MECHANICAL: Mechanism

To complain, Yanchi immediately ordered the leader to be escorted over, and at the same time sent someone to notify Astoria, telling her that the turning point had arrived.

Now the situation on the Galactica side is not very clear, but it is clear to him at a glance. The rebel army is gone. Whether it is the weapons supported by the Wumutong galaxy or the special forces deployed, there are basically not many left. It can be regarded as a quick battle. , got the situation under control.

Yanchi is still very satisfied with himself.Of course, a large part of this result was due to the contributions of those legion commanders who whispered to him, and Yanchi himself also contributed a lot.He completed the task perfectly the first time he took the lead, which is really helpful for building self-confidence.

The problem came after the rebel leader was sent.

Yanchi expected that his resistance would be particularly fierce, but he didn't expect that he wanted to die all the time.This is a bit difficult.In order to prevent him from committing suicide, they had to put a straitjacket on him to control his movements, but this made him unwilling to eat, and he even lost weight quickly due to being too nervous, and he lost weight visible to the naked eye.

The person who escorted him felt very helpless, and he couldn't let him die. They could only use a nasal feeding tube and nutritional supplements to keep him alive.After finally reaching the cell prepared by the headquarters, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Yanchi and Astoria got the news and came here together.

As a matter of fact, Astoria alone is fine for negotiating things like this, but Yanchi, as the commander, has to come here. Besides, in his guess, it is impossible for the negotiation to start in such a hurry. Always observe and observe the other party. Mental state, and then carry out related work according to local conditions.

It is true that Astoria did not start working immediately, but first went in with Yanchi to take a look, turning a blind eye to the leader's angry expression, looking around the soft wall, and nodded reassuringly.In order to prevent him from successfully begging for death, the room was really empty, and the leader in a restraint suit was lying on the ground, feeling really terrible.

Yanchi saw that there was nothing wrong with it, so he withdrew his attention and paid attention to Astoria.I thought it was a simple inspection job, but I didn't expect Astoria to speak suddenly. Not only did she speak, but she also spoke in Laimu language. Yanchi only understood a few sporadic words.

"Warriors", "you", "us".

Yanchi looked at Astoria's ordinary face, and wondered whether it was because he had been away from the No.20 Three Legion for too long, so his skills were so unfamiliar that he couldn't even understand the simple language of Laimu, or it was Astoria. Tolia is so talented, and her language talent is so superb, she learned their language without much contact with the wooden people.

He silently looked at the surprised leader on the ground, thinking to himself, it seems that Astoria is indeed cheating, not because he is too good.

What Astoria said was actually very simple: "You are indeed a warrior, but unfortunately it is a foregone conclusion that the wooden man will lose the war. Do you understand what this means?"

After finishing speaking, Astoria turned around and left without stopping. When Yan Chi followed her, she could clearly see the change in the leader's expression from the corner of her eye, from feeble hatred to vigorous hatred.

Yan Chi didn't know if this was Astoria's provocative method, but looking at his bright eyes, he knew that he was unlikely to commit suicide, so he couldn't help admiring Astoria, and followed him out up.

After letting the leader hang out for two days, Astoria came to the empty cell again. There were no guards by her side, and she did not bring a banquet. The guard at the door brought her a chair, and then quit.Astoria and the leader of the rebel army who was still wearing a straitjacket stared wide-eyed, and after a moment of silence, he said slowly: "The desire to survive made you make a wrong choice, but now you still have a chance , to find a right path. If there is interest, let's talk."

Of course, the opponent did not give in so easily.

What Astoria said before leaving last time allowed him to live until now, but it also allowed him to review the years of hatred. If he believes what Astoria says now, then he will He will not succeed in leading the rebel army to get the support and assistance of Wumutong people.Although it is only a human shield and a utility for the opponent, how much utility it can have depends on the specific performance.

Astoria was really patient, and he finally lost the battle, and said bitterly: "You shameless invaders, soulless demons! You think that you can deceive yourself into being blessed by the earth spirit by just saying anything. Is it us? Is there any good end to follow your words? "

He sneered, closed his mouth tightly, turned his head and closed his eyes, clearly expressing his resistance.

