Chapter Seventy-Nine: The Arrow of Deterrence
"That's it." The interpreter placed the TV remote control on the table casually, "That's all I can tell them." Truth be told, we know and tell you only a little more than we do to them. ”
The interpreter's right thumb and index finger were brought together and then slightly distanced, shaking repeatedly in front of him.
"Truth be told, the research we've done on the body of Ucro Chartia has kicked the wall. In addition to the recovery process, which could not be clarified and analyzed, our researchers tried every trick and every road they thought of was quickly blocked by facts. The Present World...... Every organ and every corner of the body looks no different from ordinary people, so what can we find when we study it? ”
The translation is true. The scientific research institute across the door has used almost all the means of observation at the disposal of mankind so far, from infrared to nuclear magnetic resonance, from electron microscopy to radioactive element markers, and still has not been able to find any clues to the immortality of the present gods - even a trace of uncertainty, but sorry, no.
Because of this, the study of the gods of the world has come to a standstill, and researchers have turned back to the work they had done before the arrival of the gods:
The study of the principles of magic.
"So we're back focusing on the project we're working on, which is the exploration of the origins of magic." The translator unscrewed a vial of vita from the table and quietly shifted his focus to his goal for the day.
"But magic doesn't open its doors to us. All of the Empire's existing mid-level and above mages are now in Cierta, but we still lack a sample of them. Elta's lack of magical skills led us to rely heavily on the support of the Red Dragons after we expanded our basic triangulation research a bit. So, Mr. Eufermondridge, Ms. Elena, on behalf of the Chinese side, I would like to ask for your assistance in recruiting magical technicians. ”
Before Alena could react, it was Eufe Mondridge who answered first: "So you want me to contact the magicians who can be recruited and let them switch to the camp?" ”
"That's not what it means." The translator shook his hand, "There must be a few fish caught in the net, caught between the backward magic systems of various countries and the system of the Bilunar Church, and they are our key targets. As for the affiliation of the Church of the Two Moons, it would be best if you could recruit it without revealing your identity. But if not, we don't force it. ”
Elena saw that Ofel Mondridge was silent with his teeth clenched and his eyelids silent, and knew what he was thinking about - the fate of his wife and family was uncertain, and if the people of the other world spoke up today, he would have to accept this matter, and as for the outcome, it would be a matter of fate.
"If you are confident that you will pick up and drop off your family and let them move through the sea transportation channel of the Bimonthly Church, we will not mind accepting them. You don't have to worry about that. ”
The translator is not a translation machine without long eyes, he can know what this guy is worried about by a glance at the frowning Ofer Mondridge - damn, there is a snow-white girl with short hair and ears in a place like another world, where crooked melons and cracked dates are full of pits and valleys, and he is already envious of a large number of existences, and as a result, he still thinks about his wife. This guy wants to be in vain...... Phew, how much do you want to dry?
However, one only needs to take a slight glance at the complicated expression on the helicopter of the landing ship a few days ago when he overlooked the "three-in-one landing of land, sea and air" in the southeast landing operation, and we can understand that what he was considering was not so simple at all.
"Don't you have the magician you captured during the last battle with Elta?"
"Is this...... You have to understand that every one of us who can be used to study magic is undoubtedly invaluable, and if these captives try to harm them with a technique that is unknown to either the other magicians or researchers present, then the research will not be possible at all, as long as it happens once. So we'd rather not take that risk and exclude all the untrustworthy, unstable possibilities. ”
The subtext of this sentence is very clear Ofe Mondridge: whoever brings the person must be responsible. Ef Mondridge will naturally bring him a role of trust, after all, he and the Chinese side are now in the same boat and have a common enemy, so the Chinese side will also have relative trust in his choice.
"Now my family's name is probably not very good." Ouff Mondrich sighed. "There are a few people who live outside the main island of the Double Moon Church all the year round, and my father's old acquaintances, I can repair the letter to negotiate with him, and the rest may not be able to help."
