Chapter 10 chapter Ten

In less than two months, chaos on Earth has become visible from orbit.Forests and cities were on fire, belching thick black smoke.There are huge craters everywhere caused by nuclear weapons - of course, launched by the earthlings.At night, eerie orange and blinding explosions from massive fires flicker across the dark surface, replacing the brilliant streetlights that used to adorn the planet. "ET has started attacking Mars." In the sea city of Penglai floating in the East China Sea, Orwell heard the voice of Katie Sark saying, "Using ten-kilometer-level asteroids for bombing. Insignificant low-level Weapons. The ETs are also at the end of their rope."

"Because their Jupiter stronghold was killed." Even though Orwell answered in this way, there was no trace of joy in his tone.Even if he could fight the enemy to the end, it would not be considered a victory. ET is just a weapon, not the aggressor itself.On the other hand, the earth side fought hard with human flesh and blood, and suffered irreparable blows. Cutty Sack continued: "Sherwood who guarded the North Sea Vault disappeared. Seems to be a causal effect from the bombing of Mars." "Causal effect?" A military attache who sat across from Orwell asked worriedly.His surname is Chang, and he was appointed by the government to assist Orwell in evacuating ordinary people to this sea city.

Orwell replied: "We come from the future, and the disappearing companions were also created by someone in the future. That so-and-so is a descendant of someone from this era, and this ancestor probably lived in the Mars base." "Wait, in this case, the messenger should have never been born from the beginning, but why do we know of his existence? By the way, is this the so-called grandfather paradox?" "Our experts say that this is because the fact that the messenger exists has been written into the current time branch. In other words, we have been cut from the original time branch and plugged into a new time branch. In this sense In general, half of the time tracers have the attributes of this era, and half have the attributes of the original time branch. We are such a time mixture. The tracers will be affected by two aspects. As for how much they will be affected, it depends on the retrospective theory Doing probability calculations... I can only explain so much, and I don't know any more."'

"Don't explain any more. I'm too confused." Lao Chang and Orwell smiled bitterly.He is a collaborator among the few Earthlings. Cutty Sack intervened: "Although we have an advantage in space warfare, the troops that disappear due to causal effects are having an impact on the battle situation. Should we annihilate the enemy first, or should we collapse first and the enemy's forces will re-emerge? It’s a delicate situation right now.” "Even if we win a big victory in the universe, is there nothing we can do about the enemies who have landed on the earth?"

Katie didn't answer.This is a question that needs no answer. Orwell drank the tea on the table and stood up. "Okay, let me work harder. The breakwater is also attacked by enemies." "Mr. O, um... Orwell, can I ask you one thing?" Orwell turned around.I often call myself by a nickname instead of a formal one, which I have never done since my self-introduction a month ago. Lao Chang, who was holding his teacup tightly, said in a low and depressed voice: "Is there room for one person on your spaceship?" Orwell narrowed his eyes, and was about to say coldly: You are so greedy——

"It's not me. It's my wife. Pregnant." Orwell gasped.Lao Chang suddenly stood up and grabbed Orwell's arm.It was so strong that even the strengthened bones were almost crushed. "There is always space, right? There should be spaceships for generals, right? Take her up there... okay?" "...It is your responsibility to protect your wife." "No, I can't do it. Everyone knows it. They can't be stopped. Even this Penglai, once the flying bodies of ET start a formal attack, it won't last long. We will perish...It is not you who prevent the demise of mankind Is it a mission? No matter what, we must continue the human race. Pregnant women... Even if they are not my wife, saving a woman who gave birth to a new life is also a continuation of the mission! Am I wrong?"

"So what if you get on the spaceship?" Orwell said in a lower voice than usual. "Where do you get off the ship? Where is there a safe place? ET even attacked Mars. There is nowhere to go. We can't do Noah ark." "To the past..." Orwell shook his hand reflexively.Don't want to hear any more.If you listen any further, the callousness of the messengers will be completely exposed. However, even though he was rushing out of the room, there was still a mournful cry from behind Orwell: "Take her and go, please! Take her to the past without enemies! This is okay, right?" ? You are willing!"

People who had fled without belongings sat exhausted in a city like a refugee ship.Orwell galloped among such a crowd, desperately suppressing his urge to howl.Indeed, we are going to a farther past.In order to recover from this failure.To start all over again. in other words.We're going to run with our tails between our legs.Abandon the humans here. Orwell came to the walls surrounding the city.A continuous stream of ships arrived at the port full of fleeing people, and at the same time, countless empty ships sailed out, like a sky full of bullets.On the horizon in the far west, black clouds can be seen stretching like a city wall.That is the appearance of burning coastal cities on the mainland.Ground-type ETs made of inferior materials cannot be submerged in seawater—but, as the old saying goes, once flying ETs enter the mass production stage, it is only a matter of time before Penglai falls.