Strange to say, Astoria has come into contact with the wooden people several times, but they always call the artificial people "devils who lost their souls", but they don't know how the artificial people are produced.Could it be that they are really blessed by the spirits of the earth, and have some kind of special ability besides using ferocious beasts?From the perspective of mythology, it is reasonable to say that artificial man has no soul or is called a demon, but it is a strange thing for Laimuren, who is not clear about the situation, to say so conclusively.

This was beyond Astoria's expectations, so she also appeared very patient, sitting on a chair and watching him with interest, after a while, she slowly stared at her toes and spoke again, her tone was still very leisurely : "Of course you can object and continue to burn your own people with the flames of hatred. But if you have some wisdom beyond hatred, then you might as well think about why they answered your request and why they are willing to help you at all costs." You revenge?"

This question is actually a cloud of doubts that has been lingering in the hearts of Laimu people, but in fact they don't have many choices.If not resisting is death, then of course resisting is better.Quenching thirst by drinking poison is certainly an act of suicide, but not drinking it is just the end of dying of thirst.So it's not hard for them to make a choice.

Even now Astoria is obviously saying something, and the new humans did not kill him immediately after capturing him, and did not use other methods to make him play a greater role in the war. People's attitude has changed, and it still can't make him have even a little bit of trust now, thinking that there are other possibilities besides cooperating with Wumutong Galaxy, such as accepting Astoria's solicitation.

Fortunately, Astoria was not particularly eager. She glanced at the leader who was unwilling to cooperate, and her expression was quite happy, and she continued: "I think you must have considered this matter, and you must really want to know why ?They want secret gold, secret silver, of course you already know that. For freedom, for survival, for a brighter future, it doesn’t matter if you pay this price? But have you ever thought about how Wumutong people think of you? ?You are not even an opponent in their eyes, but just disturbing our mechanism. If we are defeated, do you think that the Laimu people can survive alone? I think you must not know what the Wumutong galaxy will do to the conquered colonial aborigines .”

She waved her hand casually in the air, summoning a huge light curtain, and the noisy voice rang out.At first, the leader of the Wooden Rebel Army insisted on refusing to respond, and then he heard a scream and the sound of a fire.He finally couldn't help turning his head back, and his body stiffened instantly.

The place on the screen was very similar to the New Earth, with lush forests, but of the species on it, he only recognized the short, warty Ebonist.The scene is easy to understand, the blood and fire under the aggression.I don't know where Astoria got this video, it happened to be the scene where they set fire to the mountain and slaughtered the indigenous people.

In fact, the same scene has already happened on the new earth. When the new humans invaded, the Laimu people were also the lambs who were driven out on the earth.But now Astoria clearly means that if she continues to collude with the Wumutong people, such things will happen again.

The suppression of absolute power is so desperate, and the hatred that is forced to recall is equally uncontrollable. Even in a restraint suit, the leader can't help but rush forward, staring at Astoria with a ferocious expression, He yelled out: "It's all you! Devil! Devil! You have let this land bleed like a sea, and now you want to take something from us! What's the difference between you!"

Astoria didn't move, but her expression was very calm.She was sitting in a very coincident position, and it was almost impossible for the leader to touch her under the control of the straitjacket, so even though he had lost control just now, Astoria was not afraid, and remained motionless, like a goddess sitting on the cusp of the storm .

Naturally, although she seems to have come alone, in fact, no one will easily let her go into danger alone. Therefore, in the monitoring room, Yanchi's adjutant is also paying attention at all times. If the leader breaks through the restraint, there will be someone Break in.Astoria didn't move just now, but the adjutant was greatly frightened, stood up nervously, and continued to observe. If the situation is uncontrollable, no matter whether Astoria gives the signal of completion of the plan, it can only temporarily terminated.

Astoria fully accepted the other party's accusation, and even nodded in agreement: "You are right."

Unable to hit the blow, the leader panted heavily, calmed down slowly, and stared at Astoria with distorted hatred eyes: "Since you admit it, you still think that we will trust you easily? Why?"

Astoria smiled slightly: "Other than that, you have no choice."

The leader was able to lead the Laimu people and build a resistance army. He was obviously not an ordinary person, and his psychological quality was quite good. He simply squirmed back on the ground, calmed down, and sneered: "The last choice is death, hatred will never pass , even if the Wumutong people are really not trustworthy, do you think I will trust you?"

