Ignoring all the rules and prohibitions, the silvery spaceship parked on the protruding platform in front of the building of the military headquarters.
Of course, it had already violated many prohibitions, such as the ban on flying.
Dozens of laser platforms moved at a high speed along with the cracking sounds, aiming at the spaceship automatically.
The generating device of the gravitational field was hidden in the alloy wall, emitting a faint blue glow. It could isolate the spaceship from all directions at any time.
The building of the military headquarters was severely damaged after the fierce battle between Jing Jiu and Shen Yunmai. The heavy weapons system and the cutting system of the gravitational field were installed many times more powerful than before, probably taking the damage into consideration during the repair process.
The footsteps rang out like raindrops. It was unclear how many soldiers were passing through the building.
Zhao Layue didn't pay any attention to them. She entered the building with Ada in her arms and the three girls.
The laser guns were soundless, and the electromagnetic guns had the faint buzzing of wild bees when they accelerated. The same was true for the gravitational field.
Yet, none of the weapon platforms had fired, and the generating device of the gravitational field hadn't been activated.
The soldiers with weapons stood in the corridors of the building of the military headquarters and by the covered bridges at high or low places. Looking at the girl with short hair walking in, they didn't dare aim at her, to say nothing of shooting at her.
It was unclear if the sword wills in the building had crushed their courage from the deep end of their spiritual souls, or the scenes on the TV screen and General Ran Donglou's statement had made them, who were used to obeying orders, so they became silent.
The protruding platform in front of the building of the military headquarters was very close to the most important office.
The alloy door opened soundlessly. Zhao Layue walked in while holding Ada in her arms. She saw a black muzzle of a gun in front of her.
A middle-aged female officer held a pistol, aimed it between her eyebrows, and pulled the trigger neatly.
Bang!!!
A gunshot rang out!
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"She's Lieutenant Colonel Chen, the personal secretary of General Li. She has been working here all this time." Ran Handong explained, "She uses an old-fashioned gunpowder gun without the chip. As such, she can't detect it in advance and control it."
Zhao Layue didn't say anything. She reached out her hand and grabbed the stationary bullet from the air. "Do you have a death wish?" she asked Lieutenant Colonel Chen.
Do you have a death wish? This was neither a threat nor a mantra of the Aoyama Sect; it was a genuine question.
Lieutenant Colonel Chen looked at the bullet between her fingers, his face pale.
The bullet had been deformed by the powerful sword intent, like a flattened copper pea.
Her courage and loyalty to the organization were crushed along with this bullet.
Her arm, which was still holding the pistol, began to tremble more and more violently.
Just before Zhao Layue lost her patience, she put down the gun, lowered her head, and said, "No."
"Make a pot of tea." Zhao Layue walked past her and went into the office. "Make it light."
Ran Handong, Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia didn't dare make a sound. They walked past Colonel Chen in Silence.
It didn't take long before a pot of light tea was sent to General Li's former office, along with many secret materials of the military of the Federation of the Milky Way. The evaluation of the officers by the Internal Affairs Department was not recorded in the central computer.
Ran Handong took over the work of the secretary and sat on one side of the desk. Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia began to follow Zhao Layue's request and chose the suitable candidates from the list of officers as quickly as possible.
Ding!!! Dozens of light screens and a few holographic projections appeared in the spacious office. The administrators, priests and the commanders of the garrisons of various galaxies, independent planets and important mining areas of the Federation of the Milky Way were shown on the light screens.
The joint meeting had begun.
Before Zhao Layue could speak, a grey-haired female priest started to attack. She said icily while staring into Zhao Layue's eyes from a distance of a few thousand light years, "Anyone who blasphemes the god will fall into the Abyss and never be free from it."
Zhao Layue turned off the light screen of this female priest without hesitation and kicked her out of the meeting.
The administrator of a sector leaned forward slightly and said tersely, "I don't care who you are or why General Ran supports you. But you have to release the people in the praying hall on the Main Planet and the brave soldiers on those battleships immediately. Nobody deserves to be tortured by a … a wicked person like you!"
Countless populace in the Federation of the Milky Way had seen the scene by the hot spring, including these officials and priests.
Ran Donglou was also on the light screen of the joint meeting. The traces of blood and battles could be vaguely seen behind him.
"We're loyal to our belief. We won't surrender," said another female priest in a low voice.
Zhao Layue didn't give a response. She looked at the light screen closest to her.
On the light screen, she could see the green prairie and a magnificent building that looked like a pagoda.
The administrators and priests of various galaxies recognized it as the famous praying hall of the Stargate.
Dozens of floating cars flew up from the bottom of the cliff and landed in the square in front of the praying hall. The Chief Master of the Xia Clan, the Main Preacher Tai Yang and the others who had been imprisoned for many days walked out of the cars and looked up at the long stone steps.
