above the galaxy

Chapter 645 This trend is dangerous!
Command ship. Open-air balcony.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the confidential secretary. Had the defenses of Los Angeles been breached again?

Although it sounds a bit absurd, but...
Why does it seem so natural?

In the interstellar age, technology is the primary productive force.

It is also destructive.

Everyone knows what a defensive shield means to a city.

That is armor, that is a shield, that is the fundamental guarantee for hundreds of millions of people to live in peace and tranquility.

However, our side was able to break through their defensive shield time and time again. What does this mean?
Technological dominance?
Or perhaps the other party hasn't learned any of the painful lessons from Fengcheng and Jinxiucheng, and hasn't properly upgraded and reinforced their facilities?
Or perhaps we could find a few capable people to intercept them properly?
What about the Mohists? What about the Tongtian Academy?

How could it be so easily breached?

It made me a little embarrassed, and I even wondered if the other side was too 'fragile'.
After all, many of them had just switched sides from the other side, the shift was too quick and the time was too short, and their mindset hadn't fully adjusted yet.

"Really?" Kong Yinghan's expression was excited. So excited, he crushed the beer can in his hand into a metal lump with a 'crack', and white foam flowed everywhere.

He was the commander of the Fire Reborn Army and the commander-in-chief of the Battle of Los Angeles.

The removal of the Los Angeles defensive shield means they can now truly launch a full-scale attack.

What followed was the real battle.
How can the might of the Fire-Burning Army be demonstrated without shedding blood? How can its glory be restored?

This is something he and countless soldiers of the Fire Reborn Army have been dreaming of.

"Absolutely true." The confidential secretary, beaming with joy, reported, "It's a message from the Heavenly Secrets Administration Bureau."

"Excellent! The Celestial Secrets Administration has achieved another great success!"

"Director Lu is a true genius. Compared to her, Luo City's defensive shield is as fragile as paper."

"Brothers, the computer guys have activated the Los Angeles defense shield. Now it's our turn to step in."

"We couldn't wait any longer, and our battalion volunteered to be the vanguard."

"Why should your 1st Battalion be the vanguard? Our 7th Battalion is the spearhead battalion; of course, we should be the ones to fire the first shot."
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Ignoring the commotion and arguments, Tang Fei placed the roasted meat from the stove onto the plate in Little Fatty's hand and said, "Everyone to your positions, I'm going to check on the Heavenly Secrets Bureau."

After that, he stood up and left.

Little Fatty stared blankly at the mountain of venison slices piled on the plate. He grabbed most of it with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. Then, carrying the plate, he followed his older brother and ran inside.

He still remembered the secret mission his older brother had given him.

Kong Yinghan was not willing to waste a moment and shouted, "Everyone, the real battle has begun."

"Yes. I am at your command, Commander."

Everyone stood up and followed Kong Yinghan toward the General Staff Headquarters.

There, everyone will be assigned military tasks.
When Tang Fei arrived at the Tianji Administration Bureau, the massive AI center had finally regained some 'human activity'.

Some cheered, some high-fived, and some hugged each other.

Some people took a breather and made themselves a cup of tea or coffee, while many others were still conducting a second round of clearing on the virtual battlefield to prevent the enemy from counterattacking and regaining 'command' of the defense system.

They can remove the shield, and the enemy can raise it again.

The war is not over, and it is not time to relax.

Tang Fei walked into Lu Siyu's room, where she was still intently staring at the virtual screen.

On the screen is a cartoon little girl dancing in celebration.
A direct descendant of the Lu family, a genius girl, the first director of the Heavenly Secrets Administration Bureau, and the number one contributor to taking down the defensive shield of Luo City, who would have thought that she would have such an innocent and lovely side?

Tang Fei walked up behind Lu Siyu and asked with a smile, "Director Lu, how are you feeling?"

Lu Siyu adjusted her black-rimmed glasses, pondered for a moment, and said, "It feels good, but not as good as before."

