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"The target has been locked, the surface distance is 328 kilometers, the signal characteristic is determined to be the 'Hammer of Dawn' 12 satellite, and the band is being coordinated."

The transmitting and receiving antenna slowly rotates to the predetermined position. With the injection of electricity, an electrostatic field spreads from the platform and covers the surroundings. The accompanying symptoms include but are not limited to scalp numbness, tinnitus and electric shock reaction.The soldiers and saboteurs next to the control center were all wearing full-body protective overalls, and a warning came through the communication—"Attention all units, the electronic equipment will temporarily fail after the radar is turned on. Fight back and get ready to evacuate."

In the barge control room, the saboteur pulled down the switch, entered the target parameters and shook his head: "The technical officer is too impatient. Wouldn't it be better to use the lidar after the research center goes online? This patchwork of equipment can only be done by luck."

As he said that, he turned his head and glanced at the trembling father and son beside him—these two were survivors captured by the black hands from the ruins of the coastal city. An experiment, and in order to make him cooperate better, his son was also caught on board.

The wrinkled old father respectfully bowed to the saboteur: "Sir... I have done everything you asked for, and when it is done, you will let us go, right?"

"That's out of my control...but you may still be useful. For your son's safety, you'd better cooperate honestly." The saboteur laughed, and the old man's request hit the iron plate. Ensig's replicants have no conscience.

"Now, get out of here!"

The Hammer of Dawn system has its own firewall, and the communication is one-way to prevent malicious intrusion.Li De once captured Wei'an's reconnaissance satellite and hacked into Jiaxintu's master control center to steal the frequency band code of the satellite guidance system, but he got stuck on forging authorization.The purpose of the experiment this time is to forge the signal of the master control center, that is to say, to cover the signal of the security government with the signal of the Brotherhood and squeeze the other party out of the frequency band.

"Warning, the satellite is adjusting its attitude!"

"Activating the Trojan horse program is blocking the communication channel and interfering with Jasintu control...Warning! The satellite is charging, and the spectrometer has scanned for a high-energy response!"

Above the sky, a shining spot of light overwhelmed the brilliance of the sun, and it bloomed with more and more intense light!Affected by the energy, the charged particles in the atmosphere of Sira are pulled to the sky above the orbit, and the clouds floating in the blue sky are also torn into vortexes—as if a giant eye has opened in the sky, watching the spiral center of the clouds The Brotherhood's platform, the radar that emits strong electromagnetic waves has become a conspicuous target!

"The other party is ready to attack with full power. They really think highly of us, hehe..." The saboteur smiled and read the band data.As an almost universal weapon, the Hammer of Dawn can be switched back and forth between hitting an infantry and a city with low power and high power respectively. The controllers made the wrong choice.

At full power, it took too long to charge and gave the Brotherhood too much reaction time.

The voice of Chief Technology Officer Ensig came from the communicator: "We captured Wei'an's spy satellite and uploaded a wrong picture, making them mistakenly believe that we are a fleet. But this won't buy much time, the replica No. 372, ignore the jumper and focus on attacking the steering system of the satellite!"

"Yes, Master."

Ensger's voice disappeared, and the host's icy voice continued to count down: "Warning, a magnetic field photo was detected, the ship has been locked, and all units are ready for the impact!"

But it was obviously too late for this warning. After the Hammer of Dawn was fully charged, a scorching beam burst out from its orbit, and the crimson flash reflected the entire sky. Anyone who dared to look directly at this beam of light would be killed in an instant. Burn the retina.Like the judgment of the gods, the planet is trembling, and the world is dyed bloody!

On the coast hundreds of kilometers away, Bud and Cole, who had already returned to the security destroyer, and a large group of security soldiers looked at the mutation in the distance in disbelief. They couldn't be more familiar with that thing. All of Thera had seen its trial.

"After the incident, the Hammer of Dawn has never launched a full-power strike again. What are we fighting?"

The soldiers talked a lot, and only a few members of Team A looked at each other and made the same judgment—"It's the Brotherhood... What are they up to?"

