Chapter 78 Big Move

"That is to say, there is something else in Nobunaga's warehouse that we don't know about, and this kind of thing has also been judged by the Emperor's tombstone as a major interference condition that may affect the future development of the Frost Rose Alliance?"

Masamoto Matsumoto's guess was the same as mine, which is why I hurried here after finishing the experiment.

After seeing me nodding, the victim began to think deeply, and then asked: "If there is anything we don't know about in Nobunaga's warehouse, then we must find out what this kind of thing is." What. Even if this is something much less powerful than weapons of mass destruction, because we don’t know it exists, the harm may be greater.”

August Xun looked at me and Matsumoto Masaru and said: Chapter 78 Big Move "But you have broken into that warehouse once before. If you do it again now, I'm afraid it won't be that easy, right?" "This is also a headache for me. Question." I looked around at the people in the room and said, "You know more about Japan's affairs than I do. Please help me think of any way to safely enter Nobunaga's warehouse and remove the contents inside. Did you figure everything out?"

As soon as I finished speaking, the room fell into silence, but it wasn't that everyone couldn't think of a way to stay there, but that everyone was bowing their heads in deep thought.

After about a few minutes, Yingyu Shenchu ​​suddenly said: "What will happen if we attack by force?"

"No." Masamoto Matsumoto rejected the suggestion without thinking.

"We have already attacked once before. The attack was launched in the name of chasing President Ziri. It was actually quite unreasonable behavior, if it weren't for the fact that it was later discovered that Ghost Hand Nobunaga had colluded with the Russians. , so Nobunaga Nobunaga does not dare to make a fuss about this matter anymore. It is estimated that this matter will never end well. If it happens again, even if Nobunaga Nobunaga is a good man, he will definitely explode, not to mention that he is not a habit at all. The one who suffers.”

"No, no, no, what I said is that the big move in Chapter 78 is for us to attack by force." Yingyu Shenchu ​​quickly explained: "What I said is for the president and the others to attack by force."

"President, they are not us yet..." Masamoto Matsumoto suddenly came to his senses in the middle of his words, so he stopped and asked: "You mean, from the Frost Rose Alliance directly from the mainland of China? Send troops to attack Nobunaga's warehouse city?"

"Can't you do it?" Yingyu Shenchu ​​asked.

Masamoto Matsumoto glanced at me and realized that he didn't know how to answer this question. I lowered my head and said, "It should be possible. The problem is that if we really do this, what will the guild do?" Some sacrifices were made.”

"Sacrifice?" Yingyu Shenchu ​​obviously didn't understand what I was referring to.

I explained directly: "In the past, we occupied many cities in Japan and had a large number of troops stationed in Japan, so this matter was not a problem at all. But the situation is different now. Because of you The existence of the Frost Rose Alliance has now withdrawn from Japan, and the only thing left is the Fulcrum City. If we want to launch an attack on Warehouse City, the Fulcrum City alone will not be enough. , our people cannot appear directly outside the warehouse city of Ghost Hand Nobunaga, and if we march on [Japanese] territory with great fanfare, as the leaders of [Japanese] Japanese players on the surface, you are It is impossible to stay out. Therefore, if we send troops from Fulcrum City and advance all the way to Ghost Hand Nobunaga's Warehouse City, you must intercept us halfway, otherwise it will affect your reputation and status, and if you intercept If you can't stop it, it will also affect your reputation. If you stop it, it will be even worse. Our plan will be immediately scrapped. Moreover, making one's own people beat one's own people in a completely useless way is obviously an act that has water in your head."

"so what?"

"So we can only use leapfrog tactics to attack the warehouse city of Nobunaga."

"Leapfrog tactics?" Yingyu Shenqing is still a girl after all, and she is not very interested in war, military, or anything like that. Although she is also a combat player, the magic combat style in the game is relatively beautiful, so it is very popular with girls. However, in reality, airplanes and cannons can be considered by boys as the art of steel, but there are not many girls. Got interested in that kind of thing. So I have never heard of the leapfrog tactic.

Masamoto Matsumoto knew that not only Sakura Rain God Hina, but also August Kaoru and Blazing Dragon Princess were the same, so he simply helped explain: "To put it simply, the so-called leapfrog tactic is to use aircraft for airborne operations. This tactic has changed The traditional ground advancement tactics are used to launch directly inside the enemy's occupied area. Because the battle rhythm is fast and the attack target can be chosen at will, thus avoiding the opponent's strongest defensive front, this tactic can often have a super effect. The tactical effect is beyond imagination.”

