From the Star Abyss
Chapter 169

026 Long Time No See, Have You Reached the Moon Yet? (Part 1)

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The kidnapping of the young master was soon noticed, and the guards chased him in a floating car. Fortunately, Barnum's driving skills were good. He drove wildly for two hours, twisting and turning, and was stunned to get rid of the guards who followed quietly behind him.

The hover car stopped in an abandoned factory to avoid the search of low-Earth satellites. Li Aoz pulled the tied-up Malish out of the car and threw it to the Rebel Army Bermudes who had been ambushing here for a long time.

"This is - Archduke's Son Malish!" A Bermudes soldier shouted excitedly, "You did a good job! Mr. Li Aoz, you are really our hero, you actually captured Malish."

"It's just a coincidence," Li Aoz said casually, "Leave this guy to you for interrogation - Oh, by the way, don't kill him. He is Beta-rank. The weapons you hold cannot hurt him. Also, there were many problems in today's battle..."

Li Aoz still wanted to say a lot of criticism, but when he saw the wounded Bermudes soldier sticking his head out from behind, he couldn't say anything.

After all, as a thug sent by Sky Ring, he has neither the qualification nor the responsibility to point fingers at a group of blind and enthusiastic rebels. When the time comes, he will be left with nothing to talk about. It is better not to say anything and do his own thing.

Li Aoz Although his intelligence is limited, his emotional intelligence is still around the passing level. He pulled Barnum out of the car and gave it to Bermudes's people, asking them to teach him how to shoot and fight, and also to understand the situation of this group of people. Compared to Li Aoz's strong image, a weakling like Barnum was more suitable to sneak in and inquire about the situation.

Malish was taken away, while he was leaning against the vehicle with a cigarette in his mouth and a thoughtful expression.

"... It's really interesting."

In fact, Yellow Rhododendron Blood Oath and [Punishment Officer] were just urban legend easter eggs for players in their previous lives. Some plot parties dug up the stories behind them, and people knew that turned out to be Azure Planet's Old Era still has such rich plots that have not been discovered, and Grant Duchy, who seems to be a loving mother and a filial son to Frostplate, also has his own secrets.

Li Aoz was originally prepared to enter Surut Palace and rob people, and then ask for the whereabouts of [Punishment Officer], but unexpectedly, Malish arrived in a hurry and there were no bodyguards around him. It may be that he was too confident in the security force of the city's martial law and his own Beta-rank strength.

However, Malish and the Grand Duke are both spiritual frost-plated people. Although they are the rulers of the country, they don't care about the life and death of the people. As the prince, Malish basically stays in the frost-plated Twin Star City all year round. He spends 3 million derby on dressing up every week. He only wears the same clothes twice. Moreover, he dislikes Gullante's national costumes very much.

As for his father, Archduke Gamos, he was obviously already a strong man from Gamma Rank, and he was also an immortal man who had been ruling the country since Old Era.

But in order to get rid of the physical and soul pain, Frostplate is basically the only one who has been PUA by Frostplate presidents for a long time. In international situations, he is basically a mad dog of Frostplate, biting whoever he catches. With his own personal strength and Gurant's geographical location (surrounding five Frostplate's Colonies and subordinate countries), he constantly sent Grantian to the front line and sent Frostplate's old bitches to death.

The Grand Duke himself has been in a state of hypoxia for a long time, and it is ridiculous to be able to govern the country well. He relied entirely on mother-son diplomacy like Frostplate, and exported a large amount of food and labor from Frostplate to stabilize the domestic situation.

He didn't care at all about the brain drain in the country. What was Gurant to the Grand Duke and his son? From Follow the Heart, they only recognized Frostplate as one of the Four Nations hegemons.

However, the agriculture in Gulante is so developed that it is a super field that can produce one thousand and eighty thousand per mu in autumn if a grain of wheat falls on the ground. As long as people are not short of food and endure it, forget it. At worst, they will work hard to make money. Such a bad policy has led to The entire country also lost the motivation to move forward. No one wanted to be a middle school teacher. Many people worked for a lifetime, but found that the knowledge and skills they mastered were not as profitable as setting up a stall. In an instant, they broke through and became unemployed, wandering on the streets.

Going out of Speria, the security level of the entire country is not good. A large number of unemployed people are crowded in the bridge holes, and there are not enough jobs to provide them with help. Instead, the Prosthetic Modification technology transmitted from Frostplate, as well as the developed entertainment industry, make them fascinated by the developed Four Nations.

This leads to a very outrageous phenomenon: Frostplate men really want to go to a small place like Gulant, and Grantian are trying their best to go to Frostplate. At least there are Outland refugees there who can prevent them from being at the bottom of the discrimination chain.

This is why the quality of the Rebel Army is so mixed. With fertile land and a corrupt monarch, the only thing the citizens can unite with is to raise guns and resist the country.

It sounds a bit ridiculous to say it, but actually it feels sad when you think about it carefully. After being sad, Li Aoz saw that these people had no idea what to do with Malish, and they really didn't know what to say.

In short, such a smooth kidnapping was an unexpected surprise, but Li Aoz did not take it lightly.