Looking back to the open sea, a spectacular laser show is in progress-when a beam of light beams several meters thick hits the sea surface, a huge explosion first occurred.The air was ionized to cause thunderous explosions, and the seawater was also dissociated under the dense light pressure, and the liquid state was transformed into a gaseous state, and the volume rapidly expanded hundreds of times!The shocking explosion set off huge waves tens of meters high. Fortunately, a single laser cannon could not trigger the fusion reaction of seawater, but the pervasive water vapor—the dissociated hydrogen and the oxygen in the atmosphere were also fully mixed. , and then ignited by high temperature...

A mushroom cloud slowly rises, and the shock wave spreads at supersonic speed.The sea is roaring, and the monstrous waves vent its anger.The Hammer of Dawn continued to irradiate for nearly ten seconds, causing a doomsday-like impact every minute and second.And the light beam is still moving, it draws a circle on the sea surface, relying on the angular speed of the satellite, it can cover a distance of several kilometers in an instant, spreading pure terror.

This hammer of light does not bring dawn at all, it brings only hell.

PS: Chapter 2 is at night, lol.

Chapter 110 Electronic Warfare (Physics)

"We underestimated the technological level of this world, Ensig, it is necessary to revise your assessment report."

If there's one thing the Satellite Cannon's Destructive Light proves, it's that no matter what world it's in, humans are still masters of the power of destruction, even when technology has been limited to a dead end.What our species is best at is destruction. The factor of violence is deeply buried in our genes, and our civilization is built on this crazy beast.

Is it scary?No, on the contrary, this is a pleasant surprise, and Li Dedu can't help but want to applaud it-is there anything more pleasing to the eye than pure power?Through genius imagination and unlimited ambition, holding the energy of the universe in the palm of your hand, human beings have proved that they are indeed the best race in the universe, the dominant race!

The image of the Hammer of Dawn bombarding the sea was played over and over again in Li De's consciousness, and the analysis of its energy and operating principles never stopped from the very beginning.This system, which integrates the peak of Sira's human technology, has been ranked above the Bright Stone Monument in the evaluation of the Brotherhood, and is no longer inferior to the ion cannon system.According to the damage assessment, the total energy output of the focused laser is approximately equal to 1.5 tons of TNT, with a peak value of 300 megawatts per second, exceeding all units of the Brotherhood except for strategic weapons—in other words, the Brotherhood was slapped in the face and fucked ring.

"The preliminary judgment is the principle of quantum excitation...Let me see that such a high power cannot be achieved through the IM reactor that comes with the satellite. The solar sail they designed can capture the escaped solar photons and background radiation to Accelerated charging without generating too much waste heat allows continuous fire.”

Ensig changed his original attitude and was full of praise for the Hammer of Dawn. Thousands of words merged into one sentence: "The person who designed this system is really a genius!"

"It was designed by UIR, not by one person, but improved by one person. This scientist is indeed a genius. If you want to meet him, then I think Adam Phoenix is ​​probably still alive."

Li De said, and then he turned his attention back to the scene - through the security satellite that was snatched by the Brotherhood, the place where the incident happened has become a sea of ​​fog, covering an area of ​​about [-] square kilometers. It seems that the Brotherhood The experiment has completely failed...yes, it seems.

"This is Platform [-]. We have controlled the satellite's attitude controller and are working on the second phase."

The barges and platforms are still in their original positions, although the clouds above their heads are already thick, like doomsday.The Hammer of Dawn did not hit the intended position—the saboteurs successfully hacked at the last moment, causing the satellite to deviate by an angle of 0.1. This deviation is an error of nearly a thousand kilometers, which can be called the worst near miss in history!

Now, this satellite is completely under the control of the Brotherhood, and the control protocol code has been issued to every control center in the base. Even though the security government still shares the control of the satellite with the Brotherhood, they only need to align the satellite The Brotherhood, all suffer the same error, and the sky is no longer a threat.

"The second phase begins... Chief Technology Officer, Wei An is robbing us of the control of the channel, requesting the assistance of increasing the computing power of the mainframe!"