"Why?" Tang Fei asked.

"I cheated." Lu said in a low voice, like a child who had done something wrong, no, like a student who had cheated on a test and was now admitting to the teacher.
“But we won. Didn’t we?” Tang Fei understood her perspective and comforted her.

The Tang bandits had been waiting.

Waiting for a breach to be made inside Los Angeles.

Lin Hai and Li Dezhu did not disappoint them, or rather, Bi Qingqiu, the city lord of Luocheng, did not disappoint them.

He still managed to transmit a digital message through his own efforts, even if it was just a casual glance at Mo Wu's smart screen.
However, the data displayed there was the key to opening Pandora's box for a hacker genius like Lu Siyu.

It's at least a plastic mold for a key.

Lu Siyu also found a solution based on this video, and then seized command of Luocheng's defense system in just twelve hours.

This is also why Lu Siyu felt conflicted and upset.

She hoped to defeat her opponent honorably using her hacking skills, and just as she was gearing up for a showdown, her teammate suddenly handed her a small note with the answer written on it.
"What you want is victory, but what I want is to achieve victory through my own abilities and wisdom." Lu Siyu wanted to express her true thoughts clearly, but then felt it was pointless and shook her head, saying, "Forget it, just consider it a woman's affectation."

“No, this is the spirit of a mechanical genius,” Tang Fei said earnestly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Siyu's eyes lit up instantly. She wanted to turn around and look behind her, but she desperately resisted the urge to turn.

Because that would put your body in an awkward posture.

However, the joy in my heart was impossible to hide.

She stared at the cartoon girl on the screen, and the dance that she had found a bit jarring earlier now seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

She could sense the little girl's genuine joy.

"He understands himself."

With a faint smile, Lu Siyu said, "I've finished my business. The rest is up to you."

"Don't worry, you've already torn off their skin, so I can't even cut off their flesh?"
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Los Angeles. General Staff Headquarters.

This staff was hastily set up by Shen Anan, mainly composed of senior generals and staff officers from the Undying Army he brought with him, with a few staff officers from the Luo City garrison added perfunctorily.

After all, he trusts his own people more.

As for the garrison in Los Angeles, although they were numerous, he didn't take them seriously at all.

If they were truly capable, wouldn't they have been transferred to the top elite legions or the Qishan General Staff Headquarters long ago?
Why would he need to waste his time in the garrison below? He was convening a meeting with his subordinates to discuss the next counter-offensive plan.

Yes, once the bandits' weapons and equipment are depleted to a certain extent, they will launch a counterattack.

Since the military minister has sent Shen Anan here, he must live up to the military minister's trust and entrustment.

He wanted to completely annihilate the newly defected Fire Army, a dagger to the Prime Minister's heart.
What does the defection of the entire Fire Army, one of the Empire's three elite armies, to the enemy mean for the Qishan Group?
I dare not even think about it.

Even as he secretly pondered this matter in his mind, he felt a slight itch in his buttocks.
It involuntarily shifted a few centimeters to the north.

This trend was dangerous, but he managed to suppress it with all his might.

After receiving the intelligence, the military minister smashed several Ru kiln celadon tea cups.

That was his prized possession; he wouldn't even let anyone else touch it.

If the Fire Army is annihilated, a large number of bandit troops will come to its rescue.

He also wanted to tie down the main force of the bandits here, and wait until they ran out of ammunition and food before launching a pincer attack from all sides.
Shen Anan firmly believed that victory belonged to them.

The reason the bandit army kept winning was because the military commander didn't really take them seriously.

Yes, it was a case of underestimating the opponent.

But now things are different; I've come on my own.
The military began to take the bandit army seriously.

"Handsome."

"Handsome."

The sound of raindrops and hurried shouts came at the same time.

Shen Anan frowned and reprimanded, "What is it? Why are you in such a hurry? What kind of behavior is this?"

