Colonia Storm Tour

"Well, the intelligence system of the Foehn Wind is more sophisticated and terrifying than we in Ratatosk imagined. At the very least, the Foehn Wind has accomplished what no other intelligence agency in the world has."

Elliott exhaled and looked intently at Lin Haiyuan on the screen, saying seriously, "We can exchange physical and technical data and manufacturing blueprints of Herok and Brunhilde, but we need the entire database."

"Hehehe, Mr. Woodman, Herrock and Brunhilde are not enough to exchange for all the data in the database of the DEM display device development department that we have."

Lin Haiyuan's words were tactful, implying that the old man was being a bit too confident to ask for such an exorbitant amount from him.

We've now entered the bargaining stage.

"Then, General, what do you think we still need to give up to obtain all the data in this database?"

Elliott was determined to obtain the data in this database; it was an opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of his old adversary, and he couldn't let it slip by.

"We not only need the physical and technical data and manufacturing blueprints of Herrock and Brunhilde, but also the technical data and manufacturing blueprints of these two ships of the same class, as well as the data, blueprints, and physical objects of subsequent upgrade plans!"

This time, Lin Haiyuan was the one to open his mouth wide – during the meeting with Woodman, Lin Haiyuan deliberately brought up the question to test whether there was anything, and sure enough, he got the information out of him.

Now that the time is ripe, Lin Haiyuan will certainly not let go of these two valuable reference warships. In the future, he also wants to build a fleet that can operate in both atmospheric and space environments.

Colonia's flanks won't be confined to the atmosphere; they must also explore the cosmos, and these warship technologies will facilitate the establishment of a lunar base.

"General, your ambitions are quite grand. You not only want our CR-UNIT, but also our most advanced warships."

Elliott felt that the Foehn winds opposite were opening the shark's mouth wide, but this meant that a crucial bargaining phase could begin.

“I don’t want the physical objects, I just want the technical data and blueprints for 15 Herok and 2 Brunhilde units and subsequent upgrade plans.”

Lin Haiyuan compromised by proposing that he only needed the technical data and blueprints of the warships, but he absolutely required the physical objects of Brunhilde and Herok, as well as their technical data and blueprints.

"General, do you intend to expose all of Ratatosk's secrets?"

Woodman's attitude suggests that he is not yet fully accepting of it.

In reality, Ratatosk has a strong financial foundation. Providing at least 15 Herok and 2 Brunhilde units would not be a problem. If they want to fight against RaDEM, then a force of hundreds of magicians is indispensable, along with matching CR-UNIT production capacity. Although Brunhilde is the latest type of CR-UNIT, it is not as tragic as having only one or two units.

"Fenfeng has already thoroughly investigated DEM and brought it all to you in exchange, Mr. Woodman. This exchange is very fair. This is one of the few opportunities to learn about our old rival's true strength. If we miss this chance, we won't get another one. Moreover, even if you don't agree to the exchange, we, Fenfeng, can modify DEM's Knights or AST's Tactical Manifestation Units for our own use. Going it alone is not a problem at all."

Lin Haiyuan's smile turned malicious, and Artemisia's face next to him also showed an almost imperceptible malicious smile.

This made the other high-ranking members of the Fenfeng faction, who were in the know, feel a chill down their spines when they saw the malicious smiles on Altimisia and Lin Haiyuan's faces.

Xingfeng Shiyu thought to himself: This nanobot is really too ingenious. It even perfectly reproduced Chief Lin's creepy smile.

That kind of smile is creepy enough on one person, but two people smiling like that in front of you... Oh my god... Youzhi felt all her arrector pili muscles contract.

Faced with the Far East Butcher's chillingly charming smile, Woodman knew he had to make a choice. Further haggling would only lead to a breakdown in negotiations, so he decided to take the opportunity to maximize the benefits he could obtain now. In fact, as the shark had said, the Fiery Wind was fully capable of going it alone.

"General, I agree to the deal in principle, but we must sign a treaty."

Elliott waited for Lin Haiyuan's reply to the agreement.

What are the main contents of the treaty?

Lin Haiyuan looked at him with great interest.

