Chapter 719: The Brave Wins
"Commander-in-chief, what decision do you think we should make?"
Major General Lu Ying straightened up and asked Lu Yuan.
They now only have one medium-sized spaceship and only three hundred soldiers.
We don't have the capability to fight a large-scale war.
At best you can only protect yourself.
Lu Yuan felt bitter, but he had to pretend that nothing had happened: "Our current strength is not what it used to be. We have a lot of diplomatic relations to deal with. You have to be independent and can't let me make all the decisions."
"This is just a conflict between third-level civilizations. I hope you can protect our own rights and interests quickly and effectively. This matter is left to you."
"I understand!" Lu Ying saluted.
Soon, they discussed a specific plan: "The Human Alliance is the specific party involved. In addition, they are your hometown and will join the Northern Alliance in the future, so there is no need for us to interfere."
"They should formulate the specific combat plan."
This is not a matter of giving Lu Yuan face, but a matter of the overall reputation of Green City!
This civilization relic was indeed discovered by the mother civilization of mankind, and it has been mined for ten years.
Although Pangu Continent is a place where the strong prey on the weak, Green City’s current level no longer needs to gain benefits through plunder.
Establishing a trading market and establishing rules in a serious manner will have a more long-term effect than plundering.
The reputation of Green City is obviously more important than some immortal materials, even much more important.
Once the bad reputation spreads, it will seriously affect Green City's interests in the North.
The only way to monopolize the wealth is to destroy the Human Alliance.
But this is impossible. Firstly, their ship, the "Green Knight", does not have the strength to do so.
Secondly, there was no way Lu Yuan would watch Green City destroy his hometown. With his immense wealth, how could he allow his men to do such a thing?
Lu Ying took a deep breath and added, "But we also have our own principles... At most, we can only be a thug in a gambling fight, but we won't be a scapegoat."
"If a large-scale war really breaks out, our strength is limited, and we will prioritize saving our own lives."
"The Green Knight will not rashly join the battle. Protecting the lives and safety of experts and craftsmen is the top priority."
Lu Yuan nodded. This plan was very safe and there was nothing wrong with it.
"Let's do it this way."
"You guys can discuss the details and then communicate with Yunhai City."
The Human Alliance had strong support, so they naturally had a plan in mind. Everyone was very excited: "Yes... I understand. We can fight but not break..."
"We can't fight a nuclear war, we must strive for gambling fights or small-scale wars."
"But we must be tough. We must be prepared for a big fight!"
Lu Yuan listened to their discussion, left the room, and saw Hai Luo rushing towards him from the gate. He almost shed bitter tears.
The Greedy Demon Lu Yuan collapsed directly into Hai Luo's arms.
"Wife, all the great opportunities were taken away by the damn old cat!"
The smile on Hailuo's face was like that of a kindergarten teacher: "You already have so much wealth, it's no big deal to give some to the children. How many immortal materials can your innate plants provide? What's missing?"
"But the plants are not yet mature..."
"It will mature sooner or later."
Lu Yuan had long been disenchanted with the so-called "materials", and what he lacks now is inspiration.
He sighed and said, "Please help me and bring my parents over. If a war really breaks out, have everyone be transported to the ruins of Buzhou through the [Temple]... and be killed by some sudden nuclear bomb."
There is a temple at the core of the Green Knight. Conch is an innate myth after all. Even if he is not proficient in fighting, it is still easy for him to protect Lu Yuan's relatives.
"I see. What have you decided?"
Lu Yuan was silent for a few seconds and said, "If the worst situation really happens, I will not watch humanity perish. I will take action when necessary in times of crisis."
"But if a war doesn't break out, I'll just watch from the sidelines. Anyway, with the Green City warriors joining us, the chances of losing are lower."
He added: "If it's a small-scale war..."
"I won't interfere too much. After all, we are two civilizations. Humanity's opportunities and risks must be borne by themselves."
"What if mythical equipment really comes out?" Conch laughed.
Lu Yuan was suddenly speechless.
"Mythology still has some appeal... just a little bit."
Thinking about it this way, I feel a little sad again!
He covered his chest and comforted himself: "In fact, our family has quite a few mythical items, such as the Kanglong Mace, the Void Dagger, the Space Spider Silk, and the Unregrettable Contract. These items are intact."
"And the damaged myth of the blood-gluttonous bag..."
"There's also the Asgard and the Kame Temple! If you count the Greedy Demon, I already have eight myths."
"So there's really no need for me to force an item."
"Haha, as long as you can convince yourself." Conch couldn't help but let out a teasing laugh, "Then go quickly... I'll cover for you."
Lu Yuan came to his room, took out a human body from the storage space, and let the conch control it, pretending that he was still on the spaceship.
His real body "whoosh" and teleported from the spaceship to the outside world.
The Human Alliance is on alert, and large numbers of troops are gathering!
Robot dogs patrol back and forth on the surface, and drones hover in the sky, making a buzzing sound like a wasp.
Lu Yuan's current body is only 1.85 meters tall. In fact, he can't even exert one percent of the power of the innate myth, which is quite restrictive.
But there is also a benefit: high energy efficiency!
