"Tranquil Core" was a term we had just coined to refer to the special universe used to build the bridge.
Building a bridge required three elements: communication on both sides, two sets of activation terminals, and a sufficiently tranquil void state. The third element was the most difficult to achieve, but also the most important. It was like building a bridge on both sides of a river. The foundation used to place the piers had to be sufficiently sturdy.
Abyssal Schilling had spent many years to achieve this goal: destroying orderly worlds through ritualistic methods. This would change the Genesis frequency and Abyssal wave values within a certain range, and create some sort of disturbance in the void's "zeroing parameter". This created an environment suitable for building a bridge, and it was also the reason why the Empire had observed that the void had entered a period of tranquility in recent months.
This region of tranquil void had a "center". Of course, it was not the center in the spatial sense, but the center of information entanglement. This center was the most suitable universe to place the activation terminals, and it was less susceptible to "zeroing" than any other universe. When the bridge was activated, the void's resistance against it would also be reduced to a very safe level.
However, the new army that the Fallen Apostle had split off actually attacked the "Tranquil Core"!
"How did they get in so easily?!" I was shocked, and it took me two seconds to react. I stared at Abyssal Schilling. "Isn't such an important place guarded?"
"Of course there is!" Abyssal Seelyn raised her voice, but it wasn't to compete with me. It was as if she was trying to calm her agitated emotions. After spending so much time with us, even she had picked up some of the habits of real life creatures. For example, she wasn't as calm as she was at the beginning when she spoke. "I sent four of my most elite armies to guard the world barrier, and three Emperor-level warlords each led their armies to guard the jump point near the universe. It should have been impossible to break through …"
Sandora was more decisive than anyone else in this situation. She had already connected to the command center. "Sives, how are the first to the seventh army? Very good, they've all been mobilized. The fourth and third army are temporarily on standby in the Empire, while the other army is rushing to the border of the abyss. The royal fleet and the independent Abyssal Legion are the second to depart, and the celestial system fleet is the third. Notify all the servant armies. Half of them will stay behind in the Empire region and assist the Empire Defense Army in guarding the borders. The other half will follow the Celestial System Fleet … I'll leave the specific assignment to you. "
Then, Sandora looked up at Abyss Schilling. "What exactly happened?"
"I underestimated the other half of my consciousness." Abyssal Schilling sighed. "A few days ago, I thought that I had completely suppressed the New Army, but I didn't expect to be fooled. She has been accumulating troops, and has installed Shadow Spaces under every physical universe, which means that the New Army's actual territory and industrial base are twice as much as I expected … She has secretly accumulated an unprecedented army, and this time, she directly attacked the Core of Tranquility and occupied my Deep Submersible Port."
I was stunned and looked at Abyss Schilling in disbelief. I never thought that this person, who had always been able to control the situation and had great foresight, would suffer such a huge setback. I looked into her eyes, trying to find any hint of joking or slyness, but there was none. There was only complete … bewilderment in her eyes. "Stop looking. I really didn't expect this.
Abyss Schilling could also see something from my gaze. She turned her face away slightly. "My calculations have never been one hundred percent accurate. It's just that I've never made such a huge mistake like this before … This has never happened before. My previous calculations have always been against others, but this is the first time I've been against myself. Damn it, the observer can't observe themselves, and the calculations can't include the calculator."
I thought I understood where Abyss Schilling had made a mistake this time. It was said that everyone should understand themselves the best, but Abyss Schilling definitely wasn't like that. Because she and the commander of the New Army weren't in a relationship of the original body and the clone, but a split!
What did a split mean? It meant that each of them was only one half of the "first generation Abyss Schilling"! It meant that both of them were incomplete! It meant that they could only have half of their own information, but not the other half!
I had long suspected why this Abyss Schilling in front of me was so different from the Abyss Schilling in my impression and guessed. Although she explained it with her own special way of thinking and "no good or evil" life characteristics, I still felt that she was very strange.
If one were to establish a strict demarcation standard according to her standard of 'no good or evil, no alignment', and treat this standard as' absolute neutrality ', then the current Xi Ling Abyss was obviously a little' biased '.
I and the soft girl Schilling had once seen the Abyss Schilling before the split in the "Rift Valley" (that was the first generation). The feeling that she gave off could perfectly fulfill the standard of "no good or evil, no faction". No matter what we said, the Abyss Schilling at that time communicated with us with the mentality of a complete bystander. She stated her own information, listened to our words, weighed the pros and cons, made a declaration, and finally turned around and left. There was no "nonsense" in the entire process.
But what about the Abyss Schilling in front of me? She often said "nonsense." Although she claimed to be an "absolutely neutral" person, she took the initiative to express her sincerity many times. She explained that her previous actions were because she had no choice, and she showed that she was harmless. She even discussed many things with us that seemed to have nothing to do with the grand scheme of things. All of these actions showed that she was much more … docile than the previous generation of Abyss Xi Ling.
That's right. Although it was a strange word to use on this person in front of me, and even with her current personality, she was definitely a decisive and unscrupulous person, but compared to the first generation of Abyss Schilling, she was definitely more "docile."
