Chapter 2114 Burning Lead
The latest chapter of Interstellar Mage
A space military base on the border of the Weilan Empire, a spinning top-shaped space station hovering on the border route, and a warship with the exclusive logo of the royal family sailed into the port.
An officer dressed in imperial uniform broke into the meeting room of the space station, behind him was a young man wearing a royal uniform but without any epaulets, and beside him were two hidden guards, six or seven A group of assistant officers also in uniform walked behind him aggressively.
Snapped!
The smoke rod knocked on the tabletop of the discussion table and made a dull sound, which made everyone in the meeting look sideways.
He stood up one after another and bowed slightly, "Your Highness."
Surprise, doubt, and confusion flashed on each person one by one. Those who have seen the storm would not immediately yell. one thing.
In the meeting hall, there are not only the garrison officers of the space station and the commanders of the corps of the defense line, but also the senior ruling officials of the empire participating in the joint conference.
As one of the few surviving princes of the Weilan Empire (I can't remember the rank), His Royal Highness, the prince, would actually visit the border military space base in person, which is really surprising.
There are quite a lot of participants in the meeting hall. The garrison, the military department, the consuls of the star field jurisdictions, the cabinet ministers, and the representatives of the royal family involved in the fief area. Most of them chose the holographic video, and each of them seemed to be seated in order according to the power curve. , the ring-shaped discussion table is full of people from the inner circle to the outer circle. Some people have just received the news and temporarily applied to enter the meeting room. His Royal Highness is here in person. There is always something inexplicable.
The originally arranged seat suddenly became awkward due to the joining of His Royal Highness. A prince who was put aside by His Majesty the King was still a prince, the son of His Majesty Resas, and the prince with the most noble blood of the imperial family.
This status is not high, and I don't have the guts to say it is low.
His Royal Highness didn't seem to care about these people's embarrassing reactions at all. The cigarette rod hit the table again, signaling everyone to sit down.
"Go ahead, don't worry about me what you should do."
is it possible?
Your Royal Highness, you suddenly broke into the military base, and a great god stood in the meeting hall, how can we ignore your existence?
No one spoke, and the scene fell into an eerie silence.
"let's start.
"His Royal Highness said.
The lieutenant general who sat at the head of the discussion table on the other floor nodded to indicate to continue.
Although everyone here has many doubts and dissatisfaction in their hearts, it is really not appropriate to continue wasting time because of these trivial details.
The others took their seats one after another, the major in charge of the report stood up, the lights dimmed, and the star map in the center of the discussion table lit up again.
"Everyone, look here." The major's gestures changed, and the star map was enlarged accordingly. Everyone could clearly see a long and narrow strip of light extending from the public star field to the military space station on the border of the empire.
"This is the gyro space station we are in at the moment, and it is also one of the important military bases on the border of the empire."
"Don't talk nonsense." The lieutenant general sitting at the top interrupted the major's previous introduction, "The key point."
"Yes, sir." The major grimaced, swallowed his saliva nervously, and changed his gesture again, pointing to the white light bar on the star map, "The speed of the circular aperture is accelerating, and it is rapidly approaching the spinning top base."
As soon as the words were finished, there was a sound of whispering and whispering. At this time, no one cared whether a prince suddenly appeared. This news is no different from a boulder thrown into the lake, gathering up the ups and downs of the waves.
"How fast is the speed?" The lieutenant general's voice overwhelmed all the chaotic discussions, and the scene became quiet again, and everyone looked at the major officer who was reporting.
Ordinary people must not be able to bear that gaze. The major pressure made the major's voice dry, "Reporting sir, according to the existing intelligence data, it will take twelve days of interstellar standard time for the ring of light to spread to cover the area where the gyro base belongs."
twelve days?
What can twelve days of GST do? Traveling around the world on an ordinary planet is not enough to take a quick look at it, let alone control and evacuate, leaving aside the residents of nearby living planets, just mine stars, ports, garrison fleets, etc. will lose if they are covered by the annular aperture belt It must be terrible.
