At the center of the seven Sectors, in Hundred Flowers City in the Hundred Flowers Space Zone, District 109 was the core of Deep Blue Brain Hospital.
Li Yao, Long Yangjun, Luo Qisheng, and the commanders of the 414 troop were gathered in front of a map of Hundred Flowers City for a discussion.
"This is District 1 of Hundred Flowers City, which is also the central area where the 'Grand-Unified Spiritual Nexus Information Processing Center' is located."
Luo Qisheng tapped the crystal processor softly. The hundred silver ball-shaped space stations that had been gathered together to form Hundred Flowers City dispersed, revealing the largest round ball at the center that was engraved with infinite runes on the surface.
He shot out a mystic ray from a tactical projector and analyzed the structure of the giant ball as if he were peeling an onion. "Hundred Flowers City is the research, utilization, and interaction center of the Spiritual Nexus for the Federation. Although we do not have a strong army like the 'Burning Prairie Fleet', the defense system made of automatic magical equipment such as defense rune arrays, battle puppets, and unmanned flying swords is one of the best in the entire Federation. Many automatic defensive magical equipment that has not been adopted is tested in Hundred Flowers City first before it is sent to the strategic locations such as the capital city, the Flying Star Sector, and the Uranian Ring Sector for deployment.
"And District O1 is the core of everything.
"The entire District 1 is a military forbidden zone. It is divided into two functional modules. One of them is the command and administration center of Hundred Flowers City, which is where the government is located.
"Through the center, the artificial gravity, lighting, energy supply, air supply, resource supply, and so on can be controlled in the hundred ball-shaped space stations.
"The other one is the 'Grand-Unified Spiritual Nexus Information Processing Center'. It is responsible for processing, encrypting, packaging, and compressing the information from the seven Sectors so that they can reach each other's destinations more efficiently. Of course, all the information on the Spiritual Nexus of Hundred Flowers City itself must be output from the center to the 'space information radio stations' nearby. Only after passing through the four-dimensional space can the information reach the receiving stations dozens of lightyears away instantly.
"Therefore …"
The veteran general of the Union Army, who had been fighting in mud and trenches for his entire life but had lived an ordinary life without any military exploits that were worth bragging about, glanced at Li Yao, Long Yangjun, and his subordinates before he tapped the giant silver ball that represented District 1 softly. "Whoever controls District 1 will control the entire Hundred Flowers City. As long as their computational ability is high enough, they will be able to intercept, monitor, and even modify all the information on the Spiritual Nexus at will!
"Right now, all the signs indicate that Professor Mo Xuan has probably bypassed the automatic defense system and controlled District 1. Therefore, our mission is to break into District 1 District 1 and take back control of the center of the Grand-Unified Spiritual Nexus Information Processing Center!
"Just now, someone asked if it was possible to reach out to the fleets cruising at the edge of the Hundred Flowers Space Zone. It's a pity that it's impossible, because the communication between us and the fleets is dependent on the transmission of the Spiritual Nexus. Right now, the network is no longer reliable, even if it is a seemingly independent military network. There is no chance for our real voices to be transmitted to the bridge.
"Besides, starships are different from the Sixth Army. The Sixth Army can fight independently, and every soldier can do whatever they want. But on a starship, as long as the bridge is controlled somehow, it will be impossible for them to seize the command of the starship even if the sailors below start a mutiny.
"More importantly, Hundred Flowers City is in the form of a 'dense array' right now. District 1 is surrounded by almost a hundred districts, which means that the hundred million civilians in the space stations are hostages. However powerful the cannons of the starships are, it is impossible for District 1 to be exposed unless they destroy dozens of districts.
"Therefore, don't count on the support of the starships. We can only attack as infantrymen!"
The old colonel's eyes suddenly turned sharp. It was a look that he had never shown in his hundred years of military career. All his subordinates were slightly dazed by the stare, and they were all breathing hard.
"From this moment on, abandon the Spiritual Nexus!"
The old colonel declared resolutely. "Just consider yourself to be in the high-intensity jamming of the entire frequency band and return to the primitive state of a squad. Then, we will split into two groups. Part of us will explain the situation to our brother troops and ask for reinforcements, hoping that … they will make the right choice, too. The other part of us will follow the two fellow Cultivators from the Ancient Sages Sector and march into District 1!"
"Somebody will definitely believe us!"
Li Yao raised his voice and interjected, "Because Professor Mo Xuan could never have foreseen that the two of us could escape the moment before the space jump, nor could he have foreseen that we could resist the mental assault of the extraterrestrial devils deep inside Deep Blue Brain Hospital. The two things that he missed disrupted his overall deployment and forced him to take action in advance or adopt more radical approaches to control the situation.
"Blocking District 109 by force is the best proof. I believe that District 109 must be more than the other areas that have been blocked by him.
