"Dear Mr. Administrator, I would like to report to you on behalf of the Borneo Provincial Theater of Staff on behalf of the Borneo Provincial Theater of Operations."

"On your behest, we have assisted the resistance forces in Borneo to build up a new army, and at the same time have established a relatively complete air defense system in the region. Although aircraft from Xifan Port have frequently launched air strikes on Tiandu City in the past few months, the impact on strategy and infrastructure has been kept to a minimum. ”

"In addition, the continuous delivery of weapons and radio equipment to the front line has reversed the shortage of weapons in the Borneo provinces, and the training and combat effectiveness of its various units have been greatly improved. At first, the Borneo Army needed a hundred-man squad to contain a regular ten-man squad of the legion, but now they have mastered the sports tactics taught to them by our side, reducing the number of people holding back the attack of the corps squad from the company level to the platoon level. ”

"At present, the battle situation in Borneo Province has shifted from strategic defense to strategic stalemate, and our army and all units of friendly forces have seen the dawn of victory."

"However, while there is a lot of optimistic news worth mentioning, it is undeniable that our departments are still far from moving to a full-fledged strategic counteroffensive."

"While we are familiar with the tactics of the Southern Army, the Southern Army is also adapting to our offensive and defensive tactics. This includes using a solid front to prevent our side from penetrating and annihilating our living forces with intensive artillery fire. ”

"It is undeniable that the numerical disadvantage is a shortcoming that our army cannot ignore, and when we tried to exchange time for space, the other side adopted the tactic of stretching the front to magnify our disadvantage."

"On the other hand, although the combined forces of the Borneo provinces have improved their combat effectiveness and have survived the most difficult period of resource shortage, their defensive capabilities are more than enough, and their offensive capabilities are still lacking. According to the casualties reported by the front-line units, the gap between the ratio of offensive operations and defensive operations can be two or even three times. ”

"Not only that, but there are also serious divisions within the countries of Borneo, not only are there many mountains, but there are also factional attacks and party attacks, and this has been especially evident since the collapse of the Heavenly Palace."

"In addition to this, as the war continues, there are signs of an upgrade in the Legion's armament. At first they had only two jet fighters, but now more and more new aircraft are appearing over Borneo. And not only that, but also laser-guided guided weapons, as well as artillery shells with electronic seeker, etc. ”

"At first we judged that the Legion's offensive would turn into a decline after the loss of the airship, but for now we underestimate their will to fight. Even due to the fall of the airship, it contributed to the upgrading of their equipment and the upgrading of their tactics. ”

"More and more exoskeletons and guided weapons are appearing on the front lines, including small arms with new receiver structures, and so on. Given the industrial productivity of the Southern Corps and the colonies that supplied the raw materials, it is highly likely that the tide of the war will turn against us in the long run. ”

"Therefore, I sincerely suggest to you that a second battlefield be opened in the colony or mainland of the Southern Legion."

“…… Your loyal Admiral Vanus, September 1st. ”

In the Alliance Mansion in Dawning City, Chu Guang carefully read the report sent back from the front line.

Although he had been keeping an eye on the forum posts to learn more about the details of the war in Borneo, Vanus's report provided him with a very different perspective.

In fact, not long after the beginning of the war, there was a debate on the forum about whether the alliance should open up a second battlefield.

Those who support it have reasons to support it, such as that instead of attacking the Legion's supply lines, it is better to send it back to the Stone Age.

And those who oppose it are also rightly opposed, and attacking the mainland of the Southern Legion is actually equivalent to declaring war on the entire legion, which will not only trigger the defense agreement within the legion, but also more likely to reunite the legions with serious internal divisions.

This is equivalent to taking the initiative to help the other side complete the war mobilization and completely transform the internal contradiction into an external contradiction.

In fact, Chu Guang is also more inclined to the latter.

Not just because of the arguments that most players put up in their arguments, but also because he had another piece of intel about the Southern Legion colony.

For example, the port of Eternal Night, thousands of kilometers away, is brewing a big change.

Although it is not ruled out that there may be an element of exaggeration by the players, at least this war has made some of the Willant people wake up-

They were on a runaway train.

This train is fueled by their flesh and blood, but instead of taking them to utopia, it is taking them to the bottomless abyss, crushing all their loyalty, bravery, generosity, fearlessness, and all other good qualities.

In this war of lies and deceit, the Willant people have nothing to gain except a bunch of thousands and thousands of commanders riding above their heads.

And those alien races who were suppressed by the Willant people are gradually moving from persecution to unity.

In this case, it may be better to wait and see what happens.

After thinking about this report for a long time, Chu Guang looked at Xiao Qi, who was sitting on the pen holder.

"Xiaoqi, reply an email for me, just say...... It's a good idea from a tactical point of view, but it's not the time to think strategically. ”

"Roger!" Xiao Qi nodded energetically, the blue light in his pupils flickered slightly, and he quickly sent the edited reply to the front command in Borneo Province.

Information infrastructure is also part of infrastructure.

