This Terra is a little weird.

The Marauder-class Titans marched powerfully across the land of Iberia, and the Astra Militarum following behind the Titan formations replanted their flags in central Iberia.

A few days ago, a Predator-class Titan and two Warhound-class Titans were transported to Iberia. This way, Iberia will always have the support of four Titans.

Once the patriots were emboldened, they immediately sent troops to retake the central region without Hai Si, and then tried to advance to the southern region.

The Predator Titan used a huge flamethrower to burn the abyss on the plain, and used the missile launcher on its shoulder to blast all the terrifying fish hiding in the burrows and caves into ashes. The War Dog-class Titans and super-heavy tanks moved rapidly on the plain, capturing one strategic point after another.

Within a few days, central Iberia was recaptured. Except for some places with high concentrations of Originium particles, most strategic points were well defended. The Astra Militarum also recaptured some areas in the southern region, but the high-intensity marching and tense spirits after several days made the soldiers exhausted.

When the Patriot ordered the repair, he was also in doubt. Could it be that Haisi really regarded Rem Billiton as the key to breaking the deadlock? They have not appeared in Iberia until now, and may have given up this battlefield, but even if Rem Billiton was attacked by Haisi's main force, it blocked the offensive, and the situation of Rem Billiton has been deadlocked.

But it soon became a different matter, as another Predator was about to arrive at Rembil, and it was heard that there was another one heading towards the Endless Ice Field.

The Patriot knew very well that the Titans were not given to the Astra Militarum by Cadia, but were all Cadia's assets. The Patriot heard that Luo Chen was gradually transferring Cadia's assets in Ursus, either by hollowing them out into shell companies or by directly selling the assets to the Ursus government at prices lower than the actual price.

Luo Chen wanted to break away from Ursus' control, and the patriots understood this, and the Ursus government would not do anything. First of all, an entire Space Marine regiment was stationed on Ursus' territory. Their combat effectiveness was known to the whole earth, and they only obeyed Luo Chen's orders. Secondly, this time the withdrawal of assets from Ursus gave enough face, leaving behind factories, workshops and production technology, and promised to send technicians to guide the operation of the Ursus factories in the next three years.

The patriots were very satisfied with this result. Cadia had always been under surveillance by various countries. Ursus was both its strong backing and the largest surveillance country. Now with Space Marines, conventional troops, and the Titan Legion which was more powerful than the Knight Mecha, Cadia had become the most powerful warlord group on earth.

The Yan State was indeed dislikeful and wary of this warlord company located on its territory, but Longmen was a free city. Although it belonged to the Yan State, the Yan State had no way of bypassing Wei Yanwu to get things done in Longmen. Wei Yanwu was a royal relative. In ancient times, he would have been a prince at least. To be honest, his current position was also an indirect result of the Yan State emperor's suspicion.

Wei Yanwu, the commander of Longmen, helped Cadia to cover for Longmen. In fact, he hoped that Cadia could play a key role when Longmen was in trouble. Although Wei Yanwu did not like relying on others, he had to admit that if Cadia wanted to break through Longmen now, it would only need two or three teams of Space Marines plus a few hundred elite troops, which Longmen's Guards could not resist.

Earlier, Wei Yanwu signed a treaty with Luo Chen. Longmen would provide money to provide a superior political environment, while Kadia would be responsible for the training and equipment of Longmen’s armed forces and cooperate with the Guard Bureau to ensure Longmen’s safety.

If you go to the Guard Bureau now, you will find that the office environment has become super good, the personnel equipment is all top-notch, and the special operations team is also equipped with laser guns and plasma weapons.

The withdrawal of investment from Ursus put Longmen under a lot of pressure. All the equipment and resources were gathered in Longmen's head office.

Luo Chen's solution to this matter was to transfer two hundred Space Marines from the Ice Field, and have them show up at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new factory outside Longmen in a swaggering manner, and even accept interviews from reporters. In this way, Wei Yanwu clearly felt that there were a lot fewer malicious eyes.

As for Luo Chen, he was now sleeping with W, and the two of them slept until noon.

After the previous attack, the position had hardly been attacked. No one knew why Hai Si did not continue the attack. Although the Fourth Corps had support, there were still so many people on the United Legion side. Luo Chen believed that if Hai Si attacked with all his strength, they would not be able to hold on for a few days. The main defense target of the Star Army was still the plains.

In the past few days, many Sarkaz mercenaries have been added to the corps. Seeing that the troops are slowly replenished and there are not many terror fish wandering around in front of the position, Luo Chen returned to the company to handle work. W and Mudstone were both injured, so they went home to recuperate. With the Sarkaz people's recovery ability, they will be back to full strength in a few days.

W poked Luo Chen's waist, making him shudder.

"What are you doing?"

"...I don't want to wash the sheets."

"You lost last night, so you have to admit defeat."

"cut......"

"Don't forget my clothes, wash them together."

"Get lost! Are you pushing your luck?"

"Oh, it's just one or two pieces. Let's wash them together. I have to go to a meeting later."

"Tsk, put on your clothes and get out of here."

