Chapter 1528 The First Batch of Supplies Arrived
It has a strong abyss reaction, and the surface is covered with disturbing black and red paint. For mortal races, just looking at it seems to be invaded by crazy evil thoughts. Even just touching it with your hands will instantly distort you. Turning into a mutated monster is the impression that the fallen apostle's spaceship gives many people. The equipment used by the Abyss Independent Group of the New Empire has been purified, but for most people, it is still a dangerous thing that is best not to even look at if they are not determined. And now these spacecraft that have just come from the Abyss are naturally It carries an unprecedentedly strong and sinister aura, which is richer and more dangerous. The automatic detection device of the deep submersible port has issued several alarms. If we had not asked the deep submersible port host to suppress the automatic defense and counterattack system here in advance, the entire port would have fired artillery fire by now.
In order to welcome these special "visitors", Tavel set up a relatively small star port in the open space far away from many sensitive facilities in the deep dive port. Keeping this star port away from other facilities is not only an instinctive warning against the abyssal zone, but also On the one hand, it is to prevent the polluted atmosphere from damaging the sensitive devices here or disrupting the daily recording work of the Abyss Gate. Abyss Xiling understands this arrangement very well.
Three large transport ships and a group of small spaceships slowly docked next to the small star port. Immediately, a large group of autonomous machines and engineering probes with flashing blue lights poured out from various channels of the star port to conduct routine inspections. In accordance with the agreed procedures, these spaceships from the abyss opened all the main and auxiliary channels to facilitate the imperial army's boarding inspection. Soon, the special forces commander sent a message: "Your Majesty, we have scanned the warehouse. It matches the list. In addition, I made contact with the personnel on the spacecraft, uh... the contact process went smoothly."
I looked at the holographic projection in front of me. The special forces commander displayed on the communicator was an imperial soldier whose whole body was covered with light armor. The black streamlined mask covered the other person's expression, but I could carry it from there. From the hissing voice, I could hear that the other party seemed to be stuck on the second half of the sentence. So he couldn't help but laugh: "You didn't start a fight, did you?"
"No." The special forces commander turned slightly to allow the probe to capture his environment: it looked like a spacecraft control center. The spacious and bright hall had the same layout as an imperial battleship. The only difference was that there were a lot of equipment. The flashing light on it is the unique dark red color of mutated psionic energy. There are many people in the control center, all of them are spaceship crew members. In our words, they are fallen apostles. The rest are Imperial soldiers who boarded the ship for inspection. However, the two groups of people who usually fight each other when they meet are now in peace. Standing together, this scene is simply...
Well, I can tell from the picture that the atmosphere at the scene is not very harmonious. But there was no intention of starting a fight: this is the excellence of the Xiling Apostles. They would have hatred and anger, but they followed more absolute reason and orders. In short, it was good not to start a fight.
By the way, I also know the reason why the commander at the scene was stuck in his speech.
"Look, I am very sincere," Abyss Xiling's voice came from the side, "There are research materials you want on the spacecraft and various facilities packaged and transported, including small laboratories. I packaged them and delivered them. It's in the hyperspace Gnaku. There are still some very large facilities that cannot be transported by transport ships. After a while, I will use the World Gate to deliver them in their entirety. In addition, there are one hundred and twenty elites on the ship. Scientists and thousands of assistant researchers are my elite scientific research team. Of course, not all of them. I have not yet planned to transfer all research work from the abyss area to your side. The team is led by an emperor-level apostle. Evanse En Renekton, one of the most influential warlords in the Abyss, also has considerable knowledge of the bridge building project. I know that an interactive interface like mine has limited weight in the Shadow City, so you can think of him as Half a hostage, if you don’t mind that this hostage’s combat effectiveness is relatively high.”
Evanthan Renekton. He was also a very famous emperor in the old empire. I have heard this name from Sandora and Pandora. It is said that his glory starship: Ivansion Core of Order is also a famous strategic fortress in the old empire. . But the other party's former reputation and identity are not important now. He is now only here as a negotiator and "hostage".
