A deep, dark space, with pale green signal lights flickering on and off, as if striking some kind of rhythm beat.

This is the last bastion left by the Human Union in the solar system, a space station operating at the Lagrange point.

At the same time, it is also the last harbor that the expeditionary force can find after returning from a war five light years away.

But now more than two centuries after the end of the three-year war, the expeditionary force that once lived here has long since disappeared after the last order was given.

For this non-living facility, time has lost its meaning.

No one knows how long the facility has been in operation.

No one knows what that data running on the server means.

The people who designed it no longer exist in this world, including those it wanted to protect and those it wanted to destroy, have all disappeared into this universe, and even it itself has long deviated from the course that its designers set for it in the first place.

It aspires to some degree of meaning.

So it's been actively searching for signals from the Azure Planet.

Although traces of civilization have faded from the withered planet, a glimmer of hope can occasionally be observed from the ruins.

I don't know how long it took, but there was finally a sound in the silent room.

It's like a refrigerator that has been suddenly opened.

The man lying flat on the scanning bed suddenly opened his eyes, and then slowly sat up from the bed.

Everything around him was so unfamiliar, yet he didn't show any panic or dazed expression as if he had expected it.

There was only one thing that surprised him.

After glancing around, Wang Yi fixed his gaze on his hands full of mechanical texture.

“…… This is? ”

Almost at the same time as his words fell, an emotionless electronic voice came from beside him, like a ghost that followed him, answering the confusion in his heart.

"This is the body we have in store for you."

Body?

"I don't need that kind of cumbersome." Wang Yi frowned slightly, with a hint of unhappiness in his tone.

The tangible entity was only a burden to him, especially since it had become eternal not so long ago.

However, the emotionless electronic voice did not take care of his emotions, and only said in that involuntary tone.

"We think you need to."

“……”

Speechless to the tough answer, Wang Yi looked at the dead universe outside the porthole in silence, and then turned his gaze to the space beside him.

After waking up from here, he could no longer perceive the existence of the Sanctuary.

Aside from his abundant strength and physical strength, as well as his unusually sharp mental speed, he was like an ordinary mortal at this moment.

And this also gave him a sense of crisis.

No matter how many times he was killed, he would never actually die, and as long as there was a chip left, his consciousness would immediately move to the next body.

Now, however, it only takes a fatal injury to send him away completely.

As if sensing his concerns, the cold electronic voice continued.

“…… Your data is stored in this body, and an existing entity helps us communicate with each other and helps you to recognize where you stand. ”

Wang Yi frowned slightly.

"What do you mean?"

The electronic voice continued.

"It's literal."

"From now on, your number is 117-100. Our containment of you is based on the terms of the 'agreement', and you are not our only hope. ”

"Also based on the legacy agreement, we will give you the necessary budget to support your continued unfinished research. I want you to understand that this is not an obligation, but an exchange. ”

"At the same time, we don't have a ceiling on how much we can do to you, we need to see tangible results, or you can show us other hopeful possibilities."

No. 117-100?

Hearing this long list of numbers, the corners of Wang Yi's mouth twitched unconsciously.

However, even if he has 10,000 dissatisfactions in his heart, he can only choose to endure at this time.

"Actually, I don't understand, with your ability, you can directly descend on that land, and let the people there do what you think...... But why do you want to use such a restraint method? ”

The electronic voice said softly.

"Because we want to push people on earth to make a spontaneous change...... At least while we still have the time and hope to get it done, we prefer limited intervention rather than direct intervention. ”

Wang Yi sneered and said in a tone with a hint of mockery.

"The people of the earth will not thank you for doing this, you are only prolonging their suffering."

The electronic voice said calmly.

"That's not something we think about, and we don't expect gratitude from anyone, including you who have been blessed by us. Of course, we do want them to end the Wasteland Age sooner, and we'll consider doing something to speed up the process if necessary...... But not now. ”

Grace......

Wang Yi responded with silence to the words spoken by the electronic voice.

