Sword and Magic and Taxi

The Alliance's forward base in the Ring, the place where the coalition forces set off and regrouped, and Tivan's flagship finally arrived.

The communication channel was filled with cheers, partly for the victory, partly for the heroism of the flagship. The rescue operation not only rescued the commandos on the ground, but also took over the escape cabins of those assault warships, greatly reducing personnel losses. Being able to do such a thing as a head coach of the first army is not easy, and it is certainly worthy of cheers.

Commander Tiwan, can you declare that this battle has been a complete success? the battlefield situation computer adjutant reminded: The entire multiverse needs a hearty victory, especially the Alliance of Rings.

It should not be released by us. Send the information about the results of the battle to the alliance headquarters and let them decide at their discretion. Remember to write down my opinion on the report: This is a victory. Then, send a message to Sokka and say Zhao Mai's Z-worms covered us at the last moment, which greatly reduced the losses, and we deserve a lot of credit.

After finishing speaking, Tiwan waved his hand, ignored the congratulatory internal communications, and focused on the screen. Although it was a victory, the casualty figures were still heartbreaking. He ordered the base to rescue the wounded as much as possible, and at the same time check the fleet situation to prevent Nexus personnel from lurking in disguise.

We have to guard against it! Naikos... Tiwan pondered for a while, then patted his face to make himself feel better and relaxed, and then dialed Sokka's communication: I have returned to the base, the battle situation I sent it to you. How are you doing there? Have you been able to locate Nexus?

Soka shook her head, her brows still furrowed: No! I didn't ask before during the battle, but now we have to find out: have you got the dark network generator?

Of course I found it! Your avatar led the commando to find it. The signal characteristics and energy pattern are in line with expectations. It can't be a mistake, right? Tiwan also felt very strange and immediately lowered his voice: Even if it is a mistake, That generator is also in the temple base, right? I threw five ignition bombs, each of which could create a sun. With that kind of power, nothing would cease to exist. So, let the researchers at the headquarters think quickly. Wonder what’s going on!”

Soka waved his hand and said, Don't worry. Could it be that the dark network generator has not been turned off and is still sending signals on your ship? If it is still sending signals, then Nexus is still unable to be scanned here.

How could such a low-level mistake happen? When the thing was transmitted into the Captor, the energy source was already disconnected and controlled using the stasis generator. Tivan tapped on the operation panel, and then he was stunned. Living. The Captor didn't return? What's going on! It used the internal network like me, and it left earlier than I did. It should have arrived by this time!

Investigate thoroughly immediately, something is wrong! I will go to the first department immediately to check all movements leaving the spacecraft at that time, as well as the use of the internal network!

Sokka turned off the communication and immediately issued instructions to the first department that managed the elemental traversal network. But she still felt uneasy after doing so, so she flapped her wings and headed to the location of the first department.

After the Five Hundred Years' War, the first department became busier than ever, and everyone was enjoying the hard-won peace. Not only have the insects subsided, but Nekos has also not caused trouble for a long time. Now it is almost considered the best moment in the eyes of many people. In addition, the Ring Alliance has greatly improved its service attitude and protected the reasonable rights and interests of ferrymen like never before, which quickly boosted the entire traversal network business.

There is a huge screen in the lobby of the first department, which shows the time-travel events taking place in the multiverse. It lights up from the departure point and disappears at the destination. Each time travel is like a shooting star. Now the shooting stars cover the screen like gorgeous fireworks. The green line is the ferryman, the red line is the accident caused by the mutation of the space environment, the yellow line is the individual's active crossing behavior, the purple line is the Z-worm's portal, and the silver line is the unknown.

The black shooting stars are internal networks.

Sokka was very fast, and when she arrived, the controller had just finished the operation. The man had an idea: Elder Angel is here. How about seeing it more intuitively on the big screen?

As a result, what happened in real time was moved to the corners of the screen, and the central area reflected what happened on the battlefield at the Temple Base. It starts with the arrival of a thick, bright green meteor, followed by several streaks of silver and a streak of purple. As time passes and the retreat begins, many green and yellow lines appear, followed by a black shooting star.

