Doctor, I'm really strong!

That's how pathetic it is when the bottom layer gets rolled up.

Gunfire erupted intermittently. The foot soldiers knew very well that as long as they didn't reach the border, the community on the other side wouldn't say anything.

"Stop! We'll shoot if you don't stop!"

They said that, but when these people fired their guns, they were absolutely ruthless; no matter how fast a person runs, they can't outrun a bullet.

Moreover, these people had long since run out of energy.

Among the crowd, a robust young man gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"Miss, you will have to walk the rest of the way on your own."

"Wait, Iron Fang, what are you doing!"

Before the girl could finish speaking, the young man threw her forcefully across the border.

The next second, the young man was hit by a bullet and fell to the snow, his blood staining the surrounding white.

By this time, the other foot soldiers had already rushed over, and the girl could only watch helplessly as everyone who had traveled with her was killed. Then these foot soldiers began to reap the heads, their faces twisted with excitement, for these were all military merits.

"Captain, there's another little one over there, maybe..."

The foot soldier captain glanced at the girl and shook his head decisively: "She's already crossed the line, don't cause trouble."

"Captain, anyway, we're in the middle of nowhere, it's pitch black, no one will see us."

Without saying a word, the foot soldier captain shoved a large bag over his head: "If you want to die, don't drag me down with you, get lost!"

As a veteran with ample experience in border warfare, Captain Shigaru was well aware of the other community's inexplicable obsession with the border. Even though there seemed to be no soldiers from the community here, if he dared to cross the border, artillery shells from the other side would definitely come at him within ten seconds. If there were hidden observation posts, then sniper bullets would be coming.

This has happened many times before. The soldiers on the community side are not honest either. They like to use entrapment tactics. After all, saving someone is a third-class merit. Why not take a third-class merit that is delivered to your door?

So don't be fooled by the fact that there's no one around now. If any armed personnel from the East cross the border, they'll be met with guns and cannons. You won't even find a warm corpse, because it will have evaporated after being blown to bits.

The foot soldier captain's actions were correct, because there was indeed a group of people observing in secret.

"Hey, those white dogs from the East are gone."

"They're leaving already? How boring. I thought I'd get a third-class merit award."

"I've fished so many times that the fish have learned their lesson."

"Forget about that, come and look, isn't there someone here?"

"Let me see, there really is someone, it looks like a child."

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and save them! In this freezing winter, they'll freeze solid in no time, quick, quick!"

Drones in the sky continued to monitor the situation and provide location information, while a helicopter took off from ten kilometers away to take the child to the hospital for examination and a good meal.

At that time, no one knew that this child would be the beginning of the Dongguo Revolution.

Chapter 286: The Turmoil in the North

(Second update, (～￣▽￣)～)

February 13, 1105, the first day of the Lunar New Year in Terra.

Although it was the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Jiuli had already started working. There was no way around it; national leaders don't have time to rest, or rather, they don't have a fixed time to rest. Sometimes there are no major events throughout the year, and sometimes there are a lot of trivial matters to deal with in a single day.

For example, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Jiuli received two generous gifts.

One group came from the northern fortress, where they discovered a new demon; the other came from the eastern border region, where a little girl with a special identity was rescued by Red Army soldiers.

What's so special about this little girl? She has a tail.

Yes, she is definitely related to Lily of the Valley. Even if she is not a relative, she is someone with some kind of connection.

It seemed that the little girl was carrying some important intelligence and insisted on meeting the highest-ranking official, but even after the local regimental commander went over, the little girl still said she didn't recognize him.

Then we can only let Linglan talk to her. They're both girls with long tails, so they should have a lot in common.

It's 1105 now, and girls like Lily of the Valley, Amiya, and Rosemary are all grown up. In light novels, they would have long been part of the male protagonist's harem, which makes one admire the kidney function of those gentle male protagonists.

If you want to be like Brother Cheng, you first need to have a good body; having over 200 pounds of fat is out of the question.

The most pressing matter right now is dealing with the changes in the demons. Liu Jiuli immediately went to the analysis laboratory overseen by Kroos, where, besides Kroos, there was a group of elite researchers including Kal'tsit and Warfarin.

Apart from Liu Jiuli, everyone else present was fully armed, covered in thick protective suits. Liu Jiuli, on the other hand, reached out and picked up a fragment of the demon, examining it carefully under the operating lights.

