Colonia Storm Tour

"Your development in the field of psionics is quite strange. The empire I once belonged to has already developed combat computers that can read and analyze telepathic messages."

The computer that Seye mentioned is undoubtedly a rare technology called the "Predictive Interface." It used to be able to be reverse engineered or obtained through research, but now it cannot be reverse engineered and can only be obtained through a virtual lottery along with the psionic warp engine. It is very effective for idealists and also has a certain appeal to materialists.

“We’ve had similar products before, and so has our enemy called Epsilon. In fact, our technology in this area comes from Epsilon. The strange spiritual energy that Lin Haiyuan possesses also comes from his spiritual energy training in Epsilon. However, his spiritual energy training was so good that it caused a minor, insignificant problem.”

When Shinobu Iroha mentioned the Precognition Interface, she immediately thought of the Mind Detector, the predecessor of the Radar Tower, and the Mind Sensor that was later developed. Their Mind Sensor function was the same as the Mind Sensor and Reading function of the Precognition Interface, except that there should be some differences in power and details.

"This led to a tiny, insignificant situation? From the endless desolation, death, chaos, and madness within his heart and soul, and a few inexplicable glimmers of light and goodwill..."

Seye didn't think that such a contradictory spiral of light and shadow in a person's soul would cause any insignificant problems in psychic training.

"The deep, husky, and magnetic voice you hear now is due to a minor incident during his psionic training, and his psionic abilities that have surged beyond the training syllabus."

Shinonono didn't think that Lin Haiyuan possessed mental abilities beyond those of an apocalyptic apostle, or that his voice had become more magnetic, was a big deal.

"This is no small matter. His psionic energy has already started to change his voice, but he is surprisingly able to control his psionic energy and even improve upon it."

Se Ye thought to herself, how could Lin Haiyuan's mentor be so careless? He must have kept a close eye on his disciple, whose soul was so dangerous, during training to prevent his primal and massive spiritual energy from going out of control and causing a terrible catastrophe. If that happened, Lin Haiyuan, who was about to unleash such a catastrophe, would probably not be able to escape it either.

"If he couldn't control his psychic powers, he wouldn't be alive today and standing before us. Since we're talking about psychic powers and his soul... what about his daughter's soul?"

Shinonono felt that since she could sense Lin Haiyuan's soul from a great distance, she was also curious about what Iroha could see in Lin Shiyin's soul.

"Lin Haiyuan's daughter, hmm... she's not as chaotic as her father, but rather very pure, like a refined gem. Her psychic abilities haven't awakened yet, but she already has the potential to be a medium. It's just that her will isn't strong enough to control her potentially powerful psychic abilities. Now that she's almost an adult, she's very suitable to activate and control her psychic abilities under guidance. Her physical body is unexpectedly strong."

Se Ye saw no impurities in Lin Shiyin's soul, in contrast to her father Lin Haiyuan's soul, which was like a large dye vat...

"There seems to be no problem with the soul, and of course, there is no problem with the body, because he, his daughter, and I are all humans who have undergone advanced genetic modification. Our physical strength is incomparable to those who have not been modified. However, we have completely lost the data on the genetic modification methods used to enhance spiritual energy on Lin Haiyuan and Lin Shiyin."

Shinonono Tsukasa knew that the data on gene modification was categorized and placed in Epsilon's data core. Now that Epsilon's data core was completely damaged and the gene technology array was also completely destroyed, the gene technology research results that could be directly used now were the gene enhancers she used to strengthen herself, which could not be given to others.

"They can even use genetic modification to enhance an individual's psychic abilities?! No wonder he and his daughter have such powerful psychic abilities and potential, even though this psychic ability is a bit strange."

Seye exclaimed in surprise, having never heard of any cases of genetic modification to enhance psychic abilities in all her years of life. Perhaps she was ignorant or there was some other reason why she had never heard of it.

"There is a certain gap between your psychic energy and theirs, but the manifestations are quite similar. However, there is one thing I must remind you: the genetic modification and enhancement of psychic energy is worse for people with stronger psychic power. These genetic modifications only increase his psychic power by 10%, and the rest is still cultivated by himself."