It is true that the torch has received the favor of the "celestials", but in Wang Yi's opinion, it is more the help of other partners from Vault 117 than these cold iron bumps.

Unfortunately, they failed and eventually got to where they are today.

Now that he has become a part of the "celestial beings", he can only hope for those on earth who can still hear his voice.

"Perhaps...... By the way, what about my other compatriots? Wang Yi said.

He probably knew about the situation here, so he didn't show too much surprise from the beginning.

More than a decade ago, the inhabitants of Vault 117 had already arrived here and sent them information about the Lagrange Point space station.

Simply put, it's a containment facility, and it's not just them, it's also the other Vault dwellers trying to save the world...... For example, Vault 20.

Although the facility is not affiliated with either the Torch Project or the Torch Church, due to certain characteristics of the facility, they can use it for their own purposes.

After hearing his inquiry, the unwavering electronic voice continued.

"If you're referring to other people who are from the same place as you, they're all here. Go through the door and hallway on your left, and you'll meet them in a hall where they've been waiting for you for about 67 hours. ”

Wang Yi turned his head to look to the left, and sure enough, he saw a movable door lying there.

"I see...... By the way, what should I call you? ”

The electronic voice whispered.

"Just call me 'Navigator.'"

Wang Yi nodded, left the scanning table, and stood on the cold metal floor with his feet.

He took a piece of clothing and draped it over his body, and walked to the movable door.

Closed metal doors open to both sides.

He walked on, stopping in the middle of the hallway, his eyes drifting to the porthole on one side of the hallway.

The azure planet seemed to be imprinted at the end of his vision, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow slightly.

The memory of death is vivid.

He will not forget how those people drove him to a dead end, and how they forced his comrades to death.

“…… I'll be back. ”

This sentence seems to be said to myself.

Wang Yi threw down such a sentence, and then continued to look ahead, and walked away without looking back......

……

In the southern seas, the North Island is beautiful.

A large transport plane with four engines slowly landed on the straight airport runway.

A red carpet with gold trim paved a path in front of the gangway, and Chu Guang, dressed in azure power armor, walked down from the plane surrounded by flowers and applause.

Reporters standing on the outside of the fence frantically press the shutter in their hands to pick up the headlines for tomorrow's newspaper.

Standing on the other side of the red carpet, President Lee Myung-hui said with a bright smile on his face and a gesture of welcome.

"Welcome! Managers of the Alliance! ”

Chu Guang smiled and waved his hand, and then walked up to this friend who had a relationship with each other, stretched out his right hand and said.

"You're being too polite."

Li Minghui politely held his right hand and shook it, and said with a polite smile.

"You're a friend of the survivors of the Southern Seas, and we've always been so welcoming...... Please come with me. ”

In addition to Chu Guang, he was accompanied by a group of Alliance officers, including Vanus, some members of the Guards Corps, and some players who stood out in the expansion.

And for this kind of good opportunity to pretend to be forced, players like Mosquito will naturally not miss it.

In order to catch up with the same flight as Chu Guang, this guy even flew from Beidao to French Fries Port, and the road alone was delayed for two days.

The welcoming motorcade was already waiting next to the airport, and a total of ten black off-road vehicles looked tall and majestic surrounded by the honor guards, and they were very imposing.

It is a wheeled off-road designed by Kitajima Heavy Industries, and it is also the most produced light vehicle in the entire South China Sea Alliance, and its doors are made of special bulletproof materials, which can even block Gauss rifles.

At the same time, only this armored car could withstand the weight of the power armor on Chu Guang's body.

On the way to the hotel, Li Minghui enthusiastically chatted with Chu Guang about many things.

This includes gratitude to the alliance for supporting the rebuilding of the homes of survivors in the southern seas, to some interesting news about the South China Sea alliance during this time, and the fact that delegates will put him in the presidency and prevent him from resigning.

“…… That's the thing, I had already thought out my retirement plans, and they pushed them back into my chair. ”

Looking at this Mr. President, whose mentality has undergone a 180-degree turn, Chu Guang asked with interest.

"What are you going to do when you retire?"

Li Minghui said with a grin.

