Colonia Storm Tour

"At that time, they will be thrown into the brutal battlefields of Foehn and Ratatosk, and whether they will have the luck to survive for 10 years is still unknown."

Isaac thought that if one to four out of ten survived, they would be considered very lucky.

"I understand. The magician force is definitely going to be replenished. So, should our fleet be replenished to the level it was at before the war?"

Eileen inquired—DEM has the financial resources to replenish the entire fleet, but it will take time to convert the money into qualified crew members and warships.

"Yes, the crew of the severely damaged Notoria and Picatrix, along with their captain, were assigned to teach the new recruits."

Isaac assigned new tasks to the crew and captain of the two warships who seemed to have nothing to do.

"Yes."

Eileen answered.

"By the way, Ellen, how much intelligence do we have about 4V Burning Wind right now?"

Isaac remembered that he needed to keep an eye on the reaction of the Foehn Winds after they lost their leader.

"According to our satellite scans, the city of Foehn doesn't seem to have become chaotic after losing the shark head. On the contrary, the city is still carrying out reconstruction work in an orderly manner, and the people are going out as usual to do what they used to do. It's a very strange situation."

Eileen was also completely baffled as to why the Foehn hadn't descended into chaos.

"Has the Fenfeng not broken out in a civil war? Or are there undercurrents where the high-ranking members of the Fenfeng forces are still secretly vying for power and haven't brought the conflict into the open?"

He thought about it seriously and concluded that the latter was more likely. How could a civil war break out the day after the leader died? Unless it was premeditated, those who wanted to start a civil war would at least prepare their troops and tactics before they could start one. A fool who would start a civil war as soon as the leader died would not survive to the third day.

Just like the opposition within his company, like Murdoch's faction, those venomous snakes who are well-hidden on the surface and ready to bite him to death at any moment are the only qualified civil war players.

In fact, if Lin Haiyuan knew what Isaac was thinking, he would definitely laugh so hard he wouldn't be able to get up from the ground.

Is someone as stupid as you, who actually thought he could kill his own boss with an interceptable satellite, a qualified player in a civil war? Everyone in Ratatosk except Woodman is better than you. At least they prepared satellite beam cannons that are almost unstoppable once launched to murder the young men their boss wants to protect. Those high-ranking officials outside of Westcott in DEM, you are too young, too simple, too naive.

They don't even know how to use low-brow tactics like poison, plastic explosives, or the tricks of mentally unstable gunmen, snipers, and rocket launcher shooters. No wonder Westcott took pity on them and thought they were somewhat useful to DEM, so he just casually brushed aside these idiots who blatantly used satellites to murder him but were bad at scheming.

"Keep a close eye on the situation of 4V Foehn. Report any movement to me immediately. Expedite the repair of the Betelgeuse device and the Tower of Babel display device. The sooner we can use them, the better."

Isaac hopes to gain control of the 4V Foehn Winds more quickly, acquiring their bodies, minds, and technology to wipe out Ratatoskr, founded by his old friend.

"Yes."

She answered and then left.

Meanwhile, Isaac, alone in his office, sat in his chair pondering the current situation of the 4V Foehn Wind.

Lin Haiyuan, who was considered dead, was ignored. In fact, even though both sides confirmed that he was dead, some people still insisted on seeing Lin Haiyuan's body.

"Walker.com AI, we must see Chief Lin Haiyuan, whether he is dead or alive!"

Xiao Yuanxun shouted excitedly—after the Mechanical Tooth Whale Fleet and the Stormbringer Air Assault Division returned empty-handed, he learned for the first time that Walker.com's AI was an artificial intelligence, not just a simple electronic video assistant system as he had previously understood it to be.

"Yes, why are you blocking our way to see Chief Lin, Walker.com AI? We need Chief Lin's real information to reassure the public and others!"

Xingfeng Shiyu questioned WalkerNet AI with confusion. She already knew about WalkerNet AI's existence, but she never expected it to be a genuine artificial intelligence.

"Let us meet with Commander Lin, so that the other comrades can have peace of mind."

Yuwen Fei made his request.

The news that Lin Haiyuan was seriously injured in his battle with Artemisia and landed in a state of unknown fate spread throughout the entire Fenfeng and 4V by the next day. Walker.com's AI did not censor the news, and everyone was concerned about the follow-up news.

For the people, if Lin Haiyuan really died, they would likely face drastically different policies, or even a civil war might break out in this corner of 4V.

Some people hope that Lin Haiyuan dies soon so that they, as capitalists and schemers, can connect with high-ranking members of Fenfeng to seize power, climb the social ladder, and become oligarchs or tycoons in the new world.

Some people, however, do not wish for Lin Haiyuan's death. Instead, they hope he will continue to lead the Fenfeng and China's rise. Lin Haiyuan emerged with his last remaining Project 9991, which, for China, was like the North Star in the sky, guiding them towards a brighter future. If Lin Haiyuan were to die, and this North Star were to disappear, who would be able to shoulder the responsibility and lead them towards that brighter future? Nobody knows…

"Walker.com AI, I hope you can tell me something definite: at this critical juncture, we cannot afford to lose the leadership of Chief Lin Haiyuan."

Dai Hong hoped that even if Walker.com's AI didn't let them in, it would at least tell them what was going on with Chief Lin Haiyuan.

“We’re not unaware of the confidentiality regulations, otherwise all that time and effort we’ve put into our positions would have been for nothing.”