Not to mention the continuous threat that may be caused by the follow-up, the Zerg army, and the star storm caused by the unstable space environment.
This is definitely a heavy blow to the Weilan Empire at this moment, and that is added to the snow.
There is still no news about the Imperial Capital Star, and it has disappeared without a trace, not even a word from His Majesty the King.
Even though the news was repeatedly blocked, the people at the top of the empire's power pyramid still got wind of it, and at this point in time, the sudden appearance of His Royal Highness, who had been relegated to the sidelines before, made people think too much.
The older the fox, the more he thinks.
"What are the consequences of extending the ring aperture to the gyro base? Can you find a way to minimize the loss?"
The person who asked the question was an official of the governing department of the star field he belonged to.
"Yes, how many planets will be affected?"
"How long does it take to prepare for the evacuation?"
One question after another was thrown at the major.
The major stood upright, his body tense and straight like a bowstring, his eyes avoided all the people who asked the question, and he locked on the star map, and finally made up his mind to raise his hand, sliding his fingertips on the star map, with a stroke, a slender The black line passes through the gyro base and reaches the surrounding area. One after another planets, mine stars, herding stars, and planets inhabited by humans, all the drawn planets are dimmed for a moment, and replaced by black crosses.
"Once the ring aperture extends to this point, the scope of influence will be uncontrollable, and these planets will be affected immediately."
The reason why the annular aperture belt has not caused a huge disaster to the Covenant is that its extended range is concentrated in barren areas, and there are very few developed planets. Once it enters the area where human civilization is concentrated, the consequences will be disastrous.
At least so far, no one in the Weilan Empire knows what the worm field behind the ring aperture belt is like. After the planet is covered, it must be difficult for the empire to firmly control it.
All of a sudden, the conference hall fell into dead silence, and the black crosses that appeared one after another were like a heavy hammer hitting everyone's heads. After a few seconds of absolute silence, there was another round of discussions.
Everyone was talking, some people were angry and abused, some people didn't believe what they were chanting, and they talked all kinds of things.
"impossible."
"This must not be allowed to happen."
"Isn't that something made by the insect domain?"
"Zerg, why not let the Zerg deal with this."
"Damn bugs."
"It's unbelievable. Isn't it in the chaotic star field? How can it extend across the galaxy to the gyro base? Is the calculation correct?"
"Why did you not notify until now, is the defensive detection of the space station a display?"
For a moment, the entire meeting hall was as noisy as a market, the major's voice was completely covered, and a few high-pitched scoldings would erupt from time to time.
Of course, they were all aimed at the major, the direct reporter.
"Shut up."
After a while, the lieutenant general's words made everyone quiet again. This sound was accompanied by mental oppression. Everyone in the room heard this, and even those who participated in the video meeting felt a strong sense of oppression.
The crow and magpie were silent.
Uh, only the lingering smoke from His Royal Highness the prince added a nervous and weird atmosphere to the suddenly quiet conference room.
The most stressful person was the major who made the report.
"If it is the fastest, how long will it take to cover the gyro star?"
The lieutenant general's direct question made everyone look at the major, and a drop of sweat dripped down the back of the major's neck and down his spine, seeping into his clothes.
The voice was loud but extremely tense, and he lowered his head and said helplessly, "Report, sir, at any time." The major said and drew a yellow line on the star map, "Once the ring of light crosses this yellow line, this is the last interstellar transition point." The reason is that it can cover the gyro base at any time, its running speed cannot be calculated and there is no data to support prediction, and it is extremely unstable and cannot be detected.”
Most people didn't pay attention to what the major said afterwards, and all their minds were completely shocked by the simple, common and concise word "anytime".
The simple vocabulary that everyone understands, regardless of ethnicity and regional dialect, confuses everyone in an instant.
"At any time" means that it may be a day or two later, or it may be when they are in a meeting that they suddenly throw a party.
A few noble officials couldn't help but wanted to leave, but His Royal Highness, who was sitting by the door and puffed out a cigarette, took a look with a smile, who would dare to leave at this time.
"What's the reaction from the Zerg?"
