Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 577 Decision
After lunch, Chen Chuan brought a cup of hot drink and stood by the porthole looking down. Looking down from a high place, the central city presented a different perspective.

The sunlight shines down from above, and the light presents different depths from high to low. The criss-crossing wide streets seem to have become just a few thin lines that can be manipulated at will. The tall buildings that usually tower into the clouds and seem out of reach all fall at foot, which makes people inevitably have a sense of detachment.

Pan Xiaode said on the side: "Our airship is responsible for maintenance and emergency replacement, and it checks back and forth in various areas, so all kinds of information will be transmitted to us. Now it is handled by people from the Government Affairs Office and the Ministry of Defense. Key information is not allowed to be leaked, but some ordinary information does not prevent us from knowing it.

It is said that this time, in addition to the biological invasion of the Fusion Land, there was also a surprise attack by the old imperial family, but they were blocked by the sea in the east. Overall, the situation is still under the control of the Government Affairs Office and the Ministry of Defense.

I estimate that this situation will continue for two days.

Oh, by the way, classmate Chen, you don’t know that a resistance organization is said to have appeared. Not long ago, they had a fight in Fengde District. I just saw it. The whole street was destroyed. It seemed that it was caused by the fight between the third-level fighters... Let me show you..."

As he said that, he transmitted the picture and asked curiously, "Student Chen, do all of you third-level fighters have such strong destructive power?"

Chen Chuanshuo said: “Not everyone can do it.”

Pan Xiaode was very eager for this and wanted to jump over this stage immediately.
Chen Chuan looked at the picture. There were potholes and gaps in small parts of the tall buildings, and the road seemed to have been bombarded repeatedly.

The scene that could cause such large-scale destruction should be one where the fighters have mastered the power of the mind to the third level. And there is more than one of them. It seems that there are indeed many forces that have entered the central city to intervene this time.

As long as the division and reproduction of the mother shrimp does not end, similar scenes will surely continue to occur.

Inside the Ministry of Defense's command center, Commissioner Liang checked the time. It would be 1:00 p.m. in ten minutes, and the mother shrimp's reproduction would soon enter its tenth wave.

According to the analysis of the sentry tower, this time there may be about thirteen to fifteen waves.

Although there are more sub-bodies, they have become smaller and more numerous due to modulation, which means that each individual has more or less defects.

If the Dashun government wants to cultivate new field creatures, it will usually select the best individuals as candidates. If it cannot select those that meet the standard, it will make certain adjustments to this batch, which means that more resources need to be invested. Usually, only big forces can afford this cost.

So in theory, every individual is unimportant, yet they are all important.

Based on previous estimates and the current analysis of the sentry tower, it can be basically confirmed that the subsequent intervals may not be as dense as in the early stage, but will be longer.

In this way, they don't have to mobilize forces as urgently as before, and they can concentrate more strength.

In fact, those companies that intend to interfere should also be aware of this, so they all took action in the early and middle stages. Most of their strength has been consumed in the early stages, and it is difficult to say whether they will take action later. He tends to believe that the other party will restrain themselves, but the necessary precautions still need to be taken.

He glanced at the scene outside the Jiyang District, where the general from the old imperial family was still confronting Xue Shou, and it seemed that he would not leave until the split was over.

Everything else is fine now, but what he is most worried about is that existence.

But... where is it?
He couldn't figure it out for a moment, but apart from this, there was another thing that needed attention, and that was the Ferris Wheel Company.

According to accurate intelligence, in order to join the consortium and to escape its own constrained situation, this company has already put all the forces it can mobilize on the gambling table.

The specific response of the Ferris Wheel Company will depend on the outcome of the battle at sea. However, no news has been received yet about the situation there.

On the sea surface off the coast of Bahu Island, there were half-sunken and half-floating wreckage of ships, and the strong smell of sulfur and burnt wood filled the air.

There are a large number of buoys and life rafts floating on the sea, and the crew of the company's joint fleet is trying to rescue the enemy and friendly personnel who have fallen into the water.

The naval battle between the three companies started at 5:20 in the morning and lasted until 1:30 in the afternoon, nearly eight hours, and ended with the victory of the joint fleet of Canglong Company and Ocean Development Group.

On the Ferris Wheel Company's side, five of the nine Yuanshan-class battleships were sunk, three were captured, and one escaped; nine of the twelve gunboats were sunk, three were captured, and more than half of the twenty-five airships evacuated the battlefield.

On the Dashun side, only one reconnaissance ship and two gunboats were sunk, and only four of the twelve Changwei-class warships were slightly damaged, which could be considered a great victory.

But in fact, this battle was quite dangerous.

At the beginning of the battle, the Ferris Wheel Company directly released the modified flying creatures provided by the Linax Federation. These insect creatures were able to cling to the airbags of the airship, and then penetrate into a special biological fluid through the tail needles in their abdomens. After leaving, they could quickly cause a fire.