"According to the Non-Proliferation Treaty on Manifestation Device Technology, Foehn and Ratatosk, which possess manifestation device technology, shall not, without the mutual consent of both parties, directly or indirectly transfer manifestation device technology to other organizations or countries, nor assist other organizations or countries in manufacturing manifestation devices. After the execution of Isaac Ray Pelham Wiscott and Ellen Mira Messer and other DEM executives, Ratatosk shall have the right to lead the division of DEM's assets to compensate for the losses caused to both sides by the war."

Elliott's idea was that since Ratatosk could not maintain its monopoly on the technology of the manifestation device in the future, it would share half of the pie with Foehn and prohibit any third party from obtaining the technology. As for the flesh on DEM's corpse, Ratatosk would swallow the bulk of it, leaving only some passable scraps for Foehn. Although the small amount of trade with Foehn had already earned Ratatosk hundreds of millions, compared to DEM's assets around the world, those figures were still just a drop in the ocean.

"I can agree to the treaty in principle, but I have to add that there will be supplementary agreements to be signed. The grievances between China and East Asian and South Asian countries will be resolved in the supplementary agreements."

Lin Haiyuan mentioned many countries that have grievances with China, the most being Japan, followed by Vietnam and North/South Korea, and then a bunch of Southeast Asian and East Asian countries.

"Grievances? May I inquire here about how Foehn intends to resolve these grievances in the supplementary agreement?"

The more Elliott looked at Lin Haiyuan's smile, the more it seemed to resemble a bloodthirsty shark.

"It's as simple as the police arresting a bad guy. I'll be extra lenient with the Japanese side, and the whole of Japan will thank that lucky kid."

Lin Haiyuan glossed over this point lightly, but the extraordinary leniency in his next sentence revealed a hidden murderous intent to everyone present.

"I hope the bloodshed you've created, General, won't frighten those children."

Elliott could already picture the heads, corpses, and blood that would swirl in the mortal world at that time.

“Our cause is just, Mr. Woodman.”

The smile on Lin Haiyuan's face gradually disappeared.

“Senseless killing will make you infamous, just like the enemies you have faced in the past, General.”

After giving Lin Haiyuan a piece of advice, Elliott said, "Now we need to discuss the details in detail. We lost 15 elite magicians in the battle of Tibet. They were all elite magicians who could fight two against one. If you want to replace monetary compensation with magicians from us, then Fenfeng needs to hand over 30 DEM magicians to us to make up for the loss and achieve a balance."

“No, Mr. Woodman, the 15 DEM magicians I have transferred to Ratatosk are already the limit. Otherwise, who would we give the CR-UNIT Herok to?”

Lin Haiyuan stated that it's impossible for all the magicians to leave; at most, 15 will be selected.

“Then we only need 15 magicians as a supplement to our combat strength. However, 15 ordinary DEM magicians are still less than half the value in cold, hard valuation. So we need something else that can be worth half the value.”

Elliott wanted to see if he could get some more Franklin, which still held its value.

"Money is not a problem."

Lin Haiyuan saw through Elliott's thoughts; after all, he had already gained enough advantage by using DEM's old methods.

“That’s good, General. We will now provide 15 Herok and 2 Brunhilde units, along with technical data and blueprints for subsequent upgrades, in exchange for the database of the DEM Display Device Development Department. We will arrive tonight with the equipment, technical data, blueprints, and the treaty. We hope that Fenfeng will continue to work on those 15 DEM magicians and safely transfer them and Chonggong Mana to the upper level without any problems.”

Elliott replied, adding at the end that there were no problems. By then, Karen had already left, apparently to make preparations.

“We won’t do anything that’s questionable. We’re not Americans, the Americans who do nothing but scheme against allies and have no sincerity whatsoever. The Ratatosk side had better act as quickly as possible.”

Lin Haiyuan understood what Elliott was worried about: those magicians who had been handed over were thorns that Foehn had planted in Ratatosk.

"I sincerely hope so. Let's meet again tonight, Your Excellency."

Elliott's words signaled the end of the talks.

"See you tonight, Mr. Woodman."

