Colonia Storm Tour

Upon hearing Lin Haiyuan mention that there were even more Red Alert MOD tech tree units used by Shinonono no Tsukasa, Li Xiangyang and Kang De were both thrilled. They realized the value of Red Alert bases, and now Lin Haiyuan was telling them they could get four distinct types of base vehicles, allowing for four different base deployments and four different tech trees. The thought that these could also be used by them filled them with immense excitement. It was just like when they were kids playing Red Alert 2 and opened a crate and found an MCV from another faction – the combined effect of multiple factions' technologies was devastating.

However, Lin Haiyuan didn't forget to pour cold water on their hopes. He pointed out that after so many years since the crash, most of the data cores were likely beyond repair, so they needed to be mentally prepared. Furthermore, a mortal enemy called Epsilon had already crossed time and space to pursue them. The unknown enemy he and his troops discovered on the Akutan Islands was none other than Epsilon. Their existence on the Akutan Islands had been temporarily destroyed, but they possessed the ability to teleport through wormholes and create clones to teleport and generate large numbers of troops to attack their opponents. Epsilon's ultimate dream was not only to permanently eliminate the Burning Wind Resistance Army he led, but also to use mind control technology to command and conquer the entire world, turning everyone into his mindless puppets. They had already controlled a world, and with their MCV and Allied military technology, they were likely to be attacked immediately if discovered by Epsilon, especially if they were found to be related to Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono no Tsukasa.

There is no ability to rebuild the Paradox Engine for the time being, and will remain so for a long time.

Chapter 84 Harvest from the Wreckage (Part 2)

Li Xiangyang and Kang De then realized that they had received a huge, hot potato. Not only did they have the incarnation of the evil god Nyarlathotep, who had taken an interest in Lin Haiyuan, but they also had a ruthless and inhuman army led by a female madwoman who controlled an entire world. This was not a hot potato that could be shaken off by refusing to accept the gift. They could simply isolate themselves and coexist peacefully with Epsilon. Under Epsilon's goal of global mind control, without time travel technology, they could only rely on surviving on this planet. If they wanted to maintain their free will and continue living on this planet, and if they wanted to continue living a better life and move towards a brighter future, they had to join forces with Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono to annihilate and expel Epsilon from this world.

For the sake of their own and their ship girl wives' happy life to continue and for a brighter future, for the sake of their free will and personal safety, Li Xiangyang and Kang De wholeheartedly supported Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono no Tsukasa in their efforts to salvage and excavate the wreckage of the Colonia Flanking Air Base. However, they were unsure whether to rebuild the Colonia Flanking Air Base. The construction resources for a 24km-long aerial behemoth were undoubtedly astronomical, and whether the organization's current financial resources could support this was a big question. Furthermore, the Colonia Flanking Air Base originally belonged to Lin Haiyuan, and since they were funding its reconstruction, the issues of money and ship control would have to be re-discussed. Therefore, they chose to temporarily set aside the resource issue and wait until they obtained the mass/energy extraction well and conversion technology from the Eternal Revelation Alliance to resolve the resource problem before fully discussing ship control.

Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono Tsukasa both understood Li Xiangyang and Kang De's considerations regarding resource expenditure and ship control, so they didn't pursue the matter further. Generally speaking, Lin Haiyuan didn't want his former flagship to be jointly controlled by others, but he could accept it if necessary. However, he preferred to be in charge alone. Therefore, he decided that after obtaining the mass/energy extraction well and conversion technology, he and Shinonono Tsukasa could work independently. After all, the main constraint on them was the resource issue, and he could find a way to solve the technical personnel problem.

Furthermore, the Protoss's Kel'dan crystal tower and the technological knowledge stored within it could be used to create weapons and other tools based on Kel'dan crystals. This unexpected bonus was mentioned in the meeting. However, since there was only one Kel'dan crystal, and the use of a single crystal tower was very limited, it was simply kept as a technological reserve by Lin Haiyuan and Seye for future use. The remote meeting concluded just like that.

The following morning and from noon to afternoon, as requested by Lin Haiyuan and Shinononozuka, more Allied transport planes carrying combat and engineering technicians and engineering machinery headed to the Akutan Islands. Even Shinononozuka herself came to rescue and excavate the wreckage and technology of the Colonia flank air base. As the chief engineer and project leader of the entire excavation and recovery of ship wreckage project, she ensured that the wreckage and data of the Colonia flank air base were excavated and recovered as quickly as possible.

Because Epsilon had been unable to contact the Protoss crystal towers guarded by the Akutan Islands for too long, they needed to complete the technology and debris recovery before sending troops to investigate what had happened. They also needed to destroy all the non-transferable debris and structures, leaving Epsilon no opportunity to utilize the debris and its technology. Of course, for Epsilon, who had already acquired Scrin technology, readily available Scrin nanotechnology was obviously much more useful than not having a complete set of Foehn nanotechnology, at least without any technical difficulties.