Shinononozuka had shared Hayashi Kaigen's own memories in the Mind's Vision, so she knew about his affairs as well as she knew about her own.

"Conversely, psychics with weak or moderate psychic power can obtain a considerable amplification of their psychic power through this genetic modification..."

Seye quickly realized that this genetic modification was extremely attractive to those who longed to take a further step on the path of psychic powers.

"That's right. If there hadn't been any technology loss, we could have artificially cultivated even more powerful, but potentially dangerous, psychics. But we don't have that in mind, nor do we have the idea of ​​setting up an academy to train psychics."

Shinonono knew that Lin Haiyuan was not in the mood to train a group of air pressure ball apostles to bolster their combat strength. Besides the fact that he didn't have the time or the idea, the crucial factor was that the air pressure ball apostle nano combat suits could not be manufactured. It should be noted that part of the air pressure ball apostles' combat capabilities were still provided by the matching nano combat suits, which provided them with life support and additional protection.

"But there are also magics in this world that are similar to psionic energy, right? Although their magic has many variations, it is not much more convenient to use than psionic energy."

Iroha brought up the barely noticeable concept of "magic" once again. If it weren't for magic, this world wouldn't even qualify as a fantasy world.

After awakening, Honeypot will change its name from Mystic Observer to Benevolent Interventionist. However, this benevolent and equal intention will soon turn into a one-sided, arrogant idea of ​​being a savior and wanting other empires to listen to it.

Chapter Ninety: Merciful Intervention (Part Two)

"I will talk about erasing the nightmarish past."

Lin Haiyuan's deep, magnetic voice emanated from the giant monitor's built-in speakers. The fog of war in the lower right corner of the monitor was immediately cleared, briefly revealing the battlefield. Lin Haiyuan emerged from a mountain path leading to a rugged mountainous region. He was still wearing his Altaïr armor, but now he had an exquisite dark bracer on his left wrist. This dark bracer was undoubtedly a psionic blade launcher. His Altaïr armor was also equipped with a personal plasma shield generator for protection. Activation and deactivation were both done using psychic powers, making it very convenient. This was the first Protoss individual piece of equipment successfully reverse-engineered and manufactured in two months, and he himself was the first user. Furthermore, to ensure he could be brought back alive to the Crested Arm Isles in times of crisis, it was also equipped with a single-soldier version of an emergency warp device, which could summon him back to the vicinity of the Pylon Tower in the Crested Arm Isles.

While he can use his psychic powers to construct a psionic shield to block and absorb damage, doing so makes it difficult for him to use his psychic powers for other purposes. Therefore, giving him a personal plasma shield generator to create a plasma shield to protect him is obviously easier and more laborious than creating a psionic shield himself, and he has more time and energy to breed opponents. As for the psionic blades, they are only needed when necessary. When he doesn't want to use his psychic powers to cut down targets, he can use the psionic blades to do the work.

"I will erase my nightmarish past?" What did he mean by that? Did it have any special meaning?

With a smile and a head full of question marks, Iroha asked Shinonono no Tsukasa on her left. She was unaware of Rin Kaihara's peculiar habit of reciting game unit lines.

"There's no special meaning to it. He just likes to say lines he's seen in the script and thinks are good when he's preparing for a mission. Now the mission has begun."

Shinonono Tsukasa, of course, knew that there was a subtle reason why Lin Haiyuan often recited this line from Zeratu.

"According to the military alliance treaty signed with the Republic of Ikchino, the Republic of Ikchino will launch an attack on the Alliance of Eternal Revelation as the main force. Our fleet and amphibious forces will also launch a coordinated attack. Then, in accordance with the treaty, we will share the technology seized from the Alliance of Eternal Revelation. However, before launching the attack, both of us need to solve an urgent problem."

The battlefield view shifted to the center of the battlefield view in the next moment, and the satellite scan immediately revealed the darkness there. On the artificially leveled mountain peak, there were ancient, apocalyptic metallic silver-gray cylindrical walls, long-range pulse laser point defense turrets, and anti-air turrets that looked like strangely shaped street lamps, equipped with unassuming quadruple automatic cannons. Both types of defense turrets looked like deployed robots.

