Chapter 47 "Aion" Critical

Although his heart was a stormy wave, Li was still calm on the surface. He only raised his head slightly, showing a faint expression of surprise, but he was more indifferent and said the following words in body language - STC? Oh, it's really great, but what does it have to do with me?

Gustav seemed to have expected Li's reaction and continued to say, "Our mechanical mythology has been exploring STC all over the universe. In most cases, it is the Martian library clerk who finds clues from the vast historical documents, and then the archaeological team goes to explore and excavate. There was evidence from a long time ago that there was a STC hidden in a remote location in the Far East, but the range was too large. Thousands of galaxies were listed as suspects, among which the farsighted star you control was one of the key suspects.

Li felt that his heart began to accelerate on the track. It seemed that he only needed a slight jump, and his heart could jump out of his throat. "Is there STC in my territory? How can there be such a thing? So have you found anything?"

"No, no, no, you're wrong, just doubting," Gustav explained, "It's not that there is really STC in your territory, and this unfounded suspicion is thousands of years ago. Before me, the Mechanical God has sent a total of eight mechanical priests, who have experienced thousands of years of exploration. Looking for it, the result is still nothing. According to my personal judgment, although it is regrettable, your territory is so remote that even the colonists of the Golden Age rarely reach such a distant place, there can't be STC here at all.

Let me wipe it. What the hell is going on? It makes my heart jump out. This dead-glassed octopus will one day tie your octopus tentacles with a bow. Let's see what you do! Thinking about the vicious idea in his heart, there was only a little unhappiness on his face. Li showed one-thousandth of anger in his heart and asked gently, "So what do you mean by this to me?"

"Oh, well, although STC has not been found in your galaxy, it has been found elsewhere."

That's none of my business! Although I really want to shout so loudly, I can't." I'm sorry to interrupt you," Li said politely, "Please say it directly. What does this have to do with me?"

"We need your help," Gustav said: "On the border planet, the 'brownstone' fortress above 'Aion' was fiercely attacked by the enemy. The Cadian 101 Regiment was stationed there. The whole regiment was suppressed in the fortress by the enemy. There was nothing they could do, so they sent out a begging for help. The signal. For us, 'Aion' is a very important stronghold. It is not only our nearest route back to the empire, but also has a complete scientific station of my mechanical mythology on the planet 'Aion'. Just a few months ago, the scientific station had good news. They found an underground ancient city. The ruins are likely to be the ancient city built by the early colonists of the earth, and according to the report of local priests, there is likely to be STC there.

"I'm not very interested in STC, but what do you mean by saying that's the most recent route back to the empire?"

Gustav explained patiently, "If we want to make a fast interstellar voyage, we can only return to the light of the star moment, and the planet 'Aion' is the closest to our imperial territory. The brownstone fortress built on 'Aion' is a veritable side. The border fortress is not only important for the empire, but also for your territory. This is the most important pass. If you want to return to the empire, the route 'Ayion' is the most convenient and fast. When you come, you should also have passed the planet Aeon. Of course, we can also take other routes, but opening up a new route is only theoretically feasible. In fact, opening up a new route is a very dangerous thing, and even if we successfully open up a channel, it will take more than half a year longer than the existing route.

"So that's it," that is to say, has the life route connected with the empire been cut off? Is there no place to escape in this way? The situation cannot be ignored. Li nodded and said, "So, I really should act immediately, but I think you two should know that the Knights Templar is just a newly formed regiment. This regiment has not even built an empty shelf yet. The curator of my think tank is still investigating several planets and going back and forth to prepare for deciding the location of the headquarters of the regiment; the priest of the regiment is busy completing the hierarchical framework of the regiment and training new recruits; and the mechanical priest of the regiment is also busy building his studio. I don't even have a qualified recruit, a veritable light pole commander. You see, even if I want to help you, there is nothing I can do.

"If you are worried about combat effectiveness, then you don't need to worry at all," Elizabeth suddenly said, "That's why we are here. My team and I will provide you with enough combat power!"

"Oh? That's true," Li nodded and said, "If there is a judge, it is easy to mobilized enough combat strength. So how many people do we have?

"I, plus my fourteen followers, and then the head of the regiment, you, and Gustav." Elizabeth counted one by one, "Calculations, there are 17 people in total."

