Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Yes, Fang Yuan was able to penetrate Hector's space barrier shield by using a space slash that was almost identical to the opponent's weapon principle.

But of course it was not a simple space compression slash. After all, the warped super-compressed space was not steel. It was not that you could penetrate it with the same super-compressed space. That would only cause the space near the contact point to be severely distorted and out of control, and eventually cause the "spear" and "shield" to fail.

Fang Yuan, no, it should be said that what Fang Yuan and [Ether] did at this moment was far more complicated than a simple space slash.

They first calculated the space fluctuations required to neutralize this space distortion based on the opponent's space warp closed-loop structure, and then superimposed the space fluctuations that created the space slash with it. The two were emitted at the same time and acted together on the space barrier. The space interference capabilities of the attackers and defenders interfered with each other and neutralized each other. Finally, under the precise calculation of the super artificial intelligence, the expected space slash was formed together, so as to create the effect of breaking the defense.

To achieve this effect, one party needs to crush the other in terms of control and computing power, and in this world, only [Ether] can surpass the alien technology computers of the Martians in this regard.

Knowing that he was about to become a prisoner, the Earl opened the public channel and asked his opponent word by word with an unwilling tone: "Who... are you?"　　"..." There was a silence in the communication, and then a young male voice came from it: "Anaheim greets you, Earl Reinhardt!"　　Then, the next moment, the Aldnoah core of [Hector], which was still running even after the body was dismembered, suddenly stopped working, which made Earl Reinhardt fall into greater astonishment.

This is because Fang Yuan saw that the tests that should be tested had been completed and the opponent had lost his combat effectiveness. In order to prevent the Earl from jumping over the wall and self-destructing, he directly disarmed the opponent completely from the root.

"Huh——[Ether], thanks to you this time!" After exiting the deep connection state, Fang Yuan praised his artificial intelligence.

"It's my honor to serve you!" The AI ​​replied seriously to his master's praise.

... "Okay, now it's time to deal with the spoils..." Fang Yuan looked at the armored cavalry in front of him that had completely turned off and almost turned into space junk, or to be more precise, its wreckage, and felt a little disappointed.

After all, the technology used by the opponent he encountered this time happened to be what he was good at. Even if he analyzed the armored cavalry named [Hector] thoroughly, he would not be able to gain much.

Whether it is hyperspace compression weapons or space barrier shields, for Fang Yuan, who has almost mastered the space distortion technology, they are technologies that can be solved with just a little research.

In fact, if the one who came today was the unreasonable extra-dimensional absorption barrier in the anime plot, Fang Yuan would probably be happier.

According to the performance of the invincible shield in the plot and his research on the Aldnoah technology system, the absorbing shield leads to an extra-dimensional space, which is very likely to be the unknown mysterious extra dimension! Unfortunately, Fang Yuan had checked long before [Ether] achieved a comprehensive invasion of the Martian Empire's information network. This magical shield that shines in the anime has not yet been developed in the current Martian Empire! It is no wonder that Fang Yuan saw the description of [Hector] in the Martian information network as "the strongest armored cavalry with the strongest spear and the strongest shield".

Indeed, in the absence of an extra-dimensional absorption barrier, this armored cavalry named [Hector] is indeed very tricky in frontal combat with an indestructible spear and an indestructible shield.

Unless it is like Fang Yuan, who also uses the space interference ability and crushes the onboard computer of [Hector] in computing power, ordinary weapons cannot compete with it at all.

Presumably, the reason why Count Reinhard dared to come to Earth alone to provoke trouble was because of his so-called "strongest" weapon... Unfortunately, now his boast has been exposed. The strongest spear has no room to play a role, and the strongest shield was directly broken through by the crushing micro-manipulation of [Ether]. The result is now like this. Our Lord Count can only stay helplessly in the cockpit with the engine turned off and wait anxiously for the opponent's judgment, and the precious armored cavalry will become the spoils of the earthlings.

However, although the enemy has been defeated now, how to take away the spoils has become a big problem.

After all, Fang Yuan can't just descend to the surface with the dismembered armored cavalry. In that case, it would be strange if the body without power and protection is not burned to ashes.

