Colonia Storm Tour

"Thank you for the compliment. If Mr. Woodman, you have a condition that is difficult to treat and reverse even with any imaging device, our Foehn Medical Technology can lend you a helping hand."

Lin Haiyuan gave a polite reply.

"Then I will really have to leave it to you, General. Now that you are here safe and sound, we should be able to discuss the urgent matter."

Elliott didn't waste time with pleasantries; he knew the general opposite him disliked and had no fondness for such time-wasting formalities.

"The most sorrowful thing for us and for Ratatosk is the sacrifice of Comrade Rowan."

Lin Haiyuan first mentioned the elf Rowan, as Ratatosk had always been very concerned about Rowan. Actually, the initial attempt to purchase the AW-111 [Brynhildr] hadn't gone smoothly despite the massive financial incentives. It wasn't until Lin Haiyuan said it was for Rowan that Ratatosk, led by Woodman, readily delivered the weapon, seemingly solely driven by financial considerations. This was something that hadn't been mentioned at the time.

"...Yes, Your Excellency, we failed to protect Miss Rowan. She is one of the few elves who can communicate normally and amicably with humans. Our decision to send her out to fight was a tragic mistake."

Woodman said with a sorrowful tone, "Although I am on the side of the Firewind, I am truly saddened by Rowan's death. I never expected her to end like this."

"Hamartia..."

Karen used a single word to describe the decision to send Rowan to fight in Tibet.

"Neither the intelligence from Foehn nor that from Ratatosk mentioned that DEM could use the Tower of Babel Manifestation Device to create a devastating magical pulse that could destroy all moving objects in the vicinity. This was a huge oversight on both sides in terms of intelligence, and now we are both tasting the bitter fruit of not obtaining enough intelligence and paying the price for it."

Lin Haiyuan fell silent after he finished speaking.

"The elves who needed to be well protected and allowed to live happily are dead. Our mercenary forces were also wiped out in the Tibet campaign. General, we in Ratatosk have lost all the troops we can send to the battlefield. Our bloody defeat in the Tibet campaign has completely deprived us of the ability to coordinate attacks. Moreover, we are unable to organize another large-scale force to destroy the evil devices in Kashi, Tibet. If you want to destroy those manifestation devices, General, you will probably have to rely on yourself. We are powerless to do anything more."

Woodman stated that Ratatosk has completely lost its offensive capabilities after this battle.

"Fenfeng has no intention of continuing down that fruitless path. Rather than adding more corpses and setting up the stage for death again on that graveyard, we must find another way out."

Lin Haiyuan's words clearly surprised Woodman.

"General, since you intend to find another way out, what do you plan to do?"

Woodman's expression turned serious as he spoke.

“Mr. Woodman, neither the mainland across the Taiwan Strait nor 4V Island is a safe haven now, under the threat of the Lord of Memory of DEM and the Tower of Babel. The efforts and sacrifices of Professor Miller L. Stalington and Comrade Rowan have bought us two weeks of safety. If we do not destroy them immediately, we have no choice but to form a full evacuation from 4V.”

Lin Haiyuan told those present his plans.

"So it really is an evacuation..."

Xiao Yuanxun was not surprised by the evacuation outcome.

"At present, we probably have no better option than to evacuate. It is infinitely better than becoming a slave to DEM."

Yuwen Fei couldn't think of a better way to destroy the Memory Master's Manifestation Device and the Tower of Babel Manifestation Device.

"But if we evacuate 4V... where should we evacuate to?"

Xue Lianshan asked, puzzled.

"The most important thing is where we can evacuate to. It is estimated that Southeast Asia has become unsafe under the threat of DEM, and DEM can also control the naval fleets of the EU and the US."

Dai Hong felt that retreating to Southeast Asia would be like being trapped in a cage, with the possibility of being attacked from both sides by the fleets of the two alliances or countries at any time.

"Moreover, when the time comes to evacuate, it won't just be the army and their families that will be evacuated; I think civilians will also need to be evacuated."

Hoshikaze Tokiha also mentioned that civilians also needed to be evacuated.

“Those civilians aren’t military personnel; just getting them organized and taking care of them is already a huge challenge.”

Ling Yunrong was well aware that such a large-scale evacuation operation was a huge test of organization and coordination capabilities.

"Comrades, you should know that we have the corresponding means to accomplish this troublesome task. I won't go into details here, but now I'll show you a surprise."

The corresponding method mentioned in Lin Haiyuan's words immediately made everyone present think of time-space teleportation.