Thus, during the wreckage and technology recovery process, technicians and engineering machinery unearthed the first valuable piece of debris from the ruins of a Colonia flank airbase. It wasn't a data core containing any military data or part of a nano-production array, but rather the last legacy and proof of existence left to Lin Haiyuan from another, long-gone parallel world: a warp generator. Unfortunately, the warp generator had clearly been severely impacted during the crash of the Colonia flank airbase, becoming fragments and part of the wreckage. The base and other structures were shattered, meaning Lin Haiyuan had forever lost a means of traversing worlds. Fortunately, the energy core driving the warp generator, the Keldarin crystal, remained intact. However, the Keldarin crystal, like Tiberium, possessed a self-contained... Due to its replication and growth characteristics, coupled with the loss of constraints from other structures in the warp generator, it has grown into a giant Kel'dan crystal within two or three years, several times its original size. Although it is unknown whether this disordered growth into a giant Kel'dan crystal can be compared to the giant Kel'dan crystal on the Protoss homeworld Aiur (theoretically, all Kel'dan crystals used by the Protoss originated from one there), it is enough to make the Kel'dan crystal, which had become useless due to its quantity and size, more valuable. Such a huge Kel'dan crystal cannot be safely transported by air or sea, and the existing cutting equipment is not ideal for cutting giant Kel'dan crystals, but will only cause greater damage, making crystal fragments fly everywhere, which is heartbreaking to see. This is enough to make Lin Haiyuan and Seye work together to cut the giant Kel'dan crystal.

Lin Haiyuan, with his exceptional mental power, can use his mind to control molecular motion and forge a kinetic blade to cut through matter of any density. Iroha, on the other hand, is a powerful, naturally chosen psychic. She also possesses powerful psychic attack techniques and can skillfully cut the giant Kedarin crystal into multiple exquisitely crafted pieces. These Kedarin crystals are then transported back to the Spinning Arms Islands by air. Shinonono no Tsukasa, Lin Haiyuan, and Iroha will then work together to determine the final use of these Kedarin crystals, whether they will become energy cores or weapon cores.

Neither Li Xiangyang nor Kangde had a specific understanding of what Iroha meant by the weapons and other aspects based on the Kedarin crystal. Only Lin Haiyuan, Shinonono no Tsukasa, and Iroha knew that this was not some limited-use technology data, but a complete set of Protoss (Protoss) war machines, including individual soldier equipment.

Lin Haiyuan learned about the military technology of the so-called Morning Star Guardian Empire from Seye's memories, only to discover that it was actually the Stellar Human Empire with a Protoss technology mod. Shinonono Tsukasa only found out from him. As for Li Xiangyang and Kangde, who had no intention of knowing more, they wouldn't have the time to tell them.

The first Protoss technology that can be directly applied using Keldarin crystals is the plasma shield generator for individual soldiers and the vehicle-mounted plasma shield generator. However, the limited quantity of Keldarin crystals, the size requirements for their energy cores, and the conflicts in firing techniques prevent the large-scale deployment of these plasma shield generators. Furthermore, bad news followed in the subsequent project progress: a data core inspection report from the Colonia flank air base showed that the data core related to Epsilon technology was severely damaged beyond repair, and there were many other damaged parts to begin with. This means that they have permanently lost Epsilon technology, and the only way to use it again is to learn from the Bald man's past and steal it.

Similarly, the data cores of the Soviet Union's armory were also severely damaged, making it highly unlikely that all data could be repaired. The data cores of the Foehn Resistance's armory were damaged even more severely, leading technicians to make the pessimistic and helpless statement that "we will try to repair the data cores as much as possible." In the end, the data cores of the Allied Forces' armory, which suffered little damage, were still within the repairable range.

In general, what is lost on one front is gained on another.

Technology completely locked: Epsilon. The Great Rebels will never be able to use Epsilon technology again, but I guess the Foehn Winds shouldn't have used Epsilon technology in the first place... I guess.

Chapter 85 Heavy Losses

Furthermore, the complete collapse of the Colonia flank air base not only destroyed many data cores and equipment, making partial repairs difficult and requiring considerable effort, but also destroyed WalkerNet AI, which had accompanied Lin Haiyuan from the Date A Live world to Girls' Frontline and Command & Conquer worlds. Thanks to the efforts of Shinonono and numerous engineers and machinery, some fragments of the quantum computer array that made up WalkerNet AI were found in the wreckage of the Colonia flank air base. Judging from the extent of damage to the quantum computer array and the linked data cores, current technology is insufficient to revive WalkerNet AI; even the recovery of its electronic data is uncertain. The only option is to collect the fragments of the quantum computer array and data cores, load them onto a plane, and transport them back to the Spinning Arms Islands to see how to reuse them. While the quantum computer array as a whole is damaged, individual parts can still function if usable, functional parts are swapped. Repairing the data cores, however, presents a different and more challenging task.