"What? You mean you can only provide 15 combat power? Li Wuli leaned against the chair and said, "You two, you are not here to entertain me, are you? Are you kidding? There are only 17 of us. We have to face the whole regiment, or the enemy like Cardian, who can't move in the fortress. How many enemies are there?

"Preliminary estimate, more than three, less than ten." Elizabeth said, "In any case, the number of enemies will not exceed ten. The enemy is the ranger of the spirit clan. They completely suppress the brownstone fortress through accurate sniping from a long distance. If you really want to describe it, it is that the group of soldiers who fought can't show their heads at all. It's as easy for the spirit people to beat them as wild ducks. It's just hunting.

"How come? A fortress was completely suppressed by how many snipers? What the hell is the Imperial Guard doing? That's Kadian! Where's the fortress cannon?

"Before the battle began, an unnatural explosion occurred in the fortress's ammunition depot, and all the artillery ammunition was destroyed in the explosion." Elizabeth said, "There is no doubt that it is a masterpiece of the spirit ranger, but the border fortress can let the enemy touch the ammunition depot to make trouble, and all the artillery and ammunition are placed in violation of regulations, which shows how weak the defense there is, which is simply dereliction of duty. Those imperial defenders who lack faith and are cowardly and incompetent are completely worthless. Lord Li, since you have become the head of the Knights Templar, you should not have any expectations for those weak defense forces.

"Well, I accept your criticism. But wait, in this case, why do you have to pull me?" Li asked strangely, "You have enough firepower and a clear purpose, but why do you pull me?"

Rarely, Elizabeth's face turned a little red. She hesitated for a moment, as if after a hard ideological struggle, then she said, "Cough, what should I say? In terms of combat effectiveness, my followers and I are completely enough, but those cunning spiritual clans will not confront us head-on. And my followers are all battle nuns. Of course, I'm not saying that they are not good. They are all my sisters. Whether they believe in the emperor or their combat effectiveness, they are the top and the best. There is no doubt about their ability, but they are not very good at this situation. Not to mention that we have to catch those rangers alive. So we urgently need your help.

Oh, that's it. It turned out to be to catch those rangers alive.

What does it mean that it's not good? It's obviously helpless. In an instant, Li fully understood Elizabeth's troubles. To put it bluntly, the fighting nuns are a group of semi-crazy and dangerous crazy believers who have been brainwashed by religion. If it is "no careless of sacrifice! Take down the high ground in front of you!" Or "Hence this position until your whole body's blood is dry!" For this kind of task, the fighting nuns will be very happy to complete, and they will often do a good job.

But if it is "secret infiltration somewhere." Or "catch someone alive." They will become overwhelmed. Of course, the combat nuns can also complete the task, but their behavior is far from ordinary behavior. If it is "secretly sneaking somewhere." Then the battle nuns will generally kill all the people in that area first, and then walk in openly, so that naturally no one will find their entry, which is also a kind of secret infiltration. Among this relatively troublesome tasks, the most difficult one is to "catch someone alive." This kind of task, because whether the task can be successful or not is not determined by the combat nun. It depends on whether the luck of "someone" is strong enough and whether the life is hard enough. Generally, after the battle is completed, the battle nuns go to the battlefield full of corpses to look for survivors. If the "someone" who must be captured alive can survive, then everyone will be very happy.

"It's a little strange," Li looked at Elizabeth doubtfully and said slowly, "Does the matter have anything to do with you about catching the spirit ranger alive?"

"Generally speaking, it doesn't matter. If there are no special circumstances, whether it is a heretical court or a demon court, it will rarely intervene in the war of foreign races. The traitors and demons in different space are the targets of our hunting, but this time it's different," Elizabeth explained: "It's not a large army that besieged the brownstone fortress, but a group of spiritual rangers. We know very little about our neighbor, which is extremely dangerous for the empire. We can't let it go. There are still unknown evils around the empire, and the spirits have an extraordinary understanding of the demons in different space. Their knowledge will be priceless for the court.

No, Li won't think so.

The trial court may indeed attack the spirit clan, but it will never give this task to Elizabeth, who has only a team of combat nuns as followers. Now it seems that most of it is Elizabeth who is working by herself.

Li looked at the two people sitting in his living room. One was worried about the safety of STC that might exist on the planet, and the other was worried that her spiritual children would leave without saying a word. Both sides are very eager to quickly go to the planet Aion to carry out rescue operations, but both sides have no concern about the life or death of the Earth Defense Force trapped there.