Even if it is repaired, bringing it back to Earth will inevitably alert the Earth United Army... After thinking it over, Fang Yuan finally made a decision - "It is better to repair it first..." Fang Yuan's previous moves were very measured. Each spatial slash accurately cut at the joints of the opponent's body, and the cut surface was very smooth. The total amount of matter destroyed by the super-compressed space was very small, so his repair work was not difficult.

After reinstalling the limbs, head and propulsion device of the machine, Fang Yuan asked [Ether] to activate its Aldnoah core again, but this time the initiator was not the Earl who was trapped in the cockpit, but Fang Yuan is gone.

Fang Yuan completely deprived the other party of the external vision and control authority in the cockpit, and just let [Aether] follow him all the way back to the earth through remote control.

Of course, when this armored cavalry swaggered close to the Earth's outer space defense circle, which was already taking shape, it was immediately discovered by the United Earth Army.

And not only [Hector], but also Fang Yuan who no longer covered himself was also discovered - he no longer planned to hide himself.

However, because their flight speed was so fast, they did not give the Earth United Army time to react. They rushed through the Earth Army's space defense network in just a few seconds, and then descended to the surface and arrived at Ana. The headquarters of Heim Corporation.

After returning to his company, Fang Yuan arranged for his men to imprison the "distinguished" Earl into a "VIP" cell, while Fang Yuan patiently waited for communications from the coalition government.

He knew that after today's incident, that group of people would definitely not be able to help but come looking for him.

And he is also preparing for a formal showdown - Yes, Fang Yuan has made a decision, now it is time to spread the basic Aldnoah technology to the United Earth! ')134'\u003eChapter 133 Dirty exchange of interests

"Mr. Fang, I have to say that the noise you made this time is really too big!" When the senior leaders of the United Army came to the door, this was the first thing they said.

In fact, the United Earth Army has long been aware of the fact that Anaheim has its own independent armed forces. After all, the last espionage incident has just passed not long ago, and the United Earth Government and the military have detailed information about it. It has naturally been speculated as to where the somewhat excessive spy list came from.

——Anaheim’s private military force is very powerful, this is already the consensus in the minds of all insiders.

Originally, this kind of civil force that was outside the control of the ruler should have aroused defensiveness and hostility, but Anaheim was an exception - as the most important energy and military technology enterprise on the earth, the rise and fall of Anaheim even It is related to the strategic balance of power between the entire Earth Federation and the Martians.

It can be said that as long as Anaheim does not openly say that it will betray the earth, the United Earth government and military will always turn a blind eye to some "small problems" of Anaheim and Fang Yuan. .

Furthermore, among the large international monopolies on the planet today, which one does not have some private armed forces? Especially in the United States, a country where capitalists dominate everything, it is almost customary for big entrepreneurs to have their own private armed forces.

However, this time Fang Yuan made too much noise.

"We want to know, what happened to that armored cavalry? Did you capture it? Where is the Martian Knight inside? Also, what happened to your set of power armor?" United Earth Army Of course You won’t be fooled into thinking that Anaheim has defected to the Martians. After all, they also have their own spies within Anaheim. They have already personally brought back a Panzer Cavalry from the “Supreme Boss” and captured a Martian. Knight" and reported it to them.

Fang Yuan is also well aware of the existence of these informants, but in order to reassure the people of the United Earth, as long as these people do not affect his research and business, he will not touch these government and military informants.

To be honest, when the top leaders of the coalition heard the news, they thought the intelligence officers were joking - the biggest boss of such a large company actually personally captured a Martian Knight? And they came here with intact armored cavalry prisoners? This joke is not funny at all! However, after they repeatedly confirmed the source of the intelligence, they immediately lost their composure.

Let’s not talk about the acquisition of the Martian armored cavalry. Let’s just talk about the personal strength of your Anaheim boss... This is already a bit beyond the standards! "Yes, my intelligence department detected the Martian invasion of Anaheim, so I took a preemptive strike and defeated the invaders in space."

Fang Yuan sat on the boss's chair, acting like a big boss, and told the truth without hesitation: "As for that set of power armor... it's just a piece of experimental equipment of mine, there's nothing to say."

