Him and their stars.

Chapter 2095 I Choose Victory and Justice

Feifei's question naturally caused Yu Lian to feel a moment of confusion and emotion.

He has certainly been here many times before.

In the civil war that determined the future of the Galactic Empire, he first captured Skyhold Fortress, the closest fortress to the Celestial Realm, and held it. Thus, for the next few years of the civil war, he and Brunhilde's faction consistently maintained the initiative on the battlefield.

Whether observing the conflicts among kings, managing the frontier sectors and the Third Arm, watching various lords form a "lord alliance," or witnessing Brunhilde's unparalleled achievement in annihilating the Alliance fleet at Femor, the "Chenxiao Fortress" has always been his main base throughout all these processes.

He even had children here...

In short, the story of that timeline seems to be virtual, but the elements seem to be real. If that is the case, then I must be the person in the entire universe who knows this fortress better than all the officers and soldiers stationed in this fortress, and even better than Brunhilde, who is far away.

Furthermore, it's fortunate that this fortress is located on the empire's mainland, and is even the closest to Sky Tower in the Celestial Realm. Due to a lack of necessary military significance, Sky Tower has not undergone any large-scale expansion since the end of the empire's civil war more than three hundred years ago.

As a result, although its interior decoration and cabin layout have undergone many changes, the overall structure still conforms to his memory.

Walking through this familiar yet unfamiliar passage, Yu Lian once again experienced the convergence of the past and the present, and now even the fusion of fantasy and reality.

"Yes! Chenxiao Fortress, I'm back again," he exclaimed. In his short words, every word seemed to contain the weight of countless mountains and rivers, and every punctuation mark seemed to hold the chill of autumn winds.

“I think what you’re really trying to say is, ‘My loyal Chenxiao Fortress, I’m back,’” Fei Fei said with a smile.

Yu Lian did not intend to deny this. He looked at the passage leading directly into the depths of the fortress. Although the surrounding walls and floors were decorated differently, the ceiling at least looked familiar.

"Furthermore, when you took office as the military attaché, you never passed through this place, nor did you ever come here to investigate," Fei Fei said, crossing her hands.

Yu Lian replied matter-of-factly, "I certainly didn't pull on it. So this is obviously quantum entanglement, right? Hasn't Fei Fei had a similar experience?"

When faced with a dilemma, one can resort to quantum mechanics. This is a truth that applies across countless universes, and even someone as intelligent as Fei Fei cannot refute it. After a moment of contemplation, she chuckled and said, "Indeed, I've had similar experiences."

There really is!
"What kind of expression is that? Is the Black Moon's legacy so superficial? I was able to obtain this title before I even came of age. Besides being truly gifted, I also needed some fortuitous encounters. In the future, our children might also have to go through this."

That makes a lot of sense. However, I would much rather my child grow up safe and healthy, and become an ordinary person who can support himself and live a happy and peaceful life free from illness and disaster.

Just as Yu Lian was about to veer off-topic into a discussion about the education of future generations, Fei Fei added, "However, it's fortunate that you didn't tell everyone that the foundation of this operation is based on quantum mechanics."

Yu Lian shrugged, his smile still as matter-of-fact as ever.

"Okay, okay. I see now, what you're really trying to say is that the winner is not to be blamed."

"We've only just taken the first step in our plan; victory is still a long way off," Yu Lian replied, touching the golden whistle floating beside him with his finger.

This assistant robot, also from the era of the Enlightened Ones, projected a complete diagram of the fortress structure onto the wall.

“We are here now.” He drew a red dot on the fortress map.

"The straight-line distance to the fortress command post is less than a kilometer." Fei Fei looked up at the chandelier on the ceiling. "That's about twice the length of the Alien Club Building in Pearl City. With our current capabilities, it's just a standing high jump away."

"But it also involves crashing through more than a hundred floors and ceilings. That's really not in line with the image of a beautiful girl."

"It should be you, my husband, who should be the one to crash into it, so that the majestic power of the 'Dragon of Dawn' can be displayed. I just need to follow along."

“…I also need to maintain my image.” Yu Lian ignored him and drew another line on the structural diagram, leading deeper into the fortress: “There are eight central control terminal rooms in Chenxiao Fortress. Any one of them can take over all the systems in the fortress, and any one of them can also be physically isolated. There is no need for a strategy guide.”

“Even if the two of us manage to break through, we certainly won’t be able to hold our ground.” Fei Fei’s gaze swept across the fortress’s structural diagram, lingering a little longer on the cabin marked with the eight-pointed auspicious star.

On military maps, stars are a symbol of mysticism.

"Nodes of the fortress spirit array?"

"There might be some errors in the core of the spiritual vein's operation, but not much."

Feifei exclaimed, "Very good, Fish, you have indeed come here many times. Coming back here is like coming home."

Actually, returning to Longlin Palace feels like coming home. Just as Yu Lian was thinking this, Fei Fei said, "I won't be too surprised if you feel like coming home next time you return to Longlin Palace."