As for AI Odin, who traveled with her eldest daughter Lin Shiyin, she only brought her physical body and part of the quantum computer array with her when she arrived. Her physical body was on the Eggplant research ship, just like Kaul and other staff members, while the quantum computer array was placed on the aerial base camp on the flank of Colonia. After the Eggplant research ship was sucked into the destruction of the Threshold Tower, it created an out-of-control wormhole that was amplified by the unknown avatar of Nyarlathotep. The fate of all the people on the Eggplant research ship, including AI Odin, was still not optimistic.

In short, Lin Haiyuan has completely lost WalkerNet AI and AI Odin, his two right arms, and now can only rely on the Allied EVA, which has mediocre performance and simple intelligence (compared to the two super AIs, WalkerNet and AI Odin). What's even more frightening is that intelligence can only be provided directly by intelligence officers instead of EVA. At least EVA's mathematical calculations are not a problem, while the mathematical level of the Allied intelligence officers is questionable, and it is even seriously doubtful whether their mathematical level is that of someone who just walked out of elementary school. Lin Haiyuan can only hope that there will not be any Allied intelligence officers in the Azure Front team.

Getting back to the main point, after learning of the dire state of the quantum computer array and data core, Lin Haiyuan went to the corresponding wreckage and silently gazed up at it for five minutes. Looking at the busy construction machinery and personnel, he sighed and said, "Walker AI, thank you for all your hard work. I'm sorry I'm not a qualified commander. I messed up. I almost lost my daughter and my own life, and you were forced to shut down along with the Eternal's crash. I don't even know if your data core can be repaired... buddy, I hope this is just a temporary hibernation period... that one day, with the efforts of our engineers, you will be able to power up again and fight alongside us against Epsilon."

After Lin Haiyuan finished speaking, he approached the remains of the quantum computer array, patted the broken remains of the quantum computer array as if comforting a frustrated old friend, and then, in order not to hinder the operation of the engineers and construction machinery, turned around and went back to the crystal cutting site to continue cutting the giant Kedarin crystal with Seye for easy air transport back.

Next, the engineers and construction machinery unearthed the "heart" of Colonia's flank, namely the core array chamber of the power system. However, the nuclear fusion reactor array had already been damaged and broken. But since the nuclear fusion reactor did not use nuclear materials such as uranium for nuclear fusion, and it was non-heavy nuclear fusion, the destruction of the reactor did not cause an explosion or radioactive contamination. There was also a completely damaged magnetic energy reactor array, but this was not a problem, as they could obtain it from the Ikchino Republic Union, which had acquired the MO3 Soviet-Russian technological mobile construction vehicle. As for the particle impact reactor array, some equipment was intact, but without the technical blueprint, it could not be repaired or constructed. The three batteries that started the main/auxiliary power supply were also discovered, but one of the batteries was completely broken by the fall. Only the two batteries appeared to be intact on the surface, but the internal damage was still being tested, and it was uncertain whether they were unaffected.

Needless to say, the three Paradox Batteries, whether damaged or intact, must be brought back to the Curved Arm Islands. They will certainly be used again in the future to rebuild the predecessor Paradox Engine or the Colonia flank air base.

Lin Haiyuan's ideal goal is to rebuild the air base on the flank of Colonia, but if there are practical problems, he can also compromise and become the Paradox Engine, since whether the Burning Wind Technology can be restored is a question.

The skeletal remains of the Sigma-Tunable Array and the Chrono Teleporter were found together in the same area and excavated from the snow by engineers and construction machinery, though both were in very poor condition.

The space crystal sphere inside the Chronosphere was shattered, the other equipment was cracked, and the Sigma Tuning Array was even worse, completely broken into pieces. Neither the Chronosphere nor the Sigma Tuning Array could be restored or repaired without the corresponding technical blueprints for the core data. Therefore, the solution was to take away the entire wreckage in two batches by air and sea to the Crested Arms Islands. Due to its weight, it could not be transported by air without a super-large military transport aircraft like the An-225. It could only be disassembled and transported by sea and air. This was a strategy of not putting all your eggs in one basket. Even if one link in the sea or air transport went wrong, it would not result in the complete destruction of the key weapon.

The next area to be searched was the ruins of the Colonia Flanking Air Base in other areas. Most of the weapons were stored in hangars, but given the impact of the crash of the Colonia Flanking Air Base, which was of such weight and size, most of the weapons and equipment and broken parts could not be found intact. Therefore, depending on the extent of the damage, these weapons and equipment were either kept for future technological restoration or melted down. It can be said that no ready-made vehicles from any of the four factions were obtained, which can be described as a heavy loss.

