The expeditionary force from the deep sea would be the turning point of the long war on the Lolun Continent. Silver Queen Belsetia firmly believed so.
After experiencing the partial defeat due to insufficient preparation in the early stages of the war, the long stalemate after the front stabilized, and the tentative counterattack at this stage, although the massive scale and ferocious offensive of the wasteland army were still the same, the shadow in the hearts of the soldiers was not as heavy as before. Those monsters could be killed, their main force could be annihilated, and their commanders would be exposed to the Alliance sooner or later. When they realized that the enemy was not invincible, the soldiers of the civilized world had enough courage to face this difficult period, and the people had enough confidence to wait for the turning point of all this.
A powerful foreign aid could undoubtedly break the balance of the current battlefield, and even tilt the scales of victory to the side of the mortals. The day of a full-scale counterattack on the wasteland was just around the corner, and Bersetia hoped that her soldiers were ready for it.
"Our industrial system is in full operation. The ancient foundries and the craftsmen who have been dormant for centuries are working day and night to make various components of the purification device. As long as the front line can be pushed forward, the raw materials needed for the wall will be endless." Maid Irene's voice rang in the night, calm and reassuring. "We even have the spare capacity to transport extra purification cores to the Empire of Typhon. The legion led by General Shana has wiped out the army of the mutants occupying the Blue Rocky Hills yesterday. Now the craftsmen are doing their best to repair the railway line in the Blue Rocky Hills, which was destroyed by the enemy. When the railway line is cleared, the train transporting the purification cores will depart for the eastern line.
"The enemy's attack on the advance base has been successfully repelled. Now the Solin Guards and the Millennial Legion have re-fortified the northern line of the Stellaris Temple. With the crisis of Greta Fortress resolved, we can now concentrate all our forces on the advance in the wasteland. At present, the first purification device has started to operate. General Lomar will personally lead the Millennial Legion into the wasteland and build the second facility under the cover of the first purification tower.
"Our contact with the north has been restored. According to the latest news, the northern wall is currently under construction. There, the enemy's counterattack is as fierce as ours, but Cecil's people have built a line of defense with storm-like artillery and scorching flames that can burn the entire plain. Their wall has penetrated 200 kilometers into the wasteland, and it is still moving at a very high speed towards the center of the Kingdom of Gondor, towards the Deep Blue Well.
"On the western front, Duke Devin and Commander Gina have helped the reorganized coalition army of the Augoray tribes clear all the enemies in their territory. The sky fortress known as' Earthly Dawn 'will begin to move east soon. Although the Augoray territory does not have the conditions to produce purification facilities, it is said that the flying fortresses have large-scale war factories. They will constantly produce purification facilities and airdrop them into the wasteland as they move. It is an amazing' construction plan '. It is said that Princess Rebekah personally proposed and carried out the plan. If the plan really works, perhaps the construction of the western wall, which is the last to start, will progress faster than the other three lines …"
Listening to Helene's calm report, Bersetia could not help but feel a little calmer. She looked into the distance in the dark night. That was the direction of the Gondor wasteland. It was the remains of the human empire shrouded in turbid clouds, and the land was filthy and decayed. For the past 700 years, that land had been cut off from life and had never been illuminated by the lights of civilization. But now, there was a slight change. She saw a line of light extending from her feet all the way to the depths of the darkness, and at the end of her sight, a larger cluster of lights gathered. A shadowy building and a radiant tower stood in the center of the lights, 'illuminating' a large area like a lighthouse.
In the vision of the high-ranking Extraordinary, she could see that the chaotic energy field around the tower was gradually returning to its orderly state. The calm magic environment was clearly separated from the wasteland in the distance, and the clouds and airflow above the tower seemed to be affected. The turbid clouds were gradually receding, and the incessant energy sparks in the air appeared to be a few times fewer than in other areas.
