Not only did Liliana come back with us, but also the unlucky Proteus advance team. It was a buy one get one free.
How should I put it? Although the advance team was unlucky enough to be killed by a group of local pirates before they could even stand firm, their enemies were even more miserable. The ones who attacked the advance team base were the Eastern Sky pirates who had survived Liliana's encirclement. Because of the activities of the Holy Temple Army, those unlucky pirates all lost their territories and wandered in the universe for more than a month. After the mysterious fleet known as the "pirate nemesis" disappeared, they, of course, woke up from their hibernation. Then, they discovered a safe base built in the asteroid belt. In the spirit of robbing money, food and territory, the brave pirates used their absolute advantage in numbers to attack this base that didn't seem to have any background. Even if they couldn't take over the place, it was still good to replenish some food. The good news was that they succeeded in breaking the base's energy barrier and destroyed the energy supply of the defense turrets. The bad news was that Liliana just happened to come out to take a breather and see if the rebel army had left or not.
That was all.
After that, the advance team and the Holy Temple Army hid in the deep space. Due to the huge psionic fluctuation when the Holy Temple Army left the deep space, the rebel army in the Eastern Sky had already noticed them. In order to prevent being exposed, Liliana originally planned to hide for a few more days and wait for the situation to die down before sending the advance team out to report. However, we found her the next day, which saved us a lot of trouble.
"Are you alright?"
As I led Liliana to the military officers' conference room, I looked down at the little girl next to me again and asked worriedly.
"I'm alright, I'm alright!! Boss, when did you become so sentimental? Alright, you have always been like this. "
With an extremely impatient tone, the hateful fake loli waved her hand and swaggered in front of me. At first glance, it seemed like she was the leader and I had become the follower. Listening to the other party's energetic and very characteristic speech, I could only believe that she was really alright.
I thought that she would need to vent for a long time, but after just crying a little and rubbing her snot on my body for a while, Liliana announced that she had finished adjusting her mentality. This speed surprised me. If it was someone else, such as the simple-minded Shallow Shallow or Pandora who only wanted to see the world in chaos, they would only be able to adjust their mood and release their depression in such a short period of time. However, Liliana's situation was special.
This was the second time that she had been lost in another world.
The first time, she was lost in Azeroth due to death. For a few years, she wandered in a completely foreign world and faced the terrifying Undead Calamity. That experience was enough to leave an eternal scar in the heart of an ordinary female student. This time, although it was a short period of time and she had a large group of soldiers by her side, it was inevitable that she would have similar terrible memories. Although I was not an expert in psychology, I could imagine how terrible Liliana's mentality must have been in the past two months. This could be seen from her crazy preaching and slaughtering of pirates.
"Really, you're really troublesome." A voice suddenly sounded from below me, interrupting my thoughts. Liliana was less than half a meter in front of me, looking at me from a forty-five-degree angle as she walked backward at a constant speed. "I'm really fine now, because I know that a certain good-natured idiot will definitely anxiously come looking for me. I panicked a little at the beginning, but it was mostly released when I slaughtered the pirates. There was also a privateer captain named Bonnie who claimed to be of noble blood who brought me quite a bit of fun, so my situation isn't that bad. In the name of the Goddess, I'm still waiting to kill off all the rebels in this universe to vent my anger."
… Alright, the vile and immoral Priestess had indeed revived with full health.
Big Sister, Visca, Seves, and a group of high-ranking Heroic Spirits were all gathered in the meeting room of the military officers, waiting for our arrival. When Liliana saw a group of familiar faces, she immediately jumped on the sofa excitedly and announced loudly, "Everyone! The great Chief Priestess of the Goddess of Life, the leader of the Holy Knights, the strongest Pope in history. Ding! Liliana? You're back again … "
"Liliana is still so energetic."
With a gentle smile, Big Sister nodded lightly at a certain fake loli who was trying to hide her excitement. Then, she inconspicuously turned her head slightly and flashed me a faint smile of praise.
In an instant, I was healed, including the damage to my moral system caused by Liliana's immoral speech.
It was easy for Big Sister to guess if this fake loli, who seemed to be incredibly energetic and optimistic, had cried or thrown a tantrum in the past half an hour.
