Chapter 1,472 Convulsions

"Then they repeated the process again?" I was dumbfounded. Although I couldn't see the expression on my face, it was definitely wonderful. "Are you saying that they actually assembled twice?"

"Assembled twice and retreated twice," Tavel spread his hands and then switched the screen on the holographic projection. "This is the second telemetry result. A fleet signal of the same size as the first appeared in the border area. , and then began to run around before the team stabilized. Most of the fleets retreated to the hinterland of the abyss area, and a small number of them disappeared. It may be that they are too small to be scanned by the intelligence forces, or they may be ... He ran away to a place no one could have imagined."

I half understood those complicated tactical analysis diagrams, but the chaos on the front line could still be seen at a glance. Listening to Tavel's report, I turned to look at Sandora in confusion: "How do you feel? Is it like a collective convulsion?"

"So I called you back in a hurry," Sandora nodded, "The fallen apostles have never behaved so strangely. In the past few days, there was something wrong with their raid on the border of the Gods. Now this strangeness seems to be getting worse... ...Carrying out such large-scale distribution and distribution in border areas cannot be just to scare us."

I scratched my chin and started thinking, recalling my experience in contact with the fallen apostles in the past few years, looking for whether they had had similar convulsions before, and finally I thought of something related: "Hey, Harlan, you and your legion were originally Didn’t you also suffer from convulsions for a few days?”

Harlan's face was full of embarrassment: "Can we not let this matter go... Well, there was indeed a period of confusion at the beginning, but I feel that the 'symptoms' of the fallen apostle are not the same as my situation back then. At that time we The confusion is due to contact with your power, and the incomplete reversal of transformation has caused slow thinking. Although the behavior is weird, it is basically logical. And the main 'symptom' is still reflected in the inefficiency of actions. But this time the opposite person The situation is obviously even weirder. It's not that their actions are inefficient, but that their actions are completely illogical. They seem to have no idea what they are doing...at least on the surface, that is the case. Of course, it does not rule out that they are engaging in some conspiracy. It’s possible. After all, there are a lot of cunning guys in the fallen apostle camp, so it’s not surprising what they do.”

Harlan is right. We cannot rule out the possibility that the enemy is engaging in conspiracy. In fact, I really thought of a possibility: Could they be using these messy and large-scale military operations to cover up something? Use the mobilization of legions on the border to attract most of our attention, and then make some more deadly moves in an inconspicuous corner...

As soon as I mentioned this idea, most people in the room immediately agreed. A senior commander stood up from the officer's seat: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Army reported an abnormal situation during a routine inspection of the border a month ago, which may be somewhat related to the current enemy's actions."

Sandora and I said in unison: "What's going on?"

The senior commander transferred the holographic image in front of him to the large projector in the center of the conference room. What appeared on the holographic screen was a scanned record of the border area a month ago: "The reconnaissance force discovered that there were several consecutive worlds in the abyss. The doomsday phenomenon, the doomsday feed wave almost reached the border of the empire at that time. The end of the world itself is a normal situation, and the end of the world happens every day everywhere in the void. Especially in the abyss area, the birth and destruction of the world are more frequent than in other places. But that day detection The doomsday feed waves that arrived were extremely dense, and the number of worlds destroyed in the abyss area in one day was more than three times what we usually monitor in that area, so this was reported to the highest military headquarters as an abnormal phenomenon."

"Oh, I remember, I have an impression," Sandora nodded immediately. "I have seen this report. Several universes were destroyed in a short period of time in the area ruled by the fallen apostles. Because the number of doomsdays detected that time was much higher than in the past, this report was sent directly to me. In the past, daily telemetry reports like this were handled by each legion themselves."

I immediately looked at Sandora curiously: "Didn't we take any action when it was such a big thing?"

I remembered that I seemed to be out of town a month ago, and I wasn't sure how Sandora handled it at that time, so I asked this question.

"Of course we took action," Sandora raised her eyebrows. "I ate four kilograms of multi-year cakes to celebrate. Then I gave a lot to the soldiers at the Telemetry Analysis Center to make them happy."

Me: "..." Well, depending on the situation at the time, Sandora should indeed celebrate when she saw this report: But that's not what we should be talking about now, right?

"Of course there are other actions," Sandora saw the expression on my face, and of course she knew what I was thinking. "But at that time, no one knew that the fallen apostle would have convulsions soon, and naturally no one thought too much about the report. I thought it was just a coincidence. There happened to be many worlds in the abyss that day that were past their shelf life. Later, I sent two more groups The reconnaissance team asked the Garden of Death to increase the power of the irradiation in the abyss area, but no abnormality was found. In the next few days, the frequency of world death in the abyss area returned to the normal value, so the matter was dismissed."

"It can't be proved that these two things are connected now," Harlan said, attracting our attention. "Multiple universes were destroyed, and the army was abnormally assembled. There seems to be no causal relationship between the two things."

"It would be great if we could take a closer look. We can't tell with telemetry signals and brainstorming alone..." I nodded, but I was interrupted by Sivis's emergency report mid-sentence: " Your Majesty! The early warning center has sent an alert! A large number of enemy fleets have been detected at the border again, and the scale now exceeds three legions!"

