Xu Le's initial dream in life was to become a mechanical support officer on a Federation battleship. This dream had not been dried up by time, but rather forcefully twisted in a different direction by fate. However, this was still his childhood dream, like a flower that would never wither. That was why he had always been interested in battleships, so he easily found that normal data exchange room.
The moment he stepped into the room, Lee Jae-do's calm and gentle voice rang out from the corner of the wall.
"I am a very strategic person. Although I do not think that it will happen, I have made the appropriate arrangements for any situation that may arise. Xu Le, I must admit that your appearance here is very surprising, but you must know very well that the alloy gate has already been lowered. Without the help of a mecha, it will be very difficult for you to take another step forward. "
"Individual heroism is no longer suitable for this era. My battleship is about to enter the Dark Zone. Against a collective with strong willpower and ability, you will not be able to stop anything... even if my father is revived, he will not be able to stop all of this."
Xu Le raised his head to look at the sound transmission device in the corner, silently thinking that he was also a very strategic person, so he ignored the other. Without replying, he silently took out the heavy military backpack he had been carrying on his back, took out a water bottle, and took two sips.
Lee Jae-do's calm and gentle voice echoed in the room, reverberating in the dark areas of the third floor of the battleship. However, Xu Le did not seem to hear it at all. After his breathing had stabilized, he tore open the adhesive bandage and wrapped it around the gaping baby's mouth wound on his left shoulder. Then, he walked to the control panel in the data room, took a deep breath, and discreetly lifted both of his steel-like hands.
With a snap, the tightly connected metal shell of the control panel was easily removed by him. Looking at the complicated circuitry and sensitive components inside, Xu Le found what he needed the most at the moment, and directly, somewhat roughly, pulled out a data cable.
Like releasing a zither string, he pulled the 388-core data cable and silently walked out of the room. Stepping over the corpses in the pool of blood, he jumped onto the MXT mecha and removed the repair arm, and then walked to the tightly shut heavy alloy gate.
A low hum sounded. Although the alloy gate used to completely isolate the battleship was impenetrable, the circuit valve on the wall beside the gate was as fragile as a naked girl in front of a genius mechanic like Xu Le. It was opened in a very short time.
The sharp sound of air being drained away rang out. A circuit valve that could only be cracked from the inside was not much of a threat to the life support system of the battleship. Even if there was an accidental leak, at this rate would not be able to reduce the air pressure in the isolated area at all.
However, this was very important to Xu Le. He stuffed the data cable in his hand through the hole in the circuit valve. Not far in front of the alloy gate was the hole he had just smashed open with the MX mecha. Due to the difference in pressure, the data cable did not fall to the ground after it was stuffed through, but was quickly sucked into space outside the battleship.
Seeing the passive signal amplifier on the other end of the data cable fly out of the battleship, Xu Le's fingers tightened, and he grabbed the data cable. Then, he half-squatted, took off a tattered military boot, and forcefully stuffed it into the hole in the circuit valve, completing the fixing.
Walking back to the room, Xu Le sat down on the ground tiredly. He pulled the other end of the data cable that extended out of the battleship, took out the repair tools in his military backpack, and began to continuously dismantle the electrical components in the control panel, and then continuously assembled and welded them together.
His body was still trembling slightly, but his ten fingers were unusually steady. His expression and eyes were unusually calm, just like when he was a teenager in the repair room at the Donglin mine pit, repairing home appliances.
He knew that Lee Jae-do could see all of his movements, but he kept his head down, not caring at all. This was because he firmly believed that other than the uncle and himself, no one else could understand what he was doing now.
"Although I don't understand what kind of futile struggle you are doing right now, I want to show you a scene, so that you can understand how a new chapter of humanity will open."
In this final moment of the final battle, even those who were in control of the overall situation and had the leisure to sit in the hall and drink coffee would not suddenly have the emotions of a literary scholar. After all, not everyone could be as crazy as Master Fan of the Empire, so Xu Le knew very well that Lee Jae-do's calmness was, in fact, an attempt to interfere with his plan, but he still raised his head to take a look.
