Tomorrow's Ark, the journey of hardcore and ruthless people

"On the contrary, that mercenary who plays with the Soul Source Stone skill poses no threat to me." Commander pointed to his head, "My soulless person's thinking and consciousness have nothing to do with subspace and spiritual energy. It exists due to the huge number of neuron connections in brain tissue, and it is an absolute black box of information in front of those guys who play with the mind."

Tallulah fired back angrily: "Look at how you've been beaten. Then I'll roast your brain with the flames of the Origin Stone Skill. Can your great consciousness that is insulated from spiritual energy still exist?"

"This doesn't work. It's like I still have to plastically deform in front of a physical blow."

Tallulah snorted, and didn't bother with him for the time being: "Since we have already connected, it is only a matter of time before we formally meet with the high-level officials of the Tower of Babel. Are you ready?"

Commander turned his head and showed a sharp smile: "Of course I'm ready. In fact, I am a soldier. Literally speaking is not my strong point, and bargaining is not in line with my personality. I am most accustomed to the rule that either I kill the other party or the other party kills me. . Diplomacy and negotiation are not my profession, and I am not good at it. To be honest, I am not the best candidate for negotiation, or even a qualified candidate. But why was I authorized to take charge of the entire Kazdaele issue? "

"Because the other party is asking for something from us." Tallulah also showed a sharp smile, "Hehe..."

**

Kelsey stepped into the door she had entered and exited countless times.

The familiar pink and white figure leaped lightly from behind the desk and moved to the front of the desk.

The slender Sarkaz girl is still a girl in appearance. The black-based white dress has origin stone crystals growing through the clothes, and the material is not extraordinary.

However, ordinary people use external things to add color to themselves, and outstanding people allow themselves to add value to external things.Theresa is the latter.

She smiled gently, welcoming the safe return of her old friend: "Kelxi, you are finally back."

Kelsey smiled bitterly: "Yeah, I'm finally back...Your Highness, I must report the situation to you as soon as possible."

"The frequency of telegrams and messengers is close to the limit. I read all your reports. Are these still not enough?" Teresia's expression became serious.

"Although I have emphasized it countless times. However, reporting to you in person is another situation after all."

"What's the conclusion?"

Kelsey responded this way:

"They can just tip the scales in the Kazdel situation."

If at this time, Theresia could ask the Sarkaz officer sent by Theresia who was observing the camped fleet from a distance, they would also say the same to His Highness.

The fleet of the Kazdel Regional Department of the Atlas Group moored on this plain in a formation that included combat ships and service ships, occupying a vast area of ​​land.

The six standard cruisers launched a huge outer guard defense zone outside the entire berth.They form a huge ring, the port side is outward, and the double-mounted 203MM rapid-fire naval guns on the bow are aligned with the port side near-defense weapon system to the outside.

The freeboard of a standard cruiser is relatively high, and the double-mounted 203mm rapid-fire naval guns on the bow and the near-defense weapon system on the side of the ship appear to have a lot of dead ends.

As a supplement, six of the twelve standard destroyers moored inside the six gaps in the cruiser ring formation. While blocking the gap with their own firepower and hulls, they formed the second defensive zone of the "inner ring".The other six destroyers stepped out of the fleet's defense circle, serving as long-range patrol ships and early warning positions.

The marine squadrons of each ship also disembarked one after another, and quickly dug well-planned trenches and criss-cross traffic trenches around the ship's hull, took out anti-gun holes, and built them out with sandbags, metal mesh cage explosion-proof walls, and steel plates. One by one, the firepower points were used quickly, and then stakes and barbed wire were inserted against the defensive range of the shield.

Unlike those amphibious assault ships that can hold a heavy mechanized battalion or even a regiment, the destroyer's marine corps has only one reinforced company, and the cruiser's marine corps is no more than a four-company infantry battalion, equipped with less mechanized equipment.But when it establishes a defensive position, it can also effectively prevent infantry and small vehicles from penetrating and raiding,

This kind of defensive deployment is like a bastion. The rapid-fire naval guns and close-in defense artillery firepower on each land carrier can overlap in any direction outside the defensive position, forming a completely blind-angle defensive firepower.For Terrans who have extensive experience in using land craft, this kind of thing is nothing new.

However, the problem is that the number of this fleet can be described as decisive in the entire Kazdel.

In the distance of the land cruiser group, the officer observers sent by Princess Kazdaele put down their telescopes in frustration and considered the effects of various current attacks on this land cruiser berth, from infantry infiltration to small high-speed vehicle assault, to Attacking by hero-level units is concluded to be of little significance.The research result of the Sakaz officers is that only a handful of land battleships and other capital ships, or Zhenguo heavy-level mobile city defense artillery, can effectively destroy this anchorage - however, these things are all in their own hands. The deployment position plays a vital role, and these "sea-fixing needles" cannot be deployed at all.

