Colonia Storm Tour

"Hmm? How so?"

Alice suddenly had a feeling that things were about to get interesting.

"I bet you've seen plenty of PS3 2D strategy games that aren't based on the original novels, right? Do you remember the characters Orimori Maria and Orimori Marina? This time, let's go big."

Lin Haiyuan spoke with a strong sense of thuggery, but combined with her current paper-thin, beautiful appearance, it's hard to know how to evaluate her.

"Pfft!! You want to create artificial elves?!"

Alice was frightened by Lin Haiyuan.

"What's the point of not creating an artificial elf? Don't you think we already have a Fraxinus EX, so what's the problem with creating another artificial elf on the Fraxinus EX?"

If Lin Haiyuan didn't have the resources and equipment to try "large-scale construction" of artificial elves, he wouldn't have even mentioned this matter.

"Wait a minute, but in the game, DEM only causes trouble in the computer system. If it actually appears... well, that actually sounds like a possibility!"

Alice slammed her right fist onto her left palm.

“I specifically collected the spiritual energy emitted by Rowan. During that period, I should have collected more than a warehouse full of spiritual energy. Elves whose spiritual energy was not sealed have a high and stable spiritual energy production capacity. Now it’s time to put her spiritual energy to use.”

Lin Haiyuan's words strangely remind one of dairy cows.

"Why does it feel like she, who has already passed away, suddenly turned into a cow... Well, I think relying solely on the spirit's power is unreliable. I suggest trying a combination of spirit power and magic power, since these two powers are inherently similar in nature."

Alice suggested.

"It's up to you. Whether it succeeds or not won't cause us any loss."

Lin Haiyuan only wanted to experiment; it would be best if he could actually create a practical artificial spirit.

"Alright, leave this to me and my last stronghold. But you need to use the mass accelerator to send the storage container for spiritual energy and the display device to the moon first."

Alice said, "There is no doubt that the experiment to create artificial spirits must be carried out on the moon, because the equipment for creating Libra is on the moon."

"How dare the Colonia flank air base launch a carrier rocket to load cargo into space now? The final fortress will use FraxinusEX to transport those to the moon. Then you can just tell WalkerNet AI to send the spirit energy storage containers and warships together."

Lin Haiyuan wouldn't dare use the mass accelerator to launch anything into space at this time.

"Alright, but speaking of which, Lin the Madman, honestly, our creation of artificial elves will eventually be discovered by Ratatosk, right? What will we do when we're found out?"

Alice remembered that she also needed to consider Ratatosk's attitude.

"Ratatosk? Those aren't elves born from spirit crystals, and they're much weaker than real elves. They have nothing to do with us. And you can interpret my statement about them in the same way: I won't touch those elves or elf harem kings who came into being because of spirit crystals, but I didn't say I wouldn't try to find a way to safely create artificial elves, did I?"

Lin Haiyuan said this in a rather shameless manner.

"That's possible? Are you planning to create a lot of artificial elves like you're making sausages?"

When Alice said this, thinking about the countless artificial elves, she suddenly felt that the scene was too beautiful.

"Are you making so many to become ship girls?... Let's not talk about that for now, let's successfully develop a verification technology first before making a decision."

It's more likely that Lin Haiyuan will stop after creating an artificial spirit.

At this moment, Odin leaned down and whispered to Alice, "Master, we have taken control of the Shark Vanguard Base and can issue orders at any time."

"Alright, Odin has now taken control of the Mad Shark Vanguard base. Go back to Fraxinus EX and don't forget your current identity."

Alice's voice and image appeared before her this time in holographic form.

"Yes, Chief Alice!"

Lin Haiyuan immediately entered the Artemisia character mode.

“嗯，传送倒计时10、9、8、7、6、5、4、3、2、1、0。”

After Alice's countdown was complete, Lin Haiyuan instantly disappeared from his original position and then reappeared on the bridge of the Fraxinus EX.

This chapter concludes the Moon chapter; it can't go any longer, so the abrupt jumps in pace are understandable.

The author is from the South, so naturally, he finds this kind of awful weather—endless rainy days in winter—unbearable, especially when he's sick... Damn it...

Chapter Twenty-Four: The End of Tradition

Chapter Twenty-Four: End of Tradition

When Lin Haiyuan returned to the bridge, the last Epsilon Scorpion organization base on the moon had been repainted and transformed into the property of the Burning Wind. After that, things on the moon were just as the two had discussed at the Mad Kill Vanguard base.

The Mad Shark Vanguard Base and the Scorpion Organization swapped locations, allowing the Mad Shark Vanguard Base to gain the invisible protection of the Mind Illusion Device—these jars and pots on the moon, like the Burning Wind, certainly didn't want to be discovered by others too early.

After the Fraxinus EX carried them back to the air base on the flank of Colonia, it loaded the spiritual energy storage container as cargo and watched as she and Moni were teleported away by the time-space teleporter.

"Misia, do you think it would be better to leave the Fraxinus EX for our Colonia flank operations?"

"There's a gardenia looking at the sky where FraxinusEX originally existed," she said.

"It's good, but keeping her around won't be of much use to us. After all, we mainly follow the fleet and headquarters to carry out operations, rather than using the Fraxinus EX to operate all over the world."

Lin Haiyuan explained.

