The intense broadcast and listening to the void had already been going on for an entire day. Currently, we had yet to receive any reply from the Fifth Fleet. Instead, due to the Garden of Death's system adjusting its power to an unprecedented level, we accidentally discovered a small group of the Fallen Apostle's spies at the borders of the Empire. Pandora and Weska rushed over to satisfy the desire to fight that they had accumulated for over two months. According to the bits and pieces of information that the 1.2 meter sisters found from the wreckage of the enemy ships, as well as the reports from the spies stationed at the border of the Fallen Apostles, the enemy has indeed been a little paranoid recently. According to my previous plan, we have already divided the Sixth Fleet into parts and frequently appeared at the border of the Fallen Apostles. Although they did not carry out any substantial attacks on the enemy, they seemed to be acting as the vanguard for the main force. As a result, the Fallen Apostles greatly strengthened their border security, and there were already several worlds that entered a state of complete lockdown. It was likely that the enemy was researching their Mysterious System technology in those worlds. At the same time, they also increased the frequency of their spy activities at the borders of the Empire. It would seem that they wanted to know what exactly was going on here, as well as whether or not mysticism knowledge had already appeared within the borders of the new Empire. However, due to our preparations, the enemy's spies were basically unable to scan the situation within the borders of the Empire. Even if they managed to obtain some information, it would be fake information that we had purposely released. On this front, everything was going according to plan — at least for now.
Only, he didn't know when the Fallen Apostle would realize that he had been tricked. At that time, they would most likely launch a large-scale attack without any regard for anything else. Hopefully, Belavilla's spellcaster army would be of use before that happened.
Putting the matter of the Fallen Apostle aside, what we are most concerned about right now is the Fifth Fleet's situation. Since there was no new intelligence, they could only analyze the only information they had at hand, which was the "clearest" video that the Fourth Fleet received.
After the Xi Ling scientists used a special method to restore the video and the Xi Ling mainframe's maximum fuzziness, we were finally able to see some additional information from the tens of seconds of video. Now, it could be confirmed that there was no specific image of the person who sent the distress signal in the video — in this video, the voice for help was just a voiceover. The video looked like a chaotic battlefield, and it did not look like a space battle. Sandora felt that the blurry shadows hid the scene of the planet being bombarded. Of course, the video was from the perspective of the 5th Fleet, which meant that the 5th Fleet was being bombarded. The surface of a planet appeared in the image, which meant that the Fifth Fleet might have found a universe where they could temporarily settle down a few years ago. It was also possible that the fleet could not continue in the Void and was forced to fall into a certain universe, and its crew moved from the already exhausted spaceship to the surface of the planet. Either way, they were in a terrible situation. When a planet was bombarded by a space fleet, it basically meant the death of the planet. The ground-based anti-aircraft cannons would never turn the tide of the battle. They could only delay the enemy for a limited amount of time or temporarily deter the enemy, especially when the defenders were at a disadvantage. The bombardment of a planet often meant that the battle was coming to an end. Therefore, Sandora deduced that when this distress signal was sent to the Fourth Fleet, the planet in the video must have already fallen.
According to the content of the distress signal, the Fifth Fleet had already begun to evacuate when their planet was bombarded, and it was very likely that they could still delay for a while. This was good news.
Sandora played the video that had been processed many times and could no longer be improved in clarity many times. After everyone in the family (except for a group of children who could only cause trouble) had seen it, she said her guess about the attacker:
"I think the Fifth Fleet probably encountered a servant army left behind by the old Empire."
"Why?" I had a vague guess in this regard, but I wasn't as sure as Sandora was. Furthermore, I didn't know what clues made me feel this way, so I asked casually.
