Chapter 1024: Invasion

"Yes, what about the inventory of the Atomic Samurai and the Mechanical Samurai?"

After listening to Anji's introduction, Shen Qiu hurriedly asked.

"There are only two Atomic Samurai left, that is, MX287 and MX146, and as for the Mechanical Samurai, there are 14 left, which is very small."

Anji replied to Shen Qiu with some regret.

"Yes, that's a pretty good amount."

Shen Qiu was already very satisfied with this amount.

"It's also a pity, it's just a pity that I didn't bring all the chips from the mechanical corps, you must know that these are ready-made shells!"

Angie said with a little regret.

"It's a pity, indeed, but there's no way around it, who would have thought things would turn out like this?"

Shen Qiu also replied helplessly.

If she brought the chips of Anji's subordinates and inserted them casually, her troops would be resurrected directly with full blood, and they wouldn't even need to build new shells.

"Okay."

After listening to Shen Qiu's words, Anji nodded in response.

"Anji, what else is there here besides these weapons?"

Shen Qiu continued to ask.

"There is a large weapons production line, but unfortunately there are no raw materials here, so it can't be produced."

"Hmm."

"By the way, there are some great things, I'll show you there!"

Anji said in a very good mood.

"Oh?"

Shen Qiu and the others followed Anji curiously.

Soon after, Anji took Shen Qiu and them to a silo area.

At a glance, a honeycomb-shaped silo appeared in front of everyone, and everyone was afraid of it.

"Wow~ so many holes, what's inside?"

Chen Ye and the others asked in surprise.

"Growler missiles, mighty! Of course, these are not the strongest missiles, and there are super-large silos in the innermost, which can be equipped with super-weapon type ballistic missiles. It's a pity that it's out of stock, and it should be all used up. ”

Anji replied with some regret.

"Hmm."

Shen Qiu looked at these missiles with great satisfaction and nodded.

Yun Xiaoxi on the side said with palpitations.

"So many guys, good they didn't shoot us with these."

"That's not it, the mechanical corps here has a program, and it won't shoot unless it is absolutely necessary. After all, it's easy to destroy those databases, and in their eyes, those databases are their own home. ”

Angie shook her head and replied.

"I see."

Yun Xiaoxi and the others suddenly realized.

Shen Qiu touched his chin and asked a little uneasy.

"Anji, is the entire base and the mech corps now under your control? It can't be a problem, right? ”

"That's right, I'm the highest authority now, and the entire base and the mechcorps listen to me. However, there is still a problem to be solved, otherwise it is easy to go wrong. ”

Anji thought for a moment and said, Shen Qiu and the others.

"What's the trouble?"

Shen Qiu and the others asked one after another.

"The reason they didn't recognize that I wasn't one of their own was because their database was damaged. Then they kept sending data download commands to the main base, but they didn't respond! Therefore, they mistakenly judged me to be a senior member when they confirmed that I was a smart brain, so they asked me to enter the data independently. But there is a loophole in this situation, once the other party contacts the main base, we are dead! ”

Anji explained to Shen Qiu and the others.

"Wait, there's a general base here? Isn't this the enemy stronghold? ”

Shen Qiu asked with a frown.

"No, it's just a base in the country of Famn, the real core seems to be in the center, I don't know very well."

Anji tilted her head and explained to Shen Qiu.

"So what now?"

"Physically destroy the information terminal of this base, so that the base will completely lose contact with the main base. In addition, I will write a special program that will be embedded in all the mech corps, modify their core programs, and shut down the ports to receive signals. As for the two Atomic Samurai, I personally cut off their ports. In this way, even if they collide with the enemy, they will not receive the other party's commands, and they will not be counter-controlled. But there is a downside to this, which is that there is no way to give new orders and command them remotely. ”

Angie thought for a moment and said.

"Just do it! Be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years. ”

Shen Qiu replied without hesitation.

"Okay!"

Angie nodded in response.

"Anji, you first send the location of the base ports to Chen Ye and ask him to destroy those ports."

Shen Qiu immediately said to Anji.

"No problem."

Anji then sent the location of the port to Chen Ye's bracelet, and also transmitted the base map to him.

"Boss, Qi Dong and I will go and solve the port."

Chen Ye and Qi Dong immediately turned around and left.

