Presence.

Boss Yang lay on the bed board of the medical cabin with a little annoyance, thinking about how to improve his presence in this 'conflict'.

Although he doesn't need to do anything, it's quite leisurely.

But the white ghost, who is accustomed to standing at the center of the conflict, is indeed a little idle at the moment.

Sister Li, who was dressed as a nurse, was 'floating' on the side, tinkering with some reagents and needles in a decent manner.

Boss Yang glanced at her helplessly, and said indifferently: "Get me a live broadcast to watch." ”

"Boss, there's no live broadcast right now."

Lil whispered:

"The Empire's fleet has attacked the fleet of the New Federation, and the Güell Alliance has also been overwhelmed by this sudden situation, and they have temporarily surrounded the Sherman Empire's formation, demanding an explanation from them.

"The new federal government has exploded, and the media and all kinds of networks are spraying the empire.

"Now it gives people the feeling that the empire is deflated on the side of the falling wind, so it will directly spray the new federation's mission formation.

"The most amazing thing is that two diplomats of the New Federation and Congressman Allison escaped because they were captured by Emilia, and the deputy director of the CIA has been confirmed to have died in the sneak attack of the Empire.

"Now, there is a stir in the new federation calling for a declaration of war on the Empire."

"What about the Empire's statement?"

"The Empire is silent."

Ritsu moaned softly:

"According to some of the information I intercepted, it seems that they want to claim that the act is a military departure of the Imperial diplomatic mission, not an order issued by the Empire, but now, the entire interstellar crusade against the Empire, the Empire's sneak attack is an objective and indefensible thing, and the New Federation Mission has lost two-thirds of its ships."

Yang Wei groaned a few times, causing his brain to spin rapidly.

One thing to say, this 'reason' is too capricious.

This kind of willfulness is mainly manifested in the fact that Li doesn't seem to have a long-term plan, but just thinks that this thing can be done, so he does it directly.

Of course, the current situation is absolutely positive for our side.

"Ritsu, is the fleet ready to ambush the Imperial Mission?"

"Ready, boss," Ritsu whispered, "as long as you get the route plan of these ships, they can't make it back to the empire alive...... Lee just sent me the route plan. ”

"That's good."

Yang Wei said indifferently: "Remember to let go of a transport ship and let Bligh transfer to this transport ship in advance." ”

"It's already being arranged."

Yang Wei stared at the glowing ceiling and sighed softly.

The Imperial soldiers on those ships did not know what they were about to face.

But that's your life-and-death struggle.

A galactic time later.

The Sherman Empire mission formation, which had left hastily from the territory of the Güell Alliance, was ambushed by a mysterious fleet on the border of the Güell Alliance, and the Imperial escort formation was completely wiped out, and only one transport ship forcibly jumped and escaped from the ambush circle.

In just two galactic hours, the Sherman Empire attacked the New Federation's mission formation, causing heavy losses on the New Federation's side, and then the Sherman Empire's mission formation encountered a strong ambush and was almost completely annihilated.

These two explosive news pieces set the interstellar network on fire.

This is because of the Empire's sneak attack, so the new Federation launched a retaliation?

However, what is surprising is that the officials of the new federation spoke out through various channels within ten minutes, and the ambush was never done by them, and they reserved the right to hold the empire accountable for the sneak attack.

The empire's great unified network has finally emerged as a new hot spot.

The clouds of war loom over the heads of the two strongest powers in the galaxy.

……

Sherman Empire, Emperor Star.

Director Ino is in a bad mental state.

He had just presided over a series of experiments, only to be called to a meeting of more than 20 people who were at the heart of their Sherman family's elite power, and the content of the meeting was incredible......

"Our embassy escort fleet in the Güell Alliance has lost control and attacked the nearby New Federation Mission, causing two-thirds of the New Federation Mission's ships to be wiped out."

"Then, on the way back to the Empire, our mission was ambushed, and about five minutes ago, the mission's escort fleet was completely wiped out, and only one transport ship escaped."

"The foreign minister of the new federation is communicating with us that they didn't do it."

"There's something strange about the whole thing, and we feel like we've been played."

"What?"

