Chapter 550: The Joint Agreement of Phoenix Descendants

In the night sky, a small invisible autonomous unit floated quietly, with the camera below aimed at the valley in the distance where flames were rising to the sky, recording the continuous explosion flashes and sounds in the camera.

In the distant mountain stronghold, many people watched the scene projected on the screen.

"Lord Shui Yanqing was defeated." A member said the conclusion.

"Too passive. First we were defeated and then we were short of manpower. Later we were hiding in the stronghold and it was difficult for us to perform various large-scale secret techniques."

"Should we intervene? If the Red Flame Cluster becomes stronger, it will become our strong enemy. Now they have the most strongholds among all the singing girl clusters."

"If we want to stop them, a small number of combat forces cannot change the situation at all. We must send a large number of personnel and self-discipline units, which is equivalent to bringing the decisive battle forward and completely disrupting the previous plan."

"In addition, if we stop Pulin, it means that we and Lady Shui Yanqing will form an alliance, which will also stimulate others to form an alliance and is not conducive to subsequent confrontations."

"If Pulin defeats Shui Yanqing, she will become the first in factual data. In this way, it will be extremely easy for us to unite with other singing girls, and it will also make other singing girls hesitate when they conflict with us, because no one wants to hurt each other and let others take advantage, and it is the most powerful Red Flame Cluster."

"Therefore, according to our analysis and calculations, letting Pulin defeat Shui Yanqing will be more conducive to the implementation of our plan and give us a longer preparation period."

"I know that many people will think that this is a bit cold-blooded and goes against President Tilan's original intention."

"But before you think about it, please judge whether we have the strength to lend a helping hand. If our manpower and combat power can surpass other star clusters, I don't mind being a good person."

"First ensure our own continuation, then consider other things." The think tank who did the analysis lowered his head and pushed his glasses.

"We don't mean that, but you are right, there is a vague thought."

"In this case, report the analysis report like this. Lord Tilan is currently in the central area and will receive it later."

"Yes."

...

The central area is mostly plains, with rivers and swamps crisscrossing. In the dense and verdant jungle, a small river winds its way into the depths. The trees and shrubs on both sides block the view. Some lush flowers and leaves even cover most of the river surface, leaving only a small part exposed.

A small boat was moving quietly along the river. Two people at the bow waved their scabbards and pushed aside the flowers, plants and branches sticking out from both sides. In the boat stood a black-haired girl. She was wearing a modern and improved oriental dress. It was white, with a clear belt around the waist, and a pendant on one side. The top had a shawl covering the shoulders and half of the chest, which was slightly luxurious.

The girl had clear and soft blue eyes, and there was a shining silver feather mark between her eyebrows. It reflected light as the girl turned her eyes, which was very smart.

Raising her finger, a silver-throated long-tailed tit from the mountains fell down, jumped on the cuffs on the back of her hand, and then chirped.

"Well, I know." After saying that, the girl touched the snow-white tit and let it fly.

I didn't expect Pulin to defeat Shui Yanqing so quickly. Her character is really getting more and more fiery, the girl thought to herself.

She originally thought that the two sides would not fight for two days, and she should go back then and make a decision based on the situation, but now it seems that there is no need to choose.

Tilan did not have a strong desire to win this competition. For her, even if she lost, she would not lose anything.

However, it was not her character to give up for no reason. Blindly letting go was not only dishonest to herself, but also sorry for those who supported her.

Just do your best to have a clear conscience, that's what she thought.

The boat slowly moved along the river in the jungle. Occasionally, deer and wild leopards could be seen on the shore, as well as crocodiles and other animals in the water. However, these animals seemed to have not seen the boat passing by. Even if they encountered it, they would only think of it as a dead tree floating in the water, without much surprise.

This situation was of course because of the singing girl standing on the boat. With the soothing ripples she constantly emitted, she made the animals passing by ignore her and the boat, so they could quietly pass through this dangerous river.

After about 40 minutes, the river gradually entered a wide emerald green lake. There was a small hill on the shore, with high platforms and towers scattered among them. Occasionally, dark red indicator lights could be seen flashing on and off.

Arriving at the shore, the boat was moored at the wooden piles and tied up. Several members of the group went ashore first. Finally, the girl in a snow-white dress stepped lightly on the wooden piles in the water on the shore, rising and falling lightly like hopscotch, and finally landed on the shore.

Under the protection of the six people who were with her, the girl walked towards the hill and soon saw the welcoming team.

Audney, with silver hair and a slightly gorgeous princess dress, stood in the orange-yellow light. Behind her was a group of star cluster members standing with swords.

"Welcome Tilan." She pinched the hem of her skirt with both hands, bowed her head and bent down, then looked up and smiled.

After that, the two walked hand in hand and entered the base. They first had dinner together, and then came to the terrace on the hillside to enjoy the moonlight.

"I didn't expect Tilan to really come." Audney sat at the small round table. Now she and Tilan were the only ones on the terrace.

"Are you so surprised?" The girl held the herbal tea in her hand and drank it in small sips. It brought a hint of sweetness and coolness in the gradually hot weather, which was very comfortable.