But there is really nothing to worry about. In such a turbulent era, who can control his life and death?

For Li, the battle is in front of him. Can he escape because of the possible death?

You can't!

"So it is. Whether it is because of the smooth route, for the benefit of the empire, or for the imperial soldiers who are still fighting in the brownstone fortress, we should act immediately." And the battle will also be evaluated for meritorious deeds, which is crucial to the development of the battle group. Most importantly, it will completely focus the attention of the mechanical god religion in the underground ancient city. This will more or less increase the safety factor of himself and his sister's safety. Li stood up and said, "So what are we waiting for? Do you need anything to prepare?

Gustav and Elizabeth both hope to leave immediately. Time is tight. Naturally, the sooner the better.

"So the last question before departure, who will lead this operation?"

Gustav is silent. He is just a manufacturing director on a planet. In any case, it is not his turn to command.

"Of course it's you. You are responsible for leading us to catch those little bean sprouts alive, and there is no need for the trial court to intervene in such a small dispute," Elizabeth said briskly: "Your meritorious deeds, but the prisoners after the battle are all mine."

"It's natural, so I'll tell the captain and we'll leave right away."

The new destination was soon conveyed to the bridge. The Silver Wing crossed a bend lightly and quietly in the dark universe, and the propeller at the tail sprayed out a red tongue of fire and headed for the stars in the dark distance.

"I see that you have decided to accept this task," Jacob blew the tea in the cup and took a sip gently before asking casually, "What do you think of this matter?"

This is the room that belongs to Li. Now the room is still relatively empty. Except for some sofas and a wine cabinet, there is nothing else.

"The curator of my think tank asked an interesting but not very smart question," Li went to the wine cabinet, took out a big beer glass, filled himself with a glass of golden beer, and blew off the milky white beer foam. After a big sip, Li said, "Would you like a glass? Is this the best beer, from the most famous beer brewery on the 'Autumn Star'?

"No, I'll just drink tea."

"Well, your loss." Li sighed and then said, "We are canaries now."

"Canary?"

"Yes, canary, it looks very beautiful, with golden feathers, and the kind of bird that screams beautifully." Li leaned against the bar and said, "It's a very weak bird. We are it now. Do you know? On some planets, if miners want to explore those abandoned pits, they will often drop a canary locked in a cage on the rope, and then put it into the pit. After a period of time, they will pull up the rope. If the canary is safe, then this mine is safe. No one will ask the canary, 'Do you have any ideas?' This kind of annoying question, because the canary's idea is meaningless.

"Anyway, this is what we should do. Even if there is no trial court and mechanical magic, we should help those poor defenders. Jacob lowered his eyelids and focused on looking at the tea leaves floating in the tea. "And at every moment, countless warriors have sacrificed for the empire. If this glorious moment comes to us, we should also accept it with honor."

"It's true. The battlefield where we died for the empire is the ultimate destination," Li smiled. "But some people don't think so. No wonder that a judge was kicked out of the territory of the empire with only her followers. She placed several monasteries on Zhiyuan Star and ran to a few by herself. Hiding in the winter solstice galaxy ten light years away, what is in the winter solstice galaxy? Not even savages. I feel sorry for her. And she didn't hide her intention. Isn't she just using us as canaries? Once we are attacked, she can slip away in time. But for her superiors, isn't Elizabeth also a dispensable canary? Look, at the critical moment, the force she can really mobilize is only her followers. The woman has a cold face all day long. No wonder someone doesn't like her. If she can catch a few lively spirits this time, it will be a great achievement. Maybe he will be transferred because of this. Even if it's to spy on me, there is no need for a judge. It seems that she is very unpopular in that court.

"According to my speculation, she is unlikely to be transferred." Jacob said: "There are few women in the group of judges. It is inevitable that she will be excluded, and the senior management of the court will not like a former combat nun getting too much rights. Few people will believe that a fighting nun will look at the problem rationally and make the right judgment.

"I also think so. Maybe she will stay in my countryside for the rest of her life and can't go back. It's really pitiful. That's why I want to help her. As long as there is a little possibility, it is worth my efforts. Li shook his head and said, "As long as I think of a court around me, I feel uncomfortable. I would rather deal with the enemy's guns and cannons. The green-skinned orcs are cuter than her. It's naturally best if she can be promoted, or be kicked to the other side of the galaxy."