The gene technology array that has made great contributions to Lin Haiyuan's survival to this day is one of the most fragile arrays, damaged in many places, with no intact parts. To restore it, it needs the support of an Epsilon technology data core. Since they are currently unable to repair the Epsilon technology data core, they cannot repair the gene technology array. They can only try to plunder gene technology from Epsilon and start research and development again, embarking on a difficult path of gene technology progress. This will undoubtedly require a lot of time and experimentation.

Aside from that, there are only the remnants of redundant compartments, defense systems, living facilities, and a multi-functional training ground—nothing particularly noteworthy. The only somewhat comforting aspect is that the small quantum computer array used in the ship's experimental center wasn't severely damaged and is expected to be usable again after repairs. However, all of this hinges on them regaining mastery of the Foehn's nanotechnology. Otherwise, how will they replace the aging and damaged parts of the small quantum computer array? They'll simply have to watch as the parts reach their lifespan limit and malfunction, rendering it unusable. The AI ​​Odin, who appeared at the end of Volume One, is unlikely to reappear; the WalkerNet AI has also perished in another sense.

The only non-directly controllable unit assigned to the Allies by the three-wheeled system was the "B52," but it never officially appeared in the game.

Chapter 86 Transformation and Construction

Lin Haiyuan, who had suffered such heavy losses in technology, was also very helpless in the face of the fact that his military equipment had now truly degenerated into the Pacific Front and mixed with some RA3 elements. There was little hope of restoring the original technology and equipment. At present, he had to find usable technology and military equipment to improve the combat effectiveness and quality of the existing troops. So, in the gaps between the engineering projects of wreck technology recovery, he began to explore the possibility of applying Protoss technology and military equipment to the troops with another version of himself, "Shino no Tsukasa" and Iroha. He was not focused on individual soldiers but on vehicle units.

It is worth noting that the crystal tower that seals Sylph contains a complete set of technology blueprints for all Protoss factions, but how many of them are actually feasible for them to build and use using their existing technologies is a question.

Therefore, the first vehicle unit Lin Haiyuan discussed was the "Inspirer," a support unit of the Purifier faction. The Inspirer was far more valuable in the campaign than the El faction's Mechanical Sentinels. The dual shield charging, force field, and Guardian's Shield were not enough to make it stand out, because the Inspirer came with a mobile version of the Time-Space Acceleration Device. The Time-Space Beam could increase the attack speed of affected units by 25% and the movement speed by 50%. Most importantly, it could be deployed in phase mode or mobile mode, just like the Warp Prism, to access and deploy the Psionic Matrix and Warp Network to perform warps. Combined with Warp Resonance, it could produce a frontline troop surge effect. At the same time, the Inspirer was also a drone unit that did not require crew. Lin Haiyuan could not ignore such a unit that could effectively enhance the combat effectiveness of troops and replenish frontline troops.

After a series of confusing technical discussions, Iroha and Shinononozuka determined that they could create the Motivator using their technology. However, due to differences in their materials science, the Motivator's durability might be somewhat inferior to the original. Furthermore, Shinononozuka would need to understand and translate the technical blueprints into a form they could recognize. They also lacked solar fragments to create the solar fragment reactor required for the Motivator, but they could use modified Kedarin crystals as a substitute. However, if they maintained the original size, the Motivator's stored energy would be reduced.

If the Motivators want to use the Kedarin Crystal to power their units and accelerate them multiple times using the Spacetime Beam, they must enlarge the structural design to accommodate a larger Kedarin Crystal.

Furthermore, the prerequisite for building Protoss tech units such as the Motivator is that they can first produce individual plasma shield generators and vehicle plasma shield generators, but this is not a major problem.

Next, Lin Haiyuan mentioned a very interesting unit, which is the Protoss's detection/espionage unit: the Detector. These are essentially stealthy reconnaissance drones that provide a significant advantage in reconnaissance and surveillance. Not only are they invisible, but they can also stay in one position for a very long time. He needs these units to detect and guard against Epsilon's stealthy attacks.

However, just like manufacturing motivators, there are technical problems in manufacturing detectors. This makes Lin Haiyuan feel that it is impossible to directly copy the design and manufacture them for use. It would be better for them to extract some of the technology to enhance existing military equipment and other military equipment under development, such as plasma shield generators and psionic matrices and warp networks.

A single plasma shield can effectively absorb a large amount of damage, which is even more meaningful against the Epsilon army, which likes to use a large number of low-level units for siege tactics. The psionic matrix and warp network can make up for the loss of the space teleportation means of the Chronosphere and the Eggplant Wormhole. Although this warp has drawbacks such as delay, the target being attacked during the warp, and the need for crystal towers and motivators to establish a link with the psionic matrix and warp network, it is better than nothing. Sending a large army directly into the battlefield is difficult, but a dormant motivator is much easier.