"Maybe go to Golden Gallen Harbor, I've always wondered what to do there, and the boys of the South Sea Alliance like to run there...... But to be honest, in fact, I can't go too far, the federal navy still needs me, and I'm afraid I will have to wait for a dozen or twenty years to retire completely. ”

Although he has returned military power to the Congress, he is still the commander of the South China Sea Alliance Navy.

After all, he is the only one in the entire southern sea area who has the actual combat experience of commanding large-scale naval battles.

Although he is a complete layman in governance, there is no one in the entire southern sea more professional than him when it comes to fighting.

Chu Guang said with a smile when he heard this.

"Sounds interesting, but when this trip is over, maybe I'll go there too."

Li Minghui looked at Chu Guang and asked curiously.

"Is it easy to reveal...... What exactly are you going to invest here? ”

He had been curious about this matter for a long time, so much so that he wanted to ask when Chu Guang just got off the plane, but he never found a chance to speak.

Seeing Li Minghui's curious look, Chu Guang did not hide it, but smiled and said.

"Space elevator."

Hearing this unexpected word, Li Minghui was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Chu Guang with wide eyes, with an expression of suspicion that he had heard it wrong.

"Too, space elevator?! You're not kidding...... In the southern seas? ”

Isn't that thing right in the middle of the continent of Middle-earth?

Seeing that he didn't look informed, Chu Guang smiled and teased.

"What's the joke about that?"

"No, but ......"

Seeing that Li Minghui still looked incredulous, Chu Guang patiently explained.

"What we want to build is not a space elevator in the traditional sense, but a 'trackless elevator' designed based on the technology of the late Boom Era...... To put it simply, the traction elevator is not a high-strength structural material, but a 'gravitational bond' between the ground base station and the outer space terminal. ”

Li Minghui looked at him stunned and asked.

"This ...... Can it be done? ”

Chu Guang nodded and said.

"Our experts' opinion is that it's not easy, but it's worth giving it a try."

This is the reply that Yin Fang gave him.

With the current productivity and resource reserves in the wasteland, even if you pull both companies and academies, it is impossible to rebuild a space elevator that is exactly the same as in the era of the Age of Prosperity.

But if it's the one envisioned in Vault 20, it's not a good idea to give it a try.

The Alliance's research team, together with experts at Camp 101, made improvements to the blueprint for Vault 20, especially the redesign of the anti-gravity system, making this idea theoretically possible.

At this moment, what Chu Guang wants to solve is the problem of practice in reality.

The best place to build a space elevator is near the equator line, and preferably from a volcanic belt on the edge of the plate, which is unfortunately not available on the Union itself.

Although the former condition is met, the latter condition is not met.

In fact, in addition to the southern seas, the port of Kingaron is also a good choice.

The problem, however, was that it was too far from the Union mainland, and the neighbouring province of Borneo did not contribute to the project.

In the future, the alliance will build the railway directly from Geumcheon Province to Haiya Province, so that there is no need to pass through the hub of Silver Moon Bay to enter the southern seas, and the port of the Death Coast can save thousands of kilometers of travel.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to place the base of the space elevator in the southern seas.

Especially in the vicinity of Vault 70.

However, due to the fact that there is still a brood next to Vault 70 that has not yet been resolved, the Alliance must first develop the sunken Tianting space station before construction can begin.

It just so happens that the latter has been regarded as a thorn in the side of the survivors of the South China Sea Alliance, and this plan for the space elevator can be said to be a win-win for both sides.

After listening carefully to Chu Guang's plan, Li Minghui thought for a moment and asked.

"And what do you need from our side?"

Chu Guang shook his head and said.

"You don't have to do anything, you just need to be responsible for the safety of the space elevator base, and support our project if necessary."

Hearing such generous conditions, Li Minghui only thought in his heart for two seconds, then nodded decisively, and then said with a smile.

"No problem...... If I refuse this kind of pie-in-the-sky thing, it will be too uninteresting, and I don't think it's just me, but the deputies will probably not be able to think of any reason to oppose it. ”

If this project can really be negotiated, I am afraid it will not be just a matter of billions of silver coins.