It made sense, Astoria sat in a different position, and nodded in agreement: "It is true, so I can also tell you very clearly that the situation has changed now, and it is more in line with us to reconcile with you interests. You become a part of us, it is good for everyone, why not do it?"

If she continues to provoke the alliance between Laimuren and Wumutongren, perhaps her persuasion is not so strong. Now she directly resorts to cold interests, but it is very credible, which is quite in line with the image of her devil in Laimuren's mind.Yanchi only knew that Astoria was useless in recent years and rarely appeared, but he didn't know how many times Astoria pretended to be a harmless forest fairy bathing in the sun to inquire about the news of the wooden man Up to now, the wooden people still spread word of mouth how a beautiful devil cut the hearts of their ancestors.

Although this is really shameless, it is often shameless that makes people think it is the truth, and because of this, it is a bit of a relief.Although Laimu people are much weaker than high-tech people, their characters have become very tough because of this reason.Especially the leader who single-handedly led the Laimu people to establish the resistance army, it is difficult to completely collapse.The fact that they were captured instead of being killed already showed that the situation had changed. The position of the new humans to squeeze the Laimu people had not changed, but the way of squeezing them had finally changed.

For the Laimu people, it was hard to say whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, but Astoria's meaning was obvious.If the Wumutong people really get the new earth as a new colony, the Laimu people and the new humans will perish.If you choose to get rid of the past with the new human beings, you may be able to continue to live, humiliated.

This decision was difficult to make, and Astoria was not in a hurry to get an answer. Anyway, everyone was already here, so it was entirely possible for him to think about it, so she came out after speaking.

Yanchi's adjutant waited outside, saw her come out and breathed a sigh of relief, came up to meet her and reported in a low voice: "You guessed it right, Lai Muren is indeed organizing a rescue."

Astoria raised her eyebrows, said oh, paused, and turned to go to Yanchi's office.

When he arrived at the door, he saw that the door was half-closed, and the banquet pool inside was humming and whistling. He had just processed a stack of documents and felt drowsy with a splitting headache.Astoria listened interestingly, knocked on the door and walked in, and sure enough, she had already sat down in a serious manner when she saw the banquet pool.

The fact of Alwitt's marriage has been fermented on the Internet until now, and it has become an established fact and the most sensational fact of the year. Therefore, Yanchi has changed from an indefinable existence to the world's most powerful magical figure, and even a little more. The aura of aggression didn't make him a bit of an idol and cared about his behavior, but the current position of commander made him often desperate and only focused on missions.

Astoria was aware of this mentality, but still found it very interesting. Yanchi looked at her with questioning eyes, as if he had entered the working state in a second, and motioned for Astoria to sit down first.

"I heard that they are still preparing to rescue?"

Astoria sat down and asked.

Yanchi nodded.

Now that the enemy leader has been captured, generally speaking, the war is coming to an end, but now the situation is special, Yanchi deliberately left a hole, the purpose is to facilitate negotiations as soon as possible.It is also expected that the other party may organize a rescue operation.It obviously takes time for Astoria to successfully reach an agreement with the leader, which requires that the other party is always under their control, so it is very important to pay attention to the other party's movements.

The intelligence of the Laimu people is not low, so it can be predicted that their armed forces cannot be completely defeated. If the leader is sacrificed, it may be the final outcome. They will immediately elect a new leader internally, but now that they can confirm that he is still alive If he is alive, he will definitely come to the rescue.Yanchi is still not sure how to deal with the rescue team, but it is what he is doing to keep an eye on it.

He asked Astoria, "How do you think we should handle this?"

Astoria showed a thoughtful expression: "Have you asked Alwitt? The basic requirements of the military department remain unchanged?"

In the matter of peace talks, the Congress and the military have their own requirements. Although the central idea has been basically established, all parties have their own more important interests, which are obviously different.Yanchi and Astoria each represented their own positions, and they were connected nearby, but in many cases, Yanchi could not represent the entire military headquarters, so Astoria knew very well that he was only Ai on this issue. Corvette's microphone.

He nodded affirmatively: "That's right."

