Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

"General, do you mean that you live in seclusion in this city?"

"You can say that, but it is no longer suitable for living here, regardless of whether there is a natural disaster or not."

The captain nodded. Regardless of whether a natural disaster occurred, what happened in this city was unavoidable. "General, you planned to leave, but you didn't."

"My clinic suffered a devastating robbery. Although I made preparations in advance, the loss was inevitable. Everyone else has been transferred. I heard about your incident and stayed here specifically to take a look."

"Clinic..." The captain remembered something and took out a tactical tablet from the back of his armor. "The noble man who saved me once mentioned this matter. At that time, I couldn't believe that you were really the person in charge there, but Someone has conducted some investigations..." He operated the tablet, and after a while he seemed to have found what he wanted, "General, you can take a look."

"I won't read it. You know what you know." Herrag took another sip of wine and returned the flask to the captain. "Actually, I haven't figured it out yet, the integration movement and the sudden appearance of the empire. The military, and a wonderful rout battle, you used absolutely inferior troops and equipment to defeat the military, which totaled close to a legion."

"The Duke of Cosiche, the immortal black snake, took advantage of our inevitable departure from the snowfield and planned what happened in Cosiche. He used evil magic to invade the mind of our leader, Tallulah, to cover up a large number of military personnel, and even It was an internal guard who infiltrated our team, inciting the already bloated team to destroy the city indiscriminately. Fortunately, before we completely slid into the abyss of thugs, the lady who helped us in the snowfield came back. , she suppressed the black snake, saved Tallulah, and saved all of us. That exquisite battle also relied on her handiwork."

"Is that so..." Herage thought about the captain's answer, saving a person's mind, understanding a huge conspiracy, commanding unfamiliar troops to win a hearty victory, and even giving a Wendigo the title. A second life, no matter which one, is a legendary act... Who is the person Bozhuo Kasti mentioned, which makes him a little curious?

Bodrokas saw his thoughts, "Alpha is a strange person who claims to be from outside the world. She has mysterious powers and faces this land with many different images and faces."

"It's not common to say someone from outside the world."

"Well...she once warned me that if we just fight for the infected, the ones who will be hurt the most in the end will not be the perpetrators who persecute the infected, but the ordinary people caught between the infected and the perpetrators. This Once, our resistance lost control due to various reasons. The empire only failed a plan, but countless residents of Chernobog lost their homes. She was right.

"When she met us this time, she warned us that masks breed evil deeds and violence and hide the ugliness of people's hearts. We took off the masks and discerned who were enemies and who were friends."

"It seems that she sees things from a very unique perspective, and she sees things very thoroughly..." Herage looked at his old friend in front of him, "So, Bodrokasti, have you figured out what you should fight for? You are fighting What you are doing is tantamount to starting a war, so I hope you understand this, otherwise, the blood of countless people in the past, present and future will be shed in vain."

Bodrokas also looked at his old friend in front of him, "I used to think that if Ursus could continue to treat infected people as Ursus, tragedy would be avoided and war would not happen. But I understand, Even if the nobles become infected, they are still nobles, not the infected civilians, but they will one day become infected. The contradiction in Ursus is not the contradiction between the infected and the non-infected, but the contradiction between those who are above. The contradiction between this guy and all people from a humble background like me will eventually be irreconcilable."

"You have found a reason to fight...Bodro Kasti."

"Alfa's manuscripts inspired me, but it's a pity that they have been burned. Otherwise, I believe you can also get some inspiration and thoughts from them..." Bozhuo Kasti's tone was a little regretful. He once read during the break of the march. After reading those books, although he didn't fully understand them, the words in them did clear up some questions in his mind. "By the way, General, you just said you planned to leave. Where did you plan to go?"

"Rhode Island."

"Rhode Island...if you go there, you will definitely see her. She has reached some long-term cooperation agreement with Rhode Island."

"It seems that you have a deep understanding of them. Do you know why they want to enter Chernobog at this time? That will obviously make them regarded as enemies by everyone."

"There are some things in the core of Checheng that should belong to them, but they have some historical conflicts with the Ursus authorities. Only at this time can they enter the city to retrieve their things."

“It turns out that there are benefits that are higher than the risks, or things that have to be done.”

"The soldiers of Rhode Island are very brave, and they also have lofty goals. I think they are worthy of entrustment, at least some trust."

"I will refer to your evaluation. By the way, I remember more than 20 years ago, you said you wanted to compete with me. Do you want to have a fight now?"

Bodrokas shook his head, "General, even if I don't wear this armor, the knife in your hand can't cut through my current skin. This won't be a fair duel."

"It just looks like an old piece of armor that keeps aging, and you also..."

