Him and their stars

Natalia Elenko stepped aside, opened the door behind her, and led Yang Xiyi into the house. What is surprising is that after passing through this very inconspicuous door and walking through a passage that is only twenty or thirty meters long, the scenery in the field of vision suddenly becomes clearer.

That's a hall as big as two basketball courts combined. There are various electronic devices in operation inside.

At the innermost end of the hall, there is a row of simple and elegant devices, exuding a style that is incompatible with the cold and hard electronic equipment around them. The outer wall of the device sparkles with a rhythmic and mysterious halo, which is soothing and warm.

If the flickering cold light of these devices hadn't condensed and floated in mid-air to form a large series of panel windows, with technological data jumping on them, they might have been regarded as some particularly tall ancient treasures.

Of course, this is also the consistent style of painting of creations in the Age of Enlighteners. The solemn and gorgeous object that looks like an imperial seal may actually be a razor. This sharp and elegant instrument, like a hero's sword, is most likely used for brushing teeth.

Anyone who has had the experience of coming into contact with the ruins of the Enlightened One is already accustomed to this setting.

I saw smart and capable staff wearing military uniforms and uniforms, holding notebooks and terminals, busy shuttling around, recording data, or operating instruments. These people looked like highly educated and well-trained scientific researchers, but the atmosphere at the scene was still as warm as a bustling construction site.

Yu Lian once said that this kind of atmosphere is his favorite. Yang Xiyi was a little confused before, but now she can understand his thoughts very well.

He wanted to say hello to everyone, but no one seemed to notice the presence of him as the commander. They just scratched their hair slightly hurt, and then went straight to the row of ancient equipment at the innermost part of the hall.

There were two middle-aged men in casual clothes standing next to the equipment. One is tall and straight, like a pine; the other is short and stocky, like a rock.

One of them is called Calais King and the other is Sonny Grant, who are also members of the Seven Sons of the Spiritual Research Society. He is the most outstanding magician and alchemist in the community's world of extraordinary beings.

At this moment, Mr. Jin's hands were pressing on a special device very close to the game console's handle, and he was inputting psychic energy with his eyes closed. Mr. Grant was watching indifferently with his hands folded.

Seeing Yang Xiyi approaching, the latter said: "You are right. There is indeed a database inside this fortress. I have found it. I am trying to open it. It should contain what you want."

Yang Xiyi nodded gratefully: "Thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for the masters, we would have to rely on military engineers, and we don't know how long it would be delayed."

"Hahaha, you have done 90% of the work, you just need psychics to make a finishing touch in the field of mysticism." Mr. Jin continued to input psychic energy while smiling: "However, young General, you don’t seem excited at all. This makes me feel very unfulfilled!”

"Because the database is there. As long as it is there, you can always find it." Yang Xiyi said with a smile: "In comparison, I want to know more, can these machines be restored?"

Mr. Grant pondered for a moment: "If I use alchemy, I might try to use a hot melt knife to carve out some... well, these motherboards. As for whether they can be mass-produced in the factory, more in-depth research is needed. Of course. , According to my junior brother, if you have more samples, you can always find opportunities for mass production."

Yang Xiyi then bowed his hands to the two psychic masters and bowed deeply.

Mr. Jin couldn't help but feel happy: "Now I understand why my little junior brother is so close to you."

"Hahaha, I just want to express my gratitude to you in advance for the benefits that the people may get. Anyway, it's just a bow and there is no need to spend money."

At this time, the spiritual energy released by Mr. Jin was slowly seeping into the motherboards inside the Enlightenment facilities through this wonderful transmission device.

In fact, it can no longer be considered “internal”. After spending so much time, military engineers finally opened the outer panel of the device. However, after opening it, the scholars and engineers expressed that they could not understand it at all.

From the appearance point of view, the internal part is just a smooth and complete silver plate, which is so flat that it can be used directly as a mirror. It really does not look like a high-precision device. Even if they use the most accurate observer to observe the capillary-like energy conduction path above, the engineers still feel like they are reading a book from heaven.

It's just customary to call this thing a "motherboard".

However, although it is incomprehensible, it can be used. This is probably the characteristic of the legacy of the Enlightened One.

Electricity can activate the equipment of people on Earth, and it can also activate these devices. However, if psychic energy is used during operation, on the one hand, the operation efficiency can be improved, and on the other hand, the flow of energy can be observed more intuitively.