Xue Lianshan also requested to meet Lin Haiyuan.

“You have not been granted permission to enter Medical Room 0.”

Walker.com's AI gave a nearly identical response, keeping the electronic door to Medical Room 0 beneath the Burning Wind Camp closed.

"So how exactly do we get permission to enter Medical Room 0 to see Chief Lin Haiyuan? Tell us!"

"I asked Hoshikaze Shiyu."

"Awaiting approval from Chief Lin Haiyuan."

Walker.com AI responded.

"How could Commander Lin Haiyuan, who suffered such serious injuries, possibly remain conscious and approve our entry into any place?"

Xiao Yuanxun wore a wry smile; this wasn't the first time he'd heard Walker.com's AI say something like that.

"Stop messing with people like this, okay? Walker.net AI, you don't intend to become the next Skynet, do you?"

Yuwen Fei said helplessly.

"Let them in"—this command, issued from inside Medical Room 0, was immediately received by Walker.net's AI.

"You have been granted access to Medical Room 0."

Walker.com's AI immediately opened the electronic door to Medical Room 0.

"Hey?!"

Upon hearing Walker.com AI's words, Hoshino Shiyu let out a startled exclamation that sounded rather silly.

"Aha?"

Yuwen Fei was just as dumbfounded as Xingfeng Shiyu.

"…………"

Xiao Yuanxun stood there, speechless for a long time.

Xue Lianshan and Dai Hong were stunned, and then they looked at each other in bewilderment as they came to their senses.

"You have been granted access to Medical Room 0. Please enter."

Walker.com's AI repeated a sentence and added three more words to make it clear to those who hadn't quite grasped the point.

"Why were we suddenly granted access to Medical Room 0?"

Xingfeng Shiyu asked, somewhat puzzled. She wondered to herself if Yuwen Fei's words had provoked the artificial intelligence.

"You'll find out once you go inside, comrades."

Walker.com's AI did not answer her question.

"No matter what, we'll understand what's going on once we go in and take a look."

Xiao Yuanxun was the first to step into the electronic door of Medical Room No. 0.

"Old Xiao is right, let's go."

Yuwen Fei followed Xiao Yuanxun's pace and walked shoulder to shoulder with him.

"Why make it so mysterious?"

Xingfeng Shiyu could only follow them inside, completely bewildered.

"Chief Lin has always had a tendency to be mysterious, and the 9991 Project still has many mysteries for us."

Xue Lianshan stepped across the threshold of the electronic door.

"Yes, we still have many questions... What's the deal with those DEM magicians and DEM warships?"

Dai Hong, holding his peaked cap, went inside.

Those DEM magicians who seemed to have been frozen in place are an unsolved mystery within the Burning Wind. Why did those DEM warships that were still launching suddenly plummet straight down? And what was the cause of that unprecedentedly strong storm? Many questions and mysteries await answers and unraveling. The one who can do this is Chief Lin Haiyuan, whose fate is currently unknown.

The interior of Medical Room 0 is not large and not very elaborate. The most elaborate features are the dense network of electronic circuits with flowing green light and conspicuous signs.

After walking through the corridor, they came to a door. They stood in front of the door for less than a second before the electronic door opened automatically.

The electronic door slid back to both sides like a stage curtain, and then they stared wide-eyed, letting out incredulous gasps.

Chief Lin Hai sat solemnly on a throne-like device as if he were resting with his eyes closed. Apart from the solid throne device, he was encased in a life support capsule by visible transparent glass. Meanwhile, misty nanodrones were constantly surging around him, and bubbles could be seen rising from the bottom.

"Commander Lin... is he still alive?"

Xingfeng Shiyu swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"This should be a life support pod. If Chief Lin really didn't die, he should indeed be in a life support pod if he suffered that kind of fatal injury. But why is it this type of life support pod?"

Xiao Yuanxun was used to lying down in capsule-shaped life support pods and had no understanding of this sitting-type life support pod, so it was understandable that he was confused.

"Because it will be convenient to transfer it later."

Artemisia's clear and melodious voice, like that of a nightingale, reached the ears of everyone present.

"Who?! x3"

Yuwen Fei, Xue Lianshan, and Dai Hong simultaneously drew a gleaming Colt M1911 pistol and aimed it at the left side of the throne.

"Comrade Yuwenfei, Comrade Xue Lianshan, Comrade Dai Hong, please lay down your weapons, or you will be arrested for attempting to assassinate the supreme leader."

Walker.com AI warned.

"Attempted to assassinate the top leader, arrested?!"

Yuwen Fei was stunned when he heard Walker.com AI say that.

"What's going on here...?"

Xingfeng Shiyu was almost unable to process what was happening.

"Comrade Yuwenfei, Comrade Xue Lianshan, Comrade Dai Hong, if you don't want to be taken down by the Long-Range Eye Drone and the Terror Drone, put down your pistols now."

Artemisia (Lin Haiyuan) walked out wearing a simple hospital gown and slippers, her arms crossed in front of her.

"Artemisia?!"

Everyone exclaimed in unison the name of the woman in the hospital gown in front of them.

"Old Xiao, you're all talking about the name of that woman who almost killed me. The body is indeed Artemisia, but the inside is not Artemisia. I am Lin Haiyuan."

As Lin Haiyuan spoke, he activated his mental power, stretched out his right hand, and pressed it down.

"Uh?!"