By the time Liliana and I left the planet named after the gods but ruled by coldness and death, thousands of butterflies had spread to the entire Arctic Circle. Finding the other bases was easier than we had expected. At least some of them had been found. They were adjacent to the base we had first arrived at, forming an intermittent ring in the Arctic Circle. The butterflies with special powers passed through the cold wind at supersonic speed. In just half an hour, they had settled down in every inhabited area in the infected area. Fifteen minutes later, most of them began to transform into deadly virus clouds, while the rest would quietly split and spread to other parts of the planet. If Liliana's plan worked as usual, the first death would occur in about three hours.
In the process, we also saw the security of these bases with the highest level of security. There was a reason why Turazzo's infiltration had failed several times. Although I believed that a group of "natural" butterflies that seemed completely normal shouldn't have attracted any attention, nearly a third of the butterflies were intercepted when they tried to invade other areas. The enemy bases had obviously noticed these creatures and had used high-temperature fields to stop the invasion of the butterflies. If it wasn't for the fact that the butterflies had immediately changed their path and evolved their camouflage ability, perhaps Lina's butterflies would have suffered great losses. I did not know how the Melovans suspected these butterflies. When Liliana created the swarm of butterflies, she had specifically scanned the surrounding environment. She had imitated a nearby species of polar butterfly to create this plague carrier. Logically, they should not have been noticed, but the Melovans still intercepted them. It could only be said that their extreme caution was in effect. No matter what it was, no matter if there was anything abnormal, as long as it was not registered, no creature was allowed to enter the base, even flying insects and rats were no exception.
During the process of leaving the planet, we were very cautious to prevent ourselves from being exposed. When we came here, Liliana and I had blended into the slave transport ship and used our camouflage to safely pass through most of the checkpoints. But when we left, we did not have this advantage. We had a good experience of escaping from the highest military fortress, and I had good reason to believe that in the process, I and Liliana had made at least twenty mistakes that were enough to get us shot, such as running headfirst into the radar reflection zone. If it were not for the fact that the two of us were strong and could rely on all kinds of shameless skills (such as disguising as cosmic background radiation or something, I was good at that), we would have been exposed long ago if we were ordinary agents.
After leaving the Holy Kingdom for nearly half a year, we confirmed that we had left the highest security perimeter. After reporting to Sandora that the mission was successful, we started the return teleportation. Soon, we returned to the seemingly peaceful slave donor planet.
Nothing had changed here. The small village was still living its own life. The villagers with numb expressions were running around according to the program. The men were already working in the fields, the women were cooking and washing at home, and the children were spending their time basking in the sun at the door, quietly waiting to repeat the life of their parents when they grew up. Or they would be sent to the Holy Kingdom before they reached the end of their life, becoming a half-dead machine. This was an advanced race that once ruled the entire universe. Now, everyone was numbly living a life of contentment as long as they covered their bodies and ate their bellies.
When we first saw the small village, we only felt surprise and confusion. Other than that, we even felt that it was quite peaceful. But after a whole day in the Holy Kingdom, I felt a chill from the bottom of my heart when I saw the peaceful daily life here again. The dark truth hidden under the peaceful contentment made me shudder. This was a ranch, a piece of farmland, a crowded chicken coop, and what was worse, it had a cruel master.
Anuza's big house looked the same as usual, but now the door was locked. There were as many villagers passing by the house as before, but none of them stopped to look at the empty house. Other than the expression that "God" allowed them to show, these natives would not show any extra emotion to anything. To them, Anuza and Anulili no longer existed. Even though one day ago, the siblings were still their leaders and lived with them day and night, one day later, they had completely forgotten everything. Perhaps no one would even remember the two names. Because the extra memory would take up extra brain resources, which would bring more "processing" costs in the future. So the Merovans hoped that these natives' thinking was as simple as possible. If it was not to prevent their physiological degeneration, perhaps Barrian would even hope that these natives would not have any thinking ability at all, and it would be better to plant them in the ground like trees.
Soon, there would be a new chief in this village, and then everything would continue — if we did not appear, it would be an inevitable cycle, just like it had been for the past thousand years.
When Liliana and I returned, the first thing we did was to look at the situation in the village, just to see what would happen after Anuza and Anulili left. In the end, I did not find anything that I was looking for — or rather, we saw something that we had already expected. In disappointment, we sent a teleportation signal to the core of the planet, and soon met up with the people who had been waiting there for a long time. Sandora and the others, Anuza and Turazzo had been waiting for a long time.
