Chapter 1,540 The Final Battle?

"Quiet Core," a term we just coined, refers to the special universe used to build bridges.

Building a bridge requires three elements: communication between the two sides, two sets of starting terminals, and a sufficiently calm void state. The third element is the most difficult to achieve, but also the most important. Just like building a bridge on both sides of a river, the foundation used to place the bridge piers must be strong enough.

Abyss Xiling spent many years to achieve this goal: to destroy the ordered world through ritual methods, which can change the creation frequency and abyss fluctuation value within a certain range, and produce some kind of disturbance in the "zero parameter" of the void , which creates an environment suitable for building bridges, and is also the reason why the Empire has observed that the void has entered a period of calm in recent months.

There is a "center" in this quiet area of ​​​​the void. Of course, it is not a center in the sense of space, but a center of information entanglement. This center is the most suitable universe to place the startup end. It is less susceptible to "return to zero" than any other universe. Impact, when the long bridge is activated, the void's counterattack force against it will also be reduced to a very safe level.

But the new army that split off from the fallen apostles actually stormed the "Tranquility Core"!

"How come you were rushed in so easily?!" I was startled, and it took me two seconds to react and stare at Abyss Xiling, "Isn't there a guard in such an important place?"

"Of course we are on guard!" Abyss Xiling's voice also raised a bit, but it was not to compete with me in terms of momentum, but to calm down her own excitement: She has been with us for a long time, and even she has contracted some of it. The habits of real creatures, such as speaking no longer as calmly as at the beginning, "I sent four of my most elite legions to guard the world barrier, and three emperor-level warlords each led their own legions to guard the approaching The jumping point of the universe should have been impossible to break..."

Shandora was more decisive than anyone else in this situation. At this time, she had already connected to the headquarters: "Sivis, how are the conditions of the 1st to 7th legions? Very good. Mobilize them all, the 4th and 3rd legions Temporarily on standby in the Imperial Zone, the other legions rushed to the border of the Abyss Zone. The Royal Fleet and the Abyss Independent Regiment set off in the second batch, and the Celestial System Fleet set out in the third batch. Notify all the servant armies, and half of them will stay in the Imperial Zone to assist the Imperial Defense Force in guarding the border. , half of them are dispatched with the celestial system fleet...the specific allocation is left to you."

Then Sandora raised her head and looked at Abyss Xiling: "What exactly happened?"

"I underestimated the other half of my split consciousness," Abyss Xiling sighed, "A few days ago, I thought I had completely suppressed the new army. But I didn't expect that I was deceived. She has been accumulating troops, and every day There is a shadow space mounted under a material universe, which means that the actual territory and industrial base of the new army are twice what I expected... She secretly accumulated an unprecedented army, and this time she directly attacked the core of tranquility and occupied my deep Dive into the harbor.”

I was stunned and looked at Abyss Xiling in disbelief. I never expected that this guy who had always dominated the crowd with his extremely high situation control and foresight would actually fall into such a big stumble. I looked at the other person's eyes and thought Look for any joking or slyness in it, but there is none. There was only complete and utter confusion in her eyes.

"Don't look, I really didn't expect it," Abyss Xiling could see something from my gaze, and she turned away slightly. "My calculations have never been 100% accurate, but I have never made such a big mistake like this time... This has never happened before. My previous calculations were all against others. This is the first time against myself. Damn it. , the observer cannot observe itself, and calculation cannot include the calculator.”

I think I understand where Abyss Xiling made a mistake this time: It is said that everyone should know themselves best. But Abyss Xiling is definitely not like this, because the relationship between her and the commander of the New Army is not the relationship between the original body and the copy, but a split!

What does schism mean? This means that each of them is only half of the "first generation abyss spirit"! It means that both of them are incomplete! It means that they can only have their own half of the information, but not the other half of the information!

I have long suspected why the Abyss Xiling in front of me is so different from the Abyss Xiling in my impression and guess. Although she explained it with her own special way of thinking and the life characteristics of "no good and evil", But I still think she's weird.

If a strict demarcation standard is established according to her "no good or evil, no camp" standard, and this standard is regarded as "absolute neutrality", then the current Abyss Xiling is obviously a little bit "biased".

I and the soft girl Xiling had met the Abyss Xiling before the split in "Rift Valley" (that was the first generation), and the other party felt that it could perfectly meet the standard of "no good or evil, no camp", regardless of No matter what she said, the Abyss Xiling communicated with us with a completely bystander mentality. She stated her information, listened to our words, then weighed it, issued a declaration, and finally turned around and walked away from the whole process. Not a word of "nonsense".

And what about the Abyss Xiling in front of us? She often talks "nonsense". Although she claims to be "absolutely neutral", she has repeatedly expressed her sincerity, explained that her previous actions were forced, showed her harmlessness, and even discussed with us many things that seemed to be related to her. Issues that have nothing to do with the cause, all these behaviors show that she is... docile than the previous generation of Abyss Xiling.

Yes, although this word is strange to use for the guy in front of me, and even with her current character, she is definitely still a decisive and unscrupulous master, but compared to the first generation, she is definitely more "docile".

