Chapter 1873
The First Meeting and the General's Resolve!
Chapter 1873 The First Meeting and the General's Resolve!
The moment the power was switched on, projections from Chabro and the Earth Federation Parliament meeting room descended from the air and appeared in the holographic conference room inside the NERV transport aircraft.
This is one of the cooperation agreements reached between NERV and the Earth Federation Forces.
NERV provided holographic communication technology to assist the Earth Federation Forces and the Federation Council in completing their first official communication with the floating continent.
For the young emperor, this was a surprise attack, and even more so, a test.
Before arriving at the base for punishment, Gao Hai and Li Xingke had repeatedly reminded the young emperor of the things he needed to pay attention to.
But when he actually stepped into the holographic conference room and saw the figures from all over the world, as well as the many representatives representing the Earth Federation Council and the Federation Army, the young emperor couldn't help but feel a little intimidated.
"The master of the floating continent is such a young girl?"
Sitting in the Federation Army representative's seat, Gop squinted at the young emperor before turning his gaze to a figure not far away—He Ming's projection.
Coincidentally, He Ming also seemed to be looking at Gop.
Through the holographic projection, the two parties seemed to have completed some kind of communication.
Meanwhile, Artesia, who had been unable to join the second batch of reinforcements due to Muzo's affairs, was also observing the young emperor.
"Such a tiny little girl."
Rosamia, who was standing next to him, was also surprised by the emperor's age.
"Yes, but many things cannot be determined by age."
Artesia sighed inwardly.
If she and her brother hadn't been sent away by the Lar family back then, they probably would have become the center of power struggles like this young emperor, or even just tools for some people.
The official exchanges between the floating continent and the Earth Federation proceeded gradually in a seemingly friendly yet somewhat strange atmosphere.
Shortly after the event began, He Ming, seeing that he didn't have much to do, arranged the next steps with Artesia via encrypted communication and then voluntarily left the holographic conference room.
There was still the BETA Level 6 HIVE core nest outside waiting for him to deal with, and he simply didn't have the extra time to get involved in political matters.
However, the arrival of the Emperor led to a swift consensus among the troops on the floating continent, who unanimously decided to fully comply with the arrangements for punishment, which was an unexpected and welcome development.
To expedite the encirclement and pressure on the BETA's Level 6 HIVE core nest, He Ming specifically ordered the frustrated Asuka to pilot EVA Unit-02 with five Federation MS squads to the central region to assist the garrison there in clearing out the BETA deep within the central defense line.
Although EVA Unit-02 still has a time limit for its actions, the AT field deployed by EVA Unit-02 during its operation is an unsolvable problem for the BETA.
To destroy the AT field, one must counterattack with the power of the mind.
However, those insects that only know how to mine have no spiritual power whatsoever.
Thus, as the official meeting between the floating continent and the Earth Federation unfolded, the soldiers on the central defense line of the floating continent witnessed an 80-meter-tall giant rampaging through the dense BETA army.
Whether it's the assault class, interceptor class, beam class, or even fortress class, none of them can stop EVA Unit-02's advance.
Even during the assault on EVA Unit-02, the soldiers on the central defense line could faintly hear the extremely arrogant laughter of a young girl through the communication channel.
Soon, legends about the Crimson Giant began to circulate along the central defense line.
As for Shinji Ikari, under the leadership of C.C. and Horin Murasame, he went to the southern front and gradually advanced the front, coordinating with the central defense line to open a trap and systematically eliminate the BETA army blocking the way.
However, after Shinji Ikari learned of the legend of the Crimson Giant, he privately complained to He Ming that if he could pilot Unit-01, he would definitely achieve the same results. This made He Ming somewhat amused and exasperated.
Unexpectedly, these two ended up clashing again.
As for Shinji Ikari, He Ming doesn't think it will become a reality.
Gendo Ikari's willingness to let Shinji Ikari leave the Third Tokyo metropolitan area was already the biggest concession they could make.
If Unit-01 were to escape along with it, Gendo Ikari might immediately turn hostile.
If we consider what Fuyutsuki Yukizo said before, it's highly likely that the candidate currently stationed in the Third Tokyo city cluster is Kaworu Nagisa.
And that Mari Makinami may also be in the third Tokyo metropolitan area, or she may not have shown up yet.
No matter who it is, it won't affect He Ming's side right now, so we can leave it aside for the time being.
As time goes by, the operational plan targeting the BETA Level 6 HIVE core lair is nearing completion.
Now, all that's missing is support from the stars.
Super-Earth, on one side of a distant Earth orbit, in a certain region of space.
Reibell's Magellan battleship fleet, along with the Judgment led by Brad and Amuro, successfully arrived at the designated combat coordinates and received signals from the ground.
"General. Signal source confirmed! It's a military base located in a bay on the eastern side of the floating continent. Decoding confirms it's encrypted communication from the Punishment Army."
"Release it! And forward it to the Judgment Account."
Rebil nodded slowly and gave the order.
During a break from decoding, Rebil stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the blue planet outside the porthole.
Compared to the last time he led the Magellan battle fleet on an orbital bombardment mission, a seemingly ethereal yet real continental phantom has appeared in the sky above the Eurasian continent on this super-Earth.
"A floating continent? What a wondrous sight. Tianm, don't you feel like you've missed out on many amazing things?"
Rebil chuckled.
"Perhaps! But, during my time guarding the Angel's Wheel, I've come to understand more and more why He Ming values the Angel's Wheel so much, and why the Queen leads the team of psychopaths. If we can use this power in the right way at the most opportune moment, it will be the key to our final victory."
On the other end of the communication, although Tianm showed a regretful expression, his eyes were bright and firm.
"To protect this key to victory, it's okay to miss out on a few exciting moments."
"Hahaha! I never expected you old rascal to have such high awareness!"
Rebil laughed and pointed at Tianm on the screen.
“Enlightenment? We have been ready to be enlightened since the moment we left the universe.”
Tianm nodded and said, word by word.
"Yes, that's true. Well then, it's time for this old man to show the world our awareness."
(End of this chapter)