Colonia Storm Tour

"Of course I'm serious, gentlemen."

Isaac Ray Belam Westcott said it in a matter-of-fact tone.

Political advisor Cowles Fleet adjusted his glasses. “Sir Westcott, I must remind you that we have all signed the Covenant Against the Elves, which stipulates that neither the Manifestation Device nor the CR-UNIT shall be used for any military action against humans. If we, as the initiators of this covenant, violate it, the consequences will be disastrous.”

The "Covenant Against the Elves" is a secret covenant because some of its contents cannot be known to the general public.

All UN members have signed this convention. The most important purpose of the secret convention is not the nonsense about uniting against the elves, but to prohibit any country from using the manifestation device and CR-UNIT for any military purpose.

As one of the two initiators of the United Nations Convention against Elves, the United Kingdom has blatantly violated the convention by using equipment provided by DEM to attack non-Elves and carry out military operations. How can European allies and other countries in the world view the United Kingdom? This behavior is tantamount to going back on its word and having no credibility, especially since all five permanent members of the Security Council (when the 4V regime was still in power) had already confirmed the signing.

"Yes, I am aware of the gentlemen's concerns about the joint confrontation with the Elf Convention. This operation does not require the EU to send its own magician forces to fight. It is sufficient to send a fleet to the waters near 4V to make an offensive gesture."

Sir Isaac's words stunned the others for a moment before they quickly reacted.

Good heavens, they actually plan to use the EU Navy's only dual-carrier battle group, the "Dai," heading towards the 4V direction as bait to stir up trouble!

First Sea Lord John Mountbatten immediately retorted, "Excuse my bluntness, Sir Westcott, you're risking our only two-carrier battle group to lure the raging Foehn!"

With the unveiling of the Foehn Wind faction to the world, the shark symbol, which serves as the emblem of the Foehn Wind faction, has naturally come to be known. The Furious Shark and the Far East Shark both refer to the 4V Foehn Wind faction.

"Even if Sir Westcott, your product provides a timely boost to Britain's sluggish economy, neither we nor the EU member states can condone your military adventure with an entire carrier battle group. Maintaining a fleet requires money, deploying a fleet requires even more money, training sailors requires money, and building ships also requires money."

Sir Hampton Forrest, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, was more practical in his statement.

"I understand the Chancellor's concerns about the economy, and I will not let the EU fleet go out for nothing. Gentlemen, after hearing the scientists' explanation, you should understand just how advanced Project 9991, which shaped that Far Eastern shark, really is, right? Don't you want Britain to monopolize all the technology of that shark for its own use, and then turn the whole of Britain into an empire on which the sun never sets?"

After Isaac dropped this bombshell, everyone else held their breath—the technology of the Fury Wind was also very attractive to Isaac, because those technologies could obviously enhance the combat power of DEM.

British Prime Minister John Major then asked, "How can you guarantee that?"

"In business cooperation, we must be trustworthy. I will not go back on my word once I have said it, Your Excellency the Prime Minister."

Isaac smiled and offered a tempting proposal: "The EU will send a fleet from the South China Sea to draw the attention of the main force of the Far East sharks. The US will definitely send its entire Pacific Fleet from the East Pacific into the East China Sea to seek revenge on those sharks."

"At that time, our company's magicians will find Lin Haiyuan, the project manager of Project 9991, and solve the problem of the Far East shark's head once and for all, and then share the flesh outside the shark's head with the British."

Isaac believed that their elite wizards would be well-suited to deal with an enemy whose internal defenses were now weak.

"The Americans cannot remain indifferent to this. What do you intend to do, Sir Westcott? The British Empire cannot handle this matter alone."

John Mountbatten looked at Isaac with a serious expression.

"Americans who are slow to act naturally won't get a share of the shark soup. If you give them some scraps, they'll accept them with a bit of reluctance, hehehe."

Isaac thought to himself, those Americans who don't even understand the principles of display devices and can't manufacture them even with the design blueprints, the technology of the Far East Shark alone is enough for them to study for several years.

"That's great. The Ministry of Finance will allocate the initial military funds as planned."