"The armor of Ursus has been burned with the thunder that took away the old self. She imitated the appearance of that armor and recast a set of armor that contains energy far beyond my imagination, and put it It was given to me in the hope that I would not forget every battle I have ever experienced and the reasons why I fought. Moreover, my current body is no longer flesh and blood, steel and machinery constitute my new flesh and blood. "

"It's amazing...you have accepted this ending and have made the corresponding awakening."

"Yes General, from that moment on I was ready to go anywhere..."

"Like something you would say."

"There are still many things that need to be done. The current team has just experienced a big victory with the help of external forces, which has reversed the low morale due to despair and failure. However, this kind of victory cannot last long. We cannot count on everything. Help from outsiders. Take advantage of this opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. Whether it is clarifying thoughts, improving military discipline, or training skills, children still have too much to do. After all, a considerable number of them were just ordinary people before this."

"Go ahead and do it. I believe in your beliefs and your vision." Herage turned to leave and waved goodbye to this old friend. "When your career stabilizes, I will visit you again. Go quickly." Get busy, before Ursus' iron hoof comes down."

86. Pull anchor and set sail

With the help of Rhode Island's engineering department operators, the energy system in the core city of Checheng returned to normal operation. Energy continues to be output from the sarcophagus through pipelines. Now the core city can start sailing.

Alpha sent a new warning. The drone behind the blockade where the Ursus military retreated detected the dust and heat source signals of Originium emissions generated by the movement of capital ship-class land-ships.There are two fleets, each with two Vladimir Grand Duke-class high-speed battleships as the core of the fleet, moving in the direction of Chernobog.

"There is no way I can conjure up a whole fleet of battlecruisers to line up with Ursus' Axis Cannon Iron Coffin. If you don't want to be sent back to the material cycle by that super-heavy source stone particle on the spot, then I advise you to take action as soon as possible. measure."

Looking at the four big ships with a long axis of more than 800 meters in the reconnaissance picture, Alpha felt a headache. That was not something that the drones and base walkers in his hands could handle. Even the Life Star Carrying a Gaosan Honor Guard's main gun against an 1000- to [-]-meter-class super-heavy battleship can only be regarded as acupuncture.

The railgun armor-piercing projectiles of Karak's several companies can penetrate the Ancestor material hull of the Rhode Island. Even the armor of Ursus's high-speed battleship's main armor belt may not be able to withstand their penetration. But the problem is, For a land vehicle of that kind of tonnage, the killing effect of conventional firepower is too limited.

Considering the combat plan, Alpha would definitely prefer to use bombers to drop high-yield anti-land-ship bombs instead of using any ships to confront them head-on.The second is to use a large amount of long-range direct firepower to cover and paralyze the target, forcing it to be unable to achieve tactical objectives.

If you want to destroy that kind of thing in a short time, you need to create a sky garden in low orbit and use orbital bombing, or use unconventional weapons such as tactical nuclear weapons and large microwave disassembly bombs.

Compared with sea-going ships, land-ships have a huge advantage that cannot be ignored, that is, it is extremely difficult to be completely paralyzed to the point of completely losing combat effectiveness.The land carrier will not sink. Even if it loses all its traveling gear and all its firepower, it will still be a huge steel fortress stretching across the land, able to support a considerable number of personnel inside to continue fighting.

……

When the situation was most urgent, two fleets belonging to the Third and Fourth Ursus armies were heading directly towards Chernobog. Alpha asked Kelsey to make the Rhode Island ready to sail at any time. When necessary, the overloaded engine must also leave the actual control area of ​​Ursus.

However, shortly after crossing the blockade, the two fleets suddenly turned and stopped. Kelsey received a tip from within the Imperial Parliament. Emperor Ursus personally issued an order to stop the departure of the two fleets, on the grounds that it would prevent a war between them. Military misjudgment between Great Yan.

The departure of the fleet was stopped by the central government of the empire. This does not mean that the danger has been eliminated. The emperor can keep an eye on the main fleet, which is the most important weapon of the country, but he may not necessarily be able to keep abreast of the two people who have huge real power and are at odds with the parliament and the royal family. A group of armies, as well as the aristocratic group behind them, launched a counterattack through other methods.

Even if no capital ship is dispatched, a group of small units such as raiding ships and mobile military stations are enough to threaten the transfer of the core city of Checheng, which lacks heavy weapons.

When an engineering department operator from Victoria checked the energy output of the sarcophagus, he lamented that its output was really amazing. While maintaining the operation of all systems in the core city, it also drove six or seven Londinium city defense artillery owners. The cannon is no problem.It's a pity that Qicheng doesn't have a single usable city defense cannon, and Victoria's city defense cannon uses some top-secret technology that may have come from the ancestors, and Ursus can't get it at all.

