The short message with heavy interference played on a loop on the military officer's platform. Everyone looked at each other.
I turned to look at Sandora with uncertainty and the corners of my lips twitched. "Sandora, this is …"
"The message that the Avengers sent out when they self-destructed was the one that we just received," another voice answered me. It turned out that Bubble was walking to the bridge. She had already returned the control of the spaceship to the mainframe and was now idle. "It took us some time to decipher the password. I don't know why they chose such an ancient encryption method. There is no record of it in the database."
"Wait, that's not the point!" I quickly waved my hand. The short, distorted recording was still playing. It kept repeating phrases like 'long live the Queen' and 'the enemy has broken through the defense line.' "If this message is true, do the Avengers think that they are defending against an invasion?"
"That's right. This is the most probable scenario based on our calculations." Bubble nodded solemnly. I noticed that she had been very serious recently. "Although it is just a blurry broadcast, the message revealed is that the Avengers think that they are defending against an invasion. They view our fleet as enemies who have invaded the Empire's territory. Moreover, they have repeatedly mentioned 'long live the Empire' and 'long live the Queen' …"
"In other words, they are still loyal to Sandora." The big sister looked conflicted. She looked as though she wanted to sigh, but she didn't know how to sigh. "At least, they think that they are still loyal to their Queen."
This short message gave me a huge impact. No wonder Sandora and the others didn't even care about the battleship that Icetis and I had rescued. There were too many things that could be deduced from this message. However, any one of them would only confuse me even more. The Avengers were shouting 'long live the Queen' and bombarding their Queen. They were shouting the slogan of the Empire, but they were launching a suicidal attack on the Imperial Army. This situation was extremely unreasonable. Perhaps there was a plausible explanation, and that was that there was a problem with the judgment mechanism of the Avengers. They could no longer observe or understand the outside world normally. Something had driven them crazy and made them unable to distinguish between friend and foe.
However, this was only a guess. Nobody would dare to say for sure what the real situation was. The Shiring Apostles were the most powerful mortal species in the entire universe. In fact, they could even be considered Gods in a certain way. Their mental strength was so strong that even the Protoss would be astonished. I found it difficult to imagine what could cause such a species to collectively go insane. Apart from being infected by the Abyss — but they were not infected by the Abyss!
"Let's discuss this later." Sandora waved her hand tiredly and interrupted everyone's speculation on this topic. "In the case of insufficient information, the more you think, the more mistakes you will make. Ah Jun, did you rescue a spaceship? "
Before I could say anything, Icetis, who was beside me, was the first to jump up. She was like a child asking for praise in front of Sandora. She looked as though she was going to jump up and down regardless of the situation or the atmosphere. She even added, "Can we call it even this time? Can I reimburse you for the battleships that I damaged in the past? "
Sandora didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She could only shrug her shoulders helplessly as she looked at her long-time bad friend or concubine. However, from an angle that she couldn't see, I revealed a knowing smile.
Icetis had sacrificed her pride to adjust Sandora's mood — although she didn't have much pride to sacrifice anyway.
"Anyway, thank you," Sandora said to Icetis. Then, she ordered the mainframe of the spaceship, "Seal the Avengers' battleship and gather a group of Empire technicians from the City of Shadows. We have to find out the reason for the abnormality of the Avengers as soon as possible. Hopefully, some of them can be salvaged … "
The chaotic battle had come to an end, but there were still many things to deal with. His elder sister was a meticulous person. She looked at the twinkling star chart in front of her, and the first thing she worried about was the possibility of the enemy attacking again.
Before the chaotic battle broke out, we had already scanned the universe and received unprecedented information broadcasts. The Avengers, who had hidden in the universe using unknown means, had used a non-delayed information transmission technology to broadcast the coordinates of the Mobrado system. I firmly believed that they weren't doing this just for the weather forecast. In the eyes of the Avengers, the current Mobrado system was probably like Anveena in the dark. It was easy to imagine that after the enemy retreated, it wouldn't take long for them to make a comeback. Furthermore, it was only a matter of time before they launched a full-scale bombardment on the entire system.
