Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

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"Mr. Ensiodis doesn't have to be so self-effacing. Your company is actually changing the face of a country and catching up with the world. This is a commendable achievement. So, if you have any worries that you are willing to tell me, although Frankly speaking, maybe I can provide you with some reasonable help."

"These are all internal matters of Kjerag. I'll talk about it casually, and you can just listen to it."

Then Boss Yin talked about the recent events in Kjerag, the demotion of Nohis, the confrontation at the meeting of the three tribes, and his personal initiative to return power to the Saint, etc.Boss Yin stood at the only height in Kjerag, and he could overlook the entire country.From the context of his words, Alpha could clearly hear that Boss Yin's perspective was not that of a common, profit-seeking entrepreneur. He was almost standing in the position of the person in charge of Kjelag, commenting on these matters. own opinions and thoughts.

Combining Boss Yin's self-report, the information previously obtained from Enya, and the information sent back by people who were conducting investigations, Alpha corroborated each other from multiple aspects and had a clearer understanding of Kjerag's current situation.

"Edwise was demoted." After chatting about the general situation, Alpha took a sip of the steaming butter tea in her cup. She wanted to talk about something more specific. "In the intelligence I investigated, Nuo Xi Mr. Si and you have been close friends since we were studying abroad. You are determined to bring changes to Kjerag together and promote Kjerag towards modernization, and you have always cooperated in this way after the establishment of the Kalan trade."

"You are right, Nohis has always been my good friend and my most trusted helper." Looking at Alpha's relaxed expression, Boss Yin suddenly realized that she did want to talk about something more sensitive.

"The conflict he caused in the factory in the valley area is a bit abrupt compared to his identity. You are a skillful helmsman. I believe that your most trusted and reliable helper will not commit such a crime. A low-level mistake. Most people can only see the surface, because that thing is commonplace for unscrupulous rentiers. But I don’t think so. I guess that this is your plan, and Nuo will have enough ability to affect the overall situation. Mr. Hiss, plan to 'exclude' himself from the Shivaash family's camp to promote changes in the overall situation."

Upon hearing this, Boss Yin smiled helplessly and said, "As expected of you, you were able to make such an investigation and judgment in such a short period of time." However, he neither confirmed nor denied this matter.

"The roar just now came from a valley dozens of kilometers away." Alpha lowered his eyebrows and held the still hot porcelain cup in the palm of his hand. He turned the rim of the cup with his other hand until he turned the Kalan Trading logo in front of him. , "My drone, after the explosion, has scanned the valley and compared it with the previously collected images. Well, as an apology for using a drone to scan your country's territory without permission , I can share the data I got with you for free.”

"This is your freedom alone. Kjerag needs your friendship, a rare and important friendship in this situation."

Alpha looked at Boss Yin's expression. From the smile on his face, Alpha could see some helplessness. The drone flew too high and it was difficult for Yeragond to reach it. He must have been a little helpless about this. . "Keep your word, I'll give this to you." Alpha took out a data hard drive with Terra's standard adapter specifications from his arms, which contained detailed terrain scanning data of Kjerag and the surrounding vast wasteland. Raghu, important information that she intentionally recorded.

"Back to the topic just now, I didn't pay much attention to that valley before, but after comparing the carbon traces and infrared data, my adjutant Diesel got an interesting result. The valley seemed to be covered with snow. The canyon actually hides a passage leading to the outside world."

While talking, Alpha took out a few more photos and pieces of paper, "This is the information I got through special channels. They showed that your Kalan trade has been secretly cultivating an armed force in accordance with the world's advanced level in recent years. Combat forces, and that secret railway, I guess, is the secret passage you use to transport them into Kjerag and maintain logistical supplies. After all, the more modern an army is, the more dependent it is on logistical supplies."

Faced with the accurate and supported judgment given by Alpha, Boss Yin did not deny it, "What you said is correct, or in other words, your summary is very accurate... Regarding dependence on logistical supplies, this is a description that we have never thought of. Way."

"The explosion that just occurred. Judging from the images returned by the drone, someone accurately destroyed a bridge that was in a controlled position on the railway, but you did not show the slightest panic or other unexpected emotions. This matter This is the most important evidence for all my previous speculations. I think that among your people, the only one who has the ability, status and reason to find and blow up the bridge is Mr. Nohis. And you have long been Be prepared for this.”