"For such a large-scale blockade, he will have to fabricate countless false information and send it out in order not to raise the attention of the outside world. A lie always needs a bigger lie to cover it. When the lie is bigger than the sky, even with Professor Mo Xuan's computational ability, he will collapse soon!
"A lot of people outside must've grown suspicious. Other than the Union Army, there are also the free fighters, the members of the Exo Societies, and the battle-type Cultivators living in Hundred Flowers City. What we need to do is to tell them the truth and gather more warriors!"
"I'm not worried about that."
Luo Qisheng smiled bitterly and said, "I've been in the Union Army for a hundred and three years, and I've been stationed in Hundred Flowers City for twenty-two years. I do know a lot of old brothers.
"However …"
"The 414 troop is just a common troop that does not even have a special title. My old brothers are mostly in the same situation. Most of our soldiers are common fighters. The Cultivators in the Building Foundation Stage have only just fallen to the level of platoon. Also, if we can't even trust the Spiritual Nexus, to put it bluntly, we are a tray of loose sand with mediocre combat ability.
"According to what you said, it is very likely that the enemy has controlled all the automatic defense magical equipment in District 001. The bodies of a thousand experts have also become their 'battle shells'. This battle will not be easy!
"No. We are not scared of death, but we are scared that we cannot accomplish the mission! If we want to break into the grand-unified Spiritual Nexus processing center against the bombardment of a thousand experts, we need a strong point of attack, an arrowhead that can condense 'loose sand' into 'rocks'! "
The old colonel stared at Li Yao and Long Yangjun with complicated eyes.
His eyes were full of hesitation and expectation.
Li Yao and Long Yangjun looked at each other and nodded heavily.
"Rest assured, colonel. We know that there is a saying in the Federation that the blood of the experts should be shed first!"
Li Yao said, one word after another. "Since the two of us are the strongest of all of us, we will certainly lead the charge!"
Luo Qisheng stared at them for a long time. Then, he chuckled and opened his arms to them.
"Welcome to the Federation!"
The old colonel could not have been more sincere, overjoyed, and excited.
…
Twenty minutes later, on the lawn outside of Deep Blue Brain Hospital …
District 109 was in a fully-enclosed state. Not only was the communication with the outside world cut off, the 3D light beams that simulated the blue sky, the white clouds, the green mountains, and the green rivers were all turned off, too, revealing the lackluster silver cabin wall. Even the air was suffocatingly hot, as if they were in a giant steamer.
A thousand soldiers of the Union Army, who were wearing Crystal Suits, were standing still on the lawn like a thousand aggressive iron statues, listening to Luo Qisheng's lecture.
In the Federation a hundred years ago, the so-called 'Full Crystal Suit Legion' was the best of the best. Only the best troops of Cultivators could enjoy the privilege of having a Battle Crystal Suit for every one of them.
After the technological boom in the golden period, the production of Crystal Suit and the integration of skill cards in the Flying Star Sector had made tremendous progress. In the Federation today, even the ordinary troops and miscellaneous troops without special titles could make the 'Full Crystal Suit'.
That's right, the 414 Troop was an out-and-out second-tier troop. It was only slightly better than the miscellaneous troops.
The soldiers that made up the 414 troop were either old or young. They were either seasoned soldiers who had served in the army for almost a hundred years and whose physical strength was declining despite their abundant experience, or rookies who had just joined the army. Even if they managed to assign Cultivators to platoons, there was no need to mention their quality. Most of them were in the Refinement Stage. Few in the Building Foundation Stage were in the Building Foundation Stage. The Core Formation Stage Cultivators were even rarer.
However, the overwhelming fighting will unleashed from them right now was as good as that of the elite legions in the Union Army who had their own glorious titles such as' Flying Dragon ',' Eagle Strike ', or' Flying Tiger '.
Every warrior, even the ordinary ones whose spiritual roots had not been awakened, tried their best to stand as straight as possible, even straighter than the Cultivators.
"This is the report of the battle. The 414 troop is about to face the most arduous mission since it was established!"
Luo Qisheng roared, "I'm not lying to you at all. This is not a mission from the superiors, and it is even a mission that is not authorized by the superiors. It is an action of abandoning your post and disobeying orders!
"It is a soldier's duty to obey orders. Maybe we shouldn't do this, but it is also our duty to protect our country and listen to the call of our motherland!
"Listen — listen to the wind. Do you hear it? The Federation is in unprecedented danger. Our motherland is calling us. This is an order of the highest level! We are the new-generation soldiers of the new Union Army. We are warriors with brains and flesh, not cold slaughter machines!
"Therefore, the 414 troop of the eighteenth army of the Union Army is on an urgent mission to break into District 1, take back the control center of the grand-unified Spiritual Nexus from the enemy, and dig out the treasures of the extraterrestrial devils!
"As the highest commander of the 414 troop, I can't promise you anything except one thing. After the battle, even if there is only one soldier left, the 414 troop will have its own unique flag, emblem, and special title like the ace legions made of Cultivators!
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