August Kaoru and the others just don't understand military affairs, not their brains, so they immediately reacted to Matsumoto Masaru's explanation.

Yingyu Shenchu ​​said: "There are no airplanes in the game, but all members of our Frost Rose Alliance are equipped with aerial pets. If our guild comes forward, it is indeed feasible to use leapfrog tactics in the game. However, this staff is easy to handle. , what to do with the heavy equipment?”

"This is the sacrifice I'm talking about. We need heavy weapons to quickly rush into Nobunaga's warehouse."

"Why must it be fast?" Blazing Dragon Fairy asked.

August Xun answered for me: "Because this time is different from last time. Ghost-handed Nobunaga was beaten once last time. There will definitely be no one to help this time, but if it is President Ziri with Frost The people from the Rose Alliance rush in. Nobunaga can find anyone he wants. As long as the opponent is a Japanese player, he will definitely help. So if this continues, the longer the time goes by, the more reinforcements Nobunaga will get. . If you want to enter Warehouse City, the best way is to rush in as quickly as possible before Ghost Hand Nobunaga and the others can react."

"But if that's the case, heavy weapons will be needed. How many heavy weapons can you bring with you to Ziri?"

"I can carry some space equipment and my Earth Gate, but it doesn't feel like enough. And I have thought about it. If I want to use leapfrog tactics to attack, the firepower must be strong enough, so I I thought of making a little sacrifice this time.”

"But what are you going to sacrifice?" Yingyu Shenqing asked,

I said with a pained look on my face: "What else can I sacrifice? Of course I have to sacrifice money!"

"Huh?" The other four people present except me were so surprised when they heard my answer that they almost dislocated their jaws.

"You've been working together for a long time just to get money?" Masamoto Matsumoto looked at me in surprise and asked.

I waved my hand and said, "Don't think of me as such a money-crazy person. I don't mean to spend a small amount of money, but to spend a lot of money, and it makes me feel very painful. If it's a small amount of money, I definitely don't care."

"But if you have money, can you quickly break into Warehouse City? President, aren't you planning to use money to buy off Nobunaga's followers? If this is your plan, I suggest you give up." August Xun said in surprise.

I shook my head helplessly and said: "How could I spend money to bribe Nobunaga's people? The guys around him are all loyal to Nobunaga. You can't buy that kind of people. Besides, I'm here. It’s not like you don’t know Japan’s image. If I try to bribe Japanese players, ten out of ten people will fight for me. It’s impossible to bribe them successfully.”

"But didn't we take refuge with you?" August Xun asked.

"How many of the total number of Japanese players do you think you can account for? You are just an isolated phenomenon and cannot be taken into consideration."

The Blazing Dragon Queen asked: "But you said that you can quickly attack by sacrificing some money. What kind of sacrifice method is it? Are you planning to spend a lot of money to buy magic crystals and then make liquefied magic crystal steam missiles to blast all the way? go in?"

"I'm not that stupid. Ghost-hand Nobunaga must have a magic crystal ability suppressor in his hand. Even if I am willing to spend money to use liquefied magic crystal steam missiles to saturate the attack, it will definitely be useless against Ghost-hand Nobunaga's warehouse."

"Then how do you want to use it?"

"How to use confidentiality, you will know when I use it anyway." I said (it should be me who continued): "I am here to ask for your help and advice. If you think this forceful attack method is feasible, Is this how I will implement it?”

Masamoto Matsumoto thought for a while and said: "As long as you can ensure that you attack quickly, I think (the game) is completely fine."

August Xun and Blazing Dragon Ji also nodded together to express that the plan was feasible.

The plan that was finally approved was settled, and I continued seriously: "That was the first thing I did when I came here this time, and then there is the second thing."

"We're listening, go ahead and tell us."

"This is what I hope you can do with the Russians." I said this surprising decision calmly. Matsumoto Masa and August Kaoru didn't scream or anything, but they looked obviously very stimulated.

"Hey, hey, hey, you two, don't make such expressions? Tell me, can you do it?"

"Then what... I didn't say... Boss, how could you think of such a thing?" Matsumoto said after a long time before returning to normal.

