The book continued with the previous story. When the genius Chen Xiaoxue saw that the Lin family's residence was at the foot of the mountain, she let out a cry and landed in front of the Lin family's servant. She cupped her hands in front of her and said, "This little girl is a friend of your family's daughter when she was studying in a foreign country. Today, I'm here to seek refuge with you. Please inform me of my arrival." The servant saw that the person who came was fierce and didn't dare to say anything. He strode to the back hall and saw the Lin family's master and madam. Then, Chen Xiaoxue took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to her to find her mother.
Oh my, she finally changed the style of writing. But the basic situation was like this …
"She said she was my classmate when I was studying abroad in Bavaria! She also announced that she had a crush on me for half a year when she was in Bavaria. "Lin Xue clenched her teeth and said," Now, she calls all the females in my family sister — — except for my mother, but that includes me! "
I said, "… Actually, she didn't include your mother. That means she's still filial …"
"Do you believe that even if I get beaten up by my father, I will still go over and bite you?" Missy said sinisterly.
I quickly coughed twice and said, "Ahem, that child Xiaoxue is too outrageous! How can she be so disrespectful! "
"Anyways, I know that you released her." Missy's voice sounded a little weak. Therefore, Xiaoxue was probably by her side right now. Moreover, she was causing all kinds of strange situations. No matter what, she was still my daughter. Even if I skipped over ten years of raising her, I could easily figure out that girl's behavior. She definitely wouldn't behave when she was at Lin Xue's place. Normally, Miss Lin and I would suppress Xiaoxue together. Xiaoxue was quite obedient. Now, it was just Lin Xue alone. That naughty child was in a state of excitement as if she had just arrived at her grandparents' house for the first time. I didn't dare to imagine how excited she would be. Maybe I should have asked her to blow up the American embassy …
"That's it then. I'll look after this girl for the time being. Well, as long as she doesn't continue to cause trouble," Missy was silent for a while. She was probably busy trying to stop Xiaoxue from tearing down her own house. "I'll remember this for now. Also, it's not convenient for me to educate my child here. When my daughter goes back, remember to teach her a good lesson!"
Missy hung up the call and continued to enjoy her time with her family. I turned around and saw that the adults and children in the living room had already gathered in a circle. Basically, they all had expressions full of anticipation — — You see, our family is so bad.
I told everyone about the genius Chen Xiaoxue's recent situation. Shallow Shallow listened with fascination. She loved to join in on the fun and it was obvious that Lin Xue was having a lot of fun. Elder sister knocked on my head. "You were only slightly stronger than her when you were young."
I didn't want to accept it. I admit that I was naughty when I was young. No matter what, I used to be Qian Qian's Double Bane of the Old City. But wouldn't it be a bit of an exaggeration to say that I was a naughty child like Xiaoxue? In the end, just as I asked this question, Elder sister started to recall the various pranks I had done with Shallow Shallow when I was young. I couldn't explain the details. Anyway, even Icetis, the tyrant of the God Realm who dared to smash the principal's window in front of all the teachers, was fascinated. Was I really that bad when I was young?
At that moment, Sandora suddenly came over and patted my shoulder. "Ah Jun, come with me to the City of Shadows after lunch."
I looked at Shadora, then at the giggling family. I nodded slowly. "We still have to work."
Thus, after lunch, I didn't hang on the balcony with Liliana to photosynthesize. Instead, I was accompanied by Sandora to one of the lecture halls of the City of Shadows' headquarters. Xi Weis and a few high-ranking officers were already waiting there. Behind Xi Weis, there was a strange device that I had never seen before in this lecture hall. It was a bunch of broken metal pieces floating in the air. The total size of the floating objects was about half a meter. Every piece of metal was curved. Perhaps when they were grouped together, they would form a rather large ring. Other than the pieces, there was no other peripheral equipment that could possibly be related to it. This meant that it was an independent device.
