The system handed me over to the state.

"I'm just kidding. Get the structural data of the nanorobots out. I want to make some optimizations, if possible."

“Okay, but I’ve examined these nanobots, and I feel that they’ve already been optimized to their current limits. Further optimization may be the limitation of our current technology.”

Xiaoyun has always had her own insights and opinions on modern technology. After all, she is an AI, far surpassing humans in computing power, and even in thinking ability, once developed, she is in no way inferior to humans.

The first thing she thought about when she arrived was whether she could further optimize the nanobots to make them more efficient. But it was no use. The nanobots had already been optimized to their limit, and even she couldn't do anything about it. Their current efficiency was already cutting-edge.

Bronya's subsequent analysis and research undoubtedly confirmed this.

Xiaoyun, standing beside her, repeated helplessly, "That's why I said... it's been developed to its limit... why won't you believe me?"

In response to Xiaoyun's complaint, Bronya shrugged. "It wouldn't hurt to check. What if we can really upgrade again?"

Chapter 335: The Lovely Quantum Shadow

"Infiltration...boring infiltration, so how much longer are we going to stay in this state? It's been three days already, are we not going to reach the capital of America in three days?"

Hei hope asked somewhat impatiently, and Xi Er smiled gently, "Sister Hei Xi, can we wait a little longer? Quantum space travel is a very troublesome matter. I need precise operation. How about we wait a little longer?"

Hei hope originally wanted to continue complaining, but seeing Xi'er's smile, she sighed and restrained her temper. "Alright, then let's wait a little longer. I wonder if our two detectives who went out have gathered any useful information."

As soon as she finished speaking, the communicator in Seele's hand suddenly flashed, and Seele pulled the two people she had already marked directly into the quantum space without hesitation.

Just as they were pulled into the quantum space, two enormous quantum shadows squeezed through the passage first, followed by Fu Hua and Natalie.

After the passage closed, the two stood on the ground of the quantum space. After brushing off the dust and dirt, Natalie exclaimed in surprise, "Seriously, these quantum shadows are really powerful! Are there even more powerful quantum shadows?"

The giant crab next to Natalie slowly stood up, curled itself into a ball, and ran to Seele's side. It tugged at Seele's clothes with its large pincers. Seele, with a helpless expression, reached out and stroked the giant crab's body. "This child is already very strong, too strong a quantum shadow. Unless you defeat them once, they will not obey your commands."

“Yes, after all, you are in the Soviet Union, and I often fight against these quantum shadows in Seele’s quantum space, so they are convinced of my strength.”

Fu Hua patted the giant lobster next to her. This guy was one of the stronger beings in the quantum space controlled by Seele. Because they often fought each other, they had a good rapport with each other.

"Great news, you two. I'm sorry to interrupt your reminiscing, but I think it would be better to report the intelligence first."

Hei hope reluctantly interrupted their excitement. The most important thing now was the mission. They had been in the quantum space for three whole days, and she couldn't wait to miss the communal meals in the Shenzhou military camp.

Yes, Hei hope misses this. In the past, she was the kind of person who ate rather delicate food and was very picky about ingredients and flavors. But after eating the army's communal meals a few times, Hei Xi found that the army's rough yet refined, very hearty communal meals suited her better.

So she hasn't eaten for three days! Three days! Do you know how she survived these three days? She's been living off the food reserves in her pocket space!

Fu Hua nodded and began to tell the two about the outside intelligence, "First of all, the good news is that the Shadow Empire is completely unaware of our invasion. Our sudden appearance easily wiped out an army group. Their legion mages are extremely weak in individual combat, and their slow-moving heavy soldiers cannot pose a threat to us."

"However, we encountered a powerful individual from the Shadow Empire, likely a commander or general. But thanks to Natalie's distraction, we managed to kill him."

"We are not far from the capital of the United States, the District of Columbia, in about a day. We have also discovered signs of activity from at least 12 legions in the vicinity. It can be confirmed that the Shadow Empire has more than 12 legions at its disposal. Including those in Europe, the Shadow Empire has at least 20 legions remaining."

"So many legions are still left. Just how many people does this Shadow Empire have?"

He hope was alarmed. The British Empire in the European theater had calculated the number of enemy legions. A legion was about 5 men. Back in the war between China and the Soviet Union, the Shadow Empire had already lost about 40 men. Now there were still 8 legions on the European theater, and the United States still had at least 12 legions.

