Is it really okay to click on the Starry Sky technology tree in Star Railway?

"I don't know, but I guess they have bad intentions...Everyone, get on combat readiness!!!" Jeppard shouted out orders until his throat was almost broken. Only then did the soldiers below start to rush to the armory to collect their weapons and equipment.

Jeppard gritted his teeth and said, "Sister, don't run around. It's very dangerous here. Maybe..."

"maybe?"

"Maybe it was the antimatter army that invaded us hundreds of years ago...!"

While the Jeppard siblings were talking, Pera squinted her eyes and stared at the dark sky. Her glasses were not ordinary decorations, but cutting-edge props improved by the research department.

She can see things very far away when necessary, which helps her gather intelligence.

It was with the help of this thing that Pera discovered a densely packed cone-shaped object falling from the distant sky. The explosion should have been caused by these things.

"No, it shouldn't be the Antimatter Corps." Pera suddenly said, "I've read the information about the Antimatter Corps. They mostly fight with infantry. The largest Antimatter Corps at that time was not even one-fifth the size of the black shadow above. It's unlikely to be them. And... didn't you notice that the bombing area was not in Beloberg, but on several barren mountains in the suburbs?"

Xiluwa suddenly realized: "The person who came doesn't want to kill anyone?"

"Yes." Pella nodded, "But we still need to be fully prepared. My judgment may not be correct. If the person who comes is not our enemy, then there is a high probability that there will be a worse possibility..."

"We may still be able to fight against the antimatter army, but we may not even be able to fight against this giant monster in the sky. The ground will be blown up and we won't be able to hide in the lower area."

"Everything on the ground will be destroyed, and no one will escape."

Pella pursed her lips and said slowly under the gaze of the Langdao siblings: "This is exactly what the eldest lady has always been most worried about, that is, the power behind Mr.."

"They came after they found out that the gentleman was missing, and they came to settle accounts with us."

"They are most likely demonstrating to us, issuing warnings and intimidating us with force."

"We...are afraid that we will be hostile to others because of our association with some dictatorial behavior."

Chapter 93: The Empire Loves Peace, but Does Not Fear War

The wind whistled as they were talking, and suddenly there were strong gusts of wind, carrying frost, gravel and frozen soil fragments that suddenly hit the outer defense garrison camp near the edge.

There is no doubt that these are all byproducts of the explosion!

The exaggerated explosion made the iron guards in the camp feel terrified from the bottom of their hearts. Some of them, wearing light armor, raised their shields, and some hid behind obstacles to avoid the impact that was like an ice and snow sandstorm.

Jeppard opened his palm and a shield made of ice appeared, protecting Pella and her sister Shiluwa.

His face was solemn and he said nothing, but occasionally he would turn his head to look at the huge monster whose shadow was only visible above the sky.

At this time, Shiluwa was no longer in the mood to joke. She knew her brother's character very well. If it were in the past, when he learned that Beloberg was about to be invaded by the enemy, he would definitely rush to the front and defend his country to the death.

Only this time Jeppard said nothing, and his expression became more and more serious.

Everyone's heart sank.

"We are no match for them. We can't even touch them." Jeppard said with a sense of frustration and awe, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "Sister...Beloberg may suffer a real disaster."

He was not afraid of enemy invasion, nor was he afraid that his soldiers would retreat in the face of the enemy, but everything was based on the possibility of encountering the enemy.

Seeing how high the black shadow is, let alone fighting against it, Beloberg doesn't have any props that can allow the Silvermane Guard to fly to that place to fight.

The sky? For hundreds of years, it was just a place that the fallen Beloberg longed for. Apart from longing for it, he could do nothing.

Xiluwa nodded blankly. She had heard about this when she was chatting with Chen Lin. How full of martial virtues his country was, how advanced his country's technology was, and how his country was heading towards the vast universe beyond the sky...

No matter how it was described, it was beyond Shiluva's imagination. She had no concrete concept in her mind. Apart from lamenting the weakness of Beloberg in comparison, she just regarded it as an interesting story to expand her own knowledge.

Now, Shiluwa had an idea.

