The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

"Speaker Hans clearly promised me!" Atlas said through gritted teeth.

Ai Wanxin's ears perked up, but he saw Atlas suddenly come back to his senses and stare at him warily: "Why are you telling me this? Aren't you a secret envoy sent by Marshal Schnatter? What good will it do for you to tell me what the parliament thinks? You're not going to tell me that the marshal plans to betray the parliament and the speaker for me, or because of some kind of mother planet complex, right?"

"Hush..." Ai Wanxin put her fingers together and gently tapped her lips, smiled and said, "Old sir, I am surprised by your question."

"I am surprised that you dared to step into this abyss without knowing anything about the entanglement between humans, the Federal Parliament, Speaker Hans, and those demons, and even dreamed of retreating with the spoils."

"I want to ask you, why are you so sure that Speaker Hans will fulfill his promise?"

"After he was re-elected successfully due to his popularity rising due to his reintegration of Earth into the Interstellar Federation, what difference does it make to him whether Earth is governed by the Earth Alliance government you formed or by those demons?"

"Those demons are obviously a million times more difficult to deal with than you humans whose technology is hundreds of years behind. Using you abandoned pawns to appease them for a while is a very cost-effective deal, right?"

"Nonsense!" Atlas stood up again, flicked his sleeves and turned around in one go, but this time he did not take a step forward. Instead, he cast his gaze at Yin Yanhan where Ai Wanxin and others could not see.

He was asking if what she said was true.

……

Yin Yanhan looked down and nodded slightly.

The temperature in the conference room is kept constant at the most comfortable temperature for humans all year round, but Atlas's vest was suddenly covered with a layer of cold sweat.

He still doubted the reason why Schnatter asked her to do this, but he was convinced that old Hans had decided to betray and pull the plug.

"Ah~" Ai Wanxin sighed softly and said regretfully, "Since you don't believe it, forget it."

"It's a pity that Marshal Schnatter finally managed to secure a glimmer of hope for you and the Earth..."

"Forget it. Life is like a dream, like dew or lightning. What's the difference between dying now and dying later?"

"What hope?" Atlas half turned his head and looked at Ai Wanxin sinisterly. "Why did Marshal Schnatter refuse to see me before, but now he suddenly said that he found a hope for me? I am useless to Speaker Hans, so how can I be useful to him?"

"Please sit down." Ai Wanxin motioned for him to sit down again, "This is a long story."

After Atlas sat down again, Ai Wanxin's gaze seemed to pass through him and landed on a point in the void. She said slowly, "The struggle between demons and humans can be traced back hundreds of years ago. At that time, humans were almost on the verge of extinction. It was a group of brave and fearless warriors who, after a tenacious and unremitting struggle, drove the demons into a void in the universe."

"However, hundreds of years of peace have made some people feel that they are powerful again. As soon as Speaker Hans took office, he colluded with those demons again and murdered the most elite troops of the Federation."

"He also vindicated those demons, declaring to the citizens of the Federation that those demons are friends who can coexist peacefully with humans."

"I'm not saying anything, if that's the case, why didn't Old Hans welcome them back to the new home planet, but instead exiled them to Earth?"

"However, Old Hans thought he could trap the demon by sacrificing the people of an entire planet, but Marshal Schnatter saw things more clearly. He knew that the greed and ambition of the demon could never be satisfied."

"So he contacted the resistance and prepared to wipe out those demons in one fell swoop."

Jon and Andy were getting more and more confused the more they listened. When they heard this, their eyes almost popped out. My little ancestor, you told him now? !

Atlas was obviously also surprised. He was so shocked that all the pores on his body closed. "Wh…what do you mean?"

Ai Wan tilted her head in confusion. "That's exactly what it means. Marshal Schnatter was unsure before and didn't want to arouse suspicion from the parliament and the speaker, so he avoided you. Now he has arranged everything, and the resistance army is on the way to join forces. The marshal thought it was time to talk to you, but who knew you would be so vigilant and refuse to say anything. You even said you wanted to unite with those demons. I have no choice but to tell you first."

"Ah? Ah?" Atlas was completely stunned by the news.

Ai Wanxin gave him a reassuring look: "We will act first and report later. The Speaker and the Parliament are too far away to intervene. However, when the time comes, the Marshal will most likely be held responsible. So he needs the Earth Alliance government you have formed to stand on his side. Do you understand what I mean?"

"The Marshal is..." Atlas swallowed the rest of the words with difficulty.

Is Schnatter such a selfless person?

Ai Wanxin laughed: "Old sir, those who are not of our race must have different hearts. If they are strong, they will be robbers and thieves, and if they are weak, they will be submissive and servile. They don't care about gratitude and righteousness. This is their nature. Humans have understood this truth since ancient times. Marshal Schnatter is familiar with the art of war and military books, so he naturally understands it better than ordinary people."