This is most likely a modified organism recently developed by the Linax Federation, so the company's joint fleet had never known about such a thing before, resulting in the loss of one-third of the airships that originally had an absolute advantage right from the start.

If they lose their advantage in the sky, it will become very difficult to fight, which means there will be no cover above them.

Fortunately, the combined fleet, under the reminder of a certain staff officer, temporarily brought a batch of modified birds produced by the Wing Blade Light Nest Company, which stopped the offensive of these modified creatures in time and allowed the war to proceed smoothly. Among them, the four submarines sent by the Dashun military made great contributions. Most of the Yuanshan-class warships that were sunk were from their hands, and within two hours after the war began.

The Ferris Wheel Company was originally smaller in number than the Combined Fleet, and was weakened by this incident. It never recovered, and the Combined Fleet spent nearly six hours pursuing it before sinking the remaining fleet one by one or forcing them to surrender.

At this point, the fleet that the Ferris Wheel Company had spent ten years to assemble was completely destroyed, and from now on its traces could only be found in record files.

After confirming the results of the battle, Captain Feng Dingshan immediately sent a secret message to inform the Central City Defense Department of the outcome of the battle.

At 1:30 p.m., the telegram was delivered to the Central City Combat Command Center.

Commissioner Liang received the news as soon as possible, and after repeatedly confirming that the news was true, he felt relieved.

This naval battle is crucial. If the combined fleet is defeated, there will be no more obstacles to the Ferris Wheel Company at sea. The company's forces can withdraw or return at any time, and they will become extremely passive.

After the Ferris Wheel Company lost its power at sea, even if they did nothing, they would be trapped on land and unable to move.

He handed the telegram to his female assistant and said, "Tell Minister Qi and Director Wei this news in a secret message."

The female assistant did as she was told immediately.

About ten minutes after the news spread, the female assistant put her hand on the wall and said something to her.

Commissioner Liang nodded, left the public area on the second floor, and came to the office lobby on the third floor. At this time, the surroundings became dark, and the light curtain on the wall flickered, and the figures of two people appeared there.

On the left is Qiao Yang, the trusted secretary of Minister Qi of the Government Affairs Department, and on the right is Deputy Director Wu Quan, who is in charge of specific affairs of the Bureau.

Commissioner Liang said, "Minister Qi and Director Wei should have read the telegram. Do you have anything to convey?"

Qiao Yang is in his forties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking gentle and elegant. He smiled and said, "We need to give the public an explanation and account for this incident. The Ferris Wheel Company is a good person to take responsibility."

Commissioner Liang immediately understood what the Government Affairs Office was thinking. He thought about it for a moment and said, "What does Speaker Quan say? If we do something to the Ferris wheel, the Municipal Council will probably not agree."

Qiao Yang smiled and said, "Special situations require special treatment. Now is an emergency period and military regulations apply, but only for the time being."

Commissioner Liang nodded. Under the current circumstances, except for the security forces guarding Weiguang District, Wuding District, Bainiao District and Motie Mountain, the rest of the military forces were in the hands of their three departments. Moreover, outside these areas, information and communication transmission was not smooth.

If any action is to be taken, all communication signals can be cut off in advance, so that the parliament cannot stop them at all, but if this period is exceeded, it will be more difficult to deal with.

He reminded, “But don’t forget, those people from the old imperial family are still outside our door. We can’t ignore them. And we still don’t know what that thing from the other side wants to do, and where it is.

In the face of these threats, is it appropriate for us to divert resources to deal with the Ferris Wheel Company? "

Director Wu said at this time: "With Mr. Xue in charge of confronting the people of the old imperial family, that's enough. Unless they find another stable crack, there is no way they can break through. Judging from the current situation, this possibility is almost zero.

As for that existence, Commissioner Liang and Director Wei have already confirmed it with the headquarters, and the active consciousness of the processing bureau, 'Andun', can make corresponding countermeasures for this.

Commissioner Liang looked at him. The active consciousness of the Processing Bureau is a necessary existence to fight against the active consciousness of each company. In fact, these companies are what they really need to guard against. If they take them out, aren't they afraid that these companies will take action?
Director Wu said in a deep voice: "We have been in contact with Wuyi College. If there are any changes in the companies, their active consciousness Hongfu can replace Andun when necessary."

Commissioner Liang understood. It seemed that the two departments had very clear attitudes towards the Ferris Wheel Company. They even represented the opinions of the top management behind the two departments. Now, they were just waiting for him to express his stance.

He thought for a moment, looked at the two people, and said slowly: "In view of the fact that the Ferris Wheel Company has repeatedly disrupted the order of the central city of Jibei Province and posed a serious security threat to the central city government, I propose in the name of the Defense Ministry's Commissioner in the Central City of Jibei Province..."

His voice became serious. "Activate the special national cleanup regulations and conduct a comprehensive cleanup and rectification of the Ferris Wheel Company to ensure that Dashun's national security and public interests are not harmed."

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

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(End of this chapter)