Yu Lian responded with a dry laugh as if he hadn't heard anything: "The Empire hasn't carried out large-scale expansion of Chenxiao Fortress for three hundred years, but the maintenance of the mystical array hasn't been cut back. Now, all the spiritual particle defense measures have been activated, and if force field jumps or similar methods are used forcibly, they will be interfered with."

"It's more than just interference; it's an extremely strong backlash. An ordinary psionicist would definitely be teleported to some dimensional rift if they used even the slightest trick."

"Even for us, it would consume a lot of extra physical strength and spiritual energy, making it a losing proposition."

Feifei agreed: "When I was six years old, my great-grandfather was already teaching me force field jumping. Then came more advanced phase traversal and gravitational tunneling."

Since he's a elusive and elusive mastermind, it's quite reasonable for him to possess such basic infiltration skills. However, Yu Lian still felt that this was also a kind of subconscious Versailles-like approach.

He had never learned spatial skills in his previous life, and the first time he mastered force field jumping was after he first awakened his psychic abilities at the age of 21, and it was only through the "innate skills" bestowed by the omniscient and omnipotent cosmic spirit.

"But he told me back then that no matter how well you study in this field, you need to be cautious, and you need to learn to restrain your arrogance in showing off your skills in a well-defended stronghold. The safest way to move forward is always to rely on your own two legs."

What he said made perfect sense. Yu Lian waved to an automated patrol car that was swaying towards the crossroads across the street. The robot, which looked just like a will-o'-the-wisp, paused for a moment, then slowly swayed over and stopped in front of the two of them, just like a well-trained ox or horse.

The two of them sat down without hesitation and continued on their way.

Feifei sat in front, nestled in her lover's arms: "So, you directly used the Sky Jade."

In fact, long before the Pilgrimage ship broke into the fluid metal layer, when it was still more than 20,000 kilometers away from the fortress, Yu Lian had already activated the Sky Jade and brought Fei Fei into the interior of the fortress ahead of time.

The spatial jump using the power of the Noble Phantasm was naturally very successful. This conceptual operation completely ignored all dimensional interference within the fortress and successfully arrived at the designated location.

The first step of the operation sounded like it was going smoothly, but Fei Fei still expressed some doubts: "But, doesn't this escape tool have a 24-hour cooldown?"

Yu Lian smiled and nodded.

"Aren't you afraid of losing your way out?"

Yu Lian smiled and shook his head.

"Fine, you're not one to think about retreat. Besides, if we take this fortress, there will be no way out."

Yu Lian continued to nod.

"Of course, it's also possible to unlock the fortress's mystical mechanisms, but that's unlikely in the short term."

"That's unrealistic. A vital system can't just shut down because a central hub is destroyed. That kind of thing only happens in movies."

"When you were attacking the snake's lair, you only won by hitting the ventilation ducts." "That's because my cheap nephew is a heartless traitor. Besides, those guys might have already decided to abandon the nest as a molting stage. We can't judge the snake lunatic's ideas with too much rationality."

At this point, both of them paused. They knew perfectly well that this attack on Chenxiao Fortress was similar in strategy to the previous battle at the Snake Cave.

However, this is just a guess, and we shouldn't go into too much detail.

"So, what do we do now?" Fei Fei asked.

"Proceed straight ahead to the nearest air-conditioned room, then defeat all the enemies that appear in our path." Yu Lian thought for a moment, then added, "Then, see how the Imperial devils react. I've already made my move; now we're just waiting for their response."

“…After being your adjutant for so long, Fish, this is the most absurd battle plan I’ve ever seen.” Fei Fei laughed, “Luckily, Senior Sister and the Captain don’t know about it.”

"But you know this, Feifei. Ever since the day I marched into the Heavenly Realm, I've been quite unreliable!"

"Yes! So she's not complaining. In the end, it's just a matter of 'marrying a chicken, following the chicken; marrying a dog, following the dog; even if we die, we'll die together.'"

As they chatted, the two continued their leisurely journey on their patrol robot.

In just three minutes, they passed at least a company of heavily armed and armored assault troops, more than twenty security robots of various models, and two indoor turrets with their surveillance cameras activated. However, neither the people nor the machines seemed to be able to see them.

Or rather, we shouldn't use such a superficial term as "see".

At least, when they encountered that assault team just now, they both made a nimble dodge maneuver to make way for the "ghost fire" that the two were still riding.

Their movements were as if injected with instinct: instinctively making way, instinctively ignoring the two intruders, and instinctively remaining in place and waiting.

Yu Lian received a report from Anne Romanova from the Pilgrim's Passage only after the alarms in the fortress passage had reached Level 1.

"We've entered the dock! We're ready to fight to the death, to hold out until victory arrives!"

“This doesn’t sound like something Annie would say, nor does it sound like something Xiao Qing would say; it sounds more like something that little prince would say,” Fei Fei said.

