Chapter 1541 The Danger of the New Army

In the end, a few naughty children squeezed onto the Imperial Admiral. They were so happy that they didn't look like they were going to fight at all, and they couldn't even see the slightest tension about the battlefield they were about to face. This made people suspicious of these little kids. Does Nizi understand the seriousness of war?

Yes, if you were an outsider and saw them like this for the first time, you would probably have this kind of doubt: Do these naughty kids in front of you really know that war will kill people? Are you really not here to play?

But I know that these naughty children are actually more stable and mature than they look. The little doll is only over 90 centimeters tall, and her personality looks like a willful and unruly little princess, but she has lived a precarious life for hundreds of years. and a strong heart that was revealed a long time ago; Xiaobubu is only five years old in actual age, and can count the sentences she can speak coherently on two hands, but her memory stores more knowledge than any polymath. knowledge, she inherited all the skills needed to be a warrior at birth, and knew the meaning of the four words "Xiling Apostle"; Little Crow is smaller and less sensible than Little Bubble, and her predecessor It's just a bird, and it's still wild and untamable, but she learned how to be a god with an amazing learning speed. Lilina has long stopped guiding the new crow god on what to do, but the little crow really relies entirely on its own judgment. and various oracles have made all the kingdoms radiated by the Crow God Sect prosper. I once curiously went to Sajina and their world to see the little crow's governance and guidance of the locals. Although I don't I know how this stupid bird does it.

These are the "naughty children" in my family. They look lawless and only know how to eat and play. In fact, they are not naughty at all. Maybe their lawless appearance is just to attract other people's attention, or simply Just trying to free me and others from the heavy workload. The moment they boarded the battleship, even Little Bubble fell silent.

Since the naughty children all know what they are doing, let them experience this grand war. Maybe there will never be such an opportunity in the future: if the abyss area is pacified, I really can't think of any blind guy who can come out in a short time to let the empire stretch its muscles.

As for the dangers on the battlefield... there is no battlefield that is not dangerous. A little risk can bring you a mature and stable mind, which is completely worth it. Moreover, the Imperial Admiral has always been very tightly protected and is known as the safest "unfallen flagship" in the Empire. After all, if even the flagships of the royal family are destroyed, then the entire war will not be able to proceed. It's necessary. And even if there is a greater danger... we still have a lot of resurrection and rescue technologies, although I definitely don't want to use those technologies.

The first batch of troops has set off, and we are quietly waiting for the moment to set off in the command hall of the Imperial Admiral.

This familiar command hall, this familiar officer platform, and the familiar giant holographic projection in front of me...it has been there for many years. This spaceship has accompanied him in battles for many years. From a period when the empire was so weak that it did not even have an integrated fleet, it has now become an unimaginable behemoth with seven main legions, several special legions, endless defense forces and a celestial system fleet. , from being overwhelmed by the Abyss Zone at the beginning, to now being able to declare war on the Abyss Zone head-on, the Imperial Admiral has always been the only constant thing in this earth-shaking change. It is still the "general flagship of the interstellar alliance", commanding the royal fleet to charge into battle.

This spaceship is actually very different from the original "Imperial Admiral". Just like the philosophical story of the "Ship of Theseus", the entire flagship has been updated several times from top to bottom. It has replaced a new galactic cannon with source energy ore as its core, and replaced the combined power furnace with a new nether energy well. The battleship shield is now the third generation, and the surface armor plate is the fourth generation. The command system has also been comprehensively updated. Its communication array has been moved from the two arms to the center and vertical tail. The space inside the ship has also been more than doubled with new space expansion equipment... So many transformation-level transformations have made the Imperial Admiral Apart from its appearance and overall architecture, it is almost completely different from what it was a few years ago. But I still feel that it is the battleship that first accompanied me on the real interstellar battlefield.

Just like a warrior, it just has new armor and swords, but there is something at the core...or it should be called the soul of the battleship. Still unchanged. If battleships had souls.

I lowered my head and looked at the silver-gray alloy floor under my feet. This was also something that had been replaced. The original materials retained by the Imperial Admiral only accounted for about ten percent of its entire body, and they couldn't be seen here anyway. I stamped my feet. I couldn't determine where the so-called "soul of the battleship" was. I couldn't see the "essence" of the ship simply from my senses. But I thought, "The Imperial Admiral has a soul." I couldn't stop thinking after that. I looked around, and I always felt that this old friend was nearby...well, everywhere.

"Arjun, why are you squirming around?" Sandora couldn't help but glance at me, "Is the chair uncomfortable?"

I was immediately embarrassed: "Well, what do you think about finding souls for battleships?"

"...Arjun, are you hungry?"

Me: "..." As expected of Sandora, no matter what abnormal behavior she encounters in others, the first reason she thinks of is that she is hungry... Of course, if Qian Qian had abnormal behavior, she would not ask this question. She would only look at Qian Qian calmly, and then immerse herself in eating: Qian Qian's imaginative thinking is a natural phenomenon, and there is no need to make a fuss about it. Is this going too far?

