The system handed me over to the state.

However, Lao Yu did not agree, and said with a smile that it would be their turn soon.

A few minutes later, a topic was suddenly presented to the six people: what role should contractors play in this war?

Bronya was a little taken aback by the sudden topic. Why did this topic suddenly come up? The status of contractors... well... thinking about it carefully, it really is a bit vague.

However, she has a very accurate understanding of her own role: a warrior, not a scientist.

Whether it was Bronya in the past or Bronya in other worlds, she never defined herself as a scientist or anything like that; she always saw herself as a warrior.

This is why Bronya in every world possesses considerable combat power.

And now, Bronya's self-perception remains unchanged.

"Status is actually quite simple. Natalie's status is that of a warrior; she is the most powerful warrior in our Soviet Union."

"With Natalie's current strength, she could wipe out an elite regular army all by herself."

The elite regular army seems to be following the path of enhancing individual strength. Bronya and Natalie didn't talk much at the last meeting, and they didn't discuss their respective abilities, so Bronya doesn't know Natalie's true abilities either.

“Otto Apocalypse, a scientific researcher. I have no ability in direct combat, but in research, I can say I am number one.”

Next, attention focused on Bronya. After thinking for a moment, Bronya decided to define herself as a warrior.

Even though the Herrscher of Reason's abilities are more suitable for her as a researcher, Bronya still can't stay in the lab for long periods of time; she's genuinely not used to it.

"You two warriors, are you researchers? Speaking of which, Otto, why don't you go to the Superhuman Lab? That would be a better fit for you."

Otto pushed up his glasses. "I just got back... not long ago, and I'm resting now."

"Yes, resting is normal, but I suggest you take a look at the Superbody Lab when you get there. The labs built by Shenzhou's system are truly amazing."

Next, the six began to discuss the counterattack against the Shadow Empire. Thanks to the time-space teleportation device, a smooth teleportation channel had been established between the three countries, making it possible to transport goods and people.

Therefore, the three countries do not need to worry too much about transportation.

So it was about expansion. As for a steady expansion, gradually eroding the Shadow Empire's territory, Otto's advice was simple: continuously build small-scale containment barriers.

The constraint barrier can repel all shadow energy, preventing the Shadow Empire from penetrating it. Therefore, they can rely on the constraint barrier to expand outward step by step, gradually encroaching on the territory currently occupied by the Shadow Empire.

As for expansion, Otto has a beacon device that can increase the size of the constraint barrier. By expanding the beacon device at the edge of the barrier, a barrier of a fixed range can be expanded again with the edge as the core.

A beacon can generate a barrier area of ​​about 5 kilometers, which is the current limit that beacons can reach, and it cannot be further improved.

The expansion of five kilometers at a time felt a little small to the three generals present.

However, it's better than nothing; having the means to retaliate at this stage is enough.

The second issue is the Shadow Empire's counterattack.

Clearly, the Shadow Empire cannot stand idly by as they continue to expand and reclaim their original territories. However, they need something that will allow them to confront the Shadow Empire head-on. If such widespread shadow energy spreads across the battlefield, no matter how advanced the technology, the Shadow Empire can still invade through the omnipresent shadows.

Therefore, they must open up battlefields that are advantageous to them.

As for how to do it, they still have no clue. Bronya's mistaken teleportation back then also demonstrated how fast the Shadow Empire reacted, even suppressing nuclear explosions with shadow energy.

"Therefore, we still know too little about the enemy, and we need more intelligence."

This is the most important conclusion drawn from the meeting.

Essentially, there was no summary, because those currently in this position know that the lack of intelligence is the reason they are unable to formulate a better counterattack strategy.

In response, Bronya offered a suggestion: firstly, her invisibility device had indeed been proven effective, allowing her to evade the Shadow Empire's sight to a certain extent.

However, lacking thermal shielding, they need more advanced stealth devices.

In this way, Bronya could lead her team, or Natalie could lead the Soviet Union's team, to explore beyond the barrier.

At least one thing they can be sure of now is that satellite imagery tells them that beyond the black fog stretching for several kilometers beyond the barrier lies the normal area.

This means that even if the people of the Shadow Empire want to live normally, they cannot stay in the black mist for long; they must be in a normal environment to be able to move around.

They crave sunlight, but sunlight cannot have warmth. If it did, it would be detected immediately, and the consequences would be unclear.

The six quickly came up with a plan: the Superbody Lab would develop more advanced stealth devices and research small solar furnaces that could emit intense light and temperature for a certain period of time, which should be able to serve as an emergency measure.

Finally, train stronger warriors, accelerate research on gene-modifying agents within the Superbody Lab, and explore items that can evade the Shadow Empire's possession abilities.

Bronya offered another suggestion: psionic and psychic technology.

If a psychic shield similar to that of the Protoss could be formed on the body's surface, or a mental barrier from psychic technology, could it block the Shadow Empire's bizarre possession magic?

Moreover, Bronya remembered very clearly that the imprisoned high priest of the Shadow Empire said that the minds of humans on Earth were too resilient for them. It would take them three days to possess an ordinary person. How long would it take to possess a powerful, specially trained warrior?

Chapter 318: Prelude to the Counterattack

After the meeting, Bronya stroked her chin, looking at the information displayed on the terminal in front of her. "So, the primary task is still to resolve the issue of the Shadow Empire invading our warriors' bodies?"

Old Yu nodded. "Yes, this is the top priority. If what you say is true, that the people of the Shadow Empire have invaded the local residents, they are like parasites living in our human society, inside everyone's body. Even if our warriors have strong wills, they cannot resist the invasion from the soul."

"Imagine if every one of our soldiers were invaded during a battle, how could we possibly fight?"