What's more, the Sarkaz people don't know that the reason why these large and medium-sized land vehicles of the Kazdel column chose the design idea of ​​​​long-range firepower and weak armor is because the 113th Division has enough room to equip these rather large land vehicles. Stand shield system.These protective stance generating devices can also be networked to form a protective stance with a larger defense range and protect the entire fleet.

But none of this affected the Sarkaz people's conclusions.Even if it is assumed that these land battleships only have the same combat capability as Terra land battleships of the same size, the size of this fleet is enough to make both Teresia and Teresia suffer. —— Kazdel Industries The foundation is weak, and the quantity and quality of the fleet are quite poor among the countries of Terra.

This is an era of change... Heroes, physiques, spells and skills are being challenged by industry and technology.The light of technology will replace the grace of the gods. The glory that once wiped out the entire legion by one person is unsustainable in the face of land ships, artillery and new types of troops.

The entire Kazdel has come to a crossroads of history, and no one knows where it will eventually go.

Teresia in the palace put down the letter brought by Kelsey with a complicated expression.

Tracy frowned while listening to the latest information in the military tent.

In the column's flagship conference room, Commander glanced at the participants.

They are all good swimmers in the river of history, they will do their best according to their own ideas, they can turn the whole river upside down and attract countless applause——

But the trend of the times will only move forward in the river.

**

Comand is checking his clothes.

In order to comply with the cover status of the Atlas "corporate group", relevant regulations require that members of the Kazdel column should wear business attire instead of military uniforms during foreign exchanges and contacts.Although this is a bit like taking off your pants and farting, who can't see that Atlas is actually a white glove; but it can't be wrong, can it?

However, it is one thing for a buddy who can split bricks with his hands, chop firewood with his feet, and can run horses with his big waist and round arms; but if he puts on a suit and leather shoes, no matter how elegant he is, the effect will not be very good. He looks like a bodyguard. Live like a boss.Yes, Comrade Bodrocasti.

But having said that, although Command is well-proportioned and tall, the tallest of the short ones can take on diplomatic missions.But you expect this guy who has only been in the interstellar era army since time travel in his twenties, and only has regular training uniforms and combat uniforms power armor in his closet to dress up as a suitable image for business communication...

What do you look at, the old men only have white, black, blue and gray clothes, can't they just rely on a few sets of white shirts, black pants, sportswear, jackets and coats for spring, summer, autumn and winter?

Then let’s count again, and it seems that few of the Comanders are good at dressing up: the group friends are just like Comander; those from here, Shuangxing and Alina are a guerrilla and a genuine village girl, Mei Feste and Faust are both young military cadets.

This matter had to rely on a certain noble lady who did not want to be named to turn the tide.

"Which watch is better?" Comand looked at the two watches with black leather straps and stainless steel straps. "What do you say, Tallulah?"

Tallulah adjusted the belt of women's business suit trousers: "What, you will listen to me?"

Before Comand could answer, Tallulah, who had paused for a while, had finished sorting out her words, and began to comment like a machine gun: "The black one doesn't fit your image because it makes people feel that you are very cold. If I had to choose, consider I realize that your personality is relatively extroverted, so I suggest using stainless steel. But I am not very satisfied with these two, because I think it is better to use a brown one for the strap than black, because your usual belt They are all brown, and this time I also carried a brown briefcase. So matching these colors will bring you a sense of harmony... Are you finished?"

Tallulah, who had a critical look on her face - worthy of being the sister of a certain Holiday Veyron - turned her head and looked at Alina and Shuangxing sitting on the sofa next to her.The former had a vague smile on his face, covered his mouth with his hand, and whispered in the ear of the latter's head.

From time to time, Shuang Xing fixed one of the drooping rabbit ears, and then greeted the two people who were looking directly at him with strange expressions, and his eyes jumped back and forth on the two of them.

Alina turned around and suddenly smiled: "Hey, it's nothing. Tallulah also dresses up herself and others? She doesn't feel like you anymore."

Regarding Tallulah's expressions and actions, Comand wanted to match her with the sentence "Are you deliberately finding fault?"

Then Commander turned his head the other way: "What are you laughing at?"

Mephisto sitting on the chair is wearing a funny expression, and even Faust next to him is also smiling.jpg.

Mephisto: "I think of happy things."

Command looked at Faust next to him: "Why are you laughing again?"

Faust: "I also think of happy things."

Command gave them one last look. "It seems you're thinking the same thing...Come on, Tallulah, let's meet up with Bodrocasti."

Three or ten minutes later, Comand adjusted his new suit for the last time, and still felt that he belonged to hard-wearing gentlemen.At the same time, the door to Teresia's office opened.

Teresia's office is not very big, only about twenty square meters.But this place is in charge of the present and future of the Tower of Babel organization and half of Kazdel.

The standing clock "clicked" steadily, the polished teapot beeped on the small Originium stove, and a fire was lit in the red brick fireplace; the furniture was made of cotton except for wood. , no trace of polymer material could be seen; the old-fashioned brass lock weighing [-] grams suddenly closed with a "click" behind it without any electronic prompting voice, which startled people.