"Perhaps. If I say that I have prepared armed forces in Kjerag that are enough to confront the full strength of the other two families, how would you evaluate this? After all, the team from your Star of Life has shown Your strength is beyond my imagination. Even if you don't want to, you have actually become a brand-new force within Kjerag that cannot be ignored, and this force also has two brilliant leaders, You and the Doctor. There's a lot you can do if you want."

"Hahahaha, that's good, but what are we going to do? I said that the doctor and I were really invited to vacation separately. Do you believe it or not? After all, the invitation in the doctor's hand was sent by you." Alpha suddenly smiled evilly. Stand up, "As for my evaluation of your advance arrangements...my evaluation is, please increase your efforts!"

"?" Alpha's sudden strange words made Boss Yin confused. What did this boss mean and what did she want to do?After a moment, Boss Yin suddenly realized that Alpha in his impression seemed to be like this. As for what she wanted, after understanding the series of changes Xista had gone through, Boss Yin knew very well what she wanted. At least it won't harm Kjerag's interests.

"Okay, this is the end of the topic that may make you want to silence me. Mr. Enxiodis, you can rest assured that our chat just now was just some meaningless keyboard politics. I will not take this into account. You are spreading conspiracy theories everywhere. You think so, Xu Yu."

Seeing Alpha's weird look, Xu Yu chuckled and said, "That's right."

26. Silver Gray’s Vision

The interaction between Alpha and Xu Yu eased the somewhat tense atmosphere in the office. Boss Yin sighed. Everything that had happened so far was indeed something he had planned with Nohis long ago.

To use Alpha's strange-sounding proverb from an ancient story of the Yan Kingdom, "When Zhou Yu hits Huang Gai, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to suffer." It's probably like this.

Mr. Enxiodis realized that he could only trust Alpha that she would not reveal the news because many arrangements had not yet been fully implemented. Before the Brantau family was completely tied to death in the chariot by Nohis, he You even need to worry about his personal safety.However, Alpha, this mysterious being, seems to be quite interested in his plan.

"If I were sitting in your position, I would probably not care about human kindness or tradition. It would be a better choice to try every means and exhaust all possible means to kill Perroche and Brantao." Alpha She put the cup of butter tea back on the table and waved her hand. The teapot that was sizzling hot on the stove next to her floated up and flew over to fill everyone with new drinks.

"In a new system, leaving a place for the old order means hidden dangers..." But Alpha stopped talking. Some things still have to be viewed in light of the actual situation. "But this is just my one-sided words and one-sided experience, for reference only."

Enxiodis nodded, "I understand what you mean."

As a result, the discussion between the two parties on the reform of Kjerag's regime structure as envisaged and planned by Ensiodis came to an end. The two parties drank a sip of the newly brewed hot butter tea in tacit understanding. Started the next topic.

"Ms. Alpha, I have heard a little bit about the Norman industry you established in Siesta during this time. I heard that a large number of drone factories and various industrial facilities have recently begun to be built near the volcano there. Could you please Are you really planning to transform the still active volcano into a giant building like in the publicity plan?"

The reply Boss Yin got was Alpha's smiling nod, "What you saw and heard is basically the truth. My investment in Siesta is real."

After hearing this expected answer, Boss Yin pondered for a moment, as if he was considering something. "Ms. Alpha, I have a question I would like to ask."

"But it doesn't matter."

"Does Norman Industries have any plans to invest in industrial construction outside Siesta?"

"The situation is right, why not do it." Alfa had known that Boss Yin would ask this. Anyone who has carefully investigated will realize that cooperating with the current Norman Industry is a valuable opportunity to gain access to the most advanced manufacturing system.The Kalan Trading Factory Group in Kjerag actually uses the previous generation technology that has been phased out by major countries.If there is the possibility of introducing Norman industrial technology, Mr. Ensiodis will definitely not let it go.

The two parties had a brief discussion on the issue of industrial investment. Alpha expressed some of his own opinions on the companies controlled by the Shivaash family in the valley along the way. Even without a special investigation, he could still see those factories. The technologies used are old, and even though Enxiodis and Nohis have tried their best to improve them, some deficiencies in the process are still decisive.

