On July 3, 111, the Imperial Assy County Negotiators arrived in Patbang.

The negotiating team is a giant ship of the Empire's top vehicle, the "Kwa E" class.

The length of this top-of-the-line giant ship has reached 500 meters, and its attack, defense, and carrying capacity far exceed that of the "Kunpeng" class vehicles.

This level of vehicle, with four sets of small controllable nuclear fusion energy cores, has the Empire's top anti-gravity technology, and has super endurance, which is enough to allow the vehicle to sail in the sky for several years.

According to legend, the construction of this "Kua'e" vehicle had already started in Great Xia before the Great Annihilation, and its original purpose was to serve a grand "Tianmen" plan and be used as an empty space carrier.

At that time, the outer space domain and the environment around the parent star body were not as bad as they are now, so the original design direction, the offensive nature of the mother ship was even greater than the carrying capacity.

After the annihilation, the empire inherited the torch and the technology was not extinguished, and according to the current situation of the home planet and the survival state of the race, adjustments were made, the armament configuration was reduced, the carrying capacity was increased, and finally two ships were built, which have been placed in the imperial capital as a strategic reserve.

In this negotiation with the Federation, in order to put enough pressure on the Federation, the Prime Minister showed all the strategic-level vehicles.

The hull is made of black metal, and the overall appearance is in the shape of a flying giant, and all the lines are all straight lines, without the slightest soft curve.

A huge golden dragon ornament, winding from the bow to the stern of the ship, is full of contempt for everything in the world.

In all directions of the hull, there are various thick and dense offensive and defensive devices, and special armor in specific positions is as thick as a desperate one meter and a half.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look at it, the "Kwua'e" vehicle is a naked declaration of the existence of power and force.

The huge hull of the "Kwa E" covers the sky and the sun, as if the gods of mythology have descended, and it is like a flying city, which appears above Pathon with a great deterrent.

Not surprisingly, this caused great fear among the people of Xixuan.

Naturally, this also frightened Alexander and others, who were currently trapped in the Great Temple.

Is it necessary to send strategic-class vehicles just for negotiations?

If you can't talk about it, you will destroy the country?

This situation, naturally, is what the empire wants to see.

The new situation encountered by the Western Expeditionary Army in Paterbon, when it was reported back to Iasi, caused serious concern in the Empire.

After a short period of deliberation at the top of the empire, a strategy was decided.

Prime Minister Xie Xinyi directly authorized the head of the Prime Minister's subordinate officials, Lord Shi Xiao Jingmo, to reassign all the personnel of the Iasi Battle Staff Headquarters that was originally established to a negotiation team and go to Patbang to negotiate with the Federation first.

Based on the principle of reciprocity between countries, Lord Xiao is far higher in rank than the Speaker of Patbang, and the Speaker of Jersey is the same as Speaker Alexander.

Therefore, although the person who led the team was Lord Xiao, it was Qinghui who participated in the negotiation.

Before making contact with Paterbon, Lord Xiao summoned the Western Expeditionary Army for a meeting.

The meeting was held in a medium-sized conference hall within the "Kwua'e".

Welling had the privilege of seeing the inside of the Empire's top-tier vehicles.

Entering the hull of a ship that is so large that you feel that you are small gives the impression that you are entering the interior of a grand castle.

Inside this flying fortress, it is still the practice of the empire, simple, cold and solemn.

The first seat was Lord Xiao, the staff officers of the regiment, and Qing Hui and others.

After General Wang Cianming connected the various data and information collected with the information system of the "Kua'e Clan", the information of the Western Expeditionary Army and the negotiation group was reorganized and connected to the grid.

A new, more efficient and massive holographic system is generated, and is taken over by the super quantum core of the "Kwua".

"Colleagues, generals, and this officer has been appointed by the Empire to preside over the negotiations.

Speaking of which, Mr. Cheng Qinghui of Iasi County came over, and he was already an official equivalent to the Federation. But why did the Prime Minister order the official to come? ”

Xiao Jingmo paused for a moment, and glanced at the people who were thinking for a while:

"Integrating all kinds of existing intelligence, supplemented by intelligence from other aspects of the empire, the imperial staff system has concluded that the Xixuan Federation really does not intend to continue to fight with the empire in the current state.