"Innate Mythology" has almost no way to use civilization points, but it still has some requirements for spiritual charm. Teleporting one kilometer requires a small amount of mental power and less than 0.001 spiritual charm, which is indeed quite efficient!
In order to avoid the ubiquitous reconnaissance drones, he teleported 10 kilometers in one breath, then activated the [Alternative Space] to protect himself.
Its body expanded rapidly, and in a blink of an eye it expanded to a height of five meters and a weight of about two tons.
Layers of dragon scales grew on the surface of the skin, and dragon horns grew on the head.
That's right, he has now turned into the shape of a legendary dragon man!
This appearance is a bit like the "Evil Dragon Emperor" in the ancient mythology, with a protruding jawbone and a hint of cruelty and cunningness. It is obvious at first glance that he is the type that is not easy to mess with.
With a light "whoosh" sound, Lu Yuan took out a dagger that was glowing black, and lightly slashed it forward. Suddenly, cracks in space appeared, stirring up gusts of wind.
[Mythical Void Blade] is the treasure of the Void Clan. It has the power to break through the void and can easily break it even when facing the [Steel] ability.
Holding the dagger in his hand, it seemed as if a constant flow of cold air was coming, bringing with it a rustling sound. This strange feeling really made him feel uncomfortable... Because the [Blade of the Void] was tailor-made according to the bloodline of the Void Clan, if he used it forcefully now, there would inevitably be some backlash effects.
"Myths from ancient times don't seem to be that great."
Lu Yuan complained in his heart and ran away. In less than 10 minutes, he arrived at the core area of the earthquake.
A large number of drones are hovering in the sky, making sharp whistling sounds. The more advanced ones use laser weapons, while the lower-end ones are using missiles or even machine guns.
For the time being, there has been no war caused by drones, but they are just engaging in electronic interference and mental interference.
From time to time, a flying vehicle would fall headfirst from the sky, like a bird that had suddenly died.
Lu Yuan searched the storage space for a while and found that the number of drones dropped by the human side was indeed more: "No wonder the Human Alliance is a little anxious."
He took an invisibility cloak and put it on himself.
This thing was made by him using the leather of the Void Clan. Its grade was not very high, only epic, but it was enough for use in this situation.
Spaceships came from all directions like dark clouds, swarming in from afar. The soldiers of the three forces were on the verge of a fight, shouting at each other through loudspeakers.
"Hongben Alliance, you have invaded our territory, please leave immediately!"
"This is the relic development site of my human civilization. Are you trying to violate the tripartite contract by entering rashly?" A senior soldier wearing power armor stood at the front.
He holds a huge shield in his left hand and a high-frequency serrated knife in his right hand.
He has received orders that a large force is coming from behind, so he must be tough at this moment.
The minotaur confronting him on the other side was wearing thick leather armor, with red light emitting from his body burning the sky, and holding a large axe in his hand.
This scene looks very much like a cold weapon war in the 21st century!
That’s right, there are also cold weapons in the 21st century. Various maces, explosion-proof shields and other equipment are widely used on the border because no one dares to fire the first shot.
The situation now seems to be similar.
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes and saw the various carvings on the minotaur's armor. It turned out to be a kind of standard armor that enhanced one's own abilities...
The simple explanation is to add buffs to yourself, such as great strength, agility, regeneration, high-speed reaction, etc. Putting on a bunch of buffs can greatly enhance your own strength.
In fact, this idea has been proposed by some civilizations in the Ruins of Buzhou, but after research and comparison by scientists, it is believed that the performance ceiling of this type of armor is not as good as that of power armor.
Even if an ordinary warrior has a hundred buffs, he can never defeat those innate myths.
The innate myths cannot defeat ghosts and monsters.
Nowadays, everyone has higher standards. What's the point of developing a weapon whose upper limit cannot beat the innate myth?
On the contrary, the performance of power armor can be greatly improved. What's more, if the performance is not enough, the size can be used to make up for it. A real giant god soldier that is 100 meters tall can compete with the innate myth.
"This group of minotaurs are indeed quite powerful... The degree of completion of this armor is amazing, and it is actually on par with those in the Ruins of Buzhou." Lu Yuan's heart moved slightly, "Could it be a second-generation civilization?"
After activating the armor's properties, the bull-head took a big step forward.
He shook his body and shouted, "A major earthquake occurred in the ruins. A large part of the items underground were destroyed. The value of the ruins must be re-evaluated! The so-called three-party contract must be signed again."
The human soldiers shouted, "You rashly violated the agreement, the Red Run Alliance, which is shameful."
"If you take one more step forward, it will be considered as starting a war!"
"Swish!" Densely packed guns were raised up at the same time.
Various tweeters, mind interference, and sonic weapons have been used, and the air in the entire area is trembling slightly.
However, no one fired the first shot.
Soon, a new force joined, the pioneers of the Flame Snake Civilization, also rushed over from afar, clamoring to "re-divide the sphere of influence." The technological strength of the Flame Snake Civilization is indeed higher than that of the Minotaur and humans, whether it is electronic warfare or idealistic interference, it is better.
The human soldiers were still very tough and carried a big guy out of the warehouse.
