Chapter 451: Desert Emperor
The Forerunner of the Machines listened to the previously intercepted audio messages in the Lab of the Robot Giant, but could not analyze the problem.
The communications between the Military Intelligence Department and the Red Dragon Spine were all under his supervision, and the contact numbers of the Military Intelligence Department and the Whistling Castle were also monitored throughout the process.
There is nothing wrong with the content of these conversations.
The mechanical pioneer coldly crossed his hands on his chin, and the purple cold light in his eyes made people shudder.
The hologram in front of you is repeating the path of our armies.
After Shadu's large army ate the bait, the logistics troops continued to advance towards Chilongji without saying a word, insisting on transporting supplies. The wolf cavalry and infantry units all retreated, crisply and neatly.
During this period, no communication signals were generated, and the enemies of the Red Dragon Spine surprisingly did not make any moves, and everything seemed to have been discussed in advance, which was the first question.
Furthermore, when did Shadu have such a high technology as a large defensive force field?
Through the first-person video transmitted by the data of the mechanical elders, as well as the footage taken by the signal car, the war on the frontal battlefield of the Weeping Valley appeared in front of the mechanical pioneers little by little. This large defensive force field in Shadu is firmly installed, and there are no problems in the process of operation and load loading, and the level is also operated by professionals.
There are also shock-level missiles, firepower concentration, and Sally's electromagnetic beam, such a dense energy falls on the energy field, and it lasts for several minutes, it stands to reason that the defensive force field should have been exploded a long time ago. However, until the end of the picture, the entire energy field is still unmoving, and the energy supply is abundant.
That's what mechanical pioneers fear the most.
Although the large defensive force field is fierce, it is also a must in terms of energy consumption, and there must be a large amount of abundant and high-power energy that can be replenished at any time to maintain the operation of the energy field, especially the energy field in the Weeping Valley is huge, together with the Whistling Castle, the Divine Tree and the Divine Wood City, all of which are shrouded, and the energy required is higher.
Now such a dense artillery fire can't break the energy field of the Weeping Valley, which can only show one thing, in addition to the large defensive force field, Shadu has also mastered the core technology - new energy.
Although the mechanical pioneer only relied on the video and the battle records uploaded by the many mechanical fanatics to re-enact the simulation of the battle, from the information in front of him and some computational reasoning, the leopard can also get the data he wants to know.
The pattern of Shadu has not changed much in the past 30 years, and the energy supply mainly depends on the wind, thermal power and water power in the back. Concentrate all the power sources in the urban area to charge the large defense force field, and the volume of the urban area will radiate a large amount of radiation at the moment of power failure and power-on, which can be observed in the mechanical city, and the system does not have any information.
Nor did any experimental nuclear explosions or sudden rise in radiation levels and electromagnetic signals have been found, ruling out the resumption of nuclear research in Saudi Arabia.
Excluding the above two points, then the only possibility falls on the new energy source.
Based on the color and density of the energy field generated by the large defensive field, the mechanical pioneers deduced this stable and reliable new energy supply.
But this kind of technology has always been unique to the Mechanical City, when did Shadu also have this thing?
The mechanical pioneer thought about it for a long time, and after various possible calculations in his mind, he finally locked on a high probability possibility, that is, the time when Link and John infiltrated the mechanical city, they stayed in the experimental building for a long time. Soon after, Dr. Zhao began to use the program to scan the storage devices in the laboratory building. After some operation, traces of data copies were found in the storage device.
With the post-war reconstruction, the harassment of the Legion, the Red Dragon's Back Incident, and the eavesdropping of communication signals, as well as the research and analysis of Link's weaknesses, the mechanical pioneers are incompetent, and the storage devices in the laboratory building are all encrypted and protected, no one would have thought that Link would steal data from the laboratory building in a hurry.
Looking at the dense data reading records on the holographic interface, almost one-third of the mechanical elder's experimental plan data was removed, and there were some blueprint ideas that only existed in the demonstration stage.
The loss of the core project data, coupled with the sacrifice of a thousand mechanical fanatics, was the first time that the mechanical pioneers experienced the sensation of breaking their bones.
Even the war between the Mechanics and the Free Federation Coalition twenty years ago hadn't pushed Dr. Zhao to this point.
A feeling of not being seen for a long time, almost forgotten, developed in the back of the mechanical pioneer.
This duckweed-like uneasiness, the fear secreted deep in his brain reminded him of the feeling he felt when he fled from the underground shelter of the sand to the desert forty years ago.
In the past, even the coalition forces of the Free Federation, the mechanical pioneers were not afraid.