The arrival of this official is to prepare for a higher-level official in the federation to participate in the subsequent negotiation process. ”

"Is that if they throw in the towel?"

Some staff officers couldn't help but ask.

"Good question!" Lord Xiao nodded approvingly:

"Is this a matter of admitting defeat? No, between us and the Xixuan world, it is still in a state of non-death.

We have a guess that in the future, the way of life and death will be changed, and the survival game will be changed!

In this battle of Iasi, the opponent spent several years to lay out, and in the final stage, they showed their strength.

And before that, perhaps they themselves did not believe in the power of this super magic, and there was no verification of the effectiveness of this mode of warfare.

Therefore, it is highly likely that the future war will abandon the traditional model and turn into a warlock war of various scales! ”

There was a commotion among the crowds, throwing each other's information around, and they were very surprised by the judgment thrown by Lord Xiao.

Lord Xiao also waited for everyone to digest this conclusion before continuing to share the judgment of the high-level:

Therefore, we have determined that the battle of Iasi is just a verification war of the other side.

If they can win, it will effectively reduce the population of the empire and validate their tactics.

Even if they lose, it will not hurt their new direction. ”

Wang Cianming was a little puzzled, and inserted the problem information in time:

"But, Lord Xiao, there is a problem with my subordinates.

As far as I know, among the people of my Great Xia, the overall proportion of awakened warlock personnel, that is, the Divine Revelation Rate, surpasses that of the Federation.

In terms of traditional scientific and technological armament, our side still has a crushing advantage.

In terms of air supremacy, the other side has no advantage.

Where does they get the confidence that they can win by changing tracks? ”

That's a good question, and it's exactly what Welling and most of the people in the room want to ask.

Master Xiao replied, and at the same time asked everyone a question:

"General Wang's question is just the point, and the empire has some guesses about it, but it is also inconclusive.

So, why don't we take advantage of the fact that the other party is already at an all-round disadvantage now, launch the maximum attack, and directly conquer the Xixuan Federation? ”

This question is a question that many people feel:

"Yes, yes, we don't negotiate now, we don't have a truce!

Wouldn't it be better to gather the armies of several major counties and cities to go straight to the heart of the interior of the Federation, and disintegrate the Xixuan Federation into countless small states, and the empire to control it accurately? ”

Lord Xiao, Qinghui and a few staff officers looked at each other, shook their heads with a slight wry smile, and threw out a message:

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is actually what many people in the Empire are looking forward to, but the Empire cannot make this choice.

Why can't you choose like this, you have to think about it, after the great annihilation, the major forces on the home planet have all made reflections, but there are always a few problems that plague most people. ”

The crowd then threw their bags at each other and discussed.

In the past few decades, in reflecting on the problems that occurred in the Great Annihilation, the following main questions have plagued the world.

How did the Great Annihilation happen?

Why did it happen?

Why did before the great annihilation of science and technology to the extreme, mankind had mature nuclear fusion miniaturization technology, and field theory and string theory developed to a certain height, but there were no means that could be applied to leave the shackles of the home planet on a large scale?

Why did such a powerful probe never fly out of the star system where the parent star was located?

Why do senior authorities on astrophysics and theoretical physics directly say that they do not believe in gods, but conclude that there is a creator?

Why didn't there be a large-scale appearance of warlocks and mages until after the Great Annihilation, and not for thousands of years before?

Why does near-Earth space change dramatically, and is it too fast for such a short period of time to change relative to cosmic time?

Why do the atmospheres and ionospheres of the parent star change so differently than they did before the Great Annihilation?

Why is it that the empire has so advanced technology and does not do anything to exterminate other races?

Why does the Federation keep stumbling with us?

……

This series of questions has puzzled the generations after the Great Annihilation, but no one knows the answers.

After a while, Lord Xiao didn't give everyone more space to think, and continued to throw out the message:

"Many of the well-known problems are beyond our knowledge.

Therefore, our goal is to master the opponent's hole cards to change tracks to the greatest extent possible, delay the development of the Federation mage community, reduce their group, disintegrate their fighting spirit, and preferably build a better image of the Empire. ”

To be honest, Welling was also confused by the questions that everyone was talking about.