Well, at least most of the truth. After all, he can invade and even block the Aldnoah information network of the entire Martian Empire through [ether], or his armor can already achieve preliminary warp flight. It is still too exaggerated to say. I've learned a lot, so it's better not to tell others for the time being.

"..." After hearing what Fang Yuan said, several senior generals of the coalition army who had some small ideas in mind were speechless.

A Martian knight who takes prisoners when he says they will? Is he the kind of Martian knight who once drove an armored cavalry on the battlefield and beat the Earth's army to the point of being invincible? And he was captured by a private enterprise? It is said that the person who did it was the boss of this company himself? What kind of experimental equipment is still used... Is it true that Anaheim's experimental equipment is already so powerful? ! This is nonsense! ! ! Countless alpacas rushed through the hearts of several generals. They looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say for a moment... "...Ahem! Well, Mr. Fang, since you have captured the invaders from Mars... can you 'Lending' that armored cavalry to the military's research department? Ahem! After all, we all know that you and your company seem unwilling to participate in the armored cavalry's research and development project...and your 'experimental equipment' , I wonder if it can be sold to the military after the 'experiment' is completed?" A middle-aged general with three general stars on his shoulders said this carefully.

To be honest, if it were the boss of other ordinary companies, how could he be so cautious? He would just say "military requisition" and just send someone to snatch the things away! But not this time! Anaheim is not an ordinary enterprise. Not to mention that it is a de facto international monopoly energy and military technology enterprise. Anaheim also has a large number of supporters and stakeholders in the coalition government and coalition forces. .

In fact, the general who came to Fang Yuan to "borrow" things owns shares in some of Anaheim's companies. After all, they are all his own.

'However, even so, it should be difficult to agree to such an excessive request. But no matter what request the other party makes, we have to get the armored cavalry, and preferably also the power armor. These are all It's a good thing...' The general thought in his heart.

"The armored cavalry can be given to you!" Contrary to the general's expectation, Fang Yuan agreed directly without any further entanglement: "I can even hand over the Martian Knight to you. Anyway, I have all the information I need to obtain. I have already obtained it, and I don’t think it takes up much space if I put that armored cavalry here.

As for that set of power armor, it's far from perfect now, and it's still some way off from becoming a mature and reliable commodity, so... I'm sorry! "Although several military personnel were a little disappointed that Fang Yuan refused to sell the "experimental equipment", they were quite overjoyed that the other party could easily agree to the other half's request.

To be precise, it was very unexpected! That’s the Cataphract. It contains the core components of Aldnoah technology. Why don’t you just want such a big piece of cake? They came for the core of Aldnoah in the armored cavalry. Is it possible that the boss and chief researcher behind Anaheim had already thoroughly studied Aldnoah in just one night? How is this possible... There must be other requirements! "But..." Fang Yuan spoke again.

——Sure enough, come on! "I ask for some simple privileges..." Fang Yuan supported his chin with his hands, leaned forward, and made Commander Ikari's signature move.

... "Okay, Mr. Fang, we agree to your request."

After more than two hours of discussions and negotiations, as well as several phone calls with several big bosses in the coalition government, several generals agreed to Fang Yuan's request on behalf of the Earth United Army, and at the same time successfully obtained the iron armor The ownership of the cavalry also comes with a Count of Mars whose worth is unknown.

Before leaving, the leading general couldn't help but turned around and said, "Mr. Fang, do you really not want to consider including that piece of power armor on the sales list?" Well, obviously, he still has There is no giving up.

The scene of Fang Yuan returning to Earth with [Hector] alarmed the entire United Earth Army. For this kind of personal armed force that can enter and exit the atmosphere alone, and is said to have defeated the Martian armored cavalry one-on-one, the army's It's impossible not to be jealous.

The general had mentioned this matter more than once in previous conversations, but every time he was avoided by Fang Yuan in a few words. Now he wanted to try again.

"I'm sorry, I have said it many times, it is an immature laboratory product, and it is far from being technically finalized.