Shen Qiu then said to Xiang Anji.

"Let's go to the central control room."

"Okay."

Anji immediately answered, and led Shen Qiu and them towards the central control.

Soon after, they arrived at the Nexus Levitation Platform.

Shen Qiu and the others looked at this central room full of science and technology, although they didn't say anything, but their eyes showed admiration.

"Cool! The aesthetic of this base designer is superb. ”

Anji said with a grin.

"Well, it's good."

Shen Qiu couldn't help but admire.

Anji led Shen Qiu and them up the suspended staircase and walked towards the platform.

At this moment, one by one, the mechanical controller balls flew over, and Anji raised his hand and waved, and they scattered and flew away.

Soon Shen Qiu and the others walked to the suspension platform, and they saw a very conspicuous console, and Anji's body was lying on the console.

"Angie, isn't that your body?"

Yun Xiaoxi said in surprise.

"Yes, it's my body, but it's dormant right now, because my consciousness has been uploaded."

Angie explained.

"Let's go back so that there are no problems."

Shen Qiu groaned and said to Anji.

"I think so too, of course, the most important reason is that this body is too ugly and too insulting to Miss Ben's image."

Anji said with disgust.

"Well, let's get it back."

Shen Qiu replied with a dumb smile.

"Good!"

Angie then walked to the counter and stretched out her hand to hold her body.

Shen Qiu and the others stood by and watched.

At this time, the eyes of the MX146 Atomic Samurai suddenly dimmed, and he stood there motionless.

Then Angie opened her eyes, and she stood up again and said happily.

"Haha, it's finally back to its original body."

"Hmm!"

Shen Qiu replied with a relaxed smile.

At this moment, suddenly a red prompt popped up on the virtual screen of the console.

"Warning: Area A3, No. YB231 communication port is damaged and offline."

"They're starting to sabotage, and I'm going to turn the alarm off."

Anji then jumped to the console and stretched out his left hand, the palm of his hand was torn and extended to connect to the console, and soon the alarm was blocked by Anji. ”

Shen Qiu saw that Anji had solved it, so he spoke.

"Let's fix all the loopholes."

"No problem, you guys wait!"

Angie began to quickly compile the program and patch the mech corps.

On the screen of the virtual console, prompt boxes keep popping up.

"New patches are being sent out en masse!"

"Sent successfully!"

"That's it! Next up are these atomic warriors. ”

Angie then re-activated the MX146's intelligent program, and then had two Atomic Samurai come over and personally connect the tiny data cable into their bodies to operate it.

Shen Qiu and the others waited quietly.

After about ten minutes, Angie disconnected, and she said with a long breath.

"It's finally done, it's perfect."

"That's fine! As long as there are no problems with these two units, it doesn't matter if there are any deviations in the others. ”

Shen Qiu nodded and replied.

At this time, Chen Ye and Qi Dong rushed into the central control room with interest.

"Boss got it."

"Hmm."

Shen Qiu nodded.

Bekelen asked.

"Captain, what are we going to do next?"

Shen Qiu groaned, turned his head to look at Anji and asked.

"Anji, you should have read a lot of information from this base, right?"

"I've read a lot of information."

"Is there any information about the Zhousheng factory?"

"No, most of the information I've read is about this base, and there is very little other information."

Anji shook her head and replied helplessly.

"It's a pity."

Shen Qiu was also a little disappointed when he heard this, originally thinking that this place should be able to read the entire Famuen Realm information, and from it, he might be able to guess the location of Zhou Sheng's factory.

"Hehe, there's no pity, the information is not about Zhou Sheng's factory, but I have a way to find the location of his factory."

Anji said triumphantly.

"What's the solution?"

Shen Qiu and the others' eyes lit up, and they hurriedly asked.

"I can scatter all the Mechanical Scout Water Beads, and investigate this Famun King City in all directions, as long as Zhou Sheng's factory is in this city, it will be 100% able to find out! And even if the water droplets are detected by them when they are scouting, it doesn't matter. ”

Anji said to Shen Qiu.

"Feasible! Without further ado, let's do it! ”

Shen Qiu said approvingly.

"Okay!"

Angie then jumped onto the workbench and began to operate.

Immediately after that, the entire base opened one exit after another, and groups of mechanical scouts and water droplets flew out and scattered in all directions.