"First of all, they mentioned the symbol of the Empire, which means that they saw something with the symbol of the Empire on the battlefield. They must be referring to the enemy," Sandora spread her hands and explained one by one. "But they also mentioned that the identity of the enemy was unknown. The exiled fleet had been chased by the Fallen Apostles for many years, so they were very familiar with Empire warships. So, if they were facing a real Empire warship, they definitely wouldn't say that their identity was unknown. Therefore, the attacker should be a third party with the symbol of the Empire. I could only think of a servant army. According to the information we have now, the Fallen Apostles did not cultivate their own vassal races. In fact, since they are now in the Abyss Faction, it is impossible for them to find servants from ordinary races. Therefore, the Fallen Apostles do not have a servant army. In summary, the one who attacked the Fifth Fleet should be a … servant race left behind by the old Empire. "
"What about the reason for the attack?" Big Sis knocked on her forehead, her face full of confusion. "There is no reason. The Fallen Apostles chased after the exiled fleet because they were contaminated by the Abyss, so they killed anyone they saw. However, the servant army of the old Empire should not have the possibility of turning into a Fallen Army. Ordinary races are unable to withstand the damage brought about by the Abyss' transformation. Therefore, the servant army of the old Empire should not have attacked the Fifth Army because they were contaminated by the Abyss. In addition, there is no way to explain why the two sides met. The void is so big, and the Fifth Army fled so far away, but the two still met. It is too far-fetched to explain this as a coincidence. "
Big Sis' confusion is very reasonable. We have long ago discussed whether the servant army of the old Empire had the possibility of turning into the Abyss Faction like the Fallen Apostles after the fall of the Old Empire. In the end, the conclusion we reached was that it was impossible. The reason why the Shiring Apostles were converted was because they had sufficiently powerful individuals and special racial talents. The Absolute Beginning energy that was spread to individual soldiers allowed the Fallen Apostles to have a chance of surviving the destruction phase of the Abyss Faction. The energy reactor built in a different dimension allowed them to have enough energy to live and convert the Abyss within their bodies for their own use. However, ordinary races clearly did not have this kind of power. Of course, there were a few extremely powerful units among them that could be converted, but their numbers were definitely very few. They could not form an army like the Fallen Apostles. Therefore, it was impossible for the Fallen Army to exist.
Therefore, no one knew why a group of servant army that had survived from the Old Empire would attack the Fifth Army. Of course, the most inconceivable thing about this entire matter was that the Fifth Army had already fled to such a remote place, yet they still encountered this kind of thing …
"Compared to why the two groups of people would fight, I am now a little curious as to how that distress signal was sent." Sandora sat on a high-back chair by the window, enjoying her afternoon tea as she spoke with a solemn expression. "The Fifth Army's current position is deep in the void that even the Empire has not been able to explore. Even if it is the Garden of Death system, it is still uncertain whether or not the message can be broadcasted to that position, yet the Fifth Army sent a distress signal. How did they do it? To carry out ultra-long-distance communication across worlds in the void, and also ensure that the information is delivered in an instant without a relay station, this is absolutely cutting-edge technology. It took the Empire thousands of years to perfect and popularize this technology, and when the Fifth Army and Fourth Army lost contact hundreds of years ago, they did not have this ability in this aspect. It should be impossible for them to have made such a huge technological leap. Moreover, the Fifth Army's situation should be worse than the Fourth Army's, and they don't seem to have the conditions to develop such new technology. "
"Phew, I just returned from the divine realm and asked around for you." Icetis's voice rang right after. She was sitting across from Sandora, and unlike the latter's elegant afternoon tea, the female rogue was holding a teapot and pouring tea into her mouth, and eating her tea like a sesame seed cake with pickled vegetables — her goddess-like demeanor was nowhere to be found. "The Void node closest to the Fourth Army had also detected a blurry signal fluctuation, and it should be the distress signal you have, but something is not right. The guards at the Void node said that by the time they detected the fluctuation, it had already weakened to the point where there was no discernible pattern, and was almost as chaotic as the clutter formed after the end of the world. Such a signal can't be reconstructed into anything meaningful, much less a short movie of a few dozen seconds … "
"Hey … can you at least pay attention to your appearance when you're drinking tea? You're an insult to black tea … "Sandora watched as Icetis broke the sesame seed cake into pieces and soaked it into the big tea bowl, and the veins on her forehead bulged. For the elegant queen, having a bad friend like Icetis was the dark side of her life.
