Xiao Ran had been resting with his eyes closed, lying on his side on a soft sofa in an exceptionally luxurious room aboard the ship. When the people reporting to him entered, he opened his eyes and sat upright. But once the leader explained the situation, the fatigue in Xiao Ran's eyes vanished, replaced by sharp focus.
Xiao Ran frowned slightly and asked without looking up, "Can you confirm that the message came from Zovok?"
"Yes." The young man who had come to report spoke with a solemn, respectful expression. "The generals are waiting for you to return. Zovok also wishes to hold a video conference with you. The generals have not given Zovok any definite response for the time being."
"Let's go." Xiao Ran rose and headed straight for the door. After leaving the warship, he made his way to the Main Command Center on White Star. Along the way, he kept considering why Zovok had suddenly requested peace talks—whether there was some scheme behind it, or some other objective.
Zovok contacting the Earth Defense Force was simply too baffling. It had come so suddenly that not only were the generals directing operations from White Star completely unprepared, even Xiao Ran had not expected Zovok to make such a move. They had previously reached an agreement with the Rebel Army and Shadow-Mirror, only to betray them in the end, and now they were proposing peace to him. No matter how he looked at it, Xiao Ran found it strange.
Still, the current situation of Zovok's force on Earth was indeed rather miserable. Their initial advance fleet had been captured in its entirety. Their main force had been blasted by Char before it could truly emerge during its jump. Several units sent into battle had also been completely wiped out,