"After all, it's a competition now, so it's normal to be on guard." Odney also picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The day before yesterday, Odney sent a message to Tilan, inviting her to visit the base.

"Maybe because I don't have the obsession to win, I agreed very easily." Tilan looked at the stars in the sky.

"If there is an important reason that forces me to win, I probably won't come."

"So honest, Tilan." Odney said, covering her mouth and laughing softly.

"But this is also why I like you."

"If I were to invite someone else, my behavior would definitely be regarded as a Hongmen Banquet."

"Oh, by the way, do you know about the Hongmen Banquet? After all, it is a very ancient allusion."

"I know about the history of the Earth era before the Twilight Era." Tilan nodded.

"Tilan understands very well." Odney put her hands together.

"It shouldn't be a big deal." The girl tilted her head slightly.

"Not at all." Odney shook her head.

"Nowadays, even among Orientals, many people don't know these allusions... After all, it's been too long since that era." After saying that, she sighed.

"Tilan probably doesn't come into contact with many Orientals, so she doesn't know the current situation of the Oriental ethnic groups in the Federation."

"In fact, there are not many Orientals who are like you and me, who know their own heritage and various ancient allusions and history."

"Most people just stereotype that those with black hair and black eyes, wearing gorgeous clothes, and using ancient zither and ancient swordsmanship are Orientals. This idea even includes most of the remaining Orientals." "

The living environment will shape a person's three views. For those who grew up in the Federation, the Federation will naturally have a greater impact on their lives, rather than the distant country in history."

"My family, because it is the direct descendant of Honghu, will be forced to teach a lot of ancient book knowledge since childhood, and I can still remember and understand these. Most other Orientals, except for their hair color

, are not much different from ordinary residents of the Federation." "It's just because I know this identity that I will be more familiar with traditional Oriental things."

"Has Sister Luo Fenghua told you what she has been busy with in recent years?" Audney remembered something.

"She didn't tell me that." Tilan shook her head.

"Oh, didn't she tell you? Maybe she thought you were still young, or she didn't want you to worry about it in advance."

"Sister Luo Fenghua has been touring the Eastern Star Region, promoting various oriental classical cultures, whether it's poetry, clothing, food, extraordinary skills, etc."

"She wants to pass these things on, and she is very persistent."

"It sounds like a good thing, but I want to know what the official opinion is?" Tilan was curious.

"The government doesn't promote it, but it doesn't stop it either." Odney pressed her finger lightly on her chin.

"There are many cultural styles in the Federation. The mainstream ones include the aesthetic culture inherited from the elves, the power and glory style of the orcs, the avant-garde science fiction style of the Star Children, the holy religious style of the Angel Church, and the less mainstream ones include the noble and blood style of the True Red Empire, the death and skeleton style of the Mercury Dynasty, the ocean and starry sky style of the mermaids, the steam style left over from the industrial age, and so on."

"Eastern culture is considered one of them. There is no need to specifically target it. The Federation is still very tolerant of this.

" "Is that so?" The girl thought for a long time.

"These cultures, or style tendencies, can be said to be traces of human history."

"Because the historical environment of that era created a completely different lifestyle and life philosophy from today. Compared with unfounded fantasy works, these things at least have a realistic foundation, are more comprehensive and real, and are easier for people to immerse themselves in."

"As for why we are looking for this kind of cultural style that no longer exists in reality, it is of course because humans are naturally repulsive to boredom, full of curiosity, and like new and interesting things."

"Tilan thinks deeply." Odney smiled and said.

"Although I agree with Sister Luo Fenghua's idea, I am not as persistent as her. To me, the white swan is also a very beautiful creature. I will not stop using this title just because there is no story about the white swan in ancient oriental classics."

"As long as it is beautiful, I like it. If I have to look at everything with a critical eye every moment, it would be too tiring."

"Yeah." Tilan nodded. In fact, she had another idea in her mind, but she didn't say it at this time.

Everything in the past must be inherited, but if you blindly immerse yourself in it and refuse to make any changes, it will eventually become a shadow of the past and will not be able to walk out of new changes.

Everything in the world is changing. Even ancient things are constantly iterating in development. Blindly retro will fall behind.

Since she grew up in this new era, she must open up new things. Although she likes the various classics and secrets passed down by Qingluan, she will not live like the disciples of the ancient Qinglian Xijian Palace.

If possible, she will probably explore a path suitable for more people in the future and pass on this inheritance in a new way.

...

"Ah, I almost forgot. Actually, I invited Tilan here this time because I wanted to sign a mutual assistance treaty with her." Odney only then told the reason for inviting Tilan to be a guest.

"Because our star cluster is in the central part, such a place of four wars is too dangerous. If we don't find a reliable rear, it will be difficult to resist the attacks from all sides."

"I know that such a treaty will not benefit you much, so I just ask you not to attack us." Odney blinked.

"What about the end?" The girl thought about it. It's impossible for only two teams to be left and not fight.

"If there are only two of us left in the end, I will admit defeat and give the first place to Tilan. I will just take the second place." Odney patted her chest lightly, indicating that it was completely fine.

"There is not much difference between you winning and me winning. We are all good sisters."

"This..." Tilan was surprised.

