Colonia Storm Tour

Lin Haiyuan didn't return to his mention of his mental powers. "If you want to survive, you need to let me know in detail how you became an elf..."

His gaze sharpened. "Did you really wake up as an elf after losing consciousness, just like the distress message said? And were you really not censored before that?"

This time, his mental power wasn't to get Rowan to tell the truth, but to guide Rowan to recall those memories.

After all, without asking anything, all that was known was that she became an elf after being given a gem-like spirit crystal, and no matter how you looked at it, something seemed very wrong.

"What did you do before that..."

As Luo Wen spoke with a bewildered expression, guided by the power of his mind, those previously ambiguous memories immediately became clear and vivid.

"I see!"

She suddenly realized, "At that time, the mosaic also handed me a gem. The gem was very bright, but incredibly, it had a kind of blemish-like light. Then I reached out and placed my hand behind the gem, and the gem automatically flew into my chest. Then I could clearly hear my heart beating, and it felt like all the blood in my body was boiling for a moment. Then I lost consciousness..."

It's similar to the description in the novel... however, when I gave it to Tobiichi, the gemstone was already completely brilliant and without a single blemish...

Lin Haiyuan did not reveal his true thoughts: "Then that gem that entered your body must be the key to your transformation into an elf..."

"Can you feel where that gem is inside your body?"

Lin Haiyuan continued to ask.

"No, but I can feel my whole body filled with power, as if that gem is everywhere."

Rowan shook his head.

"I see."

Lin Haiyuan tapped on the virtual keyboard on the holographic projection, instructing the Walker AI, which had not remained silent, to immediately create a magnetic confinement nuclear fusion device and prepare other nanosurgical tools.

"Commander Lin, do you have a solution?!"

Luo Wen looked at Lin Haiyuan with hope in his eyes.

"Yes, we do, but we don't know if it will be successful since we haven't tried it, because we don't have a single spirit for us to experiment with."

Lin Haiyuan stopped what he was doing and looked at Luo Wen, "Are you willing to be the first person to volunteer for this experiment?"

"Uh…………"

Upon hearing the word "experiment," Luo Wen began to panic, as using human subjects for experiments was never associated with anything good.

"Don't treat Project 9991 like the same garbage as Unit 731. Everyone in that unit is already on the death list."

Lin Haiyuan's words were filled with undisguised contempt and murderous intent.

After hesitating for a long time, Luo Wen asked cautiously, "Can I...can I entrust my life to you, Commander?"

"Neither Fenfeng nor I will betray your trust in us. We will definitely find a way to save your life, because you have entrusted everything to us."

Lin Haiyuan's answer was resolute.

After hearing Lin Haiyuan's firm and resolute answer, Luo Wen took a deep breath and replied, "I am willing to accept this dangerous experiment!"

Lin Haiyuan said with a smile, "Miss Luo Wen, don't be in a hurry, let's talk about it after the Spring Festival."

Upon hearing this and seeing Lin Haiyuan's beaming smile, Luo Wen, who had made up his mind, almost collapsed in laughter.

Lin Haiyuan chuckled, "Haha, so don't be in such a hurry, girl. You're still thinking about your family. That's a distracting thought, and it's a huge disadvantage in the experiment. It will prevent you from controlling your power properly."

"Eh..."

Luo Wen stared blankly at Lin Haiyuan, who was smiling broadly in front of him.

"Alright, tell me where your family is. I'll send someone to bring your family and your classmates' families to 4V. We can register now. Peng Zhanluo and the others who went to the barracks have already told us where their families are. We're just waiting for you."

Lin Haiyuan raised an eyebrow at Luo Wen, signaling her to speak quickly.

"Ah, yes, my parents live in..."

Rowan then began to talk about where her parents lived.

After Lin Haiyuan had Walker.com's AI register and record the information, he began preparing to pick up the people. As for how to pick them up, he left it to the "Drilling Troop Transport Vehicle," one of the essential vehicles for the Epsilon underground raid.

