Bai Zhan also noticed the hundreds of fighter jets on the aircraft carrier's deck, and his brow furrowed slightly.
"This thing has no rune arrays or formations to enhance it, and it can actually fly? And launch missiles with immense power?"
He harbored some doubt, as in his understanding, for an object to fly, it required a levitation rune or a flight formation.
Neither of these were present on the Earthlings' fighter jets.
Fan Cheng's expression turned serious, and he replied, "It can definitely fly, and the missiles are real. Although these fighter jets aren't as agile in flight as our starships, they are still a troublesome matter!"
In his fragmented memories, he had seen these fighter jets flying, and their speed was considerable.
Even if he were to pursue them at full speed, he might not be able to catch up.
Hearing Fan Cheng's words, Bai Zhan felt a sense of trouble, and his expression turned cold. "Since it's troublesome, then before these fighter jets take off, let's destroy them first!"
Fan Cheng shared the same thought; they needed to nip the trouble in the bud, and then things would be much easier. Otherwise, having a swarm of fighter jets flying overhead, occasionally launching a missile, would be as annoying as flies.
Suddenly, a small wooden boat sped from the rear of the army and stopped before Fan Cheng and Bai Zhan.
"Reporting to General, His Majesty's decree!" The messenger leaped from the wooden boat and presented a golden scroll.
Fan Cheng and Bai Zhan's expressions turned solemn. Due to their armor, they could only bow slightly to show respect to His Majesty.
The soldiers behind them did the same, refraining from kneeling. This was His Majesty's decree: when soldiers were in armor, they were not to perform the kowtow.
After the salute, Fan Cheng, with reverence, took the golden scroll from the messenger with both hands and opened it.
The golden scroll was filled with several lines of text, written in His Majesty's own hand, with a large seal at the bottom.
Bai Zhan leaned in and asked, "How is it? What did His Majesty write on the golden scroll? Is he ordering us to go to war with the Earthlings directly?"
His expression was somewhat eager, as he really wanted to unleash the army and have a good fight with the Earthlings to see who was the true kingly force.
"No," Fan Cheng said after reading the scroll, glancing at Bai Zhan. "Put away those thoughts in your head. His Majesty wants us to prioritize peace and negotiate with these Earthlings first, to have them withdraw from the Great Wilderness."
His Majesty's words in the golden scroll were for the eastern and southern garrisons to treat the Earthlings as peacefully as possible, and to coexist harmoniously if possible.
However, if the Earthlings did not wish for peace and intended to resort to force, then Da Gan would not need to be polite and would simply overthrow them all!
Hearing Fan Cheng's explanation, Bai Zhan felt a pang of regret, but quickly asked, "Negotiate with the Earthlings? But we don't know their language, are we supposed to use sign language?"
He could already imagine the comical scene of them using sign language with the Earthlings, like apes.
"Who said we don't know their language?"
Fan Cheng smiled slightly and tapped the golden scroll with his right hand. A ball of white light appeared, carrying a hint of spiritual energy.
"This is... a copied memory fragment?" Bai Zhan recognized the white light and exclaimed, "It seems Lin Ru has indeed discovered these Earthlings' languages. As expected of an expert in the spiritual domain!"
At this moment, Fan Cheng touched the white light, and instantly, a flood of memories surged into his mind, allowing him to directly master the Huaxia language.
Bai Zhan followed suit, and in less than three seconds, he had easily mastered a language.
"This is the language of the Earthlings? It feels quite similar to our Great Wilderness language," Bai Zhan mused, but didn't ponder it deeply.
Fan Cheng felt the same. After mastering the Huaxia language, he tried speaking a sentence and then said, "Good, we now possess the Earthlings' language and can negotiate with them."
He looked out at the boundless sea. The Earthlings' fleet had already begun to approach the shore, landing in an area near the Giant King Tree Forest.
Fan Cheng waved his hand, signaling the soldiers to prepare. Once these Earthlings landed on the Great Wilderness, they would reveal themselves and negotiate.
He hoped these Earthlings would choose peaceful coexistence as His Majesty had said, as it would be beneficial to both sides.
But if they did not desire peace, then Fan Cheng would certainly make these Earthlings understand what a beautiful luxury peace truly was.
...
The joint naval fleet gradually advanced, slowly stopping on a stretch of excellent coastline and beginning to disembark.
As for the cruise ship 'Nix', it was towed to the shallow waters close to the shore and grounded.
Standing on the deck of the aircraft carrier, Deng He gazed at the new continent with its different scenery, his expression filled with awe!
Endless giant mountain ranges, various trees growing in abundance, lush and verdant. What was most astonishing was the sheer size of these trees!
They were impossibly tall and massive!
All the officers and soldiers who witnessed this scene were stunned.
Cyrus, upon seeing the appearance of the new continent, felt as if he had discovered an exposed treasure trove, and his heart was filled with excitement!
"Quick! Quick! Have the warships dock immediately. The United States wants to be the first to set foot on this brand new continent! This is an unparalleled honor!"
He shouted excitedly, directing his subordinate officers to control the warships to dock first.
The warships of other countries were also rushing, not wanting to fall behind.
"Old Deng, this is truly a brand new land!" Lin Yong felt his worldview being shaken. Seeing the new continent up close was indeed a soul-stirring sight!
Deng He's heart was also stirred. "Yes, a brand new, unknown land! The wealth and resources it holds are immeasurable!"
Although he was excited, he was not overwhelmed by it.
This new continent, while brimming with wealth and a vast treasure trove, was also accompanied by known and unknown dangers.
The known dangers included the giant mountain goats that had beheaded U.S. soldiers, and the Godzilla sea beast that required over a thousand missiles to defeat.
Compared to these, Deng He was more concerned about the unknown dangers, and thus, his heart was filled with caution!
"Prepare the landing craft, bring all kinds of new advanced weaponry, and have the special forces ready for deployment!"
"This time, we must be extremely careful, no carelessness allowed. Let the U.S. soldiers go first, and we will follow behind!"
Deng He's tone was extremely serious as he instructed several of his officers.
"Yes! Sir!" The officers responded with resolute expressions.
Deng He continued, "Also, besides investigating the situation on this new continent, your primary mission is to rescue the more than two hundred passengers from the 'Nix'!"
"I don't care about passengers from other countries, but if you find any Huaxia people, you must bring them out safely!"