The images they detected were presented in virtual boxes around and on top of the floating platform.

But so far, all the water droplets have detected the screen, and they are neat databases.

Shen Qiu and the others waited quietly.

Time passed little by little, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Angie suddenly shouted excitedly.

"No. 1874 Water Droplets, find a base in the shape of a pyramid."

"Zoom in and see!"

Shen Qiu then spoke.

"Good!"

Angie immediately enlarged the image detected by the water droplets of No. 1874.

This is a base that is exactly the same as the pyramid that Shen Qiu and the others are in, but the whole base is very quiet, and there is no sign of anyone's activity at all, so it is obvious that this base should not be the hiding place of Zhou Sheng's factory.

"Wow, another pyramid base, if we take it down, won't we get rich!"

Chen Ye said with great interest.

"Take a hammer, we're here to make resonators and technology, not to make a fortune."

Shen Qiu knocked Chen Ye's head.

"Okay!"

Chen Ye covered his head and replied.

Shen Qiu turned his head to Anji and said.

"Not this."

"Well, then we're waiting."

Angie nodded.

Sure enough, within a few minutes, Anji zoomed in on the image transmitted by a water bead again. It was also a pyramidal building, but it was also dead silent, with a thick layer of dust on all sides.

"Not this."

Shen Qiu glanced at it a few times, and directly shook his head in denial.

"Wait, there are pyramid bases on both sides of our base, shouldn't there be all four corners of the city?"

Angie discovered the pattern at this time.

"Possibly!"

Shen Qiu replied in agreement.

"I see, I'll let the Mechanical Scout Orb take one last look, oh my!"

When Anji said this, he suddenly showed an extremely shocked look on his face.

"What's wrong?"

Shen Qiu's nerves suddenly tensed.

"I see them, they're in the center!"

Angie exclaimed.

"Zoom in, let's see."

Shen Qiu and the others looked overjoyed, and immediately said to Anji.

Anji immediately showed the transmitted images, and a very shocking scene came into the eyes of everyone.

I saw the center of the King City of Farmn, a pure black, 100 kilometers long, the surface of the whole body is composed of mechanical squares, the shape of a giant building resembling a Rubik's cube, a single corner standing on the ground, giving people an extremely shocking spiritual impact.

Underneath this Rubik's Cube, you can see that the black-pressed mechanical corps is fighting fiercely with a force.

Both sides fought particularly fiercely!

However, because the water droplets were so far away, it was impossible to see who the troops were.

Shen Qiu suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to Anji.

"Anji, transfer the water droplets, I want to see who this force is."

"No problem."

Anji then controlled the water droplets and flew forward to approach the battlefield.

As the water droplets approached, the battlefield became clearer and clearer.

Yun Xiaoxi said in extreme shock.

"Shen Qiu, look, that's not the deputy sect leader of the Defeated Army Church, Andong Ao!"

Shen Qiu glanced over and saw that Anton Ao was like a killing god, frantically slaughtering the incoming mechanical corps.

One by one, mechanical weapons, illuminators, and mechanical reptiles are violently deformed.

Zizi~

Sparks exploded.

"Why are the people of the defeated army here?"

Shen Qiu said with a frown.

"It's not just the people of the defeated army, boss, look at those soldiers, some of them are wearing the battle uniforms of the Gray Alliance, and there are also those wearing the Black Yao Mechanical Armor of Warhammer Heavy Industries."

Chen Ye said in shock.

At this time, Becalon suddenly said with a solemn expression.

"Captain, look, isn't that Drow?"

"Drown?"

Shen Qiu's eyelids jumped suddenly, and he followed Bei Kairen's prompt to look over.

I saw Zhuo En floating in mid-air like a god, raising his hand and waving at the swarm of drones Blackthorn!

Thundered~

The entire sky burst into countless brilliant fireworks, and countless drones and blackthorns exploded and fell towards the ground.

"Unexpectedly, this guy is also there, Anji asked Shui Zhu to get closer to see who else is in this gang."

Shen Qiu frowned and said in a deep voice.

"No problem!"

Angie nodded in response.

At this time, the central area of Farmn City, the center of mixed forces.

An old man with white hair, wrinkled face, a slim-fitting tuxedo, and a mechanical cane in his hand stood there calmly.