"It's nothing. I just feel that this ship has been following me for so many years. It's quite emotional. From the time when the empire was so weak to now, when it's ready to fight with the new army, it has followed me all the way. Not to mention crashing and even being seriously injured. Never."

"So many years?" Sandora frowned, "Actually, the Imperial Admiral is a very 'young' ship. In the old empire, a spaceship often served for tens of thousands of years. If it were not damaged in battle, it would actually serve for more than ten years. It won’t be a problem for ten thousand years, as long as you upgrade it at any time. It’s only been five years since the Imperial Admiral was produced, and it’s still a new ship. But your sigh is also reasonable, after all, the new Imperial ship is replaced very quickly.”

The largest wars in the New Empire in recent years have basically been fought against the Abyss. On this battlefield, even the powerful Imperial warships will be destroyed as organically as ordinary soldiers. In addition, the technology tree will be revived during the recovery process. Frequent upgrades and even complete refits are coming. The various spaceships in the new empire are being updated at an alarming rate. In the old empire, a spaceship could serve for tens of thousands of years, but now it is very likely that they will all be destroyed or rebuilt within a year or two. . The Imperial Admiral is indeed a brand new ship in the "old standard". But given the frequency of spacecraft replacement in the New Empire, it can be considered a "veteran".

I just smiled at Sandora. These emotional thoughts of mine should be quite difficult for Sandora to understand. After all, she still thinks about problems in the habit of Xiling Apostle more often: a battleship. Its value is combat. Unless its combat value is exhausted, normal Xiling apostles will not give it any cultural significance in advance.

The Imperial Admiral's shipboard computer began to calculate the jump route and distributed the jump plan to the computers of each member of the Royal Fleet. This ship-based host has also been updated for two generations, but the AI ​​it carries is still the original one, only the performance and knowledge base have been improved. If I had to find a soul for a spaceship, it would probably be the AI ​​in front of me, even though it has no personality. It is also not programmed to have the ability to evolve freely.

While I was thinking wildly, the shipboard host suddenly reported receiving an external communication. This external communication carried a special access key, so the access permission was quickly obtained.

The figures of Xing Chen and Sheila appeared on the central holographic projection. The background behind them seemed to be a white palace: the architectural style of the Star Realm Protoss. These two should be in the God Realm now.

"The protoss troops have already set off and will probably arrive in the Abyss Zone a little later than you," Xingchen said with a warm smile on his face, as if a full-scale attack on the Abyss Zone was not a big deal to him. "This is the second time the Protoss has attacked that place. I will send out all the troops I can mobilize, and I will also go out myself. Let's try to solve this serious problem at once."

When the imperial army was mobilized, I told the two god kings about the new army's rampage through a dedicated channel. The "order of battle" system in the Star Territory allowed them to mobilize very quickly, so they were ready to march at this time.

The last joint attack ended in an anticlimactic manner due to the sudden appearance of Abyss Xiling. This time we don't have to worry. The enemies in front of us are a group of lunatics completely twisted by obsession. There is no reason for a truce against them.

As for the Star Territory Father God personally going on the expedition, this is indeed a bit surprising, but it is only a bit surprising.

"Will the troops be divided into two groups this time? Are you attacking the far reaches of the abyss area?"

This was the plan last time. Although the last operation came to an end, it still achieved considerable results. The attack method of dividing the troops into two groups also proved to be quite effective: the too large territorial scope of the abyss area made them exhausted to defend. But the effect of dividing the troops into two groups this time is hard to say. According to the intelligence of Abyss Xiling, the new army has gathered its strength and made a posture of willing to die to seize the bridge and to give up everything for this. Attacking on the other side of the front will probably only result in a bunch of empty worlds without resistance.

Sure enough, Xingchen also thought of this. He shook his head slightly: "I will let half of the troops attack everywhere, dismantle the bases of the new army and destroy those worlds to prevent them from creating new armies while fighting. The other half of the troops will go around to join you. In addition, …”

Having said this, Xingchen paused, his eyes drifting in another direction, as if he was looking for something.

The holographic communication system can ensure that the eyes of both communicating parties can fall on the "correct position" of the other party's real-life scene, so I immediately followed the other party's eyes and found that he was looking in the direction of the five-person group of protoss, Uncle Kenser, and the others. Sitting in the last row of the officers' platform with a serious look on her face, with a tactical analysis chart in front of everyone, Monina was flexing her wrist while discussing the battle plan with others.

Except for not wearing military uniforms, they look like five imperial officers...

I'm used to them usually running around with the Imperial Army, but this time their real boss was watching from the side. Anyone with an intelligence above double digits felt something was wrong. This weird scene lasted for a few seconds. Zhong, my sister finally couldn't help but coughed twice: "Ahem...Lin, Monina..."

Several "Star Gods" who were discussing the battle plan immediately raised their heads. Lin was still curious: "Huh? Is there a mission?"

...When are you going to take over the mission from the Imperial Military Headquarters!

My sister pointed at the central projection with a strange expression: "Aren't you guys... going to move with the God Clan army?"