I said nonchalantly: "I just want to maximize my profits. Think about it! The Frost Rose Alliance has spent so much effort to send you to the altar of the Japanese player leader. If you only use You come to control the entire [Japan] Japan. Although the benefits of this are great, after all, it can only obtain the benefits of [Japan] Japan, so I want to develop your residual value."

"Damn, boss, even if you want to squeeze our residual value, at least you have to find a good way to squeeze it, right? What's going on with you?" Masamoto Matsumoto said as if I was hurt.

August Xun did not complain with Matsumoto Masa, but thought for a while before suddenly saying: "Yes! Now is indeed a good time to get on the line with the Russians."

"Ei?" Masamoto Matsumoto didn't expect August Xun to say that. He immediately looked at her in surprise and asked, "Is there nothing wrong with you? Can you think of such a thing?"

I stretched out my hand to signal Matsumoto Masa to calm down, and then started to say: "Actually, this matter is easy to understand. The Russians gave all their weapons of mass destruction to Nobunaga. What do you think this means?"

Masamoto Matsumoto pondered for a while without remembering what this meant. Finally, August Xun said: "This means that the Russians are now in urgent need of finding an ally, and they can no longer withstand the pressure from [China]. "

Masa Matsumoto, as the strongest spy we have installed in Japan, has a very high level of confidentiality, so he knows everything about the guild. The Russians have never forgotten to attack again since the last time we supported Masamoto Matsumoto to ascend the throne and took the opportunity to invade China. The Russians were very unwilling to rush in and be driven out last time. They have been gathering troops in the border area for a while and have had many border frictions with players from our country. All these behaviors showed that the Russians had been looking for opportunities to attack again, but their attack was delayed again and again. Once they even started a full-scale attack, they suddenly retreated after a round of artillery fire. All this shows that the Russians want to invade [China], but they are not sure about the time.

The reason why Russian players are undecided is obvious - they are afraid of our strength. Therefore, if we want to attack, we must be weaker, at least to temporarily disperse our strength. To complete this task, there is no more suitable existence than Japan. Because there is innate ethnic hatred between [Japan] and our country, it is normal for the two countries to fight each other. As long as Russian players provide [Japan] players with suitable weapons, then [Japan] This player can become their natural ally, and then start a fierce battle with us, thereby spreading our strength, so that the Russians can hope to invade me again.

However, although the plan was good, it did not go so smoothly. On the one hand, Nobunaga, the ally chosen by Russian players, is a bit unsatisfactory. Since he was selected by Russian players as the representative to communicate with Japan, Nobunaga's power has been declining, and his control has become more and more difficult. The weaker he becomes, the lower his status becomes. Now he has directly changed from the leader of Japanese players to the leader of a medium-sized guild in a remote area. His strength has shrunk very seriously.

Such a ghost-handed Nobunaga is obviously not a good partner, and Russian players are not very generous in terms of time. The pressure of soldiers on the border is certainly great for us, but don't the Russians themselves have no impact? It costs money to put so many troops on the border, and the price to pay for every extra day is astronomical. Even if this investment is borne by the Russian players collectively, it is not a small amount if it is distributed to everyone. Therefore, if this matter cannot be resolved as soon as possible and such a large-scale confrontation continues, and there is no need for a war in the end, the Russian players themselves will be exhausted.

On the one hand, the allies are poor, and on the other hand, they are in a hurry. It is precisely because of these two reasons that the Russian players have been cornered, so they have made such great efforts to transport weapons of mass destruction directly to the hands of Nobunaga. Here, this is definitely the result of being forced out by Han.

So, think about it in another direction. Since the Russians are so anxious that they have to use weapons of mass destruction to enhance the combat capabilities of their allies, will they be willing to simply change to allies with more potential once and for all?

Although August Xun didn't say everything she thought about, Matsumoto Masaru congratulated them that they were not idiots. As long as they mentioned it, they immediately thought of the reason.

"In other words, if we take the initiative to contact the Russians now, they will probably abandon Nobunaga and cooperate with us, right?" Masamoto Matsumoto said.

I said, "This is one of them."

"Is there anything else?" August Xun only thought of one of them, and didn't expect anything else.

Linghun I said directly: "Actually, I just have an intention."