"If we continue to use FraxinusEX for related combat missions, I think we will definitely need to send more reliable magicians to assist us, as we have always been at a disadvantage in terms of numbers."

Charlotte shared her thoughts.

"There's nothing we can do about the current shortage of magicians. Training magicians also requires instructors. Charlotte, none of you have completed the air pressure ball apostle training, so you're not qualified to teach others yet. Although Commissar Youhua and I have the ability to teach, we can't leave the air base camp. Therefore, the number of magicians depends on your performance."

Lin Haiyuan sighed.

"The most feasible method now is to capture DEM magicians and then use political and ideological propaganda to reform them into our fighting force. However, we did not capture a single DEM magician prisoner during the Virgin Islands operation. Fortunately, we did not suffer any casualties."

Gardenia said with relief.

At that moment, a Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle approached them from behind, making a strange engine noise. Upon hearing the sound, they immediately turned around to look back.

Upon seeing that the visitor behind them was a Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle, the girls of the Valkyrie Battalion all saluted: "Commander Lin!"

"Welcome back, magicians of the Valkyrie Battalion. Congratulations on successfully completing this support mission and lunar mission, and on returning completely unharmed, without missing any limbs. You've worked hard, comrades."

Lin Haiyuan's magnetic voice emanated from the loudspeaker of the Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle.

"Serve the people!"

All the magicians answered in unison.

"This isn't a military parade. Just answer within the correct range. You can stop training today and get some rest. You'll have missions to perform later."

Lin Haiyuan had a purpose in letting them rest for a day.

"A mission? What kind of mission is it, Chief Lin?"

Charlotte asked curiously.

"If you want to rest now, don't think about the mission. Political Commissar Hua and Battalion Commander Artemisia will come to the command center later. There are some things I need to talk to you two about."

After the nanobot inside the vehicle uttered those words, the Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle made an extremely agile turn on the spot and quickly headed towards the Colonia's flank air base.

"It's x2!"

Artemisia and Yuuka Gardenia said in unison, watching the Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle disappear from sight.

"Well, actually, it was only after Chief Lin said that I realized I couldn't get a proper rest."

Charlotte said, distressed.

"Oh, why do you say that?"

Gardenia looked at Charlotte with great interest.

"Because it's possible to prepare in advance. If I can't prepare in advance, I always feel very uneasy."

Charlotte replied.

"Charlotte, you still need to practice. It's impossible for everything to give us time to prepare. It's also important to train our ability to deal with emergencies. Once we get used to it, it won't seem like a big deal."

Lin Haiyuan comforted Charlotte.

"Yeah…………"

Charlotte nodded, somewhat puzzled.

"Haha, here's a great training method: Don't use the CR-UNIT. Charlotte, lie flat on the ground and watch the tank repeatedly accelerate forward and reverse over you, listening to the rumble of the tank engine and watching the tank's chassis. If you can remain calm and sleep under these conditions, you've already completed the first step of training to calmly and composedly face unexpected events."

The phrase "gardenia flowers" refers to psychological training; courage is essential on the battlefield.

"So this is only the first step!"

Charlotte hadn't yet figured out what the second step would be like.

"The second step is to have you put on a military uniform and helmet and go to a position. Then one or more heavy machine guns will fire at you from above, letting you hear the sound of bullets whistling past. Then the artillery behind you will aim at your position and fire, letting you hear the booming sound of shells exploding. Charlotte, you can fall asleep amidst the sounds of artillery and gunfire, and then immediately pick up your weapon and fight back when you hear whistles or shouts of battle. You will no longer have that psychological problem of feeling uneasy without prior preparation."

There was a gardenia laughing as she talked about training that would terrify an ordinary person.

"This is hell! And we can't even use CR-UNIT. We'll all have a nervous breakdown soon."

Charlotte clutched her head and grumbled, "For a magician, not being able to use the CR-UNIT in the face of this kind of battlefield with bullets flying everywhere is practically suicide."

“Generally speaking, before a nervous breakdown occurs, just like Commissar Gardenia said, one should calmly accept the sounds of gunfire and explosions before going to sleep, and then do what needs to be done while listening to whistles and shouts of battle. Charlotte, would you like to try it?”

Lin Haiyuan laughed along with Hua Zhizi.

"I think this is too exciting, and we don't even have the chance to experience it in person."

Charlotte said she didn't want to be in contact with him.

"The virtual reality equipment at the Colonia flank air base can help us experience that point."

If Lin Haiyuan hadn't mentioned it, probably most people would have forgotten about the fully immersive virtual reality equipment used for training.

"?!"

Charlotte was immediately taken aback.

"If we're going to play virtual reality games today, how about we try something different and play modern warfare? Let's experience the feeling of a real battlefield, without any magicians!"

Gardenia suggested.

"I'm afraid we're all going to be ambushed and killed by the political commissar and battalion commander with their 17.5mm super heavy machine guns."

The magician girl looked like she didn't dare to move.

"We're afraid the political commissar and battalion commander's Mastodon tanks will think we're just thugs trying to stop a chariot, and they won't dare to come."

The magician girl still vividly remembers the mastodon tank that flew down from the high ground, crushed her magnetic tank, and destroyed it.

"Even if there were two Wolfhound helicopters, they wouldn't come. It's not fair to parachute from a Vulture and shoot the helicopter pilot's companion with a super heavy machine gun."