After the battle, we were supposed to "pull" the captured worlds to the Empire Zone, but Sandora made a bolder decision: she wanted to build a new line of defense on the spot, adding the four captured worlds to the Empire Zone. Several consecutive universes controlled by radiation from four worlds become a new frontier, which will permanently change the shape of the New Empire and the Abyss.
"The planetary fortresses we brought can be stationed in place, and let them build colonies and defense fortresses in these worlds," Sandora said of her plan, "We anchor these universes and let them continue in their own Stay in the position, from now on the abyss area will be directly bordered by the new empire—there will be no void barrier.”
Except for Qianqian expressing that he didn't understand anything and was not surprised, all of us were dumbfounded, and Bingtis was even more blunt: "Hey Sandora, you can think about it, so that the empire and the abyss area will have ten more people." With a few 'wires of fire', the world between the empire and the abyss area can be reached with just one jump, and no matter who you fight, you can just pick up the bricks and get on."
"I know, and I didn't make this decision in a hothead," Sandora nodded calmly, "After a long period of accumulation, the New Empire has the ability to maintain multiple lines of fire like this, and the Fallen Apostles just don't have one. The extra energy is used to make trouble, so this is the best time to establish a border zone. The new empire will indeed border the abyss area in the future, but there are also advantages: we can monitor the movements of the fallen apostles more easily, and we just know that the abyss hope Did Ling do what she promised?"
"It seems that you don't trust me very much." Abyss Xiling's voice suddenly came, and I followed the reputation. Finding the other party's figure appeared on a data terminal not far away, Bingtis was stunned at the time: "Hehe. You didn't leave?"
"I am a network consciousness, as long as I am connected to the Internet, I am everywhere, so it doesn't matter whether I walk or not from the beginning, I just haven't opened my own interface for the time being. Before you close the sovereign hub of this universe, I am always..."
"boom!"
Bingtis threw out a Bible and smashed the data terminal: "Well, now you are gone."
The image of Abyss Xiling appeared on another data terminal again: "Don't react so much, we are at least half a partner right now? At least for the time being, I don't mean to trouble you."
Bingtis took out the second Bible (I really don't know how many of these meteor hammers she modified): "Don't you believe it if you talk nonsense and clean up this place? Let's discuss secrets !"
Abyss Xiling looked at Bingtis seriously: "If it's really a secret. Will you discuss it publicly in my base?"
I saw that Bingtis really meant to smash this place with a round circle, so I quickly reached out to stop her: "Hey, don't smash it, don't smash it, this place is already the property of the empire, okay, what you smashed is mine!"
Bingtis looked indifferent: "It's okay, anyway, a tower has been smashed outside just now... don't you need to pay?"
I:"… "
It seems that Abyss Xiling herself felt that this was very boring. She left us with the last sentence and left: "In short, just don't bother me any more. I don't care what you want to do. Besides - look forward to seeing you again."
"What does she mean?" Bingtis looked over suspiciously. "Why does this guy always like to say such nonsense?"
I ignored her, just thinking about how much impact Sandora's plan would have on the situation once it was implemented-advancing the border of the empire directly into the abyss area and permanently solidifying it. This will undoubtedly forever change the relationship between the fallen apostles and the new empire. pattern.
We can think of the empire area and the abyss area before this as two "nets". The nodes on the network are worlds, and the lines that are connected to the network are direct channels with a jump count of "one". Before. These two nets are completely isolated, and there is an endless void between them. Whether the two sides are scouting or attacking, they have to cross the void in the form of fleet voyages.
There are two main ways to go from one world to another. The first is to jump directly. The second is to open the order field and go to other universes in the form of regular "voyage". before today. The only way of transportation between the Empire Zone and the Abyss Zone is the second one. Even the twin star world that was sandwiched between the Abyss Zone and the Empire Zone at the beginning could not be reached directly through the void jump.
In previous frontier scrambles, we would "drag" the universe captured from the Fallen Apostles to the Empire Zone, cut it from the "net" of the Abyss Zone by completely rewriting the world barrier, and integrate it into the Empire's territory . This is equivalent to taking over the nodes on the other network, but it has not changed the current situation that the two networks are isolated from each other.
But Sandora will not do this this time. She wants to keep the original landmarks of these border worlds that have just been occupied by the empire, and directly build the empire fortress and the gate of the world in the local area—that is, build our own sovereign hub.
From then on, the two isolated "networks" will be connected, and the closest place between the Empire Zone and the Abyss Zone will no longer need a long voyage, but only need a jump within 100% of the information offset - the void engine will be activated once. If the offset of the information to be modified is less than 100%, the spaceship does not need to enter the void, but can directly jump from one universe to another. This is the so-called "jump count is one".
