Looking at Li Yao's sincere face and friendly eyes, Lei Chenghu was dazed for a long time before he said, "Is this some sort of lousy trick where you pretend to be loyal to me so that you can monitor me at a close distance after winning my trust?"
"Absolutely not."
Li Yao shook his head firmly. "Trust me, General Lei. I mean it!"
"I don't trust anybody right now. None of the people from the capital, whether in the Council of Elders or the royal palace, are easy to deal with!"
Lei Chenghu looked at Li Yao thoughtfully. Time was of the essence, and he had no time to waste on such an unpredictable guy. He turned back to Yun Chenghua and asked, "Warden Yun, what's the situation right now? How much control do you have over the Godly Might Prison? Where is the Godly Might Fleet deployed? Is it under your absolute control?"
When he called Yun Chenghua "Fellow Cultivator Yun" just now, it was a negotiation between the two parties.
Right now, he was calling Yun Chenghua "Warden Yun", which meant that he had accepted the guy's loyalty.
Yun Chenghua took a deep breath. Now that he had taken the step, there was no turning back. Lei Chenghu was quite right. In order to protect their wives and children and even distinguish themselves on the vast stage of the sea of stars, they had to build up their own capabilities as much as possible!
Therefore, he refreshed himself and devoted himself to his new role. His hands moved as fast as the wind and summoned almost a hundred surveillance light beams. While operating nervously, he said, "Reporting to Marquis Liaohai, the Godly Might Prison has just suffered a very serious artificial earthquake. Tremendous underground magma has been squeezed into the bottom level of the Godly Might Prison by the high pressure. The five floors at the bottom have all collapsed. Even the four energy supply bases have been seriously damaged. The emergency energy reserve is only enough for the normal functioning of the most fundamental defense system and the anti-air firing points on the ground.
"Also, our mainframe crystal processor has been hacked by the weird virus on the Holy League's side. At the moment when the magma swallowed the energy supply bases and the mainframe crystal processor was under the greatest pressure, it was hijacked by the enemy. Through remote control, part of the first district and all the districts in the third district were opened, releasing tremendous prisoners and captives.
"Affected by this, the first and third wards have been completely occupied by the rioting prisoners and prisoners of war. Most of the prison guards have been killed by them. The situation is terrible.
"However, the defense system of the Godly Might Prison has been tested for hundreds of years after all. Even if the prisoners and captives can completely occupy the prison, it is impossible for them to escape.
"Right now, I have regained control of the mainframe crystal processor and cut off all the channels from the First and Third Districts to the outside world. Not even an ant can crawl out. The Crystal Suit Legion stationed in the upper level of the Godly Might Prison has deployed defenses in all the critical areas, too. It was only considering that the environment down below was too complicated that they did not break in recklessly.
"As for the Godly Might Fleet, they have learned of the riot in the Godly Might Prison, too. They are breaking into the atmosphere and entering the battle mode of 'close-range firepower blockade'. They will descend to an altitude of two to three hundred meters from the ground and lock every channel leading to the ground from the Godly Might Prison. Any prisoner or captive who is bold enough to crawl out of the ground will be the most eye-catching target in the vast, snowy world!
"However …
"Although I am the warden of the Godly Might Prison, and the Godly Might Fleet has to listen to my orders theoretically, the fleet is in fact very independent. Lieutenant General Dongfang Lei, the highest commander of the fleet, is loyal to the family and here for training. He will certainly be stubborn to the end and will not surrender."
A warden and a fleet commander were two entirely different concepts.
A warden needed to master all kinds of professional abilities that were of little use. They were essentially the chief stewards of the bitter, cold land. Their career path was very narrow.
Basically, after one day as a warden, one would be a warden forever. Even if they were not the warden of the Godly Might Prison, they would still be in charge of a bunch of wretched prisoners when they were transferred to other places. What else could they do?
Besides, after staying in a prison for a long time, they would be familiar with the bricks, stones, grasses, and trees of the place, as well as the psychological dynamics of all the prisoners. Then, there would be even less reason for the superiors to replace them easily.
Quite a few wardens of the Godly Might Prison died of old age in their posts or went home to enjoy their retirement after their level plummeted in their old age.
Therefore, Yun Chenghua grasped the opportunity that Lei Chenghu gave him without much struggle.
However, the commanders of the fleets were changed every few years. The young officers from the four Kurfürst families would accumulate experience in this place and learn how to command an entire fleet. A few years later, they would have a chance to be transferred to other fleets to carry out their ambitions. They could even be transferred from the orbit defense fleets to the deep-sky fleets that spanned thousands of lightyears. Their future would be even more promising.
As long as there was a slim chance of hope, who would be willing to completely break with the behemoths such as the four Kurfürst families and join Lei Chenghu, a general without an army?
Therefore, Warden Yun Chenghua could surrender, but Dongfang Lei, the highest commander of the Godly Might Fleet, would never surrender.
"Got it."