After Boss La went to Alaska, he naturally recreated this convenient ground vehicle for his collection.

The awkward thing about the Foehn air force is that it doesn't have any aircraft that can directly transport a small number of personnel. Either calling in the Quetzal transport aircraft would be too conspicuous, so it has to be more discreet. Therefore, the burrowing troop transport vehicle, which is a surprise element that Epsilon gives to the enemy, comes in handy.

The overall feeling I get from the album "Burning Wind" is that although it's very exciting and catchy, it's not as listenable as the music album that Black Ice 9 created for their EP. I just like that evil vibe.

I got so confused while writing that I wrote "insdie" instead of "inside" in the chapter title, but strangely enough, the chapter content spelled "inside" correctly.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Heading To

Kinmen - Liaoluotou - Liaoluo Port.

Even under the salty, cold sea wind that stung his face like a knife, Yu Weiguo, carrying a briefcase and wearing a sharp suit, did not shiver in the cold wind.

He looked at the silvery-white, semi-hollow building not far away, reflecting a dazzling light in the winter sun. Inside the building, he could see a black warship with cannons on its head, more futuristic than any other warship, sailing out.

Not far away, there stood a building that looked like a sea buoy or a navigation tower. This navigation tower looked strange; it didn't emit any bright lighthouse rays, but instead kept creating fog for some unknown purpose.

For Yu Weiguo, in this world where history began to be distorted in 1987, the day has come when the fate of both humanity and the world will be forever changed.

Like Einstein, who commanded and conquered the world, he used a space teleportation generator and stood before a prison in Landsberg, Germany, in 1924. Then, a historic moment occurred: he greeted and shook hands with Hitler, who had just been released from prison, erasing Hitler from time. The theory of time paradox then became a reality, and Einstein was transported back to New Mexico in 1946, while Adolf Hitler had never existed. Then, in the history of RA3, behind the scenes of the International Physics Symposium in Zurich, Brussels in 1927, as if in a cycle of cause and effect, Einstein also perished in the same way under Chadanko's handshake—a truly great irony for Einstein himself.

The Eurasian Great Cataclysm symbolized the beginning of a distortion in history. Academic terms such as spirits, manifestation devices, and spacequakes appeared one after another in the world. Countries not affected by the Eurasian Great Cataclysm either benefited from it or were controlled by DEM, the manufacturer of the manifestation devices. As the direct victim of the Eurasian Great Cataclysm, China not only permanently lost most of its northern territory and the leadership that led it to its peak, but also lost the singularity that attracted people's attention.

In 2014, 30 years after the Eurasian aerobatic disaster, most of the older generation who had maintained the superficial unity of southern China had passed away. With the rise of ambitious figures and the influence of proxies supported by foreign powers, the remaining southern China was fragmented. Meanwhile, Japan had miraculously become the nominally largest power in East Asia, possessing the largest military force and the largest AST (Advanced Strategic Defense Initiative) unit. It had also broken free from American control and become a normal nation, boasting a relatively complete and powerful industrial system. This current state of affairs resembled the China Lin Haiyuan experienced before his time travel…

Do you know why China is called the world's factory? First, you need to know what deindustrialization is. Deindustrialization refers to the continuous decline in the proportion of employment in manufacturing. To put it simply, it means that the number of factories you can see has decreased.

In the original world, whether it was Europe and the United States or Japan, which was once the world's second largest economy, there was a clear trend of deindustrialization leading to the hollowing out of industries, and people became obsessed with financial magic, which means they began to become obsessed with the virtual economy as the main economic entity.

The reasons for deindustrialization are twofold. First, higher production costs, such as land and wages, coupled with stronger labor and environmental awareness in large urban areas, and a decline in the quality of life and the environment in city centers, have led entrepreneurs to relocate manufacturing plants from major cities in developed countries to smaller towns and rural areas, and even overseas. Second, resource depletion and rising production costs have caused the gradual decline of some traditional industries in industrialized countries, such as steel, shipbuilding, construction machinery, and textiles. These declining industries are mainly concentrated in some old industrial bases, resulting in a severe decline in manufacturing in these regions.