I almost hit my head on the table: "Are you coming again?!"

A large circle of people in the conference room looked at each other in confusion. After looking around and seeing that no one was speaking, Qian Qian raised his hand and cautiously expressed his opinion: "I think they may be planning to smoke again."

I guess many people at the scene had the same guess as Qian Qian, but no one dared to take this guess seriously. I looked at Sivis with a troubled face: "Where are the defense forces and the mobilizable legions?"

"Her Majesty Sandora has already transferred the main force to the border. At present, the main force of the defense force has arrived. The leading troops of the 1st and 6th legions have arrived, and the other legions are still on the way. When the enemy retreated for the first time, we asked Some legions are on standby. But Her Majesty Sandora has never canceled the mobilization order since the second time."

I patted my forehead and sighed: "Okay, let them continue to rush to the border no matter what. Those who have already arrived will stay there. No matter whether the fallen apostles are convulsed or not, in short, we will treat them as if they are about to start a war. This time... …Even if it’s true once, I can’t bear it.”

All agreed wholeheartedly. Next, Shandora and other senior staff members assigned a defense plan and prepared to discuss a proactive military plan. Bingtis didn't know much about the military aspects of the empire, nor how fleet battles were commanded. She had participated in this meeting with a layman's attitude of watching the fun, and she couldn't help but want to express her opinion: "I said... let's just Follow the enemy and consume them in waves? Don’t let the opponent drag you down if this continues... Isn’t this the original intention of the madmen on the opposite side? "

"No," Sandora smiled lightly. "Although both sides have consumed money, the fallen apostles have consumed more. Their back-and-forth fleet mobilization consumes a lot of energy and puts a lot of pressure on the void engine of the spacecraft. However, the empire only mobilized once, and it was for the defenders. Waiting for work on the frontier. If the other side really wants to drag down the empire and consume it, then their commander can send the reactor."

"That's what I say, but after all, we can't just wait passively," I glanced at Sandora, "It's psychologically unacceptable for us to be dragged away by waves of enemies like this - your active plan What is it? Should we send some additional special forces to cross the line of fire? At least we need to find out what kind of aircraft the other side is doing in the abyss."

"I'm thinking about it too, but..." Sandora was just halfway through her words. There was another urgent report from Sivis: "Your Majesty! Frontline telemetry report, the enemy fleet has been detected... has begun to disband again, and is running around in a swarm."

At this time, even Sandora, who had always been calm, was stunned. Her Majesty the Queen muttered to herself with straight eyes: "Are they... are they finished?"

"I'm going to organize a more elite reconnaissance force," Harlan suddenly stood up, "I can't stand it anymore..."

Sandora nodded, but still confessed: "Remember that we have to wait for the work, and do not waste our strength indiscriminately before the fallen apostle takes action. The only advantage of the empire is to be on the defensive."

Harlan nodded and teleported away from the conference room.

"Until there is new news from Harlan, all the original action plans remain unchanged," Sandora looked around at the officers present, "No matter what the other side wants to do, treat this as an invasion. Sicaro, you lead the Royal Fleet The heavily-equipped defense force goes to the border springboard D-35d. Assist the Imperial Guard there to strengthen the defense. If the Fallen Apostles invade the border nodes around D-35d, you must block it as soon as possible. Now I am also a little worried about whether the enemy is there. It was a cover for some other sneak attack."

I quickly looked up at the officer's seat, and found that the upright knight-faced man was standing up and saluting in a neat imperial uniform. I was immediately a little disappointed: Why didn't this guy wear his black super suit today? Where are the uniforms?

Well, this seems like a bad time to be thinking about these things.

Sandora discussed some very professional things with Sivis, and then stood up and made a concluding speech: "So that's it, the fallen apostles have indeed experienced some strange situations recently, and we may not be able to investigate them for a while. They knew what was going on, but no matter what the situation, they adhered to the only principle: everything they did was a conspiracy. All ministries maintained a high alert state, except for the first, sixth, third and fourth legions that had been sent to the border. In addition, other legions will go to various border springboard universes to deploy defenses in accordance with the rules of the plan. Counting the local Imperial Defense Force, all fronts bordering the Fallen Apostles are required to have at least one legion's combat effectiveness, and the surrounding springboards should be kept clear. Three can be mobilized within an hour. More than one legion of combat forces went to support. The macro world was raised from the third level of normalcy to the second level of alert. Civilian passages in the border areas were temporarily restricted and closed except for censors performing official duties. The telemetry device group of the Garden of Death system remained online and locked All military-industrial worlds in the border area will treat any sign of infiltration as an invasion. In addition, the civilized community will be notified that the celestial system fleet is now starting to 'warm up' so that they can prepare to switch to another sun. That's it, who wants to see if there are any more What’s missing?”

Sandora's instructions this time were meticulous, and she not only made arrangements for large-scale invasion. Small-scale spy infiltration was also considered: she ordered the use of the Garden of the Dead to lock down all military-industrial universes in order to prevent the special forces of the fallen apostles from sneaking in during the chaos. She was also worried that the fallen apostle was using some strange method to disturb people, and was secretly preparing to do some tricks.