To be honest, when I put it on and actually put it into use, I was quite worried that it would malfunction. After actual use, I found that it did have many shortcomings... So, I'm sorry, it is not for sale for the time being! " "..." I believe you are evil! You can capture the entire Martian Knights and you tell me that it is a laboratory product with immature technology? Then how far do you want your finished product to be, to crush the entire Martian Empire by yourself? ? ! ')135'\u003eChapter 134: The Martians who are eager to fight

Just as the earth was in turmoil due to the sudden acquisition of armored cavalry, the Martian Empire was equally uneasy.

In fact, the news about Reinhardt was sent back to Mars as soon as he was defeated and captured.

Fortunately, given that the exclusive Aldnoah core in Earl Reinhardt was still activated, everyone knew that he was not dead, but was simply captured by the people on Earth.

However, even so, this news still caused an uproar in the Visser Empire.

"How could it be... things shouldn't be like this!" It was still the small group meeting of the "three people who care about the country and the people". Zazbarum, who was originally wise and had the momentum of "wearing a feather fan and a scarf, and destroying the masts and oars in the midst of laughter and conversation", had completely lost his calmness.

This is different from the plan! ! ! Things shouldn't have developed like this! In his plan, Reinhardt violated the order of the Emperor of the Empire, broke into the Earth Union without reason, and launched an armed attack on a private enterprise on Earth. In the end, no matter whether he successfully repelled the Earth Union Army and escaped unscathed or was defeated and driven out of the Earth Circle by the Earthlings, he would definitely be held accountable by His Majesty the Emperor when he returned to the Empire.

However, no matter which possibility it was, Zazbarum had never thought of the option of "Count Reinhardt was intercepted and defeated by the Earthlings in space and captured".

After all, as a Martian noble, and one of the 37 great nobles, Zazbarum also knew how powerful Reinhardt's armored cavalry was.

[Hector], who possesses both the "strongest spear" and the "strongest shield", is considered one of the strongest among all the armored cavalrymen in the Martian Empire.

Although the disadvantage that the "spear" and "shield" cannot be activated at the same time makes [Hector] likely to be defeated, Reinhardt is not a rookie who has never been on the battlefield. Naturally, he should know how to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and flexibly switch between offensive and defensive modes in battle. Even if facing thousands of troops, he should be able to retreat unscathed! This is also an important reason why Zazbarum chose Reinhardt to attack the opponent Anaheim.

Although the general Martian knights have various special abilities, they may not be able to retreat unscathed when facing the human wave tactics of the Earth Alliance Army, especially the human wave tactics after the weapons and equipment have been greatly upgraded.

In terms of frontal combat power and survivability, Reinhardt's so-called "strongest" [Hector] is indeed unmatched in the Martian Empire.

After all, what Zazbarum wanted was to delay the technological development of the Earthlings, that is, to effectively destroy and kill the industries and personnel of Anaheim, but he definitely didn't think about sacrificing a Martian Knight! 　　However, according to the observation results of the observatory on the moon, Reinhardt was actually quickly defeated in a one-on-one battle with the Earthlings? 　　This is unscientific! ! ! 　　The cry in his heart was exactly the same as Reinhardt's when he was defeated.

When did the technology of the Earthlings develop to this level? 　　If a single soldier wearing space-powered armor can defeat [Hector], who is also one of the strongest among the armored cavalry, one-on-one, then what technological advantages do they, the Martians, have over the Earthlings? 　　When the next Earth-Mars War begins, facing the Earth United Army that has surpassed or equaled the population, economy, military, and technology, what kind of ending will their Weiser Empire usher in? 　　Zazbarum only felt that the future of the empire was dark... 　　"We have to go to war with the Earth immediately!" 　　After learning that Reinhardt was captured, Wolain also knew what this meant.

But she was not as worried or even desperate as her fiancé, but she said with anger that she would strike first and defeat the Earthlings before they completely overwhelmed the Martian Empire! "Yes, it's a little late to start a war now, but the longer we delay, the worse it will be for the Empire! We must use a full-scale war to completely suppress the Earthlings' progress and can't let them continue like this!" Kurut'o stood on the side of Wolain this time. He didn't agree with the female Countess's proposal to start a war because the emperor himself didn't want to start a war at this time, but now that the Imperial Earl was defeated and captured by the Earthlings, His Majesty the Emperor should not be able to remain silent anymore... "...You are right, we must fight back now!" Zazbarum was an elite among the Martian nobles after all. The despair just now only existed for a moment, and then he immediately cheered up again under the encouragement of his two allies.