Walker.com AI brought the holographic projection of the video communication from the last fortress to this side, and the new holographic projection appeared on top of the original holographic projection.

"surprise?"

Elliott uttered a questioning sound.

"Comrades, and gentlemen of Ratatosk, hello, I am the surprise that Comrade Lin Haiyuan mentioned."

Alice appeared on the holographic projection along with her voice.

Upon seeing Alice appear, dressed like a little witch, both the Foehn side and the Ratatosk side uttered gasps of surprise and uncertainty.

Everyone was astonished to see Alice and Odin appear in the holographic projection.

Looking at Alice, who was smiling mischievously but remained silent, and then at Odin, who stood to the side with a serious and silent expression like a servant, everyone finally turned their attention to Lin Haiyuan.

"As we all know, you should all think that only I and my drones survived Project 9991, but in fact, this is a misconception caused by the lack of communication."

Lin Haiyuan carefully introduced Alice on the other side: "The one currently appearing in the very center of the holographic projection is Alice, the deputy head of China's 9991 Project, and the one next to her is her deputy, Ou Ting."

"Hello everyone, I am the deputy head of Project 9991. I would like to kindly remind you that judging people by their appearance is a wrong way of making judgments."

Alice's smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression—but because she was so adorable, even her seriousness lacked any real authority.

"This is Odin. Just as Comrade Lin Haiyuan said, I am Alice's deputy, responsible for assisting her in her work."

Odin's physique and age make him look more like a deputy head of an engineering project.

"Alice, the deputy head of Project 9991—Odin, the deputy head's assistant"

This undoubtedly sparked discussion on the Ratatosk side, while the Foehn side was a little better and did not further express their shock by raising their voices.

Lin Haiyuan, who was using Artemisia's body, and Yu Huazhi on the other side, raised their eyebrows in unison, making surprised expressions.

"quiet!"

Elliott simultaneously shouted "Silence!" over the communications channel, and the commotion in Ratatosk gradually subsided.

Lin Haiyuan raised his hands and pressed them down. Xiao Yuanxun, Xue Lianshan, and Ling Yunrong immediately stopped talking and looked at the holographic projection.

"Comrades and ladies, thank you for calming down and listening to me. I am very fortunate to be able to meet Comrade Lin Haiyuan again. Both of us were lucky and were not annihilated in the void created by the Eurasian space catastrophe. We were fortunate to escape from that disaster. After all, we got in touch with Comrade Lin Haiyuan a month later. However, the situation is not optimistic for us in Fenfeng now."

Alice looked at Elliot Baldwin Woodman in the holographic projection as she spoke.

“Mr. Elliott Baldwin Woodman, I have already learned about the inside information of the Eurasian air disaster you mentioned through Comrade Lin Haiyuan. However, I am not here to take sides and question you. I have decided to maintain the same stance as Comrade Lin Haiyuan on this matter. Therefore, I will leave this topic here and move on.”

Alice's words made Woodman's heart skip a beat. If the Fenfeng and Ratatosk were to form an alliance against DEM now because the new survivors within Fenfeng were to perish, the consequences would be disastrous for both sides. In his view, the appearance of Alice and Oting meant that Fenfeng was no longer likely to be Lin Haiyuan's one-man show.

However, now that Alice and Odin have decided to maintain the same stance as Lin Haiyuan on this matter, it means there is no need to worry about the alliance, which is based on mutual dependence, breaking down.

"Comrades, now that we've decided to evacuate, where should we go? Our contact with Comrade Alice has given us the answer: Antarctica."

As Lin Haiyuan spoke, he pointed to the top of the holographic projection.

A pale green, transparent image of a rotating Earth was immediately generated. After rotating once, the Antarctic region immediately became brighter, and then Antarctica appeared on the three-way holographic projection or display screen.

“Unlike Comrade Lin Haiyuan who was adrift, we have established a new base in Antarctica. As for the location of the base, it is currently classified and inconvenient to disclose.”

The reason Alice couldn't reveal in her statement was clear to everyone present: it was because Ratatosk was there.

"We can completely understand this."

Elliott knew that his allies did not want them to know the location of the base.

"So comrades, the Antarctic base will be our new home. There, we will not only house our troops, but also civilians who are willing to evacuate with us to avoid being manipulated by memory manipulation."

Lin Haiyuan confirmed with everyone that the place they were going to evacuate to next was Antarctica, the southernmost point of the Earth.

