H's declaration triggered turmoil in the entire earth circle. In just one night, the international financial market, which had struggled to maintain balance during the war, completely collapsed due to various intricate butterfly effects. Some people hoped to preserve their property, while others hoped to take advantage of the opportunity. One stroke, but the final result was that a lot of wealth was wiped out overnight.
Because H mentioned that the attack would only stop if all humans moved to Australia, many wealthy people took private planes to Australia overnight. But this was not a simple "escape". At this time, Australia was completely controlled by the HER garrison. They ignored the alliance's persuasion to surrender after the new Queen Mary issued a declaration of surrender, but there was no movement. After H issued the declaration, the Australian HER garrison received asylum requests from wealthy people from all over the world. For this reason, the HER army naturally took a serious blackmail. Those fat geese that flew into Australia were "plucked" and reluctantly handed over a large amount of wealth. But even so, these wealthy geese were "plucked". People are also racing against time to find ways to get into Australia. They were originally well-known figures in the major forces. If the news of their "defection" was announced, their wealth would further depreciate. Even if you have to pay a huge price for this, you must find a way to enter Australia and quickly master the resources there so that you can continue to be rich. After all, for these rich people, they only believe in one famous saying: "Money is my country." (from the ancient Greek drama "Fortune")
The purpose of raising money for the Australian HER garrison is naturally to maintain and expand the army, which means that they choose to be armed and self-reliant, which is by no means good news for the alliance.
In addition, parades in some cities originally celebrating the First Earth Sphere War turned into riots due to panic: shops were smashed, streets were blocked, houses were set on fire, innocent people collapsed on the streets, and those who caused chaos wow wow They were shouting indiscriminately, even they themselves didn't know what they were shouting, they were just venting their uneasiness and anger.
This is destined to be a sleepless night.
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Arctic
Location and coordinates kept confidential
A dark and cold conference room was suddenly illuminated by light. On the round table in the center of the room were placed equipment like old-fashioned radios. I saw these devices lighting up green light bulbs one after another, indicating that they had entered working status again after many years.
"Hey, can you hear this? Because this room has not been used for decades, please introduce yourself to the guests to confirm that this place can operate normally. Let me introduce myself first. I am from the New Moscow Principality. Empress, Anna Vasilyevich."
"Oh, I didn't expect Her Majesty the Queen of the New Principality of Moscow to attend this meeting. I'm sorry. I am the representative of the Chang'an Cooperation Organization, Zheng Zichan."
"I am Sir Manuel, Speaker of the new European Union."
"I am the representative of the African Brotherhood, General Django."
"I am the commander of the North American Rescue League, Jordan."
"I am General Hoomer of the New Republic of Gran Colombia."
"I am Chairman of the Star Alliance, Ahmedabad."
"Well, it seems that everyone is here. We have to discuss Artificial Intelligence H's declaration of war on humanity as agreed."
"Sorry, I interrupt. It's not that I don't trust our host, the New Muscovy Principality, but is this old-style fortress really not monitored by H?"
"I can't guarantee it, but only the network here is independent, and the possibility of being invaded by H is very small. If you are afraid, you don't have to speak. We will abstain from voting by default in the New Republic of Gran Colombia, General Homer."
"Haha, I'm sorry, I'm just asking to be on the safe side."
"Ahem... don't waste time, let's get straight to the point. How to deal with H, and should we trust the intelligence provided by the colonial satellite Mycenae?"
"The location of H, and how to prevent its exaggerated cyber attacks?... How did Mycenae get this information? They are too active. First they took the princess of HER to the world conference, and now they are in H immediately provided this important information after he showed up."
"Mycenae's conditions are that all major powers will recognize its status as an independent colonial satellite in the future, a 20-year defense alliance, and a 20-year trade agreement with all major powers."
"The lion is opening its mouth... Major General Shepard wants Mycenae to be on an equal footing with us as a city-state. The so-called defensive alliance is for us to check and balance each other to protect Mycenae."
"He said that as long as we agree to these conditions, we will disclose how they obtained this intelligence and the subsequent intelligence support."
"If the information is true, their achievements are worthy of the price they offered."