An extremely thin two-dimensional screen popped up above the room, and the words "Biji Plateau Experiment No. 2" were clearly displayed at the bottom of the screen. At first, it was dark, then bright.
A terrifying wave spread out from the depths of the plateau, and the earth began to shake uneasily. Countless plumes of smoke and dust shot up, and hundreds of square kilometers of the ground began to gradually collapse!
In the underground explosion experiment area deep inside the Biji Plateau, an even more terrifying scene appeared. Under the high-speed spreading light and heat, the hard alloy experiment materials instantly melted, and then countless experimental animals and more than a dozen human figures who were obviously captives of the Empire turned into ashes!
"This is just a fragment of the experiment area. You can't imagine how powerful this weapon is and how much damage it can cause. Compared to this, the main cannons of the Federation's warships and the missile defense arrays of the Empire are like children's toys."
"Yes, when I saw the experiment report, I was deeply shocked too. I never thought that human beings could have such a terrifying weapon that seemed to be able to challenge the Creator. I also never thought that the theoretical origin of this weapon would be so simple and so beautiful."
"Between a small mass and a great energy, there is the unshakable speed of light. Isn't it simple and beautiful? What I can't accept is that such a simple and beautiful formula shouldn't have appeared after tens of thousands of years. Why haven't the humans discovered it when they have been living in solitude in the universe and relying on this formula all the time? "
Lee Jae-do's bewildered and sentimental voice echoed in the room, followed by a moment of silence.
"Fortunately, I've discovered or found this formula, and I've used the most appropriate method to make it shine. Xu Le, I can assure you that the most powerful bomb can destroy the entire harbor city at once. One hundred bombs can turn S1 into a sea of fire. Do you know how many bombs are on this Scorching-Sun Battleship you're on? "
"The question is, where should we bomb first? Because of the existence of The Glory Of The Charter, it's very difficult for the battleship to launch the missile or for the subordinates on the ground to detonate the bombs. As such, I have no choice but to target the Bureau of Proclamation first. "
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In the grand hall on the top floor of the Scorching-Sun Battleship, General Lee Jae-do looked at Xu Le on the light screen who was busy in a common data room on the lower floor while holding a cup of coffee in his hand. The General Staff had determined that the battleship couldn't be damaged in that room after some calculations. As such, he recalled the past calmly.
"Maybe it's because of my uncle, but I've been interested in the ubiquitous The Glory Of The Charter since a young age. I don't understand why the people around me are indifferent to the chips on the back of their necks and are not interested in how the Charter works. I'm different from them. I'm a guy who likes to know everything. This is probably related to my genes. "
"I got to know Cui Judong a long time ago. After that, I got to know more about the Charter Bureau. I know a lot of secrets of the Charter Bureau. I even know that there are a lot of advanced technologies hidden in the Federation Central Computer, but they are never released. They are imprisoned in the dark and cold underground.
"Those technologies are the results of the wisdom of the human ancestors. Why should a cold mechanical computer choose for us what we can use and what we can't? This makes me feel that the humans are like the bison on the other side of the electronic fence. Nominally, they are protected from being disturbed, but in fact, they are caged in a seemingly vast world, devoid of any freedom. "
"As such, my goal is to destroy the Bureau of Proclamation, dispel the annoying The Glory Of The Charter, and end the tens of thousands of years of history in which the humans in the Federation had neither freedom nor true dignity. After we regain those advanced technologies, the Federation will have a great leap forward in development as long as we can survive the first few years or decades of hard times. By then, the Empire will be no match for us. "
"In fact, according to my plan, the second big explosion will occur on the Mo Hua Planet. The most elite armored troops of the Empire and your elder sister, the seemingly invincible Princess Huai Caoshi, will become a few insignificant words in history."