"An intention that kills three birds with one stone." I said very excitedly: "First of all, by proactively contacting the Russians, you are giving the Russians the best ally. There are two benefits to this. First, The Ghost Hand Nobunaga will be supporting Russian players from now on. At worst, it can weaken the support he has received. Secondly, this can enhance your strength, and then obtain various benefits from Russia, so that our guild will We don’t have to invest so much in you, and at least it can help us save some money.”

"What about the third one?"

"The third is that your joining will give the Russians the courage to act. Don't think that the Russians are just dragging themselves down by deploying so many troops on the border between the two countries. We have also paid a lot. During this period On the border, there are dozens of frictions of various sizes almost every day. These are not bad. After all, even leveling up will consume money. This is acceptable. However, the Russians have a large number of troops on the border. We We have to follow a large number of garrisoned troops. The result of the confrontation between the two sides is that Russia will be very exhausted, and we will also invest a lot of money. Now we are not afraid of the Russian invasion, but there is no benefit to be gained from our counter-invasion, and they are not proactive Attacking is not a problem if it is consumed all the time, so if you can give them the confidence to launch an invasion war, then we can get rid of this crazy cold consumption. This is the third advantage."

Masamoto Matsumoto thought for a moment: "But what if we are linked to the Russians and they ask us to cooperate when they attack mainland China?"

Hearing this, I smiled slightly, and then said, "Just follow along and fight together."

"Huh?" My words surprised everyone again.

Blazing Dragon Princess asked tentatively: "President, is there nothing wrong with your head? Do you want us to fight for real? Isn't there something wrong with your head when you beat yourself up? You and Matsumoto-kun fought before and you pretended to be defeated and withdrew." On the Japanese mainland, although these are also battles, we have controlled the situation well. In fact, the consumption is not large. As for the loss of the Japanese-occupied areas, they were lost to us anyway.

For the Frost Rose Alliance, this is a left-hand matter that is handed over to the right hand, and it is still being held in the hands of one's own people. But if you ask us to fight you, all we have to do is manpower, and what is consumed is really consumed. What good can this do? "

Although August Xun and Matsumoto Masaru didn't ask, they all looked at me blankly, obviously waiting for my answer. Seeing how nervous they looked, I had to reassure them to relax, and then said, "Don't take it literally!"

"Uneasy literally means, what can it mean?" Masamoto Matsumoto asked.

"You just said that if the Russians gain the confidence from you to invade Chinese territory, they will ask you to coordinate operations. I want to ask, who is this coordinated operation fighting against? Is it with the Frost Rose Alliance? Fight?"

August Xun quickly answered: "The Russians probably want us to fight with Chinese players. It should not be the Frost Rose Alliance. However, apart from the Frost Rose Alliance, the only domestic defense force left is the Northern Alliance. Guilds like the Hot Blood Alliance. To be honest, although they are considered a first-line guild in the country, compared with the Frost Rose Alliance, their scale is nothing, and their combat power is really not comparable. You are the leader of this guild. It should be clear that if we really join the fight, even if we don't fight directly with the Frost Rose Alliance, these guilds will be severely damaged. By then, the Frost Rose Alliance will be unable to support the Russians, won't it be the same situation? Besides, you are now fighting with these guilds We all have good relations with each other, but if we really cripple these guilds, what good will it do to us?"

I smiled and said, "Who asked you to fight against the Northern Alliance and the Hot Blood Alliance?"

"But apart from our Frost Rose Alliance and the two of them, are there any guilds in China that can withstand the attack of all Japanese players?" Yingyu Shenji asked.

"I didn't say I had to withstand it." I explained to them directly: "Don't worry, let me finish. After the Russians invade China, I will use the influence of the Frost Rose Dream to mobilize all the people. We can mobilize the guilds and then work together to resist the Russian invasion. On the one hand, this is the need to fight against the Russians, completely block the Russian invasion, and concentrate our efforts to completely defeat the Russians once and for all, at least We also need to prevent them from being able to threaten us in a short period of time. This is only the first element. The second element is that when we, Frost Rose Dream, issue the call, we will be able to make a decision on the guilds in our country. Large-scale selection. Any guild that comes to reinforce us is a guild that is of the same mind as us. At least on the surface they are willing to listen to our orders. However, there must be guilds that do not listen to us and oppose us. . Such guilds will not respond to our call, they will hide behind, and then let guilds like ours be on the front line of protecting our country."

