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Chapter 921 The Eastern Wilderness Tribes Have Lost All Their Face

After seeing the pictures, everyone's eyes widened, and they were all shocked beyond measure!

"Holy crap, what is this?"

“I recognized the flag of the Longxia tribe at a glance, but why does this blurry flag look so much like the totem flag of the Eastern Wilderness tribe? Don’t you think so?”

"It really is! It's not just a resemblance, it's theirs. But looking at this picture, why is the Longxia Navy's supply ship sandwiching the Donghuang Maritime Self-Defense Force's warship in the middle? The Longxia tribe's warships are smaller, while the Donghuang tribe's are larger. Where are they headed?"

"Is it possible that the Eastern Wilderness warships surrounded the Dragon Summer Tribe's naval warships?"

"Did you get your head stuck in a door, or are you just plain stupid? Didn't you see that the Longxia Navy has several warships? You're telling me how one warship can surround the Longxia fleet? Please open your eyes wide when you look at the picture. The Longxia Navy is now holding the Donghuang warship hostage."

"But, but didn't you see that the Eastern Wilderness Tribe's warship is larger than the Dragon Summer Tribe's supply ship? But judging from the formation in the picture, it is indeed the Dragon Summer Navy that has hijacked the Eastern Wilderness warship. Sorry, our country does not have a navy, so I didn't see it clearly at the moment."

"It is clear from this picture that the Longxia Navy has hijacked the Donghuang warship. Moreover, this is an authoritative message released by the Longxia Foreign Affairs Department. It seems that what the Donghuang cabinet leader said is very different from the outcome of the conflict in the Dongzhou waters."

"Perhaps the Dragon Xia Navy really did win? But given the Eagle Tribe's status as the strongest navy on Blue Star, they shouldn't have been defeated. In that case, the two sides might have fought to a draw, which is probably closer to reality."

The nations had initially had doubts about the battlefield conditions, but this blurry photograph from the scene was like a heavy blow to them, leaving them completely stunned.

High-ranking officials from many countries have become even more convinced of their previous judgments!

The Longxia tribe might actually have fought to a draw with the Eagle tribe's navy!
After this idea came to mind, high-ranking officials in many countries immediately felt a chill run down their spines.

All the previous speculations were just speculations. Now that there is evidence, even if it is only one photo, they realize that they are not far from the truth.

As a result, they had to re-examine the Longxia tribe.

They were astonished to discover that the Longxia tribe not only possessed the foundation to become a superpower on Earth, but also the confidence to do so!

A draw is the best proof of that!

Moreover, they've only deduced this from the limited clues currently available. If they were to learn the truth, they'd probably tremble with fear and would avoid Longxia's foreign affairs personnel like the plague, greeting them with smiles instead!

Before long, the storm created by Longxia's announcement swept across the entire European sea area.

British Village, Downing Street, the Prime Minister's official residence.

Prime Minister Antony sat calmly in his office, sipping his fine coffee with great pleasure, his mind naturally racing.

After Richard, the intelligence officer, delivered the contents of the cabinet leader's perfunctory remarks to the general public, his wavering thoughts about the joint naval fleet of the seven nations going to the open sea to intercept the Dragon Xia naval expeditionary fleet immediately became firm.

In his view, the head of the cabinet was, after all, the second-in-command of the Eastern Wilderness tribe, a truly powerful figure. If he came out to clarify things personally, then the truth must be undeniable.

After all, he was in front of so many ordinary people; if he lied, the consequences would be very serious!
Throughout the entire planet Earth, it wasn't just Anthony who thought this way; high-ranking officials from other countries also thought so, to the point that they all believed it to be the truth.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and Richard, the head of the military intelligence agency, rushed in, holding the latest intelligence documents and looking flustered.

"Prime Minister, something terrible has happened, a really big thing has occurred."

Before the person even arrived, a hurried voice came over, sounding very anxious.

Anthony frowned immediately, but had to put down his coffee. Under his gaze, Richard practically rushed to the desk.

