"Well, I don't know anything about it, but I have something to do, can you wait a moment?"
In this way, without waiting for a particularly agreeable reply, Theon walked to the steering seat in front of the bridge.
"Natsumi……"
"Huh?! Huh? What? Xion, what happened suddenly?!"
Because Xion suddenly spoke to her, Natsumi was a little exaggeratedly surprised, and Xion also took a few steps back.
"No, why are you so surprised?"
"...Because this is the first time Theon has called my name."
Indeed, in Akito's memory, Xion should call Natsumi "Sister of Light."
Xion suddenly called his name, which seemed to be the reason for Natsumi's surprise.
"Ah, this should be regarded as my sincerity... Since you are willing to get close to me, I can't get in the way of favor, right?"
"I seem to understand, but I don't understand..."
"Ignoring this for now, can you return the crystal to me?"
Xiaojing and the others couldn't understand what she was talking about, but Xia Mei seemed to be aware of it and immediately took out what looked like a yellow crystal from her neck.
"But why suddenly..."
"If this crystallization is discovered in the future, there will be unnecessary suspicion, so I want to take it back before the matter is over."
"...I know. But give it to me after it's over."
After ending the cordial conversation, Xion returned to the captain's seat with the yellow crystal in his hand.
"Istar, what is the crystal?"
"It's a form of power quartz that I magically crafted. It's simply my direct line of communication."
"Why is Natsumi holding it?"
"...It seems like the conversation just now?"
In response to Anna's question, Theon tilted his head. This is not prevarication, and it seems that there is no clear answer in Xion's mind.
"Anyway, if you use this, you won't be discovered and you can get in touch, so I recycled it first. If the crystallization is discovered, it is not my intention to make Natsumi unnecessarily suspicious."
If the existence of the crystal becomes known in the future, in order to prevent Natsumi from being suspected of leaking information, we will clarify it first before recycling it on this occasion. That seems to be the case.
"Who else has anything like this?"
"No, just Natsumi."
"...Oh, is Natsumi the only one?"
Anna seemed to react happily, and the yellow crystal was given to Ajid for safekeeping.
"Also, if this battle plan puts 'Mist' into a dangerous situation, I will take action to protect my own life and that of my friends."
"I didn't mean that! How could you be so casual?!"
"The human army has no reason to make irresponsible remarks about self-defense. Besides, there's no problem without using my power, right? In that case, I probably won't take action, so it doesn't matter."
"Still not confident?" Xion smiled at Misty.
Everyone knew that Misty's face was twisted at Xion's attitude.
"Of course there is no problem! There is no chance for you to appear now, so just relax!"
"Understood!"
Theon playfully saluted Mist, who announced as if he had fallen, and left the bridge gracefully with the soldiers in charge of surveillance.
Two days after "Misty Stan" arrived at the base.
Akid took Mist and Anna to the briefing room of the base.
Because there were specific instructions about this crusade, in addition to Agit and others, representatives from other units were also gathered, but the number was larger than expected.
"I think it's a bit excessive to say that the other party is an unknown stranger."
Anna seemed to represent Ajid's thoughts as she spoke softly, and Misty nodded slightly.
At a casual glance, besides Ajid, there were five other people wearing the captain's seal on their military uniforms.
At that time, in addition to "Mist", more than five warships participated in this battle.
The information about Gray 1 that Ajid and the others have is that the opponent is the size of a medium-sized intruder, has the intelligence to hinder human armies without killing humans, and can create clones. It is difficult to imagine the need to muster such a powerful fighting force against Mao's opponents.
"(Is there anything in Gray 1 that allows us to judge that so much combat power is needed?)"
Although I feel a little uneasy, there should be explanation on this point later.
It’s not too late to think deeply.
After a while, the branch chief stood in front of the big screen and began to explain the battle plan.
There was nothing particularly difficult about the combat itself.
First, half of the troops set off from the base and moved in a roundabout way to the mountainous area where Gray 1 was. In order not to encounter Gray 1, they kept a certain distance on standby.
Then the remaining half went directly from the base into the mountains to roast Gray 1, while at the same time the advance team advanced from the back.
Surround Gray 1 from the front and back, prevent him from escaping, and then launch a crusade.
"The combat process has been explained, but one thing needs to be noted. The combat capability of Gray 1 is still unknown. I hope everyone understands this."
The branch chief said this and began to explain the information he had come across so far.
"Although Gray 1 itself is an individual that acts alone, it has the ability to create clones, plus it has extremely high mobility. ...And the biggest problem is, at that size, the total amount of energy that can be expected Comparable to a large invader.”
This last statement caused a commotion among the attendees. The branch chief stopped him and continued to explain calmly.
"Although it is only a rough calculation, the total amount of energy sensed from the main body and the total amount of energy sensed from each clone are added together, which is the same as that of a large intruder. ... And that is when Gray 1 obviously still has enough power. state."
All in all, if Gray 1 uses its full strength, it is likely to exert greater power than the large invader.
After hearing this, the reason for gathering so much fighting power became clear.
Large-scale invaders also have individual differences, and some can be dealt with with only one "Mistoltin" like the Crested Ibis on the artificial island, while there are also powerful individuals that require several battleships to deal with.
Since they said they were going to conquer Gray 1, which had more power than that of a large invader, it was probably a good idea to gather such a large number.
(Rather, is this enough?)
Counting again, it was found that a total of ten battleships, including the "Mistoltin", participated in this battle.
The slightly exceptional "Mist" has only four, and the average-sized battleship has less than ten. A large battleship participating in this battle should be equipped with less than twenty mobile armors.
There are ten battleships and about a hundred mobile armors.
However, even with such a powerful fighting force, Ajit was not convinced that it was enough.
At that moment, Xion's figure flashed in Akite's mind.
If he were present, perhaps Xiaojing's uneasiness could be eliminated. Perhaps he would assert that the impossible is impossible.
But Theon isn't here. We cannot rely on him in this battle.
"...Cheer up, me."
Realizing that he was more dependent on Xion than he thought, he laughed at himself and erased Xion's figure from his mind.
Although there were requests, it was you who decided not to rely on yourself, so now was not the time to be bound by such weak thoughts. Regain your energy and concentrate on explaining the battle plan.
Moving from the description of Gray 1's combat capabilities to the description of satellite photos of the mountainous geography of the battle.
From the perspective of Xiao Jing, who was born in the Qiu Kingdom, there is nothing special in the mountains. Fortunately, it is far away from the city.
In this way, I shouldn't have to worry too much about harming civilians, and I can use equipment with powerful firepower. But after looking at the satellite photos, I discovered something strange.
"Excuse me, can I ask a question?"
After a brief explanation, a man who looked like the captain of an unknown ship spoke to the branch chief.
"From the satellite photos, there should be inhabited places in the combat area. Has the evacuation been completed?"
In the center of the satellite photo taken of the combat area, you can see several buildings that look like residential buildings.
Although there are not many in number, they are not just one or two, but are quite dense. They should be considered a small village.
This is what Akid cares about. If there are civilians living in the center of the combat area, they must be allowed to take refuge before taking action.
Since it is an activity of the human army, this is natural, but the branch chief frowned on this topic.