"Among the singers, Tilan and I have the best relationship. We are both descendants of the Five Phoenixes. Our personalities, hobbies and blood are similar. This is normal." Odney saw Tilan's surprise, and she was also puzzled.

"I didn't expect this aspect." Tilan shook her head.

To be honest, although she has oriental blood, she actually has a vague feeling about this matter. It was not until today that she realized the closeness and mutual trust in oriental culture.

Just like some righteous men in ancient times, they could sacrifice their lives for a promise and achieve justice. This belief and idea is actually quite rare in other cultures.

"I understand. If you are in danger, Odney can also ask me for help. I will try my best to protect you." Tilan nodded and agreed.

"Then I will be relieved." Seeing Tilan agreed, Odney was particularly happy and even wanted to high-five Tilan.

However, the two did not high-five in the end. They just held hands and stood on the terrace together to enjoy the night view and chatted about many past events, such as the funny story that Odney was asked to recite ancient poems when she was a child, and asked her brother Feng Jianxue to cheat and was caught, and Tilan's distress when she ate her mother's experimental cakes at home. In order not to make her mother sad, she secretly hid the cakes and finally fed them to her father.

The next day, after bidding farewell to Odney, Tilan stepped on the boat again, went down the river, and returned to the star cluster base.

The sixth day of the competition was relatively peaceful. Audney and Tilan signed a cooperation agreement, agreeing that the two sides would not attack each other, and in critical moments, one side could ask the other for help to protect each other's singing girl. Pulin's side was repairing and recovering after the war. The star cluster where Orles was located began to tentatively spread detection units in three directions. The members led by Blanche completed the task of the neutral force "Blood Steel Knights" with difficulty and obtained 20 powerful Blood Steel Knights to join. Although these Blood Steel Knights could not use other war machines and firearms due to the restrictions of the rules, their own full-coverage heavy armor and saw chain swords were enough to deal with many enemies.

Back to the safe base in the mountain, Tilan came to the underground warehouse, and the long-awaited elite technician reported to her.

"President Tilan, based on the previous continuous experiments, we have found the most suitable template plan, named it "Black Kite", and assembled about 10 "Black Kite" class fighters today."

After saying that, he stepped aside, revealing a row of large black fighters placed side by side behind.

"The shells of these fighters are made of twelfth-generation materials, which are only one generation behind the thirteenth-generation materials currently used by the military. They can easily travel at supersonic speeds in the atmosphere and provide extremely fast support to the battlefield."

"At the same time..." He pushed his glasses and spoke with a little excitement.

"They can also transform and be used as small mechas."

"Huh?" Tilan turned her head with doubt in her eyes.

"Although I am not a student majoring in military engineering, I also know that this kind of transformation will sacrifice a lot of structural strength. Is it necessary to do this?"

"President Tilan, let us explain to you."

"Indeed, transformation will sacrifice a lot of strength, but if it is a mecha, even the most simplified mecha, combined with a Sequence 6 member, it will increase its combat effectiveness exponentially."

"This is a multiplication of combat effectiveness, which is far better than the sacrifice of strength."

"As for why it is a mecha, rather than a higher-level fighter, it is because the popularity of mechas as a combat unit has made the relevant technology extremely mature, and there are many public templates that we can use very quickly. If we design a fighter with the same combat power, although it is less difficult technically, there are fewer people who are good at it because there are not as many usage scenarios as mechas."

"Many of us are quite familiar with mechas, and this modification plan is more in line with the current situation. In short, if you are not good at something, pull it into your familiar field to fight."

"I understand." The girl raised her hand, so that he didn't need to continue.

"If we use the existing points to exchange, how many similar fighters can we build at most."

"There is a discount when the points are exchanged for the same parts or props. The more the same things are exchanged, the cheaper it is. If we use all the points resources to exchange for 'Black Kite'-class fighters, we can reach 100!"

"Even if we don't have enough people to drive, we can add AI modules and use them as autonomous combat units."

"This will take a lot of time. In fact, everyone is not good at driving mechas." Tilan thought about it.

"Yes, it will take about 4 days to assemble these 'Black Kite' class fighters. If everyone needs to be familiar with the driving of the fighters, it may take a few more days."

"However, there are only 8 days left before the end of the confrontation." Tilan sighed.

"Well, this is probably enough." She jumped up lightly and landed on a 'Black Kite' fighter, touching the slightly cold frosted shell with her hand.

"I'll leave it to you from now on." She stood up.

"Yes, Lord Tilan!" The technicians below stood at attention, looking quite like soldiers, and in fact, many of them were military academy students.

Just like every singer has her own helplessness, although Tilan did not want to get involved in the complex political struggle of the Federation too early, as a military-industrial star field, she herself could not get rid of this label. The military-industrial atmosphere of the Four-Leaf Crystal has always existed, and many geniuses in the star field also yearn for the glorious era four hundred years ago.

Since there are people joining the army here from generation to generation, the military leaders will naturally feel a little bit of affection for Heshia Tilan, who was born in the Four-Leaf Crystal Star Region.

This mutual choice is often silent and unconsciously affects the future direction of each singer.

(End of this chapter)