Along with the faint footsteps, the female priest of the Stargate walked out from the praying hall and came before the crowd.
The expression in her eyes was as tranquil as usual, though she looked a bit haggard.
It was evident that she had been under house arrest for many days.
Looking at the light screens outside the stone steps, the female priest of the Stargate nodded slightly to greet her colleagues and the unfamiliar officials. Then, she turned to Zhao Layue and bowed slowly, saying in a calm and respectful tone, "Greetings, Godly Commissioner."
Zhao Layue said, "I have something more important to deal with. I'll leave the rest to you."
The female priest of the Stargate responded in a low voice.
Seeing the scene and listening to the conversation, the priests and administrators on the light screen of the joint meeting were extremely shocked.
The female priest of the Stargate had the highest status and was the most respected priest, save for the one on the Main Planet.
Why did she show so much respect to that short-haired demon girl? And what did the Godly Commissioner mean?
"The one on the Main Planet used to be the executor of the will of god. But when the successor in the prophecy of god appeared, she didn't want to hand over the power due to her greed for power. She even tried to harm the new god. If you insist on standing on the opposite side, it's a blasphemy …"
The calm voice of the female priest of the Stargate rang out on the light screen while traveling among the planets.
Zhao Layue turned off the light screen.
It seemed that this joint meeting would decide the fate of the Federation of the Milky Way, but she had only participated in it for five minutes.
In fact, she wouldn't have convened this joint meeting if it weren't for Liu Shisui's request.
A moment ago, most of the civilian spacecrafts had returned to the nearest planets or space docks according to the order of the central computer, and they were warned not to take off again before obtaining the permission.
She had told Chen Ya and the other fairy men in the distant transit station on the Jia Lei Passage that distance was the most important factor in this universe. As long as the battleships and the spacecrafts couldn't travel freely, the Federation of the Milky Way would be divided into countless isolated islands.
Even the chief administrative officer, priestess, or even immortals of your planet are just island masters.
When you couldn't influence the other parts of this world, you would be exiled from this world.
In a sense, what she was doing to the Federation of the Milky Way was similar to what Jing Jiu had done to her over the past year, which was to slow down the speed of the entire structure.
In other words, she was lowering the intelligence.
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The light screen in the office disappeared.
The tea in the teacup was still warm.
Ran Handong came over and nodded, saying, "I've got all the data and programs in the lab of the base."
Zhao Layue said, "She said that she and the Great Grandmaster were comrades-in-arms. It looks like the Great Grandmaster has never trusted her completely."
Ada lifted his head on her knee and meowed weakly to express his agreement.
Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia had also finished what they were doing. They handed in the list of names they had selected unconfidently.
Zhao Layue took a sip of the tea. Hundreds of light screens the size of frames appeared in the office again.
Those light screens were showing the scenes inside the battleships.
It meant that hundreds of battleships had been woken up by the central computer and returned to the real world.
The captains of the battleships stood in front of the light screens with different expressions on their faces, and some high-ranking officers stood behind them.
"You will receive the relevant information and reports. In short, you can consider this as a coup d 'état."
Zhao Layue set down the teacup and said to the people in the light screens, "You have nine minutes to think about it: surrender or die forever."
It didn't take nine minutes for the captains of the battleships to express their refusal calmly. They were all brave enough to die.
Ran Handong shot a glance at Zhao Layue and knew that she didn't have the patience to deal with these affairs. She took over Zhao Layue's work and said, "I know most of you have the mental imprint, so you are not the targets."
The names selected by Zong Lizi and Jiang Yuxia were displayed on the light screens on the battleships. As the names were displayed, hundreds of battleships experienced chaos of varying degrees. Ran Handong said to the selected vice captains and high-ranking officers, "If you are willing to pledge loyalty to the new government, the experimental base will send an unmanned device here in three standard days to verify the relevant programs. You have to obey the orders of this woman from then on."
Though she said it vaguely, everybody was aware that it was the mental imprint.
"No need for that," said Zhao Layue. "All you have to do is obey the orders of the central computer."
Ran Handong was taken aback a bit, thinking that she was too confident.
"Do the same," said Zhao Layue as she headed for the outside of the office while holding Ada in her arms. "I'm going to take a rest."
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The silvery Spaceship left the platform of the building of the military headquarters, broke through the atmosphere and the protective shield that was in the process of being repaired, and passed through the damaged or closed space stations. It turned into a shooting light and headed toward the permanent star.
The Main Star was close to the center of the galaxy. One could see the bright starry sky no matter where one looked.
Billions of stars were beautiful, but even if they were added together, they would not be able to provide more Immortal Qi than the nearby stars.
It didn't take long before the silvery Spaceship arrived in a region near the permanent star.
Zhao Layue left the battleship and sat in the space with her legs crossed, bathing in the sunlight. She was absorbing the fairy energy in Silence.