"Moreover, the Shadow Empire has a legitimate army and a population of billions. We don't have enough people to trade one for one, or one for many. We can only... take it down with very low casualties, or even no casualties."

"Understood..."

Old Yu nodded. "Alright, you're free to move around now. I'll inform the Superbody Lab when I get back. If you want to do something, you can train some new recruits to pass the time."

Bronya nodded. She knew that this was a period of pressure, and they didn't have much to do except for technological research and development and large-scale production.

If they can weather this period, then when the three kingdoms begin their counterattack, the Shadow Empire may not be able to withstand a single blow from them.

So it's certain that she'll be bored during this time, because there's still so little she can do. However, Bronya has her own ideas. Perhaps she can offer some help in the construction of the Paradox, but she'll have to see if it's necessary, since... she doesn't seem to have seen the blueprints for the Paradox shared.

Perhaps they wanted to keep something under wraps, or perhaps it wasn't the right time to bring up the paradox under the current circumstances?

Bronya wasn't quite sure, but in any case, each country has its own ideas, and she shouldn't interfere too much.

...........

Three months later, Bronya, who was studying paradox blueprints in the laboratory of the residence, suddenly received a communication. After seeing who the communicator was, Bronya had to temporarily put down her work and answer the call.

"Susu, is something the matter?"

The person who made the communication was Su Mengyao. Two and a half months ago, Su Mengyao also returned from her vacation in Britain and immediately convened a meeting with the cabinet members who were also retired in their hometown.

She was neither clear about nor particularly concerned about the content of the meeting, but now it seemed that the outcome of that meeting would likely lead to some action.

"I'm going to the opening meeting; you all continue your research here."

"understood."

Einstein nodded. After all, it was just casual research, not a job, and there were no time constraints.

Following the address in the communication, Bronya quickly used the hyperspace teleporter at Laboratory 1 to arrive at the Cabinet Council Chamber in Kyoto.

Standing at the entrance to the Cabinet meeting room, Bronya took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and stepped inside.

The council chamber was quite large, but it contained very few items. After entering the chamber, Bronya and the elderly councilors exchanged glances for a while before Su Mengyao's voice came: "Come here, come here, sit over here!"

Bronya silently walked over and sat down next to Su Mengyao. After waiting for a while, Lao Yu and the other four generals from the Shenzhou military region also arrived.

Once everyone was present, Su Mengyao stood up and said solemnly, "Everyone, I have something to tell you. After discussions between the Cabinet and myself, we have decided to launch the counterattack plan starting in one week."

Bronya's expression froze. A counterattack plan? Only three months have passed... and they're already starting the counterattack?

"Susu, isn't this... a bit too fast?"

Bronya looked somewhat surprised, and Su Mengyao smiled. "Bronya, you've been spending all this time in the labs at the garrison, haven't you?"

Bronya nodded. Indeed, in the past three months, she had basically only been going between the laboratory and home.

Aside from research, I spend my time at home with Hei hope and Xi'er, a routine life that, while monotonous, is not boring.

"Then you must not have been following our progress. Our most important thing, the anti-possession barrier, has been successfully developed."

Bronya was startled. Wait! Anti-possession barrier, does that mean... they are now immune to the Shadow Empire's possession magic?

Seeing the surprised smile on Bronya's face, Su Mengyao laughed even harder, like a child showing off a toy. "I knew I was right, hehe! That's right, we have now completely perfected all the equipment and related military gear needed for the advance."

"These include individual psionic barrier shields that counter possession magic, binding beacons used to extend binding barriers, and most importantly, the anti-magic vacuum that will give us a level playing field!"

Bronya was completely stunned. An anti-magic vacuum device... what was that...? Anti-magic? Their technological civilization could even counter magic?

"What...is that?"

At this moment, General Lu Yunying of the Eastern Military Region spoke up: "The Anti-Magic Vacuum Period is a special device we created based on the various data we collected while escorting Mr. Otto to the barrier boundary some time ago."

"Once this device is deployed, it can immediately clear all shadow magic within a certain range."

"Inside the vacuum chamber, enemy magic can be used, but its power will be weakened, and the vacuum chamber will continuously prevent shadow magic from outside the area from entering."

"In other words, once the enemy enters the vacuum chamber, magic will become a limited ammunition. Once it's used up, it's gone and must be replenished through other means, otherwise magic cannot be used anymore."

"This has, to some extent, brought them to the same level as us, except that we are far more powerful than them; the power of technology far surpasses that of magic!"

Lu Yunying was a little agitated. Su Mengyao raised her hand to signal her to stop, then looked at Bronya and said seriously, "We need to start preparing for the counterattack. Also, we need your help, Bronya."

Bronya sat up straight. "What do you need me to do?"

"Accelerate the construction of the Paradox. We have already shared the blueprints with the Soviet Union and the British Union. You and Otto will lead a special research team to complete the construction of the Paradox within six months, with the full material and human support of China, the British Empire, and the Soviet Union."

Chapter 319: Their Own Battlefields

"What's wrong? You seem distracted. Did you get a severe scolding at the meeting?"

At home, when Seele saw Bronya looking distracted, she grinned mischievously and asked, "Is...something wrong? Do you need Seele's help?"

"No, only I can solve this problem. I'm just thinking about how to achieve my goal within six months."

"But didn't we still encounter difficulties?"

Hei hope rolled her eyes and sat down next to Bronya. "Tell me? What's the problem?"

"Create the complete paradox within six months, that's it."

Hei hope's expression froze. "Didn't you say you could do it in five days?"

Bronya immediately collapsed onto the table and wailed, "That's different! I made it in five days by constructing it with energy, and I also need to provide energy for the core. Without my long-term role as the core, the paradox of constructing energy would collapse in a very short time."

"And we want him to appear in a real state, and only for six months."