The Cult of Mechanica's leading technology makes up for the numerical disadvantage, and it can fight back and forth with the Free Federation, coupled with the Iron Council elders and their own deterrence, which makes the Free Federation fearful.
But this time it was different, Link had made a big fuss in Machine City, and the strength he showed was almost comparable to his own, and there were endless strange pets, these pets seemed to be specially prepared for the Cult of the Mechanics, and each of them was very restrained by the ability of the mechanical system.
Even with the mechanical pioneer's ability to decompose objects at the atomic level, they still couldn't take Link.
In the battle transmitted back from the frontline video this time, there was not only the dragon god who appeared last time, but also the powerful metal orangutan, showing a powerful spiritual energy that made people look sideways, and pressed Sally, who could rank in the top three in combat strength among the elders of the Iron Council, to the ground and pounded indiscriminately, the scene was extremely brutal.
If these are the factors that make the mechanical pioneers fearful, then there is one more important problem - the believer.
In the past, when Alonso was in charge of Shadu, there was chaos at the grassroots level and countless starvations in the slums, and many people began to divert their attention from this situation, and began to believe in various sect gods, seeking spiritual support in the name of faith. And the spies hidden in Shadu will use this to quietly promote the Cult of the Mechanics, luring these low-level people into the desert to pursue the true mechanical immortality and the construction of the Void Datong World.
As for the middle and upper echelons of wealthy businessmen, they used unlimited life and staying away from disease as a temptation to develop believers and absorb funds.
Therefore, in the past few decades, more and more mechanical fanatics have appeared in the desert, and the land that nourishes these fanatics is not the desert and the Gobi, but the representative of chaos, the sand capital.
However, since Link came to power, the slums have been cleared and most of the spies in Shadu have been cleared, and the few remaining spies have remained silent due to the severity of the situation. At the same time, we will vigorously guide the development of slums, form various industrial chains, employ grassroots people and slum populations, eradicate poverty and ensure their livelihood. Vigorously promoting healthy ingredients such as the Fragrant Pig Feast at the upper echelons has greatly hindered the development of the Cult of the Mechanica, the downline and its followers.
As a result, in recent months, the Cult of the Mechanicus has only a handful of new adherents.
Fresh blood was lost, and this desperate front-line battle was ambushed again with heavy losses.
In this case, the Wasteland Gang also terminated the alliance agreement, which is simply to add insult to injury.
Troubled both internally and externally, the Mechanic God Cult has encountered unprecedented and great changes, and Dr. Zhao, the pioneer of the Mechanical Head, is now in deep thought......
Weeping Valley, Roaring Castle.
For Link, yesterday's victory was hearty, showing the momentum and style of Shadu.
Look at today's Wasteland Morning Post, which has a front-page headline detailing yesterday's battle.
Of course, for "perverted" pets such as King Kong and Touch Dragon God, the Ministry of Media directly omitted the Spring and Autumn brushwork, and they could not be found in the photos or texts.
The content of the newspaper focused on four points.
The first point is undoubtedly Steppenwolf.
Link intends to shape Steppenwolf into a big image and big IP of the sand in the wasteland, so as to open up the market of the other two forces of the Free Federation. Just like the Qilintang period, the fragrant pig banquet was used to open the upper circle market of Shadu.
The report described in detail the strength of the wolf cavalry, three hundred knights and four thousand strangers, forming an invincible wolf cavalry force, violently tearing apart the mechanical legion.
The second point is the technological progress of Shadu, a large defensive force field.
Yesterday's war, the Wailing Valley became the most impregnable place in Shadu, and the strangers even jokingly called the south gate of Shadu "Nantianmen", which means that it is more difficult to climb this gate than to ascend to the sky. Deterrence-level surface-to-surface missiles, countless anti-aircraft guns, rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, and even "black technologies" such as mechanical elder electromagnetic clusters have failed to break through the large defensive force field under the joint attack.
The three or four points set up two typical characters for this campaign.
The first is Benjamin, the captain of the wolf cavalry, who took the lead in the battle and charged alone in front of the scene, which infected many people. Facing tens of thousands of mechanical legions alone, there is quite a heroic spirit of ancient fierce generals. After learning that it was the only son of Commander Moon, he was evaluated as "no less brave than his father". Moreover, the report also stated that Benjamin was a son-in-law a few months ago, and now he has a positive educational and propaganda significance.
The second is Li Ziqian, the king of the Shadu soldiers who is far away in the Red Dragon Ridge. With only a dozen people and a group of aliens to guard the Red Dragon's Back, they did not fall behind in the face of the enemy's devastating attack, and as the bait of this operation, they successfully confused the enemy's judgment and made them finally make the decision to attack the Weeping Valley in a desperate way.