Sokka looked at the time. This was most likely the Capturer spacecraft. Locate this and retrieve information from the internal network.

The Capturer spacecraft used Elder Tiwan's transmission code, and its destination is Starry Sky Assembly D area... However, it seems that it has not arrived yet and has seriously timed out.

When the technician said this, a black meteor was produced. It arrived first and overtook the Captor, then reached its destination and disappeared from the screen. The Capturer still drew a black line on the screen, moving slowly, like an old man walking tremblingly on crutches.

Track it and find out its current situation! Soka gave the order: Find a way to find out what happened above. I want to establish contact with that spacecraft!

But, Elder Angel, the spacecraft cannot communicate during the journey, especially when using the internal network.

Yes, I understand what information enclosure protection is. It can ensure the safety and harmlessness of the crossing process. However, now it has become a real difficulty that needs to be overcome! Soka frowned and looked at the current situation. real-time situation. The black meteor was still moving forward, but its speed continued to decrease. There is no need for complicated calculations at all. Just by estimating its speed reduction, you can understand that it will probably never reach its destination.

This situation is abnormal. Let people from the research department get involved immediately, with the highest ranking first!

Nexus who still remained secretive, the scan that could not be carried out, the Captor that could not reach its destination, and the mysterious dark network generator became a heavy burden on Sokka's heart. Keep tracking the Captor, and the situation is transmitted to my communication terminal. Except for those who study how to communicate with it, everyone else continues their previous work.

She spoke as calmly and calmly as possible, but there was already an ominous feeling inside. After leaving the first department, Soka went directly to the second department, which is responsible for protecting the elemental traversal network and the alliance headquarters. It has the best war analysis device and confidential conference room in the multiverse - at least except for the Queen of Blades and Zhao Mai. , this place has never been breached by anyone.

I should be at the scene, on the Captor! At least I can know what happened. Sokka knocked his head in annoyance, then connected to Tivan, called all the elders at the same time, and directly held an elders meeting.

Tiwan had been standing by the communicator, so he connected directly. He knew something was wrong as soon as he saw Sokka's expression, and his heart skipped a beat. The spaceship was lost?

No, it's still moving in the internal network, but it's getting slower and slower. I don't know why. I think something is wrong, and a meeting of elders has been held. Soka shook his head slightly: Is my clone back? She is Not at the capture site of the dark network generator?”

Yes, she is on the flagship. Do you want her to come over?

No need. Let her ferry back immediately and merge with me again, so that I can know what happened at that time. The clone's knowledge does not involve confidential information, so her description may not be complete and accurate.

You will be able to fuse in five minutes, and I will ask my ferryman to take her back. Tivan covered half of his face, feeling a bit like a toothache: The Captor is still flying in the internal network, how is this possible? Could it be that the information I gave was wrong, or that the alliance flagship also used my permissions, causing a conflict?

You're not wrong. The first department has checked. The internal network is used correctly, and the so-called conflict does not exist at all. Launching a hundred traversals at the same time will not cause any one to malfunction. Sokka waved his hand: It's not your responsibility, I'm sure of that. At present, it seems more like the Captor's problem...

What are you hesitating about?

If it's not a problem with the Captor, then is it possible that it's a problem with the dark network generator? Could the whole thing be a conspiracy by Nexus?

Tiwan's face almost cramped, he shook his head from side to side, and almost squeezed out each word: It's impossible, right? If the whole thing is a conspiracy, then the layout must start from Osaka, so that he can Everything he knows is false, and then he misleads all research work of the Alliance. Even if this can be done, can Nexus deceive all the transcendents? No matter what method of calculation and divination is used, the conclusion is basically the same They are all supporting our actions. The variables involved are beyond imagination, and even all the detached people cannot be controlled by gathering them together. It cannot be a plan at all. And I have a very deep feeling from the battlefield situation. The attack on the Temple base is taken very seriously, and we really go all out to rescue it. In short, I don’t think the dark network generator is a conspiracy.”