Since the Abyss Xiling in front of me is "docile"... then what about the new army?

I briefly stated my thoughts, and Abyss Xiling's face suddenly turned ugly. Sandora glanced at her, touched her chin and muttered to herself: "If I guessed correctly, she took away your radical , extreme, cruelty, hypocrisy, trickery and half-heartedness. Maybe you also have the above qualities, but obviously you are not as good as the commander-in-chief of the new army: meekness is definitely not a good thing on the battlefield."

"Why do I ignore these things?" Abyss Xiling seemed to be confused. Even though she had the highest computing power in the void, she was stuck in an endless loop on this issue. "This should be obvious... Even you outsiders can think of it!"

"Just because we are outsiders," Sandora looked at Abyss Xiling seriously, "You should have told us the details of the split between the new army and the old army earlier. Then maybe Arjun and I would have noticed your disadvantage earlier. You It is impossible for you to notice these disadvantages on your own. Because all the information needed to detect the disadvantages is on the other side... In this way, the commander-in-chief of the new army cannot be aware of his own advantages. Maybe she is still curious about why you are like this. Be slow."

Although the saying that people with amnesia can never remember what they have forgotten is not very appropriate, it seems to be related to the problem of Abyss Xiling. She is obviously blocked by this situation, no matter how good her brain is. It's of no use anymore.

"I suddenly have a question," Sandora frowned and thought for a moment, seeming to think of some doubts, "You said that the New Army has mounted a shadow space under every material world, and used this method to obtain double power without telling you. doubled its territory and military industry, and then increased its military strength dramatically?"

Abyss Xiling nodded: "This is the information sent before the troops in the 'handover zone' were annihilated. It should be correct. The new army and the old army themselves are not 100% separated. Some worlds are jointly occupied by both parties, and the two armies have their own After occupying some galaxies, this time the new army suddenly lost control, and the shadow space they concealed was exposed."

"It's still a shadow space with enhanced concealment..." Sandora raised a finger, "This kind of shadow space requires an extremely complex computing core to support it. Just like the New Empire has only one largest shadow space, it is like a god. The world is equally important, and the small shadow spaces are slightly more. But the number is only in double digits. How come the New Army has so many shadow spaces? Are they mass-producing the mother console?"

"The part that split off..." Abyss Xiling showed a bitter look, "She gave up all her personality and soul and transformed the entire new army into a giant Xiling host. Now half of the territory of the Abyss Zone is occupied. It is equivalent to a huge computer room that spans thousands of universes. When my soldiers come into contact with the New Army soldiers, they can no longer feel the slightest bit of the aura belonging to the previous generation of Abyss Xiling... She completely destroyed herself, It turned into a crazy obsession.”

Even Shandora couldn't help but take a breath of air at this moment.

And I finally confirmed that the Abyss Xiling is indeed much more powerful than the weak girl Xiling: she can sense the existence of other "Xiling".

"I suddenly had a premonition. Rewriting the original order today was the wisest decision I made," Sandora said softly. "The original order was Xiling's obsession. That is, the obsession of the New Empire's spiritual network cluster consciousness... ...Her core is hatred, and if she really can never get revenge, this obsession may really cause her to split into a 'new army'!"

Thinking about that soft girl Xiling suddenly having a mental breakdown and the internal collapse of the new empire... I broke out in a cold sweat!

"Okay, this problem has been solved, let's put it aside now," Abyss Xiling's eyes changed rapidly several times, and then he calmed down completely, "Let's discuss the issue of war."

She is indeed the Abyss Xiling. Although she seems to be a relatively "docile" person, she is still decisive enough.

"Let's talk about the battle situation on your side first," Sandora nodded, "You have just heard that the main army of the New Empire is heading to the border. We have long been prepared to launch a full-scale attack in advance. Now we just need to know what your situation is. What’s the damage to the side?”

"We'd better talk while walking." I informed Lin Xue and others of the emergency situation here, and then took Sandora and Abyss Xiling to leave the headquarters and go to the nearest star port teleportation point.

"The new army is driven by obsession, so their goal is extremely clear, which is to occupy all the resources for building the bridge and let them open the bridge." On the way, Abyss Xiling began to explain the current situation in the Abyss Zone, "All their troops are concentrated Around this target, they gave up a lot of less important territory. Now they have ten legions rushing into the core of tranquility and completely occupying the deep dive port. The starting point is also in their hands, but my army is not all yet At present, two legions are relying on the heavy fortresses in the corners of the universe to continue to resist, interfering with their efforts to build bridges. In addition, the battle for the Springboard World is still going on. Two major warlords under my name have retaken the Springboard Universe that was once breached. There are more than a dozen regiments of the New Army blocked halfway, and there is currently no possibility of a breakthrough."

I couldn't help but gasped: "Damn...this is more than the main force of the empire..."

"The Abyss Zone retains a large number of troops and industrial base from the old empire, but you have developed from scratch in less than six years. Although you have many strange new characteristics to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness, hard power itself cannot be compared with Compared with the abyss area," Abyss Xiling glanced at me lightly. He said in a statement tone, "If it weren't for the situation and the fear of your weird purification ability, there would be no suspense about the war between the Abyss Zone and you... But now that you have developed, the situation is not so certain. "

I smacked my lips and shook my head speechlessly.