This old man is none other than Zhou Yan, vice president of Zhousheng Group.

At this time, a group of people stood beside him, among which you could see the second-in-command of the Gray Alliance, Mylocks, the deputy leader of the defeated army, Sima Di, the deputy leader of the defeated army, Gammaka, Lin Beize, Jian Xingang, the young master of Warhammer Heavy Industries, Elvis, and the president of the Theta Group, Picas.

In addition, there is a middle-aged man whose eyes have been gouged out, his face is covered with hideous scars, and he is wearing a black atomic magic suit, and his whole body exudes a terrifying aura.

This man is Zhou Sheng Group's top combatant Aroke.

At this time, Elvis frowned and said to Zhou Yan.

"This central Rubik's cube is really difficult to attack, and we have been attacking for a long time."

"The consumption is almost over, and the number of mechanical corps sent by the other party is getting smaller and smaller, and it is estimated that it has reached the limit."

Zhou Yan said hoarsely.

"I hope so."

Elvis replied in a deep voice.

"If this mechanical cube can be successfully laid down this time, I think Lord Zhou Sheng should be very happy."

Pikas said with a smile.

Zhou Yan glanced at Bikas and the others, and replied hoarsely.

"As long as you can help take down this mechanical Rubik's Cube, Lord Zhou Sheng will not treat you badly, and the benefits are indispensable to you."

"That's great."

When Bikas heard Zhou Yan's words, he smiled brightly.

At this moment, several mechanical scout water beads flew towards them, and just as they were just approaching, the defeated army's deputy sect leader Gammaka raised his head to look at the approaching water beads, and waved his hand casually!

Those mechanical scout water droplets were emitting black gas all over their bodies.

Click~

Instantly dropped.

When Zhou Yan and the others saw this scene, they didn't pay attention to it, after all, the sky was now full of enemy water droplets and drones, so it was no wonder.

Carmon Base: Nexus Interior.

A few video boxes went black, and Angie said in shock.

"Knocked down."

"It's okay, you re-present the last shot."

Shen Qiu said to Anji.

"Good!"

Angie immediately re-showed the last of the images he had taken.

"Zoom in!"

Shen Qiu said to Anji.

Angie immediately freezes the image and zooms in.

Shen Qiu and the others suddenly took a breath of cool air, and everyone was shocked.

"Damn, Elvis is too!"

Chen Ye couldn't help but jump up.

Shen Qiu saw Elvis's face darkened, although this guy didn't become the first star envoy, but no one dared to question his strength, especially after he ran away, it was a nightmare.

Bekelen said with a solemn expression.

"It's not good, the second-in-command of the Gray Alliance, Mylocks, and the president of Theta Corporation, Picas, are also there."

"Not only that, you take a closer look at the other two deputy sect leaders of the defeated army, as well as Lin Beize and Jian Xingang."

Shen Qiu took a deep breath and suppressed the ups and downs of his heart and replied.

"Boss, these gangs are actually colluding together! It's shameless. ”

Chen Ye couldn't help but scold.

Shen Qiu's expression changed for a while, and then he said to Anji.

"Anji, you save these videos and photos, these are all evidence, and we can sue them for colluding with the Defeated Army Order in retrospect."

"Good!"

Angie nodded in response.

When Chen Ye and the others heard Shen Qiu's words, they immediately said with joy.

"Boss wise, isn't this proper proof? When the time comes, see what these guys do. ”

"Well, that's right. But ignore them for now, they should be attacking the central Rubik's cube and quickly find Zhou Sheng's factory. ”

Shen Qiu nodded in response.

"Good!"

Angie immediately sped up the search.

It didn't take long for Angie to shout excitedly.

"Shen Qiu has found it!"

"Zoom in, let's see."

Shen Qiu's heart suddenly lifted.

An image box is moved to the crowd to zoom in.

In the image, a pyramid-shaped base came into the eyes of Shen Qiu and others.

Outside the entire base, you can see a heavily armed soldier, many heavy mechanical weapons and garrisons, and a number of ghost tiger mechas.

Compared to other bases, this base is very well repaired, and it can be said that it is heavily guarded.

"Boss, it's definitely here."

Chen Ye said excitedly.

Shen Qiu also agreed with Chen Ye's words, but he said with a very solemn expression.

"It's found, the problem is not good!"

