144 Prelude

Li Aoz put his hands in his pockets, appearing indifferent. This was also expected by Qiao Hanmu. On the one hand, the player with the ID name 'True' was just a newcomer. On the other hand, the opponent's Retired Soldier origin will definitely lead him to have a certain affection and favor for the empire.

It's just that he knows a little about Li Aoz, but Li Aoz knows everything about his actions.

After thinking for a moment, Li Aoz already had a bad idea in his heart.

[Qiao Hanmu is an experimental Electronic Immigrants with dual templates of player and NPC. Unlike other Electronic Immigrants, he cannot issue NPC tasks, and the number of resurrections is also very limited.]

"Star Abyss" does not have a private server or a GM (game administrator) with such permissions. If you want to become stronger, you can only rely on your own hands. Even krypton gold can only improve the game experience to a limited extent.

Felon experimenters like Qiao Hanmu are not eligible for re-recruitment. The cycle lasts for one year. As long as you kill him three times, he will be completely finished.

[The best solution is to find a way to find his resurrection point, guard his resurrection point, kill him three times in a row, and get rid of him once and for all.]

The last resort is to find an opportunity to kill him first - but this is equivalent to treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. After three years, his chance of resurrection will be reset, and killing him is equivalent to not killing him.

But Li Aoz has some ideas of his own.

"... Forgive me that I cannot agree with your concept for the time being."

Li Aoz said, deliberately showing a helpless look:

"But I can't refuse the price you offered."

Qiao Hanmu smiled slightly, "Don't worry, you will understand sooner or later."

As he spoke, he took out a bullpup rifle from his backpack and threw it to Li Aoz: "Isaac, take it."

Li Aoz looked indifferent. He took the rifle and checked the magazine. There were a total of 45 rounds of 5.45*39 caliber polymer-cased bullets, tungsten carbide-cobalt alloy warheads, and built-in trace amounts of chemical energy charges. They had strong penetrating power against armored targets. After breaking through the enemy's armor, it would trigger a secondary explosion, causing a large number of fragments to flow and pierce the enemy's body.

This kind of bullet was notorious in the early Azure Planet. It was known as the "three-level armor puncher". It was a good bullet with both armor-piercing and stopping power, but it was extremely expensive to make.

[This is also a military product. It seems that there are traitors in Red Arrow's army.]

Li Aoz said nothing, reloaded, pulled the gun bolt with his backhand, and looked at Qiao Hanmu:

"Who are we going to fight now?"

"I like cheerful people like you." Qiao Hanmu said appreciatively, "Don't worry, we won't attack civilians."

Several electric off-road vehicles slowly drove up from the shadows, and with the quiet drive of their electric motors, they became stealthy lurkers.

Qiao Hanmu took several people to board the convoy, and the vehicle gradually drove out of the range of Eerga City and headed towards Outland.

Several people put on Kevlar Outerwear and ceramic armor while listening to Qiao Hanmu's explanation of the combat plan:

"Forty years ago, due to the Red Arrow Empire's barbaric expansion and conquest, a large number of Frostplate refugees were homeless and forced to flow into Outland. However, with their advantages in knowledge, technology and numbers, they quickly eliminated the local Outland refugees and became a warlord force that separatist power."

Qiao Hanmu projects a presentation, listing some character information and historical data:

"Flower Valley, North Wind Town, New Eerga - these are three Outland cities formed by Frostplate refugees. Ten years ago, a unified country was established: Merva."

"Law Enforcement Division Three once supported them and allowed them to possess a small number of nuclear weapons and barrier generators. However, due to the distance and time delay, Frostplate's influence here is getting worse and worse."

"The young people of the previous generation have increasingly identified with the Red Arrow Empire. They have been influenced by Red Arrow culture, and the endless vicious incidents in Frostplate have made them worship the powerful empire even more and get closer to the Red Arrow Empire emotionally."

"The contradiction between the conservatives and the reformists has gone to extremes. The older generation and a small number of young people are closer to the new Frostplate Federation ruled by Dai Weilin, while the young and middle-aged people yearn for the Red Arrow Empire. These two forces have accumulated There have been long-standing grievances and constant conflicts. The pro-shuang side, dubbed 'Frost Fang Faction', controls Merva's education and medical industries, while the pro-red side calls itself 'Sharp Arrow Camp' and has sufficient industry and soldiers."

Li Aoz frowned. Then I heard Qiao Hanmu continue:

"Dai Weilin has visited Red Arrow Empire. Next, Frostplate and Red Arrow will definitely settle their differences and become friendly again."

"What we have to do is simple, divide them, let Merva move towards civil war, and become a powder keg that destroys the relationship between Red Arrow and Frostplate. Force the two most powerful countries in the world to go to war personally and turn against each other."

It's a simple and crude conspiracy, taking advantage of ethnic conflicts to expand local disputes. The next step is to trigger World War. When the whole world is in ruins and is in dire need, Mr. Entropy can swallow up the entire Azure Planet without any effort.

While listening, Li Aoz used his authority in White Obelisk to silently set up a [Police Service Center] facility, and sent an oracle to the person in charge of White Obelisk - the former farmer Kadan Folich who should actually be called 'Chief Priest'.

"Since we can't fix Qiao Hanmu in a short time, then I'll reluctantly allow you to make my wedding dress."

Li Aoz folded his arms and waited quietly for something good to happen.

Red Arrow Empire, Eerga City, Police Station in the Holy Monument District.

Police officer Chris Vincent on duty was yawning, making coffee and writing a duty report.