When he came back to his senses, Orwell realized that he was gnashing his teeth. Why is ET so inhumane? What are they? "The retrospective team has been selected. Orwell, you are also one of them. Please rush to the assembly point. I will also hand over this era to the subsystem and walk together." Katie Sack announced.Even she made the decision to abandon this earth.Everyone knows that this time branch has no future. Orwell murmured unconsciously: "Old Chang's wife... can I take it with me?" "Bringing people back to the past is of no benefit to humanity. Can't agree."

"But it doesn't do any harm." "She's not Saga." "Katie, you..." A passionate cry stuck in his throat.Orwell fell to his knees and sobbed. "Hey!" Fifteen or sixteen soldiers shouted in unison, rushed forward holding the wood tied with rocks at the front, and bumped into the belly of the big monster called a big monkey.The big monkey made of blue and white metal suddenly fell on all fours.The soldiers drew their swords and jumped over, poked the eyes, cut the hamstrings, and kept the monkey from struggling until it saw that the monkey could no longer stand up.The soldiers rushed to the next monster.The children, who were too young to hold the wood, approached the fallen monkey carefully and cut off the remaining tendons one by one.

"Mao is here!" A monster that looked like a little girl but had only one leg jumped out of the forest spinning and fast, wielding a blade as thin as silk cloth in its hand.The soldiers who were splashed spurted blood and screamed in pain. Soldiers with wooden shields rushed up and surrounded Mao.U jumped up in panic, trying to find a gap to jump out of the encirclement, but its one leg was caught by a bold soldier and fell to the ground.The soldiers rushed up and beat it to death with a flurry of clubs. A small team fled up the mountain ridge, howling.Behind them, a large group of monkeys can be seen coming up from the trees. Takahaya yelled so loudly that even the treetops could be shaken. The escaped team scrambled and rushed into the fence.The alternate soldiers immediately cut Duan Mu's rope.The so-called Duanmu is to use several pieces of wood with sharpened bottoms to form the character "Chuan".Duan Mu rolled down the slope, crushing the monkeys one after another. On several watchtowers set up on the surrounding mountain ridges, bamboo snails are constantly blowing.However, as batches of ETs were repelled, Zhufaluo regained calm one by one. Yayo sat in the high hall of the fortress and listened to the commotion outside. The sweaty Takahaya ran in and reported in a dialect accent: "The ETs in the three valleys have almost been wiped out." For senior officials like Takahayaya, Yayo canceled the practice of conveying his will through Gan. —On the one hand, I don’t have time to do that, on the other hand, even if I don’t do it, it won’t hurt Himiko’s dignity. "Well, you've worked hard. Beizhibi and Yuyan's troops are still insufficient. Send some reinforcements." "Yuyan sent forty more people in the morning." "It's not enough, we need a hundred people." "Yes, as ordered." Since the start of the battle, Yayo's oracle has never made a mistake.Takahayaya was already convinced.But that was not actually the result of divination, but thanks to the suggestion of clairvoyant Katie.Of course, there is also the help of the king of "Envoy" who has been fighting sleeplessly on the front line. When the monster first broke into Iga, Wang single-handedly went out and captured a small monster.The king tied it to a tree with a thick rope, and brought the commander to see it.The first time I saw a monster that was only heard in legends, the soldiers were afraid to approach it at first, so Wang Kong stepped forward to touch it for everyone to see.Although the monster looks terrifying, it is actually very weak. As long as it finds out its weak point, it can be killed without a place to bury it.After the king explained to everyone, he asked the soldiers to raise their swords and cut the monster's rope. The monster, which had broken free from its shackles, rose up and was knocked to the ground by the king's head-stick.Soldiers gathered their courage and rushed to chop it to pieces.The monster's strength had been greatly weakened long ago, but the soldiers were still encouraged and swore to follow the king of "The Order". The king taught the soldiers the art of knocking down apes with wood, the art of protecting their bodies with shields, and showed them structures such as chariots and crossbows.For a long time, the weapons of the Yamatai army were not only copper swords, but also spears and wooden bows. Seeing that the crossbow made by the craftsmen instructed by the king can knock down big trees at a distance of a hundred steps, even the Han local craftsmen accompanying the army could not help but click their tongues.On the other hand, civil engineering is also progressing rapidly.Roads were paved, bridges were erected, fortresses and long fences were erected in the valley west of Iga. The king also sent people to Yamatai to bring merchants and officials from various countries to watch the battle, to see how alien monsters wreaked havoc in the land of Iga, and how the Yamatai army met