Douluo: Dragon King's Star Devouring Wings

Chapter 641 Sneak Attack? Settling the score!
Just after the controversy surrounding Qian Gu Huang Yu's announcement of amending federal laws to secure her re-election had subsided, another explosive piece of news ignited public opinion across the entire Sun and Moon Federation.

Before the smoke rising from the Naval Headquarters had even dissipated, major news outlets of the Sun and Moon Federation had already begun broadcasting emergency news.

The headquarters of the Sun Moon Federation Navy has been attacked!

As reports of casualties and economic losses spread throughout the streets and alleys of the Sun and Moon Federation.

The Sun-Moon Federation, the most powerful nation in human history, is deeply wounded in every nerve.

Along the coast of Tianhai City, the fishing nets in the hands of fishermen unintentionally came loose, and the fish they had painstakingly caught were thus returned to the sea.

On a Midwestern farm, a farmer holding a pitchfork stands motionless in front of a barn, as flocks of crows fly over his stiff shoulders.

In the Mingde Hall of Mingdu, the soul tool developed by the soul tool researcher fell to the ground, and soul tool blueprints were scattered all over the ground.

Since the One Year War, the entire Sun and Moon Federation has been gripped by anti-war sentiment, and now everyone realizes just how close war is to them.

Only at this moment did they realize that war was not something they could avoid simply by not wanting it. Even if the Sun and Moon Federation did not take the initiative to attack others, someone would still attack the Sun and Moon Federation.

Faced with this terrorist attack, the largest since the Holy Spirit Cult attacked Mingdu, the people of the entire Sun and Moon Federation were outraged.

A mere Douling Empire? I may not be able to deal with evil spirit masters, but I can certainly deal with you.

The Sun-Moon Federation, which was originally immersed in anti-war sentiment, suddenly underwent a complete 180-degree turn.

The blacksmiths of the Blacksmiths' Association threw away their forging hammers and spontaneously gathered in front of the association's gate. They pounded the iron sheets with their fists, which were covered with rare metal shavings, and their shouts shook the rust off the beams.

The students of the Soul Master Academy spontaneously organized themselves and spread the slogan of attacking the two great empires and keeping the enemy outside the country's borders.

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Mingdu, Prime Minister's Office.

"Huang'er, all 120 members of the council have signed a petition, hoping that our Prime Minister can quickly approve the decision to go to war with the two great empires," Gu Yuena said to Qian Gu Huang Yu with a smile.

Qian Gu Huang Yu laughed, "It's just like when you're sleepy, someone brings you a pillow! I didn't expect the Dou Ling Empire to be so brave."

"I was planning to stage an attack myself! I didn't expect them to do it for me."

"Speaking of which, Hanyu, how much damage did your navy suffer this time?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked, looking at Chen Hanyu.

After completing the Eternal Phoenix Feather plan, Chen Hanyu came to Mingdu to report the losses of the plan to her.

“The navy doesn’t belong to me, it belongs to you,” Chen Hanyu quickly replied.

Under the rule of the Ancient Phoenix Feather, the entire Sun and Moon Federation exhibited an atmosphere of treating commoners with courtesy while cracking down hard on the Soul Clan.

Chen Hanyu would never joke about matters of loyalty!

Qian Gu Huang Yu waved her hand dismissively and said, "There are no outsiders here, no need to be so serious."

Although Qian Gu Huang Yu always tries to project an image of authority to the outside world as the tower master of the Spirit Pagoda, the prime minister of the Sun and Moon Federation, and the only designated positive-level cadre on the entire planet.

However, Qian Gu Huang Yu naturally wouldn't show any displeasure to her relatives and friends who she had known for many years.

As long as what you do isn't too outrageous and is somewhat forgivable, Qian Gu Huang Yu won't bother to pursue it.

After exchanging pleasantries, Chen Hanyu began to report on the losses suffered by the naval headquarters in the air raid: "Because I gave the soldiers leave in advance, there were no casualties in this attack."

Because of the advance evacuation, there were no casualties at the naval headquarters. The death and injury figures reported in the news were just casually put up by Chen Hanyu to incite public anger.

“But the economic losses are quite severe,” Chen Hanyu said, changing the subject. “All seventy-plus of our warships docked at the naval headquarters have been sunk.”

"The economic losses are incalculable, including the loss of battleships... and we've even lost over a dozen ancient soul bones..."

"Wait, you only lost a few ships, how come you also lost your soul bone?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked in surprise.

Chen Hanyu blinked her big, bright eyes and said, "In order to reward soldiers who fight bravely in a timely manner during missions, the Sea God Legion has always had the tradition of placing soul bones in warships for timely rewards."

