Bam! Bam! Bam! Countless heavy crashing sounds could be heard from the mountains and the lakeside.
The Mechas lost all their propulsion. Some of them fell off the cliffs, and some fell into the lake, creating a great splash. The scene became chaotic. The life-saving devices were activated, and the swordsmen of the military and the praying hall climbed out of the Mechas. Fortunately, they were not wounded too severely.
The eerie scene was witnessed by the crowd, and it was also shown on all the TV screens in the Federation of the Milky Way.
"Look, I can do it." Zhao Layue pulled back her gaze and said to Ran Donglou, "Those battleships are like coffins now. Though the life-saving system can last a long time, nobody can guarantee that the humans on the battleships won't have any problems under such pressure. Maybe some of them will collapse, and some of them will try to take over the command of the captain and open the battleships from the inside."
Ran Donglou remained silent.
If the battleships in a state of absolute silence were opened forcibly, they would explode themselves.
If more than one hundred thousand battleships exploded in the space one by one, how magnificent would it be?
The resources and wisdom accumulated over the years since the rebirth of the human civilization would be destroyed in a day?
Nobody could bear such a responsibility.
The two military generals, many swordsmen of the military and the praying hall, and some main preachers and priests all fell silent like Ran Donglou.
The cardinal in red suddenly exclaimed sternly, "This is all a deception! You're not a god; it's impossible … "
"If Jing Jiu can't become the new god, I'll do it."
Before he could finish his words, Zhao Layue said to the main preacher expressionlessly, "The two backup systems have been shut down, and only the main system of that planet is under my control. That one has already perished. Are you sure you want to be buried with her?"
Most of the people present couldn't understand what she meant, but the cardinal in red and Ran Donglou vaguely knew the truth. The expression on Ran Donglou's face grew graver, and the expression on the cardinal in red's face grew crazier, yelling, "I don't believe it!"
Having said that, he dashed toward the hot spring.
Then, he flew out.
He was like a stone that fell into a courtyard in the distance and died there.
The surprised screams broke out again, but it didn't cause a greater commotion, and nobody took advantage of the chaos to attack.
Because the one who killed the cardinal was not Zhao Layue.
Ran Donglou withdrew his right hand, looked at Zhao Layue, and said solemnly, "I pledge allegiance to you on behalf of the Administrative Main Planet."
Though he was an important figure in the Federation of the Milky Way, he could only represent the Main Planet, not the other administrative regions.
When the three major fleets were frozen in space, it was meaningless for him to represent the military.
But that was enough.
Zhao Layue raised her right hand and gestured for Qing 'er to turn off the live broadcast.
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On the other side of the distant Gray Passage.
A large hole had appeared on the surface of the lonely transit base. It looked like the sealed door had been torn open by some powerful force.
More than ten staff members of the transit base were quarantined in the living area, their faces pale with fright. The backup life-support system had been activated, so they did not need to worry about dying immediately. However, what kind of monsters were those people?
Chen Ya and the other immortals stood in the empty hall, watching the television screen in silence.
Earlier, as Zhao Layue took a look at the sky, those Mechas fell down one after another.
Now the television screen had disappeared, and the program had returned to normal or the expressions on the faces of the broadcasters.
Chen Ya said in the communication system, "Hello, Spirit of the Green Sky Mirror. I'd like to talk to the Immortal Layue."
After a moment of silence in the communication system, Qing 'er's timid voice rang out, "You … you wait a moment. I don't know if she will answer the call."
It didn't take long before the voice of Zhao Layue appeared in the communication system, "Do you people want to surrender?"
Chen Ya said expressionlessly, "You can destroy the three major fleets and kill all the humans, but you can't kill us."
"I'm not Taiping Zhenren, unless it's absolutely necessary." Zhao Layue's voice was devoid of any emotion. "As for you people, you're no longer a threat to me, so I have no need to negotiate with you."
Chen Ya said, "I think you lack respect and understanding of the seniors like us."
"You people have ascended and left Chaotian, so you are of course very powerful. The problem is that you people don't have any battleships right now, so you have no choice but to find a space station or a planet to live on. You're like a farmer without a horse; you can't even climb over a mountain in front of you." Zhao Layue continued, "You people came to this world earlier than me, but you still don't know what the biggest problem in this world is until now."
The pessimistic devil man in black couldn't help but ask, "What is it?"
"It's the distance."
Zhao Layue exited the conversation after saying this.
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All the battleships and flying devices in the Federation of the Milky Way, as long as they were in the network of the charter, had turned into coffins or rocks, staying in various places of the universe lifelessly, waiting anxiously to be awakened or to die.