With the unified opinion of the military department now, Yanchi can only say that he has tried his best, and he can finally play a small role in this kind of matter. Even if what he does is a mirage of fairness, justice and civilization, he will eventually I did what I always wanted to do. .It is destined to be a very long process for Laimu people to integrate. It is already very ideal to have a good start at the beginning.

Astoria reviewed it silently in her heart and nodded: "I will speed up the process. The other party is a smart person. Since he is a smart person, he is rarely blinded by hatred. The future of the entire nation rests on him. Be capricious, and maybe we'll have a breakthrough before the rescue team can make up their minds to find a way in. By the way..."

She suddenly raised her head to look at Yanchi, and asked another irrelevant question: "Now if you leave the mech and have no weapons, you can guarantee my safety and change the whole world when you are surrounded by wooden men. situation?"

Yan Chi was taken aback, not knowing what she was thinking of, but she still thought about it for a moment, and gave a pertinent answer: "I won't lose with pure physical strength and melee combat, but to keep you safe, you need other people and me." Cooperate."

He vaguely guessed that Astoria was preparing for the negotiation later, but she didn't plan to say it out, so Yanchi knew it was appropriate and didn't ask.His physical fitness and physical skills are quite good. He has been honed by Elwitt himself (by beating him violently). He is among thousands of troops. As long as the opponent does not have large-scale destructive weapons, he will not fall into failure. to go.The reversal of the situation described by Astoria is abstract and difficult to understand, but when brought into the future negotiation scene, Yanchi vaguely understands that this is to prevent Laimuren from suddenly attacking at the venue.

Although he didn't understand what the specific situation would be, but what he said was not full, it was just the truth.

Being beaten makes one progress.

Astoria was not too surprised by his answer, she nodded thoughtfully: "By the way, have you been in contact with Erwitt recently?"

This question was even more ambiguous, and Yan Chi's face was dull for a moment: "What kind of connection are you talking about?"

If it's the handover of reporting work, then Astoria doesn't need to ask, she already knew that he must contact, but it is really inconsistent to say that Astoria meant to ask about the relationship between the couple. Her persona.Yanchi found it strange, but Astoria was frank: "Personal contact."

Yan Chi's face was blank, and when he realized it, he was very embarrassed for some reason, but he still answered honestly: "Too busy, basically nothing."

Astoria had an expected expression on her face, and then added with concern: "You have been under too much pressure recently, I suggest you talk to him, at least you can relax."

The banquet pool was completely blank.

Astoria shrugged, and then explained: "I know you have high demands on yourself. Because of this, you are too strict with yourself. There are still many things to come. It is obviously wrong for you to be too tight. I have hurt myself too much. Usually I can’t see it, but when the time comes, I won’t allow even half a mistake, and it may affect the effect. Besides, I’m not too nervous now, so you don’t have to ask too much of yourself.”

It was not surprising that Yanchi had been spotted by her.The scope of Astoria's work is related to people's hearts. If even he couldn't see through it, he would probably have made mistakes in his work long ago.He shook his head, rubbed his face again, felt bored for a moment, and explained: "It's not that I don't want to talk to him, or have a chat, but I'm always afraid that after relaxing, the whole person will relax and interfere with the work state."

Astoria was about to say no, but Yanchi seemed to know that she wanted to comfort herself, and continued in time: "I am a weak person, when facing feelings and him. I think you can understand This kind of feeling, when facing a person, you will feel that you become much softer, and your iron will will melt, not to mention your fighting instinct. I don't want to disappoint him, let alone fail to complete the task, so... I dare not See him. He's going to sway me, it's too easy."

This is well-founded, and Astoria didn't refute it, just nodded.

Yanchi almost wrinkled his face, then he raised his head and let out a long breath: "But you are right, my mood will indeed have a great impact on the future, I will find a chance to contact him, you Don't worry too much."

He knew that Astoria didn't talk nonsense, and he didn't think she was gossiping and meddling, so he thanked her sincerely.

Astoria finished what she wanted to say, and got up to leave.

Yan Chi was still sitting in the office, looked at the bright sunlight outside, the swaying tree shadows, and his eyes fell on the smooth desktop again.

He could almost see the confusion in his eyes.