Great, we're doomed now!

"I think it's okay."

"Okay, then it's decided."

Ye Shou made the final decision, and everyone happily decided on the name Xin'ao. Asuka Kazuma nodded, seemingly not objecting.

At this moment, Ye Shoujiang introduced the three men to everyone: "From today onwards, they are the new members of the Victory Team."

"A new player?"

A commotion broke out in the command room, but Ye Shou ignored the underhanded actions of his subordinates and continued speaking.

"The attack on the Beluga Whale exposed the shortcomings of the Earth-Moon defense system. The space station was completely powerless to resist when it was destroyed because we only considered spaceships and asteroids, but did not take into account the existence of soul-like or energy-based life forms."

The lunar base almost became the next target, but thankfully the Asuka team reacted quickly... If Ligadron's breakthrough speed had been any faster, the lunar base might not exist now.

Kijima and Munakata suppressed their astonishment; as leaders, they had already guessed what Ye Shou was going to do.

"Therefore, the Victory Team will split into two squads, stationed simultaneously on the Earth-Moon and on the ground, equipped with state-of-the-art force field generators and psycho-firewalls to supplement the weak cosmic defenses."

The J-series satellites will also be armed to ensure a rapid response to any attack from any direction.

Ye Shou pressed the remote control in his hand, and an organizational chart appeared on the main screen.

"The Gaia Team, led by Captain Megumi Kijima, is responsible for responding to monster disasters on Earth, centered around its headquarters. The team members remain largely unchanged, with Daigo, Rena, Horii, and Nozue staying on the ground."

Xincheng raised his hand as if to ask something, but then lowered it again.

"The Uranus team, with Kazuma Asuka as the vice-captain, is stationed at the lunar base and is mainly responsible for the perimeter of the Earth-Moon system and the first wave of interception. The team members include Shinjo, Ryosuke Sanada, and Dr. Yuji Tango. These two were recruited from other departments, and I have personally verified their abilities; there are no issues."

Ryosuke Sanada bowed slightly to everyone, while Dr. Tango simply adjusted his glasses and nodded to everyone with a smile.

Kazuma Asuka straightened up: "Although I have been a test pilot before and am not very familiar with front-line combat, from today onwards I will do my best as the vice-captain."

"And what about you, Captain?" Lina raised her hand.

Ye Shou seemed to have been waiting for this question. He smiled slightly and said, "I will rotate between the two teams. I will be there whichever direction, on the ground or on the moon, needs me."

They looked at each other, nodded, and no one had any objections.

"That's the end of this matter." Ye Shou clapped his hands. "Everyone, from today onwards, the Gaia Team and the Uranus Team are officially established. We must defend both the Earth and the Moon, the ground and space. As for the new members' induction training, it's best to complete it within a month... Everyone can familiarize themselves with each other later."

Ye Shou left everyone in the conference room, and Daigu made an excuse to come out and followed him into the elevator.

"Vice-Captain Asuka looks very weak. Is she really alright?" Daigo asked when they were alone.

Generally speaking, the relationship between the human host and Ultraman can be divided into several types. Some share life, while others are different in appearance but independent of each other. However, in general, the relationship between them is more often interconnected.

The situation of Tiga and Lucifer is more special, because the Ultraman who is the original body is not on Earth. Daigo and the others transform themselves into light to activate the stone statues left by the giants, and they are 100% in control of themselves.

It is important to note that in this situation, they do not lose their life force while fighting. They only feel tired due to the high level of mental concentration. Even if they run out of time, they will only fall into a short sleep and recover their health quickly.

So whether it's Daigo or Masaki, even if they're exhausted from fighting monsters, they still have the energy to repair the plane after returning to the team... otherwise, it would be too much of a hardship.

However, Kazuma Asuka's situation is a bit off, and Daigo is a thoughtful and warm-hearted man, hence the question.

As for why they went to Ye Shou instead of asking Fei Biao himself—it was purely a matter of path dependence; they assumed Ye Shou would definitely know.

But he felt he was right; Ye Shou could indeed answer him. Ye Shou had also discovered this problem before and had already investigated it thoroughly.

“Dyna and Bayeri are different; they are not ancient giants, but rather created by the Sphia life forms, the light of cosmic miracles, and the desire of many life forms to save others.”