Would a normal country have this many soldiers? Or has the Shadow Empire converted all of its people into soldiers?

Is it possible for everyone to become a soldier?

"Do you think it's possible for us to assassinate their queen?"

Suddenly, Natalie came up with an idea, and all three people present were stunned. Hei hope asked in confusion, "Do you want to try to kill that empress?"

Natalie nodded. "Yes, I think that if we can kill the Empress, we can force the Shadow Empire into a defensive posture or launch a desperate attack."

"At this point, we can use all of our tactical nuclear stockpile and weather control equipment to launch a devastating attack on the American continent, eliminating them without firing a single shot. Perhaps, without waiting for the paradox to occur, we can completely annihilate them."

A very bold idea.

However, Blackie is no longer the same Blackie she used to be. Her personality has become much more stable. Faced with Natalie's radical ideas, Blackie shook her head and said that there was no rush.

They reiterated that their mission this time was intelligence gathering, and it was precisely because of Seele's mastery of the quantum space that they were able to enter the heavily guarded area of ​​the Shadow Empire so brazenly.

However, Hei hope suddenly remembered something, "By the way, have you tested it? How did Quantum Shadow perform against those guys from the Shadow Empire?"

Hei hope recalled that the last time the Quantum Shadow appeared, it terrified those guys from the Shadow Empire. Moreover, his Quantum Shadow wasn't a normal one, but rather a manifestation of the quantum power he controlled.

This is one of the reasons why Hei hope had the two of them bring the Quantum Shadow during this reconnaissance mission—to test how the Quantum Shadow affects the Shadow Empire people.

"Speaking of which, it's strange. When we were scouting with the Quantum Shadow, the soldiers broke down as soon as they saw us, dropped their weapons and ran away. Later, when we let them hide and act alone, those soldiers had a very strong fighting spirit, completely different from before."

"And that general, upon seeing the Quantum Shadow, was clearly terrified, and before we killed him, he kept talking about demons and such..."

Hei hope raised an eyebrow, and Xi'er looked puzzled. "Demons? These children are so cute, why are they called demons?"

The three of them glanced instinctively at the giant lobster and crab next to Seele. Cute... but are these guys really cute? Natalie had heard there were also mosquitoes and jellyfish-like quantum shadows. Could these really be considered cute?

Chapter 336: Action Plan

"Blackie and her team wanted to request a raid on the capital of the Shadow Empire and proved the accuracy of one thing."

Inside the command center, the intelligence officer handed over the newly received intelligence to the three generals. Mu Ziming said while unfolding a holographic map, "According to their intelligence, the people of the Shadow Empire are extremely afraid of the Quantum Shadow. They call the Quantum Shadow a demon, and when they fought one of its powerful members, the other side claimed that the world with a 'demon' would be destroyed."

"Although it is unclear what kind of collision the Shadow Empire had with the Quantum Space, Hei hope and Natalie believe that this is an opportunity."

Mu Ziming stroked his chin. "The specific plan is that after entering the vicinity of the special zone, Seele will release a large number of quantum shadows to create chaos, then break into the 'Queen's' location to conduct reconnaissance and attempt an assassination. If it fails, we will retreat immediately."

Mu Ziming looked up. "What do you all think?"

Lu Yunying raised an eyebrow. "I think there's absolutely no problem. Seele's presence can ensure that they can evacuate anytime, anywhere, and their fear of the Quantum Shadow and the Quantum Space can also help them evacuate."

“I agree with this operation, but there are still many details that need to be refined. Our command center staff can help them refine these aspects.”

Mu Ziming nodded and turned his gaze to Tang Huan, "What do you think?"

"As for me... I have no objection. It can be used as a probing assassination, which can also confirm whether the empress and the prime minister are capable of fighting."

"Furthermore, don't forget that on the main battlefield, apart from the one person they encountered, we haven't encountered any of the Shadow Empire's extremely strong individual experts."

"If these guys come out in full force, our regular army will definitely have a hard time resisting them. Therefore, it is a good thing to let the contractors know the strength of the enemy in advance."

"Then... let's do it!"

..........

"Alright, we have received their instructions, which is to wait where we are. They will formulate the best plan based on our current situation, and then we will act according to the plan."

