"Joseph, the former commander-in-chief of Fortress No. 5 died in the line of duty more than a month ago, right?" Slime information was posted on the screen: "The new species, named slime monster by IFEB, has low intelligence and relies on biological instincts. Movement, the individual has almost no attack power. Don't you think it's a big loss to lose a dragon-level ability user for this kind of creature?"
"What do you want to express?" Joseph was unhappy when his scar was revealed.
"Cost, Joseph, the cost of annihilating alien creatures." Fiona emphasized her tone: "Today is different from the past. During the War of Fire, each of us commanded an army of double-digit dragon-level ability users. , subordinates with nuclear-level abilities are not uncommon, but what about now? The death of a dragon-level is a huge loss to us, because the teleportation bridge over Canberra no longer exists. It has the largest diameter and the highest production of divine mist on the earth. Mine - Shaft Zero. Thanks to it, mankind could have hundreds or thousands of high-level ability users above the dragon level at its most glorious time. Unfortunately, most of them died in the War of Fire."
"Don't talk about nuclear-level, for us, every dead person with dragon-level abilities will lose one, and it is extremely difficult to replenish them. Almost all the abilities of our subordinates come from the relics of Well Zero, relying on the forty-nine divine mist The possibility of giving birth to high-level ability users from the output of the well is getting smaller and smaller, so we should have made more reasonable use of the combat power of high-level ability users."
Kimura Yansheng hesitated and said: "Allowing dragon-level ability users to garrison the fortress is the most powerful insurance. If we withdraw them, the gains outweigh the losses, right?"
"No, Kimura, I didn't mean that. Look at this." Fiona posted a new report: "Joseph, it's your guard officer mentioned before. Look at how he faced the slime monster. How did he do this with a strange creature? He actually planned to fight the slime troll alone. Did he think he was Don Quixote?"
Joseph's unhappiness doubled: "My subordinates are very courageous. You can't blame him for anything. If what you want to express is that because high-level ability users are precious, they should be the first to deal with this situation." If you run for your life for a while, then I have nothing to say.”
"Fiona is definitely not questioning the loyalty of your subordinates," Cooper spoke. The old man read the report very quickly and already knew what Fiona was going to say: "What she means is, then The guard officer has a smarter way to defeat the slime troll and save his life."
"Exactly." Fiona agreed: "For a long time, we have been too superstitious about the strength of high-level ability users, and even they themselves think so. We have forgotten that even nuclear-level ability users, in theory, They can also be killed by ordinary people using human sea tactics."
"You also said that this is theoretical. The actual situation is that after reaching the dragon level, ability users can no longer be suppressed by numerical superiority." Abram has been friends with Joseph for many years and supported him at the meeting. The latter is also common.
Fiona shrugged: "Maybe I'm exaggerating, but I just want to say that our subconscious is wrong. What can kill a high-level ability user is not necessarily only another high-level ability user, but also alien creatures. Can."
"This guard officer was obviously arrogant and underestimated the enemy. He attacked rashly without fully understanding the enemy's strength. Therefore, he was unprepared and was sucked into the giant monster's body by the tentacles. If he is determined, the slime monster has the ability to shape. This is not difficult to test.”
"Also, he regarded the existence of his subordinates as nothing. The army of more than 500 people did not help at all in the battle with the slime monster. This situation was perfectly replicated in today's strange bird invasion incident. According to the destruction of Fortress No. 5 The footage released in the prequel records that although the garrison of the fortress had increased to one battalion after the slime monster invasion, after the death of Griffin, the commander-in-chief of the fortress, the army of nearly 800 people could not form an effective combat unit at all. All The soldiers did not cooperate at all and fought independently. In the end, they were slaughtered by the strange birds that were far outnumbered by them. By the way, the video also showed that a ghost-level ability user used Pao Ze's body as a human shield and bait. From the strange birds He escaped from the siege and managed to survive for a while."
"This is not an exception. The three dragon-level fortress commanders in the three Shenwu Mines under my control all have the habit of treating ordinary soldiers as decorations and advocating personal force. To be fair, if the invasion that happened in Fortress No. 5 today would have happened in St. Louis, Or if Manaus happens again, I have no confidence in guarding those two sacred mist wells.”
Fortress No. 17 in Rio, Fortress No. 24 in San Luis, and Fortress No. 38 in Manaus were the divine mist mines that Fiona once owned. The one in Rio is now a thing of the past.
Cooper adjusted his glasses and said slowly: "Listening to what you said, my three fortress commanders also have the same temper."
"Hey," Kimura Yansheng sighed helplessly: "It's the same. But you must all know something about my common problem among men in Sakura County. I'm not surprised by it."
Abram and Joseph nodded frequently, and they didn't know whether it was the Sakura County man who agreed with Kimura Yansheng or Fiona's Amazon soldier.
"Go back to the BTS mode I recommended before." Fiona said eloquently: "Except fortress No. 2, the ordinary soldiers in each fortress can be called useless. The dragon-level commander is the one who can resist alien creatures. Backbone, this is completely putting the cart before the horse.”