"Oh, this is a magic device that we have just restored. Its function is similar to a fixed teleportation door, but the source of energy is magic. Moreover, it supports a more 'fuzzy' method of operation. This is also one of the things that I am about to show you."
Noticing the curious look on my face, Sylves first pointed to the equipment behind her and explained. There were two words in her words that caught my attention. "Magic power? In other words, it is Mystic-type technology? "
"Yes, it comes from my own memory bank." Xi Weis smiled. "They are abnormally clear now. Furthermore, many principles that were originally ineffective in the real world have suddenly become usable. The first intuitive phenomenon after the disconnection of the concept state is that the device that you are seeing has been successfully restored. Although it doesn't have much value in terms of function, it should be a milestone. "
I stared fixedly at the cluster of metal fragments that floated in midair and kept randomly moving or combining together. The surface of the metal shone with mysterious symbols, and just the shape of these symbols could magically affect the real world. But not long ago, it was just a bunch of garbled code that Seves thought was wrong data … In the process of the Concept Separation, I had never been able to directly see what had happened between the two worlds, but this thing in front of me was the only "evidence" that allowed me to clearly and directly understand everything that had happened.
"The removal of the concept disconnection cannot be observed with the naked eye, but we need to accurately track how far it has spread and what value it can bring us now," Xi Weis said as he activated the projection array in the lecture hall. Large amounts of diagrams and strange diagrams of facilities and equipment appeared in front of us. The other high-ranking officers in the lecture hall remained solemn, but I could feel the change in the atmosphere around me. Even if I couldn't understand most of the information in the holograms around me, I could tell that these things were of great significance. At the same time, Xi Weis continued his report. "Chief Tawil had designed a virtual network before this. This network was downloaded into the memory core of every hybrid Shiring Apostles before the concept disconnection was removed to track the changes in everyone's memories. At the same time, we monitored the Empire's central database and the amount of information in the Empire's mental network. In the past twenty-four hours, all 'basic information' has been increasing exponentially, and it has now almost doubled. Large amounts of unverified mathematical systems and theoretical models have appeared in the Empire's borders. These knowledge that appeared out of nowhere and could be directly read by our mental network has been tested and confirmed to be consistent with their self-consistent structure. In other words, it can be converted into actual products. The concept disconnection has been confirmed, and the researchers are using the time to reorganize the Empire's database. Chief Tawil has applied to set up at least three new research teams to explore three directions simultaneously: the systematization of Mystic-type technology, the integration of Mystic-type technology and the Empire's current technology, and most importantly, the fastest way to convert Mystic-type technology into actual production and combat power. "
"Agreed." Shadora made the decision after a moment of thought. She then added, "But these three teams have to be jointly led by the research center and the celestial city. Alleria, Odemsius, and Alaya are the most suitable leaders for this kind of work."
"Tawil has to change his habits." I smiled. "She has always been researching in her own field and doesn't know much about Mystic-type technology. This time, she has to face a whole new field. She has become an apprentice."
