Colonia Storm Tour

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Additional Information:

amphibious

It occupies two crew compartments in the vehicle.

It cannot be run over by ordinary vehicles.

Resistant to hurricane weapons

He can quickly heal himself when injured.

It will accelerate when it gets close to the acceleration tower.

It can lift all T1 and T2 vehicles, as well as some T3 vehicles.

Units cannot be lifted from inside a vehicle.

Special units, naval units, or amphibious transport ships cannot be lifted.

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The book states that the ability to create atmospheric pressure spheres is retained (the game is set up this way because of game engine limitations), and that, depending on the amount of mental power output, one can lift anything that their mental power can lift.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Questioning the Heart

The captain's office at the AST garrison base in Kagoshima, Japan.

Shoko Ebihara, a first-class lieutenant (equivalent to captain) in the brigade, looked at the somewhat blurry photos taken by the gangsters' cell phones.

The photos are blurry because they were taken at night and lacked sufficient lighting, but one thing is clearly visible: the bright magnetic storm coils at the moment the magnetic assault tank released the magnetic storm ray.

She looked at the photos and then at the list of the dead. There were a total of 7 people, including three veterans and one elite. They were all wiped out at once!

With a pained expression, she pondered the situation. Although she didn't need to comfort or clean up the families of the AST team members who had been wiped out by the lightning, seeing so many of her companions, who had been laughing and talking just yesterday and were planning to go to the hot springs together after the battle with the elves, dead not only shocked her deeply but also filled her with fear of the tank that unleashed the lightning and resentment towards the intelligence department.

What are those idiots in the intelligence department doing? Have they only learned how to eat with chopsticks? How come there's absolutely no word about a deadly tank and a heavy truck of unknown purpose in the stadium?!

Have the Defense Ministry gone mad? They sounded the spacequake alarm and ordered their team to attack without even gathering complete intelligence to confirm whether only a Pokémon was inside the stadium! As a result, the team members were killed one after another because of an enemy they hadn't been warned of at all!

Shoko Ebihara cursed the Ministry of Defense in her heart—before a spacequake was detected and the appearance of a Spirit was confirmed, the deployment of local ASTs required the Ministry of Defense's approval.

Unbeknownst to Shoko Ebihara, Lieutenant General Kiritani of the Ministry of Defense was also arguing with Lieutenant General Meikasa Hatoyama of the Intelligence Headquarters at the meeting.

"General Hatoyama, do you know how much damage your erroneous intelligence has caused to the country? Seven CR-UNITs were completely destroyed by the lightning of that unknown tank!"

General Kiritani was furious. He knew that Japan was burdened with an enormous foreign debt because of the AST equipment! The Ministry of Finance was already looking at the Army with a very strange expression! (AST is under the Army's jurisdiction)

"Kiritani Rikusho, I do not agree with your claim that you conveyed incorrect information to the intelligence department. The whole thing was absurd from the very beginning!"

Hatoyama Meika didn't want to be scolded for no reason, so he scanned the group of military generals present at the meeting.

"Gentlemen, our intelligence department has already inquired with various domestic research institutions about this, and they have all stated that they simply do not have the capability to create a tank that can unleash lightning capable of easily shattering any field! Therefore, the possibility that the research products developed by domestic research institutions have been hijacked has been ruled out, as has the possibility that they have been hidden underground by foreign forces. There is no underground space beneath the Kagoshima International University gymnasium to store such a tank!"

Hatoyama Meikan continued, "At first, we all thought it might have been DEM, but after thinking about it carefully, it was impossible, because that would seriously violate the principles and concepts they stated when they founded the company, which provided us with the display device and CR-UNIT!"

The old-timers present weren't fools; they all understood what Hatoyama Meika wanted to say: the sudden appearance of a tank releasing lightning and the heavy truck that took away the suspected elf and related person had nothing to do with the intelligence headquarters; those things just appeared out of nowhere.

"Moreover, our search team had already conducted a road roller-like operation, and in the end, they only found the tracks of the tank's wheels in the nearby forest. After that, they couldn't find any more wheel tracks. We practically turned the entire Kagoshima upside down to look for them, but we couldn't find even the slightest trace of the tank and the heavy truck. It was as if both tanks and trucks had vanished!"

Hatoyama Meikaku stated that the intelligence headquarters should not be blamed.

Kiritani Rikusho, of course, would not agree with this explanation that so clearly absolved him of all responsibility. "This is simply absurd! Didn't your intelligence department notice anything when such obvious heavy trucks and tanks appeared on the mainland?! Those tanks and trucks couldn't have just appeared out of thin air in the stadium!"