……

"How many people have we gathered now?" In the core city control tower, Tallulah frowned as she looked at the holographic map on the table.The imperial army's counterattack may come at any time, and they must begin to evacuate as soon as possible.

"All the people in the city who are willing to follow us have been moved to the core city. We have collected various materials from various abandoned and cleared urban areas that can last for a month. The medicines provided by Rhode Island are also sufficient for the time being."

"How many are left?"

"More than one-third of residents refuse the help we provide, and most of them are non-infected people."

Even if they are non-infected, in such a place of right and wrong, after the arrival of Ursus' "King Master", will they have any good ending?Tallulah felt that this was not necessarily the case. If he could avoid being killed and taking credit for his merits, it would be regarded as a sign of mercy from Ursus' officers.But what else could she do, force them to abandon their property and homes and follow her out of their country?

"..." After a long silence, Tallulah picked up the activation key of the core city, "Captain, in six hours the core city will pull anchor and set sail on time. Please arrange the team to continue the possible consequences and evacuation methods. Inform the stranded residents in the city and continue to gather the stranded people as much as possible. After all, from the moment Black Snake died, this city has been a 'rebel' city in the eyes of the empire's senior officials."

"I understand." The tall warrior nodded slightly, then turned and left the hall.

Six hours is the maximum safe time limit given based on the speed of the Ursus fleet. If she plans to set off at this time, Alpha will even need to lay anti-land cruiser minefields to cover her evacuation.But she knew that she had to do this, and she also knew that her friends wanted her to do this by giving them this time limit.

On the flight deck on the wing of the Rhode Island, two drones painted with the Life Star logo were mounting ground attack equipment.Koloff and the engineering operators carefully hung the microwave bombs transported by the trailer onto the heavy-duty hardpoint on the belly of the aircraft.

After the battle in Checheng came to an end, Alpha continued to manufacture four of these things. Sobankis's microwave warhead could easily kill lightly armored and unprotected targets, and at the same time, it could target various soft equipment materials of heavy targets. The structure causes continuous irreversible damage and is much milder than nuclear weapons.

"Did this thing really blow up an entire block of Mobile City?" an engineering operator asked curiously.

"Yes, and the minimum output power was used at that time." Koloff did not want to feel the joy of being almost roasted at a dangerous distance again. Fortunately, the energy field of the microwave bomb was highly concentrated inward, otherwise he and Tallulah They all have to go to Alphana to receive treatment for radiation sickness.At the same time, he didn't want to see this thing thrown down, because that meant that things had gotten out of hand.

……

"There are still more than 20 people who refuse to leave with us..." The soldier responsible for conveying the news looked a little depressed. He was once a worker in Qicheng. For those fellow villagers who were about to suffer unreasonable disasters because of their unwise choices, of course he Will be sad.

At this time, looking out from the floor-to-ceiling windows of the control tower, one could see several trucks speeding through the city, and further away, on the urban land at the edge of the line of sight, there were flashes of fire from a small number of siege artillery bombardments.

"set sail!"

87. What a good discipline!

The core city was successfully activated and separated from Chernobog, a city that had been turned into ruins by natural disasters. Bozokas took the shield guards and at the last moment semi-forcibly took away the civilians who refused to evacuate. them.

The sound of gunfire in the distance was the reconnaissance force sent by the unwilling border nobles at this time. The drone could see several small ships such as landing craft and assault ships patrolling the periphery of Qicheng City, but due to fear Once again, we encountered an incomprehensible defeat like before, so we only dared to shell the city and do some fire reconnaissance.

The movement of the core city of Qicheng alerted the group of guys, but they only followed them from a distance. Finally, when they approached the Ursus border, the last few trailing raiding ships also turned around and withdrew.

"When did Ursus's army become so timid?" Tallulah, who had been mentally prepared for a series of fierce battles, looked at the distant smoke pillars and was really confused.Could it be that the young emperor of Ursus and the border nobles were still trying to reconcile their conflicts, so the border nobles chose to restrain themselves?

But no matter what, the fact that those warships did not attack was the best outcome everyone expected. Once a battle breaks out, facing the fierce firepower of naval guns, huge casualties are inevitable, and the core city lacks weapons and can only be beaten passively. .

……

Alpha was not in Qicheng during this period. The finishing work in Qicheng did not require her presence, or she deliberately avoided her presence. She only used Rhode Island as a take-off and landing platform to provide valuable high-altitude drones. Reconnaissance information.After all, the situation in Qicheng had stabilized at this time, and she believed Tallulah could solve the problem.

"Try not to have a head-on conflict with the clearly identified Ursus army. That would be unhelpful to everyone."

So Alpha left Checheng in the name of tracking down the absconding Mephistopheles and the chasing Faust. She did not pursue her in a hurry to prevent the two little guys from doing anything irrational. .