"And do you know how many soldiers of the Galactic Expeditionary Force died in order to expel the demons? If the demons become powerful, the Federation Navy will be the first to bear the brunt. It's better to take precautions, old man."

"The Marshal is able to sit firmly in this position. You don't really think he is a fool, do you?"

Atlas groaned in silence, and once again slightly turned his gaze towards Yin Yanhan. Ai Wanxin saw his little move completely. She looked at Yin Yanhan who nodded slightly and thought absentmindedly: "No wonder Brother Han doesn't want to read minds when there is nothing to do. It turns out that relying solely on reading minds will make people lose their judgment."

After receiving a positive answer, Atlas took a deep breath and said, "Okay, if what you said is true, what does the Marshal want me to do?"

Ai Wanxin slightly curved her eyes: "You should just do your job and form the Earth Alliance government."

"Is that so?" Atlas asked suspiciously.

Ai Wanxin crossed his arms and smiled: "Of course, that's not entirely true. The Marshal can be said to have saved your life, so naturally he needs you to give him something in exchange."

"what?"

"The head of the Earth Alliance government you selected must be approved by the Marshal. Also, we will soon be fighting the demons. It will be a tough battle. All ships need to be on combat readiness. The frigates you sent out earlier must be recalled immediately."

Atlas hesitated and said nothing.

Ai Wanxin relaxed her tone and said with a smile: "What's the difficulty?"

Atlas considered and said, "I do have some preliminary ideas about the candidate for the head of state. It would be great if I could get the marshal's advice."

"It's just that the frigates have been handed over to the heads of state of each country. Some of them have sent the ships back to their own countries, and they won't be able to get them back for a while..."

Ai Wanxin just smiled and said nothing. This excuse was really poor. Those were starships. It would only take a few minutes to travel from the South Pole to the North Pole. He just didn't want to give them the excuse.

However, Ai Wanxin's target was none other than the Blue Ghost.

She seemed not to understand Atlas's excuse and said, "It doesn't matter. Take back the ones that are still here. There won't be any left, right?"

Atlas sensed Jon's warning look and knew that he knew the whereabouts of his fleet very well, so he could only say: "The Blue Ghost and Blue Pearl are..."

"Then we'll take back these two ships first." Ai Wanxin made a prompt decision, "Lieutenant Colonel Andy, you'll be responsible for taking back the Blue Pearl. Major General Jon, you'll work with this old gentleman to take back the Blue Ghost."

Jon and Andy stood at attention and saluted, responding loudly.

Atlas opened his mouth, and Ai Wanxin looked at him curiously: "What? Are you having trouble?"

"The Blue Pearl is fine, I gave it to my adopted son. But it may not be so easy for the Blue Ghost to come back." Atlas frowned.

"What's wrong again?" Ai Wanxin asked impatiently.

Atlas did not hide anything and said bluntly: "I handed the Blue Ghost to Feng Jingyi, the speaker of Yan State. He is also one of my preferred candidates for the head of the federation."

Ai Wanxin raised her eyebrows: "That's impossible. As far as I know, Feng Jingyi is no longer the Speaker of Yan State."

Atlas laughed, "It was just a few days ago, and you all know about it."

It seems that Schnatter has indeed been paying attention to the affairs of the Union Government and is not as evasive as he appears to be.

He raised his chin slightly and regained his composure: "Feng Jingyi did suffer a setback in the domestic power struggle, but that news is outdated."

Ai Wanxin frowned slightly, and then heard Atlas continue: "With my help, he successfully escaped from the pseudo-provisional government and came to Atlantis. He has made sufficient preparations. Soon, he will issue a declaration to the world and establish an exiled regime."

"Yan Country is the world's largest country, and Feng Jingyi still has a high political status in the international community. However, he has no foundation now. Such a person, who is in name only, is just suitable to be the head of the Earth Alliance government. There is no need to worry about him getting out of control."

Ai Wanxin pinched her eyebrows with one hand and pressed them, and she knew it, she knew it.

There must be a reason for luring the tiger away from the mountain.

It seems he is waiting for her here.

Jon didn't have many sources of information on Earth. Seeing that Ai Wanxin looked a little tired, he remembered that she hadn't rested since last night and had to deal with the missing students. He scolded her, "It's already this late, and you still have time to engage in political struggles."

Atlas smiled indifferently: "I never thought that Major General Jon would say such naive words. Humans are always fighting for their own interests. Can't you feel it?"

Jon could sense it all too well. He said in an irritated manner, "Well, he's just a defeated politician. What's so difficult about that? He's completely in your hands now. Can't you even take back a frigate? Don't make excuses. I'll bring my men with you to take it back. I don't believe he dares to say no."