Sir Hampton Forrest, Chancellor of the Exchequer, spoke in a measured tone—everyone present understood the immense benefits that Foehn technology would bring to the British Empire. Compared to fantastical, almost magical display devices, Foehn's plasma technology, advanced engine technology, and other technologies were far more practical and down-to-earth.

"Then let's prepare to convene an EU military conference and leave the Americans out of the picture for now."

Seeing that there was profit to be made, Defense Secretary Victor Krause did not object much.

"Gentlemen, to ensure everything goes smoothly, I would also like to borrow Ms. Artemisia Bel Ashcroft from the SSS unit to participate in this operation. Please complete the necessary preparations and procedures."

Isaac had high hopes for the player known as the Rookie Ace Hereford Hawk, comparing him to or even surpassing the Magician, Adeptus 2, Mana Takamiya, within DEM.

"That gentle lady doesn't really like your DEM company."

Political consultant Cowles Fleet cautioned.

"Ah, that's true... How about using the excuse of requesting a secret cooperative operation in an area where elves are suspected to exist?"

Isaac quickly came up with a reason.

"We will persuade the lady to act; Sir Westcott need not worry about that."

His Excellency the Prime Minister has no desire for Isaac's men to get close to that SSS ace; that man has done far too many underhanded things.

"Really? I'll wait for your news."

Isaac gave a forced, insincere smile.

"At that time, someone will inform His Excellency to come to the Portsmouth Naval Base Headquarters to discuss the specifics."

After John Mountbatten finished speaking, the unrecorded closed-door meeting adjourned.

A conspiracy originating from foggy London, on the other side of the Northern Hemisphere, is quietly taking shape, while the 4V region, closer to the equator, is preparing for something else.

CABAL, the cabal, coincidentally, Kane's EVA system is also called CABAL.

Whether in the book or in modern times, the British Navy is so weak that it's almost an opponent of the US Pacific Fleet.

Continue recruiting extras. The extra types are still those who have joined the cause or those who are internal members of the Burning Wind (4V homeless people or orphans, or those who have been inspired to cross the sea to join the Burning Wind).

Chapter Nineteen: High Efficiency - Loud and Resounding

The reason why it is difficult to rescue compatriots who have turned into elves is mainly due to the organization Fenfeng, starting from when Lin Haiyuan announced that he was the last surviving person in charge of Project 9991, which was in charge of the Eurasian Great Air Disaster.

People outside the Eurasian Lands, including those from the Foehn region, clearly do not have any goodwill towards the elves who caused the Eurasian Great Cataclysm, especially China, which was brought to the brink of national ruin and destruction by the Eurasian Great Cataclysm.

Although neither the intention nor the promise to exterminate all elves was made, it is normal to advocate for the extermination of elves due to the common knowledge that "elves are the embodiment of disaster" and the demonization of elves by various countries around the world.

Being friendly to elves, or even maintaining a respectful distance like one would treat a stranger, would likely be seen as abnormal – because spacequakes and elves “manifesting” occur simultaneously.

No one likes having a Topol missile that could detonate at any moment by their side, but perhaps it's acceptable for a saboteur carrying a miniature nuclear weapon.

However, this problem can be solved as long as there is a reasonable explanation that can convince our own people from the bottom of their hearts. Bringing elves to the Foehn Wind is not too serious. However, we need to be wary of DEM, which has ill intentions or ideas towards elves, and Ratatosk, which is dedicated to protecting elves.

Because it brought elves, it brought not only their "power" but also trouble. The two organizations mentioned earlier are among the troubles, while the pressure from the countries is secondary.

If the location-closed strong magnetic field can restrain the spirit crystal, then the next step is to observe whether the spirit crystal and the spirit from which the spirit crystal was taken can still survive, whether the spirit crystal will run back into the body of the surviving spirit after the location-closed strong magnetic field is removed, or whether Takamiya Mio (Phantom/Murasame Reine) will be summoned to retrieve the spirit crystal.

Regardless of the outcome of the second step, it would be disastrous for both the girl who became an elf and the Fiery Wind. For the Fiery Wind, the most feared thing was the exposure of the base and the leakage of technological capabilities. For the girl, she could only escape her fate as an elf by dying once. If she didn't want to die, she would have to inexplicably fall in love with a stranger who was younger than her (in reality, much older), and then wait for further developments in the future.

