Chapter 168 Reunion with Wind and Snow (4)

In the surging undercurrent, time has passed for two more days.

No one knows what strategy His Royal Highness and the generals ultimately devised. Until the morning of the third day, the Imperial Army of Beta Alien began to move.

Viewed from top to bottom, the mech runway in the fortress is like a staggered chessboard. Soldiers climb on the fuselage, close the cockpit, and slide along the runway to Starship Harbor.

There, about 1,500 alloy warships were closely arranged for the final take-off inspection.

When Yuan Nagasawa rushed over, panting, he saw Jiang Jianming and Ryan Kaios at first sight.

The crown prince stood beside the boarding gate of the starship, his platinum curly hair was high, and his posture was straight. He lowered his eyebrows and said something, but the surroundings were very noisy, and there was the sound of metal colliding with mechas boarding the ship everywhere, and the original Nagasawa could not hear a word.

The next second, Ryan suddenly reached out and hugged Jiang Jianming, kissing the side of the latter's neck. The white light of the morning merged the two figures into one.

The hug lasted only two seconds, and Ryan let go of his hand and stepped onto the starship under Jiang Jianming's watch.

"His Royal Highness Jiang!"

When Yuan Nagasawa ran to Jiang Jianming's side, Ryan's back was no longer visible.

He held his knees and gasped for two breaths, "I heard that you called me... huh, this time on the expedition, isn't His Royal Highness... not with you?"

Jiang Jianming was still fascinated by the direction Lean left, and was called by Yuan Nagasawa before he turned around. Only then did Yuan Nagasawa realize that his face was paler than usual.

"Not really," Jiang Jianming retracted his gaze, "His Royal Highness is going to fight as a frontline force. I'll bring some people to stabilize the lava side first, and then I'll go to the frontline to join."

Saying that, he beckoned: "Well... Nagasawa, come here."

Yuan Nagasawa took another step forward in doubt, and saw Jiang Jianming took out something from the outer pocket of the black military coat.

Immediately afterwards, something hard and cold was stuffed into his hand.

Yuan Nagasawa looked down and shivered.

That's a pistol.

"Nagazawa," Jiang Jianming lowered his voice and whispered next to the original Nagasawa's ear, "Listen to me."

The original Nagasawa became nervous. His Highness Jiang's fingers were cold and strong, and he clenched his hand and the gun together.

"...This time, we took a risky move. Both Ryan and the two generals of Yin Beidou agreed to let it go, but that doesn't mean the risk will be reduced. I dare not leave a last retreat."

"You are Matrix 002. Once your current body dies, your consciousness will be pulled back into the original body located in the third fortress."

"You hold this gun close to your body. If everything develops in the worst direction, please end the projection by suicide."

"When you wake up, you will be at the Black Shark Base. Please notify the leader and the top general of the third fortress, Major General Emma immediately - can it be done?"

When Yuan Nagasawa heard the last sentence, he was already dizzy and heart palpitations and almost couldn't stand. His voice softened: "What... what is the worst direction?"

"It's up to you to judge for yourself, just give an example."

Jiang Jianming took two steps back, thought for a while and said calmly, "His Royal Highness and I both died in battle, and the second fortress fell...that's it."

The original Nagasawa almost didn't come up in one breath.

He squeezed the gun in horror: "Didn't you welcome the expedition fleet back to the fortress, the situation has been this-is this serious!?"

Jiang Jianming smiled and patted the original Nagasawa on the head: "Military secret."

The strong wind blew the silver-black military uniform, and he greeted Gao Long, who was waiting more than ten steps away, "Let's go, let's get on the ship."

Three hours later, Alpha Alien.

"His Excellency."

A Crystal Cultist stepped quickly onto the bridge.

He leaned over to the man with black robes and gray temples and reported: "The reconnaissance data shows that the imperial warships began to gather in the Beta Galaxy, forming a spherical array, and about 1,500 starships can be seen."

"There are about 100 other starships, separated from the main force, and the target seems to be the space where the Lava Bandit Group is stationed."

Bishop Destruction turned his head, "Arrange formation in the Alien Universe near Beta?"