After two processes of equipment scanning and boarding inspection, the three transport ships and all small spacecraft were marked as "safe". Then Tavel's engineering team cooperated with the fallen apostle's escort team to receive the goods placed in the warehouse. Contents inside: The research facilities must be briefly processed first to neutralize the abyssal atmosphere above them before they can be transported to the deep dive port. Otherwise, they cannot be directly activated and compatible with normal Xiling equipment. This is not a problem of energy properties. The compatibility of source energy mine cannot be solved.
While the goods were being transferred to the processing facility, the guests from the Abyss area also came to the central assembly hall of the star port to meet with their "boss" and the host here (that is, me) under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes.
Harlan and Abyss Xiling and I soon met the leader of this group of people.
Several fallen apostles wearing researcher's white robes stood in front of the transmission device in the center of the assembly hall. They seemed to be senior leaders of the research team. Standing in front of them were two people with almost the same height, appearance, and clothing. Young men, two men wearing the uniforms of high-ranking commanders, with strong builds, short black hair, slightly dark skin, sunken eye sockets, and high nose bridges. They seem to have a calm and restrained temperament. They should be the commanders of this fleet. official.
In front of the two men who looked a bit like twins stood the commander-in-chief of these fallen apostles, a tall man who looked about the same height as Harlan, but was obviously much thinner. This tall and thin man, who was obviously the person in charge, had short gray hair, pale complexion, similarly gray pupils, and a face that looked meticulous and rigid. The tall and thin man was wearing a very ordinary uniform of the Imperial Army, and there were no badges representing military rank or rank on the clothes: this was either the most common characteristic of mass-produced soldiers who had just come off the production line, or the latter, the supreme leader of the Empire. There is no need to wear your ID badge at all times.
He obviously belongs to the second type: this is the fallen emperor from the Abyss, Ivan Thane Renekton, a serious man who seems to have nothing special and a restrained temperament. Although he has a strong military temperament, he can also tell that A bit like a Confucian general.
"Ivan Sain, long time no see." Harlan said with a calm look on his face. Although I always had a poker face before, I still had to go up and say hello now, "I didn't expect to meet again under such circumstances."
"Same feeling," the fallen emperor named Ivan Sain had no expression on his face. He didn't know whether it was because he was born with facial paralysis or the current embarrassing situation made him unable to smile. He nodded to Harlan and said hello, and then looked towards Abyss Xiling, "I sent personnel and materials in accordance with your order. As you expected, I encountered the New Army's telemetry station scanning on the way, but there was no conflict."
Ivan Sain always had a zombie face when talking to his immediate boss. It seems that he was born with facial paralysis.
"Their leader is the crazy part of me, but not stupid," Abyss Xiling smiled. It seemed that the situation in the abyss area was really undercurrent. "Intercepting the old army's transport ship on 'that' route is not worth the gain, she will not It’s risky. But next time it’s best to let the second batch of transport teams use an alternate route. Too many changes will always alert the new army. When they know what you are transporting to the Imperial Zone, they will fight tooth and nail.”
Finally, the fallen emperor turned this way. Still just a slight nod, not showing any closeness but at least no obvious hostility: "First meeting, the head of the new empire, I am the Emperor of the Empire, Ivan Thane Renekton. I have been ordered to come to hand over materials and personnel, And will serve as consultant and second negotiator in the next project. I hope our cooperation will go smoothly."
Abyss Xiling is undoubtedly the number one negotiator, so Ivan Sain can only be considered the second. The tone of the other party's speech was completely businesslike and mission-oriented, although it was a bit inhumane. But it must be admitted that this attitude can at least make both parties less embarrassed. His last sentence is also a bit interesting: he wished the cooperation smooth, but he did not say "happy cooperation" optimistically...