"The BTS stationed at Fortress No. 2 has only five ghost-level ability users including Company Commander Lu Yin (the five people referred to here are Lu Yin, Xia Yan, Zhong Yi, Hou Xiao, and Tong Xincheng. Fiona is not Knowing Xia Yan’s identity and Kuriyama Yoshiko’s promotion to the ghost level), this combination cannot compare with the defensive strength of any fortress under everyone here, but the fact is that the No. 2 fortress is well protected.”
"In the beginning, our purpose of sending dragon-level ability users to the fortress was just a kind of insurance; but gradually, this insurance became on the front line, and the soldiers became dispensable. From today on, the defenders of Fortress No. 5 are in terrible condition Judging from their performance, the reliability of the defensive wall and the power of the ability users have made them inexperienced in battles for a long time, and they lack the experience of fighting alien creatures in person. When the defensive wall and the ability users are no longer reliable, they will be in chaos and wait for the killing. That’s their fate.”
Joseph took a deep breath and softly exhaled rare praise: "It's amazing. The young man named Lu Yin has very outstanding military talents. If his experience and methods can be copied, high-level combat power can be transformed from endless Liberated from garrison duty."
Cooper also did not hesitate to praise: "Although the superpower he uses with soldiers is the Imperial Capital, we may not necessarily have subordinates with this superpower, but his trial and error experience over the past few years can definitely be used for reference. Unfortunately... this It’s a fortune we can’t possibly get.”
Everyone knows what Cooper means: BTS, the least existential department among the six departments, has only one headquarters and one distribution located in Long County. Tang Wenlong, a member of the federal cabinet and Lord of Long County, would not sit back and watch them reach into Shanghai No. 2 Well.
"Actually, there is no need to feel too sorry. You don't think that what I just said was thought of by me alone, right?"
Fiona's words aroused everyone's curiosity. Even the taciturn Abram couldn't help but ask, "Who else is there?"
A document was sent to everyone's hosts: "I'm just picking up people's wisdom. This young man predicted what happened today three years ago."
This document is an initial report three years ago, and its author is Lu Yin. In the report, he recorded in detail the original intention of deciding to change the defense model of Fortress No. 2, as well as the feasibility analysis of the BTS model. Of course, this defense mode in which ability users cooperate with ordinary people was not named BTS mode by him. He didn't even remember the name. However, since it was named by a member of the federal cabinet today, it will be called BTS mode from now on. (So in Chapter 55, Xia Yan didn’t know what Bein meant by the BTS model at first).
The most shocking thing is that Lu Yin imagined a crisis of alien invasion in his report, and the process of the fortress' fall was highly similar to the long-throated bird invasion that occurred in Fortress No. 5.
"He recorded the pros and cons of the original defensive wall defense model of the fortress, the potential and prospects of the BTS defense model, and even the drill projects of the No. 2 Fortress over the past few years, the targeted training of soldiers and ability users, and the responses to various emergencies. More than ten thousand-word reports, accompanied by hundreds of hours of video material." At this point, Fiona paused deliberately, not to create suspense, but to prepare everyone mentally: "All of the above have been uploaded Once it’s in BTS’s database, any BTS insider with certain permissions can see it.”
"Of course, that also includes the rotating chairmen of the six departments."
"Okay." Kimura Yankatsu was overjoyed: "These materials are readily available. With reference, we can launch a pilot project."
"Yes, although I still need to discuss with the staff group about which mine will be used as a pilot, I am already interested in implementing the BTS model at Fortress No. 4 in Liverpool, England." Although Cooper is old, he has the energy to act vigorously and resolutely. It is second to none, and even the pilot units have been determined. "Brother Joseph, what about you?"
Normally, it is inappropriate to use the colloquial term "bro" in serious situations, but Cooper and Joseph have been acquaintances for decades, and this video conference is not a formal occasion, so it is not appropriate to use it. Just use it.
The only thing that feels inconsistent is that although Joseph is over a hundred years old, under the influence of the divine mist potion, he appears to be in his seventies; while Cooper looks a little older than him. , although he is now seventy-four, several thirty years younger than Joseph.
"I don't need to. Once Mine No. 5 is gone, the remaining Singapore Fortress No. 30 cannot be lost. I am also planning to add more people with abilities to garrison." Joseph looked calm and relaxed, as if he had prepared to follow the repairman before. He is not the same person who is desperate.
No matter how fake Joseph's pretense is, it is true, and Abram deserves to be praised: "I will not consider it for the time being. Under the current circumstances, the existence of the defensive wall is still very important. Of course, I will get a report on the BTS model. The collaborative operations between ability users and ordinary people have great development prospects."
"It's understandable, the national conditions are different." Fiona packaged Lu Yin's report and sent it to everyone: "It would be best to communicate with each other in the future, so that things like this that are beneficial to everyone can know earlier."
Fiona seemed to have something on her mind, but no one pointed it out. They kept saying yes, and after a few words of greeting, they all went offline.
An informal political discussion seemed to have ended, but the intrigue among several federal cabinet members had actually just begun.