Ada spread his limbs, looking like a flying blanket, hovering over her head. He opened and closed his mouth once in a while, looking like a kitten drinking milk.
One of them had swept the whole planet with the All in One Sword, and the other had broken the gravitational field. They had consumed a great deal of energy.
They were extremely tired at the moment and needed a good sleep.
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Many things had happened in the Federation of the Milky Way while Zhao Layue and Ada slept facing the sun.
Some of them surrendered, and some of them cursed.
Many unforeseen events had taken place on those battleships. Like many stories about the sinister nature of human nature, there was nothing so fresh that it needed to be narrated. Fortunately, Qing 'er had controlled it well, so no real tragedy had taken place.
It didn't take long for the whole situation to calm down.
The populace who had been cursing on TV and on the Internet were still angry; but the administrators and female priests of the various galaxies had fallen silent.
The female priest of the Stargate, the Main Preacher of Tai Yang and the others had already set off. They took the high-speed spaceship of the Military Department of the University of Stargate. This spaceship had obtained the pass issued by the central computer. It would be the only human spaceship in the universe for the next ten days.
This was the most important coup since the recovery of the human civilization, and it was also the fastest one.
It was because the initiator of the coup had obtained control of the central computer and found some loopholes to bypass the rules. Another important reason was that the initiator of this coup, Zhao Layue, didn't intend to rule the world.
Yet, everybody was aware that it was not over yet.
The most important battle in this war that could affect the fate of the human race hadn't taken place yet.
Along with the violent wind, the silvery spaceship flew back to the Main Planet from the other side of the sun and landed on the platform of the building of the military headquarters.
Zhao Layue walked out while holding Ada in her arms.
The edges of her clothes were a bit burned, and so was the cat hair on Ada's body. They looked a bit embarrassed.
It seemed that the travelers in the Holy Temple of the Wind Snow Mountain were too fond of the warmth of the bonfire.
Yet, no hint of tiredness could be seen on her face. She was full of energy and had a fairy aura, her eyes black and white clearly visible.
Ada was also looking around in her bosom, feeling proud of himself. He rubbed his head against Zhao Layue's bosom, looking quite naughty.
After coming to the office, she took the tea handed to her by Colonel Chen and had a sip.
The temperature of the tea was just right, and it was mild enough.
She went to the priest manor to pick up her teacher, and Jiang Yuxia went to pick up her uncle, but neither of them were here.
There must be a reason for the coincidences in the world.
"They don't dare see you," said Ran Handong embarrassedly. "We didn't accomplish the task, so we only took forty thousand battleships."
Even with the help of the central computer and some influential figures in the military, it was still impossible to take over the three major fleets in such a short time. Moreover, neither Liu Shisui nor Qing 'er wanted to see too many casualties.
"It's enough," said Zhao Layue.
The battleships like the Scorching-Sun Battleship couldn't even be ranked among the three major fleets. Each of the super battleships could deal with a planet. Forty thousand battleships were enough to sweep across the universe, not to mention destroying the planetary defense system on the ancestral planet.
Zhao Layue set down the teacup and looked at the book on the desk.
The book was about the path toward the sky. General Li happened to see the wind blowing over Aoyama when he reread the book, and it came as he wished.
He couldn't go back to his office now. As such, the book stayed on that page forever. The paperweight on the book was not a regular one, but an ornament made of two blue gems, looking like the wings of a butterfly.
Seeing the scene, Ran Handong felt sentimental.
Sitting on General Li's chair, Zhao Layue caressed the white cat gently, destroying everything that the blue butterfly represented without batting an eyelid.
She looked like a queen.
Zhao Layue brought the blue ornament to the side and closed the book, saying, "Let's go."
Boom!!!
The building of the military headquarters quaked.
A great deal of smoke and dust came out from the underground parking lot and the cracks, but they were soon sucked away by the equipment.
The strong wind whistled again. The blue high-temperature flame melted everything in the underground parking lot and sent it to the heat collecting and distributing station in the suburbs dozens of kilometers away through the energy recovery system. It was enough to supply the residents of Capital City with energy for a few years.
The white cloud fell down from the window at a high speed.
The building left the ground and turned into a huge battleship, heading toward the outside of the atmosphere.
The shocked populace came to the streets and looked up at the sky together with the soldiers and policemen who were responsible for maintaining order.
Everybody was stunned speechless. In the next moment, they either took off their hats or lowered their heads slightly, thinking that they were saluting.
Somewhere in the distant universe, forty thousand battleships had assembled, hovering like stars against the dark background in Silence.
They were waiting for her arrival.
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On the last day of the first half of 2020, I've finally returned to my home in the northeast … The lake is still the same lake, and my home is still the same. It's just that it's a bit quieter than before, and the cat doesn't come to greet me anymore. According to the schedule, the cat's hair is flying everywhere at this time of the year. I can't see it anymore. I'll hug Ada in the book more often in the future.
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