The main aircraft carrier of the First Legion, the office of the legion commander.
Zhou Jiuya followed the order and made a private secret call to His Majesty the Emperor.
With the communication channel opened up by Cecilia, their technical team quickly deciphered the signal barrier mechanism of Saint Dew Star. Although they could not build a new communication channel in a short time, they could perform a signal encryption technical process.
So there is no need to worry about military secrets being stolen.
I don’t know if it was because his privacy was exposed in public by Huo Xianfeng, but this time the emperor did not use projection, but only turned on the voice.
Clearly, something like that had just happened, and Ye Shu had collapsed to the point of needing psychological counseling, but Zhou Jiuya seemed to have heard nothing and knew nothing, and was completely focused on the task assigned by his leader.
Although Zhou Jiuya failed completely as a parent, but as a legion commander and in terms of his contribution to the entire empire, he can definitely be said to have devoted his life to the cause until his death.
"Yes... yes, we have already figured out the basic situation of Mingcheng..."
The legion commander stood in a solemn posture with a stern face, and was reporting the current military situation to His Majesty the Emperor.
"Everything went smoothly as planned... The members of the Academy of Sciences have been arranged, the accompanying security has been in place, and the investigation team has been sent out. It is expected that there will be feedback in a few days..."
"We haven't found the location of the Holy White Pagoda yet, but based on signal tracking, we expect to determine an approximate area within three days..."
"I have also ordered the relevant personnel to start executing other specific matters. The details will be compiled into a detailed report document and sent back later."
"… "
After hearing this, His Majesty the Emperor slowly breathed a sigh of relief and gave a compliment.
"Yeah, not bad."
This is probably why Pei Changyun suggested Huo Chao to keep Zhou Jiuya by his side and send Ye Shu to the local area for training. It was not out of selfishness, but as the commander of the alliance, his confidants did not just need to be loyal.
Zhou Jiuya was very capable. He was almost impeccable in terms of military affairs and combat capabilities. He was also extremely loyal and tight-lipped. He knew what to ask and what not to ask. In addition, his martial arts skills were maxed out. Although he was not extremely intelligent, he could be said to be scheming.
In short, he would not be like Ye Shu, who could be seen through at a glance.
Even from Pei Changyun's most critical perspective, this legion commander could be considered the most perfect subordinate in the world.
—It is indeed a very, very useful sword.
After Zhou Jiuya reported the situation on his side, he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
"Your Majesty, the capital planet...?"
After he came back just now, he watched Setlin's speech video again. Zhou Jiuya's experience of staying with Pei Changyun for so many years has honed his political sense to a very sharp level.
Zhou Jiuya was very clear about how much of a shake and blow this speech video would cause to Pei Changyun's supreme status and authority.
"—Don't worry about that."
His Majesty's voice was very calm and decisive, as if he had already made a decision and plan in mind. He turned and asked,
"How is Jiang Ci doing?"
"Doctor Wen said he is in very good health..."
After a pause, Zhou Jiuya hesitated and emphasized
"-very very good."
To be honest, his child's physical data in all aspects are now so strong that he doesn't look like an omega, and is even close to Zhou Jiuya.
Although both are S-level, the physical fitness of alpha and omega is determined by their genes, which is a huge gap.
—This is simply impossible.
Even though Jiang Ci perfectly inherited Bai Min's excellent genes and was the only S-level Omgea in the entire empire at birth, her previous data had never been as exaggerated as it is now.
However, at present, there are no hidden dangers or disadvantages, so Zhou Jiuya did not dwell on this issue, because he had already told Dr. Wen to pay more attention. As for His Majesty the Emperor, he must be busy dealing with the affairs of the capital planet, so Zhou Jiuya did not report in detail to distract him.
After getting this answer, Pei Changyun slowed down his tone.
"Ah That's good."
After all, Jiang Ci is the child he has watched grow up, and is also the child of Huo Chao's sister, so His Majesty the Emperor really loves her.
"He is currently working with the academicians of the Academy of Sciences to repair the core brain of the Central Temple. If nothing unexpected happens, we will no longer be under the surveillance of the church's satellite in less than a week."
This time, the First Legion brought not only the military, but also a large number of top academicians from the Capital Academy of Sciences.
"… Is it?"
This information made His Majesty the Emperor slightly stunned.
Only then did he suddenly remember that Jiang Ci was exactly like his father when he was young. Not only was he interested in this aspect, but he also showed unprecedented talent.
[Aci will surpass me in the future.]
[-Will!]
Jiang Jinsheng once said this to Pei Changyun in a very proud tone.