"However, there is always an unavoidable problem: after Epsilon acquires Scrin technology, it will certainly not let go of the opportunity to use Scrin technology for its own purposes. Considering that the Scrin fleet still has force field shield generators and other opportunities, and that they also have a large air fleet that they can upgrade, relying solely on ground-based anti-aircraft weapons to deal with them is definitely not enough... We also need an equally matched air fleet to deal with their air fleet. Not to mention the Thor gunships, their insufficient range is already the biggest weakness. Moreover, they may be overwhelmed when facing the Epsilon fleet, which may have undergone upgrades. Therefore, we not only need fighter jets, but also corresponding air warships to counter Epsilon's air fleet."

Shinononozuka's words sparked a discussion about new air force units. However, this discussion still faced challenges related to materials engineering in manufacturing motivators and detectors, as well as the limited production of Kedarin crystals. The quantity of Kedarin crystals determined how many airships they could build. Judging from the current size and quantity of Kedarin crystals, it was clear that building a few Phoenix/Phantom fighters was more than enough, but building Void Radiance Ships, carriers, and Stormships wouldn't even be enough, let alone motherships. However, Lin Haiyuan and Shinononozuka found a suitable way to circumvent these problems: Void Radiance Ships were designed for use as large space battleships, far exceeding the size of Vanguard Gunships and Venom/Fire Lizard airships. Therefore, if they could make acceptable reductions in the structure and performance of the warships... The problem of insufficient production of Keldarin crystals can then be solved, at least allowing them to build a few more scaled-down versions of the Void Radiance and Stormships. As for dealing with Epsilon's airships, their ship design proves that they can never rival the Terran battlecruisers, only having an extra layer of life-saving force field shields, faster movement speed, and better armor. Even the scaled-down versions of the Void Radiance and Stormships are fully capable of countering them. Of course, they haven't forgotten the numerical advantage of Epsilon's air fleet, so they will develop and build more fighters to launch more powerful air-to-air missiles to deal with them. If they have Firehawk heavy fighters, they can save on design work, but due to the lack of nanotechnology, they still need to redefine the construction materials and production process.

Therefore, building scaled-down versions of the "Void Radiance" and "Stormship" became a certainty. The concept of an aerial drone carrier didn't appeal to Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono, so the Protoss carrier was simply abandoned. Their new air force development strategy focused on a large number of fighters as a supplement, with Void Radiance and Stormships as the mainstays. As for scaled-down versions of things like Aiur/Taldarim motherships, it still needed to be proven whether they could be built. However, creating an enhanced Nerazim Void Radiance was impossible because the [Prism Array] function required a solar fragmentation reactor to function, and ordinary Void Radiance ships offered no innovation or improved firepower. Therefore, they could only choose the high-end, flashy but low-damage Destroyer (Red Void) warship.

There's not much to say about the Stormships. The difference between the Aiur and Purifier factions and the Taldarim faction lies in their robust color schemes and whether the pilots inside are biological or mechanical.

As for the Phoenix/Phantom fighter jets, they are under consideration. Whether or not to actually build a scaled-down version is still controversial, because their cost is definitely high. In comparison, the existing Black Hawk fighter jets are not so outdated that they are unusable. It's just that relying solely on the Black Hawk fighter jets for air superiority missions may no longer be sufficient.

Of course, all of this remains just talk; whether it can actually be realized depends on everyone's efforts.

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Protoss Technology is the best in the world! (Neurotic derangement)

Chapter 87 Epsilon - Elemental Awareness (Part 1)

Considering the total size of the Colonia flank air base is 25km, and the fact that more debris was scattered further after the crash, the debris recovery project was destined to be a massive undertaking. In theory, cleaning up the debris and recovering the technology should have taken a month or two. However, the large-scale deployment of multi-functional construction drones significantly reduced the project's time. The repetitive manual labor that accounted for most of the work could be done by the construction drones. In addition, a large number of engineering personnel were sent to the Akutan Islands via Allied transport planes to participate in the debris recovery. Furthermore, with Shinononozuka as a qualified project manager, the debris recovery project, which was originally expected to take several months, was drastically shortened to a week. After a week, only some scraps remained to be collected.

This was a relief for Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono, because the Epsilon army hadn't appeared around Akutan Island. Even though their base there had been destroyed for over a week, they hadn't sent troops to retake it or investigate. This gave them ample time to salvage the remains and technology of Colonia's flank air base. The possibility of Epsilon's cloaked and burrowing units sneaking in, or infiltrators disguised as soldiers or engineers, had been ruled out, as they had deployed a large number of robotic tanks for comprehensive and thorough surveillance. They patrolled the gaps to ensure that no cloaked or burrowing units could escape their detection. Those infiltrators who thought they were invincible were easily exposed by their disguises. Moreover, Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono had established strict operational procedures to ensure that no Epsilon infiltrators could find a loophole to infiltrate. They also deployed more robot tanks to patrol the construction site to prevent any stragglers from emerging from the ruins of the Colonia flank air base and controlling the engineers to disguise themselves as engineers to obtain intelligence. Now all these efforts have paid off.