"Is this the new demon?"

Liu Jiuli felt like he'd been screwed over; there was actually a chip inside the fragments of the demon's body.

It was supposed to only devour living things, but these chips and integrated circuits have nothing to do with living things, right? It's not like it's a biochip or a Digimon or anything like that... Wait, what's this?

This time, Liu Jiuli was very certain that what he was holding was biological tissue. Although it was severely corroded, the difference between integrated circuits and flesh and blood was still very obvious.

With a surge of energy, Liu Jiuli instantly cleansed the demonic corruption from the biological tissue, and then he discovered that what he was holding was actually an eyeball.

That was definitely a human eyeball.

The scene sounded horrifying, but it was nothing to Liu Jiuli. After putting it down, he purified the entire wreckage, ultimately obtaining a cyberpunk-style corpse.

The researchers immediately began their study and quickly obtained preliminary results.

"The body is 19 years old. The skeleton is completely metallic, and the vulnerable parts are obviously reinforced, which confirms that it is the result of some kind of surgical intervention. All the organ remains are not normal human organs, but artificially modified special products. The muscles have been replaced and are made of high-density nanomaterials. When electrified, they can generate strong explosive power. The facial features have been specially enhanced. The degree of modification has reached the point that even a flexible chip was found in the brain..."

The materials Kal'tsit possessed were only preliminary results, but even these preliminary results were astonishing.

"In other words, we've found a cyborg." Liu Jiuli pointed to the materials in his hand.

Kal'tsit: "It's not that simple. This kind of deep modification cannot be completed overnight. The subject must take various drugs from a very young age to modulate various bodily functions. The entire surgical cycle is more than ten years. We do not know the specific process, but it is definitely not humane."

Liu Jiuli nodded; at this moment, he had made an even more important discovery.

The system detected an extradimensional signal, so this thing actually comes from another world.

So all the evil spirits and demons come from another world, right?

“We need to send an investigation team deep into the far north to find out what happened there.”

With the Frost Spikes already from Teyvat, Liu Jiuli wouldn't be surprised if the other side were connected to Reach and a group of Star Guardians wanted to conquer the galaxy. He just needed to figure out what was going on first. Being prepared was better than being wiped out by an unknown enemy in one fell swoop. At least he would die knowing why.

Meanwhile, because she also had a tail, Suzuran was assigned to take care of the little girl from the East.

It turns out that people with more tails are more likely to have common ground; at least the little girl was willing to talk about things.

Then incredibly explosive content was delivered to Liu Jiuli's desk.

"Have we even taken our defection efforts to the shrines?"

Liu Jiuli then realized that he had underestimated the influence of advanced ideas. Now, both the Northern and Southern Shogunates within the Eastern Kingdom had Eastern Community parties. The Eastern Communist Party had even influenced a large number of high-ranking officials in the Shogunate. Even if they couldn't get them to stand on the side of the revolution, they at least sympathized with the oppressed proletariat.

Politicians who are absolutely heartless are a minority in any country. The vast majority of people may appear heartless, but they will feel guilty about their actions. And this small sense of guilt is a huge breakthrough.

When a better option is presented, such a person will not become an obstacle even if they do not take sides. This is a sympathizer. They will not join the revolution, but they will choose not to help the enemy, and sometimes they will even lend a helping hand.

The little girl's father was such a person, and the nine-tailed fox held a very special position in the Eastern Kingdom.

Or rather, in a country like the Eastern Kingdom, religion itself has a very strong influence, as can be seen from the fact that the Eastern Kingdom's religion has its own religious guards. They even have independent lands and cities, making them virtually a country within a country.

It is indeed surprising that such a religious sect would produce revolutionaries who are devoted to the proletariat.

However, it is not incomprehensible. If we trace back to the reasons for the founding of the Liberation Theology, we will understand that people's yearning for a better future is unstoppable. Anyone who dares to block it will be swept away by the flood of public opinion.

What's even more shocking is that the Nine-Tailed Fox's Palace Master originally intended to contact the community and launch a revolution. However, due to a traitor within the organization, the plan was leaked. The Southern Shogunate, being ruthless and rational in maintaining its rule, immediately resorted to the method of confiscating property and exterminating the entire clan.