Comander's first reaction to the place was retro, and then he realized that by Kazdel's standards, the style here should be called austere-neither luxuriously decorated expensive furniture, nor sparsely comfortable modern furniture.

Behind the set of pine office desks and chairs in the style of unearthed cultural relics, Ms. Teresia seems to have been integrated with the desk chairs and the piles of documents piled up on the table.

Then she stood up lightly, revealing her slender figure.

The whole office suddenly came to life.

The Sarkaz people are a group with outstanding Originium skills and high susceptibility to ore disease.Most of them can play two originium skills.Teresia, as the "devil king", is good at spiritual things——

But it's still useless to Comand, a soulless man who is insulated from psionic gadgets.

But her slender figure, light movements, elegant manners and warm smile still make people feel like spring breeze.Before Commander walked in, Theresia stood up from behind the desk and walked out, standing in front of the desk to greet him.Before Commander saluted, Theresia gracefully raised her skirt and curtsied.

The pink and white long hair is dynamic and beautiful, and the smiling expression is quiet and elegant. Even the simple dress that was once punctured and repaired by the origin stone crystal on the body surface looks harmless.

——"So you have used the Originium Disease inhibitor sold by our company?"

Comander's first sentence said this.

Teresia was still smiling, looked at Commander, and then replied: "Mr. Commander, I can feel that you are active on the outside, but cold on the inside. However, the deepest core is hot."

Good guy, Kelsey's Riddler attribute is mutual achievement with her.

Comand showed a half-smile expression: "Maybe, maybe. However, Ms. Teresia, although everyone knows that the ability of the Sarkaz Demon Lord is emotional perception, it is unpleasant to be pointed out by you of."

The Lord of Sarkaz's mind was spinning rapidly.No matter how silly she looks, she is also a "king" who fought her way to her current position in hundreds of years, commanding tens of millions of her kind and half of Kazdel.

Using the title "Ms.", what kind of attitude does it represent...

Teresia chewed on the meaning that Comand put in between the words, and bowed slightly to apologize: "My instinct will always involuntarily perceive the general emotions of the people around me. I'm sorry for this. Mr. Kang, I don't would further offend."

Comand nodded.So Teresia immediately climbed up and started talking about other things: "The ore disease inhibitor produced by your company is really an epoch-making invention..."

He also talked about his condition improved significantly after taking the medicine and was obviously under control, and there were many words of praise for Atlas in his words.Comand had repeated in his earlier letters what had been said to Hedley's team.When talking about this, Teresia expressed a considerable degree of recognition and admiration...

The two people in the office were talking, and the patriot who accompanied Comand stood behind him like a steel tower, motionless and silent.He looked at the small door in the inner room of the office calmly——

In order to see the list on the transparent glass, the hooded man wearing a black coat with Babel blue trimming lifted the cover of his head, revealing a delicate appearance that could not be distinguished from male to female at a glance.Kelsey glanced at the slightly anxious doctor, moved half of her body to the side, and continued to look at Command solemnly.

Atlas is nothing more than a sheath that everyone knows is just for show.The 113th Division of the Extraterrestrial Corps of the People's Federation is ultimately detached from the entire Terra world.

They have unimaginable powerful technology and unimaginable industrial power, and advanced political ideas and practices.It can be believed that they will create an incredible "heaven on earth" for Terra civilization-although this development is not very good in their own eyes.

But at the same time, they also control the most powerful army on the planet.The vast majority of this army is still hidden from the sight of this civilization, but at any time it can turn the entire world of Terra into a hell on earth.

Where will the future go?

PS: Has anyone read your latest story collection "Spring Equinox"?

Ladies and gentlemen, I feel that my efforts to establish a set of internal coherent logic for this world view are quite naive.

Welcome to a new story in this land where guns are hard to come by:

The villagers of Dayan carried out water works, blasting the mountain protective slope in order to have work, with the intention of causing mudslides to destroy the National Construction Chi Road;

The genius boy in the ravine rubbed a large amount of explosives with his hands—not Originium.

Chapter 9 Oral Gymnastics Competition

Kelsey knows a lot of things. Among the native Tyrayans, she who has accepted the "mantle" of the former civilization can certainly pretend to be "omniscient".

She knows that "this land" is not infinite, it is just a pile of soil on a ball suspended in the sea of ​​stars;

She also knows that the stars, like the planets under her feet, are rafts floating in the sky, and they all move along a fixed trajectory that can be clearly introduced by astrophysics.

She also knew that the bodies of the Terrans were not made, that they crawled before they walked, and she knew that long ago.

She has read books introducing the theory of evolution in the library of Division 113, and this knowledge has a completely consistent framework with the theories related to pre-civilization in her mind.

She has known for a long time that the aquatic species and the terrestrial species have become Homo erectus together, and the overly animalistic characteristics of the Tyrayans are absolutely impossible to achieve through natural evolution.

She also knew that the genes of the Tyrayans were clearly edited.

And all this has now been finally confirmed.