"Huh? Why? Are we still afraid of them? ”

Chen Ye and the others, who were in a state of excitement, were like being poured a basin of cold water.

"You're right, we really can't do them."

Shen Qiu replied in a deep voice.

"No, you're that strong, boss, and we still have two MX Atomic Samurai and 300,000 mechanical troops!"

Chen Ye hurriedly reminded.

"Then you look at the opponent's lineup, I can't beat that Elvis, at most contain him! Zhuo En, the deputy sect leader of the three defeated armies, Lin Beize and other people, just take out one person, it is enough for us to fight for half a day. And that's not all of their strength, the devil knows how many hidden masters they have. ”

Shen Qiu replied very calmly.

"Shen Qiu is right, I'll calculate a little bit of the odds of winning a head-on conflict! Less than five percent. ”

Angie replied approvingly.

"So what now? I finally found the other party's factory, and just gave up?"

Chen Ye scratched his head and asked.

Bei Karen and the others looked at Shen Qiu one after another, and everyone was waiting for him to make a decision.

Shen Qiu's expression changed for a while, and then he spoke.

"It's impossible to give up, Chen Ye, Bei Karen, you two come with me, let's go to investigate that base, find out the internal situation, and confirm that the production line is inside? Then come back and talk about the war. ”

"I'm going too."

Angie said excitedly.

"Anji, you stay here, Xiaoxi, you protect Anji."

Shen Qiu rejected Anji's proposal and made a simple and clear arrangement.

"Okay!"

Angie could only reluctantly agree.

"Shen Qiu, you have to be careful."

Yun Xiaoxi instructed with some concern.

"Don't worry, I'm measured!"

After Shen Qiu finished speaking, he left with Chen Ye and Bei Kailun.

A few hours later.

Southwest corner of King Farmun City.

Shen Qiu, Chen Ye, and Bei Kairen were lying on top of a database, cautiously looking at the heavily guarded base in the distance.

"The defense is very tight, there is no loophole at all, these defensive soldiers are elite, and it seems that it is difficult for conventional means to break through."

Shen Qiu observed and said solemnly.

"It's difficult, it's fun! Let me give it a try! ”

Bekelen said with a look of excitement on his face.

Shen Qiu pondered for a while, and finally rejected Bei Kairen's proposal and spoke.

"It's too risky, this time it's up to Chen Ye and your pet to come."

"No problem, boss, I promise to do it properly for you."

Chen Ye replied confidently.

"Well, let's do it."

Shen Qiu said to Chen Ye.

"Good!"

Chen Ye picked up the small box he was carrying and opened it.

I saw cockroaches, ants, and flies crawling out of it and scattering in all directions.

Xiao Ash squeaked at Chen Ye at this time.

"Go ahead!"

Chen Ye immediately waved his hand at Xiao Gray and asked it to participate in this operation as well.

Shen Qiu and Bei Karen waited quietly.

About an hour later, Chen Ye said with an excited expression.

"Boss, my pet got in."

"Okay, you are mainly looking for these places, one is the other party's material warehouse, finished product warehouse, and production line."

Shen Qiu explained to Chen Ye.

"No problem."

Chen Ye nodded in response, and then he took out a tablet, and began to draw a thumbnail of the base by sharing the information obtained.

"Entering from the main entrance, there are three broken gates, each of which is guarded by a team of guards. Damn, these guys have strict internal management, so many patrols? And a lot of them are awakened, and they all look strong."

Shen Qiu and Bei Karen listened to Chen Ye's introduction, and their expressions became more and more solemn.

Obviously, even if Zhou Sheng and their main force were attacking the huge mechanical cube in the center, their base camp was heavily guarded, and the situation was not very good.

Just when Chen Ye suddenly shouted excitedly.

"Wow, you're rich!"

"What's wrong?"

Shen Qiu asked suspiciously.

"Boss, I found their finished product library, and there are a lot of resonators and stabilizers encapsulated."

Chen Ye shouted excitedly.

"Mark it down, since there is a finished product, it means that we have come to the right place, find the production line!"

Shen Qiu showed a smile and said to Chen Ye.

"No problem!"

Chen Ye replied confidently.

Time passed by second, and Shen Qiu and Bei Kairen were waiting for Chen Ye to give back the situation.

