The failed warriors and undercurrents (part two)

Inside the Central Command and Ministry of Ministry of Defense offices in Marley, facing a barrage of angry stares, Zeke remained remarkably calm.

After Zeke finished reporting on the Warrior Unit's specific actions, the meeting room erupted into chaos.

"The Marley Warrior Unit' defeat this time is a disgrace! We placed too much hope in these warriors, but now? Even the Colossal Titan has fallen! I demand that all Marley Warriors be stripped of their Titan Power immediately, and that Dio Magath be relieved of his captaincy before making any further decisions!" Admiral Ance, the naval Commander, suggested to Marshal Calvi with extreme dissatisfaction.

This suggestion sparked a debate among the high-ranking Marley military officials present, but most clearly supported replacing all the soldiers in the Warrior Unit. Ultimately, this stemmed from the Marley military's arrogance, which made it difficult for them to accept defeat, so they could only find excuses to cover it up.

Marshal Calvi frowned. Deep down, Calvi was biased towards Magath and the Warrior Unit. Ultimately, Calvi was different from other Marley high-ranking officials; he didn't show much discrimination against the Eldians.

In a broader sense, Calvi was more concerned with Marley's dominant position in the world. Dominance requires military force to maintain, and the Eldians were one of the main sources of manpower for the Marley Army. Therefore, Calvi, who was a soldier, was relatively lenient in his policy toward the Eldians, but only in comparison to other Marleyan.

Calvi's weakness might be his indecisiveness. Seeing so many high-ranking officials wanting to remove Magath from his post and strip the Warrior Unit of their Titan Power, Calvi hesitated.

At this moment, Magath, who had remained silent until now, stepped forward and said solemnly, "Marshal, please consider this carefully. This generation of Marley Warrior Unit is the strongest warriors we have ever trained."

"The generals are all aware of Zeke's performance; the name 'Spear of Marley' is enough to instill fear in the enemy. Then there's the Cart Titan, our mobile Fortress; its superior mobility is exactly what we need. And the Armored Titan —according to Zeke's report, Reiner Braun's Armored Titan has unleashed a whole new level of power."

After a pause, Magath continued, "If we strip the existing warriors of their power, how can we guarantee that the Shinichi of warriors can unleash the full power of the Titan? We are all aware of the fighting strength of the previous Beast Titan, Ksaver. Therefore, I oppose stripping the Warrior Unit Titan Power."

Magath's words were reasonable and well-founded, and Calvi nodded, but then said, "However, the strength on Paradis Island still surprises us. According to Zeke, the island's technological capabilities are still at the level of decades ago?"

Zeke nodded and said, "Yes, the weapons on the island are very primitive, mainly Flintlock and rudimentary Cannon. Our Warrior Unit's defeat was due to a lack of information about the Titan Power on the island. The Jaw Titan was devoured by the ordinary Titan we exiled without even fighting, and we never expected that there would be a lost Attack Titan, which also led to the Female Titan being taken away."

"The Jaw Titan, the Female Titan, the Colossal Titan, the Attack Titan, the Founding Titan —before we knew it, the power of the Titan on that island had caught up with ours in Marley. What should we do?" a general asked.

Navy Commander Ance looked at Calvi, stood up, and said, "Marshal, I suggest we immediately gather all the navy's forces and swiftly quell the Eldians on that island before they master the Titan Power!"

Magath: "But the Founding Titan is still on that island, legend has it that..."

Before Magath could finish speaking, Naval Commander Ance sneered, "What? Thousands upon thousands of Titan? Magath, it's just a story. Are you really scared by a story?"

"A forced attack? That seems like a possibility..." Calvi was quite interested in Ance's suggestion.

Zeke opened his mouth, ready to deliver his prepared statement: Paradis Island was certainly no match for the Marleyan's attack, so Zeke had to find a way to stop them. But before Zeke could speak, the office door was suddenly kicked open.

A Marleyan, looking panicked and clutching a piece of paper, burst into the office. Judging from his attire, he seemed to be a military staff officer.

The staff officer, panting heavily, nervously recounted the intelligence he had just received before the high-ranking officers. "Report, Marshal, the Middle East Middle Easterners Allied Forces has declared war on us! The border fortresses of Heron, Wadin, Gasharyak Fortress have all fallen..."

"What did you say?! The Middle Easterners have declared war on us?!" Calvi slammed his fist on the table, standing up angrily. "How dare these Middle Easterners? Wasn't our defeat last time enough to intimidate them?!"

Calvi was like an enraged lion, and none of the Officer present dared to speak, for this was the first time in decades that anyone had dared to challenge Marley's authority.

Zeke was surprised, but also pleased. Good heavens! With the Middle Easterners as targets, Marley would be unable to threaten Paradis Island for the time being.

Sure enough, Calvi, his eyes red, ordered the entire nation to prepare for war. This time, he wanted to show those bearded men in the Middle East just how terrifying Marley's anger could be.

Magath seized the opportunity to suggest that the Warrior Unit participate in the battle, Calvi agreed without much thought. After all, the Titan Power was undeniable, and the Middle Easterners dared to declare war on Marley probably because they had learned of the Marley Warrior Unit's defeat on Paradis Island, losing three powerful Titan. This gave the Middle Easterners the confidence to launch a war.

However, Zeke ultimately proposed that a small number of warships should be dispatched to monitor and gather intelligence and information about Paradis Island at any time, a proposal that Calvi agreed to.

And so, the massive war machine of Marley was set in motion, and they were about to face another war machine that had been lying in wait for decades.

In the dimly lit room, a solitary desk lamp was on, and a thin figure was writing something from time to time.

Just then, the door opened, and the pungent Tobacco of tobacco made Ebson frown. He said calmly, "Bill, I told you, don't bother me unless it's urgent."

The tall Bill walked up to Ebson, placed a document in front of Ebson, and said, "The Middle Easterners have declared Warrior Unit on Marley. Also, this is a report from the Marley high command, all of it is here." With that, Bill took out a cigarette, flicked his lighter, and lit it.

As Ebson flipped through the documents in front of him, he said nonchalantly, "The war between the Middle Easterners and Marley was expected. Now we have weapons supplies on both sides. Let them fight it out; in the end, we Louis will be the ones who profit... Wait!"

Ebson suddenly froze, staring at the document with disbelief in his eyes.