From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars

Chapter 700 My name is Qilin Jindoxi

The electromagnetic reconnection cannon with an orbital length of 25 meters was definitely the most powerful artillery weapon on the surface of the planet in the year 82 of the new calendar when the heavy particle cannon had not yet been developed.

The triple turret salvos of the armored weapon made everyone near the Grand Palace face the deterrent power of this heavy weapon on the battlefield.

Three orange-red fire lines brought out by three heavy armor-piercing rods hit the western wing protective wall of the Grand Palace 300 meters away in the blink of an eye. Following this deafening thunder, there was a gust of air like a violent hurricane, which spread out in all directions with the armored weapon as the origin.

Many soldiers nearby who did not react in time were even knocked to the ground by the air wave, and some camouflage nets and tents in this defense node were also blown away.

Inside this armored weapon, the three members of the driving team were completely dumbfounded. The armored weapon they were driving fired a shot at the Grand Palace. Even if there were ten tribes, it would probably not be enough to kill them.

And the most desperate thing was that this shot really had nothing to do with the three of them. From beginning to end, it was this out-of-control armored weapon that did it itself.

Thinking of this, the flight crew leader Kempinski also hurriedly asked: "Wait. Is the cockpit monitoring on?"

"The boss temporarily shut it down before the opera just now. It was you who gave the order. Have you forgotten?"

".hehe"

People can really laugh when they are speechless. Kempinski, the driving team leader of this armored vehicle, felt that he experienced this feeling at this moment.

At this time, he also noticed in the fire control window that as the smoke dissipated, the part of the western wing of the Grand Palace that was hit slowly appeared. Three huge and hideous bullet holes completely destroyed the beauty of the towering white wall.

The numerous cracks and signs of burning around the bullet holes, as well as the view of the interior of the Grand Palace seen through the bullet holes, also proved that this section of the protective wall had suffered a truly fatal blow.

"It's ok, at least the wall is still there. Oh shit! Why is it moving again?!"

Amid Kempinski's exclamations, the three people in the cockpit watched in despair as the armored vehicle entered a state of rapid cooling. A large amount of coolant was sprayed out, and then evaporated into white mist while cooling the acceleration track.

Then, there was the crisp sound of the rod being put into place, and the low hum of the acceleration track starting to recharge.

"No, we can't let this thing fire a second time! Think of a solution quickly!"

Kempinski shouted anxiously, and frantically operated on the workbench, trying to interrupt the operation of the machine, but it was doomed to be futile.

"Wait! Don't fire, we are friendly forces! The machine is out of control!"

The three of them immediately shouted on all communication channels, and at this time the external communication of the machine also "magically" returned to normal, so the surrounding friendly units could hear their roars, including the approaching armored unit.

Seeing that the friendly force had slowed down its movements, Kempinski finally breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could finish his breath, the armored soldier opened fire again.

"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

There were three bursts of shots at very short intervals, and the earth-shaking noise spread throughout the imperial capital again.

What followed was the lower body of this armored weapon, which was torn into pieces by a huge kinetic energy in an instant. Even the high-power electromagnetic shield, the predecessor of the deflection field technology carried by the body, did not have time to deploy.

"boom!"

The belated roar came from the direction of the attack. It was the armored weapon that was approaching at a slow pace. Its driving team was quite familiar with Kempinski and others, so after hearing the call on the public channel, they did have some concerns because of the friendly forces.

But when they saw the out-of-control armored vehicle firing again, they did not hesitate to control the main gun to fire, but aimed at the walking device on the lower side of the armored vehicle.

The giant steel beast with its legs shattered slowly fell down like a mountain, but the sound of its fall was covered by another, even bigger sound.

As the second round of close-range full-power shooting ended, the structural maintenance of the west wing retaining wall reached its limit. First, a large amount of outer wall fragments began to fall, and then it began to collapse like a hill that was broken in half.

——

Amber watched all this from afar, but the excitement in his heart from the beginning of completing the "time loop" quickly calmed down, because he knew that his perfect opportunity to sneak into the Grand Palace had come.

Soon, the terminal sent from the Royal Engineering Department began to vibrate.

Amber looked at the terminal screen and saw a large red prompt message that almost covered the entire screen.

"A Level 6 emergency has occurred on the west wing of the Grand Palace. All nearby personnel are to go to the scene immediately. The headquarters duty team has set off to the scene."

And below this line of information, Amber saw another line.