Here's a special reminder: the protagonist will definitely return to his original body and continue being a man, instead of using Artemisia's body as a woman indefinitely. Using her body now is just a temporary measure.

Will there be a second update tonight? If there isn't one after 8 PM, then there won't be a second update today.

Thank you all for the monthly tickets and the blades of gratitude! More monthly tickets, more blades of gratitude!

What surprised the author the most was that the author of "Nuclear World War II: The Otaku's Guide to the End of the World" joined the group. I highly recommend "Nuclear World War II: The Otaku's Guide to the End of the World." Let me tell you, except for the fact that "SoonTM" takes too long, it's awesome!

Chapter Sixty-Three: The Divergence (VII)

"Antarctica...is it known as the coldest, driest, and windiest place in the world? Can people really live there normally? You'd freeze back inside the house after taking just one step."

Ling Yunrong's expectations about the living environment in Antarctica were a bit too harsh.

"The surface of Antarctica is not suitable for human habitation, but for the sake of seclusion, we would definitely have to live deeper in."

Like Aya, Xue Lianshan also wanted to live on the surface of the earth.

"If there are no overt security threats, we should still be able to start settling on the Trinity Peninsula and King George Island at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula."

Xiao Yuanxun felt that there was nothing wrong with this way of living between the islands, but it relied heavily on sea and air transport for communication between the multiple islands.

"Although those islands are not very large, they can all support a certain population and can also utilize the power of our navy, allowing us to effectively protect the waters surrounding the archipelago."

Yuwen Fei also thought that living on the islands was a suitable option.

"No, no, no, comrades, you seem to be only considering the military aspect. What about the political aspect?"

At this point, Hoshikaze Shiyu brought up political issues.

"Politically, it's mainly a matter of our reputation and public support. To the public who don't know the situation, it looks like we suddenly ran away like idiots, which has indeed affected our reputation and public support."

Lin Haiyuan glanced around at the people around him and said, "But when the Tower of Babel Manifestation Device and the Lord of Memory Manifestation Device are activated, the opinions of the Chinese people will no longer matter."

"Their memories have been distorted by the alteration. In the end, in the eyes of our controlled compatriots, we will just be a group of heinous bandits. The political issues that Comrade Xingfeng mentioned are actually very minor."

Alice sighed after she finished speaking: "No matter what those overseas Chinese compatriots think, they can't really change anything. We are powerless to reverse the situation now, and those people seem ridiculous to us. There's no need to pay attention to them."

They still don't believe that the reason why Chinese Americans collectively oppose the Foehn wind is because of the Memory Master Manifestation Device and the Tower of Babel Manifestation Device. Even the most oblivious shut-in in 4V knows about this now.

“We have not concealed the existence of the Memory Master Manifestation Device and the Tower of Babel Manifestation Device in 4V. Everyone in 4V knows about these two devices and knows that they currently control everyone in the United States. Then there are two similar devices in Tibet that are preparing to operate and control them.”

After Lin Haiyuan finished speaking, he looked at Xingfeng Shiyu and said, "Comrade Xingfeng, you must be worried that the disastrous defeat in the Tibet campaign will shake our trust and reputation in the eyes of the people, right?"

"Yes, that would also shake the morale of our troops, because it would be a defeat for us, and we would have to withdraw from our base and flee far away, which would be hard for some of the people and soldiers to accept."

This is precisely what Hoshikaze Tokiha is worried about.

"Back in 1947, when Mao Zedong was evacuating Yan'an, he said that if we lose the land but lose the people, we will lose both the land and the people; if we lose the land but lose the people, we will gain both the land and the people. Now, our evacuation from 4V is to learn from Mao Zedong's evacuation from Yan'an. If we are controlled by those two devices, how can we talk about destroying DEM and unifying the motherland? So we comrades need to be more realistic."

Lin Haiyuan's use of the example of the founding emperor was clearly effective.

"What Chief Lin said makes a lot of sense..."

Xingfeng Shiyu couldn't deny that the statement was unreasonable, because now 4V and the whole of China were no longer places to stay, and it was indeed necessary to retreat and make plans for the future.

"Here, as an ally, I would like to inform Ratatosk that we will be completely withdrawing from China within the next two weeks and then leading our team to Antarctica. Please use encrypted routes to contact us at that time."

Lin Haiyuan's discussion of Antarctica here can also be seen as informing his ally, Ratatosk.

"I understand. So, what are your plans for disposing of the resources that Fenfeng acquired through our acquisition?"