Chapter 171

Chapter 171

The reason why the Martian Knights were able to achieve great results was half due to their black technology, and the other half was due to the fact that the war was launched unexpectedly, leaving the Earth side no time to make corresponding deployments.

If the war at that time continued to drag on for another one or two years, it would have been very likely to develop into a situation like the European battlefield in the late World War II - the Martian Empire with its technological advantage was crushed by the Earth Union with its massive reserve troops and huge productivity, just as the German Third Reich, which had the world's most advanced technology, was overwhelmed by the cheap mass-produced equipment of the United States and the Soviet Union's human wave tactics.

After all, the advantage of a small number of advanced weapons cannot completely eliminate the huge gap in resources and population, and the Martians' black technology is not really invincible.

This can be seen from the original plot of the anime. A slightly smarter high school student can use the knowledge learned from the textbook to defeat the Martian Knights who rely on black technology one by one. It can be seen that the Martian black technology weapons are strong, but in fact they are all seriously biased, and they are not really crushing the Earth's technology in all aspects.

Therefore, in the case of being unable to completely widen the technological gap, the gap in size and number is still one of the biggest factors that determine the final direction of the war.

As the founding emperor who established the Weiser Empire, the old emperor knows better than anyone the strength and fragility of the Weiser Empire - strength in terms of military force and technology, and fragility in terms of size and economy.

In any case, the Earth United Government is a political, economic and military entity with a population of more than 6 billion. If they really want to fight, the Martian Empire with scarce resources and sparse population will definitely not be able to outlast the Earthlings.

Especially under their previous economic structure that was fully inclined towards the military industry, the economic situation of the entire country was very severe. If it drags on for a few more years, the economic system of the entire Martian Empire may really collapse completely. At that time, let alone defeating the Earthlings to rule the Earth, even their own people may rebel.

Not to mention that ordinary people's rebellion is meaningless to the rulers who control the power of Aldnoah, sometimes those who take the lead in rebellion are those who really control the power.

For example, those small groups of nobles who once held different political views, and the "internal thieves" who dared to assassinate the emperor, if the country was really in turmoil, these people would probably jump out and "attack" again! In fact, another reason why the old emperor was unwilling to start a war now was that the political power struggle within the Weisser Empire had entered a white-hot stage.

After more than two years of investigation, the assassination of the second-generation emperor had completely become a headless case.

Because there was really no evidence (in fact, there was no evidence), the old emperor could not just dismiss any noble family casually, and could only find some unlucky little nobles to take the blame in the name of "poor protection".

Later, he used various excuses to severely punish the small group of nobles who had once opposed the second-generation emperor, stripped them of their titles and positions, deprived them of their privileges, and took back their territories... All kinds of political tricks made those nobles feel like they were in heaven.

And not only that, the old emperor saw that the current situation in the empire was very wrong. The power of those nobles had expanded too much, and there was a tendency that they could not be cut off. Therefore, he vigorously strengthened the centralization of the empire, actively gathered the control over various key resources of the empire, and slashed the over-expanded power of the nobles, which aroused the dissatisfaction of most of the nobles.

Some of the nobles who were suspected and treated harshly by the emperor were completely alienated from the royal family, but they did not dare to tear their faces openly because of the absolute control of the old emperor over the core of Aldnoah. However, they had begun to obey in public and disobey in many things. On the one hand, they pretended to obey the old emperor's orders, and on the other hand, they continued to do their own thing in their own territory, ignoring the central government's orders.

Although there were still a small number of nobles who maintained a high degree of loyalty to the royal family and stood firmly on the side of the royal family in the struggle between the royal family and the noble class, the vast majority of other nobles chose to stand aside in this series of power struggles, neither helping the royal family to reduce their own interests, nor helping those alienated nobles to strongly resist the old emperor.

They will only stand on the side of the final winner.

In simple terms, they are fence-sitters.

In this case, launching a war against the Earth will only keep those greedy nobles away from the sight of the royal family, reduce the royal family's control over the empire, and even give some of the traitors among them more opportunities to collude with the earthlings. To this day, the old emperor still believes that the death of the second-generation emperor was a conspiracy between a certain noble and the earthlings.