Lin Haiyuan nodded. The video transmission from above was interrupted, and then that layer of holographic projection disappeared. The holographic projection where Alice was located automatically descended to become the first layer.

"Now that communication with Ratatosk has ended, and there are no outsiders here, I can tell you comrades where your new home will be."

Alice spoke, and then the holographic projection of the Antarctic map zoomed in towards the South Pole Plateau, moving closer to the Trans-Antarctic mountain range.

"Comrades, your new home is located beneath the South Pole Plateau. This way, we can avoid the disturbance of uninvited guests and be protected from the harsh natural environment of Antarctica. We are now excavating a stable underground space to build an underground city in preparation for welcoming the survivors of 4V. This underground city will be expanded from our underground base."

She personally revealed the location of the final fortress base to Xingfeng Shiyu and other high-ranking members of the Burning Wind faction.

"Building an underground city? This method is indeed feasible!"

Xingfeng Shiyu suddenly realized that if they were underground, even the fiercest winds and snow on the surface would have little direct impact on them.

"Our existing technology can support the construction of underground cities without any problem. We have a sufficient supply of electricity and food. Nuclear fusion reactors and power generation wind turbines, along with well-developed hydroponic farms, can solve these two major problems."

Lin Haiyuan has simplified the issue a bit here.

"However, it's impossible for an underground city to have just enough electricity and food. There are many other aspects to consider."

Xingfeng Shiyu was about to ramble on and on.

"Comrade Xingfeng, we have already developed a comprehensive plan and considered all other issues, so there is no need to worry too much. On the 4V side, try your best to guide the survivors to the Antarctic underground base via time-space teleportation. For us, the lack of manpower is limiting our development."

Alice's words promptly stopped Xingfeng Shiyu from rambling on.

At this moment, the nanobot in Lin Haiyuan's original form remained silent, while Artemisia, who was now considered her true form, spoke.

"Comrade Alice and I have already discussed this. We will prepare a large number of war turtle transport ships to transport the people and their belongings. So you need to guide those who are willing to leave onto the war turtle transport ships, understand?"

Artemisia's sky-blue eyes looked at Hoshikaze Shiyu.

“I understand, but we can’t just tell them we’re going to Antarctica. If we say we’re going to Antarctica, the people will be too scared to board the ship.”

Xingfeng Shiyu needs to obtain Lin Haiyuan's consent regarding the location.

"Australia, we can say this to the people, and now it's time to announce those things to the people: Walker.com AI, cut off 4V and Xiamen Island's communications with the outside world and the outside world's communications with 4V and Xiamen Island, activate the fog of war and signal jamming to prevent any possible spying, and at the same time broadcast my speech to all the people."

At this moment, the nanobot "Lin Haiyuan" adjusted his expression and became solemn and dignified.

There will be another update this afternoon or evening, but this time it won't be sooon.

The Non-Proliferation Treaty on Display Devices is a modified version of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

Hmm... If you want to see what the English chapter titles mean, you can use a web translation tool (don't use Google).

Chapter Sixty-Four: The Divergence (VIII)

Under Lin Haiyuan's orders, all of 4V's electronic billboards, computers, televisions, and other devices were connected to the network and controlled by Walker.com's AI. The screens underwent unusual switching, which surprised all the 4V residents who could see this change. Those who had experienced similar situations before understood that this might be a sign that Lin Haiyuan was about to give a public speech.

"...Fellow countrymen! The first thing I want to tell you by showing up here is that I, Lin Haiyuan, am not dead! In fact, I am alive and well!"

Lin Haiyuan's deafening voice was transmitted through various sound transmission devices to every corner of 4V and Xiamen Island, which obviously frightened many people.

"My public address this time is not only to announce that I am still alive, but also to tell you that the Chinese nation has reached its most critical moment! Remember the Tower of Babel and the Lord of Memory that I mentioned a few days ago? Now those two evil devices not only control everyone in the United States, but have also appeared on Mount Kazakh and Mount Kazakh in the Kashi region of Tibet! We have said that we will absolutely not allow such evil devices to appear on our land and operate! Once those evil devices are in operation, your memories will be manipulated, your hearts will be twisted, and you will forever be slaves who think they are the best!! So we will fight alongside our allies!"