These T1 defense towers of the Eternal Revelation Alliance vigilantly guard the perimeter of the missile launch site, while inside the site, an electrified barbed wire fence surrounds the silo covers of the six strategic nuclear missiles.

The launch base also integrates the Eternal Revelation Alliance's nuclear weapons manufacturing plant and a radar device for external communication. This radar device is uniquely suspended, with other structures constantly rotating below it, making it look quite magical. If it weren't for the mesmerizing green body and white head paint scheme, it would look even more magical. Multiple lantern-structured shield generators with flowerpot bases project a semi-transparent shield with an amazing coverage area, protecting the entire missile launch base containing the nuclear missile manufacturing equipment. Meanwhile, Weedoboth fighter-bombers circle and patrol in the surrounding sky.

These fighter-bombers look like hastily produced products with jet engines mounted on the upper body and arms of mechs. Without upgrades, their only redeeming qualities are an automatic cannon and bombs, making their air combat performance highly questionable. However, they are sufficient for T1 units, and the outcome of war is never determined by the performance of a single aircraft.

"Based on intelligence gathered from the Astoria Empire and the Tedasil Federation regarding the Eternal Revelation Alliance's nuclear missile launch base, we have finally confirmed that the nuclear missile launch base is located in the Sunset Mountains of Senkeno State, and all their nuclear weapons are stored in the Sunset Mountains nuclear weapons base."

EVA also highlighted missile launch silos and nuclear weapons manufacturing plants to remind the commander on the giant display of the importance of these facilities.

"The Sunset Mountains nuclear missile launch site has been preparing to launch nuclear missiles at any time. Once they launch, both the Ikchino Republic Alliance and we will suffer heavy blows and be routed. There are 12 hours before the Ikchino Republic Alliance's troops and fleet officially launch their attack, and the declaration of war will be delivered in 11 hours. We must make the Sunset Mountains nuclear missile launch site disappear forever before 12 hours, so that they cannot launch an effective counterattack against the Ikchino Republic Alliance."

EVA then shifted the battlefield perspective to the Eternal Revelation radar device outside the missile launch silo and nuclear missile manufacturing plant, which was also highlighted and gleaming.

"This radar device is the control center of the entire launch base. Let our best and most outstanding agent, Lin Haiyuan, infiltrate it, complete his mission, and then these self-proclaimed peacekeepers of humanity will suffer the consequences, eliminating the greatest threat to our all-out offensive. Although this may not permanently paralyze their ability to manufacture nuclear weapons for retaliation, the Ikchino Republic Alliance is confident that it can cripple the Eternal Revelation Alliance to the point where they cannot rebuild their nuclear missiles and launch bases. We must do this, or we will face utter disaster."

"Battle Con/t/rol Online."

After EVA finished speaking, she announced the connection of the combat control system, instructing Shinonono to prepare to command Hayashi Kaihara to carry out an infiltration mission, ignite the fuse that would set off the war, and remove the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads.

Then let this sword of Damocles fall into the hands of the Eternal Revelation Alliance, completely destroying their existence in the Sunset Mountains.

"Let's get moving quickly. This is not a place to linger. Although the Eternal Revelation Alliance has not deployed anti-stealth units here, if we stay here too long, they might notice that someone has sneaked into the Sunset Mountains. Once the alert level is raised, there will be no other way but to break in, which could easily lead to mission failure."

Lin Haiyuan's voice came from the built-in speaker of the giant display, urging Shinonono to give the order quickly.

"If you are willing to take Miss Seye with you, even if they are on high alert, we have a way to wipe them all out before they launch a nuclear missile."

Shinonono Tsukasa once suggested to Hayashi Kaihara that Iroha act with him, but Hayashi Kaihara refused for safety and secrecy reasons, because the two of them together would be too "conspicuous".