Rather, now that there is no evidence, this suspicion has become more firm. If it is not a noble with great power, how could the evidence of such a thing be completely wiped out? In addition, the people who died this time were only some third-class citizens of the empire who were sent to the earth as spies. They died and died! Moreover, most of these spies were sent by various nobles. Seriously speaking, it is really unknown whether it belongs to the power of the empire or the power of those nobles.

For the lives of such a few inferior people, he went to fight with the earthlings to the death. Although the old emperor is old, he is not senile! ')122'\u003eChapter 121 The Pink-haired Second Princess... is only three years old now

Although he single-handedly caused the political chaos on Mars and the purge within the Earth government, Fang Yuan stopped caring about these trivial matters that had nothing to do with him after he finished what he was supposed to do.

He has a more important job to do.

... "Who would have thought that this poor little guy is actually the illegitimate daughter of the Emperor of Mars..." Fang Yuan looked at the mother and daughter who were struggling to survive in a dilapidated apartment building. To be precise, he looked at the A young girl who has become disabled at a young age.

Fang Yuan has been observing them for quite some time.

This is the moon, a lunar city.

Two years later, Fang Yuan once again landed on the moon, but this time he did not do it to kill another emperor, but for another purpose.

Yes, it was for this illegitimate daughter of the royal family of the Visser Empire who lived abroad.

To be precise, it was for the Aldnoah activation factor in her body! It has been quite some time since Fang Yuan acquired the Aldnoah core.

In his research, he discovered that part of the structure of Aldnoah can produce spatial distortion when strong energy passes through it, and some of the energy may even disappear out of thin air—not into other forms of energy or matter, but completely disappear. ! Fang Yuan guessed that this should be Aldnoah somehow connecting the three-dimensional space with another unknown dimension, and this unknown dimension should be its true energy source.

This discovery alone was already a huge gain for Fang Yuan.

However, even so, Fang Yuan still failed to actually activate a complete Aldnoah core. Regarding how to freely control this connection and energy exchange with extra dimensions, Fang Yuan was still at a loss.

After all, Aldnoah's identity authentication and confidentiality mechanism is indeed very good. Fang Yuan has tried to crack it, but so far there has been no progress.

To do this, he needs a living material that can activate Aldnoah's core.

He had originally thought about sneaking into a Martian military base and kidnapping a Martian knight, but then he thought that doing so might directly intensify the conflict between Mars and Earth and trigger a war again, so I can only give up.

When combing through the anime plots in his memory again, Fang Yuan discovered something he had overlooked. The second princess who appeared in the plot once said that she was the daughter of the second emperor of the Visor Empire who made a mistake on the moon and gave birth to her daughter. She herself was saved by Count Zazbarum after Hea_ven's fall.

In other words, before Hea_ven's fall happened, she should still be on the moon! So, Fang Yuan came here, the lunar city, the first extraterrestrial city built by humans after entering the interstellar colonial era.

Because of the war between Martians and Earthlings, the moon as a war frontline has become no longer safe. Especially after the assassination of the emperor, the entire lunar city has become much more desolate and depressed.

For those lunar residents, whether they return to live on Mars or simply descend to the earth, it is much better than continuing to stay in this destructive place that may be exploded by nuclear bombs at any time.

However, just as there are beggars and homeless people in all countries, this lunar city is not a paradise on earth.

There are also civilians here who can't even afford airship tickets. Many people don't want to leave this increasingly bleak and depressed city, but they don't even have the qualifications to leave. They can only continue to stay in this city in confusion. And live mechanically.

For example, this single mother is raising a daughter with congenitally disabled legs. It can be seen from some of her daily speech and behavior that she was also a well-educated lady in the past, but now she can only take care of herself. She lived a hard life working as a sweeper and a servant with a tow truck that was destined to double her burden.

However, this young mother did not feel sorry for herself or give up on herself because of the hardships of life. Instead, she faced every day with a positive attitude, working hard, living hard, and taking care of her poor and lovely daughter. , although his face often showed expressions of fatigue and worry, he never fell into numbness or despair.

This is truly a very strong and great mother.