Similarly, the scientific research spirit in his heart was burning, but it was quickly extinguished.

Yes... How could it be possible that Beloberg could surpass what the other empire has accumulated over thousands and tens of thousands of years just by studying hard for a few decades?

Why?

Chen Lin had already given Xiluwa a heads-up about the fact that a mysterious and powerful empire outside the vast universe would come looking for them one day in the future. He told her not to be afraid, as his country was very friendly and willing to cooperate with other forces. It was not only civilized but also very reasonable.

The problem is that this situation doesn't seem like a reasonable country...

Just when the Landau siblings were stunned, Pera remembered what Chen Lin had said.

She suddenly said in the middle of the training ground, which was silent except for the sound of explosions: "Maybe we can talk to them and reason with them? It seems like they don't want to hurt us, so maybe it will work."

"Well, we can try." Xiluwa cooperated: "But how do we contact them?"

"..." Pella was silent for a few seconds, "I'll talk to you later."

Jeppard looked at the two people's outrageous words and asked worriedly, "Are you two really scared silly?"

At the same time, in the central area of ​​​​Beloberg and nearby blocks, people were frightened by the loud noise caused by the explosion and ran away. The braver ones covered their ears and found a high point to stand on and look at the smoke and dust produced by the explosion in the distance.

A natural disaster? It was definitely a natural disaster! A horrible natural disaster that could destroy the world had come!!!

If the people were so frightened that their brains shut down and they were at a loss what to do, then Cocolia in the Clipper Palace had a brain shutdown in the true sense.

From the moment the explosion occurred, the wailing of the star core lingered in her mind.

Sometimes the Rift Realm ran out of energy and could no longer be maintained. Sometimes a certain area occupied by a large number of Rift Realms was flattened by a bomb. Sometimes...

The tragic news about the star core kept flooding into her mind, making it difficult for her to stay awake and calm, and she had no energy to care about what was happening in the outside world.

About an hour and a half later, the explosions gradually stopped, and Cocolia, who was sweating profusely in the bedroom, slowly recovered, tidied her appearance, and walked out of the palace.

Who would have thought that as soon as she took a step out, the housekeeper who she had ordered to guard outside came hurriedly over.

"Lord Cocolia, look at this!"

"What is this?"

Cocolia frowned and took the thing handed to her by the butler. It looked like a strange square instrument with a box covered with transparent glass in the center.

The butler heard the noise and responded, "A large number of similar things fell from the sky into the city of Beloberg. Almost all the people picked them up. The people in the research department took them apart and looked at them. They said that the things inside were too complicated for them to understand, but they were not bombs or anything like that. The director of the research department guessed that it might be some kind of prop for transmitting light and shadow."

"Something for communication?" Kokolia fiddled with the box in her hand in confusion and asked, "Also, have you found out the cause of the explosion?"

The butler nodded, then immediately shook his head.

Cocolia frowned and asked, "What do you want to say?"

"Lord Cocolia, look, there's a black shadow in the sky over there." The butler pointed with fear in his eyes. "According to the intelligence department, the explosion should be directly related to that shadow, including the box in our hands..."

Suppressing her worries, Cocolia threw the box in her hand to the butler and snorted, "What a boring trick. No matter what it is, we must first solve the problem in the city. Send down the order and declare martial law in the whole city!"

Cocolia stopped before she had taken two steps. She turned around and called to the housekeeper who was about to pass on the message: "The border guards are still unwilling to enter the city?"

This time, the butler shook his head affirmatively: "Guard Officer Jeppard has detained two more officers who went to deliver the message."

"Huh..." Cocolia took a deep breath, anger already showing between her brows, "Guard officer? The Silver Mane Iron Guard does have a guard officer, but it will never be Jeppard Landau! I gave him enough opportunities for the Landau family's sake. In this case, the people guarding Beloberg also need to be replaced. Send someone to tell Mr. Jeppard Landau that his family's collateral members in the city will be invited to a banquet in the palace tonight. Invite him to come along."