Boss Yin wanted a lot. The original Kjerag was a paradise, not only far away from natural disasters, but also far away from the ore disease that made countless people on the earth heartbroken.The reason is also very simple. The large-scale outbreak and spread of modern ore diseases are precisely because of the rise and development of the modern origin stone industry.Only large-scale industrial application scenarios can create such a wide range of active source stone environments.

What Boss Yin wants is Kjerag's future. For a small country like Kjerag whose population and area may not be as large as Tongliao's, manpower is an extremely precious resource. He can't really sit back and watch. The spread of ore disease caused by the introduction of modern industrial technology has eroded the social stability of Kjerag, which was originally on a fragile balance of a primitive economy.

Therefore, when he heard during the investigation that Siesta City was currently establishing an energy and industrial production system that would not produce Originium pollution, Alpha could imagine how much anticipation and confusion he felt.

"I can probably guess what you want. Kjerag is rich in mineral resources, but the lack of human resources is an unavoidable topic. There are also various other problems that are challenging your plan." Alpha took out A holographic projector was placed on the table. As the light and shadow flickered, a three-dimensional image was projected in the air under the surprised eyes of the silver boss.

"The weather conditions in Kjerag are not suitable for building solar power stations, but there are abundant wind resources in the mountains here. After Xista's construction factory is put into stable operation in the future, we can provide you with wind power technology. As well as underground pipeline corridors and national-level power grid engineering technology that can withstand the harsh winter environment of Kjerag. However, the latter will be a larger investment, and funds and energy must be invested in the early stages of the new construction plan. .”

As Alpha was talking, she suddenly noticed that Enxiodis's expression became serious again, but what she didn't expect this time was that what caught the bank boss's attention was the subconsciously accustomed word "grid".

A national-level power grid system is a concept that cannot exist in the contemporary Terra continent. Mobile self-sufficient city-states and frequent destructive natural disasters directly negate the prerequisites for the emergence of this concept.

Not to mention national-level power grids, Terra's internal urban power grids are rare. Most mobile cities of average size do not even do energy coordination, and each mobile module operates independently.The concept of urban energy network even emerged with the rise of modern metropolises such as Gantry and Kavaleriaki.

"Power grid, highways, railways and communications..." Boss Yin looked at the facilities and construction equipment passing by on the holographic projection and fell into deep thought. For the people of Kjerag, these infrastructures can bring a lot of benefits. To make earth-shaking changes, but this also means astronomical investment and long output cycle, and these improvements will not be directly reflected in enhancing Kjerag's international competitiveness...

but……

"I have always believed that building complete and responsible infrastructure is a job that a sovereign country that intends to strive for strength should and must do well, even if it is difficult to get corresponding returns on these investments." Alpha said in a very light tone, "But At the same time, this kind of large-scale long-term strategy that requires great determination also needs to be combined with the national conditions and the actual world situation, especially for a small country like Kjerag..." which is less than 1T in all aspects, even more It is a topic that requires hard work and unremitting efforts, and at the same time, it should be treated with caution in accordance with the current situation.

"You're right..." Boss Yin frowned, "But, I think I can't give up these things. These are the things I have always wanted to bring to Sherag."

"You have an idea, I'm optimistic about you." Alpha stood up, patted Boss Yin on the shoulder, then walked to the window of the office, looking out at the snowy countryside surrounded by snow-capped mountains.

27. Leave it to despair

Let's talk about the former Kelan trade technology executive Nohis, who used various means to tie the Brantau family onto the chariot. The Brantau family had to bear the reputation of blowing up the railway through semi-open intelligence channels.But there's definitely more to it than that, and at least so far, it's possible for the Brantau family to get out of it.

"Mr. Enxiodis, it is indeed interesting to chat with you in a private capacity." Seeing the Shivaash family's messenger, he hurriedly brought what happened in Shelagh during this period. When he walked into Boss Yin's office following the report of the sabotage incident, Alpha said that it was inconvenient for him to get involved in your internal affairs. "I hope you can maintain your shape in the coming waves."

"Thanks to your blessing, I will try my best to ensure that after this crisis, Kalan trade will still be worthy of your investment and cooperation."

Alpha believed that Boss Yin would succeed, and she saw in his eyes a desperate but indomitable aura.So, before leaving the office, while shaking hands and saying goodbye, Enxiodis noticed that Alpha's eyes shone with a strange light, and the wonderful sight that made him feel the magnificence of the world briefly fell on him.

