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General Yao had already established the situation in the battle, and I merely took advantage of it, Lin Yao said modestly.
Tang Yunting nodded, acknowledging her statement, and continued to ask, "So now the Expeditionary Special Forces are under your command?"
"No, the Expeditionary Force is currently commanded by Captain Yao Zhengqi. I'm just temporarily filling in for him," Lin Yao replied.
Tang Yunting nodded again, even going so far as to say, "I guessed as much. Such a professional team can't be commanded by just anyone."
From the very beginning, Lin Yao sensed something off about Tang Yunting. At first, she thought it was just her imagination, but hearing his words confirmed that he indeed harbored ill intentions.
She thought that Uncle Wang Sanquan and his nephew would need some time to catch up, but before Lin Yao could probe into Tang Yunting's hostility, he approached her.
"Uncle San, what's wrong?"
"Academician Zheng and the others have arrived. He called everyone for a meeting," Wang Sanquan said.
They were aware that Academician Zheng was aboard the flagship. However, at that time, they were too eager to rescue General Yao and didn't have time to catch up; they had directly made a spatial jump, leaving the flagship behind.
Now that the flagship had arrived, she should indeed go greet Academician Zheng.
"Wang Jincheng, go check if Captain Yao is free. Have him come over for the meeting."
The escape pod they had dragged back truly belonged to General Yao Su. However, it wasn't that he wanted to escape; rather, his adjutant had knocked him out when he wasn't paying attention and stuffed him into the escape pod while taking his place to face death.
Having not seen each other for so long, there was much to discuss. Lin Yao took it upon herself to handle responsibilities—cleaning up where needed and tying up loose ends.
Now that Academician Zheng was calling everyone for a meeting, Captain Yao Zhengqi, as the leader of the Special Forces, should naturally represent them in this meeting.
Twenty minutes is neither long nor short, but Lin Yao didn't expect Academician Zheng to have aged so much; after all, he was only a little over a hundred years old.
"Lin Yao, my young friend! It's so good to see you alive!" Academician Zheng exclaimed with deep emotion upon seeing her.
"Yes, I'm still alive and my skills have improved. But Academician Zheng, why do you look so much older? Have you been working too hard on your research?" Lin Yao said as she supported his trembling hand with concern.
"I thought you all were dead. When I received those materials from you, I worked myself to the bone researching them. If I hadn't done so, wouldn't that have betrayed your sincere intentions?" Academician Zheng replied with a look of earnestness. "Now that I know you're all alive, I will take good care of my health!"
Lin Yao directly pulled out the longevity potion she had received from the system and placed it in his hand. "You look too unwell; this potion will do you good. Please drink it."
Upon hearing this, Academician Zheng didn't even ask what kind of potion it was before gulping it down in one go.
"Aren't you going to ask what kind of potion it is?"
"You would never harm me," Academician Zheng said with a look of trust.
Lin Yao was speechless. "Alright. This is the longevity potion, which can extend life by three years. I have the formula here; let me prepare some for you to distribute to those researchers whose lifespans are at risk. Each of them will receive three doses."
"Okay, I'll wait for your potion."
Just then, Yao Su and Yao Zhengqi entered together, instantly drawing the attention of everyone in the conference hall.
Representatives from other expeditionary forces came forward to congratulate them. "General Yao, congratulations! You've escaped death and reunited with your son!"
"Thank you, thank you, everyone," Yao Su said, unable to hide his joy.
Seeing that everyone had arrived and the meeting was about to begin, Lin Yao prepared to leave.
"Lin Yao, sit next to me," Academician Zheng called out.
Lin Yao was taken aback; she wasn't part of the research institute, so it felt inappropriate.
"Your contributions to the Yunmeng Star System cannot be overlooked!" Academician Zheng's tone was firm.
As the meeting commenced, Academician Zheng, as the head of the construction of the jump point, was the first to speak. "Now that the construction of the jump point has begun, we cannot hesitate. We must push forward and complete this three-thousand agreement."
"However," he continued, "the Eastern Empire has detected our movements. Even if we fend off this wave of attacks, they will undoubtedly continue to harass us. Therefore, I urge all soldiers to do their utmost to resist the Eastern Empire and protect our jump point's construction."
As soon as Academician Zheng finished speaking, Tang Yunting exclaimed anxiously, "The Eastern Empire's technological level far surpasses ours in Yunmeng. They have even more advanced support behind them. Although we have many expeditionary forces present, we truly struggle against their firepower!"
"That may be true," another representative from the expeditionary forces interjected. "But the construction of the jump point is urgent. We are only a few dozen away from three thousand; we don't have much time to delay."
"But our military strength is vastly inferior; that's an undeniable fact," Tang Yunting lamented. "Even if we sacrifice our soldiers' lives, we still can't bridge this gap in firepower!"
At that moment, Yao Su tapped on the table and said, "Are you just now realizing how great our gap with the Eastern Empire is? As a commander, your role isn't to evade responsibility or lament but to find ways to fulfill orders from above. If you can't handle it, you can step aside for someone more capable!"
"What do you mean by that, Yao Su?" Tang Yunting shot back angrily.
In contrast to Tang Yunting's agitation, Yao Su remained calm and composed. "Don't you know what I mean?"
"You—"
Tang Yunting tried to retort but was interrupted by Academician Zheng. "Tang Yunting, I also believe you're not suited for this position. I will report this to the Marshal and higher-ups and consider replacing you as leader of the second army."
"Zheng Zhong, how can you treat me like this?" Tang Yunting protested.
Academician Zheng glared at him coldly. "How have I treated you? I offered you face; it was you who rejected it. You took advantage of my focus on research to seize this general position under my name. Now that you can't shoulder the responsibilities of a general, it's time for you to step down!"
Seeing that he was serious, Tang Yunting panicked. "Wait! Cousin! I was just speaking out of turn! Please don't report me to the higher-ups for removal! I promise I'll do whatever you ask from now on without any objections!"
Academician Zheng neither agreed nor refused; he simply bypassed the topic and continued with the original discussion.
"The gap between our technology and that of the East is indeed significant. If we blindly resist, we will only suffer heavy losses. That’s why I called this meeting—to encourage everyone to brainstorm and see what methods we can employ to stop the disturbances from the East!
The only solution is to find something even greater than the East to suppress it."
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