"Mr. Ahmedabad, Chairman of the Star Alliance, with the convenience of the Star Alliance in the universe, has he verified the information about the location of H provided by Mycenae?"
"Yes, after receiving the information, we quickly observed that location with an astronomical-grade telescope, and indeed found a modified asteroid. Moreover, the coordinates are no longer observable. It is suspected that H used the same technology as the previous empire Hide yourself."
(Referring to "double-sided glass" technology, a defense mechanism developed by HER, which uses tens of thousands of devices installed in the universe to form a special electromagnetic field to prevent hostile forces from using astronomical telescopes and other equipment to spy on the movements of the capital "New Rome".)
"Using HER's technology? So HER is behind this?"
"No, the only hidden area is the area where H is located, and New Rome is not included in it. Moreover, New Rome was indeed destroyed."
"Well...H's doing this shows that it wants to keep its true strength secret, but it also means that it will not move in a short period of time. We have to gather enough power to kill it within a month."
"The problem is H's terrible cyber attack method, its attack range has exceeded our knowledge. And where did it come up with so many humanoid weapons?"
"The humanoid weapons manufactured by H are all Yingyang MK2s. That is a body designed by HER, and it is still related to HER."
"The question is what happened to cause HER to disintegrate overnight, and an H emerged."
"Everyone, we can try to obtain the source of H in the future. What we should discuss now is: whether plutonium-42 can resist H's cyber attacks as Mycenae said. To fight H, we must prevent it from paralyzing our troops. and the chain of command. Sir Manuel, your New EU’s Ten Swords 4 machine was not affected by the cyber attack, right?”
"As expected of the Queen, she is really well-informed, indeed."
"Haha... I just speculated based on the intelligence provided by Mycenae. According to them, the Ten Swords body developed by the Moore Chamber of Commerce contains plutonium-42, so it will not be affected by cyber attacks."
"Yes, the Shijian No. 6 machine owned by our Chang'an Cooperation Organization has also not been affected by the cyber attack."
"Does that mean what Mycenae said is right? At this critical moment, we should be open and honest. Let me first state that the plutonium 42 reserves owned by our new Republic of Gran Colombia can transform 3 warships and 34 'Flying Mantis' ,that is all."
"Our Covenant's reserves are a little more, but only a little more."
"So are we."
"We have less."
"In other words, to start a war with H, we must obtain more plutonium-42, right?"
"Plutonium-42 is different from plutonium and has no practical value. It cannot be used to make nuclear power plants or weapons. It is understandable that the reserves of major forces are limited."
"Is there a Moore Chamber of Commerce? Buy from them."
"We in the Covenant have asked them and they are willing to provide all the plutonium-42 they have for free, but the quantity is very small."
"What about Wan's Chamber of Commerce? Their headquarters is closer to Mars, so it's easier to get this kind of element, right?"
"Contact them now! We must find out how many troops we can use to fight H today!"
"I sent someone to talk. Before receiving a reply, we should discuss one more issue, and that is HER. Although their royal family has surrendered, few HER troops in various places have chosen to surrender. To fight within, you must first pacify the outside. Under their influence, our new EU does not dare to use all its forces to deal with H."
"This is indeed a problem, especially the Australian HER garrison. They don't want to surrender. What if, let me talk about what if, if we fail, can we still ask the Australian HER remnants to take us in?"
"Everyone, are you confident that we can eliminate the remnants of HER in your territory within half a month?"
"impossible."
"It can't be done."
"Half of our North American Rescue Alliance's territory is still in the hands of HER. They are afraid of liquidation after the war and will never surrender. To be honest, I don't even have the extra troops to deal with H."
"We all know the situation in North America, but now..."
"But!"
"Okay, okay, ahem, please let me say a few words first. Someone has made a condition to me. If we agree to his request, HER's problem may become much easier."
"Mr. Ahmedabad, who are you talking about? Don't show off at this time!"
"He is an officer of HER. Unexpectedly, he has won the support of many HER generals. As long as our alliance supports him to become the new leader of HER and establish a new empire, he will bring his supporters to join us."
"Oh, it means we don't want us to liquidate their war crimes, but they will help us deal with H, right?"
