After a brief exchange, Robben hurriedly returned to the command module. Since there was a representative from Xi'an presiding over this "diplomatic" operation, it was difficult for him to disappear for too long.
Li Liang was still hiding in the tail cabin near the engine. Xi'an seemed not to have guessed that he would go to the Gate of Spiritual Reason. The routine search before takeoff was quite perfunctory. Plus, with Tam accompanying him, there was no need to worry about safety.
But the situation suddenly took a turn for the worse. The first step in the plan had not yet been implemented, and the last step came early, which made him a little baffled.
There is only a wall between the place where the two of them are staying and the engine room where the engine is located. Judging from the layout of the room, it looks like a maintenance engineer's lounge for a partial section of the spacecraft's power system.
This main attack ship is old, with mottled colorful graffiti remaining on the walls of the lounge, and damaged metal parts piled in the corners.
Li Liang sat in front of the narrow desk, frowning.
Judging from the fleet configuration, Xi'an made up his mind to "take advantage of the situation" and not only sent a complete positional attack ship to the sea area where Zhenjie Fort is located, but also a rapid response fleet, and also deployed two deep space ships from the western mines. Carrier ship of the defense fleet, carrying equipment for the construction of large fortresses.
The Temple Guard Corps and the Guard Robot Corps did not participate, perhaps because Xi'an was stingy with feathers.
Overall, Xi'an's reaction was completely in line with his guess.
The question is, how could the Terensa Holy Carbon-based Alliance know about Earth?
"Oh, Terrantha..." Tam sat on the single bed and said slowly, "The Terrantha Sacred Carbon-based Alliance was founded by the Terrantha people. It united nearly a hundred carbon-based civilizations and organized a powerful team. The army has more than ten legions, controls dozens of large companies, and has trade relationships with thousands of Christian worlds. Although it cannot attend the Parliament of Law and Order due to historical reasons, its strength is undoubted."
Li Liang wondered: "I remember...don't carbon-based organisms only account for a small proportion?"
"Oh, that's true in terms of population size. However, strength is often determined not by quantity, but by ability. Since their birth, carbon-based organisms have quickly mastered the power given by spirits with their excellent perception and control. , swept the entire spiritual world, and the meeting held by the Creation Titan for this purpose has not ended yet."
The latter part sounded familiar to Li Liang. It seemed to be from the book "Tao and Magic" written by Tam.
Speaking of trade, he suddenly reacted.
Is it possible that Deep Blue sent a message to Terranza? But why did the KCB employee risk offending the goblin to help humans?
"Oh, the last news I got about Terransa before coming to Earth was that they assembled five legions and launched a general attack on the spiritual gate of the Zerus Swarm. I don't know the outcome of that battle. How..." Tam said to himself, then confused, "Why is it an infantry squad that arrived at the human anchor point?"
"Could it be their representative?"
"The Terensan people are known for their arrogance. They declare war at every turn and rarely negotiate with their enemies." Tam rubbed the beard on his lips. "Even if they negotiate, they should not send out infantry regiments."
Buzz.
There was vibration in the engine room and the engine power decreased, indicating that the spacecraft was slowing down.
The distance between the western mines and the Zhenjie Fort was insignificant to the fleet of the Interstellar Expeditionary Force. The voyage of more than ten minutes was probably just out of caution and restraint.
Half an hour later, Robben's adjutant appeared and brought the latest news.
After fierce pulling and pulling on the negotiation table, the goblins finally agreed to the humans stationing attack ships in permanent positions above the waters of the Zhenjie Fort, and agreed to the humans sending ambassadors to jointly manage the Zhenjie Fort with the goblins. In addition, they unconditionally released the captured wounded soldiers of the Zhenjie Fort garrison. .
The next people who enter Zhenjie Fort will be divided into three parts. One part will accompany the senior officials to meet with Terranza, the other will be responsible for receiving prisoners of war, and the last part will go to the Zhenjie Fort headquarters to retake part of the system authority.
To be on the safe side, Tam and the team taking over the prisoners of war entered the Zhenjie Fort first, while Li Liang acted as Robben's bodyguard and was the last batch to enter the water. In this way, they acted separately and had room for maneuver in the event of an accident.
After Tam left, Li Liang put on the tactical outer armor brought by the adjutant.
Compared with the previous ones, this set of outer armor has more decorative than practical shoulder armor and breastplate. It has a rough shape and complex carvings. The close-fitting fish scales are also more precise, and it is obviously of a ceremonial nature.
The helmet is still fully covered, and the operating interface is projected onto the wearer's retina, providing a variety of 360-degree field of view modes and switching of various functions of the outer armor.
After a little adaptation, Li Liang followed the adjutant to the departure platform of the spacecraft.
A "submarine" is suspended in the center of the departure platform that is several hundred meters wide and five stories high. It is elliptical in shape, smooth and seamless, like a peeled egg.
Standing silently in the guard team, Li Liang noticed that besides the uniformed Interstellar Expeditionary Force officers beside Robben, there was also a man in a red robe, with a wide hood covering the man's face. Judging from his chin alone, he looks very young, and his skin is abnormally white.
The man must have come from the Temple of Xi'an. The pattern on his back was outlined with gold lines, and the outline resembled the four-story altar of the church.
The officers were whispering to each other, while Robben's eyes were lowered and his face was expressionless.
Time passed by and the departure platform became quiet.
for a long time.
A sergeant major approached quickly, raised his hands and saluted, and said: "The connection with the Zhenjie Fort system is stable, and the data has been updated."
Robben nodded and looked at Representative Xi'an.
"Let's go," a gentle female voice came from under the hood.
Turns out to be a woman?
Li Liang was a little surprised, but unfortunately from his position, he could only see a bit of his chin, not the appearance of a woman.
A door opened on the surface of the ellipsoid-shaped submarine, extending out a sloping walkway.
Representative Xi'an walked up slowly. Robben was one position behind, followed by several officers and guards.
The interior of the submarine was spacious and bright, and the Guards remained in the entrance hall, standing in line.
Li Liang stood in the crowd and watched the woman from Xi'an enter the command cabin with Robben. The moment the cabin door closed, he suddenly felt that the woman seemed to turn her head.
For a moment, a thought came to his mind, could it be Zero One? Then he saw in his spiritual vision that the woman had a healthy heart.
It's not Zero One, Zero One is an android.
The moment the submarine fell into the water, there was a vibration in the cabin, and then the entire dive process was stable and rapid.
After more than ten minutes, the hatch opened.
The moment he stepped out of the submarine, Li Liang felt as if he had walked into an ancient jungle. When he raised his head, he saw the tilted angle of the dome and the metal mechanism faintly exposed among the vines. He realized that this was the "pyramid" in the center of Zhenjie Fort. ”, the location of the Spiritual Gate.
However, the defensive arrays and cannons built by Xi'an were gone. There was soft ground beneath his feet, and spores of some kind of plant were floating in the air, like a small rotating transparent umbrella.
In front of him was a winding forest path that led deep into the jungle. Every few meters on both sides stood an elf sentry with an indifferent expression and a pair of eyes that were more or less gleaming.