That was Base No.1, the first step of the wall extending into the wasteland. In the past two days, the aberrations had been attacking the base and the 'Stellaris Fortress' beneath Bersetia, trying to kill the purification device before it could 'ignite'. But the loyal Millennial Legion and the Solin Guards brought by the elf 'Berna' withstood all the attacks. Now that the tower had lit up, the main force of the wasteland army, the aberrations, would rapidly weaken and collapse as soon as they got close to the tower. The dark clerics had finally given up on their futile attacks.
Thus, artificial lights lit up in the dark wasteland once again, and the pioneers from the civilized world had finally built a real 'safe zone' for the first time.
Next, these 'safe zones' would be connected into a great wall, merging with the northern wall that extended to the south. At the same time, the Typhon Empire and the Auglay Tribal Nation would also build a barrier across the east and west. The two barriers formed a cross force field that would completely cut off the energy cycle in the wasteland, and 'adjust' the completely 'alien' land back to its normal state.
Irene noticed the Silver Queen's gaze, and she could not help but look in the same direction. After a few seconds of silence, the maidservant who had served the Silver Queen for the longest time broke the silence. "It has been seven hundred years … No one had thought that the wasteland could really be 'cured', and the key technology needed to cure it is actually lying in our blueprint room … Even when we shared the key technology of the purification device with the countries on the continent, we did not think that it could be used to cut off the energy cycle in the wasteland."
"The revelation of the nature of magic by the scholars has broken the fog in front of the world. It turns out that only the search for the truth can really solve the problem. Without this step, no matter how much wealth we have excavated from the ancestral heritage, it will just be a waste of the heritage." Bersetia sighed softly. "So in a sense … the fall of the Stellaris Fortress is indeed a good thing."
"Some of the 'old people' in the Astromancer Association will not like what you said." Irene laughed. "It is not easy to let them admit that the Silver Empire has begun to fall behind in this era, and you still want to destroy their long-held beliefs."
"Their attitude is not important. Although I admit their past achievements and glory, the operation of the empire does not need a group of parts that choose to stagnate," Bersetia said faintly, her eyes downcast. "The Stellaris Fortress has fallen … We can finally liberate the smart people who used to dig for knowledge and tinker in the Stellaris Fortress from the stale ancient machines. I only hope that they can come out of the shadow of the fall of the Stellaris Fortress as soon as possible, and like the other elves who have decided to move forward, use their lifetime of knowledge and wisdom on the next Stellaris Fortress."
"The next Stellaris Fortress …" Irene's eyes widened slightly. "Have you decided to build a new sky fortress?"
"Perhaps it is not the time yet, but this does not prevent me and Master Velania from making some plans in advance." Bersetia nodded slightly. "In the process of jointly building the Dawn of the World with the Cecil Empire, we have also gained valuable experience. The large anti-gravity engine set and the parallel power spine can solve more than 80% of the difficulties in the process of restoring the Stellaris Fortress' power system that the engineers have been facing. The large deck closure technology and the keel casting technology are not a problem for the current industrial foundation of the Silver Empire. The only thing left is the control center … Cecil's large servo brain and neural network are on the foreign trade list."
Elaine was surprised. "They even sell this?!"
"Because they can make better ones, and they need all countries in the world to use the 'Cecil Standard' data processing and transmission format." Bersetia smiled and glanced at her personal maid. "Buying their servo brain and neural network components means that the buyer must build their own 'modern industrial system' according to their technical standards. Whether it is factories, ships, anti-gravity fortresses, or domestic communication networks and public management systems, servo brains and neural networks are indispensable parts of these 'modern technologies.' When the whole world uses the same set of 'standard specifications,' if you don't want to be excluded by the world, you can only choose one thing. So of course, Cecil will sell them — and sell them at a high price."
Irene seemed to have never thought of these things before. At this time, she was very surprised. "Then we …"
"This is not a conspiracy, but an open exchange of interests. While buying the servo brain and neural network components of the Cecil Empire, we are also exporting our own anti-gravity technology and casting standards. Just like Typhon has recently been developing their 'International Crystal Standard Library' and 'Modern Spell Registration System.' Whether it is for Typhon, for Cecil, or for us, the 'price' in these exchanges is acceptable, and for other alliance members … all of this is also worth it. At the same time, all of these exchanges will indeed push our world forward. As for whether the direction of advancement is correct, only history can judge."