Director Eno frowned and asked, "The fleet is out of control?" ”

"Yes," said an old man, "here's a recording of the ship's interior. ”

The virtual meeting room immediately became a bit louder:

'Damn it! Why are you firing! ’

'We got an order from the military department!' Sir! And with your direct orders! ’

'My command?' I was in a meeting just now! When I was in a meeting, the hatch was suddenly locked and couldn't be opened, how can I give you an order! ’

'Well, but...... We have wiped out their living force...... I don't know why their shields didn't open in time, maybe because our ship's pre-charge was too hidden and they didn't notice......

'Oh! Oh, my God! We destroyed them, destroyed them on the territory of the Güell Alliance! ’

'The Güell Alliance's fleet battleship guns have begun to recharge! ’

'Quick! Make a communication request! ’

Zizi.

The recording came to an abrupt end.

The old man said, "There are also two recordings, one is the negotiation between them and the Güell Alliance, and the Güell Alliance allowed the Imperial Mission to leave temporarily, and the other is the last message left when they were ambushed, which was transmitted to our side through the battleship backup system. ”

The second recording is very long, but it does not have much valid information, and the Imperial officers who negotiated with the Güell Alliance did not have much justification, but used the Empire to force the Güell Alliance, demanding that the Güell Alliance let them go, otherwise it would be regarded as a declaration of war on the Empire.

The Güell Alliance's approach was to 'accidentally' leak this representation and to say that they would ask the Empire for an explanation.

The third recording is short, but full of information.

'Sir! Our ship polarimeter does not start properly! The gravitational pull of this airspace is abnormal! ’

'Attack Warning! Attack Warning! ’

'Damn it! How do they know our routes! Counterattack! Protect the flagship retreat! ’

'It's too late! It's the ship of the New Federation! There are more than 300 of them! We can't afford to hold them in a volley! ’

'All the energy to the shield!' Evacuate! Evacuate! ’

Then came a loud noise, a powerful disturbance from the powerful ion beams as they approached the hull.

The virtual conference room fell silent.

Director Ino frowned.

What's going on?

"Why did you suddenly start fighting?" Director Ino asked, "When I learned about this before, didn't I say that there were no major problems?" ”

"Things changed suddenly."

"If the information we get is not wrong, someone has hijacked our communications system."

"The military department did not issue any orders to the escort formation, and our military system also limited this, and the whole process happened too quickly, according to the information obtained from our secret sources, the new federal side did not detect the attack at all, and their ship shields were delayed in synchronous response."

"In other words, someone is deliberately provoking a war between us and the new Federation."

"The Güell Alliance?"

"This matter is within the territory of the Güell Alliance, and if they want to make small moves, it will not be simple."

"The fleets of the falling wind withdrew from the airspace ahead of schedule...... Don't you think it's too much of a coincidence? I suspect it was a scene directed by Falling Wind and the Güell Alliance. ”

"It's also possible that the New Federation is also involved, and they are trying to lure us into going to war while we are in turmoil."

The room fell silent again.

The old people were thinking about it, carefully deducing the consequences that would happen if the empire went on another expedition.

Director Ino leaned back in his chair and looked at the information in front of him, only to feel that his scalp was a little swollen.

"At this juncture, we can't start a war with the outside world," Director Ino said in a deep voice, "The internal contradictions of the empire have not been settled, the demands of the people have not been satisfied, and if we rush to war with the outside world, it will accelerate the internal division." ”

"I'm against it," said an old man, "the new federation has suffered heavy losses in military strength in the insect tide, and you have seen how much we have gained from the previous two expeditions, and this is a good opportunity to divert the contradictions within the country." ”

"Transfer?"

Director Eno frowned and said:

"How to transfer? Will the populace of the new federation because of the sneak attack on our mission? Normally, it would, but not now.

"On the other hand, on the side of the New Federation, reinforcements from the Güell Alliance and the United States of Free States have appeared in the last expedition, although it was later confirmed that it was because of the interference of high-dimensional civilizations, but this should have given us a greater wake-up call!

"The high-dimensional civilization is already dissatisfied with us."

"Ino," an old man sighed, "I know you're very fond of improving your civilization, you've been talking about how high-dimensional civilization is, and then, the white ghost has become a big problem for us. ”

Someone kept answering:

"And Ino, your Ascension Lab hasn't been able to produce any results so far."

"Of course it's not your fault, from tens of thousands of years ago to the present, this laboratory is like a black hole, constantly devouring our most elite transformation warriors, but it can't give us any hope of ascending."