It was only a matter of time. From the looks of it, the large fleet that we had encountered today could only be an outpost. The ferocious military power of the old Empire was evident. Sandora, how much did you love war back then?
The isolation gate behind him opened with a slight grinding sound, and a series of brisk footsteps entered his ears. Looking towards the source of the sound, it turned out to be Pandora and Weska walking towards him from the opposite side. Although one of them was lively and the other had a perpetual poker face, there was one thing they had in common: they walked briskly, as though they were about to jump up and down. Needless to say, after the bombardment outside, they probably weren't just venting their frustrations with the cannons, but also with the resentment of being locked up at home all day long.
"Brother, brother, we won! We won! Hug! " Weska pounced over briskly, grabbing my arm and swinging it. White smoke was still coming out from the back of his head. On the other side, Pandora tugged on my arm while white smoke billowed out from her mouth. "Brother, where's Eleanor?"
"What?" I was stunned and couldn't react in time.
Pandora pointed at the white smoke behind his head and said, "Heat dissipation!"
I chuckled and used my mental connection to inform the soldiers not to open the safety gate for the time being. Then, I bent down and pointed at the gate in front of us. "I'll give you a shortcut. Walk straight in from this gate and pass through Gate A. There's a teleportation gate that leads directly to the district where Elune lives … "
Icetis gaped at Pandora and Visca pushing each other as they ran toward the gate. She clicked her tongue in surprise and said, "Oh my God, you are darker than me. It would be a waste if you didn't join the underworld."
No one paid attention to Icetis's joke. My sister's thinking was correct. Mobrado's coordinates had already been broadcasted. I believed that this was the frenzied Vengeance Army's preparations for the upcoming attack. Everyone's gaze shifted to Sandora. As the former commander of the Vengeance Army, she should know the enemy's next move and how much time we had left to retreat.
Speaking of retreat, that would be the most troublesome matter.
"There should be a few days left, but not more than seven days." Sandora placed her index finger on her chin and began to ponder. I was impressed by her ability to analyze the situation calmly. "The Vengeance Army's battle strategy is usually like this: First, they send out a portion of their troops to probe and attack the enemy to lock onto the enemy's activity area. Then, they gather for a period of time. Then, they use their overwhelming military strength to crush the enemy. This military strength is usually a few times more than what the Vengeance Army's generals have gathered based on the enemy's combat power. I have always liked to crush the enemy on the battlefield and not give them a second chance to catch their breath. I believe they will do the same."
"They can gather an army several times more in a few days." I was speechless. "Speaking of which, weren't you afraid that the enemy would run away if they gathered for a few days in the past?"
"They won't be able to run away." Sandora shook her head. "Do you still remember the coordinates broadcast to the entire universe? The broadcast hasn't stopped at all. Although it no longer carries signals, the information effect will still be maintained in space for a long time. Not only did the broadcast announce the coordinates of the Mobrado galaxy, but it also set up an information interference layer around the galaxy. Any information flow on this layer will be recorded. In other words, this place is under full surveillance. Even if we use space shielding, it would be ineffective. When the space shielding device is activated, there will be information flow. "
"The other party is the entire army of the old Empire." Bubble sighed. "Plus, this universe is the Vengeance Army's base. They have all kinds of equipment. We have already been exposed. It's almost impossible to hide and escape. The only fortunate thing is that the outpost base thirteen light years away is still hidden. It only sent out a fleet after the broadcast, so it didn't attract the Vengeance Army's attention. The coverage of the interference layer is limited. "
The way out of the Mobrado galaxy seemed to have been blocked. I suddenly felt like we were moths trapped in a glass cover, and there was a signal light on the cover. The entire army of the old Empire was indeed not to be trifled with. I just didn't know how many of them they had lost after the catastrophe. If they were at their peak, I'm afraid Jingle wouldn't be able to live forever.
But judging from Sandora's expression, although it was a little gloomy, she wasn't overly anxious. It was obvious that she had a solution.
"Sandora, these are the tactics that you've used so many times in the past. Do you have any way to break them?"
