Chapter 60: The Land of Confusion
Although the Land of Confusion is in the northern region of the Greenwich Meteorite Belt, not within the jurisdiction of the Human Federation, or even within the territory of the Galactic Alliance, it is not for nothing that the Human Federation has made it a forbidden area. This rule is mainly aimed at mercenaries who go on expeditions to the North District. To put it simply, if a mercenary has an accident in the forbidden area designated by the Federation, he should not want to receive support and assistance from the Federation.
The Land of Confusion is a semi-open area, not a completely open space that can be freely entered and exited like the Chaos Star Field.
The entrance is an abandoned warship with warnings such as "Forbidden Zone", "Danger", "Warning", and "Enter with Caution" written in the lingua franca of the galaxy, the lingua franca of the Human Federation, and hundreds of other civilizations. It's just that for the mercenaries, these warning signs are useless.
The Silence was parked next to the abandoned ship, and Jackson had been waiting behind the airlock with four men for a long time.
"Follow me when you go out, keep the distance within ten meters, don't pull too far away, and don't get too close." Jackson glanced at the four. "It's full of space debris, and if you accidentally fall into space debris, God can't save you. If you see something strange or encounter something bizarre, don't panic. Simply put, don't believe what you see and hear. Space debris can refract images from other places, creating illusions that resemble mirages. If you take it seriously, you'll get lost inside. Finally, and most importantly, watch your weapons and don't fire indiscriminately, or you're likely to hit yourself. ”
Jackson spoke very seriously, and the four of them listened attentively.
"Are you ready?"
Yang Yi consciously put on a protective suit, although the five of them have an Origin Converter and can protect themselves by creating an energy barrier, but Jackson said before that space debris will interfere with the Origin Converter, and the gathered energy will attract nearby space debris, so it is best not to use the Origin Converter. To this end, Jackson provided each of the four with a set of D-level protective suits of good quality.
After everyone put on their protective suits, Jackson opened the airtight door.
The D-Class suit is equipped with a jet propulsion system, and flying to the entrance is not a difficult task.
Coming to the entrance, Yang Yi clearly felt that the Land of Confusion was wrapped in a completely transparent wall of Origin Energy, which was the masterpiece of the Human Federation.
Before the end of the Fifth Greenwich War, when the two sides were negotiating an armistice, the entire Greenwich Meteorite Belt was under the control of the Human Federation. At the time, no one believed that the war between the two alliances would end there, and that the armistice was a dead letter. The Galactic Alliance has regained lost ground and does not have enough forces to capture the entire North Alpha system. The battle line of the Silicon Phantom Alliance has almost completely collapsed, and the war has burned into the Northern Alpha system, and it is urgent to make major adjustments to the combat deployment, so there is a need for a truce on both sides. It is for this reason that before the armistice came into effect, the Human Federation explored the entire North, finding dangerous areas, including the Lands of Insanity. Because the issue of how to demarcate the Greenwich meteorite belt had not yet been agreed upon, the Human Federation spent a lot of resources to isolate these danger areas and set them as forbidden areas to avoid a catastrophe.
"Ahead is the land of confusion, everyone follow closely."
Jackson led the team in front, Yang Yi and Stevenson followed behind him, and Lin Feng and Clal kept a distance of several meters from each other.
After passing through the invisible door, Jackson stopped and took out an object the size of a baseball.
Looking back at Yang Yi and the others who were following behind, Jackson threw the object out.
It is a Primordial Energy Memory, which, when activated, will release the Primordial Energy inside at a set rate. Because the Primal Energy attracts space debris, it is possible to detect nearby space debris through the diffuse Origin Energy, so as to avoid space debris and find a safe passage into the Land of Confusion.
After using up more than a dozen Origin Energy Storage, the group finally reached the depths of the Land of Insanity.
Is that there?
"Don't move!"
was scolded by Jackson, Yang Yi immediately controlled his speed and stopped beside him.
Not far ahead is the "Kuhn-Barrion Fortress", which is exactly like the photos shown by Jackson, which is simply an asteroid.
In fact, the "Kuhn-Barrion Fortress" was originally an asteroid.
At the end of the Fifth Greenwich War, when the Galactic Alliance launched a full-scale counteroffensive, the Silicon Alliance dragged the asteroid from a nearby star system to the vicinity of the Greenwich Meteorite Belt and made a complete transformation to build it into a space fortress. Without this fortress, without the more than 100 war kings and thousands of generals guarding the fortress, the army of the Human Federation would have driven straight in. Because it has never been invaded by the Galactic Alliance, the Silicon Alliance may not be able to defend the home galaxy, and it is inevitable to lose the city and lose the ground. The Battle of Dawn of Peace, which is also taking place around the fortress, has made the decision-makers of the Galactic Alliance realize the difficulty of capturing the Northern Alpha System.
