Chapter 37: Empire Friendship
September 24, 2505. Fourth Field, Heavy Karma, Beta-4 C27ยท F591, Antigar (vassal) planet.
"I'm a heavy industry and a General Staff Field! Calling the fleet! It's about the survival of the empire! Repeat! It's about the survival of the empire! โ
A message travels from the ground in Antigia to the orbital fleet. In the lonely space, after a short period of calm, almost all ships moved at the same time.
On the side of the warship, one hatch after another opened, and countless orbital airborne capsules were loaded with personnel, weapons and equipment. A red trail dragged through the atmosphere, bursting into the ground like a freefall.
Tank! Armored vehicles! Step Fighter Mecha! It is also put on the line! And it will be used in the most urgent situation.
Such a scene was once spectacular. For soldiers, this is a basic operation, and in this case, they are greeted by anti-aircraft artillery fire.
In a few minutes in succession, several large carrier ships poured down from the sky! Three armored infantry divisions, one orbital paratrooper division, a total of four divisions descended on Shangjing.
Something that suddenly fell from the sky startled the citizens. An Biru just wanted to step forward to inquire about the situation, but was stopped by the murderous aura on their bodies. These armored infantrymen are covered in individual armor. I can't see the expression, but I can really feel the strong murderous aura.
They have applied emergency orders and entered a state of war. Except for the fact that there is no indication of who the enemy is, everything must be carried out in accordance with the combat doctrine.
In accordance with the order, the four divisions fully occupied a radius of 60 kilometers from Shangjing. Take over all affairs, big and small, deport all citizens to resettlement centers, and restrict personal freedom. A curfew was enforced and lights were controlled. During this period, some people did not cooperate, and were knocked to the ground by those armored soldiers with a punch and dragged away!
In less than half an hour, the full occupation of Shangjing was completed. The sky over the city was full of raider formations patrolling. Occasionally, you can see the Pelican busy.
After the initial occupation of the ground was completed, the fleet in orbit continued to dispatch large transport ships. Successively sent a dozen infantry divisions to the ground, continuing to expand the area of occupation of the Imperial Army. Control everyone in the occupied area, and cultivators are no exception.
When Anbi was anxious, she finally saw Field from a distance. Field's face was grim, and he ignored Anbi. An Biru tried to step forward, but was stopped by armored infantry. Field nodded, and was let go.
"What are you doing here? Is it so quick to turn around? โ
"You're mistaken. This is an Imperial affair that has nothing to do with you, and I hope you will cooperate. Don't cause unnecessary bloodshed. โ
So saying, he turned and left. Anbi glared angrily, but there was nothing she could do with Field. Field walked into the emergency headquarters. Open interstellar communication and link to the Heavy Industry Army Command. The stakes are so high that he must report to his immediate superiors.
"Director-General!"
"What's wrong? Field. The fleet has just come with a report that you declared the fleet in a state of emergency wartime? You know it's not something to joke about, right? Tell me, what's going on? โ
After the director finished speaking, he picked up a cup of tea that had just been brewed and was about to drink it. saw Field present an object, and suddenly a mouthful of tea squirted out, filling the screen. Simply produced by the military industry, the quality is good.
"You! Pull things closer to me! โ
As he said, Field took the thing in a little more. The whole person of the general department threw himself on the screen, and he rubbed his eyes from time to time. Seeing the head office's increasingly ugly face, Field probably knew that he hadn't mistaken something. In fact, he also wished he had confessed his mistake.
"Where did you get this? Don't tell me I got it from Antigia! โ
Field nodded. Rumble! The head of the chief secretary was like a thunderclap in his head, and he sat down in his chair. Finished! Something is going to happen!
What's up? This hairpin is a royal item of the Holy Empire, and the logo on it indicates that it belongs to the four princesses of the Empire, Her Highness Nero. Eight years ago, the palace upheaval wiped out the royal bloodline. This hairpin is the personal belongings of His Royal Highness Nero, and its appearance in Antigia means that the princess is also in Antiga.
"Where is the princess now?"
"I didn't find the princess, I got the card from a fisherwoman."
"Be careful!"
Field told him what he had seen on the sandbar today, and the chief reinvented himself and paced back and forth behind his chair.
It is suspected that the Federation attacked the city of Shangjing in Antidia, and the way of the total is particularly strange. A girl was rescued from the river in Shangjing City. This river is right next to the site of the first attack. Now, the girl could be Nero, the Empress of the Empire.
In other words, the Federation attacked Antigara in order to get rid of Nero, the imperial princess!
As soon as this speculation appeared in the mind of the Director-General, it was vigorously rejected. Because this kind of thinking is too deviant, how does the Federation know the position of the princess? The people of the empire themselves do not know, how the Federation knows. Combined, the Federation warship successfully infiltrated the territory of the Empire and attacked an inconspicuous planet in a strategic location like Heavy Karma.