"All employees reading this message, please rush to the destination immediately. Those who fail to arrive at the destination within the time limit will be subject to the highest penalty of 'shooting' in accordance with the Royal Engineering Department's employee management rules."

"Fuck, being a civil engineer in the empire is life-threatening???"

Seeing this line of information full of complaints, Amber couldn't help but twitch her eyes.

Then he took a few deep breaths, adjusted his state, and began to sneak cautiously in the direction of the Grand Palace, intending to take advantage of the chaos to infiltrate the Royal Engineering Department's team.

Although he couldn't use psychic power at the moment, Amber was still able to stay alert to the movements around him with his psychic perception ability. The position and movement of each guard were clearly imprinted in his mind.

He nimbly avoided the guards who came to reinforce him and the panicked crowd, and moved silently in the night like a nimble cat.

People on the streets were panicking and running around, some were crying, some were praying, and some were standing there, at a loss as to what to do.

These nobles living in the imperial capital may have witnessed the power of war machines at such close range for the first time, and perhaps they had never imagined that such a scene would happen in the imperial capital of Saint-Saunière.

Thinking of this, Amber couldn't help but admire the Star Dragon Empire historians' ability to write in a Spring and Autumn style. It was clearly the Grand Palace's protective wall that was shattered by two cannon shots from the armored soldiers guarding nearby, but they managed to record it as a fuel cell explosion at a construction site.

Although it was a forward stealth move, the distance of several hundred meters was not far, and Amber basically did not spend much effort to reach the collapsed west wing retaining wall.

At this moment, the smoke and dust in this area had not yet dissipated, and from time to time, a few workers covered in dust rushed out of the smoke. Since Amber fired directly at the guardrail at the time, it did not cause any collateral damage to the surrounding area. These workers also quickly left the vicinity of the guardrail after the sound of the artillery, so there were no casualties at this time.

Amber also found that she seemed to be one of the first members of the Royal Engineering Department to arrive.

He quietly followed a team that was also wearing special work clothes of the engineering company, then followed everyone to guide the workers to evacuate, and then helped set up a temporary workstation, just like that, he blended in very naturally.

Not long after, with the rumbling sound coming from far away, a large force from the Royal Engineering Department headquarters also arrived.

Leading the way were two heavy personnel carriers, which stopped by the roadside just before approaching. After dropping off the engineers inside, they quickly began to deploy like base vehicles, eventually forming two large workstations that could support heavy machinery.

The several super-heavy engineering vehicles that followed behind also quickly reached the edge of the collapsed retaining wall, then extended their retracted mechanical legs and began to climb up the complex terrain of the ruins like the multi-legged chariots that Amber was familiar with.

Everything was in such good order. It was obvious that the quality of the personnel at the Royal Engineering Department headquarters was still very high. Everyone started working after receiving the arrangements and efficiently cleared a passage for convenient entry and exit of vehicles.

Soon after, several middle-aged men in luxurious clothes also arrived at the scene. Judging from the attitudes of the people around them and the content of their conversation that Amber could roughly tell by lip reading, these people seemed to be high-ranking officials of the Royal Engineering Department. They were originally resting at home, but after hearing about the collapse of the retaining wall of the west wing of the Grand Palace, several of them almost fainted from fright.

Because if anything goes wrong, even if you give them ten lives, they might not be enough to kill them.

After the discussion, the people quickly dispersed and began to direct the work on site. Since these senior executives also came from civil engineering backgrounds, they were very familiar with the working procedures of the engineering team and were not the kind of good-for-nothings who knew nothing.

Coupled with their own "leadership buff", the surrounding engineering employees also work very hard.

Except Amber.

Born as a corporate slave, he had mastered a skill long ago that allowed him to blend into a busy work environment, walking around here and looking around there. Although he actually did nothing, he still managed to appear extremely busy, and could even say 12345 several times when asked by his boss.

So he quickly adapted to the environment and started to slack off, then took the opportunity to collect information about the surroundings and think about when it would be appropriate for him to take action.

Near the collapsed west wing retaining wall, several heavy construction machines were working hard, surrounded by a circle of professional personnel providing assistance. It was actually not a good idea to go in like this in public.

But Amber didn't have to wait too long for the opportunity. Just as he was pretending to help another employee of the engineering company to connect a long bundle of energy pipes to his engineering exoskeleton, someone suddenly came and patted him on the shoulder.

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"Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

Amber was startled, but she forced herself not to show it and turned around calmly.