After all, before Lin Haiyuan's transmigration, this farcical and absurd romance novel was not yet finished.

Lin Haiyuan rubbed his temples. "Never mind, it's something we have to face sooner or later. Walker.com AI, get ready to save people."

"Master, have you figured out how to persuade our members?"

Walker.com AI asked.

"Asking them in return, as long as they can't perfectly refute my questions, and also telling them about our experiment to extract the spirit crystal that is the source of the spirit's power, and selectively revealing some information about the spirits."

As Lin Haiyuan spoke, he pulled over a holographic projection, which displayed the "hyperspace teleporter" preserved by the Colonia flank air base.

For normal time travel, only the time travel device at Colonia's flank air base is needed. However, to perform "time stop," another array, the "Sigma Tuner," is required.

The time-space teleporters deployed and built on the battlefield via MCV cannot perform time-space teleportation without obtaining the specific time-space coordinates of the teleportation location. Therefore, time-space teleportation across half a continent or a continent is required.

Therefore, it is necessary to calculate the precise spatiotemporal coordinates of the target location for the hyperspace teleportation in advance. Hyperspace teleportation devices used for tactical purposes generally do not receive this kind of support.

However, given that quantum computers possess computing power surpassing all human computers, and considering that this mission already required the use of a hyperspace teleporter for intercontinental transport, intercontinental hyperspace transport was not a difficult task.

"In that case, we can analyze it for them again. The current elves are not on the same level as the original elves who caused the Eurasian space disaster in the past. Then it's Walker AI's turn to step in and say that according to your calculations, and from a legal and ethical point of view, these girls who became elves are actually victims. After tracing back to the source, we should go to DEM Company."

"Walker.com AI, contact that Rowan and ask her to bring her classmates who want to return to China with her to a designated location to pick her up. She'll be able to return to China soon."

Lin Haiyuan changed the vehicle that the hyperspace teleporter was supposed to transport from the "Commander-type Jackal Vehicle" to the "War Turtle Transport Ship"—in case these people also needed to bring luggage or something, considering the number of people, the internal cabin space of the Commander-type Jackal Vehicle was not enough.

"Yes, Master."

When Walker.com's AI was preparing, it contacted Rowan's Skype to notify him of the meeting place, but then the chat window messages had to be changed.

"I don't know if someone recognized me as an elf, but when I was in class with my classmates at school, I saw some people wearing black suits and black hats appear on campus and were talking to school leaders and teachers, as well as police officers! I'm afraid my classmates and I won't be able to move around normally like yesterday."

Lin Haiyuan's eyebrows furrowed deeply. "Walker.com AI, hack into the local government and police network systems, and see if they've discovered anything..."

"Yes, Master..."

Walker.com's AI responded with a message and provided the result in less than a minute: "Master, the activity of the local police system has been confirmed. It has been confirmed that they have dispatched officers to investigate Rowan's actions the day before yesterday."

"So, does this mean it's already in the final confirmation stage...?"

Lin Haiyuan felt that this was the normal behavior of a country's police force. The fact that the police force in Tiangong City did not investigate the discovery of a woman who looked exactly like an elf, and relied solely on the AST to confirm the case, made it seem like they had been bribed by Ratatosk and were turning a blind eye to the woman who was suspected of being an elf.

Lin Haiyuan changed the transport vehicle of the hyperspace teleportation device from "War Turtle Transport Boat" to "Magnetic Energy Assault Tank - Dracouf Mobile Prison".

Like collectors with a penchant for collecting, Foehn naturally retains a few military assets besides those of the Mind Legion and the Headquarters Guard. The Soviet magnetic assault tank and the Delacov mobile prison used by the Soviet army are naturally among the hangars.

"This time, we can't let outsiders know that we took away the elves, so we can't use the equipment that the Firewinds have, and we can only use other equipment to cover our tracks."