"Do what you can, with or without us, we can't force it." The translator smiled bitterly and drank the veta lemon tea in the plastic bottle, he also understood how difficult it was for the now "missing" Ofer Mondridge to recruit talents-but now the research institute on the other side of the world is indeed begging father and mother to search for magicians all over the world, and all the trustworthy ones have entered the research institute, so they sent a fleet to teach the high-paying sincere recruitment on the broken island of the Double Moon -
"To be honest, we hope to reconcile with the Bi-Moon Church, at least so that we can complement each other and promote a thriving cooperation between magic and science and technology." The translator saw that Offy Mondrich did not continue the topic, so he simply threw out the fierce news. "It's a pity that even though many merchants from there have come to trade with us, there is still no official action from the Bimoon Church. War or peace is really difficult for us to choose. ”
Offy Mondridge disdainfully unscrewed the cap of a bottle of Coke and sneered: "They have always been like this, relying on divine revelation and military power to do whatever they want, and push all the responsibility and pressure down and outward." Now that you have not only destroyed the army of the old men, but you have also captured one of the idols of the Church of the Two Moons, I didn't expect them to have this attitude now. What more can I say? What is the use of picking up a hammer and striking the skulls of those who refuse to wake up? ”
"Even if they didn't do anything about it, we would have had a plan. My boss wanted me to ask if you were willing to serve as an envoy to the peace talks......"
"Forget it." Offy Mondridge rebuffed very decisively. "I don't want to deal with those fools who bury their heads under the front steps of the temple anymore, spare me. It's not just about doing things for them, it's about convincing them...... Showing the power to devour hundreds of thousands of armies is not enough to convince them, so what are you going to come up with...... ......? ”
Offy Mondridge had already seen the other party's evil expression. When it comes to great power, yes, there is only "that". Only "that" is an existence that is stronger than human cognition, and may be the ultimate choice that even elves can't do.
"Do you want to use it to explode on one of the islands of the Church of the Two Moons?" Offet Mondrich had been drenched from head to toe by a torrent of torrents, and was completely awake. He had no idea that the people of the other world would be so eager to bring the Bilunar Church to its knees.
"Rest assured, rest assured." The interpreter shook his hand. "I only know part of the outline of the plan, but it's definitely not going to explode in a populated area, that's all I know...... If it comes to specific details, you still need to ask the people related to you after you have passed through the door in the past three days, and the nuclear test in the no-man's land of the Elta Empire in another world is already top secret, and I can't know the details. ”
The test was not a blow to the Church of the Two Moons, but a very real need: the country's fusion furnace had hit a technical bottleneck and needed data to help improve the design.
It's a pity that both the North American Federation and the ocean are facing the problem of being bound by treaties: the ban on atmospheric core testing is not a window paper that can be easily broken, but it is one of the guarantees of the current crumbling political balance of the earth.
Nuclear deterrence, mutual assured destruction, nuclear binding, these words that may surround the names of billions of people in every word, but this is a guarantee that the world has not stepped into madness. Those nuclear submarines that can destroy a continent and are full of weapons of mass extermination, which are despised by the most pacifists, have turned out to be the last guardians of peace.
It's ironic. However, it is also common sense that the five biggest players who possessed the Sword of Damocles finally sealed the "path to immortality" of their descendants with a treaty weighing 10,000 tons. But when they themselves need to use thermonuclear weapons to verify controlled nuclear fusion, the paper treaty becomes the biggest obstacle, almost insurmountable.
The far west of Cierta was both theoretically and practically outside the limits of the treaty, and the vast expanses of barren mountains and the vast expanses of wasteland stretching from the barren mountains to the beaches also created excellent conditions for nuclear testing - except for the sporadic presence of barbarians who raised the smoke of the sparkling cooking, the party conducting the test had no fear of anyone entering the test area and causing additional casualties.
Offet Mondrich swallowed a gulp of his drink down his throat and his eyes widened - the news was indeed strong enough. I saw him ask slowly: "Is this matter approved by the elves in Elta?" ”
"One of them who can see through everything has already seen the Sword itself, and she says that if it can be guaranteed, it will be no problem if it is only used in the no-man's land of Sierta."
"Oh my God, they're crazy too. Don't they know the power of that thing? That's a ...... that can even blow a mountain peak."
The records of the use of nuclear weapons that Ouffel Mondrich had access to were nothing more than documentaries made by various countries during the Cold War. He was deeply impressed by the steel giants that were as small as the mist-mushroom clouds and the wind that covered the sky and earth on Novaya Zemlya during the Bikini Atoll test.