"Although she is young, she has a great ability to survive," Yu Lian commented.

"Heh, is it really just because of the will to survive?"

"This is the biggest upheaval in the empire in hundreds of years. What they really think is not important. At least not now."

Feifei wanted to say something more, but suddenly her smile vanished and her expression immediately turned serious: "So, Commander Yu, returning to Chenxiao Fortress is like returning to your own home. If we enter another restricted formation, do you already have a plan?"

Yu Lian raised his eyebrows slightly and pulled Fei Fei off the robot.

As soon as they landed, the "ghost fire" that had carried them all the way let out a mechanical wail, collapsed to the ground, and fell apart on the spot.

The robot was crushed by its own suddenly increased "weight".

"The gravity has suddenly increased tenfold." Fifi looked at the robot. "It's not an illusion. Will our enemies be affected?"

“I don’t know. You’ve already said it yourself, returning here feels like coming home to me, and I haven’t encountered any hostility before,” Yu Lian said.

At the end of the passage, several Astral Knights clad in emblems had appeared sometime earlier. They brandished crimson energy spears, watching warily ahead, but remained rooted to the spot, seemingly struggling.
They should have sensed Yu Lian and Fei Fei's arrival, but they didn't seem to "see" their real target.

At the same time, the Pilgrimage Dragon Ship, having attracted all the attention of the Imperial Army, began its final, fierce charge.

Thanks to everyone's cooperation, this special warship continued to enjoy the treatment of friendly forces, easily passing through the port access channel of the fluid metal layer and rushing towards the dock gate that had not been closed in time.

The Imperial Army's last stand was a few loyal gunners who turned the two turbine laser arrays by the dock gate, attempting to manually fire the cannons to stop the dragon ship's advance.

However, before the deadly, dense beam of light left the turret, the control room was engulfed by a sudden surge of fire. The gunners, in their final moments, didn't see clearly that long before they even began adjusting the gun's position, a long line of round, chubby robots had already crawled into the gaps in the turret's pipes, beginning their most precise and efficient destruction.

Subsequently, the dragon boat sailed into Chenxiao Fort's No. 2 dock unscathed.

This is the largest space dock in this star city fortress, with a very large space that can accommodate three to four Titans and more than five Dreadnoughts for maintenance at the same time. But now, since the Imperial fleet has already set out to deploy, the harbor is naturally quite empty, with only two light cruisers and three destroyers lounging in a corner.

To the Pilgrimage, she was like a three-wheeled vehicle that had crashed into the garage of a giant heavy-duty truck; the interior space was even large enough for her to drift around three times.

And in fact, she did do the same thing.

After entering the dock, the Pilgrim rudely entered the dock track that was originally intended to dock the Abyss Dragon, but continued to move forward.

As they advanced, they also took the opportunity to fire a volley of shots from their side cannons at the Imperial warships moored in the corner.

The Earthlings inside the fortress seemed completely unconcerned about the consequences of firing naval cannons simultaneously.

The continuous explosions instantly filled the huge dock space. The imperial warship, adorned with gold patterns and heraldic designs, resembled a runaway race car, even tearing sparks from its own dock tracks.

Her bow pushed several small service boats and engineering vehicles that couldn't avoid her forward, smashing berths, breaking bridges, and carving a shocking trench into the interior of the empire's most fortified fortress amidst flying sparks and debris.

The elegant oval bow transformed into a ram, crashing into the mechanical pier at the end of the dock, turning the main passage between the port and the fortress into a pile of metal junk, finally coming to a stop with a deafening roar.

"Hooray!" Miss Romanova cheered loudly after successfully maneuvering the dragon boat to execute the ramming tactic. "I've wanted to do this for so long! Such a beautiful boat, wouldn't it be a shame not to ram something?"

Although the Earth soldiers inside the ship were prepared, it took them three to five seconds to recover from the impact before they entered combat mode.

"All hatches in position, open immediately! All Marines, prepare for landing!"

"Establish a defensive line immediately! You only have five minutes to build one! Remember, there are a million people in this fortress!"

"So, do you know your mission?"

"Our mission is to hold firm and wait until the center blossoms!"

"Yes, the imperial devils can't even get a single step over here!"

As for Gongsun Qing, who was completely unaffected by the impact, he had already shifted his gaze away from Miss Slein's back injury and nodded approvingly: "Very good, you didn't do anything stupid."

The girl, not yet sixteen, responded to the emperor with a smile more painful than a grimace: "If I had really done what you call the stupid thing, I would have died several times over just now?"

“I will not torture prisoners of war who have lost the ability to resist. If you stay quietly in your room, no one will make things difficult for you. This is your own choice,” Gongsun Qing said.

The girl turned around, looked directly at Gongsun Qing, her face revealing fearlessness and determination: "If I said... I choose the side of victory and justice, oh dear!"

The girl crouched down, clutching her aching head.

At that moment, a new alarm sounded on the bridge: "The enemy's assault team has arrived!"