"It's you. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info "I let out a long breath.

"The last time we saw each other was six or six years, right? Before I knew it, four years had passed, and it was really sad to think about it. ”

With that, the woman turned around, and suddenly a faint glow emanated from all around, enveloping me and her. Although the fluorescence seemed ethereal, it made me immediately lose all perception of the outside world, and presumably the prying eyes from the outside world would also be completely separated, which should be a special kind of enchantment. But this layer of fluorescence does not interfere with my vision, and it does not interfere with my senses when I am within the barrier. She is none other than Aori, the cousin of the brothers Hongxiang and Hongzhifeng. This girl has rarely appeared in my life, but every time she appears in the midst of stormy seas, she has long been characterized by me as a "strange woman" type of character. Although it is a good thing that a beautiful woman comes, the appearance of such a character is not something that people like me, who are bored all day long, want to see.

This expression is written on the face, and it doesn't need to say a word to freeze the atmosphere. Aori had to smile again: "Although we don't see much, we can see each other every three or four years, and it can be regarded as fate." Why don't we determine the time and place of the date in advance for seven or four years? ”

"Yo, dating you is equivalent to facing the power of the Holy General's battle, I don't have the guts."

She and I stared at each other, smiling falsely on each other's faces for a minute, and finally gradually showing disgust. I, who have long been accustomed to being bad guys, first tore off the PR mask: "You are here to send me some message, right?" You gave me a piece of advice four years ago, and looking back on it, it had a huge impact on me. So, I'm really looking forward to what you're about to tell me. ”

"I'm ......" Aori looked up at me and lowered her head again, "I don't know what to say." ”

"Then let me tell you, where is Liu Cheng? How much have you hidden from me? ”

"Since you've guessed everything, I'll just say it." Aori said, "Please go and convince him, I am worried about my brother's safety." ”

"I'm afraid both brothers are there, right? Which one are you worried about? ”

"Did you guess everything? It's amazing. ”

"Now you don't have to say anything, I know all your thoughts. I've always disliked it, but in order to save time, I had to do it. I turned around and said, "I'll bring your intentions, but I'm more concerned with my own business." ”

"Stop." Aori stopped me, looked me in serious eyes, and said, "You should know what happened between us. But even then, he is still my brother, and I hope he is safe all the same. At this point, there is no difference between Brother Xiang and Brother Ya in my mind. ”

I quickened my pace and said without looking back, "Got it, I'll do my best." ”

No wonder they were able to "make such a leap in technology so quickly and in time"! No wonder the Co-Gong Fortress is running slower than expected!

Is Liu Cheng operating behind the scenes?

I really underestimated Hua Song, he has probably been equipped with a very small power natural disaster control device, I have been working with him for nearly half a year, and I am unaware of their premeditation!

I sprinted all the way to the traffic and drove to the core machine room area of the Gonggong Fortress. The guards guarding outside suddenly saw me and couldn't help but be startled. Before I could raise my hand and salute, I had already rushed straight in.

At this time, it was already two o'clock in the morning, and it was quiet in the computer room, Hua Song was already standing at the inner exit of the computer room waiting for me, and when he saw me, he beckoned and said, "Come here, I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

I pressed the urge to crush him and asked, "Know I'm coming?" ”

"We knew something was wrong when the woman ran out, and Liu Cheng said you would definitely come. I'm just a technologist, so I'm not going to be involved in the following, so let's talk about it. ”

Hua Song took me to the innermost conference room. Liu Cheng was half-lying on the chief's chair waiting for me. It's been seven years, and his appearance hasn't changed significantly, except that he's tired. I was annoyed and even more angry when I realized that there were devices in the room that interfered with his mental fluctuations, so that I could not understand his thoughts very clearly. When they met, they said angrily, "You can hide it from me, Lord of the Illusion Realm." ”

"You're wrong, you're not well-informed." Liu Cheng smiled slightly: "This is also what we particularly admired about you back then, and we never inquired about things." I quit the power of the illusory world four years ago, and now I'm an idler. ”

"You've got a special place to go." I asked, "How much effort did you contribute to the construction of the fortress?" ”

"I've been mixed in with the group of doctoral students under Hua Song, and I've done my best for this place, but you didn't pay attention." Liu Cheng smiled: "You are busy with big things, and it is difficult to be distracted by us little people, it is not surprising." ”

"Little people? Is it the little guy who controls everything behind the scenes? I sneered, "Don't mess with me on purpose, I'm enough to be angry now." It's not my hobby to be a monkey. ”

"Your temper is much hotter than before, you're not suitable for that kind of impulsive martial artist, let's sit down and have a good talk."