"I believe she will do well," Sandora replied. "An excellent chief technician doesn't mean that she is omniscient and omnipotent. Instead, she knows how to let the more professional people accomplish the team's goals. The chief technician is both a scientist and a team leader. Her job is similar to that of a general. "
"Alright, let's put the good news aside for now and talk about the bad news. According to Alleria's judgment, the disconnection of the concept disconnection will be synchronized across the entire Void. Now that we have magical equipment and arcane knowledge on hand, it means that … the Fallen Apostles are doing the same. "
"Yes." Sives nodded. The sharp female adjutant had a solemn expression. "Currently, the Empire's only advantage is that we are prepared. Before the disconnection of the concept disconnection, we had prepared a large number of idle production and research teams, and even secretly set up an experimental universe. As for the Fallen Apostles, even if they are aware of all this, they will definitely be one step behind us in the formation of these technologies. However, this advantage in preparation is limited, and if the enemy attacks us during this period and expends our energy, the New Empire will lose the advantage that we have obtained by preparing ahead of time. That is because the New Empire is behind the Fallen Apostles in terms of infrastructure and the number of worlds it occupies. In this regard, we cannot afford to be exhausted and suffer setbacks." "The other thing I want to report is this: the spy team that went to investigate the Fallen Apostles' borders has already detected a world that is 1.5 times the size of the New Empire's territory, but they have yet to discover where the enemy's borders end. The deepest part of their dark Empire is hidden in the ruins of the old Empire. It is filled with twisted and chaotic things. Even if we do not encounter the enemy's fleet, it would be difficult for our scouting team to enter the other side of the barrier …"
"Wait." I couldn't help but interrupt her. "You said that our scouting team has already approached the Fallen Apostles' base camp? How did they do it? How are the enemy's movements? "
"Your Majesty, that is the scouting team that you personally ordered to be formed …" Xi Weiss said tactfully as he tidied up his commander's uniform that was originally flawless. "The members are elite commanders that Her Highness Xiaoxue successfully 'persuaded' the Fallen Apostles to surrender. They understand a portion of the Fallen Apostles' border worlds and know the enemy's habits. They have always been patrolling outside the Fallen Apostles' borders. Seven days ago, they reached the deepest part of the Void and are unable to advance any further. Chief Tawil deduced from the information that the scouting team might have already come into contact with the old Empire's borders. The remains of those destroyed worlds have formed a twisted barrier known as the 'Wall of Chaos' structure. Right now, most of the scouting team has already returned. Only a few special observation ships are still monitoring a portion of the known territories of the Fallen Apostles from a relatively safe area. "
"Ahem, I know, I know." I quickly waved my hand, thinking to myself that I shouldn't be that muddle-headed. "I just didn't expect their progress to be so great … They actually managed to touch the enemy's territory right under their noses."
"Actually, according to the command's judgment, the Fallen Apostles should have already discovered the existence of such a group or groups of scouting teams at their borders." Xi Weiss frowned. "The scouting team has already discovered that the enemy has strengthened the information barrier of their border worlds many times. They have also set up Void Sentinels and patrol teams outside the world barrier. Because of the existence of these things, our scouting team has never been able to confirm the state of the Fallen Apostles' territory. They can only roughly sense the location of their border worlds. Just like on our side, we have also discovered traces of the Fallen Apostles' scouting ships at the borders of the Empire. Although they were repelled every time, I'm afraid that these 'rangers' are still monitoring somewhere near the border worlds. "
I also understood the situation that Xi Weiss had mentioned. After many confrontations and even attacks on each other's territories, the Fallen Apostles and the New Empire were no longer in a state of complete ignorance. We could detect a few border worlds of each other, and each of us had set up scouting ships outside the borders of the other party. Due to the unique nature of the Void, it was very difficult to detect small scouting ships outside the world barrier. Even if they could detect the other party, the latter would often be able to easily conceal their tracks again. They only needed to modify their 'information representation', and they could instantly cross the borders of more than ten worlds. The confrontation and confrontation in the Void was such a strange state of 'tacit understanding'. However, relying on these methods to collect information would not directly affect the situation. Be it the Fallen Apostles or the New Empire, they would not allow the enemy's scouts to detect the situation in their own worlds. The scouting ships in the Void could only collect the coordinates and size of the target world, but they knew nothing about the internal situation. Therefore, this was not enough to lead to a war.