Once the southern seas become a transportation hub connecting the ground and the sky, the survivors of the South China Sea Alliance will benefit from it for generations to come, if not a dozen or so.

Even if this elevator belongs to the alliance, it is no problem for them to follow this big brother to pick up a sip of soup and drink.

Although Li Minghui still has some doubts in his heart about whether this plan can be realized, what harm is there in giving it a try?

Anyway, the survivors of the South China Sea Alliance don't have to pay for it.

What's more, this elevator is a "trackless elevator", even if one accidentally collapses, it won't be as scary as when the thing in the middle of the continent collapses......

Seeing that President Li Minghui no longer hesitated, Chu Guang's face also showed a happy smile and stretched out his right hand to him again.

"I wish us a happy cooperation."

Li Minghui held his right hand tightly and said in an affirmative tone.

"Happy working together!"

……

The convoy had just driven downstairs to the hotel, and Chu Guang suddenly found that the business he had to do when he came to the South China Sea Alliance had been completed, and he couldn't help but think for a while, what should he do on the next schedule.

The whole process of communication was so smooth that it was beyond his expectations.

But it's not hard to understand.

After all, in all respects, the South China Sea Alliance can be regarded as the younger brother of the alliance.

As long as his request is not too excessive, there seems to be no position on the other side to refuse.

Looking at the convoy parked downstairs of the hotel from afar, Duke Nehac, who had gone ashore for a stroll, had a jealous expression on his face.

He, the Xilan Empire, has given a lot of money to the South China Sea Alliance, and Li Minghui usually calls him a brother when he holds his hand, but he has never enjoyed such a warm courtesy once.

It's infuriating!

Although he was indignant in his heart, Duke Nehac did not dare to attack it.

After all, on the beaches of the Death Coast that day, the forces of the Alliance had made too much impression on him.

If the empire wants to dig into the corners of the alliance, it must not be forced, but can only try to outwit it.

Duke Nehak couldn't help but think in his heart, maybe he should prepare another 100 billion ......

While Duke Nehak was staring at the convoy that greeted the Alliance Administrators from afar, the representative of Mammoth State in Borneo, Weru, was also pondering this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

It would be nice to invite the administrators of the alliance to Mammoth.

Relying on the foreign exchange income from the export of labor, they have recently rebuilt it well.

Now the Moon Resistance Army led by Lassi himself is fighting back and forth with the Gray Wolf Army, the ace of the Empire, on the state borders of Mammoth State, and even faintly has the upper hand.

If they can get the support of the official forces of the alliance, they will undoubtedly be in a much better situation than they are now......

However, at this moment, what Weiru didn't know was that even before the Alliance's administrators set their sights on the distant Mammoth State, there was already trouble targeting them first......

……

Embassy Street in Dawning City, the Legion Embassy in the Union.

Captain Benottwan was looking at the telegram from General Leum from the front, and stared at the map hanging on the wall with a wry eye, and could not help but curse.

“…… These guys with muscles in their brains are going to give people problems all day long. ”

Standing not far behind Captain Benottwan, the secretary who happened to hear this sentence stopped helping him sort out his papers, looked at his boss with interest and asked.

"Another telegram from the front?"

His name is Domini, and he is Bennott's helper from Triumph City to help with matters related to the Adhesive Community.

Although Bennot had an adjutant named Quake to call before that, that adjutant was not easy for him to use, and he was a man of His Majesty the Marshal.

While Bennott's loyalty to the marshal is unquestionable, no one likes to be constantly watched by their superiors while doing things.

Picking up the cup on the table and taking a sip of tea, Benott said in an impatient tone.

"That's right, it's Leum...... He wants us to put pressure on the Coalition and corporations on the Bonding Community to disclose information about the Completion Life Formation Research Project. However, when I asked him what evidence he had to prove that the alliance and the corporation were indeed withholding relevant information, he could not come up with anything. ”

What these guys couldn't get on the battlefield, he was counting on to get it at the negotiating table.