I sat down and lit a cigarette with a little annoyance. Liu Cheng took the initiative to speak: "I hope you believe me, I am not playing the role of a careerist in this matter. It may seem too empty to say, but I'm really only here for the fate of the human race. When I left the Canaan government four years ago, I was determined not to be politically involved, but at best to do something behind the scenes. ”

I said mercilessly: "If you don't hook up, you pushed me to the forefront?" Hypocritical excuses. ”

"I also know that this argument is not convincing, especially for you who are now very human, it is normal to be suspicious of me." Liu Cheng said: "But whether you believe it or not, I have chosen the most suitable and least costly path to victory for you and the world." You know, we have the ability to see the pattern of history after a certain amount of time. Although it is often not clear, it is generally not too different. If you faithfully do what I envisioned, or if Aori can come to you less emotionally, I think the end result is something we'd all like to see. ”

"Do you think of yourself as a god?" I asked, "What right do you have to decide everything for others?" ”

"Well-intentioned – is that okay?"

"If it weren't for ambition, I can tell you that that idea is ridiculous." I pursed my lips and said, "A year or two ago, I was all about you, trying to measure myself and others by the standard of 'the most correct result determines the most correct choice'. In the end, I realized how ridiculous it was. There are too many variables in our lives that we can't ignore. The combination of these variables may not necessarily result in something that we cannot or are unwilling to accept. Liu Cheng, Liu Cheng, you don't have to worry about it, let's go how we want! ”

Liu Cheng was silent for a moment, slowly leaned back to the back of the chair, and said, "I shouldn't leak the secret of heaven, but I have to remind you." If you insist on going your own way, you may encounter more hardships and bloodshed later in life, or lose important people. And even so, are you going to go your own way? ”

"There's nothing to calculate." I stood up: "Although I am short-sighted, I can only see what is in front of me. But I have seen many people and things that I must never lose. If you have any tricks, take them all out, and don't get in my way! ”

"It's much different than before, and I have a bit of a hegemonic momentum." Liu Cheng smiled: "Although it is still a lot away from the king, it is also much beyond my expectations." I've had my eyes at some point - seven years ago, I just thought you were a man who had worked hard all his life to be a county magistrate. In that case, I will not hinder you. It seems that history really doesn't need me anymore, so let's go home and ride a horse in the mountains. ”

When he had finished, he got up and walked to the door behind him. I exclaimed, "Hey, we're not halfway there!" What are some of the tricks you're hiding? Tell me - I urgently need time to go back twenty months now, and leave before they do! ”

"Go ask Hua Song, it depends on whether your rear strength is strong enough, and I can't help you with this. The situation ahead is indeed urgent, and you don't have much time. As for Hongxiang, his younger brother has been lurking around him for a long time, and I think he will be fine. ”

"Not everyone can be as rational as you. In a vacuum, who can be sure that the Holy General will still be able to do everything like that? No one knows. ”

"That's right, I'm overly arrogant, and you've pointed out my shortcomings." Liu Cheng paused slightly and sighed: "In the end, she couldn't bear it." I was a little resentful of her at first, but now that I think about it, it's human. If something really goes wrong, she will lose her two brothers at once, and she will be unaccompanied, but I am too mean. There's nothing more to say, you go find Hua Song - can you make me disappear in disgrace? ”

"Let's go." I laughed and scolded and said, "If I really do what I want, I will come back to you for a drink." ”

Hua Song was only on duty for a full shift, waiting for me sleepily, and chattered two hard words when they met. Listening to the results of my conversation with Liu Cheng, I smiled dumbly and said, "That guy, it's the first time in ten years that someone has been so speechless, right?" He's too, what the hell are you doing with so much idleness? No one will appreciate it. ”

"I'd rather regret it later than despair now." I urged, "If there's something good, bring it out to me." ”