One of the high-ranking officials of the Royal Engineering Department that she had just seen was standing in front of her. Judging from his relatively dark skin and his body that was not as fat as the other nobles, Amber guessed that he was also from a civil engineering background, and not an official who was parachuted in.

"Sir!"

Amber's heels touched each other, and she stood at attention immediately. Since the predecessor of the Royal Engineering Department was actually the Royal Combat Engineers that followed the founding emperor to build the country, the entire Engineering Department has always had a semi-militarized management style, and most of the people inside called each other "sir".

"I am Amuro Ray, a senior engineer who has come to report for duty today. This is my transfer order. The relevant documents should have been sent to you a few days ago!"

Amber calmly took out the Royal Engineering Department's terminal and displayed a bunch of forged 'originals'. These documents were actually in the personnel archives of the Royal Engineering Department. If anyone checked, they would find that all the processes were complete. It couldn't be more true.

"Amuro Ray. Just transferred from the trainee engineering team. No wonder I don't have much impression of you."

The middle-aged official from the Royal Engineering Department nodded. In his opinion, these documents with complete procedures could not be fake, so he had no doubts about Amber's identity.

"It just so happens that our team is short of one person, come with me."

The middle-aged official turned around and waved his hand, motioning Amber to follow him, and then walked in another direction. The moment he turned around, Amber saw that the man had filled in the name 'Amuro Ray' in the last column of a form on his terminal, and at the same time, he said in a voice so subtle that ordinary people could not hear: "Well, now we have all the people together."

"Put it all together?" Amber frowned slightly when she heard this word. The subconscious in her mind told her that she might have encountered something unusual.

But Amber did not show it. She just followed the middle-aged official obediently and soon came to an open space near the collapsed retaining wall.

More than fifty employees of the Royal Engineering Department have lined up in this cleared space. Judging from the logos on their work clothes, there are engineers like themselves, as well as professional technicians and mechanics. The entire team is relatively well-rounded.

At the front of the team, in front of more than twenty imperial guards, stood two figures that surprised Amber.

The High Priest of the State Religion and the Royal Silencer.

"Why are these people here?"

Amber looked at these people who were supposed to be stationed inside the Grand Palace with some surprise, and then she heard the middle-aged man in front of her run over and say respectfully:

"My Lords, I have gathered all the manpower for you. The incident happened suddenly, and I can only gather so many people at this time. The main force is really too busy to handle it right now."

"It's okay, thank you for your support."

The high priest nodded slightly, then turned and walked towards the hole where the guard wall collapsed. At the same time, a low and hoarse voice appeared in the minds of everyone present.

"Follow us all. Anyone who slacks off in the Grand Palace will die."

This was the sound that the Royal Silencer made directly in everyone's minds using psychic power, and Amber took the opportunity to judge that this psychic master should be at the level of level 5 psychic strength.

The middle-aged official also waved his hands to urge everyone to follow, while shouting loudly.

"The interior of the Grand Palace was also affected by the accident just now. Some areas need urgent repair and inspection by our Engineering Department! Remember, obey the orders of the High Priest. It is a great honor to be able to work inside the Grand Palace. If you do a good job, you may even get a reward from His Majesty!"

With the official's encouragement, the team followed the high priest and the royal silencer in front and started moving. Many people had expressions of excitement and desire to make achievements on their faces, and Amber was even more ecstatic.

As the old saying goes, when you feel sleepy, someone will give you a pillow. Amber was still worrying about how to sneak in, but now she can directly enter the interior of the Grand Palace openly, and judging from the situation, it is very likely that she is heading to an important area.

Amber immediately followed the end of the team and walked obediently towards the collapsed opening. Then he saw that the tool bag carried by the person in front of him was not fastened properly, and one of the precision instruments inside was about to be shaken out during the bumpy ride.

Amber, who was quick-eyed and quick-handed, immediately helped him steady the backpack and then fastened all the safety buckles neatly.

"Be careful, brother. This thing of yours is about to fall out."

"Oh, thank you, thank you! The notice from the Engineering Department was sent out in a hurry, and I didn't have time to sort it out carefully before I rushed out of the dormitory with others."

The young man in front of Amber turned around and smiled, and his face looked more and more familiar to Amber.

"My friend, you look unfamiliar to me. What's your name?"

"Senior Engineer, Amuro Ray, I was just transferred here~"

"I see. Then we'll be colleagues from now on." The young man in front of Amber smiled and stretched out his hand. "My name is Qilin Jindoshi, and I'm a structural engineer."