He raised his hand to signal the congregation to keep silent, and pulled the three-dimensional star map and the long-distance reconnaissance image to his hand at the same time.

The Imperial Army had indeed begun to gather near Beta Alien. In the image, Yuyu is like a piece of dark blue silk, and the battleship is inlaid with broken diamonds, which are neatly arranged in small dots.

It turned out to be a dignified spherical formation, and he didn't even bother to do camouflage, and he didn't seem to care about revealing the location of the transition point.

Su narrowed his eyes: "Have you observed any signs of a wormhole?"

"No signs of wormholes have been detected, Your Excellency."

"..."

The Bishop of Destruction had his hands on his back and remained silent for a long time.

It's no surprise that the Empire will try to negotiate with the Lava Bandit.

After all, Jiang Jianming—perhaps the conscious projection of Aslan back then—looked like a person who would like the classical theory of "defeat without fighting".

The Crystal Sect has just failed its allies, and this time lava is likely to choose to watch the fire from the other side... He had expected this for a long time.

What was incomprehensible was the tactics of the Imperial Army.

About 1,500 starships, even if the second fortress today accepts the Yin Beidou army that originally belonged to the first fortress, plus the reinforcements of the golden sun wheel, this is by no means a small number.

What they want to do is to finally choose the most simple "defense" situation, ready to use their strength to break the trick? It's that simple?

"What about the first fortress?"

"Yes. The five main defense cores of the fortress have been destroyed in three places. The energy station of the main artillery has completed the barrier with the corpses of alien creatures, and the interior can be broken through tonight or tomorrow."

"very good."

"The only difficulty is..."

The crystal cultists recalled for a second, "The so-called 'Heroic Spirit Monument'. The underground palace was blocked by settlement and has not yet been broken through. But please believe the bishop, it is only a matter of time."

"Heroic Spirit Monument."

Su Zhuomo repeated, and he quickly remembered it. That is said to be the place where Gin Hokuto used to store the bones of soldiers who died in battle.

... Stupid, Bishop Destroyer thought contemptuously in his heart, that the first fortress of the dignified Yin Beidou, the most solidly built site, turned out to be such a cemetery with no strategic significance.

"Once it is broken, the underground palace will be burned down." The black-robed man said indifferently, "Maybe it can anger the empire. Anger is the best poison. It will make humans lose their minds."

"His Excellency!"

At this time, the second report of the Crystal Cultists rushed over: "The latest data shows that the transition reaction has been detected - the Imperial Army is about to open a wormhole."

The three-dimensional star map in front of the bishop changed in response, and a red double-circle sign appeared.

This means that the spherical wormhole is slowly expanding in the central position surrounded by the Imperial Fleet in the Beta Galaxy Universe.

It will eventually expand to a size large enough for a starship to pass through, connecting the far end of the sea of ​​stars.

Su snorted gloomily.

He still couldn't figure out the intentions of the Imperial Army, and he couldn't believe that the opponent's tactics would be so rough this time.

But the wormhole in the sky above Beta Alien has indeed opened, and I have to follow it!

"Battleships prepare for battle, start transition preparations, and open wormholes."

Su stared at the star map with sinister eyes: "No one is allowed to act rashly until the expedition fleet on the opposite side is confirmed; but if the expedition fleet emerges from the wormhole, attack with all strength - my order is to fight quickly."

A space outside the Beta galaxy.

The Star Fleet of the Lava Pirates Group and the Imperial Starship with only a hundred ships are in a stalemate across a dense belt of asteroids.

No one would have imagined that the Imperial Army, who had frightened Yu Thief Lian and deceived him into shame not long ago, would dare to bring so many people to negotiate in person.

"Hey"

Gao Long put his big palm on the porthole and slapped it straight, "Daddy bastard—Dad Ai Ai—"

The sound was comparable to thunder, and the reverberation echoed around the beams, and all the other soldiers in the command room of the starship showed expressions of pain.

Someone turned their eyes for help to the black-haired young man sitting on the command seat.

Jiang Jianming rubbed his forehead and reluctantly said to Gao Long: "Vacuum does not transmit sound. If you really want to shout, you should also shout at the communication device on my side."