As a result, Chen Ye did not excitedly say that he had found it, but made a puzzled voice.

"Huh? What's the situation? ”

"What's wrong?"

Shen Qiu asked suspiciously,

"Ash, you seem to have found a lab?"

Chen Ye said in confusion.

At this time, Chen Ye shared his vision, and Xiao Ash lay on the vent above his head and looked down!

I saw a large laboratory covering an area of tens of thousands of square meters below, and the entire laboratory was full of various experimental instruments, and a doctor in a white research uniform was busy working.

In the distance, in the center of the laboratory, a transparent glass column is erected.

Inside the cylinder, a viscous liquid is soaked in a grayish-white mass that resembles a human brain, but is a little different in that it has no specific shape, just a clump of clumps.

Countless lines connect this transparent glass cylinder.

"What are they working on?"

"I don't know, it doesn't feel like a good thing."

Chen Ye scratched his head and replied.

"Mark it down."

Shen Qiu said directly to Chen Ye.

"Well, the Boss has found their material library. Guess what I saw? ”

Chen Ye immediately marked it down, and when he was halfway through the marking, his eyes suddenly lit up and said.

"See what?"

"I saw metal boxes, and there were nano camouflage cloths next to them, which were carried by those ghosts."

"Very good, it's just the production line, work hard!"

Shen Qiu's mood was also getting more and more excited.

"No problem, it should be hidden deep in the production line, and I control the cockroaches to look for it deeply."

Chen Ye hurriedly said.

Inside the Abkerry base.

A cockroach moved quickly along the corner of the hallway.

Soon a large metal door appeared in front of him, the entire metal door was closed, and in the doorway stood twenty fierce-looking guards in modular armor, smoking cigarettes.

"Captain Anddor, I don't know how long I'll be in this hellish place before I can go back."

A well-proportioned, square-faced young man complained.

At this time, a burly man who looked like a bear replied.

"Ah Rui, you don't have to think about it for a short time, unless the production line is to be transferred, no one can go. But when we finish our work and go back, there are countless amounts of money waiting for us to spend, and when the time comes, Lord Zhou Sheng will never be stingy. ”

"That's just as well!"

Just while they were chatting.

Click!

The closed metal door opens.

The guards then stopped chatting and looked at the open door.

I saw portable transport trucks, carrying boxes out one by one.

At this time, the cockroach crawled over, opened the door and looked inside, and suddenly saw a huge production line sitting inside.

The most conspicuous of these are the two boxy machines, which work as a whole, emitting a blue glow.

The core components of the resonator and stabilizer are moved to the inside of the machine through a conveyor belt, where they are specially irradiated and treated and then sent back out.

"Found it! Boss, I've found the production line, and it seems that there are really two very special machines in it. ”

Chen Ye shouted excitedly.

"Well done!"

Shen Qiu smiled brightly.

However, at this moment, Captain Andredor's sharp gaze suddenly locked on the cockroach controlled by Chen Ye.

Chen Ye shuddered inexplicably, he just wanted to control the cockroach to leave.

I saw Anderdo jump straight over and trample the cockroach to death with one kick!

Ah Rui and the others were startled and ran over one after another.

"What's wrong?"

Andedo then lifted his foot, revealing the cockroach that had been trampled to death.

"Scared us, it was a cockroach for a long time."

Ah Rui and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Anderdo bent down, picked up the cockroach that had been trampled to death, and said with a serious expression.

"No, this cockroach is always weird, there is a trace of atomic fluctuations on it, it looks like it has been controlled. And this cockroach breed is very similar to our world. ”

"Are you sure?"

Ah Rui and the others asked with a look at each other.

"Not sure?"

"What then?"

"Report up! It's better to be wrong than to let go. ”

Anderdo replied in a deep voice.

"Good!"

Ah Rui and the others nodded heavily.

On the other side, Chen Ye said to Shen Qiu in horror.

"Boss, my cockroaches were trampled to death, and they seem to have found me."

When Shen Qiu heard Chen Ye's words, his expression also moved slightly, but he still said calmly.

"Don't panic, even if they find out, they may not be able to figure it out and remove all your pets. As long as they can't find your other pets, they shouldn't be able to confirm that there is an intruder. ”

"Good!"

Chen Ye hurriedly controlled the pet to withdraw. (End of chapter)