Now that the project is nearing completion, Lin Haiyuan and Shinonono no Tsukasa, who intend to wrap things up while they're ahead, have decided against retrieving and transporting the remaining, fragmented, and insignificant external structural debris. Instead, they have the engineers begin to deploy large quantities of explosives to ensure that the debris is completely destroyed, leaving no opportunity for Epsilon to utilize it. To prevent the explosive fuses from malfunctioning, Shinonono no Tsukasa has also set up a chain of oil drums to ensure that all the explosives will be detonated, and that the external structural debris of Colonia's flank air base will be completely destroyed.

The remaining engineers, the recovered engineering machinery, and the base left by plane and the Traveler hovercraft. Lin Haiyuan led a small expeditionary fleet to escort the Traveler hovercraft, while he himself did not sit in the MCV's command room again. Instead, he returned to the Crested Arms Islands with Shinonono and Iroha on an Allied transport plane.

So, in the early hours of January 25, 1982, a small fleet escorting a large number of hovercraft for travelers had already set off, and Allied transport planes carrying valuable wreckage and salvaged technology had also departed. The once bustling Akutan Islands once again became desolate and deserted. Then, earth-shattering explosions, bright flames, and fires added a bright, intense, and uplifting atmosphere to the desolate Akutan Islands. However, after the echoes of the explosions and the flames dissipated, the entire Akutan Islands would fall silent once more, silently watching the arrival of the next hostile visitor.

At noon on January 25th, the Epsilon headquarters in the South Pole finally made a routine contact with the Epsilon forces in the Acutan Islands in the Northern Hemisphere. More than 30 minutes passed without a response. Since the construction of their satellite network in this world had not yet begun, they could not conduct a preliminary investigation of the Acutan Islands via satellite. Therefore, they dispatched a Shadow Tank squad to scout the Acutan Islands. When the crew of the Shadow Tank squad saw the radial chain of explosion craters, the Epsilon base that had disappeared without a trace, the remains of the vanished man-made structures, and the crystal tower, they knew that the local Epsilon forces had been completely destroyed. Even their surveillance, control, and excavation efforts had been annihilated.

The news of the incident sent back immediately caused an uproar at the Epsilon Otherworld Headquarters. They began to discuss who or what force had destroyed their own forces on the Akutan Islands and the whereabouts of the crucial Crystal Tower. They had previously tried to destroy the Crystal Tower, but found that all their cutting equipment and attacks were ineffective. Judging from the explosion marks at the scene, it was probably insufficient to destroy the Crystal Tower. The reason they specifically transported a psionic suppression device and dispatched a force to protect it was to ensure the Crystal Tower could be protected and researched.

The explosion not only took down an Epsilon army, but also the remains of man-made structures that were clearly based on nanotechnology. They had planned to study these man-made structures to see if they could be used. Now, "the cooked duck has flown away," was the conclusion of Epsilon's alternate world headquarters and Yuri's thoughts.

They wanted to find out who had destroyed the local Epsilon forces, but their infiltration and intelligence work in this world had not yet fully begun. Currently, their mental branches had only spread to the Great Star Islands northeast of Antarctica. As for the Eternal Revelation of Seraphim, the Elven Federation of Teldrassil, the Republic Alliance of Ikchino of Rosno, and the Astoria Empire of Okkadgar, these were still far off. Moreover, there were great disagreements within Epsilon regarding their expedition to another world.

From a resource acquisition perspective, they have already suffered considerable losses in order to acquire the fully Tiberium-modified Girls' Frontline world. While the fully Tiberium-modified Girls' Frontline world, Earth, has become a mining planet, continuously supplying the Epsilon Empire with low-cost but highly profitable Tiberium ore, it will take another 50 years of continuous resource supply from this mining planet to recoup their previous losses. Now, another interdimensional expedition has begun without a break for ten years, and the losses from the last expedition haven't been fully recovered. Space exploration and development are both money-devouring machines, as are interdimensional expeditions. However, while space exploration and development on other planets within the solar system, especially the asteroid belt and the moon belts of Jupiter/Saturn, requires high investment, it can also bring predictable, comprehensive, and high returns. In comparison, interdimensional expeditions are fraught with uncertainty. What resources does this other world offer that are worth their covetous eyes compared to those other planets currently under development? It's like a fictional world from a typical Western fantasy novel. While their magical technology and steel warships are quite interesting, Epsilon, with its own complete technology tree, doesn't care about them at all. As for mages... after training them, would they be as numerous and powerful as their psionicists? Besides, who knows which magic-based spells they'd be able to use in other worlds? Just to hunt down the slippery Burning Wind Rebels and Lin Haiyuan, they'd build a Mind Termination Device in this world—a device with costs measured in trillions—and create an even more expensive clone with powerful mental abilities to control it. It doesn't seem worthwhile at all. Thus, Epsilon's expedition to the otherworld headquarters faced considerable obstacles due to skepticism.