"We must meet His Majesty and explain the pros and cons. We can't waste the empire's precious national strength in meaningless internal friction!" Zazbarum made a decision.

"It should have been done a long time ago!" "Yes, that's it!" The other two in the trio agreed with this.

... In fact, it was not just Zazbarum, Kurut'o, and Wolein who made such a decision.

When the news that Reinhardt was captured by the Earthlings with his machine spread throughout the upper echelons of the empire, almost all the nobles with titles made the same decision.

Even those opposition nobles who almost openly confronted the royal family were the same. At this moment, they stood together again, which was very rare, and together they asked the old emperor to go to war.

After all, these Martian nobles may be greedy, arrogant, or tyrannical, but there will definitely be no idiots among them.

Previously, most of them ignored the threat of the Earthlings and devoted themselves to the struggle for power within the empire. That was because they looked down on the Earthlings and did not think that those backward "primitives" could threaten the Weiser Empire, which had mastered advanced alien technology.

They could deal with the Earthlings at any time, but they could never give up the power within the Weiser Empire! This was probably what those Martian nobles who were fighting internally thought.

But now this illusion has been broken by the bloody facts. All the Martian nobles, whether they admit it or not, it is an indisputable fact that the Earthlings can defeat the armored cavalry with Aldnoah technology in single-soldier force.

In other words, the absolute military suppression of the Earthlings by their Weiser Empire no longer exists! 　　This is absolutely unacceptable! 　　The Earthlings should stay on Earth and wait for these noble Martians to come and rule. How can they have a stronger force than them! 　　The Earthlings’ backbone must be completely broken! ! ! ')136'\u003eChapter 135 I, Butterfly Wings, Awesome! (Broken Voice)

"You... want to force the palace?!" The old emperor looked at the kneeling figures in front of him and said this slowly.

Although the tone was soothing and there was no harshness, the inexplicable majesty and solemnity made the large group of people who were half-kneeling below - whether they were real people or optical projections - feel nervous and sweaty.

"...We dare not have such an idea!" Although they had not rehearsed it in advance, everyone still said the same thing in unison.

"Dare not? Humph!" The old emperor snorted coldly, and his expressionless face suddenly became cold: "What else do you dare not do? Killing my son Gilzeria, disobeying my orders, and even daring to provoke the earthlings without authorization, and now running to me to force the palace... Do you still want my throne?! Have you forgotten who your power and status come from?!!" At the end, the old emperor's voice was so fierce that the roar even spread out of the audience hall, making the guards stationed outside the hall tremble with fear.

"We dare not..." Seeing the emperor so angry, everyone could only repeat this sentence.

After a while, when the old emperor finally calmed down, he looked at the nobles who were half-kneeling below and said coldly: "I know that the current power of the earth is growing too fast, which is enough to threaten our Weisser Empire.

But you should also think clearly. When my son launched a war against the earth, he fought for a year without completely defeating them, and even dragged the empire to the point of economic collapse.

Now they have become stronger, how much chance do we have of winning?"　　Speaking of this, the old emperor had to sigh deeply in his heart. If it weren't for one or some of these nobles who killed his son at the most critical moment, the earthlings might have been defeated long ago, and there would be no such things now!　　For a long time, he couldn't find out who the murderer was, and he even had the idea of ​​depriving all these nobles of their Aldnoah authority and killing them and replacing them with another group of people.

But after all, his reason was still there. He knew that the result of doing so would be that the entire empire would immediately fall into chaos. Even if he could suppress it, the entire Weisser Empire would almost be on the verge of collapse.

Even for the future of his only granddaughter, the old emperor had to force himself to calm down and face this group of so-called nobles who were most likely the murderers of his son with a rational attitude.

"Send diplomats to contact the Earth Union to discuss the redemption of Count Reinhard, and mobilize all the forces on Earth to do everything possible to destroy their work on Aldnoah and the armored cavalry! If possible, destroy the Aldnoah core and the body!" Without intending to say more nonsense, the old emperor directly issued an order.