Maintain composure in the face of great events.

If you lose your composure over the smallest things, how can you accomplish anything significant?

The adjutant, panting heavily, reported in a deep voice, "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, command of the Luo City defense system has been lost, and the defensive shield has been removed."

Click!

The teacup in Shen Anan's hand, which held a cup of tea after the rain, was also crushed into pieces.

Strange, why use 'also'?

"What did you say?" Shen Anan looked astonished, hardly believing his ears.

Luo City is an SSS-level super city and uses the most advanced Xuanwu defense system.

Moreover, even the head of the Mo family's Tongtian Academy, who developed and manufactured the Xuanwu System, was helping with the defense in Luocheng.
In their view, Los Angeles was impregnable.

You're telling me we've lost command of the defense system? The shield has been removed?
How many days has it been?

How many days has it been?

Damn, it's only been a few days!

Am I going to have to bear the infamy of being the 'fastest city to lose'?

"Reporting to the commander, command of the Los Angeles defense system has been lost, and the defensive shield has been removed."

"How is this possible? How is this possible?" Shen An'nan stood up, his previous elegance and composure gone, and shouted angrily, "Where is Mo Wu? Where is Tongtian Academy? What are they doing?"

He usually respects Mo Wu and Tong Tianji.

Whether considering the team's technical contributions or their future standing within the empire, the other party truly deserves his respect.
However, now that command of the Los Angeles defense system has been lost and the defensive shield has been removed, they are about to face a brutal enemy attack.
He was not afraid of a direct confrontation with the bandit army.

His strategic goal of depleting enemy artillery firepower in large quantities has not yet been achieved.

He was Shen Wuxiang's trusted confidant and loyal follower. Even if Shen Wuxiang took that position, he would still play a very important role in the Military Commission.

Therefore, he had the confidence to publicly rebuke the Mo family patriarch and the Tongtian Academy.

Moreover, they made a mistake first.

Mo Wu arrived immediately, his expression dejected, his face ashen, and his voice hoarse as he said, "General, it is my incompetence."

"Don't say that, I don't want to hear it. I just want to know, what exactly happened? Why was the defensive shield of Los Angeles removed? What did you do?"

Shen Anan was, after all, a veteran general who had been through many battles. After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly regained his composure and calm.

He was the commander-in-chief of an army of hundreds of thousands, and he had to be able to keep the situation under control.

"I'm not sure either. We've upgraded the Los Angeles defense system seven times, adding three layers of defense. Our people are on guard in front of the AI ​​24/7, constantly building a moat around the system."

"This is impossible, this is impossible. Even if she's a genius, it's impossible for her to seize control of our system in such a short time."

"This reason might convince me, but it won't convince the Military Minister. You are the Dean of the Tongtian Academy; if you don't understand, how could we possibly understand?" Shen Anan said with a sinister look in his eyes.

This Mohist school is truly more trouble than it's worth.

No wonder they were always suppressed by the Lu family's Tianji Academy.

Based on what you've done, the fact that the military governor hasn't chopped you off for losing these cities is probably because he's been fasting and chanting Buddhist prayers, and today happens to be the first and fifteenth of the lunar month.

Mo Wu felt a chill run down his spine when he thought of the military prime minister's stern and profound gaze.

The title of butcher doesn't come from killing pigs, but from killing people.

“I have a feeling that this hacking method is somewhat familiar, as if they obtained our system usage authorization.”

Shen Anan scrutinized Mo Wu's expression and asked in a deep voice, "You mean... someone on our side leaked information?"

"I'm not sure. But I can't rule out that possibility."

"Did you come into contact with anyone during your work? Are there any suspects? Or was there any suspicious incident? Give me their names, and I'll go arrest them."

Mo Wu pondered for a moment, then suddenly called out, "Bi Qingqiu, the city lord of Luo City, once visited me."

(End of this chapter)