Pondering for a moment, Lei Chenghu said, "As far as I remember, the structure of the Godly Might Prison should have a rather tough anti-air fire net on the ground that can even cover beyond the atmosphere. The anti-air troop should be under your control, right?"
"Yes."
Yun Chenghua said quickly, "For a long time, what the Godly Might Prison was most worried about was the enemy's attack from the outside. Therefore, the anti-air fire net was of paramount importance. But it never occurred to us that the enemy would activate the magma and earthquakes below the ground. Of course, such an action would be absolutely useless except for the chaos.
"But the problem right now is that our energy supply is seriously unstable. Most of the spiritual energy has to be supplied to the defense system among the various prisons. The few most powerful 'Heaven Battering Cannons' on the ground have been paralyzed because of the exhaustion of spiritual energy."
"It doesn't matter."
Lei Chenghu said, "Now, under my orders, firstly, reduce the consumption of spiritual energy in the defense system of the underground prisons as much as possible. Concentrate every drop of spiritual energy and supply it to the anti-air fire net on the ground, especially the most powerful 'Heaven Battering Cannons'. Make sure that the Heaven Battering Cannons can launch at least one round of barrage. As for the other anti-air magical equipment, it will be fine as long as they can release spiritual stripes that can lock onto the target.
"Secondly, contact the flagship of the Godly Might Fleet and inform them that the worst situation has taken place. A large batch of prisoners and captives are about to escape from the ground. Ask them to approach the ground and suppress them. If possible, do not kill them but capture them alive.
"All in all, ask the flagship and the main-force warships of the Godly Might Fleet to be as close to the ground as possible. When they are at a distance that you are confident about, lock onto the flagship of the Godly Might Fleet with the most powerful firepower!
"Thirdly, prepare to turn on the communication system of the entire Godly Might Prison. Let as many people hear it as possible. I am going to speak to the prisoners!"
"Concentrate all the spiritual energy in the anti-air fire net and lock onto the flagship of the Godly Might Fleet?"
Greatly shocked, Yun Chenghua immediately realized what was going on. He stammered, "You — you want to shoot down the flagship together with Commander Dongfang Lei? But — But in such a way, we will certainly drain all the spiritual energy down there. The defense system will become an empty shell, and all the defense rune arrays will stop functioning. Not a single electric arc can be launched. It is very likely that they will be crushed by the prisoners! "
"That is why I am talking to the prisoners."
Lei Chenghu glanced at Yun Chenghua coldly. "Warden Yun, carry out the order!"
"… Understood!"
Sweating hard, Yun Chenghua did not dare ask any more questions. He operated quickly on the mainframe crystal processor.
Very soon, half of the light beams were displaying the pictures of the anti-air fire points in the snowy world quietly turning around and being activated at the sky.
The other half, on the other hand, turned into the raging, crazed beasts in the underground prison district.
"Open all the prison cells in the first district."
Lei Chenghu observed for a moment and said.
Yun Chenghua was dazed for a moment. This time, he did not have any objection and simply obeyed Lei Chenghu's command.
Clang!
Before, a lot of prison cells in the corners and at the end of the pathways in the first district had not been opened. The prisoners who were dizzy in the ecstasy did not notice it. It was not until this moment that the iron bars as thick as an arm were slowly retracted into the ground that the most ferocious prisoners were released.
"Aooo! Aooo! Aooo!"
The hungry roars of the inhuman animals immediately echoed on the surveillance picture.
"Open all the channels between the first district and the third district, including the ventilation tubes. All the channels!"
Lei Chenghu said coldly.
Blinking his eyes, Yun Chenghua immediately realized what Lei Chenghu meant, but he found it hard to believe that the guy had a way to do that!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The originally sealed ten-thousand-ton gate slowly opened, and a path leading to the unknown appeared before the rampaging beasts of the first district. Sounds of battle cries and explosions came from the end of the dark path, and it was a natural attraction to these bloodthirsty beasts.
"Brothers who have been caged in the Godly Might Prison for a long time, I am Lei Chenghu, Marquis Liaohai, the general of the Imperium, the highest commander of the Thunder Fleet, and I am speaking to you right now in the highest control center of the Godly Might Prison! “
Lei Chenghu's voice that was even more solid than super alloys echoed in every corner of the Godly Might Prison. The ears of the animals were humming too. "My army has occupied the entire Godly Might Prison. As the new master of the Godly Might Prison, I declare that you are free now!"
His declaration was even more powerful than the earthquake and the volcanic eruption a moment ago. All the animals were dumbfounded. The district that had been as noisy as purgatory a moment ago fell into dead silence.
All the ferocious beasts turned into statues that were baring their fangs and brandishing their claws. Only their lips kept trembling as they repeated the word, "Freedom!"
"However, all of you should know that this precious freedom is only temporary!"
Lei Chenghu's voice was mixed with indisputable majesty. "Even if you demolish the entire Godly Might Prison, so what? You will still be killed if you escape to the snowy world outside. You may even be captured like pigs and dogs again and humiliated a second time!
"Right now, I can give you real freedom!
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