The lieutenant general's question once again attracted everyone's attention. The Zerg should have a solution to this strange thing from the Zerg Domain, right?
These mainstays of the empire probably didn't expect that one day they would pin their hopes on the Zerg, and they didn't even think there was any problem with it.
"No response." Apart from nervousness and helplessness, the major's voice at this time was a little more angry. "The Zerg army has not given any feedback so far. All information will not be given back, and they will not obey the dispatch."
This is against?
Not long ago, I was immersed in the bloody ambition of enslaving the Zerg and the Zerg to step on the Covenant under their feet to raise the prestige of the empire, and plant the flag of the Weilan Empire on every planet in the world. No one thought how long it would take to develop Why is it a bit of a sudden turnaround?
All the problems broke out after the disappearance of the Imperial Capital, and Resas disappeared. These hidden dangers that had been buried early in the morning were like cannons tied together. When one of them was ignited, the others followed one after another. It exploded.
The person who is expected to be able to solve the problem has become one of the huge unsolvable problems.
"What's going on with the Star Alliance?"
"There is no sign of any Covenant alliance troops in the area around the gyro base."
"It's not just the Covenant Alliance, any abnormal military actions must be paid attention to at all times." The lieutenant general fell into silence after speaking. "The rebels need to be extra vigilant." When he was talking about this, he specifically looked at His Royal Highness by the door.
Her Royal Highness the Princess became a member of the Rebel Army after being declared dead and she blatantly stood on the opposite side of the imperial family, but at this moment, the elevated Prince suddenly jumped out, which may not be irrelevant.
The cigarette rod was smoking, and the reclining Prince said softly, "You don't seem to have discussed a coping strategy, don't you want to continue?"
"His Royal Highness is not accompanying His Majesty in the Imperial Capital, how could he appear on the border defense line?"
It's not that no one can see the series of methods that Resas has used to gather the power within the nobles, but everyone doesn't care.
"As the prince of the empire, I have the obligation and responsibility to stand up in times of crisis. How can I hide in the back and enjoy it safely? Don't you all have the same thoughts as me to appear here?"
Avoiding the most important thing, His Royal Highness did not answer this question, but stood up, glanced at everyone, his whole body suddenly became fierce, and a hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of his mouth, "I think the most important thing at this moment is how to deal with the current crisis. , the Liberty Alliance, the Star Alliance, the Zerg, and the empire are in crisis, but you are asking why I came to the border as a prince?"
The flat tone became more and more severe. "Because I am the prince of the Weilan Empire, I have the most noble blood flowing in my body, and because I am the son of the emperor, isn't that enough?"
Enough, why not enough, it is definitely enough to fool the passionate youth and deceive the general public, even the fanatics of Resas have to show face in the name of His Majesty's son, what else can we do?
The lieutenant general looked at the prince, "Is there a way to solve this predicament, Your Highness?"
"Since I'm here, I naturally come with a solution."
Not everyone here trusts him, but in the face of the crisis that the ring aperture will bring, there is no reason to drive out those who can propose a solution at this moment.
All of them looked eagerly at His Royal Highness, especially the officials and fiefdom nobles in the star field to which the spinning top base belonged. These people's lives were tied here. For the Weilan Empire, the swallowing of the spinning top base was at best a painful loss. They can also seek compensation from other places, but for them, that means losing everything and nothing.
Time is running out, and it is not easy to transfer property in a strictly regulated empire.
At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince has undoubtedly become a savior-like figure, carrying the hope of these people.
The garrisons, including the gyro base space station, can't hide their expectations.
His Royal Highness shook the cigarette stick, obviously very satisfied with the situation.
The border of the Weilan Empire is troubled by the expansion of the ring aperture, but the Star Alliance is intensively planning to enter the Weilan Empire.
Taking advantage of your illness to kill you, the imperial capital of the Weilan Empire disappeared, and the news of Rexas' suspected disappearance was passed to the Star Alliance Council. The speed conveyed the order for a full-scale war to the next level.
Even the so-called pacifists shut their mouths at this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.