"Your Majesty Pope." "Chief Priestess." "Lady Liliana." "Lady Priestess."
This was a greeting from a group of Heroic Spirits. No matter how proper they usually were, Liliana was the highest representative of Jingle. In some cases, she represented the Goddess herself. Judging from her job title, these Heroic Spirits were equivalent to Jingle's retainers and guards, so they had to treat Liliana as their superior. It was like a company's security guards facing the chairman's secretary, so they had to be respectful. And so, Liliana, who made all these Heroic Spirits treat her with respect, became even more arrogant.
"Tsk, you're such a burden. Because of you, many military operations have been delayed."
Visca bluntly blamed the depression of not being able to fight to his heart's content on Liliana. This was also her way of greeting them. Usually, the relationship between the few of them was quite harmonious.
"War, war. The Goddess of Life teaches the lambs that impulsiveness is the devil." Liliana bluntly fabricated Jingle's teachings and indirectly announced that the Goddess of Life Pope's teaching manual was about to undergo its 300th revision. Then, she proudly stood under the huge projection in the middle of the conference room. "We are now convening a war conference in the name of the Goddess! This time, I'm going to get back at them! "
In the past few days, the Empire Admiral had been sending probes and space sniffing signals into the depths of the universe. Combined with the information and intelligence scanned by the Avalon system, we had roughly drawn a "map" of this world. Now, the projection in the middle of the conference room was the prototype of the star map.
First of all, it was clear that this was indeed a very small universe. Its radius was only about 200 million to 230 million light-years — a sesame seed compared to our universe. Secondly, this world was truly a cage. Its structure was completely static, neither expanding nor contracting. All the galaxies appeared to be in an impossible state of perpetual stillness, maintaining an absolute distance from each other that would not deviate by a millimeter even in billions of years. Furthermore, the distribution of these galaxies was not uniform. Most of the matter was concentrated in the center of the universe, including the alien races that were lost here. All of them were concentrated in a giant galaxy in the center of the universe. Extending outwards, the density of matter in space dropped sharply. The large empty area seemed to have been set up to shroud the center of the universe under an information barrier. The large nebula with a radius of three light-years was located in the center of the universe. As for the location of the large nebula in the universe, the Empire Admiral had made several measurements and came to a very concerning conclusion: the distance between it and the "outer shell" of this world was completely uniform, and the deviation was absolutely zero.
As a man-made space structure, this position was definitely man-made. But why did the rebels put the large nebula in this position? Just like its function, it was still a mystery.
"Without a doubt, the large nebula is one of the lair of the lunatics." Liliana stood on a small stool, the photon pointer in her hand poking around on the star map. "When I first arrived in this world, the Temple Army was not as lucky as you. As soon as I appeared, I fought with countless pirates. Although I killed them all, I also attracted the attention of those lunatics … the so-called rebels. I can be sure that one-third of their main forces came from the large nebula."
"That was really the flames of war. Fighting a positional battle with an enemy that was twenty times their size," the Priestess sighed, causing Visca to look at her with envy. "However, the Temple Army was surrounded and intercepted by more than a hundred army groups in the entire Eastern Sky. Although they fought a bloody battle and used all the ingenious tactics of setting traps and sneak attacks, in the end, they had no choice but to lock themselves in the deep space. This is such a grievance, if I don't take revenge, I'm not a loli!"
You really have the cheek to say that you rushed into a completely unfamiliar universe and did not even assign the most basic intelligence gathering and advance team. Instead, you went all over the world to exterminate the pirates and preach everywhere, as if you were afraid that others would not know that you were here. Even if the leader of the rebel army was someone like Sylvia, they would still come looking for you immediately, okay?
And speaking of the flames of war … on the battlefield, a fake loli like you is actually just a bystander, right? Awakening military literacy in one night and leading an army to sweep through the XX continent the next day, that is something that only happens in YY novels. During the two months of war, Liliana was probably just adding to the chaos and pulling the army around. The ones who really commanded the battle were the various generals of the Empire's army. What does it have to do with this crazy lass who wants to see the world plunged into chaos?