Third, with technological development, enterprises can disperse certain parts of the production process, especially labor-intensive processing and assembly, to regions abroad where wage costs are relatively low. The various preferential policies offered by developing countries have exacerbated this trend.

After the United States underwent deindustrialization, its labor-intensive industries shifted to regions like Japan and South Korea. Then, as Japan and South Korea became developed countries and experienced deindustrialization, these labor-intensive industries moved to China, which was still developing and had abundant human resources after the reform and opening up. In 2009, China completely dethroned Japan from its position as the world's second-largest economy and took its place. At that time, there were prophetic posts on Tianya forums saying that China would replace Japan as the world's second-largest economy. Not only did ordinary people like us not believe it at first, but perhaps even the leaders at the top did not expect that they would actually become the world's second-largest economy.

In the world of Date A Live, Southeast Asian countries are not powerful enough to meet the raw material and road and sea transportation requirements of capitalists when they build factories, so they remain in Japan, South Korea and other places.

The deindustrialization of Japan and South Korea has already shown signs, albeit at a slower pace, with the South Kanto air disaster adding a bit of impetus.

In general, if the Japanese government doesn't make foolish economic policy mistakes and fall completely into the middle-income trap, it could indeed develop steadily like a normal country.

But for China in this world, the path to true modernization has not been fully extended even after more than thirty years. The situation is slightly better in the coastal areas that maintain trade under the pressure of survival.

Just like during the reform and opening up period, when some people smuggled themselves to Hong Kong and Macao in pursuit of a better future and wealth, after the Fenfeng established its reputation in the East China Sea naval battle, Hong Kong and Macao immediately lost most of their appeal.

Those who had not yet abandoned the red flag in their hearts, along with people of insight, heard about the deeds of the foehn wind and traveled by boat from Xiamen Island to Kinmen Island and then to Keelung Port to receive the foehn wind's protection.

Yu Weiguo was one of those who came to join the Fenfeng, because the world was raising the red flag and had once again defeated the arrogant Americans, and only the Fenfeng remained.

Back then, the Chinese People's Volunteer Army dealt a heavy blow to the UN forces during the Korean War, ultimately leading to the armistice at the 38th parallel. Then, they bombed the US Embassy in 4V, avenging the victims of the Chinese Embassy in Yugoslavia. They then recovered and liberated the entire 4V, and subsequently sank the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group that had violated national waters, capturing its senior officers and many soldiers.

All of this not only makes overseas Chinese who are devoted to their motherland feel proud and honored, and earns them respect from foreigners, but also moves and excites the Chinese people who are still in turmoil.

Then, the news messages edited by Walker.com's AI were transmitted through the 4V network and relayed to the Chinese people who had suffered from the ravages of war through foreign broadcasts. They felt as if the legendary utopia had appeared before them, a new paradise.

Driven by survival and a desire for dignity, many ambitious young people chose to leave their homes and head towards Xiamen Island—because the broadcasts clearly stated that Xiamen was the only 4V route into the area controlled by the foehn winds; other routes would be treated as spy ships and sunk. Those who did not want to perish along the way would naturally choose to overcome all difficulties and go.

The passengers on the entire passenger ship were all people similar to him. Some were tired of the constant warfare and changing dynasties on the mainland and chose to come to 4V, which had become a "utopia/paradise," to seek a peaceful and stable life. Others were people with ulterior motives.

"Defend the country."

An old woman dressed in coarse linen clothes with many patches approached Yu Weiguo from behind, her manner both affectionate and somewhat worried.

"Mom, what are you doing on the deck?!"

Upon hearing his elderly mother's voice, Yu Weiguo hurriedly turned around and went over to her, saying, "The sea breeze on the deck is very strong; you're too old to withstand it."

"Don't worry, Weiguo..."

Yu Mei hesitated for a moment, then looked at her young son with concern. "Son, if we go to 4V, will we really be able to live a better life?"

