"Xiyue, something big happened."
As soon as Leng Xiyue took her sister back to the shore, Tian Meng hurried over.
"What's wrong? Could it be the end of the world?" Leng Xiyue rolled her eyes at him, obviously feeling that Tianmeng was making a fuss.
"No, it was Miho who made a new discovery." Tianmeng said.
After saying this, Leng Xiyue suddenly became excited.
Leng Xiyue found a quiet place, took out her long-range communication device, and called Miho Nishizumi.
A curtain of light opened in front of him, and the figure of Nishizumi Miho also appeared.
"Miho, what happened?"
Nishizumi Miho stood in front of a map. Leng Xiyue took a look, but only saw a huge sea area, dotted islands, and an area with only a coastline.
Nishizumi Miho turned around and said solemnly: "Do you still remember that we made a plan to investigate the Sun and Moon Continent?"
"What, is there any news?" Looking at the solemn Miho Nishizumi in front of her, Leng Xiyue suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Indeed, after all, the annihilation of the entire army can be considered a response." Nishizumi Miho turned around with a heavy expression, picked up her cane, and clicked on the map in front of her.
"In order to realize this operation, we planned for a year, and finally mobilized 200 jump prisms to anchor 20 landing positions. Five of these 20 routes were attacked by unknown creatures and crashed in the sea, while the remaining Those who descended reached the Sun and Moon Continent.”
Saying that, Miho Nishizumi pointed at the map which was extremely thin and could even be said to have almost no depth: "But as you can see, we have not made any progress at all. The current map is only made through high-altitude photography and mapping. In fact, before we even got close to the coastline, we were destroyed by an extremely fast missile, and all the warp prisms were not spared."
Hearing Nishizumi Miho say this, Leng Xiyue also realized the seriousness of the matter.
The speed of the warping prism is extremely fast. Even if it travels at high altitude, it can be said to be gone in a flash. At least for now, the empire's missiles are completely unable to intercept it.
However, the Sun Moon Continent intercepted it easily, which meant that they did not even need a second attack to destroy all these warp prisms, which were not particularly weak in defense. What was even more frightening was that the opponent obviously used this defense. Capabilities are deployed along borders across the continent.
This means that in addition to possessing more advanced technology than their current human race, they also have massive resources to achieve complete defense of the entire continent, which is something Leng Xiyue absolutely cannot do at present.
"So...what can we do?"
Nishizumi Miho said firmly: "Quickly unify the continent. Since this enemy has such power, they will also discover the technological content of the warping prism after shooting us down. In this case, war will be a matter of time. "
"We must integrate all continental resources and lay out a similar coastal defense line. Only in this way can we respond to changes with stability."
The implication is that it is time to take action against Xing Luo.
Occupying Star Luo is of great significance. If Tiandou is still nominally our ally, then after occupying Xing Luo, we can make it our own autonomous territory and start collecting resources.
The locals of Douluo Continent are not very efficient in collecting resources, and they usually only collect obvious mineral veins. However, the Kyushu Empire has been collecting deeper mineral veins, and has relied on these resources to develop to the present.
If there is a resource area in Star Luo, then Jin can use the things unlocked after completing the mission to build a protoss air force as a spear, or he can build a comprehensive defense network as a shield under the leadership of Swann. It can be said that there is a certain amount of advance and retreat. .
"Then." Leng Xiyue's beautiful eyes narrowed: "Let's kill Xing Luo first. I hope you can make a perfect plan."
"Of course, we have already made plans for this." Nishizumi Miho said confidently: "By the way, there is one more thing. After the Qibao Glazed Sect was destroyed, Wuhun Palace also completed the follow-up investigation and launched a coup. , they will be removed from the list in the name of disrupting public order on the mainland, so Wuhun Palace will hold a sect meeting as usual to re-draw the seven major sects."
"Um, is this a big deal? Does it need to be resolved in a meeting?" Leng Xiyue asked in confusion.
Recalling back then, three of the four lower sects were destroyed and one escaped. The Wuhun Palace did not mention any rules for re-election.
"At that time, it was because of the political chaos, and later because of the change of the Pope, so no one mentioned it. It was only now that the Qibao Glazed Sect was destroyed, that they remembered that none of the next four sects were left, and the only surviving Xiangjia Sect was I don’t want to come out with this name anymore.”