Of course, this is all a story for later.

Now, Yang Xiyi is more concerned about more intuitive realistic factors.

A few minutes later, as more and more characters and data jumped on the light screen, and when the advanced terminals on both sides were almost unable to analyze it, a pale golden light group jumped from the smooth "motherboard" When it stood up, it seemed to turn into a blooming flower.

"Huh? Okay, I'm done!" Mr. Jin's voice was full of satisfaction.

Mr. Grant nodded: "You have made great progress in the operation of fine psychic powers!"

"Thank you, my mentor and my junior brother, for your gifts." Mr. Jin said.

Then, Uncle Grant stretched out his typical laborer's hand like a vinegar bowl, inserted it into the light group, and with a slight tug, unfolded it on the spot into a dot-line structure diagram composed of light.

"Your ability to analyze psychic phenomena has also improved a lot!" Mr. Jin praised.

"Hehehe, I also want to thank my mentor and junior brother for their gifts."

"Hey, it's so disgusting to hear you two old men praising each other." Natalia Elinko said with her hands.

Yang Xiyi couldn't understand, but Yang Xiyi was greatly shocked. Of course, apart from the shock, there is also a sense of solidity that the dust has settled.

As the three-dimensional structure diagram in front of him became clearer and clearer, his mind automatically marked the figure with different colors. Red is the area controlled by the community, black is the part occupied by the empire, orange is where the other countries' armies are stationed, and white is the place that has not yet been explored.

Yes, this is the structural diagram of the ancient Enlightenment Fortress, which was once called the "Devil's Throat" and is now renamed "Unity Fortress". It is also the most complete structural diagram currently available.

It's a bit ridiculous to say it. From the Great Expedition of the Predators to the change of hands of the fortress, it has been a year since the civilized creatures of this era entered this space city. But until now, nearly one-third of it is still inaccessible.

In other words, this fortress was originally a very large holy relic of the Enlightened One, but it was forced to be used as a functional facility because its geographical location was too important.

But now, with this complete structural diagram, some hidden doors that cannot be opened and passages that cannot be discovered should be able to be used. The progress of the archaeological project can definitely be greatly improved, and maybe some new features can be unlocked.

At first, the plunderers only controlled part of the fortress' functions, which gave the coalition a huge shock. If we can come up with something more powerful, just thinking about it will make people's blood rush.

Yang Xiyi looked at the highest-ranking technical officer, who nodded confidently.

However, as the commander of the fortress garrison, Yang Xiyi did not show too obvious joy and fell into short thoughts. At this time, his terminal also rang, but it was from his adjutant, Lieutenant Colonel Michiel Kent.

"Your Excellency, there is an urgent military situation."

Yang Xiyi still had no obvious emotions, but smiled and said: "Can you please three masters listen to it with me?"

Strictly speaking, these three are just "ordinary civilians". However, the officers present pretended that they did not hear this.

Ten minutes later, Yang Xiyi returned to his office with three civilians. Mihir Kent, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately started reporting without any concern.

"Twenty-one hours ago, at 7:28 on June 26, 833, Galactic Standard Time, the cruiser Tihuo Lion of the Cathay Royal Fleet attacked our No. 677 at the border of the I Earl Star Gap-17 system. The outpost was shelled.”

Yang Xiyi nodded without any surprise. The three civilians are certainly emotionally stable.

Kent was certainly not surprised. He even guessed that these three people had known about it for a long time.

There is no way, ordinary people still need to go through the source wave core to complete instant communication across galaxies. For these people in the New World, the news is even more delayed. If it weren't for holding a small seismic wave terminal and relying solely on the gravitational wave beacon, it might not be until next week that the news is received.

However, master-level psychics always have some magical means to complete communication across the vast galaxy.

Therefore, Yu Lian, the methods of the superior extraordinary beings are like real gods. Are they really the same as mere mortals like us?

This thought just flashed through his mind, and he continued: "Vice Admiral Sylvester has mobilized the main force of the Ninth Fleet, and the current situation on the front line is unknown. The military command headquarters requires us to pay attention to vigilance, especially in the V12 area. Junction."

The so-called v12 area is one of the demarcation areas in the Unity Fortress. However, what is special is that the army on the opposite side is not the Marine Corps directly under the empire, but the Kaitai Big Cats with two regiments of more than 3,000 people.

