The capital of the Federation of Caios, Pompeii. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Standing at the edge of the floating city at an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, Shaida Lega gradually glows with a soft warm light from the passive lighting system between the courtyard, lawn and built-in pool behind her.

A giant military mothership was slowly descending in the night, like a dark cloud obscuring the starry sky towards the ground.

As the wind became stronger, Shayda's red and white dress, which was a mixture of Caes's traditional aristocratic costume and interstellar travel style, was blown whirring, and the expression on her face became more and more solemn.

The aviation lights around the alien mothership gradually lit up, illuminating the late 6th-century Trisian-style villa complex covering more than 40 acres behind Shayda.

In the distance, the voices of people rallying in protest became more frenzied.

The corners of Xia Yida's mouth turned up slightly, and she smiled helplessly and lonely.

In her opinion, these protests do not make much sense. Before the absolute power gap, the Caios Federation had no ability to resist, and even if the Feemon warship ignored the coordinated command of the Federal Aviation Administration and approached Pompeii in an extremely domineering manner, she, the nominal Bundestag Speaker, could only make a welcoming gesture.

In fact, the choice of the No. 1 mothership of the Femont garrison to dock outside the Speaker's residence was precisely the result of a consultation between Shaida and the garrison's top commander, Rear Admiral Bobby, on the phone.

What has happened in the last few hours has galvanized the resistance of the parliament and the army to the extreme, and it is possible to do something irrational at any moment. It is precisely because of this that Shaida removed all the personnel of the federal security department who were usually stationed in the Speaker's Office, just for fear of an accident that would misfire.

The militar, glowing mild light, descended parallel to the upper city of Pompeii, gradually panning, as if to show off its superior mooring skills, until it was only a few centimeters away from the concrete floating embankment in front of Shayda, and then it stopped completely.

On the vast mothership deck, bright yellow fluorescent lines are staggered, and the tall iron-gray mechs are lined up in two rows, sandwiched by a tall figure walking briskly and wearing a crisp military uniform.

"Lady Lega......" said the soldier's voice was loud and confident, "I hope you can restrain the army and the people of your country, I don't want to see any surprises." ”

"Major General Bobby, over the past two hours, your army has choked the armed forces across the Federation, and the parliament and the population are waiting for a clear answer. How should we understand this operation in your country, the pre-evacuation exercises, the flexing of muscles, or ......," Shaida asked without humility or arrogance.

"I think I've given you a clear answer, temporary takeover. The major general stepped on the land of the floating city, and the pestle was two meters away in front of Xia Yida like a straight wooden stake, "This is an order from the military headquarters, and I am only responsible for carrying it out, and I have no right to ask the reason." ”

"A few minutes ago, I contacted the Supreme Council of your country, and the answer I received seemed to be somewhat different from what you said. Xia Yida still maintained a calm face, "I suggest that you communicate with your military headquarters again, so as not to have any misunderstandings in the middle." ”

Major General Bobby's knife-and-axe-like resolute face showed a hint of disgust, and he sneered: "You don't have to use the Supreme Council to press me. I only carry out the instructions of the military department, and nothing else has anything to do with me. ”

On the deck behind the Major General, the mecha army was running, the metal soles of their feet were stepping on the deck, and the footsteps were dull and chaotic.

"Wait a minute," Xia Yida stretched out his hand to block it, and said, "Major General, someone wants to say a few words to you." ”

As she spoke, she pulled out a short metal rod from her pocket, slowly pulled the foot support, placed it on the ground, pressed the button on the top of the metal rod, pointed the slowly flashing indicator in Bobby's direction, and then took a step back.

Countless lasers shoot out from the dense holes at the top of the metal rods, changing colors to transform into the image of a middle-aged man sitting on a leather single sofa, wearing a light gray robe, with short blond hair and a thin beard.

"Major General Bobby, do you know what you're doing?" the laser projection created a portrait of a person clearly visible, and the voice seemed to come from his mouth rather than a metal pillar.

"Prime Minister Theda...... I am on an emergency military order, if you have any questions, please contact the military headquarters directly. The Major General's face did not change much, as if he had already expected this scene. The light battle mechs still ran past him and stepped onto the city of Pompeii, without the image of the prime minister's telephone projection in his eyes.

In the projection, the Prime Minister of the Feimeng Empire frowned, raised his eyes to stare at Major General Bobby, and said: "No matter what you are doing, I now order you in the capacity of the Prime Minister of the Empire to stop your actions immediately! Return to China to report on your work! Wait for the investigation!"

A smile appeared in the corner of Xiaida's eyes, she stood behind the projected image of Prime Minister Theda, and she could not see his expression, but she could hear how angry he was just by the tone of his voice.

Major General Bobby's face also became ugly. He shook his head slightly, and said something that made Xia Yida stunned.

"Your Excellency, I have been ordered that anyone who obstructs this operation will be killed," Bobby paused and reminded, "Attention...... It's anyone!"

"What are you talking about!" Prime Minister Theda stood up, his face flushed and roared, "You will be tried for treason......"

"Treason, which country?" said Bobby by stepped forward and expressed his position by kicking the mobile phone that was lying on the ground into the air.

"Now, do you know where I stand?" he said coldly, "Take me to the Federal Network Center!"

......

The starry night sky with the moon in place was a sight not to see in a long time for Donner.

Even though gunfire was already raging in the distance and the sky above the power plant was full of cruising aircraft, he couldn't help but look at Sky City - this artificial moon was brighter than the one on Earth, but in the second half of the night it would be blocked by the giant Rand Star and disappear into the night sky.

"Do you hear that? The guns of the revolution have already sounded!" the young man who had just answered them for sabotaging the power plant stood up excitedly, and was dragged down by Donner.

"Don't want to live anymore?" Donner glared at him.

"Let go of me!" said the young man, shaking off Donner's hand, "to live like a maggot, or to die like a flame!" said him, and ran in the direction of the lower town.

Titi tried to follow, but was stopped by Donner, and as she twisted and struggled, she suddenly saw a bright light flash from the sand outside the coconut grove, followed by a short, terrifying scream.

The young man who ran out of the woods was swept away by the bright light from the sky, like a lit firecracker, and before he could let out a scream, he was gone. In a sense, he got what he wanted.

Laser Weapons...... Damn! Donner hunched his neck in the muddy sand, the ecstasy of his promotion swept away, as if it were just a lottery ticket that had won a huge prize but had already passed the redemption period.

Titi also fell silent, and in the face of such a scene, her reason finally prevailed over her fanatical revolutionary impulse. "What to do?" she shuddered uncontrollably as the fear of death shrouded her.

"Don't talk...... Wait and see. Donner whispered.

"The power plant has been blocked, and when they find the hole, they will be able to touch it. Titi reminded in a suppressed voice.

"It won't take that long...... It's already here. Donner pointed to the sky with a very small range of movements.

Titi looked cautiously up, only to see several lighted flying machines circling towards the coconut grove, gradually approaching. Most of them were attracted by the young man who had just died.

"Your magician friend...... I didn't go far......" Titi said sadly, looking at Donner.