"It was at the beginning of the year." Hua Song said: "Originally, it was an amateur project, studying the large-scale teleportation between enchantments, which Liu Cheng had been working on for a long time, and he started researching it when he was at the Canaan Academy of Sciences, and there have been no breakthrough research results. After the Gonggong Fortress project was completed, he picked it up again. However, this time, with the backing of the 301 database, we have made unexpected progress in a very short period of time. The original project was not successful, but I found that I could make a big jump in the negative space of the universe. ”

"It's so professional. Although I probably have a little bit in mind - explain it to me simply. ”

"Material equivalence – it's still too complicated. To put it simply, it is possible to simulate this fortress as a non-living whole, and carry out super-directional navigation of super-large objects. If all goes well, you can reach Nebuchu in one day. ”

"What?" I immediately jumped up.

"Don't be surprised, but that's the limit. Current research is not able to extend this scope further. 100,000 light-years, which is basically the limit of this super jump. ”

"It doesn't matter if he's at the limit or not, that's enough. It's enough this time, just use it! I grabbed Hua Song's shoulder excitedly: "Then why don't you jump for me?" ”

"Hey, you light, I can't stand you barbarians!" Hua Song grinned and pushed my hand to the side and said, "It's not as simple as 'youjump, ijump'. Do you know how much energy is required for this simulation experiment and a jump over such a long distance? ”

"How much? Can the core furnace of the Gonggong Fortress be provided? ”

"Absolutely not." Hua Song said: "The simple algorithm is that all the world's electricity needs to be transferred and stored for about 20 days. ”

"Twenty days, does it take into account the asymmetrical passage of time?" My eyes were about to roll my eyes: "Do you know how long the expeditionary force will survive?" ”

"It depends on the energy of the person behind you. If they can convince the ground as soon as possible to provide these necessary things, we can set off as soon as possible. It's true that time is already very tight, so leave it to fate. ”

Two hours later, I showed up in the conference room of the Gonggong Fortress Headquarters. Most of the senior officers in attendance were overwhelmed and dismayed that I had convened two emergency meetings in a row in one night, and Simba's face was even more frighteningly stinky. But when they heard my message, they all woke up in shock, and there was a creepy atmosphere in the conference room.

"Twenty days...... That's just a theoretical value," Situ Jianghai muttered, "Considering the actual communication, mobilization, application, and cutover...... I don't know how much time it will take. Global mobilization! We don't have that kind of political strength right now. Sir, you know how slow the GDI is. It's a very legitimate thing, and it's common to delay it for a few months, not to mention that we had a big discord with them a long time ago. ”

I squinted at Situ and said, "If I had married that woman last year, I guess this matter would have been easier?" ”

"Eh, I didn't mean that. As far as I'm concerned, I very much agree with your equanimity to draw a line with that woman. Situ Jianghai hurriedly argued: "I just want to say that there are indeed great difficulties now. ”

"Situ, don't say something that everyone knows." Simba turned the pen in his hand and turned it around, looked up and said, "How can electricity be transmitted?" We pull a million-kilometer cable in space that passes over the jump gate? ”

"That's a technical problem, Hua Song promises to solve it, we just need to think about how to raise it."

Simba asked, "How long will it take for our fleet to break away from the fortress and rush back?" ”

"Our fortress is surprisingly slow, and we haven't been able to reach the Vulture Fortress in three months now." Situ Jianghai said: "But this is also good, which greatly reduces the difficulty of transmitting energy. If the fastest ships are used, I believe that it will be possible to reach three stars in ten days. But people will definitely be so tired that they can't do anything, and the battleship will also need to be overhauled. ”

"All it takes is a gesture." Simba turned to me and said, "It is probably certain that the southern capital should be able to settle part of it from Europe if Titus has enough influence." The rest of the country and North America, I look at it roughly. ”

"You make a plan and leave it to me early tomorrow morning." I stood up: "In this special operation on the rear battlefield, we can only win and not lose, and we must seize every minute and every second!" There is no need to wait for a plan from this side, immediately send the news to Samsung, and order Titus to immediately take responsibility for the implementation of this matter! Meeting. ”

The officers gradually dispersed, and only Simba could not stay. When everyone was astigmatized, he looked at me with a provocative gaze and asked, "Why did you get this kind of information at this time, was it played with?" ”