The little lass waved the photon pointer in her hand and paced around like a Nazi instructor, "The rebel army's bases are scattered throughout the universe. Based on my guess, they should be distributed in the same way as the other races in this world, with fewer at the periphery and more at the center. The core of the Nebula is definitely filled with the rebel army's spaceships. As for the core of the Nebula … In any case, I don't dare to charge in, and even if I did, I would most likely encounter a deep space seal. Then, there's the enemy's strength," Liliana said as she pointed her pointer in my direction, "Boss is right to be cautious. The rebel army is abnormally strong, and they have always been at the peak of their power in this world, while we have only just recovered halfway. Back then, the Army of the Holy Temple had attracted the attention of the entire rebel army in the Eastern Sky. After that, I was chased by an enemy that was twenty times stronger than them, and that was definitely not all of them. Furthermore, the ratio of the Holy Temple army to the main forces of the Empire is exactly less than twenty times. In other words, just in the Eastern Sky alone, the number of the rebel army has already surpassed all of our main forces. This time, we can't crush them, and if we don't do well, we might be crushed."
"In terms of numbers, there's no way we can fight."
I pouted. The news that Liliana brought wasn't good news at all.
However, this was a normal situation that should have been expected. The Schilling army under Sandora and I had been built from scratch. The only advantage was that the Commander-level Apostles didn't need to wait for them to slowly evolve. We had two Emperor-level Apostles right from the start. However, in just a few years, the number of troops that we could expand was rather limited. On the other hand, the rebel army in this universe had ruled over this universe for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. Even if they hadn't expanded their army, it was still equivalent to the military strength of a world at the peak of the Empire. Now, we were using the military strength of a revived Empire to fight against a region ruled by the Empire at its peak.
However, we definitely had our own advantages. It was obvious from the radiance on Liliana's face. "Now, let's talk about the uniqueness of the rebel army."
As expected, the High Priestess had more to say. "First, as you all know, they are all drones, or rather, they are made up of 99% unmanned battleships and 1% Apostles. Furthermore, even that 1% Apostle doesn't have the ability to think. All of the rebel army is brainless. This is our advantage. Secondly, as I have just concluded, everyone knows about the commotion caused by the Holy Temple army before they were forced to retreat. 80% of the pirates here died, and two small countries were directly destroyed because they blocked the rebel army's path to attack the Holy Temple army. We attracted the attention of all the rebel army in the Eastern Sky and allowed them to gather their army. However, according to the information that Boss brought me, after the Holy Temple army disappeared, the Eastern Sky regained its peace the next day! After the September 11th incident, the United States went crazy for ten years! "
"A purely logical response, and short-range logic at that!"
With Pandora's external thinking circuit, Commander Sives immediately understood. In the end, I was even more confused.
"It's just like a game," Liliana explained to me. "You can pull countless monsters and torture them to death, but no matter how much aggro you accumulate, as long as you go into stealth at the crucial moment, all the monsters will return to their original positions as if nothing happened. They won't have any memories of what happened before. The rebel army's reaction to the disappearance of the Holy Temple army was the same. This means that the enemy doesn't have any AI at all, and they are completely relying on a few final commands to act! In this case, as long as we are careful and use the enemy's movement patterns, we should be able to bypass their advantage in numbers! "
"Then there's the third point." Liliana was already a little addicted. "The Eastern Sky is different from any other place in this universe. This is the best breakthrough point for our operation!"
The Eastern Sky was special. I knew this from the start, and that was the information I got from Fei Na.
This was the most chaotic place in the entire universe, and also the place where the most powerful forces gathered. If other places in the universe had regular periods of peace, then the Eastern Sky was basically a lawless zone in a state of perpetual war. The only difference was that when the chaotic war cycle came, this place would be more like hell on earth.