In the past six months, the construction team of the French Fries Port has used the "Electric Ray" unmanned boat and the "Crab" amphibious engineering armor to lay the submarine cable from the French Fries Port to the Golden Gallon Port.

At present, the communication between Dawning City and the southern sea and the coast of the Borneo Sea can no longer be transmitted in real time without the need for telegrams.

Wait for a few more cables, increase the channel width, and build a few servers to improve computing power, but I am afraid that it is not a big problem to get a local area network similar to an endpoint cloud.

Reviewing Vanus's report is the last task of the day.

Looking at the sky outside the window, it was not early, Chu Guang stretched comfortably, pushed away the chair and stood up from the desk, planning to go to the north commercial street for a while after work.

Recently, a new commercial plaza called "Night City" has opened there.

It is said that several life professional players refer to the real department store, and integrate the holographic and light pollution technology of the ideal city to redesign the cyberpunk style building.

Goblin Bank has provided loans for the new ideas, and now the avant-garde mall has become the "new landmark" of Dawning City North Street, and even the residents of Ideal City have made a special trip to check in.

Once upon a time, the most eye-catching landmark of Dawning City was the ideal hotel invested and built by Ideal Group. And now the towering hotel is gradually stealing the limelight from the new landmarks that have sprung up like mushrooms.

This is not entirely due to the players, but also to the contributions of many survivors who have been influenced by the players.

While there is still a long way to go to end the Wasteland Age, the inhabitants of Dawning are now living a good life.

Chu Guang was also quite pleased with the changes that had taken place in this land.

Thanks to this, he is leaving work earlier and earlier, and he has to do much less work by himself than before.

If a long time ago the Alliance was a child who couldn't live without him, now even if he is suddenly gone, this massive machine can continue to operate for a long time with spontaneously generated power...... Until a new person worthy of the title of manager appears.

And as the "father" of the alliance, what he will do in the next stage is also obvious-

He wants to remove the last weakness for his children.

What his children need is not an "heir" or "stepfather", but from a vigorous youth to a real adult who can stand up to the sky.

When the day comes, even if he is gone, the youth of the alliance can still move forward with their heads held high, instead of waiting for him to return, he will be considered a real success.

Otherwise, they will become another form of corps.

In a sense, Triumph City is indeed like a mirror of Dawn City, presenting another "possibility" for the Alliance.

Chu Guang also suddenly realized it one day.

Julius, a century and a half ago, was not himself under another origin.

Especially after truly understanding the history of the Willants, he has a new understanding and perspective on the man who was respectfully called the Marshal by the Willants.

Regardless of the different routes they ultimately choose, there are many similarities in the choices and situations they face.

And the final result of the different choices, the marshal has already set an example for him, even a century and a half later.

The same is true of the original city lords of Boulder City......

At this time, a knock at the door interrupted Chu Guang's thoughts.

He looked towards the door and saw Yin Fangzheng standing in the open doorway, holding a document in his hand, looking like he had something to say.

"Am I bothering you from work?"

Looking at Yin Fang, who was joking with himself, Chu Guang smiled and said.

"I don't have anything to do without getting off work, just say something directly."

Yin Fang was not ambiguous, entered the door and handed the document to Chu Guang's hand, and reported concisely.

"All in all, it's good news, the gravity wells in the southern sea have been deployed, using the same system that was previously tested in the province of Borneo...... Well, while the deployment of the Borneo unit wasn't perfect, the academy assured us that it would probably be okay this time. ”

Chu Guang's expression also became strange.

"What do you mean it's probably okay?"

Yin Fang, who had a subtle expression, replied to him with a helpless expression.

"Because...... Although we solved the problem of how to drag the garbage from outer space to the ground, there was no way to figure out what was floating on it and what was being dragged down by the gravity well. And don't forget, that weapon is also in the sky, you know what I'm talking about, right? ”

Chu Guang nodded.

Of course he does.

Yin Fang refers to the strategic weapons deployed in outer space orbit.

It was the last legacy of the post-war reconstruction committee to the former settlement, which was said to have destroyed a settlement of millions of people with a single shot.

Calming down, Yin Fang continued.

"In fact, according to the research report of the Astronomical Observation Department of the Scientific Research Mission, the device has already had an unpredictable impact on the trajectory of spacecraft in outer space when we first used the gravity well...... As the academy guys always do, I'm afraid they have other plans. ”

Chu Guang said thoughtfully.

"You mean ...... 'disarmed'?"

"That's one of my concerns." Looking at the thoughtful Chu Guang, Yin Fang paused for a moment and continued, "As for the second, why didn't the academy try to deploy it on its own territory, but put it on our territory? There are many no-man's lands in swamps, and the ecological risks are more manageable than those of the ocean. ”

Ecological risk is okay......

It's all Wasteland Age, do you still need to worry about this?

However, Chu Guang didn't tease Yin Fang for thinking too much, but asked seriously.

"And why do you think that?"

