ACT079: Desperate sortie

Three days after the poison gas attack on Ethiopia, the news was finally transmitted by the intelligence agents of various countries lurking in Addis Ababa, and the secret weapon of the Italians caused a strong shock in the military and political circles of various countries, and Selassie I once again appealed to the League of Nations, hoping that they would stand up and stop the atrocities of the Italian army.

"They can do this to Ethiopia today, and they can do this to Europe tomorrow!"

Unfortunately, Selassie I's call was ultimately not echoed by any of the major powers, and the Chamberlain government of the British Empire continued to pursue a policy of appeasement towards Italy. The other side seems to be naΓ―ve to think that as long as Ethiopia is sacrificed to feed Italy, the other side will not make a move against itself and can enjoy peace.

Neville Chamberlain...... I really don't understand how this kind of cowardice became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom! ”

After reading the information passed on to him by the "agent" organization, Zhao Jian sarcastically mocked the current prime minister of the United Kingdom, and then crumpled the letter paper into a ball and threw it into the oven. He was eating barbecue at home, and his subordinates suddenly sent him a secret letter, Zhao Jian looked at the signature on the envelope, and knew that it was given to him by Dai Li.

The letter said that Ethiopia was nearing the end of its life, and that the Italians had dealt a heavy blow to their army with their gas weapons. With heavy casualties among the army and civilians, Selassie I gathered the remnants of his forces at Maichou and prepared to fight the Italian army to the death. In addition, there is a large amount of intelligence that Ethiopia's giant god soldier "Emerald Star" is very likely to participate in this battle.

Only three months and exactly 100 days have passed since the war officially began, and Ethiopia has reached the end of its rope, and the regular war has lasted only half of the time in another time and space. During this period, although the rockets provided by Zhao Jian brought a small episode to the war, the "crystal dust" of the Italian army finally determined the direction of the war.

This made Zhao Jian feel the lack of his own strength again!

It is worth mentioning that after Zhao Jian consulted the system about the intelligence of "crystal dust", the other party actually analyzed a conclusion that made him complain - the so-called "crystal dust" is actually a spray with medical effect.

Ancient people were energy-type life forms and theoretically could not get sick, but in order to deal with the "untheoretical" situation, they came up with the emergency treatment measure of "quickly crystallizing themselves". This kind of measure is a bit like "life pause", which can freeze oneself in the moment of crystallization, and the ancient people who are energy bodies can release crystallization at any time with their own consciousness.

Later, this technique was applied to the generation of the Divine Core, which was used to permanently preserve the souls of the budding species. Although there are certain differences between the two techniques, they are essentially "father-son relationships". When Leonardo da Vinci was studying the Divine Core, he accidentally stimulated the Divine Core with lightning to stimulate the reverse reaction, and the initial "crystal dust phenomenon" came from this.

However, if you think about it this way, the essence of crystal dust seems to be the X liquid secreted by the Celestial Maiden during electrotherapy, which also makes a "scientific" explanation for the reason why the Celestial Maiden can't touch it...... No wonder those fierce men who wanted to overthrow the Heavenly Maiden died so miserably!

"Alas~! Looks like we're going to have to make another trip to East Africa. ”

At the end of the secret letter, Dai Li assigned Zhao Jian to rush to Ethiopia as soon as possible to bring Selassie I back to the Tang Dynasty alive. If possible, it's best to gather some more information about Crystal Dust and get a "sample" or two back. The former is the main task and must be completed! The latter is a secondary task, and Zhao can do what he can.

With little time to prepare, Zhao summoned his men to rush back to the Hydrangea on the same day, and ordered the maintenance station that had not had time to fly away to return to its previous hidden position and stand by. They didn't go to deliver goods this time, as long as they could take Haile Selassie out, they would complete the task, so Dai Li even asked Zhao Jian for a secret edict from the Tang Emperor, so that he could take it out at a critical moment to prove his identity.

Relying on the speed of the spaceship, Zhao arrived in Ethiopia again in the middle of the night the next day, only 10 days after he left the place, and the atmosphere there can be said to have completely changed.

Before the last departure, the locals were still immersed in the excitement brought by the "great victory", but now this high morale has been shattered by the appearance of crystal dust!

After the arrival of the Hydrangea, Zhao Jian was still greeted by the little officer from last time, but when he met Zhao Jian again, he could not see the courage of the past in his eyes. The other party talked to Zhao Jian along the way, and with a wonderful friendship, he actually wanted Zhao Jian to take him abroad when he left. The panic caused by the crystal dust can be seen!

Soon the Zhao ship was taken to the front of the palace, which was currently in a state of semi-destruction because of the focus on the previous bombardment. A palace attendant took over the task of leading the way, and led Zhao Jian into the palace, and the two of them twisted into the inner courtyard, and soon came to a staircase that circled towards Lu. Zhao Jian pressed the handrail and glanced down, but he couldn't see the bottom of the black hole below.

"Your Majesty, he's down here?"

"Yes, after His Majesty heard that Mr. Zhuge was coming, he specially ordered the contemptible people to take you to the holy land to see him. This is the highest level of forbidden land in our country, and non-members of the royal family are not allowed to trespass, and you are the first foreigner to enter. ”

"Alright then, you'll lead the way."

Hearing the word "Holy Land", Zhao Jian vaguely understood what kind of place this was. Sure enough! Zhao Jian followed the stairs to the bottom, and after walking through a long tunnel, he finally saw the highest combat power on the Ethiopian side - the giant god soldier "Jade Star" in a natural cave!

is completely different from the armored machine soldiers that come out of the human copycat themselves, and the genuine giant god soldiers exude a "rich and handsome" temperament just in appearance, and they are also larger! The Emerald Star is a humanoid mecha with an emerald green body, sitting on a huge stone pedestal at this time, holding a fork-shaped weapon in both hands, with a height of nearly 20 meters, and the streamlined armor does not look like a common metal, and it is crystal clear.

During the first Italian invasion, it was the Emerald Star that annihilated the invading forces and led to the Battle of Liwei for the Ethiopians. Now, 40 years later, Emerald Star will fight again, but this time he can only strike with desperation, because his opponents are Italy's two A-rank giants. Zhao Jian didn't think that the Emerald Star would be the strongest S-class, which was even more certain after he saw the Emerald Star on the spot.

Standing in front of this mighty giant, Zhao Jian couldn't help but be a little distracted, and at this time, Haile Selassie, who was dressed in military uniform, led a young man towards Zhao Jian. Zhao Jian knew the young man, and the other party was Ethiopia's crown prince Asfa Watson, the country's next emperor.

The father and son appeared in front of him at the same time in this place, and Zhao Jian vaguely understood.