But the assistance did not come immediately. At the same time, various control centers of the Brotherhood received a large amount of spam messages, and various firewalls called the police one after another—a strong signal came from Jasintu, and the security government discovered the Brotherhood. At the moment, he is mobilizing all his communication resources to launch a counterattack against the Brotherhood.They tried to hack into the control center of the base, and sent junk files to block the communication base station, what's more, they bypassed the peripheral firewall and started uploading virus programs.

"Warning, the outer firewall has been attacked, and an unknown virus program is copying the surface code, starting countermeasures."

Standing in the quantum ocean, Li De looked at it from his perspective. Wei An's attack was like waves hitting the breakwater. It cannot be said that there was no response, but the dam was so impenetrable.Occasionally, a small splash of water splashed on the shore, and it evaporated instantly like dewdrops under the sun.

He turned his head and glanced at the watchman standing behind him. He understood what the watchman meant, but he shook his head.

"You don't need to do this small fight... If you destroy their electronic system, then the orcs will be able to destroy Jacintu immediately, and we won't get any of the 50 civilians."

The watcher was puzzled: "I can take over their system, and we can get Jasintu right away."

"No, this doesn't fit the image of the savior I designed, and the follow-up work will not be easy." Li De shook his head, and then gave an order to Wu Wei in the communication network——

"General, give them a little surprise."

In the headquarters, Wu Wei, who was teaching three senior officers of the Defense Force, suddenly stopped what he was doing.He waved his hand and asked the three of them to do a strategic deduction first, but he picked up the terminal and connected it to the communication network of the Brotherhood.

"This is the joint command headquarters, connect to the control center, password is activated, coordinates are uploaded, and launch immediately."

Wu Wei has also witnessed the power of the Hammer of Dawn, and he understands Wei An's actions very well. The Brotherhood is equivalent to stealing Wei An's nuclear bomb code, and it is normal for the other party to get mad.Wu Wei shook his head when he thought of this, the two sides have already torn their skins, although they have different positions, but he is very reluctant to see human beings fighting against each other.

"If I don't preempt others, someone will preempt me."

A red alarm sounded inside the base, and the countdown had already begun. The control center serving as an information node opened a hidden silo, and a whole-body black rocket was slowly dragged up by an elevator—a 20-meter-high, slender rocket body. Also similar to missiles.But this is not an offensive missile carrying a warhead, but a launch vehicle used by the control center to urgently launch a low-orbit communication satellite.But more often it is used to carry full-frequency jamming devices, which are dubbed "net-breaking missiles" by soldiers.

The rocket soared into the sky and drew a trajectory in the sky. After adjusting its attitude, it turned its head and pounced on the distant Jasintu.The rocket at the first cosmic speed is no different from a ballistic missile, and soon it will disintegrate at the high altitude of Jasintu, and the jamming device dropped will disrupt all electronic equipment of the security government, grab all communication channels and terminate their electronic attacks .

At the same time, the work of the saboteurs is progressing rapidly-

"Security key matched, firewall off, access to reactor control system..."

The signal platform, the control center, and even the mainframe are simultaneously distributing massive amounts of data, reading layer by layer, rather than violently deciphering the Hammer of Dawn system.At the moment when the jamming device failed, a voice of surprise reached Li De.

"Control authority acquisition, security program override completed! The Hammer of Dawn now belongs to the Brotherhood!"

Chapter 110 Seven Ocean Mineral Veins

There are two ways to launch the Hammer of Dawn—the first is to directly command the satellite through the master control center, which is also the only way to allow the laser cannon to operate at full power.When the security government was defeated by the orcs and carried out scorched-earth operations to raze 90.00% of the population of their own country together with the city, humans created a military miracle that killed more of their own people than their enemies.Li De felt that if he was an orc, he might snap his hands off with joy. Hundreds of millions of people would be burned to ashes by the satellite cannon within a few days, even if most of them were unarmed civilians.If humans can fight desperately, how can the orcs control the entire continent so quickly?