Isn't this embarrassing to people?

What's more, the Legion did not accuse the alliance and the enterprise at all, and they themselves did not openly disclose all the information.

Each side has its own control over the occupied areas in their hands, and that was the consensus reached before the coalition forces entered Haiya Province.

Not to mention, their 370,000 team is still digging on the front line, and the alliance and enterprises have made a fuss about this matter at the Sticky Community meeting.

Now if he is asked to argue with the alliance on the issue of "intelligence sharing", he himself feels blush.

The secretary named Domini frowned when he heard this, and said thoughtfully.

"I'm afraid that's a bit tricky...... We can't prove that the alliance and the corporations are hiding from the Completed Life Formation project, so how can we put pressure on them? I'm afraid even our allies will think we're making a fuss. ”

"Allies? You mean the Empire? Bennott sneered and pursed his lips, "It's useless to count on those people, their own problems are piled up into a small mountain." ”

Domini's heart suddenly moved, and he spoke.

"But the other way around...... Why don't we take advantage of this? ”

"Take advantage of this?" Bennott raised his eyebrows with interest, stared at his secretary and asked curiously, "How are you going to use it?" ”

Domini said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"The east coast of Borneo has always been a stakeholder area for the Alliance, and if we can build a stronger empire that will help it win the civil war in Mammoth State, or even threaten the port of Kingalen...... Maybe the alliance will make concessions on the affairs of the Haiya Province. ”

Benott was amused by this sentence and said with a laugh.

"Building a stronger empire? Are you kidding, how can those things be armed, we've given them enough support, and they're still fighting like this. ”

He had read the telegram from Saisail Harbor, and had heard that the witch camel had even been stupid enough to sell the cement they had aided to his own rebels.

To be honest, he even regretted pulling the Empire into the Commune's meeting.

Unimpressed by Captain Benottwan's ridicule, Domini only smiled faintly.

"It's really a bit difficult to arm the empire with our strength, but what if we pull the Eastern Legion?"

Hearing the Eastern Legion, Bennott's eyes narrowed slightly, looked at him and asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Although we have trained a group of officers for the Empire, there are too few weapons we can support them, all of them are some rags that have been eliminated from the logistics system...... You know that that kind of thing is very powerful, and it can't compare to the weapons that the Alliance has given to the Luna people. ”

After a pause, Domini continued.

"But if we could get our hands on the weapons of the regular army of the Eastern Legion, the situation would be very different."

Benott snorted through his nose.

"It wasn't easy."

Domini said with a faint smile.

"It wasn't easy before, but not so much now."

Seeing the look of interest on Bennott's face, he paused for a moment, lowered his voice and continued.

“…… The war in Haiya Province has been fought, and it is actually a very laborious task to transport the mountains of munitions from the front line to the rear, so it is better to transport them directly to our allies. ”

Hearing this, Bennott's eyes became brighter and brighter, and a trace of excitement gradually appeared on his face.

That's a good idea!

While it is somewhat unrealistic to expect the Empire to win the Alliance on a frontal battlefield, a stronger Empire will undoubtedly put more pressure on the Alliance...... At the very least, it would force the alliance to shift its strategic focus in the direction of the port of Goldgallen.

Especially since the alliance seems to have made new moves in the southern seas recently, even their nosy manager has run over!

No matter what they are planning, if the Legion starts an arms race on the border between the Empire and the Golden Gallen, it will definitely disrupt the Alliance's strategic deployment!

At that time, I am afraid that even if he proposes some slightly excessive quid pro quo at the Coalition meeting, the Alliance will have to seriously consider whether it is worth continuing to consume with the Legion.

The most important thing is that it is the resources in the pocket of the Eastern Army to do this.

The more Bennott thought about it, the more he felt that the idea was playful, and immediately looked at Domini and ordered.

"Contact the Duke of Galava for me! Let him ...... at once Ahem, come to my house as soon as possible! Let's just say I have something important to talk to him about! ”

Domini smiled and nodded.

"Yes."

(End of chapter)