No one on the continent of Terra could hide their traces from Alpha. As long as she wanted to, she could directly see the shadow left by him in the past time. She just rode Di Ting and slowly followed him to the vicinity of Qie Qie. People who had already run away because of the arrival of natural disasters went to the empty village ruins.The traces of the small mobile modules driving away here are still clearly visible, leaving only a few dilapidated old houses, which were affected by the cracked Origin Stone meteorite, leaving behind a piece of ruins.

At this point, Alpha stopped tracing Mephistopheles' traces. On the ground in the village, the source stone crystals, house ruins, abandoned steel... all collapsed and melted in some kind of terrifying heat released by man. The soil on the ground even became silicified at high temperatures.

"Be a good boy, that silly boy won't be gone..."

Alpha put away Di Ting, took out Ye Huang and carried it in her hand. She felt as if she had guessed whose handiwork it was, but she didn't completely remember it for a while.Wandering through the ruins of a village that seemed to have suffered two natural disasters, the air was filled with the smell of rust and sulfur. It seemed that the people here had evacuated very early, otherwise what I would have seen right now would have been the misery of corpses strewn everywhere. A sight.

Not far away, Alpha found the center of the battle. The ground here had been turned into a pool of lava by the terrifying high temperature, and it took an unknown amount of time for the battle to end.Walking to the edge of the lava pool, Alpha found something, which was a crossbow arrow that had been knocked to the ground. The arrow cluster had been completely destroyed by the extremely high temperature, and was chopped off by some kind of sharp weapon in the air, but the arrow feathers, Alpha recognized that it was a heavy-duty armor-piercing crossbow made by the Shadow Crossbowmen of the Integrated Movement, a special crossbow that could be equipped with Originium technology to increase penetration and lethality.

"Hey, are you one of those two little guys?" A long red knife with a hot tip blocked Alpha's path. The red-haired Sakaz girl tilted her head and looked at the uninvited guest.

"The little guy you are talking about..." Alpha raised his hands to show that he was not hostile, "Are they a white-haired warlock and a black-haired crossbowman?"

"uh-huh?"

"I'm not on the same side as them, but I was actually asked to find them." Alpha finally understood who had burned the village into a piece of red lava, and shouted Lewondine. , a lava giant emerged from the ground with a bang, and chased Renting with a flaming magic sword. The ground was baked into a pool of lava.

"Okay, it seems we don't need to fight anymore. I'm Shirter. Do you have any ice cream?"

"Wait a moment." Alpha took out an aluminum kettle, added the juice powder and water and shook it well, then took out Crowfeather's small plane.After a moment, the poor Kettle Brother was shattered into pieces, and several juice-flavored popsicles appeared in her hand. "There's no ice cream, why don't you make do with some popsicles first?"

"Thank you." The red-haired Sakaz girl named Shirter took the popsicle from Alpha's hand unceremoniously, took two licks, and showed a satisfied look on her face.

"Those two boys, they won't be burned to ashes by you, right?"

"They were too weak. I only slashed with my sword once. After the flames dissipated, they all fainted and fell to the ground. They are now in the shack over there."

Alpha followed her finger and looked over. Mephistopheles and Faust were indeed lying on the straw mats of the dilapidated shack not far away. They looked miserable, but their vital signs were still intact. Some heatstroke and dehydration.

"what happened?"

"I don't know..." Shiter said, taking a few bites of the popsicle, "I seem to have remembered something. I was resting in a dilapidated house on the east end and heard someone arguing outside, so I wanted to go out and take a look. There has just been a natural disaster here, and I am very curious who would come here at this time." Then she took two more bites of the popsicle.

"Then the short man with white hair used some kind of strange Originium technique on me..." She took two bites of the popsicle again, "Lewondine told me that he wanted to use that Originium technique to control me, so I swung my sword."

"Then he deserves to be beaten, well done." Seeing that there was only one ice cream stick left in Shirter's hand, Alpha quickly handed her the second ice popsicle. These days, there are kind-hearted people who can help discipline those with weapons. A large-sized naughty kid is really rare.

"Thank you for the popsicle, and thank you for not being angry." Shirte blinked innocently at Alpha, "Lewontin doesn't want to fight you, so I don't want to fight you either."

"By the way, can you and your sword communicate?"

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88. She is Shirter!

Alpha performed emergency treatment on the unconscious Mephistopheles and Faust, who were roasted and unconscious. He drank a lot of heat-relieving medicine, replenished water and performed physical cooling. After that, their vital signs stabilized and their consciousness became clear. Come over.However, it is estimated that the aftermath of Shirte's sword was too strong. Neither of them can move yet, and the burns on their bodies still need to be treated.