When he came back to his senses, Alpha had already left the Kalan Trade Headquarters building accompanied by the staff, and was only on the streets that were becoming increasingly noisy because of the approaching ceremony, together with her Agor female companion, It left him with a relaxed figure.

Wait a minute... When Enxiodis was about to listen to the report from his subordinates, he suddenly discovered that something was left on the coffee table in the office. It was the wonderful projection device from before. The small device that had automatically closed the screen was now quiet. He was lying on the coffee table, and the breathing light next to him flashed dimly, indicating his standby status.

"Interesting..." He picked up the small device and played with it in his hands. The internal structure of this highly integrated device was extremely complicated and exquisite, and I am afraid that even Nohis could not understand it.

Alpha doesn't seem to be the kind of person who throws things away casually. There must be some deep meaning for her to leave this thing behind.

……

"Similar explosion damage occurred in more than one place. Many of the routes connecting Kjerag internally to the trade port and other external links were damaged to varying degrees. Basically, it can be considered that Kjerag has now been artificially destroyed by the outside world. Partition, until those passages are repaired, is in a state of near isolation.”

In the hotel where he lived, the doctor frowned slightly as he looked at the reconnaissance images sent back by the drone on the tablet in his hand.

"Kjerag has been isolated from the world again for a short period of time. This will not have a serious impact on the already relatively self-sufficient local social economy, but it has created a subtle reality." Seria opened her travel bag. She took out the Zero Calibration from the shielded camouflage compartment on the side and checked the status of the weapon. The beam energy weapon technology of Sky Garden is powerful and can be directly powered by the armor on her body. If she encounters an extremely dangerous situation , a weapon with sufficient power and deterrence is indeed quite important.

Then Seria, Doctor and Sharp looked at each other and said almost in unison, "Isolate external influences."

"Right now, apart from us, there are no forces within Kjerag that may have an impact on the situation. And for us, at least because of our name and status, as well as the size of our team, it is difficult for us to do anything from all angles. Real impact.”

"I hope Mr. Enxiodis won't involve us in a certain link of his plan. In that case, some things will be difficult to deal with and report." Hearing this, Sharp rubbed his sore eyebrows , Doctor, something will happen wherever he goes, and it has been like this since Chernobog.

"Then we can only take one step at a time and inform everyone else to pay attention to safety in recent activities outside. At least two people should act together. If there is any emergency, we must keep in touch." The doctor put down the tablet and picked up a A small toy, it was a literary toy given to him by Alpha, a twenty-sided die made of high-strength starship armor material.The doctor threw the dice. The dice bounced a few times on the table in the hotel room, and finally stopped. On the upward side, the number displayed was "1".This was not a good sign, so the doctor rolled again, this time "20".

Alpha said that she had something to investigate, and she also wanted to see Yeragonde. After a while, she would probably tell her what she had confirmed in a routine briefing.

"We don't know when Alpha will send us a message."

"If you're worried, why don't you just call her?" Ceria smiled and put away the gun, looking at the doctor's troubled look, "So, how long has it been? Wait a minute, if If she doesn't plan to tell us anything, she must have her own plans, otherwise she will definitely communicate with us. If she can think with your brain, she won't waste that brain."

"That's what you said. Then let me sort out the report sheets on factory problems in the valley area first..." The doctor knew that what Ceria said was right. Now he had better do something to distract himself.

But some things are such a coincidence. When someone called Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrived, the doctor had just picked up the computer to prepare a report. The terminal placed in the middle of the three-person table lit up with a message notification, and it was Alpha's ID.

"Doctor, look, she has news."

After a while, the three people in front of the small table looked at each other in confusion. The information sent by Alpha was indeed so explosive that if she hadn't sent it, it would have been made up.

Alpha put together the information she had investigated and sorted out, as well as her conversations with Enya, Enxiodis and others, and sent them over. After reading them, the doctor sighed and sorted out his thoughts.

Although he only had a relatively preliminary understanding and speculation about the game between Kjerag's parties before this, as he was involved in the incident, with the news of other people's visits and the various changes he noticed, this When this situation happened, he knew very well that it was a logical and certain thing.