them.After these people return to their homeland, there may be a lot of exaggeration in their narration, but it should be able to arouse the sense of crisis among the kings and elders.It should be more effective than relying solely on Himiko to send envoys to relay oral instructions... Two months have passed since the battle with the monster.On the one hand, the Yamatai army kept attacking ET, and on the other hand, it was holding on to the fortress, waiting for reinforcements. On the high platform overlooking Iga, the high hall of Yayo is surrounded by the hustle and bustle of the battlefield at this moment - the team tied with ropes and pulled up to make a fence shouted loudly, and the women who delivered food came and went whispered , the commander instructing the young soldiers to exercise sternly urged, the exhausted soldiers snored almost like roars in their deep sleep, and there was also the sound of woodcutters chopping trees from the mountains behind. Mi and himself also had to receive envoys and soldiers who came one after another, and there was almost no time to rest.She had finally gotten used to subjugating others with the Witch King's non-angerous prestige, but she had never issued appropriate decrees like this.Although the Gouyu on the earlobe would teach him how to answer most of the time, he was still very tired mentally and tired of speaking. Taking advantage of the short time when no one came to visit, Mi and Ping withdrew the servants, sat down slumped, and complained in a low voice: "I'm so exhausted, my legs don't look like my own anymore." "Not feeling well? Help you diagnose?" Through Gouyu, Katie's voice said. "Are you playing the role of a pharmacist?" Mi Yu retorted, then shook his head, "If you say I'm tired, my spirit is more tired than my body. Two months ago, I never thought that it would become like this. It's simply It's like having a nightmare." "Cheer up, this is not a dream, it's something that happened in your own country and yourself. You can't leave it to others. But then again, I think you've done a pretty good job. From my experience, even more History is full of bad leaders." "'Unusable' is such an ugly word." "Please don't get emotional. O thinks highly of you." Hearing this, Yayo was silent for a while, and then couldn't help frowning at his behavior. Is this really one's own country and one's own business?Originally, it was precisely to escape from these shackles that he joined forces with the king of "Envoy", but he didn't expect to find that he had so many troubles and troubles when he came back to his senses.What a failure. It is good that the chaos ends one day earlier. While he was thinking wildly, cheers suddenly came from the direction of the gate.Immediately afterwards, the tall King of "Envoy" came in from the door and sat down with a plop in front of Miyu. "I lost a total of forty men! I said not to worry, but it still didn't stop the young boys from chasing after them. Hey, I should bring some more experienced soldiers over there." "Is it just respectful—personally guarding Yuyan? Didn't the reinforcements catch up?" "Catch up. That's why I came back to rest for a while. Give me some water." The slave came over with a water bottle in his arms, but the king didn't hold a ladle, and just held the bottle and drank like a cow for a while, then stood up and said, "Go to the observation tower." "Are you leaving?" "No, you go too. Let me show you the situation." Climbing up to the observation tower built on the top of the mountain, the king stretched out his arm and pointed to the center of Iga. "Can see the bank over there." "Where... is that shining place?" "right." "Like fish scales." The banks of the river are lined with countless small plates that glow blue.Although it looks small, considering the distance between them, a board should be as big as an adult.In the quiet rural landscape in early summer, those plates covering many paddy fields look like mange on the skin, which makes people feel anxious. "That's a solar panel built by ET." "what?" "Take it as a monster's paddy field. They rely on that stuff to fill their stomachs. I don't know what's going on in the East China Sea. At least there should be no other way to fill their stomachs here. As long as those solar panels are killed, the monsters in Iga will survive." Can't stop." "Then kill it." "I can't do it alone. At a glance, it is already more than two thousand yuan, and it is still increasing at a rapid rate. At least five hundred soldiers are needed. However, the defense of the border also requires manpower, and there is no room for so many People come. Wait until the defense here is fully prepared before killing those things. This is the current goal." "Will the Zhezhi pass in front of us be stable after we kill it?" "No, you can't stop at Zhezhi Pass. You have to cross the checkpoint and keep attacking until you destroy the monster's lair. Fighting monsters is not like fighting people. You can't stop when enough is enough. Those things will not stop as long as they have a breath Proliferate, keep attacking." "It's really troublesome..." Miyo sighed.Wang's expression was still extremely serious.He said "Follow me" and got off the watchtower.