However, with his analytical skills, he knew that Lord Xiao was actually hinting at one thing.

In fact, the empire is capable of completely overthrowing the Xixuan Federation.

However, it cannot be done that, and perhaps that would invite the possibility of a similar annihilation.

Perhaps, in this world, there are still forces or forces that are above the empire and the federation.

Could it be, as the child said the other day, that the Lord does not like us because we are unbelievers.

……

On July 4, the first round of negotiations was held on the Grand Temple Square in Patbang.

On one side of the long strip table, Qinghui sits in the center.

On both sides were the military representative, General Wang, and the accompanying staff officers, and behind him were dozens of warlocks from various walks of life to witness.

On the other side of the long table was Alexander, the former speaker of the city of Pathbon.

His white hair and beard looked a little messy, and his dark blue eyes under the arch of his high eyebrows were a little tired.

He was naturally flanked by some of the "former" parliamentary officials and government dignitaries of the city-state of Pat.

From a spiritual point of view, the negotiators of the Xixuan Federation as a whole seemed a little sluggish and worried.

Anyone who was confined to the temple for ten days or so, and from time to time pulled out to see the huge armed vehicles flying over the city-state, would not be in good spirits.

In particular, the mountain-like flying castle "Kwa E" gave them shock and fear, and naturally they could not remain reserved at the negotiation table.

"Mr. Alexander, let me introduce first, this is Lord Qinghui, the county seat of the Empire's Iasi County, which is equivalent to your identity."

Alexander raised his dark blue eyes and smiled slightly:

"Mr. Qinghui, you Yasi County is the victor, please accept my respect!"

Qinghui's face was indifferent, and she bowed slightly:

"Mr. Alexander, before the negotiations, there are a few questions to confirm."

"Mr. Qinghui, please speak!"

"The first question is the identity and qualifications of you and me. Everyone knows that this battle is a war between the Empire and the Federation, and Mr. is only the Speaker of the Stats of the dozens of states in your Federation, does he have the right to replace the Federal Assembly? ”

Alexander spread his hands:

"Unfortunately, Mr. Qinghui, I can only speak for Pat, Harbang and Kera in this war, our three states have unified rules of conduct, but they cannot represent the entire federal parliament."

Qinghui's face was cold:

"So, sir, mean that even if I represent the three states of the Union on behalf of the county of Iasi, even if there is a result, its effectiveness will only be limited to these three states?"

"Mr. Qinghui...... As you know, the federation is actually a relatively loose union, and each state has its own special circumstances, for example, the three states that I represent are all relatively poor and backward, and have limited appeal in the federal parliament...... But we expect peace just as much. ”

Qinghui immediately interrupted Alexander's statement:

"Mr. Alexander, please pay attention to the words, this is at the negotiating table on behalf of the Empire and the Federation."

Alexander smiled bitterly, this Qinghui County Cheng is really difficult to deal with:

"Well, dear sir, to tell you the truth, there is still a quarrel between the top of the Federal Parliament and a dispute between the military and the government.

No one can bear the consequences of the war alone, and it is still being coordinated...... You know, the issue of the efficiency of the federation, also traditional. ”

Qinghui's indifferent expression disappeared, replaced by serious and indifferent:

"Mr. Alexander, please note that we are still at war with each other, and no one has declared the end of the war."

"Yes, dear sir, I understand that we in Path, Helbon, and Kela are willing to accept defeat in good faith."

"Unfortunately, Mr. Alexander, you have two choices.

The first is to quickly notify the highest authority of the Federation and send negotiators who can represent the Federation, and our side will naturally have counterparts representing the Empire to participate in the negotiations.

Our waiting period is five days.

Second, in five days, if there is no official at the level of the deputy speaker of the Federal Parliament to negotiate with us, then, in our opinion, we can declare the breakdown of contacts between the two sides.

In order for the Federation to confirm the will of the Empire, we will make this city-state with a long history disappear from the world completely.

The main body of responsibility for this misfortune is in the Federation and not in the Empire.

Then the gentleman and all the people of the whole state of Patbang will be able to go to your god! ”

Qinghui suddenly got up and turned to leave the table.