Ye Shou carefully explained to him: "Simply put, it is a complex 'joint company'. Although Asuka Kazuma can take the lead, the lingering resentment of the Sphia life form is also influencing Dyna."

The bird hasn't been fully tamed yet, so it's mentally exhausted, which is probably why its endurance is reduced.

"I see... That's really not easy." Daigo suddenly thought of something, "Keigo-kun said that we can become Titans because we have ancient light genetic factors in our bodies, so what about Lieutenant Asuka?"

"I don't know about that. Actually, modern people all have some in their bodies, it's just a matter of how much and whether it's visible or not."

Furthermore... Dyna's transformation doesn't rely on photogenetic factors, so that's not important.

"Huh?" Daigo looked up. "What does this mean?"

"Perhaps 'Dyna' also inherited Sphia's biological characteristics. 'Dyna' has a strong ability to survive and does not rely on just one human host."

"Survival ability?"

Ye Shou paused for a moment: "Ensuring one's own survival and continuously prolonging life is Sphia's pursuit. Within Ligadron, Asuka Kazuma's will to sacrifice overcame his survival instinct, resonating with many of the victims, thus transforming Sphia's lingering regret into a desire to 'save lives'!"

Therefore, everyone rescued from Riggardron's body shared Dyna's power to ensure their survival... This also meant that even if Kazuma Asuka was gone, Ultraman Dyna's spirit would transfer to another human host through the connection.

"Doesn't that mean Dyna has dozens of candidates?" Daigo's eyes widened in surprise.

"You could say that," Ye Shou nodded.

It's worth mentioning that several harmless alien creatures were also rescued by Dyna. They are currently under the protection of the Space Development Agency, but although they shared Dyna's Light, it was only used to repair their bodies, leaving no trace behind...

Well, since it's a "human form," looking like a human might be a hidden condition.

Look at some alien swordsman from later generations, he couldn't win the battle for the transformation device, so he had to act like a loser and start piloting monsters.

(Actually, extraterrestrial life forms lack photogenetic genes.)

"Alright, are there any other questions?"

"Not going back to the locker room yet...?"

Daigo found it a bit strange. Ye Shouke usually left work casually, and it was considered a favor if he came to a meeting properly. But why was he still wearing his uniform when he was leaving today?

"I still have some things to do."

Ye Shou thought for a moment and gestured for Daigu to follow.

They took the elevator all the way down to the underground levels, even below the hangar of the Biartdis, which was almost completely close to the foundation.

It's important to know that TPC's headquarters are located in the sea, so the "underground area" actually refers to the area underwater, while the foundation is already in the continental shelf area.

"I had no idea TPC had such a thing... What is this?"

As the elevator doors opened, a rush of air mixed with the smell of engine oil and metal rushed in.

Daigo subconsciously held his breath as he followed Ye Shou out of the elevator. The sight before him made him stop in his tracks, and he felt a sense of awe.

—It's too huge!

This must be the most spectacular production line he's ever seen... no, strictly speaking, it's a shipyard.

A giant shipyard carved out of a hollowed-out seabed rock formation!

A high-powered lighting array is arranged on the dome, illuminating the entire space as if it were daytime. A heavy gantry crane moves slowly along the track, with unfinished metal components hanging below the boom, gleaming with a cold, hard silver-gray luster under the lights.

On the ground, workers and industrial MS shuttled back and forth, while sparks from welding torches rained down from above, like an inextinguishable fire rain.

Daigo's gaze was drawn to the largest component in the very center. Judging from its shape, it was not an aerial fighter like the Victory Flying Swallow, but some kind of streamlined submersible. It was much smaller than the Yatdis, but larger than the Dolphin.

Scattered around it are several smaller, similar skeletons, some of which are still being laid with pipelines, appearing quite rough.

“This is Echo One, still under assembly. The ones next to it are Echo Two through Seven.” Ye Shou’s voice came from beside him. “The power system uses the ship version of the Gundam engine, and its range is ten times that of a conventional submarine.”

"Ten times?!" Daigo turned his head.

"I was just saying, it might actually be twenty times higher," Ye Shou said with a slight smile.