Speaking of this, Bersetia suddenly smiled. "This war has really united all the countries of the Lolun Continent into an 'alliance', more so than the scene of the 112 meeting. The tentacles of the big countries will quickly spread in this process, and a new order and pattern will be formed and stabilized in this process until the next reshuffle. Irene, this process is neither bright nor dark, because this is how the world is developing."
"… I understand." Irene thought for a moment and exhaled slightly. "But it's a little complicated. I always feel that Uncle Gwen's image is a little bit scary now."
Bersetia's eyes fell on Irene. After a few seconds, she suddenly smiled and said softly, "Don't worry, Uncle Gwen is still our Uncle Gwen. It's just that he is also the leader of the Cecil Empire."
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"Achoo!"
Gwen's sneeze startled Heti, Amber, and Duke Bodwin in the holographic projection. Heti, who was sitting next to him, immediately looked over with concern. "Ancestor, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. My nose suddenly itches." Gwen rubbed his nose. "I'm afraid someone is talking about me behind my back."
"Someone is talking about you behind your back?" Heti looked a little dazed. "What does this have to do with sneezing?"
Gwen's mouth twitched. He could not explain the mysterious saying from his hometown to Bersetia, so he could only wave his hand and change the topic. "Nothing, I'm just saying. Duke Bodwin, tell me about the situation on your side. Now the situation on the northern, eastern, and southern fronts has begun to improve rapidly. We are just waiting for your news."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Duke Bodwin Franklin's bust floated above the magic net terminal. Compared to last year, the scholarly and elegant mage now seemed to have a little sharpness on his face. But his voice was still calm and reserved. "All along, the situation on the western front has been more complicated than other areas. Large-scale fall, destruction, disaster victims, and uncontrollable aberrations have held us back. But now these situations have been fully controlled.
"The various tribes of Augoray have reorganized their troops and set up a coalition headquarters in Red Jade City. After the problem of medical supplies and weapons has been solved, the local forces have the ability to deal with domestic disaster control and aberrations on their own. They have also regained control of all the defensive lines of the mountain barrier. Next, Commander Gina and I will move to the wasteland to repair the wasteland outpost fortress and use it as the starting point of the barricade.
"The 'Divine Justice' plan formulated by Her Highness Rebecca has been theoretically verified and tested several times. Under the condition of ensuring air control and surface 'cleanup' in advance, airdrop components and rapid assembly on the ground is feasible. The only problem is that we are limited by the performance of the temporary anti-gravity framework. In order to find the best balance between safety and delivery efficiency, all airdrop components have to be disassembled and lightened. This has led to the purification system we finally built … slightly insufficient in terms of lifespan. It is not as' sturdy 'as the ground stations on the other fronts with solid foundations."
"To what extent is lifespan affected?"
"In the harsh environment of the wasteland, it can only last for half a year.
It can only operate smoothly for about half a year. The pressure on the purifying core is too great. After cutting and reducing the weight of the core, it will gradually melt under the impact of its own energy. Since the core of the device cannot be stopped once it is turned on, there is no way to extend its life by replacing the core or shutting it down. "
"What if we use the normal way to build the surface?" Hearing that the lifespan of the purification system under the new plan was only half a year, Heti could not help but ask, "As for the other lines …"
"We don't have enough troops, Princess Royal." Bai Dewen shook his head regretfully. "And the cost of ground construction is high. Augoray can't provide enough logistical support after being severely injured. If we force ourselves to do this, I'm afraid we won't have time to join the barricade walls on the other three lines."
"So, we can end the war in half a year." Gwen looked into Bai Dewen's eyes. "Complete the construction of the barricade wall, activate it, and then heal the wasteland. As long as the energy cycle in the wasteland is cut off, we don't need the barricade wall. A shorter lifespan is acceptable."
"I understand, Your Majesty."
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