The Last Commander of the Red Alert

Chapter 699: I Want to be the Commander!

“What was written on the letter left by the original Commander?”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Su Chen instinctively felt that the letter was related to him. Otherwise, why would General Paxton mention it to him?

“It only says, ‘Super Soldier Su Chen is qualified to be the Commander’.”

Su Chen's face didn't show any change, but deep inside, he was puzzled. What did the original Commander mean? How did he know about Su Chen’s existence? Hadn’t he disappeared?

Mysteriously, Su Chen thought of the System. Could this be its doing?

“Would you care to explain?” Su Chen called out to the System directly.

“Master, the System has had no involvement in the affairs of this World. You can be assured of that.”

This made Su Chen even more puzzled. If it wasn’t the System’s doing, then what was going on? Did the original Commander know him?

Regardless of the reason, Su Chen realized that this was a golden opportunity. Merely being a Super Soldier wouldn't allow him to interact with Super Soldiers from other Camps or Factions. But what if he became the Commander of the Soviet Union Camps or Factions?

“Do you just believe the words of the original Commander so easily?” There was a hint of disbelief on Su Chen's face.

After all, according to what the Generals said, every Commander seemed to mysteriously vanish. Who would want such a perilous role? It would be strange if Su Chen wasn’t at least a bit skeptical.

General Paxton felt that Su Chen’s response was quite reasonable. Then, he said something that greatly shocked Su Chen.

“In fact, we have some clues about where those Commanders might have gone. Whether other Camps or Factions have found out, I’m not sure,” General Paxton took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Do you believe in the existence of parallel universes?”

Damn!

Su Chen was internally shocked. General Paxton knew about parallel universes? And it seemed he believed in the theory. This was unbelievable! Even in the Red Alert World with its advanced technology, time travel was already at the peak. And now they were studying parallel universe theories? Was this defying the heavens?

Su Chen was, of course, familiar with the concept of parallel universes. After all, he was a transmigrator, having traveled from his original world to this universe.

He regarded the Red Alert Worlds as parallel worlds, so he was very clear about the concept of parallel universes. It was real!

On the surface, he remained calm, “Unless I see it with my own eyes, I won't believe it.”

Su Chen believed his response was in line with a Super Soldier's persona. If he just believed every word someone said, it would make him seem thoughtless.

General Paxton nodded, “I understand. If it weren’t for what I witnessed, I wouldn’t have believed in the existence of parallel universes either. I've had dreams, for example, where there are only three Camps or Factions: ours, the Soviet Union, the Allied Forces, and Yuri, with no Empire of the Rising Sun. But in another dream, Yuri is missing. I used to think these were just ordinary dreams..."

"But one day, I saw the original Commander in my dream! He told me about the reality of parallel universes. He didn’t disappear but went to another parallel universe. There, he was still a Commander, but that world lacked the Yuri Camps or Factions."

Listening to General Paxton, Su Chen realized that he was talking about the worlds of Red Alert and its sequels. Could this world be from Red Alert 4?

"But that’s not right. Red Alert 4 wasn't this chaotic. How did the technologies of other Camps or Factions get so mixed up?" Suddenly, Su Chen had a thought, "Could this world be an advanced stage of Red Alert 4?"

All along, Su Chen had never considered what a late-stage Red Alert World would look like. In all the scenarios he’d seen, they were always in the early stages.

He pondered, and if Red Alert 4 progressed, spies from different Camps or Factions would steal technologies and pass them to their own, leading to a mixing of technologies, buildings, weapons, and even troops. This seemed to align with the current world's state.

Yet this differed from the Red Alert 4 World he knew. This world lacked time weapons and there were no areas with time anomalies.

"It seems this is a parallel version of Red Alert 4. Why do I feel that the Red Alert World itself is one big trap?"

Su Chen recalled the background setting of Red Alert, where a time machine led to chaos. Now, he had come across another chaotic world.

"Do you believe in the letter the original Commander left?"

General Paxton nodded, “The original Commander wouldn't set a trap for you. Perhaps in another parallel world, he met you and discovered something, prompting him to leave this letter.”

Su Chen was surprised at the trust General Paxton placed in the original Commander.

His concern was that if he became the Commander, would he be sent to another parallel world? What would happen to his mission then?

"System, if I become the Commander, will I be taken away?"

"Your mission is in this world."

The System's response reassured Su Chen, indirectly telling him he wouldn't be taken elsewhere.

After feigning hesitation, Su Chen eventually agreed to become the Commander. However, becoming a Commander wasn’t a casual decision. Even when selecting a new Commander, it would usually be among the Generals, not a newly introduced Super Soldier like him.

"Don’t worry. I've been in touch with several Generals. They've agreed to support a suitable candidate as Commander."

Despite General Paxton's assurance, Su Chen knew that becoming a Commander wouldn’t be smooth sailing.

As expected, when General Paxton proposed Su Chen as the Commander, most of the Generals opposed.

"No way. Even if there’s a risk of disappearance as a Commander, we can't have a Super Soldier in that position. He hasn't been at the base for long. He lacks both rank and accomplishments!"

The opposing General had a point. The Commander’s seat wasn’t just for anyone to fill.

If it was just General Paxton’s faction, it might indeed be impossible. However, Su Chen had given him a trump card the day before. A sly smile appeared on General Paxton’s face.

"What if over 80% of the Super Soldiers support him?"

The entire conference room went silent.

(To be continued...)

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