"Well, I hope the cooperation goes well." I nodded to the other party with a straight face, then rubbed my forehead and turned to Abyss Xiling, "What I feel now is really strange. It is the first time in my life that I am face to face with the fallen apostle calmly. Talking, and in a state that has not been 'purified'. I used to fight to the death when we met, but now I have to be so cooperative... Tsk, tsk, it's completely different from when I faced you."
"Because although I am the ruler of the abyss area, I can only present an interactive interface in front of you, so there is no abyss reaction. However, my nodes are real individuals with abyss reactions, which will cause you discomfort. It's normal." Abyss Xiling didn't feel there was anything wrong with this. "In short, it doesn't affect cooperation. Now as you can see, even polluters can completely control their own actions and communicate with others rationally. I think This also confirms a series of my statements from the side: my empire only carries out the 'preliminary work' for the great cause, and there are not only madmen in the abyss. Well, at least when I have orders, they can stay sane."
I looked at the zombie-faced Ivan Sain and rubbed my forehead in distress again: Abyss Xiling was right. It seems that as long as she gives orders, the fallen apostles can control themselves (of course there are some crazy individuals who are completely uncontrollable). I have met more irrational guys), but can she send someone over who is easier to communicate with? I am the worst at talking to people with facial paralysis, okay...
The handover process was uneventful. After transferring all goods and personnel, the three fallen apostle transport ships returned to the abyss area through the gate of the world: these ships were not included in the "materials". However, all the small spacecraft that came with the fleet were left behind. These abyss cruisers themselves are also research materials for the new empire.
Facial paralysis Ivan Sain is a guy who basically doesn't speak or express, so I don't need to waste time being polite to him. However, the fallen apostle scientists and officers he brought are a bit interesting, so I briefly chatted with those people. Yes, one thing is basically certain: as long as we don’t discuss with them the development prospects of the Abyss Empire, the routes of the old and new empires, the expansion of the Abyss Zone, and the policies of the Abyss Xiling, etc., these fallen apostles will be no different from normal people!
They can also communicate with you calmly, debate issues logically and clearly, and share their opinions with others rationally. There are also a few scientists among them who have a sense of humor, and the two fallen apostles who look like twins The generals are very gentle guys. They especially like to discuss Ivan Sain's facial paralysis with others.
"His Majesty Ivan Sein laughed once twenty-seven years ago." A general said.
"You must have remembered wrongly. The last time His Majesty smiled was eighty-eight years ago, and twenty-seven years ago he expressed surprise." Another general assured me swornly.
It seems that this facial paralysis is more serious than Pandora!
The basic situation is this: it is the first time to contact the fallen apostle outside the battlefield, and it is not the first time to talk to the opponent with a fighting mentality. It was the first time to see this kind of Abyss Defiler without crazy tendencies, and all the feelings were novel. I have to admit that in the past few years, the empire did not seem to have thought much about understanding the fallen apostles. Apart from analyzing their fighting methods and marching arrangements and formulating one battle plan after another, we have never understood the thinking of the fallen apostles. So much effort has been invested in methods, personality changes, psychological models, etc. that now seeing two fallen apostles joking with each other would surprise me and the other Imperial soldiers present.
I temporarily came to the side, silently thinking about the deep revelation that this novel experience brought to me. Abyss Xiling followed silently: "Actually, this is normal. Have you seen those scientists? A pure madness , It is impossible for individuals without logic to continue their research work, and for those officers, if they cannot ensure clear, rational and rigorous thinking, then even if the strength of the abyss zone is increased several times, they will be easily defeated by your tactics. So many polluters are very conscious, which is the effect of your incomplete purification back then. Of course, there are also crazy guys in the abyss who have completely lost their minds, but they can only be controlled by sensible high-level apostles. Become cannon fodder, also known as 'tearers'. Those who rule with a clear mind will not be stupid, and those who are completely brainless can only be regarded as a monster army. This is the rule here."
