"I know many of you are still unwilling to acknowledge me as your emperor. I do not expect you to be loyal to me, but I have the responsibility and duty to protect you, protect Mars, and protect the people of the Skywing Empire. This was Fadis's plea to me. I promised him, and I will keep my word. This is also the responsibility of an emperor."
"Whether you still miss the former dynasty, harbor hatred toward me, or are already willing to join me in building and developing the Skywing Empire."
"I have only one request of the soldiers of the Skywing Empire: protect Mars, protect the compatriots and loved ones on this planet, because they need your protection. You are soldiers. A soldier's duty is to defend the homeland and protect the people. Now that our homeland is under attack, we should step forward and defend it."
As Long Fei spoke, some wavering former Dion Army soldiers within the Sky Wing Army began to agree with his words. Just as Long Fei had said, their homeland was under attack, and they had to step forward to protect it.
"Now I want all of you soldiers to answer me. Are you willing to defend our homeland with me, defend Mars, protect the civilians, stand before our compatriots, and keep danger from befalling them? Are you willing to stand with me?" Long Fei shouted the final sentence.
"Willing! Willing!"
Whether they were former Dion Army soldiers, former Sky Wing Mercenaries, or soldiers from the two Mars Sphere nations that had once been destroyed by the Dion Empire, everyone shouted in unison that they were willing.
The former Sky Wing Mercenaries had all immigrated to the Skywing Empire with their families. If Mars were harmed, their loved ones on Mars would