"These details are written in the detailed report I submitted."

Upon hearing this, Qian Gu Huang Yu opened the loss report that Chen Han Yu had just submitted.

At the beginning, things were relatively normal, such as how many battleships, how many cruisers, how many soul-guided rays, how many fixed-mount soul-guided shells, and so on.

But later on, the losses became increasingly outrageous: fifteen ten-thousand-year soul bones were lost, four hundred-thousand-year soul spirits were lost, and a ton of Heavenly Forged Metal was lost…

After reading it, Qian Gu Huang Yu looked at Chen Han Yu with a dark expression and said, "Why don't you just say that you lost a Sea God Island?"

"I clearly asked you to carry out a mission, so you've come here to settle scores with me, haven't you?"

Chen Hanyu blushed slightly and whispered, "Anyway, it's all paid for through the company's accounts, so just reimburse a little bit!"

"Slap!" Qian Gu Huang Yu slapped his forehead. Initially, Qian Gu Huang Yu's idea was to have Chen Han Yu evacuate the soldiers.

Throw some old warships onto the sea, and also throw in some documents that are not convenient to disclose or preserve, so that they are blown to bits and there is no way to verify them.

Who would have thought that after Chen Hanyu deeply understood the spirit of the Eternal Phoenix Feather, she would come directly to her to make a wish?

Anyway, it was all blown up, and there's no way to prove it's dead. If I say it's gone, then it's gone.

Qian Gu Huang Yu curled her lips and said, "You know the Federation isn't in a good state right now, so stop pretending to be pitiful here."

"I'll give you the position of frontline commander-in-chief. As for how much benefit you can gain, that's up to you. Is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Hanyu immediately perked up, gave Qian Gu Huang Yu a military salute, and said, "Your Excellency only needs to sit on the throne, and I will plunder all the treasures in the world to present to you."

"Alright, alright, if you have nothing else to say, get lost." Qian Gu Huang Yu said, sounding utterly speechless.

Dai Lingxun knew that the two great empires could not possibly defeat the Sun and Moon Federation, and the generals of the Sun and Moon Federation naturally knew it as well.

In other words, this was a great achievement of destroying a country for free.

But the question remains: who will ultimately claim this great credit? There's currently a fierce competition within the military.

The Air Force, backed by Commander-in-Chief Qian Renxue, was determined to claim all the credit, while the Army's leader, Qian Gu Dongfeng, the elder brother of Qian Gu Huangyu, was naturally unwilling to be second to anyone.

Only the navy is in a state of being neither loved nor cared for.

Although Chen Hanyu is a naval marshal and an original shareholder of the Yixin Society, he holds a very high position in the Sun and Moon Federation.

However, compared to the "royal relatives," they are far inferior. Qian Renxue is nominally Qian Gu Huangyu's sister and the commander-in-chief of the new federation during the One Year War. No one can question her prestige or strength. Although Qian Gu Dongfeng lacks military achievements, he is the prime minister's older brother, and with the support of the Qian Gu family, his prestige in the military is also considerable.

However, Chen Hanyu's position is rather awkward. In terms of strength, she is not as good as Qian Renxue, and in terms of connections, she is not as good as Qian Gu Dongfeng. In fact, she also has a criminal record of the Sea God family assassinating Qian Gu Huangyu.

This has resulted in the navy having insufficient influence within the military and a rather awkward position.

However, the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire are located overseas, so if they want to launch an expedition there, they must send their navies.

It's fair to say that the navy absolutely needs a share of this expedition. But even so, the air force and army want an even bigger slice.

After all, the Sun Moon Federation's goal this time is to occupy the entire territory of the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, and it will inevitably have to deploy its army to occupy the entire territory.

In addition, there are the Shrek Academy and Tang Sect allied forces, handpicked by Qian Gu Huang Yu as filler characters, although they are generally considered cannon fodder.

But since they are frontline fighters, they will naturally get a share of the benefits, but this is to provide their families with compensation after they die.

Therefore, although Chen Hanyu knew that she could not get the lion's share of the credit this time, she still hoped to get the part that should rightfully belong to the Navy.

...

Shortly after Chen Hanyu left, Qian Gu Huang Yu delivered a national address, strongly condemning the Dou Ling Empire's sneak attack and declaring war on the Dou Ling Empire and the Xing Luo Empire on behalf of the Sun Moon Federation.

Qian Gu Huang Yu's speech instantly ignited the already surging public opinion, and many veterans of the One Year War came to the nearest recruitment office, saying that they wanted to go to war for the country.