This is a complete pattern change, and its far-reaching significance is self-evident, and it is still unclear how long-term the impact will be. As for its current impact, as Sandora and Bingtis said: the good news is that we can more easily know the troubles in the abyss area, and we can also attack the enemy more conveniently. The bad news is the same. From now on In the future, the Fallen Apostle and the Emperor will be in a state where no matter who beats anyone, they can hit it with a brick... Bingtis' metaphor is really too rustic.
We never thought of letting the abyss zone directly border the empire zone before, because the empire was weak at that time, and the void was our safety barrier, but now Sandora seems to feel that the reality is mature, and she decided to change this status quo.
"You really think it's okay?" I looked at Sandora with uneasiness. "The fallen apostles are very aggressive, and they are usually the ones who take the initiative to fight."
"I've been thinking about it for a long time. Don't worry, there won't be a problem," Sandora smiled, "They are indeed very aggressive, but they also know when to attack and when to shrink back, and as long as they do well in the world With the locking of the barrier, it is not so easy for the enemy to attack.”
"That's fine," I shrugged. "Anyway, you are an expert at this time."
A group of people left this empty command post, and saw the person outside going to the empty and lifeless city again, but my mood was a little different: when I first came here, it was still the territory of the fallen apostles, but in a blink of an eye, this place was Being given to the empire by Abyss Xiling as a "meeting gift", who would dare to think about the amount of information in the middle? We all have a distrustful attitude towards Abyss Xiling, so naturally we will draw her every move closer to conspiracy theories, but what kind of conspiracy can she have in sending this universe to the empire
I'm not alone in my doubts. Others are also thinking about this matter, Sandora looked at the intact city buildings, and muttered in a tone as if she was talking to herself: "She said that she used this universe to do an experiment, and wanted to see how Only then can we talk to void creatures in a safe situation... Ah Jun, it seems that she is quite afraid of you?"
I had a weird expression on my face and didn't know how to answer: "To be honest, I'm a little afraid of her... You can tell me to fight with anyone, but to deal with this kind of talk, seven points are true and three points are false. And the guy who changes back and forth and has a bad stomach is that That's terrible. By the way, she didn't plant a doomsday bomb or something in this universe, did she? When we move all the bases in, she will blow up this place... "
"How meaningful is this?" Sandora rolled her eyes, "Not only did she lose the world, but she also had to set up so many bases here, what is she trying to do?"
"Disgusting people," I said, looking at the city. "Psychopaths have wide thinking, and mentally handicapped children are more happy. Abyss Xiling's heart is like a high-level math textbook. You can see it but you can't understand it..."
As I was talking, I saw a cloud of thick smoke curling up into the sky in the distance—it was the psionic obelisk that Bingtis blew up with a brick just now. I lowered my head and pondered for a long time, thinking about how everything here It is already the property of the empire, so I finally couldn't help but pat Bingtis on the shoulder: "This tower will be deducted from your pocket money next month."
Bingtis was choked for a while, and then jumped up violently: "When will I still need your pocket money!?"
"Nonsense! You go tossing around in your portable space, did you pay for that messy stuff yourself!"
Bingtis thought for a while, and then suddenly realized: "Oh, I forgot for too long, I thought I was at my home..."
I:"… "
"Thinking about it, it's actually a good thing," Bingtis patted me on the shoulder carelessly, "With this appearance and figure, I can become the richest man in the world just by swiping my card with my face, isn't it just a tower, my concubine There are too many things that are usually tossed and broken in the body, so don't take it to heart."
It's the first time I've heard it can be so comforting!
Even if this vigorous offensive is over here, there is no need to continue advancing no matter from the results of the battle or the actual situation in the abyss area, but our military operations are far from stopping: after the end of the advancing operation, we must There are still many things to do, the first is to eliminate the remaining enemies in this "new frontier".
There are already four worlds directly controlled by the emperor. Using these four worlds as nodes, creating interference to other universes can have a blockade effect on all secondary nodes. The world after the blockade is tantamount to being slaughtered: Rescue Forces cannot enter, internal personnel cannot evacuate, and even the parameters of the world will be controlled by others, and it can be captured with only a few troops. This is why we have to build the so-called "fortress world". These fortress worlds are actually equivalent to fire prevention nodes on the border. They are jumping nodes themselves, and they can also prevent nearby nodes from blocking other universes—and once they fall into the enemy's hands, the entire defense line basically collapses.
With the help of that "road map", the Imperial Army controlled the most valuable nodes, and the next step was to clear the surrounding universes that had been blocked on the basis of these nodes—basically some There are not many garrisons in the wasteland, and we don't need to ask ourselves at all.
"So we really went back like this?" In the command hall of the Admiral Empire, Bingtis sat on his seat with his back. While talking, he smacked his lips, looking at the expression on his face, it seemed that he still had something to say. "I always feel anticlimactic..."