On the borders, large and small battles would occur almost every day. Most of the time, it was the garrisons of the border worlds chasing or chasing down spy ships. However, the scale of these battles had never risen to the level of a fleet battle, and this dull situation had already lasted for nearly a year. However, I reckoned that this balance was about to be shaken, and the reason for this was the sudden fusion of the mother planet. The Fallen Apostles might have two reactions to this. The first was that they believed that they had mysteriously obtained the ability to go on a killing spree, and that a large amount of incredible knowledge had fallen from the sky. Therefore, they could not wait to fight their way to the New Empire and risk their lives. The second was that the Fallen Apostles would realize that the great changes in their own borders were related to the New Empire, and would come to investigate the situation no matter what. Regardless of the possibility, it was inevitable that a battle would break out between both sides. The only difference was that the former would lead to an all-out war, while the latter would mean a local surprise attack. Considering that the Fallen Apostles were not simple-minded, I felt that the second possibility was very likely.
Regardless of the reason for the enemy to appear on the borders of the Empire, it was something that we did not wish to see at the moment. Would you be willing to see a circle of onlookers appear at your doorstep when you were building up your technology tree?
Of course, Sandora could think of this as well. That was why she ordered for the integration of the new information to be sped up. She also ordered for the security of the borders to be increased, and for the First and Second Army to be ready for battle at any time. However, before that, it would be best for us to think of a way to delay the upcoming battle as much as possible. For the first time in the history of the New Empire, we had obtained a slight advantage in terms of technology tree. However, this technology had yet to be converted into actual military power. Thus, we needed time to expand this advantage — at the very least, expand it into a battle-ready army of spellcasters.
Perhaps … it was time to take the initiative to cause a little trouble on the enemy's borders.
"We need to delay the enemy's movements." Sandora and I said almost at the same time. Then, we could not help but look at each other. The two of us were thinking of the same thing again.
"Do we have a way to cause a little trouble on the enemy's borders?" I asked as my gaze fell on Sandora. She smiled at me and said, "You mean, disrupt their line of sight?"
"Something like that. Create all sorts of illusions so that they won't understand what the new Empire is thinking." I slowly voiced out my thoughts. "We can use insignificant methods to harass their borders. We can increase the number of spies and small fleets. We can create the illusion that we are about to launch a surprise attack on a border world. Of course, these illusions are easy to see through. However, if we do this frequently, the enemy will be left scratching their heads. Right now, the Fallen Apostles should be very confused about the large amount of Mystery technology that appeared within their borders. They should be able to associate the appearance of these things with the New Empire. However, they will never think that we are the ones who took the initiative to do this. Because, they also have a vested interest in this. In other words, they don't know that the New Empire has been in control of the situation this whole time. So, we have to act as if we are really not in control of the situation. We have to make the Fallen Apostles think that the New Empire is in a hurry to obstruct them from researching those technologies. Thus, the Fallen Apostles will think that they are the ones who have the first opportunity after the appearance of these technologies. In any case, no matter what they think, they will definitely not think of attacking the Empire for the time being. As long as these actions are effective, the Empire will have enough time to build a spellcaster army. Moreover, it will be built in secret. "
Actually, my idea was very simple. Through deception and illusions, we will make the Fallen Apostles think that this is a good time for them to develop their technology tree. Even if we have to swindle them, we will make them stay at home and research those secret knowledge. However, no matter how much they research, as long as they do not forcefully harass the New Empire, their research progress will definitely be behind ours.
Sandora listened to me with a smile on her face. She nodded and commented, "This is an effective idea. At the very least, for a period of time, the Fallen Apostles' attention will be distracted. They will not be able to think of attacking us. Then … Sixth Army, I will leave this matter to you. " Sandora turned her head towards a tall male officer at the end of the conference table. "Your army is an expert in dealing with the Fallen Apostles. Pick a group of troops that are the fastest and most proficient in sneak attacks. Then, break them up and appear at the enemy's border in a high-profile manner. However, remember, you are not going to fight them head-on. All fleets are not allowed to directly attack the enemy's military strongholds. Before any operation begins, you must find an escape route. I do not wish for them to lose too many people in this kind of harassment battle. I just want them to constantly appear on the enemy's radar screen. Let the Fallen Apostles live their days listening to the alarm. "
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