The workers who had initially resisted entering the arsenal also came to the arsenal on their own initiative, preparing to manufacture weapons for the soldiers on the front lines.

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Star Luo Empire.

Inside the palace, Dai Lingxun sat in the command center, quietly awaiting news from the Sun and Moon Federation's spies.

She had learned of the successful air raid a day earlier, but now she was waiting for Qian Gu Huang Yu's statement.

If things go wrong, they will face the wrath of the world's number one and strongest nation.

To Dai Lingxun's right was Xue Chaoyang, the capital of the Douling Empire. Unlike the composed Dai Lingxun, Xue Chaoyang was sweating profusely and even rubbing his hands together, looking like a primary school student who hadn't done his homework and was afraid of being caught by the teacher.

"Report! Your Majesty, the Thousand-Year Phoenix Feather has declared war on the two great empires!"

Soon, an announcement came from outside the door.

Upon hearing the news of the declaration of war, Xue Chaoyang jumped up from his chair in astonishment. Forgetting all about his imperial dignity, cold sweat streamed down his face as he frantically asked, "What do we do? What do we do?"

"Didn't I already have it disguised as a terrorist attack by the Holy Spirit Cult? Why is the Sun and Moon Federation still declaring war on us?"

Dai Lingxun glanced at the distraught Xue Chaoyang and said, "Qian Gu Huang Yu has wanted to wage war against us for a long time. All she needs is something to incite public outrage."

"Whether we did that specific thing or not, and whether it has anything to do with us, is completely unimportant."

Xue Chaoyang said, "Then what do you think we should do now? Are we just going to sit here and wait for them to come knocking on our door?"

Dai Lingxun said, "Let's continue the attack while the Sun Moon Federation's military soul tools are not yet fully equipped."

"However, this time the target cannot be the Navy Headquarters; it must be their soul guidance factory."

"This will slow down their advance to the greatest extent possible and keep the enemy out of the country."

Upon hearing Dai Lingxun speak, Xue Chaoyang seemed to have found his pillar of support and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, let's do it that way."

...

Shrek Academy, Poseidon Pavilion.

Today, the Sea God Pavilion welcomed an uninvited guest.

Yun Ming looked at the uninvited Qian Gu Huang Yu, forced a smile, and asked, "What brings you here, sir?"

Qian Gu Huang Yu glanced at Yun Ming with amusement and said, "I think Pavilion Master Yun has already guessed it, hasn't he?"

Yun Ming smiled wryly, "As long as you give the order, all the soul masters from Shrek Academy and Tang Sect will rush to the battlefield for you."

Yun Ming knew that they would eventually be sent to the front lines to fight against the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire as filler characters, but he didn't expect that day to come so soon.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "I have long heard that Shrek Academy and Tang Sect are closely allied and have great power and influence, so this time I will not send anyone to the front line to cause trouble for you."

"But within a month, we must invade the homelands of both great empires."

Yun Ming's pupils suddenly contracted, and he said, "Your Excellency, this is impossible! How could the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy possibly have the strength to shoulder the entire war?"

Qian Gu Huang Yu sneered, "You could do it during the One Year War, but you can't now?"

“You are now a quasi-god, and Zang Xin, Cao Dezhi, and Guan Yue are also close to becoming Limit Douluo.”

"Not to mention that your Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion elders and Tang Sect retainers still have several Super Douluo."

"In the end, war is still a war of soul masters. You go and oversee the Star Luo Empire, and the rest can go to the Dou Ling Empire."

"If you are really unable to complete this, you can also choose to offer the entire Shrek Academy and Tang Sect to the Federation for unified allocation."

Yun Ming inwardly groaned. Did Shrek Academy and Tang Sect really lack the strength to invade the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire?

Of course there are, but after that, the foundation of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect would be almost exhausted.

After a year of war and the suppression by the Thousand Ancient Phoenix Feather, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect are barely surviving.

Moreover, in order to avoid offending the powerful and influential Qian Gu Huang Yu and to safeguard their own and their descendants' future, many Soul Clan members do not want their descendants to study at Shrek Academy or join the Tang Sect.

This is especially true for Soul Masters from commoner backgrounds; in their eyes, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect are nothing more than war criminals.

If it weren't for the fact that Qian Gu Huang Yu was mindful of the past connection between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda, it would have been destroyed.

In other words, it's becoming increasingly difficult for Shrek Academy and Tang Sect to attract new talent.

This all-out war against the two great empires will not only consume a huge amount of resources for Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, but will also cause them to lose a large number of manpower.

Even if they win, but lose the new generation and have no future, what meaning will that have for Tang Sect and Shrek Academy?

(End of this chapter)