"Ah, I understand." August Xun suddenly figured it out and shouted: "Our task is to deal with these guilds. In order to resist the Russians, the elite forces of each guild will inevitably go north, while the rest of the south will These are the rebels. We will make a big detour at this time, and then attack these guilds specifically. We will directly maim them without holding back, and we can also rob them on the way. The resources obtained can be used to strengthen- We are bigger than ourselves, and this is actually equivalent to the Frost Rose Alliance investing in us. This investment with other people's money must feel very good."

"Hey, that's not right!" Yingyu Shenchu ​​suddenly said: "We can indeed make a big circle to invade China from the south, but those guilds that reinforce you only go with people, and their cities cannot be taken away. , if we don’t attack these empty cities after we land, but instead look for trouble with those guilds that did not go north to participate in the resistance war, wouldn’t this trace be too obvious?”

"Yes, how to solve this problem?" Blazing Dragon Princess also asked.

"This problem is actually easy to solve." I said directly: "After you get ashore, you can quietly approach some more valuable cities and then launch a raid. At this time, you will be exposed, and then I will issue an announcement on the front line. , tell those guilds who came to participate in the war of resistance that since they responded to the call of our Frost Rose Alliance to come to fight the war, our Frost Rose Alliance will not watch their hometowns being destroyed, so we will send an elite force We will go back to stop you and drive you away from the cities that have turned to our guild. After that, it is time for both of us to sing a double act. We chase, you run, and you accidentally miss a few cities along the way without protection. Okay, and these cities, unfortunately, are the cities of those who did not come to participate in the war. What do you think of this plan?"

"But in this case, if it is later discovered that the attacked guilds were all guilds that did not participate in the war of resistance, will anything be discovered?" August Xun asked with some worry.

Matsumoto Masaru said: "I don't think it's a big deal. Everyone can see this kind of thing. The Frost Rose Alliance calls on everyone to fight against the Russian invaders. If these people don't cooperate, the Frost Rose Alliance must be angry. In the process of stopping us, It would be understandable to deliberately let us destroy these cities. By then, this kind of thing will become a secret known to everyone. Everyone knows that this is the case, but no one will say it clearly, and support the Frost Rose Alliance All the guilds must understand, but as for those who object... their base is gone, so what can they use to oppose?"

Hearing Masamoto Matsumoto's explanation, August Xun and the others felt it was right. After all, there are no perfect saints in this world, not to mention that the Frost Rose Alliance is an organization and an interest group. Since it is an interest group, it naturally puts interests as its first priority. If someone openly resists us, it doesn't matter if we retaliate. As long as we don't do it ourselves, others won't say anything about us. This should be regarded as a kind of social morality and an unspoken rule recognized by everyone.

"If that's the case, I think the plan is feasible." August Xun said.

Yingyu Shenchu ​​and Blazing Dragon Princess also raised their hands and said: "Agree."

Masamoto Matsumoto also said: "I agree, but who should handle this matter? I am definitely not suitable."

Yingyu Shenchu ​​said: "How about the two of us go do it?"

I stretched out my hand to stop them from continuing. "I don't think you need to handle this matter. Let Masamoto Matsumoto find a real [Japanese] player to handle it, or someone who doesn't know the relationship between us, and who has enough weight."

"I have plenty of such candidates here, but why not let August Kaoru and the others go?" Masamoto Matsumoto asked.

"Because the status of the three of them in August is relatively transcendent. It is true that they do not have as much power as you, but their status is closer to the existence of idols. They must be holy and cannot be stained. As the leader, as long as you If you don't make mistakes in the general direction, you can bear some stains, and even stains such as blood on your body will increase your personal charm and make [Japanese] players rely on and trust you more."

"So our status is so special?" This was the first time that the Blazing Dragon Princess heard about her status, and she felt as if she had become a lot more noble even though she was invincible.

I smiled and said: "Don't think about your identity too simply. Your identity is a special identity defined for you by players who have studied psychology in the guild. You are the idols of Japanese players, so You must learn to understand other people's psychology. Also, you'd better do less of things like assisting Masamoto Matsumoto in transporting weapons of mass destruction in the future.