"Yes!" The butler felt a chill down his spine, he knew that Cocolia had sent people to capture dozens of people from the Lando family, this was almost like using the lives of the Lando family members to force him to come to this "court banquet".

However, before the butler holding the strange box could stand up and leave, the box in his hand made a sizzling sound.

Cocolia immediately turned around and looked at the box in his hand, and the butler was so scared that he dropped his hands to the ground.

The next second, a light blue light came out from the transparent area above the box, and suddenly a square frame composed of light was turned into about half a meter above, through which the scene in the picture could be clearly seen!

[Hello fellow humans on Yalilo-VI, I am an ordinary soldier from the Great Empire, and also the commander in charge of the Federation A-class destroyer No. 1...]

The serious-looking middle-aged man in the picture speaks a language that is not Belloberg's, but he is able to understand the content immediately after being heard.

[We have discovered you on Yalilo-VI, and we also confirm that you are the first force we have discovered here, a country called 'Beloberg'. ]

[As a ship accompanying the scientific research ship on patrol, we entered the orbit of your planet as soon as possible to show our country's rigorous and serious attitude.]

[First of all, the Empire severely condemns Beloberg's betrayal. Our scientists entered your sphere of influence to conduct investigations and research. After contacting you, they continuously submitted many applications for free industrial and agricultural support to the Empire's top leaders in return for your approval of our scientists' research activities. In response, the Empire's cabinet and the Supreme Leader agreed to the application of Mr. Chen Lin, one of the chief scientists, and approved the support for your technology and resources.]

[After many valuable scientific research materials and technologies were distributed, we lost contact with Mr. Chen Lin. According to the planetary observation instrument, Mr. Chen Lin was severely politically persecuted and hunted by Beloberg, and fell into unpredictable danger, with no way of knowing whether he would live or die! Mr. Chen Lin is one of the most important leaders in the imperial cabinet and one of the heirs to the future supreme leader of the empire. Beloberg's move will be regarded as the most serious provocation and insult to the empire since its founding! ]

[The Supreme Leader of the Empire has signed an order to prepare for extermination, and has approved the resolution to completely blow up the planet as the Empire's future space mineral mine to atone for its sins. Even in the face of accusations and opposition from various interstellar countries, we will carry out this punishment! ]

[As the vanguard, we have shown our sincerity to you. The high peaks outside the city have been razed to the ground. A huge fleet that covers the sky and the sun will arrive in the near future. A total of 674 warships of various types, two giant elephant weapons with dozens of docks, and a star-destroying weapon. ]

[I have received the highest instructions from the Empire, and issued an ultimatum to Cocolia Rand, the leader of the main force of Yalilo-VI, 'Beloberg': If our chief scientist Mr. Chen Lin is not handed over in time after 15 days, the first round of indiscriminate bombing will be carried out, and then Yalilo-VI will be blown up to eliminate the existence of the planet in the universe. If Mr. Chen Lin is intact, the Empire will forgive the past! ]

[You may not know how serious the consequences are, haha... We will attach the video recordings of the various planets that the Empire has exploded after the communication is over. I hereby order everyone to watch the entire process. The Beloberg government must not hinder the people's freedom to freely view and save the holographic projector, otherwise a three-day saturation bombing will be carried out on the administrative center. The observation equipment of the Federation A-class destroyer No. 1 will monitor every move in the city. I advise the Beloberg government to take care of itself. ]

【Considering that the Beloberg has no relevant communication capabilities, we will deploy contact tools the next day for you leaders to establish contact with this ship.】

[Finally, I will convey the admonition of the Supreme Leader of the Empire to the Leader of Beloberg: He who knows the current situation is a hero. The Empire loves peace and is willing to cooperate, but it is never afraid of war! ]

The video of the one-way communication came to an abrupt end, and then a scene appeared on the screen that all the Beloberg people had never seen in their lives.

"Is this what our planet looks like..." Cocolia murmured.

In the picture, a huge war weapon drove over a planet and gradually unfolded. Soon after, a red beam of light hit the targeted planet below.

Orange-red cracks appeared. As the bombardment continued, the cracks became more and more numerous and larger. Eventually, the huge planet turned into countless fragments floating in space, and there was nothing in its original place...

life?