To be honest, when Fang Yuan saw this woman, he hesitated for a moment. Shouldn't he disturb their peaceful life? But in the next moment, he threw his hesitation behind him.

He told himself that he was doing this for the good of the mother and daughter. After all, life in the lunar city was already difficult, and his intervention would at least allow them to live a more comfortable life, so that they would not have to live in poverty every day like they are now. Is it possible to be full in one meal without working too hard?

And even if he doesn't take action, the peaceful life of the mother and daughter will still be broken - Fang Yuan has discovered that besides him, there are actually others who are also eyeing this family.

"These people... are not ordinary gangsters!" Through the surveillance footage of the micro-drone, Fang Yuan monitored every move of this group of suspicious people.

There are three groups of 12 monitors in total, each forming a four-person team to monitor the mother and daughter, 24 hours a day, and they are very professional, and all the props and equipment used are military grade.

"Has any Martian noble family noticed this illegitimate daughter of the royal family..." Fang Yuan guessed the identities of this group of people.

Although Zazbalum, who adopted the second princess in the original plot, did not hate the royal family as much as in the original story because he did not have a dead fiancée, so he would not think of looking for the unrecognized second princess as a crime. own chess pieces.

But the current situation in the Mars Empire is not what it was in the original plot. Now that the conflicts between the old emperor and the major nobles have intensified, various overt and covert struggles between the royal family and the nobles are emerging one after another. In addition, the second-generation emperor has a Although the matter of illegitimate children is secretive, it is not completely impossible to trace. It is not surprising that someone would notice this illegitimate daughter of the royal family.

Of course, it is also possible that the old emperor himself noticed his exiled granddaughter, so he sent someone to monitor and protect her - but this possibility is really small, because in this case, the old emperor would have directly brought them back. It would be more appropriate to go to Mars itself. Whether it is to hide them under house arrest or directly expose them to the public, it is more appropriate than living among the people now.

"But no matter what the situation is, she is my important research material, and I can't give it to you!" Fang Yuan did not hesitate and killed all the monitors.

After a little search of the memories of these people, it was discovered that the master behind them was a Martian Count named Reinhardt.

Reinhard... Fang Yuan has never heard of this name, and it seems that it has not been mentioned in the original plot. However, not all of the 37 Martian nobles in the plot have appeared at all, and there is a name that Fang Yuan has never heard of. There is nothing surprising about the role of a nobleman as a sidekick.

Knowing that they were not the old emperor's people, Fang Yuan was naturally relieved - if the old emperor already knew about the existence of this illegitimate daughter and took her away, in order not to directly trigger a war, Fang Yuan would have to He would spend his energy to frame the matter to other Martian nobles. Since it was confirmed that the people who appeared here had nothing to do with the royal family, Fang Yuan naturally had no scruples.

')123'\u003eChapter 122 Negotiation

"Excuse me... Sir, do you have anything to do with me?" The young mother looked at the man in front of her uneasily.

Although the other party now looks like an ordinary office worker, the woman who witnessed the other party emerging from the air like a ghost cannot possibly treat the other party as an ordinary person.

‘Is he an agent of the Empire? Could it be that the child's identity has been exposed...' Not knowing the true technological level of the Martian Empire, but knowing that they possess technology that surpasses that of humans on Earth, the young mother instinctively attributed all the incredible phenomena to the super-technology of the Martian Empire.

"Don't worry, I don't mean any harm!" A warm smile appeared on the man's face, trying his best to relax the mother in front of him who looked like he might run away at any time.

"Yes, really?" The mother smiled reluctantly and said stutteringly: "Then, sir, are you...?" "Don't worry, I'm not from the Weisel Empire.

Anaheim Co., I think you've heard of this name, ma'am. "

The first half of the man's words suddenly made the woman so nervous that she could hardly breathe - if she wasn't from the Visser Empire, she was from the United Earth... Could it be that even the people on Earth knew her daughter's identity? What to do... But after hearing the second half of the sentence, she breathed a sigh of relief - as long as she is not from the Earth Alliance... But then a question appeared in her mind - why, why Will it be an Anaheim company? Of course she has heard of the name of this company. In fact, almost no one in the entire lunar city does not know this company.