"Develop a plan? They don't even know the situation here, how could they possibly develop a plan under these circumstances?"

Natalie looked quite surprised. They didn't even know what the situation was like inside the special zone. What if they encountered an unexpected event or something beyond their expectations?

How should we make a plan in this situation?

Natalie believes they should just improvise and do their best to achieve whatever they can.

Do you share the same view?

Natalie looked at the other three people present. Fu Hua pushed up her glasses and said, "I suggest we just rush in and improvise. Although it's an assassination mission, our main task is reconnaissance."

Fu Hua had a better plan in mind. It was very simple: first, Seele would release the Quantum Shadow to disrupt the environment and situation in the Special Zone, and Seele and Natalie would be responsible for observing and compiling statistics on the situation inside the Special Zone, including troop deployment, numbers, and the environment, and recording everything.

Hei hope and Fu Hua headed straight for the location of the Empress in the Special Zone to assassinate her.

However, Natalie objected, "Why can't I join the assassination mission?"

"Can you get him to listen to you?"

Hei hope pointed to the large lobster next to her, while Natalie still retorted, "Does he have to be obedient to join the assassination?"

"Even without it, I am still very strong. I am a contractor who specializes in combat."

"I know, but it's not about your strength. It's about whether you can guarantee a safe retreat from the enemy's stronghold when we withdraw, since you don't have any powerful quantum beings around you as a threat or backup plan."

Natalie seemed a little unhappy, but what Hei hope said was true, so she could only snort, "Fine! I admit defeat, I lost this time, but you don't mind me venting a little, right?"

When she spoke of venting her anger, she was naturally referring to the Shadow Empire's army taking it out on her. Hei hope spread her hands and said, "I have no objection. In fact, the bigger the commotion you make, the better, because the fewer obstacles we need to overcome."

To what extent are you capable of doing this?

Natalie pondered for a moment, "It should be able to attract all the enemies in the special zone. I have a taunt ability that can make everyone within range taunt me and attack me."

"It won't last long, and I'll be the one to take all the attacks, so I can't hold out for much longer. You have to finish this quickly."

"While I'm distracting them, Seele will assist me, and the two of you will be responsible for the assassination. No objections, right?"

Hei hope nodded, and Fu Hua also nodded to indicate that she had no objection. So they reported the plan directly to the combat command center. Coincidentally, the combat command center had a similar idea, but they did not expect that Natalie would have such a taunting skill.

So they agreed to the action plan and the four of them began their own operation.

A day later, the four who arrived in the Special Zone observed the situation there through the crack that Seele had opened, but because they could not move, their view was limited.

The special zone not only houses the regular American army, but also a large number of heavily armed soldiers and legion mages from the Shadow Empire.

What caught their attention were the teams patrolling the sky in Iron Man armor, and some heavily armored soldiers whose armor was clearly modified, with what appeared to be thrusters or similar devices attached to their backs.

Furthermore, the weapon in his hand has changed from a very simple heavy armor to a heavy hammer full of technological aesthetics and glowing with a blue aura.

"It seems our enemy hasn't been idle either. These equipment clearly have technological features. The heavy soldiers behind them probably have propulsion devices to enhance their agility, and those hammers might be capable of releasing lightning or something similar."

"Thor, right?"

Hei hope asked in return, and Natalie shrugged, "You know what, I don't like how Marvel portrays our country. We would never create a place as cruel as the Red Room."

"We are a socialist country, not some cold, ruthless, and cruel capitalist country."

"The safety of people's lives is the most important thing in our country and the thing that needs to be guaranteed the most. Only capitalists would train young girls to be murderers."

Hei hope shrugged. "That's not important anymore. The only capitalist country left in the world is the British Empire. Do you think they can cause any trouble after the war ends?"

"Focus on the mission; we can chat about these things on the way back."

Chapter 337: Death and the Berserker

"Are you ready?"

"I'm ready, but my skill might be a little loud, so you can cover your ears first."

Natalie smiled at Seele beside her and said, Seele nodded and covered her ears. Natalie took a deep breath and suddenly took out a Soviet Union flag from her space.

She took a few steps forward, stood on the edge of the rooftop, raised her flag high, took a deep breath... a deep breath... a deep breath... and then shouted with all her might, "Hey! You little brats! Your working grandma is here! Come and fight me one-on-one if you dare!"