"Your Majesty! This..." Zazbarum, Kurutou and others were shocked and immediately wanted to persuade them.

"This is an order!!!" The old emperor almost shouted out this sentence, which made everyone's words stuck in their throats and unable to speak.

Persuade again? That would be directly disobeying the emperor's order. Everyone, no matter whether they were truly loyal to the emperor or not, could not say anything at this time. They could only bow their heads and say yes, and leave the audience room one by one.

When the last person left, the old emperor looked at the empty hall and sighed a little dullly.

He understood that after his order was issued, the struggle between the Mars Empire and the Earth Union would no longer be a large-scale frontal war, but would be like the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union before the birth of the Earth Union, in the form of intelligence war, military competition, technology competition, etc.

After all, the best opportunity to defeat the Earthlings has been missed. The current Mars Empire has not developed the Yanglu City that can be used as a large-yield nuclear bomb in the anime plot. If you want to defeat the Earth Union, there is no other way except a head-on war of attrition.

And in the eyes of the old emperor, even if it is a head-on war of attrition, the chances of the Mars Empire winning are really not high now that the technology of the Earthlings has caught up in great strides and can even defeat the Mars Armored Cavalry in a single fight.

After all, the size gap between the two sides is too large. When the backward Earthlings catch up in technology, the advantages and disadvantages between the two sides are completely reversed at once. The strategic initiative is not actually in the Mars Empire now, but in the Earthlings.

To be honest, when the old emperor learned the news that Reinhard was captured, he did not think of going to war at the first moment, but immediately wanted to ease relations with the Earth side.

After all, he was born on Earth and did not have the kind of superiority and arrogance that the native Martian nobles had towards the Earthlings. He knew very well that Martians and Earthlings were actually the same race, and there was no saying that one was better or nobler than the other.

Although he established a feudal empire on Mars with the power of Aldnoah, half out of indignation and half out of selfishness, when the conflict between the Earth and the Martian colonies was the most intense, artificially divided the Martians into different levels, and even pushed the Weiser Empire into the quagmire of militarism step by step.

But deep in his heart, he still retained the original Dr. Relegalia who was born and raised on Earth.

In the absence of personal grudges, he did not really want to fight to the death with the Earthlings.

Well, for the current Martian emperor, it was not the Earthlings who had personal grudges with him, but those hateful imperial nobles! 　　He could endure the hatred of killing his son for a while, but he swore that one day, he would catch the culprit who conspired to kill his son, and then make him regret everything he had done! ……　　"The Martian Empire in this world...seems to be in trouble!"　　Well, a certain real culprit used the information invasion ability of [Ether] to see this unsuccessful abdication from beginning to end.

He also realized again how amazing the butterfly effect of the explosion he had created a few years ago was.

Not only did the moon not explode, it indirectly saved half of the Earth's population, but more importantly, because of his perfect crime, the suspicion of the entire incident was thrown onto the Martian Empire's own people, and this terrible empire that once suppressed all the countries on the entire Earth fell into a long-term internal struggle.

In addition, he upgraded the United Army on Earth, and now the entire strategic situation of the Earth and Mars has been reversed by him. Now it is the Martians who are beginning to fear the Earth! "Tsk, the power of my butterfly wings is so awesome even I think!"')137'\u003eChapter 136 Reactions of both sides

"Martians actually sent diplomats? Is this the new joke of the year?" Most of the top leaders of the Earth Union probably thought so when they heard the news.

This is indeed the first time since the open confrontation between Earth and Mars, or in other words, since the establishment of the Weiser Empire.

In fact, since the group of Martians militarized Aldnoah technology, they basically no longer took the Earthlings seriously. Even before the second emperor went to war, there was no diplomatic exchange between the Weiser Empire and the Earth Union.

In the past, when the Martian Empire wanted to convey some information to the Earth, it usually hijacked the information network of the Earthlings and directly expressed their demands in a high-handed commanding tone.

Like this time, sending diplomats to the Earth to issue a formal diplomatic note to the United Government, and the words used are completely different from the tone of the superiors commanding the inferiors in the past. It can be said to be unprecedented.