Whether it is bionic prosthetics or artificial organs, these products that are so advanced that they are completely unlike the products of Earth's technology have caused a sensation in the entire human civilization. Even Martians have heard of it, let alone the original Earthlings stranded on the moon. .

In fact, if it weren't for the trade embargo between the Visser Empire and Earth, this young mother would have even considered using bionic prosthetics to replace her daughter's congenitally disabled legs.

"Why... why did Anaheim come to me?" the woman asked in surprise.

"Actually, you want to ask, do I know your true identities?" The man seemed to see what the young mother was thinking. He did not shy away and said truthfully: "Yes, I do know your identities." Her identity, especially your child, the illegitimate daughter of the second emperor of the Weise Empire, has attracted the attention of many people!" His words shocked the woman, and she even couldn't help but rush back to the room to take him with her! The daughter ran for her life, but her final rationality allowed her to firmly restrain this impulse.

"...You, what do you want to do with her?" The woman is not a vase who doesn't understand anything. She knows very well that in the current world situation, a royal member of the Weiser Empire falling into the hands of the people on earth means a lot. What.

But she also knows that she can never escape, and she can never resist - she still remembers how the other party appeared. It must be some kind of super technology, and she can't resist... "Don't worry! I promise, No one will hurt your child!" The man smiled and shook his head. He said: "On the contrary, in fact, I am here to help you - your child, that girl, was born with disabled legs, right? We can cure her!" "..." The woman did not speak immediately after hearing this. She didn't know whether she should believe what the person in front of her said - can it really be cured? It should be possible... After all, this Anaheim company is said to have many advanced advanced technologies like the Martians... But will they really help with treatment? She was not sure, after all, her daughter's true identity lay there... However, the young mother knew in her heart that she actually had no right to choose, so after being silent for a long time, she still nodded and said, "Okay, So, what should I do?" Fang Yuan watched the woman in front of him make a choice, and couldn't help but be very satisfied with her knowledge and decision-making.

To be honest, he himself didn't want to do something shameless like bullying orphans and widowed mothers. It was really good that she could agree to cooperate.

“You don’t need to do anything more, I will take you and your daughter away from the moon and return to the earth for resettlement.

We will also provide you with a suitable job so that you can live a normal life.

As for your daughter, we will start treating her immediately after returning to Earth, and we guarantee that we will give you a healthy daughter! " Hearing the promise made by the man in front of her, the woman nodded hesitantly. She wanted to ask something, but when she came to her mouth, she swallowed all the words.

She knew that even if she asked some things, she might not be able to get an answer. The other party had actually done their best by offering such favorable conditions. No matter what they wanted to use themselves or their daughters to do in the future, they had no room for objection.

"Then, go and pack up. Take the things you think you need to take with you. The journey back to Earth may be beyond your imagination!" With that said, the man stood up from his seat and motioned to the woman. Take action as soon as possible.

"Ah...Okay! I'll go right away..." The young mother stood up hurriedly, looking around the small and cramped shabby apartment at a loss. She wanted to take away everything she could, but I was also worried about whether it would be bad to bring too many things, and I didn’t know what to organize at the moment.

Looking at this scene, Fang Yuan couldn't help but feel more pity for this poor little woman - a young woman in her 20s and less than 30 years old, who was forced to be like this by life... The one who was blown up by himself The Emperor of Mars really deserves to die. Even from an ordinary person's point of view, this kind of guy who played with a woman and made her pregnant but then turned a blind eye and allowed her to fend for herself is also a complete scumbag. He wouldn't die a hundred times. Too much! …… In the end, the woman decided to take nothing with her except a pendant that she was reluctant to wear on weekdays, and followed the man who claimed to be an Anaheim employee in a light and simple manner.

The moment she stepped out of the room, she hesitated, was this a scam? Is the other party from Anaheim? What will the future look like for her and her daughter? ... But when she looked back at the shabby apartment behind her where she had lived for several years, she threw away all her hesitation, doubt, cowardice and other emotions - how could it be worse? In fact, what she was paying more attention to at this time was the "unimaginable journey" that the man had mentioned before. How "unimaginable" would it be? However, when she actually started on the road, she realized that the other party was right. The road back to Earth was indeed beyond imagination! ')124'\u003eChapter 123 Anaheim ranks first in the solar system in technology! (funny)

"This... Sir, how should we leave the moon?" The young mother followed the man in front of her step by step, but she was careful and found that she was not heading towards the airport, but towards the edge of the city? "Don't worry, since I can sneak in here quietly without telling the Martians, I naturally have a way to take you out quietly as well."