"It's impossible that our intelligence department didn't notice such obvious heavy equipment. No matter how you look at it, it appeared suddenly! This is such a strange situation, and the intelligence headquarters is not taking responsibility for it."

Hatoyama Meika emphasized that this was not the responsibility of the intelligence department.

"You're shirking responsibility for this?! Then how do you explain the CR-UNIT and AST members who vanished in a flash due to your intelligence failure?!"

Kiritani Rikusho was almost so enraged that he was about to roll up his sleeves.

"Enough! Kiritani Rikusho and Hatoyama Rikusho, please be mindful of your status and stop this pointless arguing!"

Defense Minister Susugawa Saeki looked on with a troubled expression as the two arguing generals from different agencies watched.

"Gentlemen, what we need to do now is not to hold a meeting here! It's to figure out how to conduct an investigation and handle the aftermath efficiently!"

The Defense Minister reiterated the theme of the meeting and then steered the discussion back on track, which had veered off course from the very beginning.

Ultimately, the meeting resulted in the intelligence headquarters finding a few unlucky individuals responsible for gathering intelligence to take the blame for the incident, while the army also found a few unlucky people to take the blame for the incident.

Then everyone went about their business, with the Army continuing with its tasks and the Intelligence Headquarters continuing to gather relevant intelligence.

Some intelligence personnel suspected that the Foehn Wind faction might have been responsible, but upon further reflection, it seemed utterly absurd. Why would Foehn Wind, a force that appeared to be hostile to Elves, go to such lengths to rescue an Elf?! Have they forgotten the human and material losses their country suffered due to the Eurasian catastrophe?!

Based on this wishful thinking, Japanese intelligence personnel did not link this matter to the 4V Fubuki.

Meanwhile, Lin Haiyuan, far away in 4V, was naturally pleased that the Japanese had not realized that this operation was carried out by Fenfeng, and he didn't care what was happening in Japan at the moment.

He also needs to arrange what the eight international students who were rescued through time travel will do after arriving in 4V.

Lin Haiyuan sat at his desk in the command room of the Fenfeng construction site, glancing at Peng Zhanluo, Zhao Erjun, Hou Dexing, Li Liqi, Jiang Zelin, Yun Xuewu, Wushan Yu, and Luo Wen in front of him.

"I haven't asked about your major yet. Tell me what you studied at Kagoshima International University."

As Lin Haiyuan spoke, he conjured a holographic projection out of thin air and pulled it in front of him.

Amazing holographic projection technology...

After a moment of silent admiration, everyone took turns sharing their majors.

"Except for Luo Wen, all of you will undergo military training. At that time, Xue Lianshan and Comrade Dai Hong will decide whether you should join the army or the air force based on your performance."

Lin Haiyuan had already sent the notification to Xue Lianshan and Dai Hong, who were holed up in the barracks underground, through Walker.com AI, instructing them to prepare to pick up the people for training.

"Reporting to Commander Lin, is the Navy no longer recruiting?"

Peng Zhanlu asked.

"If Comrade Xue Lianshan and Comrade Dai Hong feel that you are not suitable for the Army and Air Force, I will ask Comrade Xiao Yuanxun to see if you are suitable to be a ship captain or other crew member positions."

Lin Haiyuan did not plan to expand the Mech-toothed Whale fleet, because the Mech-toothed Whale fleet was already sufficient. He wanted to transfer nanomaterials to manufacture more Quetzal transport aircraft and Vulture, Pteranodon, and Quetzal.

The air force on Colonia's flank currently consists of only one Stormbringer Air Assault Division in the world, comprising four complete flight groups, and two newly formed flight groups produced from the Keelung War Factory.

For future enemies and more challenging combat situations, one Stormbringer air assault division is far from sufficient; at least three air assault divisions are needed to meet the basic needs of the future battlefield.

These three air assault divisions not only assist the Foehn Army in CAS (Close Air Support) and BAI (Battlefield Air Interception), but also assist in operations with guidance aircraft to strike enemy naval and air forces within the combat radius together with the navy. The cooperation between the Foehn Navy and the Colonia flank air force in the recent East China Sea naval battle is an example.

Finally, due to the special nature of the Colonia Flanking Air Base, it can strike any corner of the world. The Colonia Flanking Air Assault Division can lead a campaign or tactical offensive on its own without the support of the navy or ground forces. Once this happens, it means that the Colonia Flanking Air Assault Division will have to raze the target area to the ground and leave no survivors!