Combined with Brown and other homeless people's deep-rooted hatred for Wei'an, as long as the brotherhood's propaganda machine is activated, Sira's strong claim can be easily obtained.For this reason, General Olivia has led the elite forces of the black hand organization to recruit all the homeless tribes in the surrounding area. According to the plan, the absorbed homeless tribes will go through a simple screening process, eliminate hopeless anti-social elements, and then gather them in Wu Wei's place. In the established camp, the defenders will train them to become available fighters to fill the vacancies of the legion.Although Li De also wanted to let the black hand absorb some troops from the natives, he was firmly rejected by Olivia.

"The black hand is your sword. This sword must always be sharp and cannot tolerate any flaws."

The General said with great pride that she would rather keep the Legion lean with the 300 clones than expand it.These black-hand clones concentrated most of Li De's early resources and instilled them into loyal and experienced veterans (which can be understood as all two-star soldiers). It would take an incredible amount of time to turn the natives into the same warrior Enduring, and black hands with the nature of secret associations are highly exclusive, which presents two extremes with the Defense Force.

This was Olivia's reason, but Li De always felt that it had something to do with disbanding the Cyborg Legion.Since that day, Olivia's attitude towards herself has become slightly less icy.

So out of compensation, the black hands will get the most sufficient high-tech equipment to guarantee their combat effectiveness, but this is the problem they are facing now-the operation of the base has reached its limit, military expansion, construction, and homeless accommodation, all come from various sources. The delayed technical research is also placed in front of the Supreme Council at the same time.Despite the round-the-clock work of drones and automated production lines, production has been difficult to increase.

The reason is simple, because there are not enough resources.

The Tiberium planted in the No. [-] base has absorbed elements several kilometers deep from the surrounding land, and a large area of ​​land has begun to desertify in order to meet the needs of the base.And the most important thing is that Tiberium eats all elements, but the elements in the earth's crust are not uniform, resulting in extremely low production of some rare elements.Li De now has inexhaustible iron, copper, and aluminum in his hands, but rare earth resources are very scarce.Funny maybe the Tiberium roots have burrowed deep into the mantle, and the Brotherhood already has hundreds of tons of gold - with nowhere to go.

He didn't dare to release Tiberium in a large area on land. He knew the consequences of the spread of this thing. Strict restrictions are actually just a kind of helplessness.Some people say that Tiberium can eliminate the orcs by the way, that is very simple, but is this planet unnecessary?

Relying on crystal resources and having to control its growth, this is the great tragedy of the Brotherhood, until the establishment of the second base made him look to the open sea——

The second vein, planted in the sea?

"This is the Omega Squad of the Ninth Apostle Company. We have arrived at the predetermined location to ensure the safety of the cargo."

A helicopter skimmed over the undulating sea at low altitude, and the plane hovered in the air not far away from the coastline.The improved Hammerhead Shark is very powerful. Just below the helicopter is a cargo box with lead weights hanging on it, which looks like a caisson for land reclamation.

In fact, it was really used for sinking. After the plane hovered for a few minutes, the hook was released, and the box disappeared on the sea surface with a "plop".The counterweight pulled it down vertically, and the tracking beacon showed that the cargo had sunk 226 meters below the surface and stopped sinking. So far, everything is normal.

"Engineer, is the hydrological data correct?"

"If you are worried about spreading, then this place is not within the range of ocean currents and will not be engulfed by sea water, Commander."

"Then, Omega team, prepare to execute the evacuation."

This was not a single operation, and there were many similar launches at various places along the coast.What they have in common is that they are not far from the coastline, and they can be connected in a straight line along the coast by points and planes. The combined length spans nearly [-] kilometers, covering almost the entire continental shelf.

Yes, dropping Tiberium in the ocean is not an unreasonable act.

The Brotherhood needs mines, but the land binds Reed's hands.It is well known that the growth of Tiberium relies on self-spreading. This speed is like growing moss. Although it is not slow, it is acceptable. As long as the hands and feet are fast, an emergency clearing with a mammoth armed reclamation vehicle can stop the spread.