It's important to know that they don't have time-space teleportation to send them directly to their target location. Instead, they have to fly to a civilian airport near the Sunset Mountains in Seraphim and then infiltrate it themselves.

Just the fact that they come from the Crested Arm Islands means that they will be on guard by the Eternal Revelation security personnel, who are not under mind control, when they go through the mandatory airport security check.

This "eternity" is a severely weakened combination of the first and second generations.

Chapter Ninety-One: Merciful Intervention (Part Three)

“We could wipe them out before they launch nuclear missiles, but our presence would also expose Seraph’s Eternal Revelation Alliance. I don’t want to be in the eye of the storm.”

Lin Haiyuan was more concerned about keeping his identity secret. He never liked to expose his identity when carrying out such covert missions, as it would undoubtedly attract more attention.

“I understand what you’re thinking, so I didn’t insist that Miss Iroha follow you. Now that the new movement order has been issued, let’s go quickly.”

Shinonono no Tsukasa is another version of Lin Haiyuan, so how could she not understand his insistence on not revealing his identity when carrying out covert operations?

Lin Haiyuan didn't answer. Instead, following the movement commands relayed by EVA from Shinonono Tsukasa, he activated telepathy and moved along the side of the mountain path, ensuring that any landmines, tripwires, or other traps possibly buried underground were undetectable. As for the drones lurking on the surface, ready to launch kamikaze attacks on the enemy... the Eternal Revelation Alliance didn't follow that pattern. They weren't like the Latin Alliance, which favored explosives and ambush tactics. Besides, the Eternal Revelation Alliance didn't have Crazy Ivan to plant bombs on the drones. Furthermore, recent investigations into the Eternal Revelation Alliance showed that although they were called the Eternal Revelation Alliance and their leaders were all human, they didn't possess the exaggerated strength of the Eternal Revelation Alliance's Supreme Commander. While their technology was advanced compared to other countries that used magic, their units and buildings were mostly Tier 1. They hadn't even seen ACU, let alone various experimental units.

On the giant monitor in front of Shinonono no Tsukasa and Iroha, a telepathic scanning circle composed of white arrows appeared around them. Then, various objects that looked like landmines buried underground appeared in a semi-transparent form within the telepathic scanning circle on the giant monitor. There were also retractable turrets hidden in the grass and trees, ready to pop out and fire at any time.

"Tsk tsk, as expected, this incomplete Eternal Revelation Alliance has started using landmines and retractable turrets. Once unsuspecting personnel and tanks walk in, even if they are not killed by landmines, they will be finished off by the firepower of these retractable turrets. However, this trick is useless against me."

After taking a few steps back, Lin Haiyuan took a deep breath and used his mental power to manipulate the airflow to lift himself up and leap across the mountain road covered with retractable turrets and landmines. The Eternal Revelation Alliance, which generally uses hover vehicles, was not worried that these landmines would be triggered and detonated by its hover vehicles.

After the road was clear of hidden mines and insidious telescopic turrets, the patrol forces deployed by humans for the purpose of protecting the base and providing early warning were naturally present. These patrol forces consisted of Yenzoo hover tanks, which were equipped with telescopic cannons. Judging from the muzzle design, which was not suitable for the entry and exit of physical cannonballs, they were clearly energy cannons. The Yenzoo hover tanks were T1 vehicles.

Unlike other robotic tanks, the Yenzoo hover tank couldn't detect spy units or counter stealth, so it didn't react to Lin Haiyuan landing in front of it. However, Lin Haiyuan didn't detect any mental fluctuations from the Yenzoo hover tank, clearly indicating that it was an unmanned tank. Lin Haiyuan's mind control abilities were ineffective against robotic units, so he couldn't control the Yenzoo hover tank to do what he could easily do. If he could control the Yenzoo hover tank, he could infiltrate the patrol team to scout the area around the nuclear missile launch site.

"The Yenzoo hover tanks here did not detect any human mental fluctuations, indicating that they are completely unmanned tanks. The Yenzoo hover tanks in other locations should also be drones."