One battleship was an exception, which was the Scorching-Sun Battleship.
Liu Shisui didn't contact Zhao Layue directly. Instead, he entered the game as usual and notified her.
The monkeys on the Shenmo Peak were screaming, and the clouds were drifting over at the foot of the cliff. Zhao Layue walked out from the manor cave.
"Is she safe?" Liu Shisui asked as soon as he saw her.
Zhao Layue was aware that he was not concerned about her, but about the soldiers and populace on those battleships and flying devices. "Ran Handong has installed a backdoor in the program. Even if there is no awakening signal, she will be safe," she said.
Liu Shisui couldn't believe what she said, saying, "The huge battleship outside the passage of Jia Lei has more than seventy thousand evacuees on board, as well as other civilian flying devices. I hope you can lift the ban as soon as possible. It's best if not too many people die."
Zhao Layue was fully aware that she would be nagged to death if she didn't agree to his request. "Okay," she said without hesitation.
The expression on Liu Shisui's face grew gentler, as he said, "Send my regards to Ada and Qing 'er."
"I haven't received any news from Tong Yan," Zhao Layue said.
Liu Shisui said, "Then I have no choice but to do it myself. I'm too far away from here. I'll try to take care of it first."
By the time the Snow Girl and Jing Jiu came out from the passage of Jia Lei, the Scorching-Sun Battleship had already turned around, heading toward a distant sun.
After a moment of silence, Zhao Layue said, "Maybe he would prefer to take care of it himself."
"He is an idiot now," said Liu Shisui.
Zhao Layue let out a rare smile, reminding him, "The planetary defense system of the ancestral planet is very strong. You should be careful."
They were all aware that Jing Jiu was in a bad situation.
To solve this problem, they had to kill the Great Grandmaster of Aoyama.
The Snow Girl and Jing Jiu would definitely go there as well.
The ancestral planet was the place where the final answer lay.
In the Federation of the Milky Way, the existence and specific location of the ancestral planet had always been a secret. However, it was no longer a secret to them because of the existence of Tong Yan.
Liu Shisui walked to the edge of the cliff and looked at the peaks above the ocean of clouds, the expression in his eyes suddenly changing.
Qingrong Peak was not far away, and Shiyue Peak and Xilai Peak were joined together in the distance. The Shangde Peak in the game hadn't leveled out yet, and the hermit peaks were still there. Tianguang Peak was still as high as before.
The peaks of Aoyama and everything in between them originated from the Great Grandmaster of Aoyama.
He was the highest peak in Aoyama.
Jing Jiu might have surpassed his height, but he was forced to the point where he couldn't wake up.
Could they, the younger generation, defeat this peak?
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Hundreds of armed Mechas were scattered in the mountains and lakes, unable to be activated, turning into a pile of scrap metal.
The sporadic gunshots and laser beams pierced through the forest, but they soon died down.
The armed guards of the praying hall were dismantled gradually, and the hot spring regained its tranquility. Ran Donglou and two military generals walked over.
Seeing the scene, the main preachers, priests and regular soldiers were shocked beyond words. Even Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia found it hard to believe that Ran Donglou's attitude and stance had changed so abruptly that it was hard for them to imagine. Was it possible that all the important figures were decisive fence-sitters?
The situation was under control. Zhao Layue didn't say anything to Ran Donglou. She walked to the back of the building while holding the cat.
Ran Handong arched her eyebrows at her father and followed her hastily. Ran Donglou let out a faint smile, his eyes full of affection.
Seeing this, Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia felt even more baffled.
The silvery streamlined spaceship rose up from the back of the building, heading toward Capital City after breaking through the remaining snow in the sky.
Countless ripples formed on the surface of the hot spring, resembling the mood of the people at the moment, and then the ripples subsided.
The remaining snow after the collapse of the gravitational field landed on the windows of the spaceship, making "pah" sounds like the rainstorm on a summer night.
Ran Handong turned on the sound barrier and brought out the information in her bracelet, reporting, "The joint conference will begin in twenty minutes. The key is how to deal with those battleships. It's impossible to keep them locked in the space forever."
She was a competent secretary or adviser in every aspect, regardless of whether she treated Jing Jiu or Zhao Layue.
Zhao Layue said, "The time is too short, and the people on the battleships are not fearful enough. Let's wait until the conference is over."
Ran Handong nodded and asked, "Do you need to see the information of the participants of the joint conference?"
Zhao Layue said, "It's just a routine notice. The conference itself is of no significance."
Though Ran Handong didn't agree with Zhao Layue's suggestion, she couldn't convince Zhao Layue. Thinking of the unexpected event that day, she couldn't help but ask, "How did you know that person … has left here?"