The White Obelisk that was lowered half a year ago has made the originally remote rural area become one of the top tourist attractions in today's empire. However, it has also greatly increased the difficulty of law enforcement in the local police station. The greater the flow of people, the greater the load on the police officers on duty. The young police officer Chris can already be said to be a "holy trinity".

The programmer's hairstyle and posture, the Civil Engineering teacher's posture, and the pediatrician's mental state.

He frowned. The night was still long and he would be busy tomorrow. He had to continue working after making coffee. I just hope that a wave of newbies with excellent abilities and endurance will come over soon, so that I can get out of the sea of suffering.

Just as he picked up the coffee pot and walked to his office, an announcement suddenly sounded in the hall:

"Please go to window number six on 0212."

"Hey." Chris sighed, "Don't do careless things like 'I lost my wallet' or 'I can't find the child' again. Otherwise, I won't do anything and come here seventy or eighty times a day. What do parents do nowadays? Can't they even watch their own children?"

Although he was complaining, Chris still sat down in front of the window sill. He turned on the computer numbly and skillfully, took over the microphone, and subconsciously said, "Hello, Shengbei District Police Station, what problem did you encounter?"

The reporter said politely, "I'm very sorry to bother you so late, Mr. Police Officer."

"Fortunately, if something happens in the future, it would be better to inform us earlier."

As soon as Chris finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. He raised his head and looked outside the bulletproof glass: sitting on the chair was a middle-aged man wearing a black robe with red edges and a kind face. Chris was surprised. "It turns out to be Mr. Kadan Folich! Shouldn't you be worshiping the gods? Something big has happened."

The person in front of him can be said to be the agent appointed by the 'gods' in the human world. As for whether it is true or not... at least now it seems that the 'will' he 'received' from White Obelisk is relatively reliable. He has helped Eerga City's GPD continue to rise. No matter how you say it, he is a high-ranking person, and Chris does not dare to neglect it.

"I heard the warning from the gods in the middle of the night. He warned me that there are now a group of heretics with ill intentions who intend to destroy the relationship between the empire and Frostplate Federation." Cardin said seriously, "The gods sensed that there was a traitor among them who held Aoneng, and it was by relying on that [Mutant] that they could locate their destination. Please believe my testimony..."

Chris felt a little weird at first, but as Cardin pointed out more and more people, the information became more and more detailed, and it was even revealed in the end that the other party had an AE-150 "Albatross" unmanned aerial gunship, and Chris could no longer remain calm.

Being able to tell the data of various weapon models and working principles in detail is not an area that a former farmer and now an old master can understand.

"I need to contact my superiors." Chris said, "Please wait here for a moment. I'm afraid we need you to cooperate with us... to communicate with the gods."

After Chris finished speaking, he hurried to the next door, called the Imperial Armed Forces Department, and reported the matter.

If this information is true, it means that a group of terrorists are trying to provoke a war. For the empire, the relationship with Frostplate is getting closer and closer. His Majesty the Emperor wants to end Heavenly Ring Nation in his lifetime. As for Frostplate's hatred, they have already almost avenged it.

How could this kind of thing be allowed to affect the empire's great cause that has lasted for hundreds of years! A few minutes later, the Imperial Armed Forces received this information.

The duty officer Stephen opened the mailbox boredly and skillfully used the decoding tool to read the content. After a brief review, he immediately sneered, "A group of terrorists are about to trigger a civil war in Merva in an attempt to drag down the empire? They are crazy. Who would believe this."

He shook his head, put the document aside, continued to lie in the rocking chair, and soon started snoring.

In fact, when anyone from the Imperial Armed Forces sees such detailed information, their first reaction will be 'false'.

The empire's intelligence department is really inferior to Frostplate's 'law agency'. Law Enforcement Division Three Agency's unique direct responsibility system is the only one among Four Nations. This allows the spies to act regardless of the consequences. In the end, we are only responsible for His Excellency the President. If you want accountability, ask the president.

This is why, when Dai Weilin launched the purge, Law Enforcement Division Three was the one who responded most actively. They did not have to worry about being implicated and liquidated, and they were not as ruthless as usual.

When we got to the empire, there was no such thing.

In addition, most of the internal administration of the empire is an employee system. When get off work comes to a close, when most people see this information, they will only think: Only extremely professional spies can master such detailed information. How can a policeman from a border city police station know this? In the middle of the night, there were no important leaders of the armed forces on duty. The personnel on duty took a few glances and concluded that this must be a satellite deliberately released by foreign spies to cause panic. There is no doubt that this is a waste of our energy.

Therefore, once Chris's message was sent, he received no reply for the time being, which made him confused. He was a little anxious. Based on his many years of service experience, this matter was probably true.

Kadan Folich is now so successful that he would not put his own reputation and wealth into it just to spread rumors. As for the will of the gods, that is secondary. It can be understood as the source of intelligence for the White Obelisk organization.

After all, the ancient churches were like this. They existed as missionary institutions in name, but in fact they were constantly inquiring about information and stealing intelligence. Those churches could basically be regarded as a kind of intelligence transfer station.

After two full hours, Chris still did not receive the instruction. He gritted his teeth and decided to trust his intuition. If he did nothing about such a big thing, he would definitely be scolded by the people in the future.

Chris made sufficient psychological preparations and sent the message to the mobile brigade of the Eerga City police station and the Pioneer Association, requesting them to conduct certain investigative actions against Merva.

Turns out, he got it right.

Just 20 minutes after Chris called the mobile brigade, Eerga City border post observed the nearby fire strike signal on the computer. After tracking, it was found that the signal originated from the Melva Kingdom.

Various evidence shows that some kind of military operation is underway inside Merva.