In the communication screen, Chilong's expression almost wanted to kill. And the bronze-skinned Gao Dayu Thief, "Old Black Sheep" Kenny Gao, stayed there as if he had lost three souls and seven souls.

"Son," the old Heiyang stared blankly at Gao Long in the Imperial Army, and murmured, "I...my son."

Chilong sneered aside, gritted his teeth and said, "Ha, I thought my little treasure was a gentleman, but it turned out to be just a mouse who used the relationship between father and son to use despicable methods!?"

Jiang Jianming sighed and leaned back with his hands and fingers crossed: "Little boy, please clarify that Gao Long volunteered to join the army Yin Beidou."

"And when it comes to use," he deliberately raised his lips, "Does lava hate being used? I think you were used by the Crystal Sect, and you seem to be very happy."

"Oh, you still use such a low-level aggressive method?"

Chilong laughed loudly and put his legs up on the driver's platform, the cruelty in his eyes became more and more intense: "Do you know that even if I am willing to spare the stupid son of the old Heiyang, there are 10,000 kinds of insecurities. The way to fire a cannon to capture you as a prisoner?"

Jiang Jianming was unmoved.

"I didn't come to fight the lava today, and I have no intention of throwing myself into the net."

He said indifferently, "But if you insist on arresting me, you can think about the outcome of the last person who did so. There are 1,500 starships of the Empire in the Beta Galaxy preparing for battle, so let's talk more about it calmly. it is good."

"...!"

Chilong's face turned gloomy.

In fact, at this moment, as long as the lava orders the entire ship to charge, a small area of ​​asteroids can't block anything at all. He could have captured Jiang Jianming before the imperial army came to the rescue.

However, in the communication screen, the dark-haired officer in military uniform had deep eyes, which made Chilong feel jealous—after all, he had suffered too much from this disabled human being.

"...what are you going to talk about?"

Chilong said bitterly, "It is impossible to negotiate peace."

Opposite, the black-haired officer gave him a slight smile.

"You told me that day that Lava cooperates with the Crystal Cult for your own pleasure."

Jiang Jianming said, "I know what you guys think."

"You think that the struggle between the Empire and the Crystal Cult will continue for a long time, and the survival of human beings is still a long way off. Lava can take this opportunity to be happy for a while, and it is best to use the Crystal Cult to kill the Emperor of the Empire to avenge blood revenge. As for the future I'll do the calculations later."

"..."

"But you are wrong, because there is a blind spot in your cognition."

In the opposite starship, Chilong slowly narrowed his eyes: "What did you say?"

Jiang Jianming adjusted his breathing and spoke in a deep voice.

In fact, Ryan's openness before the war also inspired him from another angle.

When they were on the Crystal Cult starship, Gaius and Lauren threatened with the truth of the crystal particles. They only said that human beings were implanted with crystal particles more than 500 years ago, but they did not mention the resistance of this race. .

Jiang Jianming immediately realized that the Crystal Sect must have said the same thing when confronting the Lava Bandit.

He simply and honestly. First, Second, and Third Generation Tranquilizers, White Bird Expedition, Matrix Project.

Emperor Kaios, the 200,000 golden sun wheel, and the little prince who buried the bone crystal nest before he reached adulthood.

... As for being heard by the soldiers beside him, whether it will cause turmoil in people's hearts, etc., that doesn't matter.

Thinking that it was indeed time for a confession, his Highness had already taken the first step, so what else did he have to worry about?

"Why did the Crystal Sect only start its activities in recent years, because the crystal particles are afraid! Because the crystal particles are about to lose!"

"From the old empire to the present, tranquilizers and curing rays have become more and more advanced, alien creatures have been removed more and more, the empire's territory has become wider and wider, and the concentration of crystal particles in the territory has increased every year compared to the previous year. Lower, more orderly—"

"Whenever the crystal nest accumulates offensive power, the soldiers of the White Bird Expedition will die and use their spiritual consciousness to suppress the upcoming crystal chaos."

"Don't you understand? Under the resistance of human beings for more than five hundred years, the crystal particles have been unable to complete the 'ultimate' on their own, so there is the emergence of the crystal religion, and their appearance itself is for the final desperate fight !"