"Then what is the difference between you and the normal Xiling apostles?" I frowned, unable to believe that in the eyes of the new empire, the fallen apostles who had gone crazy from beginning to end were no different from their own people. "I have transformed many fallen apostles. I did not seriously analyze their thinking patterns in a contaminated state at the time, but their madness is obvious."
"There will be some loss of control during combat. The lower-level individuals are more like this." Abyss Xiling sighed, "Whether you believe it or not, I have been studying ways to solve this problem. After all, a more rational army can be more effective." Strong. We ourselves don’t like to become crazy. As for the differences... As I said before, the goals are just different. The concepts of good and evil only make sense from a specific standpoint. It’s just that what you represent is a high degree of order, which is The mainstream camp in the void, so you are regarded as the 'good' side, nothing more."
After a brief pause, Abyss Xiling finished what he said: "Now you and I have reached a truce, so you have seen the side of peaceful communication and the rational and friendly side of the polluters, but if one day you and I start a war again, you What we see is still a group of crazy enemies. Of course, I believe you can also think of this."
I nodded and said no more words.
Everyone did not delay for too long in this border area. After completing the handover and preliminary purification, we took this large amount of supplies to the deep-diving test port first. Sandora was already waiting here in advance, and Bing was with her. Tis and Tavel (ontology). Tavel was required to be present as the chief scientist, while Bingtis came to join in the fun.
"Two comprehensive laboratories with a full set of scientific research materials and supporting personnel, three sets of deep-diving simulation devices and abyss erosion observation devices, twenty-six verification spacecraft that can continuously navigate in the shallow areas of the abyss, new models of suppression Towers and corresponding production…”
In the upper observation hall of the deep dive port control platform, Tavel checked the list in front of him one by one with eyes wide open, while outside in the dark space, a large number of engineering machines were nervously and orderly delivering the weird equipment made by the fallen apostles. After arriving at the predetermined location and anchoring in space, those huge laboratories and units are like floating mountains in space. Under the guidance of the tractor beam, they are sent one by one to the engineering framework or calibration device reserved in advance, and are Fasten it firmly to that. The deep dive port has been rapidly expanded in the past two days. Not only has the scale increased significantly, but also a large reserved area has been left. In these reserved areas, you can see the planned metal nodes. They are for the upcoming The "framework" for calibration of the incoming abyss equipment, star field equipment and Huron equipment. The first batch of equipment from the abyssal area is now in place, and a quarter of the functional areas around the deep diving port are gradually being enriched.
Of course, due to the vastness of space, no matter how large the equipment is, it is impossible to reach the planetary level, so when you look at the facilities in the distant space here, they are still a bit sparse. Only the powerful light curtain created by the photon generator is outlined in the darkness. The future appearance of this space base is shown: even if it is not completed yet, it is already quite grand.
Thinking that in the future there will be the top R&D facilities of the two major gods, Star Territory and Huron, and endless knowledge will be displayed in front of her, Tavel's motivation is unprecedentedly high. The specific manifestation is that after she finished counting the list, she even She started humming softly...I was almost startled by her!
Sandora came to the representatives of the fallen apostles after confirming the supply list. She stood side by side with me, with a curious look on her face: "Ivan Sain? I thought you were dead. According to me, According to the information we have, your area is very close to the outbreak point."
"Ivanova was with me at the time, and her Glory Starship allowed the two of us to survive the first round of impact." Ivan Sain nodded and continued to answer with a straight face.
"Ivanova's Glory Barrier... I didn't expect her to be alive. I hope I have the chance to see you again." Sandora showed a look of nostalgia on her face, but it seemed that she was not very familiar with Ivan Sain, so she didn't After chatting for a while, her attention finally focused on the twinkling lights in outer space.
After a moment, Sandora's deep voice came to my ears: "Soon, the things of the Gods will be in place. This may be the last big thing we do before the void cataclysm comes. I hope everything goes well."