"Yes, really..." Fang Yuan could see the woman's uneasiness, but he didn't bother to explain too much. She would know it later anyway.

... "Mom, where are we going?" The little girl, who had been held by her mother, woke up from her sleep, but suddenly found that she was not in that familiar home.

The little girl instinctively began to panic, but when she saw her mother holding her tightly, she immediately felt relieved.

The little girl with beautiful pink hair did not cry like other children of this age. Instead, she stayed in her mother's arms very smartly, curiously looking at the scenery along the way, and looking towards her mother. Asking all kinds of questions.

"We are going to travel to the earth. It is the very beautiful earth with blue sky and blue sea. There are also various animals, including birds and fish..." Although the young mother was full of uneasiness in her heart , but she didn't show it at all. Instead, she used her usual gentle smile to describe to her daughter the scenery that she had almost forgotten.

Although Fang Yuan, who was walking in front, did not look back, he "saw" everything that happened behind him, and suddenly let out a silent sigh: What a good mother! ..."We're here!" After walking for an unknown amount of time, even the daughter who kept asking this and that already yawned and fell asleep again. After hearing the reminder from the man in front of her, the woman finally breathed a sigh of relief, then raised her head and looked around.

"This is..." She realized that something was wrong. This seemed to be the edge of the "curtain" that covered the entire lunar city. How were they going to get out? Could they just make a hole in the curtain? "Don't worry, I said I can take you out, but first, I have to let you change your clothes!" Fang Yuan ignored the other party's reaction and waved slightly to the ground. As the undetectable light of the refinement flashed, The high-strength concrete on the ground seemed to melt, turning into a dark, viscous liquid that followed the woman's feet, causing her to scream in surprise.

"Don't be afraid, it's harmless!" Fang Yuan comforted casually, and then accelerated the refining speed. After just a few seconds, not only the adult mother, but also the three-year-old girl in her arms, The body was covered with a layer of light but extremely tough protective clothing.

"Is this...is this Anaheim's technology?" The girl who was awakened was groping for this strange "clothes" on her body with curiosity, but her mother, as an adult, was fascinated by this miraculous technology. Marvel.

She raised her head and saw that the man in front of her was also wearing a thicker and more powerful armor. She could be sure that the man in front of her was not carrying anything from the beginning. Could this be the same as the protection on their bodies? Does it "grow" out of the ground like clothes?

She is not an ordinary civilian without knowledge. During her brief interaction with the Emperor of the Visor Empire, she has also seen some Martian high-tech, but even the Martian super-tech she has seen, none of it can compare with the one in front of her. It is comparable to the power of creating things out of thin air.

"We will go directly across the curtain to the lunar surface. Without this protective suit, you will not survive for a second."

Fang Yuan didn't know what the woman was thinking, so he just explained it casually.

"Follow me, and don't stay more than three meters away from me!" Fang Yuan walked step by step towards the edge of the curtain in front of him. The woman who heard the instructions did not dare to neglect, quickly raised her heels, and followed him step by step. Dare to stay away even a little bit.

Next, she couldn't believe what she saw - As Fang Yuan approached step by step, the curtain in front of her was called "curtain", but it was actually tens of meters thick reinforced concrete. The barrier actually melted and cracked little by little, and a circular hole with a diameter of two to three meters appeared in it! "Let's go."

Fang Yuan greeted him and walked directly into the cave. The woman did not dare to fall behind and quickly followed closely with her daughter in her arms.

As she walked towards the cave, through the visual compensation effect on the mask of the protective suit, she clearly saw that the cave did not lead directly to the opposite side of the curtain, but instead only went a few meters deep into the concrete wall.

However, with every step the man in front takes forward, the cave also extends one step forward. When they walk a certain distance, the cave behind them will automatically shrink and close like a living creature. As they walk along, It's like riding a bubble through the water.

