CHAPTER 415: CHAPTER 199: DID OUR BEST

When Yu Qian stepped out of the camp, Zhang Tao was making his way to the grand hall of the Mechanical Holy Temple in Jinling City.

At this moment, he felt incredibly relaxed, not only because all the machinery of the Huaxia Army within the city had been withdrawn, leaving him without the sense of being surveilled.

More importantly, on the other side, the so-called Jinling New City was genuinely embroiled in battle.

The fighting had lasted a whole night, and judging from the reports from the Church Protection Army, although the Huaxia Army held against the attack, they suffered heavy losses.

This somewhat alleviated the pressure weighing on him.

----Of course, he did not wish for the Huaxia Army to be utterly destroyed by the beast tide.

Not only did he not wish for the Huaxia Army to lose, quite the opposite, he intended to help them and support their victory whenever necessary.

Only in this way could the most valuable items within the Jinling Ruins be preserved.

And he would have the chance to reclaim what originally belonged to the Mechanical God Sect.

Zhang Tao walked into the Holy Hall, where a completely sealed square metal structure stood open in the corner.

This room was specially constructed to shield against Huaxia Army surveillance.

Inside the room, his most trusted confidants had been waiting for a while.

"Close the door."

Zhang Tao entered the metal cabin, and once the heavy iron door shut, the cabin was plunged into darkness.

He did not turn on the light; instead, he began the meeting with others in this pitch-black setting.

After a slight cough, he started speaking:

"We have received the latest information from the direction of the Jinling Ruins."

"A full-scale beast tide attack on Jinling New City occurred over a dozen hours ago, involving over 40 large monsters ranked four or above and more than 1,500 smaller monsters."

"As of six hours ago, the battle has completely ended."

"The Huaxia Army annihilated almost all large monsters involved and exterminated nearly a thousand smaller monsters."

As the words fell, there was a tumultuous murmur in the darkness.

"How can this be...40 monsters..."

"The focus isn’t on the large monsters, but on those thousand smaller ones."

"If even the monsters can’t win by numerical advantage, then if we were to fight them..."

"We’re different from the monsters; we can use weapons too."

"Yes, but their combat power is astonishingly strong already..."

"They have always been terrifyingly strong..."

"Quiet."

Zhang Tao interrupted the tumultuous discussion among the people, then continued:

"It’s not just in Jinling New City."

"During the battle, Huaxia Army struck the rear of the beast tide using aircraft they call ’bombers.’

"They deployed what they have previously used many times, the ’Sun,’ which is a nuclear bomb."

"But obviously, the power of this sunrise was stronger than ever."

"Even from within Jinling City, we saw the intense flashes and rising explosion clouds."

"According to scouts from the Supreme Army near Xuancheng, two nuclear bombs almost leveled Xuancheng, and the numerous monsters stationed there were completely obliterated."

"They severely injured the beast tide, and it is estimated that for a short period - I mean, in one or two days, the beast tide will not launch another large-scale attack."

"However, the beast tide is far from over, and the crisis they face is not yet over."

"After the first round of attacks, they will face continuous pressure, and with numerical superiority, the beast tide can likely overwhelm them all at once."

"Thus, they’ve changed their tactical deployment."

At this point, Zhang Tao paused.

After ensuring everyone understood his words, he continued:

"I just received intelligence and tactical sharing information from the Huaxia Army."

"They informed me that the Huaxia Army will adopt an aggressive approach to disrupt the beast tide’s deployment and hinder its scale expansion."

"But due to insufficient personnel, they need, and have requested assistance from the Supreme Army."

"I have already agreed to the Huaxia Army’s request."

"Now, I want to convey my command to you."

"Starting today, the Supreme Army and Church Protection Army will engage in combat against the beast tide."

"Wherever our forces can reach, we must mobilize entirely against all monsters that can be found."

"Are there any objections?"

As his words ended, the isolation cabin fell silent.

After a long while, someone spoke:

"Why should we join the fight at this moment?"

"In fact, the Huaxia Army has not yet shown signs of defeat; what we should do now is to continue watching and waiting for opportunities..."

"No."

Zhang Tao immediately rejected.

"If we act only when they show signs of defeat, it will already be too late."

"Yes, we want what they hold, but we can’t be foolish to wait until it’s irrevocable to intervene."

"Timing, timing is the most crucial element."

"And now, it is the optimal time."

"Why? I don’t think so..."

Recognizing the voice as his most trusted Legion Commander, Zhang Tao did not get angry at the objection but explained calmly:

"If you want to dock a ship at the harbor, you must control the steam engine before it crashes against the shore."

"And clearly, we haven’t entered the engine room yet."

"To control this ship, we must first grip the lever."

"Do you understand?"

"...Understood."

The voice of the engineer came from the darkness, and Zhang Tao exhaled deeply, then said:

"That’s my decision."

"If there are no further objections, let’s proceed with this plan."

"Remember, the most important thing we need to acquire is the Mechanical Soul in their possession."

"Such a holy artifact should not be in the hands of non-believers."

"It is the creation of the Holy Trinity, it rightfully belongs and must belong to us."

"For the Holy Trinity!"

"For the Holy Trinity!"

Orderly shouts echoed within the isolation cabin.

Zhang Tao pushed away his chair and stood up as the guard by the door had already cracked it open.

And at this moment, someone suddenly spoke:

"Sir, I have another question."

"I just received a request from the Ring Chamber of Commerce representing the Huaxia Army, asking us to sell shells for their giant cannons."

"Should we agree to their request?"

After the words fell, Zhang Tao’s movements paused.

After hesitating momentarily, he answered:

"Give them."

"However much ammunition we have, give it all to them."

"But not now."

"Delay it for two days, and hand it over after the next round of beast tide attacks begins."

"If the Huaxia Army urges us..."

"Tell them we have done our best..."