Everyone gathered in the core of the core of the planet. It was a very spacious room, and it looked like the place where Turazzo usually held meetings with the other members of the resistance organization. Everyone was gathered around a large round table. When Liliana and I appeared, Sandora was the first to stand up. "How's the situation at the Nation of God? Did you guys go deep into Barrian's slave factory? "
"It's more like a slaughterhouse." When I thought about the factories found in the 'Nation of God', I felt my blood boil. When I saw Anuza and Anulili, I suddenly did not know if I should let them see the video and audio files that I had brought back. Finally, my gaze fell on Turazzo. What happened in the base was the work of the radicals, and should not be equated with the conservatives that Turazzo represented. However, they were all Melovans after all, and I could not help but look at him a few more times. Noticing my gaze, Turazzo's expression changed slightly. It seemed that he could guess that what happened in the Nation of God was definitely not something that the Melovans would be proud of.
"Let's not talk about this first. Anuza, how do you feel?" I waved my hand and sat down at the table. Sitting opposite me was Anuza, sitting together with his sister. The last time I saw this energetic young man, he was still in the desolate and backward surface world. Now, he was sitting in a high-tech underground shelter, wearing a dark blue uniform that was commonly seen in shelters. This was probably the clothes that Anulili had found for him at the last minute. After all, Anuza was a native who was granted permission to be stationed here, and he did not have any duties here. Unlike the last time we met, Anuza's eyes were still lively, but there was a lot more uneasiness and restraint. He looked around like a primitive man who had fallen into an alien base. Well, that was not a metaphor at all. It was obvious that this young man felt that everything around him was unbelievable, and he did not dare to act rashly. His gaze fell on Anulili from time to time, and only his sister beside him gave him a sense of familiarity and security.
This reminded me of the day when I entered elementary school. I was a fatherless and motherless person, and I was probably just as embarrassed when my sister brought me into the classroom. At that time, my sister was only a fifth-grade primary school student, but I felt that she was almost omnipotent. My sister was really one of the most powerful beings in the world.
"Err, ah … It's okay, it's okay. It's weird." Anuza was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He stuttered a little incoherently. When he said that it was strange, it was probably because everything in the room was strange to him, including the uniform that he was wearing, which he was tugging around. It seemed like he was wearing an uncomfortable uniform.
"I spent half a day to tell him about this base, and another day to understand the history." Anulili looked a little helpless. "Just like all newbies … He might not understand everything, and it will take him a long time to accept it. The only good news is that he is my brother, and at least he trusts what I said. Ah, now I know what's going on with you guys. No wonder you acted differently from ordinary people … I didn't expect that at all. "
I nodded. I saw Anuza clenching his fists and sitting there stiffly, not knowing what to do. I said, "Anuza, and Anulili, I think … the things that I brought back are not suitable for you to see."
Anulili's eyes widened. "What do you mean?" She seemed to have thought of something.
Without waiting for me to speak, Anulili continued, "I'm guessing … it should be very bloody? They were torturing and killing humans? It's okay, I can accept it. I am a warrior too, and we have the right to know the truth. As for Anuza … he will know sooner or later. "
Seeing that she was determined, I did not say anything else. I took out the MDT and said, "This is what we recorded after we boarded the ship. The rest is about what happened in the base. Be prepared."
The video was very long. The things that happened in the factories were unimaginable to ordinary people. Liliana and I did our best to record everything. Otherwise, even Turazzo would not have believed that his former brother had ordered the establishment of such an organization. After two hours had passed and the video was played, I threw the MDT to Sandora. "There's more technical stuff. We secretly connected to a fake mainframe. Here's the basic data that we scanned. See if it's used to control the starship."
"There's no doubt about it." Sandora quickly completed the search. "I didn't expect them to use this method to bypass the authority system … It's just like what I said at the beginning. They dismantled the original control system of the starship and installed a set of equipment with similar functions … They didn't even try to crack the locks. Instead, they dismantled the entire door. "
I was puzzled. "How can the starship's operating system be dismantled so easily? Isn't this a hidden danger? "
"Of course not. The starship's mainframe has a special connection sensor. If the mainframe is dismantled without authorization, the starship will self-destruct. This is to prevent the starship from falling into the hands of the enemy. But the Mellowans must have the authorization to dismantle the mainframe … They used to be the servant army of the 15th Sky. The Emperor of the 15th Sky must have given them the task of maintaining the starship. Dismantling the mainframe and replacing the standard modules of the starship are very simple tasks. Ordinary races can do it after learning. So, we often delegated the maintenance work that would take up a lot of the load in the starport to the most trusted servant army. I didn't expect this to be the breakthrough point for the Mellowans. This is troublesome. We really have to deal with a fleet of the Royal Navy … "
"How did Barrian … do this?"