Richard, still catching his breath, hurriedly placed the intelligence documents on his desk: "Prime Minister, take a look! The situation in the Eastern Seas is completely different from what we predicted!"

"Completely different?"

Anthony looked surprised and quickly picked up the intelligence file. After glancing at it, his pupils dilated violently, as if an eight-magnitude earthquake had occurred.

"How could this happen?"

His eyes were fixed on the contents of the picture, and his lips began to tremble.

After Richard sat down, he explained earnestly, "This was downloaded from the latest announcement from the Dragon Summer Tribe. Just now, both the Eagle Tribe and the Dragon Summer Tribe released their announcements. It's true!"

After hearing this, Anthony felt a sudden chill run from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, and his whole body went cold!
The information released by the Longxia tribe, along with these photos, is completely unrelated to what the cabinet leader previously said; on the contrary, it is consistent with the previously released information.

"Why, how could this happen?"

Anthony's mind was buzzing, as if he had been hit hard on the back with a club. "The warships of the Eastern Wilderness Tribes have been escorted away by the Dragon Xia Navy, and the Cabinet Chief is still spouting nonsense? Which one is the truth?"

Even now, he can't tell which news is true and which is false.

It's not that he didn't want to distinguish between truth and falsehood, but rather that he was afraid to.

Because once it is confirmed that the message released by the Longxia tribe is true, then their mission to intercept the seven-nation naval vessels of the Longxia naval expeditionary fleet will likely be doomed!

Are they about to change their strategy immediately and force the sniping into a welcoming ceremony?
At this moment, Anthony felt his whole body was ice-cold, as if he were in a refrigerator, and he was completely dazed.

He has no idea how the war in the Eastern Continent is going; he has lost his basic judgment and is in a state of confusion.

We can't get in touch with the Eagle Tribe, and now the Dragon Summer Tribe and the Eastern Wilderness Tribe are expressing their own opinions, and they've reached two completely different conclusions.

The head of the cabinet is a prominent figure and the second-in-command of the Eastern Wilderness tribe. How could he possibly lie? The key point is that it happened in front of so many angry people from the Eastern Wilderness. It's obvious that this matter will spread widely across the planet.

Telling lies is not just a disgrace in one's own country, but a disgrace to the entire planet, a complete humiliation.

It was based on this judgment that Anthony felt the cabinet leader wouldn't dare to lie! Besides, the Eastern Wilderness tribe had participated in the war, so there was absolutely no reason for them to tell this lie.

The cost is simply too high; one wrong move could consume the entire head of the cabinet, plunging him into an abyss of no return.

Similarly, the Longxia tribe was also a participating nation, so it was even more impossible for them to lie, and there was no need for them to do so!
Moreover, their announcement was released almost simultaneously with that of the Eagle Tribe, making it extremely credible; otherwise, the Eagle Tribe would have jumped in. Therefore, for a moment, Anthony believed that everything they said was true.

However, the conclusions of these two sets of statements are completely contradictory, to the point that Anthony doesn't know which one to believe is true and closer to the truth!

"Why is this happening?"

Anthony was incredibly frustrated. "Which one is real? How can I not tell?"

Even if he racked his brains, he couldn't figure it out. Even though the Eastern Wilderness Tribe had participated in the war, in reality, the Hai Zijiu army was completely wiped out not long after the war started, and the air force lost more than a third of its strength. They were completely driven out of the battlefield by the Longxia Navy.

In addition, the Eagle Tribe deliberately blocked the news, which resulted in the Eastern Wilderness Tribe's high-ranking officials and intelligence department being completely unaware of the progress of the second half of the naval battle, and knowing nothing about the exact details!
Soon, Anthony turned his attention back to the latest announcement from the Longxia Tribe's Foreign Affairs Department.

"...Given the various rumors circulating, claiming that our navy suffered heavy losses, this is utter nonsense. As for those who spread these rumors..."

This passage, though only a few dozen words long, has been read by Anthony at least ten times, and he can even recite it from memory.

