Colonia Storm Tour

“I agree with Lin Haiyuan’s statement. Regardless of whether we have Epsilon or not, we must acquire the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology to provide us with almost unlimited resources. This is a matter of survival and the future.”

Shinonono no Tsukasa thought that no matter what difficulties they faced, they had to obtain the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology used by the Eternal Revelation Alliance before Epsilon.

“But our army isn’t made of steel and iron. Apart from those drones, they can all be mind-controlled. If they continue fighting and become mind-controlled, then everything we’ve done will just be a waste, and we’ll be happily taken in by Epsilon and become their slaves. I don’t think that’s acceptable.”

Li Xiangyang did not want their army to become someone else's sword, spear, and shield, turning against them and hindering the fight against their original leaders.

"Even if you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, using one of our expeditionary forces as bait is too high a price to pay. I think we need to think carefully about the pros and cons. I have reservations."

Kant shook his head, saying he dared not make the decision to use the expeditionary fleet as a sacrificial pawn, as it would make him seem like one of those crazy gamblers in the old Japanese Imperial Headquarters.

"So we need to be mindful of the expeditionary fleet's actions, or rather, we need to find ways to reduce losses and rescue costs. For example, we can use network control of the MCV's functional permissions to separate our fleet from the landing forces. This way, even if our landing forces fall into Epsilon's hands, as long as our fleet is far away from Seraphim and not under control, we can minimize the losses. Then, I can organize a raid to capture the psychic beacon and psychic amplifier that control our forces, and then I can turn around and control our forces to liberate them. Then we can proceed with the evacuation procedure."

Lin Haiyuan's battle strategy was also very simple: to use a pretext to divert the landing force and the fleet, to pull the fleet far away from Seraphim Continent, and then, once the landing force was controlled by the psychic beacon and psychic control amplifier, he could learn from the Allied forces in the MO world's operation in Rome, Italy, to use spatial teleportation to attack the psychic beacon, allowing engineers to capture the psychic beacon and turn it into psychic control to fight, destroy the psychic control amplifier, or retreat the entire army to fight their way out and wait for the fleet to pick them up and board the ships to leave.

Shinonono Tsukasa was the first to understand Lin Haiyuan's meaning. After a moment's thought, Li Xiangyang and Kang De realized what Lin Haiyuan's plan was, but it was too simplistic and had many flaws.

"It sounds good, but this idea will still push our army into a fire pit. On paper, the losses are indeed less, and we've saved the bulk of our expeditionary fleet..."

Li Xiangyang felt that this would cause internal morale problems, and the whole plan was too idealistic. It was about how their troops could avoid turning the retreat into a collapse and return home safely. Moreover, Epsilon also had its own submarine fleet. At that time, their fleet might not even be able to guarantee its own safety, let alone receive the retreating troops.

"Epsilon also has its massive submarine fleet. When their submarine fleet launches a full-scale attack on our expeditionary fleet, the expeditionary fleet will probably have no energy left to take care of the army."

Kant believed that both the expeditionary fleet and the landing forces had to be considered. The landing forces could not be regarded as sacrificial victims; they were living, breathing people, not drones that could be killed at will.

"One of the data cores in the wreckage of our flagship has been almost repaired. Soon, the key technology data called Hyperspace Teleportation will be restored and usable again. If there are no exceptions, this should happen. At that time, we can use Hyperspace Teleportation to evacuate our troops. If the transport capacity is insufficient, we can also use a combination of crystal towers, psionic matrices, and warp networks to warp the troops back to the Crested Arms Islands in two ways, and then warp the crystal towers themselves back to the Crested Arms Islands as well. As long as there are enough automated defense facilities, we can buy time for the troops to retreat. Warp gates, stargates, and fleet beacons will take time to manufacture. Once they are manufactured, large-scale warping will be no problem at all, but it will not be as convenient as Hyperspace Teleportation."

Lin Haiyuan dared to play like this because of his two tricks: Chrono Teleportation and Warp. By using these two spatial teleportation methods, he could make the expeditionary fleet turn back on its own. While they were still adrift at sea, the landing force would have already returned to the Spinning Arms Islands. In the game, Protoss warp does not necessarily require the psionic matrix provided by the Crystal Tower and the link to the warp network. That is largely due to gameplay and balance. This can be seen from the way Amon's Protoss enemies enter the field and the way he summons the Death Fleet in cooperative missions.