This time I had no choice but to try to avoid it in the future. You should keep a certain distance from Masa Matsumoto. Don’t imagine yourself as Masa Matsumoto’s subordinates, but as his powerful foreign aid. The more transcendent your status is, the more Japanese players will admire you, which is exactly the opposite of Matsumoto Masa. "

Masamoto Matsumoto listened to my words and muttered to himself and said: "I understand a little bit now. You are the king of the earth. You should be decisive in killing, you can be cruel and evil, but you can't be stupid. As long as the direction is correct, my The means are not important. They are like goddesses in the sky. They don't have to take care of everything. They can gain everyone's admiration by occasionally appearing as a spirit or something to fulfill everyone's wishes. On the contrary, if they appear too much, it will be counterproductive and make everyone Their apparitions are no longer valued.”

"Yes, you have thought it through quite well." I said with a smile: "This is your status. Masamoto Matsumoto is the monarch, and you are the goddesses. His status is real, but yours is illusory.

The more and more practical things he does, the better. The more mysterious your whereabouts, the better. "

After hearing my words, the Blazing Dragon Lady immediately smiled and said, "So I am a woman destined to become a legend!"

"Hahahaha..." Everyone was amused by the words of the Blazing Dragon Princess.

After laughing, we returned to the topic and began to divide work, mainly to arrange everyone's affairs.

Matsumoto Masahi and the others don't need to worry about the invasion of Nobunaga's Warehouse City. I'm just here to ask for advice. However, they must be responsible for the affairs on the Russian side, or mainly Masamoto Matsumoto. We really can't interfere in this kind of thing at all, otherwise it will become more and more annoying.

After the discussion, I returned to Essinger first. The things displayed by the Queen of Heaven Monument still made us feel uneasy, and we had to get it done as soon as possible. As for Matsumoto Masaka and the others, they are busy on their own side. As for how to get on the line with the Russians, don't worry about this. After all, Japan himself also has his own intelligence. It is not possible for Matsumoto Masaka to handle this kind of thing. Just find a piece of tofu and hit him to death.

Don't worry about Matsumoto Masa's affairs, of course I need to concentrate on our own work. To break through Nobunaga's warehouse area requires super combat power, and super combat power cannot be achieved by me alone, so helpers are necessary. As for heavy weapons... Actually, people can use that thing. To replace it, don't forget that our guild also has a humanoid self-propelled cannon.

"Kristina, where are you now?"

"President? I'm at the Sino-Russian border. Just now another small-scale conflict broke out here. The Russians have become more and more restless recently!"

"Finish what you are doing and come back quickly. I have a mission and I need your help."

"Okay, wait for me for a minute." After cutting off the communication, Kristina glanced directly at the hundreds of Russian players in front and the thousands of NPCs behind them, and then said to herself: "Sorry, I have We’re arguing, I don’t have time to play with you today.”

After saying that, Kristina's clothes suddenly burst into flames, and then a set of dreamy colorful gauze clothes unfolded from her body, and at the same time clearly visible elemental light particles around her began to flash. In the blink of an eye, Kristina entered the elemental elf mode from the normal mode, and just after the conversion was completed, she immediately stretched her hands to the sky in a gesture like hugging the sky, but she did not hug the sky. , but a small particle of light appeared between her hands, and then the surrounding light particles began to gather towards this particle of light. As the particle of light became larger and larger, the people around them found that even the sky seemed to be They all became a lot darker, as if all the light had been absorbed by the ball of light in Kristina's hand that had swelled to the size of a volleyball.

"Quick, don't let her gather energy, she's going to use her big move!" After fighting for so long, the Russian players on the opposite side of Kristina's fighting style are certainly very aware of it, but they have no intention of blocking Kristina. Any possibility of realization is possible, because Kristina has an extra layer of protective shield around her, and this thing is like an invincible mode, no matter how these people attack, there is no reaction.

After more than ten seconds of gathering energy, Kristina finally turned the light particles into a light ball with a diameter of more than one meter. Then she threw the light ball into the sky, and the light ball immediately flew up. It was dozens of meters high in the air, and then suddenly exploded without any sound, turning into thousands of light arrows and covering all the ground within a radius of 500 meters. And the enemies in this area...have basically become briquettes now!

"Huh, done, go back and see the boss." Kristina looked at the cunning rabbits in front of her, confirmed that there was no living person, and then turned around and disappeared. ! ! !