There were no hostile forces in the Eastern Sky. The biggest forces here were the Roland Gale Consortium, the Angel Corps, and the Black Mist Pirate Alliance. The weakest of them was the Black Mist Pirates. They were a loose organization of tens of thousands of pirate forces in several galaxies. Although they had no fixed colonial planets, their armies were large and their tactics were cunning. Although they had no physical government, they still made all the countries in the Eastern Sky helpless. These fugitives committed all kinds of evil, but when Liliana started the fire, the Black Mist Pirates had already been slaughtered by seventy to eighty percent. Now it could be confirmed that they had been removed from the list. The Roland Gale Consortium and the Angel Corps were in a long-term war. They each occupied one-third of the colonial planets in the Eastern Sky. The endless war caused the governments of some border planets to change almost every day. The remaining one-third of the colonial planets were occupied by dozens of small kingdoms. These small kingdoms were also in constant war. At the same time, more than half of them secretly existed as vassal states of Roland Gale or the Angel Corps. Their political inclinations changed every forty-eight hours. Finally, every force in the Eastern Sky had a hobby of invading other heavens. The Roland Gale Consortium and the Angel Corps would harass the Gotark territory in the Western Sky almost every war era, while the small kingdoms were keen to go to the Southern Sky to find trouble with the scattered forces … In short, it was very chaotic.
The Eastern Sky was also the place where the "Shepherd" was most active. It was not uncommon for the Empire's fleet to gather here. They had stationed a fleet near every colonial planet. When war broke out between the local kingdoms, they would even gather a small fleet to participate. Their purpose was unknown, but they would always contribute to the destruction of an old kingdom and the establishment of a new one. Therefore, when the Holy Temple Legion, which looked like the "Shepherd", moved here on a large scale, the local forces here were even somewhat accustomed to it. This was also one of the reasons why the large-scale Black Mist Pirates were slaughtered before they could resist. After that, the military operations of the rebel army against the Holy Temple Legion lasted for a short time, and most of the witnesses were killed. This led to most of the Eastern Sky still fighting as if Liliana had never appeared.
In such a chaotic place where the "Shepherd" himself often appeared, it was the best place to fish in troubled waters.
Although Liliana was an unreliable natural villain, she was still a mature adult. Furthermore, she had fought with many armies here, so when she sorted out the local situation, she said, "The Roland Gale Financial Group pursues the ideology of efficiency and obedience. The people are extremely united, and their army has a national consciousness and national loyalty rarely seen in this universe. Their rulers have tried their best to integrate the chaotic technology of the various races, transforming and building a relatively standardized army. They have the largest aircraft carrier fleet, and sturdy heavy spaceships and carrier-based aircrafts are their trump cards. Their entire country hates the 'Imperial Army' and pirates, and they are as hard as a rock. In extreme cases, they have even sent out troops to rebel against the Empire, but for some reason, the latter has tolerated this disobedient 'lamb'. After the Temple Army wiped out the pirates on a large scale and exchanged fire with the rebel army, they attracted their attention. I have been in contact with some of the Roland Gale's colonial planets, so the upper echelons of the financial group roughly know of the existence of two Empire forces in the universe. However, we only had time to make contact with them once or twice before we were scattered by the overwhelming rebel army. I don't know how they are now. On the other hand, the origin of the Angel Army is a little interesting. They were originally pirates, just like the Black Mist Pirates, but they have been washed clean. The reason for the rapid rise of these pirates is still unknown, but this huge country still retains a bit of the characteristics of the pirate era. Their army is unusually messy, and they don't bother to integrate the different technologies from different worlds. Instead, they collect all the technologies that appear in this world and stuff them into their own army. Therefore, although their army is messy and lacks command, it has unexpectedly high combat power. Small mixed fleets and mixed cannons are the favorite configuration of this military Empire, and … they might have the support of the rebel army. "
"It sounds unbelievable, doesn't it?" Liliana saw the surprised and thoughtful expression on our faces, and she said proudly, "But it is the truth. The Holy Temple Army once had a conflict with the Angel Colony Planet to eliminate the pirates. Every time the Angel Army is unable to hold on, a small group of rebel army from the Empire would come out to cause trouble for me. This shouldn't be a coincidence. The rebel army of the Empire, who has no ability to think and only acts based on pure logic, is secretly supporting a low-level civilization. This definitely has something to do with their behavior. Although I don't know much about military affairs, I feel that there's something to it …"
I also felt that there was something to it. Just as I was about to listen to what kind of sinister … ingenious tactics the only high-level military talent here could bring us, I was suddenly interrupted by a sudden call.
"Reporting, sir! Intelligence from the Western Sky District. General Pandora reports that the rebel army has gathered a small group to attack Planet Jetas! "
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