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving, I'm leaving..."

Luo Chen felt uncomfortable walking from home to the company on an empty stomach. Alina was on a business trip, and W... probably didn't want to cook for him, so he just came to the company to eat.

Luo Chen greeted everyone along the way, listened to a brief report, and ran to the cafeteria. As long as it was meat, he put it all on the plate. The chef was already an old acquaintance, so he prepared a private room for Luo Chen and let him eat as he pleased.

Luo Chen was enjoying his meal when the phone rang. He saw that the number was from Patriot.

"Hello, Mr. Patriot."

"Luo Chen..."

"What's wrong, comrade Bozhukas? Is the battle getting difficult? After all, Haisi is still not seriously injured, so it's hard to..."

"Target No. 1 wants to negotiate with us."

"......ah?"

"Ishamara wants to negotiate with us."

"Negotiate?" Luo Chen paused, put a piece of meat into his mouth and chewed it fiercely: "We have nothing to discuss with the aliens. None of the aliens are good. Now they seem to want to negotiate with you and want to cooperate. Who knows what their purpose is. If you want to negotiate, you can beat them. Beat them until they have no temper and their value is depreciated to the point where they are not even worth slaves. Then we can talk."

"Alas, Luo Chen, who would talk about that?"

"I'm saying this because I didn't mean to talk like this. As for the aliens, I have only one word: fight. Especially with the likes of Ishamara, there's nothing to talk about."

"...The Astra Militarum Headquarters and the Terran Council want to talk."

"Talk? Did they get kicked in the head by a donkey? Negotiate with the aliens?"

"I need to obey orders. You are the nominal commander of the Combined Corps. Although the Combined Corps is a voluntary organization, it is still under the jurisdiction of the Astra Militarum. Moreover, you are one of the main supporters of this war. Therefore, you have to attend."

"Attend? Aren't you afraid that I will shoot her to death?"

"I believe you can put the bigger picture first."

"Sir Patriot, if we really want to put the overall situation first, we should kill Ishamara and let the various ethnic groups of Haisi split up again. This is the overall situation... Alas, you are the commander on the front line and have to obey orders from above. Who in the parliament proposed to accept peace talks with the aliens?"

"You...don't do anything stupid."

"will not."

"Councilman Glenro of Columbia, Councilman Kotlinte of Syracuse and Councilman Dovran Lenz of Victoria."

"Why are they all young politicians? Where are the old parliamentarians from these three countries?"

"He has been replaced, and there has been no news since then. Didn't you watch the news?"

"Oh, I was busy with Titan pilot training before, so I didn't have the time to listen to this."

"Luo Chen, listen to me...Oh, I have to go to take care of military affairs. You must be there in three days. This is an order."

"...Yes, sir."

Luo Chen became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. He tore the spoon off and pounded it on the seat with his fist before he calmed down. The chef heard the noise and came in: "Ah! What happened?"

"Oh, Lao Peng, wasn't I injured a few days ago? After the operation, my lungs hurt a little. When it hurt, I exerted force and accidentally broke the spoon."

"Hey, if you are sick, why don't you go home and take good care of yourself? Boss Alina is on a business trip, isn't there Team Leader W? Didn't she take good care of you?"

"No, no, this is a secondary symptom. It will take some time for me to recover. W is very good to me."

"Well, just by looking at your cheerful face, I know those girls treat you well. I'll get you some tableware."

"Row."

After dinner, Luo Chen ran to the conference room to finish the meeting, and when he returned home he saw Alina.

"Alina, when did you come back?"

"Just now, W came to pick me up. Now he's out to buy potatoes. He said he's going to make a potato feast for us."

"Alas, W has been at odds with potatoes all his life."

Alina held Luo Chen's face and looked at him: "You don't look good, what happened?"

Luo Chen nodded: "Ah, Mr. Patriot called me today and said that Hai Si wanted to negotiate with us."

"Negotiation? Can they negotiate with humans?"

"I also think it's impossible. What good intentions can a group of aliens have? But the Earth Parliament wants to negotiate. I specifically called the Ursus councillor, whom you and I both know, Chelinovsky. He told me that the council believes that Haisi's current attack on Iberia and Rem Bito is not favorable, and the threat is obviously not as great as the evil demons on the ice field, so it is better for the war in the south of the Earth to end this morning. Isn't this pure nonsense?"

Alina sat with him on the sofa. "The damage caused to the earth by the evil demons in the north is far greater than that of the current Haisi. The northern countries will never forget the destruction of humans by the evil demons. Now, Haisi is showing signs of fatigue. For the parliament that is obviously dominated by the northern countries, the evil demons are the most important target to guard against."

"I don't think so. These people are sitting in the office and have no idea what the battlefield is like. We know the battle with Haisi very well. Why can't we, who have the advantage in equipment, kill these flesh and blood creatures now? The Terrorfish have no way to deal with our armor and weapons, but their mental attacks have made a large number of our soldiers lose their combat effectiveness. We have more steel than flesh now. No matter how good the weapons are, if no one controls them, they are just firewood sticks, right? Don't they see the mentally ill soldiers carried back from the front every day?"