Erson rubbed his chin and thought for a long time, and finally slapped his forehead: "Oh, that's right! We are in the battle order of the Gods! Take a look at your crystal plate. Is there any mobilization order or something like that on it..."

"Ahem, forget it," Xingchen's voice came from the communication device, and his tone seemed strange. "You guys, please continue to follow Chen. Anyway, the protoss troops will eventually join you, and you will return to the team when the time comes. In addition, Bingtis does not need to return to the team. Your situation is special, and the battle order under your command has not been rebuilt yet. This Just act as an Imperial officer for the first time."

Then I heard Sheila's unclear voice coming from the communicator, as if she was saying that he was worthy of being brought out by Ding Dong.

The reputation of the Ding Dong team spread far and wide, even the Huron God King was impressed. However, it is hard to say whether Bingtis, an "outsider", was contaminated by being with them or had a locomotive effect.

Just like I, as the leader of the empire, am not very proficient in military affairs, Xingchen, as the leader of the star field, is actually not an expert in military affairs. Void creatures are not born experts in any field. Except for being particularly good at eating and waiting to die and having an excellent mentality in most cases, we are not good at overly detailed and specialized things, and these things can be left to assistants. So the next time is for the empire's staff group and the protoss's war envoys to discuss some tactical matters through dedicated channels. Since there has been cooperation for the first time, this operation should be smoother than the last time, and the details will also be obtained. More improvements.

Everything seemed to be okay, but Sister Sheila looked unhappy: "I brought too few people, so I will probably just follow you as a mascot. Of course, I am also a good fighter... but as expected, I am still by Xingchen's side. Be a mascot.”

Xingchen's eyes twitched as he looked at this void creature that was almost as old as himself. Finally, I made a rare complaint: "...mascot? I feel lucky every time I see you..."

Let these two eternal enemies continue to struggle.

With a slight vibration, the Imperial Admiral has entered the world gate.

What follows is hours of continuous jumping, during which there seems to be little to do.

I keep track of the movements of the new army from Abyss Xiling, and know that they are still trying to send more troops to the "Tranquility Core". And try to use their numerical superiority to completely destroy the old army in order to completely control the entire universe of the Serenity Core so that they can open the launcher without interference. The old army is obviously not a soft persimmon that can be manipulated by others. Abyss Xiling maintains the front line with the solid fortress she built and the various space bases she has operated for many years. Although they are at a numerical disadvantage, there is no danger of destruction in a short time.

Both groups of armies are vying for control of the world barrier in the core of tranquility, and the ownership of this barrier is still uncertain. No matter whose army it is, it will be difficult for them to rush to the front line without being attacked. This is not good news for Abyss Xiling: her defenders in the core of tranquility only have two legions, and they have now been suppressed to the universe. They are in a corner, and if they cannot send more reinforcements, they may not be able to hold on for long: after all, they are facing an enemy five times their size.

The telemetry station on the border of the empire is working hard to detect the movements in the abyss area. Although it can only get some vague signals, those vague signals still confirm the battle report of the Abyss Xiling.

"Actually, I have a question that I don't quite understand." After I was free, I had time to think about more questions, so some questions inevitably came to my mind, "The purpose of the New Army is also to build bridges?"

Abyss Xiling had nothing to hide: "Yes, after all, their commander and I were once one, and our ultimate goal is the same."

"It's all about building bridges, so what's the difference between them building bridges and you building bridges?" I'm a little confused. If building bridges can prevent a catastrophe...it seems like it would be good to let the new army do the work on your behalf? Free coolie.

As a result, I soon realized that my thinking was too simple. Abyss Xiling told me the biggest difference between the New Army and ordinary fallen apostles: "They are my most extreme side. The New Army refuses to coexist with any alien race. They only allow themselves to fight Bridge will not share the skills and achievements of building bridges with any other race. Their ultimate goal is not only to evolve themselves to the point of invincibility, but also an important goal is to make themselves the only super civilization in the void. If I didn’t guess If they make a mistake, the first thing they do after building the bridge is to invade the Star Ring Federation on the other side, destroy the Star Ring Federation's bridge-building facilities, and then occupy the long bridge and expand their strength inside it. The nature of the long void bridge is very special. Its interior is safe and leads to other abyss gates in one direction. The only entrance to the long bridge is the starting end, but the starting end will be protected by an unbreakable void structure, and the opening and closing authority is within it. Hide. The new army inside can develop safely and monitor all races on both sides of the strait at the same time. Once anyone can successfully build a bridge, they can use the Gate of the Abyss to emerge and wreak havoc, and in turn no one can resist them. Invincible Defense , an unrestricted development environment, and uncompromising hostility towards any race... So the Long Bridge must not be allowed to fall into their hands, otherwise there will be an endless war, and they are invincible, you have No matter how strong you are, you will be dragged to death."

Finally, Abyss Xiling looked at me deeply: "Long Bridge cannot fall into the hands of any single race, at least it cannot fall into the hands of an extremely xenophobic race like the New Army."

At this time, a question suddenly occurred to me:

Doesn’t building a bridge require simultaneous activation of the startup terminals on both sides of the strait?