si-mexico Chapter 537 Not optimistic
Chapter 537 Not optimistic
On June 12th, Li Chenglong and his group arrived at Roland Star aboard the Flying Dragon. Due to a space reversal encountered en route, their arrival was delayed by 3 days.
Based on communication outside the atmosphere, Li Chenglong's Flying Dragon was permitted to land in the territory of Princess Laura, and could then proceed to the imperial capital, Roland City. This was one of the strict regulations of Roland Star; unless in a very urgent situation, no one, not even an important figure from the Interstellar Alliance, could land directly in Roland City.
It wasn't that Queen Raimon was afraid of anything. As a level 14 powerhouse, there were very few things that could frighten her, almost none. The main reason was that, for the sake of Roland City and its surrounding natural environment, nothing too modern had been built here. Everything was kept within the limits of ensuring the normal lives of the people of Roland City.
After the Flying Dragon landed, the person who came to pick him up was Cynthia, whom Li Chenglong had met before, and Laura, the second strongest person on Roland Star, the highest leader of this territory, the eldest daughter of Queen Raymond, and a level 13 late-stage superpower user. Laura's appearance was five or six points similar to Queen Raymond, and she was about 165 cm tall, with the standard appearance of a high-blooded elf from Roland Star.
Cynthia and Li Chenglong introduced Princess Laura and their respective members to each other. Princess Laura smiled and said in interstellar language, "I have heard the Queen mention a man named Li Chenglong many times. He comes from the third planet of the solar system on the edge of the galaxy. Seeing is believing, and I have met him this year. He is indeed extraordinary and valiant."
Li Chenglong immediately replied in his more fluent interstellar language: "I have also heard about Princess Laura through Miss Cynthia and Miss Jasmine many times. I know that you are not only powerful in combat, but also very knowledgeable in culture, economics, politics and other fields. You are a very perfect all-rounder."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Li Chenglong and his team boarded a train to the capital under Princess Laura's instructions, while Cynthia, as Queen Raymond's representative, would also be traveling along.
The train was very fast and quiet, and since Princess Laura's area was relatively close to the capital, it was expected to take only 7 hours to arrive.
In the train's dining car, Cynthia said apologetically, "I'm sorry, because Her Majesty the Queen was in a hurry to see you, Princess Laura did not insist that you stay for a meal. However, the food on this train is quite good, so please enjoy it. Just please don't litter, and be sure to put your trash into the appropriate bins. Also, please don't waste food."
After he finished speaking, an electronic menu appeared in the area in front of everyone at the dining table. Li Chenglong saw that it had everything: exotic beast meat, beef and mutton, chicken, duck, fish and eggs, as well as various dishes and desserts made from vegetables and fruits.
According to their own tastes, each of them ordered what they liked to eat. In less than five minutes, some robots brought all the food and placed it in front of them.
Li Chenglong had eaten at their restaurant twice when he visited Roland Star before and was quite satisfied with the taste. Some people were unsure which food to choose, so Li Chenglong offered some suggestions. While everyone ate and chatted, Li Chenglong also learned a lot about the special forces from Cynthia.
Cynthia said, "Lord Li, and friends from Earth, let me give you an update on the current situation of the Special Forces. Please enjoy your meal. To make it easier for you to keep track of the dates, I will use your Earth's date system."
"Just 48 days ago, we received a message from Jasmine, who was serving as the ambassador at the Interstellar Alliance headquarters. She said that due to the overwhelming number of special forces, several fleets at the Interstellar Alliance headquarters had been destroyed, and the headquarters itself was under attack by a large number of high-level special forces, putting it in a very critical situation. The very next day, the Interstellar Alliance headquarters was breached by special forces, and officers such as Geddes died heroically in battle."
Cynthia said with some disappointment, "Miss Jasmine's communication ended there, and there has been no news since. Moreover, according to our investigation in the capital city of Roland, Miss Jasmine's private spaceship has also lost signal, indicating that it has been destroyed. Since there has been no news for so long, I'm afraid she is no longer alive."
Li Chenglong traveled to Tarot Star with Jasmine. Although they only spent a little over a month together, he was deeply impressed by her. Furthermore, when he returned to the Interstellar Alliance headquarters with Jin Mengfei, she gifted him the Star-Crossing Gun, crafted with all her might by Queen Raymond, and they became good friends.
Cynthia continued, "Forty days ago, our planet Roland discovered traces of special forces in the space we were responsible for. Thanks to Queen Raymond's swift response, our fleet quickly wiped out this group of special forces. More than a dozen special warriors among them were also killed by Princess Laura and other powerful warriors."
"The current situation is that in the star system where our three planets, Meilan, Roland, and Hailan, are located, there are no fewer than 1 million special forces, and the number is constantly increasing. In response, Queen Raimon has convened the high-ranking officials of the other two planets to discuss this matter. Today is the day of the conference, but we will miss it."
Li Chenglong asked, "We have a general understanding of the situation, but it seems we'll have to go to the capital to find out the specific content of the meeting. Miss Cynthia, I'd like to know about Lena, Roddick, and Sera. After they helped us resolve the issue, they left with the Interstellar Alliance fleet, so we don't know their current situation."
Cynthia replied, "Princess Sera left early and has already returned safely to our Roland Star. As for Mr. Roddick, he has been confirmed dead in battle. Ms. Lena was seriously injured, but she has also returned to Hailan Star and is currently recuperating. She is not accepting any visitors for the time being."
Li Chenglong felt a weight lifted from his heart. He hadn't heard from Teacher Lena for some time, and now he could finally relax.
After finishing their meal, everyone returned to their respective rooms to rest for a while. Although the train didn't look very spacious from the outside, thanks to the use of space technology inside, everyone had a small but comfortable personal room.
Three hours later, Cynthia arrived at the train's lounge and saw Li Chenglong and the others already seated there. Cynthia said with some surprise, "Lord Li, I've only just realized how strong the people you brought this time are. There are four level 13 individuals and three level 12 individuals. I am a level 13 superpowered individual who has leveled up quite a bit, and several of my subordinates are also level 12 individuals with decent strength. I wonder if we could have a sparring session and learn from each other?"
Li Chenglong glanced around and saw that Cynthia was indeed one of the leaders of the royal guard, and her strength was quite good. Among her subordinates on the train, there were also four level 12 superpower users.
Seeing the eager expressions on Teng Hai's, Wang Zhan's, Sun Menghua's, and others' faces, Li Chenglong smiled and said, "If it's convenient for everyone, then of course we can, but it's not really convenient to have a competition on this train."
Cynthia replied, "This train happens to have a built-in training ground. Although it's not very large, it's enough for our competition. Moreover, to prevent any problems during the competition, our scientists from Roland have carried out multiple reinforcements."
The group then arrived at the arena. After some discussion, they decided to send Teng Hai, Sun Menghua, and Wang Zhan—three level 12 three-elemental ability users—along with Zhao Liying to participate in the competition. Cynthia, on the other hand, would participate with herself and three level 12 ability users.
After more than an hour of intense battle, the Li Chenglong team and the Cynthia team were tied 2-2. Teng Hai and Sun Menghua won on Li Chenglong's side, while Zhao Liying and Wang Zhan unfortunately lost.
Zhao Liying had no regrets about losing to Cynthia, after all, Cynthia had been a level 13 superpowered person for a very long time, while she had only reached level 13 in a little over half a year, which was a huge difference.
Seven hours passed quickly, and Li Chenglong and his group finally arrived at the capital city of Roland on time.