"I've done everything that can be done, now it's just a matter of what that Abyss Spirit is up to." Sandora closed her eyes a little tiredly, "I always feel that something is wrong with her, different from the previous impression. "
Lilina didn't know where she was digging all the time before, but she suddenly appeared at this time, and the black-bellied Pope, who is used to relying on conspiracy theories, nodded and analyzed there: "So the abyss Xiling has decided with you An agreement, she and the old army contain the new army in the abyss area. In the short term, she promises to be "be more honest", and at the same time, she can hand over these worlds on the border. The price is that the empire will retreat, and don't disturb her "great cause" Now we know that her 'big cause' is to build a bridge, which is different from what we expected, boss, what are the consequences if she really wants to build this 'bridge'?"
"No one knows now, but what is certain is that she wants the Abyss Empire to rise. This is the biggest trouble in itself," I sighed. "This withdrawal is actually a helpless move. If there is a way, we must not just sit idly by." Watching Abyss Xiling continue her plan. In fact, if she does not come to negotiate, the result will be the same - based on the number of enemies in the Abyss area, plus the possibility of reorganization of the old army and the new army. The imperial army should have retreated, This time, it can be considered as a matter of favor... I don’t know if Abyss Xiling has the concept of "favor."
As I said that, I closed my eyes as physically and mentally exhausted as Sandora, and thought about my thoughts in the seat.
I still remember my previous course of action in the face of the fallen apostles: no matter what they are doing, they cannot let Ya succeed. But facing Abyss Xiling this time, we just let her go back and continue to toss her pile of conspiracy. It's a compromise, although there really isn't a better option. But in the end, it makes people feel a little awkward. Is this "cooperation" good or bad
What does building a bridge... really mean to the Fallen Apostles, and is it worth continuing no matter what the cost
These issues are still unknown, but one thing is certain: we must continue to strengthen our own strength, and in this tightrope-like confrontation, we must not fall into a disadvantage.
"Boss, are you in a bad mood?" Lilina saw me pretending to sleep with my eyes closed, and climbed up while grabbing my legs, "Boss, I'll show you how cute you are, so don't worry about it, okay?"
I opened one eye and saw that Lilina had almost brought her face to my nose, so I had no choice but to pat her hair and take her aside: "It's not easy for me to do something serious when I think about national affairs. Don't interrupt."
"To lead the overall situation, sometimes you have to take some detours," Lilina grabbed the armrest of my chair, "As long as you maintain an advantage in the overall situation, temporary and partial compromises are acceptable. This time you let Abyss Xiling continue It has developed, but in turn, the empire has also gained a period of stable development, right? You and her just discussed changing the competition situation, from military conflicts to arms conflicts, and now we still have a progress, that is, we already know the fallen apostles What the hell is the 'great cause', so just get an absolute say before they put up the bridge..."
I looked at this little guy who looked only 1.09 meters in surprise: "You think very clearly."
"It was all my nonsense just now and now I can't go on," Lilina jumped on me again, "Boss, hug me! You don't like Luo... Oh boss, you can't do this! Put away that sinful basket... At least Put my head up!"
After tidying up Lilina, I felt in a good mood, and thought that this pseudo-loli who was constantly in trouble had at least one advantage: she really could relieve boredom... especially when she was about to die.
Although I knew that she just wanted to make jokes in this way to adjust the atmosphere, and I was very grateful for her efforts, but the actions after taking out the basket had already formed a conditioned reflex, and I couldn't stop at all!
After the military operations on the imperial side gradually came to an end, the protoss front also began to end.
Of course, Abyss Xiling did not go there and also came to a "negotiation" with the generals of the Protoss. Apart from the retreat signal from the Imperial Army, what prompted the withdrawal of the Protoss was their own considerations based on the current situation: the counterattack of the fallen apostles became more and more fierce. Abyss The legions in the area began to gather, and the border fortress of the Fallen Apostles was impregnable. These reasons combined together made the military commander on the Protoss side make a decision to accept it as soon as it was good. Everything is just as Abyss Xiling told us during the "negotiations": Now is not the time for the final battle, neither the Protoss nor the Empire has the strength to take down the Abyss area in one fell swoop. In the end, continuing to advance will only increase casualties. The retreat of the Protoss and the Empire is inevitable.
But this war still completely changed the pattern in the void, and allowed us to achieve brilliant results: the imperial army captured a considerable scale of the border world of the fallen apostles, although the number is not large, but each of them is an important node, and now we A fortress has been established under their noses. From now on, the New Empire and the Fallen Apostles have officially entered the stage of fighting against each other. While the Protoss occupied a large area of territory, they also completely reduced the scope of activities of the Fallen Apostles. A large number of warning points have been established on the side of the abyss area "facing" the God Realm. With these arrangements, the God Clan's upcoming expedition will no longer have any worries.
The Abyss area has suffered a huge blow—although it has not been completely wiped out, at least for a long time, the Fallen Apostle will be honest, plus the cooperation promise of Abyss Xiling... I hope she will really keep her promise.
Maybe I can finally have some free time. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users, please go to m. to read.) RT