"Alright then, given the amazing time-space teleportation and the imminent large-scale warp, it's acceptable for our landing forces to take this risk. We can discuss the details later. But the problem is, if Epsilon continues to interfere, the time it takes to penetrate the heart of Seraphim will be even shorter than we imagined. Our alliance with the Republic of Ikchino should be able to take down their largest research facility in Banks within the next two or three months. Can you put those technologies into practical use before Epsilon activates the psychic beacon and psychic control amplifier that are somewhere unknown?"

This is the last point of doubt that Li Xiangyang still has, as it concerns the decision-making process for all future actions.

Wow, this wave of censorship is truly breathtaking... My other book has been severely affected.

Chapter 135 Ingenious Ideas

"According to the original timeline, it was sufficient to support the practical use of hyperspace teleportation and warp, but Epsilon's speed is faster than we imagined, so we won't be able to keep up. You have to understand that technological development and practical use are not things that can be accomplished overnight. Of course, there are ways to speed up the process. As long as we have time-space acceleration, stockpile supplies, and lock everyone in the research institute, it will be fine."

Shinononozuka shrugged and said that time-space acceleration can increase the operational efficiency of the target building by 50%, and the people inside the building will also have their operational efficiency increased by 50%.

"But we can't manufacture warp gates, stargates, and fleet navigation marks with our technology right now, so where would we get Protoss nexus to speed you up? Besides, we don't have American time."

Lin Haiyuan didn't want to be overly ambitious. Their most important task at the moment was to create warp gates and stargates, as well as fleet navigation marks, to warp the troops, rather than starting from scratch to reverse the Protoss Nexus for the sake of spacetime acceleration.

"Then we need to find a way to minimize our losses. I think we should advocate to the Ikchino Republic Alliance that we consolidate our existing positions and keep our troops in one place as much as possible, only sending small groups to follow the Ikchino Republic Alliance's movements... Wait, why don't we choose to reveal the existence of Epsilon to the Ikchino Republic Alliance?"

As Li Xiangyang spoke, he realized that they could report the existence of Epsilon to Miss Stellin.

"That's a good idea, but Miss Stelline needs us to provide evidence to prove it to her before she'll believe us. Otherwise, she'll just have reservations..."

Kant felt that even if evidence were provided, the other side had already made a decision and there was no turning back; it was impossible for them to stop their military operations or even have their troop vehicles return.

"The premise is that our report can still be delivered to Stanlin's desk intact. Epsilon is fully capable of infiltrating the Republic of Ikchino, and they know nothing about mind control."

Lin Haiyuan didn't think that proactively revealing the existence of Epsilon to the demi-Russians would be of much significance. If he were Epsilon, he would also infiltrate the Republic of Ikchino.

"If we hadn't been on guard against mind control early on, our Azure Front would have been infiltrated by Epsilon and become a leaky fishing net by now."

Shinonono thought that even with all the precautions they had taken, they couldn't guarantee that Epsilon really couldn't infiltrate their ranks.

"Hearing you say that, I feel that we shouldn't have sent any army troops into the fire pit of Seraphim in the first place. Maybe these red demi-humans have already been mind-controlled."

Li Xiangyang increasingly regretted agreeing to send an expeditionary fleet in order to obtain the energy extraction and conversion technology; now it seemed fraught with danger.

"It would be fine to let Brother Lin Haiyuan become Iron Man, and then use special technology to stealthily steal their mass energy extraction and conversion technology data, but what's done is done."

Kant was obviously joking when he said that. Iron Man's Mark armor is a very mystical and magical thing. Of course, Shinononozuka is also someone who has developed mystical power armor and is in no way inferior.

“If we don’t agree to cooperate with the Republic of Ikchino, they will not share information about the location of the research institutions of the Eternal Revelation Alliance with us. Previously, we wanted to take over their research institutions just to obtain more physical samples to assist our research. Now, if we don’t ask for samples but only data, it’s not impossible.”

Lin Haiyuan currently lacks a convenient means of spatial teleportation to quickly reach the research institutions of the Eternal Revelation Alliance for infiltration.

"But without hyperspace teleportation, our warp current relies on the psionic matrix generated by the crystal tower, and we can't possibly deploy crystals under the noses of the Eternal Revelation Alliance... I've got it!"

Shinononozuka clenched her left fist and pounded it on her right palm, looking surprised as if an idea had suddenly struck her.