Faced with internal doubts from some high-ranking officials and the financial strain that was straining her dream of space development, Yuri Abel had no choice but to halt the construction and placement of the Mind Terminator. Instead, she ordered the Epsilon Otherworld Headquarters to put aside the construction of the Mind Terminator and use the funds already in place for more practical purposes, such as establishing its own intelligence system in this other world and placing the facilities for manufacturing materials for the Mind Beacon/Mind Control Amplifier assembly at the Antarctic Headquarters, so that they would not have to be transported through the IS world.

At present, the revival of Colonia's flank air base or even its predecessor, Paradox Engine, is impossible.

Oil drum = tactical nuclear warhead (seriously?)

Chapter 88 Epsilon - Elemental Awareness (Part Two)

The doubts surrounding the operation and the shortage of funds brought all the large-scale preparations to a standstill. As Yuri suggested, they had to stop the construction and assembly of the Mind Ender device and focus on developing their own intelligence network in this world. They also set up factories to build assembly parts for Mind Beacons and Mind Control Amplifiers, ensuring that they could quickly and easily access these devices that would play a significant role in conquering the world without relying on the support of the IS world. In addition, in order to reduce dependence on the IS world and minimize expenses, the large-scale development of Antarctica was launched.

Experts in geology and mining were dispatched to explore for mineral deposits and oil, enabling them to mine rich mineral areas and oil to meet the needs of the war machine. As for whether to send the collected ore and oil back to the original world in batches, Yuri Abel personally ordered that all resources be mined there. Except for sending a sample to the research department of the IS world, all resources should be left there for their own use, so that they can be self-reliant and self-sufficient, reducing their resource support and consumption to the IS world. They could launch a major operation after their finances recovered.

Following Yuri's instructions, the Epsilon Otherworld Headquarters temporarily transformed from a mental legion intending to conquer the world into a construction corps building Antarctica. However, the construction was limited to building military fortresses and mining-agricultural complexes, as they did not intend to have non-military personnel live in Antarctica and did not want to create an Epsilon version of a modern city.

As a result, Epsilon, which was preparing to expand, once again entered a state of contraction, focusing on building and consolidating its Antarctic territory. Its external development was limited to intelligence systems and necessary military outposts. Therefore, the Akutan Islands, which had lost their value, were no longer paid attention to. Instead, they waited for intelligence personnel who were engaged in external development to pass on more information about the Akutan Islands before making any further analysis or plans.

Other Epsilon insiders may not be able to confirm who destroyed the Epsilon forces on the Akutan Islands, but Yuri Abel, who hates Lin Haiyuan to the core, can be convinced, based on her intuition as a woman and a psychic, that it was definitely the Burning Wind Resistance led by Lin Haiyuan. He must have been on the Akutan Islands and led his troops to destroy it and seize the Protoss Crystal Tower.

The psionic being from the Celestial Crystal Tower had mentioned his name, which meant that the two sides must be colluding. However, she didn't know why that psionic being would get involved with Lin Haiyuan. She just felt that Epsilon's powerful advantage in psychic abilities might no longer exist, which meant that the most powerful psychic might not just be him, but also this elusive Lin Haiyuan.

If he didn't have psychic abilities, it would be impossible for him to communicate with the psionic beings inside the Crystal Tower over a long distance. He might not just be a simple pressure sphere apostle. When our troops arrived near that Crystal Tower, there was no trace of any Burning Wind troops. Whether he was a decoy he deliberately left behind is unknown. All questions can only be answered once we capture him. Until everything is ready, we can only wait patiently.

The Azure Front Alliance, which had achieved great success in the Akutan Islands and lost only a few rocket pilots shot down by Gatling guns, was still in its rise and expansion phase compared to Epsilon, which had entered a state of strategic contraction. The Azure Front's actual control area, comprised of Li Xiangyang, Kang De, Lin Haiyuan, and Shinonono Tsukasa, had gradually taken over the entire Crested Arm Islands. It was only a matter of time before they extended their reach to the Fenggou Strait again. This made the countries outside the Ikchino Republic Alliance very worried. However, they were worried but could not reach an agreement on the deployment of troops and resources to eliminate the Azure Front "pirates" and the occupation. Every negotiation only ended in discord or even violence (throwing water cups and other hard objects).

The Astoria Empire, closest to the Crested Arms Islands where the Azure Front is located, is facing a rapidly growing naval and air force. They are hesitant to fight, as the Azure Front has become a formidable force at sea. Anyone attempting to take on this challenge alone will suffer heavy losses. According to domestic and international military observers, even if the Astoria Empire were to defeat and annihilate the Azure Front, their heavily damaged navy would be unable to maintain control of the Crested Arms Islands and the Fenggou Strait, and would even be unable to protect its vast territorial waters. This dilemma forces His Majesty the Supreme King to carefully consider his options, and so far, no decision has been reached.