Since the Abyss Schilling in front of me was "docile" … then what about the new army?
I briefly explained my thoughts, and Abyss Schilling's expression instantly turned grim. Sandora glanced at her, rubbed her chin, and muttered to herself, "If my guess is correct, she has taken away your radicalism, extremity, cruelty, hypocrisy, scheming, and a large part of your intelligence. Perhaps you have all of these characteristics as well, but you are obviously not as good as the new army's commander-in-chief. On the battlefield, docility is definitely not a good thing. "
"Why did I ignore these things?" Abyss Schilling seemed to be unable to understand. Even if she had the highest computing power in the void, she was stuck in an endless loop on this question. "This should be obvious … even outsiders like you can think of it!"
"Just because we are outsiders," Sandora looked at Abyss Schilling seriously. "You should have told us the details of the split between the new army and the old army earlier. Maybe then, Ah Jun and I would have noticed your disadvantage earlier. It is impossible for you to notice these disadvantages yourself, because all the information needed to notice the disadvantage is on the other side … In that case, it is impossible for the new army's commander-in-chief to notice her advantage. Maybe she is still curious about why you are so slow. "
People with amnesia would never be able to remember what they had forgotten. Although this saying was not very appropriate, it seemed to be related to the problem of Xi Ling in the Abyss. Obviously, her computational ability was blocked by this situation, and no matter how good her brain was, it could not be of any use.
"I suddenly have a question." Sandora frowned and thought for a moment as if she had thought of something suspicious. "You said that the new army has installed a shadow space under every material world, and in this way, they obtained double the territory and military resources without you, and then increased their military power?"
Abyss Schilling nodded. "This is the information from the troops in the 'junction zone' before they were annihilated. It should be true. The new army and the old army are not completely separated. Some worlds are jointly occupied by both sides, and both troops occupy some galaxies. This time, the new army suddenly lost control, and their hidden shadow space was exposed. "
"And it is a shadow space with enhanced concealment …" Sandora raised a finger. "This kind of shadow space needs to be supported by an extremely complex computing core. Just like the New Empire, there is only one shadow space, and it is as important as the Divine Realm. There are slightly more small shadow spaces, but the number is only in the double digits. Why does the new army have so many shadow spaces? Are they mass-producing the Mother Host? "
"The part that was split …" Abyss Schilling showed a trace of bitterness. "She gave up all her personality and soul, and transformed the entire new army into a giant Schilling Host. Now half of the Abyss territory is equivalent to a huge main computer room spanning thousands of universes. When my soldiers and the soldiers of the new army come into contact, they no longer feel the slightest trace of the previous Abyss Schilling … She completely destroyed herself and turned into a crazy obsession."
Even Shadora couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air.
And I finally confirmed that Abyss Schilling was indeed much more powerful than Softie Schilling: she could sense the existence of other "Schilling."
"I suddenly have a feeling that rewriting the original command today was the wisest decision I made," Sandora said softly. "The original command is Schilling's obsession, which is also the obsession of the New Empire's collective consciousness … Her core is hatred, and if she really can't take revenge, this obsession might really cause her to split into a 'new army'!"
Thinking about that Softie Schilling's sudden schizophrenia, and the internal collapse of the New Empire … I broke out in a cold sweat!
"Alright, this problem has been solved, let's put it aside for now." Abyss Schilling's eyes rapidly changed a few times, and then she completely calmed down. "Next, let's talk about the war."
As expected of Abyss Schilling. Although she seemed to belong to the more "docile" category, she was still decisive enough.
"Let's talk about the situation on your side first." Sandora nodded. "You have heard it just now, the New Empire's main army is heading to the border. We have long been prepared to launch an all-out attack in advance. Now, we only need to know how the losses on your side are."
"We'd better talk as we go." I informed Lin Xue and the others of the sudden situation here, and then I pulled Sandora and Abyss Schilling out of the headquarters, heading to the nearest teleportation point at the spaceport.
"The new army is driven by obsession, so their goal is unusually clear, which is to occupy all the resources to build the bridge, and they will open the bridge." On the way, Abyss Schilling began to explain the current situation in the Abyss. "Their troops are all concentrated around this goal, so they have given up a lot of unimportant territory. Currently, ten of their armies have charged into the core of peace, and they have completely occupied the deep submergence port. The activation port is also in their hands, but my army has not been completely annihilated. Currently, there are two armies that are relying on the heavy fortresses at the corners of the universe to continue resisting, interfering with their construction of the bridge. Also, the battle for the springboard world is still ongoing. Two major warlords under my command have reclaimed the springboard world that was once breached, and the New Army has more than ten armies that are obstructed on the way. There is currently no possibility of a breakthrough. "
I couldn't help but click my tongue. "F * ck … That's so much more than the main army of the Empire …"
"The Abyss retains a large number of troops and industrial foundations from the old Empire, but you have developed from scratch for less than six years. Although you have many strange new features that make up for your lack of combat power, your raw power is incomparable to the Abyss." Abyss Schilling glanced at me calmly and said in a narrating tone, "If it wasn't for the restraints of the situation, and the fact that they are wary of your strange purification power, the war between you and the Abyss would have been no suspense at all … But now that you have developed, the situation is no longer so certain."