"The only aircraft we can currently achieve optical stealth is the Black Widow jammer. We can remove the electronic jamming equipment, install a Kedarin crystal inside, and then activate the Kedarin crystal to project a psionic matrix after arriving at the designated drop area. Then, we can have Miss Seye warp in to send Lin Haiyuan there!"

This sounds like a good idea, but Li Xiangyang, who has seen the size of the Kedarin crystal inside the Crystal Tower, feels that it seems unreliable.

"But to be honest, that kind of jammer is still the size of a tactical bomber. To put a piece of Keldarin crystal inside, you'd probably have to hollow out the entire aircraft. Is that even feasible?"

Shinononozuka shook her finger: "No, no, no, this is a mistake caused by preconceived notions. It's not that only a Keldarin crystal of that size can generate a psionic matrix. The difference is only in size and strength. I thought about the Keldarin crystal installed on Black Widow's jamming fuselage. The range and strength of the psionic matrix it generates are sufficient to support a single soldier's warp jump. There is absolutely no problem."

"Then let's not talk about this anymore and get started right away. The sooner we get the technical data, the better it will be for our reverse engineering."

Lin Haiyuan no longer intended to waste time in the meeting room, but instead planned to return to the Frontline Island base to work with Shinonono Tsukasa on this matter.

"But even if we obtain the technological data for mass-energy extraction and conversion, we still need to have a legitimate reason to bring back the expeditionary fleet and landing forces we have dispatched."

Li Xiangyang didn't think that acquiring the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology was the end of their business. They also needed to consider how to get rid of Epsilon's mind control nightmare for the expeditionary fleet and landing forces.

"We can't just let them be mind-controlled... We can also break the agreement and retreat, but we can share the data on the stolen mass-energy extraction and conversion technology with the Republic of Ikchino as compensation. However, the breach of contract will inevitably lead to a decrease in our credibility, and we should know that they are currently the only people in the world who support us."

Kant thought that the particularly unpleasantness and falling out with the Ikchino Republic alliance would significantly affect their respective businesses.

"I don't have any good solutions in this regard. All I can do is provide them with evidence of Epsilon's existence and indicate that they may have infiltrated their internal systems. Seraphim may have become a mind control trap. Once we obtain the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology data, there's no need for us to continue fighting with the Alliance of Eternal Revelation. As for whether to share the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology or not, that's up to you. Anyway, Epsilon's current resources are as good as having the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology for us."

Lin Haiyuan shrugged. Facing the Ikchino Republic Alliance, which was suspected of being infiltrated and mind-controlled, he didn't think there was much to say to wake up these people who were sleeping soundly and make them understand what he was talking about.

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Practical Test (Part Four) is currently censored. I no longer know what exactly the censored word list on Shuke contains, so I have no way to modify it to comply with the manual review regulations, and I'll just leave it for now.

Chapter 136 The Science of War (Part 1)

Military Operations: The Science of War

Location: Ancient Revelation Alliance - Southern District - Kloshid Peninsula Research Base

时间:1982年3月20日20:00:00

Theme song: Frank Klepacki - Fantasy

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"Establishing battlefield con/t/rol standby."

The activation of EVA's voice and the radar minimap was accompanied by a complete blackout of the battlefield view and the upper limit of the entire UI bar. As always, the combat control system was temporarily suspended.

Shinonono sat on the office chair with her legs crossed, staring intently at the giant monitor, while on the other side a smaller monitor, Iroha and Hayashi Kaihara were sitting quietly on the cushion, completely absorbed in their work.

Last time in the Azure Island conference room, although there was no conclusion on whether to withdraw troops at the risk of antagonizing the Republic of Ikchino, one thing was certain to all four of them: the traditional method of using land-based advances to occupy research institutions and obtain data and physical samples had become unfeasible under the looming threat of Epsilon's mind control. Their immediate priority was to obtain data on mass-energy extraction and conversion technology before Epsilon and the Republic of Ikchino, instead of insisting on obtaining physical samples for reverse engineering as in the past. However, if the situation allowed, Lin Haiyuan, who was wearing an extra layer of equipment inlaid with Kedarin crystals, would approach the inactive physical samples to deploy the psionic matrix, allowing Seye to transfer their energy through warp.

However, it seems unlikely that a mass/energy extraction well facility that is not in operation would appear, especially now that they are already using mass/energy extraction wells on a large scale. Moreover, they would have to get close to it first. The anomalies generated during energy conversion would definitely attract the attention of drones and humans. Whether they could warp away was another question.