After reading the news on the first page of the "Wasteland Morning Post", it was signed by Anna, a reporter from Shadu TV.
Link put away the newspaper in satisfaction, and everything was as he had deduced in his head. Relying on the large defensive force field and the advantage of wolf cavalry, the main force of the desert forces was successfully annihilated. and paved the way for Li Ziqian's promotion.
If there's anything I didn't expect, it's King Kong's evolution on the battlefield, and Benjamin's courage to take the lead on the battlefield.
Link drew up two letters of appointment and unfolded them and looked at them.
The first letter of appointment was "On the Fox Hunting Special Forces Captain Li Ziqian's Transfer to the Shadu Army as Chief of Staff";
The second letter of appointment is "On the Commander of the Special Operations Battalion, Benjamin, to Replace the Fox Hunting Special Forces as Captain".
Fernandez, the former commander of the Saud Army, was relieved of his military power by Link's glass of wine, and the military power of the army was in Link's hands.
Letting Li Ziqian be promoted this time can be regarded as sharing part of the pressure for Link, so that he can train the army well.
The second letter of appointment, the Fox Hunt Special Forces was previously in charge of Commander Moon, but now it is handed over from Captain Li to the "Little Young Master", and the soldiers naturally will not have any opinions.
Link's influence, centralization, and public worship in Shadu can be regarded as the highest in the history of Shadu. In just half a year, Shadu has changed from a synonym for "chaos" to the current "powerful", and even some jealous and timid people have used a derogatory term - reckless force.
However, in Link's eyes, the word pleases him more than anything "powerful", which shows that Shadu has indeed ushered in a full development in his hands, a change that is visible to the naked eye from the inside out. The soldiers of "Mu Qiang" also developed a strong cohesion around the new leader.
Therefore, regarding these two letters of appointment, the upper nobles, the military, and the common people all raised their hands to welcome them.
It's just that Benjamin is still on the front line of Red Dragon Spine at this moment, and there is no way to receive the letter of appointment in person.
Link thought about it for a moment, the Mechanic God Cult that had already fought this battle was shrinking its defense, coupled with the inability to replenish fresh blood in time, the Mechanic God Cult would definitely hold on during this time, and the defensive pressure on the Red Dragon Spine would not be too great. In addition, Li Ziqian has been on the front line to guide the work for three days, and the construction plan has been fully arranged, and the players only need to make up for it a little bit.
Link took out the sound worm from the transparent basin of the desk, put it on his ear, and said lightly, "Help me connect the Red Dragon Spine Li Ziqian." ”
The sound worm twisted into a ball and entered the cochlear mode, and the two antennae trembled and began to work.
After a while, the connection was stable, and Link issued an order to Li Ziqian: "Leave a small number of staff on the front line to supervise the construction of the Inhuman, you and the rest can come back, and you should take over the new job." ”
There were no newspapers on the front line, and no one told Li Ziqian about the letter of appointment, so he didn't know anything at the moment, and his tone was a little confused: "New job? ”
Link sold a pass: "You'll know when you come back." ”
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Time flies, and it's the end of December in a blink of an eye.
After Benjamin's return, Link held a grand ceremony for him and Benjamin, honoring the soldiers who had performed well in the battle. The merits of the underground research center were given to Dr. Ludwig and Dave, while Helen was "taken care of" by Link because she was too young to be exposed to the public eye.
Although Helen's mechanical theory has now reached a deep level, Dr. Ludwig and Dave have been unable to solve the questions they have raised, and they spend their days shuttling between underground research centers and data centers, searching for answers on their own. But Helen's own strength is not strong now, and for the sake of insurance, Link did not push her to the forefront, which can be regarded as a kind of protection.
As the news of the Battle of Weeping Valley gradually spreads, Link also "became famous in the first fight", and his fame in the wasteland is even higher, and Shadu is once again in front of everyone's eyes. In the eyes of the other powers, the battle established Link's dominance in the desert. The Mechanics and the Wasteland Gang are devastating, and they may not be able to recover in the next year or two, and there are even many predictions that Link will take advantage of the victory to pursue the Mechanics and the Wasteland Gang.
Xu Tianzhao, the lord of Dragon City, Augustine, the head of the night, and Link, the emperor of the desert.
The title of emperor is domineering, and it also matches Lin Kelei's resolute style and complements each other.
The name of the Emperor of the Desert was completely confirmed and recognized by all parties.
But to everyone's surprise, after the victory in this battle, Link did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but instead lived his own small life and began to focus on the development of Shadu, without the slightest intention of sending troops.
Fast forward to the end of the month, and it is also Link's first year in Destiny.
On this memorable day, how can we not hold an annual meeting within the Lin Foundation?