"What does it mean to terminate the Charter, defeat the Empire, and then destroy those seven large clans? It means that the greatest wish of father and uncle will be fulfilled. "
"Father and uncle are probably the two most powerful men in this universe. However, the goals of terminating the Charter, destroying the seven large clans, and defeating the Empire, which they have worked hard for for their entire lives, will be realized in my hands! "
Lee Zaidao's voice was still calm and gentle, but Xu Le could faintly hear the craziness hidden in the deepest part of his voice. The two different emotions of fanaticism and coldness were intertwined.
"In this great era of the universe, what's the use of personal strength? The difference between humans and beasts lies in the mind! I may seem the weakest in the three generations of my family, but I can create a great career that is even more impressive than my father's, and complete the historical mission that my uncle could not complete. The supreme glory of the Lees of Philadelphia will be inherited and carried forward by me! "
In the Federation's proverb, the difference between humans and beasts should be that humans have morals.
Xu Le, who was silently working with his head down, raised his head and looked at the light screen above. He narrowed his eyes slightly and did not say the above sentence. His body was a little cold, but it was not because of the blood loss, but because he seemed to see the terrible scene that would happen later.
The Bureau of Proclamation building stood quietly at the end of the road. Lady Tai was drinking tea on the terrace behind Mo Chou Mountain. The silently marching people were cheering and celebrating in front of the Parliament Hill. Ah Yuan stood on the stone steps and looked at his supporters with a smile and waved, coughing softly. On the Mo Hua Planet, Madman Li was leading the armored troops in a crazy battle, and Huai Caoshi commanded the Empire Iron Stream to go down the northern line.
A support fleet of the Federation was preparing to launch dozens of missiles at the Empire War Zone, hoping to temporarily stop the enemy's fierce southward invasion. However, the captain did not know that the conventional warheads had been replaced with a warhead that they did not know.
Then the explosion occurred. The skyline suddenly darkened, and then suddenly brightened up again. Countless mushroom-like smoke clouds rose in the universe. The Bureau of Proclamation building was gone, the terrace behind Mo Chou Mountain was gone, the Parliament Hill was gone, and the cheering crowd was gone. The whole world turned into black ash that was blown into the sky by the shockwave.
It was a desolate and dead silence.
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If it was any other time, he might have tried to persuade him, but Xu Le did not. He just looked at the probe in the corner of the room and said with a slightly hoarse voice, "You are not qualified to inherit the glory of the Lees of Philadelphia. Whether it is the God of War or Uncle, they are all people you can never reach because your heart is not strong enough. You are a pitiful person who has lost his direction in life. The madness you are showing now comes from the inferiority in the deepest part of your heart."
After a moment of silence, Lee Jae-do calmly replied, "Don't try to provoke me and make me make a mistake. You probably don't know my personality. I am a calm and even conservative person. Don't try to persuade me with words like morality and conscience."
"In the history of mankind, many groups that worked together to try to reform eventually fell apart and even betrayed each other, but we have never done so. Why? The stronger a person is, the more desire they have to seize power. Why have I never done so? Because I am a person who is obsessed with morality. Since I chose to support Pabre back then, I will support him until the end. "
"Yes, many people will die in this war. In your eyes, in the eyes of many people, and even in the eyes of the future generations, I am an immoral murderer. But I have to remind you that morality is only in the social relationships of people and can't be placed in the context of history. "
"Back then, my father was determined to fight in the West Woods. Generation after generation of West Woods youths died on those planets. The West Woods suffered for many years. Of course, this is immoral, but it is beneficial to the Federation. When a full-scale war breaks out, we will have fewer deaths. "
"You killed Macklin at the expense of the internal strife of the Federation. Then you killed Lake, Mace, Hu Zhu, and you even wanted to assassinate the president of the Federation. Is this really in line with the requirements of morality? You also killed that county butcher, which seems very righteous. But if you think about how you killed your two uncles with your own hands, which morality is in line with? "
"How the Federation grows and how human beings survive in this vast universe has nothing to do with morality. It has to do with the careful design of biological instincts."