It can't exist!

thump……

The elderly butler's legs suddenly went weak and he fell to the ground. The wrinkled skin on his face kept shaking, the pupils in the center of his eyes trembled wildly, and his breathing was so rapid that under normal circumstances passers-by might have thought that this elderly gentleman had a heart attack.

"Lord Cocolia... please... please save Beloberg!!"

After stuttering for a long time, he finally squeezed out these words.

Cocolia, who was opposite him, also stared with her eyes wide open. The fear in her heart even blew away the call of the star core. Her mind was blank and she stood there for a long time without being able to speak.

On the other side, Bronya, who was under house arrest in her own bedroom, was stunned by the scene before her eyes. The iron guards who used to like to gather in the yard outside her house to chat and brag were now silent.

Inside and outside the entire Bronya palace, even the sound of a needle falling to the ground can be heard clearly.

It took Bronya a long time to come back to her senses. Her first reaction was "If you have any difficulties, find a mentor", but her hand stopped while sending the message.

She remembered Chen Lin's earnest teachings, that she should learn to think independently, handle crises independently, solve problems independently, and judge right and wrong independently...

Finally, she closed the chat box with Chen Lin and clicked on Pella's avatar.

Bronya: "Perla, I want to leave the palace and join the army."

Pera: "Miss, are you sure you can come out?"

Bronya: "Yes, we are all family, they will help me leave."

Pera: "Then come directly. Guard Officer Jeppard will send someone to the sixth district to pick you up. We have important matters that require your decision!"

Before, Pera would definitely not agree to her doing such a risky thing, because once the matter was exposed, the iron guards guarding her would be in big trouble, and they would be replaced by another group of people.

However, at this point, Pera knew that Bronya would not hold it in any longer, so she not only agreed to Bronya's request to join the army, but also provided assistance to prevent Bronya from being discovered and taken back to Clipper Palace.

Pushing open the door to the bedroom, Bronya was instantly met with the eager gazes of a dozen guards in front of her.

She took a deep breath and said, "Please everyone get ready. I plan to leave here and go to the outer defense camp."

"Ms. Bronya..."

The deputy captain was slapped shut by the captain next to him before he could finish his words.

"Great Guardian, we promise to get you out safely!" The captain of the Iron Guard who was in charge of guarding Bronya said in a shocking voice: "You are Beloberg's last hope. Please rest assured. Even if we sacrifice ourselves, we will get you to your destination safely!"

Bronya pursed her lips, her eyes becoming more resolute.

"Then it's up to you."

Chapter 94: There are no loyal ministers in the court, and there are traitors in the country. We must purge the emperor’s side!

[Jeppad, if, I mean if.]

[If one day, the Great Guardian ordered you to abandon the people of Beloberg, just to achieve her goal...what would you do? ]

At the front line of the restricted area in the wind and snow, Jeppard was leading more than a dozen camouflaged Silver Mane Guards forward quickly. At this time, his sister's voice sounded in his ears.

That year, his sister Shiluwa was dismissed from her post and demoted to a commoner. The charge of treason made the Landau family unable to raise their heads. The tight battle line became the so-called "great victory". They, the remnants of the defeated army, walked on the streets to the flowers and applause of the people, but Jeppard did not dare to look the people in the eye.

As usual, he came to the machine room to repair equipment and heard his sister's inexplicable question.

Jeppard was confused, but at the same time he firmly believed that the Great Guardian would not do such a ridiculous and selfish thing. He spoke in a serious tone, believing in the beliefs that the Great Guardian had always upheld.

Any gift of power represents a higher responsibility. Each new generation of Great Guardians will inherit the title of their predecessors and the long-standing miraculous power that belongs exclusively to the Great Guardians. They swear to be loyal to Beloberg and the people, and fight to the end to protect Beloberg.

At that time, Jeppard firmly believed that the Great Guardian would not do such a dirty thing as his sister said.

【I mean if.】

My sister stared at me meaninglessly, her eyes trying to penetrate my flesh and bones and see through my true thoughts.