"There's a temporary solution that might be able to make their first wave attack fail." As expected, Shadora nodded and said, "It's to deceive the coordinates."
"When they attack the Mobrado galaxy, it's impossible for them to cruise over slowly. It's common sense for Schilling's army to use space jumps to teleport a large number of troops. We can use this as their weakness. When they teleport, they will use the coordinates of the Mobrado galaxy. If we can fake the coordinates … they will be teleported to wherever we want them to go. "
Although I didn't really understand, it sounded impressive. Looking at Sandora's confident expression, I knew that this solution would work.
"But this method can only be used once. The coordinate deception technology can be reversed. It only takes one attempt to crack the algorithm that leads the fake coordinates to the real coordinates. This is because the algorithm isn't written casually. It can't be changed. In fact, I'm referring to the Star Ring."
Sandora explained seriously. I understood how this plan was related to Visca's Star Ring.
The theory wasn't difficult to understand. We still remembered that Visca's Star Ring was actually a gigantic World Gate. It had the power to connect the coordinates of two worlds together. When the World Gate was activated, the coordinates within it would naturally be connected to the other world. Now, both of Visca's Star Rings were in our hands. Using the twin resonance between the Star Rings, Sandora planned to use the 'Sky Corridor' in Mobrado as a coordinate transmission source. She would copy the coordinates of the 'Star Ring ruins' in the Kuiper Belt. Then, she would magnify the coordinates until it could cover the entire Mobrado galaxy.
This way, the coordinates that the Mad Vengeance Army sent back through the interference layer would naturally be the location of the 'Star Ring ruins.' If there were no accidents, their first wave of attack would end like a roller coaster ride.
This sounded like a wonderful idea. It was the most powerful sneak attack in history. However, I was also worried about the success rate of such a plan. It sounded too perfect, and the possible results were too tempting. Using a trick to stop the mighty Imperial Army, even if it was only to trick them for a few days, sounded too wonderful. How many bitter people in history had used bloody experiences to tell the world that even if a pie fell from the sky, it often came with a knife and a fork. Coupled with my usual bad luck, I didn't dare to put too much hope in this exciting plan.
Sandora noticed my worry. Then, she revealed a smile with a hint of sadness. "Ah Jun, they used to be my army."
That one sentence made everyone suddenly feel enlightened. Indeed, those were Sandora's former closest comrades. Who else in this world would understand the weakness of the Mad Vengeance Army better than her? Not to mention, this plan probably wouldn't be as easy to implement as it sounded.
Icetis wanted to make a joke again. She jokingly said that Sandora was setting up her old subordinates, but this time, her shameless act wasn't effective. Not many people were in the mood to play along with her. We probably only had a few days left. Sandora's plan was to build a huge signal amplifier in these few days to expand the coordinates of the star ring to cover the entire Mobrador system. This sounded unbelievable. The radius of the star ring was only a few thousand kilometers, and the gravitational boundary of the star Mobrador was 1.5 light-years. If we wanted to use the former's coordinates to disguise the latter, it would be equivalent to the commander of the Mad Vengeance Army believing that a sesame seed was half of Earth. This wasn't a problem that could be solved with a magnifying glass.
This problem was relatively easy to solve. Shallow Shallow's lively brain suddenly recalled that there was a planet called Crystal Peak in the Bubble's toy warehouse.
That thing was a natural amplifier. Furthermore, after the first processing by the technicians of the Empire, it was now very compatible with all kinds of Schilling universal channels. With a little modification, Tawil was confident that he could use it to broadcast the coordinates of the ruined star ring more than ten light-years away.
The second problem to consider was where we had to direct the Mad Vengeance Army's first tide-like attack to, which was the most suitable location for the ruined star ring. Obviously, staying in the Kuiper Belt base wasn't an option. It was already 2012. I didn't want the Mayans' prophecy to come true because of me. The best place to consider now was the closed-off universe, the defense line of the Pan-Galactic Civilization Community. The environment in that universe was harsh, and the people were swift and fierce. There were at least twenty thousand vicious traffic accidents in the stars in the sky every day. On the other hand, the children on the ground were born with Gauss guns. All in all, it was evident how fierce the people of the Community were. Of course, it was impossible for us to really send the Community's army to stop the Mad Vengeance Army. Even if they were injected with one kilogram of adrenaline, they would be nothing in front of the Empire's elite army. What was truly waiting for the Mad Vengeance Army there was the Empire's strongest Celestial System Fleet.