Sister Bing pointed behind Sandora. "Alright, look at that samovar behind you that's as tall as a person, where's your elegance? I've just made a trip from the divine realm, okay? I haven't had lunch yet."
Sandora rolled her eyes and looked up at the sky speechlessly, completely helpless against the female rogue's behavior.
The big sister thought for a while and said her opinion. "In short, there's something wrong with this distress signal, right? It has obviously weakened to the point where it can't be identified, but it suddenly became stronger in the universe where the Fourth Fleet is. Could it be … a trap? "
The moment the big sister said that, the living room instantly became quiet. Only the crunching sound of Icetis eating the sesame seed cake could be heard. Then, almost everyone turned to look in the direction of Xiaoxue (her mother wasn't around). "Hurry up and look!"
"There's no need for that. There's nothing wrong with the distress signal," Xiaoxue was studying the primary school textbook that Little Bubble had brought from school. She didn't even raise her head. "I saw that something happened to the Fifth Fleet, so the distress signal must be real. Sigh, Dad, do you think that the school has been putting EOP-03's photo in picture literacy since the first grade of primary school? Isn't it a little too cruel? I remember when I was in primary school in the Empire Academy, the picture in picture literacy used two half-naked men … "
"Pfft —" My attention was instantly cut off by Xiaoxue's words. "First-grade primary school? Two half-naked men in picture literacy?! Who the hell wrote this textbook? Why would such a thing appear?! "
"Brother Haier, of course. Dad, why are your thoughts so impure …"
I thought for a while and decided to continue studying the Fifth Fleet. Xiaoxue's words were too disgusting. If she were to complain about every single sentence, I would have asthma for half a year.
"My intuition tells me that we need to pay attention to this matter," Sandora finally couldn't stand Icetis's reckless waste of natural resources. She pushed her giant teapot to my side. "I am talking about the problem of the distress signal encountering discontinuities in the process of transmission in the void. Its strength has produced inexplicable fluctuations, and the teleportation 'distance' has exceeded the theoretical value. These anomalies should be studied by a team of experts. The void is the origin of all things. We have to pay attention to the slightest change in it. "
After saying that, Sandora suddenly revealed a thoughtful smile. "Perhaps, we are about to discover a void 'phenomenon' that we have never noticed before. It is an abnormal amplification phenomenon caused by communication between two quadrants with a huge difference in strength. If this phenomenon really exists and is controllable, perhaps we can expand the Empire's vision to a place that even the Star Domain Protoss has never observed before. I am really looking forward to seeing something there … "
As Sandora spoke, she fell into a state of delusion … Mm, alright, it shouldn't be called delusion. It should be more accurate to say that the Queen was looking at the future from the height of a leader. However, from how I saw it, it was no different from delusion. How far away would that be? We haven't even dealt with the Fifth Fleet yet, let alone the Fallen Apostle …
"My child's father! Hurry over, I have a response here! "
Just as I said that, the Bubble's urgent call suddenly came through the mental link. After a day and night of listening, the newly constructed super-large power amplifier antenna had finally received a signal from the Fifth Fleet!
The teleportation gate to the world of exiles had been open for a long time since yesterday, so it didn't take us long to return to Planet Kerudak. This time, other than Sandora and my sister, even Shallow Shallow and the Protoss's gang of five had come along. They claimed to be here to help. Although I really didn't know what else they could do other than eat and cause a lot of trouble.