A dazed voice came from the other side. It sounded as if all the energy in his body had been sucked out. Turazzo had almost been forgotten by us. Now that he spoke, we focused on him again. The former leader of Mellova now looked extremely old, and his burly body was curled up in his chair. He held his head in his hands and kept repeating the same words. "He actually did this?"
"You didn't know anything about this before?" Sandora's voice was cold, but I could hear the anger in it.
"I didn't know at all!" Turazzo suddenly raised his head. "Long before he started all of this, the entire Conservative Party had been completely wiped out by him … Otherwise, he wouldn't have started all of this, because the Conservatives would never let him do this …"
"If I find out that you and your Conservative Party have even the slightest connection to these things …" Sandora looked into Turazzo's eyes. "You won't live longer than Barrian!"
"I can swear on my soul!" Turazzo suddenly stood up and shouted. He then sat down dejectedly. "Originally, I still had some feelings for 'them'. After all, the Radical Party was also my compatriots, but … they are no longer. We have already destroyed the 'loyalty' of the Melovans with our own hands, and now Barrian has destroyed the 'martial arts' of our race. The Melovans are done for. There is nothing left of what they were proud of in the past. There are only thugs in the Holy Kingdom … Please do it, I no longer have the ability to correct any more mistakes. Let it fall in the flames of its old master … "
"Yes, and very soon." Sandora glanced at Turazzo. "You can't work now. Go back and rest. I hope that you will be able to adjust yourself when the main attack begins."
Turazzo nodded and left silently.
Only now did Anurili and Anuzha come to their senses. I did not know if Anuzha understood what she was seeing, but Anurili obviously had the knowledge to understand what she was seeing. Her expression was very ugly, but she finally adjusted herself. Just as she said, she was more or less a warrior.
"I learned about you from my mentor. To be honest, not only was it unexpected, there were many things that I had never heard of before. I don't really understand the background of the Xiling Empire." Anurili stood up and looked at me and Sandora with a solemn and resolute gaze. "But my mentor promised that you will end everything. I trust him, so I am willing to trust you … If there is anything that we can do, please don't hesitate to ask. Although we don't have much left, if you need people … we still have some!"
"Yes, of course. We will need your help, but not on the battlefield." Sandora seemed to have some plans for Anurili and her race. "Take Anuza to rest first. It seems that he has received a lot of information today."
Anurili nodded and led Anuza, who was still a little confused, to leave. But before she turned and left, she still looked us up and down. Then, she smiled. "Speaking of which … so this is what you really look like? Very … beautiful … "
After the others had left and we were the only ones left, Lin Xue turned to Sandora. "The main attack is about to begin. How do you plan to deal with the Royal Navy?"
"If possible, it would be best to avoid a head-on confrontation," I added. "The Mellowa's regular army is already a headache. Add the Empire's Royal Navy to the mix …"
"After Lin Xue mentioned the prophecy that Barrian had already taken control of the Royal Navy, I already had a plan." Sandora smirked. "Maybe this time, I will have to exercise a little … Since the Royal Navy is powered by human brains and souls, then each of them can be seen as an independent intelligent being. In that case, the mind control that was originally ineffective against the warships would instead become a powerful weapon for victory."
Shallow Shallow was instantly surprised. "You want to control the entire fleet with your mind alone? Eh, is it that powerful? Oh right, don't you still need to help suppress the brainwashing of the other slave races? Can you handle that? "
"I definitely can't do that in my current state, so I can only activate my Glorious Form." Sandora exhaled. "My Glorious Form is a type that is rarely used in direct combat. It is only useful on the battlefield. It's just that I didn't expect the Mellowans to be able to make the Empire use such power … Well, they can die without regrets now. "
I was very surprised. Then, I suddenly felt my blood boiling. Sandora had actually decided to activate her Glorious Form. This war was really going to bring about all sorts of surprises. I had only seen Sandora's Glorious Form once. This combat stance was not something that the Shiring Apostles often used. But even then, the supreme power of the Ulysses Imperial Power had left a deep impression on me. Now, this incomparably powerful starship was about to appear again. The Mellowans … you can really die without regrets.
After that, we contacted the fleet at the border of the Mellowan Empire to confirm that the blockade had been completed. Everything was ready to go. After discussing the other details of the main attack, Sandora set the attack time to be the next morning (Empire time). The morning sun would tear apart the endless curtain of night that the Mellowan rebels had weaved here.
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