Before Jiang Ci was thirteen years old, just as Jiang Jinsheng had predicted, he had been groping, working hard, and stumbling on the road to surpassing his father.
Jiang Ci and He Zhun are like the replicas of Jiang Jinsheng and He Qichu back then, twin stars that shine equally in two different fields.
Pei Changyun sighed softly.
"If that incident hadn't happened, Ah Ci might be the same as his father now."
Instead of struggling in the army and getting bruised and battered.
But even so, Jiangci still did a very good job, very well.
Pei Changyun and Zhou Jiuya both thought at first that the kid was just talking. After all, how could an omega join the army
Moreover, Jiang Ci at that time was still the young master of the Jiang family who was doted on by countless people. He hid in the laboratory every day and kept company with various machines. I'm afraid he couldn't even run a thousand meters.
But there are always some things, some prejudices, and some conventions that can be broken through hard work and perseverance.
Jiangci is the best and most shining example.
I have to say that the Jiang family’s genes are indeed excellent.
These two brothers of the Jiang family helped Pei Changyun to build up almost half of the empire.
Even though Jiang Ci had never experienced any war and was protected by everyone, he still relied on himself and demonstrated excellence that was no less than any of his father's generation.
He almost perfectly combines the advantages of Jiang Jinsheng and Zhou Jiuya. In terms of military technology, he has a talent that is no less than his father, and in terms of combat military, he has the potential to surpass Zhou Jiuya.
In addition, Jiang Ci also inherited Bai Min's delicacy, intelligence, and kindness.
In short, although most of the time the temperament of awkward children is a headache for parents, but under the infinite filter of their own children, Zhou Jiuya and Pei Changyun simply feel that Jiang Ci is the most amazing and outstanding child in the world.
"But it's good like this now."
Zhou Jiuya couldn't see the other person's expression, he could only hear Pei Changyun's sigh mixed with regret and pride.
"Come to think of it... Ah Ci has grown up so much."
"Um."
As the younger uncle, Zhou Jiuya felt the most obvious.
"—It has indeed grown a lot."
In the past, Jiang Ci was sharp but immature, like a rebellious and paranoid genius boy in adolescence, who stubbornly wanted to prove himself to the whole world by all inappropriate methods.
But after just a few months, Jiang Ci seemed to have undergone some very obvious changes that were difficult to describe in words.
For example, in the meeting this morning, Jiang Ci had the least experience, but every word he said was at the most crucial point. Even he didn't notice it, but Jiang Ci found it immediately.
Zhou Jiuya discovered that the child's previous impatience, uneasiness, and sharp resistance to the whole world had almost all disappeared. He seemed to have finally found something that calmed him down, and he began to become mature and rational, calm and composed.
how to say…
Although the legion commander was very reluctant to admit it, all the changes in Jiang Ci seemed to be getting closer to Huo Xianfeng.
There were some traces of the Zerg King in his child.
This made Zhou Jiuya feel relieved, sad and upset. It was the first time he felt such a strong sense of frustration.
However, the two parents' discussion about their children's growth problems only lasted for two or three minutes. Pei Changyun coughed lightly and got back to the topic.
"However, Mingcheng is not absolutely safe now."
Zhou Jiuya had been with Pei Changyun for so many years that he guessed what the emperor was thinking almost the moment he opened his mouth.
"You mean, the church seems to have almost completely abandoned Mingcheng, and doesn't even have any intention of launching an attack?"
"-right!"
Regarding the video of former Alliance Speaker Setlin, Pei Changyun already has a preliminary counterattack plan. Although it is a bit tricky, he is clear about the other party's purpose and can predict the other party's approximate means.
However, Pei Changyun did not understand Mingcheng's move.
Zhou Jiuya pondered for a moment and replied,
"Our defense measures have been fully deployed, sufficient to deal with any surprise attack. Also, the reconnaissance team has been sent out, and our people are also working hard to decipher and eavesdrop on the other party's confidential communication channels. Once there is any news, we will notify you..."
Tuk Tuk—
At this time, there were two knocks on the door.
"Hey, Commander."
The familiar voice made Zhou Jiuya turn around instantly, and as expected, he saw Huo Xianfeng leaning lazily at the door. The latter casually raised his hand as a greeting.
As a person who has lived in the army for many years, Zhou Jiuya actually disliked Huo Xianfeng's lazy appearance. What's more, the other party had eaten his beloved cabbage, which made him even more displeased.
However, the attitude of the legion commander was not bad, just a little cold. He frowned.
"How did you come?"
Huo Xianfeng waved his hand.
"Hey, I don't mean to hear your military secrets..."