Alina helped him calm down: "Okay, okay, you get emotional when you mention Haisi. I think you can go and take a look at this matter. After all, the order has been issued, right?"

"I don't want to go, but I have to go, alas..."

"Remember those hybrids created by Blackblood?"

"I remember......"

"Do you think it's possible that the councillors who proposed negotiations with Hai Si are mixed-race?"

"......Hiss, this, I never thought about it. The members of the Earth Council are all top foreign affairs personnel from various countries. How could it be......"

"how come?"

"The parliamentarians of three countries were replaced by young people who had just come out of retirement. I didn't understand it for a while."

"Then send someone to check it out. Maybe there will be some gains. As for Hai Si, let's talk about it. You can also express your dissatisfaction freely. There is no need to hold it in."

"You mean, during the negotiations, I should act irrational and look like I want to continue the fight?"

"Well, we can give it a try. It would be great if we can make those congressmen reveal their true colors."

"In this case, wouldn't I become bait?"

"It's okay. Those congressmen can't touch you, or they dare not touch you. First of all, the southern countries will definitely not agree to negotiate with Haisi. Rem Billiton, Iberia, Lateran, Sargon and Kazdel will definitely stick together and oppose the negotiations. Your performance at that time can help you win the support of these countries."

"Okay, I'll give it a try. Haisi is not important now. The Titans will arrive at the front line soon. What we should be wary of are the hybrids among humans."

When the doorbell rang, Alina went to open the door and let W in. She saw her carrying a bag of potatoes and a lot of other things.

"Potatoes are so expensive today. They were obviously very cheap before. Forget it. You two should just eat my special potato hotpot."

When Luo Chen heard this, he shook his head like a rattle.

When W saw him like this, and considering that he had spent a long time washing the sheets at noon today, he got angry: "Hey! What do you mean, you idiot!?"

Luo Chen's face was grim: "Last time you mentioned a secret recipe, you almost gave it away to me. I thought it was a dish made by Furong in the kitchen."

"You! Last time I just made a mistake and accidentally dropped the bomb..."

Alina's eyes widened, Luo Chen stared and covered his stomach: "Oh my God, you are so powerful, you can even digest a bomb."

W's veins bulged, and he knocked Luo Chen to the sofa with one punch, then turned around and held Alina's hand.

"Alina, it was really an accident last time."

"I, I know, W, you never make mistakes when cooking potatoes. I'm looking forward to your potato hot pot."

"Hmm~"

Having been recognized as the best chef in the family, W happily ran to the kitchen to make her unique potato hotpot.

No one knows whether this hot pot means what it says literally or if there is some other mystery behind it.

We can’t eat it anyway (laughs).

Chapter 228 Negotiations Break Down

Now, on the empty southern Iberian plain, a not-so-big table suddenly appeared. There were three chairs on the side facing the earth, and only one on the side facing the sea.

This is the place where Hai Si and humans are negotiating. It seems ridiculous at first glance. No troops from either side are allowed to be stationed within fifty kilometers of the meeting point.

Shelain, the negotiating representative, is a member of the Earth Parliament. He is a Xiosta. As a member of the southern countries, he unexpectedly supports the peace talks with Haisi and does not care about the situation of being sandwiched by Sargon, Lateran and Iberia. But on second thought, Xiosta’s neighbor to the north is Victoria, so it is not difficult to guess why they did this.

Aiguo and Luo Chen did not believe that Hai Si could negotiate according to human rules, or that human rules did not apply to these marine creatures. Sometimes, even humans themselves would not abide by the rules. How could Hai Si trust humans?

Therefore, a task force composed of Kashejin and storm troopers was stationed fifty kilometers away. If there was any situation, they could arrive within five minutes by Thunderhawk gunboat. In order to ensure speed, these Thunderhawks were specially made to burn pure promethium.

The three drove to the negotiation site, where Ishamara was already waiting.

Aiguo and Luo Chen were both fully armed and did not look like they were here to negotiate, which made Shelain, who was standing between them, very embarrassed.

"Hi, Mr. Patriot, Mr. Luo Chen, hello. It's nice to see you again... and this..."

The patriot didn't move, and Luo Chen didn't say a word either.

Xie Lan said helplessly: "My name is Xie Lan, and I am the negotiator sent by the Earth Council."

"Hello, Mr. Shelain."

"Please take a seat."

Both parties sat in their seats, and Luo Chen and the Patriot were nervous because the terrifying fish on Ishamara's body behaved very unfriendly. It was such a rare variant, and Ishamara said it was its blood relative. Luo Chen could not see any similarities between the two.

"Ishamara, before we officially start the negotiations, I want to ask you, why do you want to attack the earth?"

"For the continuation of the herd, for our survival."

"Is that all? Can't you survive in the ocean? Why do you want to run to the land?"

"Then why do you humans want to harm the ocean?"

“We are not harming the ocean.”

"No, those industrial pollution, those warships, those wars, the oceans and the land are all being destroyed by you."