Even though it had been said that the whole truth would be revealed after the peace talks, some of the wording, such as mentioning rumors, made him realize that things were not so simple.

"Richard, who do you think this rumor-monger is referring to?"

Anthony looked up at Richard across from him and asked with considerable curiosity.

As the highest-ranking official in the Military Intelligence Bureau, Richard had a large number of top intelligence analysts under his command.

No matter what, he felt that the other party must have come to some conclusions, which meant he didn't need to waste any more energy thinking about it.

Having already wasted a lot of brain cells, Anthony felt his brain was about to shut down if he continued to think.

Richard glanced at the intelligence report, organized his thoughts briefly, and said, "Prime Minister, I believe the rumor-mongers mentioned by the Longxia tribe have some relevant intelligence. Moreover, I think they are more confident in their claims."

"Otherwise, they would never use the term 'rumor-monger' in such a serious setting. Moreover, this 'rumor-monger' most likely refers to the head of the Eastern Wilderness Tribe's cabinet!"

Just as Anthony was puzzled, Richard pointed to the enlarged photo and explained, "Prime Minister, take a look at what's in this photo."

"The Dragon Xia warships are escorting the Eastern Wilderness warships. Even though we cannot predict the final outcome of the battle between the Dragon Xia navy and the Eagle Tribe navy, we can conclude that the Eastern Wilderness tribe suffered heavy losses in this conflict; otherwise, their ships would not have been captured!"

Upon hearing this, even if Anthony's brain was completely fried, he would have already formed a basic judgment.

"what do you mean?"

Anthony stroked his chin with his right hand and tentatively asked, "Is the head of the Eastern Wilderness Cabinet lying?"

“Prime Minister, we can basically draw that conclusion!” Richard said seriously.

“Then I don’t understand, why would he lie? What benefit would it bring him?” Anthony asked, frowning.

"Well, I don't know about that." Richard paused slightly, then chuckled awkwardly.

As for why the cabinet leader lied, he genuinely didn't know. He wasn't a mind reader, and besides, he had too little information to draw any conclusions.

Previously, the Eastern Wilderness Tribe had adopted strict measures to block information about the defeat at the front, so naturally the other countries were unaware of it.

Only the ever-present intelligence agents of the White Bear tribe learned of this news from the cabinet minister!

Because of the vast distance, the countries in the European seas naturally did not receive this important intelligence.

Before Anthony could speak, Richard explained, "Prime Minister, we don't have any more information on this matter yet, so we can't draw any conclusions."

"Too."

Anthony nodded slightly and stopped worrying about it, but other concerns arose in his mind.

“Richard, do you think this is the Dragonxia tribe warning us?” Anthony pointed to the picture and asked.

"A warning to us? I don't know either."

Richard responded very frankly, then changed the subject, "However, there is one thing: the Dragon Xia Navy has captured warships of the Eastern Wilderness Tribe before, and we even sent relevant intelligence personnel to gather information."

“I’m aware of that,” Anthony nodded and replied casually.

He was well aware that the Longxia Navy had done this more than once. He even sent people to the Longxia tribe to participate in the bidding for the aircraft carrier, only to have it snatched away by the Tesha tribe, which nearly made him vomit blood with anger.

"It seems this matter is not simple; we need to think about it carefully."

Anthony said with some concern, "The White Bear Tribe's sudden move is very worrying. The situation is becoming increasingly beyond our control."

Richard listened attentively but did not offer any opinion.

After a moment, Anthony finished his coffee in one gulp and then ordered, "Pass down the word to have the frontline fleet suspend military operations."

"I need to meet with the other six leaders to discuss and decide on the specific timing of the operation."

Richard quickly replied, "Yes, Prime Minister, I'll arrange it right away."

After the door closed, Anthony immediately instructed his staff to take action and notify the top leaders of the other six countries to go online for an emergency meeting.

Not long after, the online video conference was announced, with the other six heads of state joining the meeting.

For them, this was a very urgent online meeting, and they had to reach a consensus to deal with the crisis they were facing.

(End of this chapter)