"Martial Soul Hall can use this opportunity to promote some forces that are friendly to us and are reasonable. In addition to these things that seem to be helpful but are actually not very helpful, there is another more important thing."
Leng Xiyue thought for a moment and then realized: "The drunkard's intention is not to drink. Xue'er is planning to take this opportunity to let the Haotian Sect enter the world again."
Yes, Tang Hao has now reconciled with Wuhun Palace, so there is no reason for the Haotian Sect to be blocked. Taking this opportunity, Leng Xiyue can do anything to the Haotian Sect.
For example, she could accept him as a dog. If not, she wouldn't mind letting the Haotian Sect change his master.
Looking at it this way, this matter is quite important.
Of course, things have to be prioritized. The headquarters of Haotian Sect is in Xingluo. If you want to completely control it, it is safest to capture Xingluo first.
With this in mind, Leng Xiyue also began to discuss their plans with Miho Nishizumi.
Gengxin City, one of the main cities of the Star Luo Empire, is a city located in the southwest of the Star Luo Empire. It is known as the city of metal and the capital of blacksmiths.
This is not a well-known or well-known city. Douluo Continent is the world of soul masters. As a city of metal, it was not taken seriously at first.
The blacksmiths are just civilians who have learned the skills of blacksmithing. There is no difference in essence. The blacksmiths' association derived from the characteristics of this place has some status in this city.
In contrast, Wuhun Palace is actually a soul master association, but it can affect the situation of the entire continent. This shows how huge the gap between blacksmiths and soul masters is.
Of course, this was a few years ago. Now, this place has become one of the most important towns in the Star Luo Empire. It is also the empire's only arsenal and has huge influence.
Xingluo was originally unable to obtain new equipment from the Tiandou New Army and the Nine Provinces Empire. However, in the past two years, Dai Mubai's earldom has become increasingly influential in Xingluo, and its foreign trade is also impressive, so Xingluo We also got some blueprints of weapons that were relatively backward, but could defeat traditional cavalry and soul master legions.
After obtaining these, Emperor Xingluo ordered the world's most skilled craftsmen to gather in Gengxin City. In addition to imitation and mass production, local officials and nobles were also responsible for research and development on this basis.
This move is quite effective. In terms of conventional weapons, the Star Luo Empire can now almost reach the level of World War II. Gengxin City is also fully capable of producing some tanks. However, in terms of people's livelihood, it is naturally a mess. It is still the same as before. level.
But even so, with a large number of slaves and a population that far exceeded Tiandou, Emperor Xingluo could easily use these weapons to arm an army of about 300,000 people.
This is because the number of weapons is not enough. If the number of weapons and equipment is enough, then his new army will only become more and more numerous.
In today's world situation, Emperor Xingluo is quite insecure, so he constantly urges the officials of Gengxin City to increase production.
But there are only so many blacksmiths. If you want to increase production, there is only one way, and that is to force work.
Each blacksmith needs to work an extra four hours of overtime after his daily work to specifically create arms, but in order to squeeze out costs, each craftsman's four hours of labor will only be exchanged for a free dinner.
These blacksmiths go out early and come back late every day. They don't even see their wives and children. They are as tired as dead dogs every day, and a depressive atmosphere spreads.
And Lou Gao, the president of the Blacksmiths Association, stood at the intersection where the empire was oppressing and the people below were filled with resentment.
"President Lou, you should know our targets for this month, right?" A man wearing a Star Luo Empire official uniform sat in front of Lou Gao, drinking tea with a calm expression: "One hundred thousand rifles, five thousand machine guns, There are two thousand artillery pieces, five thousand vehicles, and one thousand tanks. I think this won’t be a big problem for you, right?”
Gengxin City currently has about 10,000 blacksmiths including formal workers and apprentices. If you just make guns, this is not a difficult task.
Even if machine guns and artillery are added, although it is troublesome, it still does not exceed the productivity under the current system.
If that's the case, then with the subsequent supply of ammunition and accessories, it can almost meet the current productivity.
But five thousand vehicles and one thousand tanks, that’s outrageous!
You know, this car is not a car, but a truck that can transport troops and goods. Xingluo does not have assembly lines and relies entirely on craftsmen's hand production. Small things are not a big problem, and these trucks needed by the empire are as good as the benchmark ones. How can the tanks of the New Army be made by hand alone by the craftsmen?