"Xu Le, people like you and me should know very well that morality is only a placebo to satisfy one's spiritual world. It cannot affect one's behavior and choices. If there is no morality before the big picture, would you still describe me with things like selfishness and power?"
Lee Jae-do continued coldly, "What I want is not glory and wealth. What I want is not power in the literal sense. What I want is to find a hand that can point the way."
"Do you know why we call every star in the center of a galaxy the sun? Because in the distant past, when human beings lived in a galaxy, they only had one star, and that was the sun. "
"Tens of thousands of years of space exploration have long proven that human beings can only live in a galaxy with only one star. By the same principle, in order to lead the confused or ignorant people in this dangerous space, to unite and firmly walk toward the unknown future, human society must have only one powerful leader, a leader like the sun."
"I once thought that that person was Pabre, but I did not expect that at the last moment, my friend still could not get rid of the false and cheap morality. I was very disappointed when you and those scavenger eagles raised their hands in surrender. Then, I was forced to stand at the very front of the team."
"I have no interest in being the so-called leader of humanity, but now I realize that no one other than myself is qualified to take on this heavy responsibility. Fortunately, I firmly believe that I will not go in the wrong direction. The human society under my leadership will not go in the wrong direction either."
Xu Le raised his head to look at the peeking out from the corner and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "You are truly an incomparably narcissistic madman. I really do not understand where your so-called confidence that you will not go in the wrong direction comes from."
Lee Jae-do's calm and gentle voice sounded in the room.
"When you stand in the mountains behind Feicheng City, you will see continuous drizzle in spring and dark clouds all day long in autumn. You will often not see the sun, but neither the dark clouds nor the drizzle can cover the light of the sun forever."
"It will fall at night and appear strong the next morning. Day after day, year after year, it has never doubted that it is walking on the right track, just like me."
As his voice fell, the most powerful experimental nuclear explosion appeared on the screen. In a remote galaxy in the distant universe, a nuclear bomb violently exploded. Countless rays of light and heat suddenly spread into a blazing fireball, instantly making the star in the center of the galaxy particularly dim until it was completely covered, as if it was the real sun.
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In the tavern, Xu Le once said to President Pabre, "Maybe we can't change the world, but we can't let this f * cking world change me either. Is it really impossible for one person to change the world? Is it really impossible for one person to do it? "
However, no matter how tired he was and how hopeless it seemed, he would not give up. The word "give up" had never been in his dictionary, especially after seeing the terrifying nuclear explosion scenes. Although his body was cold, his will became firmer.
Why couldn't one person change the world? Change history? He firmly believed that he could do it, because at this moment, he had to do it.
So he no longer looked up at the nuclear explosion scenes, no longer listened to Lee Jae-do's leisurely narration with a space-opera accent. He lowered his head and quickly carried on with his work without being disturbed.
After returning to the Federation from the Empire, in response to the strange reaction of the Bikie Plateau, in response to the terrifying inference that had now become a fact, Philip and he had made a very strict plan. However, because they did not expect that Lee Jae-do could actually fight against The Glory Of The Charter, those plans had to be adjusted.
A very dangerous adjustment.
The tool knife rotated for the last time, and a simple pulse signal collector was completed. He quickly connected the collector to the other end of the data cable, and then rolled up his left sleeve.
His fingers slowly stroked the metal bracelet on his wrist, feeling the slight touch of the two lines of words. The surface of the bracelet was like flowing mercury, highlighting extremely fine lines. Then, following the lines, the bracelet cracked, revealing the intricate and delicate structure inside.
The extremely fine metal wire was strung with a slightly bright chip, glowing faintly with a beautiful light, like dazzling stars strung together by starlight.
Every star was a sun.
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