"The high-dimensional world has not opened the door to us, Ino, now our problem is the increasingly acute contradictions at home, as well as the competitive civilization that is ready to move abroad, and the only way to solve the current predicament is to defeat them."

Their words shifted:

"No matter who planned this incident, in the end, the new federation attacked our mission formation is confirmed."

"This is a good opportunity, we need this war, the contradictions in the country are becoming more and more acute, and the people's minds cannot be completely controlled after all."

"Won't the Imperial Guard system still not start?"

"Yes, the Imperial Guard system did not give us any response, and the current situation has already met all the conditions for the Imperial Guard system to trigger passive guarding."

"There's still something wrong with the Imperial Guard."

"The imperial guard system that has guarded the empire for tens of thousands of years has reached the stage of its final life, which is actually reasonable, but it is when we need its help the most."

"The experiment of Guardian 2 is going well."

"Find two battle clusters to use Imperial Guard 2 in a small area, you don't have to explain anything to the new Federation, you don't have to communicate anything, they attacked our mission, and they have already declared war on us."

"But!"

Director Eno frowned tightly:

"Elders, can I ask a few questions?"

"Ino, you speak."

"Aren't we going to investigate whether this incident was planned by the New Federation or the Güell Alliance, and take military action directly against the New Federation?"

"Yes Ino, we are not going to investigate, because military action is in our interest," the old man said, "as long as we go to war with the new Federation, we will be able to enter the wartime control of the whole country, and we can take this opportunity to arrest those who oppose us, those who try to become civilian leaders, and those Domingos who do not submit to the control of the Empire, as spies of the new Federation." ”

"That's a purge," said Director Ino, "we're going to purge the Empire?" ”

"Isn't this the most efficient way to resolve the current domestic contradictions?"

One old man continued: "Once we are in a state of war, we will be able to control information, and although these regulations have not been used for a long time, we need them now. ”

"You know Ino, how critical the situation is in the country right now."

"On the New Federation's side, we can not directly attack their vital star fields, but confront them and engage in a local high-intensity war of attrition to exaggerate the atmosphere of war, what we want is a wartime state."

Bang!

Director Ino pressed his hands on the edge of the table, and his tired body slowly stood up.

He took a deep breath, with a bit of light in his eyes, which was helplessness and struggle, reason and sorrow.

"I must warn you!

"Conducting a war in a short period of time can divert contradictions, suppress riots, and temporarily calm down the territory of the empire, but this does not solve any problems, but we cover our ears and cover the mouths of the people!

"We now have a lot of room for strategic relaxation, even if it is a symbolic so-called change, the new imperial calendar to zero, or even if we announce the deprivation of the titles of a group of nobles, the abolition of the aristocracy of the army, and the replacement of other welfare systems, we can greatly alleviate the contradictions in the country, are we not advancing these plans step by step?

"The rush to start a war now will definitely create a huge hidden danger for the empire in the long run.

"The hypocritical new federation will inevitably kidnap other nations to fight a war of attrition with us.

"Two expeditions, one big insect tide, the bottom of our reserves has not yet been restored, and we now have huge deficits in local finances and military spending, and our vassal countries have already complained!"

"You don't have to worry about this, Ino," an old man interrupted him, "We have already made a plan, and the problem of military spending will be solved for us." ”

"Falling wind? The falling wind that just slapped us in the face? Have you ever understood the current military strength of the Falling Wind Alliance? It's already a regional powerhouse, and it's likely to be united with the Güell League! ”

"Rest assured, everything in Falling Wind is under our control, and it is the rabble fleet of Falling Wind...... Okay Ino, you're too tired, we shouldn't have targeted your lab just now, your experiments are noble and great, and they are the meaning of our future. But for now, go and rest. ”

Director Eno stopped talking.

He had already sensed at this moment that something was not quite right in the atmosphere of the meeting.

He looked at the old men in front of him, then at his grandfather, and finally only sighed lightly.

"Then my experiment has reached a critical stage, and you don't need to call me for these things."

His figure took a half-step back, the stereoscopic projection device automatically cut off communication with the virtual meeting, and the interior of his small, gloomy lounge reappeared.

A poster of Emperor Star hangs on the wall.

The light was so dim and so dazzling.

limited cognition;

Infinite arrogance.

Ino walked back to the couch and slowly sat down, staring up at the poster, finally closing his eyes and sighing.

(End of chapter)