In fact, it's not impossible. After all, the craftsmen also have similar tools, but building this vehicle consumes too many man-hours. Lou Gao is convinced that he has absolutely no ability to complete such an order.
The person in front of him was a special commissioner from the Star Luo royal family. He was temporarily appointed as the governor of the province where Gengxin City was located. He was a level 88 Contra and was someone he could not afford to offend.
"Governor Dai, if I don't want to, I really can't." Lou Gao sighed, and just as he was about to say something, Governor Dai in front of him slammed the table and became furious.
"No? You can't complete this small thing? What use does the empire need from you? If you add two more hours of work every day, can't you still build so much armaments?"
Lou Gao has long understood the character of Governor Dai in front of him. He has very traditional royal characteristics, that is, he treats all people like lackeys and doesn't care about anything. He only keeps squeezing the people below for his own political achievements. This is not because the other party is stupid. , but the consistent style of Xing Luo’s rule.
"So, can the Governor allocate funds? In this way, I can also make some subsidies to calm the people's hearts." Lou Gao said tentatively.
"Lou Gao, that's a matter of your blacksmith association, not mine. Please correct your position." Governor Dai sneered, stood up, and walked away: "The target was personally issued by the emperor. If it cannot be completed, If so, you should know the consequences."
Lou Gao looked at Governor Dai's leaving figure with a livid face and clenched his fists, but in the end, he was helpless.
Yes, Dai Mubai has strong support from the background of the Nine Provinces Empire. The royal family does not even dare to move. Tiandou's military strength is no longer comparable to that of Xing Luo, not to mention the two behemoths of Wuhun Palace and the Nine Provinces Empire.
But they are just ordinary people under Xingluo's rule. If they resist a little bit, they may be quickly wiped out by Titled Douluo. Everyone knows this, so compared to being brutally suppressed and killed, no matter how hard it is, no matter how hard it is, Even though I’m tired, I’m still alive after all.
Thinking of the blacksmiths who followed him, Lou Gao couldn't help but burst into tears. As their leader, he couldn't win any rights for them. How ashamed was this?
Thinking of this, he didn't even want to see his apprentices, because after meeting, he would announce these desperate things. He really didn't want to see the desperate expressions of the craftsmen.
But everything must be faced.
Lou Gao stood up. Although he didn't want to go at all, he could only ensure the safety of the craftsmen by following the empire's instructions, and not having to pull out a few to be executed as typical examples from time to time, to serve as a warning to others.
At this moment, Lou Gao suddenly heard a bang, and a bullet was marked on the wall in front of him.
He looked back and saw a small circular hole in the window, but it didn't cause much noise.
After picking up the warhead and looking at it for a moment, Lou Gao realized that there was something fishy in it.
In other words, this is not a warhead, but a miniature storage device, without any lethality.
Soon, Lou Gao found three notes.
"The time has come for the Empire to fall. The day of freedom is at hand."
"Are you willing to add fuel to the burning empire, or are you willing to die a meaningless death? Please choose carefully."
Lou Gao opened the third piece of paper, only to find that it contained a very small pattern and many parameters.
Walking to his desk, he quickly compared it and determined that it was a drawing of a large-caliber pistol.
Judging from the power of the firearm, this pistol, whose caliber is not much worse than that of a cannon, is definitely capable of threatening Soul Saint and even Contra.
Thinking of the first two drawings, Lou Gao believed that the intention of the mastermind behind them was already obvious.
Regardless of whether he participates or not, a huge change affecting the entire Star Luo Empire is about to come. If he participates, he can join this action. If he sees no hope, he can also refuse, but the initiative is in his hands.
What does he have? There are 10,000 craftsmen who are absolutely loyal and regard themselves as leaders. These people must be strong and proficient in weapons. They are much better than the new army of the Star Luo Empire. The strength of these 10,000 people, even if they enter In troubled times, princes can also become separatists.
Lou Gao didn't have such lofty aspirations. He just wanted his men to live happily.
And this is obviously an opportunity, which also means that he needs to start preparations from now on.
Thinking of this, his cloudy eyes suddenly glowed with light.
That is the light of hope. (End of chapter)
