Chapter Twenty-Three: It's Time to Stop Here
"We're here."
It doesn't take too long to get to Paradise Lost from the Pacific.
Even though the technological development of Red Alert II is during the Cold War on the surface, the black technology in the secret has long exceeded the real world. Besides, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and Neos is the supreme commander of the Soviet-Allied forces no matter how he says it, and there is still no shortage of submarines. With full power and a deliberately complicated route to avoid tracking, the specially modified Hurricane-class nuclear submarine only took a few days to reach the target location at the Cape of Good Hope in Alaska.
During this time, everyone in the submarine was in a highly tense situation, and when they finally arrived at the target location, except for Neos himself, even Richard beside him showed a relaxed expression. But Neos commanded solemnly: "Clear all traces of our return to the base, and leave no trace for anyone else." ”
"Understood, Commander."
With the crisp tapping sound of the buttons on the console of the two adjutants on the side, the submarine slowly floated up, penetrating the calm sea. Yang Yun threw a glance at the radar image that jumped on the screen, and casually asked Neos, "How did you avoid Yuri's ubiquitous scanning detection?" As far as I know, Yuri should see you as the last obstacle to his world-domination, and should do whatever it takes to pursue this last rebel base. ”
"In fact, the surface of our submarine is coated with a special coating. This is a technology developed by our team of scientists that effectively shields psychic scans. ”
Neos pulled his gaze away from the screen on the console and turned to Yang Yun to explain, "The breakthrough in this technology means that we have taken an important step forward in the field of mind control defense, which brings us hope. While it can't fully withstand Yuri's direct mind-controlling attacks, the coating does have an unexpected effect on those extensive telepathic detections. ”
"Moreover, the thick sea water can effectively reduce the detection of mental power, so we don't have to worry about the enemy tracking it in this way, and now we can sweep away the residual traces of the submarine, just in case."
"That's right." Yang Yun nodded: "Then you are really careful." ”
After hearing this plain and indifferent sentence at this moment, Neos couldn't help but glance at Yang Yun beside him.
During the period of returning to Paradise Lost, Neos had a lot of verbal and mental exchanges with Yang Yun, and also obtained some extremely useful information from the other party. Although this arrogant young man still looked down on the other party's IQ in his heart, he reluctantly recognized the other party's ability as a wise man...... After all, Yang Yun's hand that he showed before was vivid, and in this world, Neos did plan to borrow the power of the Middle-earth team to take revenge on the Arctic Continent team and Yuri.
Wise men are always accustomed to looking for deeper intentions and possibilities behind every word and everything, and Neos is one of them. The thoughts in his heart were like rolling waves, and he deliberated on Yang Yun's simple words, trying to analyze the multiple potential meanings from them. And just as he was engaged in this psychological struggle, Yang Yun's expressionless face made it difficult for him to grasp the other party's true thoughts.
In the end, Neos decided to end the silent confrontation with a simple and cautious answer: "We have no capital to lose, so we naturally want to avoid all accidents." ”
"Yes, indeed." Yang Yun nodded solemnly and said, "Be careful, it's important to be careful." ”
“…… is very important. ”
Neos's expression changed slightly, and Yang Yun's words made him feel a little displeased. For the time being, he couldn't tell whether Yang Yun's words were pure doubts, or whether they implied some kind of irony or deep meaning. However, recalling Yang Yun's previous ability, Neos finally chose restraint and did not immediately make any superfluous comments...... After all, this kind of verbal confrontation has happened many times in the past.
"You haven't said anything about the shielding technology used in Paradise Lost, though."
However, Yang Yun seemed to not understand the gradually subtle atmosphere, and asked again: "If the submarine can be shielded by coating and seawater, then this area in Alaska can't be coated with a layer of air, right?" ”
"About this ......"
"Welcome back, it's a pleasure to meet you, Commander Neos, let me explain this."
Just as Neos raised his eyebrows, about to say something sarcastic without a trace, the image on the screen suddenly lit up, and a pink-haired woman in military uniform, who looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, appeared on the screen, and said in a cold voice: "This area uses the chrono-temporal technology left by Professor Einstein, forming a protective barrier that can isolate the inside and outside. Not only can it effectively resist the brainwashing waves from the outside world, but it can also effectively deceive spy satellites or other detection methods...... That's why we named this area 'Paradise Lost'. ”
Paradise Lost, the most religiously obvious name, represents its role, not only as opposed to Yuri's "Tower of Babel", but also as a sign that this may be the last pure land on earth.
"How can you be a character of this attribute again...... I always feel like I've tasted enough. ”
After leaving a sentence of unclear emotion, Yang Yun sighed, glanced at Neos, who was a little unhappy on his face, but didn't say anything, and said to the woman on the screen: "What do you call it?" ”
"Yunru, the temporary chief scientist of Paradise Lost."
After receiving a nod from Neos, the woman gave a military salute and introduced herself: "The two lieutenants have just sent me information about you, and now they are ready to dock and enter Paradise Lost." If you have any further questions, we can discuss them in detail in the next meeting...... Commander Neos, is that okay for now? ”
"No, let's do it first."
After waving his hand, Neos looked at Yang Yun beside him: "Then let's enter Paradise Lost first, and then we can make a corresponding specific plan after reaching a consensus with the team of scientists on how to counterattack Yuri and complete the corresponding tasks......
"It's really about having a plan in place."
Facing the gaze of the two, Yang Yun nodded: "However, there is no need to talk in detail. ”
"Almost, it's time to stop here." (End of chapter)