"Yes, there are indeed many generals who support him, including General Karl in the HER European Theater, General Dick in the South American Theater, and even General Murakami in North America... As long as he agrees to him, the new European Union, the new Republic of Gran Colombia, and the North American Rescue The Alliance and our Star Alliance no longer have to worry about HER."
"Oh...Mr. Ahmedabad, I know who you are talking about. There is only one person that General Karl openly supports. It is Zhuge Daozi who fought with us in the Himalayas, right?"
"That's right, he is actually here with me. If you don't have any objections, can you let him join the conversation..."
"Vote. If the majority agrees, it will be deemed that everyone agrees."
"Then, on behalf of the Star Alliance, I agree that Colonel Zhuge Daozi will participate in this meeting as the spokesman for the new Holy Roman Empire of the universe."
The venue fell into a moment of silence. A few minutes later, Sir Manuel, the representative speaker of the new EU, spoke: "Although they are very reluctant, the people of the new EU have had enough of the war. If this can really end this catastrophe, , use all your energy to deal with the common enemy of mankind, then I agree on behalf of the new European Union."
"The African Brotherhood also agrees. We sacrificed too many soldiers in the battle of Kilimanjaro and no longer want to fight HER."
"The New Republic of Gran Colombia agrees that now is not the time for humankind to fight among itself."
"Huh...Is the yes vote already a majority? Mr. Ahmedabad, Chairman of the Star Alliance, I feel offended that you brought a guest to this meeting without notifying me of the host, but I don't want to dwell on it now. If Without punishing the criminals, our country’s fallen soldiers and people will not be able to rest in peace, and New Muscovite voted against it.”
"The members of the Chang'an Cooperation Organization have suffered heavy losses in this war. Our people will not forgive the aggressors. I vote against it."
"The North American Relief Alliance voted against it. HER bombed our east coast with nuclear bombs. The number of casualties exceeded 100 million. They have not been able to settle on the east coast for decades. How can we forgive them!?"
"Ahem...I'm sorry, 4 to 3, more votes in favor. Her Majesty the Queen..."
"Huh... let him share the same microphone with you, Mr. Ahmedabad."
"Everyone, I am Zhuge Daozi. First of all, I would like to thank everyone who voted in favor, and secondly, I would like to express my understanding to those who voted against. Now that the empire is scattered like sand, someone must reach out to catch it. I promise to work together to eliminate H I will make up for the losses of the major forces in the future, even if it takes a long time. To show my sincerity, I will now notify the HER troops who are willing to follow me to cease the war with you, and gather the troops into the universe as soon as possible."
"First explain, what is the relationship between H and your empire!"
"I'm sorry that my knowledge is limited. It was a plan secretly promoted by the former Emperor Manfred. Very few people knew about it, and most of them died in New Rome. As far as I know, H is a person who can design and produce a large number of humanoids by himself. An automated arsenal of weapons. However, I did not expect that the artificial intelligence H in that arsenal had somehow awakened its self-awareness, and the person in charge of this project, Lieutenant Abboud, was also missing. This matter is indeed the responsibility of the empire, but the empire also paid a heavy price. I don’t know the cost, the casualties in the capital, Queen Mary’s whereabouts are unknown, and the former Emperor Manfred died unexpectedly. Of course, he is suicidal. Although this matter has nothing to do with me, I will lead those who follow me. The Imperial forces are at the forefront of the battle against H and will pay the ultimate sacrifice to resolve this matter."
"I hope you won't break your promise, Zhuge Daozi." Queen Anna said coldly.
…
This secret meeting lasted for 6 hours. The result of the meeting was that the alliance recognized Zhuge Daozi to form a new cosmic Holy Roman Empire, but the new empire must take the army away from the earth as soon as possible and serve as the vanguard in the subsequent battle with H; from Wan's The Chamber of Commerce confirmed that they have a large stockpile of plutonium-42 and are willing to sell it to the alliance at half price. Based on this information, the alliance estimated the number of troops that could be deployed in a decisive battle with H, and finalized the battle plan and time.
The decisive battle between humans and the awakened artificial intelligence H is about to begin.