"Hmm." I answered him with a meaningless interjection, resting my hands behind my head and leaning back in my chair wearily: "Never again." From now on, destiny is in our own hands. Go ahead and think about the strategy. ”

"My strategy is simple and I've thought it through. Immediately send a regiment of troops back to Leilondo on the fastest destroyer, under my banner. He claimed that he was going to carry out the task of 'persuasion' in the country. As for this propaganda work, it had to be done entirely by Titus, and Naito could not be involved in it. Simba gritted his teeth and smiled: "Although I have a good reputation among the people in Nandu, those guys in Heguo are terrible to me." At this time, notoriety is more effective than anything else. ”

"That was Heguo, and it was more than ten days later." I said worriedly, "What about North America?" ”

"Mobilize the swordsmen, have you forgotten them?" "While I don't think this kind of force can replace the existing forces in regular warfare, it can be very effective in urban oppression warfare," Simba said. It's been more than two years since it was founded, and there are probably more than 3,000 people. With proper command, a sudden capture of Atlantic City would certainly not be a problem. ”

"Then do as you say. I'm a layman in this area. I smiled wryly, "I hope it will succeed." ”

But this kind of thing is really too wide-ranging. Even Alpha, Adams, and Nandu, who were completely vassalized by Leilondo, had their first reaction after receiving the notice was "Impossible, isn't it, is the surnamed Huang crazy?" "After a one-month blackout, we will be beaten back to the primitive society!" "Wait.

But Titus didn't give them much time to sigh. Twelve hours after the notice was issued, he personally led the guards to the Nandu Power Supply Bureau to read out the notice, and forcibly cut off all industrial and residential electricity except for a very few units that had to be supplied such as hospitals and GDI branches. At this time, the moon has been completely plunged into darkness, and it is turning all its energy towards Leirondo.

After the completion of the Southern Metropolitan Area, Titus handed over the rest of the work to Tan Kang and Han Han, and asked these two to take the inspection team and engineering team to the rest of the high-capacity and high-energy-consuming places in the Huaxia area to inspect and supervise the distribution of electric energy. He then flew to New Rome. New Rome had a very good relationship with him, but when he heard this lion's big mouth, he immediately looked at him and could not answer. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "We can limit 30% of residential electricity consumption and 20% industrial electricity consumption for two weeks." That's the limit. Hope you can ......"

"We must recognize that this is for the future of all humanity." Titus said solemnly: "It's time to put in the best effort." ”

"But no matter what you say, now that the call for democracy is rising and it is difficult to operate a black box, we do have difficulties......

"As you know, the Swiss troops have always been in my hands." Titus's face was as usual, but his tone was already full of threat: "If the time comes to summon them, the protests of the democrats can be easily resolved, right?" But if you force me to go that far, then I don't care if I take on another post as governor of New Rome. ”

"Governor of Titus, how can you say that? We're so close friends! ”

"Then please show the sincerity of your friends." Titus turned and said, "I'll come back tomorrow morning to implement this, and you'd better think about it overnight." There is no room for delay. ”

Under the threat of Titus, the walls of the fortress of New Rome, known as the "most walled GDI division", quickly collapsed. The speed with which they reacted to this demanding request made Tan Kang exclaim: "Do these guys usually don't do anything, and the energy power can be handed over?" ”

On January 25, 3071, all the disposable energy resources of Nandu and New Rome began to be officially forwarded to the moon. Because of the power outage in most areas, the President of the GDI Global Federation, John Brown. No one answered the fax of questioning sent by Adams, and no one answered him directly when the phone called, and the operator only told him to "go down to the countryside to check the meter" and hung up the phone. He had already received a telegram from Titus, but because he had already fallen apart from the space fleet that nominally belonged to him and was actually less than half of the people, he threw it into the paper basket after a glance, saying, "A non-caring guy in this kind of separate department is not qualified to make such a request to the parallel department." If you make a formal report and discuss it with the Global Federation, it's pretty much the same", and then it will be thrown aside.