"-It doesn't matter."
But before he could finish, Pei Changyun's voice came from the communication.
"Huo Xianfeng, what do you think?"
The Zerg's hearing was extremely sharp, so Pei Changyun didn't think Huo Xianfeng didn't hear their conversation just now. But it didn't matter, anyway, they were now temporary allies.
What's more, even if Huo Xianfeng didn't come, Pei Changyun would arrange for Zhou Jiuya to ask for his opinion. After all, after a brief contact in the morning, His Majesty the Emperor had fully confirmed Huo Xianfeng's strength.
It is not limited to military force, but includes all aspects, especially strategy and vision.
Huo Xianfeng thought for a moment and replied,
"Well, logically speaking, the Zerg are in a weak period, and Your Majesty the Emperor is trapped in the current political turmoil in the capital planet. In addition, Saint Dew Planet is the base of the church. Now is obviously the best time for them to launch an attack."
Although it might come at a high price, if the Church is willing to risk it, it is not impossible to wipe out the First Legion and the dormant Zerg in one fell swoop.
Huo Xianfeng's tone became obviously serious and solemn.
"That's why I decided to bring the First Legion with me. The Zerg are recovering their strength, and the larvae's metamorphosis will last at least three months, so I need an ally."
Pei Changyun knew this, they needed each other. And if the two sides joined forces, it would be a win-win situation, so the church released Setlin to provoke. However, after the provocation, they did not attack Mingcheng.
—This is really confusing.
“But the church gave up the attack, which only means one thing.”
The boy's fingertips carelessly knocked on the door. The action was a bit like a teacher's indication that he was about to get to the point.
"They have a way to eliminate our threat more completely, with less damage and faster speed than launching a military attack. And they must have already started to act. For example, the lecture video currently posted on Starnet is the opening performance."
"… "
As soon as these words came out, the whole room fell silent instantly.
Pei Changyun pondered for a moment and seemed to realize something.
"You mean, their purpose is to behead people?"
Snapped!
Huo Xianfeng snapped his fingers to confirm his guess. The head of the empire was Pei Changyun, so the Illusion God Cult used political means to shake his authority and status.
The strength of the empire lies first in the fact that Huo Chao was the savior who founded it. Secondly, Pei Changyun was able to sit firmly on the throne of emperor, not only because of his strong political skills, but also because he was the one who saved hundreds of millions of human survivors in that disaster.
However, if this fact is nailed as a scam, collusion with the Zerg, killing Huo Chao, and destroying the earth, once it is confirmed, Pei Changyun will lose all the support of the people. Then the entire empire will collapse, and even overthrow is not impossible.
The church can then take advantage of the situation and take over the country again, just as it did when it took control of the Alliance more than three hundred years ago.
The leader of the Zerg is Huo Xianfeng.
It's just that they don't know yet what methods the church has to target and effectively strike Huo Xianfeng. However, judging from the precise and painful way they dealt with Pei Changyun, this method must not be simple and may hit the fatal point directly.
"So after Pei Changyun, the church's next target will be me."
Although he said this, Huo Xianfeng's tone seemed to be very indifferent to the matter.
"But they have confirmed my strength level. In addition, the Forbidden Abyss is in my hands. Currently, no one in the entire Illusionary God Cult can threaten me with force, so we will never confront them head-on."
—This sentence is actually very arrogant.
But it's true.
Because when Huo Chao became the marshal, he almost represented the top military level of the entire Phantom God Cult.
Therefore, the other two people who heard it did not refute it.
"And it seems that they are still preparing this so-called trump card, otherwise there would be no movement at all. So, Your Majesty the Emperor and the Commander of the Legion, you don't have to worry about them attacking Mingcheng."
Huo Xianfeng shrugged casually.
"Now we can either stay calm and adapt to the situation, or we can find the Holy White Tower immediately and attack them before their trump card is revealed."
"… "
This simple and crude plan is really very Zerg.
The Emperor and the Legion Commander were so shocked that they were speechless for a moment.
A few seconds later, Pei Changyun suppressed the slight shock in his heart and said,
"I don't agree with the latter. It's too aggressive."
After all, Huo Chao said that the energy barrier outside the Holy White Tower could block nuclear bombs. Moreover, they knew nothing about the situation inside. In addition, Pei Changyun's main focus now was on dealing with Setlin.
"What a coincidence, me too."
Huo Xianfeng answered quickly, as if he was waiting for this sentence.
"—Then wait."
After all, the Holy White Tower is different from Mingcheng. Huo Xianfeng is not afraid of open battles and attacks. The only thing he is afraid of is that the Phantom God Cult may use some very sinister means.