The Azure Front, which actively combats piracy, maintains shipping lane security, and provides various commercial services, is not a dangerous entity for ordinary imperial subjects. At least they don't hijack ships for ransom like pirates, nor do they occasionally commit murder. They conduct legitimate business and affairs just like any other legitimate nation. Moreover, many of the rare and innovative products produced by the Azure Front can make a fortune for merchants back home. These are devices that only consume electricity and internal mechanical parts to operate, making them far cheaper than similar devices that require magic crystals and complex magical patterns. At least, the cost of charging those devices is much less than the cost of buying a magic crystal.

The evenly matched strength and the unacceptable costs and consequences of overthrowing the Azure Front ultimately extinguished other countries' desire to eliminate the Azure Front through military intervention. They could only rack their brains to see if they could continue to undermine the Azure Front's livelihood, economy, and military through espionage. However, after Lin Haiyuan began to handle intelligence affairs, his agents, who seemed resolute to normal people but were actually quite fragile, succumbed to the magic of mind control and revealed everything they knew about local espionage work. Even more terrifying was that these people were not immediately imprisoned by the Azure Front or sent to the most mysterious and unpredictable unknown locations to provide excellent material for the development and advancement of the genetic technology that Shinonono no Izuka knew a little about. Instead, after undergoing complete brainwashing by mental power, even after the mind control was lifted, they remained absolutely loyal to the Azure Front (to be precise, Lin Haiyuan) and began to act as double agents.

So they tried to create countless disputes, sabotage, and infiltrations, but they were repeatedly thwarted and discovered by the organization. Even after the countries to which those intelligence agents belonged discovered the clues and dealt with the double agents who refused to say anything, some of their new batch of spies soon quietly became new double agents, serving the Blue Front and betraying their former colleagues and organization.

Over time, this kind of espionage activity, which was entirely a waste of money, gradually ceased. Other countries' spy networks within the Blue Front's controlled area were also gradually eliminated. From then on, they knew nothing about the Blue Front's internal affairs. The only ways for them to learn about the Blue Front's internal situation were through agents who infiltrated as tourists and then left, watching the Blue Front's official news mouthpiece and other newspapers, and incidentally learning about the Redheads. Why incidentally learning about the Icchino Republic Alliance? Because they had opened a branch of their newspaper in the Spinning Arms Islands, and learning about the relatively closed-off Icchino Republic Alliance's domestic situation through their official newspaper, the Crimson Newspaper, was also a way.

Peace appears to be maintained throughout the world, with no major wars taking place. However, some far-sighted military observers and generals can smell the gunpowder of war in the escalating military conflict between the Republic of Ikchino and the Alliance of Eternal Revelation.

A reader of Decade raised a previously mentioned question in the book review section: when will Foehn Wind be able to properly demonstrate its power in the next volume or the volume after that? Unfortunately, Act IV is the final volume of The Journey Through the Colonia Storm; there won't be a next volume or the volume after that, buddy…

As for whether we can connect with the Date A Live world again... I can't answer that kind of spoiler question.

Chapter Eighty-Nine: Merciful Intervention (Part One)

Military Operations: Merciful Intervention

Location: Seraphim Continent - Eternal Revelation Alliance - Merciful Intervention Launch Base

时间:1982年3月8日6:00:00

Theme song: Black Ice 9 - Inside Your Soul

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"Establishing battlefield con/t/rol standby."

Eva's signature crisp voice echoed in the command room. Shinonono Tsukasa sat in front of her office chair, looking at the pitch-black battlefield scene on the giant monitor. She tapped her fingers on the metal table. There was a folding chair next to her. A few seconds later, Iroha floated over and sat on the folding chair, looking at the pitch-black battlefield scene on the giant monitor in front of her.

"Is this your battlefield command system? It looks rather rudimentary. Are you sure this will allow you to maintain proper communication with the frontline troops?"

"I'm curious," Seye asked. "From my perspective, the battlefield command and control system of the CNC world is not just simple, it's rudimentary." Coming from a powerful interstellar empire, she thought it was rudimentary.

"If it's about telepathy and direct heart-to-heart communication via psychic amplifiers, then that's really impossible, because currently, the only people in the team with psychic abilities are you, him, and his daughter."

Shinonono no Tsukasa can learn about their main means of communication and command on the battlefield from the starry background of Iroha. However, CD Projekt Red did not elaborate much on the aspect of combat command and control, which is the use of telepathy and psionic amplifiers for direct mind-to-mind communication. This idea was derived from the short story "The Void Mirror" by Comedian 2 about the Void Radiance.