Fortunately, a delicate balance has been maintained in the past few years. Now look at the new army. They have suffered division and suppression, and have suffered heavy losses due to friction with the old army. But even so, in the blink of an eye, they have built up an army that is several times stronger than the new empire... …I finally understand what it means that the industrial base brings about gaps.

Those years were a tightrope walk…no. It's just a hairy move!

"My legion is gathering quickly. After all, it is on the territory of the old army. Most of the secondary springboard universes are under the control of the old army. My gathering speed is faster than that of the new army." Abyss Xiling finally has good news, " They have blocked the enemy, and under such strong interference, the new army cannot safely build the bridge, so the situation is not out of control yet."

At this time, we have arrived at the star port located in the orbit of the mother star through the transmission device. The surrounding environment suddenly changed from a high-tech terrestrial city to a deep, dark space and magnificent space facilities. I saw countless bright spots in the distant space flickering and disappearing, and some vague rings that were probably one or two astronomical units away. The place outside was shining: it was the First Fleet parked in the shadow space and rushing to the front line. Other fleets from various parts of the empire should also be there. And around the star port. The huge Royal Fleet is undergoing final preparations. The glorious and majestic figure of the Imperial Admiral stands at the other end of the star port's long bridge. This flagship, which is several times larger than the star port itself, blocks one-third of the area of ​​the home star Gaia. , looks like a mountain in space.

The surrounding teleportation lights lit up one after another. Sister, Qianqian and others appeared one after another, and even the five-person group of protoss slivers appeared. Finally, even the little guy who theoretically shouldn't be here appeared:

The little doll is holding a command knife that is taller than her. Wearing a mini uniform that I don’t know when I ordered, Little Crow is wearing a beautiful but weird long skirt, which should theoretically be a "god uniform". Little Bubble is wiping the sugar and oil on his hands on his military uniform. Each of the fox fox's tails has a big colorful ball tied to it. She is determined to keep her cuteness until the end. Do you want to be a cheerleader in the interstellar war? !

I looked around at these funny little girls who should not be here no matter how I looked at them (Foxes are not considered girls, but they are not much better), and I picked them out of the team one by one: "Let's go, let's go! This is A war is not an outing, what are you doing here to join in the fun?"

"We can help!" The little puppet waved his little saber proudly, "I have a military rank, I also have a soldier, and I have listened to your officer's lectures, why don't you let me go to the battlefield every time!"

"Soldiers?" I just frowned in confusion when I saw a large row of 60cm-tall mass-produced dolls carrying magic crystal rods and Heavenly Swords and Dragon-Slaying Knives, heading towards the soldier transfer port not far away. Help the cute army.

Mengjun has been a co-organizer and volunteer in Shadow City for several years. I had forgotten that they were actually combat troops in the beginning. Don't underestimate the magic wands and mini swords in their hands. Those things are no worse than the standard equipment of the imperial soldiers.

But I still dare not nod easily: "You just let those toy soldiers come on? Twenty thousand soldiers are not enough to wear out on that kind of battlefield. They are Shadow City guards, not frontline soldiers."

The little doll just stared hard at me, not flinching at all.

"Why is this child so twisted?" I was a little surprised and couldn't help but turn my head and ask my sister behind me.

"She knows that we are going to fight a full-scale war. She feels that she is always staying at home and is useless. She feels unbalanced. This is not the first time." My sister said with a smile, "Take her with you."

"Bring it?!" I almost couldn't believe that these were my sister's words, "One SD doll, plus 20,000 small SD dolls? That's a battlefield! If it was a smaller conflict, I would take her to see the world. , this is not an occasion that children should go to!”

"Dad, it's time to change your perspective," Xiaoxue's voice came from the side. She was also wearing a military uniform and looked heroic. All the weirdness in the past was replaced by the temperament of a military girl. "In recent years, Sister Deng and Sister Pao'er is working hard to learn things, and they probably won't be of much use on the battlefield, but you have to let them get used to the 'smell' of the battlefield, even if you just let them watch from the side, it's a good thing to experience it personally."

I looked at Xiaoxue solemnly, and the other party smiled calmly: "Would you like me to show you the first diary I wrote when I was in the first grade of elementary school? It will be Friday, March 7th. The weather is fine. I will follow my mother to see the exploding stars. …”

Then all I could do was nod.

"It's okay to let you go, but one thing to note in advance," I pressed the little doll's head, "let your cute army stay well in the cabin. This time I'm just letting you gain experience. Use it as before." You don’t need to go out to fight, and this time it’s basically a space battle, so your big-headed soldiers won’t be of any use, do you understand?”

In fact, when it comes to long-term life, there is no need to be on the battlefield of this kind of all-out war. The small-scale conflicts on weekdays are more suitable for the children at home to practice (in fact, they often practice this way), but Xiao Xiao What Xue said makes sense...

As a member of the royal family and a royal family of a war race, it is not a bad thing to adapt to various battlefields in advance. The little doll has never seen a war of this scale.