiliar, and observing the new civilization that has appeared on Blue Planet.

"Retreating is equivalent to giving up the new defense line that we have worked so hard to build for so long, and how far back should we retreat to be considered enough?" A Federation general objected loudly: "If the other party always feels that we pose a threat to it, are we going to give up everything and retreat to South Africa?"

South Africa was another continental plate hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the new human defense circle, and it had long been a wasteland due to the ravages of sea beasts.

"Escape is impossible. Even if I die, I will die here!" The Federation general said with a firm gaze: "The Federation will never retreat!"

"Just now, Kuangxi Island called via satellite. Li Tianran also does not support retreating the defense line." At this moment, the heads of the major powers, such as the European Union, the Federation, and the Y Country, walked into the command room, glanced at the generals of various countries in the command room, and said in a deep voice: "After the decision of the Alliance's highest head council…"

"We are going to war!"

"Never retreat!"