The reactor itself is a semi-permanent structure, and the quality of all components of the ship is up to standard, meaning that the hardware is sufficient for continuous operation for a very long time, surpassing that of nuclear submarines or aircraft carriers. As for the "software," that is, the operators—

"They are all drones, so no pilots are needed."

"Drones?" Daigo looked at Ye Shou. "Are they all operated by AI?"

“Currently, it’s just one supercomputer in charge.” Ye Shou looked up slightly, gazing at the keel that was being hoisted up. “The military AI she designed can control at least twenty independent units at the same time, and its ability to handle multi-front combat missions far surpasses that of humans.”

Daigo recalled that Norizumi had once complained that his pressure had skyrocketed ever since the super AI named Yui was connected to TPC's tactical network. The reason was that Yui's computing efficiency was too high; Norizumi said it felt like racing against a ghost.

Although the two are responsible for different areas, they are not actually in competition with each other. But as a genius, he is always resentful of losing to AI.

"team leader."

"Ok?"

"What's the point of building so many submersibles? To defend against underwater monsters?"

Ye Shou did not answer directly. He turned around and walked towards the depths of the dock, with Daigu quickly following behind.

As the two walked through the busy assembly area and passed an industrial MS that was welding its outer casing components, the robotic arm precisely turned ninety degrees to make way for them. The technician in the control cabin saluted Ye Shou, and Ye Shou nodded in return.

Deep inside the dock is a relatively quiet area where rows of server racks stand neatly in temperature-controlled compartments, their indicator lights flashing regularly.

The holographic projection platform in the very center was operating, projecting a global seabed topographic map, with densely interwoven blue-green contour lines. Daigo recognized this as the interface style commonly used by the Kuze Group: a cool color scheme, sharp lines, and no superfluous elements.

In comparison, "Power Platform," although also under the Kuse Group, has a much more elaborate interface with a cyberpunk feel, and it's unclear who designed it.

Ye Shou stood in front of the projection table, his finger swiping across the touchpad, and the seabed topographic map quickly zoomed in, focusing on the western Pacific Ocean.

"Near-shore sonar can cover the continental shelf, but we need more extensive and in-depth detection methods. Since the end of the Cold War, the need to detect nuclear submarines has been lost, and human surveillance capabilities in the deep sea have been greatly weakened. We now need to rebuild a more advanced system."

"Everyone says the deep sea is harder to explore than outer space. It must be very difficult, right?"

“That’s correct in theory.” Ye Shou tapped the touchpad twice, and a dozen red dots appeared on the seabed topography map, distributed in areas such as the waters near Japan, the Mariana Trench, and the Philippine Islands.

"But we must do it no matter how difficult it is."

He turned around and looked at Daigo calmly.

"Therefore, the winning team will be divided into three teams, not two."

The third team, currently under the highest level of secrecy and not yet disclosed to any organization outside headquarters, is officially named the "Agul Team." They are specifically responsible for ocean exploration and will carry out missions around the world under the guise of 'environmental protection.'

"Agul? Why not use Poseidon or Oceanus, so you could form a set with Gaia and Uranus?"

Daigo asked a question with a puzzled look, but Ye Shou just smiled and remained silent:

Some jokes, even if you use them, others just won't get them, which is really lonely~

"The main force of the Agul team consists of these unmanned submersibles, which are coordinated by Weitong and can carry out various missions such as swarm operations, deep-sea interception, and underwater rescue when necessary. The base is located below an abandoned drilling platform off the coast of Okinawa, and the reconstruction project was completed last month."

Ye Shou paused for a moment, then said, "Once there is any unusual activity on the seabed, the Agul team will be the first line of defense. They can complete the first round of interception before other teams arrive."

"I see. As expected of the captain, he is more thoughtful than us. This way, we don't need to worry about sudden attacks from sea monsters."

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm wary of."

This is a lie.

If Masaki were here, he would definitely be able to see through Yoru's disguise, because he knows what is hidden in the seabed and that Daigo's "ancient memories" have not yet been fully awakened.

These submersibles are quite capable, but Ye Shouzhen doesn't expect them to achieve any results; he simply sends them to carry out search missions.

This is why we use AI instead of real people—