After all, Huo Xianfeng now doesn’t know how the other party got the king insect eggs.
If this were not the case, he would not have been imprisoned by the church for decades.
Pei Changyun also knew that the information they had obtained was too little, and they could not guess what the other party wanted to do, so they could only use static to slow down. At this moment, Zhou Jiuya heard someone else's voice coming from the other side.
"Your Majesty..."
That's right. In fact, this should be Pei Changyun's busiest time. Then, they heard His Majesty the Emperor knock on the table twice.
"Then come here first."
"yes."
drop.
The communication was disconnected.
Zhou Jiuya turned around and frowned at Huo Xianfeng. Huo Xianfeng seemed to have guessed what he wanted to ask and spoke first.
"Commander, are you free now?"
This was the first time Huo Xianfeng showed such a fox-like smile.
"There is something I need your cooperation with."
"What's up?"
Zhou Jiuya didn't really want to cooperate. After all, it was now confirmed that the church would not attack. He couldn't think of anything that required his cooperation, so he frowned and added,
"-I am very busy."
"Hmm, I see..."
Huo Xianfeng tilted his head in distress.
"Aci's mecha fighting skills are a bit poor, and I don't know who taught him, it's a mess. I want to give him some extra lessons, but I'm currently in need of a sparring partner."
Zhou Jiuya: “…”
—Of course it was his uncle who taught him!
The whole army knows that he taught it!!!
This guy definitely did this on purpose.
Deliberately came to slap him in the face!!!
At this time, the adjutant Li Ya came in hurriedly from outside.
"Commander, here are some urgent documents..."
The adjutant didn't finish the rest of the sentence because he was shut up by the leader's cold shoulder. At this time, the legion commander grabbed the general and gnashed his teeth.
"Li Ya, are those documents urgent?"
The adjutant was sweating profusely and said cautiously,
"Yes... Oh no, no no, no hurry... I'll push it back, push it back..."
He looked at the smiling black-haired boy, then at the silver-haired leader with a cold face, and suddenly felt that the air was stagnant at this moment.
In terms of momentum and ferocity, Huo Xianfeng has never lost in his life, so when the legion commander was in a bad mood, he was like nothing happened, and even smiled, looking very happy.
“That’s great.”
The young man slightly turned sideways and made way for him.
"Commander, let's go."
"… "
Zhou Jiuya felt frustrated and angry. He stood there for a moment, then strode out directly past Huo Xianfeng.
Ah-
He wanted to see what this guy could teach him!
The adjutant looked at the army commander's back as he walked away, and swallowed subconsciously.
That step didn't seem like he was going to be a sparring partner in the training ground, but rather to kill someone.
Just halfway through the walk, Zhou Jiuya suddenly came to his senses.
etc!
He frowned and asked Huo Xianfeng—
"Isn't Jiang Ci helping to repair the core brain in the Central Temple?"
Although the original central temple has collapsed, due to the special internal structure of the temple building, when it is subjected to a huge impact, it will very quickly dismember into small rooms similar to honeycombs, and then deploy an energy defense shield to minimize damage.
Therefore, there are a lot of things preserved in it. The academicians who are usually high and mighty are now like old peasants who have risen up in rebellion, their eyes shining, frantically and quickly plundering all the valuable things in Ming City.
After all, the church's technology is far ahead of the empire. This is a great opportunity. If not to rob, when
Jiang Ci was also in the robbery team and even rushed to the first one.
—Because he liked those things.
But Huo Xianfeng was not interested at all. In fact, he thought it was nothing at first and went to take a look.
But it was just a group of white-haired old men, with their beautiful wives, screaming at a bunch of strange machines.
The major general didn't scream, but his eyes were shining.
Moreover, Jiang Ci, with her silver hair, looked strangely harmonious among the group of white-haired old men.
But for Huo Xianfeng, that scene was very difficult to describe.
So Huo Xianfeng couldn't find anything to play with. After thinking for a while, he decided to ask Zhou Jiuya to have some fun with him.
Huo Xianfeng crossed his arms over his chest and walked slowly and leisurely, but he was just a little bit ahead of him, so it looked like Zhou Jiuya was following Huo Xianfeng's steps.
"This is where you fail to consider things carefully, Commander."
His tone was like he was disdaining something old-fashioned.
"Even ordinary college students have to take one or two physical education classes every week. Do you understand the importance of all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics?"
Zhou Jiuya: “…”
He doesn’t understand!!!
He totally didn’t understand why Jiang Ci liked to talk so much!!!
(End of this chapter)