Although many people sighed at the outcome of the "Dawn of Peace" battle, and even Zhan Ruilin was furious at the alliance's decision to negotiate an armistice, from another perspective, the Galactic Alliance a thousand years ago did not have the strength to capture the entire Northern Alpha system. If it advances desperately, as the battle line is extended, it will definitely become the end of the crossbow, and it will definitely be the Galactic Alliance that will suffer a crushing defeat in the end.
"How far is it?" Stevenson asked.
"I don't know." Jackson let out a long sigh and said, "Last time, I stopped here, and none of the personnel sent to investigate the situation came back. ”
"You mean ......"
"I waited here for five days, and not only did no one come back, but I didn't hear anything. This is the central area of the Lands of Confusion, surrounded by space debris and heavily disrupted communications, with no longer than the visual range. Jackson glanced at the four. It was an illusion of refraction of space debris, and it seemed close at hand, perhaps far away. If you're afraid, it's not too late to quit. ”
Lin Feng flew over and made his position clear.
Claire also flew next to Stevenson, with no intention of quitting.
"I'm glad you didn't quit. It's just that what will happen next, I don't know. In any case, I will be at the forefront. ”
"Let's go, time matters." Yang Yi said.
Jackson didn't ramble anymore and took out another Origin Memory.
This time, the four of them followed closely, the distance between them was shortened to five meters, and they formed a single column, with Jackson in front, then Stevenson, Yang Yi, Clall and Lin Feng. It was not that Yang Yi was polite and took the initiative to be humble, but deliberately let Stevenson walk in front. Stevenson did not deliberately maintain his position, indicating that he was not very wary of Yang Yi, and perhaps did not see Yang Yi as a threat.
As Jackson said, in the center of the Places of Confusion, the density of space debris increases several times over, and the further you go, the denser it becomes. Many times, because he couldn't avoid the space debris in front of him, Jackson had to lead the team around, and no one wanted to get up close and personal with the space debris.
In fact, space debris and space jump tunnels are essentially the same thing.
The difference is that the jump tunnel is artificially created and can be controlled with equipment. Space debris, on the other hand, is naturally generated, uncontrollable, and does not know where the exit is. According to the "string theory" that analyzes the jump channel, the space debris may appear anywhere in the universe, even in a black hole, and the Alpha Galaxy is only a corner of the vast universe.
After hours, Jackson stopped.
The "Kuhn-Barrion Fortress" is still ahead, and it still seems that it is still so far away, not approaching, not pulling away.
"What's wrong?"
"We may be spinning in circles." Jackson glanced at Stevenson, who was approaching, and said, "Although we can't judge the distance by illusion, we spent several hours to get to the fortress without shortening. It's a labyrinth, and we're afraid we'll never get to the fortress. ”
"There's no going back now."
As soon as Yang Yi said this, Jackson glanced back.
The exit from the Land of Confusion was still not far from the back, and it looked the same as when it came in, but it was almost impossible to get back there.
"Guys, I'm so sorry." Jackson felt guilty.
It was only at this point that he realized that entering the Land of Confusion was itself a bad decision, as anyone would be lost.
Don't even think about going out once you're in.
"Is it useful to say that now?" Yang Yi smiled and said, "Anyway, we have at least been here and know that the 'Kuhn-Barion Fortress' is here. ”
"But ......"
"Brother Xiao is right, we can only move forward, retreating will only make the situation more complicated, and staying is not a way." Stevenson nodded at Yang Yi and said to Jackson, "It's our decision to come here with you, and you don't have to apologize to us for that." ”
Jackson gritted his teeth and said, "However, the Origin Storage I brought has run out. ”
Stevenson was slightly stunned, and Yang Yi also showed a look of surprise. Jackson stopped suddenly, not in despair, but without the pathfinder's Origin Storage.
Now, here's the problem.
Without the Primordial Storage, there is no way to know if there is space debris nearby. Although there is no interference from the outside world, space debris will not move, but let alone continue to move forward, even if it is just a step, it is possible to fall into space debris. The situation of the people is like standing in a minefield, and they don't know if there are mines at their feet.
What to do?
As soon as Yang Yi was about to speak, he saw Lin Feng's eyes. Thinking that Stevenson and Clal deliberately concealed their combat power, Yang Yi remained silent.
If Lin Feng's guess is correct, Stevenson and Clal will take action.