"Don't worry, Mom, I've got it covered."

Yu Weiguo patted his strong chest and said, "Even if Commander Lin might not want me to join the army, he would at least make me a worker or a gofer, so that my daughter and I can have something to eat."

"Look at you, so useless! How can you live up to your late father's expectations of you by being a factory worker and a gofer?"

Yu Mei lectured Yu Weiguo, "Your father used to work on ships, and when you were little, you liked to hang out on fishing boats just like your father. So when you get there, you must try to make the most of your strengths and apply to join the navy, understand?"

"Okay okay."

Yu Weiguo agreed to his elderly mother's request, but having attended school, he knew that just because you want to join the navy doesn't mean everyone will accept you. You need at least a junior or senior high school education, while Yu Weiguo only had a primary school education.

If these people knew that an encyclopedia of knowledge could be easily crammed into their heads using a memory recorder, they might understand that academic qualifications are unimportant.

The underground party members in charge of civil affairs were also at a loss as to how to deal with these people who traveled from Xiamen to Kinmen and then transited through the Penghu Islands to Keelung Port (4V). They specifically sought guidance from Lin Haiyuan for instructions.

Lin Haiyuan then gave the following answer:

"First: Everyone must undergo strict checks. Only those who are confirmed to be loyal and qualified, and who are guaranteed to be traitors, can be placed in 4V. As for those spies and agents, they will be executed and then handed over to the nanodrones for recycling."

"Second: Everyone who goes to 4V must be assigned work according to the situation to avoid wasting human resources. Those with children should be persuaded to be cared for by nurseries and kindergartens. The elderly can be arranged to work in nursing homes or other positions that the elderly can handle. People with physical disabilities should be fitted with mechanical limbs so that they can serve the foehn wind."

"Third: Human resources should be allocated with an emphasis on military administration, but the will of those people should be respected and they should not be forced."

"Four: These people must be registered and issued ID cards. They must be instructed to keep their ID cards safe and not to give them to others. If they are found to have been handed over to spies and arrested, no one can be held responsible. If they are lost, they must report the loss to the government's robot and then apply for a new one."

"Five: Those who hold religious beliefs, get out. Once confirmed, members of the Star Moon Cult of TAGAY Asia will be taken away and executed. As for other religions, if you truly believe that the country is more important than your religion, either give up your faith or be expelled back to the mainland. Since you have chosen to use religion to numb yourself, why did you come to Fenfeng, where science and technology are so advanced that you can go to the sky and the earth and challenge religious authority at any time?"

After identifying these five inviolable boundaries, Lin Haiyuan assigned the task to the underground party members in charge of civil affairs, ensuring that they were all highly capable and loyal, rather than accepting substandard personnel.

This is an inviolable principle that Lin Haiyuan has adhered to since the very beginning when recruiting people into Fenfeng from the 4V system.

After the minor incident involving needing to consult and guide his work in civil affairs, Lin Haiyuan had something even more important to do: persuade Youhua Zhizi.

However, it was at the underground training ground of the Burning Wind Barracks that Lin Haiyuan saw Luo Wen, who had fully manifested his spirit armor.

The dress clung to her body's curves, the large, puffy skirt resembled blooming flowers, and a veil of light extended from the headband that floated around her head. She was also surrounded by golden floating cannons that looked like feathers.

Origami Tobiichi's spirit dress looks surprisingly good on Rowan... I guess she really is a beauty? Although it gives off a feeling that she's cosplaying.

Looking up at her legs through her white stockings and rounded white high heels with gold trim, he could indeed see the absolute territory between her voluminous skirt and white stockings.

Feeling Lin Haiyuan's undisguised and direct gaze, Luo Wen immediately bent down and pressed down on her skirt.

“Hey, Chief Lin…”

Just as Luo Wen was about to scream, Lin Haiyuan used his mental power to influence her, making her shut up and calm her down.

"Don't always make such a fuss, okay? Don't forget the situation of the people around you. You're causing a spacequake if you get excited."