Yin Fang smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"I don't know, but it's because of that that it's hard not to worry if there's a risk that the academy hasn't told us about. You know the way those guys do things, they like to use other people as guinea pigs. ”

This is not only his concern as the Consortium's lead researcher, but also his concern as a former grassroots explorer at the Academy.

Chu Guang's expression gradually became serious.

"Is there direct evidence to prove it?"

Yin Fang shook his head.

"Unfortunately, no. Anti-gravity technology was at the forefront before the war, and the literature on gravity wells remained at the stage of conjecture. By all indications, this is the Singularity Technology that the Academy has only made a breakthrough in after entering the Wasteland Age...... For their Ark plan to go to the New World. ”

When he said this, the expression on Yin Fang's face was still quite embarrassed.

As a former researcher of the academy, he used to be the person who complained about the academy the most, and has always complained about the academy's lack of progress.

However, in fact, people are not really unmotivated, but they just hide the progress and results they have made.

With the Academy's special secrecy system, it is impossible for a D-class researcher to have access to those cutting-edge technologies, and they may not even know that they exist.

Of course, whether such a system is justified or not is another topic.

Chu Guang had been thinking for longer this time than when he saw Vanus's report, and Yin Fang didn't urge, just quietly waited for his opinion.

"Is there another possibility...... The academy itself did not know the consequences of this choice. ”

Yin Fang was stunned.

"They...... Don't know? ”

Chu Guang nodded and continued.

"Maybe testing the technology itself is part of the exploration of the future, but I'm more inclined to think that they're actually feeling the rocks to cross the river. After all, as you said, they are perfectly qualified to sneak around in the swamp and let us watch our hole cards fall from the sky without knowing what is happening. ”

This is not only the hole cards of the alliance, but also the hole cards of enterprises and even legions.

Chu Guang had reason to believe that Triumph City had similar strategic weapons in its hands, as a guarantee of "mutual destruction".

These words stopped Yin Fang.

He pondered for a long time, but he couldn't figure out how to refute it.

After a pause, Chu Guang continued with a smile.

"Your concerns are justified, but I also think that we don't need to be nervous about them, and it doesn't hurt to trust them this time."

The expression on Yin Fang's face became strange, and he couldn't help but say.

"Believe in the Academy? Are you serious? ”

Chu Guang nodded.

"Trying to believe that doesn't mean accepting it all, they showed us some sincerity, took the initiative to come up with things we hadn't seen, and did us a big favor. Even if it is a courtesy, we should not wronged them. ”

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, although those guys are a little more poisonous, a little more careful, and always leave half of their words behind, they are actually not bad. Aside from the friction we had when we first met, they didn't really do anything to be sorry for us. ”

"In that case, why not give it a try? It's less risky to build trust while we're still in the same boat than to wait for them to get off the boat. ”

The Academy needed to use its own technology reserves to build a starship capable of transgalactic colonization missions, and the Alliance needed to rebuild bridges between the sky and the ground.

At least for now, the interests of both sides are on the same page, and there is no more appropriate opportunity.

Yin Fang looked at Chu Guang in astonishment, and said with a complicated expression.

"It's okay if people aren't bad...... It's the first time I've seen someone say that about the college. ”

In the eyes of the vast majority of wastelanders, the Academy is a relatively mysterious existence.

Fear of the unknown is in the nature of living beings, and it is precisely because of this mystery that most wastelanders do not rate the House even as highly as the Willants, and they do not have any good opinion of the Institute's researchers.

Even the Academy's positive impact on the wasteland is far greater than that of the Legion dedicated to the promotion of slavery and the Pioneer that has been sent to the wasteland in a hundred years.

Although Yin Fang himself has mocked his old club, his feelings are still somewhat complicated when he hears that outsiders actually give positive comments about the academy.

Looking at Yin Fang, who had a complicated expression, Chu Guang said with a smile.

"Don't look at me like this, it's your old boss there, and your contradictions won't reach the point of blood feud."

After a pause, Chu Guang continued.

"Also, I'm going to make another trip to the southern seas. If something happens there, I'll be able to deal with it in time. ”

Yin Fang squeezed a smile out of his face.

“…… Let's go together, I'm going to go over too, when are you leaving? ”

Chu Guang opened the schedule of the holographic computer and glanced at it, and saw that there was no arrangement for the next few days, so he spoke.

"The day after tomorrow."

"The day after tomorrow?" Yin Fang was stunned for a moment and hesitated, "Could it be too early?" According to the experiment log provided by the college, the first trial operation of the gravity well was not started until the end of the month. ”

"It's not too early, and I didn't just go to the south for that gravity well," looking at Yin Fang, who was satisfied with the words on his face, Chu Guang smiled faintly, "It's been a long time since the railway to Haiya Province was opened, this time I won't take a plane or an airship, I plan to take a train over." ”

"If you're in a hurry, don't follow me."

I heard that the changes in the south are even more amazing than those in Dawning City.

Anyway, even if he didn't deploy it himself, his little players and subordinates were doing a good job.

Chu Guang planned to take a vacation for himself and go to the place where he and his little players had fought......

(End of chapter)