"Just be on normal alert. I don't think they dare to do anything under the eyes of the empire." Yang Xiyi's mood was very stable.

Mihir agreed. After all, the big cats of those two regiments were still under the establishment of the Dawn Military District of the empire, and the command power was in the hands of the fortress headquarters. Although those big cats are all mentally unstable and manic, they have their limits after all. How dare they disobey the orders of their own generals and even the royal family and leave alone, but they would never dare to ignore the orders of the empire.

Michel paused and then said: "In addition, six more Tuoluan-class transport ships have just entered the system from the direction of the Milky Way. They are expected to dock at Airport 3 in 40 minutes."

After all, the Empire and the Community are already friendly allies that have signed so many trade agreements. In order to coexist harmoniously in this "solidarity block", the two sides have already agreed that any military ships coming from the mainland should be notified when entering the port.

Although this agreement has no terms written in black and white, it has been implemented very well in the past two months.

Yang Xiyi asked with a smile: "Are we going to carry out a large-scale reinforcement of troops?"

The Tuoluan-class transport ships equipped by the imperial fleet can only be regarded as second-class transport ships in terms of quality. Their main function is not to transport cargo, but to transport troops.

"No, to be precise, it is a withdrawal of troops." Kent shook his head and said: "The empire is preparing to reduce one more division of stormtroopers and two divisions of princes' guards from the fortress princes. These troops have been packing since yesterday. They should follow these ships and leave.”

"Aren't there corresponding defense troops?" Yang Xiyi asked with a smile.

"The empire informed that two additional regiments of engineering troops were dispatched to speed up the exploration and development of the fortress." Yang Xiyi nodded and looked at the three masters next to him who had already begun to drink hot tea.

Natalia Elenko felt Yang Xiyi's gaze and said with a smile: "I don't understand military affairs, so you don't need to look at me. But if you are worried, I can help you go over and find out. Anyway, I am a civilian. Well, it makes movement easier. It’s easy to tell whether there are tens of thousands of people on the other side.”

Yang Xiyi said: "It's not necessary. The increase or decrease of tens of thousands of people will cause a lot of noise and cannot be hidden from others."

Erinko said "Oh" and flashed a hint of disappointment.

Mihir continued to report: "As a result, the Imperial Army's garrison in the Unity Fortress will be reduced to 50,000 people, which is the same as us. If we add the three Cherks who have been equipped with new exoskeletons, division and the Minoan division, we even had a slight advantage in strength."

"They are friendly allies, not vassal states." Yang Xiyi said with a smile.

"However, the new individual soldier skeletons they replaced were obtained from the 38th Division."

"Then they paid the money seriously. We also used this money to pay for the military purchase of equipment for the two cooperative divisions sent by the alliance." Yang Xiyi said seriously.

Not really. These two synthesizer equipment were agreed to be used for testing, and they were considered as additions to the God-class dreadnought. The Alliance didn't mind anyway.

As for the 38th Division, which is mostly composed of Rumina and Sand People, and the Varangian Division, which is mostly composed of Highlanders and Minotaurs, they have completed the change of equipment, and that is just a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning. .

At this time, Yang Xiyi informed Lieutenant Colonel Kent about the complete composition of the fortress he had just obtained. The latter suddenly showed a look of surprise.

"Then our advantage will be even more obvious."

Natalia Elenko smiled and said: "So, are you planning to launch a surprise attack on the opposite empire through these passages? If so, I would be quite happy to help you lead the charge."

"There are at least two teams of Astral Knights on the opposite side," Mr. Jin said.

"I know that the leader of the team is still a quasi-knight captain. The last time we went to the opposite side for a stroll, he was the one who came to receive us and accompanied us the whole time!" Natalia Erinko smiled and said: "Now all I have to think about is He was facing a powerful enemy but still had a smile on his face, which I found particularly interesting."

Yang Xiyi didn't mind why Ms. Elinco could hang out across the street. Anyway, there are even bars in the fortress. As civilians, it is much easier to move than soldiers.

"In addition, Duke Sadolan should still be in the fortress." Mr. Jin said.

"I guessed it." Erinko shrugged: "The last time I went for a stroll, I felt a malicious will observing me. If it weren't for the leader of the Astral Knights who couldn't lose face, he would If you bully a kid, he might take action."