The hall on the first floor of the parliament building was very different from the last time we had been here. It was now filled with high-ranking officials of the Fourth Fleet, and creatures of all kinds of strange shapes and sizes. It was like an exhibition. In the center of the hall, there was some Toberu equipment of unknown use, probably a communication terminal or something. Two Toberu scientists were anxiously adjusting the control panel that was emitting green light. Around the equipment, there were a few holographic projections floating in the air. The images on the projections were still a mess, but according to the experts' analysis, the messy images were indeed from the Fifth Fleet.
A loli with an awl on her head was jumping around the Toberu experts, gesticulating and gesturing. She looked even more expert than the experts. "Hey! Don't you see the clutter in the six-directional frequency? That's an extra frequency, just filter it out … Why is the image of the third unit black? It can't be, it's dead again! How many years has it been since your communication array was maintained … Get the people in the engine room upstairs to check the transfer port. Why do I feel some noise in my head … Ah, it's okay, it's okay. It's not the engine room's problem (pfft — pfft). It's just that I'm having a bad connection here. Alright, the signal on the main channel has stabilized. The Garden of the Departed is synchronizing with this channel. Maintain the current rhythm, I have high hopes for you guys … Ah! My child's father, you're finally here! "
"What's with the awl on her head?" Icetis's expression was stiff as she pointed at the strange ornament on Bubble's head.
"Antenna," I explained concisely. I explained concisely. I saw that the 'Parliament' wasn't far away and was leading a group of people who looked like high-ranking officials over. I went up to greet them. "Have you eaten … No, I mean, what's the situation now?"
The 'Parliament' didn't hear the first half of my sentence clearly, but he heard the second half. He nodded. "The equipment suddenly reacted thirty minutes ago. It detected a data header that looks like the encrypted text of the Alliance Fleet. This … Host Schilling, right? She said that she and her … daughter captured a signal source. We are still tracking the source of the signal. If we can track it steadily, we should be able to establish a connection. "
"In other words, there's no way to communicate for the time being." I nodded and beckoned Bubble over. "How's the progress on your side?"
"I'm still tracking, but the signal source has deviated severely. The Garden of the Departed can only increase the listening range to ensure that we don't lose the target. However, the accuracy will be a problem," Bubble said as she gently turned the awl on her head. "My child's father, you know that everything in the void relies on information representation to maintain their order. The Fifth Fleet is now on the run. They are running from one quadrant to another, so the information representation of the fleet is constantly changing. Every time the Garden of the Departed sends a feedback signal, it would be mixed with an encrypted 'shell'. I have to crack this' shell 'before I can send a call to the other party. By then, the target would have moved to another place. The information representation of the outside of their fleet would have been refreshed, so the call from this side would be blocked …"
"… Say something that I can understand."
"I can hear the voice of the Fifth Fleet from this side, but they can't hear our voice. Aiya, there's not enough bandwidth at this critical moment," Bubble said as she suddenly stomped her feet. Then, she took out another awl from her pocket and stabbed it into her head. "Phew … Fortunately, I'm prepared. This is much better."
Everyone was speechless.
I finally understood the situation of the Fifth Fleet. They didn't know that someone was trying to communicate with them. Naturally, the signal they sent out to the outside would not automatically pair with the receiving antenna of the Garden of the Departed. Therefore, to the entire system, they were only sending a one-way signal. Due to the extreme distance, even the Garden of the Departed could only send out a call to the signal source of the Fifth Fleet once at a time. The latter, on the other hand, was constantly changing its own information representation. The penetrative message written one second earlier would be blocked by the newly constructed information representation the next second. This kind of communication dilemma would not occur in the world, and there was no need to worry about it within the coverage range of the Empire's network. If both parties had a unified message conversion rule that was agreed upon in advance, it could also be avoided. But now, due to the fact that the Fifth Fleet had crossed too many quadrants, the Garden of the Departed's power limitation, the two parties did not have a unified and coordinated message format, and the system's delay, the problem was completely exposed.
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