There is only one possibility, and the empire has a traitor. The damned traitor concealed the location of the royal daughter for his unknown purposes, and secretly colluded with the Federation to cut off the last blood of the imperial family.
That's why both Field and the Director-General vehemently rejected this idea. How can there be traitors in the Empire? The director paced back and forth, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt the reasonableness of this conjecture, and he also had a faint guess about this traitor.
The woman in the imperial capital of the Holy Empire must be her, and only she will be so eager to get rid of the biggest threat to her rule. Nothing threatens her rule more than a royal bloodline. And in this kind of thing, it is impossible for her to use the power of the empire, and it is not wrong to kill people with a knife. The Federation is undoubtedly the best option.
Everything makes sense.
"Does anyone else know about this?"
"Nope. I didn't say anything, I already controlled that family of three. โ
"If what they say is true, then they are benefactors who have saved His Highness's life. Don't be lazy! โ
"Yes!"
"The top priority now is to find the whereabouts of the princess as soon as possible."
If the princess is still in Antigia, it will naturally be the best situation, or it will not be long before she can be found. But the empire's fanfare general Antiga, if the princess was on the planet Antiga, she should have appeared a long time ago.
In the worst-case scenario, the princess has already been captured by the Federation. Or maybe something has already happened!
No! The chief reassured himself in his heart that the princess must still be alive. This is the only hope for the Empire, and the Empire cannot afford to lose its future!
"Pass my orders! The Heavy Industry Army has entered the first level of combat readiness! All military personnel canceled their vacations and locked down the entire Heavy Industry Seat. Not a single stone shall float out. โ
The heavy karma seat burned, and no one knew why. The Air Force was also inexplicable, and when their ship was also intercepted and checked, it was even more confused.
The Governor of Heavy Industry sent four applications for communication to the Director-General, but the Director-General did not answer any of them. It wasn't until the fifth hit that there was a commotion outside the governor's office. Before the Governor could react, the door to his office was forcibly broken. It was the Director-General himself who entered, followed by heavily armed infantry.
"What? Is the left director holding back the rebellion? โ
With a wave of his hand, the soldiers pushed them out and put on the door. After the door was closed, the chief took out the gun at his waist and drew the knight's sword.
"I'm Zuo Mingfei, a knight was born. Imperial glory is everything, don't be nervous, what's at stake. Before I can make sure you're still loyal to the Empire, I'll have to take a few insurances. โ
Only then did the governor understand what the chief secretary meant, but he couldn't help but be even more puzzled.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Listen to me! I ask you, did you know the planet Antigia before? Zuo Mingfei raised his gun, aiming it at the governor. It seems, ready to shoot at any moment. It's not like a joke. The Governor of Heavy Industry put away his smile, as if he had noticed something unusual as well.
"I don't know!"
"Do you know the reason for the federal attack on Antidia?"
"I don't know!"
"Can you guarantee that you are not in collusion with the Confederacy and swear that you are telling the truth?"
"What? Collusion with that group of miscellaneous people? I didn't! I swear, in the name of the martyrs of my family, to be with the glory of the Empire. โ
Zuo Mingfei put down his gun and put away his sword. Empire-style testing of friend and foe, it's as simple as that.
"What the hell is going on? My old friend? โ
"Don't be afraid of what I'm going to say. Someone is plotting to kill our last emperor. โ
"What do you mean?"
Only then did Zuo Mingfei tell his subordinates about the investigation and discovery of the planet Antigia. When he had heard this, the Governor stood up, and immediately realized the gravity of the situation, and sat down in his chair with a limp of his legs.
"How many people know about this?"
"There are only three of them at the moment."
The governor held his forehead and thought for a long time before he said, "Seal down the entire Heavy Industry Seat, and prohibit all entry and exit. Let the technical department analyze that star field all night, there is a stone jump, I have to know where it went! โ
Immediately, he said to General Secretary Zuo: "Let your people go to Antiga!" , dig three feet into the ground to find out the princess! Send some more people and sift the sea again! Live to meet people! Death to see the corpse! โ
"I see. Do it now! โ
"Remember to keep it a secret!"
The two said almost in unison, the conversation was over, and the general director was leaving. At parting, the Governor still repeatedly asked. No one noticed that the two staggered. A dark shadow scurried from the shadow of the Director-General to the shadow of the Governor-General.
It's easy for the Imperials to distinguish the Empire, but it doesn't mean that the Imperials are simple. Aside from the strange brain circuits, the Imperials are extremely reliable.
The black shadow is a subordinate of the Director-General. The top knight, he was given the order to monitor the governor's every move. Once you find out that there is any wrongdoing, cut it first and then play it!