Lin Haiyuan reported his discovery to Shinonono no Tsukasa in a low voice, watching warily the mountain wall in front of him with many signs of erosion. The Weedoboth fighter-bomber flew past the mountain wall at high speed.

“A Weedoboth fighter-bomber flew by… I didn’t detect any human mental activity on it, it was a drone. This is going to be really troublesome to infiltrate, there are drones everywhere.”

In the past, he would easily infiltrate heavily defended enemy military bases by using enemy combat vehicles to return to the base and blend in. Now, without enemy vehicles to control to infiltrate the Eternal Revelation Alliance's nuclear missile launch base, the difficulty of this infiltration operation has undoubtedly increased significantly.

"Given the technology they're using now, it's normal for vehicles to be manned. But it's quite strange that they have all unmanned vehicles. Although you can't control those vehicles, there are no direct anti-stealth devices here. As long as you're careful not to step on any traps, it's not difficult to blend in."

Shinonono no Tsukasa did not see any anti-stealth units or facilities that could be detected from her battlefield view.

"They seem completely unprepared for stealth. This place is probably well-hidden and the terrain is treacherous enough to frighten any army of this era, making it difficult for them to deploy their formations. Moreover, this is the Sunset Mountains of Seraphim, which is equivalent to the core area of ​​the Eternal Revelation Alliance. They would never have imagined that someone could infiltrate here."

As Lin Haiyuan spoke, he carefully walked toward the target location according to the movement instructions broadcast by EVA, continuously using telepathy to detect the surrounding terrain and objects.

"Even the armies of this era are not capable of marching here to launch an attack while withstanding a nuclear missile strike. They also lack intercontinental attack capabilities, so they are fearless."

Shinonono no Tsukasa believes that the Eternal Revelation Alliance is taking advantage of the fact that other countries are not capable of sending a large army to attack this place, and they also do not have a sufficiently powerful special agent team to raid this place. Therefore, they arranged for T1 group units to defend this nuclear missile launch base, and it is not just because they only have T1 technology.

Just as she was thinking this, a patrol of Fistoosh hover missile launchers from the Eternal Revelation Alliance appeared in the battlefield's field of vision. Lin Haiyuan, who was semi-transparent on the monitor, naturally walked around the patrol and reported the same findings as before: the hover missile launchers had no human drivers on board, and were unmanned vehicles.

"This Eternal Revelation Alliance is very similar to... the idealistic pacifist countries I've seen before, but they have an unusual fondness for using soulless drones."

Seye rested her chin on her hands, looking somewhat bored as she stared at the screen—the Morning Star Guardian Empire, possessing Protoss technology, was clearly unrelated to soulless machines. Their machines were not simply metal machines, but psionic machines infused with their psionic energy and spirit. They had a discipline called Psionic Mechanics, but it was far different from the Cult of Mechanics.

“You have psionic crystals like Kedarin crystals to support the operation of psionic machines, but they and we don’t. And whether the machines have souls or not is not important to us.”

Shinononozuka doesn't believe that ordinary machines need to have a so-called soul; as long as they can perform according to the design specifications, that's enough.

This mission chapter will also be short.

LC's Flame Drones are incredibly fun to use. If you can build ready-to-deploy Flame Drones through the defense panel, there are enough of them to easily conquer cities. They're even better than Crazy Ivan (whose bombs explode instantly).

Chapter Ninety-Two: Merciful Intervention (Part Four)

"Well, to us, soulless machines are inanimate objects that are extremely untouchable and difficult to manipulate. But to you materialists, it doesn't matter at all, since there are other ways to manipulate inanimate objects."

Regarding the question of whether machines need a soul, Color Leaf's answer is quite fresh and practical.

"Very large-scale microcircuits, high-performance chips, and electric drive structures, if nanotechnology is involved... can significantly improve the maneuverability and repairability of machinery, at least without the need for psionic energy."

Shinonono no Tsukasa believes that the Morning Star Guardian Empire, which possesses Protoss technology, is an exception in the galaxy, and other empires cannot possibly have their entire race possessing psionic traits from the start to play with psionic mechanics.

