Psychics don't die from gunfire

Chapter 878 The Singularity Era
After this.

The rest is self-evident.

Song Shi stayed in Mangxing Plain for a while, until the vanguard of the New Order Federation arrived. After learning that Mangxing Plain had fallen and the local protectorate had been destroyed, the remaining forces along the way showed little willingness to resist—but not in surrender.

The armed forces of the Eastern Continent Republic in various resettlement areas are generally composed of two parts: the first is the "righteous followers" composed of local people, and the second is the "headquarters" transferred from the Eastern Continent Republic.

The former goes without saying; to repay the kindness of the Eastern Continent Republic, they should repay the debt of gratitude. The latter's relatives and family members are all far away on the mainland, left behind to guard and protect them. They must not surrender, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable—unless they are confident that they can deceive the [monitoring network] afterward for investigation.

Therefore, we must fight.

Therefore, we must charge in.

However, their morale was low and their spirits were wavering, which greatly affected their combat effectiveness. In particular, they could clearly feel a blazing "sun" hanging high in the sky, illuminating the area. Under these circumstances, the vanguard of the New Order Federation advanced with unstoppable momentum, crushing any stubborn resistance they encountered.

"Okay, let's go with your plan."

Song Shi listened for a while and nodded.

"Yes."

Before him, the commander of the unit stopped his briefing, saluted, and then took his leave.

But as the man left, his gaze unconsciously drifted into the distance. There, a massive, open-air sinkhole abruptly appeared in the center of the city, its bottom unseen, riddled with obsidian-like ravines, and slowly emitting scalding steam.

One can vaguely see what a hellish scene it must have been not long ago.

Destructive power. He murmured to himself, perhaps out of professional instinct, he unconsciously assessed and compared whether his force could win against a fifth-ring psychic.
The answer is no.

The destructive power is certainly achievable; they possess the authority to apply for high-yield hydrogen bombs, which, if used properly, could severely damage a city. However, they are no match for an individual capable of continuously unleashing the same destructive power with a mere gesture.
Ideally, our forces would only deplete some of the enemy's psionic energy.

Song Shi paid no attention to the thoughts of others.

The Mangxing Original Settlement Area—its main forces have been wiped out, but it will still take a considerable amount of time to truly control it. Unless they learn from the advanced experience of the "Awakened One" Zenrusetsa, who, in his place, could probably turn the entire region against them with just a bright smile.

Based on the experience and lessons learned from other resettlement areas over the past few years, the New Order Federation will focus on three main areas going forward.

The first step is to extract nanomachines from the bodies of people in the resettlement area and decouple them from the surveillance network.

Secondly, it aims to further undermine the influence of the Eastern Continent Republic on this area, bringing the Mangxing Original Resettlement Area into the cultural consensus of the New Order Federation, and creating a healthier, more complete, and rational new order, as the "Federal Supreme Executive Council" hopes.

Third, we must expedite the construction of defensive fortifications, outposts, and other facilities to lay the foundation for future expeditions by the New Order Federation to the eastern continent.

"Eastern Continent."

With nothing else to do, Song Shi stood in the Protectorate General's residence, gazing in a certain direction.

East.

The Pan-Eastern Continental Union. This place that gave birth to me, from any perspective, cannot be considered a union.
The [Academic Council], the [Northern Thunder Defense Front], and the [Four Heavenly Emperors]—their alliance is limited to temporarily refraining from openly stabbing each other in the back. Thus, since the outbreak of the Second Seven Earths War, they have naturally chosen to fight independently. Song Shi suddenly raised an eyebrow and turned around.

"—VE?"

In the room behind, there were a few loud bangs, then the door was kicked open, and a round, chubby home service robot emerged. Its robotic arm held a television screen, fixed to its head, with the screen's power cord dragging on the floor.

The home robot scurried up to Song Shi, its head-mounted screen flashing and displaying a 2D animated image of VE.

The two stared at each other for a while before Song Shi broke the silence, laughing, "You look quite well?"

"I took a direct hit from the 'Heavenly Tribulation Fire'! Song Shi!" VE seemed to have been ignited, gritting her teeth, revealing uncontrollable anger: "I'm only just recovering now!"

"And then? Huh? You didn't even bother to look at me, not even a greeting! Not a single word of thanks! Me, 'Nightmare'! In your eyes, am I just the cheapest, lowest-level code slave?!"

"Sorry, sorry. The main thing is, I have to stay in Mangxing Plain these days and can't find the time." Song Shi readily agreed: "I wonder if Miss VE is interested in 'quantum communication links'?"

"Really?" The little figure on the screen, which had been twisted and shrunken, suddenly expanded back to its normal shape.

“Since you chose the New Order Federation in the first place, this thing will be given to you sooner or later.” Song Shi sighed. “I’m not a company that has to hide things away. Good things are meant to be used; they only become valuable when used.”

VE was overjoyed.

Song Shi smiled enigmatically: "Besides, even if you didn't give it to VE, you still tried to secretly pick the lock quite a few times."

VE frowned: "What are you talking about?"

Song Shi shattered his illusion: "It's not a scam."

VE coughed and hissed slowly, "With your level of expertise, you shouldn't have noticed."

"At least we have the textile machine and the Abyss Lord, and we have the home advantage. If we can't even trace who did it, what's the point of fighting electronic warfare? We might as well just give up."

Song Shi had a few more words he didn't say.

After observing an unexpectedly high increase in administrative efficiency within the New Order Federation, many Abyss Lords belatedly realized something—the New Order Federation had inherited the singularity technology, the "quantum communication link," from the giant corporation, Zenith Central!
Then, regardless of their apparent relationship with the New Order Federation—whether neutral, cooperative, or hostile—these "Abyss Lords" all began to covet this singularity technology, secretly plotting how to acquire it.

The textile machine glanced at its firewall records, which were densely packed with them. The two sides traded blows, rapidly iterating their technologies.

No one chose to come directly and ask if they could exchange for it, and if so, what the conditions would be for obtaining a "quantum communication link."
“VE, how much can the ‘quantum communication link’ enhance your combat power?” Song Shi asked.

"Uh, if you mean direct combat, then I think you shouldn't have too high of an unrealistic expectation."

As VE said this, her tone couldn't hide her excitement.

"But in other aspects, hehe ...

(End of this chapter)