The death star with psionic energy and the dozen or so battle planets would warmly welcome them. Due to the time-consuming nature of the entire teleportation, the Empire's strongest fleet was still waiting for the opening of the gigantic World Gate. It would be a good idea to use this opportunity to test their combat power.
Liliana even suggested an utterly heartless idea. She felt that we could directly place the ruined star ring inside the death star with psionic energy. That way, by the time the Mad Vengeance Army charged out from the core of the death star, it would basically be cooked.
In response to her genius suggestion, I gave a very clear answer. I raised my hand and tossed it into the basket.
There were more than ten thousand psionic energy reactions from the teleportation target, and they still wanted to drill in? Did you think that the Mad Vengeance Army were idiots?
When the World Gate opened, it would leak some information from the other side. It would be fine if the other side was a desolate universe, but if the other side was the core of a death star, in theory, anyone with more than a single digit of intelligence would be able to sense that something was wrong.
"This time, we can only interfere with their military operations, but don't expect to use this opportunity to reduce their numbers." Sandora's words woke me up from my beautiful thoughts of using this opportunity to greatly reduce the enemy's numbers. She, who had a deep understanding of the Mad Vengeance Army, had already thought of the best results this plan could achieve. "The commanders of the Mad Vengeance Army are not idiots. They know how to weigh the pros and cons. Based on today's battle, I feel that even though they have all gone mad, their battle wisdom is still there. The commanders' grasp of the battle situation is still as exquisite as before. If they realized that they had been lured into a foreign world, they would definitely immediately find a way to warp back. Any warrior of the Empire would do the same. To them, the mission is paramount. Before destroying the enemy, taking a wrong step would be an unforgivable waste of the Empire's wealth. So, they will not waste too much time on irrelevant targets. It is very likely that they will run away before the Celestial System Fleet attacks. "
"But if they discover the huge psionic energy reaction of the death star, will they make the Celestial System Fleet their first target?" The elder sister raised her own conjecture. "The Mad Vengeance Army seems to regard the Shiring Apostles as their enemy. They might be judging based on the psionic energy reaction. I am worried that the number of the enemy is too large. The Celestial System Fleet will not be able to defend against it. I am afraid that the Pan-Galactic Civilization Community will suffer great losses."
The elder sister's concern was not unreasonable. Sandora nodded, but she still said confidently, "Probably not. Although their criteria for judging the enemy seems to be chaotic, it should not be based on psionic energy. The Mobradorians also use simple psionic energy, and many of the ruins of the Empire in this universe also have psionic energy reactions. I have not seen them attack. So, it is obvious that their primary enemy should be based on a more complicated mechanism. The Celestial System Fleet is a new fleet created after the recovery of the Empire. Except for the psionic energy reaction, it is different from any other Imperial Army fleet in the past. It is unlikely that the Mad Vengeance Army will pay too much attention to it. Of course, your conjecture is also possible, but even if it really happens, there is nothing we can do. "
Sandora paused here, then spread out her hands with a helpless expression on her face. "The Celestial System Fleet and its affiliated escort fleet are already our strongest force. If they cannot stop the Mad Vengeance Army's first attack, what other forces do we have?"
Sandora's words silenced everyone.
Maybe I should ask Lin Xue for help. That girl has not taken the initiative to contact me yet. It should not be a big problem, right?
Just as I was thinking about asking the demi-fairy for help, I suddenly received a communication request without an ID code. It was Miriya's voice. "Hello? Hello? Can you hear me? Can you contact me now? "
Oh, what a big ding! I almost forgot that there was an equally troublesome matter to solve here. Mobradorians have billions of people, and they are about to become the target of saturation bombardment. How the hell am I supposed to solve this?
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