Knowing he had nowhere to retreat, the palace lord covered the retreat of his comrades before committing suicide by drinking poison and burning down his mansion. The Southern Shogunate's army found nothing in the ruins and even lost the palace lord's only daughter who escaped with intelligence.

Now that people have joined the community, even if the Southern Shogunate knew about this, would they dare to challenge the community?

They really dared to do it, because they had nowhere to retreat, and Yan Kingdom saw this as an opportunity to cause trouble.

A new storm has arrived; how can we stand still?

Dongguo, the decision has been made above. You are the one who will open the curtain on this new era!

Section 287: The Eastern Country with No Other Choice

(Update delivered, ?(^?^))

Geographically speaking, it is clear that the Eastern Kingdom had no choice but to confront the community.

Liu Jiuli dreamed of having a sea outlet, and the Eastern Kingdom not only had a sea outlet, but also a sea outlet that would never freeze over.

Having gained access to the geopolitical advantages of Uluru, Liu Jiuli also experienced the same yearning that the Soviet Union had for an ice-free port.

This is Ursus's desire (certainty).

If humanity wants to develop, it must reach out to the ocean. No matter how high the cost of developing marine resources is, it is still lower than the cost of mining on Mars.

The good news is that the Ursus Empire has no shortage of resources. The proven oil reserves are equivalent to ten times the total oil reserves of the Middle East. The difficulty of extraction is not a problem at all. The equipment produced by the Universal Factory never has to worry about cost issues. All that's left is to drill wells everywhere.

The equipment currently used by the Community in the Far East is made of materials with extremely high cold resistance. These materials have no drawbacks except for their high price. The Universal Factory can directly mass-produce these materials, turning them into cheap industrial products that are even cheaper than cabbage.

It was thanks to this powerful cheat code that the community was able to develop at such a terrifying speed.

To prevent the external system from failing (after all, the community couldn't master that incredible mass-energy conversion technology in a short time), Liu Jiuli also created a comprehensive modern industrial system and integrated it into a city. If the all-powerful factory ever malfunctioned, this industrial system would take its place. Moreover, this system has always been operating independently and undergoing technological iterations. Just like the industrial replication of the Third Front construction, Liu Jiuli prepared five identical embryos.

These are highly confidential internal documents. Liu Jiuli's reason was "to deal with the regression of civilization caused by large-scale natural disasters." Only five people, including himself, knew about them. The documents were encrypted layer by layer, like a doomsday base. Even many of the people involved in the project did not know the full picture of the plan. They only knew that they had participated in a top-secret national project, and that they had brought their families with them. They were prepared to live in anonymity for the rest of their lives.

For more resources, for the stars and the sea, Liu Jiuli was determined to turn the Eastern Kingdom red.

For Yan, after the Eastern Kingdom was stained red, their northern and northeastern regions were completely exposed to the blade of the community. That was the industrial heart of Yan, a strategic situation that no powerful country could accept.

"How can one allow others to sleep soundly beside one's bed?" This saying applies to both the Community and the Yan Kingdom.

The Yan Kingdom certainly wouldn't dare to engage in a direct, life-or-death struggle with the community right now, but that doesn't mean they'll just sit idly by and wait to be defeated.

So they are playing a proxy war, instigating the Eastern Kingdom to cause trouble for the community while they themselves exert influence behind the scenes.

Yan Kingdom's ultimate goal is to turn Dong Kingdom into a quagmire, a brand new imperial graveyard, and to trap the community in it.

Unfortunately, Liu Jiuli is not Su Xunzong, and the community is not the Su Empire.

The Eastern Kingdom is different from Japan. Japan is isolated overseas, but at least it has the ocean and typhoons to help protect it. The Eastern Kingdom is directly connected to the Community and Yan Kingdom on land.

One is a traditional land power, and the other is an emerging land power. With two powerful nations serving me, I'm incredibly lucky. I'm like John Darren Chen marrying both Yui Aragaki and Airi Suzuki at the same time. I'm so happy I could burst!

As a result, the Imperial Guards of the Eastern Republic and Yan State often engaged in open and covert struggles on various occasions. It was even possible that people from the Imperial Guards of the Eastern Republic, as well as the First and Second Internationals, could appear within the Eastern State Shogunate at the same time. Werewolf Killing was an example of this.

On the surface, Dongguk is a mess, but in reality, it has turned into sesame paste.