Only when that person had left would Zhao Layue have a chance to isolate the Main Planet and obtain the control of the central computer. But how did she know that? How could she grasp the timing so accurately?
Zhao Layue said, "It's because Jing Jiu has shown up."
Ran Handong didn't fully understand the logic of this statement, but Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia understood what Zhao Layue meant. It was because the two of them knew Jing Jiu's temperament and behavior better than Zhao Layue did.
Zhao Layue didn't need to know the exact situation of that girl. As long as she saw Jing Jiu, she knew it was time to strike back.
If they weren't confident that they could isolate the girl from the central computer and the charter network, Jing Jiu wouldn't dare show up in front of the world given his cautious and cowardly behavior.
This cooperation was not planned in advance.
The tacit understanding between them was indeed amazing.
Zhao Layue and Jing Jiu hadn't seen each other for more than five hundred years, and they had never fought side by side. However, the tacit understanding between the two of them was better than the tacit understanding between them and Liu Shisui and Tong Yan. This was probably the so-called telepathy.
The Spaceship had already flown out of the mountains in the north and arrived in a sunny world.
Ran Handong opened the protective screen. The bright blue sky and the bright sunlight shone in through the window and shone on Zhao Layue's face.
Her seemingly ordinary and elegant face, under the illumination of the light, faintly exuded a sense of holiness.
Ran Handong was taken aback for a moment before she pressed, "Why did you broadcast the news live then?"
The populace of the Federation of the Milky Way had all witnessed the scenes of the Mechas falling down like the raindrops, the indignant expressions on the faces of the main preachers and priests of the praying hall, and the fresh blood. This might serve as a show of power, but for the vast majority of humans, the deaths and conflicts in the distance were hardly frightening; on the contrary, they were more likely to be excited, because they were safe.
"This is not a message to them," Zhao Layue's answer was still concise.
Regardless of what they were doing, it was important to communicate information quickly and smoothly. In doing so, they wouldn't make a wrong judgment and cause problems in the cooperation. The game "The Path Toward Heaven" had such a function.
In comparison to Jing Jiu's steady style of doing things, Zhao Layue's method was simpler and more direct, or in other words, more brutal. All she needed was a live broadcast of the news to send the message to every corner of the Federation of the Milky Way. No matter where the Snow Girl and Jing Jiu went, they would surely see the news and know that she had already controlled the central computer and this world.
On the other hand, she hoped that Tong Yan, who had disappeared for some reason, would also see the news and not do anything devious or crazy when she knew the victory was close at hand.
Ding!!! Ran Handong received a message. She uttered "hmm" a few times before saying, "Okay, father."
She said to Zhao Layue, "I have obtained the physical keys of a few experimental bases. My Big Brother has taken control of the fourth backup."
Zhao Layue uttered "hmm". Zong Lizi had felt that something was amiss. Hearing this conversation, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Has your family … always been on our side?"
"Of course," said Ran Handong with a faint smile.
Zong Lizi exclaimed in surprise, "Grandmaster Ran's pain and reluctance in the beginning … were all feigned?"
"I didn't expect my father to be so good at acting," said Ran Handong with a smile.
Jiang Yuxia remarked sentimentally, "It looks like my uncle is right. The politicians are all experienced actors."
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The two layers of protective shields on the Main Planet had been greatly affected by the dancing laser beams and particle beams, the sudden explosion, and the white devil cat falling down from the sky. It wasn't until now that they had started to repair themselves.
The concentrated stars and the rays of the sun of the solar system shone on the surface of the planet more than usual. In less than twenty minutes, the average temperature of the northern hemisphere facing the sun had increased by one degree Celsius in this season.
If the situation continued, the humans could still rely on the thermostatic equipment to live, but the animals in the field would have a hard time. The glaciers in the north would melt faster, and the housing prices in the cities along the coast would deteriorate faster than the glaciers.
The light from the stars illuminated the space stations and satellites outside the atmosphere. Those space stations and satellites were all locked, looking like the space tombstones erected by the military for the heroes.
The surface of the buildings in Capital City was illuminated by the bright light. However, the empty streets had nothing to do with the dazzling light and the hot weather. It was because the authorities on the Main Planet had issued the strictest martial law.
The silvery Spaceship flew over the small square and garden in the street, where Zhao Layue often played with the hoverboard.
That day, no one could see the enthusiastic followers of Shen Yunmai, the ancient dresses, or the cheerful laughter of the young men and women. The only thing that could be seen were the wilted flowers, their heads lowered listlessly.
In the distance in front of the square in the middle of the street stood an irregular huge building. It was the military building of the Federation of the Milky Way.
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