As for the little girl who was tightly held by her mother, when she saw this fairy tale-like scene, she was so excited that she couldn't help herself. She exclaimed repeatedly, danced and almost jumped down and touched everywhere.

When the mother finally walked out of the "curtain" wall and felt the sudden drop in gravity, she felt an unreal dream.

Is this coming out? So simple? Looking back, the woman was even more amazed when she saw the flat wall without leaving any trace on the outer surface of the curtain.

This kind of technology should have surpassed that of Martians, right? Could it be that Anaheim also obtained alien super technology like the Martians? Ignoring the exclamations and curiosity of the mother and daughter behind him, Fang Yuan scanned the area with vigilance and mental strength, but did not find any witnesses - also, this was the outside of the "curtain" that was tens of meters thick, and there was no entrance or exit, even if it was The Martian army stationed in the lunar city would not place any guard posts in such a place, so no one noticed the movements of Fang Yuan and the others.

"This... Sir, may I ask... where is the spaceship?" The woman regained her composure after being amazed. She looked around at the desolate scene on the moon's surface, but did not find what she expected. She suddenly felt a sense of panic. disturbed.

Without a spaceship...how would they get to Earth? Just rely on this space suit? "Don't worry, the spaceship or something will be here soon!" Fang Yuan reassured through the communication in the suit, then lightly stamped his feet, and a series of undetectable flashes of light flashed in the lunar rock formations in front of him, and then, Countless material particles are seen "growing" and spreading from the rock formations and lunar soil, entangled with each other like vines, changing while "growing", various metal parts grow from the "vines", and move on their own. Combined into larger parts.

Finally, after just over 20 seconds, a ten-meter-long small space shuttle "grew" out of thin air! 　　"WowGreat, so awesome!" The pink-haired little girl saw what was happening in front of her and exclaimed incoherently. Even her mother had the same expression as if her jaw dropped to the ground.

Anaheim's technology...it turns out that even spaceships can be "grown" like this! ')125'\u003eChapter 124 The truth about the activation factor

"This is...Earth..."　　When her feet stepped on the ground again, feeling the gravity that was similar to that of the lunar city but completely different in nature, the young mother was still a little bit unbelievable - she's back now...　　After taking off the protective suit that "grew" out of the ground, the mother and daughter followed Fang Yuan into a stretched sedan that was obviously worth a lot of money and drove towards an unknown destination.

"Mom, mom, the sky here is really blue! And, is that a bird? It's the same as in the picture..." The little pink-haired girl, who was held in her mother's arms and sitting in the special car, was excitedly clinging to the car window, looking at the various scenes she had never seen before and shouting.

The blue sky, the land full of green vegetation, the birds flying through the sky, and the fresh air blowing in through the gaps in the car window, which was completely different from the metallic air in the moon city - all of this was something she had never experienced before.

Seeing the child so happy, Fang Yuan's mood also became happy for some reason. He leaned down, put his face in front of the little girl and said: "Yes, this is the earth! It is also your future home"　　"Home..." Seeing the big face close to her, the girl was not afraid of strangers. After listening to Fang Yuan's words, she tilted her head in confusion, and then turned to ask her mother: "Mom, are we moving?"　　She was only three years old and probably just regarded everything that happened before as an interesting outing. She might not even understand that she had just experienced a space trip from one planet to another.

"Yes, we are moving" The mother who came back to her senses looked at her child gently, saying something that she herself was not sure of: "It's bigger and more comfortable than the original home, and there are many, many toys"　　"Really? Then I want many, many dolls, and delicious food..." The little girl cheered in surprise.

"YesYesAll of them" Looking at the warm interaction between the mother and daughter, Fang Yuan couldn't help but smile. He could see that this young mother was not only coaxing her child, but also making a request to him in a very implicit way.

And this request was really very simple - just wanting a house that is bigger and better than the shabby apartment in the lunar city, and an environment where the child can grow up without worries.

Fang Yuan certainly would not object to such a request. Rather, he admired this young mother more and more.

"Don't worry, your accommodation has been arranged, you can move in now, and don't worry about living conditions. I said that I will let you live a better life here!" Fang Yuan said to the mother.