The Black Widow jammer's chattering electronic voice emanated from its built-in speaker. A semi-transparent Black Widow jammer flew silently over the moonlit sea. In front of the nose of the aircraft were tall buildings with flashing lights, gray-white land, and light-colored sandy beaches. Occasionally, a few stars would appear in the sky, their navigation lights flashing along with the starlight.

"According to intelligence provided by the Ikchino Republic Alliance, the research facility identified as storing mass-energy extraction and conversion technology is located here. However, it is protected by a large number of defensive facilities and drone patrols, and there is also a considerable fleet of drones patrolling outside. Normal military operations to occupy this place would definitely come at a considerable cost. In the end, we might not even be able to take over a research institution intact. We would probably only see a lot of ruins, and our engineers would have to scavenger for usable data cores to repair and extract data. This is not allowed."

As the Black Widow jammer spoke, it swerved its wings and made a sharp turn, cutting onto another pre-programmed flight path to avoid the patrolling Protector interceptors and Gale fighters, and began to decelerate.

"Under the threat of Epsilon, we do not have much time to waste on the ruins of a research institution, so we must use unconventional tactics and means to acquire and build our own mass/energy extraction/conversion technology facilities to meet our scarce energy needs. Limited oil resources are far from sufficient to meet our expansion."

As the Black Widow jammer was being voiced in EVA, it gradually decelerated and began to tilt its nose downwards. Adjusting its vectoring nozzles, it deployed its landing gear and landed vertically above a hill on the Kroshid Peninsula. Thanks to the widespread adoption of vertical takeoff and landing technology in the Command & Conquer world, the Black Widow jammer is also a VTOL aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing, although it is usually not seen at field airfields.

"No Eternal Revelation Alliance drone units are currently patrolling the area. The Keldarin Crystal is activating..."

The Black Widow jammer, parked on the sandy, rocky ground that could barely be called flat, released a psionic matrix invisible to the naked eye from the Keldarin crystals embedded inside. This matrix connected to the psionic matrix and warp network formed between the crystal towers. However, the warp intermediary guiding device has not yet been manufactured, so Colorleaf is still in charge of overseeing the entire warp process.

"Kedalin Crystal activated, psionic matrix projection field generated, all conditions for warp are met, awaiting further instructions..."

EVA did not have the ability to command Iroha to warp to the nearby Lin Haiyuan; that depended on the instructions of Shinonono Tsukasa, who was sitting in front of the giant monitor. Shinonono Tsukasa quickly reached out and pressed a button.

"Warp clearance has been issued. Please send the special personnel codenamed [Eye of the Storm] and [Colorful Leaf] to carry out the warp."

Not only Shinonono Tsukasa could hear EVA's voice prompt, but Iroha and Hayashi Kaihara, who were in a special room, could also hear it. Since Iroha and Hayashi Kaihara had already established a telepathic connection (referring to their psychic link), they didn't need to say anything and immediately started working. A column of white light suddenly rose from Hayashi Kaihara's body, and his figure began to fade and gradually disappeared from Iroha's side.

Meanwhile, at one point in the psionic matrix field surrounding the Black Widow jammer that had just landed, a white beam of light suddenly descended and landed on one of the grid points. Lin Haiyuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, gradually transformed from illusion into reality within the ever-increasing white beam of light and the ever-filling whitish phantom—the difficulty of warping between a human and a fighter jet is completely different from that of warping between humans.

At the very least, warping a fighter jet and the pilot inside requires Seye and Lin Haiyuan to coordinate and share the pressure, while warping only Lin Haiyuan can be done by Seye alone.

"I descend from the shadows."

Lin Haiyuan muttered two lines from the Star Spirit Chicken Hunter, and as the sound effect of the individual mental illusion device, which resembled a high-frequency microphone current, unfolded the mental illusion field, he quickly disappeared into the air.

"The commando team codenamed 'Eye of the Storm' and its commander have warped into the Kloshid Peninsula, ready to carry out their mission. They are initiating the warp reset and recovery of the Black Widow jammer..."