"Maybe we can do something, maybe we can't do anything, but the preciousness of this information..." The doctor looked at Sharp and Seria, both of them nodded, "At least, we can protect ourselves. The rest Anyway, I can’t get away, so trying to reduce some avoidable casualties is the best result.”

"Speaking of which, starting tomorrow, it seems that we will enter the ceremonial process of the Snow Mountain Ceremony." Sharp remembered something very important.

Seria nodded, "According to public information, the preparations for the Snow Mountain Ceremony are about to begin. The first important matter is that the three major families will conduct a large-scale hunting ceremony under the leadership of the Saint. Then the three Large families pay tribute to religious representatives such as saints and hold crown-wearing ceremonies.”

"The conflicts between the three families have been building up for a long time. If they get together for the ceremony, they might cause trouble."

"Then let's make some preparations. Fortunately, except for a few of us who are currently staying in Perrochi's territory, everyone else's destinations are gathered together. We must inform them to prepare supplies to prevent unpredictable conflicts. , causing people to be trapped.”

Ceria nodded, then took out her terminal and sent a message to Levi. After a while, Levi replied that he had begun to prepare to reserve a certain amount of supplies for everyone on the Star of Life. The deep-sea hunters have now Return to your residence and set up a security guard.

"With the Deep Sea Hunter and Shirter here, everyone's safety is definitely guaranteed." Although Seria said this, the doctor and Sharp could also see that she was still a little worried. After all, Helmer and Ifrit She couldn't take care of the two of them now.

"How about you go back, Ceria?" Sharp patted Ceria on the shoulder.

"It's okay, they will take care of themselves..." Ceria shook her head, "I have to stay here, otherwise you and the doctor will be too alone." Ceria called up the armor interface , adjusted some settings, and then the equipment on her body began to change, with the Rhodes Island logo displayed in a prominent position.

28. Kelsey’s worries

On the bridge of Rhode Island in Casimir's Brilliant Shield Industrial heavy industrial dock, Kelsey, who was supervising the engineering department operators to update the bridge equipment, received a message from the doctor.

Because the energy device from the sarcophagus used in the energy system of the Rhode Island main ship project required Kelsey's personal operation and authorization, she temporarily took a break from the affairs of Iberia and returned to Rhode Island to supervise the transformation. Project progress issues.

The doctor and Kelsey have made an appointment long ago. Whenever they travel far away, the two of them will regularly inform each other that they are safe, and today is almost the day when the doctor should send a message.Kelsey opened the email from the doctor. In the photo attached to the email, the doctor and his party were visiting a lively market to feel the festive atmosphere of Kjerag's upcoming Snow Mountain Ceremony.

Seeing this news, Kelsey smiled and shook her head.Her action was noticed by Kelu Xier, who was wearing a safety helmet next to her. "What's wrong, Kelsey? Your old sweetheart sent you a message?"

"Kelu Xier——!"

"Ahem, I'm just kidding. Why are you reacting like that?"

But seeing this, Kelsey sighed. She seemed at a loss and picked up the project progress report in her hand. Rhode Island's transformation work had entered the final stage, including replacing it with a dismantled sarcophagus core. Large-scale projects such as the Originium boiler and the rearrangement of the entire energy pipeline have been successfully completed.

The high-quality printing and manufacturing system provided by Alpha allows Rhode Island to try to complete the final finishing work by itself during the next trip. In this way, tens of millions of Gantry coins can be saved.

But even so, a complete system power test and stress test must be done first. Fortunately, Kelsey has only seen the discounts offered by Brilliant Shield Industrial once in her life. The investment given by Alpha is already unimaginably generous. .

Kelsey was thinking randomly, using these trivial daily tasks to dilute her inner worries.

"It's the same thing as before..." Seeing Kelsey's expression and state, Lucille sighed, walked behind and pushed Kelsey to the seat next to her, then rubbed her shoulders, "Alfa has entrusted you to investigate the secret training of the army by Kalan Trade. You are afraid that this will involve the doctor and others in turmoil."

Kelsey nodded, "Alfa is powerful enough to implement her ideas unscrupulously, and she is indeed thinking about the vast number of people on this land, but her vision and experience will solve the problem." Her views on social change are destined to be different from ours, and I’m worried that her views will conflict with the doctor’s.”