But the most deadly thing is actually the spores released by the fission of crystals. These things can travel thousands of miles with the monsoon and spread all over the world.This is the reason why Li De used a large number of dust suppressors in the mining area on land. These spores are like viruses. Once they take root on the ground, they are absolutely difficult to get rid of. There is no better solution.

So if you switch to the seabed, what should you do to ensure that it will not pollute the entire sea area?

"A total of 36 Tiberium stock solutions have been put in, unseal the enclosure, and start planting!"

On this day, the sea in Thira was as calm as usual.On a coastline of this planet, many underwater explosions occurred on the continental shelf that is the junction of the continent and the ocean, but for the seawater with a thickness of more than 200 meters, it was just a few bubbles, and no one would know. No one will notice either.

"The sowing is complete, and it is expected to spread to [-] square kilometers within [-] days, ready for the second step of 'fencing'."

"Attention all the apostles, this area has been listed as a restricted area, and all units are on alert. The leader ordered that before the completion of the 'fence project', anyone who trespasses in the sea area of ​​​​the mining area will be killed!"

The black-handed officer issued an order to his subordinates, but this may be unnecessary, each of them knows that all life here will soon disappear, and the entire coastal waters will become a dead sea.

Tiberium is denser than seawater, which means that as long as there are no disturbing ocean currents, the spores will only settle in the sediment.And the continental shelf is a more suitable choice. The depth of seawater is less than 200 meters, which is very conducive to subsequent mining projects-of course it is not a mine cart, but a kind of equipment that used to spread in every war zone on the earth, called NOD and GDI. The excavation tower that grows in Beria.This huge man-made building integrates mining and smelting, and the technology is quite mature.

It's just that it is really a big challenge in engineering to require a crystal digging tower over 200 meters.

Chapter 110 Eight Soldier

The second base looks like a replica of the first base, only simpler and more spacious.

The helicopter dropped the "Blade" company to the airport. After everyone disembarked against the strong wind, the hammerhead sharks would go to the support airport to receive supplies and overhaul.Lieutenant Ivan and the others braved the scorching sun of the equator to make a simple assembly. Even though the equipment had not yet been dismantled, a black hand with a team of apostles stopped them.

They didn't seem to be arranged to greet them either. After approaching the guards, the leading black hand asked to talk to the company captain, and his attitude was cold and arrogant.

The atmosphere suddenly became very delicate.

The current top person in charge of the second base is Chief Technology Officer Ensig, but everyone knows that the doctor is not interested in doing political work. As a result, the Black Hand Legion of the advance force will have to deal directly with the defense forces.Despite the mountain of military orders, both sides need a lot of restraint to achieve cooperation in the current cooperation.However, the guards who had just arrived obviously didn’t have such a high level of ideological awareness—seeing the apostle squad approaching “aggressively” (from the perspective of steel claws), the soldiers of the guards were not to be outdone and greeted them. It was Ivan who took the lead. lieutenant.

But at this time, the political and military officer came out and shouted them back: "What are you doing, do you want to fight with the friendly army?! Go back and line up for me!"

"Who the hell wants to be allies with these guys..."

Yiwen snorted coldly, but he didn't dare to disobey the political and combat officer, so he could only shout to the black hands in front of him: "I am the company commander, what do you do, brother?"

There was a burst of laughter from the guards, but the leading black hand on the opposite side remained motionless as if he didn't hear it. Not only him, but also the apostles behind him were completely unaffected, presenting two extremes from the angry guards.They are also wearing fully covered shell armor on this hot day, and they stand still like wooden posts when they stand at attention. If their masks hadn't all been pulled down to make them visible, Ivan would have suspected that the leader had changed all the black hands into robots.

"The equipment is really good, I also want the armor with coolant." Someone in the guard muttered.Under the high temperature of [-] degrees, the guards were sweating under the fiber bulletproof suits. It was uncomfortable to gather in the sun, but no one dared to untie the clothes with the political commissar.

Finally, the black hand spoke up: "The first company of the Steel Claw Dragoons, I am the second templar monk of the advance team, and I am here to welcome you by the order of the base executive officer and the legion instructor. The rest time, and then immediately carry out the mission with us."