But a week later, seeing that half of the world's four major blocks have begun to send all their energy into space, Adams can't help but feel a little anxious: what is Leirondo's ability to carry out this on half of the earth so quickly? When I called to ask the people of He, there was a lot of noise: "We ignored this matter, they are not qualified to make such an rude request to us!" ”

Half an hour after the phone was put down, Kamei Shou called back again, and the domineering voice at this time had disappeared without a trace, but with a crying voice: "Chairman, something is wrong." What's going on in Europe? The global satellite defense system did not respond as a whole! Led by that killer Simba, the Thunderondo army suddenly descended to Xinjing Bay in twenty space warships, and now they are heading towards our headquarters! ”

"Did they say anything?" Adams asked anxiously.

"It's said 'if you don't give electricity, you won't leave.'" Those Lei Longdo soldiers are really barbaric, they have already injured many of our local police, and they can't stop them at all. We are urgently studying whether to dispatch the Special Service Mecha Team, the Ghost in the Shell Team, and the New Century Skyhawk...... Alas? Who are you guys and how did you get in? ”

A Chinese voice came from Adams's microphone: "Assistant to the commander, the destroyers of the Leilondo Army are not only airborne troops in the bay, we are directly airborne from the roof of the headquarters building. Here's a letter of intent, please sign it. ”

Kamei Shou let out a wail: "Alas, you guys are really bold, let me out!" ”

"Hurry up and sign it!" The Chinese man said impatiently, "It's early to sign early." Isn't it just that you can't use electricity for a month? It's a fart, just go to Hokkaido for a hot spring on vacation! Hurry up and sign it, do you want to drag it until our Commander Simba comes to talk to you in person? He's a butcher with hundreds of heads falling to the ground with every step! ”

The microphone fell to the table with a deafening clatter, and was picked up and hung up rudely.

Adams held the busy earpiece for a long time, and it took a full ten minutes before he finally realized what had happened. Enraged, he immediately summoned Steven, the commander of the Atlantic City. Major General Gower asked: "Are there any loopholes in the city's defense work, and is it necessary to send one or two additional field armies to strengthen the defense?" ”

Steven stood upright: "The security work has always been seamless, please rest assured!" ”

"But three years ago, the Northern Capital said the same thing, and that still happened. Is there really no need for additional troops? ”

"Your Excellency, the new recruits after the Phantom War are all scum. In addition, in the past few years, funds have been tight, and the field army's military salaries have never been enough, and small-scale riots have broken out in three days. It's okay to practice in the wild, but if you enter the city in large numbers, I'm afraid the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

"That's fine." Adams let out a sigh: "Your garrison has fifteen thousand men, well-equipped, and much better than those incompetent security police in Xinjing. It's a shame that I didn't send you to the Fantasy Realm back then! Although there are still tens of thousands of troops on Leilondo, the level of training is insufficient, and it is difficult to transfer elite troops from the front line on a large scale for a while. In this case, the likelihood that they will officially turn their faces and start a war with us is very small, and it is estimated that there will be no problems. Anyway, it's up to you. ”

After seizing the energy resources of Europe and the peace countries, Leirondo's propaganda machine began to desperately build up public opinion. The main tone is that this special energy allocation is for the most critical future considerations of mankind, so it must not be taken as a result, which has caused great inconvenience to everyone's life and work, and I hope you will understand - it will not affect you anything afterwards. In short, the month-long blackout was a nightmare, and after that, the horses ran, danced, and danced, and everything went on as usual.

In normal times, the public opinion counterattack on the Internet and television and radio would be enough to make Titus sad, but now Europe and China have completely cut off electricity, and all information exchange channels such as television, movies, wireless broadcasting, and the Internet have long been cut off, and the broad masses of the people, including all the intelligent elites, have immediately become deaf and blind, and can only be brainwashed by the free newspapers he printed and sent to every household. Although I was quite angry for a while, there was no large-scale response, and within a few days, I got used to this kind of compact and loose life that was not as compact as usual. After Shinkyo was brought under the control of a regiment of the Relondo Army, there was a gratifying situation in which Kamei Shou took the initiative to publish an editorial of advanced ideas "all for mankind" - although this statement did not necessarily come from his sincere intentions.

Just as the debate within the GDI began to be about the legitimacy of refusing to cooperate, Titus suddenly appeared outside Atlantic City with a battalion of guards. He was extremely prepared, and did not rush into the city first, but held a large-scale propaganda exhibition in the station outside the city, announcing the feat of the human space expeditionary force crossing the galaxy to avenge the human race, and hyped the necessity and correctness of the main star to do its best to support the expeditionary soldiers. At this time, the GDI in North America suddenly realized that it was the only region in the world that still had the Internet, television, and radio, which were easy to cause trouble for those in power.