"Now, for the ultimate arrival, the Crystal Cult must create enough crystal-dead human beings, but what if it still can't defeat the Empire? Think about it—"

When it came to the end, Jiang Jianming's voice was a bit split, he gritted his teeth and shouted: "Just think about it! Now that even the Free Star Leaders have returned their autonomy, there are no human forces in this universe that are not sheltered by the empire, except for the thieves! ?"

"You are the captive livestock of the Crystal Sect! If you are still useful, use you to gnaw on the hard bones of the empire; if it is useless, then unload the mill to kill the donkey and slaughter for meat!"

"……you."

At first, Chilong tried to interject and ridicule several times, but the more he listened, the more exciting his face became.

Now he asks, "Are you crazy?"

Jiang Jianming laughed softly, and he thought to himself: Why, am I too inconsiderate of the other party's ability to accept like His Highness?

"Your Excellency, Young Head, I want to give you a chance to watch the fire from the other side."

"what?"

"Calculate the time, the war is about to start." Jiang Jianming glanced at the star map on the screen, and his eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

"The empire that has a deep hatred with lava, and the crystal religion that used you and abandoned you... Next, you can hug your black cat leisurely and watch us fight to the death - don't you think it will be very happy? "

"But happiness is only once. After this, you will see the victory of the Empire and the defeat of the Crystal Cult."

"In the future, you will see that the Crystal Cult of the Empire will eventually point the tip of their sword at your back."

"I hope," Jiang Jianming's eyes are sharp, word by word, "You can make a timely and correct judgment, Your Excellency Chief Chilong."

Beta galaxy universe.

Inside the protective enclosure of the Imperial starship, the wormhole is fully formed. Some dark metal object is slowly sticking its head out of the twisted space.

It was also a starship in the form of an empire, and the hull of the ship had the emblem of the Silver Big Dipper, but at the moment it was dilapidated, and the scars were full of crystal clusters.

It's an expedition ship!

It was an expedition ship that once entered the periphery of Crystal Nest and returned to its homeland with difficulty.

It is the first miracle in history, and it is also inevitable after the achievements of so many expeditions and the sacrifice of the crown prince.

Opposite the Imperial Array, the universe is twisting.

The second wormhole opened by the Crystal Cult rapidly expanded.

"Imperial ship confirmed!"

"The reconnaissance data shows that the surface of the ship is condensed with crystal clusters, and the concentration of crystal particles around the wormhole is high. It is confirmed that the enemy ship is the crystal nest expedition ship of Yin Beidou."

The commander of the Crystal Sect squadron was refreshed: "Listen to my order. The whole ship, move at full speed! While marching, gather energy and prepare for bombing."

The moment the second wormhole was formed, the battleship of the Crystal Sect jumped over!

The afterimages of the blue tail flames first connected in a straight line, like a shower of rain threads in the sky, then gathered and contracted into a cone to break through the formation, aiming at the weak point of the imperial fleet.

Over Alpha Alien, the Bishop of Destruction stared intently at the star map.

Their total number is obviously not as large as the imperial fleet, but the formation advantage is obvious.

If all goes well, they will tear apart the Imperial fleet and deliver a blow to the expedition. If you are lucky, maybe you can shoot Xie Yuduo directly.

but……

In the universe, thousands of imperial battleships are like iron walls poured with copper juice, maintaining a spherical formation and standing still.

No advance, no retreat, no formation, no resistance, so quiet, it gives people a sense of gloom.

So unusual. Su frowned and was about to contact the fleet to make him act cautiously.

Suddenly, he sensed something.

It was a tiny pulling force that was tugging at his clothes, and it was like static crawling across his cheeks.

On the frost-covered surface, among the Crystal Cult attacking the fortress, someone happened to raise their head at will.

This gaze passed through the wind and snow several thousand meters high, and saw the thick and vast dark clouds.

Above the dark clouds is the universe.

In the universe, Su in the starship also raised his head.

His pupils slowly narrowed.

He saw that in the space above the first fortress, there was something that should never have appeared here.

A rapidly expanding, spherically distorted space.

That's a wormhole.