Lu Yuan felt a subtle sense of danger - a hydrogen bomb!
"With the threat of hydrogen bombs, it will be difficult for a war to break out in the short term."
As for the large forces of the three parties, they are flying relatively slowly and it may take another half an hour.
Lu Yuan saw them arguing with each other and lowered his head to observe the items in the ruins.
A major earthquake caused mountains to rise up, cracks to stretch for hundreds of miles, and colorful rays of light continued to overflow.
Most of the items in the ruins have been damaged, and only a few scattered stone carvings are still of some value.
You know what... these stone statues are very charming, giving a kind of hazy beauty like the Venus de Milo.
He lay prone on the ground, his eyes wide open, maximizing his perception, his pupils glowing red, then he turned his head away, not daring to look again.
"How's it going, Lu Yuan? How much profit did I make this time?" The old cat's voice came through the fairy palace, a little obscene, "Can you open the vision sharing so that everyone can see it?"
"Maybe, there is a broken myth... just maybe... my current size is not big enough and I can't sense it clearly." Lu Yuan felt sad.
Why should I be so cheap as to take a look?
It’s not my wealth, what does it have to do with me?
"Meow! Finally, Green City has seized a chance to get rich." The damn cat shook his head, extremely excited, "You almost got greedy."
Lu Yuan touched his chin and found an excuse for himself: "But if the sky really collapses and the earth breaks apart, all humans will be wiped out, and the Green Knight will also be destroyed. I have to take action, and a myth is a reasonable reward! Right?"
The old cat's tail wagged...it seemed to make sense.
As they were talking, the large armies of the three civilizations finally arrived!
More than a dozen large fortresses were flying in the sky, hundreds of kilometers apart and facing each other from afar.
In fact, this is already a very close distance.
The show started with large-scale interference from idealists and electronic warfare.
All the staff members were busy analyzing and intercepting various signals. Three civilizations had been squeezed into a relic for nearly twenty years. Except for the big conflict that broke out at the beginning, there had been no big conflict for many years. In the past twenty years, everyone had made progress and might develop stronger weapons.
The battle fortress, which is several kilometers in diameter, has power ten or a hundred times greater than that of an ordinary spacecraft and can also carry more advanced weapons.
A layer of blue light appeared around the fortress, covering a huge area.
Under the interference of idealism, the drone fell to the ground like rain.
"This is the idealistic interference force field that the Human Alliance spent ten years researching."
"We have further upgraded the natural field of [Demon·Frost Mist]. When missiles and drones approach, the electronic chips inside will be automatically damaged." In the battle fortress, Li Jun introduced his own advanced weapons to the soldiers of Green City.
"Unfortunately, the other party also has similar technology."
Sure enough, the battle fortresses of the other two civilizations also released similar fields, and the range was even larger than that of the Human Alliance.
The three large fields confronted each other and interfered with each other. For a moment, the entire battlefield was shrouded in a red halo like a fire cloud.
The entire mining area fell into silence, most of the excavation robots were paralyzed, and it was difficult for the spacecraft to take off from the ground.
A spear is always easier to make than a shield. The technical content of this large-scale interference field is not very high. The more disordered the idealistic rules are, the better; the greater the power, the better.
However, it takes a lot of effort to produce materials that can resist idealistic interference.
"The last round of gambling was conducted in this kind of high-interference environment..." Li Jun sighed, "So the result was average."
"This time... whether the other party is willing to fight is one thing, but whether we are willing to fight is another."
"Dear friends, if a large-scale conflict really breaks out, please leave first."
Lu Ying and other soldiers also took a deep breath. This was a well-planned strategy. Even if they had some regrets, they would not fight to the end here.
Li Jun changed the subject and issued a mobilization order to all the soldiers in the fortress: "Peace will survive if we do not seek it through struggle, but it will die if we seek it through compromise. Comrades, do we have a firm will to fight?"
"Yes!" An overwhelming response came from every room around the fortress.
"Then, let me issue the most severe condemnation against the Red Run Alliance and the Flame Snake Civilization!"
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"Sir, the other party is launching a strong condemnation...Do you need me to translate the specific content?"
The Fire Serpent people are observing the strength of idealism seeping out from the underground cracks.
When the leaders observed that it was a truly mythical prop, they were extremely enthusiastic and the soldiers were also moved.
The grand plan of landing on the moon...really has hope of being realized!
"No need for translation. I can figure out what they are condemning just by thinking with my tail... Move our battle fortress over there!"
"Let's prove everything with our actions. We are going to take this territory. They must give in!"
"What about the minotaurs? If we fight with humans, they will gain the upper hand."
"Send the fortress over as well. Even if we collide, we must win! I wonder if they dare to fire the first shot!"
The Flame Snake Civilization discovered a major operating rule: no one dared to fire the first shot, for fear of being taken advantage of by a third party.
On the contrary, cold weapon wars are more likely to occur, so their battle fortresses are thick-skinned and designed specifically for impact.
A large number of fortresses were located close to each other.
When two brave men meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins.
This is a game of chicken, whoever retreats, loses everything!
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(End of this chapter)
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