"Hey, welcome? My brother, you are very enthusiastic about this welcome ceremony. What is the military rank of... a templar?" Ivan put his hands on his hips, with an incredulous expression on his face. At this time, the political commissar explained the class of the black hand to him. His face pulled down—"What? It's equivalent to a second lieutenant? Then why don't you salute me?"

"Jurisdiction is different, so we don't treat each other as equals." Blackhand still replied arrogantly, "Guardians, you still have 28 minutes. The arsenal has already prepared your equipment. The action briefing and base map will be sent to you terminal. Then, without pardon, we will meet you at Gate No. 7 at the scheduled time."

After speaking, the apostles turned and left neatly, and the guards looked confused.

"What the hell, this is it." Ivan spat, and then rushed to call his men to the camp before the political and combat officer launched an attack. The briefing and the like can be discussed later, and the new equipment must be obtained quickly.

Judging from their current equipment, there is a clear difference in the treatment enjoyed by the black hand and the defenders.Not to mention the mechanical exoskeleton, the full-cover shell armor suit popularized even by the apostles can only be owned by non-commissioned officers and above in the defense force.The clothes of ordinary soldiers are not much different from those in the early 21st century. They have no protective limbs, a bulletproof vest that can be inserted in the middle, and the most technological helmet is just integrated with communication equipment.As for the wristband tactical system, it is something that black hands don't want. This kind of differential treatment often makes the soldiers of the Guards feel that they are being cannon fodder.

The reason for this is also very simple. The defenders appeared too late, and Li De didn't have the resources to design new combat uniforms for them.Moreover, considering the difference in functional positioning between the black hand and the defense force, the technical difference also brings design problems.So, when the guards received their equipment at the armory, if Bard and the others were there, they would find that it was the unsealed version of the armor they wore.

The hexagonal helmet conforms to the tradition of GDI. The visor under the tactical eyepiece integrates a gas mask. The body part is finally no longer a bulletproof vest this time, but a lobster shell-shaped plastic steel breastplate, which is wrapped together with the abdomen.The greaves and arm armor are all available, the alloy exoskeleton is connected between the joints, and the Jintai battery on the back can provide more than ten hours of battery life.In the past, the resources consumed to equip 120 men were enough to equip 500 men. The defense forces completely changed their guns. The soldiers were excited but also puzzled.

"I said, why do we look so much like S.W.A.T now?"

The armor is covered with a layer of fiber cloth, but the light-absorbing dark tone has no camouflage. Someone put on the upper armor and gestured twice, which is not as clumsy as imagined.The exoskeleton does not affect the activities of the limbs. The helmet computer monitors the user's state and exerts force. The parts are flexible and the noise is very small.

"What does it look like? The equipment is better, isn't it still a big soldier?"

There are also some people who are pessimistic by nature and have a very accurate positioning of their identities, but they are just a handful of inconspicuous people, and more people are concerned about the new equipment allocated to them.If the armor is not unusual and it is not as good as the black hand, then the defenders have weapons that the black hand does not have - the soldier who said it looked like "SWAT" put a folded polymer fiber sheet on the bracket of his arm, Once electrified, the object unfolds to form a shield with sight glass.

"What the hell are you giving us, can it stop rifle bullets?"

There are quite a few things with doubts. For example, Lieutenant Ivan is wielding a "Peace Messenger II" short chainsaw sword at this time. He has seen this thing on a political combat officer, but he doesn't know what to do. Make a sword?

Folding shields, chainswords, portable dynamite packs, scout drones, and a lot of stuff they never used.The only thing with a little surprise is the shoulder suspension bracket for the heavy weapon hand. This kind of mechanical arm connected to the tactical terminal can be equipped with a light machine gun or rockets for automatic shooting, but this alone means that their The combat mode is very different from the past.

According to common sense, they should receive a few months of training to adapt to the new equipment and practice new tactics.Traditional team operations will undergo changes, but the reality is that they have no time to adjust, and the new base has not yet been familiar with the combat order, but the lieutenant who read the combat briefing frowned.