After Eva finished speaking, the Black Widow jammer, which had been providing the psionic matrix field, began to emit white, undulating beams of light and began to fade away. Currently, the Black Widow jammer lacked sufficient fuel to reach the nearest air force base, and since the surrounding area was under the control of the Eternal Revelation Alliance, their airfield was unlikely to exist. Therefore, the only solution was to use the Kedarin crystals it carried to warp back to Frontline Island. Furthermore, the energy fluctuations generated during warp would quickly attract the Eternal Revelation Alliance's drones. So, how would Lin Haiyuan warp away? That was quite simple: activating the emergency recall device would allow him to immediately return to Frontline Island. As for the additional equipment used to deploy the small psionic matrix field, due to warp speed and efficiency issues, it wouldn't be considered the primary means of evacuating Lin Haiyuan; it would only be used to warp away potentially useful items and equipment.

“State your command.”

Lin Haiyuan leisurely imitated the slow, deliberate tone of the Star Spirit Chicken Hunters, reciting their lines while waiting for further orders from Shinonono Tsukasa via EVA.

Chapter 137 The Science of War (Part Two)

"Now is not the time to play word games. The Eternal Revelation Alliance army at the front line can be considered to have no anti-stealth devices, but the Eternal Revelation Alliance base at the rear cannot be guaranteed to be safe."

She believed that they weren't the only ones manipulating invisibility; Epsilon was also involved. Epsilon's frequent use of invisibility technology would surely alert the Alliance of Ancient Revelation, prompting them to develop new anti-invisibility technologies to target invisible units. A large-scale invisibility field similar to that in CNC3 would definitely be their preferred method.

“Developing anti-stealth technology is certainly not a problem given their technical capabilities, so I’m still waiting for your instructions. Although I could act on my own, I have no idea how I’m going to succeed.”

Lin Haiyuan himself wasn't sitting in the command room, and he could understand the entire battlefield through the battlefield view and radar minimap. It could be said that navigation and finding the way in this area relied entirely on EVA and her instructions.

"Now jump down the hill immediately and use your mental abilities to glide to the designated location as far as possible. If you could teleport like Chicken Hunter, it would be much easier."

Shinonono no Tsukasa ordered that the arrow should be clicked to confirm the establishment of a beacon, so that the EVA system could remind Lin Haiyuan to correct the course when he deviated from the course.

"It's a pity we couldn't get the Nod Brotherhood Shadow Squad's powered glider. If we did, it would be so much easier. We could just fly right over their heads. Glide on!"

Lin Haiyuan immediately used his mental power to manipulate the airflow to quickly form an air pressure ball around him. Then, taking two or three steps at a time, he leaped out of the hill and briefly ascended into the sky. Subsequently, under the constant pull of gravity, he began to fall. However, the constantly moving air pressure ball effectively offset some of Lin Haiyuan's weight, making him lighter and preventing him from falling to the ground so quickly. With further manipulation of the airflow and swinging of his arms, the airflow began to propel him slowly downwards, gliding towards the target location designated by Shinononozuka.

During this slow descent, Lin Haiyuan could see more of the black buildings with yellow-glowing windows he had seen at the T1/T2/T3 production facilities of the Eternal Empire. However, those production facilities were completely enclosed and uninhabited. Here, Lin Haiyuan could sense the mental fluctuations emanating from those buildings. Some people were working, and some were researching and coming out of the facilities. But apart from that, he could see more of the Eternal Empire drones, such as the Flash Assault Robots, still on a tight patrol.

"Although they didn't have sentries every five steps, they did have a drone every step. I think someone must have tried to infiltrate here and steal secrets before."

Shinonono looked down at the Flash Assault Robots and Aurora Hover Tanks that were everywhere below the Forest Sea Plain, as well as the Thistle self-propelled anti-aircraft guns that resembled the Scrin Searcher vehicles.

However, Lin Haiyuan did not respond to Shinonono no Tsukasa's words but remained silent. Considering that the electronic technology of the Eternal Revelation Alliance was not bad, in order to avoid being detected by the local Eternal Revelation Alliance agencies of their unknown communication signals, it was best for them to keep their communication from being too frequent.

Soon, Lin Haiyuan glided and landed at the designated coordinates. After the air pressure balloon dissipated, Shinonono Tsukasa ordered him to use his mental abilities to perform telepathy and find the location where the mass-energy extraction and conversion technology data was stored by observing the mental activity of the researchers here. If the location of the physical sample could be found, they should get as close as possible to facilitate warp jumps.

"It would be better to use this kind of wide-area telepathy, which can cause mental pollution, less often. Nobody likes to hear ten thousand ducks quacking in different voices at the same time."