Titus' high-sounding speech quickly took root in the hearts of the people, and in just two days, more than 40 people's marches and petitions took place in Atlantic City, with slogans such as "Electricity with love, unlimited love", as if their consciousness had suddenly ascended to the top level in the world.

There are so many petitions like this that anyone can get a lot of headaches. The quarrel at the North American GDI meeting immediately escalated, and even Adams could not say any valid reason to refuse. The only interface is that the impact is too big - but the people have said so, so this excuse is not sufficient. So he played dead and put Steven in front of him. Poor Major General Steven, after receiving a blank check from Adams, felt that the opportunity for promotion had arrived, and declared:

"Ignore those guys, they're just some! I will strictly guard the defense of the capital and prevent a single chaotic party from entering! ”

Of course, such rhetoric can only be made at internal meetings, and if it is publicly released in the media, it will certainly be immediately ruined by the public. With such reckless men in the vat, Adams put on a high posture, and said in an interview with the Atlantic: "Welcome to the Acting Governor of Titus to come and talk to me concretely. It is a matter of humanity's great cause, so how can we not give it our full support? But the Governor of Titus should also show sincerity and come as soon as possible. ”

The words are beautiful, but Atlantic City has secretly imposed martial law. In the name of "preparing the power system", the commander of the city defense cut off the power supply to the relevant media units and the Internet, and then dispatched 10,000 soldiers to lay concrete anti-infantry antlers five kilometers deep between the Titus station and Atlantic City overnight, and only planted mines in the open field. The main road in the city leading to the GDI headquarters building is even more full of tanks and armored vehicles, and even children's cars cannot pass.

Such a blatant obstruction, even Adams felt that he was not doing a good job. However, as long as it can be enough to keep Titus trapped outside the city and not allowed to enter, the city is already out of power anyway, and he can't receive his propaganda and rebellion. Delay for a few more days, and as soon as the power supply is restored, immediately notify the whole of North America with lightning speed: "Titus is a cowardly and incompetent hypocrite, we opened the door but he did not dare to come, how can such a person be trustworthy and cooperative".

Although the abacus was well played, it did not have the desired effect. Two hours later, Adams heard the news that Titus had forcibly smashed the antler barrier and had reached the entrance to the city. By this time, Steven had already messed up, trying to restore the power supply, and mobilizing all the media to attack Titus as an "intruder". However, the media did not listen to his command, and the long guns and short guns were broadcast from all angles, but countless people saw his bad behavior of blocking traffic with eight tanks side by side on the main road. There had been no news to be excited about in decades, and the reporters of the large and small media who had flocked to the streets to see the grand occasion saw the swordsman battalion under Titus, wielding long knives, smashing the steel monsters that stood in the way one by one as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, and opened a big road, they couldn't stop cheering. The cheers immediately spread from the mouths of reporters to the whole city and even the entire North American continent. Steven's garrison was so frightened by the cheers of the swordsman battalion and the people who accompanied them that they did not dare to fire their guns or block them, but they had to retreat step by step, watching them advance through the tanks.

The twenty-kilometer-long tank avenue was cleared by the swordsman battalion in only four hours, which was not much slower than a normal person's walk. Dressed in armor and carrying a long sword at his waist, Titus walked slowly through the formation, and won a lot of media impression points with his carefully crafted image of an elite in military uniform. When they arrived at the door of GDI headquarters in North America, Adams finally realized that all his designs had been in vain. Although he is the head of the GDI in North America and the titular leader of the global GDI, he can no longer oppose Tydus' proposal at this moment when the public is boiling. The only thing he could do was call Steven and scold him for "what's the point of surviving in the world", forcing the poor guy to kill himself by swallowing a gun, becoming the only victim of the Atlantic March.

On January 28, '71, Titus burst into Atlantic City and signed an agreement of understanding with GDI in North America, peacefully securing the right to dispatch energy throughout the United States. After 12 days of emergency transportation from all over the world, the Gonggong Fortress finally gained enough energy to leap into the unknown. (To be continued.) )