Lin Haiyuan didn't want DEM and Ratatosk to notice his Foehn too early, so he used the magnetic assault tank and the Drakov mobile prison, which had very different appearances, to avoid being recognized as Foehn-made.

Moreover, traditional gunpowder weapons may not be effective against AST, while the high-power, high-voltage current of Tesla weapons can obviously electrocute those who are courting death or melt down their jamming equipment.

"Is the magnetic assault tank operated by two people? WalkerNet AI?"

Lin Haiyuan inquired—the magnetic energy tank does not use traditional artillery weapons, but instead uses directional ultra-high voltage current emitted by magnetic storm coils to kill, thus eliminating the need for a loader and requiring only a commander and a gunner.

"Yes, Master, we can immediately deploy the modified magnetic assault tanks that can be operated by a single person, as well as the AI-controlled Delacroix mobile prison to complete this operation."

Walker.com's AI then displayed a list of personnel from the Foehn Infantry Regiment, saying, "Please select the soldiers from this list to carry out this operation."

"No need. The idea of ​​rescuing the elves is already absurd enough, and those people still can't accept it. This time, I'll just follow Lao Xi's example and go to Warsaw, Poland to rescue Tan Ma."

Lin Haiyuan snapped his fingers. "Right, Walker.net AI, equip me with the Synchronized Ninja gear. The Air Pressure Ball Apostle's combat suit can't completely conceal my figure."

After a while, Walker.com's AI confirmed that this technology, which currently seems to lack the ability to detect invisibility, is unable to detect the cloaked state of the Synchronous Ninja. "Yes, Master."

Inside the hangar, nanodrones quickly sprang into action, updating, modifying, and maintaining the magnetic assault tanks and the Dracouf mobile prison, which had been out of use for a long time.

Lin Haiyuan, riding in the Commander-type Jackal vehicle used for maneuvering in the spacious air base on the flank of Colonia, was first teleported back to the ground by the Jackal vehicle to the Burning Wind Barracks in Keelung Port. There, he changed into the Synchronized Ninja Combat Nanosuit, which had been synchronized with nanofibers. After the memory was recorded by the memory recorder, he learned how to use the nanosuit and drive the limited edition magnetic assault tank.

Lin Haiyuan was teleported back to the hangar at the base camp and boarded a specially modified magnetic assault tank.

This magnetic assault tank was specially modified for this operation. A crucial modification was the addition of a command system, allowing Lin Haiyuan to communicate with the Walker Network AI and control the Delacroix mobile prison carrying escapees from the tank. The more advanced generator and small magnetic storm coils permanently retained the magnetic overload effect on the tank, making the current more powerful and delaying the brief EMP effect. Units hit by the magnetic storm rays fired from the tank's two small magnetic storm coils would experience high-voltage current that would interfere with normal power flow, especially if they contained electronic equipment.

Furthermore, it can release a powerful magnetic storm ray wave in all directions through the magnetic storm coil to kill any reckless individuals who approach, but that would cause the magnetic storm coil to malfunction for a short period of time.

Although the design and principles of the display device and CR-UNIT are unknown, if they are paralyzed by the high-voltage current of the magnetic assault tank, it proves that these two things are not so unscientific as to be unaffected by even electric current.

In addition to retaining the anesthetic turrets that fire both externally and internally, the Dracov is also equipped with long-range drones that launch stasis rays to paralyze targets.

"Walker AI, tell me where I and this Delacroix mobile prison vehicle are going to be transported to?"

Lin Haiyuan gripped the steering wheel, his feet on the accelerator and brake pedals, while the multi-function LCD screen in front of him displayed a moving circle composed of power symbols. The screen would track his head movements and move the moving circle to aim at the target.

Walker.com's AI voice came through the radio: "Under our instructions, she has gathered the students who are going back home with their luggage inside the stadium of Kagoshima International University. However, she also told me that she doesn't know if they have been discovered, but those men in black suits and the police are searching for them all over the campus."

"It seems the teleportation point is right there. Looks like we'll have to fight our way out... Wait a minute."

Lin Haiyuan slapped his forehead. "Why did I think of fighting my way out? Couldn't I just use a time-space teleportation to take the people and the transport ship with me? I could even use a stealth vehicle."