While Shinonono no Tsukasa and Iroha were discussing machinery and souls, Lin Haiyuan, following Shinonono no Tsukasa's movement orders, was already running on the mountain road leading to the nuclear missile launch base at the top of the mountain. Here, he encountered more Eternal Revelation Alliance unmanned vehicle units, namely the Cradow hover anti-aircraft gun vehicle. This hover anti-aircraft gun vehicle is an Eternal unit of Supreme Commander 2, with a strange and towering turret decorated with a green Eternal flag. "Selling the head with a sign" can well describe its turret structure. Its weapon is an unassuming twin anti-aircraft gun.

The combat effectiveness of this hovering anti-aircraft artillery vehicle is similar to that of GDI's slingshot hovering anti-aircraft vehicle, but the air-to-air damage of the twin anti-aircraft guns is much stronger than that of GDI's water cannons. Fragile air units in the MO world will not fare well against this kind of ancient anti-aircraft vehicle. In addition, this thing can also have a shield to protect itself and absorb external damage, and there are more upgrades to strengthen itself. However, they do not have anti-stealth capabilities. Therefore, Lin Haiyuan can still ignore these things that can act as advanced anti-infantry vehicles and head towards the Ancient Revelation Alliance nuclear missile base on the mountaintop.

Just like tourists visiting the scenery, Lin Haiyuan only had a little trouble with the initial minefield and retractable turrets. He smoothly passed through layers of T1 defense towers and drone patrols, and stopped confidently in front of the power gate. He waited for the power gate to rise and for the Yenzoo hover tanks inside to drive out. At the same time, Lin Haiyuan stepped through the opened gate and successfully entered the nuclear missile launch base of the Eternal Revelation Alliance. The Eternal Radar device, which was the target of this mission, was the only place in the vertical structure at the back with the Eternal Flag that could transmit human mental fluctuations. In this way, Lin Haiyuan could use the Eternal Revelation people themselves to destroy the nuclear missile launch base that they had painstakingly built.

"This radar device, which controls internal and external communications and missile launches, has many mental fluctuations emanating from ancient revelers. The intelligence provided by the Ikchino Republic Alliance is indeed correct. However, their intelligence did not specify who is in charge of this radar device and who verifies the launch codes. I will have to spend some time going inside to find them."

After Lin Haiyuan finished speaking, he didn't need Shinonono's command. He had already come to the rear of the radar device of the Eternal Revelation Alliance and entered a closed entrance. This time, he directly used the kinetic energy blade formed by his mental power to cut the entire white metal door off the door frame. He stepped into it and put the cut door back in to avoid being detected by his infiltration too early.

Upon entering the radar unit, Lin Haiyuan stopped in front of a door requiring identity verification. While pondering whether to remove the obstructing door, he encountered a bewildered Eternal Revelation military personnel preparing to verify their identity and enter. Lin Haiyuan, relieved that someone had conveniently provided him with a solution, unceremoniously used mind control on the Eternal Revelation military personnel. After that, no door requiring verification could stop him. Furthermore, he obtained information about the radar unit's internal structure and personnel from the Eternal Revelation military personnel's mind. He then took this mind-controlled puppet to his target, used mind control on him, and replicated the antics from the RA2 cutscene. However, while the Peacekeeper missile's nuclear warhead, which crashed through the launch cover in the RA2 cutscene, didn't detonate, the Merciful Interventionist intercontinental ballistic missile's nuclear warhead here would be detonated.

For Shinonono no Tsukasa and Iroha, EVA will display a text message in the upper left corner and narrate it in voice after 5 minutes.

"Agent Lin Haiyuan has successfully taken control of the personnel involved in the launch procedure at the missile launch site. He is bypassing the Supreme Council of the Eternal Revelation Alliance to carry out the nuclear missile launch operation, and without opening the silo cover, he is allowing the nuclear missile to explode directly inside the silo... The launch procedure has been verified. The Merciful Interventionist intercontinental ballistic missile has been launched. Objective Complete."

"Agent Lin Haiyuan has activated the emergency warp device and teleported to emergency escape point 0."