Because our army is too small to defend our existing territory, and with the EU and US fleets watching us closely, we cannot send our air force to directly destroy those evil devices. Therefore, our allies have mobilized all available ground forces to launch an attack on Ghari, Tibet, through our central axis! And we, the Foehn Wind, are also providing support with our proud drones as much as possible.

Therefore, with the combined efforts of ourselves and our allies, DEM's mercenaries and the Tibetan warlords they colluded with were forced to retreat step by step by our surprise attack, and we successfully eliminated all enemies around the airdrop area!

As Lin Haiyuan said this, the combat footage captured by the drone appeared on the other side.

Intense artillery bombardment and assaulting soldiers, along with various drones accompanying the assault, engaged in long-range firefights and even mutual slaughter with the arriving DEM mercenaries.

The civilians could clearly see that the soldiers with half-leaf symbols and incomprehensible letter markings, along with the Fenfeng drones, were still firmly holding their positions and fiercely attacking the approaching enemy, despite being under constant artillery fire.

For some, the rare combat scenes that only appear in science fiction movies are incredibly exciting, even more so than watching any other movie.

"After our allied forces successfully broke through the enemy's first outer defense line, they formed two powerful assault forces. Their primary targets were the evil devices that threatened everyone. However, when they faced the second defense line set up by DEM, the most difficult battle began. The turrets that fired energy projectiles were not only extremely powerful, but also became as difficult to crack as tortoise shells under the protection of the random field."

Neither our firepower nor that of our allies was sufficient to destroy these turrets quickly enough, so we had to resort to a slow, method of chipping away at them one by one. This was a method that, while slow, proved very effective.

The other video feed showed the turrets collapsing and breaking under the relentless bombardment of the Zephyr guns and the Super Thor gunboat's 360mm guns.

Compared to the seemingly unremarkable West Wind artillery, although a salvo might look impressive, it clearly resonated more deeply with the people than the massive, heavily armed Super Thor gunship.

"What a huge plane! And such thick pipes! And it even has shields! These all look so cool and powerful!!"

"A 4V citizen lamented."

"DEM's turret positions certainly delayed our advance, but only delayed it. Our nemesis, DEM, realized that those turrets alone couldn't stop us from unleashing the devastating explosions that would shatter their illusions. So they threw even more lives into this heinous Betelgeuse device. I think you all understand what the energy source of these two evil devices is—human lives! They're burning human lives like fuel! Just like a coal-fired power plant using oil for its engines! Therefore, they shortened the long charging time to only two minutes! To prevent more lives from being consumed and to completely destroy those two evil devices! To survive! For the free and uncontrolled will! We and our allies launched a heroic and tragic charge!"

The footage shows the Super Thor gunship surviving heavy anti-aircraft fire, summoning swarms of hybrid plasma bombs that look like meteors raining down from the sky. Meanwhile, ground troops are charging towards the Tower of Babel, which stands high on the mountain peak, with deafening shouts. The magician and elf are lost in the background due to their size, and only the golden beam of light from the cannon is dazzling. This grand image from a high-altitude aerial perspective obviously gives all viewers an unparalleled visual impact and shock.

"Unfortunately, the cunning and treacherous DEM left a trick up its sleeve at the Tower of Babel in the Kashi region of Tibet. This evil artificial mechanical god can not only manipulate the memories of those who cannot resist his magic, thereby achieving DEM's goal of controlling people's minds and making everyone kneel at his feet as eternal and willing slaves, but it can also create devastating shockwaves. These devastating shockwaves not only annihilated the Allied soldiers, but even our drones assisting our allies in the battle could not withstand the energy obtained by consuming the lives of thousands upon thousands of people."

The people nearby could see that pure white energy radiated from the Babel Tower display device and spread to the surrounding sky and earth. Except for those standing at the bottom of the giant tower, everything and everyone was annihilated by the shock wave. Finally, when the shock wave completely disappeared, the magnificent array of armored troops and soldiers had vanished, leaving only a desolate and lifeless wasteland.