That's right. If that is a conspiracy, it only means that Nekus's ingenuity exceeds the sum of the entire universe, and we are doomed to fail. Seeing other elders coming online one after another, Soka prepared to hold a meeting. Hey, why is the honorary elder Zhao Mai not here?

Zhao Mai and Ilúvatar were like two children who suddenly discovered a toy and were busy playing the second game. Not only the two of them, everyone is helping, even Qiqi is involved - although her job is just to refuel like stocking up on food. Due to Zhao Mai's willfulness, the Queen of Blades suffered some internal injuries, and was forcibly treated by Zhao Mai with blue crystals inserted into her body. The similarly damaged Starfish Mothership pulled another Starfish Mothership over to fuse with it to quickly make up for the damage. Zhao Mai focused all his energy on coordinating matter, energy and strengthening protection, and he ignored the meeting notice.

The communicator rang again, it was Sokka again. Zhao Mai took a breath helplessly and had no choice but to answer the call. What's wrong with Angel? I'm busy repairing the ship here!

We were about to hold a presbytery meeting, and we discovered a strange situation. A spaceship had an internal network problem, which was unprecedented.

Zhao Mai shook his head: I'm not interested in your internal network, and to be honest, I have tried it, but I can't use the tearing method to get to your internal space. What kind of energy does your internal network use? Can it be maintained all the time? It's turned on and the energy level can stay so high, I tried my best and couldn't penetrate it! Well...if a ship is in danger, I can't help, and the same goes for the blade.

So it's you? No wonder the internal network had two empty loads, but suddenly the energy consumption increased! Soka's eyes widened, and Zhao Mai looked sideways at the sky and made a haha ​​to blur the matter away. Soka was also very helpless, but she also knew very well that even if Zhao Mai let her strangle him, she wouldn't be able to strangle him to death. There was something wrong with a ship returning from the battlefield of Naikos Temple. I'm a little worried that it might be Naikos' fault?

Who do you ask me about this? I don't have any inside information on Nexus... Uh. Zhao Mai pinched his nose and quickly changed the subject: If it's not the Z bug that caused trouble but it was just a matter of your alliance, then I won't I'm mixed up. I'm stupid in my brain and do one thing at a time, and I have a very important experiment to do here, and maybe there will be some amazing discoveries. Of course, if you need me to do anything, just say a word.

Zhao Mai gave Soka a thumbs up and looked very decent, but Angel always felt that Zhao Mai seemed to be hiding something. She looked at the location of the other end displayed on the communicator. In her mind, the world of Alda should be the world of origin. Is Zhao Mai trying to become a transcendent?

Since Zhao Mai has his own affairs, we won't wait for him. Soka said to the other elders: Everyone is scattered in different places. The reason why we are so anxious to call for a meeting this time is mainly because we met a very special person here. Weird things.”

The angel briefly and concisely told the elders about the current problems of the Captor. As expected, everyone was stunned, and then began to whisper among themselves. At this time, Sokka's clone also arrived in the conference room. She put her hands on Sokka's back and turned into a ball of holy light to merge again.

The fusion process was very fast, and all the wings reappeared completely on the angel's back. Sokka blinked, checked the clone's memory, and then said: The commando team found it right, that is indeed a dark network generator. Their action steps were also in accordance with the drill, disconnecting the energy source, using static Use the retarder to control it, and then mark it and be transported away by the Captor.

In other words, the problem can only occur after the Captor leaves the battlefield? One of the elders said: The element travel network is still a bit weak, and sometimes derailments do occur. However, the internal network is subject to various impacts and The ability to react to energy is very strong, and even the Transcendents cannot destroy it. Moreover, once the transmission starts, the state of the Captor as a whole should be stabilized. I see that the load on the internal network is very low now, so it doesn't seem like there is a problem look like.

Indeed... Soka glanced at it, then frowned: Why is the load so low, less than 1%, and still declining?