I thought about it and felt that I still need to add something: "It is best to strengthen the defenses in the worlds away from the abyss, that is, the far frontier."

Sandora looked down at me: "Are you worried about the same situation happening at the border of the Gods?"

"The fallen apostles have already done this once. We have to be on guard against the second time." I leaned back on the chair. "Now they are behaving strangely, and we can no longer judge based on old experience. What is this called...re- Know your enemy."

"It's a surprise attack over such a long distance, without any supplies or cover in between... It doesn't logically comply with military rules, but what you said makes sense. They've already done this once and succeeded, so they have to be on guard against the second time." Shandora looked up at Sivis as she spoke, "Then this part of the arrangement will be left to you. The Imperial Defense Force in the far frontier will strengthen the vigilance in place, and let the reserve echelon and the Seventh Army rush over to support. In addition, the Abyss The ** regiment should still be able to provide a lot of troops. Anyway, they are not responsible for the frontal battlefield at the moment. I will turn around and ask Harlan to push the Abyss Fleet to the distant frontier."

Sivis gave a military salute: "Your will!"

After all these arrangements were made, Shandora let out a long sigh of relief, and then waved her hands around to signal the meeting to break up. In a blink of an eye, everyone in the conference room evacuated, leaving only our family at the back.

"Okay. Let's wait and see the next move of the fallen apostle. Don't think about these troubles for the time being." Sandora took two deep breaths and turned her head with a smile. "I must be thinking about having a few more days of leisure in the God Realm. Are you ready? Will you be angry if I call you back early?"

I happily pinched Her Majesty the Queen's cheek (actually it was like pinching just now, but I didn't have the nerve to do it in front of the civil and military officials in the court), and said without caring at all: "No way, actually I'm a little bit I’m used to it, and every time I go on a business trip, I feel like my life is incomplete if something unexpected happens.”

"Okay, I'll listen seriously." Sandora waved her hand, "Tell me about your situation in the God Realm. The things you go to deal with there are all major events."

Before I opened my mouth, Qian Qian next to me raised her hand weakly: "What about that? You still want to continue talking about business, right?"

Sandora and I nodded together. So Qian Qian disappeared in a flash, leaving only half a sentence slowly dissipating in the air: "I remembered that there was still soup simmering in the kitchen. I'll go back and you guys can chat slowly..."

Everyone: "..."

Shandora and I stared at the direction in which Qianqian disappeared. It took me a long time to realize: "Good guy, even Master Kong would taste bad. It's a shame that she can come up with a reason to 'stew soup'... This girl is How unwilling to talk about business, why are you like Bingtis?"

Bingtis, who had already moved his feet to the door, ran back dejectedly: "Can you give me a shot without any trouble?"

Sandora and I automatically ignored Sister Bing and started talking about the situation in the God Realm this time.

"The attack there is not serious. The God Clan has a big business, and it was only a remote and desolate world. There was no serious problem except that the Kingdom of God was hit by a cannon." I first talked about this time The main thing about the business trip, "The main loss is the issue of face, but Father God, like me, doesn't want... to be lenient. He is quite calm, and has planned a joint action plan to annihilate all the fallen apostles before the expedition, but now this plan may Some changes are needed: the fallen apostles are convulsing on our border, and the offensive steps of the protoss are also disrupted."

I told Sandora about the general idea of ​​the joint attack, and she was also very interested in the plan. However, considering that the fallen apostle suddenly behaved strangely, and attacking rashly before figuring out the situation might cause trouble, she was not in a hurry. Let’s discuss this now.

Then I brought up the second thing: "The other thing about the home world is that you have to stay calm: there are various signs that the destruction of the home world may be related to conspiracy theories..."

"Conspiracy theory?" Sandora's brows suddenly wrinkled, "Is there something fishy about the destruction of the home world?"

"There are just some doubts, and I am not sure if there is really any external force involved. According to the log that has been cracked on the artifact, the Protoss scout finally found the exact traces of the super civilization, including not only the void coordinates, but also the physical void shuttle After comparing the time on various records with each other, it is now basically certain that a super civilization visited that area before the destruction of the home world. This super civilization left a series of inspection traces and then disappeared. Soon came the disaster that the Xiling people encountered. Judging from the time alone, the two events almost happened one after the other. In addition, Father God also confirmed one thing: the Protoss has never discovered that super civilization since then. They showed up just once.”

A golden light flashed through Shandora's eyes for a moment. I saw Pandora not far away and took out her precious baby cannon on the spot, but soon Shandora's face returned to calmness and she threw it over. A look made Pandora put away the pillar, and Her Majesty the Queen regained a calm expression on her face: "It is indeed very doubtful. If it is a civilization that can easily cross the void like the empire, it is indeed capable of destroying the home world at that time. And this one and the other seems to be a bit of a conspiracy, but there are still too many things that cannot be explained: the civilization of order cannot control the phenomenon of the abyss opening, and there is no direct evidence that the home world was deliberately destroyed. The most important thing now The most important thing is to deal with the fallen apostles. Let’s talk about this matter later.”

As I said, Sandora can't be impulsive.