I smacked my lips and shook my head speechlessly.
Fortunately, a delicate balance had been maintained in the past few years. Now, look at the New Army. They were split and suppressed, and the friction with the Old Army was not light. But even so, in the blink of an eye, they had created an army that was several times stronger than the New Empire … I finally understood what he meant by the difference in industrial foundations.
Those few years were like walking on steel … No, it was like walking on a strand of hair!
"My army is gathering quickly. After all, we are in the territory of the Old Army. Most of the level two springboard worlds are under the control of the Old Army. My gathering speed is faster than the New Army." Abyss Schilling finally had some good news. "They have blocked the enemy. With such strong interference, the New Army can't build the bridge safely, so the situation is not out of control for now."
By then, we had already teleported to the spaceport in the orbit of our home planet. Our surroundings had instantly changed from a high-tech city to the deep darkness of space and a magnificent spatial facility. I could see countless bright spots flashing in the distant space, and some blurry rings of light were flashing a few astronomical units away. That was the First Fleet docked in the shadow realm, rushing to the frontline. The other fleets in the Empire's territory should have set off as well. Around the spaceport, the massive Royal Fleet was making its final preparations. The Empire Admiral's glorious silhouette stood on the other end of the spaceport's long bridge. This flagship was several times larger than the spaceport itself, blocking out a third of Gaia's surface area. It looked like a mountain in space.
The surrounding teleportation lights lit up one after another. My sister, Shallow Shallow and the rest appeared one after another. Even the five-man Protoss squad appeared. Finally, even the little one who shouldn't be here appeared.
Marionette was hugging a command knife that was taller than her, and she was wearing a custom-made mini uniform. Little Raven was wearing a beautiful but strange long dress, which should be the "Celestial Battle Armor". Little Bubble was wiping the sugar and oil off her hands on her military uniform. Silly Fox had a big colored ball tied to each of his tails. She was determined to make Silly Fox act cute to the end. Was there a need for cheerleaders in a galactic war?
I looked around at the silly little girls who shouldn't be here (Foxes weren't little girls, but they weren't that strong either) and pulled them out of the group. "Go away! Go away! This is a war, not an outing. What are you guys doing here? "
"We can help!" Marionette waved her little army knife proudly. "I have a military rank, and I have soldiers. I even listened to your officer's lectures. Why don't you let me go to the battlefield every time?"
"Soldiers?" Just as I furrowed my brows in confusion, I saw a huge row of 60cm high mass-produced marionettes carrying magic crystal wands, Heavenly Sword, and Dragon Saber walking majestically towards the soldier teleportation portal not far away. It was the cute army.
The cute army had been volunteers and assistants in the City of Shadows for many years. I had forgotten that they were actually combat troops from the very beginning. Don't underestimate the magic wands and mini swords in their hands. Those toys weren't any worse than the standard equipment of the Empire's soldiers.
However, I still didn't dare to nod my head lightly. "Are you going to let those toy soldiers go? Twenty thousand soldiers isn't enough on that kind of battlefield. They are the guards of the City of Shadows, not the frontline soldiers. "
Marionette stared at me, not showing any signs of backing down.
"Why is this child so stubborn?" I found it a little strange. I couldn't help but tilt my head to ask my elder sister behind me.
"She knows that there is going to be an all-out war. She feels that she can't be of any use staying at home. It's not like it's the first time," my elder sister said with a smile. "Bring her along."
"Bring her along?!" I couldn't believe what my elder sister said. "One SD doll and twenty thousand smaller SD dolls? That's a battlefield! If it was a small conflict, I could bring her along to see the world, but this isn't a place for a child to go! "
"Dad, it's time to change your point of view." Xiaoxue's voice came from the side. She was also wearing a military uniform and looked valiant. Her usual mischievous demeanor had been replaced by a military girl's temperament. "Sister Lamp and Sister Bubble have been studying hard these few years. They probably won't be of much use on the battlefield, but you have to let them get used to the 'smell' of the battlefield. Even if it's just to let them watch from the side, it's good to experience it personally."
I looked at Xiaoxue solemnly. She smiled calmly. "Do you want me to show you the first diary that I wrote in the first grade of elementary school? March 7th, Friday. The weather is clear. Follow Mom to watch Exploding Stars … "
Then, I could only nod.
"It's not a problem to let you go, but there's one thing I have to say in advance." I pressed on the doll's head. "Let your cute army stay in the cabin. This time, it's just for you to broaden your horizons. Just like before, you don't have to go out to war. Also, this time it's basically a space battle. Your big-headed soldiers won't be of any use.
Do you understand? "Actually, when it came to broadening their horizons, there was no need for them to participate in this kind of all-out war. Small-scale conflicts were more suitable for the children at home to hone themselves (In fact, they often did). But what Xiaoxue said made sense …
As a member of the royal family, and a warring family at that, it wasn't a bad thing to get used to all kinds of battlefields in advance. The little doll had never seen a war of this scale.
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