Bermudes's soldiers finally discussed the decision and excitedly took the young master into the dungeon, but they did not have the ability to execute or disarm him. Li Aoz had to use gravity to crush his hands and feet before he dared to hand them over to Bermudes with confidence.

It would definitely not work to kill someone directly, as it would cause quite a bit of public outcry - Li Aoz noticed that there was hoarfrost on this guy's body, and he might have been possessed by a ghost.

"Considering that the Grand Duke himself is a [Shaman], it should be normal for his children to be monitored by ghosts."

Kill Malish directly, maybe Gamos will notice it immediately. Li Aoz had no choice but to use his little knowledge of paranormal science to add some runes near the dungeon to trap the ghosts inside, unable to escape.

[Shaman] This profession is quite outrageous. Not only is he a serious spell tank, but he can also control souls. Stepping into Spirit World Walking, he briefly ignores the rules of physics and is extremely versatile. He is especially good at dealing with stupid people like [Martial Artist].

However, the operation threshold of [Shaman] is very high. During the battle, one's own soul will be eroded. If the operation is not careful, there may be a comedy effect of "I will kill myself."

In this regard, [Psychic Mediums] are much better. They communicate more with spirits and rely on the power of psychology, rather than directly integrating into the body. However, the price is that their formation is very slow and their bodies are weak.

Li Aoz's [Gravity] has no effect on spiritual creatures, but [Natural Ignition] has a miraculous effect. However, in the face of Gamma Rank's [Shaman], he is far better than the professor who is a [Biochemist] at pretending to be resurrected from the dead and reviving the dead.

Of course, there is not without good news.

Li Aoz interrogated Malish and learned something interesting: Archduke Gamos's physical condition was extremely poor. He did not get the life-support device customized by Frostplate for Gamma Rank. His body was too powerful and Azure Planet's environment could not support him at all.

This situation is essentially the same as nuclear weapons. Simply developing them is not enough. If there is no long-term storage capability, then whether they can explode in the end is still a question.

The same is true for combat. Without strong logistics, professional guidance, high morale, calm judgment, and quick thinking, there is nothing but a stinky skin, which is nothing more than a little more protein than others. It will be burned when it is set on fire.

However, although the difficulty of the task "Roar of Freedom" is only B, there is still a problem that cannot be ignored if you want to complete it successfully.

Li Aoz looked at the group of Bermudes members: After a day of fighting, these people all withdrew from the city. Basically everyone was injured and morale was low. Although Li Aoz captured Archduke's Son, it actually could not play a decisive role in overthrowing the regime.

Even if the Archduke is killed, Frostplate will parachute a Governor over, unable to get rid of colonial rule.

Unless the influence of some international forces is used - but that is too slow.

The best solution is to kill the Grand Duke, dissolve the Grant Duchy government, reorganize the government in less than a day, and attend the GTB summit as a country - Li Aoz believes that Sky Ring will definitely recognize its legal status. It is unknown to Li Aoz whether what happens next will trigger a war.

But according to the situation of Bermudes, there are a lot of people from all walks of life here. You are a young officer, I am Citizen Militia, he is a religious leader, and his ingredients are as complex as manganese nodules. It is really difficult to expect them to elect a leader who can serve the masses.

Even if an elected leader comes to power, so what? The terrain of Gulant is basically fertile plains covered with volcanic ash, with occasional river valleys. Frostplate and Mobile Armor are like torrents. In theory, they can advance 1,000 kilometers in a day, which is impossible to resist.

They can only choose to bow to Frostplate to maintain stability and seek off-site assistance, such as Sky Ring.

Sky Ring has never signed arms embargo regulations. If a fight really breaks out, Frostplate may not be able to quickly attack and occupy Gurant.

Li Aoz basically gave up on trying to unite this group of people. On the one hand, he is not Grantian. Although he has a good reputation, reputation cannot bring bullets and tanks after all.

The fate of Grantian can only be determined by Grantian.

Li Aoz knows that this sentence may not be that easy. The fate of a weak country is not under its own control.

Neither he nor Sky Ring intends to leave Frostplate a full granary. If he wants to cause trauma to a big country like Frostplate, that cannot be solved by simple independence.

For this reason, getting [Punishment Officer] is the safest choice for Li Aoz.

After communicating with Bermudes's people for a while, he learned that these people planned to mobilize forces and attack the capital Speria again. Li Aoz gave up his plan to act with them.

In his opinion, the beheading plan is still the best method, bar none, but he needs a little help.

Li Aoz gave Barnum the coordinates, and the two drove straight to K District, the suburb of Speria, which was a blocked abandoned industrial park. Li Aoz could see a huge cement coffin, which was used to seal the leaked nuclear power plant from Old Era.

"Isn't this a wasteland area? Arkjia Nuclear Power Plant, the legacy of Old Era. It is said that 300 years ago, a nuclear leak caused a fire covering an area of tens of thousands of hectares. The pilot flew a fighter jet and threw sandbags on the ground, and it took a week to put it out."

Barnum also recognized the landmark building here, with a strange look on his face:

"Are you sure your 'fiancée' is over here?"

"This is where we came from." Li Aoz said.

Barnum was doubtful and turned on the counter to detect the radiation dose.

Click, click, click, click, click, click, click, click...

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