This means that air assault divisions do not need to wait for naval and air force units to be ready, since their objective is not to assist the army and navy in occupying or defending any places, but to carry out destruction.

Of course, if any of these overseas students are indeed unsuitable for the army and air force, Lin Haiyuan could build a corresponding number of Swordfish frigates for them to take up their posts. But if that doesn't work, he can only send them to local areas to do administrative work.

After completing the arrangements, Peng Zhanluo and the others said goodbye to Luo Wen, who was still waiting for his assignment, and went to the Fenfeng barracks to report to Xue Lianshan and Dai Hong.

"Uh, Chief Lin, what should I do?"

Luo Wen asked Lin Haiyuan, who was watching the holographic projection but hadn't spoken, with some embarrassment.

"Can I just call you Rowan?"

Lin Haiyuan looked up at her.

"No problem, Chief Lin."

Rowan nodded slightly.

"Rowan, you should know the consequences of the Eurasian air disaster for China, and what the Chinese people's perception of elves is, right?"

Lin Haiyuan's expression also turned serious.

"I know, there is hatred and hostility."

Rowan expressed the basic perception of the Chinese people towards elves with frustration.

"You know I am the last survivor of the Eurasian space catastrophe in the north, and you understand my attitude towards the elves who created the spacequake, right? But since that's the case, I didn't directly report your situation to the local AST. Instead, I chose to rescue you because you are our compatriots studying abroad."

After pressing the holographic projection button a few times, Lin Haiyuan displayed a photo of Rowan in his spirit armor "Angel of Annihilation" on the new holographic projection and then said.

“You have studied in Japan for so long, you should understand how narrow-minded and extreme people can be. At that time, even if you are a compatriot, you will not be able to protect yourself, and even I, the last high-ranking official of the Republic, will be the same.”

After Lin Haiyuan finished speaking, he used his mental powers to observe Luo Wen's emotions, and there was no doubt that her mood had become even more depressed.

"At that time, it's questionable whether your family will even acknowledge you as their daughter who has become an elf. And here's some even more unfortunate news."

Lin Haiyuan continued, "I have conducted written research on the culprits behind the spacequakes, the spirits, and know a little about them. Judging from the unchanging code names and changing appearances of spirits in various countries around the world, spirits themselves are not static. So what causes spirits to change? It's very simple: death."

"?!"

Luo Wen's heart tightened at Lin Haiyuan's words—as her emotions fluctuated, the spiritual energy within her body began to become restless, slowly affecting her emotions.

She chose to tell her classmates and reclaim her homeland, Taiwan, in order to escape fighting and death.

"Calm down and listen to me. If you trigger a spacequake and blow this place up, the Republic will truly be doomed."

Lin Haiyuan used his spiritual power to infuse his magnetic voice, soothing Luo Wen, who was experiencing emotional fluctuations like a frightened cat.

In fact, Lin Haiyuan was already taking a huge risk by bringing the elves to 4V, and the risk came from Ratatoskr and DEM.

Based on the fact that reports from various countries about the locations where Pokémon appear have shifted from being completely random to leaning towards East Asia, Lin Haiyuan believes that this operation of using human women as a one-time purification machine for Pokémon crystals is nearing its end. If he is not mistaken, then the fire in Nanko Town, Tengu City, should have occurred in the spring or summer, and all the Pokémon should have been concentrated in the Japan-Okinawa area, specifically targeting Japanese people. Moreover, they are all cleverly identified as either orphans or those known to their families. Kotori Itsuka is an example, and seemingly the only one.

Rowan might be the last non-Japanese spirit before Origami Tobiichi becomes a spirit who accepts the Takamiya Spirit... but Lin Haiyuan could not tell Rowan these things.

"I won't beat around the bush, Miss Rowan."

Lin Haiyuan rested his left arm on the desk, staring into her dark eyes, and said, "Do you want to live a good life, or die after Fenfeng fulfills your last wish?"

"Huh...!?"

Luo Wen covered his mouth in horror and disbelief, staring at Lin Haiyuan, whose face was filled with obvious murderous intent.

"Tell me, elf, what are your true thoughts?"

Lin Haiyuan's eyes emitted a faint, inexplicable light—his mental power was being activated, trying to get Luo Wen to tell the truth.

Under the influence of the surging spiritual power, Rowan's body trembled as he lowered his right hand from his mouth. "I want to live."

"very good."